Take your leader and get out of Konoha!

Cloud Hidden Village ninja actually had the nerve to come cause trouble at the Uchiha Clan Compound?

Where were the ANBU? Where was Danzo's Root?

Or rather... had Sarutobi Hiruzen tacitly approved this?

Uchiha Mirai narrowed his eyes slightly.

He knew that the Cloud Hidden Village had sent another group of envoys, nominally to investigate the deaths of the previous delegation.

In reality, they were there to pressure Konoha.

In the original story, Sarutobi Hiruzen had cowardly shifted the blame onto the Hyuga Clan.

In the end, Hiashi Hyuga's younger brother, Hizashi, had traded his life for the Cloud Hidden Village's appeasement.

This was also the beginning of Neji's tragedy.

In this timeline, that should have been impossible.

However, it was entirely possible that Sarutobi Hiruzen was using these Cloud Ninja to pressure him.

"Interesting."

Uchiha Mirai rose to his feet, a faint smile in his eyes.

If that was the case, then he would play along with them!

Outside the Uchiha Clan Compound.

A group of ninja had already gathered, surrounding the Cloud Ninja who were hurling insults, eager to watch the show.

Some nosy villagers had even brought over sunflower seeds and small stools, munching away with relish.

"Uchiha Mirai, get the hell out here!"

"You had the guts to kill our brothers, but not the guts to come out?"

"Come out! Uchiha Mirai!"

After shouting insults for a while, the Cloud Ninja only felt parched, his throat burning with pain.

He cleared his throat, feeling deeply puzzled.

"This is strange. Not a single Uchiha has come out. Are they really the Uchiha Clan?"

The Cloud Ninja behind him also wore strange expressions.

With the Uchiha's temperament, shouldn't they have rushed out to fight to the death the moment the first insult was shouted?

"Boss, why don't we charge into the Uchiha Clan Compound?"

One Cloud Ninja asked unwillingly.

"No. If we enter their compound, then whatever happens will truly be impossible to predict."

The leading Cloud Ninja shook his head.

Though hot-tempered, he was not stupid.

The reason he dared cause trouble at the Uchiha Clan Compound was because so many Konoha ninja were watching nearby.

If the Uchiha Clan did anything excessive, once word reached the Cloud Hidden Village, Konoha would be in an extremely passive position.

Moreover, the Uchiha Clan's situation within Konoha would only become more difficult.

But once they entered the compound, there would be no other ninja around to watch.

What if those Uchiha played dirty...

Who would he even argue his case to?

Assam cleared his throat and was just about to resume shouting insults when he saw a figure slowly walking toward them from across the Uchiha Clan Compound.

"Boss, that person seems to be..."

The Cloud Ninja behind him shuddered.

The instant that figure appeared, the surrounding air seemed to grow several degrees heavier.

Had he appeared?

Assam narrowed his eyes.

Uchiha Mirai.

Calamity Uchiha.

The Konoha ninja watching from nearby had originally been whispering among themselves, merely enjoying the spectacle.

But when Uchiha Mirai appeared, the air abruptly fell silent. Some ninja even swallowed instinctively.

Calamity Uchiha's reputation in Konoha was far too great.

It was said that even the Fourth Hokage, the Yellow Flash, had killed fewer enemies than him during the Third Shinobi World War.

"Hmph! You finally decided to show yourself?"

Assam sneered, his eyes filled with icy hostility.

So what if he was the Calamity Uchiha?

He refused to believe that, with so many Konoha ninja watching, Uchiha Mirai would actually dare to kill him.

"Were you the one yapping just now?"

Uchiha Mirai looked at him calmly.

"How laughable. You killed so many of our brothers—am I not allowed to come and demand an explanation?"

Assam said disdainfully.

"I assume you already know the outcome of that meeting at the Hokage Building?"

Uchiha Mirai sounded unconcerned, but the faint mockery in his voice instantly made Assam's eyes redden.

That bastard, the Third Hokage, had actually abandoned any attempt to hold Uchiha Mirai accountable!

That was precisely why he had personally come to the Uchiha Clan Compound.

"I won't acknowledge some pointless meeting like that!"

Assam rolled up his sleeves. Muscles knotted like those of a beast bulged beneath his skin, veins standing out one after another.

"Looks like we'll still have to settle this through a fight."

Uchiha Mirai shrugged.

"Even after learning who I am, you still dared to take the initiative against me. Over all these years, you're the first."

"For that stupidity, I, Uchiha Mirai, acknowledge you as the strongest."

"We'll only know after we fight!"

Bang!

The ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked apart. Intense lightning burst from the Cloud Ninja's body, and he shot toward Uchiha Mirai like a cannonball submerged in lightning.

Lightning Release Chakra Mode?

Uchiha Mirai's eyes shifted slightly.

No, it was merely a crude imitation.

His eyes turned blood-red in an instant as Uchiha Mirai activated his three-tomoe Sharingan.

