"Prioritize power and control. Stabilize this chaotic world through absolute authority, and eliminate every source of war."
The two paths diverged completely, with no possibility of ever overlapping again.
Tsunade folded her arms, her brows tightly knitted. She let out a long, heavy breath, her voice filled with helplessness and sorrow.
"The tragedy is set in stone now."
"The father can't sway his son's stubborn realism, and the younger brother can't understand his elder brother's resolve."
"From this moment on, Indra is destined to stand in total opposition to Ninshu, Asura, and the Sage of Six Paths."
Beside her, Jiraiya gave a bitter smile and scratched his head, his eyes full of conflicting emotions.
"When you look at it that way... everything that happened afterward was practically history repeating itself."
"Weren't the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha just another version of Asura and Indra?"
"And Naruto and Sasuke are exactly the same."
"The two seem different in personality, but in truth, they're both incredibly obsessive."
Destiny cycled on, repeating itself over a thousand years, never changing.
At those words, Tsunade suddenly sneered. Her voice was blunt and cutting, carrying the coldness of someone who had seen through the world.
"Mutual understanding? Honestly, I've never believed in that kind of empty talk."
"It's fake. Absurdly fake."
She raised her eyes to the Sky Screen, her gaze razor-sharp.
"If someone keeps preaching mutual understanding and accepting everything, I'll go kill their entire family. Then we'll see whether they can still calmly sit down and reach an understanding with me."
Her words were blunt, cruel, and straight to the point.
In an instant, the entire Hokage Office fell silent.
Jiraiya was speechless, and Hiruzen Sarutobi said nothing. A pin dropping would have been audible in the room.
No one could refute her.
Because