A Man as Powerful as a God—Uchiha Kei

"Run! The Red Tiger is incredibly strong!"

Senju Hashirama's eyes were clearly filled with fear as he looked at the giant tiger, but the kindness in his heart prevented him from abandoning Uchiha Kei.

Tsk, what a good heart he has.

Uchiha Kei praised him inwardly, yet his feet remained rooted to the spot.

"Senju Hashirama! Why do you care about him? Run!"

"No, I can't leave. The big brother is still here; I can't leave him alone!"

"Damn it!"

Uchiha Madara, who had already run quite a distance, cursed loudly. He turned his head, wanting to leave, but his feet refused to move.

"ROAR!"

The giant tiger ultimately failed to overcome its hunger. The temptation of a meal outweighed everything else, and completely disregarding the intimidation Uchiha Kei had projected, it opened its blood-red maw and lunged at the two of them.

"It's over..."

Senju Hashirama's face turned pale in an instant, despair clouding his heart.

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"

Just as Senju Hashirama fell into despair, a small fireball less than a meter in diameter appeared abruptly, slamming into the giant tiger's wide-open mouth.

The giant tiger yelped in pain, hurriedly snapped its jaws shut, and retreated a few steps.

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Uchiha Madara appeared in front of the two, his face equally pale, with beads of sweat the size of peas rolling down his cheeks.

"Madara, I knew you wouldn't leave me behind."

Although the crisis had not been resolved, the thick-skinned Senju Hashirama had clearly forgotten about it.

He grabbed Madara's hand and hopped around, looking very happy.

Uchiha Kei: ...

Uchiha Madara: ...

The God of Shinobi?

Is this the Senju Hashirama who would later be known as the "God of Shinobi"? A powerhouse who suppressed an entire era?

Is he actually just a complete blockhead?

"Run!"

Uchiha Madara suppressed the urge to slap him, grabbed him, and took off running.

"Big brother..."

Uchiha Kei shook his head helplessly and closed his eyes slightly.

As Uchiha Madara brushed past him, he saw the "weirdo" with his eyes closed and curled his lips into a mocking smile.

Is this guy an idiot? What are you trying to act cool for at a time like this? Closing your eyes?

Still, this is fine. A giant tiger like that will take a while to eat him, which should be enough time for us to escape.

"ROAR!"

Seeing the two trying to run, the giant tiger grew anxious and charged forward with a roar.

However, the scene that followed left Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama dumbfounded.

The giant tiger, mid-leap, came to a sudden halt, still maintaining its ferocious expression.

The eerie part was that it remained frozen in mid-air, as if time itself had stopped.

"I'm done playing; I'm a bit pressed for time."

Uchiha Kei waved his hand and turned around calmly.

"Pfft."

A faint, almost imperceptible sound echoed.

Before the disbelieving eyes of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, the giant tiger dissipated into thin air like bubbles.

"Ding, received shock from Uchiha Madara, Shock Value +99."

"Ding, received shock from Senju Hashirama, Shock Value +99."

"Ding..."

Uchiha Kei chuckled. He had originally thought he wouldn't be able to collect Shock Value during this space-time mission, but who would have thought it wouldn't be hindered at all.

Not bad, not bad. The system is reliable.

With a single step, Uchiha Kei appeared before Madara and Hashirama in the next instant.

"Little ones, sneaking away is quite an immoral act, you know."

Uchiha Kei looked at Madara with a playful expression.

Madara's body stiffened instantly, a faint chill creeping up his spine.

"Big Brother, you're so amazing!"

Senju Hashirama, that total blockhead, didn't care about any of that, looking at Uchiha Kei with a face full of admiration.

"Amazing, right? Do you want to become as strong as Big Brother?"

Uchiha Kei placed his hand on Hashirama's bowl-cut head, narrowing his eyes like a fox luring a chick.

"I do!"

Hashirama's eyes lit up, and he nodded eagerly.

"Then..."

Uchiha Kei wanted to say more, but his brows furrowed slightly.

"The Warring States period really lives up to its name; a battle could break out at any moment."

Uchiha Kei turned around, clicking his tongue in wonder as he looked in a certain direction.

"Big Brother, what are you talking about?"

Hashirama looked toward where Uchiha Kei was staring, confused, but he couldn't see a thing.

Madara had been puzzled at first, but his brows soon furrowed as well. His body went rigid, and a kunai appeared in his hand.

This was his combat state.

"Well, don't be so nervous."

Seeing Madara's reaction, Uchiha Kei nodded.

This is more like a ninja. No wonder he becomes the "Dance King" feared by everyone in the future.

Then he looked at Hashirama on the side...

Forget it...

It was too painful to watch.

"Boom, boom, boom."

The ground began to shake violently, and all sorts of birds and beasts fled from the forest.

Even the thick-headed Hashirama realized something was wrong now, and a kunai appeared in his hand as well.

In the blink of an eye, over a hundred figures appeared.

They wore uniform black armor, rode iron-clad horses, and carried long spears, exuding a chilling, murderous aura.

"The Hejian Clan!"

Madara and Hashirama were shocked.

Uchiha Kei raised an eyebrow. A clan that hadn't appeared in the anime?

The hundred-plus Black Cavalry formed a neat military formation and slowly closed in on the three of them.

When they were ten paces away, the Black Cavalry stopped in unison.

"Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara... tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pair of big fish."

One rider emerged from the Black Cavalry, his eyes hidden behind a mask, filled with greed.

"Take them. I want them alive."

"Wait!"

Uchiha Madara roared.

"What? What do you want to say, young clan heir of the Uchiha Clan?"

The leader of the Black Cavalry laughed mockingly.

"You... since you know who we are, how dare you capture us! Does your Hejian Clan want to go to war against both the Senju and Uchiha clans at the same time?"

Although Uchiha Madara was young, his mind was extremely sharp. With a single sentence, he laid out the stakes with perfect clarity.

However, he hadn't accounted for human nature.

"Hahaha, the Uchiha and Senju are indeed powerful, but who would know that it was our Hejian Clan that captured you?"

The leader of the Hejian Clan laughed wildly.

Among the surrounding powers, the Senju and Uchiha clans were indeed dominant, and small clans like theirs could only survive in the cracks.

But that didn't stop them from wanting to rise up!

By capturing the young heirs of both clans, he was confident he could incite conflict between them.

If that happened, the Senju and Uchiha would inevitably go to war.

The moment both clans were severely weakened would be the time for small clans like theirs to rise!

Thinking of this, the leader of the Hejian Clan looked at Madara and Hashirama with even more fervent eyes.

"Hmph! Do you really think we're that easy to capture?"

Uchiha Madara was panicking inwardly, yet his tone remained unyielding.

"Two little brats, even if you are from the Senju and Uchiha clans, what kind of waves could you possibly stir up?"

With that, the leader of the Hejian Clan raised his left hand high and swung it down!

"Charge!"

The Black Cavalry moved at the opportune moment, their iron steeds thundering forward with a biting wind as they bore down on the three of them.

Madara sighed to himself.

The plan had failed...

But even in death, he would not fall into their hands!

In that moment, both Madara and Hashirama steeled themselves for death.

"I say, have you all forgotten something?"

A leisurely voice drifted over.

Uchiha Kei stepped in front of the two, looking at the charging Black Cavalry with dissatisfaction.

Then, he waved his hand.

Hundreds of Black Cavalrymen froze in the midst of their charge, just like the giant tiger from before.

Even the dust kicked up into the air came to a standstill, suspended in the void.