"You lot, stop right there!"
Just as the six of them were busily tearing each other down, an arrogant voice suddenly came from ahead.
They looked up to see six figures blocking the middle of the empty alley.
They were all dressed in Uchiha attire and wore Konoha forehead protectors, except for the boy surrounded by the others in the middle, who wore a green flak jacket over his upper body.
They all looked young, around thirteen or fourteen.
Wuye paid special attention and noticed that none of these six had appeared in the classroom earlier.
"You're Hyuga Wuye, right?"
The boy in the green flak jacket tilted his head and stared at Wuye, speaking in an infuriatingly Uchiha-like tone. "Remember my name. I'm Uchiha Masuke, and I'm the one who's going to teach you a lesson."
"Uchiha Masuke?"
Wuye was baffled. "How did I offend you for you to block my way in broad daylight?"
Uchiha Masuke coldly spat out, "The Uchiha Clan's Grand Elder is my grandfather."
"So what?" Wuye frowned.
"Haven't you heard the recent rumors? They all say my grandfather controlled you and made you attack the Hyuga Clan head. That's slandering the Uchiha Clan's reputation!"
Uchiha Masuke snorted. "It's ridiculous that such a rumor has spread so widely!"
"That isn't a rumor. It's the truth," Wuye said.
"The truth?" Uchiha Masuke sneered. "If my grandfather had really acted, do you think someone like you could have broken free of his control?"
Wuye froze for a moment.
The rumor said that he had broken free of the control himself? Who had been so considerate? Were they afraid he wasn't conspicuous enough already?
"Once I beat you up, everyone will know that someone with your abilities couldn't possibly break free of Grandpa's control. That rumor is complete