But the moment Yan opened his mouth, everyone gasped in shock.
A sinner of the Senju clan?
An unfilial daughter?
What was Uchiha Yan thinking, blurting out things like that? Was he sure he was not taking the chance to insult her?
Was that any way to persuade someone?
It was over, it was over. Lady Tsunade was angry. What should she do? What could she do?
Shizune was scared stiff.
"Phew... phew..."
As Tsunade's nostrils visibly flared wider and wider with each heavy breath, Shizune's heart sank to the bottom.
She desperately wanted to turn around, grab Yan, and run before Tsunade went berserk and gave him a savage beating.
Tsunade was about to explode. She was only a tiny step away from the breaking point.
Everyone else trembled in fear, but Yan remained perfectly calm, as though he could not see Tsunade on the verge of erupting.
"What? Did I hit a sore spot? Are you angry?"
The angrier Tsunade became, the happier Yan was, because anger meant she still cared.
A woman who got herself worked up over something was not frightening. What was frightening was a woman who no longer cared about anything at all.
If Tsunade had truly reached that point, Yan would turn around and leave without hesitation.
"The Senju clan has been a great clan since ancient times, locked in conflict with the Uchiha for generations. The two clans slaughtered each other for over a thousand years. Countless clans turned to dust in the course of history, yet the Senju and Uchiha both survived and carried on their legacies. What a pity. The Uchiha are flourishing, while the Senju clan has only one remaining descendant—you."
"Forget the Senju clan's glory and legacy. The truth is, once you grow older, the Senju clan will