This Uchiha is Very Senju

As the troops marched, the thousand-man unit led by Tsunade consisted mostly of members from her Senju clan. The fact that Uchiha Xiao, an Uchiha, was trailing right behind Lady Tsunade left the Senju clansmen feeling rather disgruntled.

Upon reaching the border:

"Lady Tsunade, please leave the reconnaissance to me," a young man from the Senju clan stepped forward and bowed to her.

Tsunade looked at the man. Longyi, originally named Senju Longyi, was a jonin with a knack for scouting and a fair amount of talent. His words piqued her interest.

Uchiha Xiao had originally intended to remain silent, but seeing the look of disdain Longyi cast his way, he felt compelled to speak up.

"Lady Tsunade, I can conduct reconnaissance without sustaining any injuries, and without losing a single soldier!" Uchiha Xiao said calmly. He felt he needed to show off his skills; otherwise, there was no telling what these Senju clansmen might say about him behind his back.

He didn't care about his own reputation, but he couldn't allow Lady Tsunade's to be tarnished.

Tsunade turned to look at Uchiha Xiao, curious as to how he could make such a claim. Injury-free reconnaissance was something even the most seasoned scouts couldn't guarantee.

Longyi, however, let out a cold snort first. "Little brat of the Uchiha clan, it's not that I don't trust you, but have you ever been on a battlefield? Do you even know what reconnaissance is?"

"A scout who isn't careful will be captured, and once captured, they'll wish they were dead. To claim you can scout without injury is nothing but a ruse to fool everyone!" Longyi said coldly.

He hadn't expected this Uchiha brat to be such a braggart; he truly couldn't understand what Lady Mito saw in him.

Uchiha Xiao shook his head. He covered his left eye with his left hand and opened his right, allowing sand to gather in his palm until it finally formed an eyeball.

Only then did Uchiha Xiao speak: "Magnet Release: Eye of True Sight." As he finished, the eyeball slowly floated from his hand and circled around Longyi.

Longyi was stunned. What kind of ninjutsu was this? Wait, Magnet Release! The members of the Senju clan all stared at Uchiha Xiao. A Kekkei Genkai! Magnet Release, a bloodline limit just like Lord Hashirama's Wood Release.

The gazes of the crowd shifted instantly, becoming much softer. Regardless of whether Uchiha Xiao's Magnet Release was currently powerful, having a confidant with a dual Kekkei Genkai was a massive asset for Lady Tsunade.

"Ahem, Xiao-kun, please tell me, what is the use of this Eye of True Sight?" Tsunade had long known about Uchiha Xiao's dual bloodlines, so she wasn't overly surprised.

She wanted to know the function of this Magnet Release technique. Uchiha Xiao, naturally, didn't play coy. He smiled and said, "This technique is called the Eye of True Sight, or it can be called the Eye of Detection."

With that, Uchiha Xiao spread his left hand, and everyone saw the eyeball in his eye socket vanish, causing them to gasp in shock.

"The Eye of True Sight shares what it sees with my left eye. Even if the Eye of True Sight is discovered and destroyed by the enemy, it won't cause me any significant harm; I just won't be able to use it again for a while," Uchiha Xiao said with a faint smile.

"What about the range?" Tsunade asked, rubbing her chin in thought. Uchiha Xiao looked back at her serious expression and replied earnestly, "A radius of ten kilometers."

Tsunade's mouth fell open, and even Longyi's eyes widened. Ten kilometers—while it didn't sound like much, for a ninja, if they could detect things at that distance and report in real-time, it would make their army virtually invincible!

Senju Longyi took a sharp breath, gave Uchiha Xiao a deep look, and then bowed. "I am sorry, Lord Xiao. I apologize for my ignorance. Please, forgive me!"

It had to be said, while the Senju clan was proud, they were the type to apologize directly when they realized they were wrong. They could admit their mistakes and change. As for the Uchiha clan? They would likely just eliminate anyone who annoyed them.

Uchiha Xiao quickly helped Longyi up. "Brother Longyi was only considering the safety of our unit. Besides, one cannot be blamed for what one does not know. On the battlefield later, I may even need to rely on Brother Longyi to protect me!"

Uchiha Xiao lacked the arrogance typical of the Uchiha clan; his personality was more akin to the Senju. Through this incident, the Senju troops generally developed a favorable impression of this Uchiha brat.

"Lady Tsunade, could someone carry me later? It's difficult for me to walk while I'm observing," Uchiha Xiao said, scratching his head with an embarrassed smile.

Longyi, who had just spoken, laughed heartily. "Lady Tsunade, leave this to me. After all, Brother Xiao is doing this for the safety of our entire unit."

With that, he hoisted Uchiha Xiao onto his back and moved forward steadily. Seeing this, the corners of Tsunade's mouth curled upward. As expected, Xiao-kun was a man of capability!

"Very well, Longyi, I leave it to you. Xiao-kun, report immediately if you discover anything!" Tsunade said with a smile.

"No problem!" they both replied in unison.

They crossed the border and entered the battlefield. The Land of Rain was, well, a place of constant, drizzling rain. The further they went, the heavier it poured, unlike the warm sunshine and pleasant scenery of the Land of Fire.

After about an hour of walking, Uchiha Xiao suddenly said, "Stop!"

All the ninjas immediately halted, drawing kunai and shuriken into a combat stance. They stared ahead, their faces resolute.

Tsunade did the same. Without looking back, she asked, "Xiao, what's the situation?"

Uchiha Xiao said coldly, "Ten kilometers ahead, there are two hundred elite Rain ninjas—twenty jonin, fifty chunin, and over a hundred genin—advancing toward us."

Longyi sneered, "It's just a small unit, what do we have to fear!"

Tsunade nodded, but Uchiha Xiao spoke up again, "Lady Tsunade, I suggest we move to the left and temporarily avoid them. They are carrying poison gas canisters. I suspect it is the original poison used by Hanzo of the Salamander, and they are all wearing gas masks!"

Tsunade's expression changed instantly. "Everyone to the left! Withdraw quickly, keep your movements light, and make sure to erase your tracks!" Within ten minutes, Tsunade and her team had climbed the mountain to the left, looking back toward the path they had just come from.

They watched as the Rain ninjas reached the spot where Tsunade had just been, looking puzzled. Weren't they told a unit was coming? Why wasn't there a single person here?

Seeing the poison gas canisters in their hands, Tsunade couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She might not fear it, but her subordinates might not be so lucky!

"Xiao, why didn't we go to the right? Wouldn't the view be more open there? Now that we're up on the mountain, how are we supposed to get down?" Tsunade asked, frowning slightly.

Uchiha Xiao smiled. "Because on the right, there's a fat oriole waiting!"

As soon as he finished speaking, they observed from the mountain that a force of ninjas had suddenly appeared where they had been standing.

"Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!"

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"

In an instant, a group of Rock ninjas appeared and ambushed the ninjas from the Village Hidden in the Rain. A barrage of Earth Release ninjutsu erupted, wiping out half of the Rain ninjas in a single stroke. It had to be said, that fellow Onoki certainly knew how to train his soldiers!