Chapter 86: Arrogant and Domineering! Uchiha

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Kiyomi brought Izumi to the door, respectfully welcomed the three elders inside, then explained, "Elder Yomi, although Izumi has become a shinobi, she wishes to join a regular team like other shinobi. After gaining some experience, she'll return to the clan and join the Police Force."

"Are you an elder?" the old man named Uchiha Yomi asked indifferently.

"..."

"Then what are you talking about?" Uchiha Yomi sneered, "How can a woman like you make decisions about clan members' arrangements? I don't think Uchiha Izumi needs experience. She is to report back to the clan tomorrow!"

"This..." Kiyomi looked troubled. She knew Izumi's thoughts—she wanted to stay with Yami.

Izumi's eyes turned red, nearly in tears at the command to return to the Police Force.

But—

"Who are you?" A cold voice rang out from outside the door.

The three elders frowned and turned around angrily, only to see a young man in a black royal robe leaning against the doorframe.

"Yami!" Izumi, hiding fearfully behind her mother, brightened up upon seeing him. Her voice carried deep grievance.

"Shimura Yami..." Uchiha Yomi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Don't call my name," Yami said flatly. "It gets dirty when it comes from your mouth."

Yami's eyes drooped slightly. "You old man, answer me. Who do you think you are?"

"I'm the third elder of Uchiha, Uchiha Yomi!" he declared proudly. "Young man, I respect you as the village's hero, so I'll ignore your rudeness. But Uchiha Izumi is a member of the Uchiha. She will follow the clan's arrangements and abide by our rules!"

"Bullshit."

Yami sneered. "All graduating students are assigned by the Hokage and join jōnin squads. What, is the Uchiha clan above the Hokage now?"

Uchiha Yomi still stood his ground. "Uchiha Izumi is a Uchiha first, then a shinobi of Konoha."

That line was it.

Not only Uchiha Yomi, but the other two elders beside him also looked as if this was only natural.

"Very well."

Yami smiled faintly. "If you don't take the Hokage seriously, then clearly you haven't inherited the Will of Fire."

"Uchiha Yomi, I suspect you've been bribed by another village."

"I'm detaining you now in the name of the Third Captain of the Anbu."

Uchiha Yomi's face changed. "You brat, you dare lay a hand on me?"

"Even if it dirties my hands, you're not escaping today, no matter who comes."

"How dare you!"

A red glow flashed in Uchiha Yomi's eyes, and three tomoe appeared in his Sharingan.

Although arrogant and domineering, Uchiha Yomi was also extremely conservative—a rigid traditionalist.

But as a former rival of the prodigy Uchiha Kagami, it was only natural for him to have the Three Tomoe Sharingan.

But...

The dense darkness had already surged forward. Even the Three Tomoe would be rendered useless.

Uchiha Yomi could only hear the sound of wind breaking the air. Yami was already in front of him, and he hurriedly raised his arms to block—

"Ahhhh!"

Screams rang out, followed by a flurry of impacts. The other two elders flailed like headless flies.

Two minutes later, the darkness receded. Uchiha Yomi, now pinned to the ground under Yami's foot, had lost all his earlier arrogance.

The other two elders, red-eyed, charged at once.

"Let go of Elder Yomi!"

Boom!

A ball of searing flame fell from above. Pakura and Samui vaulted over the courtyard wall, each engaging an elder.

Pakura quickly subdued her opponent and helped Samui finish the other.

She pulled out a rope and tied them up.

"So this is Uchiha?" Yami mocked, leaning over and staring at Uchiha Yomi's bloodshot Three Tomoe Sharingan.

"What good are your eyes, you old mutt?"

"This is the price of underestimating the Uchiha, brat!" Uchiha Yomi suddenly roared.

"Golden Binding Illusion!"

He activated his Sharingan's illusion, trying to control Yami and make him pay.

But the moment he released the genjutsu, an overwhelming killing intent erupted from Yami and instantly shattered the illusion.

