What? You can't do this!"
"On what grounds are you arresting us?!"
"Damn it! I'm from the Shimura clan—let me go!"
At Uchiha Yuan's command, several Uchiha Police Force officers flashed forward, clamping the men's arms like iron vises.
Yuan looked at their panicked faces and smiled coldly.
"A tiger does not walk with jackals. You swine only dare to slander the Uchiha from within a crowd. Since that's the case… today you'll experience Uchiha authority firsthand."
Behind him stood a squad of officers led by Uchiha Tonghu.
Tonghu's gaze on Yuan's back was complicated.
If before he had been subdued by Yuan's strength… now he truly acknowledged him from the bottom of his heart.
Interference
"Stop!"
A shout rang out. Several figures flashed in from a distance and landed before Yuan.
"Ken! Thank goodness you're here! These Uchiha are trying to arrest me!"
The detained man called out desperately.
The newcomer was **Shimura Danzō's clan relative, Shimura Ken.
He glanced at the prisoners before fixing his eyes on Yuan.
"Uchiha Yuan. So it's you. Are you deliberately targeting the Shimura clan?"
Yuan's voice was icy.
"Think before you speak. Do you intend to provoke conflict between the Shimura and Uchiha clans over these fools?"
Ken froze.
At his side, Sarutobi Akagi quietly explained what had happened.
After hearing the full account, Ken shot an angry glare at the detained men.
Idiots. Talking badly about the Uchiha and getting caught by the Police Force…
After a pause, Ken said stiffly:
"Release them."
"Very well."
Ken blinked in shock.
Yuan had agreed too easily.
The crowd murmured in confusion.
Then Yuan added calmly:
"Catch one punch from me… and I'll let them go."
Ken's face paled.
Akagi whispered urgently, "Don't agree. That's Uchiha Yuan."
They both knew the battlefield reports. Yuan had fought and repelled a Kage-level opponent.
But under the weight of watching eyes, Ken couldn't refuse.
If he retreated today, tomorrow the entire village would mock him.
Worse—he would anger a certain elder.
The image of the one-eyed elder flashed in his mind.
Shimura Danzō.
Danzō despised the Uchiha. He would not tolerate weakness.
"…Fine. I'll take your punch."
Ken inhaled sharply.
"You don't mind if I use ninjutsu?"
Yuan's lips curled faintly.
"Even if all of you attack together, I wouldn't mind."
Akagi stepped forward.
"Then we'll face it together."
The Punch
Wind stirred between them.
Yuan moved.
One step.
One straight punch.
The intent behind it was savage and overwhelming.
"Earth Release: Double Earth-Style Wall!"
Two thick earthen walls erupted from the ground, layered together.
BOOM—
The punch blasted straight through both.
The shockwave surged toward Ken like thunder.
Ken and Akagi's faces went blank with terror.
They couldn't move.
"Dynamic Entry!"
A green blur shot forward like a cannonball, passing between them.
A powerful kick collided head-on with Yuan's fist.
BOOM!
A thunderclap explosion rocked the street.
The green figure flipped backward and landed smoothly.
Yuan looked at him calmly.
"So it's you… Might Guy."
Might Guy
Guy's thick brows twitched.
The recoil had pushed him back.
Yuan hadn't moved at all.
His fighting spirit ignited instantly.
He flashed a dazzling grin and raised a thumbs-up.
"I can feel youth burning! Uchiha brother, your taijutsu is incredible!"
Then his tone turned serious.
"But using such power on fellow villagers is dangerous."
Yuan examined him briefly.
"You caught my punch. You're strong."
Then his gaze swept over Ken and the others.
"Take them away."
"Yes, sir."
The Police Force vanished with the prisoners.
Guy scratched his head, then his eyes lit up again.
"Uchiha brother! Youth demands a battle! Fight me!"
"I refuse."
Guy blinked. "Why?"
Yuan walked past him without stopping.
"You're not my opponent."
Guy paused.
He replayed the collision in his mind.
He had been blown back.
Yuan had stood firm.
Then he burst into laughter.
"Haha! That's youth! Youth shines brightest in sweat and passion! I've decided—five hundred laps walking on my hands around the training field! Then one thousand push-ups!"
And just like that—
Might Guy dropped to his hands and sped off upside down down the street.
Youth, blazing as ever.
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