Don't Be Afraid, Your Uncle's Here! / Senju Hashirama's Resolve

He believed the monkey would take care of Tsunade, but to be fair, the monkey's care was always a layer of separation, and it wasn't the same for Tsunade.

Although Senju Muzoku a prankster, his presence would make a completely different difference for Tsunade. Despite not being her biological grandfather, the relationship between the two has always been very good, almost like that of blood relatives.

Tsunade must have suffered a lot...

That's what Senju Tobirama thought.

He can do everything, except comfort people, especially girls.

Tsunade is indeed his granddaughter, but Tsunade's a grown woman now, and she's different from when she was a child.

Senju Muzoku looked at Senju Tobirama with disdain.

Why are you stopping me from doing it when you clearly don't know how?

So he broke free again and ran back to Tsunade, intending to use all his strength to make his child smile.

The next moment, Tsunade suddenly pounced on him and hugged him tightly.

Chapter 53 Don't be afraid, Uncle's here!

In the minds of Sarutobi Hiruzen and others, Tsunade was an exceptionally strong-willed girl.

After the three Senju Clan brothers passed away one by one, this girl, who was loved and cherished by all three brothers, remained strong.

As a ninja, she was talented and persevering.

She also did a very good job as the older sister.

Over time, everyone accepted that Tsunade did not possess the fragility of an ordinary girl.

At this moment, seeing Tsunade clinging Senju Muzoku, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others present remained silent.

Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama looked at their granddaughter, their faces showing heartache and guilt.

Senju Muzoku had intended to make Tsunade laugh with a prank, fell silent, sighed inwardly, gently patted her back with one hand, and stroked her head with the other.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Uncle's here..."

Her voice was soft, and her attitude was just like Tsunade's when she was a child.

Feeling the familiar words and gestures, Tsunade even tighter; the pain and sorrow of so many years were about to break down.

They were all loved, but the three elders showed her love in different ways.

Both Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama were Hokage, so they didn't have much time to spend with themselves. As Hokage, they often told Tsunade to Tsunade up with the other person when she had conflicts with other children, reminding her that everyone was a friend.

For some people, Tsunade genuinely wanted to become one with them...

Senju Muzoku is not Tsunade's biological grandfather. In terms of kinship, Senju Muzoku's mother is Senju Butsuma sister.

However, the way Senju Muzoku takes care of Tsunade perfectly matches the ideal grandfather in Tsunade's mind.

He would play with Tsunade, carry Tsunade on his shoulders and run all over the mountains and fields, and stand up for her if Tsunade was bullied.

Otherwise, Tsunade wouldn't have reluctantly called him "uncle" despite her reluctance; it was truly his insistence that she couldn't refuse.

And after shouting it so many times, you really get used to it.

In Tsunade's heart, this was her grandfather, her own flesh and blood!

The body Impure World Reincarnation was cold, a coldness that constantly reminded Tsunade —the Wu Zu uncle who had always doted on her—that she was now merely a puppet bound in the dust.

Even though she knew no one could control Senju Muzoku through the Impure World Reincarnation, Tsunade still felt a sharp pain in her heart, a tightness in her chest, and a feeling of being unable to breathe.

For the deceased's relatives and friends, the Impure World Reincarnation is the most real and cruel illusion. The living feel as if they are in a dream, and the more real the dream feels, the more painful it is when they wake up!

Tsunade, burying her head in Senju Muzoku's arms, listening to the same gentle comforting voice as she remembered, feeling the bittersweetness and warmth this dream brought her, and trying her best to warm Senju Muzoku's chest with her own body heat.

She will keep all of this in her memory.

Senju Muzoku was quite patient, patting Tsunade.

As a time traveler, he knew how difficult things had been for this girl, which is why he treated Tsunade exceptionally well when Tsunade young.

To be honest, neither of the Senju Clan brothers are very good at being grandfathers. Although they love their children, their identity as Hokage means that even in their daily lives, they are primarily defined Hokage that identity.

