However, the four politicians smoothly steered the conversation back to the matter of the Military Police Force. Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu took turns firing at Uchiha Chi, while Shimura Danzo, seizing any opening like a rabid dog, seized upon minor issues to blow things out of proportion.
Sarutobi Hiruzen would only speak up when his side was at a disadvantage, acting as the peacemaker and openly tilting the scales, yet he was quick to kick Uchiha Chi whenever the latter took a hit. Their teamwork was seamless. Four people with four mouths, speaking in rapid succession, left Uchiha Chi so irritated that he seriously considered committing murder on the spot.
Yet Uchiha Chi quickly devised a countermeasure. Every time he opened his mouth, he made sure to invoke the Will of Fire. If that didn't fit, he would pull out classic quotes from the First and Second Hokage to wave their banner; and if even that failed, he would simply invent one on the spot, attribute it to the First or Second Hokage, and ramble on as far off-topic as possible—determined to let them talk about whatever they wanted while he talked about his own agenda.
Chapter 167