The Uchiha wanted to find an opportunity to eliminate anyone related to the Senju clan, and Otonashi also wanted to test the attitude of Konoha's number one clan.
The blood on his body couldn't be washed away. As long as he stepped onto the battlefield, he would sooner or later clash with the Uchiha. Otonashi just wanted to know whether this was a spur-of-the-moment decision or if Uchiha Fugaku was secretly manipulating it.
The former would prove that the Uchiha clan, full of the Showa-era spirit of insubordination, had become arrogant. The latter would prove that this family was courting death!
"The Third Hokage has the same idea, no wonder he asked me to return to Konoha." Otonashi thought a lot. If it was Uchiha Fugaku's doing, it would prove that this family was communicating with external enemies and was ready to rebel at any time.
Mercy doesn't command soldiers. How could someone who became Hokage be a simple person?
Konoha was experiencing a small ripple. The police force was looking for Otonashi everywhere, preparing a whole set of provocation plans. As long as he dared to make a move, this person with Senju blood would surely become a rogue ninja.
However, their seemingly careful pursuit was seen by those in the shadows.
"What are those Uchiha doing?"
In a room, Danzo stood with his hands behind his back, and a ninja wearing an insect mask knelt on one knee behind him.
As early as many years ago, he had been monitoring the Uchiha's every move. Those little actions couldn't be hidden from him.
"They are pursuing Hanyu Otonashi." The ninja replied without any emotional fluctuation.
Danzo nodded slightly. It seemed that the rumors he had released earlier had worked. Uchiha Fugaku was very smart and wanted to hide it, but the people below were too stupid. Some rumors reached their ears through their subordinates, and they couldn't sit still.
"What is Hanyu Otonashi's crime?"
"Practicing ninjutsu on the west riverbank. At present, it seems to be damaging public property. The Uchiha's provocation was unsuccessful."
"Idiots!" Danzo cursed inwardly. How could there be such stupid people?
Couldn't they even frame someone? Kill a police officer and put the blame on that teenager. With a little manipulation from his side, Hanyu Otonashi would either become a rogue ninja or be forced to make a move.
Once he made a move, he would undoubtedly die. And his death would make his old friend determined, and for both public and private reasons, he would regard the Uchiha as a serious threat!
As for the death of the rare genius of the Senju family? Sorry, it's the Senju's duty to give everything for Konoha.
"Unexpectedly, that teenager is not stupid, not engaging in a battle of wills."
"Should I take action?" the masked ninja asked.
"Forget it, your Aburame clan's ninjutsu is too easy to recognize, and that teenager is not weak." Danzo pondered for a moment, and a new plan had already formed in his mind. "Go monitor, and spread the word."
"Yes." The ninja nodded and disappeared without a trace with a whoosh.
The room was silent. Looking at the bustling street outside the window, a smile slowly appeared on Danzo's serious face.
Over the years, the Uchiha had caused widespread resentment. They were only a trigger away from a total emotional outburst.
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It was originally a 'secret' operation, but things were getting more and more troublesome. Hiashi Hyuga, who was working hard to make a baby at home, heard about this and hesitated for a moment before heading to the police headquarters. The other major clans also sent people to express their concern after hearing about this.
Otonashi's identity could only be hidden from civilians, and the Senju blood on his body was trouble in the eyes of some, but in the eyes of more people, it was kinship.
This was Konoha's political correctness. With the countless sacrifices of the previous generations, Otonashi's backing was as hard as steel. Whoever touched him would be a public enemy.
"It doesn't feel good to be in a dilemma, does it?" Otonashi, squatting on the roof, smiled slightly. He was less than five hundred meters away from the police headquarters, and he saw dozens of people standing quietly in front of the police headquarters, while the Uchiha clan members were at a loss.
He watched for a while, and unexpectedly, Hiashi Hyuga also stood up for him. But then he thought again, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
The speed of information dissemination was too fast, as if an invisible hand was pushing it. After thinking for a moment, it was reasonable. This was obviously the upper echelons of Konoha preparing to take advantage of the situation.
This Uchiha family's popularity was too poor.
Seeing a serious middle-aged man approaching from a distance, Otonashi jumped off the roof and walked towards the main entrance of the police station from the front.
He walked very slowly, looking at the different gazes around him, and slowly walked to the front of the headquarters. The Uchiha Koichi from before was standing at the door sweating profusely, as if he didn't know how to clean up the mess. But at this moment, he saw Otonashi approaching, and his face was full of astonishment.
The timing was too coincidental!
If he came out a little later and persuaded these people to go back, things could still be turned around. But at this time...
