In a room within the Garrison Force, the four Sarutobi Family members suspected of fighting were temporarily detained.
"Keisuke-nii, will we be punished?"
Sarutobi Kazunari paced restlessly around the room, asking with some worry.
The person he called Keisuke-nii was a young man just over twenty years old.
Although he was here, his expression was completely relaxed, without the slightest hint of panic.
Hearing the question, he said with great confidence,
"Don't worry, nothing will happen!"
"But we were the ones who provoked them first this time."
Another Sarutobi Family member, Sarutobi Yoshifumi, also spoke with concern.
"So what?"
Sarutobi Keisuke smiled indifferently.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage currently governing Konoha, is from our Sarutobi Family. The Garrison Force would never dare to punish us at the risk of offending the Third Hokage."
"Dare not punish us at the risk of offending the Third Hokage?"
Hearing Sarutobi Keisuke's words, the other three's eyes lit up. While sighing in relief, they felt a deep sense of pride.
The Third Hokage came from the Sarutobi Clan. Just as Keisuke-nii said, in the Village now, who would dare to punish them at the risk of offending the Third Hokage?
Even the Garrison Force would definitely not have that courage.
"I believe it won't be long before the Garrison Force releases us. At that time, the four of us will exert pressure together to make the Garrison Force punish the Hatake Family members."
Sarutobi Keisuke said.
"Can that work? We were the ones who provoked them first this time. Even if we are acquitted, we probably won't be able to make the Hatake Family members get punished, right?"
Sarutobi Yoshifumi asked in surprise.
"The Garrison Force will do it, after all, we are from the Sarutobi Family."
Sarutobi Keisuke said confidently.
In another room, the three Hatake Family members were detained.
"I was impulsive. I was impulsive this time, I shouldn't have been so impulsive!"
Hatake Yuki sighed.
"It's not Yuki-nii's fault, it's that the other party was too much; they actually slandered White Fang Clan Uncle."
Hatake Shinichi shook his head.
"That's right, those four Sarutobi Family members were too much; they actually slandered White Fang Clan Uncle, who is already dead."
Hatake Koko clenched his fists, angrily.
"Yuki-nii doesn't need to blame himself. The other party provoked us first, and they also made the first move. After the Garrison Force investigates clearly, they should release us."
Hatake Shinichi said.
"That's right, we should be released very soon."
Hatake Koko nodded.
Seeing Hatake Shinichi and Hatake Koko, who showed no worry on their faces, Hatake Yuki shook his head.
"You're thinking too simply. Indeed, under normal circumstances, we should be acquitted."
"But this time is different. The other party is from the Sarutobi Family, where the Third Hokage resides."
"Could it be that the Garrison Force will favor the Sarutobi Family?"
Hatake Shinichi and Hatake Koko both changed their expressions.
"It's very possible."
Hatake Yuki said gravely.
The Hatake Family was also considered a large family in the Village, but ever since White Fang Clan Uncle died, their status in the Village had gradually declined.
As for the Sarutobi Family, due to the Third Hokage, their status in the Village was truly extraordinary.
The Garrison Force was very likely to favor the Sarutobi Family and punish the three of them.
"How could this be?"
Hatake Shinichi and Hatake Koko both looked terrible.
It was the Sarutobi Family who provoked them first, yet they never expected that they might be the ones to be punished in the end.
Just then, the door to the room opened, and a guard wearing a Garrison Force armband walked in and said,
"Follow me, the verdict for you has been decided."
The three followed the guard into a room. Besides the guard, the four Sarutobi Family members were also there.
The four had completely relaxed expressions, with faint smiles on their faces, and their gazes towards them were mocking.
Seeing the expressions of the four Sarutobi Family members, the three's hearts sank; their previous worries were probably about to come true.
"Everyone is here, let's begin the verdict."
Uchiha Yakumi's gaze swept over the seven people as he spoke.
"Sarutobi Keisuke and the other three are suspected of actively provoking trouble. According to the public order management regulations, they will be detained and imprisoned for a period of ten days."
"Hatake Yuki and the other two are acquitted, as it was self-defense."
Upon hearing the verdict, the expressions of Sarutobi Keisuke and the other three, who had been completely relaxed, changed abruptly.
Sarutobi Keisuke even looked angrily at Uchiha Yakumi and roared,
"What? How dare you?"
He truly hadn't expected that the Garrison Force would disregard Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage's face, and punish them.
Thinking of the assurances he had given to Sarutobi Kazunari and the other two, believing that the Garrison Force would acquit them out of respect for the Sarutobi Family, he couldn't help but feel his face burning hot.
"The punishment for the four of you adheres to the public order management regulations. If you are dissatisfied, you may sue the Garrison Force after the punishment is over."
Uchiha Yakumi looked indifferently at the four and said.
From the captain's handling opinion, he vaguely understood the captain's attitude towards the Sarutobi Clan.
Although he didn't understand why the captain would do this, as an Uchiha and a member of the Garrison Force, the only thing he could do was execute the captain's orders.
"You just wait, I will definitely report the Garrison Force to Hokage-sama."
Sarutobi Keisuke's face was ashen with anger.
"Take them away."
Uchiha Yakumi waved his hand.
Garrison Force members stepped forward, escorting Sarutobi Keisuke and the other three out of the room, and sending Hatake Yuki and the other two out of the Garrison Force building.
"It seems the Garrison Force isn't as useless as rumored!"
Walking out of the Garrison Force building, Hatake Yuki couldn't help but look back at its main gate.
He had originally thought that the three of them would be punished this time, but he never expected that the Garrison Force would actually make a fair ruling.
They punished the four Sarutobi Family members who had initiated the provocation and acquitted the three of them.
This made his impression of the Garrison Force improve somewhat.
The Garrison Force was not as useless as rumored; at least in his opinion, the Garrison Force was not afraid of power and upheld the principle of fairness.
"It's indeed not like the rumors!"
Hatake Shinichi and Hatake Koko both nodded in agreement.
It was rumored that members of the Garrison Force oppressed commoners and members of other families by leveraging their status, but their actions this time were clearly inconsistent with the rumors.
What they saw was a Garrison Force that upheld the principle of fairness, even at the cost of offending the Sarutobi Family.
Could a Garrison Force that could uphold the principle of fairness truly be as useless as rumored? They expressed doubt about this.
"The reason such rumors exist is probably due to certain forces deliberately guiding them..."
Combining this with the current situation of the Uchiha Clan, Hatake Yuki had a guess.
The reason such rumors were circulating was probably the result of certain forces deliberately guiding them in order to suppress the Uchiha Clan.