Walking down the street, Tian Qi sighed, "I never thought that Hiruzen Sarutobi would change so quickly. Power really can corrupt a person. If Hiruzen Sarutobi was really this weak, then Danzo should have formed the Root organization, which lives in the shadows, by now."
"Wait, Uchiha Tenki!"
While Tianqi was still reflecting, Danzo's voice came from behind.
Hearing someone call his name, Tianqi turned around and looked over. "Shimura Danzo? It's you again. Are you here to laugh at me again?" He was very surprised by Danzo's arrival.
"I'm not here to mock you this time; I'm here to discuss cooperation," Danzo said slowly as he approached.
"Oh, let's talk about cooperation? That's interesting. Let's go to my house to discuss it." With that, Tianqi led Danzang toward his home.
Upon arriving home, Tianqi led Danzo directly to the living room, where he took out tea leaves and brewed a pot of tea for Danzo with hot water.
"Let's talk about it. What kind of cooperation are you talking about?" Tian Qi said slowly, his tone no longer as confrontational as before.
"I recently established Root in Konoha, and I know you certainly don't want to join my Root organization. However, Root currently lacks strong members, so I hope to cooperate with you to help me eliminate some powerful enemies when necessary," Danzo said slowly, taking a sip of tea.
"Oh, that's it? Don't you have any thoughts about the Hokage position? Don't you want to oust Hiruzen Sarutobi and become Hokage yourself?" Tianqi asked, directly posing a soul-searching question to Danzo.
"Sarutobi is the Hokage. Are you trying to stage a coup by saying this? I advise you not to talk nonsense. I will never betray Konoha." Although Danzo said this, the hand holding the cup betrayed him. Not being able to become Hokage was always his pain. He dreamed of overthrowing Sarutobi Hiruzen and becoming Hokage himself, but he couldn't say this to Tianqi, whom he didn't fully trust.
Seeing Danzo's hand trembling with excitement as he held the cup, he shook his head and said, "You know whether you have any thoughts about becoming Hokage. I've agreed to cooperate with you. Tell me what benefits you can bring me."
"I can give you freedom and help you rise to the top. With me here, your family can be protected," Danzo said excitedly as he heard Tianqi agree.
Listening to Danzo's grand promises, he shook his head. "I'm not interested in any of that. I believe no one can stop me from leaving if I want to. I don't care about the higher-ups either. As for the Uchiha clan, I don't believe you wouldn't have your own ideas."
"My request is simple: I just need you to speak up for me when Konoha is against me and protect my hundred or so Uchiha. As for the other Uchiha, they have nothing to do with me. As long as you agree to these two points, we can officially begin our cooperation."
Hearing Tianqi's conditions, Danzo began to think. He could plead for him when Konoha wanted to punish him, which was easy. As for the Uchiha himself, he did have designs on their Sharingan. He originally wanted to fool him first, but he only asked him to protect about a hundred people. Then the other Uchiha could do whatever they wanted with him. That was a good idea.
"Alright, these two conditions are fine. I will arrange a Root ninja identity for you soon, and then you will be able to leave the village freely. Here is a Root token for you. I will hold a meeting for Root every month, and you can come and listen." Seeing that the cooperation was settled, Danzo gave Tianqi a Root token and invited him to the meeting. After saying that, he walked out.
Looking at the token left behind by Danzo, he smiled. Danzo, that old fox, why would he brainwash me when he's trying to brainwash his subordinates? Is he trying to brainwash me too? But at least Danzo is responsible for his actions, much better than those petty people.
"I almost forgot about this guy," he said, taking a sip of tea and remembering that there seemed to be someone else at home.
"Zhan, I'll notify the Grand Elder to send someone to pick you up in a bit. Go home and rest," Tianqi said as he pushed open the door.
"Tianqi, you..." Zhan looked at Tianqi with a puzzled expression. It was obvious that he had heard Tianqi's conversation with Danzo earlier.
"Zhan, listen to what you should listen to, and don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to. I have my own plans. Don't talk nonsense when you get back. There are some things you can know but can't say out loud." After saying that, he notified the Grand Elder to take the person away.
Tianqi then headed towards the Mito family's residence.
"Oh, you're half a day later than I expected. I heard the village notified me, and I thought you would come to find me right away," Mito said, looking at Tenki sitting opposite him.
"It's better if I can't become a ninja and go out. I won't have to carry out missions anymore. There's no danger to my life, and I don't lack money. I can finally enjoy a peaceful life," Tian Qi said nonchalantly.
“But I see that your inner self is not as calm as it appears on the surface.” Mito squinted at Tenki, trying to discern Tenki’s true thoughts through this conversation.
"Anyone who is treated like this will inevitably have some thoughts in their heart. Just think it through, time will heal all wounds." He did have the idea of defecting from Konoha to develop on his own before, but this idea only appeared for a while and then disappeared. He himself could hide and fight everywhere, but he couldn't do the same to his family and children.
For the sake of his future, he immediately abandoned this idea.
"Since you've figured it out, then why did you come here today?" Seeing that Tianqi seemed to have no idea what to do, Mito was a little confused. She had prepared a three-piece set of persuasion techniques, but now he didn't care at all. What should she do?
"I just came here today to get acquainted with the place. Anyway, I'm free now, and you're free too, so we can chat often," Tianqi shamelessly started a casual conversation, clearly wanting the other person's granddaughter.
Mito was pleased to hear Tianqi say that. As long as they didn't do anything bad to Konoha, it was just chatting and nothing to worry about.
For the next three days, Tianqi did nothing but eat, sleep, and wander around the streets, a typical street hustler.
"Sigh, I'm suddenly free, and I really don't know what to do. Tsunade hasn't come back yet, and it's not appropriate to go to the Mito family every day. As for going to see the Grand Elder, forget it, all he does is drink tea. Where would I go?" Just as Tianqi was lost in thought, he bumped into someone.
"Excuse me"
"Excuse me"
They both apologized at the same time and looked at each other.
Hmm, he has white hair, and is about my age. He looks somewhat familiar. Could it be that I've seen him somewhere before? Tianqi looked at the person in front of him.
The white-haired youth also looked at Tian Qi. "Damn! Why is this guy always staring at me? Is he gay?" The thought made him shudder.
"I'm sorry, it was all my fault for bumping into you. How much compensation do you want? I'll give it to you now." He reached out for the money, wanting to quickly settle things with the money, since Tian Qi wasn't wearing a ninja headband and he treated Tian Qi like an ordinary person.
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