Fat Tiger

Fat Tiger couldn't hold back any longer and said to the boys beside him, "Brothers, it's this detestable brat. He stole our snacks and beat us up a while ago, and even said we're trash, and that our big brother is trash too. How hateful!" The boys, upon hearing this, felt it was unbearable. It was one thing for him to insult their younger brother, but to dare to insult them so arrogantly. Clearly, the hormones of these youths were soaring in such a passionate brawl between brats, causing them to gradually lose their reason, with only the urge to fight. Three boys stepped forward slowly and began to issue threats: "Little brat of the Uchiha, I, Dama, am the future successor of the famous Dama clan. I know ninjutsu. If you surrender now, I might go easy on you." "I'd like to see what ninjutsu you know?" Uchiha Zhuang said curiously. Honestly, what level would a brat of this age be? He really wanted to know. "Damn it, I'm 12 years old, and I'll graduate from the Ninja Academy in a year. I'm in the top five in practical combat this year! You dare to challenge me, you're dead!" With that, Dama-kun formed hand seals, one per second. After about ten seconds, Water Style: Water Collision Wave, a high-pressure water jet sprayed out. Uchiha Zhuang dodged to the side and evaded it, but unfortunately, the two brats behind him took a direct hit and were instantly knocked to the ground, unable to get up. This Water Collision Wave was just a stream of water that sprayed out and then disappeared. Uchiha Zhuang understood in his heart that the power was truly low. Dama looked at Uchiha Zhuang, who had dodged, and was very surprised. Shouldn't he be surprised by his Water Style ninjutsu and then be hit by him? He had no more chakra to use ninjutsu, so he could only resort to close combat. The three boys exchanged glances, nodded, and charged forward together, feigning an attack. Uchiha Zhuang wanted to understand their close-combat strength, so he defended against them one by one. It had to be said that the three cooperated quite well, with long and short-range attacks, and their strikes were rhythmic and imposing. But Uchiha Zhuang watched the three as if they were monkeys. After about five minutes, the three were exhausted and weak, but they still hadn't hit Uchiha Zhuang. After fully understanding the so-called level of senior students in the Ninja Academy, Uchiha Zhuang kicked them all away, one by one. Since they were older kids, he used only seven-tenths of his strength in each kick. The three flew seven or eight meters away, groaning in pain. Fat Tiger in the distance was already trembling with fear, but he still had to put on a brave face due to his status as a child king and the eyes of his followers, confronting Uchiha Zhuang. To be honest, Uchiha Zhuang quite admired Fat Tiger. He had strength, means, and a bit of a bottom line; he was a brat who could be saved. Wanting everyone present to understand his strength and not dare to do anything outrageous in the future, Uchiha Zhuang pretended to form more than a dozen hand seals, then shouted: "Water Style: Water Release!" A large stream of water surged out of the alley, rushing out like a waterfall, sweeping up more than a dozen followers and Fat Tiger onto the road. Such a grand spectacle immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers. After the Security Patrol arrived, everyone was taken in for questioning, while Fat Tiger and his followers were muttering fearfully, "Water Style," "Uchiha," "So scary."

"Slap," a ninja walked in and slammed the wooden table, but Uchiha Zhuang, sitting opposite, indifferently picked his nose. "Uchiha Zhuang, you're from the Genmu family, aren't you? While I'm shocked you have this much chakra at five years old, you can't just attack your classmates! This matter can be big or small, you need to think clearly!" Uchiha Mai said. Seeing the young lady's angry expression, Uchiha Zhuang felt a surge of joy and then said, "I am the victim. They were going to attack me. I believe you have investigated this clearly. Also, I am the only member of the Uchiha clan attending the Ninja Academy this year. I believe the clan elders will protect me. After all, I am a genius." He said this without regard for Uchiha Mai, who was glaring at him with her one-tomoe Sharingan. "Damn it, even genjutsu is ineffective against him? He's awakened his Sharingan! Are all the brats these days growing so fast?!" Suddenly, while they were glaring at each other, the sound of a lock being opened rang out. A middle-aged ninja, clearly of much higher status, walked in and said to Uchiha Zhuang, "Uchiha Zhuang, we deem this self-defense. Thirty-odd people ganged up on you, and you took them all down. You're very good. You can be considered a rising star of the Uchiha clan in recent times. Now, you can go home." Uchiha Zhuang raised an eyebrow and got up to leave the room without surprise. As he reached the corner of the hallway, the middle-aged ninja suddenly asked, "Can you tell me how many tomoe you've awakened?" Uchiha Zhuang paused, looked at him from afar, then opened his eyes, revealing one tomoe. "I see. I understand. Thank you." Uchiha Zhuang slowly walked out of the interrogation room and headed towards the clan compound.

