"Shackles?"
Kushina looked at him, puzzled.
Seeing this, Yuzuru finally laid all his cards on the table.
"To put it simply, after I left Konoha, I traveled throughout the Shinobi World Shinobi World, and then left again. During that time, the only person I could contact was Teacher Tsunade, through Katsuyu."
"Even before I came to the Land of Water, I had already invited my teacher to come with me, but she declined."
"So, Tsunade- neechan knew we were in the Land of Water?"
Kushina looked at him and asked.
"Have no idea."
"I didn't tell her the detailed plan; I only said I wanted to change the Shinobi World, in my own way."
"Our teacher is trapped in Konoha her whole life. Konoha is the source of all her pain, and also her strongest and unwavering belief. Unless we completely destroy Konoha, she will never be able to escape on her own," Yuzuru, shaking her head.
I agree with that.
Suddenly, Orochimaru slowly "grew" out of the ground.
Seeing this, Yuzuru couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, "You've really made a fool of yourself with White Zetsu's abilities."
"Thanks to Yuzuru- jun, I have an endless supply of bodies to choose from. Moreover, there are many other wonders about White Zetsu, and I am still studying them in depth."
Orochimaru found a seat and greeted Hatake Sakumo.
"Senior Sakumo."
"Your aura is even more strange now."
Hatake Sakumo looked at Orochimaru and said.
"Well, these are just some minor changes."
Orochimaru did not deny it.
Frankenstein's thought process is something ordinary people will never understand.
"I completely agree with what Yuzuru- kun just said. For Tsunade, Konoha is far too important."
" Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Mito Uzumaki, including the teacher's parents, former lover, and younger brother, all died protecting Konoha. Konoha was a child raised by the Senju Clan, so no matter how heartbroken or disappointed the teacher was, he would never abandon Konoha."
"However, if you ask me, the root of all tragedy lies with Hashirama Senju."
Yuzuru stretched and stood up from Uchiha Hikari's arms to move his body.
" Hashirama Senju? Yuzuru- kun's idea is quite novel."
Orochimaru looked at Yuzuru, his eyes flickering slightly.
"That's exactly right."
Yu Yuzuru shrugged and sat back down next to Uchiha Hikari, saying:
"First, he forced Madara Uchiha, the second strongest ninja in Konoha, to leave, which ultimately led to his own early death."
"Secondly, if he hadn't made the foolish move of distributing the Tailed Beast, all Nine Tailed Beasts would have been concentrated in Konoha, and the Shinobi World War wouldn't have broken out."
"Tell me, facing a powerful ninja village with nine Jinchūriki, which fool would dare to provoke it? Nine Tailed Beast Bomb could destroy any ninja village. For the Shinobi World, the Nine Tailed Beasts are an invisible deterrent."
"The reason why the Shinobi World War broke out so frequently was that Hashirama Senju balanced the Tailed Beast of each country, giving them the illusion that if you have one, I have one too, and my sword is not necessarily inferior."
"You should know that only Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha possess the power to directly overwhelm Tailed Beast, and at most Mito Uzumaki. Apart from them, no one else can defeat Tailed Beast head-on; being able to fight it to a draw would be considered quite extraordinary."
"Therefore, the Tailed Beast are undoubtedly the strongest weapons of war in the Shinobi World. Yet, Hashirama Senju was foolish enough to give away such a powerful weapon. The significance of these things cannot be measured in money."
"Imagine if the Nine Tailed Beasts hadn't been distributed to other countries, would the Shinobi World War still have broken out? Would Tobirama Senju, Dan Katō, Senju Nawaki have died? The answer is no."
Even if other countries are locked in fierce battles, no country dares to provoke the Land of Fire or Konoha. The reason is simple: no ninja village wants to face the attack of more than three Tailed Beast at the same time.
"Even while other countries are locked in a bloody war, the Land of Fire and Konoha can go further and slowly erode those countries. Over time, they will lose the ability to wage a major war, and the Shinobi World will usher in a relatively distorted peace. Although the lower classes and ordinary people will still live a hard life, at least there will be no meat grinder like war."
"Therefore, Teacher Tsunade's pain stems from Konoha, or more precisely, from her grandfather. She never imagined how foolish her grandfather's decision was, indirectly causing the deaths of Tobirama Senju, her parents, her lover, her brother, and ultimately, the extinction of the Senju Clan."
"Naïveness can be deadly. Hashirama Senju didn't see it because he was a powerful figure, but after his death, his naïveness ultimately caused his descendants to suffer the most severe consequences."
"So, you don't need to feel that it was because you didn't save Nawaki in time. In essence, Nawaki was destined to die, as was the case with the Senju Clan."
Yuzuru looked at Orochimaru and said.
"Someone has to bear the consequences of the sins committed by Hashirama Senju, right? Everyone in Konoha is paying the price for his naiveté. If the Uchiha Clan hadn't been strong enough, their fate wouldn't have been much different from the Senju Clan."