The charging Cloud Ninja's movements slowed, and under the Sharingan's powerful perception, every opening was laid bare.

Twisting his waist and abdomen, Uchiha Mirai turned at an awkward angle and easily evaded the attack.

"Let's see if you're still so lucky this time!"

The Cloud Ninja stopped amid crackling arcs of lightning and turned to glare at Uchiha Mirai.

The vast difference in their builds made Uchiha Mirai look like an underdeveloped youth.

Amid the shriek of lightning, the Cloud Ninja leader charged at Uchiha Mirai once more.

The three tomoe in his Sharingan slowly spun, firmly locking onto his opponent's figure. Uchiha Mirai moved like a nimble loach.

No matter how his opponent attacked, he could evade with ease.

A trace of fury appeared in the Cloud Ninja leader's eyes.

He felt as though Uchiha Mirai was toying with him.

"You bastard!!!"

A fist far too large to be reasonable, carrying terrifying force, smashed straight toward Uchiha Mirai's head.

The watching ninja stopped breathing for an instant. None of them doubted that if the Cloud Ninja's attack truly landed, Uchiha Mirai's head would burst like a watermelon.

The three black tomoe suddenly trembled, and the Cloud Ninja leader's eyes went blank for an instant.

An opening! It was fleeting!

Uchiha Mirai lowered his center of gravity and thrust out his right palm, violently striking the Cloud Ninja leader's lower abdomen.

Bang!

Accompanied by a dull impact of flesh against flesh, the Cloud Ninja leader's impossibly muscular body was sent flying backward by the tremendous force before crashing heavily onto the ground.

"Lord Assam!!!"

The nearby Cloud Ninja cried out in alarm.

"Do you still want to continue?"

Uchiha Mirai stepped forward, planting his right foot on the Cloud Ninja leader's chest as his scarlet Sharingan looked down coldly.

"Damn it! You bastard..."

Pressing a hand against the ground to push himself up, the Cloud Ninja named Assam struggled to rise. Countless red veins burst across the eyes glaring at Uchiha Mirai.

Boom!

The force beneath Uchiha Mirai's foot suddenly increased, driving Assam's body straight into the ground.

"Ah!!!"

Assam let out a pained roar, blood instantly spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Bastard!"

The surrounding Cloud Ninja's eyes instantly reddened as they tried to rush forward.

Uchiha Mirai turned his head indifferently, his three-tomoe scarlet eyes staring straight at them.

The Cloud Ninja froze in place.

Cold sweat streamed down their foreheads.

They swallowed nervously, trembling.

The air around them seemed to be constantly dwindling, as though the slightest movement would make Uchiha Mirai snap their necks on the spot.

"Take your leader and get out of Konoha."

Removing his right foot from the Cloud Ninja leader's chest, Uchiha Mirai kicked him toward the group of Cloud Ninja as if he were kicking away trash.

"Lord Assam!"

The Cloud Ninja hurriedly crouched down to inspect his body.

His chest had caved in, the outline of a footprint faintly visible. Blood continued to flow from the corner of Assam's mouth, and his eyes were unfocused.

Satisfying!

So damn satisfying!

The watching Konoha ninja breathed rapidly, feeling as if some special substance had been secreted in their brains, leaving them exhilarated.

Uchiha Mirai's clean, decisive fight had been unbelievably satisfying!

Especially that final line—"Get out of Konoha"—which stirred the emotions of many Konoha ninja so much that they nearly cheered aloud.

Even quite a few ninja who had initially only come to watch the spectacle were now looking at Uchiha Mirai with admiration.

They had disliked the Uchiha before because the Uchiha put their clan above the village and were arrogant to an outrageous degree.

But Uchiha Mirai had not only defeated the enemy cleanly and decisively, he had also struck back in Konoha's name.

In an instant, he won their favor.

It seemed that this rumored Calamity Uchiha was not as arrogant as the other Uchiha!

At the same time, however, many people were filled with worry.

Last time, an envoy from the Cloud Hidden Village had been killed by Uchiha Mirai.

This time, the Cloud Ninja who had come to cause trouble had also been swiftly defeated by Uchiha Mirai.

Would the Cloud Hidden Village let this go?

"Brother Mirai! That was so cool!"

"Did you see that? That's Brother Mirai's strength!"

The young Uchiha who had followed Uchiha Mirai here cheered excitedly.

The Cloud Ninja examining their leader's injuries felt their cheeks burning with humiliation.

"We're leaving!"

One Cloud Ninja hoisted the unconscious leader onto his back, then shot Uchiha Mirai a vicious glare before departing.

"Uchiha Mirai, you'll regret this!"

With that, he turned and left without looking back.

Familiar line. Too bad I wasn't the Hokage.

A faint, imperceptible smile curved Uchiha Mirai's lips.

He had left a small gift on that ninja named Assam.

He hoped they would like the gift after returning home.