Uchiha Kyō originally wanted to say something more, but he ultimately swallowed it back.
There was nothing he could do; as he said, the weak submit to the strong, and Uchiha Chiri was the clan's genius.
She had awakened her Sharingan at five years old and the clan had placed high hopes on her!
In contrast, he, a six-year-old who hadn't awakened his, was undoubtedly of a lower status.
"Let's end this farce today. On behalf of Kyō and everyone, I apologize! I hope everyone won't take this matter to heart. The Uchiha Clan is definitely not what you think!"
Uchiha Chiri's words quelled the farce and allowed the common children to regain a bit of dignity.
Their impression of the Uchiha improved slightly, but some people still didn't buy it.
They completely believed what their parents had warned them: to not bother with the Uchiha Clan.
Maruboshi Kosuke was also released by his two friends at this point and walked up to Yunzhong Qu Feng to thank him.
Then he gave Uchiha Chiri an annoyed look and returned to his seat.
In his opinion, it was Yunzhong Qu Feng who first spoke up and put the Uchiha Clan on the spot.
Uchiha Chiri had no choice but to speak up and stop it for the sake of the clan's reputation. He now had absolutely no good feelings towards anyone from the Uchiha Clan!
Uchiha Chiri also gave a wry smile, "Kosuke seems to dislike me a bit."
Yunzhong Qu Feng pouted, "There's nothing to be done. After all, Uchiha Kyō's actions angered everyone. It's understandable that he's prejudiced."
Uchiha Chiri understood this logic too.
She had come to the Ninja Academy precisely because she wanted to adjust the Villagers' prejudice against the Uchiha Clan.
But now it seemed Uchiha Kyō had ruined everything.
As a genius of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Chiri was not arrogant and never judged people with colored glasses.
She always felt that the Ninja in her clan shouldn't be so high and mighty.
It was clear that she, like Uchiha Kagami, belonged to the relatively peaceful faction within the Uchiha Clan.
It was precisely because of Kagami's influence that Uchiha Chiri chose to come to the Ninja Academy.
Otherwise, a genius like her should have been nurtured within the clan.
"It's truly difficult to change the clan and people's perception of the clan."
Yunzhong Qu Feng smiled, "It's not difficult."
"Why not?"
"As long as you are strong, everyone in your clan will have to listen to you."
"Just like the seemingly peaceful Ninja World now, it's merely a peace forced by the Hokage-sama's strength on the major nations."
Uchiha Chiri didn't expect Tori-kun to say that.
But upon closer thought, to get those old-fashioned elders in the clan to agree with her and her brother's ideals, it would be impossible to bypass the issue of strength.
After all, without strength, everything was empty talk.
"Then wouldn't that make me just like Kyō? Both using strength to oppress others," Chiri said deliberately.
"Of course not. He merely enjoys the pleasure of suppressing and insulting others to satisfy his selfish desires."
"And you are doing it to prevent the clan and the Villagers from being hostile to each other, so that the Uchiha can truly integrate into the Village."
Chiri laughed, "Tori-kun is truly an interesting person. You don't seem to dislike the Uchiha."
Hearing Chiri say that, Qu Feng also showed a gentle smile.
"Everyone is a member of the Village, and the Uchiha are also Konoha's Uchiha. There's nothing to dislike."
When she first met Yunzhong Qu Feng, although she couldn't pinpoint it, Chiri felt that he was different from the other students.
When Maruboshi Kosuke was being ridiculed, even though they had only known each other for less than half a day, he could speak up for justice.
He also had no prejudice against the Uchiha Clan, whom everyone else feared or disliked.
'Indeed, Tori-kun is a special person.'
After a while, Sarutobi Suie returned.
Yunzhong Qu Feng didn't believe that he knew nothing about what had happened in the classroom.
But he didn't mention a single word about it and just directly started the next lesson.
"Alright, students, the rest of today's content is for you to try to refine Chakra yourselves, according to the knowledge we learned in the last class."
Sarutobi Suie's words immediately made the students serious.
They all felt deeply powerless about Uchiha Kyō's ridicule during the break.
Finally, they were going to start refining Chakra, and each of them was full of motivation.
They were all five or six-year-old children, and they believed their talent was no weaker than anyone else's, so they quickly began refining according to the knowledge from the last class.
If they couldn't extract Chakra, the subsequent lessons couldn't proceed.
However, for those who had already refined Chakra, it was very boring.
They couldn't talk for fear of disturbing other students, and they couldn't skip class on the first day, so they could only sit idly in the classroom.
After about three hours, someone finally refined Chakra.
"Shinku Yuhi, very good. To be able to refine Chakra in three hours is excellent!"
Yunzhong Qu Feng was not surprised by this result.
Subsequently, Maruboshi Kosuke and Umino Ikkaku also refined Chakra one after another.
This speed might not even be achievable by some children from major clans.
Sarutobi Suie secretly nodded, 'It seems there are many geniuses in this class. I should report it to Hokage-sama, along with that incident just now.'
As a member of the Uchiha Clan, although Uchiha Kyō hadn't awakened his Sharingan, he had successfully extracted Chakra early on.
Watching these commoners, whom he looked down upon, extract Chakra for the first time even faster than him, he didn't know how much resentment he felt inside!
And what he hated even more was that Uchiha Chiri, a genius of the clan, didn't speak up for him, but instead sided with those commoners!
'That white-haired guy! I'll definitely make you look bad during the practical class next week!'
At this moment, he suddenly saw that Yunzhong Qu Feng also seemed to be diligently refining Chakra.
He then quietly sneered, "Tch! I thought you were someone important, but you're just a commoner after all."
He then felt even more confident about next week's exam. After all, he had even learned Ninjutsu, and his strength was definitely stronger than that white-haired guy!
If Yunzhong Qu Feng had heard Uchiha Kyō's words, he would definitely have given him the Byakugan.
Actually, it was just because he didn't want to waste time sitting idly, so he used that time to cultivate Cloud Release.
If he could successfully cultivate Bloodline Elimination, then his dream of a peaceful life would be stable.
Chiri saw Qu Feng beside her and thought he was diligently cultivating, so she also started cultivating.
And as if contagious, all the students in the classroom who had extracted Chakra began to cultivate.
Of course, except for Uchiha Kyō.
The first day of Academy life ended, and half of the common children had not refined Chakra.
This indicated that their talent was not good, and their highest future achievement would be Chunin level.
Some people in the classroom were happy, while others were disappointed. Yunzhong Qu Feng belonged to the former.
Although his cultivation today failed at the very last moment, he had vaguely found the problem!
He just needed to try a few more times, and perhaps he could develop Cloud Release.
After school, Maruboshi Kosuke and the others greeted Qu Feng and asked if they wanted to go home together.
Yunzhong Qu Feng agreed, and after saying goodbye to Chiri, the four of them left the Academy together.
However, unfortunately, their paths didn't seem to align. The Yunzhong Clan and the homes of the other three were in completely opposite directions.
So, Yunzhong Qu Feng could only go home by himself.
