Tsunade gave another disdainful snort, the mockery on her face deepening.
She saw what they were after. They wanted to draw her into their fight against Uchiha Yongye and were deliberately trying to drive a wedge between them.
She had plenty of grievances with Uchiha Yongye, but they expected her to join forces with outsiders against him?
What did they take her for? They were insulting not just her intelligence, but her integrity!
Ōnoki spoke slowly, pressing his case. "When Lord Hashirama distributed the Tailed Beasts, he did it for peace in the Shinobi World. As long as Uchiha Yongye is around, peace is impossible! Hokage, you know him better than any of us. Can you deny that?"
Tsunade remained silent, but the mockery on her face gave way to a grave expression.
After one battle after another, she understood Uchiha Yongye's state of mind better than anyone.
He had little ambition, but he simply did not regard other people as people. That included her, the Hokage of Konoha, and even the other Uchiha.
He truly did whatever he pleased. He often seemed rational and reasonable, but that was merely habit.
Once, he had undoubtedly been a decent, law-abiding man. Once.
For the ten-thousandth time, Tsunade silently cursed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō. They had created this mess, yet she, an innocent bystander, had to clean it up.
Seeing the change in Tsunade's expression, Chiyo promptly added fuel to the fire:
"Sooner or later, Uchiha Yongye will become another Madara Uchiha. When your grandfather, Hashirama Senju, faced Madara Uchiha, he showed no mercy. Tsunade, think carefully."
"Once Yongye starts a war and leaves the Shinobi World awash in blood, it won't be so easy to stop him!"
Tsunade said nothing. She turned, opened the door, and walked out.
Her footsteps