Despite being viewed as the primary antagonist toward the Uchiha, in reality, Senju Tobirama's hostility toward the Uchiha Clan wasn't as deep as many imagined.
He detested the Uchiha Clan more because he understood them too deeply, and thus clearly knew exactly what kind of existence that clan was.
The madness of an ordinary Uchiha went without saying.
To obtain the Uchiha Clan's true power and awaken the strength of the Mangekyo Sharingan, one must experience the process of gaining love and then losing it.
Without bone-deep love and hate and abundant emotions, it was nearly impossible to awaken the Mangekyo.
But if you actually could awaken it, it meant you were most likely not quite normal, carrying more or less a degree of paranoia.
As a master of understanding the Uchiha, Senju Tobirama knew this situation very well.
It was for this reason that he was so wary of the Uchiha Clan.
His view couldn't even be considered a prejudice.
If you think a normal person is sick, then of course you're the one with the problem, you have a prejudice against them.
But if someone really is sick and you think they have a problem, then that is naturally another matter entirely.
Senju Tobirama was in the latter situation.
"That child's father is dead?"
He took the child's file, read it carefully, and soon had a plan in mind.
The father of that Uchiha infant had died in battle for Konoha in his early years, leaving only the mother and child now.
In that case, it would be easier to arrange.
Thinking this way, his expression remained normal as he continued making arrangements.
Time slowly passed.
Soon, several years had slipped away.
The child who had just been born back then had grown up a lot in the blink of an eye, and was now a rather cute boy.
He displayed amazing talent, being able to read classics and communicate with adults at only two or three years old.
His words and deeds made him look like a little adult.
His Sharingan had also progressed during his growth, and was now a Two-Tomoe.
"As expected, this power is more compatible with the Kaguyas Seal Power..."
Walking alone by a stream, Minamikawa Yuu looked at the scenery before him as this thought silently flashed through his mind.
Even he hadn't expected that the subject of this reincarnation would be a newborn baby.
Fortunately, the current Konoha was not in a time of war, and the Ninja World was generally peaceful, so there was no risk of an early death.
After reincarnating, he also discovered changes in himself.
Similar to the last reincarnation, in this one, he had also brought over some of his original body's abilities.
The most important among them was the Kaguyas Seal Power.
By now, Minamikawa Yuu had mastered many different abilities.
But among his many powers, the Kaguyas Seal Power was undoubtedly the core of cores.
This was his reliance for being able to achieve an Ōtsutsuki Body in the future and transform into a true Ōtsutsuki.
To put it bluntly, as long as the Kaguyas Seal Power existed, even if he did nothing in the future, there was a high probability he could achieve an Ōtsutsuki Body.
Of course, without outside assistance, this transformation process might be unimaginably long.
Minamikawa Yuu had already tried this point when he was in the main world.
In the main world, he stayed for a full two years, and in the end, the body's transformation progress was still very low.
If a complete Ōtsutsuki Body was one hundred percent progress, then in the main world, his transformation progress was less than five percent.
The speed was truly too slow.
But the situation after reincarnating was different.
After reincarnating into this world and obtaining the Uchiha Clan bloodline, his Kaguyas Seal changed.
It was as if a missing puzzle piece had been added; his body's transformation progress suddenly leaped forward.
Even though it was a body that had only recently been reincarnated into and the power of the Kaguyas Seal had just covered it, the transformation progress could already be compared to his original body, and had even surpassed it.
The reason for this lay in the bloodline of the Uchiha family.
"My original body didn't have any Bloodline Limit and was like a blank slate relative to the Kaguyas Seal Power, so the transformation progress was slow; I had to slowly accumulate power to transform the body into an Ōtsutsuki Body."
Sitting by the stream, various thoughts flashed through Minamikawa Yuu's mind: "But this body is different..."
"This body already contains components of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, so the transformation progress is greatly accelerated."
The Uchiha Clan's bloodline originated from the ancestor Indra.
And Indra's bloodline originated from the Six Paths Sage.
In terms of relations, he was equivalent to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's grandson, and naturally possessed Kaguya's bloodline in his body.
In other words, the Uchiha Clan were originally descendants of Kaguya.
Therefore, when Minamikawa Yuu reincarnated and the Kaguyas Seal in his body came into contact with this bloodline, the transformation progress was greatly enhanced.
"From this perspective, if I want to finish the transformation as quickly as possible and complete the metamorphosis early, I should collect as many fragments of Kaguya's bloodline as possible to complete this bloodline puzzle..."
"Only in this way can I transform into a true Ōtsutsuki Body before my original body's lifespan is exhausted."
At this thought, Minamikawa Yuu was suddenly enlightened and had a new goal in mind.
He stood up from his spot, looked toward Konoha ahead, and murmured to himself: "Then the first step will be to start by collecting the bloodline puzzle of Hagoromo..."
