An Unjust Accusation

With this massive accusation dropped, not only did the middle-aged woman change color, but the surrounding onlookers also turned pale, subconsciously taking a few steps back to avoid being caught in the crossfire and splattered with blood.

Some Root members hidden in the crowd, who had been attempting to incite the masses and continue their mission of tarnishing the Uchiha name, clamped their mouths shut.

This Uchiha had dragged the Second Hokage into this; how could they possibly dare to continue?

They had to remember, the Second Hokage was the teacher of their direct superior, Shimura Danzō!

If they continued to slander the Uchiha now, wouldn't they be speaking ill of Danzō's own teacher?

Did they not want to advance their careers anymore?

"You... you're spouting nonsense, I... I didn't!" The woman was now incoherent.

Ignorant commoners like her were easily trapped by their own panic when falsely accused, and that was exactly Genya's intention.

As if seizing another loophole in her words, Genya pressed his advantage relentlessly:

"You say I'm spouting nonsense? Then are you saying the Uchiha Security Force wasn't established by the Second Hokage? Or are you saying our Security Force has wronged you?"

"You actually dare to question the policies established by the Second Hokage?!"

"Do you not know that the Second Hokage was the most beloved teacher of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the two Hokage Advisor Elders?"

"In my eyes, you aren't just disregarding the Second Hokage; you are placing yourself above the entire Konoha."

"I... I..."

Uchiha Genya's voice remained calm, even carrying a hint of mockery.

But the woman was already so terrified she couldn't speak, not daring to utter a single word.

She feared that if she continued to speak, he would find another loophole and pin an even heavier charge on her.

The surrounding onlookers were stunned; the smarter ones kept backing away, wanting to leave this place of trouble as quickly as possible.

No, were these kinds of things meant to be said out loud?

I wouldn't even dare to listen to such words, let alone the woman who had been saddled with this black pot; she stood frozen in place, cold sweat pouring down her body.

If not for the last shred of her sanity, she would have fainted on the spot.

Genya's scarlet Sharingan swept over the two dumbfounded Uchiha Security Force members.

"What are you still standing there for? Take down this reactionary who dares to place herself above all of Konoha and attempts to revolt!"

Uchiha Genya finally slapped her with the charge of treason.

It was clearly just an ordinary street dispute, but Uchiha Genya had forcibly escalated it to a capital offense.

Once the charge of treason was established, by tomorrow, this ignorant commoner would likely be found with a dozen kunai in her back, ruled as a suicide.

"Yes!"

Although the two Uchiha members were not Genya's subordinates, under his gaze, they subconsciously stood at attention and obeyed his command.

It was as if obeying Genya was the most natural thing in the world.

They didn't even bother with the troublemaking genin from earlier, stepping forward to pin the gossiping woman to the ground.

The reward for catching a street-brawling genin was nothing compared to capturing a reactionary.

Only then did she react, frantically reaching out toward the surrounding crowd.

"Help! The Uchiha Security Force is beating people! Someone come and save me!"

Unfortunately, the onlookers had long since scattered, and even her genin husband lowered his head, trying his best to minimize his presence.

He was completely sober now, his entire body drenched in cold sweat.

Placing oneself above Konoha and attempting to revolt!

No matter which of these two labels was applied, even a jonin would be skinned alive.

Let alone commoners like them.

Genya was very satisfied with the attitude of these Konoha commoners.

In Genya's view, the Uchiha had been too kind in the past, giving these commoners the illusion that the Uchiha were easy to bully.

Now that the big stick of the Security Force had been swung down, they finally felt what true fear was.

Watching the crowd, who were as silent as cicadas in winter and trembling like quails, Genya felt the power of the old-school methods.

Genya waved his hand: "Take this sinner who attempted to subvert Konoha back to the Uchiha Security Force and interrogate her strictly to see if she has any accomplices!"

"Once discovered, punish her severely; show no mercy!"

"Yes!"

The two Uchiha Security Force members dragged the woman away like a dead dog. To prevent her from screaming along the way, one of them struck her mouth hard with a baton.

Once inside the Security Force prison, they could even make her confess to assassinating the First Hokage if they wanted to.

The onlookers automatically parted to create a path; no one dared to block the two Uchiha Security Force members.

After all, no one wanted to be labeled an "accomplice."

However, at that moment, the two Uchiha felt a sense of refreshing satisfaction.

It seemed that ever since the Uchiha Security Force was established, there had never been a moment as satisfying as this.

Was that the newly appointed Captain Genya just now? Should they file a report to transfer into his squadron?

They had a feeling that if they followed him from now on, they wouldn't have to suffer the indignity of these unruly civilians every single day!

Several people in the crowd exchanged glances, all sensing that something was terribly wrong.

In the past, whenever they encountered such situations, the Uchiha Security Force would always endure the beatings without fighting back and suffer the verbal abuse without retorting.

Yet today, right in front of everyone, they had staged such a scene of pinning labels on people, as if they didn't care about Konoha law in the slightest.

This matter had to be reported to Lord Danzo as soon as possible; it seemed the Uchiha were showing signs of spiraling out of control!

After finishing his work, Genya returned to the Ichiraku Ramen shop.

The noodles in front of him hadn't completely cooled yet, though they had become a bit soggy, but the taste remained unchanged.

Uncle Teuchi had also witnessed that scene earlier, and looking at Genya, who had returned to his gentle and breezy demeanor, he hesitated to speak.

"That person only said a few idle words; was it really necessary to throw him into prison?"

Besides, looking at the way that woman's mouth was bleeding, she would likely have lifelong psychological trauma even after being released.

Genya returned to his seat and said with a smile, "As long as everyone obeys the law, the Uchiha Police Force will be their safest harbor."

"But if anyone attempts to provoke the order established by the Second Hokage, the Uchiha Security Force will also let them know why the Uchiha are called the number one clan in the ninja world and the masters of the Konoha Security Force."

Teuchi opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything more.

He was just a ramen seller; he just needed to do his own job well every day.

Just as Genya said, the Uchiha never targeted ordinary people.