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thebestuchihaWhere: Konoha, Middle of the village
When: June 3rd, evening
Who: Obito Uchiha, Anyone in hearing range.
Notes: Konoha addresses his villagers.
Finding a high point in the middle of the wreckage of ruined rooftops had been a challenge. Still, that's where most of the village had congregated, and while he'd sent out messages to those outside the village at this time, sometimes the written word was not what people needed.
Sometimes they needed to hear the voice of the one who led them and be reassured that this was not going to happen again. So he bit back his anger, he pushed down his worry, and he made his way to where he knew the most people would be able to see and hear him. He was wrapped in his formal Hokage robes and hat, instead of his more casual day to day dress when he was in the office.
They needed a symbol, and he fully intended to give them one.
This would not stand.
"People of Konoha!" He paused, waiting to be sure that he'd chosen wisely as people paused, some even glancing up to him if they could spare their eyes from what they were doing.
"People of Konoha. Today was not a good day, with so many being hurt, or killed, in the explosions that rained on our village. I have no doubt that many of you are shaken, and frightened, scared for what will happen now, that you might not be able to trust those around you.
"Don't. Don't let them win by losing confidence in your home, in your comrades. Konoha has been harmed, but turning that harm into the infection of distrust is not what we need now. No, now we need to unite, to set aside political differences among ourselves, set aside looking at each other as other clans and people who are separate from one another. We are all people of Konoha, civilian, shinobi, we are all part of this village, all vital and we cannot let our attackers make us doubt that. We cannot become weak because we were hurt.
"We will find the ones who caused this. We will find any who aided them, and we will make sure our fallen are not forgotten. The enemy felt we weren't paying attention before, but now we are, and they will know regret for what they have done to the noble people of Konoha.
"We are a village known for our softness, our charity, but we are not weak, and have never been weak. This village is the strongest of the villages. We are the village that will stand united, and we will not stand for any more picking at our people, for damaging what we as a village stand for.
"No more. Before, there was no enemy to declare war on, but still the first steps were taken. Now? Now war is on and we will not wait any longer. We will find them, and stomp them out.
"This will not happen to our village again. I won't allow it."
He swept his dark gaze over his people, who had turned more and more eyes on him as he had spoken, and inclined his head just slightly to his watchers before turning and sweeping away, back straight and none of his casual laid back manner in evidence at all.
At the moment he was the Hokage, he was their leader, and he had the pride of an Uchiha in his soul. Now was not the time for playful anything.
When: June 3rd, evening
Who: Obito Uchiha, Anyone in hearing range.
Notes: Konoha addresses his villagers.
Finding a high point in the middle of the wreckage of ruined rooftops had been a challenge. Still, that's where most of the village had congregated, and while he'd sent out messages to those outside the village at this time, sometimes the written word was not what people needed.
Sometimes they needed to hear the voice of the one who led them and be reassured that this was not going to happen again. So he bit back his anger, he pushed down his worry, and he made his way to where he knew the most people would be able to see and hear him. He was wrapped in his formal Hokage robes and hat, instead of his more casual day to day dress when he was in the office.
They needed a symbol, and he fully intended to give them one.
This would not stand.
"People of Konoha!" He paused, waiting to be sure that he'd chosen wisely as people paused, some even glancing up to him if they could spare their eyes from what they were doing.
"People of Konoha. Today was not a good day, with so many being hurt, or killed, in the explosions that rained on our village. I have no doubt that many of you are shaken, and frightened, scared for what will happen now, that you might not be able to trust those around you.
"Don't. Don't let them win by losing confidence in your home, in your comrades. Konoha has been harmed, but turning that harm into the infection of distrust is not what we need now. No, now we need to unite, to set aside political differences among ourselves, set aside looking at each other as other clans and people who are separate from one another. We are all people of Konoha, civilian, shinobi, we are all part of this village, all vital and we cannot let our attackers make us doubt that. We cannot become weak because we were hurt.
"We will find the ones who caused this. We will find any who aided them, and we will make sure our fallen are not forgotten. The enemy felt we weren't paying attention before, but now we are, and they will know regret for what they have done to the noble people of Konoha.
"We are a village known for our softness, our charity, but we are not weak, and have never been weak. This village is the strongest of the villages. We are the village that will stand united, and we will not stand for any more picking at our people, for damaging what we as a village stand for.
"No more. Before, there was no enemy to declare war on, but still the first steps were taken. Now? Now war is on and we will not wait any longer. We will find them, and stomp them out.
"This will not happen to our village again. I won't allow it."
He swept his dark gaze over his people, who had turned more and more eyes on him as he had spoken, and inclined his head just slightly to his watchers before turning and sweeping away, back straight and none of his casual laid back manner in evidence at all.
At the moment he was the Hokage, he was their leader, and he had the pride of an Uchiha in his soul. Now was not the time for playful anything.
