You Slammed the Table and Yelled at Me?

Uchiha Itachi walked away calmly.

Although he stood vaguely opposite the Uchiha Clan, by all rights, an enemy of the Uchiha should be his friend.

But in reality, he stood on Konoha's side.

Why did he choose the clan annihilation? Not because he was insane, but because after the Uchiha coup, Konoha would perish.

Therefore, Itachi hated clans like the Hyuga, which placed clan rules above Konoha, even more.

They were a clan with even narrower ambitions than the Uchiha, who wanted to initiate a coup.

If he hadn't worried that the chaos caused by the Hyuga Clan's annihilation would lead to Konoha's demise, he would have just stood by and watched.

Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, in the Police Force, saw the orange meteorite heading straight for the Hyuga compound and their usually stern faces lost their composure.

They panicked and rushed over.

Along the way, they encountered Nara Shikaku and his group, sweating profusely.

Their destination was also the Hyuga compound.

This made Hiashi recall a flat-topped young man.

"Orange... is it him?"

He clenched his fist, filled with unease and apprehension.

In his mind, the image of his timid, cautious daughter shattered and reformed, shattered and reformed, shattered...

The countless cycles made the image mottled, and his heart ached as if cut by a knife.

"Hinata... Hinata..."

His speed increased.

He rushed over, not caring about the expenditure of energy.

Seeing the Hyuga and the others in such a hurry, Nara Shikaku gave a bitter smile.

He thought Jinghuo Uchiha wouldn't cause trouble at the Hokage's office, that he would at most resort to subtle, underhanded tactics.

But he never expected him to directly charge towards the Hyuga compound.

"Can't you be less impulsive?" He even wanted to call out to Jinghuo Uchiha as "Ge" and beg him.

His scalp was tingling.

He didn't know how many people in the Hyuga Clan had already died.

But whether it was one or a hundred, Konoha was about to descend into chaos.

The Hyuga Clan would definitely demand a price from Jinghuo Uchiha;

The Uchiha Clan would definitely protect Jinghuo Uchiha.

With conflict between the two clans, Konoha would be consumed by internal strife.

At that time, if spies from other villages, at any cost, killed Uchiha clan members and blamed the Hyuga Clan, or killed Hyuga clan members and blamed the Uchiha Clan, Then Konoha would be completely ruined!

Thinking of this, he seemed to see a Konoha engulfed in flames, with the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans displaced.

"I hope Jinghuo Uchiha hasn't engaged in a fight to the death with the Hyuga Clan yet," he prayed.

As he rushed over, he saw a group of Uchiha clan members surrounding Jinghuo Uchiha, full of worry.

"Shizuka, it's good that you're okay."

"Next time, don't be so impulsive."

"Exactly, we Uchiha are Root. If we don't like them, we have plenty of ways to deal with them!"

"Right, right, don't act rashly! It's not good to hurt yourself, there are many ways to deal with the Hyuga Clan."

Nara Shikaku: "..."

What do you mean "we Uchiha are Root. If we don't like them, we have plenty of ways to deal with them"?

What do you mean "it's not good to hurt yourself, there are many ways to deal with the Hyuga Clan"?

He sighed and walked over, calling out, "Shizuka!"

Jinghuo Uchiha glanced at him and said, "No one died, don't worry."

After speaking, he left without looking back.

Nara Shikaku: "..."

He felt as if Jinghuo Uchiha disdained his thoughts.

This made him feel inexplicably wronged.

He was the clan head of the Nara clan, after all. While it was wrong to watch Konoha slowly deteriorate, there was nothing he could do. No matter what, he couldn't gamble his clan's lives by taking sides.

However, Jinghuo Uchiha's assurance that no one died put him at ease.

The next day.

Hokage Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in the Hokage's seat, rubbing his temples with a headache as he looked at the seven-year-old boy before him.

"Shizuka, we're all in the same village. Can't you show a little more tolerance?"

Who goes around crashing into other clans' lands just because they're displeased!

"What tolerance? I said I was testing a new technique, and it failed, accidentally entering the Hyuga Clan's territory. I even got injured and reduced its power for it. Not a single Hyuga died, so why are you yelling at me now?" Jinghuo Uchiha was annoyed, ready to explode if they didn't agree.

It was as if she were saying, "I, Jinghuo Uchiha, have always been honest and upright. Are you trying to frame me? I can't stand such injustice!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."

"Jinghuo Uchiha!" The Hyuga Great Elder was so angry he was blowing his beard, wishing he could kill Jinghuo Uchiha.

Yes! No one died, but with the state of their clan land, what face did the Hyuga Clan have left!

"What are you yelling about?" Jinghuo Uchiha asked.

"Jinghuo Uchiha!!!" The Hyuga Great Elder was shocked by the perpetrator's attitude, his facial wrinkles turning red with anger.

Hiruzen Sarutobi saw that if these two stayed together, they might start fighting.

So, he directly interrupted their confrontational atmosphere and said, "The Hyuga Clan's losses will be compensated by the Uchiha Clan."

He looked at Jinghuo Uchiha and asked, "Any problems?"

The Hyuga Great Elder snorted coldly, somewhat displeased that Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't ask him, the Great Elder, but instead asked that Uchiha child.

Jinghuo Uchiha glanced at the Hyuga Great Elder, narrowing her eyes.

Then, she looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and smiled, "Of course. The damage caused by the Uchiha will naturally be compensated by the Uchiha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled upon hearing this, "If that's the case, we'll handle it like this..."

Before he could finish, Jinghuo Uchiha said with a smile, "You can just deduct it from the funds promised to the Uchiha for relocating our clan land back then."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed slightly, and the smile vanished from his face. He said with a forced smile, "That was promised by Danzo. You can ask Root for it."

"Oh, is that so! So that's what you meant!" Jinghuo Uchiha put on an expression of sudden realization and said to the Hyuga Great Elder, "Although I, Jinghuo Uchiha, promised to compensate your Hyuga Clan for the losses to your clan land, the Uchiha didn't say they would compensate, so we don't have to."

After speaking, Jinghuo Uchiha hummed as if affirming her understanding, and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a smile, "Is that right?"

Bang--!

The sound of a table being slammed suddenly rang out. The usually amiable Hiruzen Sarutobi turned ferocious and terrifying, his eyes filled with rage: "Jinghuo Uchiha!"

Jinghuo Uchiha smiled and said, "You're slamming the table and yelling at me?"

As she spoke, the smile on her lips gradually drooped, and her gaze became oppressive and terrifying.

A wisp of orange flame ignited on her body, and the scorching heat made the atmosphere dry and dreadful.

The Hyuga Great Elder watched the two confront each other, his expression changing slightly as he retreated, swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

At this moment, a wisp of gold appeared in the orange flame on Jinghuo Uchiha's body.

With the appearance of this gold, Jinghuo Uchiha's terrifying aura amplified hundreds of times.

It was as if a noble emperor, above all others, had erupted in fury, and the whole world was about to turn into a blood-soaked hell.

He felt a chill of fear and unease, instinctively wanting to bow down and beg for mercy.