"Is that Tianqi? It's ironic that the last person I saw at the end of my life was an Uchiha. You've come here to laugh at me, haven't you?" Tobirama Senju said slowly, panting.
"You're overthinking it. When I activated my Mangekyou Sharingan, you were no match for me. Besides, you were barely breathing. I'm just here to collect your corpse so you don't become a laughingstock in the wilderness." Tian Qi looked at Tobirama Senju, a powerful figure of his generation, in this state, and felt a mix of emotions.
"Is that so? If I die, take me back to the village. From now on, the village will be in your hands. I..." Before Tobirama Senju could finish speaking, he was killed.
Watching Tobirama Senju depart, Tianqi sighed, "I never imagined life could be so fragile. No wonder Orochimaru turned to the dark side in the original story; anyone would be moved to see a powerful figure perish before their eyes."
"My brain is malfunctioning; I almost forgot there was still someone alive here." Tian Qi looked at the Golden Horn lying on the ground. At this moment, both the Golden Horn and the Silver Horn had withdrawn from their Nine-Tails transformation and returned to their normal human forms. However, their bodies had large areas of burns, and it was unclear whether these were injuries from the explosion or from using the Nine-Tails' chakra.
"Anyway, you'll be killed by the Third Raikage eventually. Instead of waiting until then, let me do you a favor now and avenge Tobirama. Sigh, who told me to be so kind? Tobirama Senju, you don't need to thank me." Looking at the fallen Kinkaku, Tianqi took out the Tang Hengdao he was carrying.
With a single slash, he struck the unconscious Golden Horn in the neck, instantly severing his head from his body. The once-powerful Golden Horn lost his life while still unconscious.
Tianqi put Tobirama Senju's corpse into his Kamui dimension, then looked around. Where were the Six Paths Tools? They were pretty good for entertainment. He wondered where they had gone. Oh well, he left without looking back and headed towards the Konoha camp.
A day after Tianqi left, the Cloud Ninja came to retrieve the bodies of Kinkaku and Ginkaku. Of course, this happened a day later. At this time, Tianqi was leaping through the forest when the Konoha army soon appeared in front of him.
"Tianqi? I didn't see you at the main camp. What are you doing here?" Sarutobi asked directly as soon as Tianqi appeared.
"Well, a few days after you set off, my eyelids kept twitching. I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen, so I went to look for you along this road, but unfortunately I couldn't find you," Tianqi began to make up an excuse.
"Oh, is that so?" Hiruzen Sarutobi had no doubts. After all, they had been together for so long, and there was still basic trust between them.
"Hmph, since you came looking for us, why didn't we see you on the way back? You must be up to something." Unlike Sarutobi, Danzo was in a bad mood and found everyone unpleasant because he had failed to become Hokage.
Tianqi ignored Danzo, and neither did Sarutobi and the others.
"Tianqi, you don't know what's happening yet! Quick, come with us! The Second Hokage is in danger! We must go and rescue him immediately!" Sarutobi also remembered the important matter and pulled Tianqi towards him, ready to rush out.
"Brother Sarutobi, there's no need to go. Everything's over," Tianqi stopped Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was about to leave.
"Tianqi, you have no idea what happened. The Golden Horn and Silver Horn of the Cloud Ninja staged a coup, the Raikage is dead, and the Second Hokage is fighting alone to protect us. We must hurry to support him," Sarutobi excitedly recounted what had happened.
"I know all that, Sarutobi-nii-san, hang in there! Let me show you something. After you see this, I guarantee you won't want to go to help anymore." After saying that, Tianqi activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and released Tobirama Senju from the Kamui dimension.
When Tobirama Senju's corpse appeared before the people of Konoha, they all stared in disbelief.
"Teacher! Teacher! Second Hokage! Hokage-sama!" Everyone looked sad as they saw the corpse, especially Tobirama Senju's students and the Senju clan. Uchiha Kagami also showed a sorrowful expression.
"Tianqi! What exactly happened! How could the Second Generation do this? Tell me properly! How could this happen?" Sarutobi said angrily, grabbing Tianqi's shoulder.
"It's like this..." Tianqi then recounted the events incompletely, omitting the fact that he had been watching from the sidelines.
"Damn Cloud Ninja, damn Kinkaku and Ginkaku!" Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist into the ground, venting his anger.
"Sarutobi, we must avenge our teacher, avenge the dead Konoha people, and kill all the Cloud Ninja! Sarutobi, give the order!" Danzo said angrily to Sarutobi as he watched his mentor die. He didn't care whether Tianqi was telling the truth or not; he only wanted to take revenge on the Cloud Ninja.
Several of the apprentices nodded in agreement, except for Jing.
"No, absolutely not! If we start another war now, it will only result in mutual destruction and widespread death, and other ninja villages will benefit from it!" Kagami saw that Hiruzen Sarutobi was getting a little restless, so he quickly came out to stop him.
"Uchiha Kagami, what do you mean! Our teacher treated you very well when he was alive. He didn't look down on you because of your Uchiha identity. On the contrary, he recognized you. Aren't you afraid of hurting our teacher's feelings by saying these words now?!" Danzo angrily confronted Kagami.
"It is precisely because my teacher agrees with me that I must come out to stop this. I absolutely disagree with starting another war. If you want to fight today, you will have to step over my dead body." Jing rarely retorted to Danzo today. As a peace-loving man, he would never allow war to start again.
"Damn Uchiha! Today I'll..." After hearing Kagami's words, Danzo took out a kunai and prepared to attack Kagami.
Just then, Tianqi stepped forward and grabbed Danzo's hand.
"Uchiha Tenchi, what do you want to do! Do you also want to rebel with Kagami?!" Danzo was even angrier when he saw Tenchi come out to stop him.
Tianqi ignored Danzo and instead said to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Brother Sarutobi, I know Tobirama Senju appointed you as Hokage. You are now the leader of the village. Even if you don't consider the ninjas, you should at least consider the people of the village."
"The losses in this war have already exceeded half. Some villagers have lost their parents, some have lost their brothers and sisters, and some have lost their loved ones. Do we have to let more people lose their families in order to avenge them? Before he died, Tobirama Senju asked you to protect Konoha and to help him avenge him. Third Hokage, you must think carefully!" After saying this, Tianqi looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a serious expression. He knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely choose the right path.
As expected, after hearing Tianqi's words, Sarutobi's restless heart began to calm down. Yes, he was no longer a pawn, but the Third Hokage, the head of a village, and had to be responsible for the villagers.
"Retreat the entire army! Return to Konoha to bury the Second Hokage, and then start learning from his past!" Having figured it out, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately issued the retreat order.
"You! You! Sarutobi, you will definitely regret your decision today!" Danzo angrily shook his head and left, heading towards Konoha in the Land of Fire. He had no choice but to listen, since Sarutobi was now the Hokage.
Seeing that Danzo had also left, the others did not insist and followed the army back to Konoha. Kagami nodded to Tianqi and gave him a grateful look.
Tianqi ignored Jing and followed Sarutobi. It was better to stay away from this peace-loving idiot, Uchiha Jing.
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