"Now that we've achieved our goal, I won't go to Otogakure with you. I have other things to do!" With that, Tianqi turned and prepared to leave.
"Wait! Brother Tianqi!"
"Is there anything else, Orochimaru?" Tianqi stopped and asked in confusion when he heard Orochimaru call him.
"I... my hands are useless now, Brother Tianqi, do you have any way to help me?"
Tianqi glanced at Orochimaru's crippled hands. Although he had a way to fix it, he didn't intend to tell Orochimaru for the sake of his grandson.
"To be honest, I can't do anything about this kind of injury. You know I'm not a medical ninja. Maybe you should find a professional medical ninja who can help!" After saying that, Tianqi disappeared from the spot.
"A professional medical ninja, is that her? I understand!" Orochimaru quickly realized who she was.
After parting ways with Orochimaru, Tianqi settled down in a small town heading towards Tanzaku Town. He hadn't seen his grandson in so long, and he was determined to see him now that he was out.
After waiting for about ten days, Jiraiya and Naruto entered the town. Itachi and Kisame followed the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, followed closely by Sasuke and Might Guy.
"They're here?" Tian Qi sensed their arrival and a smile appeared on his lips, but he didn't rush out immediately.
Instead, Tianqi waited until Itachi broke the rock toad barrier of the tap water before slowly catching up with Itachi and Kisame.
After retreating about 100 kilometers and making sure no one was chasing them, Itachi and Kisame stopped.
"Why retreat? With your strength..." Kisame Hoshigaki asked, puzzled.
"We don't need to rush Naruto in his current state. Besides, I'll find a place to rest properly!" Itachi explained calmly. Using Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu at the same time had put a huge strain on his body. And for some reason, he had a bad feeling about something he hadn't mentioned.
Ever since entering that town, a strange sense of unease had been lingering around him. However, as they retreated, that sense of unease grew stronger and stronger. If he wasn't mistaken, then a peerless expert had been watching them.
"Come out, I know you're here!" Itachi called out tentatively towards the woods behind him.
"Hmm? Is someone following us?" Kisame looked back suspiciously but didn't find anything unusual. However, he believed that Itachi wouldn't say something like that for no reason. So, he stared at the forest behind him with a serious expression, gripping the hilt of Samehada on his back with his right hand, ready to strike at any moment.
However, after a minute nothing unusual happened, Kisame began to wonder if Itachi was being overly sensitive.
"There's no one here, Mr. Itachi, are you...?"
"There must be someone here. Although I can't see any trace of him, this feeling of unease that makes my hair stand on end definitely means that a powerful person has followed us!" Itachi said, sweating profusely as he cautiously looked around, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
Seeing Itachi's serious and earnest demeanor, Kisame chose to believe him.
However, at that moment, a burst of laughter rang out.
"Hahaha... I didn't expect you to still be so vigilant. I thought you were strong enough to detect me. It seems I was overthinking it!"
Seeing that someone was indeed following them, Kisame drew Samehada without hesitation and held it in his hand. This person was definitely a master, and he had to get serious.
Unlike Kisame, Itachi, upon hearing that unforgettable voice, actually took a half-step back in fear for the first time. After a brief moment of fear, Itachi said calmly, "Kisame, run! If you run now, you might still have a sliver of hope. Go..."
"Escape? Are you kidding me, Itachi-san? What's wrong with you? With our strength, even if the leader came, we wouldn't run away without even seeing him, would we?"
"If you don't escape now, you'll miss your chance. Even if the leader comes, he'll probably only have to run away..."
"Escape? If I want to kill someone, no one can escape!" Tian Qi said, his figure slowly appearing in front of the two, walking step by step towards Itachi.
"Quite the boast! I'd like to see who dares to talk such big!" Kisame teleported in front of Tianqi and slashed down with his sword.
However, Tianqi caught this seemingly powerful strike with one hand. Despite Tianqi's continued force, Samehada had no chance to retaliate and cried out in pain.
"Do you want to dance too?" Tian Qi flung Samehada away and instantly grabbed Kisame's neck tightly with one hand, his powerful aura constantly radiating outwards.
"How...how could someone be so strong? You...you...you..." Kisame stared in horror at the person in front of him. The other person had subdued him in an instant. Only then did he understand what Itachi had just said. The gap between him and the other person was truly too great.
"Kisame Hoshigaki, an S-rank rogue ninja from Kirigakure, wielding Samehada and known as the Zero-Tails. You dare to attack me? You can't tell the difference between a king and a queen, can you? I can crush you like an ant. You're not qualified to dance in my presence. An honest man should just stand aside and watch!" After saying that, Tianqi threw Kisame away.
Kisame only stopped after crashing through dozens of trees. He spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at the young-looking man with a look of horror. He couldn't understand how someone so young could be so strong.
"Is there anything you want to say to me, Itachi?" Tianqi asked indifferently as he approached Itachi.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa!" Itachi lowered his proud head at this moment.
Grandpa? So this is the invincible grandpa Itachi mentioned! Wow, he's a top-tier senior powerhouse. If he had told me earlier, I wouldn't have acted so impulsively! Upon hearing that it was Itachi's grandpa, Kisame regretted his impulsive actions.
Kisame had heard Itachi mention his grandfather before; he was a ruthless man stronger than the leader. Kisame was quite convinced of Itachi's strength. Since Itachi said his grandfather was invincible, then he must be invincible.
“I never thought you would still choose this path. I saw long ago that your fate would be difficult. I thought you could change your destiny, but in the end you still did… Sigh… I told you long ago not to bear things alone. You still have your grandfather and the family behind you. Why didn’t you listen?” He sighed repeatedly as he looked at his eldest grandson, Tianqi.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa, I..." Itachi knelt in front of his grandfather, stammering and unsure of what to say.
“You don’t need to explain anything to me. I know pretty much everything about your situation. To be honest, your decision is definitely wrong, but since you’ve chosen this path, you have no choice but to keep going in the dark. Grandpa won’t say anything more because it’s your own choice…”
"Grandpa..." Itachi was filled with gratitude upon hearing his grandfather's words.
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