Tianqi's Promise
"So... are you going back to your own time?" Karura remained silent for a long time, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at Tianqi with red eyes.
"Yes, that's right!" Tianqi nodded, reaching out to touch Karura's face, and said softly, "Of course, if you're willing to wait for me, I can promise you that we will definitely meet again after a thousand years!"
"A thousand years later?" Karura slightly taken aback. She looked up at Tianqi, not understanding what he meant. How could a person live for a thousand years when lifespan is limited? Even the Sage of Six Paths couldn't do it. How could she wait a thousand years? Despite her doubts, she still chose to believe in Tianqi. How could she not want to meet Tianqi again? Even if it was an unattainable dream, she was unwilling to shatter it.
"Tianqi, I believe in you. I will wait for you, no matter how long it takes. Even if I die, my soul will always wait for you. I will always remember your promise and the day we met!" At this Karura could no longer contain her emotions, and tears streamed down her face again. Whether this was true or not, it was foreseeable that this beautiful hope would turn into an obsession and countless longings to accompany her.
Seeing Karura so heartbroken, Tianqi was also at a loss. Although he had countless words of comfort in his heart, he couldn't say them each time. After hesitating for a while, all his words turned into a hug. He held Karura tightly, perhaps this was the best comfort.
"Karura, wait for me. A thousand years from now, we will surely meet again!" Tianqi gently kissed Karura's forehead, then took out a small bottle, hesitated for a moment, and spoke again, "But before that, I need to collect some of your blood. But don't misunderstand, I possess a forbidden technique that can pull the souls of the dead back to the mortal realm, but it requires that person's physical body as a medium. You know, a thousand years is a long time..."
Before he could finish speaking, Karura covered Tianqi's mouth with his hand, shook his head slightly, and took the small bottle.
"No need to say more, I know everything. As long as it's you, I'll believe you no matter what!" Karura smiled slightly, and as he spoke, he cut his palm, and bright red blood slowly flowed into the bottle.
Hearing Karura's words, Tianqi was slightly moved. Karura, like the Uchiha clan members of the past, believed in him unconditionally. Such faith was extremely precious. Tianqi vowed that as soon as he returned, he would revive Karura immediately, otherwise he would never have peace of mind for the rest of Tianqi life.
The small bottle quickly filled with bright red blood, and the wound on Karura's palm visibly healed rapidly, disappearing completely in a short while. Karura returned the bottle to Tianqi and said gently, "Be sure to hurry, okay? I'll be waiting for you, even if it means death!"
"Yes, thank you. Karura, I will definitely not let you down!" Tianqi nodded, took the bottle filled with blood, and carefully put it into his Kamui Dimension. This was the key to reviving Karura, and he could not afford to make any mistakes.
At this moment, the old man arrived with Mandala and his entourage. Half an hour had passed, and the time for their conversation was almost up. They didn't have the patience to wait any longer. Seeing the old man and his group arrive, Tianqi and Karura adjusted their mindset. Now that things had been explained clearly, the path ahead was clear; it was just a matter of waiting a bit longer.
"Karura, Uchiha Tianqi, how did your talks go?" The old man glanced at Karura and Tianqi, his instinctive intuition telling him that their current state was quite different from before, suggesting that they must have reached an agreement on something.
However, the old man didn't want to delve further into this matter. He turned his gaze to Tianqi and asked again, "Young man, as I said before, if you want to be with Karura, you must come with us. Judging from your current appearance, you seem to have already reached an agreement. But I must ask you one more time: are you willing to come with us?"
If it were anyone else, the old man wouldn't have asked so many questions. The main reason was that the old man greatly admired Tianqi's strength. If Tianqi joined the moon, the seal on the Ten-Tails would be even more secure, and it would also be able to better protect the Hamura lineage.
"Ah! I'm sorry, you might be disappointed this time. I have my own things to do, so I can't go with you. You can take Karura away now, but one day I will personally bring her back!" Tianqi exhaled slightly and said calmly, but his eyes were always on Karura as he spoke.
The old man frowned slightly upon hearing this and said in a deep voice, "Is that so? That's a real pity. Since you have your own ideals, I won't force you. Anyway, it's all your juniors' business. You can figure out how to handle it yourselves!" Although he felt a little regretful, the old man didn't insist. In the end, he still admired Tianqi from the bottom of his heart.
"Uchiha Tianqi, what do you mean by this? You bastard, you just...!" The old man could ignore it, but Mandala couldn't. Although Tianqi was very unhappy, the deed was already done, and he couldn't let Tianqi leave so easily. It wouldn't be fair to his sister.
"Mandala, shut up! This is Karura's business, what does it have to do with you!" The old man frowned and turned to scold Mandala behind him. Mandala immediately cowered and shrank back, only able to glare at Tianqi in dissatisfaction. In fact, everything had already been decided. If Mandala had Indra's courage, the world would probably be even more chaotic. Fortunately, there was someone to keep Mandala in check.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Just then, the ground shook violently again, and everyone was swayed from side to side. After staggering a few steps to steady themselves, everyone looked towards the place where Indra and Asura were fighting, which was the source of the tremors.
What came into view was an enormous giant, hundreds of meters tall. Besides that, the 300-meter-high tsunami was also incredibly astonishing. A 300-meter-high tsunami! A tsunami of this magnitude was simply a cataclysmic event. Its power was so great that the ground collapsed wherever it passed, towering mountains were shattered, and primeval forests were nowhere to be seen. All that could be seen was seawater, and the sea was still expanding, crashing against the distant continent. Because of the battle between Asura and Indra, countless ordinary people also suffered, and countless lives were annihilated. At this moment, everyone was moved, including Tianqi.