"What price?"
"You wrote a story about the Uchiha family without my permission. I am being very merciful by not slitting your throat."
Nojuro Ryun curled the corner of his mouth and said, "You should say that to the Third Hokage. He approved my book, gave me a position and a salary, and insisted that I must write this book."
As he spoke, Ryun took out the previous proof documents and handed them to Sasuke.
Sasuke held a kunai in one hand, and with the other hand, he nimbly opened and examined the document.
Just this small action showed how very immature Sasuke was at this moment.
Sasuke paid no attention to Ryun's action of pulling out the documents, and then, without even checking it, he looked at the thing Ryun had taken out, even though it only looked like a piece of paper.
If Ryun had harbored malicious intent, Sasuke would already be dead twice.
After reading the words on it, Sasuke's face turned gloomy.
The smile on Ryun's lips became more pronounced. He said, "You can put that kunai to my neck, but I guess you wouldn't dare do the same to the Third Hokage."
Sasuke looked at Ryun angrily. Wasn't that nonsense?
"So," Ryun continued, "As the book's author, I have a certain degree of creative freedom. Even the Hokage can't force me to write about things I don't want to write about with high quality."
"I can help you plead with the Hokage. The reason would be that I temporarily want to write about other subjects. At the very least, I can manage not to write about your family."
"What price do you need to pay for this?"
Sasuke was now swayed.
If Ryun pleaded with the Third Hokage on his behalf, it would indeed be worth paying a certain price.
But what did he have left now?
The Uchiha family still seemed to have their compound and land, but the place had been neglected for years and was basically already abandoned.
The valuable items in the houses had long been seized by the Konoha Military Police Force under the pretext of investigation. At that time, Sasuke was too young and had no mind to deal with such things.
As for money, Sasuke also relied on Konoha's orphan assistance to get by. Although he had a little savings, Ryun didn't seem like someone short of money...
At this point, Sasuke naturally thought of what Ryun had said earlier. "You said earlier you wanted to talk business with me?"
"Yes, I plan to expand my courtyard and need to purchase a piece of land registered under the Uchiha family's name."
"I'll give you that land. That way we're even."
Sasuke didn't even ask Ryun where it was or how big the land was. In his view, these were all useless things anyway.
Ryun, however, sensed a possibility from this. His smile became amiable. "Not enough."
Sasuke glared at Ryun, but Ryun waved his hand and said, "Don't get angry, Uchiha Sasuke."
"You might not know this, but I'm certain each of my books will earn me at least ten million ryo. The land I want would cost at most about five hundred thousand ryo."
"Because of your words, I'm losing the income from four books. How much land do you think you should compensate me with?"
Ryun looked towards the main house of the Uchiha compound.
Although the land here was remote, if it truly came into Ryun's hands, it could potentially be revitalized.
Others dared not take this land, but Ryun didn't care about what had happened here.
After all, in a few years, Konoha would be completely demolished and rebuilt. By then, Ryun, owning the land, would naturally make a fortune.
Not to mention, in another ten or so years, this place might become the center of the ninja world, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold. By then, Ryun would be the genius investor who bought a mansion at the price of a shack.
Sasuke understood Ryun's meaning. The knuckles holding the kunai turned white from the force, and a tinge of red appeared in his eyes as he glared at Ryun.
He thought Ryun was making an exorbitant demand, bullying him, an orphan.
He was indeed too naive, to believe such a person who casually wrote stories about other people's families.
"It seems only bloodshed will make you understand that the Uchiha family cannot be insulted."
"Uchiha Sasuke, I am not insulting your Uchiha family. I am just telling the truth."
Ryun slowly stopped smiling. In the previous simulations, each of his books earned him over ten million ryo.
And that was because the simulation automatically ended when Ryun had children. Otherwise, assuming Ryun could live to eighty, his book profits would have multiplied several times over.
"Enough talk!"
Sasuke didn't advance but instead retreated, throwing a kunai as he said, "Come on. Ninjas should settle things the ninja way. I will prove to you the dignity of the Uchiha family."
"Sasuke-kun, no!"
"Idiot Sasuke, Ryun is a civilian!"
Sakura and Ino still wanted to dissuade him, but Sasuke's red-eyed appearance frightened them back.
They couldn't fully understand Sasuke's anger. At this moment, they just felt that the excellent, handsome Sasuke in their eyes seemed to have something seriously wrong with his head.
The person who could truly understand Sasuke was actually Ryun, but unfortunately, Sasuke clearly didn't intend to continue talking with Ryun.
"You really want to fight?"
"Make your move!"
"Alright, a disclaimer first. If you injure me, I will report you to the Konoha Military Police Force for harming a civilian."
"You!"
Sasuke's face turned pale with anger, but he said no more. His body turned into an afterimage as he charged at Ryun.
Ino and Sakura stood together, trying to figure out what to do. In their eyes, Ryun had no power to fight back at all.
But in reality, the speed that seemed fast as an afterimage to ninja academy students was, to Ryun, at best equivalent to a normal person's jogging speed.
With his intermediate chakra sensory talent, even if his eyes couldn't keep up, Ryun could lock onto Sasuke just by his perception.
Moreover, Sasuke at this time hadn't even undergone tree climbing and water walking training, which was his greatest weakness as an orphan.
In contrast, Ryun surpassed the current Sasuke in both talent and training.
With a "swish," a kunai flew towards his face, not very fast.
Ryun casually waved his hand, deflecting the kunai, while Sasuke had already arrived behind Ryun.
That was just Sasuke's feint to distract Ryun. The real attack was the shuriken at his fingertips.
The throwing technique inherited from Uchiha Itachi was perfectly executed. Four shuriken shot towards Ryun's shoulders and legs.
That wasn't all. Sasuke also aimed an elbow strike at Ryun's waist, intending to make him hurt so much he couldn't get up.
But what happened next deeply shocked Sasuke.
Ryun turned and swung the kunai in his hand, lightly drawing a cross. Using the skillful force of the Konoha-Style Kenjutsu learned from Uzuki Yūgao, he simultaneously knocked away all four shuriken. Then, with a flip of his finger, using the Tenten family's throwing technique, he hurled the kunai towards the space between Sasuke's eyebrows.
Sasuke's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly dodged sideways.
Having barely avoided the kunai, the next second, a large hand grabbed his collar. With a force Sasuke completely couldn't resist, he was flung hard through the air.
Flying through the air, Sasuke even felt a moment of confusion, not knowing why he was there.
But then, overwhelming humiliation and anger washed over his mind, making him instinctively begin forming hand seals.
Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger!
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
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