Tsunade fell into thought as she watched the play's opening scene. Clearly, the dialogue and plot had been carefully designed and largely matched the facts.
As the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, one of Konoha's founders, Tsunade was very familiar with that history and had often heard her grandfather mention it. The greatest regret he spoke of was having killed his dear friend, Madara Uchiha, with his own hands.
Yet for the village's sake, he had had no choice, despite the pain in his heart.
The battle at the Valley of the End had been exceedingly brutal. Hashirama had won with great difficulty, and not long afterward, he too had reached the end of his life.
Yet no matter how one looked at it, the Uchiha Clan had been one of Konoha's founding clans and had made indelible contributions to the village. That alone meant they should never have been exterminated. This was also where Tsunade felt, deep down, that Sarutobi had been wrong. Thus, she had continued to indulge Anyo, neither stopping those blind date flyers nor expressing any opposition.
Otherwise, with her forceful personality, having already decided that Anyo was her man, how could she have tolerated his ambiguous relationships with other women?
Perhaps, under Anyo's leadership, the Uchiha could truly become part of Konoha in the future!
While Tsunade was lost in thought, the scene below had changed dramatically. The trees became bare branches, and vast numbers of leaves burned away, leaving a scene of utter devastation. Although the battle between the two could not be seen, the changes in their surroundings alone gave some sense of it.
When the flames dispersed, the ground had become scorched earth. Hashirama's ninja blade had pierced Madara's chest, and he said sorrowfully, "No matter who they are, if they threaten the