Dan Katō's younger sister died.
It was even earlier than Senju Nawaki's death.
It was worth mentioning that Dan Katō was several years older than Tsunade.
Because of their shared loss, they found a shared topic of conversation.
Their hearts... gradually drew closer.
Tsunade gave the necklace to Dan Katō, hoping he would achieve his dream and become Hokage.
The scene changed.
That same year.
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru invaded the Land of Rain.
That's right.
Konoha also had a dark chapter in its history.
During the Second Shinobi World War, it had served as the dishonorable aggressor.
The main battlefield... "the Land of Rain."
Tsunade and the other two Legendary Sannin fought the demigod, Hanzo of the Salamander.
Along with more than a dozen elites.
They were completely annihilated.
Yet Hanzo of the Salamander remained completely unharmed.
Because he valued their talents, just as he had spared the samurai of the Land of Iron... Mifune.
Hanzo of the Salamander bestowed the title of "Legendary Sannin" upon the three of them.
Jiraiya ultimately stayed in the Land of Rain, taking in three orphans: Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko.
As compensation for being invaders.
But whether those had been crocodile tears or sincere remorse, no one knew.
Orochimaru and Tsunade returned to Konoha.
Tsunade continued carrying out missions.
And eventually, at the end of the Second Shinobi World War...
The war to invade the Land of Whirlpools began.
Kumogakure and Kirigakure joined forces to attack Konoha's ally, the Senju's distant relatives... the country where the Uzumaki Clan lived.
That island nation was almost destroyed at lightning speed.
Tsunade naturally went there without hesitation.
But once the army began to collapse, everything followed.
Thousands of Cloud Ninja and Bloody Mist Village shinobi.
They swept through everything in their path.
They advanced all