"Let's get this straight, Second Hokage, what will happen if you lose?" The Second Raikage crossed his arms and looked at Tobirama arrogantly.
"If we lose, we'll withdraw from the Land of Iron and return to the Land of Fire to call a truce."
"Second Hokage, what you're saying is pointless. I won this expedition but gained nothing. Do you think that's acceptable?" The Second Raikage spoke directly.
"So what do you want?"
Tianqi, listening from the side, kept shaking his head. Tobirama Senju was so concerned that he lost his mind, focusing only on a truce and revealing all his cards. Wasn't this just blatantly letting Raikage dominate?
"If you lose, you'll have to cover our military expenses for this expedition and cede a portion of the Land of Fire's territory to us," the Second Raikage said to Tobirama with a sinister look.
"Ceasement of territory is absolutely impossible; at most, I'll contribute military funds."
Upon hearing Tobirama Senju's words, the Second Raikage smiled and said, "Alright."
Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't stand it any longer. He was about to remind Tobirama when he saw that Tobirama had already agreed to the Raikage's request. It was too late to stop him. "Isn't my teacher a master negotiator? Why is he acting like an idiot today?" He walked over to Tobirama and whispered.
"Teacher, you've been tricked. He deliberately inflated the price to make you bargain. You probably gave him more than he originally wanted."
Tobirama Senju realized what had happened and his expression changed instantly. "Damn it! This bastard dared to trick me! I've been fooled!"
The Second Raikage was secretly overjoyed. It seemed that Tobirama Senju really wanted a quick truce. He dared to agree to such conditions, yet he called himself a master negotiator. What a load of rubbish.
Tianqi, standing to the side, looked at Tobirama's disgusted expression and wanted to clap his hands with glee. Hahaha, who said all Raikage are big, dumb idiots? This Second Raikage can outmaneuver Tobirama Senju. He's obviously a cunning old fox.
Although Tobirama Senju knew he had been tricked, he couldn't take back what he had said. Looking at the Second Raikage's happy face, Tobirama asked, "So what if you Cloud Ninja lose?"
"Withdraw the troops, what else can we do? Anyway, we issued the declaration of war. If you don't agree, we'll continue," the Second Raikage said nonchalantly. He actually wanted to make peace, but he couldn't show it now, otherwise hundreds of millions of dollars in military spending would be wasted.
"No! You must also contribute to Konoha's military expenses."
"Then there's nothing to talk about. Let's continue the war." After saying that, Raikage turned around and prepared to leave.
Seeing the Raikage about to leave, Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Fine, I agree." He had no choice but to swallow his pride, since he had been at a disadvantage earlier and had handed the initiative to the Second Raikage.
At this moment, Tian Qi didn't care about any conditions; he was thinking about what to do. Although the original story didn't mention this battle, the two sides signed an alliance on equal terms, which meant that the battle would end in a draw.
Next, I need to calculate how to win one match and then step back so as not to disturb them. I should let them end in a draw, and then sign the alliance agreement. That way, Tobirama Senju can safely get his lunchbox (a euphemism for being eliminated).
"Alright, A, you go first. Show us the true spirit of the Cloud Ninja!" The Second Raikage pointed to a young man next to him and said.
"Yes!" The young man went straight to the center of the arena.
"Ai!" Tianqi's eyes widened immediately upon hearing that this young man was the one who inherited the name of the Shadow Ai. Every Raikage in the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning was named Ai, which meant that this young man was the father of the future Third Raikage and Fourth Raikage, the one who possessed the strongest spear and the strongest shield and fought against tens of thousands of ninjas.
Holy crap! How come I didn't notice him earlier? Tian Qi carefully observed the Second Raikage's subordinates again. Kinkaku and Ginkaku are here too. Damn! They're here too. Can this really end in a draw?
"Tianqi, what are you thinking about? You better hurry up and fight. If you lose, see how I deal with you when we get back," Tobirama Senju urged Tianqi directly.
Tianqi rolled his eyes at Senju Tobirama and walked directly to the center of the arena.
Upon seeing the two enter, both sides stepped aside to watch.
“Having inherited the name Ai, it seems your village is grooming you to be the next Shadow,” Tianqi said, looking at Ai.
"Oh, so you know the rules of our village?" Ai also looked surprised.
Hearing Tianqi's words, the Second Raikage was also surprised. This young man actually knew. He turned to Tobirama Senju and asked.
"Second Hokage, you didn't send a spy into our village, did you?"
"I'm not so bored as to send spies to stop this kind of nonsense." Although he didn't know anything about Ai or not, Tianqi was probably going to lose in the face of the future shadow.
"Tianqi, don't be careless," Sarutobi said, looking at Tianqi with concern.
Uchiha Kagami, who was standing to the side, did not make any statement. He was like a nobody; as long as he didn't speak, few people would notice him.
"I not only know these things, I also know you're very strong."
"Since you know how good I am, you might as well surrender now, so you don't end up losing badly."
"Losing? Not necessarily. Let's see who's the real deal." Tianqi delivered a side kick, striking Ai.
Ai, who had been kicked, just stood there, seemingly unaffected.
"Not bad strength, but it's a pity it can't break through my defense." Ai grabbed Tianqi's foot and threw him away.
Bang! Tianqi was thrown directly into the snow, creating a crater, and snowflakes immediately filled the air.
Then Tianqi walked out of the pit. Such strong defense! No wonder he can fight the Eight-Tails one-on-one. He is indeed no ordinary person.
Seeing Tianqi emerge, Ai immediately covered his body with lightning-attribute chakra, forming a chakra cloak, and threw a punch at Tianqi.
"Such speed!" Tobirama, Danzo, and the others were all stunned.
"Oh no, I can't even keep up with that speed. Tianqi can't dodge it." Sarutobi's heart sank.
Seeing Ai appear in front of him in an instant, Tianqi knew he couldn't dodge. He immediately activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and used Kamui Hollowfication, putting the area that his body was attacked into the Kamui dimension.
"We've succeeded." Ai smiled slightly as she looked at Tian Qi, who couldn't escape.
Just as the fist touched Tian Qi, it entered Tian Qi's body and then came out from behind, passing right through Tian Qi's body with the force of the impact.
"Huh!!! What's going on?" The Second Raikage stared at Tian Qi in shock.
Sarutobi, Danzo, and the others were also shocked.
However, Tobirama Senju noticed something amiss: Tenki's eyes had changed.
The strange shape in the pupils, coupled with that eerie ability, makes it unmistakable that it's the Mangekyou Sharingan. I never expected that after Madara, the second person to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan would be his son.
Recalling the fear of being dominated by Madara's Mangekyou Sharingan, Tobirama Senju looked at Tianqi with a complicated expression. No wonder he dared to curse Danzo in front of me that day. So he had activated the Mangekyou Sharingan. If the opponent hadn't been too strong today, you wouldn't have exposed yourself, right? Uchiha Tianqi, you've been hiding it well.
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