Uchiha's personal opinion

……

The Hyuga clan leader has also had a difficult few days.

In the village's public opinion, he had been completely branded as a henchman of the Uchiha clan. Everyone in the village regarded the Hyuga clan as the lackeys of the Uchiha clan. Even when the Inuzuka clan chief and the Aburame clan chief secretly visited and met with him, they were trying to find out whether the Hyuga clan had secretly and completely sided with the Uchiha clan by thanking him for helping to explain the reasons for releasing the captured Jonin of the two clans.

The Inuzuka clan head made it quite frank that joining the Uchiha clan was not out of the question, and since the Uchiha were able to win over the Hyuga clan, then his mere Inuzuka clan would be even less of a problem.

"...Of course, if the price is right, the Inuzuka family's ninja dogs are also very reliable!"

The earnestness in the eyes of the Inuzuka clan chief was almost palpable.

The Hyuga clan chief was speechless.

He almost made it clear that he and his family did not have any shady dealings with the Uchiha clan, but why wouldn't these people believe him?

Besides, the Uchiha clan hasn't even started their show of kindness and coercion yet, and the prestigious Inuzuka family is already in such a hurry to pledge allegiance?!

"...Let's discuss this matter again!"

The Hyuga clan leader had no choice but to hastily end the meeting.

……

At Orochimaru's mansion, Jiraiya, who was staying there, became increasingly impatient.

Among the first group of people sentenced to death was one of his former subordinates.

This time, in the police department's "simplified approval" process, he was convicted of leaking secret information about the ninja village and sentenced to death, which made Jiraiya feel very bad.

Orochimaru, aren't you worried at all?!

After pacing back and forth in the hall several times, Jiraiya, feeling restless, couldn't help but yell at Orochimaru, "Your subordinate seems to have been taken away by the police, right? Aren't you going to leave him here?"

How should it be managed?

Orochimaru elegantly swallowed a raw egg, drank a cup of hot milk, and finally picked up a large apple and slowly began to nibble on it.

"...The way you eat is starting to resemble a snake more and more, it's disgusting!"

Jiraiya said with a frown.

"...Do you think it's appropriate to storm into the Correctional Services Department and seize detainees?"

After Orochimaru finished eating an apple, he said expressionlessly, "If you think those Uchiha Jonin from the Police Department and the Internal Affairs Department are nothing, then you can give it a try."

"...I heard that the second batch of interrogations is tomorrow, and it's five hundred people at once..."

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya said in a low voice, "More importantly, the charges they've leveled against them have no reliable basis whatsoever; they're all fabricated by those ungrateful Hyuga clan members in the intelligence department!"

"Oh~ the Hyuga clan is quite resourceful this time."

Orochimaru picked up another apple and started taking a bite.

"Don't you have anything to say or do?"

Jiraiya became even more agitated.

"I've already said that... but are you sure you want to attack the correctional facility?"

Orochimaru finished another of his favorite apples, wiped his hands, and said, "Or do you think those battle-hardened Uchiha clan members would be waiting unprepared for an idiot like you to break someone out of prison?"

"...Are we just supposed to watch?"

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya asked dejectedly.

"You can still live well. As long as you're alive, there's always a chance..."

Orochimaru clapped his hands, stood up, and said.

……

The defense forces of the Correctional Services Department have also been adjusted, with the overall deployment being loose on the outside but tight on the inside.

In particular, the original personnel deliberately used multiple shifts to create the illusion of lax defense in order to lure the enemy in, while the elite ninja of the Red Guard set up a barrier inside the prison to prepare for ambush.

While most people won't fall into such a blatant trap, if someone is really pushed to the limit, they might selectively ignore some abnormal information and instead see everything as beneficial to themselves.

Mimura Yomaki is currently the most urgent enemy in Konoha.

Besides the two who were executed in the first round of summary trials, nearly fifteen of his subordinates remain in custody, five of whom have been included in the second batch of trial lists.

Mimura Yomaki, a commoner ninja who came from the ninja academy and rose through the ranks through her own hard work, didn't have many subordinates to begin with. Now, the police department took advantage of the situation and took away half of them in one go, so she was naturally extremely depressed.

His friend, Kōdō Moku, sat silently to the side, his feelings equally complex.

"...Let's gather our forces!"

Suddenly, Mimura Yomi spoke to another subordinate.

Upon hearing this, Mumu Gongdao was immediately terrified.

"As ordered!"

His subordinate, his face flushed, quickly disappeared in a flash, filled with both fear and excitement.

