The Small World Opens, and We Enter It

"Tianqi, you don't need to say anything. I understand all of this. As long as you can come back safely, that's enough!"

"Thank you, Tsunade..."

Listening to the two's strange words, Karura and the other two were full of doubt, unable to understand what they were saying at all.

"Tianqi, what are you talking about? We don't understand a word you're saying!"

"Don't ask Shizune you shouldn't ask!"

"It's Lady Tsunade!"

After a rapid flight at supersonic speed, Tianqi and his group finally arrived at the northern border of the Land of Fire, the place where Tianqi had once risen to power.

Looking at the forest before her, Tsunade exclaimed, "I never imagined that the battlefield would be completely healed without a trace. It's truly a miracle!"

"Restoration comes at a price, especially restoring everything. If it weren't for good luck, this place would be my grave!" Thinking of the scene where he fought against the Five Great Nations and the Chosen One, Uchiha Tianqi Hashirama Senju, here, Tianqi was filled with emotion.

"I've always had a question in my mind: what was your real reason for doing that? It couldn't have really been just for the Uchiha, could it?"

"Part of the reason is the Uchiha, but the main reason isn't for them..."

"I guessed that was the case. You wouldn't go against the whole world for the sake of the Uchiha clan. Can you tell me the specific reasons now?"

Faced with Tsunade's persistent questioning, Tianqi thought for a moment and then slowly gave his explanation.

"The specific reason is that I accepted a forced order from something, but I can't go into more detail. Although this order was dangerous, it was also extremely beneficial to me. Moreover, I promised Elder Xin Yang that I would restore the glory of the Uchiha. In that special situation, with the support of my clan members, I was even more determined to move forward. Given the favorable circumstances from all sides, that's why I took that action!"

"A forced order from something? It seems you have a secret you're hiding. But since you don't want to talk about it, I won't press you. I just hope that one day you can be honest with me and your family!"

"Yes, that day will come!"

After speaking, Tianqi stepped forward and sensed the fluctuations in time and space ahead, his feelings incredibly complex.

"I never imagined that after so many years, I, Uchiha Tianqi, would return once again. This time, I will definitely see you all again: Elder, Zhan, Feng, Gaoli..."

As he spoke, Tianqi activated his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan. With the appearance of the Rinnegan, the protective barrier at the entrance to the Small World slowly emerged.

"Oh, this place has this kind of restriction. It doesn't seem simple!" Karura was also extremely surprised as he looked at the restriction that appeared in front of him.

"Of course it's not simple. This is a restriction I set up with all my might after my strength made a qualitative leap. It contains the power of time and space. Unless someone is far stronger than me, it's impossible to break it by force. Even I have to exert all my strength to open it, let alone an outsider!"

At this Tianqi's eyes began to spin rapidly, shooting a beam of black light into the sky. Accompanying this beam of black light, the Time Force materialized, and the enormous Time Wheel descended upon the land once more.

Karura and the others stared wide-eyed at the enormous wheel in the sky, completely astonished by the sheer size of it.

With the appearance of the Time Wheel, the true nature of the restriction at the entrance to the Small World was also fully revealed. It was also something that resembled Time Wheel. Seeing that it was about time, Tianqi used his Chakra to activate the Time Wheel in the sky.

At this moment, the five Xuanyuan Group were not far away immediately collapsed, powerless. Because of Tianqi's concentrated power, they lost Tianqi's Chakra supply and turned into corpses.

"Ultimate Time Control - Evil Reversal!" The Time Wheel slowly turned, and a beam of light shone down from it, its target being the restriction at the entrance.

"Release!" With Tianqi's shout, the restriction on the entrance to the Small World disappeared, replaced by a vortex of light.

After doing all this, Tianqi closed his Rinnegan, the huge Time Wheel in the sky disappeared, and the Xuanyuan Group, who were not far away, regained their strength and slowly stood up.

As the colossal object in the sky disappeared, Karura asked, "Tianqi?"

The others also looked at Tianqi with curiosity; they too wanted to know what that thing was.

"Oh, you mean that? That's the power residing in my eyes. In modern terms, it's called Dōjutsu. Whenever I need it, I can make this power appear in physical form!"

"What exactly is this power of yours?"

"There are too many questions. You know, being too curious can be fatal. But since there are no outsiders here today, I'll tell you. What resides in my eyes is the Time Force, and what just appeared in the sky is the Time Wheel. It's also the expression of me using the Time Force full strength. Do you understand?"

Tsunade, Shizune, and Itachi listened as if it were a story. In their view, how could a human possibly control time? After all, time was something only gods could possess.

Karura, upon hearing this, asked with a look of surprise, "You actually possess the power of time? No wonder you're so powerful. With the blessing of the power of time, it's hard not to be strong. But time shouldn't even exist in this world. How did you obtain this power?"

"You silly girl, you ask too many questions. You don't even need to think to know that this is my secret. Since it's a secret, how could I just tell you? The passage is open, let's go in!" Tianqi shook his head and stepped into the light gate in front of him first.

Seeing this, Karura and Tsunade quickly followed Tianqi and entered the portal.

After the group went inside, the five Xuanyuan Group quickly arrived at the gate of light and began guarding it. Without the restrictions, anyone could enter. Tianqi would not allow outsiders to set foot on Uchiha territory.

After Tianqi and his group walked out of the passage, they came into view a forest, which seemed no different from when they came in.

"Huh? Why are we still in the forest? Did we come to the wrong place?" Shizune looked around at her surroundings, completely bewildered.

"We didn't come to the wrong place. This isn't where we were before, and I can sense that this seems to be another dimension!" Karura said after sensing the surroundings.

"Hehe, your perception is correct. This is a Small World I created with my own power. It's a world of its own, not much different from the outside Shinobi World. The only difference is that it's not as big as the Shinobi World!" With that, Tianqi led everyone forward step by step.