The Clan's Departure, Tianqi's Breakdown
The Elder was being trampled underfoot by Utatane Koharu, gritted his teeth. His anger reached its peak as he looked at Utatane Koharu standing on top of him.
"I, an old man, have actually been humiliated by a woman! How could I possibly be trampled underfoot by a woman! Hah!" The Elder used all his strength to forcefully break Utatane Koharu and stood up.
Utatane Koharu didn't expect the Uchiha Elder to dare to resist. She was caught off guard and was pushed back two meters by the Elder.
"You damned woman, how dare you humiliate me! I would rather die than be humiliated by a woman!" With that, the bound Elder charged directly at Utatane Koharu.
"You damned Uchiha, what are you doing?" Utatane Koharu was furious when she saw the Elder charging towards her. She pointed her Kunai directly at the Elder, refusing to believe that the Uchiha Elder would dare to run into Kunai.
The Elder seemed not to see the Kunai at all; he charged straight at it, and in an instant Kunai pierced his chest.
Utatane Koharu, watching her Kunai plunge into the chest of the Uchiha Elder, immediately let go of the Kunai in fear and collapsed to the ground.
"Elder!!!" Seeing that the Elder was injured, Tianqi immediately stood up and rushed towards the Elder.
"Father!!!" Zhan didn't know where the strength came from, he stood up and rushed towards his father.
The Elder, stabbed in the chest, did not immediately collapse. He straightened his body and looked at the remaining bound Uchiha clan members. "Clan members, the final moment for our Uchiha Clan has arrived. We must not become a burden to our Clan Head. Now is the time to awaken our Clan Head's fighting spirit with our blood, and let our enemies see that even if we Uchiha are captured, we will never be afraid of death!!"
"Fearless! Fearless!" The Uchiha clan members knew that the final moment of their rise had arrived, and they understood what the Elder meant by those words. They sat there desperately, shouting their final words.
"Very good, my people, I am proud to have people like you." After saying that, the Elder bit through the poison hidden in his mouth. The moment he bit through the poison, he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed.
Seeing this, the other Uchiha clan members also bit into the poison in their mouths, and one by one they collapsed. Only the three children were too frightened to bite into the poison.
Mitokado Homura, along with Utatane Koharu and the other Konoha Ninja responsible for escorting the group of Uchiha fugitives, couldn't help but retreat as they watched this scene.
Hashirama Senju stared wide-eyed at the Uchiha who had committed suicide by poison. "Oh no!" he thought. "If these people die, Tianqi will definitely go berserk!" He quickly ran towards the spot where the Uchiha had committed suicide.
When Uchiha Sen and the other Moderate Faction Uchiha members of the Allied Shinobi Forces saw the suicide of the militant Militant Faction, they all lowered their heads in shame. They knew they didn't have the courage to commit suicide like the Militant Faction, and they felt deep respect for his actions.
Inside the dimly lit cave, Uchiha Madara watched the scene and nodded in satisfaction. "I didn't expect Uchiha (the Elder's name) to still have so much guts. He actually dared to lead a group of his subordinates to commit suicide. He really has guts."
"If I had known this would happen, I would have taken them with me when we left Konoha. No, it's too late to say that now. Tianqi, let me see what you would do if you lost the support of your own people."
"No!!!" Seeing the Elder and his clansmen lying on the ground, Tianqi's speed exploded to the extreme, and in an instant he arrived in front of the Elder.
Tianqi held the Elder and activated the Mystical Palm Technique, excitedly saying, "You can't die, Elder! Hold on! I'm about to save you!"
"Tianqi, don't waste your time on me. I'm nearing the end of my life. I'm already happy to see you leading the way to kill enemies," the Elder said weakly to Tianqi.
"Don't say such nonsense, I can definitely save you." Tianqi increased the flow of the Mystical Palm Technique in his hand, and the green Chakra directly enveloped the Elder's body.
"Tianqi, don't waste your Chakra. I took a potent poison; you can't save me. To be honest, watching you fight on the battlefield like Lord Madara once did, this old man knows I made the right choice. I'm happy to have Clan Head like you."
As the Elder spoke weakly, Zhan arrived. He rushed to his father, knelt on the ground, and cried, "Father, Father, are you alright? Please tell me how to save you."
Even with the healing power of the Tianqi Mystical Palm Technique, the Elder could only buy a little time. At this moment, his eyes began to glaze over. "I heard Zhan's voice. Is Zhan coming?"
"It's me, my father, I'm right here beside you," Zhan said, holding his father's hand, tears streaming down his face.
"Zhan, good boy, you and Tianqi are both good boys. I've watched you grow up and fight bravely against the enemy. My life has truly been worthwhile. Zhan, assist Tianqi well. The future will definitely belong to you."
"Tianqi, go do what you believe is right. Lead the Uchiha to the pinnacle and don't let me down. And, and remember to save those children." After saying these final words, the Elder closed his eyes forever.
"Elder!! Father!!" Tianqi felt a sharp pain in his heart upon seeing the Elder's passing, while Zhan hugged his father and wept bitterly.
Tianqi looked at the three children who were still standing and said cautiously, "Children, relax and don't be nervous. I'm here, nothing will hurt you. Come here quickly."
Tianqi approached the children very carefully, fearing that they might do something rash and take poison. This was the last spark of the Militant Faction, and he had to protect these children.
The three children, who had been frightened, were immediately reassured by Tianqi's words. They looked at each other, their eyes instantly becoming incredibly determined. "Clan Head Chief, we were just scared, not afraid of death. We can't bring shame to our parents and clan. Brother Clan Head Chief, we believe in you!" After saying this, the three children simultaneously bit the poison in their mouths and fell backward.
"No!! No!!" Tianqi rushed forward and hugged the three fallen children.
"Children, how could you be so foolish? You shouldn't have taken poison if you trusted me. I told you I could protect you!" Tianqi wiped the blood from the corners of the three children's mouths, his face full of sorrow.
Hashirama Senju arrived at that moment. Seeing Tianqi holding the three children, he said urgently, "Tianqi, give them to me quickly. Perhaps I can still save them now."
Ignoring Hashirama Senju, Tianqi stood up, carrying the three children. Looking at the corpses of his clansmen scattered on the ground, he could no longer hold back his tears.
These were all his people who trusted him implicitly, brave and loyal. Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, the smiles of the Elder and his people reappeared in Tianqi's mind.
"Young Clan Head, are you alright? This old man has come to see you."
"Clan Head, we believe in you. You can definitely lead us to glory."
"Brother Clan Head, we are not afraid to die, we all believe in you."
The words of the Elder and the children of the clan kept replaying in Tianqi's mind, as if they had been spoken just yesterday.
"Is this the Shinobi World? Is this still the place I live and love? No! No! This is hell! This is hell! Clan members, Elder, children, wait for me! I will definitely create a world with you all again!" Looking at the corpses of his clansmen scattered all over the ground Tianqi began to collapse little by little.