Naruto: I no longer have the money to protect Konoha Chapter 012

“I just realized! I guess I didn’t get a perfect score in throwing class either.”

“Is this the Hyūga clan? Why do they look down on us so much?”

“Exactly! We weren’t born with the privilege of receiving clan training from birth!”

“Wait, didn’t Shikaku also not get a perfect score?”

Chōji Akimichi’s chip-eating suddenly paused.

“Uchiha Chigetsu, you!”

Hyūga Hizashi clenched his fists.

The wind suddenly changed direction.

Why?!

“To put it bluntly, aren’t you just trying to challenge me?”

Uchiha Chigetsu took a few steps forward and said,

“I’ll give you a chance to challenge me!”

Uchiha Chigetsu held up five fingers.

“What do you mean?” Hyūga Hizashi was taken aback.

Holding up a palm, was he trying to hit him?

That would be perfect, he could teach Uchiha Chigetsu a lesson soon.

“Five hundred ryō, per challenge.”

“What?!”

Upon hearing this, Hyūga Hizashi’s Byakugan widened involuntarily.

Five hundred ryō wasn’t much for the two brothers, it was even their daily allowance.

But, I have to pay you five hundred ryō to challenge a failure?!

“Five hundred ryō.” Uchiha Chigetsu said,

“Give me five hundred ryō and you can challenge me once.”

“Why should I!” Hyūga Hizashi sneered,

“Are you, a failure, so poor you’ve gone mad?”

“Why?” Uchiha Chigetsu suddenly laughed,

“Naturally, because you’re a genius from the Hyūga clan. What if you injure me? Don’t I need medical fees?”

“I’ll go easy on you.” Hyūga Hizashi said coldly.

“That won’t do. I’m afraid to be challenged by you. I’m just an ordinary student who didn’t get a perfect score.”

“You’re a genius from the Hyūga clan, you know? I need compensation for emotional distress.”

“Impossible!” Hyūga Hizashi said, “Make me give you money? Impossible!”

“Give it!” Hyūga Hiashi spoke in a low voice.

He stared intently at Uchiha Chigetsu:

“Five hundred ryō, I challenge you.”

“Alright! Money first.” Uchiha Chigetsu smiled and extended his hand.

These two were young masters among young masters. Five hundred ryō was just a day’s allowance for them.

The Hyūga clan was a large and wealthy family, and these two happened to be the twin heirs of the main family, practically showered with affection.

A mere trifle, not even enough for one of their meals.

“You three!” Iida Uehara walked over, first glancing at Uchiha Chigetsu, then at Hyūga Hizashi, and shook his head,

“What are you three messing around with here? The other students are training. You two aren’t allowed to mess around either.”

If it were just a simple challenge, Iida Uehara wouldn’t say anything.

After all, the Hyūga brothers were both among the top three in the class. If you combined their skills, they were undoubtedly first and second.

Uchiha Chigetsu…

Sigh.

Iida Uehara couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

His personality was still too arrogant.

Although he won against Sarutobi Shin’nosuke yesterday, it was at best a narrow victory.

And he still thought he could contend with the class’s first and second place.

If there were no stakes, he might have actually agreed.

“Sorry, Teacher Uehara, I’ll go train now.”

Uchiha Chigetsu looked relaxed.

It was better to avoid trouble. Although he was getting ‘five hundred ryō’ for free, Uchiha Chigetsu didn’t want to draw too much attention.

Hyūga Hizashi’s face turned red with anger.

Especially when he saw Uchiha Chigetsu’s ‘I got what I wanted’ expression, he was furious.

Damn it!

This was exactly what he wanted!

Teacher Uehara came, so he couldn’t teach him a lesson now.

“Teacher Uehara, I want to have a ninja sparring match with Uchiha Chigetsu.”

Hyūga Hiashi spoke calmly.

“There’s no ninja sparring class today.” Iida Uehara said sternly.

“It’s almost time for class to end.” Hyūga Hiashi added,

“Please be our referee, Teacher Uehara, for Uchiha Chigetsu and me.”

“Uchiha Chigetsu, what about you?” Iida Uehara was speechless and could only look at Uchiha Chigetsu.

He couldn’t afford to offend the Hyūga clan.

Although he ‘resented the rich,’ he truly couldn’t afford to offend the Hyūga brothers.

These were the heirs of the main family!

“I’m fine with anything, Teacher.” Uchiha Chigetsu shrugged,

“But Hyūga Hiashi is a genius in our class, and I’m just an orphan. What if I get seriously injured or something…”

“One thousand ryō.”

Hyūga Hiashi directly pulled out one thousand ryō from his pocket:

“Please accept my challenge.”

Iida Uehara: “…”

Uchiha Chigetsu immediately took the money.

Didn’t that mean he got two days’ worth of training money?

“Please be our referee, Teacher Uehara!”

“Alright.” Iida Uehara reluctantly cleared an area.

“Go, Chigetsu-kun!”

Uchiha Mikoto, looking utterly adorable, waved her small, pink fists, cheering for Uchiha Chigetsu.

Minato Namikaze, on the other hand, boldly shouted,

“Go, Chigetsu-kun!”

In the distance, Sarutobi Shin’nosuke felt a pang in his heart.

Damn it…

Ever since he lost to Uchiha Chigetsu, he had fewer ‘henchmen’ around him today.

And now Uchiha Mikoto was even cheering for him.

“This is going to be good.”

“Yeah, yeah, a genius from the Hyūga clan, and the Uchiha genius who defeated the Third Hokage’s son yesterday!”

“Honestly, Uchiha Chigetsu is a bit arrogant.”

“Indeed, Uchiha Chigetsu is still too reckless.”

“As a neutral observer, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. Didn’t he already ask for medical fees?”

“Exactly! He even defeated Shin’nosuke yesterday, so he might not necessarily lose to Hyūga Hiashi, right?”

Hearing the discussion, Sarutobi Shin’nosuke felt another stab in his heart.

Damn Uchiha Chigetsu! Damn Hyūga Hiashi! I’ll remember this grudge!

Sarutobi Shin’nosuke was on the verge of tears, jotting down everything that happened today in his small notebook.

He planned to complain to the old man once he had enough material.

At this moment, in the center of the dueling arena, Iida Uehara stood between the two.

“This is just a spar, stop when necessary.”

Iida Uehara cautioned,

“If there are no objections, then, let the match begin!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Iida Uehara instantly moved away, standing by the side of the field.

Around forty to fifty people gathered, and even students from other classes came to watch.

“Brother! Go!”

“Defeat Uchiha Chigetsu!”

“That’s right! Uchiha is too arrogant! Teach him a good lesson!”

Hyūga Hiashi’s expression was calm. He took one foot forward and one foot back, assuming the Gentle Fist stance.

“Bring it on.” Hyūga Hiashi said calmly,

“I’ll show you the difference between a genius and a mediocrity.”

“Aren’t you going to activate your Byakugan?” Uchiha Chigetsu blinked and asked.

“I’ll activate it when the time is right. I have my own fighting style.” Hyūga Hiashi replied.

Alright, well said. If you’re not going to activate it, then don’t.

Uchiha Chigetsu began to perform random hand seals again.

But the moment he started forming seals, Hyūga Hiashi’s hands were already clasped together!

The veins on his forehead bulged, and all his chakra gathered around his Byakugan.