Tsunade Wavers!

"I refuse!"

Tsunade's gaze calmed.

Yes, she did want to see Nawaki, but that did not mean she would defect to his side for it.

Especially since she knew perfectly well that if she agreed, she might one day have to face Konoha on the battlefield.

"Tsunade-senpai, are you refusing because of Konoha?"

"When Lord Hashirama Senju founded Konoha, it was so his clansmen and children could stay far away from war!"

"But Konoha has been mired in warfare for years now. Even children who have not graduated are sent to the battlefield. How is that any different from the Warring States era?"

"Is a Konoha that has become so rotten and corrupted still worth your devotion?"

Tang Ping directly posed a deadly question.

Hashirama Senju had founded Konoha precisely so his clansmen and children could live peacefully.

But now?

Never mind the small-scale conflicts. There had already been three Ninja World Wars, each with horrific casualties, no less brutal than the Warring States era.

And now, they stood at the threshold of the Fourth Ninja World War.

A place like this was no longer worth her sacrifice.

"..."

Tsunade fell silent.

Because she also knew that her grandfather's dream had failed.

And the entire Senju Clan had been buried along with it.

That was precisely why she had left Konoha to wander outside, as though punishing herself.

"My dream is for everyone in the Shinobi World to live happily and peacefully, not to remain trapped in endless war!"

"To achieve that, some rotten classes and poisonous snakes hiding in the shadows must be swept away!"

"Even if it is Konoha, if it stands in my way, I will show no mercy!"

Tang Ping spoke frankly of his ideals.

Compared to his ideals, Hashirama Senju's seemed somewhat narrow-minded.

Because