Conqueror's Haki!

Evening.

After dinner, idle villagers stepped out of their homes and sought out their neighbors to chat.

They mostly talked about everyday matters, but today, they unexpectedly got a piece of juicy gossip.

"What! The Hyuga clan is into that sort of thing? And they did it in public!"

A bald uncle looked utterly shocked.

"Hey! Keep your voice down. Be careful not to bring trouble on yourself. A major clan like that isn't something commoners like us can afford to provoke!"

The person beside him hurriedly warned.

"Ah~ What a pity, what a pity. Something this rare happened, and I wasn't there to see it!"

The bald uncle shook his head and sighed.

"But I heard that Hyuga guy was put under a genjutsu. The culprit was from the Uchiha clan, and now even the Hyuga clan head has personally gone to the Uchiha compound!"

At that moment, someone else spoke in a low voice.

"What! Really!?"

The bald uncle's eyes lit up, his face full of excitement.

"Even the Hyuga clan head has personally stepped in. The Uchiha are in trouble now!"

"Hmph! I just hope Clan Head Hiashi gives those arrogant Uchiha a proper lesson!"

The bald uncle's eyes were filled with resentment. Clearly, he had some history with the Uchiha.

"Right, right! Those irritating Uchiha deserve to suffer a huge loss!"

"Those bastards from the Uchiha Police Force are awful! Last time, it wasn't enough that they overturned my stall—they even took all my fruit! It pissed me off to death! I really hope those Uchiha bastards learn their lesson!"

"..."

They were all in agreement, hoping the Uchiha would get knocked down a peg!

"Eh! What happened over there? Why are there so many people?"

Suddenly, the bald uncle raised a hand and pointed in a certain direction.

Everyone turned to look, only to see a huge crowd heading this way down the street!

As the crowd drew closer, they finally saw what was going on.

Then, they all sucked in a cold breath.

At the front, Sasuke was dragging Hyuga Makino forward with one hand, as though he were hauling a dead dog!

Behind him were the incredibly grim-faced members of the Hyuga Clan, the excited Uchiha clansmen, and Uchiha Fugaku, who looked as though he had a headache. At the very back were Konoha villagers and civilian ninja who had followed along to watch the show.

Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to Konoha's gates, Hiashi Hyuga suppressed his fury and said:

"Enough! Uchiha Sasuke, you dragged Makino all the way from the Uchiha compound to this place. You have already trampled all over my Hyuga Clan's dignity. Your anger should have been vented by now, shouldn't it!"

"So stop while you still can!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hiashi moved, intending to rescue Hyuga Makino from Sasuke's grasp!

"Get lost!"

Sasuke grabbed the other man's wrist first and casually flung him away. Hiashi was sent flying without any ability to resist and crashed into an electric pole by the roadside.

"Damn it! Clan Head!"

"Together! Save Makino!"

The Hyuga ninja all launched an attack on Sasuke.

"Hmph! No matter how many ants there are, they are still ants!"

Conqueror's Haki!

Boom!

In an instant, a terrifying pressure descended around Sasuke.

The Hyuga clansmen approaching Sasuke felt as if a massive hand had clenched their hearts. They were in unbearable pain and agony, as though they might suddenly drop dead the next second!

Sasuke swung Hyuga Makino in his hand and swept him sideways. In an instant, a huge group of Hyuga clansmen was sent flying.

With just a few simple swings of the human weapon in his hand, the area around Sasuke was cleared, and all the Hyuga ninja collapsed to the ground coughing up blood.

"Heh!"

Sasuke gave a light laugh and continued toward the village gates with the half-dead Hyuga Makino in hand.

What Sasuke had just used was Conqueror's Haki, an ability that only a very small number of people in the Pirate World could awaken.

Conqueror's Haki was the reward Sasuke had obtained from a lottery draw not long ago.

Now that he had displayed it, the results were not bad. Sasuke was fairly satisfied.

He had used both lottery chances.

As for what he got from the other draw, Sasuke was utterly speechless.

A stinky sock that had not been washed for twenty years!

There was nothing to say. The system could always give out the weirdest things!

If the timing were not so inappropriate, Sasuke would have tossed the thing out of his system inventory long ago, lest it contaminate the rest of his inventory!

