The Konoha Intelligence Department, run by the Hyuga clan, is in chaos.
Although the Hyuga clan leader forced a polite smile on his face, his expression was indeed not pretty.
After Uchiha Tokumitsu launched a purge movement within Konoha in the name of the Konoha Governor's Palace, the Police Department, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Intelligence Department run by the Hyuga clan were the core departments for executing this plan.
The objects to be purged are the "Ninja Village Faction" who have been jumping up and down in the House of Representatives recently and the latent remnants of the old Hokage family.
But what made the Hyuga clan leader most unhappy was that the Police Ministry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs jointly formed a working group to station in the Intelligence Department in the name of nearby coordination, and urged the Intelligence Ninja to issue targeted arrest applications for various opposition groups in the village.
Although Uchiha Tokumitsu brazenly launched a large-scale censorship and purge campaign in the village, he still attached great importance to procedural justice.
In terms of Konoha's current power structure and division of powers and responsibilities, the Intelligence Department is only responsible for the collection and analysis of intelligence outside the village, the Internal Affairs Department is only responsible for the elimination of foreign spies, and the Police Department is the standing security force of the Ninja Village.
But if the police department's actions are supported by conclusive information from the intelligence department and the internal affairs department, and the arrest is made in the name of colluding with other ninja villages to harm the village, then everything is justified.
However, the Intelligence Department run by the Hyuga clan is an "outsider" to the Uchiha clan after all, so the Police Ministry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs simply put it on the fire, requiring it to issue "conclusive and reliable" suspicion analysis for convenience. The police department made an arrest.
Naturally, the Hyuga clan leader who was forced to become a villain must be very unhappy!
However, the so-called "Joint Working Group of the Ministry of Police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs" has been stationed at the Ministry of Intelligence station with a warrant from the Governor's Office, directing the intelligence officers who came from separate families, as if they are different from each other. posture, so the Hyuga clan leader could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood.
Furthermore, yesterday afternoon, the Hyuga clan's allies, jonins from the Inuzuka and Aburame clans, were openly taken away from the clan's territory, and the Hyuga clan was afraid of getting into trouble again.
"In troubled times, clans will no longer be clans..."
The Hyuga clan leader forced a smile to communicate with the Uchiha jounin in the work group, while watching the members of the branch family who were being ordered around and looking like they were enjoying it, he felt something special in his heart.
The separated ninjas and the patriarch of the clan were at odds with each other, which made everyone feel uncomfortable.
It's not like the Hyuga clan leader hasn't thought about fighting or correcting the family tradition, but he feels a headache when he thinks of those ninjas serving in the shogunate, and he can only secretly strengthen his control over his clan members.
There is no way to transfer the branch ninjas to serve in the Intelligence Department, because there are only a few people in the Hyuga clan. After excluding a few old guys from the Presbyterian Council, the clan has no manpower to control the Intelligence Department of Noda. Therefore, We also had to use members of the branch family.
As for the people in the branch families... it seems that they have no idea of being separated from the Uchiha clan for a long time. They are all trying their best to perform well so that they can be favored by the Police Department or the Ministry of Internal Affairs so that they can be recruited.
"Sir, there are a total of seventy-nine suspected ninjas, and the list is here..."
A separated ninja came forward to report.
The Hyuga clan leader looked at it casually and saw that there were no names of Hinata, Inuzuka, Aburame and other ninja clans in the surname, so he handed it to the Uchiha jounin of the working group.
"Transfer them to the police department to arrest them all!"
The Uchiha Jonin of the working group took a quick look and confirmed that the candidates on the list were the same as what he had hinted at, and the various evidence chains were also very complete. At first glance, they seemed to be able to withstand scrutiny, so they called in a police officer. The ninja of the Department ordered him to send the list to the Police Headquarters for arrest.
Immediately, the Uchiha jounin took out a document again as if he were doing something new, and handed it directly to the Hyuga clan leader without saying anything.
"this……"
The Hyuga clan leader had the courage to take it apart and took a look, but he found that they were all related personnel of the Konoha ninjas who had just created a chain of evidence and were preparing to arrest...
He made a rough calculation and found that this time there were more than 1,200 people...including not only ninjas, but also many ordinary people who were classified as "opinion promoters".
"Your Excellency, Minister, please help these people and ask Hinata's brothers to work overtime to supplement some information..."
The Uchiha Jonin's tone was very humble, but the content of his words made people shudder: "Of course, if you feel it is necessary, Minister, you can cross out the names of fifty people."
"...What exactly are you going to do?"
After the Hyuga clan leader was silent for a while, he asked quietly.
But his hands were not idle, and after he casually crossed out the names of a dozen people, he handed them over to the branch ninjas under his command to concoct various evidence chains.
Since the Uchiha clan offered face to give up a list of fifty people, he couldn't just refuse, otherwise he would be considered to be dissatisfied; and he couldn't really cross out the names of fifty people, otherwise he would also be considered Intentional cover-up. So, just cross out a dozen names at random.
"Sir Tokuguang said that this overcorrection must be overcorrected."
The Uchiha Jonin said very politely: "Of course, as we all know, Hinata is the most loyal clan among the Konoha ninja clan, so it will never be involved."
The Hyuga clan leader closed his eyes and stopped talking.
