Tianqi ignored them and looked at Orochimaru's teammates. He quickly spotted a familiar face among them: Nawaki, that brat, had indeed come.
When Rope Tree saw Tenki looking at him, he also lowered his head.
Seeing that Tenki was not speaking and was only staring in one direction, Jiraiya and the other two followed Tenki's gaze and saw that it was Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki.
"Brother Tianqi..." Orochimaru was about to speak when Tianqi stopped him, saying, "You don't need to say anything."
Tianqi walked up to Shengshu, looked at the bowed Shengshu, and said coldly, "Come back with me and withdraw from this mission."
"I'm not going back, I'm going!" Seeing that Tianqi was telling him to go back, he raised his head and stared intently at Tianqi.
"Do you know how dangerous this mission is? Even a Jonin can die if they're not careful, let alone a rookie like you. If something happens to you, how heartbroken your sister will be."
“Your sister only has one brother, have you ever thought about her?” Tianqi said with a serious face.
"Hmph, even if you talk until the end, I'm going. This time I'll prove to you that I'm not a flower grown in a greenhouse, and that I have the ability to take care of myself," Rope Tree said stubbornly, staring at Tian Qi.
"You think you're strong? Ha, you're just showing off. I've killed hundreds of brats like you before. On the battlefield, you're just cannon fodder," Tian Qi said with disdain.
"So what? This isn't a battlefield. Besides, Orochimaru-sensei is here. What's there to worry about? I trust Orochimaru-sensei more than you," Nawaki said nonchalantly. He had never been on a battlefield and had no idea how cruel it was.
Seeing what Nawaki said, Tenki's face grew even darker. "Damn naive brat! You dare talk back? Believe me or not, I'll break your legs!" Tenki unleashed a powerful burst of chakra, startling Nawaki and everyone around him.
"Brother Tianqi, calm down!" Jiraiya and the other quickly advised when they saw Tianqi erupt. "Let Nawaki go if he wants to. It's just a border defense battle. With me and Orochimaru there, everything will be fine."
Tianqi ignored everyone and continued looking at the rope tree, saying, "I'll give you one last chance. You can choose to go back obediently or have my legs broken and be thrown back."
Seeing that Tianqi didn't seem to be joking, Rope Tree hesitated for a moment before making a decision. "If you're so capable, then break my legs. Even if you break my legs today, I will still go," Rope Tree said with a determined look in his eyes.
"Damn brat!" Tianqi grabbed Shengshu by the collar, as if he might break Shengshu's leg at any moment.
Seeing that Tianqi was really about to make a move, Orochimaru stared intently at him. He was ready to save Nawaki the moment Tianqi made a move. He really liked this disciple and couldn't let him have his leg broken like that.
Like Orochimaru, Jiraiya was always ready to rescue.
The other team members stood by, not daring to utter a sound. With the Uchiha on one side and the Senju on the other, the scene was incredibly exciting.
Everyone thought Tianqi was about to make a move, but the next moment, he chuckled and released his grip on the collar. He walked around the rope tree, stopped behind him, and said without turning his head, "If you weren't Tsunade's brother, what does it matter to me if you died there? I don't care. You'd better watch yourself."
"Orochimaru, take good care of the brat, don't let him die too horribly," Tianqi said to Orochimaru. Before Orochimaru could reply, he ordered everyone to leave. "We've seen enough of the show, Uchiha lads, let's go."
Everyone was stunned to see Tianqi leave so abruptly. They were just about to start a fight, how could he suddenly leave so hastily?
Rope Tree also looked puzzled. "You let me go so easily?"
Orochimaru suddenly realized that it was just to scare Nawaki. He thought Nawaki was really going to attack. Goodness gracious, my palms are sweating.
"Phew! That scared me to death. If we had really started fighting, we would probably have been the ones getting beaten up today." Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief without any regard for his image.
"I thought you weren't afraid," Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya.
"What are you talking about? I don't believe you're not afraid. Brother Tianqi is practically my master. If I fight him, I'm just asking for a beating. You say I'm not afraid? I'm so scared my legs are shaking!" Jiraiya said casually, not caring at all about the people around him.
"Alright, enough nonsense, let's get going quickly, lest something else goes wrong." With that, Orochimaru waved his hand and led everyone away.
On the other side, the Uchiha group was heading towards the northern border when Zhan came directly to Tianqi's side. "I thought you were really going to break that brat's legs just now. I was all ready to watch the show, but I didn't expect you to suddenly stop. That's so boring."
"You really think I'd fight? If I broke his leg, with Tsunade's temper, I probably wouldn't even be able to get back into my house," Tianqi rolled his eyes at Zhan.
"Hahaha, when did you become henpecked? You're afraid of women now?" Zhan burst out laughing.
"This isn't henpecked behavior, it's respect and love for his wife. You single dog will never understand," Tianqi said, looking at Zhan with a smug expression.
"Damn! So what if you have a wife? This guy's got some nerve. After I finish this mission, I'm going back to Konoha to find one too, someone prettier than Tsunade with a better figure. I'll bring her to your doorstep every day and show her off to you!" Zhan said, then gave Tian Qi a friendly gesture.
"You're such a roughneck, you don't even know if any women like you, and you're already fantasizing about them. You'll have to wait until you find one," Tianqi rolled his eyes at Zhan.
"What do you mean? Why don't any women like me? I'm so charming and handsome, there must be countless beauties waiting to throw themselves at me," Zhan said, then touched his hair with a smug look on his face.
"Keep admiring yourself here. My wife won't let me play with idiots. I'm leaving now." After saying that, Tianqi sped off. He couldn't stand Zhan's showy attitude anymore.
"Damn it! You're the idiot, your whole family are idiots!" After cursing Tianqi, Zhan pulled a small mirror out of his pocket. (Readers: Holy crap, you're a grown man and you have a small mirror in your pocket! Are you just playing around with it? Zhan replied: It's none of your business if I want to.)
Zhan looked at himself in the mirror from left to right, but couldn't see anything wrong. "I'm still as handsome as ever. Why don't any beautiful women throw themselves at me?"
"Hmm...it must be those women who have bad taste, that's for sure," Zhan said, offering a lame excuse.
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