Mikoto's Hint, Kushina's Suspicions

The Senju Clan and Shimura Danzō were bound to fall out sooner or later.

Everyone knew that.

The key was...

Which side should they take?

Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, his disciples Minato and Kushina, and himself.

Which side should they stand with?

"Senju Jueming is probably the Child of Prophecy..."

At this point, Jiraiya no longer held back.

Clearly, Senju Jueming could bring peace to the Ninja World.

"When I went to see him before, he said... the last time he saw Tsunade was after returning from Shikkotsu Forest, where he had learned Sage Mode..."

"Senju Jueming learned Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised an eyebrow, immediately surprised.

Then he found it only natural.

If anyone could inherit the legacy of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, then Senju Jueming was undoubtedly the foremost candidate.

No one could compare to him in that regard.

"Learning Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode means he can use the Wood Golem Technique... at least beyond 140 meters..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a conservative estimate.

"At that level, I'm afraid... only the First Hokage, or Madara Uchiha if he were still alive, could be his match..."

Even the Nine Great Tailed Beasts—

Before Jueming as he was now, they were no longer worth mentioning in a one-on-one fight.

Clearly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki, all present here, would never consider—

That Jueming had abducted Tsunade.

Because to them, they could not think of any reason why Jueming would do such a thing.

Thus, not even the slightest suspicion in that direction arose in their minds.

They only felt that—

Perhaps, maybe, possibly Danzo really had moved against the Senju Clan.

Tsunade's disappearance—

Was a probing signal Danzo had sent to the Senju Clan.

Perhaps he wanted to see how the Senju Clan would