Tianqi Fully Regains His Strength
With Karura's full-fledged treatment, the Ten-Tails within Tianqi's body also helped him accelerate his recovery. Tianqi entered into deep meditation, and his white hair and aged face recovered at a visible speed. Tianqi dared not relax in the slightest; he was now racing against time.
He had to keep his promise to his grandson and couldn't afford to let things fall apart at this crucial moment.
Time passed second by second, and finally the sun rose again today, but Tianqi's strength had only recovered to about 80%.
"I can't go on, Tianqi, I've reached my limit!" Karura also stopped; she had reached her limit after a night of giving it her all.
"Okay, that's enough. I'll handle the rest myself. You go out and tell them to stay away from here!"
"Alright, then good luck to you!" Karura was too tired and went down. There was no way she could help any longer if she stayed here, so it was better to go out.
After Karura left, Tianqi and the Ten-Tails simultaneously began to unleash their full power. He frantically absorbed the surrounding natural energy to strengthen himself, preparing to crush Ōtsutsuki Urashiki at his peak. He would not repeat the mistakes of the past.
When Sasuke learned that his grandfather was recovering, he left without saying goodbye, knowing that Urashiki was coming today and he needed to stay by Naruto's side to protect him.
Without the assistance of Karura, a master of the Six Paths level, the recovery was much slower. Tianqi's prediction also went wrong; he underestimated his body's reserves. The last 20% was too difficult to recover. Time passed slowly, but progress was minimal. Even after Urashiki arrived, Tianqi had not yet recovered to his full strength.
"Urashiki's already here, and the recovery hasn't made much progress yet. This was a real miscalculation, damn it!!!"
Seeing that Urashiki hadn't acted impulsively upon reaching Tianqi, he decided to observe the situation before rushing out. Unlike Sasuke and the others, he possessed the purest power of the Ōtsutsuki. If he were tricked, he would become nourishment for Urashiki to grow stronger. Urashiki's abilities were already somewhat abnormal; if he became nourishment for Urashiki, then there would be no hope.
Conversely, if Tianqi can defeat Urashiki, then Urashiki can also become nourishment for Tianqi to become stronger. It all depends on who can absorb the other's strength better.
Fortunately, before everything reached the point where Tianqi rushed out, although Urashiki had captured Naruto was eventually rescued, and Urashiki didn't seem to intend to kill him.
"I guess the Sealing Jutsu is hard to break. That's good, it gives me another day. Urashiki, you just wait, I'll crush you sooner or later!"
As darkness fell, Tianqi's strength had recovered to 90% after a day of recovery, and he would be back to his peak strength tomorrow.
After dark, Sasuke secretly returned home again. He stood at the door of Tianqi's room, hesitating whether to break in.
"Come on in, what are you hesitating for at the door?"
Tianqi's voice came from inside, and Sasuke, hearing this, slowly pushed open the door and went in.
"Grandfather..."
"How was the battle against Urashiki today?"
"That guy is really strong, and his abilities are all kinds of strange and wonderful. He's really tough to deal with!" Sasuke shook his head helplessly as he recalled today's battle.
"As a member of Urashiki Ōtsutsuki Main Family, it's normal for Urashiki to have strange abilities. However, Sasuke, you must remember that there are no absolutely perfect techniques in this world. Even some of Grandpa's techniques, which seem perfect, have flaws. And you must have confidence in yourself. If you completely get rid of your physical discomfort, killing Urashiki won't be difficult for you!"
"It's Grandpa, I know, but Grandpa, your health..."
"Don't worry about my health. I'll be back to peak condition by tomorrow. I'm going to face Urashiki head-on then. Besides, Urashiki is probably having a lot of trouble with Naruto's Sealing Jutsu right now. You know, that jutsu isn't something just anyone can break. After today, keep a close eye on Naruto. I reckon that guy will be back soon!"
"Yes! I understand!"
Just then, Tsunade and the others arrived at Tianqi's room.
"So that's where you were, Sasuke! What are you chatting about with that old man? Come on, tell Grandma about your business!" Tsunade pulled Sasuke away from there.
Seeing this, Tianqi shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself, "She seems to enjoy being with her grandson so much. I wonder if Tsunade will be willing to leave this place with me when the time comes. It's really a bit baffling!"
Putting aside his thoughts, Tianqi continued to recover. Finally, the next morning, Tianqi was fully recovered and walked out of his room. As soon as he stepped out, he ran into Sasuke was also leaving the house.
Grandpa, you've recovered?
"Hehehe, it took almost two days to recover. Now you just stay by Naruto's side. If Urashiki shows up, I'll crush him!"
"Okay, good!" Seeing that his grandfather had recovered, Sasuke jumped over the wall and ran out.
Tsunade watched Sasuke leave, then approached Tianqi and said calmly, "I've heard everything from Sasuke. That Urashiki is incredibly strong. Tianqi, do you think we should mobilize the village's resources to help? After all, he came for the Nine-Tails, so shouldn't we...?"
"Stop, stop! I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Sasuke others have traveled back through time. Too many people knowing about him will only lead to chaos in the future. If you try to interfere, don't blame me for erasing your memories!" As he spoke, Tianqi stretched out his right hand and made a backhand grabbing gesture towards the three of them.
"Tianqi, how could you do this? How could you touch other people's memories like that? I don't care about other people, but you can't touch my memories!" Karura kept shaking his head and made a no-go gesture.
Tsunade Tianqi's resolute attitude, Tsunade fell silent, torn between whether or not to act impulsively.
"I'm not worried about Karura, but I'm mainly worried about Tsunade. Tsunade, what do you say? If you want to cause trouble, just say so now. I can erase your memory right now, and everything can be pretended never happened. How about that?" Tianqi glanced at Tsunade and Shizune. These two were too good at causing trouble. If they didn't speak up, things might get chaotic in the future.
After much Tsunade struggle, Tsunade ultimately chose to cherish the beautiful memories she shared with Sasuke. Without the memories of Sasuke growing up, she wouldn't know about Sasuke future changes, and she would only worry about Sasuke constantly.
"Alright, I promise I won't interfere, but you also have to promise me you'll protect Sasuke. If anything happens to Sasuke again, I can't guarantee I won't act impulsively, do you understand, Tianqi?" Tsunade looked at Tianqi with a serious expression.
Hearing this, Shizune secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her memories were finally preserved. Although she didn't know what it felt like to have her memories erased, she really didn't want to experience something like having incomplete memories.
"Don't worry, with me here, no one can touch Sasuke!" After saying that, Tianqi squinted at Shizune beside him and said, "You won't go around spreading rumors about Sasuke, will you?"
"No, no, Tianqi, I promise I would never say such a thing, even if you beat me to death!" Shizune shook her head frantically to show that she wouldn't go around telling everyone.
"That's excellent!" Tianqi nodded, seeing Shizune's demeanor. This little girl was quite trustworthy and could be relied upon.