Yami lifted his foot and ground it against Yomi's face.

"What a terrifying genjutsu. Nearly popped my eyes out. What, you trying to disgust me to death?"

Uchiha Yomi's jaw clenched so hard it nearly cracked. His three tomoe spun rapidly, but... they showed no sign of fusing.

"Wait!"

"Wait, Yami-kun!"

A desperate shout came from outside. A gust of wind swept through, and Uchiha Shisui appeared in the courtyard.

Seeing the three battered elders, Shisui's vision darkened.

Damn it. Too late.

"Yami-kun, this is a misunderstanding."

Shisui forced himself to calm down and said, "Elder Yomi and the others—"

"Shut up."

Yami cut him off coldly. "Uchiha Shisui, are you trying to interfere with Anbu's law enforcement?"

"No, I just—"

"No just. No excuses. You can watch, but if you interfere, you'll be considered an enemy of Anbu."

"Anbu represents the will of the Hokage. Do you want to go against the Hokage?"

"Uchiha Shisui, are you trying to betray the village?"

The barrage of accusations left Shisui drenched in cold sweat.

Yami ignored him, lowered his head, and punched Uchiha Yomi in the gut.

"Ugh—!"

Uchiha Yomi's body curled like a shrimp, face redder than his bloodshot eyes.

"Pakura, give me a rope."

Yami tied the rope around Yomi's neck and dragged him outside like a dead dog, heading straight toward the Uchiha district.

Hokage's Office.

On Hiruzen's desk sat a crystal ball. Inside, the image of Yami dragging Uchiha Yomi through Konoha played out clearly.

Hiruzen silently smoked his pipe, his expression unchanged.

Soon, an Anbu arrived to report the situation.

As elders of the Uchiha, their every movement outside the clan was monitored and recorded.

Anbu relayed every detail faithfully, without bias or emotion.

When he heard Uchiha Yomi claim the clan was above the village, a sharp gleam flashed in Hiruzen's eyes, soon hidden by smoke.

A long silence followed. Only when Yami had walked more than halfway did Hiruzen speak.

"Send someone to check. Don't let it get out of hand."

"Captain Yami is hot-tempered, but his intentions are good. It's all for the sake of the village's rules."

With one sentence, Hiruzen defined the matter:

The Uchiha were at fault.

On the streets, crowds of onlookers gawked. In the middle of the road, Yami dragged a "dead dog."

No—he dragged Uchiha's "dead dog" for all to see.

The fan-shaped clan emblem drew everyone's gaze, sparking chatter.

"Isn't that someone from the Uchiha?"

"Am I seeing things? Who dares treat a Uchiha like that?"

"That's one of their elders. I've seen him before. Even the guards respected him!"

"That's Shimura Yami... then it's fine. He burned down shops and drove people out of Konoha last time. Nothing happened to him. He's just that strong."

"Good. Someone should make Uchiha suffer for once."

With the efforts of the upper echelon and the increasing arrogance within the Uchiha, their reputation had already crumbled.

Even with Yami's dominance, the public still favored him over the Uchiha.

Along the way, several Uchiha from the guard team discovered their elder being humiliated. Enraged, they tried to stop Yami, but were all stopped by Shisui.

If another clash broke out, the conflict would escalate. Shisui used genjutsu to restrain the hotheaded ones and sent one person back to report to Uchiha Fugaku and prepare a response.

For half an hour, Uchiha Yomi and the other two elders suffered humiliation.

Finally, Yami reached the street leading into the Uchiha district.

This street, lined with Uchiha-owned shops, blacksmiths, and weapon stores, was practically a village within a village.

At the street entrance, Yami halted.

Not because he was afraid to enter.

But because—half the Uchiha had come to meet him.

Uchiha Fugaku approached with a large group of clan members. Upon seeing the elders' miserable state, the crowd behind him was furious.

"Let go of Elder Yomi!"

"Shimura! You might scare others, but not us Uchiha!"

"Kid, you've gone too far!"

