For Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, who were both remarkably thick-skinned, this punishment was far too easy.
It was a little humiliating, but if they could hold on to their positions and power, what did a little lost face matter?
"Fine. We'll apologize."
"We're sorry!"
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura lowered their heads as they spoke.
Only then did they realize they could control what they said again.
Otherwise, those few simple words might have slipped out on their own.
"When I said apologize, I meant kneel down and apologize." Uchiha Yin thought for a moment, then raised an eyebrow.
An ordinary apology might be too light a punishment and even make people suspicious. Why not have them kneel?
Everyone's brows relaxed.
That's more like it. How could a hot-blooded young man like Uchiha Yin let them off so easily?
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded too. That's the Uchiha Yin I know.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's faces darkened at Uchiha Yin's words.
An ordinary apology would have been bearable. But if they knelt to apologize, the humiliation would be complete. People would see them as beneath Uchiha Yin.
Uchiha Yin, don't push your luck!
Koharu and Homura both screamed it inwardly, but neither said it aloud.
Right now, an apology was the lightest punishment they could hope for. Once they apologized, they would keep the rest of their authority. So what if they had to kneel?
They had already lost face. What was a little more?
With that thought, Koharu and Homura reluctantly sank to their knees.
"We're sorry!"
"Who said that? You're so quiet I couldn't hear you." If Uchiha Yin was going to put on a show and set everyone's minds at ease, he might as well give it his best.
"We're sorry, Uchiha Yin! We were wrong!"
Homura