"...Do you know what you're doing?"

Mumu Kōdō said in a low voice.

"The Correctional Institution! Once the Correctional Institution is breached, the Uchiha clan's rule will crumble!"

Mimura Yoru's breathing grew heavier.

"As long as we are the first to raise the banner of rebellion against the Uchiha, the village's ninjas will follow us to overthrow the Uchiha's reign of terror!"

However, their own forces might not even have as many Jonin as the Uchiha clan...

But those words only lingered in Kōdō's throat; he ultimately didn't utter them.

After managing to offer a few words of explanation, Mokume Kōdō saw that Mimura Yōmaki was getting increasingly agitated, so he had no choice but to take his leave and wander aimlessly through the streets.

It wasn't until they stopped in a square that they realized they had arrived at the House of Representatives building.

Since he was already there, Kōdō Kōdō stepped inside to see Sakumo Hatake.

"It's been a long time, Kung Fu Master..."

When an old friend came to visit, even the usually melancholy Hatake Sakumo managed a smile.

"It's been a long time... Sakumo Chairman."

Even Mokumu Kōdō managed a forced smile.

"...If I'm not mistaken, you're here because of the police department's purge campaign, right?"

Sakumo Hatake poured a cup of tea for Kōdō Kōdō and said seemingly casually.

"……Yes."

After a moment's hesitation, Mokumu Kōdō admitted, "Of course, I'm not saying the purge is entirely wrong, but from the current perspective, it seems to be targeting too broad a range of targets..."

What are your thoughts, Ye Juan-kun?

Sakumo Hatake pointed out the key point.

"..."

Mokume Kōdō chose to remain silent.

"...That will be over soon."

Sakumo Hatake sighed softly and said with a touch of melancholy.

Kōdō Mokume sat there, motionless.

……

"Lord Deguang, the fish are ready to be put into the net."

Inside the Uchiha clan's territory, a Hyuga ninja reported nervously.

He was specially transferred from the intelligence department by Uchiha Tokumitsu to assist in the surveillance and investigation of Mimura Yoru. In addition to the Byakugan, he also possesses a little-known skill that ordinary ninjas are not familiar with—lip reading.

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu launched a large-scale purge within the village, he still adhered to certain bottom lines in principle.

For example, even without evidence, they would create a complete and logically consistent chain of evidence, and would never openly "wrongfully kill" any ninja from the same village.

"The Red Guards just need to be prepared; I won't get involved in such trivial matters..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said with little interest, "This whole farce has at least given those clueless guys a little shock..."

It's time to start a major purge.

Uchiha Tokumitsu took a sip of tea, seemingly lost in thought.

At this point, it is no longer important what Mimura Yomaki's original intention or starting point was.

Most importantly, Uchiha Tokumitsu needed to seize the opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the Uchiha clan within the village, thereby dispelling the evil intentions of all those with ulterior motives and allowing the clan to dedicate sufficient energy to supporting Uchiha Tokumitsu's grand ambition of "unifying the ninja world."

"Pass down the order... immediately execute those who underwent the first round of summary trials by tithe."

Unsure that Mimura Yoru wasn't excited enough, Uchiha Tokumitsu added, "Furthermore, the tithe will be carried out at the same time tomorrow and the day after, and the results of the second batch of simplified approvals must be announced to the public before the police department closes for the night!"

"As ordered!"

The attendant ninja immediately obeyed and left.

……

Mimura Yoru finally managed to gather only about fifty people, most of whom were Chunin-level subordinates, with only a handful possessing Jonin-level strength.

Of course, he also understood how fragile his faction was compared to the Uchiha clan.

But as the head of a faction, there are some things you have to do even when you know they're impossible...

This time, however, it will inevitably drag a large group of people to their deaths, and the best outcome will be nothing more than escaping Konoha with their subordinates...

Moreover, just as Orochimaru lamented: With the ninja world being so vast, how can it possibly escape the tentacles of the shogunate?

Mimura Yomaki didn't think about the question or have any intention of discussing it. She just kept wiping the katana in her hand with expensive lubricating grease.

It wasn't until 8 p.m., after darkness had completely fallen, that Mimura Yomi slowly got up and scanned her subordinates, whose faces were filled with trepidation.

"grown ups……"

A somewhat nervous subordinate stepped forward and offered a reminder.

The time for the operation is approaching, but this time, Mumu Gongdao is not supporting him as before, and he still hasn't shown his face at this point.