This is really bad for a child.

It's easy to talk about adults, but you can't expect a child who's only a few years old to have such a high level of awareness.

For example, if Tsunade gets into a fight, Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama will comfort Tsunade and then encourage her to apologize and make up with the other person.

This is clearly not what Tsunade wanted.

Her idea was simple and straightforward—she wanted her powerful grandfather to help her get revenge.

Of course, Senju Muzoku wouldn't go against the Senju Hashirama Senju Tobirama, since their actions were in accordance with the principles of being Hokage.

But...

The Hokage were Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama. Senju Muzoku?

They all call him the Evil of the Forest, so how can it be a problem if he favors his own kids?

When it comes to secretly playing pranks on others, Senju Muzoku number one, and no one in the entire Leaf Village Senju Tobirama.

After all, this kind of prank is different from that Senju Tobirama was good at pranking people in the political arena, Senju Muzoku means that he was simply good at pranking people.

Hitting a child? That's not right.

But the child is immature, and you, as the parent, are also immature?

Please call him the friend of the Kuma family. Senju Muzoku feels that he has made his due, albeit insignificant, contribution to the great cause of improving the environment of Leaf Village and reducing misunderstandings between people.

For example, neither Senju Hashirama nor Senju Tobirama actually had much time to play with Tsunade.

Even if Senju Hashirama slacked off a lot, he was still the Hokage, and he still had a fair share of basic duties.

Needless to say, Senju Tobirama not only didn't slack off, but he also added his own dramatic flair.

Relying on those two to keep Tsunade? Forget it!

Thus, Tsunade's happy childhood was made possible by her Senju Muzoku.

As for his entertainment skills, Senju Muzoku said he stands on the shoulders of a great civilization, and there are so many games that he can't possibly copy them all.

After all, his workload isn't heavy. As long as he doesn't need to go out to kill... no, I mean, he doesn't need to go out for diplomatic activities, he has plenty of time.

Moreover, he felt he could spend more time with the adorable children of his own tribe, rather than those old killers.

He proved to be right; everyone liked Tsunade.

Tsunade didn't become a self-centered child despite being pampered by a large group of elders; she was actually very sensible, so sensible that it was heartbreaking.

But being sensible doesn't mean you can't have a happy childhood.

In Senju Muzoku's arms, Tsunade was already in tears.

Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato were completely stunned.

Jiraiya said that he had only seen Tsunade cry a few times in his life, and not only did she cry, but she cried like a child, which was truly the first time.

I've never even seen Namikaze Minato, the Hokage.

After all, he was a disciple of the Legendary Sannin.

Sarutobi Hiruzen silently smoked his cigarette. To be honest, although he always saw himself as part of Tsunade's family, he knew he wasn't doing that role well.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was stricter with Orochimaru and Jiraiya, but with Tsunade, his primary focus was on protection, keeping Tsunade away from anything undesirable. However, he was ultimately the Hokage, and his primary responsibility was to balance the complex web of interests within the village.

Tsunade's personality doesn't allow her to understand everyone in Tobirama Squad's team.

This, in turn, actually intensified Tsunade's longing for her lost loved ones.

Let alone the loss of your precious little brother, and then the death of your beloved partner.

During this process, both Orochimaru and Jiraiya demonstrated that they were truly incapable of comforting people; one was completely unable to comfort others, and the other's level of comforting was even worse than Sarutobi Hiruzen's.

However, the Senju Muzoku was clearly much stronger than the three masters and disciples. With his incredibly patient pats and coaxing, Tsunade's shoulders shrugged. This woman, who appeared strong but was actually quite fragile, completely released all the negative emotions she had accumulated over the years in the arms of the familiar Wu Zu Man.

Chapter 54 Senju Hashirama's Perseverance

Tsunade couldn't even remember the last time she had cried.

