Remembering the hand seals and how chakra flowed, Uchiha Cheng made his first attempt.
As expected, he managed to perform the jutsu without a hitch. The black on his arm was faint, but with diligent practice, he could master it quickly.
After releasing the jutsu, Uchiha Cheng wanted to practice a few more times.
However, a few unwelcome visitors interrupted his training.
"Brat, who said you could take over our turf?"
Four children around seven or eight came storming over and immediately started yelling at him.
"Your turf?"
"That's right. Our boss always practices here. How dare you take it over?"
Uchiha Cheng was at a loss. These kids sure talked big. This was a public training ground, so how could it belong to anyone?
Still, he didn't want to get into an endless argument with a bunch of kids.
"Oh, so I took over your turf. Sorry, I didn't know this training ground was private property. I'll go somewhere else."
Uchiha Cheng rolled up his scroll and prepared to find another place. What was the point of getting mad at a bunch of kids?
But the kid in the lead still wouldn't let it go.
"Brat, you think you can just take over our turf for free? Which branch are you from? Who's your dad?"
Uchiha Cheng didn't want to answer. He didn't want to bring up that man.
"Boss, I know him," one of the kids suddenly said, pointing at Uchiha Cheng.
"His dad is Uchiha Kenji, a good-for-nothing who didn't awaken a single Tomoe until he was in his twenties. His mom's an ordinary outsider."
Hearing that, the kid in the lead looked at Uchiha Cheng with disdain.
"So you're just a useless One-Tomoe from a branch family. How dare you take over this young master's turf?"
He pointed down at the ground.
"Kneel and apologize to this young master."
Though he didn't quite understand it, Uchiha Cheng was deeply shocked.
What kind of Celestial Dragon behavior was this? Were Uchiha kids really this outrageous?
In the original manga, Sasuke's view of the Uchiha Clan had always been so rosy. The clan members were friendly, the neighbors got along. But all Uchiha Cheng had seen was a gambling, wife-beating father and kids bullying others.
Then again, what could you expect? The kid was an Uchiha Clan young master. Strong people were always surrounded by good people, so of course Sasuke only saw good people.
He didn't want to stoop to the level of a bunch of kids. Ignoring them, he prepared to leave.
But the kids looked disgruntled.
"Brat, how dare you disobey our boss? You're dead! Our boss is a direct descendant with the Three-Tomoe!"
The three kids surrounded Uchiha Cheng, leaving only their leader out of it.
The so-called One-Tomoe branch family and Three-Tomoe direct line referred to the number of Tomoe in one's Sharingan.
Although the Uchiha Clan didn't have a Main Family and branch families like the Hyuga Clan, behind the scenes, they had created a hierarchy based on the number of Tomoe in one's Sharingan.
Uchiha Cheng knew about this unspoken rule in the clan and was often discriminated against for it. Still, he hadn't expected this hierarchy to be so deeply ingrained that even children were playing at it.
No wonder the Uchiha were at odds with the village.
Seeing that Uchiha Cheng didn't take him seriously, the kid in the lead flew into a rage, his face turning red.
"You little bastard born to a filthy outsider woman, how dare you ignore me?"
A cold glint flashed in Uchiha Cheng's eyes. Since coming to this world, his mother was the only person who had treated him well, and he had come to accept her as his mother. Yet this idiot dared to insult his family without a care.
With the Body Flicker Technique, he darted past the three kids surrounding him and appeared in front of their leader.
"Go to hell!"
Thwack—
He swung a vicious punch into the leader's face.