"Shusen, take a good look. We Senju have so many fine girls—surely there's one you'll take a liking to." Butsuma spoke as though he were selecting concubines for a prince, as if the moment Shusen picked one, she could be added to his harem.
Shusen's expression turned subtle. He could tell that Butsuma genuinely intended for him to marry a girl from the Senju clan; he was not joking.
"Is he trying to strengthen the marriage alliance between our two clans... or does he simply feel guilty about marrying off my sister and wants to give an Uzumaki girl back to us?"
Given that Butsuma was not much smarter than Hashirama, Shusen thought the latter was more likely.
He carefully examined the young men and women before him.
Although the Senju possessed tremendous strength, their builds were not bulky or imposing. Most had ordinary physiques, and there were even a few skinny people capable of moving mountains.
That made no sense. Such small bodies should not have contained such terrifying power, but considering this was the ninja world, it somehow became perfectly reasonable.
Butsuma had not lied. There were indeed quite a few beautiful girls among the Senju. With only a cursory glance, Shusen spotted several lovely young women. While tossing boulders more than ten times their own size, they secretly sized up Shusen and Ashina, curious about the two red-haired Uzumaki clansmen.
"Pretty is pretty, but with that monstrous strength... I really couldn't handle it."
Shusen smiled bitterly to himself, imagining being completely overpowered in bed after marriage, always at a disadvantage. One careless move and his waist might even get snapped.
Perhaps Tsunade had left too deep an impression on him, but he felt that girls from the Senju clan definitely had violent tendencies. In peaceful times, if