The reason behind the Uchiha's actions

Only after Bieshu Feifan had gone far away did Hiruzen Sarutobi take a deep drag on his pipe and speak to the empty air.

"Follow him. See what he plans to do."

"Yes."

A reply came from within the wall near the window.

Bieshu Feifan. That name had piqued Hiruzen Sarutobi's interest once again.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled out Bieshu Feifan's file again.

Only learned to speak at four. Suspected mild intellectual disability.

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze fell once more on Bieshu Feifan's essay about the Will of Fire.

A headache immediately came over Hiruzen Sarutobi. He put Bieshu Feifan's file back and returned to work.

As the Hokage began working, people adept at climbing through windows once again appeared in the Hokage's office on the second floor.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Bieshu Feifan finally felt a little happier.

Hiruzen Sarutobi really was generous, handing over more than a million ryo just like that.

That money had roughly the same purchasing power as his entire income from a year of hard work back on Earth.

It was enough to splurge for a while.

But Bieshu Feifan did not get too excited. He knew that once his injuries healed, given Hiruzen Sarutobi's habits, he would most likely send him back to the battlefield.

So, ever since the injury to his right shoulder had improved, Bieshu Feifan had wasted no time in beginning to refine chakra.

Only after going to the battlefield had he realized that the Three Basic Jutsu really were extremely useful.

Reality was different from anime. For most Shinobi, fighting mainly involved skillfully using the Three Basic Jutsu, then finishing their opponents off with a kunai.

There really were not many people who could throw out a ninjutsu every so often.

Another thing was that war really did hone people.

Most young people who survived the battlefield made tremendous progress.

That day, Bieshu Feifan was training as usual when someone suddenly shoved his door open.

Two very cocky boys barged in.

Bieshu Feifan quickly stood up and drew a kunai with an Explosive Tag attached with his left hand.

"Who are you?"

The newcomers stood on either side, completely blocking Bieshu Feifan's way out through the door.

The one on the right, his arms folded, asked coldly:

"Are you Bieshu Feifan?"

At that moment, Bieshu Feifan saw that the two boys, both around ten, had Ping-Pong Paddles designs on their clothes, and immediately grew wary.

"No, I'm Sarutobi Masua. You've got the wrong person."

"Oh? Really? Do you think my Uchiha Sharingan would mistake someone?"

As the boy on the left spoke, a red gleam flashed through his eyes, and a pair of one-tomoe Sharingan slowly spun.

Feeling that cold chakra pressing toward him, Bieshu Feifan was not frightened in the slightest. Instead, he unconsciously licked his lips, a greedy look appearing on his face.

That was out of line!

Bieshu Feifan instantly caught himself. He was inside Konoha.

He hurriedly reined in his expression and put on a frightened look.

However, the fleeting, perverse look Bieshu Feifan had just shown still sent chills through both Uchiha.

The one on the left was so frightened that even his Sharingan vanished.

Only after a long while did the one on the left recover. He abruptly gritted his teeth, his features twisting.

"Bieshu Feifan, what is the meaning of this? Are you pretending to be scared?"

Bieshu Feifan frowned at the Uchiha on the left suddenly yelling at him. He had been found out.

"Are you insulting the strength of the Uchiha?"

The Uchiha on the left was still shouting angrily as his hands rapidly formed hand seals.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

With zero startup, a fireball instantly spewed from his mouth, rushing straight toward Bieshu Feifan to engulf him.

"You mother..."

Inside the house, without a single decent ninjutsu, Bieshu Feifan quickly smashed through the window and escaped.

Boom!

Bieshu Feifan's little home was destroyed by a Great Fireball.

Seeing Bieshu Feifan sprawled on the ground in a sorry state, the Uchiha with his Sharingan active immediately burst into wild laughter.

"Hahahaha! This is the power of the Uchiha, brat."

As he spoke, the Uchiha drew a kunai, intending to fight Bieshu Feifan at close range.

At that moment, looking at the house that had been blasted apart and set ablaze in an instant, Bieshu Feifan felt his anger surge. Had his Byakugan not spotted Anbu ninja rushing over, he really would have wanted to take this Uchiha's ocular power.

The red-eyed Uchiha grinned viciously and charged with his kunai raised.

Bieshu Feifan also held a kunai, dodging and parrying.

After two or three exchanges, although the red-eyed Uchiha had forced Bieshu Feifan to retreat repeatedly, he had gained no advantage at all.

This enraged the red-eyed Uchiha even more. He had already activated his Sharingan, yet he could not take down a civilian Shinobi younger than himself.

Through those few exchanges, he discovered that Bieshu Feifan's ability to anticipate attacks was no worse than his own.

It was even stronger.

"Die!"

The red-eyed Uchiha roared again, his expression twisting completely.

His offensive instantly grew fiercer, every attack targeting Bieshu Feifan's vital points.

