Convincing the Elder
"Madara, Lord Madara, I... I didn't draw it wrong! This is exactly what Uchiha Tianqi's Sharingan like!" Zetsu trembled as Madara grabbed him.
"Damn it! Why didn't you tell me sooner, you piece of trash?" Madara tossed White Zetsu aside and began to carefully examine the pattern on the ground.
"You asked me that again before," White Zetsu muttered softly as he was thrown away.
Although he spoke very softly, Uchiha Madara still heard him. "You still have the nerve to mutter? Look carefully! This is just a regular Mangekyō Sharingan! The five-pointed pinwheel is connected together. This is clearly the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan! You've really delayed my important business!"
Hearing Madara's words, White Zetsu looked aggrieved and said, "How would I know what the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan of the Uchiha looks like? I thought Uchiha Tianqi's was just a regular Mangekyo."
"You still... well, never mind, there's no point in talking to you now." He was about to curse White Zetsu, but then he thought that it wouldn't do any good anyway, so he should think about what to do next.
"Tianqi, where exactly is your Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? Are you going to follow the same path as me, opening the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan first and then the Rinnegan? How many secrets do you still hold that I don't know about?" Madara fell into deep thought.
Am I really getting old?
Just as he was wondering if he was really getting old, he turned to look at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path behind him, and his will hardened once more. "No! I still have a plan to complete, and I haven't yet proven to Hashirama that his decision was wrong. I cannot give up like this."
Black Zetsu seized the opportunity and attached himself to his shadow.
"Master Ban, your shadow is moving!" White Zetsu noticed something amiss.
"Hmm! What is that?!" Upon hearing White Zetsu's words, Madara also noticed the abnormality of the shadow, and he frowned and shouted.
"Madara, I am your indomitable will," Black Zetsu slowly stepped out from Madara's shadow.
Next, Black Zetsu directly deceived Uchiha Madara, and Madara believed Black Zetsu's lies. Thus, Black Zetsu successfully appeared in front of Madara and attached himself to his side.
Madara, who initially still held some hope for his son, was gradually influenced by Black Zetsu in the days that followed, becoming a tool devoid of any emotion—but that's a story for later.
The scene shifts to the next day. Early in the Tianqi and the others used Kamui to return to Konoha and arrived at the Elder's house.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, everyone dispersed and went back to pack their belongings. Tianqi and Zhan, however, found the Elder was drinking tea and sunbathing in the backyard.
"Tianqi, didn't you go to the border? Why are you back?" the Elder asked, looking at the two people in front of him.
Zhan looked at Tianqi, signaling him to explain to his father. Tianqi did not hesitate and sat down in front of the Elder, speaking slowly.
"Elder, I need you to gather the Militant Faction members now. We need to pack our things and leave Konoha immediately."
"Leaving Konoha? What happened?" Upon hearing Tianqi say he wanted to leave Konoha, the Elder straightened up and asked seriously.
Tianqi then recounted the entire incident to the Elder, who listened attentively the whole time, afraid of missing a single detail.
"That's how it is," Tianqi more than ten minutes.
"In other words, we don't have much time left. Once Konoha gets news of your attack on the Four Great Nations, you're worried that Konoha will hand over our Militant Faction to the Four Great Nations to appease their anger, right?" The Elder wasn't angry; instead, he calmly said to Tianqi.
"That's right, that's exactly it. We young and strong people don't mind leaving Konoha, but the old people and children of the Militant Faction can't. I can't let anything happen to you, so we have to move you out before Konoha finds out." Tianqi stared intently at the Elder, wanting to know what the Elder's attitude was.
"Since that's the case, have you thought about where you'd like to relocate your people?"
Hearing his father say this, Zhan happily said, "Father, you agree to our relocation. You're not angry about what we did."
"Hmph! What's the use of saying all this now? The deed is done. Tianqi, answer me!" He glared at his son, then looked at Tianqi.
The Elder secretly applauded Tianqi and the others for what they had done, believing that those with strength should act accordingly, and that the Uchiha were never cowards.
He's one of Uchiha Madara's men, so it's impossible for him not to be warlike. It's just that he's getting old and his strength isn't what it used to be. Otherwise, he would definitely fight alongside Tianqi. But since he's their elder, it's not easy for him to say these things directly.
Seeing that the Elder had tacitly approved of his actions, Tianqi smiled and said, "I plan to relocate the clansmen to a small town in the south, a place that is very suitable for hiding."
"A small town in the south? Isn't it supposed to be that warehouse where the clansmen are supposed to be placed?" Zhan looked puzzled when he heard that Tianqi wasn't going to put the clansmen in the warehouse he had agreed upon.
"If Konoha gets the news from the Four Great Nations, they will definitely be able to find that warehouse. And that small town in the south has an underground casino. Konoha definitely won't be able to find it there." Thinking of that Jiangnan Town, Tianqi was also reminded of the past. He almost couldn't find that underground casino when he went there last time. Konoha definitely won't find it so easily.
"Now that you've decided where to go, how are you going to lead your people away from Konoha? If you go out openly, Konoha will definitely track you down," the Elder said.
"Father, you don't need to worry about this. Tianqi has a Ninjutsu that allows him to leave Konoha silently. He can travel hundreds of miles in just a few minutes, which is quite convenient," Zhan said before Tianqi could speak, as if he himself knew the Ninjutsu.
"Huh? Tianqi, you have such Ninjutsu?" Hearing himself say how amazing it was, the Elder looked at Tianqi with disbelief.
"I do have this ability, but it's not Ninjutsu, it's Dōjutsu." As he spoke, Tianqi his Mangekyō Sharingan and demonstrated it directly in front of the Elder.
"So that's how it is. It's a spatial ability. No wonder it's so powerful. The Mangekyo's abilities are truly ever-changing." Watching Tianqi disappear on one side and reappear on the other, the Elder also realized that it was spatial power.
"Elder, please quickly instruct the clansmen to take only their valuables and nothing else. We really don't have much time left," Tianqi urged the Elder.
"Yes, Father, give the order quickly, or we'll be in a really passive position," Zhan also urged his father, Tianqi. This time they had caused quite a commotion, and the evacuation of the clansmen had to be done fast, or the consequences would be unimaginable.