Conflict

Hearing Uchiha Yuan's words, especially seeing the disdain and contempt in his eyes, Yoshiwara Yuto's face turned red with anger.

He glared fiercely at Uchiha Yuan and shouted, "Kid, don't think you can disrespect me just because you're from the Uchiha Clan."

Senju Gen looked at Uchiha Yuan in confusion. He noticed from Uchiha Yuan's expression that he seemed to know Yoshiwara Yuto.

"Yuan, you..."

Senju Gen started to ask, but Uchiha Yuan immediately waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Special Jonin Yoshiwara Yuto, you will not earn my respect."

Uchiha Yuan sneered at Yoshiwara Yuto, "I know you, Yoshiwara Yuto, a despicable and shameful coward. Do you still remember the Konoha White Fang!"

Yoshiwara Yuto was the ninja who was captured by Kumogakure back then, causing Hatake Sakumo to abandon his mission.

In the end, it was also him who publicly denounced Hatake Sakumo, accusing him of not being worthy of being a Konoha ninja.

Upon hearing the words "Konoha White Fang," Yoshiwara Yuto's entire face contorted. He revealed a ferocious smile and said, "Konoha White Fang, a very familiar name. Of course, I remember him. He was that guy who wasn't fit to be a ninja."

Uchiha Yuan merely looked at Yoshiwara Yuto coldly, his gaze filled with disdain.

"You low-class mongrel like this, you dare to comment on a hero like the Konoha White Fang? In my eyes, you're not even qualified to carry his shoes."

Yoshiwara Yuto grinned and let out a mad laugh, then shouted in anger, "Hero? The Konoha White Fang was just an incompetent ninja who harmed the village's interests. What kind of hero is he?"

His angry shouts attracted the attention of other teams in the training ground, and gazes turned towards them.

"I'll tell you why the Konoha White Fang is a hero. He completed 266 B-rank missions, 123 A-rank missions, 27 S-rank missions... On the Sunagakure battlefield... On the battlefield against Iwagakure..."

Uchiha Yuan listed Hatake Sakumo's past achievements one by one, then looked at Yoshiwara Yuto with a cold smile and said, "That mission failure back then, the one who truly deserved to die was you, the one who truly should be responsible is you. According to your logic, if you were a qualified ninja, you should have committed suicide before being captured by Kumogakure, sacrificing your life for the village and ensuring the mission wouldn't fail."

Yoshiwara Yuto's facial muscles twitched and trembled with extreme anger, his eyes bloodshot, bulging almost out of their sockets from wide-eyed rage.

The next moment, a gust of wind surged, and he lunged at Uchiha Yuan.

Bang!

Uchiha Yuan grabbed Yoshiwara Yuto's lunging fist and then delivered a side kick, whipping Yoshiwara Yuto away like a whip.

Yoshiwara Yuto twisted and turned in mid-air, flipped his hands, and threw two shuriken at Uchiha Yuan.

Uchiha Yuan charged forward, his figure a blur of afterimages as he appeared before Yoshiwara Yuto and then struck his chest with a palm strike like a blade.

With a dull thud on the ground, Yoshiwara Yuto crashed heavily onto the ground.

Uchiha Yuan stepped on Yoshiwara Yuto's face, looking down at him coldly and said, "You think you can be my captain? You're not worthy. Your strength is lacking, and in battle, someone like you is more likely to betray us. I won't trust you."

The commotion caused the training ground to fall silent. No one expected this scene to unfold.

A newly graduated genin had clashed with his leading jonin, who was also his captain, and had even knocked the leading jonin to the ground.

Uchiha Yuan retracted his foot, turned, and left.

Yoshiwara Yuto looked up and glared fiercely at Uchiha Yuan's retreating back, then sprang up from the ground, formed hand seals, and opened his mouth to unleash a ninjutsu at him.

At this moment, Senju Gen intervened.

"Water Style - Water Colliding Wave."

A stream of water interrupted Yoshiwara Yuto's ninjutsu, sending him flying.

Uchiha Yuan turned around, first let out a cold snort at Yoshiwara Yuto, then looked at Senju Gen.

Senju Gen smiled, "Yuan, you're right. This guy isn't worthy of being our captain. Attacking a student from behind is truly despicable."

Soon, the incident at the training ground reached Hiruzen Sarutobi's ears.

Upon hearing the cause of the event, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a long draw from his pipe.

Hearing the name Konoha White Fang again, a flicker of guilt crossed Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.

However, this expression of guilt quickly vanished. He thought to himself, 'Sakumo, I didn't expect anyone to still remember you. What happened back then was all for Konoha.'

Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a moment, then exhaled a smoke ring and said, "Then replace Yoshiwara. As for that child named Uchiha Yuan, let's waive the punishment..."

Not only was an Uchiha involved in this matter, but a Senju clan member had also taken action.

For Senju Gen, the village would not punish him based on the mere surname Senju.

And if Senju Gen was not punished, but only Uchiha Yuan was, the Uchiha clan would surely cause trouble.

Moreover, the Ninja World inherently respected strength. With Yoshiwara Yuto being defeated by a student who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy, the village would be even less likely to anger the Uchiha and Senju clans for his sake.

In a snack shop by the street, Uchiha Yuan and others were gathered.

"Yuan, thank you."

Hatake Harukaze said with a solemn expression. Among the Hatake clan members, she had the most complex feelings towards Yoshiwara Yuto. It was because of him that the clan head of the Hatake clan had been forced to commit suicide.

When she heard the news that Uchiha Yuan had severely taught Yoshiwara Yuto a lesson, Hatake Harukaze was stunned for a moment, and then felt an immense sense of relief.

Uchiha Yuan grabbed a skewer of fish balls and said, "There's no need for thanks between us. I didn't act to teach him a lesson for you, but for White Fang-senpai. White Fang-senpai is a senior I've always respected."

He then sneered, "I've wanted to teach that guy Yoshiwara Yuto a good lesson for a long time. Since I ran into him, how could I miss the opportunity? And for a scumbag like him to want to be my leading jonin was simply unacceptable to me. After beating him up, I feel completely refreshed and joyful."

Aida Kai said weakly from the side, "Yuan, won't you get into trouble doing this? The village should have some punishment."

Uchiha Yuan said indifferently, "Aida, you don't need to worry. Even if the village punishes me, it has nothing to do with you."

Speaking of this, Uchiha Yuan looked at Senju Gen, "Gen, you actually didn't need to step in. Yoshiwara Yuto couldn't have hurt me."

Senju Gen smiled, "White Fang is also a senior I've always respected. How could I miss the chance to teach that guy Yoshiwara Yuto a lesson?"

Uchiha Yuan and Senju Gen exchanged a smile, then nodded gently, "Gen, thank you."

Uchiha Yuan understood that Senju Gen had stepped in because he wanted to share the punishment from the village with him.

Hyuga Kagami said softly, "After you left, I overheard a conversation between several Leading Jonin at the Training Ground. They highly praised Yuan's actions."