"Are you Tsunade?"
Although Hashirama Senju had seen Tsunade, she had not spoken earlier, so he had not recognized her. He was afraid of mistaking her for someone else.
After all,
while Tsunade still had that head of golden hair, she had changed drastically.
"Grandpa... I'm Tsunade!" Tsunade looked at Hashirama Senju and nodded. However, she did not reminisce with him, instead speaking solemnly. "Grandpa... don't believe Sarutobi Hiruzen's words. He's already gone mad!"
Huh?
Comparatively speaking,
Tsunade's words still stirred Hashirama Senju. His gaze toward her grew serious.
"Take your time..." Hashirama Senju said slowly.
"After you left, Second Grandpa and Sarutobi Hiruzen both began targeting the Uchiha Clan. Sarutobi Hiruzen even planned to destroy the Uchiha Clan. If Uchiha Xuan Yu hadn't been there, the Uchiha Clan might have been wiped out years ago!" After briefly explaining the situation, Tsunade continued, "After that plan to destroy the Uchiha Clan, the Uchiha clansmen shifted their focus to business. Aside from the half of Konoha under the Military Police Force's jurisdiction, they no longer involved themselves in any of Konoha's affairs!"
"But... Sarutobi Hiruzen never intended to give up on destroying the Uchiha Clan."
Next, Tsunade spoke of everything she had seen and heard, especially the stark contrast between the area managed by the Uchiha Police Force and the area governed by the Sarutobi Clan.
She wanted her grandfather to see reality for what it was.
"Oh?" Hearing this, Hashirama Senju glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen again. In the end, though, he looked at his second younger brother, Tobirama Senju. "Tobirama, the successor you chose before your death wasn't much."
In the past,
he had met Sarutobi Hiruzen as well, but he had never expected him to be so disgraceful.
"This may have been an accident!" Tobirama Senju spoke, still defending