A few minutes later, Chiyu appeared in front of Tenki, supported by Shota, a Jonin.
"Qianyu, how are you? Are you alright?" Tianqi quickly stepped forward to ask, seeing that Qianyu looked somewhat weak.
"I'm fine, I just overused my chakra, and the injuries on my body are all superficial. But Father, what happened to you?" Qianyu looked at her father, whose clothes were tattered and whose body was still so large, with a puzzled expression.
"Don't worry, this is the result of my power being developed to its limit. Alright, Shota, you quickly lead the remaining ninjas to retreat, I'll cover your retreat!" Seeing that there were only about a hundred Konoha ninjas left out of the original six hundred or so, Tianqi also urged everyone to retreat.
"Yes, Lord Tianqi, we'll leave now!" Upon hearing Tianqi's words, Xiangtian didn't hesitate at all and helped Qianyu to leave.
"Wait, Father, the enemy is too strong. You should retreat with us. There's no need to fight them to the death. We can confront them head-on once our reinforcements arrive!" Qianyu said with some concern, not leaving immediately.
“Qianyu, you’re thinking too simply. At your speed, you won’t be able to wait for reinforcements to arrive. Moreover, during the four hours you’ve delayed, the main force of the Iwa ninja is getting closer. Someone has to stay behind to stop them. And this is also my destiny, my karmic destiny with the Iwa ninja!” Tianqi shook his head and said.
"Father, you mean... no, no, no, you can't do something foolish!" Qianyu finally understood what was going on; his father was going to risk his life, and he immediately became excited.
"Qianyu, you don't need to persuade him anymore. You know that once Father makes a decision, he won't change it!" Tianqi raised his hand to stop Qianyu from speaking.
“But Father, how can I watch you go…”
"Qianyu, remember your father's words: strength is not true strength, inner strength is true strength. The stronger your belief, the stronger you are. The height of a fountain will not exceed its source. This saying does not apply to our family. You have the power of the Uchiha and Senju flowing in your veins. As long as you develop your power to the extreme, you will definitely become a ruler of an era. Your father believes that there is unlimited potential in you!" Tianqi slowly gave his final words of advice.
"Father!" Hearing her father's last words of advice, Qianyu's tears welled up involuntarily.
"Alright, men shed blood, not tears. What are you doing? Father has said everything he needed to say. The Iwa ninja are almost here. Let's go!" Tianqi stopped looking at Qianyu and turned to face the front.
"Father! Thank you!" Qianyu knew he couldn't stop his father, so he knelt down and kowtowed three times to him.
"You don't need to act like this. Xiangtian and Qianyu should get out of here as soon as possible!" Although Tianqi didn't turn around, he knew what Qianyu was doing, so he immediately and ruthlessly drove everyone away.
"Let's go, Lady Chiyu!" Shoda helped Chiyu up and prepared to leave.
Chiyu took one last reluctant look at her father's retreating figure before being pulled away by Shoda.
"You brat, you're really getting sentimental. I'm not your real father, why bother? From now on, let your real father accompany you on your journey!" Tianqi said with a laugh as he watched the Konoha ninja leave.
Tianqi felt his face was wet. He realized that he was actually crying. He was a little surprised. "This White Zetsu body can actually shed tears. How strange!"
Two minutes after Chiyu and the others left, the ground began to tremble slightly, and a noisy sound came over, clearly indicating that the vanguard of the 1,000-strong Iwa ninja was coming.
"They're here. Enough with the sentimentality, it's time for a big battle!" Seeing the commotion ahead, Tianqi mobilized his chakra and clapped his hands together.
"Wood Release!" Countless trees rose from the ground, forming a one-kilometer-long wooden wall as an obstacle.
Upon arriving at the location, the Iwa ninja also noticed the wooden wall dozens of meters high blocking their way. At the same time, they also spotted Tianqi standing in front of the wooden wall. There was no way they could miss Tianqi's three-meter-tall body, as he was too conspicuous.
"Hey! You over there, are you a slinger from Konoha left behind to stop us?" an Iwa ninja asked, unsure if the man was from Konoha since he wasn't wearing a headband.
"Abandoned pawn? I'm not an abandoned pawn, I'm your nightmare!" Tianqi said with a grin.
"That familiar voice!" A Shadow Guard member felt a shiver run down his spine upon hearing the familiar voice. He immediately took a closer look at the tall man in front of him, and upon seeing the familiar face, he instantly remembered who it was.
"Yes, yes, you're the bastard!" He gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at the person in front of him, the person he hated so much.
"How do you know this person?" another Shadow Guard member asked suspiciously.
"He's Uchiha Tenki, the one who attacked our village years ago, that damned Uchiha bastard!" the quasi-kage said viciously.
"Uchiha Tenchi? It's him!" Another quasi-Kage of the Shadow Guard immediately realized, and he shouted to the tall figure in the distance, "Hey! You're Uchiha Tenchi, right?"
"Hey, Grandpa Tianqi, what brings you here? Shall we sit down and have a cup of tea to talk things over?" Tianqi said nonchalantly, knowing he was in a hurry and could stall for as long as possible.
"Uchiha Tenchi, do you still remember me?" the fierce-looking quasi-Kage asked.
"Huh? Who are you? Have we met before?" Tian Qi had no recollection of who this person was.
"Heh, I wasted my time asking. How could a murderer like you possibly remember a nobody like me? But I will definitely avenge the killing of my brother today. I've been working towards this for so many years, and I never thought I could finally achieve it today!" Junkage chuckled self-deprecatingly, then glared fiercely at Uchiha Tenki.
"Brother, who is that? I don't remember killing a Kage-level Iwa ninja?" Tianqi still didn't understand who it was. He didn't remember having such an enemy as a Kage.
"Decades ago, you single-handedly stormed into Iwagakure, unleashing a monster hundreds of meters long that destroyed many buildings and people with a single slash. My older brother was just a Chunin at the time, and he died by your blade. How dare you say you don't remember!" The quasi-Kage loudly explained to Uchiha Tenki.
"Oh, it was that time. I did destroy a lot of buildings when I was using the complete Susanoo. I didn't expect the sword energy to kill a quasi-Kage's older brother. It was really unexpected. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't notice at all!" Tianqi recalled the scene and said sorry indifferently.
"You bastard, is this your attitude of apologizing? And don't think that just because you apologized I'll let you go. I'm telling you, that's impossible. Today I will definitely kill you to avenge my brother!" Seeing Uchiha Tenki's nonchalant attitude, Junkage was furious.
In fact, his older brother was able to accept the loss of his ninja brother, who was a ninja himself. Moreover, ninjas who died in battle would receive a considerable amount of compensation. However, due to the destruction of many buildings in the village and insufficient funds, coupled with the fact that Konoha Village only provided 30 million ryo in compensation, the compensation his older brother received was practically nothing.
It is an honor to die in battle and become a martyr, but he could not tolerate his elder brother dying without anything. You must know that his elder brother had just started having a wife and children at that time, and without this pension, their lives would be difficult. At that time, he was just a genin, and the money he could give to his sister-in-law and nephew was also very limited. This is why he hated Uchiha Tenki and Konoha Village.
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