Yan Uchiha wasn't talking nonsense.
There were only so many paths left for the Uchiha. He could count them on his fingers.
There was no one to blame for that.
Back when Konoha was first founded, the Uchiha had truly held a winning hand.
Even if they couldn't beat the Senju, they still stood firmly among the strongest in the Shinobi World.
Unfortunately...
Whether it was the Senju or the Uchiha, each generation of descendants was more foolish than the last.
Take the Senju first.
Tobirama had been the last of them capable of holding things together. After him, not a single person had stepped up to shoulder the clan's burdens. Instead, they had raised a pack of fools whose heads were muddled by the will of fire.
With Hiruzen Sarutobi sweet-talking them at every turn, they had died on the battlefield one after another.
Tsunade's younger brother, Senju Nawaki, had been the most thoroughly poisoned of the lot.
He had believed in the will of fire with unwavering devotion, and he had paid the heaviest price for it.
A pile of Explosive Tags had blown him straight to kingdom come.
As for Tsunade herself, she had put all her brains into romance.
If she had taken up the Senju's banner earlier, things would have turned out completely differently.
With her standing—Hashirama's own granddaughter, a princess of the Land of Fire, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's personal disciple—who would have dared deny her some respect?
If she had truly stood her ground, Hiruzen Sarutobi would never have dared go too far.
There was no getting around the reasons for that.
Hashirama Senju had founded Konoha, while Tobirama had been the Second Hokage and, more importantly, Hiruzen Sarutobi's teacher.
More crucially, when Konoha had first been established, the Senju Clan had formed a