Conflict

"Haha, you're welcome. Didn't you help me too?"

Uzumaki Kushina waved her hand. Although the other party hadn't made a move, their words at that moment were enough for her.

Uchiha Nagi glanced at Uzumaki Kushina, then at Namikaze Minato, feeling that something was off if things continued like this.

However, he didn't pay too much attention and decided to let things take their course.

At this moment, Uzumaki Kushina secretly glanced at Uchiha Nagi again, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"Since I'm not asleep yet, just ask whatever you want. No need to be coy," Uchiha Nagi said, glancing at the peeking Uzumaki Kushina.

"Then I'll ask," Uzumaki Kushina, with her straightforward personality, spoke up immediately upon hearing this.

"Do you mind people calling you a sleepyhead?"

"Why would I care what others think?" Uchiha Nagi looked at Uzumaki Kushina with a hint of confusion.

"But don't you feel uncomfortable?"

"I'd rather sleep a little more than waste time feeling uncomfortable."

Suddenly, Uzumaki Kushina burst into laughter. "You're really interesting. I don't think I could be like you. If someone called me that, I'd make them pay!"

As she spoke, she clenched her fists and waved them in front of her.

Uchiha Nagi fell silent for a while, observing her.

"What are you looking at?" Uzumaki Kushina felt the gaze was a bit rude and glared at him.

"The one who calls me sleepyhead the most is probably Blood Red Pepper, right?" Uchiha Nagi retorted.

"Ah, this..."

Uzumaki Kushina immediately became awkward, her gaze darting around. Then, as if struck by an idea, her eyes lit up.

"Others mean it maliciously, but I don't!"

"Alright," Uchiha Nagi glanced at her, not paying too much attention to it.

Just then, a group of people who usually followed Uchiha Enichi approached with malicious smiles on their faces.

"Yo, isn't this our sleepyhead? Still not asleep?" the leading male student said directly.

Immediately, the group burst into laughter.

"What do you want?" Uzumaki Kushina stepped forward to block Uchiha Nagi.

In her opinion, Uchiha Nagi had some kind of condition and definitely needed help.

"Hmph, sleepyhead, are you only going to hide behind a woman?" The leader's neck flinched slightly upon seeing Uzumaki Kushina. They had been beaten by her before, but he still spoke defiantly.

"So, who gave you the guts to come trouble me?" Uchiha Nagi pulled Uzumaki Kushina behind him.

While she could help, it wouldn't solve the root problem. He had gotten through this time with her help, but there would be a next time sooner or later.

"Hmph! Sleepyhead, don't think anyone will help you this time!" the male student sneered. Before, they could still use Uchiha Enichi's name to intimidate them, but now...

They had come on Uchiha Enichi's orders!

Uchiha Nagi glanced at them, then looked towards Uchiha Enichi, who was observing the situation from afar.

Thinking of his personality and how he constantly boasted about the Uchiha Clan's honor, he roughly understood why he had provoked him again.

He felt a bit helpless. He didn't want to, but he couldn't control it.

"Then get ready," Uchiha Nagi suddenly said.

"What?" The male student was stunned, confused by his sudden words.

"Get ready to be beaten!"

Before Uchiha Nagi finished speaking, his figure had already approached like a phantom.

The leading male student only saw a blur before his eyes, and Uchiha Nagi's slightly impatient face was right in front of him.

He didn't even see how the other party attacked. He only felt a strong force yank his outstretched arm, which was about to push Uchiha Nagi, followed by a dizzying spin.

"Ugh!"

A short, sharp cry rang out.

Uchiha Nagi simply used the opponent's forward momentum to execute a clean and swift shoulder throw!

The male student's back slammed heavily onto the floor, making him see stars and groan in pain.

This sudden turn of events completely stunned the other two followers, their mocking expressions freezing instantly.

They instinctively lunged forward to grab Uchiha Nagi, one on each side, their movements clumsy and uncoordinated.

Facing the one lunging from the left, Uchiha Nagi sidestepped slightly, his footwork nimble as he dodged the grab.

The moment the man lost his balance and charged forward due to inertia, Uchiha Nagi's foot subtly hooked his leg, and his palm gave a light push to his back.

"Thump!"

The man fell face-first onto the ground in a perfect "dog eating dirt" pose, crying out in pain.

Almost at the same time, the attack from the right arrived.

That person's fist swung toward Uchiha Nagi's cheek without posing any threat.

Uchiha Nagi didn't even turn his head; he simply ducked, and the fist whistled through the air, grazing the tips of his hair.

Using the momentum of his crouch, he swept his right leg back like a whip, striking the opponent's calf with precision just as the man's footing faltered.

"Ouch!"

The last person felt a massive force slam into his base, sending him instantly airborne and causing him to lose his balance as he pitched forward.

He landed squarely on top of his companions.

"Ugh!"

"Ah!"

The three of them piled up like a stack of arhats, wailing in agony, their previous arrogance completely vanished.

The entire classroom fell into a deathly silence, everyone staring at the scene in stunned disbelief.

From the moment Uchiha Nagi said "get ready for a beating" to the three of them piling up and screaming, the entire process had taken only two or three seconds!

Furthermore, his movements had been fluid and effortless to the extreme, and his lazy expression hadn't even changed.

After finishing, Uchiha Nagi brushed off his hands as if he had touched something dirty.

"I warned you, is this really all you've got?" Uchiha Nagi sneered. "And you actually dared to come looking for trouble?"

He only wanted a peaceful life, but that didn't mean he would let others bully him.

Faced with this situation, he believed in one principle: "Strike once to prevent a hundred blows!"

After a long while, the three managed to stand up again, but they didn't dare approach Uchiha Nagi, only pointing their fingers at him as if they still wanted to spout threats.

However, Uchiha Nagi simply took one step forward, and the three of them widened their eyes in terror before scattering and fleeing.

Having done all this, Uchiha Nagi merely let out a yawn, feeling somewhat bored.

Even if he weren't a member of the Uchiha Clan and didn't use any ninjutsu, the training he had undergone these past few days was simply incomparable to what these people could manage.