Swish!

More than ten Anbu appeared on the rooftops, masked and silently watching.

Fugaku raised a hand to silence the crowd.

"Captain Yami, I understand the situation."

The Uchiha clan head remained calm, no anger in his voice. "Elder Yomi was simply following the old rules, intending to assign Izumi to the Police Force. He didn't know she was joining a regular squad."

"This is just a misunderstanding."

"Captain Yami, Elder Yomi has already been punished harshly. Why don't we both take a step back and end this matter here?"

"No need."

Yami shook his head. "Captain Fugaku, we've interacted before. Ask Itachi if I'm the petty type."

At the back, Itachi twitched his lips.

He didn't know if Yami was petty, but he certainly had a grudge against him.

"What do you mean by that, Captain Yami?" Fugaku's brow furrowed.

He had been tolerant enough. Yami still wasn't satisfied?

Yami casually kicked Yomi in the face, knocking out a few teeth.

"Konoha's rules are greater than clan rules. No one is above the village."

"This old mutt doesn't understand that. And I think a lot of Uchiha don't either."

"Today, I'll give you a lesson."

Yami lifted the barely conscious Uchiha Yomi with one hand and hurled him into the air.

"Anbu represents the will of the Hokage. My words are the Hokage's words. My rules are the Hokage's rules!"

The Uchiha thought he was just making a statement. But those with Sharingan sensed something wrong.

"No! Elder Yomi's going to explode!"

Boom—!

A fiery explosion burst from Uchiha Yomi's body.

Everyone shielded their eyes.

When the smoke cleared, only a few scraps of cloth fluttered down.

The entire area fell silent.

"Father!"

A middle-aged Uchiha, bloodshot eyes and his Sharingan spinning into Three Tomoe, roared and charged at Yami.

"Shimura Yami! I'll kill you!"

Anbu immediately jumped down to restrain him.

Root agents emerged from the crowd, eyes fixed on the restless Uchiha.

Even Fugaku was stunned by Yami's actions. He had never imagined that Yami would kill an elder in public.

Just as the two sides were about to clash, the one person who could stop it arrived.

"Enough!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's calm yet authoritative voice echoed.

A path opened up as Hiruzen walked between both sides, flanked by Anbu.

He looked at the restrained middle-aged Uchiha but didn't release him.

Instead, he turned to Fugaku.

"Clan Head Fugaku, take your people back. I will give you an explanation."

Then, he glared at Yami.

"What are you still doing here? Come to my office!"

"Your actions are very serious."

Yami snorted but didn't leave immediately. Instead, he shouted to the Uchiha:

"Uchiha Izumi has nothing to do with your clan anymore. If anyone dares to mess with her…"

"I'm always here for you."

With that, Pakura and Samui threw the two frightened elders over.

Yami turned and left with his people.

From the ease in his stride, it was clear he didn't care in the slightest about killing an Uchiha elder.

He was the grandson of Danzō, the one who represented the ninja world's deepest darkness.

Who could really provoke him?

No one.

Not since the moment Uchiha Yomi insulted Izumi. His fate had been sealed.

He was kept alive just long enough to serve as a warning to the rest.

As for Hiruzen's rebuke?

Complete nonsense.

In truth, Hiruzen couldn't be more pleased to see someone suppress the Uchiha.

This was a gun handed to him for free. He wasn't losing anything—he even got to vent his frustration.

Watching Yami dominate the scene, the villagers dared not say a word.

Hiruzen sighed quietly.

You're enjoying yourself now, but I'm the one cleaning up your mess.

Now was not the time to go to war with Uchiha.

"Clan Head Fugaku."

Hiruzen looked at Fugaku and said with emphasis, "Don't let the outsiders laugh at you. You know what you should do."

"Yes."

Fugaku's reply was filled with frustration, but in the end, he endured it.

He dismissed the clan members and left only one cold warning:

"Hokage, I'll be waiting for your explanation!"

(To be continued.)

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