On the streets of Konoha.
People came and went.
Tsunade, broad-minded and unrestrained, passed by as she pleased.
The Legendary Sannin.
At the same time...
She was also the legendary big spender.
Every year.
Tsunade would return to Konoha to visit her family.
Contrary to what many people believed.
The Senju Clan... was actually alive and well.
Perhaps in the many Parallel Worlds known as "Hokage Ninja Fanfiction," the Senju Clan had either been "wiped out" or "merged" into Konoha.
But in the officially canonized Itachi's Story Official Novel.
The Senju Clan had neither been wiped out.
Nor had it been "merged" into Konoha, with its surname erased.
There was even less room for conspiracy theories.
In fact...
The Senju Clan was indeed intact. It simply no longer had any top-tier fighters.
And in Hyuga Sho's world.
Obviously.
The Senju Clan existed here as well.
The Senju Clan not only controlled Konoha's education system.
They also had people throughout the ANBU and every department.
However...
After losing Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.
What did the Senju Clan still have?
Even Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin.
At her peak, she was still inferior in combat power to Hanzo of the Salamander, who was known as a "demigod."
The Senju Clan...
Had lost its top-tier combat power.
That was also why they feared and dreaded the Uchiha Clan.
Because.
The Uchiha Clan was clearly overflowing with talent.
First, there was Uchiha Fugaku.
Then came the recently renowned "Body Flicker Shisui."
And after that came Uchiha Itachi, the "genius since the academy's founding."
What if Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui possessed the "Mangekyō Sharingan"?
This made them increasingly hostile toward the Uchiha Clan.
They allied with the other clans.
Then, by stirring up public opinion.
They launched a campaign of persecution against