"Yowan and Yowan are seriously injured. I'll take them to the hospital first, Captain Yamei." Seeing the two boys unable to get up from the ground, the first Military Police officer to arrive hoisted them both and, after receiving Yamei's permission, left the scene.
"You should head home for now, Yoshi. Someone will come to question you about the situation later." Uchiha Yamei looked sternly at the still-sobbing Yoshi, giving him serious instructions.
"Okay, Uncle Yamei, but you absolutely can't let Obito off easy!" Yoshi didn't forget to badmouth Obito before leaving.
With Yoshi and the injured departing, the atmosphere at the scene became particularly tense.
"Obito." Uchiha Yamei looked at Obito with disappointment: "Your usual troublemaking is one thing, but now you're conspiring with outsiders to harm your own clansmen?"
"We've tolerated you repeatedly for your aunt's sake, but what you did today is simply too much!" Yamei slowly approached Obito, raising his hand to strike.
"Hey, stop that." Seeing Obito about to receive another slap, Feng Bai couldn't stand it and immediately called out to stop him.
But how could Uchiha Yamei possibly heed a child's words? He continued his motion regardless.
"I said stop!" Seeing his words hadn't drawn the man's attention, Feng Bai picked up a stone and hurled it at him.
Slap! Thwack! Two crisp sounds rang out almost simultaneously—one was the slap landing on Obito's face, the other was Uchiha Yamei catching the stone with his other hand.
"Hmph, outsider. Did my not coming after you first give you some kind of delusion? I discipline Obito because he's my clansman, but you two..."
Looking Feng Bai and Kakashi up and down, Yamei's gaze was sharp: "You're both suspected of intentional assault and will be coming with us to the Military Police Force!"
"Hmph, what bullshit Military Police Force—arresting people without asking for the truth! Obito was clearly being bullied by those three, yet you only believe that idiot's one-sided story!" Feng Bai wasn't intimidated. Instead, he puffed out his chest and met the man's gaze defiantly:
"What noble Uchiha clan—you're just a bunch of lunatics who don't distinguish right from wrong!"
"You little brat!" Hearing his family insulted, Uchiha Yamei could no longer restrain himself and charged directly at Feng Bai.
His right hand, formed into a claw, didn't manage to grasp Feng Bai's slender neck as intended. Instead, it was Yamei's own arm that was seized.
"C-Captain!" The remaining two Military Police officers couldn't react in time before feeling sharp weapons pressed against their lower backs.
"Hmph, what's ANBU doing interfering in children's games?" Uchiha Yamei looked at the masked operative before him, his expression grim.
Phew, I knew it.
Feng Bai, who had been startled by Yamei's sudden attack, breathed a sigh of relief. The reason he'd been so arrogant was because he was betting someone had his back.
The old bastard really did send people to follow me.
"Your Military Police Force is also interfering in children's games, isn't it? That slap you just delivered was quite vicious." The masked operative gripping Yamei's arm—no, this was Root—spoke with a flat tone, but his grip didn't loosen.
Three ANBU—who are they here for? The white-haired one, or the black-haired one?
Wait, that white-haired boy... could he be...
"White Fang really is impressive, managing to convince the Hokage to dispatch three ANBU to protect his son." As a Military Police officer, Yamei quickly deduced Kakashi's identity and connected the ANBU to him.
"Oh? How unfortunate. I don't recall dispatching ANBU to protect Hatake Kakashi." A deep voice resonated as a figure that no Uchiha present wanted to see slowly emerged from behind a tree.
"D-Danzō... sama..." Uchiha Yamei's face contorted as he spoke the newcomer's name through gritted teeth.
Holy shit, why did the old bastard come personally?
Feng Bai had thought his actions would at most draw out a few Root operatives—he never imagined his cheap father would arrive at the scene himself.
It's over, it's over. I've really screwed up big time. Will the old bastard trigger the massacre early in his rage?
"Danzō? Oh, I remember him. I often heard them chatting about him back at the clan compound—supposedly the most evil guy in all of Konoha Village." Seeing no one paying him attention, Obito trotted over to Feng Bai and Kakashi's side, muttering quietly.
"They say this old bastard's farts are incredibly foul, he doesn't flush after using the toilet, and he likes peeping at the women's bathhouse for fun." Seeing Feng Bai and Kakashi ignoring him, Obito spoke even more enthusiastically.
Are all you Uchiha just children? And just how old do you think Danzō is in your minds?!
Feng Bai couldn't help but complain internally.
"Ahem, ahem." Kakashi coughed twice.
Hey, Kakashi, stop hiding it—I know you're laughing.
Glancing at Kakashi, who had turned his head away, Feng Bai sighed.
"Uchiha Yamei, is this how your Military Police Force conducts investigations? Arresting innocent villagers without evidence?" Ignoring Yamei's sour expression, Danzō slowly approached him, his sinister gaze seeming to pierce right through Yamei.
"The Military Police Force has its own enforcement methods. Even as the Hokage's advisor, you have no authority to..." Yamei still wanted to struggle.
"Well, we also have our own methods of handling things. Isn't that right, Fugaku?" Danzō stopped walking and looked toward the distance.
Fugaku, who had appeared at some unknown point, stepped forward after being called out. He first shot Yamei a sharp look, then bowed slightly to Danzō in front of everyone: "I didn't expect the youngsters' squabble to disturb you, sir. This is my negligence."
No matter how Fugaku and the others might gossip about Danzō within the clan, as long as the Third Hokage hadn't given orders, Danzō's status would forever remain above the Uchiha.
Unlike Yamei, Uchiha Fugaku knew that Danzō commanded Root, whose loyalty to him was absolute. Making an enemy of such a powerful hawk was clearly not a rational choice.
"It's nothing. You came to the scene yourself, after all." Danzō half-closed his single eye, and his intimidating aura instantly dissipated. At a glance, he now looked like a harmless old bureaucrat.
"You're too kind, sir. I only came because Yamei's squad hadn't returned for so long." Fugaku maintained his respectful posture, making excuses for himself and his subordinate: "Yamei is still too young and doesn't handle some matters appropriately. Please forgive him."
Fugaku's behavior made Yamei and the others close their eyes in shame.
Their own clan leader was bowing and scraping before Danzō—how could the proud Uchiha clan accept this!
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