Chapter 166 : Deciding Future??
"Furin, you should go take a look as well. If Uchiha Itachi takes those people from the Police Force's prison, come back and tell me!"
Genya watched Uchiha Itachi's departing figure, and his expression became cold.
If Uchiha Itachi still takes the people, it means he has already sided with the Third Hokage. My earlier advice hasn't changed his mind. I need to make my own plans now.
Although Itachi is smart, he is too self-righteous. He won't listen to me; he'll just act according to his own thoughts.
"Understood!" Uchiha Furin left the merchant association's Police Force.
Not long after...
Uchiha Furin returned with a dark expression, looking furious.
"What happened? Did Itachi take those troublemakers?" Genya could already guess what happened from Furin's angry face.
Sure enough, Itachi still acted according to his own thoughts. Even though this could affect his own father?
"Genya-kun, you don't know, those guys were still shouting when they left. They were so arrogant!" Uchiha Furin was extremely frustrated, especially when thinking about how those guys acted so recklessly, it made him even angrier!
Although they're the children of such a prestigious ninja clan, Itachi still openly lets them go!
If they were in prison, at least they should have spent a few unforgettable days there.
"Spread the news, let everyone know the Third Hokage took those troublemakers away!" Genya took a sip of tea, not wanting to think about this issue anymore.
As expected, once the news was spread, some civilians became furious!
They complained about Uchiha Fugaku, and some even went to the Hokage's office to demand an explanation!
Inside the Hokage's office...
Uchiha Itachi had brought the troublemakers before Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the office was eerily silent.
"So, what have you done? Bullying the children of civilians?" Sarutobi Hiruzen puffed on his pipe, his eyelids heavy.
It seemed like a reprimand, but there was no real action taken.
Anyone could tell, the Third Hokage was just putting on a show!
"Grandfather, that Shu Kui, we've beaten him countless times, but he's never been hurt this badly!" Sarutobi Tenmaru, seeing that Hiruzen finally seemed to have a clear stance, quickly complained, "It must be that Genya. He slandered me, slandered all of us!"
Just thinking about the suffering he endured in the Police Force made him furious!
How could they, children of ninja clans, have ever been treated like this?
He wanted to take revenge. He wanted Uchiha Genya to suffer the same pain, no, he wanted to torment him.
"How dare you! Bullying a civilian is already a grave mistake, and now you're speaking like this? You clearly haven't learned your lesson!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes grew cold, and he slammed the table, scolding them.
As an experienced old fox, he immediately guessed that the injuries to Shou Kui were likely exaggerated by Genya, but... now, the evidence and the people's support were in Genya's hands. No matter what, they had to accept it!
He could only make Sarutobi Tenmaru and the others suffer for the time being.
"But..." Sarutobi Tenmaru tried to say something, but when he saw Hiruzen's dark expression, he dared not continue.
The young heirs of other clans were also silent, too afraid to speak when they saw Hiruzen.
"You people are completely out of control. Tomorrow, go to the hospital and apologize to Shou Kui, then spend a month under house arrest in your clan!" Sarutobi Hiruzen gave the final punishment.
It wasn't a severe punishment—it was just a month of confinement at home.
However, the group was clearly dissatisfied, but in the end, they nodded in agreement, unwilling but pressured by Hiruzen's authority.
They were still unhappy, but they didn't dare show it.
"Alright, Itachi, take them away and have their clan members come to collect them!" Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, signaling for Itachi to handle them.
Soon, word spread that the Hokage had personally punished these spoiled youths.
Though some still felt it was too lenient, they knew there was no way to change the Hokage's orders.
Next, the clan members of these young men came to collect them, with Itachi personally welcoming them.
"Itachi, you need to keep an eye on your younger brother," one person commented with a smile.
"Hmph, how dare they bully the Hyuga family? Do they think the Hyuga clan has no temper?" Another person remarked angrily.
"It was just a small matter, but now it's all over the village!" A third person added.
"He's just a civilian," one of them sneered.
These people, when they led their own clan members, had nothing but disdain in their eyes!
They never saw these civilians as important. These people were just a group of useless individuals they were protecting. Beating them was considered a favor!
If it weren't for these powerful clan ninjas protecting them, those civilians would have probably already perished in the chaos of the world!
However, these civilians were so ungrateful. They only bullied one boy, yet they made such a big deal of it and even wanted to complain to the Hokage!
Itachi coldly watched everything, saying nothing!
Slowly, the Hokage building returned to silence.
Sarutobi Eisuke entered with a file. This was the information Sarutobi Hiruzen had asked him to investigate about Shou Kui!
Sarutobi Hiruzen took the file and looked over it confidently.
"Born with a Kekkei Tōta? A Gravity Field?" When Sarutobi Hiruzen saw this information, his eyes flickered for a moment. He seemed to recall something.
When the ninja academy was recruiting, he remembered something had been mentioned, but as time passed, he had almost forgotten about it!
Senju Hashirama was born with Wood Release, and his strength was terrifying. However, this Kui was born with a Kekkei Tōta, which has even more potential than the Dust Release Kekkei Tōta that Onoki, the Tsuchikage, had trained in!
He thought to himself that if Kui's talent was indeed powerful, he should befriend him!
But time passed.
The Gravity Field was a useless technique, only doubling the gravity in a small area, not helping anyone at all!
His ninjutsu talent was slightly better than the average person, but without a ninja clan or powerful ninjutsu to back him up, he was just a regular ninja!
The major ninja clans had their special ninjutsu suited for them, but civilians didn't have that luxury.
No wonder he was being easily beaten by Sarutobi Tenmaru and the others.
Furthermore,
Talented ninjas like Minato Namikaze were already exceptional at the ninja academy and had later learned the Flying Thunder God technique!
There would never be another civilian ninja like Minato again, not even the Flying Thunder God could be used by them since it was sealed!
If they had known Kui's Kekkei Tōta was so weak, they wouldn't have recruited him for the ninja academy.
"He's just a civilian ninja, it's time to teach him a lesson!" After reading the file on Shou Kui, Sarutobi Hiruzen casually tossed the file aside.
"He graduates in a year, right? Notify the academy teachers, tell them to let him rest and heal. He doesn't need to report to academy for the next year, and he won't need to go after that!"
In just a single sentence, he crushed the future of a civilian ninja!
Since Shou Kui chose to stand with Genya and falsely accuse Sarutobi Tenmaru and the others, he must pay the price!
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