"Ten minutes. Those who remain will stay in the Uchiha Clan Compound forever."
Hiromi left, and before leaving, he added another sentence: "My Clan members will do the deed."
Immediately, the Uchiha Clan Members became excited. They had long been unhappy with this group of Anbu.
Monitoring the Uchiha?
Their Sharingan could see exactly where people were hiding at a glance. Usually, they avoided them to keep the peace, but now...
They hoped that these Anbu would obey Hiruzen's orders and refuse to leave even if it meant death, because then...
Pairs of Sharingan flickered with bloodthirsty light, filled with restless excitement.
Unfortunately, under the instigation of a silver-haired Anbu, all the Anbu withdrew, using the excuse of "reporting the Uchiha clan's opposition to monitoring to the Hokage."
The Uchiha Clan Compound became even quieter. The Uchiha Clan Members felt as if they had swept filth out of their home. Even the smell of blood in the air became sweet.
The Uchiha Clan Members walked with their arms around each other's shoulders, smiling brightly, constantly talking about how amazing Hiromi was and how much they admired him, heading home to agree on eating meat and drinking to celebrate that night.
It was clear that tonight would be a sleepless night for the Uchiha.
Shisui gently declined their invitation and looked behind him at Itachi, whom no one was paying attention to.
Shisui said, "Trust Hiromi this once."
Now, he still stood behind Hiromi. He treated that sentence as an eternal truth.
Itachi's expression flickered with uncertainty, and he did not answer.
From that day on, the Uchiha clan disappeared from sight. Members of the Uchiha clan were rarely seen in the Police Force. The duty was carried out by the Shimura Clan.
The villagers were very happy to hear this news.
"Great! Hokage-sama has finally driven the Uchiha away."
"Exactly, the Uchiha are not at all suitable for the Police Force."
"That's right, they hide when trouble happens and come out to throw their weight around when things are fine."
"The Uchiha are so annoying."
"The Shimura Clan must be better than the Uchiha."
"As long as it's not the Uchiha, anyone is fine."
The villagers fantasized about a beautiful future. The Shimura clan also fantasized about the Uchiha clan being incompetent and yielding, and eventually, the Police Force becoming the property of the Shimura clan. Everyone was very happy.
But after two days, the villagers' expressions when looking at the Shimura clan became a bit strange.
"It clearly wasn't his fault, so why were they all arrested?"
"Why was that person released? He was the one who started the fight."
"Why is the Shimura clan like this?"
"What are you whispering about?" The people of the Shimura Clan scolded the villagers.
The villagers' expressions changed slightly, and they hurried away.
This situation continued for a month. The villagers dared to be angry but dared not speak out, complaining constantly in private.
"The Uchiha clan was actually pretty good."
"At least the Uchiha come quickly."
"And they don't wrongly accuse people."
At this moment, a rumor began to spread— On the Nine-Tails incident, it's said that the Shimura clan blocked the Uchiha clan and wouldn't let them go to the rescue.
"Ah?"
"This..."
The villagers didn't have much of an opinion on this yet. But half a year later, the villagers couldn't hold back anymore.
...
A thief was caught by a relative of the household he was targeting. When the Shimura clan arrived, the younger brother of the house owner was beating the thief. The thief was battered and bruised, with blood splattered all over the ground.
"Stop! Stop!"
The members of the Shimura clan immediately pulled the two apart and took them away.
In the end, they released the younger brother of that family. Because the keys were lost, they even helped open the lock.
However, the very next day, they received a report—the house had been robbed, and the one who stole the items was the younger brother of the house owner.
"Ah?" The Shimura clan was stunned.
This news spread throughout the entire village in an instant— The Shimura clan of the Police Force unlocked the door for a thief and helped him steal things.
Everyone was mocking the incompetence of the Shimura clan, saying they were far worse than the Uchiha clan and such things would never happen with the Uchiha.
The Root members of the Uchiha clan hiding in the shadows revealed a mocking smile. They had long since noticed that the younger brother wasn't normal, but they didn't say anything.
The Shimura clan felt their scalps tingle and rushed to remedy the situation. In the end, they successfully caught the thief who had deceived them, but the money had already been gambled away.
There were rumors flying around the village. Fortunately, the Shimura clan still had some assets, and with the consent of the Shimura Clan Head, they paid out of their own pockets to make up for the loss.
But doing this didn't earn them any gratitude from the family. Instead...
"And you call yourselves the Police Force? Hurry up and resign so the Uchiha can do it."
"Trash, taking up space but doing nothing. Bah!"
The sensitive point for the Uchiha clan was the Nine-Tails incident and for the Shimura clan, it was the Uchiha clan. That family was taken into custody by the Shimura clan to be taught a lesson.
Rumors flew around the village.
"I heard that in order to avoid participating in the Nine-Tails battle, the Shimura clan deliberately caused trouble to block the Uchiha clan."
"Have you heard? One of them named Danzo dug out the Uchiha's eyes to control the Nine-Tails."
"The Uchiha clan is so kind, look at how irritable the Shimura clan is."
"Exactly, the Shimura clan is a disaster for Konoha."