Uchiha Tenxiu? A genius, huh, he just stumbled into it! Those small inventions are nothing but clever tricks, completely irrelevant to the bigger picture.
My elder brother, Hashirama, can easily create granaries that surpass his technology by countless years! It’s just that in the past, there wasn't enough food, so no one thought of it!
Senju Tobirama scoffed, dismissing Uchiha Tenxiu's so-called genius inventions, and unconsciously mentioned his elder brother, Senju Hashirama, with an expression of admiration and conviction.
As for his current mission, I've already seen it. He's investigating corruption and bribery that have appeared in various places after the sale of alcohol? Hmph, truly an Uchiha, inherently evil, always engaging in wicked deeds.
In the future, we absolutely cannot let them get involved in Konoha Village's political affairs, otherwise, they will surely embezzle Konoha's money.
As he spoke, Senju Tobirama closed his eyes tightly and rubbed his head.
Beside him, an Anbu member looked up and said, "Then, should we deal with him now? A Genin, occasionally going astray and disappearing in the Ninja World, wouldn't attract much attention!"
"Forget it, resolving this child now might alert the Uchiha Clan."
After all, the last operation against Uchiha Raimon just failed. If we act again, and this Uchiha Tenxiu is someone Raimon cultivated, it will surely alert them and cause an overreaction!
It would be better to wait until the Ninja School is built and then observe his actions! Besides, compared to the Uchiha Clan, the current Earth Spider Clan troubles me more!
Senju Tobirama first slowly shook his head, rejecting the Anbu's suggestion, and then, as if remembering something, brought up the matter of the Ninja School.
Indeed, at this time, Senju Tobirama had already conceived the idea of establishing a Ninja School, intending to enroll and cultivate children from various Konoha families.
This move would, on the one hand, cultivate fresh combat power and a foundation for Konoha Village, and on the other hand, allow Konoha, this nascent Village surrounded by various clans, to possess true power belonging to the Village itself.
Especially after two years of taking over various affairs of Konoha Village from his elder brother, Senju Hashirama, he faced these Ninja clans, each wrapped up in their own affairs, independent of each other, with the Village having little management control over them; everything was decided through discussion.
"This truly shouldn't be. As a member of the Village, one must be unconditionally loyal to Konoha. Only by becoming a collective and integrating into Konoha can Konoha endure forever. Unfortunately, these Sengoku elders don't understand!"
"That is to say, now is not the time to deal with these matters; I can only leave this for later."
At this point, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but get angry.
"I really didn't expect it; their Earth Spider Clan actually possesses such a large-scale destructive Forbidden Technique!"
Senju Tobirama's voice revealed an incredulous emotion; he truly couldn't understand why, with such power, they could hide it until now.
For hundreds of years, had they never thought of dominating the Ninja World like their Senju Clan?
Senju Tobirama couldn't understand, but now the problem was before him. He thought of how he had personally forced them away. Was he supposed to apologize to them?
"Absolutely not!"
Senju Tobirama immediately rejected this idea.
After all, his Anbu, hidden in the shadows, had personally heard them say that they wanted him to kneel personally beneath the Earth Spider Clan's family crest.
Upon thinking of this, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but widen his eyes, staring intently at the related intelligence report on the table, a surge of intense anger and killing intent rising in his heart.
His pupils turned scarlet, as if burning with raging fury, a fury not only directed at the Earth Spider Clan but also at himself for his carelessness.
Just a few days ago, the Earth Spider Clan suddenly departed, which made Senju Tobirama vigilant. He immediately dispatched his trusted subordinates to the location where they had ambushed the Uchiha Raimon elder, hoping to obtain some information about the Earth Spider Clan.
However, when his trusted subordinates reached their destination, the scene they witnessed shocked them immensely.
What should have been a peaceful place had now become a super giant crater with a diameter exceeding 7 kilometers!
This huge crater was very obvious; nearly one meter of the area within the crater had been completely overturned, and the surrounding land looked as if it had been trampled by a giant monster, a complete mess.
Such terrifying destructive power was simply beyond imagination! Senju Tobirama knew that this was definitely not something an ordinary Ninjutsu could cause.
Even his elder brother, Senju Hashirama, known as the God of Shinobi, could absolutely not create such a huge area of effect with ordinary Wood Release without using Sage Mode, and even if he forcibly created such a large-scale Ninjutsu, the attack intensity would inevitably be reduced to an unknown degree.
However, the opponent's attack, without reducing its intensity, affected such a wide area, especially according to the information transmitted by his trusted subordinates; this attack method was formed in an instant, meaning that even if the opponent was 6.5 kilometers away, they could instantly affect the enemy.
With such a Forbidden Technique as a trump card, even if it wasn't a Ninjutsu that could be used at will, just two or three uses would be enough to overwhelm Konoha. Not to mention, if the Earth Spider Clan, who already harbored hostility, couldn't be appeased, then Konoha would inevitably gain a terrifying enemy.
