Who Dares Defy Me? Beat Him Until He Kneels and Sings Conquest!

Uchiha Xuan's icy declaration, devoid of even a trace of emotion, echoed above the Sarutobi clan's courtyard.

For a moment, the entire scene fell into eerie silence.

All the Sarutobi clansmen who had rushed over looked at him as if he were insane.

They could hardly believe their ears.

A Uchiha brat had barged alone into the Sarutobi clan's grounds, kicked their gate to pieces, and now he even dared to spout nonsense about chopping off all their hands?!

What arrogance! What audacity!

After the silence came towering fury!

"Insolence!"

An angry roar exploded like thunder.

Three elderly-looking Sarutobi clansmen stepped out from the crowd. They wore the green vests representing jonin, their gazes sharp as powerful chakra fluctuations radiated from their bodies.

The leader was a Sarutobi clan elder, Sarutobi Shiwei, and the biological uncle of the current Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Uchiha brat! You've got some nerve!"

Sarutobi Shiwei pointed at Xuan, trembling with rage, even his beard shaking.

"You trespassed into our clan grounds, destroyed our family gate, and now you still dare to speak such madness! Do you really think the Sarutobi clan is so easy to bully?!"

"That's right! Don't think that just because you made a bit of a splash at the Hokage meeting, you can look down on us!"

"Today, we'll teach you what it means to know your place!"

The other two jonin chimed in as well, their hands already forming seals. Clearly, they were preparing to teach this "overconfident" brat a lesson he would never forget.

Uchiha Xuan looked at the three furious old men before him, and his expression did not change in the slightest.

He merely slowly raised his head, revealing the eyes that had been hidden in shadow to everyone present.

Buzz!

A sinister scarlet gleam erupted alongside brilliant golden flames!

They were pupils like those of Gods and Devils, burning with patterns of golden flame!

[Golden Flame Divine Eyes], activated!

"What... what kind of Sharingan is that?!"

The instant Sarutobi Shiwei saw those eyes, his heart lurched, and a powerful sense of foreboding surged within him.

But there was no turning back now.

"Attack! Take him down!"

At Sarutobi Shiwei's command, the two jonin launched their attacks at the same time!

"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

One fire and one wind—two ninjutsu combined perfectly in midair, forming a flame tornado with multiplied power that roared toward Uchiha Xuan!

This combined ninjutsu was enough to make any jonin of the same rank feel their scalp tingle.

Yet Uchiha Xuan merely watched the incoming flame tornado quietly.

Within his [Golden Flame Divine Eyes], the chakra flow of that seemingly violent ninjutsu, every weak point within it, was plainly visible.

"Tricks of children."

He could not even be bothered to dodge.

Just as the flame tornado was about to swallow him, his figure suddenly vanished from where he stood.

Fast!

Fast to the extreme!

It was not the Body Flicker Technique, but pure speed!

The terrifying explosive power granted by the Sage Body allowed him to break the sound barrier in an instant!

"Not good!"

Sarutobi Shiwei's pupils contracted sharply. All he saw was a golden afterimage, like a bolt of lightning, effortlessly slipping through a gap in the flame tornado!

"He's behind you!" he urgently roared at one of the jonin.

But it was already too late.

The jonin who had used Fire Release felt a chill at the back of his neck, as though an icy iron clamp had locked around him.

He stiffly turned his head and met Uchiha Xuan's emotionless eyes, burning with golden flames.

"Too slow."

Xuan's voice was like the whisper of a reaper from the depths of hell.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of breaking bone rang out.

The jonin's head drooped at a bizarre angle, and the light in his eyes rapidly faded.

Instant kill!

"Bastard!"

Seeing this, the other jonin who used Wind Release was furious enough for his eyes to split. He abandoned his ninjutsu, drew a short blade, and viciously stabbed toward Xuan's back!

Without even turning around, Xuan swung an elbow backward, striking the jonin's jaw with perfect precision.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by the sound of shattering teeth, the jonin flew backward like a kite with its string cut, passing out before he even hit the ground.

Everything had happened in the blink of an eye.

From the moment Xuan attacked to the moment the two battle-hardened jonin were left one dead and one severely injured, less than two seconds had passed!

All the Sarutobi clansmen present were completely stunned by such clean, brutal killing methods.

Their mouths hung open, their minds blank, as if they had forgotten how to breathe.

Could this... really be the strength a twelve-year-old boy possessed?!

"Now, it's your turn."

Xuan slowly turned around and fixed his gaze on the last man still standing, the strongest among them—Sarutobi Shiwei.

Sarutobi Shiwei looked at his companions' miserable state, then at Xuan's inhuman golden eyes. The foreboding in his heart finally turned into bone-deep cold.

