The thunderous crash of his palm striking the ground made everyone present seem to forget how to think.
After several seconds of silence, Chiken Clan Head's deafening roar finally snapped everyone back to their senses.
"Uchiha Shin! You little brat, are you trying to rebel today?!"
He rushed toward the scene of the accident in long strides.
"Not bad. I really do have artistic flair!"
Shin rose from his "superhero landing" pose and immediately sighed. "If only there were a few more spectators..."
The Uchiha Commercial Street, which had been awaiting renovation, now had an enormous palm-shaped crater thirty meters wide and two meters deep.
The shockwave from the impact had even blasted down the houses within a hundred-meter radius.
This was the kind of spectacle that couldn't have been created without at least a ton of TNT.
—"Uchiha Shin! You little brat, are you trying to turn the world upside down today?!"—
Hearing his old man's "heart-rending" shout, Shin couldn't help shivering.
With a whoosh, a figure landed swiftly in front of him.
Looking at his father, whose rage meter had clearly maxed out, Shin wanted nothing more than to make a run for it.
But remembering that he had come here to "help," he straightened his back.
The pride in his eyes practically screamed for the other man to hurry up and praise him.
"You wrecked the Shopping Street like this, and you still want me to praise you?"
Chiken felt that if he did not discipline his youngest son now, the brat would probably shave ten years off his life someday.
Shin looked at Chiken aggrievedly. His pitiful little expression made the corner of Chiken's eye twitch, and his blood pressure continued to climb.
Pursing his lips and feigning innocence, he said, "Father, renovations are such a hassle. Now that it's all demolished, wouldn't it be better to rebuild it?"
"A hassle? You brat are here to cause trouble! Didn't we agree that renovating it would save some expenses?"
"Ahem..."
Aoko, who had arrived nearby, saw that things were heading toward a father-son showdown and promptly interrupted them.
"Mother, wasn't my move super effective?" Shin said, waggling his eyebrows at her.
He was clearly asking her to quickly deal with his father, who was still seething with rage.
Seeing this, Aoko could only narrow her eyes at Chiken.
When she saw that he remained unmoved, she persuaded him, "Dear, all the major clans sent representatives today. Why not let it go for now and deal with him after we get home?"
Chiken sobered up considerably at her words.
If they put on a father-son showdown in front of all the major clans—
Tomorrow's headlines would probably change from the Shopping Street renovation to the Uchiha father and son's love-hate relationship.
The instant he imagined that scene, he calmed down.
Seeing that the guests from the various clans had not yet arrived, Chiken immediately put on a proud expression.
He repeatedly patted Shin's small shoulder with his huge palm, constantly encouraging him.
The way Shin gritted his teeth and tensed up made it clear just how strong Chiken was.
"Oh? This must be Chiken's younger son. Quite the fine-looking lad, isn't he?"
Who else could speak in such a sarcastic tone but Kagerou?
He had arrived first with the Senju Clan.
The members of the other clans followed close behind, as though they had come to watch a show.
When Chiken saw Kagerou being sarcastic again, the blood pressure he had just suppressed rose once more.
"Pah! Is this old bastard here to laugh at us..."
With a smile on his face, he rubbed his "obedient and adorable" son's head. "Sigh, how is this brat fine-looking at all..."
"I said a renovation would do, no need to waste manpower and money. But this brat insisted he could handle it alone. Look at him—he's really gone too far!"
"..."
Everyone present was speechless.
Waste manpower and money?
Who in all of Konoha did not know that the Uchiha were the richest?
Gone too far, yet he had created a scene like this?
This had to be an act the Uchiha had staged themselves!
Feeling the growing force on his head, Shin only wanted to get away as soon as possible.
When he spotted Nawaki staring at him as usual in the crowd, an idea immediately came to him. "Father, won't you introduce this uncle?"
"That is Elder Kagerou of the Senju Clan. Go say hello," Chiken introduced politely.
But the contempt in his eyes did not escape Shin's notice.
He promptly shrank back in fear and hid behind Chiken.
"..."
Kagerou immediately felt awkward. With so many people watching a child fearfully hide behind his father, even an idiot could tell there was going to be a show.
"What is it, Shin? Do you have some misunderstanding about this uncle?"
The moment Chiken saw his youngest son's reaction, he knew the brat was about to set someone up again.
But Kagerou really was annoying.
So Chiken cooperatively blinked, indicating that Shin had permission to stir things up.
Having received permission, Shin immediately put on a pitiful expression. "Father, the newspaper said that all the men of the Senju Clan like making friends with other men..."
"I'm really scared~"
Everyone present could only marvel inwardly.
So the entire Uchiha family was made up of Oscar-winning actors?
The Senju Clan's little incident probably could not be brushed aside so pleasantly now.
"You... what nonsense are you spouting?!" Nawaki retorted heatedly. He had never seen anyone so shameless.
Shin immediately added fuel to the fire. "Then why did you tacitly admit it that day? It wasn't even about me in the newspaper."
Chiken suddenly got a headache when he saw that his youngest son had no intention of letting things die down.
He felt that today's matter would be difficult to resolve.
Nawaki felt terribly wronged. He had clearly denied it, but no one believed him.
"I... I said it, but no one... no one believed me," he stammered.
"Enough, everyone. Let's stop here!"
As the village chief, the Third Hokage had no choice but to step in and stop them.
If the Uchiha and Senju came to blows while he was present today, he would be thoroughly humiliated.
Shin and Nawaki both turned their faces away.
They even crossed their arms and huffed.
"I'll give the Hokage Uncle some face today. Uchiha Shin, just you wait!" Nawaki still threw out a threat before leaving.
How could Shin let him get away with that?
He stepped forward and tugged on the Third Hokage's sleeve.
Then, tears glimmering in his eyes, he said, "Hokage Uncle, I'm scared. He threatened me."
The Third Hokage got another headache. The young masters of these two clans really were both troublemakers.
But a village chief was not a parent. He could neither hit nor scold the two children.
He could only instruct both sets of parents to properly educate them after returning home.
Nawaki still wanted to make another threat, but Tsunade instantly knocked him unconscious and carried him away.
Before leaving, she gave Shin a deep look.
He felt his eyelid twitching uncontrollably.
It seemed that from now on, Shin would be on the radar of Konoha's Fat Sheep.
"That person was quite interesting. He's a new student this year too, isn't he?" As they left the Uchiha Clan Grounds with the other Hyuga clan members, Hiashi asked his younger sister.
Nao had truly broadened her horizons today. Someone had actually fallen from the sky and slapped a handprint into the ground.
Having completely failed to notice Hiashi's question, she was immersed in her own little world.
"..."
Seeing his sister looking so absent-minded, Hiashi felt rather awkward.
He could only wave a hand in front of her, then repeat his question.
Seeing the hand waving before her eyes, Nao immediately snapped back to herself.
She smiled as she answered, "Yes, Brother Hiashi. He's the Uchiha freshman from the newspaper who refused to reveal his name."
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