"Don't you even recognize the Uzumaki Clan anymore? What a laughable alliance!"
Mirai Uzumaki sneered.
Other than Konoha, the moment the other ninja villages saw red hair, they immediately thought of the Uzumaki Clan. It was practically a conditioned reflex.
But in Konoha, let alone children, barely any adults recognized the Uzumaki Clan. It was utterly ridiculous.
"Akashi Kishimoto-sensei's ninja vest has our Uzumaki Clan crest printed right on the back!"
"You little brats are stupid, useless, and full of yourselves. You're seriously irritating!"
Every single one of them looked so ordinary, yet they always loved getting in people's faces.
Brats, I'd put up with you for a long time!
In the original story, you could bully the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the young lady of the Hyuga Clan.
But you couldn't bully Lord Mirai Uzumaki!
The only ones allowed to bully me were soft, sweet girls. Boys, get lost!
Femboys were out. Cross-dressers were out too!
In this overly "gay" Naruto world, Mirai Uzumaki had to remain vigilant at all times and defend his boundaries!
"You bastard! What nonsense are you spouting, you arrogant punk?!"
"This is Konoha! Who gave a red-haired brat like you the right to run your mouth here?!"
"Apologize to us right now, or we'll beat your teeth out!"
The classroom immediately erupted. They were proud villagers, and quite a few of them came from ninja clans.
Wasn't it perfectly normal to look down on redheads and mock them a little?
But a redhead like him, clearly not from the village, actually dared to talk back so arrogantly?
Mirai Uzumaki, you've found the path to a beating!
More people gathered around at once, and quite a few even rolled up their sleeves.
"We're all classmates. There's no need to make things this tense. Can't everyone take a step back—" Minato Namikaze tried to stop them.
But he came from a civilian family, was only in his second year, and had shown merely average talent.
No one paid him any attention. Instead, they cursed even more enthusiastically.
Kushina Uzumaki's face flushed red as she desperately held back the urge to strike.
If Mito-granny and Tsunade had not repeatedly reminded her before they came to school today to get along with her classmates and make more friends—
She would have exploded long ago.
"Haha, she's mad! Look, her face is all red!"
"Nyah nyah nyah, come hit me! You red-haired witch—no, Red Hot Habanero! Hahaha—ah!"
Mirai Uzumaki didn't want to endure it anymore.
He knocked down the classmate who had gotten in his face and begged for a beating with a single punch.
"Hiya~"
"You all heard him, okay? He told me to hit him, so I did."
"Honestly, it was my first time hearing such an outrageous request too."
"Mirai, you!" Kushina Uzumaki panicked a little. If Tsunade and Mito-granny found out they had beaten someone on their first day at school, wouldn't they be terribly disappointed?
"Kushina, don't be scared. Just hide behind Lord Mirai. I can handle this bunch of trash by myself." Mirai Uzumaki did not care in the slightest, his gaze imperious.
"Who else wants a beating? Step forward."
Other than Minato Namikaze, every classmate who had gathered around stepped forward in unison.
"You're Mirai Uzumaki, right? You actually dared to hit someone first. What a vile outsider!"
"Exactly! There are so many of us today that we could drown you in spit alone!"
"Kneel and apologize to us obediently. Then I might go a little easier on you."
Mirai Uzumaki spread his hands. "Wow, there are this many of you? So there's no room for negotiation?"
"Then come on. This is a good chance to try out the technique I recently mastered." His tone lowered.
He pointed forward with one hand.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
A Golden Chain shot out from Mirai Uzumaki's hand!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The chain swept through the crowd. Anyone struck by it was looped up and bound tightly to the ground.
"Ahhh—"
"What the hell is this?!"
"I can't use any strength!"
"Help! I'm going to die!"
"Dad! Mom! And big brother, come save me! Aaaaah!"
"We gave him the wrong nickname! Mirai Uzumaki is the real Red Devil!"
Minato Namikaze stared with his mouth agape. He had never expected that this red-haired brat who looked down on blond hair could use such a powerful Ninjutsu.
With just one move, he had defeated more than a dozen students his own age.
He was even more impressive than the genius students of the Uchiha Clan!
And his temper was incredibly violent too. He started fighting at the slightest disagreement. The title Red Devil truly suited him.
The students: We don't have seats!
"Hmph. Mere grains of sand cannot touch me." Mirai Uzumaki shoved both hands into his pockets, utterly unaware of what an opponent was.
"It was Adamantine Sealing Chains! Mirai, you've become this amazing already?!" Kushina Uzumaki stared in shock.
As she looked at Mirai Uzumaki, there was not only astonishment in her eyes, but also a trace of admiration.
Girls admired strength.
Adamantine Sealing Chains was a bloodline secret technique of the Uzumaki Clan. Only clan members with Uzumaki blood could use it.
Even then, it depended on talent. Not every member of the Uzumaki Clan could use it.
Basking in Kushina Uzumaki's admiring gaze, Mirai Uzumaki grinned. "It's nothing special. Just basic stuff, don't make a fuss."
"Thanks for standing up for me!" Kushina Uzumaki quickly pecked Mirai Uzumaki on the cheek, then immediately turned away and hid behind him.
As if nothing had happened.
Only, the blush Kushina Uzumaki had finally managed to calm returned faintly to her face.
Mirai Uzumaki froze for a moment, then his grin widened even further.
Minato Namikaze blankly watched the two of them, feeling a little envious.
"Can someone tell me what happened here?!" At that moment, Akashi Kishimoto was drawn in by the cries of pain and entered the classroom.
He was horrified! His brain immediately crashed!
His limited mental capacity could not process why there was suddenly a chain in the classroom, binding all his not-so-adorable students.
Was this some new kind of bondage play?
Had he, as a teacher, fallen behind the times again?
I really am an old fossil—my ass!
This was obviously caused by Ninjutsu! Don't doubt the professional instincts of a Chunin teacher, damn it!
"Sensei! Mirai Uzumaki attacked us! He whipped us with this weird chain!"
"Sensei, save me! I don't want to die! Sob, sob!"
The little troublemakers immediately began tattling.
Akashi Kishimoto's head was about to explode.
Among those who had been tied up were not only civilians, but students from several major ninja clans!
With one casual glance, he spotted several people he could not afford to offend—members of the Shimura Clan, the Utatane Clan, the Sarutobi Clan, and so on.
Akashi Kishimoto raised his head toward the sky—the ceiling.
I'm doomed! Lord Hokage won't fire me, will he? These two Uzumaki Clan members were people the Third Hokage had repeatedly instructed him to look after.
Yet Mirai Uzumaki had beaten people up, and more than a dozen of them at that.
The key issue was that he could not afford to offend the people who had been beaten either!
"Nonsense! If you hadn't made up stupid nicknames, why would Mirai have attacked?" Kushina Uzumaki immediately retorted.
Akashi Kishimoto's head hurt even more, so he decided to cut through the mess quickly.
"Mirai, quickly release your Ninjutsu. No matter what happened, you can't use Ninjutsu on your classmates! That is extremely dangerous behavior!"
"Tomorrow, all of you are bringing your parents here. You actually gathered to fight in the classroom. This must be dealt with seriously! And you too, all of you bring your parents."
In the end, Akashi Kishimoto chose to punish both sides equally. He could not afford to offend either side.
"Pfft, hahahaha!" Mirai Uzumaki could not help breaking into an Uchiha-style maniacal laugh.
"Calling the parents is great! It's settled, then. Double happiness!"
Just wait. I'll call over a big shot for you!
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