The Bandits' Attack in the Land of Fire

In the dimly lit stone cave, the gray-haired Ban stared blankly at the table in front of him where he and Tianqi had once eaten.

I never expected that Tianqi, that brat, would actually never come back after all these years. That's really ruthless. But it's better that he doesn't come back. The brat from the Uzumaki clan has already started to grow up. When the time comes, I will definitely return to the Shinobi World in full glory. Hashirama, I will definitely prove your ideas wrong!

"How's that brat Sen'u's strength?" Thinking of his grandson, Madara called out Zetsu.

"Sen'u Yu? According to the information relayed by his clone, his strength has already begun to reach the Kage Level!" White Zetsu said after thinking for a while.

"Oh, he's already reached Kage Level. Time flies. Tianqi's kid already has Kage-level strength. By the way, has he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan yet?" Madara exclaimed, suddenly thinking about the Sharingan.

"Uh... according to intelligence, it seems that Sen'u hasn't awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan yet. He only has the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. However, he is very talented in Senjutsu Mode, and he uses Wood Release Senjutsu the most!" White Zetsu said cautiously, knowing that Madara was quite sensitive about this.

"What! Wood Release Senjutsu surpasses the Sharingan? What is that brat Tianqi doing? Doesn't he know that the true power of the Uchiha is the Sharingan? Damn it!" Upon hearing that his grandson, Sen'u, was using Wood Release Senjutsu more often, Madara angrily slammed his hand on the chair, feeling as if he had been defeated by Hashirama Senju.

"Uh... well, as someone who has also awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Tianqi must have his own considerations, right?" Seeing Madara's anger, White Zetsu cautiously probed.

Upon hearing this, Madara immediately stood up in displeasure. "Has his own considerations? What considerations does he have? Send a few people out to provoke Sen'u and make sure he awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan. The power of the Uchiha must not be defeated by Hashirama Senju!"

"Lord Madara, please calm down. Tianqi is with Sen'u at all times. Even if we send people out, it won't get us anywhere..." White Zetsu advised.

"No results? Why?" Madara frowned upon hearing this.

"That's right. According to the latest intelligence, Tianqi himself is showing signs of waking up. Tianqi's consciousness is constantly following Sen'u. Sen'u can't see through that consciousness, but he definitely can. So sending people out is useless!" White Zetsu explained slowly.

"So that's how it is. It seems that Tianqi's consciousness knew that the awakening of the main body meant that he would disappear. He planned to stay by Sen'u's side for the limited time he had. Heh, what a boring consciousness!" Ban chuckled. Sometimes he really found these emotions boring.

"Fine, since that brat's true form is about to awaken, let's just wait!"

Tianqi, on the other side, had no idea what Ban was talking about. At that moment, he Kazuma were resting by the roadside.

"Father, please have some water!" Sen'u said, handing him the water bottle.

After taking a sip of water from the water bottle, Tianqi slowly said, "We've already traveled halfway. We need to be careful now that we're so far from Konoha. There might be an ambush near the border."

"Don't worry, Father. This is the Land of Land of Fire. Ninjas from enemy countries shouldn't be able to get here. Besides, with my strength, ordinary ninjas wouldn't be a match for me!" Sen'u said confidently.

"The enemy can't get close, but the Land of Fire is also quite safe. We still need to be careful. Even a lion needs to go all out to catch a rabbit. Never underestimate any small person, Sen'u, you know that?" Tianqi said seriously.

"Yes, Father. I will be careful in everything I do. Unlike at home, I take missions very seriously!" Seeing her father's serious expression, Sen'u nodded earnestly, a rare occurrence for her.

At home, he's a boastful and irreverent person, but when it comes to missions, he's very cautious and careful. He clearly distinguishes between being at home and doing missions. If he were the same as at home, he would have been killed countless times over the years when he went out to do missions.

"Well, it's good that you understand. We've rested enough, so let's get going!" Seeing that Sen'u understood, Tianqi nodded in satisfaction, and then the group continued on their way.

After advancing for another half day, an unexpected change still occurred.

"Bang!"

With an explosion on the road ahead, the carriage procession came to a stop, and people began to rush out from the mountains on both sides of the road.

Sure enough, supply convoys are incredibly attractive to bandits, and this trip wasn't going so smoothly! Watching the bandits rush out one after another, Tianqi shook his head with a wry smile.

The Genin in the convoy all drew their Kunai, ready for battle.

"These damned bandits! They dare to attack Konoha's supply convoy within the Land of Land of Fire! They're asking for trouble!" Sen'u was furious at the sight of these bandits. He had just said he was fine a few days ago, and now these bandits had rushed out. Were they trying to slap him in the face? They were so despicable!

"Don't be impulsive, Sen'u! Let's assess the situation first!" Tianqi stopped Sen'u from rushing into battle.

"What's so interesting about this? They're just a bunch of weak bandits. I took care of them in no time. Father, aren't you being a little too cautious?" Sen'u looked at her father with some doubt.

"Hehe, young people are always so simplistic in their thinking. This is the Land of Land of Fire, and bandit groups of a hundred are not so common. If they dare to rob Konoha caravan, they must have powerful backers. Don't they want to see who's behind them?" Tianqi squinted and grinned slyly.

"The person behind them? Father, I think we should hurry on our way. Why get entangled with these bandits? What powerful person could possibly be behind them?" Sen'u said with a disdainful look. They were Konoha's regular army, a world apart from bandits. He looked down on these bandits.

"What's the panic? The supplies will arrive sooner or later. Isn't it nice to have some fun with the bandits? I've been so bored on this journey!" Tianqi waved his hand dismissively.

Playing? Good grief! My father is so old, and he still loves to play so much, it's unbelievable! Sen'u was speechless upon hearing this.

"My lords, what should we do if the bandits are about to charge? Should we just rush in and kill them?" an older Genin asked.

"No need, don't move and let these bandits get closer. I want to know what gave them the guts to rob our Konoha convoy!" Sen'u stared at the group of bandits rushing towards them, already mentally declaring them dead.

"Yes, sir!" The Genin nodded, then turned and ordered the others to put away their Kunai. There was no way around it; Uchiha Sen'u was the team leader, and his orders were law.