Minato Namikaze Leads the Arrival of the Reinforcements
"Let's go!" Tianqi led Sen'u to a spacious place to set up camp.
The stay lasted a full day. During that day, Tianqi and Sen'u talked about everything under the sun. After getting to know each other better, Tianqi discovered that Sen'u didn't have any lofty goals. In fact, his heart was even leaning towards Konoha. Tianqi wasn't surprised by this, after all, he was the great-grandson of Hashirama Senju, so it wasn't a problem for him to have such a bias.
However, when talking about Uchiha Mikoto, Tianqi was a little surprised. Originally, Uchiha Mikoto was Uchiha Fugaku's wife, but now Sen'u has taken her away. Tianqi is also full of anticipation for who Itachi and Sasuke will end up with.
The next morning, Tianqi ran to the distant forest and caught two wild pheasants, which he then roasted.
"Father, when will the village's support ninjas arrive?" Sen'u asked, sitting around the fire.
"Maybe today or tomorrow, but who cares? I've never had any hope for Konoha's ninja forces. I don't expect them to die without even knowing how!" Tianqi shook his head; he truly didn't care about Konoha's forces.
"Father, what are you saying? Didn't our ancestors say that ninjas become incredibly powerful when they have bonds? How can we not value our comrades?" Sen'u said, frowning.
He truly didn't understand why his father disliked the ninjas of Konoha so much.
"I understood these principles more than ten years ago. It's not that I don't value my comrades; on the contrary, I value them exceptionally much. But I will always maintain a negative attitude towards the ninja forces of Konoha. First of all, they can't help me at all; they will only hold me back. They will even obstruct me at crucial moments. I haven't attacked this corrupt Konoha because of your mother!" Tianqi said slowly while roasting a chicken.
Clearly, he still harbors resentment towards Konoha for interfering in his battles years ago. If it weren't for Konoha's meddling, he could have wiped out the four countries, propelled Konoha to its peak, and unified the Shinobi World, making it all belong to Konoha. Unfortunately, all of this was ruined by Konoha, so now he truly has no desire to contribute to Konoha.
"But with such great power, shouldn't you be saving the so-called decaying Konoha?" Sen'u was still trying to persuade her father to help Konoha.
"Save them? Is there any hope for Konoha? They're just fighting amongst themselves for power. To save them, we need to purge the current high-ranking officials and clans, reshuffle the deck, and establish a new order. Is that what you want to see?" Tianqi stared at Sen'u and asked rhetorically.
"No, no, no, that won't do, but..."
Before Sen'u could say anything more, Tianqi interrupted him.
"I won't stop you from serving Konoha. After all, this is where you live, and there's nothing wrong with contributing to your home. However, I advise you not to get too involved. The waters of Konoha run deep. And you don't need to try to persuade me here. I have my own independent views on Konoha!" Tianqi reminded Sen'u. He didn't want his son to become a brainwashed fan of Konoha.
"Well... alright!" Seeing that persuasion was useless, Sen'u stopped trying. Although he agreed verbally, he didn't really mean it. Konoha was his home, and serving his home was what every Konoha Ninja should do.
Seeing his son almost becoming a die-hard fan of Konoha, Tianqi cursed the consciousness entity in his heart for being useless. After all these years with Sen'u, he hadn't been able to pass on the core ideology of the clan to Sen'u. He was truly useless.
If Sen'u weren't strong, it wouldn't matter, but now that Sen'u's reached the level of a Kage, with his simple mind, wouldn't he be easily schemed against and killed in the treacherous Konoha? It's too late to change things now; we can only hope that Sen'u can come to terms with it in the future.
Two days after the message was relayed back by the consciousness entity, the Konoha support force finally arrived at the border after a rapid march. This time, the force consisted of about four thousand people. Because they also had to defend against several other countries, Konoha could only send a maximum of four thousand people.
The leader of the 4,000 was a young man with blond hair. The young man with blond hair at the front quickly spotted Sen'u and his companion gathered around the campfire.
"Sen'u, are you alright?" The blond-haired young man quickly stepped forward to ask Sen'u.
"I'm fine, Minato. It's great that you're here!" Looking at Minato Namikaze, Xiangtian, and the other ninjas, Sen'u was also very happy.
"Tianqi, are you alright?" Xiangtian rushed to Tianqi's side. He had thought Tianqi had already sacrificed himself, but he never expected him to survive. It was truly a surprise.
"What could possibly happen to me? You're probably hoping something bad will happen to me, aren't you?" Tianqi his eyes at the ninja. Having received the consciousness's memories, he knew very well who this ninja was.
"How could you say that? I'm so happy you survived from the Iwagakure Ninja, I would never want anything to happen to you!" Xiangtian kept rubbing his hands together, acting like a sycophant.
"Alright, stop disgusting me. Go play somewhere else, I'm waiting to eat!" Tianqi waved his hand, his eyes fixed on the roast chicken in front of him.
"You haven't eaten yet? You should have said so earlier! I have some top-quality canned beef here, I guarantee it's all big chunks of beef and super fragrant, you should try some!" Xiangtian said, pulling out several cans of beef, clearly something he was keeping for himself.
Tianqi shook his head with a wry smile. He hadn't encountered a Konoha simp in many years, and he hadn't expected to run into one just two days after waking up. It seemed that there were even more simps in Konoha. Tianqi accepted the canned beef without any hesitation.
"Tianqi!" After catching up with Sen'u, Minato Namikaze also came to Tianqi's side, bowing deeply and showing great respect. The reason for this was that he had heard from his master Jiraiya that Tianqi had contributed to both of his signature Ninjutsu, so he was very respectful to Tianqi.
"Alright! Now that you're here, take the troops to the front lines. Although the Iwagakure Ninja have temporarily retreated, I don't think they'll give up their attack on the Land of Fire's border!" Tianqi glanced at the future Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and ordered him to the front lines.
"Yes, Tianqi, I'm leading the troops to the front lines to prepare for defense!" With that, Minato Namikaze led the main force to the front lines. Uchiha Tianqi was the highest commander on the border. Before coming, the Third Hokage had instructed him to listen to Tianqi in everything, so he was very obedient now.
Watching Minato Namikaze lead the large force away, Tianqi seemed thoughtful. It seemed that Sarutobi Hiruzen really treated this grand-disciple exceptionally well, even letting him lead the support force this time. Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have high hopes for him.