Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Fu's lips twitched again. He could buy twenty of these wooden doors with his money, but now he could only barely afford to compensate. Wasn't this extortion?
"Now that the compensation has been paid, can we talk privately?" Danzo glanced at Sasuke and said calmly to Tianqi.
"Of course!" Tianqi said, tossing the money pouch to Sasuke and casually adding, "Sasuke, take the money and go have some fun. I have something to discuss with Elder Danzo!"
"Okay!" Sasuke took the money without saying anything more and ran out.
After Sasuke left, Tianqi led Danzo and the other two to the pavilion in the backyard and leisurely brewed tea.
Seeing Tianqi leisurely brewing tea, Danzo's face darkened. He said impatiently, "You don't need to waste your time here. I don't like tea!"
"At your age, why are you still so hot-tempered? Have a cup of tea to cool down!" Tianqi pushed a cup full of tea in front of Danzo and continued, "No need to rush, I know why you're here. Drink this cup of tea and I'll explain to you slowly!"
"Hmph! I'll see how you explain this to me today!" Danzo picked up the hot tea and drank it all in one gulp, his eyes fixed on Tianqi.
"You don't need to stare at me like that. This matter has little to do with me. The decision of the Fifth Hokage was made by the clan leaders in the village. You've been in Konoha for so long and you still can't beat them. You can only blame your own incompetence for this!"
"I may be incompetent, but what have you done? If you had stopped Tsunade from refusing, I believe I could have resolved these issues in less than a month. Unfortunately, you didn't stop her. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I'm afraid I won't be able to get away with this so easily!" Danzo's eyes narrowed slightly, and the threat in his words was unmistakable.
"Heh, you don't need to threaten me. Your threats mean nothing to me!"
"So you're saying you want to break ties with me?" Danzo frowned slightly, while Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune behind him were ready to make their move at any moment.
"It's not about tearing each other apart. I'm just stating a fact, like your two subordinates now!" Tian Qi said, instantly activating his Mangekyou Sharingan and casting a genjutsu on the two men.
Yamanaka Kaze and Aburame Tori immediately drew their swords and faced Danzo.
Danzo looked at the sword held before him, surprised and deeply wary of Tianqi. In just a moment, he had controlled his two most capable subordinates; such strength was simply terrifying.
"If you don't want to ruin things, then tell me what you mean!"
Upon hearing this, Tian Qi raised his right hand, extended four fingers, and said calmly, "Four years. I guarantee you'll become Hokage within four years!"
"Four years? Do you think I can wait four years? And why should I trust you now?"
"Do you have a choice if you don't believe me? It's not that I look down on you, but if you dare to act recklessly now, I believe that even without my intervention, someone else can destroy you. Do you believe that?"
Danzo fell into deep thought upon hearing this. He naturally believed in this point; Konoha's strength was still very high. If he were to launch a coup, he would undoubtedly be courting his own destruction. Root was not strong enough to deal with the entire village of Konoha.
"Hehe, judging from your expression, you know the consequences of acting recklessly. Now you have no choice but to trust me. Saying it's within four years is really just over three years. You've come this far in the last few decades, can't you wait a mere three years?"
"Alright, I'll trust you one last time. If I don't become Hokage within four years, I won't hesitate to fight you to the death!"
"Don't worry, I'm not one of those people who break their promises. When the time comes, I guarantee you'll be able to smoothly take the Hokage position!" With that, Tianqi snapped his fingers, releasing Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune from their genjutsu control.
Once the illusion was broken, the two saw that Danzo was holding a knife to their throats, so they quickly put away their swords and knelt down.
"Hmph! You shameful thing, you're utterly useless. Why don't you get out of here and stay as someone's henchman?" Danzo said sarcastically, then led his two subordinates to leave the Tianqi family.
He only took a few steps before stopping again, and finally uttered some harsh words.
"You'd better not mess with me, or you won't be able to handle the consequences. I'm not someone you can just bully. If you push me too far, I'll fight back!" After uttering these harsh words, Danzo left the Tianqi family.
Watching Danzo's departing figure, Tianqi shook his head helplessly.
"Heh, you really think you're something special. The confidence Kotoamatsukami gave you won't work so well on me. Danzo, Danzo, the day you lay a hand on me will be the day you die. I hope that day doesn't come so soon!"
After Danzo's little incident, Tianqi's life returned to peace, but this peace did not last long.
Ten days later, Sasuke and Naruto, these two old rivals, finally clashed. Sasuke's Chidori was slightly inferior to Naruto's Rasengan, and losing to the bottom-ranked Sasuke made him feel unbalanced once again.
Upon returning home, Sasuke climbed onto the roof and stayed there alone.
Seeing that his grandson was acting strangely, and with the Sound Ninja's chakra appearing in Konoha, Tianqi roughly guessed what had happened. He climbed onto the roof and sat down next to Sasuke.
"What are you thinking about, little Sasuke?"
"Grandpa, do you think I'm really that bad?"
Why do you say that?
"I can't compare to Itachi in terms of talent, and I'm not confident that I can reach my grandfather's level in terms of strength. Now even Naruto can catch up with me. How am I supposed to take revenge if things continue like this!"
Seeing that his grandson still harbored hatred, Tianqi said calmly, "In terms of talent, you're actually no worse than Itachi. It's just that your potential hasn't been fully developed yet. As for whether you can reach my level, I have confidence in you. Also, your comment about Naruto is easy to explain. His talent was never weaker than yours. He was a loser before because he didn't have a good teacher to guide him. But now, with Jiraiya, who possesses the power of the Three Legendary Sannin, guiding him, his strength has naturally improved by leaps and bounds!"
"Talent no less than mine? A good teacher? That's not right. Why haven't I made any significant progress in my strength under my grandfather's tutelage?" Sasuke asked, looking puzzled.
“Well, how should I put it? My teachings aren’t really suitable for you. My approach is more geared towards people who have love in their hearts. People who have love will give everything for the people they love. Love is also the greatest source of power for us Uchiha. With love, there are infinite possibilities. And you…” Tianqi paused slightly as he said this.
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