Tsunade was a woman who had stubbornly drilled herself into a dead end; she would be hard to persuade.
Besides, even if Yan managed to convince her with his silver tongue, what then?
If Tsunade truly stepped forward to mediate, it would have a major effect. It would not be an exaggeration to say she could pull the Uchiha back from the brink.
But that raised a problem.
Afterward, Tsunade would dust herself off and leave to continue her wandering life. What about the Uchiha?
Anyone could see that once Tsunade left, the Third Hokage and the others would carry on as before. They would still target the Uchiha as they always had.
After exhausting themselves with all that effort, they would ultimately have achieved nothing.
Therefore, although Yan was tempted, he had no intention of changing his mind.
"Why? Don't you dare?"
Yan remained unmoved. After shaking his head, he continued eating, while Tsunade raised an eyebrow and kept provoking him.
"Isn't Uchiha Yan the sort of man who would give everything for his clan? And now you're chickening out?"
"I just don't see the point."
It seemed he would not be able to finish this meal. Yan set down his bowl and chopsticks, raised his head, and met Tsunade's provocative gaze directly as he said frankly,
"So what if I can convince you? You return to the village, settle the matter at the Daimyo's Mansion, lend the Uchiha a hand, and ease the relationship between the Uchiha and the village.
Then what?
You and Jiraiya dust yourselves off and leave, and the situation between the clan and the village will return to what it was before."
"Don't think I'm being alarmist. I'm not targeting anyone either. You know that our Hokage and Danzo have never, from beginning to