"Quickly, quickly surround these carriages and people!"
Soon the bandits rushed forward and surrounded the caravan.
"Hey, you guys, what's in that carriage?" A bandit leader, who seemed to be in charge, shouted at Tian Qi and Qian Yu. He didn't ask anyone else because these two looked like the leaders.
"Hmph! What does it matter to you what we are? Don't you know we are the supply transport unit of Konoha Village? You dare to rob us? Don't you want to die?" Qianyu said with a cold snort and a frown.
"Konoha Village? Heh, others may be afraid of your Konoha Village, but we are not. Our leader said that the ninjas of your Konoha Village are not that strong at all. He can easily beat you!" The bandit leader looked disdainful.
"Oh ho, so he really has a powerful backer. But this backer seems to have some mental issues. Konoha Village is full of talented people at this time. There is no one who dares to say that he can easily defeat all of them. It seems that this backer is just bragging. What a boring big talker. After listening to the bandit leader's words, Tianqi immediately lost interest."
"Not that strong? You think you can beat us? Hahahaha... This is the biggest joke I've heard in years!" Qian Yu laughed loudly upon hearing this, and then looked at his father for a question. When his father nodded, Qian Yu suddenly revealed a ruthless glint in his eyes.
"What's so funny? You're all surrounded now, so hurry up and tell us what supplies are in here, or we'll have to take action!" the bandit leader said impatiently.
"This contains all sorts of weapons and food, but I'm afraid you won't be able to take it!" Qianyu said, pulling out a kunai.
"Oh, you want to fight? Who's afraid of you!" The bandit immediately took out a samurai sword, looking ready to compete with Qianyu.
"Damn it!" Tian Qi instantly stepped forward and beheaded the leader of the bandits.
"Father, what are you doing?" Qianyu looked at the bandit whose head had been severed by her father in an instant, her face full of confusion.
"This idiot has been completely fooled, yet he still acts like he's so strong. It's infuriating. If he doesn't deserve to die, who does?" Tian Qi shook the blood off his hands.
Seeing their leader killed, the other bandits couldn't help but take a few steps back, but they did not retreat because they had a numerical advantage.
"Kill them! Avenge our leader!"
"Revenge! Revenge!"
...
One bandit shouted, and the others shouted in response. They then attacked with their long knives in hand.
"Hmph! You dare to attack and court death!" Qian Yu's face darkened. He used the Kunai Instantaneous Movement Technique to quickly weave through the bandit group. With each swing of the Kunai, a bandit was taken away.
Under the scorching hands of Chiyu and a group of Konoha genin, the bandits were quickly wiped out. Only one person was still being held by Tianqi, who needed to find their backer, so they couldn't be killed off.
"Nuo Qianyu, take this guy and find the person behind them. Kill that foolish backer. It'll be a good deed for the people around here!" Tianqi threw the bandit in his hand in front of Qianyu.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" the little bandit shouted while kneeling and begging for mercy.
Seeing the cowardly bandit, Qianyu ignored him and instead looked at her father with some hesitation. "Father, it's too much of a waste of time to find these bandits' backers. Why don't we just give up? The people at the front are waiting for us to send supplies. What do you think...?"
"It's alright. I'll lead the team forward. You just need to find that so-called backer. At your speed, you should be able to catch up with us quickly. Besides, having this little bandit lead the way will make finding him much faster!" Tian Qi said calmly.
"Well... alright then!" Qianyu left after mentioning the little bandit. She really didn't understand why her father was so fixated on the bandit's den. Wasn't this just a waste of time? Honestly!
Tianqi then continued leading the wagon caravan forward. This time, they were delivering three months' worth of supplies. It has to be said that Konoha was prepared for a protracted war. Konoha's decision this time was correct, as the Third Shinobi World War was indeed going to last quite a while.
"I thought it would be fun, but it's just a bunch of bragging bandit leaders. It's so boring. I should have known better than to come with the convoy to escort the supplies!" Tianqi shook his head with a wry smile. He was just saying it casually. He was actually quite happy to travel with Qianyu, since they didn't have much time left together.
After traveling for half a day, it was getting dark, so Tianqi stopped the team's advance and rested on the spot. Anyway, the situation at the front was not particularly urgent, and there was no need to continue traveling even after dark.
"What's Qianyu up to? He hasn't come back for so long. It shouldn't take this long to deal with a boastful braggart. Could something have happened to him?" Tianqi was a little worried as Qianyu hadn't returned for a long time.
"Lord Tianqi, don't worry, have something to eat first. With Lord Qianyu's strength, nothing will happen to you!" An old genin came to Tianqi's side with a freshly roasted chicken.
"I know he's very strong, but the ninja world is full of unexpected events, and who wouldn't worry about their child?" Tianqi said calmly as he took the roast chicken.
“Indeed, accidents happen all over the ninja world, especially during times of war. But you’re saying that Lord Chiyu is your child? Is that true?” The genin looked at Tenchi with some doubt. He really couldn’t believe that Chiyu was Tenchi’s child.
"Of course it's true, don't we look alike?" Tianqi said, touching his face.
"Uh... well, it's not that you don't look like him, it's just that you're so young. You don't look like Lord Chiyu's father at all, but rather like a brother!" The genin hesitated for a moment before finally speaking his mind.
"Is that so? Hahaha, maybe it's because I look younger. After all, I'm only thirty-eight years old, and I still have two years until I'm forty!" With the conversation with the genin, Tianqi's worries lessened a lot. As for his youth, he didn't explain much, since it involved the secret of White Zetsu, and it was best not to mention White Zetsu right now.
"Thirty-eight? You really don't look like you're twenty-five!" The genin was also shocked to hear Tianqi's age. People in the ninja world generally have very short lifespans. Perhaps due to the excessive use of their physical energy, ninjas over the age of thirty would almost all have wrinkles on their faces. How could they be as young as Tianqi?
"Hehe, I'm so young for some special reasons. By the way, how old are you?" Tian Qi asked with a slight smile.
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