"Hmph! Those evil Uchiha!"
"As expected, they still refuse to behave~"
After hearing the report from his subordinate, Danzo frowned deeply.
The killing intent in his heart toward the Uchiha clan grew even stronger.
He had always been displeased with them.
In his eyes, this so-called "evil clan" deserved to be wiped out.
He had repeatedly pressured Hiruzen Sarutobi about it.
But on this matter, Hiruzen's stance had always been ambiguous—
Neither agreeing, nor rejecting.
But now…
"They dare mock my precious grandson? They're courting death!"
"Come with me!"
Soon, having made up his mind, Danzo left Root with Yamanaka Fū and another subordinate, heading straight for the Hokage Building.
Originally, their negotiation should have ended in disagreement—
But this time…
The two old men surprisingly reached a consensus.
As for what they discussed—
No one knew.
The only thing certain was that when Danzo walked out of the Hokage's office…
There was a smile on his face.
The Next Day
"Young Master, the clan head asked me to inform you—you'll be reporting to Iruka's class today."
Hearing the butler's words, Sarutobi Hakuto raised an eyebrow.
He had originally planned to go find the old man himself to request a class transfer.
Looks like the old man had already arranged it.
Thinking about Hiruzen's face yesterday—dark as the bottom of a pot—
Sarutobi Hakuto couldn't help but chuckle.
Now that he'd been transferred into the main character group's class…
Perfect.
Time to farm some fusion progress.
Soon, Sarutobi Hakuto arrived at the Ninja Academy.
Led by Iruka, he entered the classroom.
The noisy class instantly fell silent.
"Alright, Sarutobi Hakuto, introduce yourself~"
Iruka prompted.
But Sarutobi Hakuto didn't react at all.
Iruka froze awkwardly.
"Wow, he's so cool!"
"And he's really handsome!"
"He's even better-looking than Sasuke!"
"Yeah, I think so too!"
The classroom erupted again.
At the back—
Shikamaru Nara lazily lay on his desk.
"What a drag…"
Meanwhile, Ino Yamanaka's eyes lit up, clearly plotting something.
"Eh, he's just average. How is he better than Sasuke?"
"Sasuke-kun is still the most handsome!"
Sakura, as always, gazed at Sasuke with admiration.
Then—
Sasuke spoke.
"Hey, Sarutobi Sarutobi Hakuto."
"Don't get so arrogant."
"You think this is your old class?"
"You're just the heir of the Sarutobi clan. Do you really think everyone's afraid of you?"
After hearing about Sarutobi Hakuto from his father, Sasuke had already formed a poor impression.
Just a useless guy relying on his clan's reputation.
And now—
The girls who used to admire him were looking at Sarutobi Hakuto instead.
It felt like something that belonged to him had been taken away.
That made Sasuke extremely irritated.
The classroom fell silent.
Iruka immediately sensed trouble.
But before he could intervene—
Sarutobi Hakuto spoke.
"Oh?"
"Why the hell are you barking like a dog?"
"If you've got guts—come fight me!"
Sasuke exploded instantly.
"You think I'm afraid of you?!"
"Training ground—now!"
He stormed out of the classroom.
Sarutobi Hakuto followed without hesitation.
Iruka panicked.
"This is bad!"
He rushed after them.
The rest of the class followed too.
After all—
Watching drama is human nature.
The situation quickly reached the Hokage.
Hiruzen calmly took a puff of his pipe.
No concern whatsoever.
"Go inform Uchiha Fugaku."
"Have him come to the academy."
At the Police Force headquarters—
Fugaku's expression changed drastically after hearing the report.
"Damn it…"
He immediately rushed toward the academy.
Training Ground
Sasuke and Sarutobi Hakuto stood facing each other.
Iruka could only act as referee at this point.
The students split into two camps:
"Who do you think will win?"
"Obviously Sasuke! He's a genius of the Uchiha!"
"Not necessarily! Sarutobi Hakuto is the Hokage's grandson!"
"Sasuke is the strongest!"
"Sarutobi Hakuto is the strongest!"
Among Sarutobi Hakuto's supporters—
A blonde kid stood out, shouting excitedly:
"WOOHOO! Go Sarutobi Hakuto!!"
"Beat that cocky Sasuke!"
"Hit him! Hit him!"
Sarutobi Hakuto glanced over—
And saw Naruto.
He almost laughed.
"Hmph! Sarutobi Sarutobi Hakuto!"
"Today I'll show you the power of the Uchiha clan!"
Sasuke formed the hand seal of opposition.
But Sarutobi Hakuto didn't move at all.
After all—
He didn't even use chakra.
Hand seals?
Who does that?
"Stop wasting time."
"Hurry up and attack."
"Let me see what your Uchiha clan can do."
Sasuke was furious.
At first, he only intended to teach him a lesson—
But now?
This was personal.
"The Uchiha cannot be insulted!!!"
He began forming hand seals rapidly:
Snake → Ram → Monkey → Boar → Horse → Tiger
Iruka's face changed drastically.
"Sasuke, stop!!"