Uchiha Tanaka’s steps suddenly halted.
He turned to Senju Tobirama with a gloomy expression and said coldly, “Hokage-sama, what is the meaning of this? You won’t let me leave?!”
His youngest son was beaten by that traitor, and now they weren’t even allowed to leave? Senju Tobirama was definitely targeting him!
As he thought, Tanaka’s face grew even more unsightly, and a furious flame burned in his eyes, causing him to involuntarily activate his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
“Hokage-sama, do you truly think my Uchiha are easy to bully?!”
Facing Tanaka’s questioning, Senju Tobirama’s expression remained as usual, which only made Tanaka even more enraged.
That damned Senju Tobirama clearly didn’t put the Uchiha in his eyes!
Senju Tobirama frowned and said, “Uchiha Tanaka, your son almost injured villagers by using Ninjutsu in the Village. How should this matter be handled?”
It was one thing for the Uchiha Clan to act arrogantly in the Village normally; he wouldn’t target them for such things. However, Uchiha Refū’s actions had already harmed the very foundation of the Village.
Although Konoha was a large Ninja Village, the number of ordinary people far exceeded that of Ninja.
In front of Ninja, ordinary people had no power to resist at all.
If they weren’t strictly supervised, Konoha’s foundation would be destroyed.
After all, Ninja had their purpose, and civilians also had their purpose.
Ninja bore the responsibility of protecting the Village and the country, typically performing tasks such as escort, reconnaissance, and combat.
Civilians, on the other hand, engaged in various basic production activities such as agriculture, handicrafts, and commerce, and were the main producers of activities, daily necessities, and goods.
Even most of the missions accepted by Ninja were issued by civilians.
If Ninja were to wantonly harm civilians, it would be indirectly destroying Konoha.
Therefore, it was imperative to explicitly prohibit Ninja from harming civilians.
When Konoha Village was first established, this matter was already implemented.
However, it was unexpected that Uchiha Refū almost harmed villagers, which was a very serious matter.
Upon hearing this news, Uchiha Tanaka looked at Uchiha Refū in disbelief.
He arrived late and did not know what had happened here.
Senju Tobirama, however, had been present and witnessed everything, only revealing himself when Tanaka arrived.
Uchiha Refū saw his father looking at him and lowered his head in shame, “Father, I didn’t do it on purpose.”
He just wanted to spar with Renye and hadn’t paid any attention to the villagers watching.
Refū kept his head down, and no one noticed his resentful expression.
It was all these damned villagers’ fault…
If it weren’t for them, he would have already sparred with Renye.
For this, he specifically had his younger brother, Liehuo, provoke Renye, all to have a legitimate reason to fight him.
The plan was originally going well, but it was ruined by the villagers watching.
Not only that, but it also caused his father to be caught with a handle by the Hokage.
Uchiha Refū even had the thought of killing these villagers.
Uchiha Tanaka gave Refū a deep look, then turned to Senju Tobirama and said,
“Hokage-sama, this matter is indeed due to my poor upbringing. I will teach him a good lesson when we get back.”
Before Senju Tobirama could speak, Renye suddenly stepped out with a playful expression, “Tsk tsk, such a serious matter, and you’re just going to dismiss it with ‘poor upbringing’?”
Uchiha Tanaka’s face darkened, “How do you want to resolve it?”
“Why ask me?” Renye spread his hands, “I’m not the Hokage, I’m just lamenting a little.”
Uchiha Tanaka gnashed his teeth as he looked at Renye, his fists clenching with a cracking sound, his killing intent completely undisguised.
Renye was not afraid in the slightest, activating his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and glaring back, “Uchiha Tanaka, are you trying to make a move on me?”
Not to mention Konoha here, Tanaka would absolutely not dare to make a move.
Even if he did, he would not be afraid in the slightest.
Tanaka was, after all, only an Elite Jonin; it was uncertain who would die if they fought to the death.
Besides, wasn’t Senju Tobirama here?
The onlookers around, who were eating popcorn, were completely dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
“Who exactly is this young man? He dares to speak to Clan Leader Tanaka like that.”
“You don’t know Renye Jonin? He’s Hokage-sama’s adopted son.”
“But isn’t he an Uchiha? How could Hokage-sama adopt him?”
“Shhh… don’t spread rumors.”
Hearing the sounds of gossip around him, Uchiha Refū wished he could tear these people’s mouths apart.
Not everyone knew that Renye was adopted by Senju Tobirama, but now that it was spreading, the entire Konoha would know.
By then, the Uchiha’s face would be completely lost…
As the proud Uchiha Clan, they would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen.
At this moment, Refū even entertained the thought of silencing them.
But very quickly, he dismissed that idea.
Uchiha Tanaka’s face was ashen, and he said in a deep voice,
“Hokage-sama, how do you want to resolve this?”
He no longer wanted to waste time here, wishing to resolve the matter quickly and leave.
But that bastard Senju Tobirama kept silent.
He even wanted to just walk away regardless of the consequences.
Seeing Uchiha Tanaka’s anxious look, he knew the time was about right.
“Clan Leader Tanaka, I recall the Uchiha having a few shops on the Commercial Street…”
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Tanaka clenched his fists.
When the Uchiha and Senju first established Konoha together, the Uchiha Clan received some benefits.
For example, the shops on Commercial Street could bring a considerable financial income to the clan every year.
Senju Tobirama had long wanted to reclaim these shops, but he never had a good opportunity. Now that he found a handle, he naturally wanted to seize the chance to take them back.
Speaking of these shops, Tobirama also felt helpless.
When the Commercial Street was initially planned, it was intended for the Senju and Uchiha to each hold an equal number of shops.
However, his elder brother secretly gave several of the Senju’s shops to the Uchiha, calling it compensation for the Uchiha.
This matter infuriated him greatly, but there was nothing he could do…
Now, he could finally reclaim the shops legitimately.
“Hokage-sama, I am willing to hand over three shops to the Village,” Uchiha Tanaka said, suppressing his anger.
“Then thank you, Clan Leader Tanaka, the Village will remember your contributions,” Senju Tobirama said.
Being able to reclaim the shops meant an additional financial income for the Village.
After all, money going into the Uchiha’s pockets and into the Village’s treasury were completely different in nature.
“Hokage-sama, can we leave now?” Uchiha Tanaka said coldly.
This time, he truly suffered a great loss.
Losing face was one thing, but he also lost shops.
Although the Uchiha had other businesses, who would dislike having more money?
He could already imagine the scene of being criticized by those old fellows when he returned.
“Of course,” Senju Tobirama nodded and reminded him,
“However… Clan Leader Tanaka, after you return, you should educate your child more, lest he makes even greater mistakes in the future.”
Just now, he had sensed Uchiha Refū’s killing intent towards the villagers.
Although it was fleeting, he could not let his guard down.
The Uchiha Clan were all extreme individuals, and they had to be closely monitored.
Uchiha Refū was already on his surveillance list.
“Heh heh, thank you for the reminder, Hokage-sama, I will look after my child well,” Uchiha Tanaka said, then turned to leave.
Uchiha Refū reluctantly glanced at Renye, then followed his father, and the other Uchiha youths quickly caught up.
Renye looked at the row of fan-shaped clan crests with disdain, curling his lips.
He muttered to himself, “Just a bunch of stray dogs fleeing in disarray.”