Don't Come Bother Me

The thunderous roars and beastly howls shattered the silence. At that moment, all of Konoha fell into panic. Countless people were jolted awake from their sleep, while no one knew how many had lost their lives without ever waking.

The enormous beast howled and roared, its nine long tails lashing about and causing tremendous destruction.

Houses were as fragile as paper beneath those tails, easily torn apart. The villagers inside did not even have time to scream before they were shredded by the violent impact.

Ninja after ninja leaped onto the rooftops, reacting swiftly as they turned toward the source of the noise. But when they saw the gigantic beast, their expressions changed drastically.

"No!!"

"Th-that is..."

"It's the Nine-Tails!!"

"Damn it, why is the Nine-Tails inside the village?!"

Everyone who recognized the Nine-Tails, whether civilian or ninja, was filled with boundless terror and despair.

The scene before them felt like a nightmare.

Yet the duty of ninja still drove them to make their choice.

The bravest were the first to charge forward, using every ninjutsu they had in an attempt to stop the Nine-Tails.

But the gap was simply too great.

The ninjutsu struck the Nine-Tails without even damaging a single hair. The fierce winds stirred up by the casual swing of its nine tails were enough to blow away any ninja who came close.

Fortunately, that sight finally snapped those still in a daze back to their senses.

Some swallowed hard. Some trembled. Some were utterly terrified.

But in the end, someone moved.

"We can't let the Nine-Tails remain in the village."

"That's right, find a way to drive the Nine-Tails out first!"

Shouts rose from every direction as more and more ninja sprang into action.

In the northern part of Konoha, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had already changed into his combat uniform. Several Anbu ninja were kneeling on one knee around him.

"What happened outside?"

One of them immediately responded, "Lord Hokage, it's the Nine-Tails. For some reason, it has appeared inside the village."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed, and his tone turned urgent. "Not good, Biwako..."

He suppressed the unease in his heart and rapidly gave his orders. "Immediately send people to organize the villagers' evacuation. Notify the ninja of every clan to assemble, and mobilize all ninja in the village. We must stop the Nine-Tails from destroying Konoha!"

"Yes!"

The Anbu answered in unison before swiftly vanishing with the Body Flicker Technique.

"Nine-Tails!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi wore a grave expression. Without any hesitation, he left as well.

This scene fell into Genkawa Uchiha's eyes, making him pause slightly and glance to the side.

With his eyesight, he could clearly see the Sharingan within the Nine-Tails' eyes. As someone who possessed the Mangekyō, he naturally understood that it was the result of genjutsu control.

In other words, the Nine-Tails was currently being controlled by Sharingan genjutsu.

"Tch, Konoha really can't catch a break."

Genkawa Uchiha merely watched for a moment longer and had no further thoughts about it.

Whether it was the Nine-Tails Incident or the birth of the Child of Prophecy, neither had much to do with him. As long as they did not disrupt his peaceful life, that was enough.

In any case, the Nine-Tails would be driven out of the village, the Nine-Tails Incident would pass, and Konoha would be rebuilt.

After tonight, life would return to its usual peace. That was enough for him.

As for having the ability to save others?

Don't make him laugh.

When he was young, no one had come to save his parents either.

People always died. Sooner or later, it was all the same.

With that thought, Genkawa Uchiha withdrew his gaze and continued toward home, as though the enormous commotion in the distance had nothing to do with him.

However, his path was soon blocked.

"Genkawa Uchiha, by the order of the Third Hokage, you are forbidden from approaching the Nine-Tails."

A squad of ninja appeared before Genkawa Uchiha, all of them wearing masks and dressed like Anbu.

He stopped and looked at their leader.

"Who the fuck are you?"

The leader appeared utterly emotionless, but he still paused for a moment before speaking. "I serve under the Anbu deputy commander. My codename is Axe."

"And who the fuck is he?"

The man paused again. "The Anbu deputy commander..."

Before he could finish, Genkawa Uchiha cut him off.

"Who gives a fuck? Move!"

With that, he directly walked around the man and continued forward.

The group instinctively reached for the Ninja Blades at their waists and moved toward Genkawa Uchiha in an encircling formation. Yet he seemed not to notice them at all and simply kept walking.

