"At the end of the day, it comes down to one thing."
"We at the Konoha Military Police Force know you're all anxious. We'll get this sorted out as soon as possible."
"It was our fault for wasting your time, and we owe you all an apology."
"Everyone, bow!"
Uchiha Tekka's throat went dry.
After finally stumbling through the speech Jin had taught him, he hurriedly took the lead and bowed to the villagers.
The other Uchiha felt deeply awkward.
But with their boss already bent over, how could they keep standing there?
Fine. They would follow his lead.
The crowd at the village entrance, who had been shouting just moments earlier, looked at one another instead.
They were all dumbfounded.
The Uchiha were actually bowing and admitting they were wrong?
Had the sun risen in the west?
What were they supposed to do now?
The problem had not been fully resolved, and they were still angry, but even hard cases like the Uchiha had backed down. They really could not bring themselves to keep making a scene.
That was exactly the effect he wanted.
He had mastered the power of contrast.
Why did people say that laying down a butcher's blade made you a Buddha on the spot? Why did the redemption of the most ruthless people touch hearts the most?
The answer was right there.
The more viciously the Uchiha's reputation had been dragged through the mud before, the greater the impact when they bowed now.
The villagers dispersed, still grumbling and swearing, leaving a mess outside the police force's entrance.
"All right, everyone, head out."
Uchiha Tekka let out a long breath.
He raised a hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, inwardly grumbling that talking his way through things was more exhausting than cutting people