Danzō's Attention

"Good job, Uchiha boy."

As Uchiha Yuan and the others spoke, a one-eyed middle-aged ninja rose from another table in the snack shop and walked over.

His remaining eye was filled with approval as he looked at Uchiha Yuan. A kindly smile appeared on his face, and then he turned and left the snack shop.

Before long, several more ninjas around thirty passed by outside the snack shop. When they saw Uchiha Yuan, they murmured among themselves for a few moments before nodding to him.

What had happened at the Training Ground quickly spread through the ninja community, and many people secretly felt delighted.

Although the Konoha White Fang incident had later been suppressed by the village, White Fang had continued to hold a place in many ninjas' hearts.

In their eyes, Konoha White Fang had always been a hero of the village.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yuan could not help but smile. "Justice resides in the hearts of the people. It seems there are still many in the village who remember White Fang."

Senju Gen and Hatake Harukaze both nodded.

Underground lay a vast, dark, and secluded space. This was Root's base.

A masked ninja knelt on one knee before an old man whose body was mostly wrapped in bandages, reporting the information concerning Yoshiwara Yuto being beaten and the Hokage's Office's handling of the matter.

After a long while, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, a vicious glint flashing in his gloomy gaze.

"As expected of the evil Uchiha Clan. A Ninja Academy student actually dared to be so arrogant and insolent, even daring to attack a Leading Jonin. He clearly has no regard for the village."

"Speaking up for Hatake Sakumo? Hmph, Hatake Sakumo endangered the village. Suicide was the best outcome for him. What does some Uchiha brat know? This must be the Uchiha Clan expressing its dissatisfaction with the village."

"Hiruzen, you are far too weak. How can you make concessions when dealing with the Uchiha? They must be forcefully suppressed."

This old man was the Hokage Advisor and leader of Root, Shimura Danzō.

As the mastermind behind the smear campaign and suppression of Konoha White Fang back then, Uchiha Yuan's actions were practically a slap across Shimura Danzō's face.

The fact that he came from the Uchiha Clan made Shimura Danzō even more furious.

After a period of silence, Danzo said, "He defeated that trash Yoshiwara using Taijutsu alone. This Uchiha brat has considerable talent. Bring him to me tonight. I want to see him personally."

"Yes."

The masked Root ninja flickered and withdrew using the Body Flicker Technique.

After parting with Senju Gen and the others, Uchiha Yuan walked back toward the clan compound.

The impact of his lesson for Yoshiwara Yuto had exceeded his expectations. Along the way, quite a few ninjas smiled warmly at him.

This made him realize that White Fang's supporters had always been there. Dissatisfied with the village because of White Fang's suicide, they had kept those feelings buried in their hearts.

They were all forces that could be won over.

Whoosh.

A figure suddenly appeared atop the wall by the roadside ahead of him. It was Kakashi.

He silently watched Uchiha Yuan without saying a word.

Uchiha Yuan approached step by step. Although Kakashi's mask covered most of his face, he could still tell that Kakashi's expression was incomparably complicated at that moment.

Uchiha Yuan stopped and looked up at Kakashi with a smile. "Kakashi-senpai, long time no see."

Kakashi looked at Uchiha Yuan's small face. After a moment of silence, he softly said, "Thank you."

Uchiha Yuan was about to speak, but after saying thank you, Kakashi flickered away with the Body Flicker Technique.

As he drew closer and closer to the clan compound, Uchiha Yuan encountered more and more clan members.

When Uchiha Yuan reached the entrance of the clan compound, he came across a squad of Police Force members.

The leader was a tall, short-haired man. Looking at Uchiha Yuan, he said, "You're the eldest son of the Rei family, aren't you?"

"Yes."

The man laughed heartily and patted Uchiha Yuan on the shoulder. "Good kid, well done! You actually defeated a Special Jonin. You've brought great honor to the clan."

The other members also began praising him.

"Not bad. Now those civilians should fear the clan's prestige even more. An Uchiha student from the Ninja Academy can defeat one of the village's Special Jonin."

"Haha, only the Uchiha Clan could produce so many geniuses."

"I could tell long ago that the Rei family's eldest son was a bold man without fear. Remember the night the Nine Tails went berserk? When those Root bastards stopped us, the Rei family's eldest son dared to mock them."

Hearing their praise, a smug smile appeared on Uchiha Yuan's face. "It can't be helped. As an Uchiha, I cannot tolerate having a shameless rat as my superior."

Then he asked curiously, "What punishment has the village decided on for me?"

The leading man smiled. "What, are you scared?"

Uchiha Yuan shook his head and proudly replied, "Since I dared to act, I won't be afraid of punishment."

At that, the leading man's face immediately showed great admiration.

He laughed. "Good. I'm finding you more and more impressive, kid. Don't worry, the village has imposed no punishment at all. After all, we are the mighty Uchiha."

"Hahaha..."

The Police Force squad burst into smug laughter.

After entering the clan compound, every clan member Uchiha Yuan encountered praised him.

Of course, there were also looks of surprise. No one had expected the eldest son of the Uchiha Rei family, a branch family, to do something like this.

Not far from home, Uchiha Yuan ran into Uchiha Eiji and his group.

"Yuan, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. I just never expected you to be that strong. That was a Special Jonin, yet you defeated him so easily."

Uchiha Eiji spoke with both surprise and excitement. At his side, Uchiha Hayabusa and the others all looked at Uchiha Yuan with reverence.

"When I heard that you'd beaten a Leading Jonin, I thought it was fake."

Uchiha Yuan said flatly, "I only wanted to vent some anger for White Fang."

"Konoha White Fang? Wasn't that just your excuse?"

Uchiha Yuan frowned. "Of course it wasn't an excuse. White Fang has always been someone I respected. Otherwise, why would I make trouble for the Leading Jonin for no reason?"

"I thought you wanted to become famous. After all, you really do have the strength," Uchiha Eiji said, scratching his head.

Uchiha Yuan shot Uchiha Eiji an annoyed glare. "Do you think I'm like you? I don't need to become famous by defeating some worthless rat. That would be an insult to me."

From the beginning to the end of the Konoha White Fang incident, Uchiha Yuan had seen everything clearly. Back then, he had felt regret for Konoha White Fang and despised the Konoha High Command's crude and filthy political schemes.

And now that Hatake Sakumo was his teacher, how could Uchiha Yuan, as his student, possibly not take revenge upon encountering those who had stabbed his teacher in the back?