Mercy Cannot Command an Army

Whenever the Police Force had any problems in the past, it was always the Uchiha's fault. People only had to file complaints.

That would not work anymore, because the Police Force now consisted not only of Uchiha, but also members of other clans and civilian ninja.

If they filed complaints recklessly, the backlash might come back to stab them instead.

"Now that the higher-ups are no longer deliberately showing favoritism, some malicious complaints are simply ignored. Once everyone realizes they can no longer act as recklessly as before, they naturally will not complain about the Police Force for no reason. Over time, the Police Force's reputation will improve."

"Frankly speaking, the biggest reason the Police Force's reputation became so terrible was not ordinary villagers or ninja, but the former higher-ups."

Whether a complaint was malicious or not, they would dump the blame on the Police Force, then spread the word far and wide. It would have been strange if the Police Force had a good reputation.

The Uchiha's rotten reputation was largely thanks to F4's enormous contributions.

Now, everything had changed. The Police Force's reputation was improving, while the reputations of clans like the Sarutobi and Shimura were growing increasingly foul.

Whenever villagers mentioned those clans, they would curse angrily.

Even though the Third Hokage and ninja from those clans had earned considerable merit on the battlefield, it had failed to extinguish the villagers' fury.

After all, the misappropriated funds were a huge sum, and the deficit could not be covered. It would have been strange if the villagers had any favorable impression of them.

They had been blatantly sucking the village dry.

And doing so without the slightest restraint.

"Although the Uchiha's problems and troubles have been resolved, I still have to say this: because of the Sharingan, the