The elder, who was being trampled underfoot by Tsurugi Koharu, gritted his teeth. His anger reached its peak as he looked at Tsurugi Koharu standing on top of him.
"I was actually humiliated by a woman! How could I possibly be trampled underfoot by a woman! Hah!" The elder used all his strength to forcefully break free from the foot that was stepping on him by Tsurugi Koharu and stood up.
Koharu Utatane didn't expect the Uchiha elder to dare to resist. She was caught off guard and was pushed back two meters by the elder.
"You damned woman, how dare you humiliate me! I would rather die than be humiliated by a woman!" After saying this, the bound elder rushed directly towards Tsurugi Koharu.
"You damned Uchiha, what are you doing?" Koharu Utatane was furious when she saw the Grand Elder rushing towards her. She pointed her kunai directly at the Grand Elder, refusing to believe that the Uchiha Grand Elder would dare to run into her.
The elder seemed not to see the kunai at all; he charged straight at it, and in an instant, the kunai pierced his chest.
Koharu, watching her kunai plunge into the chest of the Uchiha Elder, immediately let go of the kunai in fear and collapsed to the ground.
"Elder!!!" Seeing that the Elder was injured, Tian Qi immediately got up and rushed towards the Elder.
"Father!!!" Uchiha Sen, with strength he didn't know he had, stood up and rushed towards his father.
The elder, stabbed in the chest, did not fall immediately. He straightened his body and looked at the remaining bound Uchiha clan members. "Clan members, the final moment for our Uchiha clan has arrived. We must not become a burden to the clan leader. Now is the time to use our blood to awaken the clan leader's fighting spirit and let our enemies see that even if we Uchiha are captured, we will never be afraid of death!!"
"Fearless! Fearless!" The Uchiha clan members knew that the final moment of their rise had arrived, and they understood what the elder meant by those words. They sat down and shouted their final words with all their might.
"Very good, my people, I am proud to have people like you." After saying that, the elder bit through the poison hidden in his mouth. The moment he bit through the poison, he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed.
Seeing this, the other Uchiha clan members also bit into the poison in their mouths, and one by one they collapsed. Only the three children were too frightened to bite into the poison.
Mitokado Homura and the Konoha ninjas responsible for escorting the group of Uchiha fugitives couldn't help but retreat as they watched this scene.
Hashirama Senju stared wide-eyed at the Uchiha who had committed suicide by poison. Oh no! If these people died, Tianqi would definitely go berserk. He quickly ran towards where the Uchiha who had committed suicide had been.
When Uchiha Mori and the other moderate Uchiha members of the Allied Shinobi Forces saw the suicide of the martial arts faction, they all lowered their heads in shame. They knew they didn't have the courage to commit suicide like the martial arts faction, and they felt deep respect for their actions.
Inside the dimly lit cave, Madara Uchiha watched the scene and nodded in satisfaction. "I didn't expect Uchiha Shin'yō (the First Elder's name) to still have so much guts. He actually dared to lead a group of his subordinates to commit suicide. He really has guts."
"If I had known this would happen, I would have taken them with me when we left Konoha. No, it's too late to say that now. Tianqi, let me see what you would do if you lost your people who recognized you."
"No!!!" Seeing the fallen elder and clansmen, Tian Qi's speed exploded to the extreme, and in an instant he arrived in front of the elder.
Tianqi held the Grand Elder and activated the Palm Immortal Technique, excitedly saying, "You can't die, Grand Elder! Hold on! I'm about to save you!"
"Tianqi, you don't need to waste your time on me anymore. I'm nearing the end of my life. I'm already very happy to see you leading the way to kill enemies," the elder said weakly as he looked at Tianqi.
"Don't say such nonsense, I can definitely save you." Tian Qi increased the flow of the Palm Healing Technique in his hand, and the green chakra directly enveloped the Grand Elder's body.
"Tianqi, don't waste your chakra. I took a potent poison; you can't save me. To be honest, watching you fight on the battlefield like Madara once did, this old man knows I made the right choice. I'm happy to have a clan leader like you."
As the elder spoke weakly, Uchiha Sen arrived. He rushed to his father, knelt on the ground, and cried, "Father, Father, are you alright? Please tell me how to save you."
Even with the healing power of the Heavenly Qi Palm Immortal Technique, the Grand Elder was only able to buy a little time. At this moment, his eyes began to glaze over. "I heard Zhan's voice. Is Zhan coming?"
“It’s me, it’s my father, I’m right here beside you,” Zhan said, holding his father’s hand, tears streaming down his face.
"Zhan, good boy, you and Tianqi are both good boys. I've watched you grow up and fight bravely against the enemy. My life has truly been worthwhile. Zhan, assist Tianqi well, the future will definitely belong to you."
"Tianqi, go do what you believe is right. Lead the Uchiha to the peak and don't let me down. Also, remember to save those children." After saying these final words, the elder closed his eyes forever.
"Elder!! Father!!" Tianqi felt a sharp pain in his heart upon seeing the Elder's passing, while Zhan hugged his father in anguish.
Tianqi looked at the three children who were still standing and said cautiously, "Children, relax and don't be nervous. I'm here, nothing will hurt you. Come here quickly."
Tianqi approached the children very carefully, fearing that they might do something rash and take poison. This was the last spark of the martial arts faction, and he had to protect these children.
The three children, who were initially frightened, felt reassured upon hearing Tianqi's words. They exchanged glances, their eyes instantly hardening with determination. "Brother Clan Leader, we were just scared, not afraid of death. We can't bring shame to our parents and clan. Brother Clan Leader, we believe in you!" With that, the three children simultaneously bit into the poison in their mouths and fell backward.
"No!! No!!" Tianqi rushed forward and hugged the three fallen children.
"Children, how could you be so foolish? You shouldn't have taken poison if you trusted me. I told you I could protect you!" Tianqi wiped the blood from the corners of the three children's mouths, his face full of sorrow.
Hashirama Senju arrived at that moment. Seeing Tianqi holding the three children, he said urgently, "Tianqi, give them to me quickly. Maybe I can still save them now."
Ignoring Hashirama Senju, Tianqi stood up with the three children in his arms. Looking at the corpses of his clansmen scattered on the ground, he could no longer hold back his tears.
These were all his people who trusted him implicitly, brave and loyal. Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, the smiles of the elder and his people reappeared in Tianqi's mind.
"Young clan leader, are you alright? This old man has come to see you."
"Chieftain, we believe in you. You will surely lead us to glory."
"Brother Chief, we are not afraid to die, we all believe in you."
The words of the elder and the children of the clan kept replaying in Tian Qi's mind, as if they had been spoken just yesterday.
"Is this the Ninja World? Is this still the place I live and love? No! No! This is hell! This is hell! Clan members, elders, children, wait for me! I will definitely create a world with you all again!" Looking at the corpses of his clansmen scattered all over the ground, Tianqi began to collapse little by little.
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