"Ridiculous, this is absolutely ridiculous!!!"
After hearing his subordinate's report, the Third Hokage looked at Hiko, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
What was this? He had thought they had been bullied, but instead, they had beaten the other side senseless and then come straight here to complain. The ones who should be feeling wronged now were probably those two so-called seniors.
This was all your idea. What do we do now?
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru secretly stared at Hiko as if to say, This was your idea. Let's see how you handle this now.
"Teacher, are you saying it's only natural for seniors to bully juniors?"
Hiko's eyes darted around, and he put on an aggrieved expression as he asked.
"..."
The Third Hokage, who had been about to say something, froze with his raised hand suspended in midair. His expression stiffened as well, and Hiko's words choked back everything he had wanted to say.
"I never thought seniors could casually bully juniors. How could they still call themselves seniors? Teacher won't even help us. You're just going to watch us get bullied."
Everyone knew how to play to their own strengths. Hiko, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru's advantage right now was that they were still young—just six-year-old children. On top of that, the other side had no moral ground to stand on. Even if this was blown up into a major incident, the ones at a disadvantage would still be them.
"That's not what Teacher means. Teacher means..."
"Teacher means we shouldn't fight back and should just let the seniors hit us?" Hiko looked at the Third Hokage with a serious expression.
"I..." For the first time—this was truly the first time—the Third Hokage had been left utterly speechless. What kind of nonsense was