Chapter 45: Kids These Days—They're Seriously Something Else
"Gone mad, absolutely gone mad!"
In just half an hour, a jaw-dropping challenge letter had been plastered all over the streets and alleys of Konoha Village!
"A three-year-old actually wrote a challenge letter to Hyuga Bozhen of the Hyuga clan!"
"And this little brat named Li Jie Xuan even calls himself 'Hyuga Grandpa'!"
"Isn't this basically cursing the entire Hyuga clan?"
Countless words ultimately boiled down to a single sentence:
Kids these days—holy hell, they're bold as hell!
"How outrageous, how outrageous!"
Hyuga Bozhen clenched the familiar challenge letter in his hand, so furious he could barely speak.
This was simply bullying beyond all reason!
You beat up my youngest son—I didn't come looking for you and let you kids settle it yourselves!
You beat up my eldest son who's about to head to the battlefield—I could tolerate that too, since you're only three years old.
Even when you sent that reckless challenge letter, I could pretend I never saw it, because we're people of status!
But you actually plastered that insane letter all over the streets of Konoha…
Absolutely beastly!
Hyuga Bozhen ground his teeth in rage. No matter what he did now, the Hyuga family had already become a laughingstock throughout Konoha!
At that moment, the door to Hyuga Bozhen's house was suddenly pushed open, and an elderly member of the Hyuga clan walked in.
"Third Uncle!"
Hyuga Bozhen froze for a moment.
"The main house is calling for you. Come."
The third uncle didn't give Hyuga Bozhen a shred of courtesy. He slid open the paper door and walked straight out.
"The main house…"
Hyuga Bozhen's entire face darkened.
"Something like this happened—what do you have to say for yourself?"
Hyuga Zu Cha sat upright in the center of the room, expressionless. Beside him lay a small mountain of letters. "The letters have already been collected by the clan. But the impact of this incident is far from over…"
"I'll deal with that little brat!"
Hyuga Bozhen gritted his teeth, the Caged Bird seal on his forehead slowly emerging. "In the name of Hyuga Bozhen, I swear I will never let the Hyuga clan be disgraced!"
"Do you think killing a three-year-old child would restore the Hyuga clan's honor?"
Hyuga Zu Cha shook his head disdainfully. "Bozhen, you still don't understand where you went wrong…"
"Enough. You may go."
Hyuga Zucha waved his hand. After Hyuga Bozhen left, he coldly shook his head. "Branch family members are still just as foolish—can't even keep their own children under control."
With the Hyuga clan's influence, Li Jie Xuan and Hyuga Yizhen's little tricks were naturally exposed in no time.
The one who truly disgraced the Hyuga clan wasn't Li Jie Xuan—it was you, Hyuga Bozhen!
As soon as he returned to the branch house, Hyuga Bozhen stripped off his casual clothes and coldly put on his Chunin forehead protector, gnashing his teeth. "Li Jie Xuan, I'll make you regret everything you've done!"
Seeing this, Hyuga Yizhen quietly clenched his fist. Dad finally took the bait! As long as Li Jie Xuan defeats him, he'll leave his younger brother alone!
Poor Hyuga Yizhen—he still hadn't realized how serious this matter truly was…
This battle was no longer just a private family affair. It had become a grudge between the Hyuga clan and Li Jie Xuan!
"Come—let me use you as my stepping stone!"
The sun sank toward the west, blood-red light spilling through the forest…
Li Jie Xuan gently wiped the space-time kunai in his hand, baring his teeth in a cold smile. "The summer cicada lies dormant—silent for three years, then cries out in a single stunning call!"
If you want to stand high, you naturally need a stepping stone big enough!
"The Hyuga clan… will do, just barely."
Under the setting sun, Hyuga Bozhen's figure emerged from the far end of the forest…
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