Kaguya's bloodline was inherited by Hagoromo and Hamura respectively.
Hagoromo's descendants can be divided into the Uzumaki, Senju, and Uchiha lineages.
Hamura's descendants are the Hyuga, and the Ōtsutsuki lineage on the moon.
Coincidentally, most of these bloodline descendants were currently in the Konoha Village before him.
Among Hagoromo's descendants, the Senju and Uchiha were both here.
Among Hamura's descendants, the Ōtsutsuki lineage was hard to find, but the Hyuga Clan was also here.
In theory, as long as he scoured the Konoha Ninja Village clean, he could gather most of the bloodline puzzle pieces he needed.
Of course, theory is theory, and reality is reality.
In reality, it wouldn't be easy for Minamikawa Yuu to achieve this.
Whether it was the Senju or the Hyuga, they were both major clans and wouldn't let Minamikawa Yuu do as he pleased.
If he wanted to truly achieve his goal, he first had to become the ruler of this Village.
In other words, he had to become the Hokage.
"Hokage, huh..."
Standing there, he smiled: "It really is a good goal."
Speaking of which, he had been in this world for so long, but to be honest, Minamikawa Yuu had never really thought about becoming Hokage or anything like that.
However, since there was a need now, it wouldn't be bad to give it a try.
As it happened, this was also a good time.
After setting his goal, time passed quickly.
He began to actively show his capabilities.
Usually, within the Uchiha Clan's ancestral lands, he behaved differently from other Uchiha; he not only loved interacting with others but also showed no discrimination toward Ninjas from small clans.
At the age of seven, he took the initiative to apply to join the Ninja Academy founded by the Second Hokage.
This move surprised many people.
At this moment, although the Ninja Academy had been established, the Ninjas in Konoha Village were still primarily based in Ninja Clans.
The Ninjas of the Ninja Clans were trained and taught within their families and would not enter the Ninja Academy at all.
Those who would truly enter were only some Ninjas of civilian origin.
Yet Minamikawa Yuu was from the Uchiha, one of the only two major clans in Konoha, and a famous genius among them.
This move attracted a lot of attention and also earned the silent praise of Senju Tobirama, the Second Hokage.
As the Hokage of Konoha, Senju Tobirama's purpose in creating the Ninja Academy was not only to train civilian Ninjas but also to hope that the various Ninjas within Konoha could slowly merge and gradually integrate into the big family of Konoha.
In the current Konoha, various Ninja Clans stood tall; although they could cooperate with each other, they still maintained their independent status.
This was equivalent to establishing one small kingdom after another within Konoha; one wrong move could cause Konoha to split again and cause the originally stable situation to collapse.
The Ninja Academy was precisely the decision Senju Tobirama made to change this situation.
From this perspective, Minamikawa Yuu's move played right into his hands.
In the following years, Minamikawa Yuu's performance remained brilliant.
In just a few short years, he graduated from the Ninja Academy with overwhelming grades.
By this time, his Sharingan had progressed further, truly reaching the level of a three-tomoe.
This year, Minamikawa Yuu was twelve years old.
"So you are Uchiha Tsugi?"
A tender child's voice came from in front of him.
Minamikawa Yuu looked up and saw a little girl with blonde hair standing there, looking at him curiously.
She looked to be about four or five years old, wearing the Senju Clan crest, and looked very cute.
"Ah, I am."
Meeting the girl's gaze, Minamikawa Yuu leaned down and smiled at her: "Are you Miss Tsunade?"
"You know me?"
Hearing Minamikawa Yuu's words, young Tsunade's eyes lit up, and she seemed to instantly become interested: "You've heard my stories too?"
"Ah, I have indeed heard some."
Minamikawa Yuu nodded: "I heard that a god of gambling appeared in the Senju, and even Shodai-sama was no match for her."
"god of gambling?"
Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, putting her hands on her hips with a face full of pride: "That's right, that is my title."
"Kid, you're quite sensible!"
She took two steps forward, put a hand on Minamikawa Yuu's shoulder, and said casually: "Why don't you consider following the Great Princess Tsunade? When I inherit the position of Hokage in the future, there will surely be benefits for you."
"I can consider it in the future."
Minamikawa Yuu didn't laugh; he lowered his head in serious thought and then shook it: "But for now, forget it."
"Why?"
"The current Hokage isn't you."
Minamikawa Yuu pointed to the Hokage Rock in the distance and said with a smile: "Even if I want benefits, wouldn't it be better to follow Tobirama-sama? Why would I wait for you?"
"Hmph, you need to have a long-term vision."
Tsunade got anxious: "Don't look at Grandpa Tobirama's serious face; he's actually quite stingy."
"You won't get any benefits even if you flatter him, so you might as well consider me."
"Invest a little now, give me some money, and when I become Hokage in the future, you'll have plenty of benefits."