The Uchiha Clan's Coercion

Uchiha Yū sat in his wheelchair, his bandaged right hand twitching slightly.

A clear dent appeared in the wheelchair's armrest. He took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, and said, "What are you planning to do, then?"

A kunai was tossed before You. Uchiha Shuiyun looked at him with cold indifference and continued, "Find somewhere deserted and commit seppuku. Cleanse the Uchiha Clan's disgrace yourself!"

Holding the kunai on his body, You's gaze turned icy. Though his body had yet to recover, when facing two Uchiha Clan members with one-tomoe Sharingan, the moment he lowered his head, a cold smile appeared on Uchiha Yū's lips.

"Is that so? What a pity..."

"What's a pity?"

The two stared at You. They would not personally kill Uchiha Yū; after all, the Uchiha Clan still forbade clan members from killing one another. Otherwise, the village higher-ups would have something to use against them, and they could easily be branded rogue ninja.

"It's a pity there are too many people here."

Whoosh!

The sound of a kunai cutting through the air rang out.

In that instant, Uchiha Yū flung his kunai, sending it accurately past Uchiha Shuiyun's face.

The shadow on the tree made it appear as though Shuiyun had been killed. In truth, the other party's kunai had merely taken a lock of Uchiha Qianyun's hair.

He stood there stiffly. When Uchiha Shuiyun finally reacted and saw the mocking looks in his companion's eyes, the shame and fury in his heart erupted. He roared, "You damned brat! You actually dared throw a kunai at me!"

Crack!

Shuiyun half-clenched his hand and swung it toward You's face.

Yet his hand never touched Uchiha Yū's face. Ten centimeters from it stood a bandage-wrapped arm.

Uchiha Yū grabbed downward in passing, his palm landing squarely on Qianyun's body. In an instant, Qianyun felt bone-piercing pain shoot through his arm.

"Damn it..."

He tried to break free, only to find that You's palm was like a pair of pincers, tightly clamping down on his arm. As the grip steadily tightened—

Shuiyun's expression shifted from anger to shock, then terror.

"Ah! Yamato, hurry!"

"Shuiyun!"

Uchiha Yamato, on the other side, finally reacted. At first, he had thought Shuiyun was merely toying with You, but Shuiyun was now trembling all over.

Bang!

A flying kick tried to separate the two. It did work, creating a brief gap between Uchiha Yū's hands.

But it was not the result of Yamato's flying kick. Uchiha Shuiyun's arm had been crushed.

Whoosh!

Feeling a throbbing pain in his palm, You lightly shook his hand. The cold smile on his face faded into calm as he looked at Uchiha Qianyun, whose arm was broken, and said, "A waste acknowledged by all of Uchiha can crush your arm. Leave that kunai to Senior Shuiyun for disemboweling himself."

"You brat!"

Kneeling on the ground, Shuiyun was covered in bean-sized beads of sweat from the pain. Grasping the kunai with his remaining arm, he forced himself to stand.

Uchiha Yū's figure was reflected in his one-tomoe eyes.

"I'll kill you!"

He dashed before You in an instant, his explosive speed startling Yamato.

"Shuiyun! Don't kill him!"

They could teach him a lesson, but they could not kill anyone in the village. If they were discovered, Uchiha Qianyun could only become a rogue ninja.

Unfortunately, Yamato did not react in time to stop the enraged Shuiyun. The kunai was about to plunge into You's chest.

It's over!

As an "accomplice," he would probably receive a major demerit this time.

Clang!

A kunai appeared in Uchiha Yū's hand, blocking Qianyun's attack.

The clash of kunai sent sparks scattering.

The wheelchair groaned under the strain of the battle, its creaking making his expression shift slightly.

Under that burst of force, You chose to temporarily avoid the edge. He pressed down on the wheelchair with his left hand and slowly backed away, bleeding off the impact.

With one arm broken, Shuiyun could not unleash his full strength. He tried to counter with a flying kick, but You gave him no chance.

Uchiha Yū held an absolute advantage in strength. Even with his limited mobility, he intended to overpower his opponent by force.

He controlled the wheelchair as it slowly moved backward, while adjusting the angle of his kunai upward. His kunai reached the very tip of Shuiyun's.

"Watch out!"

Uchiha Yū's kunai sliced across Qianyun's chest, and droplets of blood fell in a trail to the ground.

"Bastard!"

Yamato could no longer stay seated. He immediately checked Shuiyun's injuries.

The slash across his chest was serious. The wound running from his chest to his arm bled without stopping.

"You should be grateful this is Uchiha territory. Otherwise, he would have died just now."

More blood stained the white bandages, giving Uchiha Yū an added air of menace. Not even the sunlight could dispel the chill around him.

Cough, cough.

Uchiha Shuiyun, collapsed on the ground, tried to struggle back to his feet, but the injury to his chest kept him from moving recklessly.

"Uchiha Yū!"

Yamato looked at Uchiha Yū's indifferent gaze. It was as though the person he had just injured was an enemy, and the flame Yamato had been suppressing in his heart erupted.

"That was an Uchiha ninja!"

Just now, he had felt that You truly would kill Qianyun.

"Monster! Someone like you living in the Uchiha Clan is a threat!"

Fire Release! Great Fireball!

A ball of fire burst from Yamato's mouth. As the Uchiha Clan's signature ninjutsu, the Great Fireball was said to have never killed anyone, but facing it head-on left Uchiha Yū stunned.

He had not expected the two to be crazy enough to kill someone on the spot!

"Damn it!"

His body had not fully recovered, and the wheelchair was simply too slow to escape the Great Fireball's attack.

Bang!

Wind Release! Great Breakthrough!

At the critical moment, a figure wearing a fox mask appeared before Uchiha Yū.

"What are you Uchiha Clan members doing?! Using ninjutsu to kill a villager?!"

ANBU!

A force belonging solely to the Hokage, and the sharpest blade against the Uchiha Clan.

This was the edge of Uchiha territory, where ANBU members patrolled regularly. Hearing the sounds of fighting nearby, he had rushed over at once and happened to see Uchiha Yamato release ninjutsu.

"Damn ANBU! This is an internal Uchiha matter. Are you going to interfere?!"

Yamato cursed inwardly. You's actions had provoked his anger, causing him to make the mistake of releasing the Great Fireball, and the ANBU had happened to witness it.

Judging by the other man's manner, this would not end easily.

"Uchiha territory? It is also Konoha Village! You violated the rules set by Lord Hokage. Come with me to the Hokage's Office for an investigation!"

He was not afraid even if it was one against two. It was daytime, and the commotion was so great that if they dared openly attack an ANBU member, the ANBU would have grounds to act against the Uchiha Clan.

"Damn it!"

At the crucial moment, Uchiha Yamato calmed down. He glanced at the ANBU member. Shuiyun needed to be sent to the hospital as soon as possible; there could be no further delay.