Bieshu Feifan's dominant right arm was still in a sling, and he nearly took a hit. Had he not relied on his stronger ocular power to anticipate the attacks, he might already have been down.

Why aren't the Anbu here yet?

So slow.

After that inward complaint, Bieshu Feifan had no attention to spare to check where the Anbu were. He only felt that he could not hold out much longer.

Bieshu Feifan's anger intensified. Gritting his teeth, he traded a blow with the red-eyed Uchiha.

Using his opponent's force, he instantly darted to the other Uchiha's side.

Startled, this Uchiha quickly drew a kunai to fight back.

But thanks to the overwhelming advantage of the Sharingan, before this Uchiha could strike, Bieshu Feifan threw his kunai and pierced his right forearm.

"Argh!"

Pain slowed this Uchiha down for an instant, and Bieshu Feifan closed in and pressed another kunai against his neck.

"Don't you dare, brat!"

By then, the red-eyed Uchiha had also charged up to them, but he was already a step too late. He looked at Bieshu Feifan's sinister gaze.

He had no doubt whatsoever that if he dared come any closer, Bieshu Feifan would definitely kill this Uchiha.

"You useless coward! Come fight me fair and square!"

The red-eyed Uchiha roared, but Bieshu Feifan ignored him. He merely applied a little pressure, and the kunai sliced the skin of the throat of this Uchiha who had not awakened his Sharingan.

"Stop!"

Only then did four masked Anbu arrive at the scene.

In no time at all, they subdued Bieshu Feifan and the other two.

"Cuff them. Take them to the Interrogation Room."

... "Name."

"Bieshu Feifan."

The three troublemakers were detained and questioned separately.

The one in charge of questioning Bieshu Feifan was an older Shinobi with pale yellow hair.

"Why did you take an Uchiha hostage?"

Bieshu Feifan took a deep breath, then immediately said loudly:

"Lord Chunin, two inherently evil Uchiha brats attacked me for no reason and destroyed my house.

"Do you know? Inside my house were top-secret documents personally given to me by Lord Hokage, as well as untold wealth.

"I suspect the Uchiha intend to Defected from the Village.

"Hurry and notify Lord Hokage. The Uchiha want to overthrow Konoha."

Faced with Bieshu Feifan's hysteria, the older chunin questioning him shook his head.

This brat isn't one of the Hokage Advisor's people. Why does he sound so aggressive?

Naturally, Bieshu Feifan was cleared during questioning. By the time he came out, the two Uchiha who had caused the trouble had already left.

Bieshu Feifan immediately flew into a rage and looked at the old chunin who had questioned him.

"I need an explanation.

"Are you ignoring the Uchiha Defected from the Village? Are you ignoring the attack on me? Doesn't my property need to be compensated for? What's Lord Hokage's stance? Or has Lord Hokage already been defeated? Why aren't you hurrying to gather our Konoha Shinobi to surround and wipe out the Uchiha?"

Faced with Bieshu Feifan's barrage of questions, the old chunin showed no impatience whatsoever.

After all, it was the Uchiha. Who could put up with them?

Only after Bieshu Feifan finished asking did he speak quietly.

"Those two Uchiha boys heard from an Uchiha who returned from the front that you withstood the genjutsu of their two-tomoe Elite Chunin. That's why they came to make trouble for you."

Uchiha Ji was back?

Bieshu Feifan's expression stiffened.

"The Uchiha from the front have all returned to take part in a coup d'état! No, I need to see Lord Hokage. I won't be at ease until I confirm his safety with my own eyes. Hurry and contact our Jōnin to come back, too."

With that, Bieshu Feifan once again broke into a run toward the Hokage Building.

Watching Bieshu Feifan's retreating figure, the old chunin shook his head once more. Mild intellectual disability-that was certainly true.

"Big brother Hokage! Big brother Hokage, I've come to save you!"

Before he even entered the Hokage's office, Bieshu Feifan's voice crashed through the walls. Hearing that familiar voice as he reviewed documents, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately frowned.

He had only just put down his pen when Bieshu Feifan barged in.

The instant he saw Hiruzen Sarutobi, Bieshu Feifan's eyes lit up.

"Big brother Hokage, you're not dead yet! Your little brother was worried sick!"

Ignoring Hiruzen Sarutobi's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the faint killing intent leaking out from the shadows, Bieshu Feifan continued:

"Big brother Hokage, something terrible has happened. Just now, the Uchiha rebelled.

"They sent people to attack my base and destroyed supplies worth hundreds of millions of ryo.

"They're too vicious, big brother Hokage! Hurry and mobilize the troops to wipe out the Uchiha. Any later, and an Uchiha will succeed you as the Fourth Hokage."

Looking at Bieshu Feifan's earnest, anxious face, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath. In his mind, he had already removed "suspected" from Bieshu Feifan's assessment of "suspected mild intellectual disability," and planned to amend it shortly.