A War of Words with the Uchiha, Kushina the Grass Protector, and the Perks of Being Handsome!

Following Might Duy, Liuyun ran a long way. Only when neither of them could run another step did they reluctantly bid each other farewell.

"See you before dawn tomorrow, little bro. Then we can continue the romance between real men."

Might Duy gave him another Guy-style smile.

"..."

Liuyun did not know whether to laugh or cry, but in the end, he nodded.

"Perhaps I should spend more time around this guy..."

As he walked home, Liuyun's mind was filled with thoughts.

Might Duy was a master of taijutsu. Liuyun wanted to see whether he could learn Strong Fist Taijutsu from him.

"This damn weather—it's already this hot in the morning..."

Liuyun panted with his tongue hanging out from the heat.

After getting home, he drank several glasses of iced milk, wolfed down a few slices of bread, grabbed his schoolbag, and hurried to the Ninja Academy.

"This child has been exhausting himself to the point of collapse lately... Can he even attend class properly in that state?"

Seeing how weak Liuyun looked as he walked, Asuka's face showed a trace of concern.

When he arrived at school, before class had even started, Liuyun was surrounded by another group of elementary students.

And they were the group he hated most—all Uchiha.

"You little runt, you got Kazuhiko into deep trouble. We heard the school is going to expel him. Happy now?"

A sixth-year student spoke in a low voice.

Their commotion instantly drew the attention of many people.

Classes had not officially begun yet, and there was a dense flow of students outside the classroom. On top of that, the Uchiha Clan loved forming cliques and moving as a group, so they attracted attention wherever they went.

"Really? Then I'm thrilled! The school has one less scourge, and Konoha will have one less tumor in the future. Why wouldn't I be happy?"

Liuyun's words were enough to infuriate anyone. The instant he said them, he ignited the rage of every Uchiha student.

"Bastard, you're really asking to die!"

A friend of Uchiha Kazuhiko immediately stepped forward and grabbed Liuyun by the collar.

"I advise you not to get handsy. Do you want to get expelled too?"

Liuyun stared coldly at him.

If possible, he truly did not want to beat up this group of Uchiha in front of so many people.

Once he made a move, he would become the center of attention. After that, it would be difficult not to attract the notice of people with ulterior motives.

"!!!"

The Uchiha student's expression changed, and he instinctively released Liuyun's collar.

Seeing this, Liuyun could not help shaking his head with a laugh.

To him, the Uchiha around him were nothing more than a rabble.

"Idiot! What are you afraid of? Do you think he's the principal of the Ninja Academy? Does he get to expel you just because he says so?"

An Uchiha student shouted. The previous boy instantly snapped out of it. Realizing he had been played, he flew into a rage and was about to strike!

"Stop!"

A loud female voice suddenly rang out, and everyone present instinctively looked over.

Kushina Uzumaki, protector of the grass, had made her dazzling entrance!

Taking the opportunity, Liuyun shoved aside several people blocking his path and jogged over to stand behind Kushina.

"Nana, these shameless little punks are trying to gang up on me again. You have to stand up for me!"

Liuyun "tearfully" accused the Uchiha group.

"That guy... actually..."

The onlooking students were dumbfounded. Liuyun's behavior had truly been too unexpected...

He had looked like such a tough guy just moments ago, verbally taking on a crowd without the slightest hint of weakness. How had he suddenly abandoned that heroic bearing and turned into a pathetic wimp who only knew how to hide behind a woman?

"I told you, he hadn't even fought yet, but he was already sweating like crazy and looking weak as a kitten. He even looks like a girl. How could someone like that possibly be a tough guy..."

One boy muttered.

Quite a few boys secretly nodded in agreement.

Liuyun had been exhausted after the morning run and had not gotten a chance to rest. Naturally, he looked completely drained now.

Being called "Nana" in front of so many people, even Kushina, who was never shy, could not help but blush bright red.

Yet instead of blaming him right away, she protected the little "weakling" behind her like a mother hen.

"You lingering pests, are you trying to bully someone again?" Kushina glared furiously at the Uchiha group.

"You nosy red-haired brat, this is an Uchiha Clan matter. What's an outsider like you butting in for?"

A sixth-year student named Uchiha Yan cursed.

"That's right, you outsider, you stinking tomato. What the hell does our family business have to do with you?"

Some of the Uchiha students knew Kushina, and they chose the harshest words they could to insult her.

"You..."

Kushina clenched her teeth, so furious that her red hair whipped about. She was on the verge of turning into the Red Hot Habanero.

Seeing Kushina being viciously insulted, Liuyun decided he would no longer indulge these Uchiha.

"Who the hell is family with you? Everyone, judge for yourselves—have you ever seen family members who specialize in bullying their own kin?"

The moment he said this, everyone present erupted into an uproar.

"How shameless. They still dare call it family business? What kind of clan member specifically bullies their own people?"

"Heh... I told you the Uchiha Clan loves infighting most, but you wouldn't believe me... They're far more vicious toward their own people than outsiders." A Hyuga student sneered.

For a moment, countless students outside pointed at them and whispered.

"!!!"

The Uchiha students all flushed red with embarrassment, utterly ashamed by the accusations.

"You... Uchiha Liuyun, don't slander us! You were the one who got Kazuhiko expelled first. How do you still have the nerve to say we're bullying you?"

Uchiha Yan pointed at Liuyun, his face red.

His words woke the Uchiha students from their stupor, and they immediately began cursing again.

"That's right! You don't deserve to be one of us. The Uchiha Clan has no place for scum like you."

"Traitor! A traitor to the Uchiha Clan!"

Seeing the Uchiha Clan worked into a frenzy, the spectators did not dare make a sound for a while. They all stared intently at Liuyun, eager to see how this little runt would explain himself.

"I got Uchiha Kazuhiko expelled first? Could you use your brains before speaking? You, and you—weren't you the two who came with Uchiha Kazuhiko yesterday? Can you tell everyone why that guy got beaten up?"

Liuyun remained calm as he pointed at two Uchiha and questioned them loudly.

Uchiha Chiya and the other boy turned pale, stammering without daring to say a word.

Was it too much to slap and kick someone who had started the trouble, called someone a bastard, and threatened to beat them up?

"I know what happened yesterday. Uchiha Kazuhiko was clearly the one who started it and got beaten up for it. Then, unwilling to accept it, he brought people to the classroom to gang up on the little runt, but those people got beaten up by Kushina instead."

One spectator had witnessed the entire incident and stepped forward excitedly to "uphold justice."

"So that's what happened. The Uchiha Clan is so shameless! They still have the nerve to claim someone else harmed them first? They call others scum? I think they're the real scum!"

A member of a major clan who was not afraid of trouble seized the chance to immediately step forward and condemn the Uchiha.

"Exactly. I know the little runt. He's got a great temper and has never bullied anyone. If anything, he's always being bullied by his own clan..."

"What own clan? They're just a pack of Akita Inu that only know how to bully the weak!"

"Heh, Liuyun must have had terrible luck for eight lifetimes to be born into the same clan as them. These people are too cold-blooded, always bullying their own people to death..."

The crowd broke into an uproar, mocking and criticizing the Uchiha students. Every Uchiha was overcome with shame, and within a few breaths, they collapsed without even fighting and fled in disgrace.

Seeing this, Liuyun could not help sighing inwardly. When you're handsome, people naturally come to your aid!