When she lifted her head again from the arms of the Senju Muzoku, she was crying like a little cat.

Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and tears kept streaming down her face.

There wasn't a single mark on his chest Senju Muzoku.

This is the Impure World Reincarnation.

Tsunade covered her eyes with her trembling hands, and after a long while, she slowly removed them.

"Uncle Wu Zu, Great-Grandpa, Second-Grandpa, you should go back now." Her voice was hoarse.

The three brothers looked at each other and exchanged glances.

"Tsunade, you've become so strong." Senju Hashirama sighed. "Don't worry, we're fine. We're just looking at the village now."

"Besides, the village is about to go to war," Senju Tobirama said. "With the three of us here, things will be a little easier for the village."

Senju Muzoku: "..."

Leaving aside the eldest, second brother, you really know how to talk!

Say exactly what people don't want to hear.

Here's the situation, but could you put it another way?

"No!" As Senju Muzoku, Tsunade's reaction was extremely strong. "You're not allowed to go!"

Seeing that Senju Tobirama was about to speak, Senju Muzoku knew that the guy's next sentence would probably be to kill Tsunade, so he quickly spoke first.

"Tsunade, alright, calm down." Senju Muzoku gave her a devilish head pat. "Uncle is still pretty strong, and that idiot enemy used a technique I specially left in the Book of Seals. Don't let our appearance fool you, we still have about 90% of our former strength, of course..."

Before Tsunade could speak, he continued, "The world of the living shouldn't be interfered with too much by the dead, so we'll only intervene at specific times. Now that we've finally returned, we're very curious about how the younger generation is performing. We'd be itching to see if we didn't."

No way, I couldn't possibly just want to take a look.

After wandering around the village, he discovered that ordinary ninjas of this era were extremely weak.

Regardless of the era, the higher up the social class, the more inflated the figures tend to be.

There aren't that many elites.

The Jonin of this era are even weaker than those of his time.

The late Warring States period was a time of rapid expansion for the Jonin group, long past the time when the title was first coined. When ninjas first started playing this game, Jonin was the leader of an organization, meaning there was only one Jonin organization.

Later, due to a shortage of manpower, in order to motivate the organization's members to have a goal to strive for, the concept of Jonin was changed from an honorific title for the strongest and only individual in the organization to a purely professional title.

Senju Muzoku felt it was necessary to tell the ninjas of this era that Jonin wasn't easy, and that they shouldn't think they could challenge Leaf Village just because they had a bunch of incompetent ninjas.

The feeling of Impure World Reincarnation is the same as when he used the Impure World Shadow Clone in his previous life; it doesn't affect his performance at all. As everyone knows, as long as you can think positively, infamy is meaningless to the dead.

His ability to think things through is one of his greatest strengths.

If no one criticizes him, doesn't that make him seem like he's doing poorly?

Earning respect is far too troublesome; it's much simpler and more effective to inspire fear.

Tsunade looked at the serious- Senju Muzoku with a suspicious expression.

She simply didn't believe that Senju Muzoku would be so honest.

She would believe it if her great-uncle and second great-uncle said so.

"That makes sense." Senju Hashirama nodded. "Tobi, you're so thoughtful. I'll go find Madara then. Since everyone's dead, the conflicts we had in life don't matter anymore."

He was quite happy to think of this.

Yes, he truly believed what the Senju Muzoku said!

Senju Hashirama was renowned throughout the Ninja World for his courage and integrity.

If he trusts the wrong person, Senju Tobirama and Senju Muzoku will help him deal with the consequences to ensure that no one among the survivors has ever lied to him.

After all, who would bother arguing with a dead person?

"Brother, Uchiha Madara hasn't shown up yet, which shows he hasn't given up on his evil plan." Now that Uchiha Madara was mentioned, Senju Tobirama was no longer sleepy.

The living naturally wouldn't argue with the dead, but it's perfectly normal for the dead to argue with each other.