An Opportunity to Beat Up the Ungrateful Wretch!

[Shocking! A man and a woman, for the sake of an object, have actually done something so appalling! Is this a distortion of human nature, or a moral decline!]

It sounds astonishing.

But in reality, it refers only to what Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura did to obtain the box.

And a box that could make two advisory elders attach such importance to it would naturally make the villagers infinitely curious; at this moment, someone would surely explain what the intelligence scroll inside was.

As long as the box was brought back to the Police Force, White Dove would spread these rumors.

After all, since the villagers hadn't seen the aftermath on the spot, they would naturally be more willing to believe the "truth" they wanted to hear.

What truth could be more shocking than two advisory elders colluding with Cloud Ninja and selling out the village's intelligence?

"Wait!"

Before White Dove could lead his men away, a voice made his brows furrow.

And this person was someone he had no choice but to stop for.

Uchiha Fugaku!

The man had arrived with Uchiha Itachi in tow.

Looking at the atmosphere on the scene, Uchiha Fugaku finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At least a fight hadn't broken out.

If they had really started fighting, it would have been a massive problem.

"White Dove, what are you doing?"

Uchiha Fugaku was asking a question he already knew the answer to.

As the Captain of the Police Force, he had naturally received the report immediately, though he hadn't taken such a matter to heart at first. It was only after learning that Uchiha White Dove had intervened and clashed with the two advisory elders that he had rushed over.

"Captain, while we were searching the fire scene, we discovered a 'suspicious' object in a hidden compartment!"

White Dove took the initiative to explain.

"Is that so... then hand the item over to me."

Uchiha Fugaku reached out, signaling for it.

Clearly, he intended to take the item first and then hand it over to the two advisory elders; that way, the subsequent fallout would have nothing to do with the Police Force.

And White Dove would naturally lose this opportunity to smear them.

"Captain Fugaku, do you realize what you are doing?"

White Dove asked, emphasizing his tone.

He had long known what kind of personality the man had, so he had given up hope on him a long time ago.

One had to realize, this was a chance to strike at the village's upper echelons.

And they, the Uchiha, were shouting about rebellion every single day, which meant the village's upper echelons were their obstacles.

Not only was he not taking the chance to kick them while they were down, but he was actually thinking of helping them out of a jam?

Was he going to shout "loyalty" at the village's upper echelons next?

"...Of course I know!"

Uchiha Fugaku's voice was somewhat bitter.

Of course he knew, but he had no other choice.

"The Police Force is not a tool for you to take the fall and clean up the messes of the village's upper echelons. You truly aren't worthy of the name Uchiha!"

White Dove took the opportunity to "speak his mind."

Yes, he had enough complaints about the brain-dead Uchiha Fugaku to vent for days and nights on end, and now that he had the chance, he naturally had to take the opportunity to roast him.

Hmm, this feeling of trash-talking really was satisfying; no wonder the protagonists in those movies and shows loved to engage in a round of trash-talking before a big battle.

The feeling of standing on the moral high ground and berating someone is something only those who have experienced it can truly understand.

"Uchiha White Dove!"

Amidst a low shout, several kunai shot toward White Dove's limbs like lightning.

This sudden turn of events caused the tension at the scene to spike.

However, White Dove waved his left hand backward, signaling Tekka and Inabi—who were ready to strike—to stand down, while simultaneously drawing his ninja blade with his right hand and swinging it.

Clang! Clang!

The kunai were easily sliced away.

But these kunai were merely cover; the real attacker had already arrived behind White Dove.

Swish!

The one who struck was none other than that white-eyed wolf, Itachi.

If it had been anyone else, he wouldn't have made a move.

Yet the target was White Dove, a man who was not only dangerous in his ideology but had also stirred up the "New Uchiha" movement; it was no wonder he couldn't sit still and had to take action.

Hmm, Itachi had just returned and only knew that White Dove had flipped the table last night to start the New Uchiha, but he didn't know the specific details.

He didn't even know that his own father had been defeated.

Don't let the fact that he was the clan head's son fool you; he was ostracized within the clan, so it wasn't strange that he was poorly informed.

Who could blame him when he never interacted with other clansmen and wore a cold face every single day?

Therefore, even though both he and Shisui were Uchiha geniuses, while the clansmen respected their talent, that did not mean they liked them.

