Chapter 22: Academy

Tsunade awoke with great enthusiasm as she went through her daily routine such as taking her daily bath, brushing her teeth, and combing her hair.

She exited her room and saw Mito placing breakfast on the table, and everyone other than her already sitting at the table, to which she quickly joined them.

However, she saw Tobirama get up and leave the table before he finished his food, with him then putting on his Hokage robe and hat over his armour.

"Why are you leaving at such an early time grandpa?" Tsunade asked while genuinely confused about why he was in such a rush.

While he may have to give a speech at the academy, it shouldn't warrant such a rush from him.

"I have to attend a meeting, Tsuna. But I'll see you all at the academy." He said while looking at Haru and Ayako by the end of his sentence.

He then left out the door as everyone finished their breakfast.

Tsunade was ready to go to the academy building, but Hashirama stopped her and her parents before they left the house.

"Are you sure this is the path you wish to embark on, Tsuna? One filled with deceit and pain at the family and friends you lose. You will know if you may lose your life on your mission, or if you will one day do something that you regret later in life. Are you positive that this is the path you wish to pursue?" Hashirama asked while staring straight into her eyes, while he also seemed to be referring to himself near the end of his statement.

Tsunade simply stared directly at Hashirama, as she knew what he wanted to say to her. She knows that Naruto was simply a case or pure fiction as there was no way possible you could become a powerful shinobi with you only having to kill one person, and simply talking your opponent was futile due to the brainwashing that every village instilled into each of it's shinobi.

She knew one day she would have to take a life, and while she couldn't begin to wonder how she would feel about it in the future, she was resolved to do whatever it take to protect the people around her.

So she simply stared into Hashirama's dark eyes, as she spoke one word that answered a thousand questions "Yes."

He simply stared for a little longer before smiling with his elderly face as he said "Then good luck, Tsuna."

The group of 3 then left the house and the Senju Compound as they headed straight for the academy.

After entering, they quickly took a seat in front of the stage with Haru and Ayako sitting on her left.

Tsunade then looked around to see if anyone that she recognizes from the anime was at the academy yet, but she saw nobody from the anime.

While Tsuande had been in the village for almost 6 years, she never saw any of the recognizable characters from the anime. She attributed this fact due to the extremely large size of the village. While the amount of Shinobi in the village was only around 5 to 10 thousand, and that is while counting the genin reserves, the amount of civilians in the village was around 40,000, with that number projected to grow even further. All those factors combine to mean that the village has to accommodate 40 to 50 thousand people, which showcases the large size the village would need to be to do so.

Tsunade then saw Tobirama finally arrive while wearing his Hokage outfit, after which he slowly made his way to the stage to add extra dramatics and build up excitement over his entrance, with the civilians doing exactly that as they began to cheer.

Tsunade simply snorted as she said "Is all that really necessary?"

However, she then heard the person beside her laugh at what she said, to which she quickly turned her head and began stunned at who she saw.

A boy with spiky silver hair and a handsome face sat beside her, with the person in question saying "I couldn't agree more."

However, Tsunade still looked stunned at who the person who sat beside her was, a man said to above the Sannin during the 2nd Great Ninja War and single handedly terrorized Suna:

The White Fang, Sakumo Hatake.

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