Chapter 132: Handsome on the Surface, Crazy on the Inside
The Hyuga clan members finally left with full bellies of grievance and indignation.
As well - known great clans in the ninja world, it was so shameful for them to have actively provoked a fight only to be single - handedly defeated by the opponent that they wished they could find a hole to crawl into.
But what made them want to die the most was not that the opponent spared their lives. It was that after defeating them, that Uchiha actually said, [Since you don't want to fight anymore, how about we all have some fun together?]
Then he started dragging them to drink and sing!
After briefly trying to get them to drink, he drank on his own. But forcing them to sing together was simply unbearable!
It didn't matter that they didn't know what self - composed ditty he was singing. They could just hum along with that Uchiha drunkard and muddle through!
But demanding that they reproduce that weird tune exactly, threatening to gouge out their eyes if they didn't, was just inhumane!
Who the hell knows what he's singing!
Moreover, he couldn't even sing the same tune a second time himself, yet he still made others sing it. He was definitely just picking a fight on purpose!
If it weren't for the cat on that drunkard's head getting riled up by the singing and swiping the drunkard down with a paw, it was uncertain whether their whole team could have returned unscathed today.
If they died because they lost a provoked fight, they could accept it as they were outmatched, and they'd admit it.
But if they died because they couldn't sing that weird ditty and had their eyes gouged out, triggering some jutsu to kill them, even after death, they'd crawl back from the Pure Land as spirits to curse this drunkard!
This is just too much!
There's no way to insult someone like this!
The Senju, who had witnessed everything, were also in a bad mood. After Ling finished the fight, he grabbed the young leader of the Hyuga by the scruff like a chick, forced him to go to the counter to order another pot of wine, and then, as if completely ignoring what had just happened, pulled the guy to an empty table and sat down to drink.
By this point, the Senju could still tolerate it. After all, both clans were great clans in the Iron Country for supplies. A fight was a fight, and sparing a life would make it easier for both sides to talk later. But this only lasted until Ling started singing.
As soon as Ling started singing, Senju Ming hugged Senju Chokei's arm in horror. She wanted to ask if the Uchiha had developed some evil musical illusion jutsu. Then, when she saw the two Uchiha across the table with equally distorted expressions, her question turned into an accusation: 'Why don't you stop him! Isn't it painful to listen to a drunkard sing?'
The two Uchiha's responses were highly consistent - [If you can do better, go ahead. We definitely won't stop you.]
And the subsequent conversation between the two Uchiha made the Senju even more frustrated.
[This is what you call being out of tune? This f... is there even a tune in it?]
[I told you not to be curious, not to be curious... Just wait. It'll take a while before it gets quiet.]
[... Maybe I should go back and inform my uncle first?]
[Good bros stick together through thick and thin. Can you bear to leave?]
They say a friend would go through fire and water for you. You wouldn't let your buddy suffer, would you?
Well, that's true. But if you dare to leave me alone to deal with Ling, I'll stab you twice! You bet I will!
Then Uchiha Eiji cursed himself under his breath while covering his ears painfully with a grimace, and Uchiha Yakuki continued to devour the desserts with a deadpan expression.
Senju Cheng couldn't help but give Uchiha Eiji a few more looks - So it was you who couldn't hold back your damned curiosity and let this drunkard out to cause trouble, huh?
On the other hand, Senju Chokei never would have thought that Uchiha Ling, who was always calm and self - assured and made his peer Senju clan members feel inferior, would have such a side. His expression was extremely complicated.
But while having a complex mindset, he was also calculating if there was a chance to keep Uchiha Ling here. As long as Uchiha Ling was eliminated, it would be much easier to deal with the same - generation Uchihas without a leader and a target.
Until he saw the palm - sized ninja cat that had been feigning sleep on Ling's head. After being subjected to the singing, its fur stood on end. Instantly, it grew to the size of a leopard, slapped Ling to the ground, and cursed, In all my years, I've never heard such terrible singing! If you ever get drunk in front of me again, I'll just kill myself on the spot! And I'll avoid the Uchiha clan from now on!
All my years? Kill itself and then avoid the Uchiha clan?
Senju Chokei immediately abandoned the idea of taking action. He stared intently at the leopard - sized Nekomata stepping on Ling. Then, he thought about going to the Uzumaki clan later to inquire if there were any summoned beasts that could resurrect after death or exist as spirits.
After all, the ninja world was so vast that any summoned beast that dared to say In all my years wouldn't be an easy opponent.
After a brief moment of stupefaction, Uchiha Yakuki and Uchiha Eiji felt as if they'd been pardoned. They quickly got up, bypassed the Hyuga ninjas with distorted expressions. One held up the unconscious Ling, and the other picked up the blue Nekomata that had turned back into a kitten. They nodded to everyone present and then quickly left.
Watching the backs of the Uchihas leaving, Senju Ming's features almost scrunched up. "What do they mean by this? It's us and the Hyuga who've suffered, right?"
Senju Cheng looked at the Hyuga ninjas leaving while supporting each other. He couldn't help but rub his ears. "In a way, that Uchiha Ling is truly terrifying in every aspect..."
"It's no secret that the eye techniques family is a bit crazy..." Senju Chokei also couldn't help but rub his ears. "Look at these Hyuga guys. Haven't they been driven crazy by that Uchiha's sharp tongue?"
"It might also have something to do with the fact that they're not the leading ninjas," Senju Cheng said, retracting his gaze. "At least I've never seen any ninjas other than those from the Uchiha clan dare to provoke Uchiha Ling actively after a fight... Except for Yi. That guy's gone crazy."
"Speaking of which, didn't Hashirama come out before?"
When I went to pick up someone, Yi told me that this kid wanted to go see Uchiha Ling. In the end, he even thought that blind guy was a good guy who loved peace..." Senju Chokei couldn't help but cover his face with his hand. "He's so daring it's outrageous."
"Don't even mention it. That kid seems to be a completely unreliable clan leader," Senju Ming snorted. "Seriously, should we suggest to Uncle Butsuma that we learn from the Uchiha's screening system?
We fight with and scold the Uchiha, but I also want a future clan leader like Uchiha Ling, who can talk and fight and has an inclusive heart for all things."
"An inclusive heart for all things?" Senju Chokei's mouth twitched. "Sister, why do you think that guy who seems so gentle on the surface but is actually crazy inside has an inclusive heart for all things?"
"Look, he didn't even kill those Hyuga guys. It was clearly the other side that provoked first and caused trouble, but he could still invite them to drink together afterwards. And you guys saw it, right? Even after he went blind, he was so popular among the Uchiha."
"Sister, you just didn't see the fear in the eyes of those other two guys more than respect. Could someone who is popular among the Uchiha be just a weak - willed good - hearted person who only knows how to tolerate?
The Uchiha are just a bunch of psychos who only worship the strong! That's why I can't feel at ease with you, sister. Haven't your body and mind both stopped developing?"
"Say that again, you stinky little brother! You're asking for a beating!"
Senju Cheng: …Let alone the clan leader, you guys are also pretty useless.