"While it may not be true immortality, it's enough for me!"
"Hehe, let's cut to the chase. You've come all this way here today, you're not here to catch up, tell me your purpose!" Tianqi said casually, taking a sip of wine.
In fact, he already guessed why Orochimaru had come. At this point in time, Orochimaru only had one thing to do: the thing that would advance the plot was about to happen.
"Hehe, as expected of Brother Tianqi, you are still so perceptive. I do need your help this time, but I don't know if you can help your little brother with this favor?"
"This isn't like you. It seems this matter is quite serious. I'm really curious what kind of favor it is that can make Orochimaru, the leader of the Sannin, bow down!" Tianqi looked at Orochimaru with curiosity.
According to the original story, he could have completed that plan by himself, so there was absolutely no need for him to take me along.
"Hehe, I'm sure you'd be happy to help with this. Next June, during the Chunin Promotion Season, I'm going to execute the Konoha Crush Plan, with my sights set on the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
After hearing Orochimaru's words, Tianqi's face remained expressionless, but inwardly he thought, "Just as I expected."
"You don't have any major grudge against Konoha, do you? Pointing your sword at your teacher is a bit puzzling. Let me guess, your beloved student has decided to end his teacher here to maintain the most perfect image in his heart, so that his teacher can forever keep that perfect image, right?"
Seeing that Tianqi had directly expressed his truest thoughts, Orochimaru didn't refute anything, but said calmly, "Our teacher is old. He's no longer the hero of the ninja world he once was. One wrong decision after another has proven that. I used to strive for him as my goal. He was the person I admired. But this weak and incompetent Third Hokage is really disappointing. Rather than watching him continue to be so incompetent, it's better to end him here and at least preserve the name of the hero of the ninja world so that he won't be despised by others!"
"What a touching master-disciple relationship! Sarutobi has indeed grown old, and he is no longer worthy of the title of 'Hero of the Ninja'!"
So you're saying you agree to help me?
Tian Qi did not answer immediately upon hearing this, but remained silent. He could help or not help, but the situation was a bit different now. Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado of the Konoha Elder Council had been eliminated by him. Once Hiruzen Sarutobi died, there would be no more checks and balances between the two. It was hard to say whether the other clan leaders could suppress Danzo Shimura. Now was not the time for Danzo to take power.
Seeing Tianqi fall silent, Orochimaru spoke again: "I don't think you have a reason to refuse me. I don't believe you have no resentment towards the Third Hokage regarding Qianyu. He is your own son. Brother Tianqi, I don't believe you are the kind of heartless person. This is not the person I know!"
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Tianqi clenched his fists. No matter how much trouble Qianyu caused, he was still his own son. How could a father tolerate the murderer of his son living freely? The reason he had been suppressing his impulse to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi was to prevent his plans from being disrupted. He originally thought that he would just whip Hiruzen Sarutobi's corpse after Orochimaru killed him, but now that Orochimaru had suddenly come after him, it had disrupted his plans.
"Brother Tianqi!"
"Alright, I'll do it. Since Hiruzen Sarutobi is so ruthless, then don't blame me for being ruthless. The friendship we once had was gone when he tried to take action against Chiba. You handle this, and I will definitely cooperate with you fully!" In the end, Tian Qi gritted his teeth and agreed. The hatred for killing his son must be avenged; this was his bottom line, a bottom line that could not be crossed.
"Hahaha... Good, good, good! With Brother Tianqi joining us, the success rate of this mission is almost 100%. I will definitely send my teacher away personally this time!" Orochimaru smiled when he saw that Tianqi had agreed.
After finalizing the matter, Orochimaru left his contact information and address and then left.
In preparation for the collapse of Konoha six months later, Tianqi took Garuda, Tsunade, and two others far away from Konoha Village and traveled to some small neighboring countries.
In the spring of the following year, Orochimaru began a series of deployments and arrangements. In March of the same year, Tianqi and his companions, who were wandering in small countries, arrived in the Land of Waves by water.
On the wooden boat, Tsunade looked at the sea and kept complaining.
"What a terrible place! It's all just seawater, nothing but seawater. It's not even as good as where we were before. It's no fun at all!"
"You have the nerve to say that? Didn't you say you wanted to change places because the previous place was too boring? Now you're complaining here. Isn't that a bit hypocritical?" Tianqi looked at Tsunade speechlessly. He was tired of her constant complaining.
"I told you to go somewhere else, not to bring me to this godforsaken place. There are plenty of prosperous places you don't want to go to, but you insist on wandering around these small countries. Not only are they chaotic, but there's nothing fun about them at all. Thieves have robbed us so many times. I just don't understand why you always like to wander around small countries. Isn't the Land of Fire fun enough? Honestly!"
Upon hearing this, Tianqi was momentarily at a loss for words. He couldn't very well say that he was taking you to wander around in a small country because he was afraid you would disrupt Konoha's collapse plan; he couldn't say that.
After thinking for a moment, Tian Qi's eyes darted around and he immediately came up with an explanation. He said calmly, "I took you around to a small country so that you could see how difficult things are there and improve your overall perspective!"
"What big picture? I'm just an unarmed woman, what do I need a big picture for? Besides, if the sky falls, you're the tall one to hold it up, what do I have to worry about?" Tsunade said nonchalantly.
"You can't say that. Perhaps one day witnessing the experiences of small countries will be helpful to you, for example..."
"For example? For example what?"
"Hehe, for example, if you become the Hokage of Konoha, then this kind of experience would be quite useful!"
"Hokage? Hmph, what a load of rubbish! Whoever wants that position can sit there, but I'll never sit there!" Tsunade said with a look of disdain. She had no interest in the Hokage position whatsoever, and even disliked it a little.
"Don't be so sure of yourself. Perhaps one day this position will really come to you. After all, you are the princess of the Land of Fire, personally appointed by the daimyo!"
"Heh, what use is such an empty title as the princess of the Land of Fire?"
Seeing this, Tianqi didn't say anything more. He had no way to deal with Tsunade and could only rely on a hot-blooded, chuunibyou (delusional) youth to awaken her. Without his own hot-bloodedness and chuunibyou attributes, he really had no way to help her.
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