This Uchiha Is a Bit Different!

"Hmm?"

At this moment, a masked ninja lay fallen before the man from Sunagakure.

The man himself was also wounded, gasping for breath.

Majiro had not expected that his reconnaissance mission would lead to him being discovered by a Konoha Anbu ninja.

Fortunately, it was only a single Anbu operative, which gave him the chance to kill his opponent and secure an opportunity to escape.

Just as he prepared to leave, he saw a Konoha ninja rushing toward him at high speed.

Those evil red pupils, with two tomoe swirling within them.

He recognized this ninja immediately as a member of the Uchiha clan, the strongest family in Konoha.

Damn it, why would a member of the Uchiha show up at a time like this?

He had been lurking in Konoha for two years now.

He was well aware of the friction between Konoha and the Uchiha.

Unless the village was under attack, the Uchiha stuck to their own duties and never involved themselves in such matters.

It was even rumored that during the Nine-Tails Incident, the Uchiha, who possessed the Sharingan capable of suppressing Tailed Beasts, had not even lifted a finger.

They had merely protected their own clan members and retreated to safety.

What he did not know was that the Uchiha had not been unwilling to act back then.

Rather, because of the Nine-Tails' rampage, they had been suspected by the Konoha high command and forbidden from intervening.

Had it been otherwise, the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Daimei, might not have died...

Returning to the present.

The person who had arrived was none other than Uchiha Roy.

"Konoha Military Police Force, Fourth Squad. I am arresting you on charges of destroying Konoha public property and attacking a Konoha ninja."

"Please do not offer any futile resistance, or you shall become a soul beneath the blade of the Military Police Force."

Roy gripped the kunai in his hand, his expression firm as he spoke.

This was not because Roy had some burning spirit of "chuunibyou," but because of a system mission.

Random mission: Defeat the Sunagakure ninja causing the disturbance and gain a certain degree of recognition from the villagers.

If he wanted to gain recognition, he had to let people know who he was, didn't he?

Therefore, announcing his affiliation was the most effective approach.

"An Uchiha, huh?"

"Those guys in the Military Police Force only ever pick on the villagers; I bet they're just putting on a show."

"Just watch, it'll be the Third Hokage's Anbu who end up solving the problem in the end."

A group of villagers began to whisper among themselves.

Even in a situation like this, they couldn't help but complain.

One could only imagine the extent to which the conflict between the Uchiha and the village had reached.

"Hahaha, you're nothing but a mere Chunin!"

"If you don't want to die here, get lost!"

Majiro wore a smug expression.

However, his mind was not on Roy at all.

A Chunin was someone he could kill in a short amount of time before making his escape.

But this was an Uchiha ninja!

That pair of Sharingan... they fetched a very high price on the black market.

Why not...

"Do it!"

Thinking of this, Majiro formed hand seals without warning.

"Wind Style: Sickle Weasel Jutsu!"

Following the release of the B-rank Wind Style jutsu, a terrifying blade of wind struck out instantly.

Roy did not dodge in the slightest, charging straight ahead instead.

"Hahaha, has this guy been scared stupid?"

"If you want to throw your life away, then go ahead and die!"

"Wind Style: Sickle Weasel Jutsu!"

Immediately, Majiro unleashed another Wind Style technique.

At the same time, he raised his hand, preparing to gouge out Roy's eyes at the first opportunity before fleeing into the distance.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome if other Konoha ninja arrived and pinned him down.

"Ssh..."

As a cutting sound rang out, the murmurs of the surrounding crowd ceased.

Setting aside their attitude toward the Uchiha for a moment.

Right now, Roy was acting as a Konoha ninja, protecting the village.

For this reason alone, this ninja was already worthy of their respect.

The expression on Majiro's face became increasingly smug.

He hadn't expected that these priceless Sharingan would fall into his hands so easily.

"It seems you are already prepared to die."

"You aren't even putting up a basic defense."

"Ssh..."

Another sound of something piercing the air rang out.

The kunai in Roy's hand sliced directly across Majiro's throat.

A splash of crimson spilled forth, and Majiro turned to look at Roy in disbelief.

"Why..."

"Pfft..."

Before he could finish his question, blood sprayed out, and his entire body collapsed heavily to the ground.

"Don't just stand there watching, hurry up and notify the Military Police Force to come and handle this; I'm already off the clock."

Roy looked at the stunned crowd not far away.

One had to know, just a moment ago, they had even thought Roy was about to be cut in half.

"Right, I'll go immediately."

A villager quickly left to notify the members of the Military Police Force.

"Big brother, my mother is trapped under a collapsed house; can you help me, big brother?"

Just at that moment, a little girl with tear-streaked cheeks appeared before Roy.

Although she was a bit timid, she still looked at Roy with hope that he could help her.

Even though people nearby were already helping, a ninja had greater strength and could rescue her mother much faster.

At a time like this, time was life.

"Where is it?"

Roy asked with some urgency.

"Over there."

Following the direction the little girl pointed, Roy dashed out like an arrow.

He moved directly to heave away the massive pieces of wood and stone slabs one by one.

Then, he carried out the woman who had already fallen unconscious.

"Little sister, I'll take your mother to the hospital first; can you make it there on your own?"

Roy looked at the little girl before him and asked earnestly.

"I can!"

The little girl held back her tears and nodded.

Hearing this, Roy vanished from the spot, carrying the woman.

The girl also headed in the direction of the hospital.

"I didn't see that wrong just now, did I? Was that really someone from the Uchiha?"

"That's right, I remember him saying he was from the Military Police Force Fourth Squad, named Uchiha Roy!"

"How is that possible, the Uchiha..."

Although one villager wanted to continue smearing the Uchiha, everyone had seen what happened.

There was nothing left to smear.

However, his own family had died during the Nine-Tails Incident, and the Uchiha had been the primary suspects.

For all these years, he had harbored hatred toward the Uchiha.

Of course, there were many others who felt the same way.

Fortunately, most people were considered lucky.

Coupled with Roy's performance just now, many people began to feel a sense of goodwill toward him.

This Uchiha seemed a bit different now.

Uchiha Natsume arrived quickly, surveying the two ninja corpses on the ground and the extent of the destruction in the surrounding area.

The man who had come to find them earlier had already filled him in on the specific details.

But where was Roy?

Of course, now was not the time to look for Roy, so Natsume promptly cleaned up the scene.

As for the corpses, he sent them directly to the Hokage Building.

Matters of this nature were beyond the jurisdiction of the Konoha Military Police Force.

To avoid the trouble of overstepping his bounds, and because such cases were a hassle to process, he chose this course of action.

After leaving the bodies behind, Natsume departed.