Inside the interrogation room, "Team Leader Gangwan, why is the clan protecting him? He used a ninjutsu with lethal potential in the village this time, and so many bystanders saw it. The impact is extremely negative! This could become another handle for them to strike us." Gangwan, who had been silent, said, "He is the most talented prodigy our clan has had in recent years. A while ago, Genmu reported Uchiha Zhuang's detailed situation to the clan head and elders. It is said that he already has Chunin-level strength. You know what Chunin-level strength at this age means. If nothing unexpected happens, he could aim for Jonin after graduating from the Ninja Academy. A Jonin at twelve or thirteen years old is a force to be reckoned with in the village." Gangwan explained to Mai. "So that's how it is. No wonder the clan elders are protecting him. The clan will probably have to make some concessions for this matter again, won't they?" "Who knows?!" Gangwan replied and then fell silent, fiddling with the exquisite pocket watch in his hand. What Gangwan didn't tell Mai was that the clan elders had revealed some important information to Gangwan: this young man was being groomed for a key position by the elders, and might even become the clan head in the future. Moreover, he had already awakened two tomoe. In a surprise practical combat exercise a month and a half ago, under the personal testing of his father, Genmu, and the secret observation of the elders, he fought evenly with the veteran Chunin Genmu, only slightly lacking in combat experience. His ninjutsu and strategy were even superior to those of a veteran Chunin. Such a five-year-old child, growing up slowly, would surely make a name for himself throughout the ninja world in the future!

Returning home, Uchiha Zhuang looked at Genmu and Meiko, who were still waiting for him, and felt a warmth flow through him. At the dinner table, Meiko asked, "Did you see the person you wanted to see at school today? Did you hold hands! Haha!" Seeing Meiko getting lost in her fantasies and losing control, Uchiha Zhuang held his forehead and said, "I saw her. I even ate with her. Unfortunately, she's the young lady of the Hyuga family, and I'm a poor boy from the Uchiha. Houses, cars, betrothal gifts!" Genmu and Meiko were confused and said they didn't understand the latter part. But seeing Uchiha Zhuang's melancholic expression, Genmu said, "Your mother and I have saved some money over the years. We can afford a detached house in the wealthy residential area of Konoha. As for cars, I assume you mean summoning beasts. I know a few friends who have ancestral summoning beast contracts; they should be able to help. As for the betrothal gifts, if we work hard together these years, it should be enough." Seeing Genmu and Meiko discussing earnestly, Uchiha Zhuang realized they had probably already arranged his affairs. It was just that he had grown too fast, looking like a fifteen-year-old at only five years old. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, everything would have been just right. Uchiha Zhuang slowly said, "Actually, I also have some savings. I've accumulated about nine hundred million ryo from my travels these past few months." Genmu and Meiko hadn't heard clearly and thought Uchiha Zhuang was talking nonsense. After confirming again, they were so shocked they couldn't speak. Good heavens, nine hundred million ryo just like that, was that paper? Seeing Uchiha Zhuang take out three gold certificates (gray), Genmu confirmed that these were the most valuable certificates circulating in the black markets of the five great nations. Both of them fell silent (one hundred ryo of gold equals five kilograms, one kilogram equals four hundred Chinese yuan, one Chinese yuan equals sixteen Japanese yen, one Japanese yen equals ten silver ryo ninja currency). Uchiha Zhuang quietly put away the three certificates, otherwise, they would probably have been silent all night staring at the gold certificates.