"Essentially, I hate war, but many wars have their reasons. The Fourth Shinobi World War may seem like a series of redistributions of power, but in reality, its root cause lies in the unfounded confidence that Hashirama Senju gave to those ninja villages."
"Since he did it, he has to accept it. It's fine if he's alive, he's strong enough to suppress it, but if he dies, the Senju Clan should suffer for him. Whether it's his brother, his clansmen, or his granddaughter, they are all just paying the price for Hashirama Senju's stupidity."
Everything has a cause and effect. He planted the seed himself, so he must reap the fruit. If he doesn't reap the fruit, then his relatives and clansmen will.
"So, do you understand now? The root of Teacher Tsunade's shackles."
"On one hand, there's the Senju Clan's dedication to Konoha; on the other hand, there's the pain caused by Hashirama Senju, which has become an even deeper shackle. Because everyone the teacher cherished died for Konoha, even if she hated Konoha, she would never leave Konoha, because she unknowingly carried everyone's expectations. Over the decades, these shackles have seeped into her soul."
Yuzuru sighed.
Upon hearing this, Kushina, Orochimaru, and everyone else fell silent.
"It's hard to imagine that the Mori no Senju Clan would be destroyed by such an idiot. If those Mori no Senju members from the Warring States period knew, they would be furious. They actually distributed the Tailed Beast to others. I thought they stole them."
Uchiha Hikari shook his head, somewhat speechless.
"That's why I say, stupidity isn't scary, what's scary is that those in power are stupid. Hashirama Senju personally sowed the seeds of the destruction of the Mori no Senju. When people's hearts were not yet united, he chose to separate the Tailed Beast. Therefore, the First Shinobi World War had to be fought by the Senju Clan themselves."
You said that establishing a ninja village would bring meat to eat, and the other clans believed you and followed you. But before they even got to eat meat, you distributed the Tailed Beast? And to the enemy?
You're strong enough to suppress others, so they can't say anything. But who would want to fight right after your death? The Senju Clan had to fight alone, and what was the result? Many died, many were wounded, and many other clans also lost their members in the process.
"As for the Second Shinobi World War, it's the same. If the Senju doesn't stand at the forefront, no other clan will either. We're not fools. You, Senju Clan Hashirama Senju, created this mess yourself, so the Senju clan must go first. You didn't even consult with anyone else about dividing the Tailed Beast. Now that we're going to fight a ninja village with Tailed Beast, the Senju Clan has to step up."
"After these two wars, how many members do you think the Senju Clan will be left? Tobirama Senju initially disbanded the Senju Clan and integrated them into Konoha, hoping to preserve some embers. Who would have thought that after leaving the Senju Clan, they would even abandon their surname? After all, it was obvious to everyone that the other clans were squeezing out the Senju, ultimately leading to the complete annihilation of the Senju Clan."
" The Mori no Senju Clan, which had been passed down for thousands of years since the time of the Sage of Six Paths, was completely wiped out in less than thirty years by Hashirama Senju. Doesn't that sound terrifying when you think about it?"
Yuzuru joked.
"Indeed, I know how strong the Mori no Senju was back then. Even without Wood Release, with the Mori no Senju Clan's physique and Chakra, as well as Sage Mode, they were still ridiculously strong. It's hard to imagine that such a clan would completely disappear in less than thirty years."
Uchiha Hikari deeply understood this.
She was sealed away by the Senju Clan. Keep in mind that the Uchiha clan at that time had more than one pair of Mangekyō, yet they still lost. Even her, their ultimate weapon, was sealed away, demonstrating the vast difference in strength between the two sides.
But now, such a powerful family has vanished just like that, in less than thirty years, it's like a dream.
"Does that mean the Uchiha Clan is currently the strongest clan in the Shinobi World?"
Uchiha Hikari suddenly realized something.
"That's true, but unfortunately, the Uchiha Clan of Konoha isn't, because the current clan head Fugaku, is an old fox with a thousand-year history, nicknamed 'Mega Ninja.'"
What kind of title is this?
Uchiha Hikari asked, puzzled.
"Exactly, he can endure any humiliation, even being driven out of the clan's territory and relocated to the edge of the region, even being provoked, even being used as cannon fodder in war, even having the eyes of his dead clansmen gouged out, he can endure it all. He can even make his son endure it just like him. Itachi was almost sent away to be someone's dog by him, but luckily I trained Shisui early on, and Shisui stopped Itachi."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Hikari was dumbfounded.
Is he really Uchiha?
"On the battlefield, he was known as the Fugaku of the Wicked Eye.'"
Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, "Thinking about it, Fugaku is right. The Uchiha were ostracized by my teacher and Danzo, yet they still endured it."
Uchiha Hikari, who had just been laughing at the Hashirama Senju Clan for having such a foolish clan leader as Hashirama Senju, suddenly stopped laughing when he heard that the current Uchiha Clan Head was this kind of scoundrel.