Mifune's Dream of Getting Compensation
"Our late father..." Upon hearing Tianqi's words, dozens of elders quickly stood up, about to say something.
Before they could say anything more, Tianqi continued, "You don't need to say anything more. I've made up my mind, and I won't change it. You don't need to ask where I'm going either. This is my final act..."
Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and fell silent. The reason they had been able to act without restraint all this time was because they had Tianqi as their backer. However, now this bridge was saying that their path had come to an end, which they could not accept for a while.
"All good things must come to an end. In this Fourth Shinobi World War, I hope to fight alongside my clan. My clansmen, are you willing to accompany me on this final journey?"
"Yes, yes..." Everyone present shouted "yes." Since they couldn't keep the previous Clan Head, they would accompany Clan Head on his final journey.
"Clan Head, what do you say now?" Seeing that everyone agreed, Tianqi was pleased, but at the same time, he turned to look at Uchiha Kong, who was sitting in the main seat.
Looking at the former Clan Head, Uchiha Kong also stood up and said loudly, "On behalf of all clan members, Uchiha Kong swears to stand by the former Clan Head to the death!"
"Very good, very good!" Tianqi looked at his people and felt extremely gratified and proud. Being able to fight alongside his people in the last few months was enough.
"From this moment forward, all command and control of the clan rests with the former Clan Head Uchiha Tianqi. All clan members, including myself, are to obey the orders of the former Clan Head Uchiha Tianqi!" Uchiha Kong decisively handed over the clan's command and control to Uchiha Tianqi.
"Alright, since that's the case, then I'll lead everyone one last time. I'm issuing my order for the entire clan to begin active preparations for battle. This time, everyone with Chunin strength or above will participate. We must show the might of the Uchiha Clan this time!"
"Yes!!!"
After settling some details and finalizing a rough timeframe, Tianqi left his clan for Konoha the Tenten.
After returning to his home in Konoha, Tianqi enjoyed his last moments with his children and grandchildren. When Tsunade returned from working overtime that evening, she saw Tianqi come back and immediately moved a stool and sat down opposite Tianqi. She didn't say a word and just stared at Tianqi.
"Uh... Tsunade, why are you staring at me like that? It's creepy. Just say what you want to say!"
"Heh, Uchiha Tianqi, I really underestimated you. Provoking the Four Kage and even taking on the Fourth Raikage one-on-one, you're really something!" Tsunade looked at Tianqi with a sneer.
"Hahaha... So, the provocation of the Four Kage was to protect Sasuke. As for the Fourth Raikage, he insisted on challenging me to a duel, and I couldn't do anything about it!" Tianqi laughed it off, completely denying any involvement.
"You can refuse all of these, but there's one thing you can't refuse: Karura, give me that!"
"Okay!" Karura handed a document to Tsunade.
"Take a look for yourself!" Tsunade took the file bag and tossed it to Tianqi.
Tianqi opened the file and looked at it carefully. The more he looked, the more surprised he became, especially when he saw that long string of zeros, he exclaimed out loud.
"Holy crap! He wants so much money? Has Mifune lost his mind? Why doesn't he just rob someone?!"
"Hmph, you have the nerve to say that? You ruined someone's meeting place and you think you can just walk away? They've already come to Konoha. You have to deal with this yourself. Konoha doesn't have the money to clean up your mess!" Tsunade directly passed the problem to Tianqi.
"It was clearly Ai who started this mess, so if anyone should be compensated, it should be Ai. What kind of nonsense is this, asking me for compensation? Whoever wants to pay can pay, I don't have any money anyway!" With that, Tianqi threw the file bag away. Asking him for compensation was a pipe dream.
Seeing Tianqi's shameless behavior, Tsunade and Karura were speechless, but since the cause was Raikage, it was really difficult to make him pay.
"Although you weren't the one who started this, you're the one who ruined it. And Mifune even reported it to the Daimyo. After all, they're a neutral country, and if it's not handled properly, I'm afraid..." Tsunade hesitated as she spoke about this.
"Damn, he's got too much nerve, isn't he? He actually took this little thing to the daimyo. Tell the Mifune that the Land of Fire won't pay a single penny in compensation. If Mifune wants to keep it, he can wait for me to personally visit his country. If he dares to ask me for money, I think he doesn't want to be a neutral country anymore!" Upon hearing that Mifune had taken the matter to the daimyo, Tianqi was immediately annoyed.
"You should go and tell the Daimyo yourself; I can't relay that for you!" As Hokage Tsunade, Tsunade couldn't say such a thing.
"Alright, alright, I'll go talk to the daimyo myself tomorrow. I'm sure the daimyo will still give me face!" After finishing his messy business with Mifune, Tianqi said indifferently, "Since Mifune sent a message, you should also know about the Akatsuki, right?"
"Yes, I already know about the Eye of the Moon Plan, and I've verbally agreed to the alliance. The specifics will be discussed at a new Five Kage Summit!" At this Tsunade, Tianqi with some hesitation and asked softly, "Is it true that Madara is still alive?"
"What nonsense! We've had his memorial tablet up for so long, do you think we don't know whether he's alive or not? That guy is just using Madara's name!" As he said this, Tianqi glanced at Karura. It seemed that Karura hadn't told Obito about Tsunade.
"That's pretty much what I thought. How could someone from the same era as my grandfather still be alive!"
The next day at noon, Tsunade, along with her son and grandson, embarked on their journey to the Five Kage Summit, while Tianqi took Karura to meet the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
Tianqi's name is still quite useful among the daimyo; the title of "Asura of the Ninja World" wasn't given lightly. The Land of Fire gave Tianqi considerable face and didn't blame him.
The Land of Fire's daimyo and Tianqi are on the same side, which is a real problem for the Land of Iron's Mifune. Despite his strong condemnation, the Land of Iron is just a small nation; it doesn't have the strength to truly clash with the Land of Fire.
If Tianqi won't compensate, Ai certainly won't either. Although Ai caused this, the Land of Lightning isn't wealthy, so how could they possibly give the Land of Iron so much money? Even if Ai wanted to compensate, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning wouldn't be able to accept it. Since neither the Land of Lightning nor the Land of Fire was willing to compensate, Mifune could only silently swallow this loss.
Meanwhile, the Five Kage Summit, united once again because of a common enemy, prepared to launch the Fourth Shinobi World War. Poor Ōnoki once again failed to obtain the position of commander-in-chief of the allied forces; this position was destined to be out of his reach.