He seemed to feel that there was blood starting to spread in the darkness in front of him.
And he was the accomplice who started this bloody storm...
…
Uchiha Tokumitsu's image in Konoha has always been arrogant and smooth, which is a bit different from the stereotype of Uchiha ninjas who have explosive tempers.
However, when everyone thought that Uchiha Tokumitsu would resolve the House of Representatives turmoil through political means, the purge storm jointly set off by the three Konoha tribes surprised everyone.
"In one day, the Police Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs took away more than a thousand people..."
In Orochimaru's mansion, Orochimaru and Jiraiya sat across from each other, both of them had extremely complicated expressions.
It can be seen from the list that the purge operation launched by Uchiha Tokumitsu this time not only suppressed the "Ninja Village Faction" headed by Misura Hazaki, but also expanded it to all potential opponents.
"The Hyuga clan is actually colluding with the Uchiha brat..."
Jiraiya said through gritted teeth.
Although the current arrest operations have not involved several of the apprentices of the former Third Hokage, many of Orochimaru and Jiraiya's subordinates were taken away on the grounds of "possible suspicion of collaboration with the enemy."
And there was nothing the two could do.
If you resist, you are courting death.
Uchiha Tokumitsu not only brought back part of the Uchiha ninja army, but also brought back the three-tailed Jinchuuriki to the village. With the Uchiha clan's absolute superiority in force and the deterrence of the tailed beast weapons, no one dared to act rashly.
Don't resist, the police department and internal affairs department ninjas who openly broke down the door and arrested people in broad daylight have already made everyone in Konoha panic.
In such a situation, no one knows whether they have made a mistake, let alone whether they have been implicated.
"Mr. Sakumo has never expressed his position..."
Seeing that Orochimaru remained silent, Jiraiya said to himself, "Could it be that the two of them teamed up to do something together again this time?"
"By the way, will the words we said when we went to visit together that night be used as evidence?"
Immediately, Jiraiya's expression changed again.
"...You should go to the women's bath less frequently these days!"
Orochimaru finally spoke, "Otherwise, no one can get you out if you are caught!"
"Hey, hey, hey! I'm talking about what those brats in the police department are doing!"
Jiraiya immediately shouted dissatisfied: "Say no more! That's art! Do you understand art?"
"...Do you think the people in the police department think your behavior is art or a crime?"
Orochimaru snorted coldly, "Besides, Mr. Sakumo..."
Suddenly, a knock on the back door of Orochimaru's mansion interrupted his words.
"...He's from the police department."
Orochimaru felt it carefully and said this.
"You're not here to catch me, are you?"
Jiraiya's expression suddenly changed.
"...I don't know, I'll go take a look first."
Orochimaru stood up with a solemn expression, ready to go out to look at the door, and casually put a scroll on the table into his sleeve.
"Hello, please tell me this is the Jonin Isori Mansion...oh~ it's the Jonin Orochimaru."
An Uchiha ninja with a somewhat unfamiliar face said in surprise.
"The Jonin Ethan's mansion is next door. This is the back door of my house, so there is no door number."
Orochimaru also loosened his grip on the scroll in his sleeve and pointed to the door next door.
"Okay, thank you Orochimaru Jonin for your support of the work of the police department. I wish you a happy life... We apologize for any inconvenience."
The Uchiha ninja looked at the household map in his hand and said politely.
Then with a big wave of his hand, the police department ninja surrounded the house next door. The leader of the Uchiha ninja stepped forward again and politely started knocking on the door.
"call……"
Orochimaru returned to the room with a normal expression, and Jiraiya, who had been listening to what was going on outside, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Just stay here obediently these days, otherwise Tsunade won't be able to save you if something happens..."
Orochimaru put the scroll in his sleeve back on the table, lowered his head and drank a cup of tea.
His back also felt slightly wet.
…
The Hyuga clan leader also walked home absentmindedly after get off work.
After the police department began to arrest dissidents in Konoha Village, the streets of Konoha became visibly depressed.
Especially the shops controlled by the ninja clan. Although they are still open for business, they are crowded and pedestrians are afraid to avoid them. Even the faces of the staff sitting in the shops have a look of fear. Are they looking around for fear? Suddenly a group of police department ninjas took him away.
"Hello, do you work in the police department or the internal affairs department?"
The Hyuga clan leader suddenly heard a conversation in front of a fruit stall not far away.
"No."
"Okay, so do any of your family members or immediate relatives work in the Police Department or the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
"not at all."
“Do you have any friends who work in the police or internal affairs?
"nor."
"Okay, the fruit I just bought is not enough. Please return the money immediately, or I will report you to the police department!"
Hearing this, the Hyuga clan leader couldn't help but smile.
The two people who were having a conversation just now looked sideways and found that they were ninjas from the Hyuga clan. Their expressions suddenly changed and they became as silent as ice.
Seeing this, the Hyuga clan leader shook his head and left quickly.
Konoha was so frightened!
…
On the third day of the implementation of the curfew and the purge, the police department officially announced the death of an Uchiha conservative ninja who "tried to subvert the Ninja Village", and the panic inside Konoha reached its peak.
Even his own people were killed, let alone outsiders like them!
Today’s update (2/2)
I used some passed down jokes~
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