One Wave Had Barely Settled When Another Rose

Thanks to Fugaku Uchiha's personal intervention, what could have escalated into a more intense conflict was peacefully resolved.

The surrounding villagers approved of Fugaku Uchiha's actions and forgave the Konoha Police Force's reckless behavior.

The merchant, who had been falsely accused of being a spy, now willingly accepted the investigation.

They volunteered to follow the Uchiha Police Force back to headquarters to cooperate.

Seeing this, the crowd dispersed.

Fugaku Uchiha and the other members of the Konoha Police Force finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Captain Fugaku..."

A member of the Konoha Police Force opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

Fugaku Uchiha turned to look at all the members of the Konoha Police Force, and his face immediately darkened.

"Let's go back and talk about it first!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and led the way away.

At that moment, Lin Yan's lips curled up in a playful smile, revealing a meaningful expression.

Unbeknownst to all the Uchiha clan members present, including Fugaku Uchiha, on the other side of the village, patrol members of the Konoha Police Force were also clashing with other villagers.

Moreover, the conflict over there is far more serious and intense than that here...

"It seems the problem lies with some members of the Konoha Police Force themselves."

"If they hadn't been unreasonable and abused their power against the villagers, this probably wouldn't have happened."

Watching his father lead his team away, Itachi concluded.

However, Shisui Uchiha, who was standing to the side, shook his head upon hearing this. "It's too early to talk about these things now."

"While the members of the Konoha Police Force certainly acted inappropriately, figuring out why they did it is probably not so simple..."

"So, Brother Shisui, what do you mean?"

Itachi looked at Shisui.

"My suggestion is that we continue to observe, conduct more surveys, and expand the sample size."

"Only in this way can we see clearly whether it's just a few members of the Uchiha Police Force doing this, or whether most members of the Konoha Police Force are like this."

"This will lead to a fairer and more accurate conclusion..."

Shisui's words were agreed upon by Kakashi.

Kakashi simply nodded a few times as a formality, without saying a word.

After a moment's thought, the weasel looked towards the southeast of the village.

"Today, the Konoha Police Force patrol members will begin their patrol counter-clockwise from that side."

"We can go over there and check out the situation."

The direction he's referring to is precisely the direction from which Lin Yan, through her Observation Haki, has heard some interesting sounds at this very moment.

Upon hearing Itachi's suggestion to go over there to conduct an investigation, Lin Yan couldn't help but let out a soft snort.

His soft, enigmatic hum immediately drew the attention of Kakashi, Shisui, and Itachi, all of whom turned to look at him.

"What's wrong?"

Itachi found it a bit strange and couldn't help but ask.

The other two remained silent. Firstly, they weren't that familiar with Lin Yan yet, and secondly, Itachi had already spoken, so there was no need for them to repeat the question.

"Nothing..."

"I just find your kind of dispute a bit boring."

Lin Yan told a lie.

However, he found this kind of struggle quite boring.

"If you're going to investigate, then hurry up."

"I don't want to waste my precious time in this boring place..."

After saying that, Lin Yan deliberately took the lead and started moving.

He leaped onto the roof and headed towards the direction from which his Observation Haki had detected the sound.

Seeing Lin Yan's actions, the other three immediately followed without saying a word.

In the bustling district southeast of Konoha Village.

At this very moment, in a quiet alley next to the bustling main street.

Uchiha Obito in the shadows, silently watching a good show unfold.

Outside on the street, three members of the Uchiha Police Force were beating around two villagers.

"How dare you abuse violence like this? What right do you have to beat us?"

An older villager, both angry and bewildered, questioned the three members of the Konoha Police Force while heartbrokenly picking up the fresh fruit scattered on the ground.

This is what he and his son brought back from buying goods in the neighboring town this morning.

I was hoping to get a good price for it.

Now all the fruit has fallen to the ground and broken; it's lucky we didn't lose money.

The villager's son got up, covered his swollen cheek, and confronted the three arrogant Konoha Police Force.

"Damn it! You'd better explain yourself! Why are you treating us like this?! We're residents of Konoha!"

"Residents? You must be joking!"

"Why didn't you two report to the Konoha Police Force after leaving the village without permission?!"

"That's bad enough, but you didn't even apply for permission to come back. Now you've not only broken the rules, but we also suspect you're spies from outside the village!"

"Come back with us immediately for questioning, and stop talking nonsense!!"

The three Konoha Police Force, looking fierce and menacing, shouted at the father and son.

Hearing them say that, the father and son felt even more aggrieved and angry.

"But we've already registered with the village guards..."

"We've always done it this way, and we've never had any problems."

The older villagers stood up and responded loudly.

"The past is the past, the present is the present!"

"The village is in a different situation now; we must follow the rules of the Uchiha Clan!"

The three Konoha Police Force were very assertive.

After saying that, he ignored the protests and questions from the father and son, locked them up, and prepared to leave as if they were prisoners.

However, the villagers watching from all around were already burning with anger at their unreasonable and domineering behavior.

At that moment, someone in the crowd shouted, "Damn it! We are all good villagers of Konoha, not criminals!"

"Let's unite and resist the oppression of the Uchiha Clan! They're bullying us too much!"

This shout had an exceptionally high effect.

In an instant, hundreds of villagers who had gathered around shouted in unison.

Immediately afterwards, someone else shouted, "Release them! Make them release them!!"

This caused even more villagers to become agitated.

They gathered around the three Konoha Police Force, clearly determined not to let the matter rest.

And to see that these villagers were so bold as to dare to stop him.

At that moment, the three Konoha Police Force were instantly enraged, and they all clenched their fists as if they were about to fight.