On the contrary, White Dove, whose talent had previously been unremarkable (or at least not displayed), was warm and gentle in his daily life and brought many benefits to the clansmen, making him truly popular.

So, when he started the New Uchiha, aside from the opposition of the high-level officials, the ordinary clansmen were truly filled with anticipation.

In Itachi's eyes, White Dove's strength was merely that of a Special Jonin, the kind he could easily take down.

"Captain White Dove, hand it over!"

His tone carried a hint of "arrogance" that even he himself didn't perceive.

It couldn't be helped; in his heart, the entire Uchiha clan—save for Shisui and his younger brother Sasuke—was composed of narrow-minded, hostile people, so how could he possibly think highly of them?

Perhaps it was because of this that after Shisui died, he would go on to slaughter every Uchiha other than his brother for the sake of the village.

Such a ruthless man, seeing White Dove as a dangerous element to the village who also wanted to start the "New Uchiha," acted without the slightest hesitation.

"And if I refuse...?"

Hearing the pretentiousness radiating from behind him, White Dove retorted directly.

"Then don't blame me!"

Itachi struck decisively.

And White Dove had long wanted to beat up this pretentious prick.

He walked around with a sour face every day, as if the entire Uchiha clan owed him something.

But in reality, the Uchiha clan had not only never wronged him, but had treated him extremely well; as the son of the clan head, he had enjoyed a massive amount of the clan's resources.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy for a mere genius to grow up without sufficient resources for cultivation.

Even a super-genius like Namikaze Minato only experienced explosive growth after having the resources of the Uzumaki clan.

It was fundamentally impossible to grow up without resources, unless your surname was Otsutsuki.

Therefore, White Dove had long been disgusted with Itachi, a guy who bit the hand that fed him.

Eating the Uchiha's food while rebelling against the Uchiha.

The key was that while the Uchiha clan might be a bit arrogant, they were extremely reliable and trustworthy both on the battlefield and in daily life.

For such a clan to be driven to the path of destruction simply because of the suspicion and suppression of the high-level officials—how could one not feel a sense of injustice?

And the "filial son" who caused this result naturally made White Dove extremely disgusted.

However, he hadn't had a chance to strike before, and now that the other party had delivered himself to his doorstep, he naturally couldn't miss it.

Bang!

The two sides began to duel with taijutsu.

"Clan Head Fugaku, let's disperse the surrounding villagers first!"

Mitokado Homura spoke to Uchiha Fugaku, who was standing beside him and looking to stop the fight.

A good opportunity!

This was a chance to confirm the strength of Uchiha White Dove.

Although the other party had made a move last night, the battle had already ended by the time they arrived; they only knew that Uchiha Fugaku, the head of the clan, had been defeated, but they didn't know the detailed process of the exchange.

One had to know that Uchiha Fugaku's title of "Wicked Eye" was carved out on the battlefield; his strength was certainly not weak.

Yet, even so, he had been defeated by Uchiha White Dove, so how could they not be extremely concerned about him?

They had even specifically dispatched Anbu to keep an eye on him.

Now that they had a chance to witness his strength, they naturally wouldn't let anyone stop it.

"That's right, it would be troublesome if the surrounding people were hurt due to the battle!"

Utatane Koharu also chimed in.

Her words were also an insinuation to Uchiha Fugaku: if he didn't evacuate the surrounding villagers and something went wrong, the Uchiha would be the ones to take the blame.

After all, both of them bore the surname Uchiha.

Of course, there might also be an intention to prevent him, as the clan head, from interfering.

After hesitating for a moment, Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth and ordered:

"Evacuate the crowd!"

His order also signaled that he would not stop the village's plan to use his eldest son to test White Dove.

Consequently, the villagers who had been crowding the street were dispersed, clearing a space for the two to fight.

"Damn it, I...!"

Just as Tekka was about to step forward, he was gently held back by Inabi.

"Trust White Dove!"

Uchiha Inabi whispered a reminder.

Having known the other for many years, he naturally understood Uchiha White Dove's style.

He would not make a move unless he was certain, but once he did, he was always confident of victory.

Just like last night, if he could defeat even Uchiha Fugaku, then Uchiha Itachi, who was two years his junior, was of even less concern.

And so, this Uchiha "internal strife" unfolded under the watchful eyes of the villagers and the high-ranking officials.