Chapter 184: Kurama Jinxin
Turning around, Senju Tobirama and Sarutobi Hiruzen, along with a group of jonin, stood there in full battle attire. It was obvious they had just returned from the battlefield.
Ten minutes later, at the Senju clan's residence, everyone had changed their clothes and begun a celebration banquet.
"Hahaha, this time we completely beat those bastards from the Sand Village into submission!"
A jonin from the Akimichi clan patted his huge belly and laughed loudly. "With such great news, if we don't eat a few cows, we'd be doing ourselves an injustice!"
"It's the cows that are being treated unjustly…"
Li Jie Xuan sighed helplessly and shook his head. His luck was truly terrible—he had barely stepped outside before running straight into them.
Seeing Li Jie Xuan shake his head, the jonin from the Kurama clan beside him couldn't help but feel irritated.
The Kurama clan had once been a prestigious family on par with the Uchiha and Hyuga.
The Uchiha specialized in ninjutsu, the Hyuga specialized in taijutsu, and the Kurama specialized in genjutsu!
They had once been considered one of Konoha's three great clans. However, because the clan had failed to produce new geniuses in recent generations, their status in the village had been rapidly declining.
So when they heard that Li Jie Xuan had suddenly risen to fame out of nowhere, the Kurama clan couldn't help but feel a bit sour…
Human nature was like that. When people couldn't accomplish something themselves, they questioned it endlessly.
"Tch—some people get praised to the skies, but when real battles happen, they're nowhere to be seen."
Kurama Jinxin curled his lips in disdain. "He barely fought in any real wars, yet somehow he's been given the title of Konoha's future."
Hearing this, the atmosphere instantly stiffened.
Li Jie Xuan didn't react much. He simply drank his tea quietly.
If he had to take every bitter remark from drunk people to heart, he wouldn't have time for anything else all day…
Seeing this, the strategist from the Nara clan laughed and tried to smooth things over.
"Jinxin, you've only had a few drinks. How are you already drunk?"
"Drunk!?"
Kurama Jinxin jumped to his feet with a wine cup in hand, staring straight at Li Jie Xuan.
"You all don't dare to say it, but I do!"
"People have been saying for a long time that certain individuals are just pretty boys living off others. Relying on a noblewoman to climb the ranks, piling achievements that don't belong to them onto their own reputation!"
Kurama Jinxin sneered and looked around at everyone.
"A three-year-old child killed Reto—do you actually believe that?"
"..."
Silence.
Sometimes, silence was also a kind of answer.
"Heh."
Kurama Jinxin let out a cold laugh.
"See? Even you don't believe it. In the end, the First Lord died trying to save him. Since that's the case, let's boldly speculate!"
"Isn't it possible that the First Lord was actually the one who killed Reto?"
Kurama Jinxin curled his lips.
"Although the First Lord was a good Hokage, for the sake of his only granddaughter's husband, it wouldn't be impossible for him to compromise a little… right?"
"Jinxin!"
Nara Lushen and Senju Tobirama both shouted in reprimand at the same time. What he said had gone far too far.
But by this point, Kurama Jinxin had already thrown caution to the wind.
He downed the wine in one gulp and sneered.
"The less these things are said, the more uncomfortable everyone feels. Today I've just said what everyone else wants to say. What's wrong with that?"
Hearing this, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but glance at Nara Lushen. He noticed the awkward expression on his face—clearly, even Nara Lushen harbored doubts in his heart.
Tobirama wanted to say something.
But when he remembered the prejudice he himself had once held against Li Jie Xuan, he suddenly realized something.
Some things couldn't be resolved just by talking!
At that moment, Li Jie Xuan finished the last sip of tea in his cup, calmly stood up, and spoke slowly:
"Are you done?"
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