Ichiraku's boss saw Uchiha Ryosuke and was excited in his heart.
This was someone who treated Naruto well; previously, the money for Naruto's ramen had all been paid by him.
Although he also wanted to let Naruto eat for free, it was a small business—once or twice was fine, but too much wouldn't work.
This person was a prominent figure of the Uchiha clan. In Konoha Village, he was now known by everyone, so he should be able to stand up for Naruto.
He quickly said, "Naruto just finished eating ramen, walked out the door, and was injured by a few bratty kids throwing a big stone at him."
As he spoke, he also pointed to the fist-sized stone on the ground, stained with blood.
Ryosuke followed the direction of his pointing hand, looked at the bloody stone on the ground, and felt anger in his heart.
Such a large stone hitting a person could take a life. It was those bratty kids again, and the one being bullied was actually Naruto.
The orphan of the Fourth Hokage couple was actually suffering such treatment, and the perpetrators were the very villagers the Fourth Hokage couple had saved.
These villagers were truly ungrateful.
He had already guessed the reason those bratty kids had targeted Naruto.
It was all because of the rumor that Naruto was the Nine-Tailed Fox. And in Konoha Village, incidents of children bullying others were already common.
Naruto, being an orphan and rumored to be the Nine-Tails, was even more susceptible to bullying.
At this moment, Ichiraku's boss also said, "Lord Uchiha Ryosuke, I need to take Naruto to Konoha Hospital now. Otherwise, the wound will get infected and leave scars. Please seek justice for Naruto."
Ryosuke naturally knew that taking Naruto over as soon as possible was better.
He was about to agree but immediately changed his words. "You go and quickly bring a doctor here. In the name of the Uchiha, if they don't come quickly, tomorrow I'll have them all locked up in prison."
He worried that if those doctors knew the patient was Naruto, they wouldn't come at all, or they would intentionally delay and drag their feet.
And he had something major to do.
As the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, Naruto's suffering was truly tragic. If that blow had landed slightly off, not only would his eye have been crushed, but he might have been turned into an idiot.
These bratty kids from the village were truly disgusting. At such a young age, they already knew how to bully others.
And this time, it was even a crime—child or not, a crime was still a crime.
Today, he not only had to seek justice for Naruto, but he also had to ensure that Naruto wouldn't suffer such treatment again in the village.
He also had to put an end to this trend of bratty kids bullying others.
Ichiraku's boss was instantly shocked upon hearing his words.
Indeed, Naruto's injuries were very serious right now, and it would be better to call a doctor here rather than move him.
Although his words were harsh, they were genuinely for Naruto's sake. So he immediately hurried toward Konoha Hospital, as it wasn't too far away.
At this moment, Uchiha Ryosuke suddenly thought of Kakashi. With Kakashi's protection, how could Naruto have ended up so seriously injured? Could it be that he was still as unreliable as ever?
Did he really just stand by and let his teacher's son be bullied like this?
He couldn't help but shout, "Where are the Konoha ninja responsible for protecting Naruto?"
On the rooftop, a masked man's expression changed. He hadn't expected the other party to know about his presence.
He had no choice but to jump down.
Seeing the attire of this man, Ryosuke immediately understood that he was from the Hokage's Anbu.
But he didn't seem to be Kakashi. Even so, Ryosuke was still furious.
"The Third Hokage ordered you to protect Naruto, and this is how you do it? You actually let him get hit by such a big rock?"
His gaze turned slightly icy.
The Anbu member's expression also changed, as if he were being stared at by a fierce beast. He stammered, "The Third Hokage only told me to protect his safety… just to make sure he wasn't abducted by outsiders."
He wasn't lying. In fact, the Hokage had even told him that minor bullying didn't matter and didn't need to be stopped.
And he himself had no sympathy for this "Nine-Tailed Fox." Back then, the fox had destroyed half of Konoha, causing countless deaths.
Hearing his words, Ryosuke was furious. 'This was what they called "protection"? Just making sure he wasn't kidnapped by outsiders counted as protection? It seemed that old man Sarutobi was completely useless.'
In a flash, he appeared in front of the Anbu member and slapped him directly.
The Anbu member was sent flying, sliding across the ground and leaving a long trail before he landed in agony, groaning in pain.
A few moments later, he fainted.
Ryosuke had held back—if he had used full force, the guy's head would have been crushed.
The surrounding bystanders were all shocked upon seeing Ryosuke's actions.
Had the Uchiha, who had been quiet for a month, decided to start making waves again?
Just now, they had heard that the person knocked down was from the Anbu. In the village, only one man's subordinates could be called Anbu—the Third Hokage's.
And for the Uchiha clan to beat him up like this was clearly disrespecting the Third Hokage.
So the Uchiha were still the same Uchiha, putting little regard for a mere Anbu.
However, they were also quite puzzled.
Although the Third Hokage had forbidden them from discussing the "Nine-Tails Fox" matter, they hadn't expected that he had actually assigned someone to protect the fox.
He probably just didn't want the fox to be beaten to death.
Actually, what those kids had done was already considered light.
Some people in the village even wanted to kill him outright—mostly those whose families had suffered great losses during the Nine-Tails' attack.
Before long, Ichiraku's boss's daughter arrived with the police force.
And the ones who came were none other than the heads of the Akimichi, Nara, Yamanaka, and Inuzuka clans.
Previously, they had applied to Fugaku to establish their own police headquarters.
Uchiha Fugaku had naturally not opposed it—after all, people needed an office to work in.
As new officials taking office, they were quite excited, walking through the village and being looked at with reverence.
After receiving the report, they had rushed over immediately. But they hadn't expected Uchiha Ryosuke to be here as well.
Ichiraku's daughter quickly pointed at the injured Naruto on the ground and said, "A few bratty kids just smashed Naruto with a big rock, making him bleed all over. Please arrest those kids and give them a proper trial!"
She had always remembered the child who came to her shop for ramen. As for the village's rumors about him being the Nine-Tails Fox, she was well aware of them.
But from her observations, she had never found any trace of a fox in Naruto. He was just a child who loved her family's ramen.
She had no idea where this "fox incarnation" nonsense had even come from.
The four clan leaders looked at the wounded Naruto on the ground, and their expressions changed.
It was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Unlike the ignorant villagers, they knew the truth. The Uzumaki clan's people were particularly suited to being the Nine-Tails' host due to their powerful chakra, which could suppress its influence.
Even sealed, the Nine-Tails could still incite chaos and try to break free.
They had never expected the village's Jinchuriki to be treated this way.
As they glanced at the unconscious Anbu in the distance, their faces were filled with helplessness.
Nara Shikaku guessed, "Ryosuke, was that your doing?"
Among them, only Ryosuke had the strength and the audacity to attack an Anbu.
Ryosuke nodded. "You all know his identity. And yet, this was how he protected Naruto. He deserved to be hit."
Shikaku didn't know what to say—because, honestly, the guy did deserve it.
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