The Konoha Crush Operation Ends

"Stop rushing me! Can't you see I've been busy too? Let go, old man!" Orochimaru trembled as he watched part of his soul being pulled out.

"Orochimaru, this is the Uzumaki Clan's strongest Sealing Jutsu, the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. I have two pieces of news to tell you, one good and one bad. Would you like to hear them?" Tianqi said calmly.

"What good and bad news? Tell me quickly!"

"The bad news is that Ninjutsu Dead Demon Consuming Seal is a technique that sacrifices one's own soul to perish together with the enemy. The good news is that although Sarutobi Hiruzen has sacrificed his own soul, he is no longer able to perish with you. As long as you hold on, he's doomed!"

"Hehehe, this isn't just good news and bad news, it's two pieces of good news! It seems you're doomed today, teacher!" Orochimaru smiled immediately upon hearing the news about Tianqi.

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the masked man outside, then looked at his former beloved disciple and said, "I didn't expect you to have such a powerful subordinate. I underestimated you. It seems I no longer have the strength to pull your soul out completely, but your ambition ends here!"

"This isn't over yet! My ambitions won't stop!"

"You've become obsessed with Ninjutsu, wasting Ninjutsu. I'm going to give you the most fitting punishment. I'm going to take away all the Ninjutsu you've mastered!"

"What did you say! Could it be...? Stop!!!" Orochimaru shouted in terror, realizing what he had just thought of.

However, at that moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen controlled the Shinigami and directly severed the souls of Orochimaru's hands with a single slash. Without his hands, Orochimaru could no longer Hand Seals and release Ninjutsu. This was Sarutobi Hiruzen's purpose.

"Seal!!!" A circular Sealing Jutsu appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's chest, and Orochimaru's hands were completely sealed as well.

"My hands..." Orochimaru watched as his hands visibly turned black. He was filled with anger and terror. His hands, devoid of their souls, were completely useless.

"Now your hands are useless. Since you can't use your hands, you can't form hand Hand Seals, and you can't use Ninjutsu on your own. The plan to destroy Konoha has failed!"

"You old bastard, give me back my hands!!!"

"You've become stupid, Orochimaru. It's a pity I can't take you with me, but my disciple, we will meet again in another world!"

"You old man, like a candle flickering in the wind, how dare you... how dare you take my Ninjutsu..."

Seeing Orochimaru relentlessly attacking Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tianqi directly passed through the barrier and severed Sarutobi Hiruzen's head with a single strike.

"What's with all this nonsense? Just finish him off!" Tianqi glared at Orochimaru, then looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen's corpse and said calmly, "From the day you decided to lay a hand on my son, your fate was sealed. Sarutobi Hiruzen's way of dying is the most suitable for you!"

"My hands feel like they're burning, this searing pain is unbearable..." Orochimaru's face was covered in sweat, clearly showing how much pain he was in.

"I told you long ago, the Shadow of the Village always has some backup plans, so I'm not surprised at all that you crashed and burned!"

"Damn old man, we really underestimated him this time!"

"Lord Orochimaru..." Sakon called out worriedly.

"The battle is over. We no longer need the barrier. Let's go back!"

"Yes, release!" The Otogakure Four dispelled the barrier, helped Orochimaru up, and immediately began their retreat.

Meanwhile, Gaara of the Sand Village was also defeated by Gaara, Konoha Ninja, Jiraiya Naruto, launched a full-scale counterattack, with the Sand and Sound Ninja retreating steadily.

Tianqi didn't leave immediately; he still needed to draw some of the firepower away, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy for Kabuto and the Otogakure Four to escape safely.

"Let's begin!" Tianqi slowly lifted off the ground and flew up, stopping forty meters above the ground, a height at which most of Konoha's ninjas could see him.

"Tianqi on Chakra, you little brats of Konoha, haa...

In an instant, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and Tianqi's Chakra shot straight into the sky. At this moment, he was like the last ray of light in the darkness, and the dazzling light of the sun illuminated the entire Konoha.

At that moment, everyone on the battlefield looked towards the dazzling white light.

"You're that guy? What exactly does he want?" Nara Shikaku looked at the person they had fought before, and he was also full of doubt.

"The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. The Konoha Collapse Operation is over. You brats, you can leave now!"

Tianqi's voice echoed throughout the entire Konoha. Upon hearing this, the Sound Ninja immediately began their retreat, while the Sand Ninja, though not as swift, also slowly began their own retreat.

The group from Konoha rushed towards Tianqi, wanting to confirm the truth of his words.

Seeing the people of Konoha heading in his direction, Tianqi smiled wickedly and immediately began to mobilize the Ten-Tails 'Chakra within his body.

"Haaaaaaah...!!!!" Tianqi continuously released his massive Chakra, and the terrifying aura spread outwards, causing the entire Konoha to tremble.

"This astonishing power is..." While the people of Konoha were stunned, only Jiraiya was not frightened. Instead, he kept rushing towards the source of the power.

Tianqi continuously released his Chakra, maintaining this high-intensity release for two minutes until Jiraiya and the Konoha ninja arrived before him, at Tianqi stopped releasing it.

"With your strength and Chakra, you can't be some nobody. Just who are you?" Jiraiya shouted, frowning.

"Jiraiya, one of the Sannin Jiraiya, huh..." Tianqi didn't answer, but simply chuckled twice before activating Kamui and leaving.

"Space-Time Ninjutsu, this guy..." Jiraiya more surprised to recognize the Space-Time Ninjutsu. He also had a certain guess about the guy in front of him, because he only knew one person who could use this vortex-shaped Space-Time Ninjutsu, and that was his friend Uchiha Tianqi.

"Tianqi... is that you?" Jiraiya murmured to himself. Although it was very likely that it was Tianqi, he still didn't want to believe that this person was Tianqi.

Tianqi was unaware that Jiraiya had begun to suspect him. He used Kamui to catch up with Orochimaru and the others who were constantly retreating.

"How is it, Tianqi? Those people didn't catch up, did they?" Orochimaru asked with a pained expression.

"Don't worry, I've taken care of the tail. You're perfectly safe to go back to Otogakure!"

"You? You mean you're not Otogakure with me?" Orochimaru frowned upon hearing this.