Despair After Trying Your Best / Uchiha Obito's Plan Goes Smoothly

Just kidding.

"Isn't the village doing pretty well now? Why would they care about a washed-up ninja like me?" Tsunade said. "I'm leaving this city tomorrow. Hokage or Daimyo, I'll stay far away from them."

"Lady Tsunade, you know... the Uchiha Clan..."

"I don't know anything." Hearing that familiar tone, even though she knew the other person didn't mean it that way, Tsunade still felt a surge of anger and interrupted them, "What era are we living in? Be realistic, just hand over the next Hokage to someone with the surname Uchiha Clan."

The old feud between the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan runs through the history of Hidden Leaf Village, and this powerful historical inertia still resonates today.

Ultimately, it's because the Uchiha Clan has become too powerful. Everyone knows that if anything happens to the Fourth Hokage, the Fifth Hokage will almost certainly be from the Uchiha Clan.

Will the Hokage be released without any unexpected events? That's hard to say.

The Third was already a miracle, thanks to his own brilliance and the fact that he had a great team.

Those who benefited from the Sarutobi Clan era have already lowered their standards considerably. The Hokage can have the surname Uchiha Clan, but it's unacceptable for both the Hokage and his assistant to have the surname Uchiha Clan or be friends with the Uchiha Clan, right?

Based on this, they are very willing to maintain friendly relations with the Uchiha Clan.

"The Hokage's surname Uchiha Clan, so why don't you just send someone to be the Kage's assistant?" Tsunade looked at the ANBU, her tone growing increasingly harsh. "Let me make this clear: don't come to me with anything related to the Hokage."

Chapter Twenty-Three: Despair Comes from Trying

Faced with Tsunade's extremely aggressive tone, the ANBU Tsunade's face behind the mask was full of wry smiles.

If there's anyone in the original Sarutobi Clan faction who can rally followers with a single call, it's Tsunade; Jiraiya can't do it.

The situation is now completely reversed from what it was before.

The Uchiha Clan is known for its many talented members, numerous friends, and strong cohesion, while the Sarutobi Clan is not as powerful as it once was.

With the Uzumaki Clan rebuilt, Namikaze Minato was no longer a Sarutobi Clan.

As a result, some families split up, some left, Sarutobi Clan left no one in the village who could hold their own.

Although Asuma Sarutobi was a Jonin, the old guys had seen a lot of people and knew that this guy was not going to reach the level of the Five Kage. His future achievements would only be those of an elite Jonin, and the possibility of him going any higher was very small.

If there are no heavyweight talents among the new generation, then we can only look to the older generation.

So only two options remained: Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Everyone knows that Jiraiya has long been poisoned by Mount Myoboku and accepted some kind of weird mission. He won't come back to the village unless something major happens.

Therefore, Tsunade, became the only option.

Honestly, the reason we brought Tsunade back wasn't to have a showdown with the Uchiha Clan, but because if we didn't get someone to back us up, the Sarutobi Clan faction felt they might not be able to find another leader, and the faction would fall apart.

The once-thriving Senju Clan simply quit, so what are the Sarutobi Clan sect compared to them?

Once a faction breaks up, it's very difficult to rebuild it.

This is no longer the situation during the Second Hokage's time.

Ultimately, it comes down to a talent gap.

At this time, the members of the Sarutobi Clan faction even missed the Konoha White Fang. If the White Fang were still alive, he would surely have been able to hold up the Sarutobi Clan faction and help them get through this difficult period.

Their biggest regret now is that they didn't get their White Fang back then.

"What, speechless now?" Tsunade coldly stared at the ANBU in front of her.

In a sense, it was the ideology represented by the person in front of her that killed one important person after another.

This idea came from his second grandfather, and it was amplified due to political factors.

Because of this ideology, Uchiha Madara parted ways with the village, and the Uchiha Clan and the Hokage Building, though outwardly united, eventually became adversaries.

Once the spirit of unity and concerted effort between the two clans that led to the founding of the village was lost, the negative consequences began to manifest themselves at an alarming rate.

Even with the Senju Clan charging ahead, they couldn't handle the intensity of the wars during the Kunimura era with ease.

Having lost an entire generation, with most of the veterans who founded the village killed or wounded, the new generation of the Senju Clan members lost all interest in the ninja profession.

Only a few people remained in this system.

She and Nawaki were both among them.

As the granddaughter of the First, she tried her best, but it was all in vain.

When she saw death looming before her, she was truly in despair.

Medical Ninjutsu couldn't save her life.

This is normal. Grandpa had mastered Medical Ninjutsu to the point where he didn't need hand seals, and he always entered battle unscathed. But then, perhaps due to exhaustion, he suddenly stopped working, catching everyone completely off guard.

He was also an excellent Medical Ninjutsu, second only to his grandfather in the clan at the time, and was known as the Wu Zu One, who was practically invincible to humans. He died on the battlefield.

He died at the hands of the First Raikage, whom he despised the most. The Jonin Cloud Village surrounded him for days and nights, effectively trapping him.

And then there was my second grandfather, known as the Godspeed ninja in the Ninja World, who came and went without a trace. He also died, sacrificing himself to protect the village's young people, taking the enemy with him.

Human life is fragile.

Hokage is garbage, and ninjas are even worse.

There is nothing but death; the dead have it even easier than the living.

"If you're out of things to say, then get lost." Tsunade lost her patience. She brandished her fist. "And don't say I didn't warn you, if you mess with Shizune again, I'll go back to the village and smash your head in!"

