The Embryonic Form of the Konoha Gang

After a round of group combat, those few drunks each paid the price of a leg, not to mention the countless minor injuries covering their bodies.

Especially the drunkard dealt with by Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura.

Six teeth knocked out, eight ribs broken, and on top of a shattered leg, one of his arms was snapped as well...

For some reason, at this very moment, the young prodigies suddenly felt the distance between them shrink.

Especially this feeling of standing up for a brother!

It was the very definition of youthful spirit and bold ambition!

Each of them felt a surge of excitement in their hearts; after all, none of them had ever been in a real, serious fight before.

At most, they had only experienced sparring sessions at the Ninja Academy, but this time, they could truly say they had a blast!

Uzumaki Naruto was the only one who hadn't joined in, as he couldn't bear to watch the miserable state of those drunks.

He even had a sudden flare-up of his "saintly" heart, wanting to persuade his good friends to stop...

But emotion suppressed Uzumaki Naruto's saintly heart.

His good friends were standing up for him!

They were helping him teach a lesson to those who had bullied him!

Even though he knew beating them this severely was wrong... he was just so touched!!!

On the other side, Hyuga Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten were nearly scared silly, their mouths hanging wide open!

They stared, dumbfounded, at this group of Ninja Academy students who acted like gangsters.

They had known these people well since their time at the Ninja Academy, but they never expected them to be this ruthless!!!

Compared to this, aren't you guys more like real ninjas?

Although we've already graduated, the missions we do are either finding cats, walking dogs, or weeding gardens.

Yet you lot, still in the Ninja Academy, strike with such viciousness!!!

Watching the young prodigies, each with flushed faces, Ito Hirofumi's lips curled slightly!

Wasn't this exactly the effect he wanted?

First, bind these young prodigies tightly together, and his future grand plans would surely succeed!!!

"How about it? Did you have fun fighting?!"

Ito Hirofumi looked at the miserable drunks on the ground as if he were looking at trash...

Uchiha Sasuke was also experiencing something like this for the first time and found it thrilling.

Especially that feeling of hot blood surging through his veins!

For some reason, Sasuke suddenly thought of a song Ito Hirofumi used to sing...

I roam freely, admired by the masses~~~

As expected!!! I am the superstar of this chaotic age!!!

At this thought, Uchiha Sasuke shoved his hands into his pockets, lifted his chin slightly, and squinted at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, his aura as the "King of Cool" of the Uchiha clan fully on display!

"They were nothing but a few pieces of trash! Trash naturally has its own way of being disposed of. Since they dared to lay a hand on my friend, they should have been prepared to face the wrath of the Uchiha!!!"

After saying this, Uchiha Sasuke tilted his head slightly to sneak a glance at Uzumaki Naruto.

Uzumaki Naruto didn't notice Uchiha Sasuke secretly watching him and jumped right to Sasuke's side...

"Stinky Sasuke is acting all cool again!!! But since you've already said that, this great me will reluctantly admit that you are my friend! Hehehe..."

By comparison, Hyuga Neji and his two companions were much calmer, especially Hyuga Neji, who looked at Ito Hirofumi with a blank expression.

"This incident is no small matter, and the commotion was quite loud. Even though you are Ninja Academy students, I'm afraid this won't be easy to handle! What do you plan to do next?!"

Hearing this, Ito Hirofumi gave a wicked smile. Although Hyuga Neji looked cold on the surface, he was clearly showing concern for him...

But that was normal. After all, he had been "conquering" the Ninja Academy for so many years, and Hyuga Neji, who had few friends since childhood, counted him as one of the few outside of Tenten and Rock Lee.

"Tch... there's nothing to worry about with this kind of thing, right?! Why don't you look at the surnames of the people here?!"

Hearing this, Hyuga Neji was stunned for a moment before he understood...

Right, what was there to worry about? It was just teaching a few drunks a lesson, and they were the ones who provoked it first!

Look at the ones who just fought; aside from Haruno Sakura, who came from a civilian family, Ito Hirofumi's clan was the smallest among them...

So, it seemed there really was nothing to worry about.

"Let's not talk about this anymore! They're just a few drunks, nothing to worry about," Ito Hirofumi said, waving his hand.

"We're planning to have a meal at Sasuke's place. You three are probably looking for food too, right? Why not come along? You don't have any missions anyway, and we're all old acquaintances, let's just hang out!"

Hearing Ito Hirofumi's words, Tenten and Rock Lee were both tempted, but Hyuga Neji didn't respond immediately.

At this moment, Hyuga Hinata also approached...

She had returned to her usual introverted and timid self.

"Big brother... get up! It'll be more lively if we're all together, right?! Is that okay... big brother..."

Looking at his adorable younger sister, Hyuga Neji could not imagine that this cute, introverted, and fragile girl had just been so fierce!

Seeing the hopeful look in Hyuga Hinata's eyes, Hyuga Neji finally nodded.

"Mm... then let's go together..."

"That's great, big brother!!!"

"Hey hey hey!!! Time for a feast!!!" Akimichi Choji had already been hungry for a while.

But at this moment, Nara Shikamaru stood with his hands in his pockets, looking into the distance.

"Trouble is coming..."

Only Uzumaki Naruto was thick-headed enough not to understand what Nara Shikamaru meant.

"What trouble?! Shikamaru! Hurry up, it's time for the feast!!!"

However, everyone except Uzumaki Naruto looked toward the distance...

Swish, swish, swish!!!!

Several ninjas dressed in Anbu attire appeared before the group of young prodigies.

"As ninjas, you have assaulted civilians without cause. Please come with us to assist in our investigation!!!"

Looking at the white-haired ninja in the mask leading them, especially that familiar spiky hair, Ito Hirofumi was stunned for a moment. Could this guy be Kakashi?!

"Heh... you might have made a mistake, Ninja-sama. We aren't ninjas; we're just students at the Ninja Academy! Those three are ninjas, but they didn't lay a finger on anyone!!!"

Hearing this, the masked Kakashi paused. He had seen those three little ones before; they seemed to be the students of Guy, but it was true that they hadn't actually attacked anyone...

Students of the Ninja Academy did not count as ninjas, so even if they had attacked civilians, it wouldn't technically violate the rule forbidding ninjas from harming civilians.

This was going to be tricky...