Swift and Decisive Methods, Preparing to Incite the Masses?

"Yo-ho. Forcible enforcement?"

"I'm right here. Go on, lay a hand on me."

"I'm afraid you don't dare!"

Yamanaka Sandan crazily provoked Xuan Yu, sitting there as if to say, "Go on, shoot me. I bet your gun has no bullets."

The more he spoke, the more frenziedly he provoked Xuan Yu, practically screaming, "If you don't hit me, you're an idiot."

"Criminal Yamanaka Sandan has provoked the head of the Military Police Force during enforcement. He should be punished!" A smile spread across Xuan Yu's lips. His small hand slowly rose, grasping Yamanaka Sandan's hand as he began to exert force.

At first, Yamanaka Sandan did not think much of it. But as Xuan Yu tightened his grip, his expression turned strange.

His wrist began to bend!

"Pain, pain, pain!" With a cry of agony, Yamanaka Sandan released Xuan Yu's collar.

A sharp glint flashed through Xuan Yu's eyes. He leaped forward, drove a knee into Yamanaka Sandan's body and doubled him over, then followed up with a kick to his jaw.

In an instant!

Yamanaka Sandan flew backward, spitting out teeth from his mouth.

"That's much quieter!" After swiftly dealing with the thug, Xuan Yu clapped his hands and looked at Uchiha Xia behind him. "Uncle Xia, write this down. Yamanaka Sandan provoked Military Police Force personnel, showed no remorse after three consecutive warnings, attempted to attack the head of the Military Police Force, and was ultimately subdued by Uchiha Xuan Yu!"

As Xuan Yu finished speaking, Uchiha Xuan Yu very consciously began recording it.

That was not enough.

He stepped forward, grabbed Yamanaka Sandan's hand, dabbed it in the blood on the ground, and pressed down a fingerprint.

This was the truth, so there was no need for a signature.

"Y-you actually dared to lay a hand on me! I'm going to report you to Hokage-sama!" Staggering to his feet, Yamanaka Sandan was nearly crying from the pain. He could still see the teeth scattered everywhere.

Xuan Yu's punch had smashed all the teeth in his mouth. Even his words now leaked air.

This time, he would make Xuan Yu compensate him at least 200,000 Ryo. No... 500,000 Ryo.

And he would make Hokage-sama punish Xuan Yu as well.

"I warned you three times. You failed to cherish those chances and even tried to attack me!" Xuan Yu looked at Yamanaka Sandan as though he were simply stating something ordinary.

"Chief, wasn't that a little too harsh?" The Shop Owner was in league with Yamanaka Sandan, and their goal had been to cause trouble for Xuan Yu's Military Police Force. Now that he saw his companion lose his teeth, the corner of his own mouth twitched.

This little fellow was truly ruthless. He had not even clearly seen Xuan Yu make his move just now.

It was not just the Shop Owner. Even Uchiha Xia and the other clansmen were inwardly startled when they saw Xuan Yu strike.

In terms of taijutsu alone, Xuan Yu was actually stronger than an ordinary Genin. No wonder their young master ate so much at once and trained every day—he had clearly improved.

"He smashed up your shop first, then tried to attack me. Shouldn't he be punished?" Xuan Yu glanced at the Shop Owner and asked calmly. Then his tone shifted as he continued, "Or was the statement you provided false? If so, you deliberately deceived the Military Police Force and interfered with law enforcement. Come with me."

"No, no!" The Shop Owner hurriedly shook his head. "Every word I wrote was true!"

Having witnessed Xuan Yu's swift and decisive methods, he did not dare let anyone say that he had lied. If that happened, he was sure he might end up worse off than Yamanaka Sandan.

"Someone, come quickly! The Uchiha Police Force is using violent law enforcement again!"

"Come quickly! They're going to beat me to death!"

"Violent law enforcement! Hokage-sama has reprimanded them several times, yet they refuse to mend their ways!"

"Especially that brat—he clearly wants my life!"

"Someone, come quickly!"

"I'm dying!"

Seeing that he could gain nothing in the shop, Yamanaka Sandan ran outside and began making a scene in the street.

Uchiha Xia frowned. This would attract more and more people who did not know the truth. If Yamanaka Sandan were allowed to continue spreading rumors, it could damage the Uchiha Military Police Force's reputation.

He wanted to step forward and stop him.

But he saw Xuan Yu standing to the side, a mocking smile appearing on his childish face.

This made Uchiha Xia stop in his tracks. Instead, he signaled for the clansmen behind him to maintain order and prevent any trouble.

If nothing unexpected happened, his young master must have had a plan.

As Yamanaka Sandan shouted, more and more people gathered in this direction.

Soon, the entire area was packed tight, crowded with so many people that no one knew how many had come.

Some people who did not know the truth began whispering among themselves:

"Is the Uchiha Military Police Force using violent law enforcement again?"

"How many times has it been this month already? Hokage-sama has publicly criticized them so many times, yet they still haven't changed!"

"Living under the Uchiha Police Force's jurisdiction is terrible. I think we'd be better off moving to the Sarutobi Clan's territory!"

"Shh—do you have a death wish, going over to the Sarutobi side? Don't you know that these past few days, quite a few civilians from areas under the Sarutobi Police Force's jurisdiction have started moving here and buying homes?"

Amid the discussions, two cautious voices could also be heard.

But there were even more voices condemning the Uchiha Police Force:

"That guy was beaten so badly. It looks like even his teeth got knocked out!"

"No, we have to go to Hokage-sama and demand justice. Otherwise, they might do something even worse!"

"The next victim could be one of us. We can't just sit around and wait!"

"What the Uchiha Police Force officers did was too much!"

"Outrageous!"

"Don't let them leave! Let's go find Hokage-sama together!"

"That's right, let's find Hokage-sama!"

Within the crowd, Xuanyu also spotted several people deliberately stirring things up and inciting the civilians' emotions.

Whether intentionally or not, they kept steering the conversation toward the Uchiha Police Force's violent methods.

"Uncle Xia, remember the ones shouting the loudest in the crowd. If they break the law in the future, deal with them severely," Xuanyu instructed Uchiha Xia.

These people had come to kick him while he was down. If he encountered them in the future, naturally he would not let them off.

After getting a clear look at the troublemakers, Xuanyu stepped back into the crowd. Facing the increasingly agitated people, he said directly, "Everyone, quiet down. I'm the head of the Uchiha Police Force. Let me explain what happened just now!"

"What's there to explain? Let's go find Hokage-sama and demand justice!" As soon as Xuanyu finished speaking, someone began stirring up the crowd again, shouting angrily.

Uchiha Xia stepped forward. "Enough. Let our leader finish!"

Sure enough, Uchiha Xia's words carried considerable authority. After he spoke, the crowd truly fell silent.

"First, I need to clarify a few things!" Xuanyu looked at the crowd before continuing solemnly. "First, we only came to handle this conflict while on patrol because the Shop Owner asked us for help!"

The reason he was explaining was to establish that he was in the right.

At the very least, he had to stand on the side of justice.

"We have the Shop Owner's accusation against the suspect, Yamanaka Sandan, as well as his signature and fingerprint!"

With that, Xuanyu turned and signaled for Uchiha Xia to show everyone the written statement bearing the Shop Owner's signature and fingerprint.

There'll be another chapter before midnight. I may be up late today—there might be another chapter after midnight!