"Hmm? You're going to guard the border?"
Inside the Konoha Camp's main tent, Minato Namikaze was looking at Ren, who stood respectfully before him, with a look of surprise and confusion.
"Yes, I've been resting for several days since returning from the Land of Water, so I can't stay idle any longer. Yūsuke Uncle must be busy alone at the border forces, so I'll go help him and improve my combat experience."
Ren said truthfully.
His goal of becoming a Jinchuriki had been achieved, and now it was time to use a large number of battles as a means of training to better familiarize himself with and utilize the Three-Tails's power.
"Hmm… Actually, I was planning to send Kosuke-senior to help the border forces, but since you want to go, then go. Be careful."
Minato agreed after a moment of thought.
The current situation, after the initial fierce fighting, had gradually stabilized.
The border was on the front line of the war, experiencing a large number of battles every day, so the death rate there was also the highest.
"Alright, I'll pack up and head out. I haven't fought in days, so I'm a bit impatient."
"Oh, right."
Ren was about to leave, but Minato Namikaze called out to him before he had gone far. He looked at Minato with some confusion.
"How can your memory be so bad at such a young age?"
Minato sighed helplessly, resting his left arm on the desk. Then he pulled something out from under the desk and threw it to Ren.
"Huh, this is…"
Ren quickly caught the flying object and was stunned when he saw what it was.
Two crescent-shaped points extended outward from the black hilt, and it felt heavy in his hand.
"My Thunder God Sword!"
Ren finally reacted. When he left, to avoid exposure, he hadn't taken anything except his clothes and a few weapons. The Thunder God Sword had also been stored with Minato.
After returning from the Land of Water, he had been preoccupied with the Jinchuriki matter and hadn't remembered this at all.
"Remembered it?"
Minato looked at the somewhat embarrassed Ren with a half-smile and chuckled softly.
"You can't be so careless in the future. You must take good care of your own weapons. When we Ninja fight, besides Chakra, weapons are basically the most important."
"Understood, Brother Minato, I'll be more careful in the future."
Ren said somewhat sheepishly, then quickly put the Thunder God Sword back into his Ninja tool pouch at his waist. He then stood there pitifully like a child who had made a mistake, which made Minato chuckle.
"Alright, go prepare. I didn't say anything to you."
"Alright, goodbye, Brother Minato!"
As soon as Minato finished speaking, Ren disappeared from the tent with an Instantaneous Body Technique. Minato looked somewhat helpless.
"Sigh!"
After Minato recovered, he looked at the pile of documents that had returned to their original state in just one night and sighed.
Another day of missing Kushina.
…
"Hmm, I'm almost ready. Let's go."
Ren packed his belongings and walked out of his tent towards the outside of the camp. Just as he exited the Konoha Camp gate, he ran into an acquaintance.
"Brother Ken, are you taking Shisui and the others out on a mission?"
Ren looked at the Uchiha Squad, who were also darting into the forest, and greeted them with a raised hand.
"Yes, didn't the border forces get attacked two days ago? We and several other Chunin squads were transferred there."
Uchiha Ken had no intention of hiding anything from Ren, explaining as he moved up and down the tree trunks.
"What a coincidence? I've also been transferred to the border."
As soon as Ren finished speaking, Shisui came over, looking at him with joy.
"That's great, Brother Ren. We can fight side by side!"
Ren patted Shisui on the shoulder, raised an eyebrow, and smiled.
"I trust your strength, but you still need to be careful on the battlefield. Don't cause trouble for Brother Ken."
Ren paused here, his gaze turning to the other two young men.
"Of course, you two as well."
"Don't worry, Brother Ren, we won't."
The two immediately responded, while Uchiha Ken turned back and smiled.
"It's alright, Ren. They've all activated their Sharingan, so they can briefly contend even against a Chunin. Shisui even killed a Jonin from Hidden Mist Village by himself two days ago."
"Captain, I was just lucky. The opponent had already consumed a lot of Chakra at the time, and then was coincidentally hit by my genjutsu, which is how I killed him."
Shisui said, somewhat embarrassed. Ren was surprised but not unexpected.
After all, as the Uchiha Clan's top genjutsu genius, a future Mangekyo user, a Jonin in poor condition was indeed no match for him.
In a few more years, when he awakened his Mangekyo, his strength would naturally reach the Kage-level. Thinking of this, Ren's eyes were filled with envy.
These direct descendants of the Six Paths Sage, as long as they steadily upgrade their Sharingan to the Mangekyo level, their strength directly reaches the Kage-level.
But thinking of the prerequisites for strength improvement and the difficult conditions for Mangekyo advancement later on, he thought, "Never mind, never mind, I'll just work hard myself."
"No more chatting, the border Konoha Camp is ahead. Let's hurry."
As Ren spoke, the group exited the forest, and before them was a large expanse of tents. Not far away was the coastline of the Land of Fire.
Although it wasn't as large as the main Konoha Camp in the rear, it was still quite good. From a high vantage point, Ninja were constantly moving back and forth within the Konoha Camp. The pace of both work and missions here was much faster than in the rear.
"Let's go report to Elder Yusuke and receive our mission first."
Uchiha Ken said to Shisui and the others, then looked at Ren.
"Ren, what about you?"
"I'm also going to see Yūsuke Uncle, let's go together."
Ren spread his hands and said with a smile.
The current leader of the border forces was Yusuke Uchiha. Since he had been transferred here, he was nominally under his command. It was very necessary to report to him.
After verifying their identities, the group entered the Konoha Camp. Soon, guided by other Ninja, they arrived at Yusuke Uchiha's tent. After having the guards at the entrance announce them, the group stood there and waited.
"Please come in."
Soon, the guard came out and gestured to Ren and the others.
"Thank you."
After they lifted the curtain and entered, they saw Yusuke Uchiha standing alone in front of a map, arms crossed, left hand supporting his chin, staring blankly at the map.
"Lord Yusuke, Uchiha Ken's squad reports to you!"
Uchiha Ken took two steps forward and said respectfully.
"Hmm? You're here."
Yusuke Uchiha came back to his senses.
His gaze shifted to the left, and upon seeing the group, a smile appeared on his face as he spoke softly.