Tianqi took the armor, stood up, and put it on. After putting on the armor, Tianqi turned around to face his people.
As the elder watched Tianqi's armored figure from behind, his vision blurred. The figure standing in front of him seemed not to be Tianqi. Madara's figure slowly merged with Tianqi's. He saw Uchiha Madara, saw the invincible Uchiha. "It's him, it's him, Lord Madara has returned."
"I, Uchiha Tenchi, swear in the name of the clan leader to my ancestor Indra that this time I will surely defeat the enemy, reclaim the glory that belongs to my Uchiha clan, and return to the peak once again!" Tenchi said to the crowd below.
"Back to the peak!"
"Back to the peak!"
...
Although the Uchiha members didn't know who Indra was, they still shouted, as they needed to build up momentum. Zhan and the Grand Elder also joined in the shouting.
"Excellent! Keep up this momentum! We will win this time! Next, we will break free from the cage of Konoha Village and create our own era!"
Just as Tianqi finished speaking, the door was kicked open, and a voice came out, "So, Uchiha Tianqi, let's see how you leave today!"
Tianqi glanced at the doorway, then looked up at the group of ninjas surrounding them on the wall. He walked step by step toward the doorway.
As Tianqi reached the door, he looked at the person in front of him and said, "I thought I could leave Konoha quietly, but I didn't expect you to come after all, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi."
Indeed, the newcomers were Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group of Anbu ninja.
"You're leaving Konoha, how could I not come?"
"Tianqi, tell me why you did this! This is your home! Tell me why! Why!" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Tianqi with a face full of anger.
If he hadn't overheard Tianqi saying this at the door, he would never have believed it. His former teammate, who loved Konoha, was now thinking of defecting, and even leading a group of ninjas to defect.
"Why? If I told you that I would lose my life if I didn't do this, would you believe me?" Tianqi retorted to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"With your strength, who could possibly take your life? Do you think I'd believe that? Just tell the truth!" Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't believe Tenki's words.
"See, I'm telling you the truth. What can I do if you don't believe me?" Tianqi waved his hand. He wasn't lying; losing his manhood was the same as losing his life.
"Heh, I think you're planning to defect from Konoha like your father, Uchiha Madara. Don't try to fob me off with the threat of losing your life."
"Just as my teacher said, you Uchiha are indeed a naturally evil clan. It's laughable that I even tried to believe you," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with self-deprecation.
"What did you say, Hiruzen Sarutobi! You..." Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi say that the Uchiha were an inherently evil clan, the elder was enraged, and the other clan members also glared angrily at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Elder, please don't speak yet. Hiruzen Sarutobi has his own reasons, and I hope you can understand," Tianqi interrupted the elder, his eyes fixed on Hiruzen Sarutobi.
“If you want me to understand, you’d better surrender obediently, and then I might give you another chance.” Hiruzen Sarutobi did not agree with Tenchi.
All he wants now is to keep these Uchiha people here to ensure the village doesn't fall into chaos. If every clan leaves so easily like they do, the village will fall apart. He absolutely cannot let the Uchiha set this precedent.
"Third Hokage, don't go too far!" Zhan couldn't hold back any longer. He stepped forward and glared angrily at Hiruzen Sarutobi, looking as if he would fight Hiruzen Sarutobi to the death if Tian Qi spoke up.
"Zhan, you go back!" Tianqi glanced at Zhan.
"But……"
Seeing that Zhan still didn't want to back down, Tian Qi's expression changed and he shouted, "You don't listen to the clan leader? I told you to step down!"
"This... is the clan leader." Seeing that Tianqi was angry, Zhan also chose to retreat.
"Tianqi, look at this! Do your clansmen still consider me Hokage? In my eyes, they are clearly a bunch of rogue ninjas!" Seeing that even his former acquaintance had jumped out to oppose him, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned ugly.
"There's no point in saying all this now. I'm just asking you, can you let us leave here today for the sake of our past relationship?" Tian Qi said calmly.
"Don't bother with your emotional appeals, Uchiha Tenchi. Even if you talk until the end, I won't let you leave. Don't even think about leaving."
Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Tian Qi stepped forward and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, saying, "In other words, it seems I'll have to resort to some tricks to leave here today."
"I told you, you're not leaving today!" Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward and stared intently at Tian Qi.
"It's not that I look down on you, Hiruzen Sarutobi, but do you think you can hold back my abilities?" Having come this far, Tianqi no longer wanted to pretend. He had said everything he needed to say, and he squinted at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Stop looking down on me. You're strong, but I'm not weak either. I haven't been idle all these years." Now in his thirties, he has truly reached the peak of his strength, and he fears no one.
The two stared at each other, only ten centimeters apart; any closer and they could have kissed.
The Uchiha members and a group of Anbu watched the two men locked in a fierce battle, their hearts pounding. They unconsciously tightened their grips on their kunai, knowing that the clash between these two powerful figures could turn into a bloodbath in the next second.
"Take down this group of Uchiha!" Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke first, releasing his aura, and the floor beside him cracked open with powerful chakra energy.
"Let's see who dares!" Tian Qi unleashed even more powerful chakra energy, causing the ground to crack open and a strong wind to blow.
Both sides of the Anbu Uchiha remained motionless, their eyes fixed intently on each other.
"Uchiha Tenchi, do you really want to go against me and the whole village today? You should think this through carefully. Once you make this move, you can never regret it. No matter where you run, you will be hunted down by the Konoha ninja. You can escape, but what about your clan? Think about your clan and don't let them lose their lives in vain." Seeing that his chakra aura was not as strong as Tenchi's, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to persuade him.
Before Tian Qi could speak, Gao Lifeng and Zhan Du stepped forward.
"Don't use us to threaten the clan leader. Since we've decided to leave with the clan leader, we're not afraid of death!"
“That’s right! We made this choice because we’ve long since accepted the possibility of death. Clan Chief, you don’t need to worry about us.”
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you underestimate the Uchiha clan. We Uchiha are not lacking in courage to face life and death!"
After the three finished speaking, the other tribesmen echoed, "They are right, we are not afraid of death."
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