A's face was completely blank. "How did I get through? Did I fall for a genjutsu?" A thought he had fallen for a genjutsu and disrupted the flow of his Chakra in an attempt to break it.
When he disrupted his Chakra and looked around, the environment hadn't changed, and Tian Qi was still standing there.
"Now let me see if it's me who's under genjutsu, or if you have some special ability." With that, A charged at Tian Qi again, this time directly using Ninjutsu.
"Lightning Release - Lightning Beast Mode!" A unleashed a hand blade at Tian Qi.
Tian Qi didn't move, letting A strike him.
Undoubtedly, A's attack passed through Tian Qi once more.
"I see, it's not that I'm under genjutsu, but that your ability is very strange." A seriously examined Tian Qi this time, finally noticing that Tian Qi's eyes were unusual.
"I heard that in the past, the ninja world's Asura and Uchiha Madara fought the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, to a standstill with their peculiar eyes. Are you an Uchiha too?" He only knew of Uchiha Madara because he was quite famous.
"That's right, my name is Uchiha Tian Qi. Uchiha Madara is my father." Tian Qi didn't hide it and admitted it openly.
"So you're a descendant of Madara. That means your eyes are like Madara's, possessing these peculiar eyes. Your strength should be more than this, shouldn't it?" Hearing that he was Madara's descendant, A was excited. He had long wanted to compete with the renowned Uchiha Madara to see who was stronger, but alas, Uchiha Madara had already passed away, leaving him with regret.
Now that Madara's descendant was before him, and possessed peculiar eyes, he could finally fulfill his wish to challenge Madara.
Then, he directly infused his hand with lightning-style Chakra. This time, it was different from the previous attempts; he used almost all his strength, condensing all his Chakra.
"Uchiha Tian Qi, you should know that continuing like this won't determine a winner. Show me your full power, and let's see if you can take this move!" A directly extended a single finger, gathering power and preparing to strike.
The Leaf Village shinobi watched A's movements, puzzled. "How much power can one finger have?"
Only Tobirama Senju looked grim. He hadn't expected A to have such strength, using lightning-style Chakra to stimulate his body and achieve extreme speed, then concentrating all his power into one finger. This strike had both speed and power; Tian Qi was in danger.
The Cloud Village shinobi smiled. This move was something even the Raikage dared not take head-on. As long as this kid didn't dodge, he was guaranteed to lose.
Tian Qi looked at A's movements and pondered. Was this A's ultimate move, Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite? A's speed was almost comparable to the Flying Thunder God Technique. There was no technique comparable to One-Finger Nukite to counter his attack. It was a pity that he was an Uchiha, and his primary strength lay in his ocular jutsu.
"A, breaking your move is simply too easy."
"Is that so? Try it without using that strange dodging ability." Hearing Tian Qi say it was too easy, A became a little angry. This was his ultimate move.
Looking at A, who was gathering power and preparing to charge, Tian Qi directly used the spatial transfer ability of Kamui. As A was about to attack, spatial vortexes appeared around him, and A, just as he was about to strike, vanished from his spot.
"I told you, breaking your move is very simple." Tian Qi said nonchalantly, looking at the vanished A. Sorry, I won.
What!!! How could this be!
The Second Raikage stared at A, who had vanished from the battlefield, in shock. The situation that was supposed to be a sure win had taken such a sudden turn.
Compared to the Raikage's displeased expression, the Leaf Village shinobi were overjoyed. "Yay, we won, we won!"
"Kid, you've already won! Hurry up and return A, or don't blame me for being impolite!" The Raikage said angrily to Tian Qi. A was the designated next Kage, and he couldn't afford for anything to happen to him.
"Raikage-sama, don't rush. We'll return A to you after our match is over." By binding the next Raikage, he wouldn't have to worry about the Second Raikage reneging. With that, Tian Qi directly withdrew from the arena.
Inside the Kamui space, A, after his attack missed, began to observe his surroundings. It had been snowy white moments ago, but now the surroundings had darkened. After observing for a while, he realized the Kamui space wasn't large, only about three hundred meters.
Looking at this strange place, he understood. "It seems I've been transferred to another dimension by this Uchiha Tian Qi. Instead of dodging, he transferred me away. He did indeed break my One-Finger Nukite. A clever method."
Since A lost, the subsequent matches were simple. Kinkaku fought Sarutobi, and Ginkaku fought Kagami Uchiha. The two brothers, in preparation for their future coup, chose to go easy, not using the Nine-Tails Chakra or the Six Paths Ninja Tools, and the matches ended in a draw.
In the end, the Leaf Village drew with the Cloud Village with a record of 4 draws, 3 wins, and 2 losses.
"Second Hokage, how should this draw be counted?" The Second Raikage hadn't expected a draw and was at a loss. Fighting was out of the question, but he couldn't back down.
"Since it's a draw, both sides should withdraw. Do you want to continue fighting?" Tobirama Senju also saw that the Second Raikage didn't want to continue fighting but was just too proud to admit it.
"Hmph! If that's the case, then in three days, we'll withdraw and sign a treaty. Uchiha brat, return A." The Second Raikage said to Tobirama Senju, then turned to Tian Qi.
"No problem, I'll return him now." Tian Qi activated his Mangekyo Sharingan. A spatial vortex appeared around the Raikage, and along with it, A reappeared before everyone.
"Hmm, I'm back."
Looking at the white expanse around him, A knew he had been teleported back. He then saw the displeased Raikage.
"Raikage-sama, I have failed your trust. I am truly sorry."
The Second Raikage didn't blame A but turned to Tian Qi. "This ability is truly useful, capable of defending the nation. You'll likely be the next Hokage, won't you? The Second Hokage has indeed nurtured an extraordinary person. Kid, I'm optimistic about you." With that, the Second Raikage left with the Cloud shinobi.
What were meant as words of praise sounded different to Tobirama Senju. I didn't nurture him. An Uchiha can never become Hokage. Tobirama Senju looked at Tian Qi with a complex expression.
Tian Qi knew that the Raikage's words were clearly meant to sow discord. Everyone knew the Uchiha and Senju were not on good terms, and Uchiha Madara was killed by Hashirama Senju. It was fortunate the two clans weren't at war, let alone an Uchiha becoming Hokage.
Seeing Tobirama Senju looking at him, Tian Qi knew the Raikage's words had taken effect. Tobirama Senju was likely suspicious of him now, but he didn't care. With his current strength, Tobirama Senju could no longer control him, and he wouldn't have the chance to anyway.
"Let's go back to the camp."
And so, the group returned to the Leaf Village ninja camp.
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