Chapter 20

"No wonder he dares to be so arrogant; turns out he has a bit of a background," Hyuga Shin said with a smile.

"Mm! He bullies others by flaunting his status all day long, which is incredibly annoying. Even within the Uchiha Clan, he isn't well-liked." After saying this, even Mikoto, a gentle girl, revealed a hint of disgust.

Chapter 20: Mobbing Uchiha Ken

Watching the scene where everyone was just glaring without actually starting a fight, Hyuga Shin felt a bit bored.

"Looking at your expression, Mikoto, you really hate this guy too. I'll go teach him a lesson." After saying this to Mikoto, Hyuga Shin prepared to stand up.

Mikoto hurriedly reached out to pull him back, saying anxiously, "Shin, you absolutely must not go. Although he is a very detestable person, his strength is not weak; he is a genuine genius."

"Oh? Is Mikoto worried about me?"

Hyuga Shin gazed at Mikoto Uchiha with eyes full of affection.

"I, I..." Mikoto's fair face turned incredibly red, looking just like a ripe apple that one couldn't help but want to take a bite of.

"Don't worry!" Hyuga Shin patted Mikoto's small hand and then stood up.

"I say, Hiashi, I don't think you have the qualifications to be the heir at all."

Hyuga Shin's words drew everyone's attention, and they all stared at him.

Especially Hyuga Hiashi; although his pure white eyes didn't reveal much, everyone could still see the anger in his expression.

"What did you say?"

"Getting angry already? I think you're only brave when you're among your own. Just now, he was practically riding on your face, yet you didn't dare to make a sound, trembling like a frightened quail. What are you putting on an act for now?"

"You only became the heir because you're from the main branch; otherwise, you're nothing."

Hyuga Shin said this with disdain, completely igniting Hyuga Hiashi's fury.

"You say I'm afraid of him?" Hyuga Hiashi pointed at Uchiha Ken, speaking with angry indignation.

"That's right. If you aren't afraid of him, then beat him up to prove yourself." Hyuga Shin nodded.

"Fine! Today, I'll let you know, you piece of trash, exactly why I am the heir."

Hyuga Hiashi channeled his chakra, shattered the table with a single palm strike, and walked toward Uchiha Ken.

"Tsk tsk! That table didn't provoke you, yet it became your punching bag. I truly feel sorry for it!" Hyuga Shin said, crossing his arms.

"I, Hyuga Hiashi, challenge you. Do you dare to accept?" Hyuga Hiashi said in an icy voice.

"Why wouldn't I? I'll let you know that the Byakugan of your Hyuga Clan is worthless in front of the Sharingan of our Uchiha Clan," Uchiha Ken said arrogantly.

Uchiha Ken's words completely infuriated Hyuga Hiashi. He valued the honor of the Hyuga Clan very highly; how could he let someone trample on it like this?

"I say, your name is Uchiha Ken, right? You say the Byakugan is worthless in front of the Sharingan—could it be that you already possess the Sharingan now?" Hyuga Shin said with a smile.

Uchiha Ken was momentarily speechless, then said in shame and anger, "Even without relying on the Sharingan, I can still trample you trash under my feet."

This sentence completely enraged everyone. If not for Shikaku holding them back, Inoichi and Choza would have stood up as well.

"Nawaki, look at how arrogant he is. Can you still tolerate this? Let's beat him up together; there's a saying that the law doesn't punish the masses." Hyuga Shin added more fuel to the fire.

While Hyuga Shin was stoking the flames, Hyuga Hiashi had already lunged forward, slapping Uchiha Ken away.

Nawaki couldn't hold back either; he rushed up and smashed his fist into the face of Uchiha Ken, who hadn't even managed to get up yet.

Seeing Hyuga Hiashi and Nawaki make their move, combined with Hyuga Shin's talk of the law not punishing the masses, everyone in Class A—except for Hyuga Shin, Mikoto Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, and Shikaku—rushed forward.

Hyuga Shin watched this scene with a smile. In truth, if it came to a fight, even Hyuga Hiashi alone could have beaten Uchiha Ken into submission.

Although the Hyuga Clan was often seen as a background clan, at the age of five, there was basically no one who could defeat a member of the Hyuga Clan.

Because at this age, aside from super geniuses, almost no one knew ninjutsu, so everyone relied primarily on taijutsu.

As a taijutsu clan, the Hyuga Clan was guaranteed to have the advantage. Furthermore, even if one knew ninjutsu, their hand seals wouldn't be fast enough; they would be interrupted before they could even finish them.

"Doing this will surely cause dissatisfaction within the Uchiha Clan. Why would you do this?" Shikaku asked, looking at the calm Hyuga Shin.

Although Hyuga Shin hadn't lifted a finger, he was the one who had started it all.

"No reason. I just felt like stirring up some trouble." Hyuga Shin crossed his arms and watched the show.

If his strength weren't sufficient, Hyuga Shin certainly wouldn't be this bold, but now, his strength was no longer weak; he had the qualifications to be daring.

This was Konoha; even if the Uchiha Clan was dissatisfied with him, they wouldn't be able to do much to him. Besides, through his conversations with Mikoto, Hyuga Shin knew that there was internal discord within the Uchiha Clan.

This Uchiha Ken was a contender for the next clan head and was certainly at odds with the current clan head's lineage, so it wasn't even certain if anyone would come to cause trouble for Hyuga Shin.

"What is going on here? Everyone, stop!"

Everyone stopped, looked toward the door, and then quickly returned to their seats.

"What on earth is going on?" The teacher of Class A, Ueno Juri, pointed at the miserable-looking Uchiha Ken.

By this time, Uchiha Ken had already fainted. Teacher Ueno Juri checked him and found that it was only superficial injuries, nothing serious, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

If he had been seriously injured, he, as the teacher, would have had to take responsibility. However, having such a nasty incident occur on the very first day of school still left him furious.

"Everyone who participated, stand up. I saw everything; you can't hide it from me." Ueno Juri's expression was extremely stern.

After Ueno Juri finished speaking, most of the class stood up. Only Hyuga Shin, Mikoto Uchiha, Shikaku, and Minato Namikaze remained sitting calmly.

At this moment, everyone turned their eyes toward Hyuga Shin.

"Why are you all looking at me? I didn't do anything," Hyuga Shin said with an innocent expression.

Shameless! Absolutely shameless.

It was clearly him who incited everything, yet now he was acting as if nothing had happened, making everyone grit their teeth in hatred.

Ueno Juri looked at these students and felt a headache coming on; this class was composed almost entirely of children from major clans, making them incredibly difficult to manage.

"All of you, get out and stand in the hallway as punishment!" A furious Ueno Juri could only resort to such a penalty.

"Teacher, this was all instigated by Hyuga Shin; you can't let him off the hook," Hizashi Hyuga said, pointing a finger at Hyuga Shin.

Hyuga Shin rubbed his chin, feeling that he had given Hizashi Hyuga far too little of a lesson.

"Who is Hyuga Shin?" Ueno Juri roared.

Then, amidst Mikoto's worried gaze, Hyuga Shin stood up helplessly.

"You go out there too." Although he was very surprised to see that Hyuga Shin did not possess the Byakugan, a furious Ueno Juri couldn't be bothered with that anymore.