Tsunade felt she had grasped the crux of the problem.
Hashirama Senju single-handedly captured Nine Tailed Beasts using the power of Wood Release. Madara Uchiha then manipulated the Nine-Tails to fight Hashirama Senju, but was ultimately defeated by him.
Their strength lies not in the amount of Chakra, but in the level of power they exerted to suppress the Tailed Beasts and all the other ninjas.
The secret archives of Konoha contain complete information, and Tsunade even went to review this history after becoming Hokage.
While everyone's attention was drawn to Hinata's Byakugan, some people discovered that Hinata's power level had reached a point where she could suppress Tailed Beasts.
Perhaps we can put it another way.
Hinata possesses the potential to grow to the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
Someone discovered this secret.
If this person only noticed Hinata's unusual behavior during the Chunin Ninja Exams, then the scope of that possibility is actually quite small.
Outsiders only know that Hinata's Byakugan can see the Nine-Tails inside the Jinchuriki and that she has made some kind of agreement with the Nine-Tails.
However, during the Chunin Ninja Exams, Hinata demonstrated the power to suppress the Tailed Beasts.
Furthermore, Hinata's rapid growth has already demonstrated just how much potential Hinata has.
Orochimaru, Sunagakure, Hyuga Clan, Danzo.
Tsunade has almost locked onto her target.
Danzo!
Danzo found Tsunade and presented her with information about the Kirigakure.
When deciding on the members of the investigation team, Danzo again suggested that Hinata be involved, so as to use Hinata's strength to improve the team's survivability.
However, Danzo did not persist in this matter.
This is completely inconsistent with Danzo's previous style of doing things.
However, if we consider what happened in the Land of Water, everything makes sense.
Imagine if Kakashi had died in the Land of Water, then everything would have looked completely different to Hinata.
While Kakashi's death was indeed caused by Iwagakure and Kumogakure, Tsunade's flawed decisions also played a significant role.
Especially when Hinata was fully capable of eliminating all the enemies, but due to Tsunade's misjudgment, Kakashi was killed... this matter would be magnified infinitely in Hinata's eyes.
After Kakashi dies, Danzo can use this as leverage to sow discord Hinata and Tsunade through hatred, thereby drawing Hinata into the Root.
Everything fell into place naturally.
Danzo!
Tsunade was filled with rage. In order to win over Hinata, Danzo did not hesitate to betray Konoha's intelligence and send four Jonin to their deaths in the Land of Water.
Furthermore, Tsunade was unaware of the immense price Danzo had paid in order to gain the Danzo of Iwagakure and Kumogakure with his actions.
The Kumogakure arrived at the Land of Water a step too late, perhaps because they hadn't reached an agreement with Danzo!
Everything is clear now.
The incident in the Land of Water was indeed caused by Hinata, but it wasn't because the forces from other villages were attracted by Hinata's Byakugan. Rather, it was because someone within Konoha wanted to obtain Hinata's power.
If we consider only the value of a ninja, Hinata's value is even higher than that of Naruto, who is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Once Hinata grows to the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, what difference will there be between Tailed Beasts and a pet?
With Hinata's power, Konoha could even reclaim all Nine Tailed Beasts.
Especially given Hinata's somewhat unpredictable personality and her strong sense of belonging to the village, controlling Hinata seems to become extremely easy.
Hinata is lazy, greedy, and averse to trouble...
Hinata has many flaws in her personality, and while these flaws protect Hinata, they also make Hinata value seem even greater in the eyes of some people.
Tsunade stared intently at Hinata, Hinata somewhat embarrassedly.
Why are you looking at me like that?
"Let me look at another glittering golden treasure!"
"..."
Tsunade sighed softly. At present, she did not have any substantial evidence, and everything could only be investigated in secret.
However, investigating Danzo was an extremely difficult task, and Tsunade didn't even know how many ninjas in Konoha were colluding with Danzo.
Danzo's deceptive rhetoric could indeed fool some people into risking their lives for him.
The establishment of the Root was actually beneficial to Konoha, but the Root led by Danzo may not have been Konoha.
Tsunade carefully put away Kakashi's mission report, then casually said, "Let's get to work!"
After getting off work in the evening, Hinata went home, took a shower, and went to bed.
Lying in bed, Hinata held the fast-sleeping Hanabi in her arms, but her mind was on the future.
With only three years left until the Fourth Shinobi World War, Hinata's initial plan was to wait until the war ended, become the Hokage Advisor in Konoha, and live a life of leisure.
However, as her strength grew, her knowledge broadened, and she encountered more and more things, Hinata's thoughts gradually changed.
Hinata had considered giving up sealing Kaguya Otsutsuki a long time ago.
Hinata wanted to try to win over Kaguya Otsutsuki to her side by communicating with her, leveraging their blood ties, and their shared hatred of the other Otsutsuki clan members.
This idea wasn't particularly strong before.
However, as Hinata's strength grew, this idea took over Hinata mind.
Now, Hinata's only remaining ties to the Shinobi World are the Hyuga Clan and a few friends from Konoha.
However... these people will eventually experience birth, aging, sickness, and death, but Hinata may not have these problems.
Because Hinata has the potential to reach the same level of life as Kaguya Otsutsuki.
They are immortal and cannot be destroyed.
Perhaps one day, Hinata will have to part ways with the people she once knew so well.
If Hinata stays in the Shinobi World, her strength will not only fail to improve, but she may also become involved in various conspiracies due to her overwhelming power.
Even if Hinata unified the Shinobi World with her power, there doesn't seem to be anything to be happy about.
For Hinata, abandoning the Shinobi World seemed inevitable in order to evolve her life.
No one can resist the allure of life's evolution, not even Hinata.
"We must contact Black Zetsu as soon as possible!"
Hinata made up her mind.
Given Hinata's understanding of the history of the Shinobi World and the intelligence she possesses, it is entirely possible for her to join forces with Black Zetsu.
However, the key point is how to get Kaguya Otsutsuki to give up the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' plan.
In order to fight against other members of the Otsutsuki clan, Kaguya Otsutsuki mass-produced an army of White Zetsu.
In fact, judging from the Fourth Shinobi World War, the White Zetsu army didn't seem to be of much use.
Kaguya Otsutsuki would be better off placing her hopes on her two sons rather than on White Zetsu.
Hinata also has another theory: perhaps the training of White Zetsu has not been fully successful yet.
If the God Tree grows by absorbing Natural Energy as nutrients, then even White Zetsu cultivated through the power of the God Tree might be able to reach a certain level.
Even more shockingly, the purpose of cultivating White Zetsu was not to create an army at all, but rather for Kaguya Otsutsuki to use the power of the God Tree to absorb the life force of those people...
It might be difficult to get Kaguya Otsutsuki to give up her plan for 'Infinite Tsukuyomi', but Hinata still wanted to give it a try.
Regardless of the final outcome, as long as Naruto and Sasuke are there, Hinata has a chance to turn the tide.
Looking at Hanabi in her arms, Hinata couldn't help but poke Hanabi's little face.
I never imagined that the Hyuga Clan would ultimately have to rely on you to inherit it.