"Lady Tsunade..."

"Roll!"

Before the words were finished, the ANBU slid into the tatami mat with a whoosh.

He could already sense Tsunade's killing intent and knew that if he didn't leave soon, he would experience the Senju Great Strength.

Forgive his lack of knowledge and skill; with his Senju Great Strength, he cannot withstand it.

After the other person left, Tsunade got up and went out first. She quietly walked to the next room and suddenly pushed open the door.

Shizune was eavesdropping when the door opened, and she only had time to turn her head before she could adjust her posture.

"Why are you standing next to the wall at night instead of sleeping?" Tsunade looked at her irritably. "Do you think I'd be at a disadvantage? Mind your own business!"

"I'm sorry... Lady Tsunade..." Shizune felt ashamed. She was naturally introverted, and when it came to the person she respected most, it wasn't just introverted, it was downright stoic.

"I just can't do anything with you." Tsunade entered the room and forcefully tucked Shizune into the covers. "Sleep, sleep. In the future, if you see someone like that, just fight back. Don't waste your breath on him."

"Oh..." Shizune let out a muffled, aggrieved groan.

Enough with the nonsense, there's no money to be made, my Lady Tsunade!

But she didn't dare to say it, because Tsunade had no concept of finances at all, so much so that every time Shizune told her it was interest money taken from a money exchange, she would actually believe her.

To this day, Tsunade still considers herself a rich woman.

Shizune couldn't bear to tell her that if it weren't for the fools who kept sending her money, her savings would have been squandered long ago.

However, this is not a big deal. After all, Tsunade has been living off her past achievements, and the fact that she only faced a crisis at this point shows how much money the title of the Legendary Sannin could generate.

In a sense, Tsunade is indeed the richest woman in the Ninja World, but this rich woman has now let herself go, only spending and not earning.

"Lady Tsunade, do you hate the village that much?"

Tsunade paused for a moment while covering Shizune with the blanket, then pulled the blanket directly over Shizune's face.

"Children shouldn't meddle in adults' affairs!"

"Lady Tsunade, I'm not young anymore."

"Yeah, that joke was pretty funny."

Under Tsunade's forceful "suppression," the already exhausted Shizune finally fell asleep.

After tucking her in, Tsunade left the room.

She was wide awake now, so she went out onto the hotel balcony for some fresh air.

It is now late at night. At this time, the night in Daimyo's Court is just like that in Hidden Leaf Village —everywhere is quiet.

Only the stars in the night sky wink mischievously, signaling that the world is not still.

At that moment, Tsunade really wanted a drink.

After thinking for a moment, she returned to her room, opened the wine cabinet, and found a sealed bottle of wine and a wine glass inside.

That's the good thing about the inns in Daimyo's Court; they're fully equipped.

Tsunade was very satisfied.

With a bottle in one hand and a glass in the other, she returned to the balcony and began to enjoy herself.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Uchiha Obito

In the northern border of the Land of Iron, a group of Cloud Ninja are traversing the forest.

Teams like theirs are not uncommon in this forest. Although they are also fighting on foreign soil, the Cloud Ninja's operational area is much smaller than that of the Sand Village, but the Cloud Ninja don't care too much about that.

They are interested in things that fly around in the sky.

A large bird.

Having dealt with Rock Ninja for so many years, this was the first time Cloud Ninja had ever seen something like this.

Fortunately, there's only one. If this thing became widespread, the Cloud Ninja's combat advantage over the Rock Ninja would be significantly reduced.

"Where's the Storm Release team? Haven't they arrived yet?" someone asked.

"They arrived a long time ago, they've been here for several days now."

"Why don't you shoot this thing down?"

"Who said we didn't shoot? We couldn't hit them, they were flying too high..."

After a brief exchange, everyone in the team felt it was pretty bad.

Because of this thing, the Cloud Ninja are now hesitant to venture into the wilderness, as they would become easy targets.

Especially after the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure also rode in this thing, it truly left nothing but desolation in its wake.

Like plowing the land.

At that moment, high above the ninja squad, a large white clay bird was spreading its wings and flying in.

The people riding in it have already spotted the Cloud Ninja squad.

"Teacher, since you can make things lighter, why don't you bring along a ninja who can sense Chakra?" Deidara asked Ōnoki after releasing a wave of clay insects.

"Deidara, I'm asking you, when your Explosive Clay flies a long way, how do you control its precise detonation?"

"That's of course through the distance of Chakra." Deidara looked at Ōnoki strangely. "Sensei, are you tired?"

Ōnoki: "..."

So, since you already have your own senses, why would I need to call up a ninja who can sense them?

Are you bored with me?

Do you understand what it means for a master and disciple to be of one mind?

Furthermore, your proudly proclaimed Explosion Release was perfected by me after countless nights of working together to help you enjoy the feeling of flying through the air and exploding people, okay?

"Stop talking nonsense, find the enemy and blow them up."

"Okay, teacher, ah... I found it."

Deidara formed a hand seal and shouted excitedly.

A series of explosions rang out in the forest below, sending flames and thick smoke billowing up.

The large white bird didn't even pause; it soared over the explosion site, searching for its next target.

The ground was a mess after the explosion.

The ground was riddled with large craters, the soil was charred black by the fire, and fragments of trees and human bodies were scattered everywhere.

Some are still burning.

Suddenly, an Uzumaki Clan appeared in the air, Uchiha Obito emerged from it.

His current name is Takayama Hizo.

One glance was enough to tell me that the entire squad was probably wiped out; the blast radius was so huge.