Tsunade, you're really drunk!

Tsunade looked at the old man in front of her who was already in his sixties and felt so strange.

The person was still the same person, but the current Sarutobi Hiruzen was hard for her to recognize.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a gloomy expression on his face. He slowly put down the pipe in his hand and stared at Tsunade with sharp eyes.

"When I succeeded to the throne of Hokage, the situation of the village was so dangerous that you have no way of understanding it."

"The death of Hashirama-sama led to the outbreak of the Ninja World War."

"The death of Mr. Tobirama has caused the other four villages to covet our Konoha Village and want to take the opportunity to plunder our land."

"I have neither the strength of Lord Hashirama nor the wisdom of Lord Tobirama, but I have the same determination as the previous two generations of Hokage, willing to give everything for Konoha! What I can rely on is my will of fire!"

The sonorous and powerful words came out of Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth.

In his opinion, he may have taken advantage of many people and committed too many sins, but he didn't care. He always insisted on his will and was determined to protect Konoha no matter what.

After listening to Hiruzen's words, Tsunade began to follow his words and think from his perspective.

Seeing that Tsunade continued to remain silent, Hiruzen began to continue talking about his past.

"Except for the three Ino, Shika and Chou families at the beginning, almost all other ninja families in the village do not recognize me as the Hokage."

"Although they recognize my status as Master Tobirama's apprentice, they do not recognize my qualifications!"

"When Tobirama-sama became Hokage, he was nearly forty years old and at the peak of his powers as a ninja. I was different. I was only twenty-five years old at the time!"

"I started visiting various families all day long, trying to explain my ideas, but without exception, they all rejected me. There is only one reason!"

Having said that, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression suddenly turned fierce and full of disgust.

After hearing this, Tsunade frowned unconsciously. What on earth could make the old man so annoying?

Hiruzen slowly uttered two words, which sounded a strong alarm bell in Tsunade's heart.

"Benefit!"

"Master Tobirama has already divided the interests of the ninja clan with his extraordinary strategy."

"But my appearance means that the original division of interests will be disrupted and reset."

"All of their families want to continue to delay, hoping that I can offer them better conditions and greater benefits for their families! This is the filthiness of the ninja clan!"

Tsunade began to fall into silence and reflection.

From the old man's perspective, what he said was indeed correct. Family ninjas were like this. They were born superior to commoners and were able to enjoy the best resources and education since childhood. Among commoner ninjas, they only relied on their own talents and their own efforts...

The conversation didn't end there, Hiruzen took two puffs of his cigarette to calm down.

"It's ridiculous that they want me to accept their family's children as my disciples."

"They thought I took over the Sandaime's position because I was Tobirama-sama's disciple."

"In that case, I will make all their plans come to nothing!"

As he spoke, Hiruzen raised his head, pointed at Tsunade in front of him, and revealed the truth about their relationship as master and disciple.

"Take you as your disciple, so that those ninja clans will be impeccable and dare not resist. Take Jiraiya and Orochimaru as your disciples, so that the civilian ninjas will be satisfied."

"The major ninja clans are beginning to reach a stalemate, and even some smaller clans are beginning to take the initiative to show goodwill."

"Try to join my camp first, so you can share more benefits."

"Why should I trust them? I have teammates who have been with me through thick and thin for many years. Aren't the families behind them better candidates?"

"I will gradually extract a portion from the treasury to improve the four families of Sarutobi, Shimura, Utane, and Mito."

"Use the First and Second Ninja World Wars to continuously weaken the strength of other clans."

As he spoke, Hiruzen suddenly stood up, raised his hands high, looked a little crazy, and had an arrogant aura.

"Look at what happened after the Second Ninja World War! Who in the village dares to disagree with me as the Sandaime Hokage?"

"Who dares not to agree with me! The Ninja Clan!?"

"If I want them to live, they must live. If I want them to die, they must die!"

At this moment, Tsunade finally understood why the old man in front of her did so many things that she once could not understand.

Maybe what he said was right. Many ninjas only care about their own interests, but it is impossible that there will be people who are willing to stand up for Konoha as he said!

Tsunade just watched Hiruzen's performance quietly, her brows furrowed and her teeth clenched, but she still couldn't help but ask the question that concerned her most.

"Where is Rope Tree? Why did you attack Rope Tree? Is it just because of Wood Release?"

Tsunade tried her best to remain calm, but her trembling fists revealed the ups and downs of her emotions.

Hiruzen lowered his head in silence.

"Nawaki's death was Danzo's plan, and I acquiesced to it."

"Why did you acquiesce? Doesn't that mean he is not Grandpa's grandson?!"

"Why don't you come and kill me and use my body for experiments!?"

She couldn't accept the answer Hiruzen gave, and she still had a last glimmer of hope in her heart.

Danzo must have acted on his own initiative, and Hiruzen had no choice but to agree to this after Nawaki's death.

But now, all these fantasies were shattered, and she began to regret why she didn't throw that punch just now, why she hesitated and didn't avenge her brother!

"Go on, speak!"

Her fists were clenched tightly, her palms were pierced by her nails, and blood was dripping slowly from Tsunade's fists.

"The Wood Release experiment is one reason, and another reason is his identity. For Konoha, he must die!"

"No one doubts that Lord Hashirama is the first Hokage, but why isn't the second Hokage the Uchiha who founded Konoha with Hashirama?"

"But Tobirama-sama, Hashirama-sama's younger brother."

"The Sandaime is me, Tobirama-sama's disciple. Even the later Fourth-daime Minato is my disciple."

"Tsunade, do you understand? The power of the Hokage has been monopolized. This system cannot last long. If it continues, it will only lock up power and status, and civilian ninjas will forever lose the hope of becoming Hokage."

"So, Nawaki must die. Otherwise, with his status and future reputation, the position of Hokage will be within his grasp."

"At the same time, you will leave the village and give up the idea of ​​becoming Hokage. Jiraiya has no intention of becoming Hokage, and Orochimaru... I feel sorry for him, but for the long-term development of the village, I can no longer let my disciple become Hokage..."

At this moment, after listening to what the other party said, Tsunade finally understood what Hiruzen was thinking.