Chapter 15

Fugaku's face turned ashen. Simultaneously, his cold aura made most people in the square feel breathless. "Kayn Uchiha, do you know that this could potentially kill everyone?!"

Kayn looked directly at Fugaku and said sharply. "Lord Fugaku, if you keep compromising, we'll all be doomed anyway."

Fugaku laughed angrily: "Given your tone, I thought you already forgot who the clan leader is."

Seeing Fugaku starting to use his status as the clan leader to pressure others, Kayn secretly sneered

"Lord Fugaku, you can use your status as the Clan Leader to pressure me, or you can use it to stop us. But when you make a decision, please don't forget that you are our clan leader, not Danzo Shimura's accomplice!"

Fugaku glanced at Kayn coldly and said with disgust. "You have the guts to say that after you just contradicted me?"

Being a clan leader not only means power but also responsibility! Fugaku was a complete failure as the clan leader.

He won't even try to protect their legitimate rights and interests. Amidst what happened so far, he kept his tail tucked between his legs. However, if someone from 'his people' stood out, trying to do what he won't, that's where he'll show his fangs?

"Kayn Uchiha's will is my will." Uchiha Setsuna stood up, his eyes like swords, piercing Fugaku. "If you feel dissatisfied, you can come to me instead."

"..."

Fugaku was appointed by Setsuna himself. He could not confront him face to face. He could only keep a straight face and say in a low voice.

"Elder Setsuna, we both wanted justice for Shisui, but we cannot do it in this way. This will only cause misunderstanding and dissatisfaction from the Third Hokage."

"Uchiha Fugaku..." Setsuna's voice was very soft, but it exploded in Fugaku's ears like thunder "This is the last time, don't let me down again."

After that, he then took the megaphone from Kayn's hand, raised his arm, and pointed directly at the Hokage Building. "Raise the flag!"

Kamakura made the first move as he took out the flag he had prepared in advance, which was printed with the Uchiha clan's symbol.

Raising the banner is to convey to other ninja clans that this is the Uchiha clan's personal grudge.

Making them stop actively interfering.

"Hey, give us some kunai as well." A white-haired old man who was leading a small group of people spoke to a young shinobi nearby.

"What do you want the kunai for?" The young shinobi was at a loss for words. "You don't have to worry. Unless we all fall, we will never let anyone hurt you."

The young ninja couldn't help but look and be shocked to find out that his grandmother and girlfriend were also standing in this same group. This made his face pale.

At this moment, his initial thought of persuading his loved ones to go home and be safe, changed to not join the bloody battle against Konoha!

The old man with the cane said dissatisfiedly. "You bastard, this is a war! Not a game! What would you do if the ninjas from Konoha attacked us and took us hostage?"

"That..." If Konoha really attacks them, he will really go crazy.

"The answer is simple. Leave us alone. We will kill ourselves with the kunai. So hurry up and give it to us."

After that, the young shinobi couldn't say anything anymore. But, his fists were clenched so hard that they made a clattering sound.

Even the old man's grandson, who just turned 6, asked for a kunai as well!

In the end, the young shinobi simply gave in and gave what they asked. But as he was doing so, he made a silent promise that if any of his loved ones died, he would definitely avenge them.

Now if someone else saw this, they would surely call them lunatics.

But the thing is, here in this clan, that's the norm here. After thousands of years of fighting, the Uchiha clan learned to never fear death.

"All ninjas, gather here!" Kayn shouted, attracting multiple attention.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Sasuke pursed his lips, ran away from his mother, and took the initiative to stand next to the ninja team.

He led the other children to run over as well.

"Uchiha Sasuke, I am proud of your determination to protect your family."

Kayn immediately spotted Sasuke standing in front of all the children.

"Uchiha Sasuke?" Sasuke heard how Kayne did not call him Uchiha Fugaku's son or Uchiha Itachi's brother, but called him directly by his name.

This feeling...

Sasuke couldn't help but straighten his chest. This feeling was great!

Especially when this person was Kayn Uchiha, who stood in the center earlier, giving a speech that seemed to wake everyone up.

This greatly satisfied Sasuke's self-esteem which longed to be recognized by others.

Kayn said in a gentle voice: "But you can't be here. Until you graduate, you guys are still included in those who need to be protected."

Sasuke couldn't help but say. "I'm not a child! I know the Great Fireball Technique!"

There were about a dozen children who also said the same. They all bulged their eyes and stared at Kayn... who looked so unconvinced.

Kayn bent down, put his hands on Sasuke's shoulders, looked him straight in the eye, and flashed him a smile.

"If we all fall, it will be your turn to protect the family. Before that, no one can hurt you. This is our responsibility."

Family, responsibility, protection. These words took root in Sasuke's heart.

"I understand! I will definitely protect them all!"

"I don't doubt that."

Not far away, Uchiha Fugaku saw his son actually approaching Kayn on his own initiative, and his face suddenly turned dark.

But he couldn't rebuke Kayn. Because Elder Setsuna was standing next to him!

"Sasuke, get out of here and go to your mother! Don't cause trouble here!" Fugaku vented his anger on Sasuke.

Sasuke was hurt by his father's sudden rebuke. He is also a member of the family and he wants to do his part for the family.

Is there anything wrong with this?

"Protecting your family from harm is also being a hero. Go ahead, Sasuke." Kayn comforted him at the right time.

Sasuke suddenly wasn't so angry anymore. He nodded seriously, took the kunai, and returned to his mother.

The other children were also sent away by Kayn in the same manner.

After all that, he stood up, and the gentleness on his face that was there while facing the children disappeared.

"Our situation is no joke!"

Kayn's voice was deep and powerful. Just a slight tweak and modification in both his expression and voice is already enough for people to listen to him and outright ignore his age.

"Perhaps some of you will think that this is not Sarutobi Hiruzen's fault and that it's all Shimura Danzo's fault."

Kayn noticed that some people actually showed expressions of approval.

It's really weird.

So he had to emphasize again. 

"But this is Sarutobi Hiruzen's fault!"

"As the Hokage, he blindly condones and protects the perpetrators, but turns a blind eye to our reasonable demands! We have sacrificed as much as anyone else for Konoha, but what have we gained?"

"We tolerated it time and time again, but what we got in return was endless suppression and exclusion!"

Kayn's voice rose again, simultaneously, the three tomoe on his eyes started rotating. "They are the ones who made the move first! It was them who put blades in our necks first! So, is it really fine for us to simply obey them and let them do whatever they want to us?!"

Someone shouted. "Impossible!"

"That's right! We are the proud members of the Uchiha Clan! We are the wolves of this village! We lead the hunt! Whoever wants to harm us, we will kill them first!"

Kayne mid-sentence, showed a bloodthirsty smile on his face.

"Onwards! We'll show them all just who they were trying to mess with."