The ordinary samurai were moved by Kagami Uchiha's expression. In all fairness, Konoha Ninja Village had fought alongside them in the past and had never shown any particularly bad behavior. There had been some unsavory rumors, but anyone who had seen the village for themselves would understand that rumors were ultimately just rumors.
Kagami Uchiha beckoned to those behind him, ordering them to release the samurai caught in the traps in the woods. While they waited, he addressed the ordinary samurai. "Everyone, we are all compatriots of the Land of Fire. We should all be fighting to protect our country, yet certain villains have brought us to this. Do you think this is right? Konoha Ninja Village has not betrayed this country, yet they have branded us traitors. I imagine you've all heard the accusations, but do you believe they're true?"
The older Junior Officers among the samurai frowned slightly and shook their heads. They did not believe Konoha Ninja Village had any motive to betray the country. Previously, they had simply listened to what the Daimyo Mansion told them. Now, its appalling behavior stood in stark contrast to the kindness Konoha Ninja Village showed them, gradually drawing their sympathies toward the village.
"These fellows must have done something terrible in your territories. Just now, they even attacked you for no apparent reason. Do you really believe the Daimyo Mansion's orders are right?" Kagami Uchiha asked, nudging a Chakra Samurai's charred corpse with his foot.
At the mention of this, anger and loathing filled the samurai's eyes. The Chakra Samurai's earlier violence, when they had been overseeing the troops, had been barely understandable. But no one had any idea why they had attacked them just now. Most of these samurai were not particularly well educated, but they understood a few