Old Man and Brat

Hizashi had been secretly observing his younger sister.

He noticed that after arriving at the Uchiha compound, her eyes were constantly searching for something.

It wasn't until Shin appeared that Nao finally fixed her gaze on him.

And now, even after leaving the Uchiha compound, she was still so distracted.

Could it be that my precious little sister has taken a liking to that Uchiha brat? Hizashi wondered.

He decided he would keep a close eye on his sister at school from now on.

He couldn't let the family's precious jewel be snatched away by such a scoundrel.

Hiashi seemed very interested in Shin, constantly discussing him with Nao.

However, Nao didn't know much about him either.

So, she shifted the topic to the technique Shin had just used.

"That was definitely Fire Release; I felt the Fire-natured Chakra!" Hiashi started the discussion.

"It wasn't necessarily Fire Release. Although there are traces of flames burning at the scene, to create such a massive palm print..."

"Considering a child's Chakra reserves, it probably wouldn't be enough to successfully perform it," Nao immediately retorted, providing a reasonable explanation.

Hiashi pondered for a moment before asking doubtfully, "Could it be Taijutsu? But with such powerful Taijutsu, a five-year-old's body strength simply couldn't withstand it, right?"

"Could it be a show put on by the Uchiha? Things happened so suddenly today; we didn't properly examine it with our Byakugan," Hizashi, unable to contain himself, joined their discussion.

"Impossible! What would the Uchiha gain from putting on such a show? To highlight their second young master's strength? That doesn't make sense at all."

Hiashi's rational analysis caused both of them to lower their heads and start pondering.

"Alright, children, the Uchiha clan wasn't putting on a show today," their father, Meitoku, concluded about what had just happened.

Upon hearing this, the three of them asked, full of confusion.

Meitoku then began to explain, "I know Uchiha Chiken; he's not the type to engage in falsehoods. Besides, I had already activated my Byakugan when that child appeared from the sky."

He looked at the Hyuga siblings and continued his analysis, "How should I put it about that child? What I saw with my Byakugan was that he was enveloped in a layer of Chakra..."

"I couldn't see inside. Judging only from the outside, it's hard to determine whether it was Taijutsu or Ninjutsu, but to cause such power, he deserves the title of genius."

The Hyuga siblings all started to think.

And Meitoku's goal had been achieved. His three children had been conceited from a young age.

The eldest brother, Hiashi, seemed carefree and jovial, but that was only towards those close to him; he would put on a different face when dealing with others.

Hizashi was like a silent gourd, generally not interacting with people.

The younger sister, Nao, always had a cold and aloof demeanor, and she was particularly competitive.

Meitoku sincerely hoped that the matter with Shin would make his three siblings pay attention to outsiders.

After all, the Hyuga Clan wasn't like the Uchiha, a ninja clan with countless enemies.

"I've decided, Father! I will definitely defeat that Uchiha genius with my own hands!" The five-year-old Nao raised her pretty face and set her goal for Meitoku and the Hyuga brothers.

At the "palm print" in the Uchiha Commercial Street.

Seeing that the members of the various families had left, Chiken reached out and grabbed the collar at the back of someone's neck.

"Mother, save me!" Shin was so flustered that he called out to Aoko as "Mother."

To this, Aoko could only look up at the sky.

Faced with Chiken, whose anger value had clearly overflowed, even she didn't dare to deal with him lightly.

Chiken, lifting the troublemaker with one hand, immediately said fiercely, "Tell me, brat, how do you want to die?"

"Father, I don't want to die," Shin quickly gave the answer, while also secretly observing his old man's expression.

"Today, even the Sage of the Six Paths can't protect you. Aoko, you stay out of this!" Chiken quickly stopped Aoko, who was about to plead for mercy.

"Tch, Father, you've said that three times already. If the Sage of the Six Paths knew, he would definitely think you're just..."

"Just what?"

Shin was being stared at by Chiken's fierce gaze, but he wasn't flustered at all.

He had a famous saying from his previous life: the tough fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don't value their lives.

Shin decided to go all out: "Just feel embarrassed, Father. It's not appropriate for you to always use him as a comparison, right?"

Chiken was instantly angered by these words.

He lifted him with one hand, and with the other, he covered his chest, which was rising and falling rapidly.

Shin looked at his old man's actions and instantly regretted it.

Speaking like this, won't I really be beaten to death?

Although his mouth was tough, he was still worried about his old man's health.

However, saying heartwarming words would violate the persona he was about to establish.

"You little brat, take this!"

Chiken slapped Shin on the back of the head, and the latter felt a wave of dizziness.

"Old man, you're serious!"

Having recovered, Shin didn't even call him "Father."

This made Chiken feel that he had to regain his fatherly authority today.

He's already out of control; if I don't discipline him now, when will I?

"Old man, if you have the guts, let me down! What kind of man bullies a kid!"

Chiken, whose mentality was exploding, almost blacked out when he heard this.

He loosened his grip slightly, allowing the troublemaker to slip away.

As he left, he declared, "I, Uchiha Shin, have never been hit before! Old man, we'll meet again!"

Chiken watched Shin turn into a white lightning bolt and disappear before his eyes, and he began to stomp his feet anxiously.

He immediately mobilized his Lightning Release Chakra to follow.

Fugaku, who had just finished receiving the various clans and returned to the clan, felt two gusts of wind pass by him, one after the other.

He even wondered if the Uchiha clan grounds were haunted in broad daylight.

Shin slipped away with remarkable ease, but as soon as he stepped out of the clan grounds, he immediately made a U-turn and headed back inside.

He saw Fugaku still standing there looking bewildered, so he immediately flashed past him.

"What the heck? Did a white shadow just float by?" Fugaku was shivering at this moment, his upper and lower jaws chattering, making a clicking sound.

"I'm so clever! The old man would never expect me to pull this trick!" Shin teased Fugaku and then accelerated again.

He planned to find a place to hide for three to five days, until Chiken's anger subsided before returning home.

"Little brat! You're pretty smart, knowing to run back!"

He looked back and saw his old man activating Lightning Release Chakra Mode on his legs.

He immediately shouted at him, "Old man, you're not playing fair! Why are you using the technique I invented against me!"

Chiken, hearing this, retorted with a playful expression, "Little brat, today your old man is going to give you a good lesson..."

"The ninja world is a jungle! Any carelessness can become your most fatal flaw!"

"Old man, you're shameless!"

Until evening.

The Uchiha clan grounds still echoed with intermittent shouts.

Something about "Old man, slow down!" and "Little brat, stop running!"

Hokage Building, office.

"Haru, what do you think of that Uchiha kid?" After finishing his official duties, the Third Hokage began to chat with the corner.

"The speed, defense, and power are all good. The Chakra consumption is low enough for even a five-year-old to use. It can be used for battlefield transport or attack and has great potential." A mechanical female voice came from the corner.

The Third Hokage had a headache.

Haru was just such a straightforward person. You ask what she thinks? Of course, she'll look at it from a ninja perspective.

"I mean, what about his character and personality?"

"That's not for me to evaluate. The first rule of ANBU is not to interfere with any decisions of the Hokage."

The Third Hokage now missed Elephant, who was far away in the Land of Rain.

At least he thought the other party wasn't as rigid as Haru.

He felt that he would have a hard time these days, dealing with such an uninteresting person.