Chapter 168: Open Up, We're Anbu
"Uchiha Fugaku!"
Up to this point, this was perhaps the most important character from Naruto that Li Jiexuan had ever encountered—bar none.
Neither the First Hokage, nor the Second, nor even Hiruzen Sarutobi could compare to this infant boy. Simply because his name was Uchiha Fugaku—and his sons would be Uchiha Itachi and the ever-arrogant Uchiha Sasuke!
To put it simply, if Li Jiexuan had crushed Uchiha Fugaku to death just now, the entire Naruto series would basically have had no story left to tell…
No helping it—the seed was just that powerful.
However, Li Jiexuan had no intention of killing Uchiha Fugaku.
The ones he intended to kill were someone else—
Uchiha Menwei and Uchiha Jiangshu!
In the darkness, the white fox mask glimmered faintly. A new notice appeared on the Anbu task board:
"Traces of S-rank wanted criminal—Kakuzu, the Gold Devouring Monster—have been discovered. Due to his peculiar combat methods, assistance from a member of the Uchiha clan is requested."
A simple and crude method…
Li Jiexuan didn't bother to conceal anything. He directly used his authority to crush them. At the end of the day, the Uchiha clan might be a prestigious noble family within Konoha—but they were not a law enforcement agency!
Do you know what the most terrifying thing in this world is?
Government departments.
"We're from the authorities. Open the door!" The Octopus-masked Anbu shoved open the Uchiha clan's gates with an icy expression and strode inside without waiting for permission. No one dared to stop him.
"What is the meaning of this?"
Seeing the bizarre octopus mask of the Anbu, Uchiha Jiangshu raised a suspicious brow. His heart couldn't help but pound. They had just offended Anbu Captain Li Jiexuan, and now Anbu was at their door—how could he not suspect something?
"We have discovered traces of the S-rank wanted criminal Kakuzu. We've heard that your clan's Uchiha Menwei possesses excellent eyesight, so we require his assistance."
Throughout the Octopus Anbu's speech, his expression remained cold. For Anbu, aside from the Hokage and their own captain, no one was worth a smile.
The moment he heard that, Uchiha Jiangshu's eyes widened. Gritting his teeth, he roared, "That brat Li Jiexuan dares to pull something like this?!"
"Please refrain from involving unrelated individuals." With a single sentence, the Octopus Anbu cleanly distanced Li Jiexuan from the matter.
"Don't feed me that nonsense!" Uchiha Jiangshu shouted angrily. "Li Jiexuan wants to drag Menwei outside the village and execute him privately? I'm telling you—Menwei isn't going anywhere!"
Just then, having heard the news, Uchiha Menwei hurried over—
"Grandfather, what's going on?!"
So Uchiha Menwei was actually Uchiha Jiangshu's grandson. No wonder Jiangshu had been willing to offend Li Jiexuan to protect him.
"Don't worry, Menwei. With your grandfather here, no one can take you away!" Jiangshu hadn't even finished speaking—
The Octopus Anbu cut him off coldly. "As a ninja, you must accept assignments issued by the village. Refusal is equivalent to desertion."
"Don't you dare slap that label on us!" Though he hadn't conceded, Uchiha Jiangshu's voice involuntarily weakened.
"I'll ask once more—does the Uchiha clan intend to defy an official assignment?" The Octopus Anbu's tone remained frigid, his hand already moving toward the ninja tools at his waist. The Uchiha clan had long been under Anbu surveillance. This time, everything was done by procedure. The Octopus Anbu had no intention of giving face.
Seeing this, Uchiha Jiangshu found himself unable to respond. To lead the entire clan into open rebellion against Konoha? That wasn't a decision he could make in a fit of anger.
"Don't get cocky. I suspect this mission is completely fabricated!" Jiangshu gritted his teeth and threatened, "I will report this to Lord Hokage and demand a full investigation into your assignment!"
"That won't trouble you, Lord Jiangshu. Our mission is about to commence. Genin Menwei, please prepare yourself promptly."
The Octopus Anbu did not yield an inch. From issuance to request, the mission followed standard procedure.
Only one detail—
When it came to choosing who would assist Anbu, Li Jiexuan held the deciding authority.