That Kid Still Believes His Father Is a Hero, Forcing the Third Hokage to Step In and Settle Things

Konoha's morning should have been peaceful, but today, the air was thick with an unusual restlessness.

Chiyo Uchiha stood by the window of the Guard Unit Headquarters, watching the crowd gathered in the distance.

Wherever his gaze fell,

several villagers were huddled together, whispering among themselves and occasionally pointing in a certain direction.

"Clan Leader."

Fugaku Uchiha pushed open the door and entered, his expression grave.

"The matter with Hatake Sakumo has escalated much faster than expected."

"Oh?"

Chiyo did not turn around, merely narrowing his eyes slightly.

"Tell me."

"First, someone dug up old stories from the war, claiming that he repeatedly caused missions to fail due to indecision and delayed the counterattack against the Land of Wind."

Fugaku handed over a scroll.

"Now, others have come forward claiming they personally witnessed him retreating in fear on the battlefield."

Chiyo accepted the scroll, glanced over it, and sneered.

"They made it sound rather convincing."

"The most troublesome part is..."

Fugaku lowered his voice.

"This morning, three ninja claiming to be Sakumo's former subordinates came forward to testify. They said he had always cared only for his own safety, while his comrades died on the battlefield because of him..."

Before he could finish, a commotion suddenly erupted outside the window.

Chiyo turned to look and saw a group of ninja marching aggressively down the street. The leaders held banners that read, "Cowards deserve to die."

Chiyo casually tossed the scroll onto the table.

"Let's go take a look."

Chiyo left headquarters with Fugaku and headed toward Hatake Sakumo's home.

At that moment,

dozens of people had already gathered outside the Hatake residence.

Some shouted curses, while others threw rotten vegetable leaves at the courtyard wall.

Several children laughed as they painted the words "Coward" on the gate.

When Chiyo and