Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

"Xuan Yue!" Quan Da, who had been hiding behind his mother in fear, suddenly brightened up, but his voice was filled with a deep sense of grievance.

“Shimura Gengetsu…” Uchiha Hawk’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Don't call me by my name, it's disgusting to hear it coming from your mouth."

Shimura Gengetsu drooped his eyelids and said, "You old codger, answer my question. What are you anyway?"

"I am the Third Elder of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Taka!"

Uchiha Taka arrogantly said, "Junior, I respect you as a hero of the village and will not hold your rudeness against you, but Uchiha Izumi is a member of the Uchiha clan, and it is only right and proper for her to obey my orders!"

"fart."

Shimura Gengetsu sneered, "All graduating students should be assigned by the Hokage and the Jonin class. Do you think your Uchiha clan is older than the Hokage?"

Uchiha Taka remained stubborn, saying, "Uchiha Izumi was first and foremost a member of the Uchiha clan, and only then a ninja of Konoha."

That concludes the discussion.

However, the other two old men he brought, including Uchiha Taka, didn't seem to think anything was wrong; on the contrary, they looked completely at ease.

"very good."

A smile appeared on Shimura Gengetsu's face. "If you don't respect the Hokage, you definitely haven't inherited the Will of Fire. Uchiha Taka, I suspect you've been bribed by an outsider. Now, in the name of the Third Captain of the Anbu, I'm taking you back to your original position."

Uchiha Taka's expression changed slightly. "Junior, you dare to lay a hand on me?"

"Even if it gets my hands dirty, you can't escape today. It doesn't matter who comes."

"presumptuous!"

A red light flashed in Uchiha Hawkeye's eyes, and three tomoe appeared.

Despite being arrogant and domineering, Uchiha Taka was also extremely conservative and an old stubborn member of the clan.

But as an elder of the Uchiha clan, and a figure who once rivaled the genius Uchiha Kagami, it was inevitable that he would awaken the three-tomoe Sharingan.

but...

A dense darkness has surged in, and even the three-tomoe Sharingan will become blind.

Uchiha Taka could only hear a sharp whooshing sound as he sensed Shimura Gengetsu approaching him, and hurriedly raised his hand to defend himself.

"Ahhhh!"

Screams rang out, along with the sounds of being repeatedly struck, each blow landing squarely on the flesh. The other two old men were running around like headless flies.

The Dark Travel Technique is the greatest nemesis of these lowly Uchiha.

Two minutes later, the darkness dissipated, and Uchiha Taka, no longer as arrogant as before, was stomped to the ground by Shimura Gengetsu.

The other two old men, seeing this, were filled with rage and rushed forward.

"Release Elder Eagle!"

boom!

A blazing fireball descended from the sky. Yecang, carrying Samui, scaled the courtyard wall and faced an old man alone. Yecang quickly defeated his opponent and then helped Samui defeat his opponent as well.

They pulled out a rope and tied the two of them together.

"This is the Uchiha?"

Shimura Gengetsu's face was full of mockery as he leaned forward slightly to meet the gaze of Uchiha Taka's crimson three-tomoe jade.

"What can your eyes do, old dog?"

"This is the price of underestimating the Uchiha, brat!" Uchiha Taka suddenly roared.

"Golden Binding Illusion Technique!"

He suddenly activated his eye power, intending to use the Sharingan's unique genjutsu to control this brat and make him pay a bloody price!

A fierce killing intent erupted from Shimura Gengetsu's body, instantly dispersing Uchiha Taka's eye power.

The boy raised his foot and landed it on Uchiha Taka's face, spinning it repeatedly.

"What a terrifying illusion! It almost made my eyes pop out. Are you trying to disgust me to death?"

Uchiha's fangs were clenched and cracked, and the three tomoe spun wildly, but... there was no sign of them connecting into a single piece.

"Wait a moment!"

"Wait a minute, Lord Xuan Yue!"

Suddenly, urgent shouts came from outside the door. A gust of wind rose, and Uchiha Shisui instantly appeared in the courtyard. Seeing the three disheveled Uchiha elders, his vision went black.