"What kind of Forbidden Technique is this? It actually possesses such terrifying power!" Senju Tobirama gritted his teeth, his fists clenched tightly, nails digging deep into his palms, blood flowing from his fingertips.
He knew he had caused a huge problem this time.
If he didn't resolve this trouble properly,
and the other clans in the Village found out,
it would inevitably lead to controversy about him.
Just as Senju Tobirama was racking his brain to solve his problem, on the other side, Uchiha Tenxiu, who was still unaware that he had dodged an assassination attempt by Senju Tobirama, had already begun his first step of training in the Ninja World, taking the first step of his journey.
...
At the foot of an unknown mountain stronghold.
The surrounding environment appeared somewhat desolate, with weeds growing rampant on the ground, and a few withered trees not far away.
Besides that, there were about thirty fully armed bandits led by a few rogue Samurai.
Uchiha Tenxiu stood still, his figure particularly striking against this desolate backdrop. He wore black Uchiha attire, his long, dark hair fluttering in the wind. He formed a hand seal with one hand, muttering, "Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" His movements were as swift as lightning, completing the hand seal in less than a second.
As his words fell, a powerful Chakra surged from his body, gathering in his open mouth.
Suddenly, expanding fireballs spewed from his mouth. These fireballs, like burning meteors, rapidly flew towards the group of bandits charging from not far away.
"Bang bang bang!" A deafening explosion of flames erupted, firelight soared into the sky, and smoke permeated the air.
When the smoke dissipated, only bloodied and charred corpses lay scattered on the ground. Some were still smoking, emitting a pungent burnt smell, but without exception, all had lost their lives under the Fire Release attack.
Even a simple C-rank Ninjutsu was wielded masterfully by Uchiha Tenxiu. The Phoenix Flower Jutsu, typically used to distract enemies and gain an advantage, was precisely aimed at every enemy under Uchiha Tenxiu's powerful control, and he could continuously fire it by expending Chakra.
This was Uchiha Tenxiu's tenth day since leaving home, and also his first time killing someone with his own hands. However, there wasn't much expression on his face; the entire process felt as easy and comfortable to him as killing a chicken or pouring water on an ant nest in his daily life.
As for the people he killed, they were merely a group of bandits who blocked his path. Moreover, these bandits were not impoverished individuals forced into banditry due to hardship, but rather a group of enforcers recruited by the local magnate, Ōtomo. Under a simple Genjutsu, they easily confessed everything.
In contrast, Uchiha Tenxiu had no intention of drawing his weapon against the poor people, the displaced bandits, who had been exploited and lost their land. It wasn't that these people hadn't committed evil deeds and were not existences that must be eradicated, but rather, he didn't consider why they were forced to commit evil. Compared to eradicating these people, it was the silent ones whom Uchiha Tenxiu looked down upon even more.
Furthermore,
for Uchiha Tenxiu to establish his own power in the future, whether it was the displaced people he needed or a large amount of money, there had to be a chaotic Ninja World. Even these people blocking his path were merely obstructing his way.
That's why Uchiha Tenxiu chose to act.
Otherwise, in situations unrelated to him,
Uchiha Tenxiu would most likely remain indifferent, letting them continue to harm this Ninja continent.
After all, his so-called benevolent heart
had already been exhausted in his previous life.
Now, Uchiha Tenxiu needed to live for himself.
Moreover,
"The speed has increased!" Uchiha Tenxiu mused to himself, his expression as shocked as a surging sea. The mysterious fragment in his mind, which had accompanied him when he transmigrated to this world, was now continuously sending him waves of fluctuations, seemingly indicating its imminent revival.
"Is this a sacrifice of souls? Or a harvest of the essence of life's power!" Uchiha Tenxiu frowned, pondering deeply, but regardless of the reason,
"It seems I can no longer sit idly by; I must take action. I'll try to kill more!" Uchiha Tenxiu's eyes burned with determination.
Immediately after,
Uchiha Tenxiu, like an arrow released from a bow, charged straight up the small mountain towards the bandit stronghold. After a bloody massacre,
the stronghold was a river of blood, with corpses strewn everywhere.
At the cost of hundreds of lives,
before Uchiha Tenxiu,
a seemingly refined middle-aged man, filled with terror, knelt like a startled rabbit, begging for mercy: "Mercy, mercy! I was just calculating and managing their finances; they forcibly captured me, Ninja-sama! And they are from Ōtomo. Ōtomo also has Ninja retainers. Please, spare me, seeing as I've given you this information. I pose no threat to you at all!"
Uchiha Tenxiu ignored his pleas, but he didn't kill him. With a single glance of Genjutsu, sharp as an arrow, he instantly knocked him unconscious.
Then, Uchiha Tenxiu casually pulled over a nearby stool and began to receive the information coming into his brain.