"Don't be fooled by the fact that they're just children. Not long ago, they took on a bandit den with dozens of burly men."
Fujiwara Kiyoshi froze for a moment, then pointed at the three of them and burst into uninhibited laughter as though he had heard a joke.
"Them? Do-dozens of vicious bandits..."
"HAHAHA... Oh, you're killing me!"
Still laughing, he pointed at the six muscular, fierce-looking guards behind him.
"You mean burly men like these? I'd really like to see how the three of them..."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Before he could finish, a series of dull thuds sounded behind him, followed by pained groans.
Fujiwara Kiyoshi whipped around.
The next moment—
His pupils contracted sharply. His mouth fell open, and he stammered in shock, "Th-this..."
The six guards he had been so proud of were all sprawled on the ground, curled up and whimpering in pain.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Tetsuka had somehow taken a commanding seat atop the pile of goods on the carriage. He lazily spun a kunai around his index finger.
Looking down from above, he raised an eyebrow and glanced sideways at Fujiwara Kiyoshi.
"Any questions now?"
"N-no." Fujiwara Kiyoshi was so frightened that he could barely speak.
"Then let's go!"
Uchiha Tetsuka jumped down from the carriage and took the lead at the front of the group.
Only then did Yuhi Shinku slowly step forward, playing the peacemaker.
"My apologies, Mr. Fujiwara. He's just a child and doesn't know any better. I hope you can forgive him."
In truth, he had had every chance to stop Tetsuka earlier, but he had chosen not to.
During missions, there was no shortage of clients who needed ninja strength while looking down on ninjas.
Tetsuka's method might have been simple and crude, but it was often the most