Yoru Machi was currently the Senju Clan's only hope. Tsunade had even hoped that he could carry on the family line and revive the Senju Clan as much as possible.
And if things were truly as Yoru Machi had said, and he had massacred Konoha's upper ranks, then if someone else became the newly appointed Fifth Hokage, they might very well label him a rogue ninja in order to stabilize public sentiment.
Konoha Village was Senju Hashirama's life's work and the place where the Senju Clan had taken root. There were already few Senju left. If even Yoru Machi, their last pillar, became a Konoha rogue ninja, then Senju Hashirama would surely die with regrets.
It had taken nearly half a month to find Tsunade, but the return trip took less than three days.
When Tsunade returned to Konoha, the heads of the major ninja clans were overjoyed. They immediately convened a Konoha council and requested that Tsunade succeed as the Fifth Hokage.
Having long been mentally prepared, Tsunade did not decline. Her inauguration proceeded smoothly.
When the Vassal of the Land of Fire saw Tsunade again, she was rather surprised. The old woman had not expected that after only a few days apart, Tsunade would go from a wandering ninja to the Fifth Hokage, someone on equal footing with her.
Tsunade was the granddaughter of the First Hokage and Second Hokage who had founded Konoha, the Third Hokage's disciple, and the Fourth Hokage's martial aunt. Looking across all of Konoha, there was absolutely no one with stronger connections than Tsunade. Calling her Konoha's princess would not be an exaggeration.
The Vassal of the Land of Fire could find no reason to reject Tsunade, the ultimate beneficiary of nepotism, as Hokage. She quickly made the decision, appointing Tsunade as the