Sen'u Became Tianqi's Disciple

"Show me? Heh, with my strength, why should I show you? When did the strong ever have a place for the weak like you? If you don't even have the courage to take this step, I suggest you go back home and be a good boy!" Tianqi sneered, looking disdainful.

Upon hearing this, Sen'u clenched his fists. Telling him to go home and be a good boy was blatant mockery; he was no weakling.

"You're quite patient, kid." Seeing Sen'u's clenched fists, Tianqi's lips curled up slightly. He continued, "What's wrong, kid? You're not convinced? What I said is true. Someone like you, whom I could easily wipe out with a flick of my wrist, doesn't deserve my attention. You're simply not qualified to show me your strength!"

"Have you said enough?!" Sen'u clenched her fists and gritted her teeth as she uttered those words.

"Haven't said enough yet? If you want me to respect you, then show me your strength, kid!" As he spoke, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared in Tianqi's eyes, and he directly cast a Genjutsu on Sen'u.

Seeing Sen'u standing there in a daze, Tianqi went forward and moved him to lean against a tree.

"Tianqi, aren't you afraid of leaving him with psychological trauma by doing this? He is, after all, your son!" White Zetsu said, peeking out from the tree as he looked at Sen'u leaning against it.

"He's not as fragile as you think, and doing this will also make him realize his own strength and position. It's not a good thing to always be so arrogant."

Tianqi stroked Sen'u's hair and tidied his clothes. Looking at his son's small face and current situation, Tianqi couldn't help but think of his own childhood.

Similarly, without his parents by his side, he trained alone. Fortunately, he had a grandmother to take care of him. However, it's estimated that Uzumaki Mito will have to live alone for several years in the future. Although this situation can be very tough on a person, it can also easily cause mental problems. That's why Tianqi came to Sen'u's side early on, so that he could teach him Ninjutsu and guide him slowly to prevent him from having mental problems.

"No matter what, he's still just a child, a child living in a peaceful village like Konoha. You don't need to be so aggressive; you can teach him slowly!"

"Oh ho ho, I didn't realize you, White Zetsu, could care about people. It's really unexpected. But as the saying goes, if you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old. If you don't lay a good foundation from a young age, it will be too late to make up for it later!" Tianqi glanced at White Zetsu and looked at him with a slightly strange expression. White Zetsu much time with him, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

Meanwhile, within the Genjutsu, Sen'u was constantly battling Tianqi. Being young and weak, he was completely unaware that he had fallen under the Genjutsu.

Sen'u used all his strength, even employing the Great Fireball Technique, but still couldn't defeat his opponent. However, his pride wouldn't allow him to admit defeat, and so the two continued their hand-to-hand combat, entangled in the Genjutsu for several hours.

However, only ten minutes had passed outside. Tianqi watched as Sen'u's expression kept changing as he leaned against the tree. He felt it was about time, so he immediately injected Chakra into Sen'u's body to dispel the Genjutsu.

"Kid, you must think you're pretty good after fighting me for so long, huh? What a pity!" Tianqi sighed and shook his head inside the Genjutsu.

"What's there to regret? The fact that I've been able to fight you for so long proves that I'm not weak. You, an Anbu Ninja, must feel embarrassed to have fought a five-year-old like me for so long. I've already won by fighting you for this long!" Sen'u said smugly. At the age of five, being able to fight a real ninja for so long was something to be proud of.

Upon hearing this, Tianqi shook his head helplessly, pointed around, and said, "Sigh, how ignorant! Kid, take a good look around. Do you really think you're fighting me?" After saying that, Tianqi disappeared instantly.

"What?! What's going on?" Sen'u's eyes widened as he watched the person in front of him vanish. Then, he looked around and saw that the surrounding environment was beginning to distort.

A flash of white light appeared before her eyes, and Sen'u, who was leaning against the tree, suddenly opened her eyes. Tianqi smiled and said, "You're finally awake."

"What, what's going on?" Sen'u sat on the ground, looking at Tianqi and the surrounding environment, completely bewildered.

"Hehe, confused, aren't you? You were under my Genjutsu from the very beginning. Fighting you was all fake, understand now!" Tianqi said calmly to Sen'u.

"So it's Genjutsu that targets the enemy's five senses to induce hallucinations, huh!" He had heard his grandmother talk about this kind of Genjutsu but had never encountered it before. He never expected to suffer such a great loss on his first encounter. He thought he was already capable of fighting against ninjas. It turns out that the clown was himself all along. Thinking of this, Sen'u felt somewhat discouraged.

He was manipulated Kakuzu. Who could accept that? Just from this Genjutsu, you can see that his strength is worlds apart from that of this guy named Sani. Sani did this to show off his strength. If he had great strength, then becoming his disciple wouldn't be a problem.

Thinking of this, Sen'u immediately stood up, knelt down in front of Tianqi, and said, "Please accept me as your disciple!"

Looking at Sen'u's current state, Tianqi nodded in satisfaction. This attitude was right. It has to be said that this is truly a world that values strength. Without great strength, even children won't respect you. It's so realistic.

Then Tianqi said sternly, "What are you doing? Get up immediately! As a human being, you should only kneel before heaven and earth and your parents. How can you kneel so easily!"

Upon hearing this, Sen'u secretly thought to herself that she hadn't made a mistake in choosing a master this time. This person in front of her was truly different from others. Sen'u didn't get up but continued, "My mother once told me, 'A teacher for a day is a father for life.' I didn't kneel in the wrong place!"

"A teacher for a day is a father for life," hehe, it seems Tsunade has done a good job in education. As for manners, they were probably spoiled by Uzumaki Mito. Tianqi nodded with a smile, "Very good, very good, very good!"

After Sen'u kowtowed three times to Tianqi, the apprenticeship ceremony was completed, and Sen'u officially began her cultivation under Tianqi.

Another six months passed. Uzumaki Mito, knowing she didn't have much power left to seal the Nine-Tails, consulted with the Land of Whirlpools Konoha High Command and brought back the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from the Land of Whirlpools— Uzumaki Kushina, Naruto Uzumaki's mother. However, Uzumaki Mito didn't immediately transfer the Nine-Tails to her. Instead, she brought her home, teaching her how to be a proper Jinchuriki and sending her to the Ninja Academy, hoping she could find her own bonds.

Uzumaki Kushina and Sen'u were in the same class, and from then on, there was a red-haired girl on Sen'u's way to and from school.