Releasing such an announcement at this time could only quell the anger of some people.
As for how to win back the hearts of these people later on, it would still require a little effort from the Third Hokage.
However, the Third Hokage was confident that he could solve these troubles.
By mastering public opinion and providing extra subsidies, even those with resentment in their hearts would slowly let this matter go, and might even end up praising the Third Hokage in return.
And so the announcement was released just like that.
"The Hokage Office Building has issued a new announcement. The disarmament plan was merely a mistaken plan, and Lord Hokage has already revoked it."
"Really? That's great."
"Great my ass!! Lord Hokage is treating us like fools. He says disarm and he disarms, he says revoke and he revokes. What does that make everyone in the village?"
"Pawns manipulated by the Hokage?"
Those with slight resentment quickly broke into smiles, while those with deeper resentment did not buy it at all.
Say disarm and he disarms, say revoke and he revokes, without a single whisper of warning. What did he take us for?
Everyone was a part of the village, and even the Hokage couldn't treat them this way.
He was treating us like pawns, wasn't he?
When he needed money he cut us, and when he didn't need money everything went back to normal.
Revoking the disarmament announcement could indeed quell some anger, but it could only quell the anger of a portion of people. Most people were still unhappy in their hearts, fortunately only a small fraction had rather extreme thoughts.
They believed the Third Hokage was treating them as pawns.
Although they guessed correctly, unfortunately there was no prize.
Even though the Third Hokage's latest