Turned Away at His Own Front Door

"This is!" Looking at the four Hokage stone statues on the Konoha rock wall, Tianqi Qi's guess was confirmed. When he left this era, there were only three Hokage stone statues, but now there are four. The fourth statue is none other than the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

"It seems that more than ten years have passed since I left! Konoha has really changed a lot!" Walking on the streets of Konoha, looking at the more prosperous buildings around him than before, Tianqi really didn't expect that he would be gone for so long this time.

Soon, Tianqi, this stranger who suddenly appeared in Konoha, was targeted. After all, Tianqi was still wearing the white robe of Indra's lineage from a thousand years ago, so it was hard for him not to be noticed.

"These guys, how come they didn't notice the enemy coming in? I've only been back for a little over ten minutes and they already spotted me. Did they put a tracking device on me?" Tianqi also noticed that there was a little tail following him. He rolled his eyes and complained a couple of times before activating his Kamui and instantly disappearing from the street.

"Huh? How did he suddenly disappear?" Two masked Anbu Ninja arrived at the spot where Tianqi had vanished, looking left and right with puzzled expressions.

"This method of disappearing... it sounds a lot like Space-Time Ninjutsu! Hmm! This is bad, we need to inform the Lord Hokage immediately! An unknown powerful individual has invaded Konoha!" Realizing that the other party possessed Space-Time Ninjutsu, the two Anbu quickly ran towards the Hokage Building to report the matter.

Seeing that the two Anbu Ninja had left, Tianqi slowly appeared in a corner. He said disdainfully, "Tch! Two big idiots, scared like this by a mere Space-Time Ninjutsu. You two are really trash. You're far from being able to play with me!"

After strolling around the streets for a while, Tianqi arrived at his front door. Looking at his luxurious gate, Tianqi nodded in satisfaction. "The gate is much more luxurious and bigger than before. It seems Sen'u years. But what's the use of all these things? They're just external possessions after all!"

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

After sighing for a moment, Tianqi gently knocked on the door.

"Who are you?" A moment later, a woman in her thirties opened the door, looking at Tianqi with a puzzled expression.

Holy crap! Who is this person? Could it be that Sen'u sold his house to someone else? That bastard! Looking at this woman, Tianqi imagined a scene of a spendthrift son, but out of respect, Tianqi still politely inquired, "Uh... excuse me, is this Uchiha Sen'u's house?"

"This is Lord Sen'u's house. What brings you here?" The woman looked at Tianqi with a strange expression. Almost everyone in Konoha knew this was Lord Sen'u's house, yet this man was still asking such a question. Was he out of his mind?

"Oh, so this is the place. It seems I haven't come to the wrong place. I need to see Uchiha Sen'u. Take me inside!" Tianqi said, and started to walk straight in.

"Wait, wait, wait! Hey, what's wrong with you? Didn't you hear me? This is Lord Sen'u's house! Even if you want to see Lord Sen'u, you should at least let me announce your arrival. How can you just barge in like this? It's outrageous!" The woman grabbed Tianqi, who was about to enter, and said with a dissatisfied expression.

"Ah... alright, alright, go and report it!" Seeing the woman's attitude, Tianqi didn't want to argue with her and waved his hand, telling her to go and report it.

"That's right. This is Lord Sen'u's residence. Outsiders can't just come in without being informed. Wait here, I'll go and inform him!" The woman said as she slowly went inside to inform him. But before she left, she found two people to watch over Tianqi.

Looking at the two men guarding him, Tianqi's lips twitched involuntarily. Damn it! I have to report back to my own home, what kind of nonsense is this? And they even have two people guarding me. Sen'u, that brat, is getting more and more arrogant, daring to put on airs with me. Just wait and see, I'll teach you a lesson later.

He didn't want to argue with these ordinary people, but that didn't mean Tianqi wouldn't hold a grudge. He blamed his son, Sen'u, and vowed to give him a good beating later to vent his anger.

The woman quickly came out, but she was following behind a dignified-looking woman in her thirties. Upon reaching the door, the woman pointed at Tianqi and explained to the dignified woman, "Madam, it's him who wants to see Lord Sen'u!"

"Excuse me, sir, Sen'u is quite busy with work today and really can't come. If there's anything you need, why don't you just tell me and I'll pass it on for you?" She looked at the white-clad man in front of her with poise. Although he looked somewhat familiar, she didn't think much of it and asked politely.

Upon hearing this, Tianqi frowned. There was no other reason than that the person in front of him looked extremely familiar. He stroked his chin, trying to recall, and finally, after careful recollection, he found someone who matched his memory. Tianqi asked somewhat uncertainly, "Are you Uchiha Mikoto?"

"What's wrong with you? How can you call the lady by her first name? Even...!" The woman who had opened the door earlier was immediately displeased when she heard Tianqi's impolite words. She put one hand on her hip and was about to scold Tianqi.

"Alright, it's just a name, it's not like you can't call me that!" Uchiha Mikoto interrupted the servant, then turned to Tianqi and said, "Yes, I am Uchiha Mikoto. Sir, may I ask what brings you here?"

While asking the question, Uchiha Mikoto was also sizing up the person in front of her. For some reason, she felt that he looked very familiar, but she couldn't remember him for a while. This feeling of familiarity but not being able to remember was not good.

Having received confirmation from Uchiha Mikoto, Tianqi smiled. It really was her. It seemed that Sen'u had finally ended up with her. However, judging from Uchiha Mikoto's appearance, she was at least thirty years old. This meant that I had been gone for about fourteen or fifteen years. Yet Uchiha Mikoto didn't recognize me. Had I changed that much?

It's not surprising that Uchiha Mikoto didn't recognize Tianqi. First, Tianqi had been gone for over ten years, and memories inevitably become hazy, so it's normal not to immediately recall him. Second, Tianqi's appearance hadn't changed at all; he seemed to have remained exactly thirty years old. According to the current timeline in the Shinobi World, Tianqi would be around fifty-five years old. Who would imagine that a man in his fifties would look like he was in his thirties? Furthermore, Tianqi's demeanor was completely different from before. Uchiha Mikoto had only seen Tianqi's consciousness, never Tianqi man himself, so considering these factors, it's understandable that she didn't recognize him.

"Hey! Madam is asking you a question, why aren't you saying anything?" The woman who opened the door quickly asked when she saw that Tianqi didn't speak.