Uchiha Shisui fell silent.
Clearly, he had failed to understand Hyuga Sho's thoughts.
"Why not Jiraiya? Why Tsunade instead?"
He did not understand. Although Tsunade had an impeccable background, she suffered from Hemophobia.
And besides...
There had never been a female Kage in history.
"Lord Tsunade has a broad mind. Lord Jiraiya can't compare to her. Forget Lord Jiraiya—even all of Konoha together has no one who can stand alongside her..."
"..."
Hyuga Sho spoke in an admiring tone.
That made Uchiha Shisui question his entire life even more.
What the hell?!
"Tsunade suffers from Hemophobia."
Uchiha Shisui said.
"It can be cured. I have a way." Hyuga Sho was brimming with confidence.
"What exactly is different between Tsunade and Jiraiya?" Uchiha Shisui asked again.
"Jiraiya, Danzo, and you..."
When Hyuga Sho looked at Uchiha Shisui, he slightly raised his head and almost regarded him with contempt.
"...are all birds of a feather, trapped within your own little worlds. For the sake of the village, you can sacrifice everything. Even if it means killing friends and family, wives, and children, you won't hesitate. But Lord Tsunade isn't like that. Lord Tsunade... has always put people first. People are the foundation of Konoha. You have completely put the cart before the horse."
Hyuga Sho launched into a tirade.
His words made Uchiha Shisui's face flush red.
When Konoha was first established,
it was meant to keep children from going to war.
They could grow up in peace without having to experience hell.
But at some point...
it had become a place where even close friends, brothers in all but blood, could be killed, and wives and children were not spared either.
Even children had to go to war.
It could be said that
not long after Hashirama Senju established the village,