Amidst the ruins, Fugaku led the Konoha police and worked with the young ninjas throughout the afternoon.
At dusk, ANBU approached everyone and halted their activities.
"Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku, please stop for now. The Hokage has a meeting with you."
Fugaku was surprised to hear this but agreed. However, he had a vague feeling that it wasn't good news.
Before leaving, Fugaku and Shintaro exchanged glances. Shintaro noticed that the aura around the ANBU seemed different from the usual.
"Does it really have something to do with Danzo?"
Although this ANBU wore the same attire as the regular ANBU, according to the information he assessed with the Six Eyes, this ANBU was more aligned with Root in terms of aura and the sealing techniques on his body. He might be a secret agent placed by Danzo among the ANBU.
Fugaku saw the way Shintaro looked at the ANBU and understood that something was amiss.
"Then please lead the way."
He turned and spoke to the ANBU without leaving any trace of his thoughts.
The ANBU led Fugaku away.
The meeting was held in the conference room at the Konoha Hokage Building.
A long cloth with purple-red fire characters hung in front of the conference room, and three senior executives sat directly below it, with Hiruzen in the center and two advisors, Homura and Koharu, seated on either side.
Danzo was actually standing in front of a long table, holding a slim stick, pacing back and forth, his gaze dark and sharp.
Seeing this scene and the large map of Konoha laid out on the table, and noticing that those who arrived were representatives from various Konoha clans, Fugaku already guessed that this meeting might be about utilizing the village's reconstruction.
Since it was Danzo who announced the arrangements and not Hiruzen himself, it indicated that this meeting might offend some people.
After all, clan residences involved the fundamental interests of ninja clans. Any arrangement would inevitably infringe upon the interests of some.
The Hokage represented the positive side of Konoha, so he couldn't do such things himself.
As the leader of Root, Danzo naturally had to do the dirty work for the Hokage, just as his organization's name suggested.
Everyone took their seats, and Danzo began his presentation with the stick in his hand.
"The Kyuubi attack caused significant damage to the village. Taking the opportunity to rebuild, I want to make some changes to the village's zoning."
Danzo straightforwardly stated the purpose of the meeting.
Because this was about changes, there would inevitably be good and bad aspects.
"Please ask the Aburame Clan to relocate to this area. They have long proposed wanting a forest, and this move is based on that consideration."
The Aburame Clan was not a major clan in the village, but it wasn't a small one either. This collective relocation clearly wasn't in vain. There must have been some exchange of interests with the top management of Konoha, resulting in the allocation of a prime piece of land as their base.
Fugaku's eyes were on Danzo, and he thought to himself: "It seems there are many members of the Aburame Clan in the Root organization and also in the ANBU. Has the Aburame Clan defected to the Third Hokage, Danzo, or both?"
Danzo naturally didn't care what Fugaku thought and then announced the next arrangement.
"The Nara Clan residence remains unchanged as it was not damaged."
As one of the three major clans of Ino-Shika-Cho, the status of the Nara Clan in the village was not to be underestimated. Moreover, Ino-Shika-Cho was entirely supportive of the Hokage, so Danzo naturally had no intention of targeting them.
As the representative of the Nara Clan, Shikaku crossed his arms and closed his eyes tightly. With his mind, he could naturally see that the protagonist of this meeting was not his clan at all.
But the most prominent among the Konoha ninja clans was the Uchiha Clan. This was a clan that had existed since the founding of Konoha. Konoha was originally established by the Senju and Uchiha Clans, incorporating the two major clans of Sarutobi and Shimura, and then many clans joined the village.
However, after the establishment of the Ninja Village, the organizational form inevitably conflicted with the Ninja Clan.
Which came first, the Konoha ninja or the clan ninja? This multiple-choice question was very fatal. To ease the conflict between the clans and the village, the Senju Clan, which had produced two Hokages, disbanded its organizational structure and name under the order of the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, fully integrating into the village.
Even Hashirama's grandchildren, Tsunade and Naoki, did not inherit the Senju Clan name. With this precedent, naturally, no other clan dared to put their clan first and considered themselves Konoha ninjas. There was only one exception, the Uchiha Clan.
The Uchiha Clan had its own station and walls. The clothes everyone wore might not have Konoha forehead protectors, but they must have the Uchiha Clan emblem. The Konoha Police Force was also owned by the Uchiha Clan, and even the Uchiha Clan emblem was hung on the Konoha police building.
Due to various problems faced by the Uchiha Clan, Shikaku was sure that Danzo would take action against the Uchiha Clan this time.
Sure enough, Danzo spoke again.
"The headquarters of the Konoha Police Force, which was destroyed, will be rebuilt here."
The place he pointed to was on the outskirts of the village.
Fugaku lowered his head, his eyes showing a sharp gaze.
"At the same time, the Uchiha Clan will also..."
"Danzo-sama!"
Fugaku immediately stood up and interrupted Danzo's words.
"The Uchiha Clan is the police force that maintains public security in the village. This location is too far from the center of the village and makes it difficult to handle some emergency tasks."
Danzo responded with a vengeful look, "If there are urgent tasks, just leave them to the ANBU."
Fugaku gritted his teeth.
At this moment, the Third Hokage acted as a peacemaker.
"The police force often travels to and from the training grounds for practice. This place is adjacent to land suitable for training. Let the Uchiha Clan use it as a training ground."