"You don't know, Genya-kun, but there's a commotion by some civilians at the Hokage Building! Heh heh, they say the Police Force used excessive force, and there are a lot of injuries!"
Uchiha Shin said this with great excitement, her eyebrows dancing as she spoke, and even her words were a little rushed.
Genya raised an eyebrow. This was just excessive force, wasn't it? Why was Uchiha Shin, who usually remained calm, so excited about it? Looking at him, it seemed more like he was excited about trouble brewing.
"Did the clan leader get punished again?" Genya asked curiously.
In his mind, he wondered if Fugaku's relationship with Uchiha Shin had gotten worse again. Getting punished once was making Uchiha Shin this excited.
Recently, although Uchiha Fugaku had been cautious, he still occasionally gave his enemies opportunities to take shots at him. But Genya had never seen Uchiha Shin act this way.
"It's not the clan leader!" Uchiha Shin said with a smile, shaking her head. "It's the Sarutobi Police Force. These civilians complained that the Sarutobi Police Force, especially Sarutobi Eisuke, used excessive force and injured them!"
Hearing this, Genya raised his eyebrows in surprise. He never expected anyone to dare accuse Sarutobi Eisuke. Didn't they know that the third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was Eisuke's relative?
The Police Force was all part of the Sarutobi clan.
In shock, he still couldn't help but ask, "Are these people out of their minds? Don't they know the Hokage is also from the Sarutobi clan?"
"You don't know, Genya-kun, but the civilians in the area controlled by the Sarutobi Police Force have been suffering!" Uchiha Shin quickly saw the confusion on Genya's face and explained with a smile, "Ever since the Cloud Village ninjas attacked Konoha, Sarutobi Eisuke began a strict enforcement of his area. At first, there were no issues, but over time, the civilians have been suffering. Some of them are even having trouble with basic living!"
"Even the major clans in Konoha have begun to dis, but they haven't made it public because of the Third Hokage's influence, but...!"
At this point, Uchiha Shin paused before continuing, "But the civilians couldn't take it anymore. They went to the Police Force to give Sarutobi Eisuke advice to ease the control, but Eisuke beat them up!"
"Ugh... it was terrible. Three of them ended up crippled, with no good flesh on their bodies, and the lighter ones had broken ribs!"
While speaking, Uchiha Shin couldn't help but feel sympathy.
Actually, a while ago, he had mentioned that the Sarutobi Police Force was very impatient with civilians and often used excessive force, but these rumors usually blew over. He never expected that this time, it would escalate to the Hokage's office.
"Hehe, interesting!" Genya also found this situation amusing. He was curious how the Third Hokage would handle it and whether he would show any favoritism toward the Sarutobi Police Force.
"Haha, let them look down on us Uchiha. Now, they can take the beating as hard as they want; it's their own choice!" Uchiha Shin seemed to have been holding in his frustration for a long time. Finally, he could vent.
You have to know, when the Uchiha clan gave up half of the Police Force, the people of Konoha were so pleased. Now, they're unwilling? Ridiculous!
"Let's go, let's head to the Hokage building and watch the show!" Genya became interested and stood up, leading a few clan members directly to the Hokage building.
In the past, they were the ones watching the Uchiha clan's drama. Now, it was finally their turn to watch the fun.
How would the Third Hokage handle this?
Would he be like with the Uchiha Police Force, enforcing the law impartially?
The others were also excited.
When Genya and the others arrived at the Hokage building, a few people had already gathered, but the crowd was not as large as it had been when the Uchiha clan was being judged.
Clearly, people knew that Sarutobi Eisuke wasn't easy to provoke, so they stayed away, fearing retaliation. Only the common folk from the Uchiha Police Force's jurisdiction were watching!
Sarutobi Hiruzen rarely came downstairs, but today he was facing the crowd.
Behind Sarutobi Hiruzen was a familiar face—Uchiha Shisui.
When Genya looked at Uchiha Shisui, their gazes met. Shisui's eyes were still as clear as ever. It seemed that when they had met at the hospital, Genya had asked Shisui to question the common folk, but had completely forgotten about it.
Heh, now it was time to let him see the double standards of the Third Hokage and the attitude of the common people toward the Sarutobi Police Force!
"Everyone, quiet down. After I have inquired, I will give everyone an explanation!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was dark as he stared at the crowd, though his thoughts were unclear.
As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke, everyone fell silent, waiting for his decision.
Sarutobi Eisuke arrived late, accompanied by a few subordinates, but his face still wore a relaxed, casual expression.
He walked into the crowd and simply greeted Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Hokage-sama!"
"Sarutobi Eisuke, what's going on here? Did you use excessive force?" Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at Sarutobi Eisuke, adopting a serious and official stance.
Back then, Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't have given the Uchiha Police Force any chance to explain.
"Lord Hokage, it was they who barged into the Police Force and caused trouble. We had no choice but to take action. My team may have been a bit too harsh!" Sarutobi Eisuke answered lazily.
"Don't worry, Lord Hokage. Since they came to complain, we'll take responsibility. We'll compensate each injured person with thirty thousand ryo!"
"Did you all break into the Police Force first?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.
"We did go to the Police Force," one of the less injured people nodded, but then added, "But we didn't break in, nor did we cause trouble."
However, the Third Hokage didn't give the injured person a chance to explain further and directly said, "The Police Force is the center for maintaining Konoha's order. Causing trouble there disrupts Konoha. You were in the wrong."
Then, Hiruzen shifted his tone. "But the Sarutobi Police Force was too rough. Take the thirty thousand ryo for medical expenses and don't cause trouble at the Police Force again!"
"But Lord Hokage... we..." The injured person tried to explain.
"You caused a ruckus at the Police Force, and I haven't pursued that yet. If you still want to complain, I'll handle it according to the law!" Sarutobi Eisuke interrupted before the injured person could continue.
The meaning was clear: if they didn't stop now, they wouldn't even get the thirty thousand ryo!
Hm, in fact, Eisuke had already decided that if these people didn't get the hint, he wouldn't hold back next time.
Next time, they wouldn't even have the chance to complain.
As expected, after Eisuke's words, the injured person who had wanted to explain just lowered their head in resignation and said, "We will follow Lord Hokage's decision!"
"Good, then I'll agree for you!" Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, a wrinkled smile appearing on his face. He slowly addressed the crowd: "It was Ibaraki [the injured person] who first caused trouble at the Police Force. Sarutobi Police Force acted to stop them, and it wasn't an act of violence. However, Sarutobi Police Force will compensate each of you with thirty thousand ryo for medical treatment. I hope you will follow Konoha's rules in the future!"
After this long speech, anyone with eyes could tell that Sarutobi Hiruzen was favoring the Police Force!
However, some people believed the Third Hokage's words and even cast disdainful looks at the injured, seeing them as the aggressors who complained first.
Uchiha Shisui, standing behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, blinked and looked at the Third Hokage with a slightly unfamiliar gaze.
Then, he turned his eyes to the back of the group, where Genya stood, about to speak.
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