Neji Challenges Uchiha Izuna

"Retreat! Quick, retreat! Quick, let's get out of here!" Shimura Danzō's aged voice rang out. Upon hearing this, the ninjas who had been using Water and Earth Style techniques to hold back the spreading flames immediately scattered and fled.

Not a single person dared to look back at Uchiha Izuna, who had unleashed the Majestic Destroyer Flame.

Seeing the various figures depart from the Naka River, Uchiha Izuna ceased his chakra infusion, and the intensity of the Majestic Destroyer Flame diminished significantly.

Hyuga Hiashi dispelled his transformation technique and arrived at Uchiha Izuna's side, drenched in sweat and flushed with exertion. "Is this... what you called 'giving them a little lesson'?"

He looked at the cracked, scorched earth of the Naka River; the already sparse trees had completely vanished, reduced to ashes.

Uchiha Izuna landed from the air and remarked, "If I had wanted to, Shimura Danzō wouldn't have escaped."

"??? You're telling me you were still holding back? Holy crap! Zhan, what kind of monster are you!" Hyuga Hiashi's composure had completely shattered.

He hadn't expected Uchiha Izuna's combat power to be so formidable. Earlier, he had asked Uchiha Izuna just how high his combat strength was.

Uchiha Izuna had held up his index finger and thumb, leaving a tiny gap between them. "Just a little bit higher than you."

Looking at the Naka River mountain range, now resembling a volcanic wasteland, Hyuga Hiashi finally understood: it was "a billion bits" higher!

"Alright, Clan Leader Hiashi, let's head down. I'm worried that Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui might be in danger." After saying this, Uchiha Izuna grabbed Hyuga Hiashi's arm and activated the Body Flicker Technique.

The two arrived at the previously agreed-upon meeting spot. Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were there; one was resting on a large rock by the river, while the other kept glancing toward the cliffs.

Uchiha Itachi seemed somewhat anxious. Even though his bratty younger brother was always defying him and even attacking him, at the end of the day, he was his brother, and he was the older one.

The Uchiha clan was full of people with a Brother Complex or a Sister Complex, and Uchiha Itachi was no exception.

It wasn't until Uchiha Izuna and Hyuga Hiashi appeared in his line of sight that his brows relaxed, his anxiety instantly replaced by a mask of indifference.

Uchiha Shisui looked at Uchiha Itachi with amusement. "You're clearly worried about him, yet you act like this. Aren't you tired?"

Uchiha Itachi didn't speak, turning his gaze toward the sky. Uchiha Shisui didn't continue to tease him, instead looking at Uchiha Izuna with a complex expression.

To be honest, the moment Shimura Danzō moved against him and tried to gouge out his eyes, his heart had died toward Konoha.

Now, even if Hyuga Hiashi told him that the right eye Shimura Danzō possessed wasn't Kagami Uchiha's, he would likely still support Uchiha Izuna's Coup d'état.

He had offered his greatest goodwill and revealed his most core secret, Kotoamatsukami, yet Shimura Danzō still insisted on suspecting him and trying to take his life.

The dozens of ninja remains falling from the mountain made it clear to him that the moment he handed over that envelope, Shimura Danzō had already planned to leave his life behind right there.

"Shisui-nii, Itachi! Are you two alright?" Uchiha Izuna waved his hand.

Uchiha Shisui smiled and shook his head, while Uchiha Itachi snorted. "Zhan, you were too reckless. This move of yours has directly intensified the hatred between the village and the Uchiha."

Uchiha Izuna had been happy that Uchiha Shisui survived, but upon hearing Uchiha Itachi's words, he immediately clicked his tongue, his face full of disdain.

Hyuga Hiashi also looked at Uchiha Itachi with a strange expression, wondering if there was something wrong with his brain. If it weren't for Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Shisui's eyes might not have been saved.

Why did the Uchiha clan care so little about their own bloodline? If something like this had happened to the Hyuga, they would definitely have fought back.

"You really shouldn't have such a mouth. You always force me to want to slap you just when I'm in the best mood!" Uchiha Izuna narrowed his eyes, pursing his lips.

Uchiha Itachi knew he was in the wrong and let out a cold hum, though the corner of his eye kept observing Uchiha Izuna. Seeing that Uchiha Izuna wasn't even winded or flushed, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The Majestic Destroyer Flame from earlier, with its vast range and immense power, had long since exceeded the scope of a B-rank ninjutsu. It could be said that if Uchiha Izuna told outsiders it was an S-rank Fire Style technique, those who didn't know better would believe it.

Only the Uchiha clan knew it was their own clan technique, Majestic Destroyer Flame.

"Alright, alright, this isn't the place to talk. It would be bad if Shimura Danzō sent more ninjas over in a while," Hyuga Hiashi began to mediate.

What he said made sense; if Shimura Danzō went to Sarutobi Hiruzen to cry about his grievances, Sarutobi Hiruzen might, in a fit of rage, send troops to surround the Naka River.

Although they weren't afraid of those Minions, their identities would likely be exposed, and Konoha would then be On the verge of collapse.

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Hyuga Hiashi, and the group returned to the Hyuga compound.

This time, Hyuga Hiashi held Uchiha Izuna's hand, asking after his well-being and caring for him with meticulous attention. If not for the Uchiha clan attire and the Sharingan on Uchiha Izuna, the people in the Hyuga compound would have thought Uchiha Izuna was Hyuga Hiashi's own son.

Little did they know, Hyuga Hiashi desperately wanted a son like this. This was practically a War Machine; whoever controlled Uchiha Izuna controlled Konoha!

As for Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, they felt no jealousy upon seeing this, instead finding it only natural.

After all, the strong deserve special treatment, and Uchiha Izuna's Majestic Destroyer Flame that afternoon had truly conquered them both!

Neji Hyuga, however, looked at Uchiha Izuna with a cocky expression. "Uchiha Izuna, do you dare to spar with me! If I win, stop coming to the Hyuga house and bothering my sister Hinata!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Uchiha Izuna, Hyuga Hiashi, Shisui, and Itachi were all stunned, looking at Neji Hyuga in disbelief.

Uchiha Izuna suddenly remembered that he had intended to stand up for Hinata. Today's events had been too urgent, and he had forgotten. This was the perfect chance to teach him a lesson!

"Fine. If you lose, you are not allowed to use a Personal vendetta during training anymore, and you must be gentler to Hinata!" Uchiha Izuna looked at Neji Hyuga with a smile.

Neji Hyuga sneered. "Fine, I agree. Also, I reckon you're about 10 years old. Although I'm only 7, I hope you go all out, otherwise you'll lose miserably!"

Hyuga Hiashi's face turned pale. He looked at Uchiha Izuna, his eyes filled with a pleading look.

Although he was moved that Uchiha Izuna was standing up for his daughter and teaching his nephew a lesson, he was also terrified. If Uchiha Izuna took it seriously with a child—oh, no, with Neji—Neji would likely be flattened into a pancake in one move!

This was his younger brother's only son, and his brother had asked him to raise his nephew to adulthood before he passed away!

Uchiha Izuna nodded at Hyuga Hiashi and said, "Have you ever seen an adult bicker with a child?"

(Ōnoki: "Yawn!")