"There will be plenty of opportunities to talk to Sasuke later. Now it's time for us to leave!"
Tianqi glanced at Garuda, who immediately understood and, with a combination of pulling and tugging, persuaded Tsunade to leave.
"Grandma Tsunade!" Sasuke said with a look of reluctance as he watched his grandmother leave.
Tianqi glanced at the two children, then at Sasuke, and said calmly, "In a few months, it will be the Chunin Promotion Exams in Konoha. If you want my approval, show me your strength on the field. After the exams, my grandmother and I will officially return to Konoha. If you are still as weak as you are now when I come back, I will completely strip you of your right to be a ninja. You'd better watch yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Sasuke clenched his fists tightly. He disliked the feeling of not being accepted by even his family.
"Oh, by the way, let me remind you, Itachi already has the strength of a Jonin at your age. If you continue to live like this, revenge is basically hopeless!" After saying that, Tianqi turned around and left.
"Jonin! Itachi!" Sasuke's hands trembled as he clenched them tightly. He hadn't expected that the man had already reached the level of a Jonin at his age, while he was just a mere Genin. It was at this moment that Sasuke's desire to become stronger stirred again.
After leaving, Tsunade was sulking and didn't say a word to Tianqi the whole time. Tianqi was happy to have some peace and quiet. The group wandered around the Land of Waves for two days, but the joyful atmosphere of the past was completely gone. They wandered around the Land of Waves in an awkward manner, especially Shizune, who was sandwiched in the middle of the group and was the most embarrassed.
Today, Kakashi and his Team 7 finally defeated Zabuza Momochi and his henchman Mizuki Haku, while Tenki successfully plundered Gato's wealth, leaving the Land of Waves with a large ship full of treasure and money, and arriving in Tanabata Town in the Land of Fire.
After spending more than two months in Short Book Street, Tianqi, seeing that it was almost time, quietly summoned Garuda to his residence.
"Garuda, I have to be away for about half a month. During this time, you stay here and keep an eye on Tsunade to make sure she doesn't run around, understand?"
"I knew you'd been preoccupied these past few months, but can you tell me what you were up to on this trip?"
"Konoha has made a move against Chiba. As Chiba's father, I can't just ignore it. This time, I plan to go and cause trouble for Konoha, and also send someone on their way!"
"Is that so? Then go ahead!" Having realized that Tianqi was going to cause trouble, Garuda didn't say anything more.
After explaining to Garuda, Tianqi left behind a clone and immediately left Tanzaku Town, heading straight for the Land of Sound, the place where he had arranged to meet Orochimaru.
Upon arriving at Otogakure, Tianqi was taken by two unfamiliar Otogakure ninja to a hidden underground base, where he soon encountered Orochimaru himself.
"Hehehe, Brother Tianqi, you've finally arrived! I thought you weren't coming!"
"You're overthinking it. I always keep my promises. But what I really didn't expect is that you've created a ninja village and become an underground emperor. It seems you still have some resentment about not becoming the Fourth Hokage!"
"After striving for decades, I still didn't get that position. Anyone would feel resentful in that situation, but I've gradually stopped caring!" Orochimaru shook his head, looking like he had already let go of his resentment.
"Tsk tsk tsk, decades have passed. You can only say you bet on the wrong place. What a pity. How many decades does one have in a lifetime? You must have felt very disappointed and painful when you weren't chosen, right?" Tianqi teased Orochimaru with a lewd grin.
"Hehe, there's no point in bringing up the past now. Let's talk about our plan this time!" Orochimaru didn't dwell on the Hokage position and directly changed the subject.
"Alright, tell me your plan!"
"It's basically impossible for the Sound Ninja to cause trouble in Konoha with their strength alone, so I've decided to cooperate with the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Ninja. With the Sound Ninja and the Sand Ninja combined, things will be much simpler!"
Upon hearing this, Tianqi pondered for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Cooperating with the Kazekage? Just based on Orochimaru's reputation, the Sand Village shouldn't trust you that much, right?"
"Of course they won't trust me that much. Although we talked about cooperation, they don't intend to fully support me. But that's not important. My way is to make them listen to me!" Orochimaru said, sticking out his long tongue and licking it, with a wicked grin on his face.
"You're planning to kill the Kazekage, impersonate him, and then control the Sand Ninja to launch an attack, right?"
"Heh, as expected of you, you guessed my thoughts so quickly. That's right, I wanted to temporarily control the Sand Ninja as the Kazekage. As long as I could get rid of my good teacher, my goal would be achieved!"
"Since you already have such a good plan, why did you come to me? I really don't understand!" Tianqi asked in confusion, as he had never figured out why Orochimaru would come to him.
"Hehe, consider this a form of insurance. You and I both know how strong Konoha is. Honestly, I'm not very confident relying on just one Sound Ninja and one Sand Ninja. But with Brother Tianqi, it's different. I believe that with your strength, you can definitely hold off those powerful clans!"
"You have quite a lot of confidence in me, which I didn't expect. I thought you, Orochimaru, had long since become arrogant and disdainful of everyone!"
"I don't really respect others, even if they are better than me, but I will always have respect for Tianqi!"
"Hahahaha... I love hearing that. You can make the arrangements. I'll do whatever you say this time!" Tianqi laughed heartily, which meant he trusted Orochimaru.
Orochimaru then told Tianqi his entire plan. After understanding the plan, Tianqi wore a special mask from the Sound Village and changed into Sound Village clothes.
The two former teammates joined forces and directly killed the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, who was on his way to Konoha Village in the Land of Fire to participate in the Chunin Exams, within the territory of the Land of Wind. Although Rasa was quite strong, he had no chance of winning against Tenchi and Orochimaru.
The Kazekage was thus brought to an end by the two of them. Orochimaru, disguised as Rasa, took control of the Sunagakure people as the Fourth Kazekage. After more than half a month of preparation, everyone went to Konoha under various identities.
Tianqi entered Konoha as a Jonin leading a team of Sound Ninja, while Orochimaru entered Konoha disguised as the Fourth Kazekage.
"I never imagined that Konoha would be without any top-tier experts in just a few decades. It's truly unbelievable!" Tianqi sighed as he looked at the current personnel of Konoha Village.
"With a hawk like Danzo and an indecisive person like the Third Hokage, it's basically impossible for a strong person to survive in Konoha. But that's precisely what gave me this opportunity!"
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