How on earth could the word "bullied" ever be associated with a member of the Otsutsuki—an interstellar, planet-conquering civilization?
And… what's with the "smell" part?
Why couldn't he smell anything?
Shinta Uchiha stepped up beside Yuki Tsukishiro, his face bright red, and took a deep breath.
A scent like edelweiss, mixed with the soft fragrance of a young girl, filled his nose, and his brows immediately knitted tightly together.
This chaotic situation had completely short-circuited Shinta Uchiha's brain.
But guided by his unparalleled wisdom, his brows quickly unfurled.
Got it. This Yuki Tsukishiro—no, this Otsutsuki Yuki—must be plotting some unspeakable scheme by letting herself be bullied.
How evil! Truly worthy of the inherently evil Otsutsuki clan.
Then, his next move was obvious.
He had to stop her!
"...Halt. This ends now."
Shinta Uchiha turned, slammed his palm hard on the desk, and issued a command to the bullies.
"Huh?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"Who do you think you are? Talking to us like that, you're just the new kid!"
Standing up to bullies naturally earned him their retaliation.
Shinta Uchiha didn't care about their reactions.
What he cared about far more was Yuki's reaction, and he began to regret his impulsive move moments earlier.
Stopping the Otsutsuki's plot was cool, but without even a single-tomoe Sharingan, he had no real way to fight back against her.
No way could he let this Otsutsuki realize he'd seen through her plan to destroy humanity!
He had to pose as a righteous hero, pretending to act against school bullying to lower her guard.
"Hmph! Don't get me wrong. I'm not sticking up for that white-haired girl. I just think you're all annoying."
Shinta Uchiha stood up expressionlessly, making this excuse to the bullies.
Then, as if his lie wasn't solid enough, he added:
"Your actions are wrong, they're evil. I will correct this mistake."
Right? Evil? Shiro?
At the sound of the keyword, Yuki Tsukishiro lifted her head gently, like a computer hitting the power button. She kept that calm, eerie smile on her face, and her gaze lingered on Shinta Uchiha for a moment.
No, nothing like it… she looked so dim-witted.
Anything unusual? Her eyes seemed a little strange.
"Mistake?"
"Is this guy another busybody like Nikaidou?"
"I don't get how people like this think. So weird."
The bullies grew impatient, trying to physically shove Shinta Uchiha out of the way so they could get back to bullying Yuki.
A particularly burly boy even placed both hands on Shinta's chest and pushed.
"Foolish trash. Do you want to turn into White Zetsu?"
Shinta Uchiha huffed in return.
You idiots, what do you think you're doing?
Bullying a classmate?
Wrong! You're just aiding and abetting the evil Otsutsuki's plot!
If you keep this up, you're traitors, spies, villains, thugs—scum hiding among ordinary people!
"What's White Zetsu?"
One bully with glasses, who looked like a know-it-all, was completely confused.
"It's a term for people who ask stupid questions… just take it as an insult, okay?"
Shinta Uchiha froze, scowling in annoyance.
"Is he insulting us?"
"Sounds like he's being cute… weirdly endearing."
"The new kid's strange, but kind of fun."
The bullies found Shinta Uchiha oddly charming.
"...HA! HA! HA!!"
Shinta Uchiha was furious!
Shinta Uchiha, Shinta Uchiha, think carefully. What would an Uchiha do in this situation?
Oh right! The Uchiha were the Konoha Military Police Force, tasked with keeping order through brute force under the Second Hokage.
So as an Uchiha, he knew that talking was useless. If someone wouldn't communicate properly, it wasn't a misunderstanding—it was because they needed a good beating.
"Alright, I get it now!"
Shinta Uchiha suddenly reached out, grabbing the closest female bully by the waist.
"W-What are you doing?!" she shrieked.
"Shut up! Forget the rest, just… curse your fate for never awakening the Sharingan!"
Shinta Uchiha roared like a Spinosaurus in its rampage form, swinging her like a club at the other bullies, treating them like spinning tops as he beat them senseless, lashing out wildly.
HA!
I'll kill you all, you Otsutsuki lapdogs! Traitors! Reactionaries!
...…
"Perfect."
Shinta Uchiha clapped his hands.
Behind him, every single student in the class lay beaten, too scared to move.
"I am the greatest Uchiha of all time."
Shinta Uchiha praised his own greatness.
Despite the unexpected detour, he'd tested the power of his cheat ability as planned.
His Uchiha bloodline had boosted his physical strength and reflexes massively. He could easily become a school bully… no, he could go out into the world, recruit thugs and gangsters, and form his own yakuza clan, the Uchiha-gumi. That was for sure.
But…
Shinta Uchiha glanced warily at Yuki Tsukishiro.
While he'd beaten the insolent bullies, this mysterious Otsutsuki had kept that calm smile the entire time, not moving a muscle, like a glitched program frozen in place.
——Heh, I get it now… Yuki Tsukishiro must be furious her plot was foiled, plotting an even more terrible scheme to destroy the ninja world in secret!
To stop this evil Otsutsuki's plans in the future, he had to awaken the true power of the Uchiha clan!
Wait, how do you awaken the Sharingan again?
Shinta Uchiha looked away, recalling the lore of Naruto.
Wasn't it losing your whole family for one tomoe, or watching the girl you love get stabbed by your best friend to jump straight to Mangekyō?
Crap. He was a transmigrator—no family, no love interest, forever alone. He had no way to awaken it.
Shinta Uchiha sank into despair.
Before he could think of a solution, a frantic voice came from the doorway.
"Shiro-chan, th-this isn't what it looks like..."