Senju Itama, who was trying his best to escape, found an Uchiha clan member standing on the road he had to pass, with a look of despair on his face.
Even though he was a genius at the age of five, he had little ability to fight back against an adult Uchiha.
The Uchiha clan member in front of him had a bandage on his curly hair and his two lifeless eyes seemed lifeless. He didn't seem very excited about him falling into the trap. Instead, his handsome face had a conflicted expression.
Without taking time to think, Senju Itama, holding a kunai, resolutely rushed towards Uchiha Gin who was still in a daze. However, seeing Senju Itama's fearless look on his face, Uchiha Gin had to draw the samurai sword from his waist and prepare for a fight.
"Bang!"
The weapons of the two men collided with a dull thud. Feeling a heavy blow on his arm, Uchiha Gin flew several meters away on his face, then climbed up with a look of surprise on his face.
"Is this kid so strong?"
"Is this guy so weak?"
Itama Senju stood there in a daze, looking at the kunai in his hand with some disbelief. He couldn't believe that he could actually fight off an adult Uchiha.
Uchiha Gin swore that he did not hold back in that attack just now, because it was his first battle after the time travel, he subconsciously used all his strength, but in the end he was beaten away by a five-year-old child.
Looking at Uchiha Gin who was climbing up in a panic, hope of life burst out in Senju Itama's eyes. He waved the kunai even harder and rushed towards the Uchiha opposite.
At this moment, a system prompt sounded in Uchiha Gin's brain.
"It has been detected that the host is in combat, and the Heart Steel Treasure Box is beginning to accumulate."
The Heart Steel Treasure Chest in the sea of consciousness began to tremble, and then played the explosive BGM like a speaker.
Listening to the familiar BGM in his head, Uchiha Gin's brain twitched. He wondered if the products produced by this old system could be more reliable.
Returning to the battle, due to height restrictions, the kunai in Senju Itama's hand was about to stab Uchiha Gin's lower body, but Uchiha Gin blocked the evil BGM in his mind and barely dodged the fatal blow.
Then he used the classic Uchiha sword technique to chop at Senju Itama, but the opponent blocked it with a kunai. He watched in silence as his full-strength attack was easily resolved by a five-year-old child.
Uchiha Gin finally confirmed that the original owner of his body was a complete loser.
He has been living a wasted life for more than twenty years. His fighting ability can only be considered as the level of the Genin of later generations. He is not at the level of the Twelve Little Strongmen but the level of the background Genin.
Even so, he couldn't give up easily now. Uchiha Fenghuo, Uchiha Ryoichi and others might be able to end the battle soon. Even if he let Senju Itama escape now, he would be killed by them in the next moment.
Moreover, his mission was to rescue Senju Itama from Uchiha Fenghuo and others. Now he was the only one there, and he was not sure whether he could complete the mission if he let him go. If he failed, he would have to delete his account and start over.
The two fought back and forth for a few more rounds, and it was difficult to tell who would win.
"As expected of you, the genius young master of the Senju clan. I, Uchiha Gin, would like to call you the strongest in taijutsu."
Uchiha Gin spoke to the somewhat breathless Senju Itama.
"Uchiha Gin, right? You're not bad either. I, Senju Itama, recognize you."
It was also the first time for Senju Itama to face the enemy and his middle school spirit exploded, and the unique innocent temperament of the Senju clan was undoubtedly revealed.
Just when the two were in a stalemate, Uchiha Fenghuo and others had already ended the battle. Senju Koji was hit head-on by Uchiha Fenghuo's Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, and his life or death was unknown.
Oh my god, did the fireball kill someone?
The three Senju members of the guard team were also defeated by Uchiha Ryoichi and his two companions, and lay on the ground covered in blood.
When they saw that Uchiha Gin had not yet killed Senju Itama, they all surrounded him.
Senju Itama and Uchiha Gin were in a fierce battle, and the two even showed a sense of sympathy for each other.
But Senju Itama is only five years old after all, and his physical strength is obviously not as good as that of the adult Uchiha Gin.
During a fight, his limbs went limp and he was knocked flying by Uchiha Gin, hitting a protruding rock behind him and was unable to get up for a long time.
