"That's right, brothers, trust the leader, this ninjutsu is just for show," a Chunin next to him chimed in.
"We believe in our leader!" Hearing Rhine and the others say this, everyone believed them and their fighting spirit immediately soared.
"Come on, kid, we're not afraid at all." Seeing his subordinates gain confidence, Rhine felt secretly relieved. So many people wanted to take this on.
"Hmph! Nonsense! You think you can withstand this move? Show me!"
Lightning Release: Kirin!!!
Guided by the Thousand Birds of Heaven, the Qilin charged down towards the people on the ground.
Bang!!!
With the powerful energy exploding, everything within a two-kilometer radius was destroyed, and everyone below disappeared, leaving only Rheindali lying on the ground, covered in wounds, on the verge of death.
Tianqi deliberately spared his life by controlling the Qilin; otherwise, given his strength, he would never have survived the Qilin's attack.
"Well, now it's time to tell us who's behind you," Tianqi said, walking up to Rheindal and looking down at him.
"Cough... Is there any need to say this now? Anyway, I won't live much longer," Rheindali said weakly, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Hmph! You're so stubborn, you still want to bargain? I'll grant your wish." Tianqi realized that Rhein didn't want to die; he was just using the threat of death as a bargaining chip. Tianqi didn't tolerate him and ended Rhein's life with his Tang Hengdao.
"You little brat, you dare to play tricks on me? You think I wouldn't know if you didn't tell me? This place is near the Land of Earth, your backer must be that old bastard Onoki."
"That Onoki guy is really cunning. The last war just ended not long ago, and he's already starting to gather manpower everywhere. Hmph, if Onoki dares to challenge me, I'll make him remember the terror of the Uchiha," Tianqi said, wiping the blood off his knife.
Before becoming the Tsuchikage, Onoki was just an ordinary ninja, but he was very persistent. Therefore, the First and Second Tsuchikage valued him highly and intended to train Onoki to be the next Tsuchikage.
As a young boy, Onoki went to Konoha with the Second Tsuchikage to discuss an alliance, but unexpectedly encountered Madara on the way!
As an ally about to become an ally, Madara not only failed to show any hospitality, but also looked down on the Tsuchikage and Onoki. For Madara, there was no such thing as an ally.
Madara's message is that Konoha needs obedient underlings, not allies! Indeed, Madara's toughness is based on his own strength!
This philosophy can be said to have deviated from the alliance ideals of the First Hokage, Hashirama, and also caused Onoki and others to hate Konoha for its betrayal.
Under the suppression of Madara's absolute power, even the Second Tsuchikage, who possessed the power of the Bloodline Limit, was seriously injured, let alone Onoki, who was only 13 years old at the time.
Ōnoki was traumatized from that moment on, and for decades afterward, he lived in fear of Madara.
"Onoki is pitiful. He was scared by Madara when he was young. I don't know if he thinks he can get cocky now that Madara is dead, daring to invade small countries and develop his power. Now that he has obtained Eternity, he must teach him a lesson." Tianqi put his sword into the Kamui space and went to harvest the fallen little Karami.
Meanwhile, ever since the Kirin appeared in the sky, the enemies have been thrown into chaos, and Jiraiya and his two companions have taken the opportunity to reap the rewards.
Fire Release: Flame Bullet
"Wind Release - Great Breakthrough"
The wind fanned the flames, and the fire was fueled by the wind. Jiraiya and Orochimaru used a combination ninjutsu to eliminate several ninjas.
These ninjas were no match for Tianqi, but they were an exceptionally difficult challenge for Jiraiya and his companions.
"Huff, huff, huff, where did Brother Tianqi go? We won't be able to hold on like this," Jiraiya said, panting.
"Huff, don't rush, he should be on his way. We must hold on." Orochimaru was already strong, but now he was even more exhausted, and he was panting heavily.
"Can you two hold on? If not, I'll take over," Tsunade said, looking at the two of them.
"No, Tsunade, you must protect Tanghe. If Tanghe dies, our mission will fail," Orochimaru said to Tsunade.
"What do we care about the mission now? If this continues, you'll all be dead," Tsunade said anxiously.
"How about I go and call for help? I know a shortcut that leads to the people of the Land of Hot Water who are being held captive by them," Yuwa said. He couldn't bear to watch these three children die in front of him.
"No, things are chaotic everywhere now. If you go out, you'll just be throwing your life away. I don't agree." Jiraiya refused outright upon hearing Tang He's words.
"Can……"
"Orochimaru, how much chakra do you have left?" Jiraiya ignored Yuwa and asked Orochimaru directly.
"The last bit of chakra I have left can support me to unleash one last ninjutsu," Orochimaru said, checking his chakra reserves.
"I can still unleash one more ninjutsu. There are still more than twenty ninjas in front of us. We have no chance in a taijutsu duel. Let's unleash one last combination ninjutsu and give it our all," Jiraiya said, looking at the enemies in front of him.
"Alright! I'll fight you one last time!" Orochimaru didn't think twice; he wanted to fight Jiraiya one last time.
Fire Release: Flame Bullet
"Wind Release - Great Breakthrough"
Bang! A massive fireball hurtled towards the ninja in front of them and exploded, but this time it killed one of them. They had used a ninjutsu before, so the others were on guard against this one.
"We're doomed this time." The two exchanged a glance and collapsed, their bodies completely exhausted. Their chakra was depleted, and although they could still open their eyes and speak, their bodies were no longer able to move.
At that moment, a strange phenomenon occurred: a ninja jumped out from behind Tsunade and thrust a kunai at her.
"Watch out for Tsunade!" The two people lying on the ground saw that there was a sneak attack from the ninja world, but they couldn't move, so they could only warn her.
*Thud!* Thanks to the warning from the two people, Tsunade turned around and dodged the fatal blow, but she was still stabbed in the arm.
"Damn it, there's another one hiding behind me!" Tsunade clutched her bleeding arm. Several people had rushed at her earlier, but she had dealt with them all. She hadn't expected there to be another one behind her.
"Hehe, I've been hiding in this spot for ages, but you still managed to dodge it. But you've lost an arm, and your teammate's down. Now you're out of support and no match for me."
"If you're willing to surrender and follow me, I might let you go." The ninja who launched the attack stared lewdly at Tsunade, not wanting to miss out on such a stunning beauty.
"Pah! You think you can make me surrender and follow you? You're dreaming!" Tsunade cursed directly at the lewd ninja.
"Since you're unwilling, then I'll kill you. Anyway, I can still have you after you die, you just won't know it then." The sneak attack ninja licked the blood off his kunai and charged directly at Tsunade.
"Tsunade!" Jiraiya shouted.
"Am I going to die? I never thought I would die before I became a ninja like my grandfather and great-grandfather. I wonder where you are now, Tianqi. Will I ever have a chance to see you again?" Looking at the kunai that was almost touching her, Tsunade gave up resisting. She closed her eyes and thought of Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Tianqi.
Unbeknownst to her, Tianqi had already taken a place in her heart.
Whoosh, half a day passed, and Tsunade still didn't feel any pain.
"Why is there no movement for so long? Does that mean I'm dead if I don't feel anything? Is this what it feels like to be dead? I can't feel anything at all?" Tsunade opened her eyes and muttered to herself.
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