The End of Konoha's Shadowy Hand, Danzo

"Trying to run? You think you can escape? Uchiha Tianqi, get them! Crush them with all your might!" Seeing that Sasuke and the other two were trying to escape, Danzo immediately ordered Tianqi to capture them.

"If there's no problem, I'll crush you...!" Tianqi suddenly changed his tone and directly controlled Susanoo's hand to grab Danzo.

This sudden turn of events left not only Danzo, but also Obito and Sasuke completely dumbfounded. The reversal was too drastic; how did the target of their crushing suddenly change?

"Uchiha Tianqi, what are you doing? I told you to crush them, not me! Put me down right now!" Danzo struggled, still speaking in a commanding tone, completely oblivious to what was happening.

"Order me? You actually took my act seriously, didn't you, my Danzo!" Tianqi looked at Danzo with a squinty eye and a smile.

"How is this possible? You were clearly hit by my Dōjutsu... How could this be?" Danzo finally realized what was happening, but he still couldn't understand how Tianqi, who had clearly been affected, was unharmed.

"Hmph, you think I can't see through your little schemes? I was on guard against you the moment I first saw you with Shisui Uchiha's eyes. Although Shisui's technique is very powerful, I still have ways to deal with it. Originally, if you hadn't used that kind of Dōjutsu on me, I could have saved you out of consideration for our years of friendship. But... what a pity!"

"Is that so? I thought everything was going according to plan, but it turns out the stupidest person was actually myself!" Hearing that Tianqi had already guessed what he was thinking, Danzo was also very disappointed.

"Have you ever heard the saying, 'The higher you climb, the colder it gets'? The higher you stand, the harder you fall. What goes around comes around. Let me see you off on your final journey!" With that, the Tianqi Susanoo tightened its grip on Danzo's hand.

"You'll have to pay for this sooner or later, right? And if you do, I'll drag you all down with me!" Danzo said Danzo, pulling open his clothes to reveal the Sealing Jutsu on his chest.

"Not good!" Upon seeing the jutsu seal on Danzo's chest, Obito immediately grabbed Sasuke and hid in the Kamui Dimension.

"Boring!" Seeing Danzo's attempt to take them both down with him, Tianqi pulled Karin, who was lying on the ground, and also hid in his Kamui Dimension.

Hiruzen, it's finally my turn. Just like you risked your life to protect Konoha, it's my turn now. You are a leaf bathed in sunlight, and I am a root buried deep in the ground. It's a pity that I ultimately failed to become Hokage. No matter where I go, I can never catch up with you! In his final moments Danzo still remembered his former teammate Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Bang!!!" The deadly Reverse Four Symbols Seal exploded. Danzo bridge. In the end, Shimura Danzo, the black Shimura Danzō Konoha, perished along with a pile of broken stones. It's truly a sad story.

After the sealing of the Four Symbols ended, Tianqi, Obito emerged from the Kamui Dimension. Looking at Danzo lying motionless on the ground, none of them spoke for a moment.

"It's all over. Go wherever you need to go!" After collecting Danzo's body, Tianqi left with Karin.

Following Tianqi the whole way, Karin didn't say a word, still unable to shake off the thought of Sasuke attacking her.

"How can you think that nothing will happen if you don't talk?"

Where are you taking me?

"You joined Akatsuki after Sasuke's arrival, do you think the people from those big villages will let you off so easily?"

"If they won't let me go, then they won't let me go. I'm not a good person anyway, and the village has never treated me like a human being. I just didn't expect Sasuke to be so ruthless this time. I really misjudged him!" Karin was extremely disappointed when she thought about Sasuke's reckless attack.

"Sasuke isn't heartless; he's just temporarily blinded by hatred. Besides, you have a special constitution and haven't suffered any fatal injuries, right? Believe me, you and the other two are Sasuke's most capable helpers. Once he gets through this darkest period, he will definitely value you all and rekindle your friendship!"

"Friendship? Heh, to put it bluntly, Sasuke only uses us as tools. But I still want to believe in you, believe that Sasuke can come back and stand shoulder to shoulder with me!" Although she was ruthlessly hurt by Sasuke, Karin still chose to believe in Sasuke because she believed that her fate with Sasuke had not yet come to an end.

"Where there's hope, anything is possible. Time will tell. But until then, you'll have to wait in Konoha's prison. Don't overthink it; I'm doing this to protect you. Konoha treats its prisoners much better than other villages. Besides, with my connections, you'll just be staying in one place for a while!"

"Oh, okay!" Karin had no choice but to accept it when she heard that she would still have to go to jail. She had already been arrested and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Don't be too sad. With the situation so tense right now, I believe you'll be out soon. As for how you get out, that's up to you!"

Hearing this, Karin was completely bewildered. What did she mean by "I won't be out for long"? How could she have to rely on herself to get out? Was she trying to persuade her to sneak out of prison at a crucial moment?

"Tianqi, may I ask you a question?"

"Hehe, feel free to ask me any questions. I'll definitely tell you if I can!"

"Your actions are so strange; I've always been puzzled as to which side you belong. You seem neither like someone from Konoha nor from any other country..."

"Which faction are you from...?" Faced with Karin's question, Tianqi thought for a moment and then said calmly, "I don't belong to any faction. If I had to name one, I'd say it's the Uchiha faction. I'm a very simple person. There are only two things I want to protect: the Uchiha Clan and my family!"

"Family and clan?" Karin still didn't quite understand.

"Don't let Konoha's reputation as the largest village in the Shinobi World fool you. Although I've lived in this village since I was a child, my happiest days were spent with my clansmen. With them, I didn't have to be careful around anyone; everyone's hearts were connected..." Tianqi said, looking at Karin was still somewhat bewildered, and shook his head.

"Sigh, why am I telling you all this? I'm really getting off-topic. In short, I Uchiha Tianqi, don't belong to any faction. I'm only responsible for protecting my clan and family. As for other things, I don't really care. What's the Shinobi World War or village destruction? As long as they don't touch my family and clan, I don't care at all!"

"But as far as I know, the Uchiha Clan seems to have been wiped out, so how come you..." Karin felt that Tianqi's words were contradictory. The Uchiha Clan was gone, so what was the point of talking about protection? That was nonsense.

"Hehe, the truth is not what others see. You will gradually understand in the future!" Tianqi didn't want to say much about the family's affairs. Anyway, everything would come to light soon.