Understanding

Arriving after Hiruzen was Fugaku.

As soon as Fugaku arrived, he immediately asked the surrounding police officers about the specific situation.

The surrounding police members hesitated and told him what had happened, and Fugaku's expression immediately changed. He then approached those who had committed the offense.

"You no longer need to do your job."

Fugaku immediately said with a serious face and dismissed those individuals from their positions in the Konoha Police.

"Captain..."

"Captain, why!"

"Captain, we..."

The reactions of these Konoha Police members were similar. They all did not understand why Fugaku was so harsh on the Uchiha Clan members.

Itachi, holding Sasuke, saw his father's serious expression in the middle of the crowd and seemed to realize something.

He was very sure that his father did not do this to punish these people but had a deeper meaning.

It's just that the specific deeper meaning was not yet clear to him, who was only four years old.

In fact, during this sensitive period after the Kyuubi Rebellion, especially when Konoha's top management already suspected the Uchiha due to the Sharingan's control over the Kyuubi, any incident that harmed the Uchiha Clan might be magnified.

If Fugaku did not immediately punish the Uchiha Clan members involved in this incident, rumors about the arrogant Uchiha Clan planning to overthrow Konoha would spread throughout Konoha by tomorrow.

For these offenders, being dismissed from their positions was already a fairly light action.

"In any situation, you must not conflict with the people of Konoha. This is a rule you must adhere to as police officers."

Fugaku lectured seriously.

Naturally, the Uchiha Clan members had disputes among themselves, and they all complained in their hearts that their patriarch was speaking for outsiders.

Hiruzen next to him was quite pleased with this.

'As expected of Fugaku, he is mature and wise. I am relieved that the Konoha Police are in your hands.'

Those who had previously conflicted with the police were even prouder of this.

"Hmph, it's nice to see the Uchiha men unlucky."

"Right, who told them to be so arrogant and flashy at normal times?"

Hearing these words, almost all the present Konoha Police members clenched their fists and felt very reluctant.

"Talk less. Who knows how these people will retaliate against us later."

A smart man in the crowd saw the reaction of everyone in the Konoha Police and warned them.

Of course, all this did not escape Fugaku's ears. When he heard these words, he sighed slightly and thought to himself: 'It seems the enmity between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan is deep. What should we do...'

Fugaku seemed to have seen what would happen if conflicts occurred in the future. No matter how strong the Uchiha Clan was in front of Konoha, they were only one clan.

At this moment, he thought of someone, Shintaro.

'I wonder if Shintaro has a solution for this...'

Speaking of Uchiha Shintaro, he was here.

After arranging Shinku, who was recovering from serious injuries, Shintaro flew to the village to see if there were any injured evacuees, thinking that he could use the [Reverse Cursed Technique] to gain reputation for the Uchiha Clan.

But before the injured civilians could receive treatment, he saw the following series of events.

With his sleeves fluttering, Shintaro landed steadily from the air.

"Hokage-sama, Captain Fugaku."

"What happened here?"

Hiruzen told him the whole story.

"There was a quarrel between some Konoha Police members and some civilians in the shelter. The civilians were afraid of the Kyuubi and doubted the evacuation orders issued by the police, making the team members very dissatisfied, and this happened."

"However, Fugaku has taken action and dismissed these team members. Although I am the Hokage, Captain Fugaku is the leader of the police, so I approve of his handling method like this."

"It's okay. Both sides were just impulsive. There's no harm in letting them calm down for a while."

Hiruzen's statement naturally clarified that this matter was the Uchiha Clan's fault, and it was Fugaku who handled it in the end. As Hokage, he was naturally not the villain.

This made Shintaro, who witnessed everything from the air, sneer in his heart.

'As expected of the Hokage...'

He nodded and said, "I see."

Then Shintaro turned to the Konoha Police members and civilians, and everyone glanced at him.

Shintaro's reputation in the village was now quite high. Not to mention the Konoha Police members, even civilians who didn't know him could immediately react to a few words from the people around them.

"Oh! So! This is the White-Haired Demon Eye!"

So everyone was looking forward to what he wanted to say.

Shintaro spoke.

"Everyone, I know you have just experienced the Kyuubi Rebellion and feel uncomfortable and scared in your hearts. That's why you doubted the evacuation orders from the Konoha Police."

"But don't be afraid, the Kyuubi has been sealed."

"This is the result of the joint efforts of many heroic ninjas in Konoha, including your relatives and friends, as well as my relatives. My father-in-law, Yuhi Shinku, was seriously injured because he blocked the Kyuubi. Konoha ninjas are the ones who protect everyone with their blood and flesh."

"As for the hero who finally sealed the Kyuubi, it was the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato. He sealed the Kyuubi with his life."

Everyone was in an uproar.

"I personally witnessed and assisted Yondaime-sama in the process of sealing the Kyuubi. He is a hero worthy of Konoha."

Although Minato only ruled for a year, the impression of this young, gentle, and humble Hokage in the hearts of Konoha's civilians was quite good.

The reason why Shintaro spoke so much was to lower the civilians' vigilance against him and increase the persuasiveness of what he was going to say next.

"But are only Hokage-sama and the ninjas who participated in the battle heroes?"

"No, during the disaster caused by the Kyuubi Rebellion, the Konoha Police members who protected civilians from evacuation are also heroes. Without them, Konoha would have suffered many unnecessary casualties!"

"In this matter, everyone is actually right."

"For the Konoha civilians, you have just experienced a natural disaster, and it is natural to feel uncomfortable and afraid."

"And it is understandable if the Uchiha Clan police members were dissatisfied because they were clearly protecting everyone but were not trusted by everyone."

"So what everyone needs is mutual understanding. We are all people of Konoha. Facing this disaster, we are all victims and heroes!"