Uchiha's personal opinion

"He knows I moved out."

Hyuga Hizashi replied indifferently, "If he wants to see me, he will come to see me, and I will see him."

"As for any other nonsense, please refrain from discussing it!"

"...So, you feel like you've grown too big for your britches."

The First Elder shook his head and sighed, "I also don't want to stifle a genius from a branch family, especially since it would offend the clan leader..."

"Aren't you afraid of offending the Joint Anti-Terrorist Force? Aren't you afraid of offending the Uchiha clan? Aren't you afraid of offending Lord Tokumitsu?!"

Hyuga Hizashi sneered repeatedly.

"...Come with me."

The elder waved his hand slightly, and his guards immediately stepped forward, making a gesture as if to forcibly seize him.

"The clan leader wants to see you, so stop with these pointless tantrums!"

"I am Hyuga Hizashi, a Konoha Jonin, a member of the House of Representatives, and the Chief of Staff of the Joint Anti-Terrorism Force! If you enter my private residence without permission, I have the right to kill you!"

Hyuga Hizashi stood tall and fearless, speaking with an air of confidence.

"Besides, you're not even registered ninjas in the village, so I won't have to pay a single penny if I kill you!"

The guards' expressions changed slightly.

The elder then realized why Hyuga Hizashi had taken a step back and entered the private property!

I thought he was being cowardly!

"Wind and rain are allowed in, but outsiders are not permitted to enter without permission!"

Hyuga Hizashi sneered, "That's the rule of the police department!"

"This is the Hyuga clan's territory!"

The Grand Elder rebuked him angrily.

"Then you can use the Caged Bird Seal to imprison or even kill me; that's your right!"

Hyuga Hizashi suddenly broke into a bright smile. "But I think even a clan can't cover up the consequences of taking the law into one's own hands against a ninja army chief of staff!"

"You'd better watch yourself!"

The elder snorted coldly, uttered a single sentence, and turned to leave.

Staying any longer would only be a pointless loss of face for the main family.

Hyuga Hizashi was right. The rights of Konoha Jonin were supported by the House of Representatives, and the Ninja Army was protected by Uchiha Tokumitsu. In addition, Hyuga Hizashi held an important position in the anti-terrorism unit. Therefore, with multiple buffs combined, he really didn't dare to use the Caged Bird Seal on Hyuga Hizashi.

This is no longer the era of Senju's absolute rule over Konoha. Uchiha Tokumitsu has never had the habit of sacrificing his subordinate ninjas, nor has he shown any respect for tradition. Therefore, even the Hyuga clan, the second most powerful clan, has to behave itself in front of Uchiha Tokumitsu.

After the Grand Elder had walked away, Hyuga Hizashi nodded to the other branch family members who had come out of the door. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, he closed the door and returned to the hall amidst the admiring gazes of the branch family members.

"call……"

After he sat down in the hall, his body went limp and he almost collapsed to the ground.

This was also the first time that he, and even the branch family ninjas, openly defied the main family without being punished.

All of this confidence stems from the position he currently holds.

After a moment, Hyuga Hizashi stood up and prepared to take a bath and change his clothes.

He felt his back was soaked with cold sweat.

"They bought a new house for me!"

After taking a bath, Hyuga Hizashi felt refreshed and his mind suddenly became more active.

"The new district is great; buying a villa there won't cost much!"

Although the villas in Konoha's new district are mostly around 500 to 600 square meters, which is indeed a bit small for Hyuga Hizashi, it doesn't matter. At worst, they can buy several villas around the area, knock down the walls, and make one villa. I believe the village investment company wouldn't object if they offered more money.

Hyuga Hizashi was full of ambition and hope for a free future.

……

"The Ministry of State Affairs uncovered three spies yesterday..."

Mitokado Yan handed the report to Uchiha Tokumitsu with some trepidation.

"Self-correction?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded, his expression unchanged.

"Yes... However, the intelligence department and the police department were subsequently notified to form a joint investigation team, which has now been stationed in the Ministry of Political Affairs to conduct a comprehensive investigation in order to eliminate any remaining suspects!"

Mitokado Yan quickly said.

He is the only member of the original Hokage lineage who still holds a high-ranking official position.

But after the exiled members of the Sarutobi and Shimura clans launched the "Occupied Territory Uprising" and were wiped out, he had no one left to rely on.

For a high-ranking member of a ninja village, not having enough ninja power means having virtually no say in the matter.

