The Hokage's Last Words

After standing there for only a while, Shin was covered in another layer of snow.

The Three Tomoe slowly turned in his eyes as he stared unblinkingly at Senju Hashirama's courtyard. It formed a stark contrast with Konoha as it was now.

Beyond the courtyard lay a brightly lit, clamorous world. The villagers were still immersed in the joy of the tenth anniversary celebration, utterly unaware that their First Hokage was critically ill and bedridden.

Shin simply watched in silence without moving. He was waiting—waiting for Senju Hashirama to finish making all his arrangements.

In the original story, it was never made clear exactly how long Senju Hashirama lived. However, from the scattered details, it could be confirmed that he had lived until Tsunade was born.

But here, because Shin's butterfly had flapped its wings, Konoha had been founded a full ten years earlier. As a result, certain timelines had naturally changed. The successive deaths of the first Kage of each village were also related to the flutter of his butterfly wings; otherwise, according to the original story, they should have held on for several more years.

When the battle at the Valley of the End broke out, Hashirama's children had not even been born yet. In truth, Shin was even more directly responsible for that.

During the Warring States Period, people married very young. For the continuation of their clans, they often married in their teens and had children soon after.

But because of Shin, Uzumaki Mito had not become Senju Hashirama's wife as she had in the original story. Instead, he only married Uzumaki Suiling after Konoha was founded, much later than in the original timeline.

Then, together with the string of events that followed, it ultimately led to the current situation.

Inside Senju Hashirama's home, Tobirama and