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A few days later.
Scandalous rumors about the Uchiha clan abruptly resurfaced among the Konoha populace.
However, this time, the people of Konoha seemed to have gained a newfound awareness, refusing to allow their emotions to be manipulated by the "secret ninja."
This sentiment was akin to children becoming more curious about something the more their parents forbade it.
Not only did it fail to suppress positive public opinion towards the Uchiha, but it also made the image of the secret ninja increasingly negative in Konoha.
"Shh, be careful what you say. This is a forbidden topic."
"Audacious! Do you have a death wish?!"
"I heard the 'secret ninja' are offering a bounty of 500,000 ryō for rebels colluding with foreign villages. You dare wade into these murky waters at a time like this?"
"Who are these secret ninja anyway? How can such a dark force exist in our free and harmonious Konoha?!"
"This topic is untouchable!"
An invisible air of oppression once again enveloped Konoha.
A silent consensus seemed to have formed among the villagers:
[Regarding the secret ninja]
[Don't think about it; if you must think, don't talk about it; if you must think and talk, don't write about it; if you must think, talk, and write, don't sign your name; if you disregard all these rules, you'll probably be taken away by the secret ninja.]
This phenomenon seemed to intensify in taverns, teahouses, and ninja tool shops throughout Konoha.
Kind-hearted villagers, overhearing strangers sighing nearby, would immediately intervene before a word was spoken, offering subtle warnings:
"Stranger, if you don't want to be apprehended by the secret ninja... please refrain from engaging in conversations that defy them."
However, the turning point seemed to stem from a rumor, the origin of which remained unknown:
[Asuma Sarutobi, son of the retired Third Hokage, publicly protested in support of the Uchiha ninja and was subsequently arrested by the secret ninja.]
[In prison, Gojo Kaigetsu, advisor to the Fourth Hokage, patted Asuma's shoulder and said, "Do what you believe is right! Just like I did!"]
[Asuma Sarutobi gazed into the distance with a resolute expression...]
[An anonymous minister... If a village chooses to suppress the will of its villagers and ninja to pursue freedom, it is undoubtedly a failed village.]
Gojo Kaigetsu and this anonymous minister seemed to have become spiritual leaders for the Konoha villagers, emboldening them to speak the truth.
Thus-
More and more voices began to rise from the populace.
The old ramen shop owner: "...If the secret ninja come to arrest me, no one will speak up for me anymore."
A random customer at a ninja tool shop: "If we remain indifferent to the injustice, bullying, and persecution faced by the Uchiha, we will ultimately be the ones who suffer!"
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