He knew that today, he had kicked an iron plate.

No, he had kicked a meteorite capable of shattering the entire world!

"Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"

Without hesitation, Sarutobi Shiwei slammed both hands onto the ground, turning the earth beneath his feet into a raging mudslide in an attempt to slow Xuan down.

At the same time, he retreated at high speed, forming hand seals as he prepared to unleash his strongest S-rank ninjutsu.

"Trying to run?"

Xuan sneered, having seen through his intentions.

He lightly tapped the raging mudslide with the tip of his foot, and his entire body drifted upstream like a weightless feather!

"Genjutsu: Golden Flame Hell!"

As Xuan activated his ocular power, Sarutobi Shiwei felt his vision blur.

The scenery around him changed in an instant.

He was no longer in his own courtyard, but standing amid an endless sea of golden fire!

The flames seemed alive, transforming into chains that tightly bound his limbs, ceaselessly scorching his mind and soul!

"Aah—!"

Sarutobi Shiwei let out a miserable scream, clutching his head as he dropped heavily to his knees.

In the real world, he had merely fallen under a genjutsu and stood frozen in place.

But within his spiritual world, he was enduring torture as agonizing as purgatory.

Uchiha Xuan slowly walked up to him and viciously stomped on his chest, driving his entire body into the mud.

"Pfft!"

Sarutobi Shiwei spat out a mouthful of blood and jolted awake from the genjutsu.

He looked at the foot on his chest, as though it weighed a thousand tons, then at the trembling clansmen around him. Not a single one dared step forward to help.

At that moment, his proud heart was completely shattered.

Uchiha Xuan swept his gaze across the surroundings, his golden eyes filled with the majesty and indifference of an emperor.

His voice was not loud, yet it clearly spread throughout the entire Sarutobi clan grounds.

"Today, it is the Sarutobi clan."

"Tomorrow, it may be the Hyuga, the Shimura, or anyone who dares to bully my Uchiha."

"From this day onward, my Uchiha will suffer no more humiliation!"

Within the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

All the clansmen had gathered in the streets, waiting anxiously.

They hoped Xuan would return in triumph, yet they also feared he would cause even greater trouble.

Just then, they saw Uchiha Xuan's familiar figure appear at the entrance to the clan grounds.

He was still alone, and not a speck of dust stained his clothes.

But he was dragging someone behind him.

An old man covered in blood, already unconscious, though his identity could still barely be recognized from his clothing.

"Th-that is... the Sarutobi clan elder, Sarutobi Shiwei!"

A shocked cry arose from the crowd.

Xuan dragged Sarutobi Shiwei over to the young man with the broken arm, Uchiha Tetsuya.

He threw Sarutobi Shiwei onto the ground, then pulled a kunai from his waist.

"Splat!"

Before everyone's shocked eyes, he cleanly severed Sarutobi Shiwei's right hand—the hand that had once commanded the battle!

"He broke your arm. I take one of his hands. Fair enough."

Xuan tossed the bloodied kunai to the ground and looked at Uchiha Tetsuya, then at all the clansmen present, speaking each word distinctly.

"Remember! My Uchiha clan repays every debt and avenges every grudge!"

"Tenfold!"

At that moment, as they watched the figure who resembled a demon god, an unprecedented fervor ignited in the hearts of every Uchiha clansman!

Their king had returned!

"Long live Lord Xuan!"

No one knew who shouted first.

Then, cheers like mountains collapsing and seas roaring resounded throughout the entire Uchiha Clan Grounds!

"Long live Lord Xuan!"

"Long live the Uchiha!"

Standing amid the crowd, Uchiha Setsuna looked at the young man worshipped so fervently by all the clansmen. He gave a bitter smile, then his gaze became incomparably resolute.

He knew that from this moment onward, the Uchiha clan had truly welcomed their only, and strongest, king!

And he, too, had to make his choice.

He walked up to Xuan and, before everyone's astonished eyes, dropped to one knee.

"Lord Xuan." He lowered his proud head and said in a deep voice, "From this day onward, I, Uchiha Setsuna, am willing to serve you as my lord! The Police Force shall be entirely at your command!"

"Very good." Xuan looked at Setsuna kneeling before him and nodded in satisfaction.

"Now, pass down my orders."

His voice rang out once more amid everyone's cheers, carrying unquestionable authority.

"From today onward, the Uchiha clan enters its highest state of combat readiness! All ninja are to cancel every leave and remain on standby at all times!"

"I don't care what reaction the Hokage's side will have!"

"I only have one thing to tell you!"

"The heavens are about to change!"