"Host wins, gets 1 Heart Energy Point, and can unlock the Heart Steel Treasure Chest reward after three more battles. (Current accumulated Heart Energy: 1)"
After being exhausted and falling to the ground, Senju Itama was judged by the system to have lost to Uchiha Gin.
With the end of the battle, Uchiha Fenghuo and others came to Uchiha Gin. The five of them surrounded Senju Itama who was slowly crawling up, and the famous scene in the original work was achieved.
Looking at the five adult Uchiha who surrounded him in despair, Senju Itama, who was trembling and holding the kunai, had only despair in his eyes. He knew that he might have to follow his third brother today.
Uchiha Ryoichi threw a shuriken teasingly like a cat playing with mouse, and it brushed Senju Itama's face and hit the rock behind him.
This action broke down Senju Itama's last psychological defense. The five-year-old boy began to tremble all over and tears began to well up in his eyes.
"Well, our mission is finally accomplished. Let's quickly take care of him. The reinforcements from the Senju clan should be arriving soon."
Uchiha Fenghuo, who had suffered a blow from Senju Koji before his death, was not in a very good condition. His eyes were very sore at this moment, which was caused by excessive use of the Sharingan.
When the others heard this, they all turned their eyes to Uchiha Gin who was silent.
Because the one who worked the hardest on this mission was Uchiha Gin, he even dared to break into the territory of the Senju clan alone in order to complete this mission.
Although he was not very strong, the few people who had heard his "Uchiha Declaration" subconsciously felt that he should be the one to finish this mission.
Uchiha Gin, who was being stared at by several people, guessed what they were thinking from their looks. Without hesitation, with an uncertain expression, he slowly drew out his sword and walked towards Senju Itama who had given up resistance.
He raised his sword and swung it down, and under the surprised gaze of others, he knocked Senju Itama to the ground with the back of the sword.
"???"
"Uchiha Gin, what do you mean?"
Several people questioned Uchiha Gin's behavior of showing mercy.
"The young master of the Senju clan is more useful when alive than when dead."
Uchiha Gin said with an expressionless face as he put the samurai sword back into his waist, then squatted down and picked up the unconscious Senju Itama.
"Our mission is only to eliminate the Thousand Hands' seedlings. Don't meddle in other people's business. Kill him quickly and we will evacuate."
Uchiha Fenghuo seemed a little angry about Uchiha Gin's disobedience. As the captain, he could not accept that his teammates disobeyed his orders.
"I told you, a living Senju is more useful than a corpse."
Just as the tension between the two sides became increasingly intense, Uchiha Hikawa in the team's face changed.
"The mechanism I set up has been triggered, and reinforcements from the Senju clan are coming soon!"
It turned out that Uchiha Hikawa had set up several mechanisms in the surrounding area before the battle, and he could sense them immediately after they were triggered.
"Evacuate first!"
Hearing that the enemy reinforcements were approaching, the injured Uchiha Fenghuo didn't dare to stay any longer. Continuing to argue would only make things worse.
"yes!"
After receiving the order, everyone stood up and quickly evacuated in the direction away from the Senju clan's territory. Uchiha Gin temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.
But he didn't dare to give up Senju Itama just like that, so he had to carry the unconscious kid and evacuate behind the team.
The few of them gathered their strength and ran as fast as they could, until they could no longer sense anyone pursuing them, and then they stopped.
Several people who escaped from the pursuit rested in a cave, and the unconscious Senju Itama was tied up with iron chains by Uchiha Gin.
He doesn't know how to seal chakra yet, so he can only roughly wrap Senju Itama up with iron chains like a dumpling.
"Uchiha Gin, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."
Uchiha Fenghuo, who was sitting in front of the campfire, looked at Senju Itama who was tied up, and asked Uchiha Gin who was wiping his sweat after finishing his work.
Anticipating that he would be questioned sooner or later, Uchiha Gin brought out the excuse he had prepared earlier.
"I left him alive because of the clan leader."
Uchiha Gin explained.
When they heard this answer, they all looked at each other in bewilderment, because the task they received from the clan leader was only to get rid of Senju, and there was no order to capture him alive.
Uchiha Gin's nonsense began.
"It all started when I was standing guard in front of the clan leader's door."