Naruto: Forbidden Arts and an Immortal Agenda

Aozora picked up the Zhanxian throwing knife.

Turning around, he noticed Anbu ninja and Uchiha ninja confronting each other.

One side had retrieved the corpse, while the other held the severed head.

The leader declared, "Hand over the body. Foreign spies should be dealt with by the Anbu. Treating the wounded and evacuating civilians—that's the duty of your Police Force."

But Uchiha pride knew no bounds, and they immediately fired back.

"Why should we? It was the Uchiha who discovered this person, and it was the Uchiha who killed them. You Anbu didn't do a thing—just opening your mouths to steal credit?"

"The Uchiha are not your cleanup crew!"

Tensions flared instantly, swords drawn.

An Anbu captain unsheathed the blade on his back; pure, condensed chakra coated the sword like jade.

"What exactly do you intend to do? Is there something secretly tied to your Uchiha clan hidden in this spy's past?"

His imposing aura radiated outward as bloodthirsty pressure surged forth.

A wave of bloodthirsty malice surged forward like a mountain of corpses and sea of blood, thickening the air with the stench of violence.

The four Uchiha trapped within Konoha paled drastically, sweat dripping from their brows.

Aozora did not immediately intervene.

After all, the Anbu couldn't really end up in an all-out fight with the Uchiha.

He wanted to see just how capable those Uchiha were despite never stepping beyond the village walls.

The result left him deeply disappointed.

The sheltered Uchiha still carried their arrogance, yet lacked the power to match it.

The Second Hokage's police policies truly achieved multiple goals at once.

It isolated the Uchiha, transforming them from wolves into dogs, stripping away their ferocity.

Extended peace dulled most Uchiha's fighting spirit.

All they had left was pride—with no actual power to back it up.

If it weren't for Konoha's ongoing wars, Aozora estimated the Uchiha would never be sent to frontline battles, quietly dying off in comfort instead.

Nowadays, those Uchiha truly possessing combat strength were mostly stationed along the Hidden Cloud border. Those remaining in the village resembled greenhouse flowers—delicate, sheltered, and possibly unable to defeat opponents of equal rank.

As the four Uchiha nearly collapsed under pressure, Aozora finally spoke.

"Since when could the Anbu casually accuse Leaf ninjas of crimes? If today you arbitrarily convict fellow Konoha ninja, tomorrow will you start accusing ordinary villagers? Who gave you such authority?"

Rather than defending the Uchiha directly, Aozora referred to them simply as regular Konoha ninja.

Because the battle ended quickly, the crowd hadn't fully dispersed—they now watched like a crowd at a show.

Moreover, many nearby ninjas, having sensed the explosion, came rushing in support.

Aozora's voice started low, barely audible to the surrounding crowd.

Yet it grew louder and louder, until his final accusation rang out like thunder, stirring hearts among villagers and ninjas alike.

His words caused uneasy reactions among bystanders.

Moved by sympathy for the powerful being unfairly criticized, villagers began voicing discontent.

"Can the Anbu just ignore facts now?"

"Four ninja were clearly helping us—how could they possibly be connected to this rogue?"

"..."

Listening to the villagers speak out, ordinary ninja in the crowd recalled their own experiences of being roughly interrogated by Anbu.

"The Anbu are far too arrogant!"

"Why do they defame fellow village ninja without any reason?"

"..."

Seeing a simple incident quickly escalating into a potential riot, the Anbu leader began to sweat coldly.

Glancing at the growing crowd of people and ninja around him, he angrily shot Aozora a glare and spat, "Sharp tongue, sharp teeth!"

With that, he gave a hand signal, and his entire squad leapt onto the rooftops carrying the head and vanished.

The four Uchiha started to give chase, but Aozora stopped them.

"No need to chase. Our priority is to treat the wounded and disperse the crowd."

While the four checked on the injured, Aozora held an impromptu press conference for the onlookers.

Aozora first bowed ninety degrees, then earnestly said, "I'm truly sorry for causing everyone distress.

Due to inadequate monitoring of the village barrier, we allowed a spy ninja to infiltrate our village.

This incident resulted in more than a dozen civilian casualties and disturbed everyone's lives.

As Assistant to the Chief of the Police Force, I'm here to apologize on behalf of the Konoha Police Department.

Although we detected the spy in time, our enemy was simply too powerful for our police force ninja to resist. This is our fault.

Going forward, we will improve the training of Police Force ninja to better ensure your safety."

He took responsibility head-on by shifting the main blame elsewhere, and humbly accepted secondary blame, vowing to make changes and improvements.

Without using the Sharingan, Aozora perfectly replicated Hiruzen Sarutobi's apology style from the Chunin Exams.

Although he adjusted the wording slightly, he perfectly captured the mannerisms and demeanor.

True to expectation, the villagers bought this performance.

"It's not your fault. If the Barrier Division had done a proper job monitoring the village barrier, how could a spy have gotten in here?"

"The Police Force reacted remarkably quickly!"

"If you hadn't dealt with this spy, who knows what kind of disaster he might have caused!"

"..."

"What's the point of an apology now? It won't bring the dead back, will it?"

"Hmph! When did the Uchiha demons start using such hypocritical phrases?"

"..."

Opinions were mixed, but at least it wasn't all negative anymore.

At this moment, the local Konoha Police Division responsible for this area finally arrived.

Leading them was Tokubetsu Jonin Uchiha Shintatsu, Hachidai's deputy.

Aozora stepped forward to explain the causes and process of events, then handed full responsibility over to him.

Shintatsu moved forward to organize the dispersing crowd while Aozora quietly slipped away behind everyone.

Walking toward the Uchiha Compound, Natsuki kept glancing sideways at Aozora.

She couldn't imagine that this young man possessed not only handsome features and exceptional wisdom, but also such remarkable strength.

Curiosity stirred within her—what other hidden secrets or powers might this youth possess?

Aozora paid no attention to Natsuki's gaze as he pondered some deeper issues.

They walked swiftly, and soon reached the Uchiha Compound.

After entering the courtyard and heading into the living room, Aozora kept guiding Natsuki forward.

"Come on, let's go to my bedroom."

Natsuki hesitated and took half a step back. "Isn't this bad? Can't we do whatever it is right here?"

Aozora thought for a moment and said, "We could, but it'd be more convenient in my bedroom."

Natsuki glanced at Aozora's height.

He was only twelve, but already up to Natsuki's nose tip—had he already shot up completely?

Natsuki did have feelings for him, but wasn't this moving too fast?

This would be their very first time—was it okay to really do it on the first try?

Still caught in those confusing thoughts, Natsuki blushed slightly and found herself following Aozora into the bedroom without realizing it.

Aozora locked the door tightly behind them, then suddenly asked,

"Are you afraid of blood?"

"A little!"

"Don't worry—it won't hurt a bit!"

Saying that, Aozora summoned Gray Feather, the Corpse Crow Puppet.

He said eagerly, "Come on, bite your finger and make a pact with Gray Feather!"

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