Assault? Tsunade and Jiraiya Appear! (Seeking Collections, Seeking Follow-ups!)

"Uchiha Sanhe, how dare you!"

Seeing that Uchiha Sanhe actually intended to lay a hand on Uchiha Chen, Uchiha Itachi furrowed his brows. With a flash, his small frame blocked the path in front of Uchiha Chen, and he shouted in a sharp, stern voice.

"Heh, Young Clan Leader Itachi, this is a private matter between Uchiha Chen and me. You had best stay out of it."

Faced with Uchiha Itachi's cold reprimand, Uchiha Sanhe was taken aback for a moment, but his expression quickly turned icy. His words were incredibly arrogant, clearly showing that he did not hold the child Uchiha Itachi in any regard, even if he was the clan leader's son.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Uchiha Sanhe coldly issued an order:

"Tiexin, it's dangerous here. Protect the Young Clan Leader well. If he gets caught in the crossfire, I will hold you solely responsible."

"Understood!"

The burly man called Tiexin responded, then darted forward like a sharp arrow, reaching out to grab Uchiha Itachi.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Though young, Uchiha Itachi's reflexes were incredibly fast. He immediately countered with an advanced version of the Great Fireball Technique.

Uchiha Chen was actually quite moved by Uchiha Itachi's act of stepping forward to protect him; after all, if one counted carefully, the two of them had only known each other for a few days.

At the same time, however, Uchiha Chen was puzzled: why would an Uchiha Itachi like this eventually walk down such a path in the future?

Even if only for the sake of him standing up for me, I must never let him go down the wrong path!

When Uchiha Sanhe and his men saw Uchiha Itachi exhale such a massive fireball, they were all shocked and scrambled backward. The power of the fireball was not to be underestimated, and they dared not face it head-on with their bare bodies.

"As expected of the clan leader's son, his talent is beyond that of ordinary people!"

Even the Fourth Elder, Uchiha Sanhe, could not help but offer praise.

To be able to master the Great Fireball Technique to this degree at such an age—throughout the entire Uchiha Clan, there were few who could achieve it.

However, Uchiha Itachi was still young, and after using the Great Fireball Technique, he had no follow-up measures. Once Uchiha Tiexin dodged the fireball, he used a Body Flicker Technique to appear instantly beside Uchiha Itachi, reaching out with his right hand with lightning speed. It looked as though he was about to seize him.

Yet, a large hand appeared out of thin air, gripping Uchiha Tiexin's claw like an iron vice.

The person who had moved like a phantom was none other than Uchiha Chen.

Uchiha Tiexin was shocked. How could this kid have such terrifying strength? How was he able to make his arm ache just by grabbing it like this?

Uchiha Tiexin tried to break free, but no matter how hard he struggled, he could not escape.

Compared to Uchiha Tiexin's contorted face, Uchiha Chen appeared calm and composed, standing there without moving an inch.

With one hand restrained and unable to form hand seals for ninjutsu, Uchiha Tiexin panicked!

If only I had used ninjutsu from the start instead of taijutsu!

"What is going on? Tiexin is completely unable to fight back?"

"That's impossible. The files clearly stated this kid only had the strength of a genin. How could his strength increase even more after suffering such severe injuries?"

"Tiexin has been a chunin for so many years; to handle him so easily, one would likely need the strength of a jonin. This kid's progress is far too great!"

The men behind Uchiha Sanhe were all stunned to see Uchiha Tiexin being handled so easily.

"Hmph, Tiexin was just too careless!"

Uchiha Sanhe snorted coldly, clearly dissatisfied with Uchiha Tiexin's performance.

Unlike the others' shock, Uchiha Chen was not surprised at all.

After all, with his max-level comprehension and the hard work he had put in over the past few days, Uchiha Chen's overall strength had improved significantly, especially his Body Flicker Technique, which had reached a state of perfection.

Furthermore, Uchiha Chen would not be like last time, where he exhausted his chakra after using the Mangekyou Sharingan only once.

He could now use the Mangekyou Sharingan twice!

This was the reason why Uchiha Chen could remain so calm and composed while facing Uchiha Sanhe.

"I am the master here, and it is not your place, you dog, to run wild!"

"Backward kick, Falling Goose Style!"

Uchiha Chen shielded Uchiha Itachi, then, before Uchiha Tiexin's terrified eyes, delivered a fierce kick to his abdomen.

"Ugh..."

With a muffled groan, the intense pain caused Uchiha Tiexin to hunch over like a curled shrimp.

Then came another merciless flying kick.

"Pfft!"

Like a toad with its legs splayed, Uchiha Tiexin landed heavily on the ground, his face covered in dirt.

"All of you, attack together! End this quickly!"

Uchiha Sanhe could no longer stand by and watched, frowning as he issued the order.

Two jonin and four chunin—could they really not take down one little Uchiha Chen?

"Swish!"

"Swish, swish!"

Upon receiving the order, the men leaped out, surrounding Uchiha Chen in a semi-circle as both sides stood in a tense, sword-drawn standoff.

Feeling the aura radiating from those two jonin, Uchiha Chen's expression remained unchanged, yet his pupils shifted rapidly; in the blink of an eye, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan began to emit a faint, crimson glow.

"Three-Tomoe Sharingan?!"

Uchiha Sanhe noticed the change in Uchiha Chen immediately and couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

"So he awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. No wonder, no wonder, everything makes sense now!"

At this moment, Uchiha Sanhe had a "sudden realization." A person who had unlocked the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at fifteen, a fifteen-year-old jonin, a clansman with infinite future potential—it was no wonder he had earned the attention of Uchiha Fugaku!

"If that's the case, then I cannot let you live!"

Believing he had uncovered the truth, the look in Uchiha Sanhe's eyes as he stared at Uchiha Chen became subtle.

What Uchiha Sanhe never imagined was that Uchiha Chen had actually unlocked the Mangekyou Sharingan; otherwise, he would have spared no cost to strike down Uchiha Chen, who had now completely aligned with the enemy camp, right here and now.

"Kill..."

Before Uchiha Sanhe could finish his command, two voices suddenly rang out from outside the door simultaneously—one mature yet carrying a hint of wild, unbridled intensity, the other unrestrained yet deep and powerful.

"You have some nerve, daring to lay a hand on a student I've taken an interest in!"

Uchiha Sanhe and the others stiffened, slowly turning their heads. The first thing to come into view was a chest of exaggerated proportions, followed by a mature and charming face.

Tsunade and Jiraiya stood with their arms crossed, each leaning against one side of the doorway, watching Uchiha Sanhe and his men with mocking smiles.

"Lady Tsunade, Lord Jiraiya, this is a private matter for the Uchiha Clan. Do you intend to interfere?"

Deep wariness filled Uchiha Sanhe's eyes. Although he was the Fourth Elder of the Uchiha Clan, he was still no match for the Legendary Sannin.