Feeling Pretty Glorious, Aren't You?

"Everyone, stop crowding around and check on Uchiha Fugaku! If anything happens to him, we'll be in serious trouble!" Shikaku Nara reminded them.

"Don't worry, I calculated it. At most, he broke a few bones—nothing more." Hyuga Matsuba wore an innocent expression.

When he had made his move earlier, Hyuga Matsuba had still known his limits. If he really did something to Uchiha Fugaku, how could he remain in this village afterward?

Even if Tsunade helped him, he belonged to a clan. That made things uncertain.

Based on Hyuga Matsuba's impression of Hiruzen Sarutobi, if Uchiha Fugaku had died on the spot, he would definitely have been handed over to the Uchiha Clan.

This was the best way to resolve the conflict without throwing the village into chaos. Times had changed, and the Uchiha Clan was now extremely powerful.

If the Uchiha Clan refused to submit to the village's authority, even if everyone in the village joined forces, they might not be able to suppress them. It would also give other villages an opportunity to take advantage.

So, for the sake of his own future, Hyuga Matsuba had still held back when he struck.

"It's all right, Mikoto. What's so bad about leaving that clan? Can't commoners live happily too? Besides, ever since the Uchiha Clan lost Madara Uchiha, it's been in decline. Leaving now is actually a pretty good choice."

Hyuga Matsuba began comforting Mikoto.

"All right, I understand." Mikoto's mind was in complete turmoil.

"Now that you don't have a clan, Mikoto, you can stay with me. I have a house, and I live there alone!" Hyuga Matsuba smiled, with a faint hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Mikoto became embarrassed again, but she truly had nowhere to go and could not find a suitable place to stay. Hyuga Matsuba's invitation came at just the right time and solved her urgent problem.

By some twist of fate, Uchiha Fugaku actually did me a huge favor. I really ought to thank him properly. If I see him again someday, I'll definitely give him another punch. Otherwise, I won't be able to express my gratitude. Hyuga Matsuba thought to himself.

"Hyuga Matsuba, just you wait! Our clan will make you pay!"

The Uchiha Clan's lackeys sent Uchiha Fugaku onto the ambulance, but they still did not forget to throw out a few threats before leaving.

"What happened?"

Before the matter had even ended, the teacher arrived. Ueno Juri had heard the Uchiha Clan members making a huge commotion from far away and hurried over to take control of the situation.

"You actually dared to bully my students?"

The moment she spoke, a mysterious force enveloped those Uchiha Clan members. Ueno Juri had seen grand occasions before, and her presence was overwhelming.

At once, the Uchiha Clan members' legs went weak.

"Hyuga Matsuba attacked first. It has nothing to do with us! Even our Young Clan Head got beaten up!" The Uchiha Clan members shamelessly began complaining.

After hearing that, Ueno Juri pursed her lips before sternly saying, "I handle my own students. But you dared to bully my students at school—do you think I'm easy to push around?"

"Wait, who used this Ninjutsu? It violates the rules, do you understand?" The teacher pointed at the crater left by the massive fireball, her face stern.

"Reporting, it was Uchiha Fugaku. It was extremely dangerous just now, and he nearly got Hiashi killed," Nawaki answered promptly.

"Fine! I'll report this fight to the Hokage in full and let him decide how to handle this matter!" Ueno Juri said with a stony face.

"What are you all standing around for? Classes are about to begin. Get back to your classrooms!"

After shouting, Ueno Juri went to inspect Uchiha Fugaku's injuries. She needed to understand what had happened so her students would suffer less.

If Uchiha Fugaku had died, even if she wanted to favor her own students, there would have been nothing she could do. Fortunately, after checking him over, she found that he had only suffered fractures, so she quickly had him sent onto the ambulance.

After Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the hospital, Ueno Juri went to find the school authorities and report what had happened.

However, she did not fully understand the entire sequence of events, so she only reported that Uchiha Fugaku had violated school rules, used Ninjutsu, and nearly caused a disaster.

After filing her report, she hurried back to the classroom. She needed to learn the details of what had happened.

"What exactly happened? Minato, tell me the truth!" After returning to the classroom, Ueno Juri found one of the students involved.

She had chosen Minato because he was an honest student. With the others, Ueno Juri always felt they might lie.

Namikaze Minato was known for being an honest child. Upon hearing his teacher's request, he told her everything he had seen, detail by detail.

"Hyuga Hiashi, get over here!" Ueno Juri became angry.

"You think you're impressive, huh? Don't you know your own limits? You're this young, yet you dared to challenge an upperclassman?"

Ueno Juri gave Hyuga Hiashi a sharp and efficient scolding. Though he felt wronged inside, Hiashi could only listen obediently.

"I understand that you have a strong sense of responsibility, but you need to think before you act. If someone had really died, how would you keep being the Young Clan Head?"

"I won't say anything more. I'll leave it at that. Go back and think it over carefully!"

Ueno Juri waved her hand and ordered Hyuga Hiashi to leave.

Then she turned to Hyuga Matsuba. "What are you laughing at? Do you think you really made a name for yourself this time?"

"That punch of yours nearly killed an upperclassman. You think you're amazing, but have you thought about how you'd deal with the consequences? If something had happened to Uchiha Fugaku just now, what could you have done?" Ueno Juri began shouting again.

Hyuga Matsuba remained silent, putting on an obedient expression.

The teacher before him suddenly gave Hyuga Matsuba a familiar feeling, as though he had returned to his school days before transmigrating. Back then, his teachers had scolded students in exactly the same way.

"That's all I'll say. I understand your rebellious mentality, but whatever you do in the future, use your brains first."

With a sigh, Ueno Juri put the matter behind her and continued teaching everyone new material.

They were still learning about Chakra today. Hyuga Matsuba had mastered it long ago, so he once again pretended to sleep while busying himself with his own matters.

He had understood nothing before, which was why Hyuga Matsuba now had to spend an enormous amount of time refining his Chakra.

After making a rough calculation, Hyuga Matsuba figured it would take at least another half year to fully refine all the Chakra he currently possessed.

By then, the amount of high-grade Chakra Hyuga Matsuba had would also decrease severalfold. He might only be at the level of a Jonin, or perhaps an Elite Jonin.

But by that point, Hyuga Matsuba's strength would definitely improve drastically.

Time passed quickly. As noon approached and school was nearly over, Ueno Juri suddenly stopped teaching and leisurely said, "Hyuga Matsuba, come to my office. Everyone else, class is dismissed!"

"Matsuba!" Mikoto looked deeply worried.

Hyuga Matsuba patted her back, telling her not to worry, before heading to Ueno Juri's office.