This was completely different from the path Tsunade had taken.
Hashirama and the others listened intently.
"I never expected that old Monkey would take Tsunade as his apprentice. Still, he did a decent job teaching her."
Tsunade Senju didn't deny that her teacher had educated her well. She simply couldn't stand his attitude toward Konoha and his habit of turning a blind eye to the darkness within the village. That was why she had left.
"The Konoha Sannin—that's a pretty good title. But our village's 'Sannin' doesn't include Tsunade."
Hiruko had taken Tsunade's place. He was also a member of Konoha's Technology Department and worked under Amado.
He was an excellent ninja, and Hashirama had met him many times.
"By the way, A-Gang, what kind of ninja was Hiruko in your world?"
Tsunade Senju remembered the name. "I think he became a rogue ninja and left Konoha."
Well, that was why Hashirama shouldn't have asked. Now Hiruko had become a rogue ninja.
"Haha... The Hiruko here is pretty good. He's Hiruzen's apprentice and took your place."
Tsunade Senju was a little surprised. She had never imagined that Hiruko could become her teacher's apprentice.
All right, it seemed the two worlds really were quite different.
After all, Nawaki had become Torifu's apprentice. But none of that had anything to do with Tsunade Senju.
As long as this family was still here, that was all that mattered. She didn't particularly care about anything else.
They chatted about all sorts of things over dinner, and the gathering ended on a very happy note.
Everyone was glad. They had learned about one another's pasts and heard some of Tsunade Senju's story. That only made Hashirama and the others cherish their granddaughter from another world all the more.
After enduring so many wars, Tsunade Senju