Uehara Isami's Provocation

The Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall was unavoidable.

This also meant that Uchiha Yuan would eventually face Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi, the pair who directly pushed this event forward.

Regarding Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Yuan considered him an idiot who had lost his mind over a woman.

Although he was merely a pawn in Uchiha Madara's scheme, the act of matricide and raising a blade against his own clan was unforgivable, regardless of the reason.

Moreover, if his memories from his past life were correct, his sister Izumi seemed to have died at Obito's hands during the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.

Thinking of this, a sharp glint flashed in Uchiha Yuan's eyes.

He would make anyone who dared to lay a hand on his sister understand the brutality of a brother's wrath.

As for Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Yuan's feelings were complex.

Uchiha Itachi was undoubtedly a super genius with exceptional combat talent and ninja aptitude.

The sacrifice he made for his younger brother Sasuke could even be described as that of a great elder brother.

However, in terms of political maneuvering, he was also an idiot.

The reason he slaughtered his entire clan was that if the Uchiha rebelled, Konoha would suffer a great loss in strength, potentially leading to an invasion by other villages and thus war.

Uchiha Itachi had been taken to the battlefield at the age of three, witnessing war and death, which led him to ponder the meaning of life.

He yearned for peace. At seven years old, he was praised by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, for having the mindset of a Hokage, his thoughts transcending the boundaries of clan and village.

Uchiha Yuan found this utterly laughable, especially the reason he chose to raise a blade against his clan, which was utterly absurd.

Clearly, in Uchiha Itachi's eyes, his clansmen who cared for him, loved him, and placed their hopes in him were less important than the village that oppressed and ostracized the Uchiha Clan.

Such a person was terrifying!

In Uchiha Yuan's view, ninjas were essentially knives for the ninja villages, tools.

If Uchiha Itachi yearned for peace and did not want conflict between his clan and the village, then he should have transformed from the knife into the hand that wielded it.

Instead, he chose to become a knife for Shimura Danzō to eliminate the Uchiha.

The tragedy of the Uchiha clan's downfall occurred because Konoha High Command saw that Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui identified more with the village than with their clan.

Their initial direction was wrong. They had always strived to integrate the clan into the village, but never considered making the village accept the clan.

If, from the beginning, Uchiha Shisui and he had displayed the power of their Mangekyo Sharingan to Konoha High Command on behalf of the Uchiha clan, they would not have dared to oppress the Uchiha clan excessively.

If Konoha High Command had been willing to truly trust him and Uchiha Shisui, allowing these two moderate Uchiha who were loyal to the village to join the Center of Power in Konoha, thereby extending goodwill to the Uchiha clan and resolving their dissatisfaction with being ostracized and suppressed.

The tragedy of the Uchiha clan's downfall might not have happened.

Thinking of Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Yuan couldn't help but think of his sister Izumi, a hint of helplessness appearing on his face.

The little girl hadn't spoken to him for many days.

Was this the so-called "a lover is better than a brother"?

When the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall truly arrived, he could kill Uchiha Obito without hesitation. But when it came to Uchiha Itachi, just thinking of Izumi's tears made Uchiha Yuan hesitate.

"Uchiha Yuan!"

A boy saw Uchiha Yuan and strode over, standing in front of him and speaking fiercely.

This boy was stout and almost a head taller than the other youths.

Uchiha Yuan frowned slightly, looking at the boy and saying, "Uehara Isami, what is it?"

The boy raised his fist, his face full of resentment, and said, "It's all because of you Uchiha. If your Police Force had been deployed to stop the Demon Fox that night...

My uncle wouldn't have died!

It's all your fault, Uchiha!"

With that, Uehara Isami threw a punch at Uchiha Yuan.

"Boring."

"And you're stupid!"

Uchiha Yuan kept his hands in his pockets, an impatient expression on his face; he had no interest in arguing with a fool misled by rumors.

He took a step and easily sidestepped Uehara Isami, heading towards his own classroom.

"Damn Uchiha Yuan!"

Uehara Isami's punch missed, and he was stunned for a moment. Then, his face flushed with shame and anger, he turned and threw another punch at Uchiha Yuan's back.

Slap.

The punch was blocked by a palm, followed by a stern shout.

"Kid, attacking from behind, do you want a beating?"

It was Uchiha Eiji's voice.

Uchiha Yuan turned around and saw Uchiha Eiji and a group of other Uchiha children gathering around.

Seeing the dozen or so Uchiha youths appear, Uehara Isami's face showed panic; then he turned and bolted, fleeing rapidly.

Watching Uehara Isami's retreating back, Uchiha Eiji sneered, "A mere coward dares to throw a punch at an Uchiha; not everyone is qualified to challenge the Uchiha Clan's might."

Then he looked at Uchiha Yuan and said, "When that coward blocked you just now, you should have just punched him down. The clan's prestige cannot be challenged by us."

Uchiha Yuan said, "He's just someone confused by rumors who has placed his resentment on the Uchiha. But Eiji, thank you for driving away that guy's harassment."

Then he turned and left.

Watching Uchiha Yuan's retreating back, the other Uchiha youths frowned.

"Eiji, whose son is that guy? So rude, I don't think I've ever seen him before."

"I know him, his name is Uchiha Yuan, from Class Nine. But he always seems to be alone and has never participated in our gatherings."

"His strength probably isn't great. I've never seen his name among the top fifty strongest in our grade."

"He avoided confrontation when provoked, which is a disgrace to our Uchiha Clan."

"Exactly. He didn't even dare to throw a punch when provoked. This guy is probably a cowardly good-for-nothing."

Hearing the voices of his clanmates, Uchiha Eiji frowned slightly, then walked towards the classroom.

He didn't want them to know that he had been defeated by Uchiha Yuan with just one punch.

The conflict between Uchiha Yuan and Uehara Isami, due to the appearance of Uchiha Eiji and others, came and ended quickly.

But it was still seen by many people around.

However, in their eyes, the scene they saw was a young boy being intimidated and fleeing in panic under the encirclement of more than a dozen Uchiha youths.

Not far away, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew his gaze from the Uchiha youths and then looked at Uchiha Shisui, saying, "Shisui, the Uchiha Clan's actions are becoming more and more overbearing. This will only drive them further away from the other villagers."

Uchiha Shisui's brows furrowed tightly. Looking at the Uchiha youths in the distance, he said in a low voice, "Third Hokage-sama, I will definitely change the Uchiha Clan."