After escorting Hatake Sakumo home and bandaging his wounds, Tianqi didn't linger. He strolled leisurely back to his own house.
Meanwhile, the people Sarutobi Hiruzen had sent out found nothing but ruins. Seeing that his subordinates hadn't turned up a single useful clue, Sarutobi Hiruzen went there himself.
He arrived at the Back Mountain and, surveying the traces of battle scattered across the ground, began searching the scene for clues.
After searching for more than ten minutes, he finally found a piece of wood that had been sliced apart beneath a pile of rubble. Looking at it, he fell into deep thought.
There was nothing else useful—only this piece of cut wood. The marks clearly showed that it had been struck by Wind Release energy. As for someone who could use Wind Release to cause such widespread damage, there was only Uchiha Tianqi in Konoha. Tianqi, what exactly are you planning? And who were you fighting?
"Lord Hokage, should we keep searching?" While Sarutobi Hiruzen was still thinking, a ninja interrupted him.
Sarutobi came back to his senses. "No need. Tell the village that one of our own was training a jutsu, and they don't need to panic," he instructed his subordinate.
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
And so, the panic in Konoha was hastily put to rest with the explanation that someone from their own village had been practicing a jutsu.
Tianqi was taken aback when he heard the news, but he soon understood. He must have guessed it was me, which is why he decided to cover it up. I just don't know who I fought. If he knew, he would have already spoken with Hatake Sakumo. I'll remember this kindness.
A week passed. Jiraiya, who had been training at Mount Myoboku, and Tsunade and Orochimaru, who had been away