Tsunade fell silent as she looked at the four people before her. Her hands clenched and relaxed, then clenched again. "Sensei, is this the final answer you're giving the Senju Clan?"
Her voice was slightly hoarse, with a faint trace of choking emotion.
Hiruzen Sarutobi remained seated in the Hokage's chair. Thick smoke continuously poured from his pipe. He seemed to want to say something, but ultimately held back and let out a silent sigh.
"Very well. I understand." A bleak smile curled across Tsunade's lips as her pierced right hand slowly grasped the forehead protector on her head.
Bang!
Wrapped in chakra, the forehead protector shot forward like a cannonball and struck the ground before the four of them. A huge crater instantly appeared in the floor of the Hokage's private chamber, sending dust swirling through the room.
Without hesitation, Tsunade turned around and kicked the wooden door of the Hokage's office to pieces before striding away.
No one stopped her. The four Konoha higher-ups stared at the crater before them. Once the dust settled slightly, one of the forehead protectors came into view. Fortunately, the floor of the Hokage Office Building was thick enough that it had not been pierced through, but the forehead protector had shattered into four pieces and was no longer whole.
"This..." Utatane Koharu stared at the forehead protector for a long while without saying a word.
"This is far too outrageous. A forehead protector is proof that we are Konoha ninja, yet Tsunade smashed hers right in front of us. What is she trying to do?" Mitokado Homura frowned. His voice remained fairly steady, but his displeasure was obvious.
Danzo glanced at the two of them and spoke in a low voice. "Tsunade has been the Senju princess since childhood, so a