Looking at Otonashi slowly raising his hands, he didn't dare to handcuff him. Seeing the teenager's clear eyes, he felt inexplicably angry but didn't dare to make a move.
The previous clumsy plan underestimated the patience of a twelve-year-old teenager. If he made another mistake at this moment, it would be a matter of intelligence.
The Uchiha can be chuunibyou, but they cannot be mentally retarded.
"You..." Uchiha Koichi didn't know what to say.
If the stalemate continued, it would cause fatal damage to the prestige of the police force, and the Uchiha would also be unable to bear the consequences. But for some reason, the teenager who could have been aggressive retracted his hands and took out his wallet from his pants pocket.
"Sorry, I went home to get money just now. Report the value of the damaged public property."
The teenager's words surprised everyone, and then they felt a little goodwill.
The people who came were not stupid. Hanyu Otonashi could endure the temper of a teenager and could certainly see that the Uchiha wanted to use this as an excuse to target him. It was reasonable for him to come out at this time and put the Uchiha in a dilemma.
But he gave them a way out, as if the true Senju bloodline put the overall situation first, knowing that the war was urgent and it was not appropriate to make the Uchiha family lose too much face.
Uchiha Koichi didn't dare to accept it. He knew that this teenager was cunning and was afraid of being tricked. As they were in a stalemate, a cold voice came from behind.
"Koichi, follow the law. Fine as much as you should."
The clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku, had arrived. He was expressionless, and his pupils shrank slightly as he looked at the people present.
The Akimichi, the Hyuga, and even the ANBU had come. He had a headache, and his cold gaze made his clansmen quickly lower their heads.
"Yes, I'll go issue a fine." Uchiha Koichi ran back to the headquarters as if he was escaping.
Both sides raised high and lowered gently. The Uchiha enforced the law 'reasonably', and the teenager pleaded guilty and accepted punishment. Neither of them broke Konoha's rules.
Looking into Otonashi's eyes, the leader of Konoha's number one clan nodded slightly at the lonely teenager: "You did well."
"But there won't be a next time." Otonashi's eyes sharpened, as if turning from a pool of water into a monstrous wave. "Control your clansmen, or we'll settle new and old grudges together."
The seamless transition between calmness and ruthlessness, Fugaku read that the teenager didn't care about the overall situation at all, he was just giving someone face. And this face was definitely not for himself.
'How dare those idiots deal with this kind of person? And with such low-level provocation?'
As long as he didn't make mistakes, with the teenager's background, he could walk sideways in Konoha. He nodded slightly: "I understand."
Now was not the time to trouble Otonashi. He only prayed that this teenager would not die suddenly in Konoha in the future. Otherwise, the entire Uchiha clan would jump into the river and not be able to wash themselves clean.
"Good." Otonashi smiled, but it was at Shisui behind Fugaku. The latter was holding Itachi, looking anxious and not knowing what to say.
The fine was brought, and Otonashi happily paid the money. Looking at Fugaku, who was reprimanding his clansmen, he felt that the Uchiha were hopeless but still had a glimmer of hope. But seeing the resentment in the eyes of those clansmen, he silently cut the glimmer of hope in half.
Pig teammates, do you want to be royalty that much?
He disdainfully, turned around and saw that everyone had dispersed, only Hiashi Hyuga was standing there beckoning him to come over.
"Thank you, teacher. You didn't have to stand up for me." Otonashi thanked him.
Hiashi was stunned and sighed, "You are indeed very smart, Otonashi, knowing the difficulties of me as the head of the branch family."
As the second largest clan in Konoha, the Hyuga, without the main family's statement, the branch family's daring to stand up would undoubtedly cause some turmoil.
"It's okay, you are my student. As a teacher, it's only natural to stand up."
"I understand, but thank you anyway." Otonashi bowed deeply. He lived a simple life, returning kindness with kindness and grievances with straightforwardness.
Hiashi gently patted the teenager's shoulder and turned to leave. He felt that there was nothing he could teach the teenager, whether it was ninjutsu or principles.
The teenager got up, and footsteps came from behind. He saw Shisui holding Itachi, holding a wallet in his hand.
Because it was not restored by Earth Release, the triple compensation was heavy, almost costing Otonashi all the remaining food expenses. But he didn't show it at all when he accepted the punishment just now.
"Shisui, you know my temper."
"The money inside is the same amount as what you paid." Shisui looked at him seriously and said word by word, "You must accept it!"
The eight-year-old boy's eyes were bright. He understood that if it weren't for the friendship of comrades, the Uchiha would have been made to vomit blood by this teenager!