Chapter 49 Newspaper and Three Little Birds

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Half a month later, at the Konoha Village Ninja School:

"So cool!!!" Jiraiya, who looked like a white-haired hooligan, exclaimed excitedly while reading the newspaper in his hand.

"Hey, have you finished reading? I bought this," Orochimaru, or Little Shemaru, said, placing his hands on his hips and shaking his head helplessly at Jiraiya.

"What does it matter? What difference does it make between you and me..." Little Jiraiya pouted and stuck out his tongue at Koshemaru.

"Never mind that. Look at this! Our eldest brother is really amazing!" Little Jiraiya excitedly hugged Kouchimaru, sharing the newspaper headlines.

Orochimaru sighed and replied, "That's just his perspective, not ours... Forget it. More importantly, I want to know if those grain stores will be open this month."

Little Jiraiya looked confused. "Huh? What kind of grain store? Aren't grain stores always open?"

Orochimaru shook his head. "I mean the grain store downstairs on our street. Grandma Liangzi has trouble with her legs, and the grain store in the central commercial street is too far away. If it doesn't open today, I'll go back after class and bring a bag of rice for Grandma Liangzi."

Little Jiraiya blinked, then nodded and returned the newspaper to Little Shemaru. "Okay, then you take a look."

Orochimaru took the newspaper and flipped to the life section on the back. He felt a bit disappointed when he didn't see any announcements.

Children have a strong ability to accept new things.

In fact, some elderly people in Konoha Village don't have the habit of buying newspapers anymore, but children enjoy reading them. This is mainly because there are too few entertainment activities; the newspaper has an entertainment section with short stories or interesting anecdotes that appeal to Konoha's children. They can also learn literacy through newspapers, which is an unexpected benefit.

But the outcome was positive, so Youya didn't bother to care.

A cheerful voice rang out as Tsunade walked into the classroom humming a song.

Little Jiraiya noticed her and quickly raised his hand. "Tsunade, Tsunade! Over here! Your brother is in the newspaper!"

Tsunade's expression darkened as she walked over quickly and punched little Jiraiya in the abdomen.

Little Jiraiya fell to the ground, bowing his head, and pointed a finger at Tsunade. "You, you violent woman..."

Tsunade put her hands on her hips, glaring at little Jiraiya with dissatisfaction. "He is not my brother! He's not even a member of my clan!"

It was clear that Tsunade still held a grudge against Yuya.

This was understandable. Youya had said last time that those families who didn't support the front line would pay the price, but nothing had happened in the end.

While the lives of ordinary people in Konoha Village were improving—meats that were once unthinkable now had canneries, and they could also choose fish (shipped from Kirigakure), beef (brought in by merchants from Kumogakure), and even lizard meat (obtained from Sunagakure, as those animals only lived in the desert and were edible)—Tsunade saw these changes as mere small increments.

As a child, she had no real understanding of the situation and would naturally think that Youya hadn't done anything.

Moreover, Tsunade's parents and neighbors often spoke highly of Yuya, claiming he had done many good things.

As a child, she felt that Yuya hadn't contributed anything while those around her praised him, which naturally fostered a rebellious mentality against him.

After punching Jiraiya to the ground, Tsunade turned to Orochimaru. "What did the newspaper say about him this time? Did it mention what kind of factory or store he opened to encourage ordinary people to work?!"

Orochimaru shook his head and turned the newspaper so Tsunade could see the headline. "He went to the front line and fought against the Raikage. It's said that he seriously injured the Raikage."

(The Second Raikage: Slander! This is slander! He is slandering me!)

Tsunade was stunned and looked at Orochimaru in disbelief. "How is that possible?! That's the shadow of a village!"

Little Jiraiya pointed at the newspaper. "Anyway, that's what it says. But Brother Yuya was also seriously injured and is said to be in a coma."

Tsunade's expression shifted to concern. "What?! Seriously injured and unconscious? Will he be okay?!"

After all, she had been playing with Yuya at Senju Hashirama's place since she was a child, so she still felt a connection to him.

Little Jiraiya stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Well, it's hard to say. After all, that's the Raikage. Although Brother Yuya is very powerful and seriously injured the Raikage, he must have sustained a lot of damage."

Tsunade's face turned pale, and she became absent-minded in class for the rest of the day.

She wanted to leave school quickly and ask the adults at home what was going on, especially her father.

Tsunade's father was the son of Senju Hashirama.

A few years ago, he had announced his death while on a mission. Little Tsunade didn't understand why he would make such an announcement and then hold a new wedding with her mother.

But thinking it over, the title hadn't changed anyway, and she didn't really care whether to call him "dad" or "father."

But Tsunade's parents knew the reason behind the announcement.

It was also the reason why Senju Hashirama disbanded the Senju clan and merged it into Konoha.

He didn't want the members of the Senju clan to be targeted because of him.

It was impossible to hide Tsunade's identity; after all, Konoha was at peace when she was born, and everyone in the village knew of her existence. It was impossible to erase a person's traces completely.

But Tsunade's father was different.

The son of the God of Ninja—just thinking about it made it clear how many people were watching him. What if genetic information related to Senju Hashirama could actually be extracted?

Wouldn't it create the potential to mass-produce the Ninja God?

The temptation was too great, and other villages would go crazy for it.

So Senju Hashirama publicly announced that his son had died during a mission.

After all, his son was only known to a few ANBU ninjas, and if he were exposed, they could find out who the informant was.

Thus, he faked his own death and then publicly married his wife a while later, changing his surname. From then on, he would no longer be a member of the Senju clan.

There is no doubt that Senju Hashirama's actions were successful.

Until Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage in the original timeline, there were no rumors of the Senju clan being targeted.

Even Orochimaru, a genius from Konoha's own village, could only rely on experiments repeatedly if he wanted to use Wood Release, ultimately resulting in Yamato, a significantly weaker version of the Wood Release ninja.

It is said that Ichiwa's strength was not weak, but he was always afraid of comparisons.

The Ninja God Senju Hashirama's Wood Release is so impressive; it seems that Yamato is also an elite Jonin, but in comparison, he looks considerably weaker.

In short, although Tsunade was unaware of these twists and turns, she knew that if she asked her father, he would definitely know whether Yuya was dead.

But there was no need to ask.

Tsunade hurriedly left the school after class.

Seeing her in such a rush, little Jiraiya and Orochimaru thought that Tsunade was in an emergency and chased after her out of childish curiosity.

After leaving the school gate and running for a few minutes, they saw a young man walking toward them.

The young man appeared gloomy, lowering his head as if lost in thought, and all three children recognized this figure.

It was the person mentioned in the newspaper:

Shenjin Youya.

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