Tsunade's hemophobia had now been cured by Kazuhiko.
Konoha, the hometown she'd left more than ten years ago—she would want to return and see it as soon as possible, even if only to revisit old memories.
As for worrying that Tsunade might be prejudiced against the Uchiha Clan—
That was even less likely.
If events had unfolded as they normally did, Orochimaru would have succeeded in killing his master, and Tsunade would have been appointed Fifth Hokage in the midst of the crisis.
Her sympathy for the Uchiha Clan Massacre and her concern that Sasuke might turn to darkness offered a glimpse of how she felt about the Uchiha Clan.
Tsunade didn't agree with the extreme claim that "the Uchiha are all Hamas."
She acknowledged that plenty of Uchiha were loyal.
After Sasuke's defection,
Sasuke was Konoha's only remaining Uchiha, yet Tsunade had sent only a group of Genin after him.
The Anbu and Jonin had all vanished.
Did they have a mission more important than bringing a village bloodline ninja back?
Clearly, the real reason was this:
Tsunade hadn't taken Sasuke's defection seriously at all.
Compared with Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, Tsunade was more like Senju Hashirama.
She could accept the Uchiha, but she could also let them go.
Even Sunagakure, which had a long history of blood debts with Konoha, had been able to shake hands and make peace with Tsunade. That showed just how "broad-minded" the future Tsunade really was.
"I agree."
Tsunade didn't take long to decide. She accepted at once.
Senju Hashirama had been able to join forces with Uchiha Madara and found Konoha together.
She could do the same by clearing the Uchiha's name and healing the rift between the Uchiha and Konoha.
The Konoha her grandfather had founded had once made room for