Chapter 16
Neji received the news that the Uchiha clan had finally decided to initiate their rebellion from the compiled surveillance data.
"At 19:20, Uchiha Shin and Uchiha Tetsu armed themselves and went together to the Konoha Public Training Ground."
A very ordinary piece of information, right?
What could two Uchiha ninjas going to a public training ground prove?
Yes, it seemed ordinary, but if compared with previous data and cross-analyzed, it was pretty telling:
- Two previously known drunkards were preparing to retrain, indicating they felt some pressure.
- The Konoha Public Training Ground was significantly worse than the Uchiha's internal training grounds, meaning their internal facilities were overcrowded.
There were many other corroborating pieces of data, such as the Konoha Police Force suddenly changing shifts early or the sudden increase of Uchiha patients in Konoha Hospital. For Neji, who had already anticipated the Uchiha clan's imminent rebellion, these sudden changes allowed him to deduce the exact start time.
The Uchiha clan members were far from foolish. They knew not to reveal their plans openly, but the emotionally rich Uchiha couldn't wholly control their sincere emotions, bringing them to this point.
These small, seemingly insignificant daily life clues were not considered abnormal by them. They hadn't realized Konoha's surveillance had reached such a frenzied level.
