Heart of Steel Half-Morph Sword Saint, Madara is willing to call me the strongest

Uchiha Yi stood in front of Hinata and the tree, his eyes gradually became colder, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Behind him was a team of fully armed, serious-looking members of the Konoha Police Force.

The police force is actually the police force that maintains Konoha's law and order.

The police are all my people, what do you have to fight me?

“Hinata Kazuki, your so-called head family status is nothing in front of me.”

Uchiha Yi looked directly at Hinata Kazuki with a cold and indifferent look, and then continued: "I am a jonin promoted by the Third Hokage himself, the captain of the Konoha Police Force, the head of the Uchiha clan is my uncle, and my teacher is... Konoha White Fang!"

"My swordsmanship was taught by Lord Orochimaru. Minato Namikaze... is also the mentor of my best friend. Who are you?"

"you……"

As Uchiha Yi said the names one by one, Hinata Heshu's expression became more and more ugly. These names were of great importance in Konoha Village.

He wanted to say something harsh, but reason made him hold back and he could only keep a gloomy face and remain silent.

His status as the head of the family is indeed respected within the family, but in the entire Konoha, no one else cares.

On the contrary, Uchiha Yi's status and influence have extended beyond the family, especially with the names of Orochimaru and Namikaze Minato, both of whom are candidates for the next Hokage.

Not to mention him, even the patriarch of the Hyuga clan didn't dare to put on airs in front of Uchiha Yi.

This is the difference in status between the two people. As for the difference in strength, it is even greater.

Hinata Kazuki is seventeen years old this year and has just been promoted to a jonin. His best record on the battlefield is killing a Kirigakure jonin.

Thinking of this, Hinata Heshu took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions churning in his heart.

Although he has an arrogant temperament, he is not a brainless playboy.

If the stalemate continues, it would only be humiliation for him.

"Uchiha Yi, I was wrong in this matter. Consider the bracelet as my apology to Shiori."

Hinata Heshu frowned and handed Uchiha Yi several large-denomination bills.

"Oh? I'm surprised you think so."

Uchiha Yi showed a surprised expression and took the banknote handed to him.

This saves some money.

I didn't expect this guy still had some brains.

I thought it would be like in a cool novel, where I could slap the brainless villain in the face, and then the Calabash Brothers would save their grandfather, giving experience and equipment along the way and upgrading mindlessly.

As expected, the villains in cool novels are too brainless.

No normal person would be so stupid as to pretend to be cool and make enemies and give away their lives.

After coughing lightly, Uchiha Yi continued in a commanding tone: "By the way, although Shiori is a branch of your lineage, you should not give her any orders in the future. Do you understand?"

After saying that, Uchiha Yi glanced at Hinata and Shu in front of him.

Hinata Heshu lowered his head and remained silent, obviously having given in.

Since the other party has already apologized and the attitude is acceptable, there is no need to create more trouble.

Uchiha Yi turned his head slightly and smiled at Masahiko behind him, "Masahiko, it's nothing, thank you for your help."

"Captain, this is an area controlled by our Uchiha clan. We cannot allow people from other clans to act so recklessly here."

Masahiko smiled, said goodbye to Uchiha Yi, and then consciously led the team members behind him to retreat and dispersed the crowd.

Hinata Heshu didn't want to stay any longer. After seeing the police officers disperse, he quickly pulled Hinata Yua beside him and left.

The members of the Hyuga branch family also hurriedly followed Hinata Heshu and left together.

As the backs of Hinata Heshu and his group gradually disappeared, Uchiha Yi's expression relaxed, he put away his previous sharpness, relaxed his shoulders slightly, and looked towards his left foot.

"Meow meow--"

A series of light "meow meow" sounds sounded beside Uchiha Yi's feet.

Shiori was immediately attracted by the cry and looked down.

The source of the sound was a little ninja cat wearing a green vest. Its orange fur was particularly eye-catching in the night, and its two small ears stood straight up, making people think that it looked more like a little fox.

The little orange ninja cat lightly circled around Uchiha Yi's left leg, making a few soft and slightly complacent "meow" sounds, as if reminding him of something.

"What kind of kitten is this? Yi, is it your spirit animal?"

Shiori was attracted by this cute little ninja cat. She squatted down curiously and gently stroked the smooth back of the little ninja cat. The little ninja cat seemed to be very comfortable with the touch and made a few comfortable meows.

"This is a ninja cat raised by Granny Cat. It can't be considered a summoning beast, but more like a partner of our Uchiha clan. The name of this ninja cat is Xiaoju, and it's quite young and hasn't learned to speak yet."

Uchiha Yi also squatted down slightly and touched the little ninja cat's tail.

"Grandma Cat?"

"She is an honest black market merchant and has a very good relationship with our Uchiha clan. To be precise, the Uchiha family has been the honored guests of the Cat Granny clan for generations. She is the weapons supplier for our clan."

Uchiha Yi briefly explained the origin of the Ninja Cats. These Ninja Cats are different from the Ninja Dogs of the Inuzuka Clan. They work for a fee.

There are many ninja cats scattered around the Uchiha clan's residence. They are hired by the Uchiha clan to perform simple tasks such as gathering intelligence.

Tonight, I am also grateful for the help of the little Ninja Cat.

Although Uchiha Yi is now very powerful and has a high status, he cannot casually harm the Hyuga main family in the village.

However, by deploying the Konoha Police Force, they can legitimately manage public security.

"Thanks for your help this time, Xiaoju."

As he spoke, Uchiha Yi pulled out a brand new 10,000 ryo banknote from his wallet and handed it to the ninja cat.

"Meow meow--"

The little ninja cat looked up at Uchiha Yi, then carefully took the banknote with its front paws and stuffed it into the pocket of its green vest.

After receiving the reward, the little ninja cat licked its paws gently with its pink tongue, then suddenly turned into an orange lightning, and disappeared at the end of the alley after a few jumps.

Hinata Shiori looked at the direction where the little ninja cat left, with an expression of love that could not be concealed on her face, and whispered to herself: "That little ninja cat is really cute, I wish I could raise one too."

Uchiha Yi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said in a joking tone: "These ninja cats are very smart. If you want them to do anything, you have to pay them. Tonight, it will cost a full 10,000 taels to let them pass on a message."

Shiori said softly, "But, tonight's event was all thanks to Tachibana's help, so we should be thanking it."

Seeing Shiori still looking longing, Uchiha smiled and said, "Well, since you like it so much, I'll ask for one for you next time you meet Granny Cat. But you have to be prepared, because the little Ninja Cat might spend all your hard-earned pocket money."

As soon as these words came out, Shiori's clear eyes were filled with joy and excitement, and she said happily: "Really, Yi?"

"Of course, I have lied to you before."

Uchiha Yi nodded, then stood up and stretched his legs which were a little sore from squatting for a long time.

Shiori then stood up, her eyes not dodging at all, and she looked at the boy in front of her tenderly and steadily.

Being stared at by the girl's pair of charming eyes, Uchiha Yi was slightly startled and felt a little at a loss.

After a long silence, Shiori pursed her lips and said softly, "Thank you, Yi."

Uchiha Yi rubbed his shoulders and grinned, "Why thank you? We are teammates, and you were the one who promised to teach Yui medical ninjutsu. So, I should be the one to say thank you."

Shiori nodded slightly and moved her eyes to the blue bracelet on her wrist.

There were ripples in her heart.

Just teammates?

What I want is a deeper relationship than this...