"All of you, stand down."

At that moment, several people emerged from the shadows of a nearby alley. The leader had brown hair and neat sideburns. His head and right eye were wrapped in bandages, leaving only a narrow eye exposed. There was a cross-shaped scar on his chin.

As soon as he spoke, the others stepped aside, and the newcomer walked up to Genkawa Uchiha.

Genkawa Uchiha recognized him at a glance: Konoha's Pot Kage, Shimura Danzō, known as the Darkness of the Shinobi World.

"Genkawa Uchiha, in my capacity as Hokage Advisor and leader of Root, I order you..."

Genkawa Uchiha did not stop. He continued walking forward, and the distance between them narrowed.

Apparently not expecting Genkawa Uchiha to react this way—not even slowing his pace—Shimura Danzō's words halted, and a sinister glint flashed through his eyes.

"You old mutt, get the fuck out of my way. Don't make me slap you when I'm bored."

Genkawa Uchiha did not give Shimura Danzō the slightest bit of face, because there was already bad blood between them.

Given Genkawa Uchiha's uniqueness, there was no way that old dog Shimura Danzō would fail to notice him. What happened afterward had naturally followed.

Shimura Danzō had once set his sights on Genkawa Uchiha. When he was eight years old, Danzo had sent people to abduct him and bring him to a Root base.

Then, when Shimura Danzō appeared and tried to do something to him, Genkawa Uchiha exploded.

That single blast severely injured Shimura Danzō, blew off one of his arms, and destroyed the Root base.

Then Genkawa Uchiha casually walked out of the Root base. Faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had arrived with a group of men, he merely explained why he had been there.

"That old dog Danzo tried something on me, so I hit him hard. Go in now, and that old dog might still be salvageable."

After saying that, he left.

From that day onward, Shimura Danzō had never appeared before him again.

Until now.

Upon hearing those words, Shimura Danzō's expression suddenly darkened.

"Stop!"

It was clear that Shimura Danzō was somewhat angered.

As his words fell, those previously scattered "Anbu" swiftly surrounded Genkawa Uchiha.

"Sigh..."

Genkawa Uchiha finally stopped and let out a soft sigh.

"Why is it that you old dog never listen to what I say? It was like this last time, and it's the same this time. I told you that if you ever tried anything again, I'd make you regret it. Why won't you believe me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shimura Danzō's expression changed, and he instinctively took a step back.

He was sufficiently wary of Genkawa Uchiha's ability. That power to casually "self-destruct" was immensely destructive and impossible for others to control.

Perhaps sealing techniques could work.

But how could one seal an explosion comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb?

That was why he feared Genkawa Uchiha.

"Watch your status, Genkawa Uchiha!"

Shimura Danzō's expression was grim. "I suspect that the appearance of the Nine-Tails is related to your Uchiha Clan. You are the most unusual among the Uchiha Clan, so you need to be investigated!"

The excuse sounded perfectly righteous.

But Genkawa Uchiha merely turned his head and looked at him. "I hope you won't regret this..."

Before he could finish, another earth-shaking beastly roar rang out in the distance. The ground shook amid deafening rumbling, and a terrifying blast of air swept toward them. The Nine-Tails had somehow charged in their direction.

The massive disturbance interrupted Genkawa Uchiha's words.

Shimura Danzō's expression changed drastically. Without a second thought, he vanished from the spot with the Body Flicker Technique. The other "Anbu" did the same, retreating decisively.

Only Genkawa Uchiha remained where he was, facing the charging Nine-Tails alone.

"I told you..."

Genkawa Uchiha vanished.

In the next instant, he appeared beneath the Nine-Tails and stomped the ground.

Boom!

The ground collapsed and split apart.

Genkawa Uchiha shot into the sky like lightning. His long leg lashed out like a whip, twisting as he struck upward against the Nine-Tails' massive jaw.

"Roar!"

A pained howl rang out.

The Nine-Tails' enormous head flew upward as though struck by a massive hammer. Its upper body followed, then its entire body was sent thirty to forty meters into the air by that crushing blow before crashing backward.

"Don't come bother me!!!"

Only then did the rest of Genkawa Uchiha's words leave his mouth.