"This is nonsense—utter nonsense!!!"
After hearing his subordinate's report, the Third Hokage looked at Hikaru, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade with mixed amusement and exasperation.
What was this supposed to be? He had thought they had been bullied, only to find out that they had beaten the other side up and then come straight here to complain. The ones who should be feeling wronged now were probably those two so-called seniors.
This was all your idea. What were they supposed to do now?
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru secretly stared at Hikaru as if to say, This was your idea. Let's see how you handle it now.
"Teacher, are you saying that seniors are supposed to bully juniors?"
Hikaru's eyes spun as he put on a wronged expression and asked.
"..." The Third Hokage, who had been about to say something, froze with his raised hand suspended in midair. Even his expression stiffened. Whatever he had wanted to say was completely choked off by Hikaru.
"I never expected seniors to be allowed to bully juniors whenever they wanted. And they still have the nerve to call themselves seniors? Teacher won't even help us—he'll just watch us get bullied."
Everyone knew how to use their own advantages. Right now, Hikaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru's advantage was that they were still young, only six-year-old children. Since the other side was in the wrong, even if this blew up, the ones who would suffer would still be the others.
"That's not what I mean. I mean..."
"Teacher means we shouldn't fight back and should just let our seniors beat us?" Hikaru looked at the Third Hokage with utter seriousness.
"I..." For the first time in his life, the Third Hokage was rendered completely speechless. What kind of ridiculous nonsense was this? Seniors were supposed to