Things escalated even faster than Tsunade and the others had expected.
That very night, aerial footage of the explosion site began airing repeatedly across every news channel.
The deaths of dozens of innocent civilians were endlessly magnified and sensationalized.
The figures of the illegal superpowered individuals who had acted in the footage—Mai Shiranui, Tifa, Marie Rose, and the others—were deliberately given close-ups.
"Illegal superpowered individuals clashed fiercely with law enforcement on the streets of New York, causing the deaths of dozens of innocent civilians!
These superpowered individuals were unregistered and wore no tracking bracelets. They used their abilities recklessly and treated ordinary lives as worthless!"
The news anchor's voice was righteous and severe, making it sound as though everything had happened because superpowered individuals had refused to register.
Meanwhile, the law enforcers' violent methods and their disregard for nearby civilians while using destructive weapons were deliberately downplayed.
Anyone with even a little sense could tell that the media was deliberately steering public opinion.
"According to our investigation, these superpowered individuals all came from the same place.
Morgan Manor, located in the outskirts of New York. Its owner is Loren Morgan, the current head of the Morgan Family.
He is unregistered, and so are his followers.
They are illegal superpowered individuals, hidden dangers threatening public safety!"
Public opinion on social media completely spiraled out of control.
"Why does he have so many superpowered individuals? What is he trying to do?"
"His women killed people in the streets! Dozens of them! And those three hundred and seventeen children from before—maybe he had something to do with that too!"
"Drive him out! Drive these monsters away! Make them get out of our country—better yet, get off Earth, get out of this world!"
The internet was flooded with condemnation of Loren, as though he