Hachiyo was very satisfied with the Hyuga clan leader's promise.
He assigned the Root locations provided by Yakushi Nono to the other party. Then, he was ready to go search the Hokage building.
All members of the village's police force were fully mobilized, launching a large-scale search operation throughout the village.
With the addition of the five clans, the number of police force members was even greater than before. There were even some ninjas who were not part of the police force joining the search, naturally shocking the villagers.
Not only had the Uchiha police force mobilized, but even the other two police force divisions had joined in. There were even a large number of Hyuga clan ninjas among them.
And the search locations were actually places under the Hokage's control. A strong sense of unease surged in their hearts, filling them with fear.
Could this mean that the Uchiha clan was leading the police force in a rebellion? Were they going to take action against the Third Hokage? Was the village really about to fall into chaos?
The perceptive villagers had already shut their doors, hiding inside their homes to avoid getting caught up in it.
Still, some fearless villagers naturally went to watch the spectacle, but even they only dared to observe from a distance.
If they got too close, they would truly be courting death—it wasn't just seeking excitement anymore.
After imprisoning the Third Hokage and his own son, Itachi, Fugaku led the clan members to the Hokage building to join up with Hachiyo, preparing to search the police force headquarters.
If something had happened to Shisui, then his body was most likely hidden inside the Hokage building.
A police force team of several hundred members was intercepted by the Anbu and the guards of the Hokage building.
The Anbu were subordinates of the Hokage and knew exactly who their master was. Dozens of Anbu members stood in front of the Uchiha clan.
"This is the Hokage building. The police force has no right to search it."
Fugaku, with a cold expression, said unceremoniously, "Step aside, or we'll take you down directly."
The Anbu members were also afraid in their hearts when facing so many Uchiha clansmen, but they still spoke firmly, "Clan Leader Fugaku, allow me to report to the Hokage and let him decide."
This matter was already beyond what an Anbu member could handle.
Fugaku snorted coldly. "There's no need for that. Anyone who dares to obstruct us will be arrested immediately. All police force members, enter the police force headquarters and search!"
The Third Hokage had long been imprisoned in the Uchiha clan's territory—how could they notify him?
All the Uchiha clansmen walked straight toward the main gate. They also knew that this time, their goal was to verify Shisui's corpse.
Their hearts burned with fury.
They hadn't expected that even with the Uchiha clan's current strength, one of their clansmen could still be killed. Had another tragedy like Danzo stealing the Uchiha clan's Kekkei Genkai happened?
But soon, a few fearless Anbu members drew their weapons and blocked the police force.
Naturally, these individuals were immediately overpowered by the Uchiha clansmen in a group assault, bound tightly with ropes.
How could just a few people possibly stop so many Uchiha?
The other Anbu and guards, seeing this situation, dared not obstruct them at all. Even if they tried, it would be useless. If they resisted, they would end up just like those few before them.
Fugaku and Hachiyo also entered the Hokage building and began their search.
As long as they found Shisui's corpse, they could deal a heavy blow to the Third Hokage—even possibly finish him off completely.
The police force directly searched all the office floors and even checked some hidden rooms, which was a common practice in the ninja world.
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On the other side, the four major clans—Ino-Shika-Cho and the Inuzuka clan—also dispatched elite members to search one of the Root bases.
Naturally, they encountered resistance.
Danzo's former subordinates had already been recruited by the Third Hokage. They directly blocked the members of the four major clans, coldly saying, "Without the Third Hokage's orders, you cannot enter."
A group of over a hundred people was thus stopped at the entrance of Root.
Akimichi Choza turned to the side and asked Nara Shikaku, "Shikaku, what do we do? Do we force our way in?"
The others all looked at Nara Shikaku. In truth, everyone knew that the four major clans centered around him.
Shikaku only pondered for a moment. This matter concerned the village's stability. They had to give the Uchiha clan an answer; otherwise, if the Uchiha clan lost control, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He decisively said, "All of you, step aside. Otherwise, we'll take you down immediately."
Hearing his words, the Root members weren't afraid at all. They had no fear of these five clans. If the other side dared to force their way in, they would fight back.
They didn't believe these clans would dare to ignore the Third Hokage's authority. Of course, if the Uchiha clan came, they might hesitate—after all, their former leader, Danzo, had been killed.
As Nara Shikaku led the charge inside, the Root guards immediately moved to block them. But within a minute, they were subdued by the members of the four major clans.
After all, the Nara clan possessed the strongest control jutsu—Shadow Binding Technique—and many members of the Nara clan were part of the search team.
A dozen Nara clan members used Shadow Binding Technique, firmly restraining the Root guards.
Naturally, others then stepped in to secure them. However, Shikaku did not choose to take risks by rushing in. Instead, he had Yamanaka Inoichi use his Mind Reading Technique on one of the leading ninjas to extract his memories.
They needed to find the correct route into the base and determine if there were any traps. After all, this had once been Danzo's stronghold—there was no way it wouldn't have traps.
Yamanaka Inoichi quickly used Mind Reading Technique to extract the relevant memories.
"There really are traps. But I've found the correct route. Follow me inside."
The main group followed Yamanaka and entered the base. Even with the right route, they still proceeded with caution.
Before long, they reached the interior. Inside, a few Root members attempted to resist, but they were quickly subdued.
Since the base's corridors were narrower, they couldn't escape the effects of the Shadow Binding Techniques.
They were soon restrained by the accompanying police force members.
The four clans then began their search. Along the way, they saw various experimental materials, shocking them all—there were countless human organs.
Everyone present felt a chill. Danzo, that man, had actually conducted such heinous human experiments.
Naturally, they also found many researchers, but all of them had already been imprisoned. That was likely due to the Third Hokage taking control of this place.
The members of the four clans eventually found Shisui's corpse in a hidden room. The body had not decomposed.
The Inuzuka clan leader couldn't help but crouch down to examine Shisui's corpse.
"His eye sockets are hollow with bloodstains. Looks like his eyes were gouged out."
Everyone present turned pale. Had the Uchiha clan's Kekkei Genkai been stolen again? Who had the ability to do such a thing?
After all, this was Uchiha Shisui—a top-tier genius.
Not long ago, there had been news of Danzo stealing the Uchiha clan's Kekkei Genkai, but Danzo had already been publicly executed. It couldn't have been him—so who was it?
At that moment, the Inuzuka clan leader continued inspecting the rest of the body, furrowing his brow.
"There are no signs of poisoning. There is only one fatal wound to the heart—it was a one-hit kill."
Akimichi Choza was full of doubt. "How is that possible? Even if we Ino-Shika-Cho worked together, we might not be able to defeat Shisui. Let alone someone being able to kill him in a single blow. Who could be that powerful?"
The other three remained silent.
It was clear they already had a suspect in mind.
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