Sasuke continued onward with Hyuga Makino in hand, but after only a few steps, several figures appeared before him and blocked his path!

They wore cloaks and masks. They were clearly ANBU ninja.

"Stop! How dare you attack your comrades in the village! Are you openly rebelling!?"

"Release him immediately! Then come with us to ANBU and properly accept your punishment!"

The leader wore a dog mask, making his face impossible to see.

However, the white hair on top of his head had already exposed his identity.

This man was none other than Kakashi Hatake, known for being able to go fifty-fifty with anyone, and nicknamed the "Kidney-Deficient Man!"

Kakashi happened to be on duty today. He had thought it would be another peaceful day and had been considering whether Make-Out Paradise had been updated so he could check the bookstore after work.

Then he noticed something happening on Konoha's main street and immediately led his subordinates over to investigate.

What he saw next was the shocking sight of a child under ten instantly defeating dozens of Hyuga ninja.

At that moment, a monstrous wave had already risen in Kakashi's heart.

When did Konoha get such a monstrous child!?

Although shocked, Kakashi had not forgotten his duty.

No matter what was going on with this child, he had to capture him and bring him back to ANBU!

"I advise you to release him quickly! This is Konoha, a place where no one is allowed to act recklessly just because they have strength!"

Kakashi warned him again, drawing the kunai from his waist as he prepared to fight.

The several ANBU ninja behind him also drew their weapons.

The opponent might be young, but his strength was terrifying. They needed to go all out!

Sasuke cast them an indifferent glance, but did not slow down in the slightest!

He clearly did not take them seriously at all.

"Didn't you hear me tell you to stop!"

Kakashi shouted sternly.

However, in the next moment,

Boom!!!

An overwhelming pressure surged toward them head-on.

At that moment, what Kakashi saw was not a seven- or eight-year-old child walking toward him, but a god standing high above, looking down upon all living things, making him feel the urge to kneel and submit!

"Damn it! This isn't genjutsu—it's a real, tangible pressure!"

Kakashi's face was already covered in sweat. His legs trembled violently, and his knees seemed ready to buckle at any moment.

Yet Kakashi still relied on his unyielding will to resist the pressure with great difficulty, barely managing to remain standing.

His teammates did not possess such powerful will. They had already fallen to their knees.

What exactly is this pressure? It actually made us ANBU elites unable even to stand!

At that moment, the faces beneath their masks were both ugly and terrified.

Just like that, Sasuke dragged Hyuga Makino along like a dead dog and passed right by them, treating them as though they were nothing but air.

"Damn it! Damn it! Move! Move, damn it! Aaaaaah!!"

Kakashi roared madly in his heart.

Finally, just as Sasuke was about to walk past him, he managed to withstand the pressure bearing down on him!

"Stop right there!!"

Kakashi turned and fiercely thrust the kunai in his hand forward.

Stab!

Sasuke turned his head to look at the kunai embedded in his rear shoulder, raising an eyebrow as he looked at the white-haired man before him in surprise.

"Interesting. You actually broke free from my Conqueror's Haki pressure. Should I say it is worthy of the man known for being able to trade a few moves with anyone and go fifty-fifty?"

Unlike Sasuke, who remained calm enough to mock him, Kakashi was already horrified beyond measure!

What kind of monster is this!? The kunai only scratched a little of his skin!

"You..."

Kakashi was about to say something when his face suddenly suffered a terrifying blow.

Crack!

The dog mask shattered on the spot. Even the black face covering beneath it was ripped apart, and his entire body was sent flying.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Kakashi instinctively raised his collar to cover his mouth and hide his exposed face, but the blood he violently coughed up stained his collar red.

"Tch! So that's what you look like. Nothing special. I thought you'd have a mouth full of buck teeth!"

Sasuke curled his lip and continued forward in disappointment, carrying Hyuga Makino with him.

When he attacked just now, he had deliberately used his fingernails to scratch at Kakashi's mask. He merely wanted to tear it apart and satisfy the curiosity he had carried over from his previous life—to see what Kakashi really looked like.

And now he had seen it. Kakashi had a beauty mark on the left side of his chin and looked a little handsome. Of course, compared with Sasuke himself, he was far inferior!