"The evil Uchiha, truly too insidious!"
Senju Tobirama's tone was cold.
However, within that tone, there was a faint trace of jealousy.
On the other side.
Tsunade's expression remained normal; as his granddaughter, she understood her grandfather's antipathy toward the Uchiha better than anyone.
On the contrary.
After pondering for a moment, she couldn't help but ask, "Second Grandfather, do you think Uchiha Jin's plan is radical?"
"What do you mean?" Senju Tobirama asked in surprise.
Clearly.
He could see the internal conflict in Tsunade's eyes. "You don't support this plan?"
"Yes, that's right." Hearing this, Tsunade nodded slowly. "I don't support it!"
"After all, the 'one country, one Village' system has lasted for so long. While there are certainly various frictions, large and small, overall, this system is very stable."
"But with Uchiha Jin's system, the entire Ninja World will inevitably be ignited by the flames of war once again."
"I don't like fighting, I really don't want it at all!"
"Slaughter, blood, death..."
"I've had enough of these damn things. Can't everyone just live a bit of peaceful life quietly?"
Facing her Second Grandfather, Tsunade directly cast off all her pretenses.
She had absolute trust in Senju Tobirama.
To this.
Senju Tobirama did not interrupt, merely sitting in the chair with his arms crossed.
A trace of pain showed in his eyes, but it was immediately replaced by coldness.
"Foolish!"
After a long silence, he spat out those two words.
But hearing this evaluation, Tsunade was stunned on the spot. "Second Grandfather, what did you say?"
"I said you are foolish, utterly stupid!" Senju Tobirama spoke coldly.
Tsunade's forehead was covered in black lines, feeling quite upset.
However.
Since the one scolding her was her Second Grandfather, she didn't dare to throw a tantrum. Instead, she asked very seriously, "Does Second Grandfather actually approve of Uchiha Jin's plan in your heart?"
"Yes, I approve." Senju Tobirama gave a light sigh. "I'll tell you the truth."
"Actually, back when Konoha was first founded, Big Brother and I considered whether or not to destroy the Land of Fire!"
"Don't be fooled by your Great-Grandfather's simple-minded appearance; he only acts like that when facing trivial matters he doesn't care about."
"The real Great-Grandfather was a man who killed without blinking. Before Konoha was established, among the various Ninja Clans that were enemies of the Senju, your Great-Grandfather killed the most people in our clan—bar none!"
"In fact, after a single battle, the number of enemies killed by the entire clan combined was far less than the number your Great-Grandfather killed alone."
"And among the Ninja Clans your Great-Grandfather killed, the Uchiha were the clan that suffered the most deaths at his hands."
"Of course."
"The number of Senju Clan members Uchiha Madara killed was also the highest among the Uchiha!"
"Why do you think Konoha Ninja Village could be established? Was it just because your Great-Grandfather went to other Ninja Clans back then to act like a grandson and beg them to join?"
"It was because the other Ninja Clans were all terrified by your Great-Grandfather's killing!"
"One country, two administrative systems."
"Big Brother and I weren't stupid; how could we not see it?"
"The Daimyo and the Hokage are two poles; if left alone, a major problem would arise sooner or later."
"Especially the harsh exploitation of the Civilians by the Daimyo and the nobles; your Great-Grandfather saw all of it..."
"So when Konoha was founded, Big Brother and I actually considered whether to take the opportunity to wipe out the entire Land of Fire Daimyo and all the nobles."
"I can even tell you, your Great-Grandfather's killing intent was heavier than mine!"
"You must know that your Great-Grandfather, for the sake of the Village, could even ruthlessly strike down his own dearest friend, Uchiha Madara, without hesitation. A mere group of nobles and a Daimyo..."
"Your Great-Grandfather would be soft-hearted? That's nonsense!"
"Back then, it was I who talked your Great-Grandfather out of it, because it was truly not the right time to act."
"Because Konoha Ninja Village had just been established, although many Ninja Clans and Civilians seemingly joined Konoha, in reality, most did so because they had no other choice."
"To put it bluntly, Konoha at that time was more like a loose alliance. Killing the Daimyo and the nobles would have been very easy, but the subsequent turmoil would have been more than Konoha could bear."
"Mainly, Konoha at that time did not have the ability to govern and manage the entire Land of Fire. After all, the various Ninja Clans that had just joined Konoha had not fully integrated. Who knows if they would have been so scared by the deaths of the Daimyo and nobles that they would collapse and quit Konoha? Even if they didn't quit, could they manage the entire Land of Fire?"
"Secondly, if the Daimyo and nobles died, there was a greater fear that the entire Ninja World would unite against us."
"Even if your Great-Grandfather's combat power was truly terrifying and he could completely kill off all the opposition in the Ninja World, how many members of the Senju Clan would die in that war?"
"Do you know why Konoha could be established? Why the Uchiha didn't even want to follow Uchiha Madara?"
"To put it bluntly, everyone was tired of fighting!"
"At that time, everyone wanted to rest and recover. If a war was started, it would be going against the great trend of history."
"Big Brother and I naturally knew that Uchiha Madara's idea back then was correct, but Konoha was just a loose alliance then, plus everyone in the Ninja World wanted to rest, and Konoha lacked the ability to govern the entire Land of Fire."
"So that plan was considered completely scrapped!"
"And it was precisely because that plan was scrapped that your Great-Grandfather enjoyed his final time of peace."
"After your Great-Grandfather died, I also keenly realized that without several decades, Konoha would not grow to the point where it could eliminate the Daimyo and nobles."
"Furthermore, I didn't trust the wisdom of those who would come after. As the 'one country, one Village' system became deeply rooted in people's hearts, even if Konoha grew to the point where it could kill the Daimyo and nobles, by then, the Daimyo and nobles would also be more deeply rooted in the people's hearts."
"Trying to eliminate this system would be too difficult!"
"And your performance today also proves the correctness of my thinking."
"It was precisely with this in mind that I decided to execute the backup plan at that time, which was—the Integration Plan."
"This is what you know as the plan to break up the Senju Clan and completely integrate them into Konoha!"
"Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi deliberately slandered and altered the original plan I formulated in order to wipe out the Senju Clan."
"The true plan was for those in the Senju Clan below Chunin rank, as well as those without Ninja talent, to be able to choose to integrate into the whole of Konoha. On one hand, this would increase the probability of Ninjas appearing among Konoha's Civilians, and on the other, it would leave a trace of the Senju bloodline in extreme circumstances."
"The core elites of the Senju Clan were to be divided into two!"
"Half would stay in Konoha, and half would join the Land of Fire, giving up their Ninja status to become nobles!"
"Combined with the marriage of your father and mother, as long as Hiruzen Sarutobi served as a transitional Hokage and then waited until Nawaki could become the Fourth Hokage, the Senju Clan would be able to completely control the position of Hokage."
"Since future Senju leaders would possess Daimyo blood, both the Daimyo and the Hokage would be controlled by our clan. Only then would the Senju Clan be able to grow to its peak."
"But, unfortunately."
"Because of that fellow Hiruzen Sarutobi, my core plan completely went bankrupt."
"So Uchiha Jin's plan is essentially the same plan your Great-Grandfather and I had back then."
"Why oppose it?"