Am I the Villain?

With a flip of his hand, Uchiha Liang somehow had several shuriken and kunai in his grasp.

Under the noon sun, the black shuriken reflected a cold, glossy gleam.

The Uchiha Clan was renowned throughout the Shinobi World for its Sharingan and Fire Release Ninjutsu. Beyond that, their Shuriken Jutsu was also unrivaled.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Uchiha Liang swung his arm with practiced ease. The three kunai and two shuriken in his hand immediately became black afterimages, hurtling toward Uchiha Chen from several extremely tricky angles.

Not bad. He knew to lock down Uchiha Chen's position first.

The trajectories of the shuriken and kunai were incredibly devious. These weapons had practically sealed off all his avenues of retreat.

This was a technique passed down within the Uchiha Clan.

No matter which direction he dodged, there would still be one or two shuriken he could not avoid.

In the distance, Uchiha Liang wore a smug expression.

His father had taught him this. He had practiced for a long time before barely mastering the move.

Even if Uchiha Chen really was talented, he had no parents and no one to teach him. There was no way he could have learned such techniques.

Uchiha Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, but he did not seem particularly troubled. Uchiha Liang's Shuriken Jutsu was indeed decent.

However, the true power of the Uchiha Throwing Technique could only be brought out after activating the Sharingan.

Furthermore, his opponent lacked both strength and speed, and had only barely grasped the technique.

Besides, it was not as though he knew nothing about shuriken techniques. His Shuriken Jutsu was also level two.

Thus, as the spinning shuriken drew closer in his black eyes, Uchiha Chen pulled several shuriken from his Ninja Pouch.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Uchiha Chen then swung his arms rapidly. His movements were astonishingly swift, and the shuriken likewise flew along different trajectories.

Clang! Clang!

The sound of collision rang out. His shuriken knocked down most of the shuriken and kunai Uchiha Liang had thrown.

Yet one kunai still came hurtling toward him.

Surprise appeared in Uchiha Liang's black eyes.

"This brat..."

Just as the thought crossed Uchiha Liang's mind, Uchiha Chen thrust his kunai backward, driving its tip into the hole in the incoming kunai. The kunai spun through the air.

With a forceful flick of his wrist, Uchiha Chen sent the incoming kunai shooting back toward Uchiha Liang.

The kunai swiftly struck Uchiha Liang.

"Bang..."

A round log appeared in his place. It was the Substitution Jutsu.

Uchiha Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead. This Substitution Jutsu was his other trump card.

It was an E-rank Ninjutsu, one he and his father had practiced for a long time. He had thought that once he learned this move, he would be able to deal with his classmates.

He had used it in advance to guard against Uchiha Chen's Taijutsu and catch him off guard. Who knew his Shuriken Jutsu would be so formidable?

"...Over here!" Uchiha Chen shouted. He had already located Uchiha Liang.

At that moment, his figure was ghostlike. No one knew how, but he suddenly appeared atop the tree where Uchiha Liang stood. He swung a kick sideways and slammed it into Uchiha Liang's lower abdomen.

Bang!

Uchiha Liang was kicked flying from the tree like a cannonball before crashing hard into the ground.

"Th-That hurts." Uchiha Liang clutched his head and cried out in pain as he lay sprawled on the ground.

Uchiha Chen leaped down from the tree and dusted off dirt that was not actually there.

Uchiha Feng and Uchiha Ling rushed over, shouting, "Boss, are you okay?"

"Damn it, Uchiha Chen actually ambushed you! How despicable!"

Uchiha Liang's face flushed red. When did he ambush me?

He rubbed himself and said, "I'm fine! It's nothing!"

In truth, if this had been Uchiha Chen before last night, he would not have handled things so easily. His speed had not been so fast then. But after adding points, his strength and speed had improved tremendously.

"Let's attack together!" Uchiha Liang gritted out.

"I was careless just now. If I get serious, he won't be a match for the three geniuses among us!"

Uchiha Feng and Uchiha Ling hesitated. Clearly, Uchiha Chen's speed frightened them.

After all, their boss had just gotten badly beaten. Wouldn't they just be throwing themselves away if they went up?

But then they thought about how there were three of them while he was alone. What was there to fear?

They immediately got to their feet.

Uchiha Feng abruptly threw several shuriken at him. His skill was quite ordinary, and the shuriken simply flew straight at Uchiha Chen.

Uchiha Chen did not even take out his own shuriken. With a slight sidestep, he moved out of their attack range.

At that moment, Uchiha Ling clenched both fists and charged straight toward Uchiha Chen like a humanoid tank.

"Uchiha Long Fist First Form!"

He stepped forward and threw a punch, putting all his strength into it. It has to hit, ahhh!

This is my lifelong wish!

And then...

Then there was no then.

Uchiha Chen kicked Uchiha Ling away, as though he were moving at turtle speed.

Uchiha Liang was startled by Uchiha Chen's speed. He had originally thought that once the three of them got serious, this fight would be over.

In his panic, he prepared to take out several more shuriken and force Uchiha Chen into a corner with nowhere to retreat.

Swish!

However, after dodging his shuriken, Uchiha Chen did not slow down at all and continued rushing toward Uchiha Liang!

"I surrender! I surrender!" Uchiha Liang immediately dropped to the ground and shouted.

"Boss, don't!" Uchiha Feng cried out.

"Don't give up! We haven't lost yet!"

Uh, why did Uchiha Chen feel like he was the villain now?

The air seemed to be filled with the scent of hot-blooded passion.

Uchiha Chen looked at the fervent gazes of the trio on the ground...

No, I refuse to accept this. How could I possibly be the villain!

After a brief twitch, he found everything utterly dull.

Having dealt with the three of them, Uchiha Chen slowly continued deeper into the forest.

Behind him, the trio was still hugging one another and weeping bitterly.

"Feng, am I useless? I couldn't protect you. Now you got beaten too." Uchiha Liang shouted, his voice gradually taking on a sobbing tone.

"...Boss, this has nothing to do with you. The opponent was simply too strong."

"We can't give up. As long as we keep working hard, next time—next time, we'll work hard and defeat him."

"We're geniuses, aren't we?"

"Boohoo..."

Uchiha Chen silently sighed. What a sin.