I Told You to Apologize, Not That I'd Let You Go

"Brother Yuzuru, stop training me."

"Can't I take a day off?"

Watching Obito Uchiha beg for mercy, Uchiha Yuzuru gave a cold snort. "No one succeeds without effort. If you don't work hard, what gives you the right to obtain great power?"

Obito Uchiha retorted, "Then why have I never seen you train hard?"

"Me?" Uchiha Yuzuru crossed his arms and said lightly, "I've met many geniuses, but they all called me a genius."

"And you?"

"You've met plenty of dead-last students, yet they all called you dead last."

"That's the difference."

Not only did he kill, he twisted the knife.

Obito Uchiha felt like he might as well die outright.

Honestly, Brother Yuzuru... why did he have to be so blunt? Couldn't he be a little more tactful?

Still, Obito Uchiha asked curiously, "Brother Yuzuru, is it really good to pursue power too much? When I was at the Ninja Academy, the teachers said that it was precisely because people relied too heavily on power that there were so many conflicts and tragedies in the Shinobi World."

"We need to learn to use love to move everything."

Uchiha Yuzuru slapped Obito Uchiha on the head and said coldly, "It is precisely because conflicts cannot be eliminated that power is needed even more."

"Without power, you can do nothing, and you can protect nothing."

"Placing your hopes in others is the beginning of tragedy."

"From now on, forget all that nonsense the Ninja Academy taught you."

"Oh, got it..."

As the two spoke, Uchiha Yakumi hurried over. "Lord Yuzuru, someone has come looking for us!"

Uchiha Yuzuru had never expected that the first to come knocking would be Sunagakure, the village farthest from the Land of Fields.

Looking at the several dozen Sunagakure ninja not far ahead, Uchiha Yuzuru slowly walked forward.

"What happened?"

Seeing Uchiha Fugaku's ugly expression, Uchiha Yuzuru asked in confusion.

Uchiha Fugaku pointed at the Sunagakure ninja in front and said in a deep voice, "These bastards are far too arrogant."

"Oh?"

Uchiha Yuzuru raised an eyebrow and asked the ninja Uchiha Fugaku had pointed out, "Sunagakure ninja, state the purpose of your visit."

The Sunagakure ninja at the front spoke up. "My name is Koii Shuji. Are you the one in charge of the Uchiha Clan?"

After seeing Uchiha Yuzuru nod, Koii Shuji immediately said, "Lord Kazekage heard that you defected from Konoha, so he intends to take you in."

"Are you willing to serve Sunagakure from now on?"

Uchiha Yuzuru frowned. "Watch your attitude."

"Attitude?" Koii Shuji could not help laughing. "You are nothing but a pack of homeless dogs. Sunagakure is willing to take you in—you should be grateful."

"Hand over all your ninjutsu scrolls and supplies, and Sunagakure will protect you..."

Before Koii Shuji could finish speaking, his mind suddenly went blank.

By the time he came to again, Uchiha Yuzuru had grabbed him by the neck and lifted him into the air.

Staring into those crimson red three-tomoe Sharingan, Koii Shuji struggled as he spoke. "What are you trying to do?"

"You'd better think carefully about the consequences of attacking me. You can't bear Sunagakure's wrath!"

"Apologize."

"What?"

"I said..." Uchiha Yuzuru slowly tightened his grip. "Apologize for what you just said and did."

As blood rushed continuously to his head, Koii Shuji gradually found it hard to breathe.

He could feel it: this guy in front of him, who attacked at the slightest disagreement, truly intended to kill him!

"I-I apologize." Faced with death, Koii Shuji decisively followed his heart. "I'm sorry. I was too rude."

The force in Uchiha Yuzuru's hand continued to increase, and Koii Shuji's eyes widened in disbelief.

Why?

Hadn't he already apologized?

Seeming to see the confusion on Koii Shuji's face, Uchiha Yuzuru spoke expressionlessly. "I only told you to apologize. I never said I'd let you go."

Crack!

With a crisp snap of breaking bone, Koii Shuji's head lolled to one side. Uchiha Yuzuru tossed him to the ground like a dead dog.

The remaining Sunagakure ninja were both shocked and enraged at the sight.

"You Uchiha bastards! You actually dared to kill a Sunagakure ninja! This is absolutely unforgivable!"

"We'll kill you and avenge our comrade!"

"You'll face Lord Kazekage's wrath! Uchiha Clan, just wait to be exterminated!"

In the eyes of these Sunagakure ninja, the Uchiha Clan was now nothing more than a pack of homeless dogs with nowhere to stand. Anyone passing by could stomp on them twice.

No matter how prestigious a Ninja Clan was, it was completely incomparable to a ninja village.

The fact that they had not simply robbed them outright was already merciful enough.

But now...

These bastards had actually killed without hesitation.

They were simply too arrogant!

Looking at the enraged Sunagakure ninja, Uchiha Yuzuru's lips curled slightly. "It has been too long since the Shinobi World last spoke of the Uchiha Clan's mighty name."

"Today, we'll use the lives of these Sunagakure ninja to tell everyone in the Shinobi World..."

"The Uchiha, once the Shinobi World's foremost great clan and possessors of the strongest Kekkei Genkai... have returned!"

After hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, every Uchiha clansman behind him revealed an excited expression.

Some of the less composed clansmen were even trembling with excitement.

Battle! This is awesome!

"A bunch of lunatics..."

Facing those pairs of crimson three-tomoe Sharingan, every Sunagakure ninja felt a fear that rose from the depths of their souls.

Although their lineup this time was not weak, they had five Jonin leading them, including Koii Shuji.

But against a group of Uchiha like this, what difference would even ten Jonin make?

Without giving the Sunagakure ninja time to react, more than a dozen ninja with three-tomoe Sharingan behind Uchiha Yuzuru formed hand seals at the same time.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

The enormous fireballs collided, instantly forming a sea of flames.

The Sunagakure ninja immediately suffered devastating casualties.

After they used Wind Style to blow away the towering flames, they discovered that the Uchiha Clan ninja had already charged before them, their Sharingan blazing.

Uchiha Yuzuru took the lead, swinging his long blade to slice through throat after throat. The spurting lines of blood stained the hem of his clothes with specks of red plum blossoms.

A Sunagakure ninja shouted, "Catch him! Otherwise, we'll all die here!"

Before his words had even faded, Uchiha Yuzuru had already seized him by the throat.

"Do you want to dance too?"

Crack!

Just as Uchiha Yuzuru snapped the Sunagakure ninja's neck, the surrounding Sunagakure ninja closed in to kill him.

A sky-covering barrage of kunai, senbon, and Explosive Tags engulfed Uchiha Yuzuru.

The next moment...

With a loud explosion, smoke and dust billowed everywhere.

Then, all the Sunagakure ninja stared in terror.

Uchiha Yuzuru emerged unscathed, holding his blade in one hand.

Only the three tomoe in his Sharingan had formed into a mysterious pattern they had never seen before.