The Boy from Those Days Had Long Since Gone

"Grandpa, I've come to wake you up for breakfast!"

"Okay, I'll go after I wash up!" Tianqi said gently as his grandson You came to call him.

After changing into a dark blue outfit with Uchiha Gunbai attached, and washing up, Tianqi went to the dining table in the front hall.

"Father!!" Seeing Tianqi arrive, Mikoto and Sen'u quickly stood up and greeted him.

"No need for formalities. You know I've never liked these so-called formalities. Please sit down!" Tianqi went to the head seat at the top and plopped down, picking up the food in front of him and starting to eat.

Upon hearing this, Sen'u and her family of three didn't say much and sat down to start eating breakfast.

"I'm full, I'm going out!" Itachi stood up instantly after finishing his meal.

Upon hearing this, Tianqi asked with a hint of doubt, "It's only seven o'clock now, does the Shinobi World Academy start classes this early?"

"No, Grandpa, the Shinobi World Academy doesn't start until nine o'clock. I left home early to do some warm-up exercises, like some physical training..."

"Oh, I see. Not bad, not bad, Itachi, you're really good. You have a lot more ambition than your father. Grandpa has high hopes for you!" Tianqi nodded in satisfaction.

As a member of the Third Hokage, Itachi's talent may not be comparable to that of Sen'u. However, unlike Sen'u, who was talented but wasted his time on Konoha, Sen'u, though not as talented as Sen'u, has a strong desire to strive for improvement. It is believed that as a descendant of the Tianqi, Itachi has inherited some of the Sage Body's energy and will surely surpass his father Uchiha Sen'u, through hard work in the future.

Hearing this, Sen'u felt a little embarrassed. To be spoken to like this by his own father in front of his son, he, as the minister, really had no face at all. But he couldn't refute his father. It was really too difficult.

"Uh... Grandpa, how can I compare to Father? You're giving me too much credit."

Hearing his adoptive grandfather say that, Itachi glanced at his father's face and felt embarrassed.

"You don't need to be modest. Grandpa's judgment of people is never wrong. As long as you can maintain this ambition, you will definitely have a place in the Shinobi World in the future. As long as you don't waste your time in Konoha like your father, surpassing your father is a piece of cake!" Tianqi gave his grandson a very high evaluation.

Upon hearing his father say that he was wasting his time in Konoha, Sen'u's lips twitched involuntarily, and his expression clearly showed that he was on the verge of retorting.

"This..." Glancing at his father's expression, Itachi suddenly didn't know how to respond.

At a time when the atmosphere was a bit tense, Mikoto stepped up at this crucial moment, acting as the mediator of the family.

"Itachi, stop wasting time here! Don't we still have physical training to do? Hurry up and go!"

"Okay!" Upon hearing his mother's words, Itachi immediately ran off.

"Father..." After sending her son Itachi away, Mikoto looked at Tianqi again, but was stopped by Tianqi waving his hand just as she was about to say something.

"Sen'u, I told you that you lack ambition and are wasting your time trapped in Konoha. Do you want to argue? Let me tell you, you don't need to argue. What I said is the truth. I saw a long time ago that you would get stuck in this deep water of Konoha. I warned you, but you didn't take it seriously!"

"Father, Konoha..."

Just as Sen'u was about to say something, Tianqi looked up and stopped him, continuing, "You don't need to explain to me. Since you've chosen this path, you must walk it firmly. Since you've made this choice, your father doesn't want to interfere too much. After all, you're a mature adult now, and you don't need your father to teach you what to do. I thought a lot last night. Everyone has independent thoughts, and it's meaningless to impose my thoughts on you. I've come to terms with it."

"Father, you..." Sen'u was also moved, touched by Tianqi's understanding. She thought he would be met with cold water, but instead he was met with lukewarm water.

"Don't get too excited yet. I don't want to interfere in your affairs, but don't try to play games with me like you do with Konoha. As the former Clan Head the Uchiha clan, I will always be a member of the Uchiha Clan, and I will never become Konoha like you. So stop trying to pull any tricks on me, understand?"

"Oh, alright then..." Sen'u was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this. She had hoped to gradually bring her father to Konoha's side, but her father had seen through her intentions and directly rejected her.

"Former Clan Head? Father, you were the Uchiha Clan Head? I've never heard of that before." Mikoto looked surprised and confused when she heard that her father-in-law had been the Uchiha Clan Head.

"I am the former Clan Head of the Uchiha Militant Faction, not the current Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan in Konoha. Naturally, you haven't heard of me," Tianqi said calmly, shaking his head.

Upon hearing this, Sen'u frowned. His father had previously claimed to be a member of the Uchiha Militant Faction, but after investigating the Uchiha Clan, he found that his father was merely a powerful figure without real authority. As for the Elder Uchiha Clan Uchiha, whom he had mentioned before, there was no such person. Sen'u believed that what his father had told him back then was just boasting, and as for the Clan Head he was talking about now, Sen'u also thought that Tianqi was just exaggerating.

"The Uchiha clan of Konoha? Father, do you mean there's another Uchiha clan outside of Konoha?" Mikoto was increasingly confused, and she asked with a face full of doubt.

"Well, how should I put it? A long time ago, before you and Qianyu came to this world, the Uchiha clan of Konoha had two factions: a moderate faction and a martial faction. The martial faction was more inclined towards our family. After my strength greatly improved, I was appointed as the clan leader by the Grand Elder at the time. In order to restore the glory of the Uchiha clan, I led the martial faction and left Konoha Village..." Tianqi said, his mood slightly melancholy, as if he had dreamed back to those days.

"Wait a minute, Father, is what you're saying really true? If there really is such Militant Faction as you described, how come no one remembers it, and there's not a trace of it in the Shinobi World?" Sen'u immediately raised a question, completely losing the unwavering belief she once had in her father.

"I remember telling you about this, how come you don't remember after ten years? Did you not listen to anything I said?" Tianqi retorted in response to Sen'u's questioning.

"Father, it's not that I didn't listen, but what you told me back then was just too ridiculous. In all these years I've traveled around the Shinobi World, I've never even heard of the Militant Faction you mentioned. There's not even any record of the Uchiha Clan in Konoha. It's not that I don't believe you, but there has to be evidence for all of this, right? You can't just say whatever you want, can you?"

The mature Sen'u is no longer the boy he once was. Now he relies on evidence for everything, and he won't blindly believe even what his own father says, just as he used to.

Having entered the deep waters of Konoha, even the once simple-minded Sen'u has developed considerable cunning.