Born a Ninja, With the Potential to Become Hokage

At this moment, Kumogakure was surely shrouded in profound grief.

Yet within the Senju Clan, everything was festive and bustling.

People's joys and sorrows were never truly shared.

Butsuma Senju's branch was the main house of the Senju Clan.

But that branch had suffered a troubled fate. Of the four brothers, only Hashirama and Tobirama remained in the end.

Tobirama was now over thirty. He had been married for years without having any children, looking as though his line might end with him. This had long been a source of worry for the clan elders.

Only today, with the birth of that baby boy, was the burden weighing on the elders' hearts finally lifted.

Hashirama Senju took the infant from Tobirama's arms and asked, "Tobirama, have you named this child yet?"

"Senju Kenyu. Senju Kenyu."

Kenyu—

The wisdom of the worthy, the ambition of a great ruler.

Toji finished analyzing Tobirama's thoughts in his mind. Standing behind the crowd, he quietly watched the swaddled infant.

Senju Kenyu, born at the end of Konoha's twelfth year, was only one year older than Tsunade, yet belonged to a generation above her.

A tuft of snow-white hair grew atop the child's head, clearly inherited from Tobirama's white-haired traits.

It was simply unknown how talented he would prove to be in ninjutsu.

The Shinobi World, as a whole, progressed forward. Later generations often surpassed those who came before them.

Take Takayuki Senju, for instance. Compared to ordinary shinobi, he could be called a genius, and his attainments in Medical Ninjutsu ranked among Konoha's top five. He only seemed mediocre because his father's brilliance was too dazzling.

If Senju Kenyu turned out like Takayuki and failed to inherit his father's exceptional talent, there would be no need to pay him much attention.

But if he