Brutal, But Effective

When Tsunade arrived at the Hokage's Office, she found not only the Third Hokage there but also Uchiha Fugaku.

Upon seeing the head of the Uchiha Clan, Tsunade couldn't help but click her tongue in annoyance; she felt the old man was being a busybody.

"Tsunade, you know why I called you here, don't you? Why did you attack Uchiha Yoichi in the village just now?"

The Third Hokage spoke to Tsunade with a grave expression. He had just finished giving Uchiha Fugaku a light reprimand about not attacking fellow villagers, only for his own student to turn around and attack Uchiha Yoichi.

One of the Sannin chasing a Uchiha Chunin all over the village, and nearly chasing him outside the clan grounds?

When the Third Hokage heard the news, he was so shocked he nearly dropped his Crystal Ball on the floor.

If the Anbu could receive the report, then the Security Force could as well. In Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, Tsunade was being far too impulsive; she had completely forgotten her own status.

"Lady Tsunade, if Uchiha Yoichi has offended you in any way, I will have Yoichi come to you personally to apologize."

At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku spoke up. His words made it difficult for Tsunade to keep her composure.

Since the other party had offered an apology first, and given that the one who offended her was Uchiha Yoichi, Tsunade found it hard to give Uchiha Fugaku a cold shoulder.

"It's nothing. It has nothing to do with you Uchiha. This is a personal matter between me and that brat!"

Tsunade then clicked her tongue and said to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Old man, don't make a mountain out of a molehill. I already told you about this matter before. As for today, I was impulsive, but that brat was the one spouting nonsense first, which is why I acted on impulse."

After saying this, Tsunade left directly.

Her departure left Hiruzen Sarutobi feeling somewhat awkward. Among his three students, Tsunade had the worst temper; sometimes, when she got impatient, she would even give him a cold shoulder during the Jonin Conference.

However, every Jonin in Konoha was aware of this situation, so Uchiha Fugaku simply kept his eyes on his nose and acted as if he hadn't seen anything.

"Fugaku, Tsunade did indeed mention this to me before, but I was a bit busy at the time and forgot."

Following this, Hiruzen Sarutobi explained to Uchiha Fugaku that Uchiha Yoichi possessed the Nintaijutsu known as the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

While using Lightning Release Chakra to activate cells and increase physical speed was common, the Nintaijutsu known as the Lightning Release Chakra Mode was a secret technique of the Cloud Ninja.

Uchiha Fugaku frowned slightly upon hearing this. After pondering for a moment, he said to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Lord Hokage, some time ago, Yoichi was self-studying a second type of Chakra nature transformation and had already learned Cellular Activation. As for the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, there must be some misunderstanding."

Uchiha Yoichi's Sharingan could not lie, and his life in Konoha was well-documented; it was impossible for him to be a Cloud Ninja spy.

Even if he truly possessed the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it was possible that Uchiha Yoichi had obtained it by pure coincidence.

Uchiha Fugaku recalled that Uchiha Yoichi had previously been on a mission where he encountered an elite Cloud Ninja squad. Out of the four-man Chunin team, he was the only one to survive, and he had even brought back intelligence regarding the Cloud Ninja's movements.

If Uchiha Yoichi truly had an opportunity to acquire the Nintaijutsu of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it would have been during that mission.

"Hmm, I also believe that Uchiha Yoichi is not a spy. This matter may truly be a coincidence. Fugaku, I will leave it to you to communicate with Yoichi, and I will handle appeasing Tsunade."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a kindly smile.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded and said, "I understand, Third Lord."

That crazy woman. Shouldn't she be wallowing in grief and gambling right now? Why does she look at me like I'm her mortal enemy the moment she sees me?

After returning home, Uchiha Yoichi relaxed slightly. This was the Uchiha compound; no matter how arrogant Tsunade was, she couldn't possibly storm into the clan grounds.

As for earlier, he hadn't had the chance to return to the compound. Since the Uchiha compound didn't exactly welcome outsiders, he had been training in the forest on the edge of the village after hiring Kakashi as a sparring partner for sword techniques.

I caused quite a commotion in the village earlier. The Anbu might show up at my door any moment, and I can't exactly handle an interrogation in this state.

I have to find a way to deal with this Eavesdrop on Honest Young Master ability. If it keeps making me talk, the first person it's going to get killed is me.

Uchiha Yoichi thought of a few ways to restrict this ability and decided to put them to the test.

Having used it so many times, Uchiha Yoichi had a solid grasp of this Superpower Roulette. The abilities and rules on it were fixed, but that didn't mean they couldn't be restricted.

Uchiha Yoichi grabbed some paper and a pen, then left his house, intending to find someone to test the ability on.

He hadn't been wandering the clan grounds for long when he suddenly spotted some familiar faces: Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin.

"Senior Yoichi!"

Uchiha Obito had also spotted Uchiha Yoichi. He waved immediately, and then he and Nohara Rin walked over toward him.

Yoichi didn't have a shred of affection for Uchiha Obito.

The Uchiha were already prone to extremes, and Uchiha Obito was the cream of the crop—a total extremist.

However, since he had run into them, Uchiha Yoichi decided to use them for his experiment.

Click!

Uchiha Yoichi dislocated his jaw, walked up to Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin, and scribbled a question on the paper: 'Has Kakashi gone back?'

"He already left. Damn it, I wanted to challenge him to a duel. It looks like he knows I've gotten stronger and is worried he'll lose to me, so he's too scared to fight!"

Whenever the topic of Kakashi came up, Uchiha Obito seemed to have an endless supply of words. However, thinking back to what he had just witnessed, his curiosity soon overshadowed his enthusiasm for Kakashi.

"Senior Yoichi, did you just escape from Lady Tsunade, one of the Sannin? Why was she chasing you? And she looked so furious, too."

Upon hearing Obito's question, Uchiha Yoichi instinctively wanted to answer, but the words died on his lips. With his jaw dislocated, he couldn't speak at all.

Good, I've found a way!

Dislocating his jaw was a crude method, but there were plenty of ways to keep from talking. Uchiha Yoichi could even have a Ninja Tool Shop craft a half-face mask specifically designed to keep his mouth shut.

"Senior Yoichi?"

"It has nothing to do with you, don't ask any more questions."

After writing this sentence on a slip of paper, Uchiha Yoichi turned and headed toward the Ninja Tool Shop. He needed to place an urgent order—the kind he needed by tomorrow.

While on his way to the Ninja Tool Shop, he took the opportunity to pop his jaw back into place. He had learned some simple techniques like bandaging from a teammate in the past, which was how he was able to reset his own jaw.

It just hurt a little.

This matter could not be delayed. Until he obtained a half-face mask to stifle his speech, Uchiha Yoichi planned to live right in the Ninja Tool Shop.

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