Why are they just shouting and not fighting? Hyuga Matsuba found it really boring.
"Since you don't like this guy either, I'll smash his dog head for you." Hyuga Matsuba turned to Mikoto and said, then started to stand up.
Mikoto immediately grabbed Hyuga Matsuba, her face full of worry: "Calm down, this person is really annoying, but his Ninjutsu is strong, and his abilities are formidable!"
"Hm? Are you worried I'll get hurt?"
Hyuga Matsuba looked at Uchiha Mikoto tenderly.
"You... you..." Mikoto's face was so hot now she could boil an egg on it.
"It's fine!" Hyuga Matsuba gently patted Mikoto's back, softly comforting her, then stood up.
"Hyuga Hiashi, with an attitude like that, you still call yourself the Young Clan Head?"
A single stone stirred a thousand ripples—the whole classroom exploded like a pot, all eyes turning to Hyuga Matsuba's face.
Hyuga Hiashi glared fiercely at Hyuga Matsuba, looking calm on the surface, but if you looked closely, you could feel Hiashi's rage.
"Say that again?"
"Oh, what, getting angry now? You throw your weight around in the clan, but when this punk curses you out, you don't say a word, cowering like a turtle pulling its head in. Now you want to take it out on me?"
"You're lucky your family background is strong, otherwise with all the talent in our village, how would it ever be your turn?"
Hyuga Matsuba shot him a glance, and Hiashi's temper flared up instantly.
"You think I can't beat him?" Hyuga Hiashi retorted.
"Otherwise? If you could, wouldn't you have already made a move?" Hyuga Matsuba tilted his head and asked.
"Fine, I'll show you what a Young Clan Head means. Just watch."
Hyuga Hiashi threw his stool aside—it immediately fell apart—and prepared to use Ninjutsu, walking toward Uchiha Ken.
"Ah, that stool was perfectly fine, and you take your anger out on it. Now it's in pieces. What a waste." Hyuga Matsuba kept fanning the flames from the side.
"You, dare to fight me?" Hyuga Hiashi glared at Uchiha Ken.
"What am I afraid of? I'll show you some color today and let you know how trash your clan's Byakugan really is." Uchiha Ken's arrogance was off the charts.
Those words targeted an entire clan. Hyuga Hiashi's lungs were about to burst with fury—how could the clan he prided himself on be looked down on like this?
"You're Uchiha Ken, right? You look down on our clan's Byakugan—do you have something stronger? Like the Sharingan?" Hyuga Matsuba sneered.
Uchiha Ken was momentarily at a loss for words, his face reddening: "Don't talk useless nonsense. Even if I had nothing, you still wouldn't be my match."
At that, the whole classroom erupted. Everyone wanted to land a kick on Uchiha Ken and teach him how to behave.
"Nawaki, this guy has no idea how high the sky is. We need to teach him a lesson. Let's all jump in—the school can't do anything to all of us!" Hyuga Matsuba said.
Before the words even faded, Hyuga Hiashi made his move, kicking Uchiha Ken to the ground with one blow.
Nawaki followed suit, rolling up his sleeves and running over to land another kick.
Seeing that someone had already struck, and remembering Hyuga Matsuba's very reasonable words, almost the whole class joined the brawl.
Hyuga Matsuba was delighted inside. Now that fists were flying, objectively speaking, just Hyuga Hiashi alone could handle Uchiha Ken easily.
Although the Hyuga Clan wasn't strong overall, at this age, Hyuga children were absolutely the strongest in all of Hokage.
All because Hyuga children started learning Ninjutsu early. At this stage, kids from other clans were still practicing basic punches and kicks.
But the Hyuga Clan's taijutsu was also top-notch. Even if an opponent had some understanding of Ninjutsu, a Hyuga could still break their hand seals.
"How could you do this? The Uchiha Clan will definitely come after you later." Nara Rokusho asked Hyuga Matsuba with a puzzled look.
Hyuga Matsuba stood off to the side as if he had nothing to do with it, but he was the spark that ignited the fight.
"What's the big deal? I just wanted to join in the fun. What's wrong with that?" Hyuga Matsuba replied with a cheeky grin.
If he really couldn't do anything, he wouldn't poke that hornet's nest. But now that he had skills, he wasn't afraid.
In this Konoha, even if the Uchiha Clan got angry, they couldn't do much to him. Besides, Mikoto had just said that plenty of people in the clan already disliked Uchiha Ken.
Uchiha Ken might even become the next clan leader, so other competitors were surely unhappy with him. They might even thank Hyuga Matsuba for beating up that annoying pest.
"What's going on here! Stop right now!"
Everyone pulled back. Seeing someone had arrived, they all returned to their seats.
"What are you doing!" It was the teacher, Ueno Juri, who was now helping Uchiha Ken, lying on the ground, to his feet.
Uchiha Ken had long since been beaten unconscious. The teacher called the school doctor to check on him, and only relaxed after confirming there were no major injuries.
If bones had been broken, the teacher would have been held responsible. It had only been a short time since school started, and campus violence had already broken out—this was completely unexpected.
"Whoever threw a punch, get outside. The school has surveillance cameras installed. No one's getting away!" Ueno Juri got serious.
As soon as the words left his mouth, almost the whole class stood up. Only a few remained seated, including Hyuga Matsuba.
Everyone stared at Hyuga Matsuba, who hadn't budged, a bit speechless.
"What are you looking at me for? I didn't throw a punch." Hyuga Matsuba started playing tricks.
Holy crap! What a shameless bastard!
He was the one shouting to start the fight, and now he was playing innocent. Everyone was so furious they almost went up and beat him up too.
Ueno Juri looked at the scene and felt a headache coming on—so many kids in Class A had connections, how was she supposed to handle this?
"Everyone, get out and stand!" Ueno Juri had no other choice, so she dealt with it this way for now.
"Report! It was Hyuga Matsuba who started the fire, so we fought back—you have to punish him!" Hizashi Hyuga seized the chance to get revenge.
Hyuga Matsuba blinked his eyes. Hadn't he hit him hard enough last time? Why didn't this kid learn his lesson?
"Which one is Hyuga Matsuba?" Ueno Juri's eyes went wide.
In the silence, Hyuga Matsuba stood up. He decided he'd have to teach Hizashi Hyuga a proper lesson next time.
"You're getting punished too!" Ueno Juri looked at Hyuga Matsuba, who lacked the Byakugan, with some confusion, but she was too furious right now to care about that.
"Report, Hyuga Matsuba didn't throw a punch just now," Mikoto said loudly, trying to give Hyuga Matsuba a hand.
"You're pretty loyal, huh—you get out and stand too!" After saying that, the teacher quickly carried Uchiha Ken onto the ambulance.
The school doctor had only given a rough check just now, but couldn't be completely sure. The child's safety was more important, so a trip to the hospital was necessary.
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