That night, more than a dozen separate families quietly gathered in the Senju Clan Lands.
"Old Namikaze, you're Senju too?"
"Kid Haruno, you're Senju too?"
With more than a dozen families gathered, everyone was astonished. They had never expected their usual friends to share the same identity as Senju.
"Actually, the Squid Clan is Senju too, but it seems they've completely given up. They won't be coming."
"Hmph, don't mention them to me. Back then, they were the ones who proposed having the Second Hokage take back the Senju name. They joined the Senju only to survive. Once the village was established, of course they immediately wanted to break away. We never should have saved them and should have let the Schiller Clan wipe them out."
"The Dafu Clan too. Back then, many people were unwilling to become test subjects, but they kept spreading panic and betraying the Senju Clan. They forced many hidden Senju clansmen to reveal themselves, and then, driven by the pressure of glory, they stepped onto the experimental tables and became sacrificial test subjects."
"The Great Universe Clan and the Great Cosmos Clan as well. Though they split apart, one sucked up to Sarutobi while the other sucked up to Shimura. They simply looked down on us Senju."
As the gathered people who still considered themselves Senju spoke, certain secrets came to light.
They also laid bare the Senju Clan's downfall, making its cruelty even more naked and brutal.
"Thank you all for coming and gathering once again for the glory of the Senju." Kazamatsuri Taohong's calm voice rang out.
This was followed by the sound of two sets of footsteps.
Then Tsunade emerged, accompanied by Kazamatsuri Taohong.
"Lady Tsunade?" The dozen-odd Senju families froze upon seeing her.
"I'm sorry, everyone. All these years,