Use Some Force

Sasuke felt a little depressed as he left the Uchiha clan meeting. He had clearly come to discuss important matters with the clan members, so how had they ended up fighting for no reason!?

How strange!

Sasuke carefully replayed the entire process in his mind.

Yeah! He had not struck first. He had merely been forced to retaliate!

Glancing at the sky, Sasuke saw that it was still early. He was in no hurry to return, so he decided to find a place to train his strength.

Although he had gained powerful abilities, he still needed extensive practice to better master them.

After leaving the Uchiha clan grounds, Sasuke arrived at Konoha's back mountain. The woods here were dense and few people ever came, making it an excellent training spot.

He immediately began training.

Two hours later, Sasuke had finished testing the power of his eyes and was about to transform into a muscular man to test just how strong his pure physical strength was.

Just then, a somewhat familiar voice came from nearby.

"Uchiha Sasuke, I finally found you!"

Hyuga Monza emerged from the forest. Beside him stood a Hyuga boy wearing a Konoha forehead protector.

"Cousin, it was him! During the ninja sparring match this morning, he shamelessly ambushed me and knocked out my teeth! My face and mouth still hurt like hell!"

Hyuga Monza covered his cheek with one hand and pointed at Sasuke with the other.

"Mm! I understand!"

Hyuga Taiju nodded, walked up to Sasuke, crossed his arms, and looked down at him as he said:

"So you're Uchiha Sasuke! The guy who ambushed and injured my little brother?"

"Get lost!"

Sasuke merely spat out those two words. He could not be bothered explaining anything to brats like them.

"Heh! Interesting. I haven't seen such an interesting little brat in a long time. As expected of the Uchiha clan!"

Rather than getting angry, Hyuga Taiju looked even more interested.

"Brat! Open your eyes and look carefully. Your Uncle Hyuga Taiju is a genin, a genin! A real ninja! The weight of that title is beyond the understanding of an unfledged brat like you!"

Hyuga Taiju pointed at the forehead protector on his brow, his face full of arrogance and pride.

A genin dealing with a brat who had not even graduated from the Ninja Academy was nothing less than crushing him from a higher plane!

That was why, when his cousin had come to ask for help, he had agreed without hesitation.

Looking at the brat before him acting so smug, Sasuke was nearly speechless.

Since when had genin become so arrogant? He was acting like he was Kage-level.

However, Sasuke was in no hurry to teach him a lesson. He had trained enough for now, and a little entertainment would not be bad.

"Oh! Then what do you want? Do you want me to apologize to this guy?"

Sasuke looked at him and asked calmly.

"Heh! At least you've got some sense, kid!"

Hyuga Taiju was very satisfied with Sasuke's attitude.

"However, you knocked out my little brother's teeth. An apology isn't enough to settle this!"

"Then what do you want from me? Do you want me to pay his medical expenses? I don't have any money!"

Sasuke spread his hands helplessly.

"No need for money. Just let my little brother hit you back. Of course, it only ends once he knocks out your teeth too."

"This... isn't that a bit much?"

Sasuke began backing away, his brows furrowing.

"Not agreeing!? Fine. Then I'll knock your teeth out myself."

Hyuga Taiju cracked his knuckles and advanced on Sasuke menacingly.

"Fine! I agree. Let classmate Hyuga Monza hit me back, but you mustn't interfere."

Sasuke stopped, looking as though he was afraid Hyuga Taiju would personally make a move.

"Hmph! That's more like it!"

Hyuga Taiju looked satisfied, then said to Hyuga Monza behind him:

"You can attack boldly now. With me holding the line here, he won't dare fight back!"

"Awesome! Just as expected of Cousin!"

Hyuga Monza flattered him, then strutted over to Sasuke with a smug expression.

"Uchiha Sasuke, how does it feel? When you ambushed me this morning, did you ever think this would happen? You must be regretting it terribly now! Hahaha!"

Hyuga Monza's face was full of delight. He wanted to see the smug Sasuke reveal an expression of regret.

However, things were completely different from what he had imagined.

Sasuke merely looked at him expressionlessly. The regret he had expected did not appear at all.

"If you're going to hit me, hurry up! Stop dawdling like a woman!"

"Damn it! Your arrogant attitude is really pissing me off!"

The flames of anger in Hyuga Monza's heart were ignited. Chakra gathered in his hand as he swung his palm hard at Sasuke's cheek!

"Keep acting tough! Let's see if I don't beat your teeth all over the ground!"

Sasuke neither dodged nor blocked, allowing the attack to land on his face.

Slap!

A crisp slap echoed through the forest!

To Sasuke, such an attack was like a breeze brushing across his face. It dealt zero damage.

But it was not the same for Hyuga Monza.

"Ah! My... my hand hurts so much! Why is your face so hard!?"

He clutched his red, swollen hand, his face full of shock.

It felt as though he had struck a piece of steel. The impact had numbed his entire arm!

"Didn't you eat? Use some force!"

Sasuke took two steps forward and deliberately held his face out in front of him, looking as though he was asking to be hit.

"D-Damn it!"

Hyuga Monza took two steps back instead, not daring to strike again.

"Cousin, this guy's face is too hard. Help me teach him a lesson!"

What a useless fool!

Hyuga Taiju shot his cousin a disdainful look. The other guy was not even fighting back, yet he still could not win. What trash!

He refused to believe a little brat's face could be that hard!

He immediately took two steps forward and swung a slap, only for Sasuke to raise a hand and stop him.

"I never agreed to let you attack too!"

Sasuke said calmly.

"You actually dare fight back? Did I say you could fight back?"

Hyuga Taiju was enraged by Sasuke's actions. His face was full of fury as he tried to pull his hand free, but no matter what he did, he could not move it.

At that moment, he was shocked. Why was this brat so strong!?

"L-Let go! Otherwise, if I get serious, you'll be sorry!"

He hurriedly warned him. By now, he could already sense that something was wrong.

"Oh, right! Earlier, I think you said your name was Hyuga Taiju, correct?"

Rather than letting go, Sasuke asked an entirely unrelated question.

"My name is Hyuga Taiju. W-What about it?"

For no reason, he suddenly had an ominous feeling, as though something extremely bad was about to befall him.

"Nothing. I just think your name is pretty good!"

Sasuke suddenly smiled at Hyuga Monza.

The next moment,

—Sharingan!