After Tsunade returned from the Five Kage Summit, Konoha began active preparations for the Fourth Shinobi World War.
After learning the location and time of the battle, Tianqi relayed the news back to his clan. Upon learning the time and location, the Uchiha clan sent two representatives to Konoha Village.
Their purpose in coming was not to unite with Konoha, but to facilitate the relaying of messages to Tianqi.
"Our lord, we are the people sent by the clan head to contact you. I am Uchiha Ye and he is Uchiha Gu!"
"Well, no need to say more. Chief Kong has already told me your purpose. Just follow me for the time being!"
"yes!!"
Outside the main gate of Konoha, Uchiha Tensei led Ye and Gu as they were about to enter Konoha, but they were stopped by Kotetsu Koko and Izumo Kamui, who were guarding the gate.
"I'm sorry, Lord Tianqi, but these are special times. The Hokage has ordered that no strangers are allowed to enter the village!" Shingetsu Izumo said calmly.
"Oh, I know!" Tianqi said, then continued on his way.
"Sir, you know why you brought strangers in. Please don't make things difficult for us. We were just following the Hokage's orders, you see..." Izumo Kamui looked very troubled.
To be honest, he really didn't want to get involved in this person's affairs, but for the safety of the village and the Hokage's orders, he had no choice but to step forward.
"Yes, Lord Tianqi, please don't make things difficult for us insignificant people. These two really can't come in..." Gangzi Tie chimed in.
"Alright, alright, I won't make things difficult for you. Zitie and Izumo, you two have had it tough too. I'll talk to Tsunade about this myself, so you don't need to worry about it. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"
"Well... alright!" Gangzi Tie and Shenyue Chuyun exchanged a glance and finally agreed. There was nothing they could do; they were just small fry and couldn't compare to this guy.
Tianqi took Ye and Gu to his home. As soon as they got home, Itachi saw the two familiar people and immediately smiled, saying happily, "Welcome, Ye and Gu!"
Upon hearing that familiar voice, both Ye and Gu showed expressions of surprise. As fellow geniuses of the new generation of Uchiha, they were extremely familiar with the genius among geniuses, Uchiha Itachi.
"It's you! One against seven!" Ye Hegu asked with a delighted expression.
"It's me!" Itachi said, slowly raising his mask to show the two of them his appearance.
"It really is you! That's wonderful! When I heard the news of your passing, I thought I would never see you again in this life. I never expected to see you again. It's so wonderful..." Seeing that his brother, with whom he had trained and lived, was still alive, Ye Hegu was also very excited.
"Alright, there shouldn't be anything going on these next few days. You guys go catch up with your old friends!"
"yes!!"
Watching Itachi and the other two leave laughing and joking, Tianqi shook his head slightly. It's really hard to explain the feelings between the Uchiha clans. But it's good this way. With the bond between them and the clan, Itachi can return to the clan in the future.
After more than ten days of preparation, with the start of the battle drawing ever closer, Tianqi led Tsunade and Garuda to the top of the Hokage Rock, overlooking the entire Hidden Leaf Village from above.
"Tianqi, why did you bring me here? Speak quickly if you have something to say. I'm very busy right now and don't have time to waste with you!" Tsunade said impatiently.
"Tsunade, the time for the war is getting closer and closer, and my time is also running out. Perhaps I will have to leave here after this war ends. Would you like to come with me?"
Upon hearing this, Tsunade fell silent. After thinking carefully for a moment, she said calmly, "Where do you want to go after leaving here?"
"I don't know where I'm going. It's a very, very far place, a place that the ninja world can't reach..." Tianqi didn't know where he was going, but one thing was certain: he would completely disappear from the ninja world.
"Give it back?"
"Maybe you'll come back, maybe you'll never come back. It's up to you, Tsunade. If you want to stay, I won't force you!"
"Should we bring the children along?" Tsunade hesitated for a moment before asking calmly.
“They have their own lives and routines, and I probably can’t take them with me this time. Besides, I’m not entirely sure if I can take you and Garuda with me either. I’m just asking for your opinions in advance…” That’s what Tianqi was thinking. He wouldn’t leave if he couldn’t take Tsunade and Garuda with him.
Thinking of her grandfather's village and the children like Chiba and Itachi, Tsunade still felt very reluctant to leave. These were the people closest to her, and how could she bear to abandon them?
"Let me think about it!" Tsunade said, turning to leave. Her feelings were complicated.
Tianqi watched Tsunade's retreating figure without saying much. He was also reluctant to leave the children, but he had a feeling that they would definitely come back someday. This feeling was subtle but worth believing in.
Just when Tianqi thought Tsunade was about to leave, she suddenly stopped, turned around, and shouted, "Uchiha Tianqi, don't even think about leaving me behind! Tell Tsunade you she's sticking with you for life!"
After saying that, Tsunade turned and left without looking back.
Hearing this, Tianqi smiled. It seemed that Tsunade had come to her senses. That was good. With someone by her side, she was no longer alone.
"Tianqi, can you bear to abandon Qianyu and the others?" Garuda asked slowly.
"Of course I can't bear it, but I have a feeling that I will definitely come back here in the future. This feeling may not be real, but it is something I should believe!"
"If that's the case, why don't you tell Tsunade? She'll probably be having a hard time thinking about it if you don't tell her!"
"Hehe, this is just my feeling after all. And don't you think that if that day really comes, it will be an even bigger surprise?" After saying that, Tian Qi opened the spatial passage and walked in, disappearing from the spot.
"What bigger surprise? Boring!" Garuda was speechless; this kind of surprise was not good at all.
Just then, Garuda suddenly realized that she was all alone, and she was speechless again.
"That damned Uchiha Tianqi! He left without taking me with him! How irresponsible!" Garuda cursed Tianqi a couple of times, then jumped off the Hokage Rock and flew towards the Hokage Building.
With only ten days left before the start of the war, the Konoha genin and chunin, having gathered 20,000 men, set off directly towards the designated location, leaving only a small number of younger genin and chunin to guard Konoha Village.
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