Where are the members of the Senju clan?

Watching the students finally gather on the training ground, Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in the Third Hokage's robes and wearing the Hokage hat, finally stepped onto the podium. He began to explain to the students what the Will of Fire was!

In other words, he started to brainwash them!

It has to be said, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's brainwashing techniques were truly exceptional!

Where tree leaves dance, there fire will burn brightly...

The firelight will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to bud and sprout...

Even Makoto Ito was stunned hearing the Third Hokage's speech!

[Fugaku Uchiha: Tsk, tsk, tsk... Listen closely, everyone! Look at how he spins such elaborate tales!]

[Madara Uchiha: This Third Hokage really has something going on!]

[Tobirama Senju: Is this how the Monkey managed to govern Konoha so prosperously, with these kinds of things?]

[Izuna Uchiha: He truly is a talent, damn it, a real talent!]

[Madara Uchiha: If I had his knack back then, perhaps the Uchiha Clan would have rebelled alongside me!]

[Minato Namikaze: It's been so long since I've heard the Third Hokage's speeches! They still sound so heartwarming!]

[Shisui Uchiha: Yeah! Hearing it really makes me feel refreshed all over...]

[Izuna Uchiha: Here come two more brainwashed idiots!]

[Fugaku Uchiha: Shisui... Sigh... My boy, if only we, the Uchiha Clan, had known this earlier, we should have learned how to brainwash people back then! Otherwise, you wouldn't have ended up this way!]

Just like that, the people in the chat group continued to ramble on for a while...

[Hashirama Senju: Makoto Ito, are all the students from the Ninja Academy here now?]

Makoto Ito was startled when he saw Hashirama Senju's message, so he looked up and glanced around. It seemed that every class had indeed arrived!

[Makoto Ito: Yes, all the classes are here! Why do you ask?]

[Hashirama Senju: Something's not right!]

[Tobirama Senju: What's wrong, Big Brother?]

[Makoto Ito: Yeah, what's not right? These are indeed all the students currently in the Ninja Academy!]

[Hashirama Senju: If this is the Ninja Academy, and all the students are here! Then where are the Senju Clan students? Why isn't there a single Senju Clan member on the training ground?]

[Tobirama Senju: What?]

Hearing what Hashirama Senju said, Tobirama Senju also quickly scanned his surroundings. And so, Tobirama Senju also discovered this very serious problem: there was indeed not a single Senju Clan member on the training ground!

Earlier, when they were in the classroom, Hashirama Senju had raised this question about Makoto Ito's class not having any Senju Clan students, but Tobirama Senju had shot him down.

Later, Tobirama Senju also harbored deep doubts, but then the conversation shifted to Hizashi Hyuga, and he subsequently got carried away.

Now that his elder brother had brought up the problem again, Tobirama Senju carefully investigated several times and found that there truly wasn't a single Senju Clan member on the training ground!

[Tobirama Senju: Holy crap! What's going on?]

[Hashirama Senju: Are our Senju Clan students not attending the Ninja Academy? That can't be right!]

[Tobirama Senju: Impossible, Big Brother! After I founded the Ninja Academy, I told everyone in the clan! Our Senju Clan must not be treated specially! All children, once they reach a certain age, must attend the Ninja Academy!]

At this moment, Makoto Ito licked the corner of his mouth as he observed the scene!

Was this epic scandal finally about to be revealed?!

I've been waiting for this for so long!

Makoto Ito had considered whether he should reveal this matter himself earlier! But after some thought, he decided to let the two Senju brothers discover it on their own!

After all, discovering something yourself has a much greater impact than being told by someone else!

[Fugaku Uchiha: Oh my! Is the truth finally coming to light? Is such a huge scandal finally going to be exposed? Do you know how hard I've been holding it in? I've been dying to spill the beans!]

[Tobirama Senju: Shut your mouth, you evil Uchiha!]

[Hashirama Senju: Alright, Tobirama! Is there some secret to this? Makoto Ito, can you tell us? What exactly is going on?]

[Makoto Ito: Ah, this matter is actually quite simple. Your Senju Clan no longer exists; it has been annihilated. In fact, your clan was wiped out even earlier than the Uchiha Clan!]

As soon as Makoto Ito spoke these words, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju and the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, both in the Pure Land, simultaneously widened their eyes!

[Hashirama Senju: What did you say?]

[Tobirama Senju: How is that possible?]

They simply couldn't believe this! After all, the Senju Clan was once one of the most powerful clans during the Warring States period! More importantly, the Senju Clan was also a pillar of Konoha!

Two Hokage even came from this clan! How could it have suddenly been wiped out?

One must remember that even a powerful clan like the Uchiha Clan was always suppressed by the Senju Clan!

How could it be? Annihilated out of nowhere?

[Fugaku Uchiha: But that's the truth!]

[Tobirama Senju: Makoto Ito! You better explain properly to this old man! How exactly was the Senju Clan annihilated? From our previous conversations, I felt that you knew a lot of things. You must know about this too, right?]

[Makoto Ito: Yes, I do know about this! Well then, listen carefully as I explain... This is a long story...]

Tobirama Senju: Then get to the point!

Makoto Ito: How should I explain this? You can think about it yourselves. The First Hokage and the Second Hokage both came from your Senju Clan. Both Hokage! You have to understand, at that time, the Senju Clan was at its peak in Konoha, its influence was truly immense!

And wouldn't you say it's quite a coincidence? At that time, the Third Hokage who took office wasn't from the Senju Clan. So, didn't the Senju Clan's presence have some negative impact on his rule?

So, the Third Hokage thought long and hard and finally came up with a few good ideas!

The first point is, isn't your Senju Clan impressive? Isn't your influence great? Then let you continue to expand that influence! Go and intermarry with ordinary civilians! That way, wouldn't there be more and more members of your Senju Clan?

Wouldn't that indirectly expand the influence of your Senju Clan?

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju already understood.