The current Ministry of Government Affairs is no longer as prestigious as it was during Hiruzen Sarutobi's tenure. It has been reduced to a purely civil institution, dealing mainly with ordinary villagers.

"Stubborn and obstinate..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu shook his head as he read the report and casually made a comment.

Mitokado Yan became even more uneasy.

To say he harbored ulterior motives would be inaccurate; it's just that prolonged exposure to cadaveric substances had dulled his senses, causing him to overlook his subordinates' unusual behavior.

By the time he realized what was happening, his subordinates had already caused a major disaster.

"How does the Ministry of State have information on the Ministry of the Interior and the Special Operations Bureau of the Police Department?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned and said, "Moreover, how could such confidential information be leaked by a mere few Chunin?"

"...Perhaps it was a historical oversight, but I didn't notice it when I took over the Ministry of State Affairs."

Mitokado Homura wiped away a cold sweat and said, "It's probably data that Elder Utatane secretly stored when he was alive..."

The current Director-General of the Internal Affairs Department is Uchiha Nakagen, the father of Uchiha Tokumitsu. His duties include carrying out anti-rebel operations outside the village or conducting joint investigations with the Intelligence Department. The Special Operations Bureau of the Police Department was reorganized from the Anbu (Anbu) personnel.

The leak of two sets of documents, even if they were leaked before the Battle of Settsu, would still be a significant blow to Konoha.

Because we haven't yet figured out who collected and stole this information!

"Knock knock!"

"Come in!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned as he spoke.

"Lord Tokumitsu..."

A ninja attendant respectfully entered and presented a report.

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually took the report, glanced through it, and then handed it to Mitokado Homura. He then instructed the attendant ninja, "Summon Shisui!"

"So fast..."

Mitomon Yan glanced at the report and was immediately taken aback.

Yesterday, the intelligence and police departments were notified to assist in the investigation. Today, the person just came to the Governor's Mansion to explain their innocence. In such a short time, before they could even settle down, the police department has already uncovered a spy network?!

Was the spy too stupid or the police department too powerful?!

He then turned to the last page of the report, where, besides the string of Uchiha names among the joint signatories, there was another name that seemed out of place—

"Minato Namikaze!"

Mitokado En looked at the name with mixed feelings.

"teacher!"

A short while later, Uchiha Shisui instantly appeared outside Uchiha Tokumitsu's office.

"The Ministry of State Affairs has spies, and we've now located their hideout..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu quickly wrote a note and gestured for Uchiha Shisui to take it. "Go to the Special Operations Headquarters and get two teams to work together. Make sure to destroy all these spy dens!"

"As ordered!"

Uchiha Shisui replied seriously.

After obtaining Uchiha Tokumitsu's consent, Mitokado Homura also handed the report to Uchiha Shisui.

While casually flipping through the pages, Uchiha Shisui noticed a page with clearly marked details of various spy hideouts, all accompanied by the note "recommended to eliminate."

"Intelligence isn't important, but these hideouts..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "Once the spy's identity is verified, kill him on the spot without interrogation!"

Upon hearing this, Mitokado Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Well done!

It won't escalate!

In this way, both his life and his job can be saved!

Chapter 382 Inhuman Existence

Within the Uchiha clan, there has always been a debate about the priority of conquering the ninja world first or eliminating the heretics first. Most clan members support sending troops to Iwagakure and Kumogakure as soon as possible to deal with these two "unruly" ninja villages before gathering the power of the ninja world to find the locations of Ryuchi Cave and Mount Myōboku, and then carrying out a thorough "plowing down the clan and wiping out the entire clan".

However, Uchiha Tokumitsu has never made a clear statement on this matter.

However, with the establishment and expansion of the counter-terrorism force, and even after several impressive victories, the internal disputes within the family gradually subsided.

If a nation has no external enemies, it will perish.

This is a cultural imprint left by memories of his past life, which Uchiha Tokumitsu has always kept firmly in his mind and used as the starting point for his rule.

Because when people start to decay and degenerate, the speed at which they do so is incredibly fast.

The reason why Uchiha Tokumitsu continues to be strict with himself and his clansmen is that he does not want the clan to degenerate too quickly in a comfortable environment.

Of course, there are no dynasties that last forever, and it is unlikely that the Uchiha clan can rule the ninja world forever. If no new blood is added, Uchiha Tokumitsu thinks that it would be quite good if the clan's rule could be maintained for 500 years.

Therefore, even if Mount Myōboku did not actively choose to be enemies with the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Tokumitsu would find a pretext to shift the blame onto them after attacking Jiraiya and make them the number one target for attack.