Damn it, I'm a step too late.

“Lord Xuan Yue, this is a misunderstanding.”

Uchiha Shisui steadied himself and quickly said to Xuan Yue, "Elder Ying and the others..."

"Shut up."

Shimura Gengetsu coldly interrupted him, "Uchiha Shisui, are you trying to interfere with the Anbu's law enforcement?"

"I'm not, I just..."

“There is no ‘just’ or ‘excuse’ required. I allow you to observe, but if you dare to interfere, you will become an enemy of the Dark Division.”

"The Anbu represents the Hokage's will. Do you intend to become the Hokage's enemy?"

"Uchiha Shisui, do you want to betray the village?"

As a series of harsh criticisms were hurled at him, Uchiha Shisui broke out in a cold sweat.

Shimura Gengetsu didn't look at Uchiha Shisui again, but instead lowered his head and punched Uchiha Taka hard in the dantian.

"Ugh—!"

Uchiha Taka's body was bent like a shrimp, and his face was even redder than his Sharingan.

"Ye Cang, give me a rope."

Shimura Gengetsu tied a rope around Uchiha Taka's neck and dragged him out the door like a dead dog, heading towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

Hokage's office.

On Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk sat a crystal ball, and inside the crystal ball was a scene of Gengetsu Shimura dragging Uchiha Taka through the city.

Hiruzen Sarutobi silently puffed on his pipe, exhaling smoke without any change in expression.

Soon, members of the secret service arrived and reported the situation.

The elders of the Uchiha clan are all important figures. After they leave the Uchiha clan territory, they are secretly followed and their movements and words are recorded.

The undercover team reported everything in detail, without adding any emotional coloring or bias.

When the old man heard Uchiha Taka say that his clan was above the village, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, but it was obscured by the smoke.

There was another long silence, until Shimura Gengetsu had walked more than halfway before he slowly spoke.

"Take some people to check it out, but don't let it cause too much trouble."

"Captain Xuan Yue has a fiery temper, but his original intention is good; he's doing it all for the sake of the village's rules."

In short, Sarutobi Ken defined the nature of this incident.

The fault lies with the Uchiha!

On the other side, the street was crowded with onlookers, and in the very middle of the road, Shimura Gengetsu was dragging a dead dog.

No, it was the Uchiha family's dog swaggering around.

The round fan emblem caught everyone's eye and sparked a discussion.

"Isn't this someone from the Uchiha clan?"

"Am I seeing things? Someone actually dares to treat a member of the Uchiha clan like this?"

"That's an elder of the Uchiha clan. I met him last time, and the guards treated him with great respect!"

"It's Shimura Gengetsu... Oh, it's alright then. He burned down several shops last time and even drove people out of Konoha, but nothing happened. That's because he's strong."

"Great, finally someone can cure those conjunctivitis."

Thanks to the efforts of the higher-ups and the continued corruption of the Uchiha clan members themselves, the Uchiha clan's reputation has been thoroughly ruined.

Even when compared to the arrogant and domineering Shimura Gengetsu, the general public still sided with Shimura Gengetsu.

Along the way, some Uchiha guards noticed their elders being humiliated and angrily tried to stop Shimura Gengetsu, but they were all stopped by Uchiha Shisui.

If the two sides were to clash again, it would only further escalate the conflict. Therefore, Shisui used genjutsu to forcibly control the extra people, sending only one back to inform Fugaku Uchiha so that a countermeasure could be prepared in advance.

For half an hour, Uchiha Taka and the other two suffered endless humiliation.

Finally, Gengetsu Shimura arrived at the entrance to the outer street of the Uchiha clan.

This entire street is entirely owned by the Uchiha clan. It includes not only ordinary residential shops but also blacksmith shops and weapon shops selling military supplies.

It's a village within a village.

Standing at the entrance to the street, Shimura Gengetsu stopped.

It's not that we're afraid to go in, it's just that the person in question has already arrived.

Fugaku Uchiha led a large group of clansmen to greet them. Upon seeing the miserable state of the three elders, the clansmen behind Fugaku Uchiha were filled with immense anger.