Chapter 51: I Really Don't Care About Tsunade

But soon, this unrealistic idea was completely rejected.

From the engraved stone tablet, it was known that the Sage of the Six Paths had two sons, each inheriting something from their father: one inherited the Sage's eyes, and the other inherited his body. The ancestor of the Uchiha clan was one of these sons.

The desire to evolve the Sharingan into the Rinnegan is not something that can be achieved merely through marriage.

Madara Uchiha's understanding is that it requires having both unparalleled ocular power and immense physical energy.

Unless the couple possesses strength on par with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, their offspring might have that possibility.

Typically, the union of Uchiha and Senju would only result in inheriting some traits from both clans.

Aside from other reasons, Madara Uchiha felt that both he and Hashirama were exceptionally unique within their respective clans.

For example, Madara had the only Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in Uchiha history.

On the other hand, Hashirama possessed a rare Kekkei Genkai, the Wood Release, which was unique to him in the history of the Senju clan and even the entire shinobi world.

Wood Release is a combination of Water and Earth elements, and while it might seem like a modest power, it is exceptionally unique and has the ability to control the Tailed Beasts, much like the Sharingan.

Although Kekkei Genkai are rare, many shinobi have developed their own abilities. However, Wood Release was exclusive to Hashirama.

Thus, Madara concluded that the Rinnegan could only be born from the union of Madara's and Hashirama's powers.

After these thoughts, Madara dismissed the ideas planted in him by the young Tōshirō.

Yet, in a way, he had to commend Tōshirō for coming up with the idea of combining Uchiha and Senju powers in such a manner at his age, which was quite an achievement.

Madara turned to Tōshirō with a smile and said, "If your goal is to achieve true peace in the world, then the powers of the Uchiha and Senju must unite. Have you ever considered taking this big step?"

Tōshirō was surprised.

Itachi said thoughtfully, "If I'm not mistaken, it seems you have a good relationship with that young girl. Have you thought about taking it further?"

"Who?"

Tōshirō raised his voice in astonishment and said, "Elder Itachi, you're not referring to the granddaughter of the First Hokage, Tsunade, are you?"

Itachi nodded in confirmation.

Seeing his reaction, Uchiha Kira looked quite shocked.

But after some thought, he told himself that if that were to happen, the hostility faced by the Uchiha might ease considerably.

As for Fugaku, who was too young to understand, he looked at them curiously.

Tōshirō showed a displeased expression and said, "Impossible. Unless Madara Uchiha can rise from his grave and stand before me, I will never care about Tsunade."

Madara, watching from behind the scenes, was stunned by this strange comparison.

Madara asked, "Why?"

Tōshirō replied seriously, raising his first finger, "Firstly: Elder Itachi, you know the complicated history between our clans. Even using my toes, I can deduce that if I tried to pursue Tsunade, I would face many obstacles. If I foresee this, why would I bring trouble upon myself?"

Itachi tried to respond, but Tōshirō raised his hand to interrupt and said, "I know what you want to say, but the situation with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju was different. Both were leaders of their clans and possessed unparalleled power."

"If they faced opposition from their clans, they could simply slap any dissenters. Then, they might shout: 'Anyone else?'

"But me, I'm just a humble shinobi with little influence. All I want is to live peacefully in this chaotic world. I have no interest in such troubles."

Madara behind the curtain: ...

This insolent brat doesn't value himself!

Elder Itachi looked speechless, seeing him raise one finger, realizing that there's still a second reason.

Tōshirō raised a second finger, with his middle and index fingers together, and continued, "As for the second reason, I like girls who are traditional and gentle, elegant and kind-hearted, with a warm nature. As for Tsunade…"

At this point, Tōshirō recalled the fear of being dominated by Tsunade and began trembling, his face filled with dread. "She's the type who likes to bash me for no reason, always using her rock-hard fists. She doesn't care about me at all... er, I mean, she doesn't know how to be caring."

Hearing Tōshirō's complaint, Uchiha kira nodded sternly.

Indeed. If a girl has violent tendencies, she's definitely not suitable as a partner.

But.

You need to toughen up!

You are an Uchiha!

You can't lose to a Senju, especially when the opponent is a woman.

"It's ridiculous to be afraid of a woman from the Senju clan."

Uchiha kira tried using reverse psychology, mocking him, but it had little effect.

Elder Itachi added, "At your young age, to be so fearful of a mere woman—how can you achieve greatness in the future?"

Tōshirō sighed, "Actually, I can endure her hitting me, but the real problem with Tsunade is her lack of generosity. With her personality, there's no way she'd allow me to take multiple wives in the future."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

How is this a matter of generosity?

Isn't this just blatant scum behavior?

"Hmph, vulgar!"

Tōshirō's statement instantly destroyed any good impression Fugaku had of him, and he sincerely snorted in disdain.

Though he was still young, even he understood what kind of terrible behavior Tōshirō was displaying.

Tōshirō said earnestly, "It's not that I'm unfaithful, it's just that my heart is shattered into many pieces, and each piece has fallen in love with a different girl."

"You never seem to do anything useful."

Elder Itachi couldn't take it anymore and scolded him. To his surprise, Tōshirō retorted, "Are you serious? I think you guys are the ones not doing anything useful."

Everyone: ???

Tōshirō said, "Think about it, what are you all doing? You spend your days thinking about becoming ninjas. Then what? You go kill people, march off to war to die, making your families cry."

"And me? What am I doing? Oh, I'm creating life, providing the clan with an endless stream of fresh blood, making the family proud."

"When you compare it like that, don't you feel ashamed? No matter how much energy I have, I can't handle everyone in the clan running off to die as ninjas."

"It seems like I'm the only one here who's thinking about how to strengthen the Uchiha clan. Sigh, my burden is just too heavy..."

The three of them: ...

That's complete nonsense, but disturbingly, it actually makes some sense.

Elder Itachi's face was covered in black lines as he pressed his hand against his forehead.

Honestly, he was beginning to doubt if he had picked the right person.

How did the Uchiha clan end up with such an oddball?

But in a way, he did remind him of his dear friend, Senju Hashirama—strange personality, yet possessing immense ninja talent.

"Are you done talking?"

Elder Itachi signaled that he didn't want to hear any more nonsense.

Tōshirō shook his head, "Not yet. Besides the two reasons I mentioned, there's actually one more thing about Tsunade that makes it absolutely impossible for me to pursue her."

There's more?

The three of them, one young, one strong, and one old, couldn't imagine what else Tōshirō could dislike about Tsunade that he hadn't mentioned yet.

With a deadly serious expression, Tōshirō said, "Tsunade is flat-chested."

(End of Chapter)

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