Itachi's Five Years Flew By in the Blink of an Eye
"Okay!" Just as the Nine-Tails was about to break free of its restraints and raise its hand to attack, Tianqi immediately activated his Rinnegan.
"Time Stop!" With a slight lift, time around them instantly stopped, leaving only Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina still able to move.
Just as Minato Namikaze was about to use his body to block the Nine-Tails' attack, he suddenly realized that neither the Nine-Tails nor Hiruzen Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage outside the barrier, were moving. He was completely bewildered.
"What's going on? Why did they suddenly stop moving?"
Uzumaki Kushina also looked puzzled. Suddenly, she saw two figures walking over, one of whom looked very familiar.
"Tianqi!"
"Kushina, you little rascal, you couldn't stay out of it when your uncle was watching from the sidelines. Poor girl..." Tianqi bent down and stroked Kushina's head, speaking with a look of affection.
"I'm sorry, Tianqi. I didn't do a good job as a Jinchuriki. The Nine-Tails still managed to escape. I..."
"You've done very well, I saw everything, it's not your fault!" Tianqi then turned his gaze to Minato Namikaze beside him and said calmly, "Minato!"
"I'm here, please speak!"
"My presence here means I'm here to save you, but unfortunately you've used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, and your souls have already become Shinigami's. I can't save you or me. However, Kushina can still be saved. What are your thoughts on this?"
"Is that so? That's enough. You only need to save Kushina. I've already given up on living Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"
"Minato, you..." Uzumaki Kushina looked reluctant when she heard Minato Namikaze say that.
"Kushina, there's no need to say anything more. Just live a good life with Naruto in my place. He's our hope!" Minato Namikaze said with a determined look as he looked at Minato Namikaze little Naruto beside him.
"Minato..."
"Time is running out, you don't have time to talk anymore!" Seeing that the two were about to continue talking, Kushina's vital signs were already plummeting, Tianqi directly interrupted their conversation.
He immediately extracted a portion of his Ten-Tails Chakra and infused it into Kushina. With the support of the Ten-Tails Chakra, Kushina's life force stopped draining, and her physical condition recovered at a visible speed.
"What amazing power!" Kushina recovered, immediately stood up, looking at her body with curiosity.
"I've done all I can, goodbye Minato!" After doing all this, Tianqi left with Karura hadn't uttered a word.
"Thank you, Tianqi!"
What followed was that Minato Namikaze used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal the Yin Nine-Tails into his own body, while the Yang Nine-Tails and his body were sealed into the newborn Naruto. Everything seemed unchanged. With the intervention of Tianqi, Naruto's childhood was also accompanied by his mother, and he was no longer alone.
As Tianqi left, he reflected a lot on his actions of saving Kushina when he returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound in the north.
I don't know if saving Kushina this time will completely change Naruto, but I am still a living person. I can't bear to watch the child who grew up by my side die in front of me. Besides, whether Naruto changes or not has little to do with me. The people of Konoha should be the ones with a headache!
After thinking it through, Tianqi finally felt relieved. The plot and all that stuff had nothing to do with him. Now that he had a house full of children and grandchildren, what was there to worry about?
"Tianqi, you seem to know that red-haired woman?"
"You mean Kushina? I watched her grow up since she was little. She stayed at my house when she came to Konoha from another country. You could say she's practically family to me!" Kushina shook his head, thinking of how Tianqi looked when she first came to Konoha. Time really flies.
"So you took action as soon as I mentioned it? Oh, you're a distant relative!"
"Actually, I would have taken action even if you hadn't asked. Honestly, I just couldn't bear to watch that girl go. After all, we're all human!"
"That's right, this is the real Uchiha Tianqi of flesh and blood!" Karura immediately smiled as well.
She was used to the cold and ruthless Tianqi, but this loving Tianqi was the one she liked.
Looking at Karura's expression, Tianqi knew what she was thinking. He really didn't want to discuss or comment on the current state of Konoha. As long as the black-hearted old man didn't leave Konoha's stage, saving more people would be meaningless.
Just as Tianqi returned to the northern border, Sen'u and Mikoto, who had gone to their secret base to play with the Uchiha, were completely bewildered by the devastation of Konoha.
"What's going on? Is someone attacking Konoha?"
"Oh no! Sasuke!"
When the two returned home and saw that their house showed no signs of attack and that Sasuke was sleeping peacefully in his room, they were relieved. What they didn't know was that the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball had once attacked their house, but it was blocked by Tianqi's Xuanyuan Group puppets.
The news of Minato Namikaze's sacrifice was publicized the next day. Danzo, who already knew the news, was also making various moves in order to secure the position of Fifth Hokage.
However, things don't always go as planned. Even without Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, two elders of Konoha, blocking his way, half of the clan leaders in Konoha still rejected Danzo to the Hokage position. Sen'u also rejected Danzo, and in the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen was reinstated Hokage Position, leaving Danzo powerless and furious within Root.
But all of this had nothing to do with Tianqi. He was now completely focused on training the children of his clan, living with his clansmen every day without any worries. Moreover, he was very happy being with these younger generations and children.
In order to enhance the combat power of his clansmen, Tianqi opened the entrance to the Small World, allowing clansmen to go out to the Shinobi World for training from time to time. However, there are special secret methods for entering and leaving the Small World, and not just anyone can enter.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, Tianqi had brought Itachi to the clan for five years. Itachi had also reached the age of ten, standing at 1.6 meters tall like a handsome young man. Itachi's strength had also improved a lot, and after five years of training, his strength had reached the level of Jonin.
Today is the clan's ranking battle. The Clan Head and elders are all present, and the young people are engaged in various battles, striving to climb higher in their rankings.
With his immense strength and Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Itachi fought his way to the finals.
"Itachi is truly remarkable. At only ten years old, he already possesses the strength of Jonin. He has a very promising future!" Zhan praised Itachi, who was performing exceptionally well on the field.
Tianqi remained silent, simply watching Itachi's battle with a calm expression. At the age of ten, Itachi's potential could be said to have been developed to its limit, making further improvement extremely difficult. At this point, the only way to significantly improve was through the Mangekyō Sharingan.