Uchiha Tianqi's Slash with Susanoo, Years Ago
A few minutes later, Sen'u appeared before Tenki, Jonin by Xiangtian, Tianqi.
"Sen'u, how are you? Are you alright?" Tianqi quickly stepped forward to ask, seeing that Sen'u 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?" Looking at her father, whose clothes were tattered and whose body was still so large, Sen'u was also puzzled.
"Don't worry, this is the result of my power being developed to its limit. Alright, Xiangtian, you quickly lead the remaining ninjas to retreat, I'll cover your retreat!" Seeing that there were only about a hundred Konoha Ninja left out of the original six hundred or so, Tianqi also urged everyone to retreat.
"Yes, Tianqi, we'll leave now!" Upon hearing Tianqi's words, Xiangtian didn't hesitate at all and helped Sen'u 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!" Sen'u said with some concern, not leaving immediately.
"Sen'u, 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 Iwagakure Ninja is getting closer. Someone has to stay behind to stop them. And this is also my destiny, my karmic Karma with the Iwagakure Ninja!" Tianqi shook his head and said.
"Father, you mean... no, no, no, you can't do something foolish!" Sen'u finally understood what he meant; his father was going to risk his life, and he immediately became agitated.
"Sen'u, you don't need to try to persuade him anymore. You know that once Father makes a decision, he won't change it!" Tianqi raised his hand to stop Sen'u from speaking.
"But Father, how can I watch you go..."
"Sen'u, 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 final words of advice, Sen'u's tears welled up involuntarily.
"Alright, men shed blood, not tears. What are you doing? Your father has said everything he needed to say. The Iwagakure Ninja are almost here. Let's go!" Tianqi stopped looking at Sen'u and turned to face the front.
"Father! Thank you!" Sen'u 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, take Sen'u and get out of here as soon as possible!" Although Tianqi didn't turn around, he knew what Sen'u was doing, so he immediately and ruthlessly drove everyone away.
"Let's go, Lady Sen'u!" Xiangtian helped Sen'u up and prepared to leave.
Sen'u took one last, reluctant look at her father's retreating figure before being pulled away by Xiangtian.
"You brat, you're really getting sentimental. I'm not your real father, why all this fuss? From Sen'u 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 only now realized that he was actually crying. Of course, he was also a little surprised, "This White Zetsu body can actually shed tears, how strange!"
Two minutes after Sen'u and the others left, the ground began to tremble slightly, and a commotion arose, clearly indicating that a thousand-strong vanguard of the Iwagakure Ninja had arrived.
"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 sprang from the ground, forming a one-kilometer-long wooden wall as an obstacle.
Upon arriving at the location, the Iwagakure 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 Iwagakure Ninja asked, unsure if the man was from Konoha since he wasn't wearing Forehead Protector.
"Abandoned pawn? I'm not an abandoned pawn, I'm your nightmare!" Tianqi said with a smirk.
"That familiar voice!" A member of the Shadow Guard shuddered 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 cadet from the Shadow Guard asked suspiciously.
"He's Uchiha Tianqi, the one who attacked our village years ago, that damned Uchiha bastard!" the quasi-kage said viciously.
"Uchiha Tianqi? 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 Tianqi, 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 Tianqi, do you still remember me?" the fierce-looking quasi-Kage asked.
"Huh? Who are you? Have we met before?" Tianqi had no recollection of who this person was.
"Heh, I wasted my time asking. How could a murderer like you possibly remember someone as insignificant as 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 Tianqi.
"Brother, who is that? I don't remember killing a near- Kage Level Iwagakure Ninja?" Tianqi still didn't understand who it was; he didn't remember anyone being a near-Kage enemy.
"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- Uchiha Tianqi.
"Oh, it was that time. I did destroy quite a few buildings when I was using the Perfect Susanoo. I didn't expect the sword energy to actually kill a quasi-Kage's older brother. That was quite unexpected. I'm so sorry, I didn't even notice!" Tianqi recalled the scene and said apologetically.
"You bastard, is this an apology? And don't think I'll let you off just because you apologized. I'm telling you, that's impossible. Today, I will definitely kill you to avenge my brother!" Seeing Uchiha Tianqi's nonchalant attitude, Junkage was furious.
In fact, his elder brother, being a ninja, was able to accept the loss of life and death. 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 only provided 30 million ryo in compensation, the compensation his elder brother received was practically nothing.
It is an honorable thing 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 had 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 Tianqi and Konoha.