When Uchiha Yan led ten Konoha ninja into the Land of Waterfalls, Takikage Shui Xuan was still dreaming his grand dream of humbling himself and begging forgiveness.
Shui Xuan imagined that, as the Takikage, as long as he lowered his head and sought peace with Konoha, he would only suffer temporary humiliation. Fortune changed with the times; a man should never be looked down upon in his prime. A true man could bend and stretch. As long as he preserved Takigakure, he would have his day of resurgence.
Unfortunately, Konoha had not come to hear his apology, nor did they need one.
Uchiha Yan's squad was merely the advance force, responsible for clearing away obstacles. A ninja army would follow to take control of the entire Land of Waterfalls.
Takigakure was hidden behind a waterfall. If one did not pay attention, one truly would not realize there was a ninja village behind it. What a pity—when there was a road to heaven, they refused to take it; with no gate to hell, they had delivered themselves there.
He was not a softhearted man like Senju Hashirama. In the original story, Kakuzu had assassinated Senju Hashirama, yet Konoha had shown no reaction at all. That had even spawned a famous joke: Kakuzu threw a shuriken at Hashirama from eight hundred miles away, then ran.
When Uchiha Yan and the Konoha ninja entered Takigakure, they made no effort to conceal their presence and immediately alerted the village's ninja.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Every ninja in Takigakure immediately went on alert. Takikage Shui Xuan led a group of ninja in tense preparation, terrified that Uchiha Yan's group would launch a massacre.
"Honored guests of Konoha, please listen to our explanation..." Shui Xuan tried to bring the matter back to the negotiating table.
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