"Madara Uchiha—how could that be? Grandpa, he—" After hearing this, Tsunade furrowed her brows and kept rubbing them.
Then, probably to ease the atmosphere and keep the two kids from getting even more nervous after seeing her reaction, Tsunade turned to Akaseki and changed the subject. "By the way—you didn't even mention Kensho Uchiha, yet you told me this?"
After a moment of silence, Akaseki said, "Because Ranwu trusts you, Sister Tsunade!"
Ten years had passed since the Uchiha clan's civil war was quelled. On the surface, there were no longer any clan members extreme enough to want to launch a rebellion.
But its effects continued!
A considerable number of clan members were dissatisfied with the current state of affairs and had developed a strange filter over Madara Uchiha. Yet outside the clan, the only people Akaseki could trust completely were Ranwu and Minato. Even Jiraiya-sensei fell somewhat short.
"Thank you for trusting me." For a moment, Tsunade even wanted to pat the head of this Uchiha boy whom she had previously found rather unlikable, but Akaseki dodged away.
"Luckily, you're not like some Uchiha—who worship Madara Uchiha." Tsunade sighed.
"Probably because I've read history." Akaseki curled his lip.
Anyone who knew about the Battle of the Naka River could not overlook all the rotten things Madara Uchiha had done, nor could they blindly regard the period when he led the Uchiha as the pinnacle of the clan's glory.
"No, it's because you're talented." As Tsunade spoke, she flicked his ninja forehead protector before he could react.
"Ow—" Akaseki stepped back, then immediately said, "Everyone in the Uchiha clan is talented!"
Akaseki would not accept anyone saying the Uchiha lacked talent—
"They are indeed more talented than ordinary ninja, perhaps three or five times as much. But in their own