Chapter 33: Tsunade, peace at last

By taking disciples outside his clan, Tobirama hoped that would lessen his clan's arrogance, but that wasn't entirely true. It is true that the six he taught were strong and had a promising future, but the Senjus also had their own geniuses who did not lose in talent.

He soon realized that this situation could not continue, even if he had disciples, his clan, and everyone else could put a Senju as Kage again after him, and there was little he could do.

That's when he made the decision that to keep his clan safe, they had to disappear. Even if they remained in the village, the influence, political power, and economic power were too great, and if they weakened it would not be long before they would be attacked from all sides.

This plan was divided into two phases. First they would begin to marry their members, whether they were civilians or ninjas with other clans, on the other hand, the babies they had, they would give them up for adoption without anyone noticing. This was done primarily with the proudest sector of the clan. Sure, they weren't going to accept it if they put it that way, but in the world, no matter what you do, it matters how you explain it. So, if they believed they were going to marry their members to gain influence in other clans, then it was their fault for being so gullible. That explanation could only work with proud and arrogant people, as anyone else would realize that no clan would be so easily infiltrated.

On the other hand, in the conservative sector, they did just the same, but instead of secretly giving their newborns up for adoption, they took them out of the village and took them elsewhere.

This gave the illusion that the Senju clan was in a birth crisis. In addition to that strangely, its members began to "die" more often in the missions.

When the second died, members of the conservative sector followed through with the plan. Of course, the great wars were impossible to control, and real casualties were inevitable, one of them was Tsunade's brother.

The radical sector of the Senju quickly lost power and were either cleansed or assimilated by the village.

When the Uzumaki clan faced the invasion of the other three villages, it was the ones who escaped from the clan who helped to rescue a part of the population secretly.

That was not surprising, even in the world of Lite, which ruler doesn't have a disaster contingency plan?

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— So the Senju abandoned the village they created themselves? I have a hard time believing this. (Lite)

— *Sigh* It's not like they wanted to. The situation was very complicated at the time. The concept of a village was new and no one knew what to do when different problems arose, since everything was very different from what they knew. It was a matter of survival. (Mito)

— Even so, Tobirama can be said to have loved the village. (Lite)

— Tobirama did not love the village, there was no reason to do so. He simply protected it because it would protect his family. Loving everyone as if they were your family is something impossible, only someone like Hashirama could do something like that. (Mito)

The information he received was a lot, and Lite couldn't help but feel confused. Although he understood the way of thinking of the second. The village had just been formed, no matter how much work it cost you, if you find yourself between the survival of your clan and those of others who until recently were even enemies, there is not much to say.

Only later, when people begin to be born and adopt a true sense of belonging, could it truly be considered a village.

— That's much more reasonable than what was believed in my old world. (Lite)

— Oh? And what was that? Mito

— That Danzo and Sarutobi, in their hunger for power, began to weaken the Senju clan in different ways. The first going even to extremes of experimenting with its members to obtain the wood control secret of the first. But now that I think about it, even if he wanted to do that, the Senju were quite powerful, even after the death of the second, and because of their influence, even the third would have trouble running the village if he didn't gain their approval, much less directly interfere with them, even if by dubious means. After all, Senju people weren't stupid. (Lite)

Lite couldn't help but feel melancholy at what happened at that time. In the end, it all came down to one thing, they didn't trust the village.

Tobirama fulfilled his brother's dream, and even gave his life for it, and as was his will, the Senju clan and the village became one. He did his duty, that a part of his clan has escaped is different, a totally separate issue.

— … Why didn't I know about this? Why wasn't I told anything? (Tsunade)

— *Sigh* Because we thought you'd be better off in the village, you already had bonds formed there. You were even starting to see yourself with that boy Dan, we were hoping that you would start a family there and continue with your life calmly. We were confident that you would be happy if you got married and had children. Unfortunately, the second great war broke out, it was too late to tell you anything. (Mito)

— But... (Tsunade)

Tsunade had her eyes down and clenched her fists, she understood what he was saying. It was true, she had friends, she had her sensei, and she had a boyfriend with whom she felt she could share her future. But...

Mito tried to look his granddaughter in the eye, she wanted to apologize for what happened. Perhaps if she had tried to talk to her, but it was no longer possible, her time was very short and she had no idea of the consequences in the world if it was known that there were survivors from the Uzumaki clan and the Senju clan who escaped. It would be a scandal and, without the protection of the village, they would be persecuted until they were totally eliminated.

— Where are they? (Tsunade)

— Tsunade Even if I told you, it's hard to get to that place. (Mito)

— Where? (Tsunade)

— …Crossing the sea. (Mito)

— Huh? (Tsunade)

Even she, in her current state of mind, couldn't help but react foolishly.

"Crossing the sea" is very general. She didn't know what the hell that meant.

— Haha. I knew you'd make that face. (Mito)

— *Clenching fist sound* Answer me seriously. (Tsunade)

— Please answer Mito-san. (Lite)

— Boy, I thought you were mad at me. I didn't think you'd talk to me in a respectful way. (Mito)

— I'm angry with you, I think what Tsunade went through is too much. But it's not my place to judge you. It's just that it's extremely important to know about the ones left, especially the Uzumaki. (Lite)

— *Sigh* I guess I should tell you everything then. I should have assumed your plans would include them. But boy, the moment the world learns of their existence, will you be able to protect them? This clan was already destroyed once. (Mito)

— In this world or any other, if you do not go in search of problems, they will come looking for you. (Lite)

That was basically Lite's philosophy of life. Senju, Uzumaki, and all the incredibly powerful clans that have existed in history, all of them lost in the sands of time.

— What do you think Tsunade? Do you agree with him? Mito

— …Yes. Just look where we are, my grandfather was the most powerful of his time, but his clan ended up separating and even some escaped. The Uchiha are now in an incredibly awkward position in the village. (Tsunade)

— I see, you also disagree with the concept of a village eh... (Mito)

— …I just want to protect my loved ones, which I consider important. For that I understood, even if I had the power to destroy everything, it will not be enough. The world has to change, and the only one who can do it here is Lite. (Tsunade)

— I see... (Mito)

Mito lived much more things than Tsunade, so she could understand his way of thinking, and in fact, it was the same ideology that Hashirama carried. They both looked more alike than she thought, not just in their gambling luck. They both decided to change the world.

— *Sigh* Not only was our clan proficient in seals, but due to our geographical position, we were also experts in naval exploration. Tsunade, the world is much bigger than we know. In one of the many explorations we were doing, there was an accident and the ship diverted, it was lost for weeks and we all believed that they had died. It wasn't until 2 months later that they returned. They brought with them things that we had not seen here. That's when we found out about those lands. That's when we started exploring that place. It is not so different from what it is here, there are countries, people with their own culture and more. In fact, they're not that far away, just a week by boat. But you should know that there is no one who ventures to the sea just like that, after a few days of not seeing anything they would return without hesitation. (Mito)

Lite, Minato, Kushina, and Tsunade were surprised by what they heard. Not long ago, even Lite had complained to them that they did not even know this continent very well, and now new lands had appeared out of nowhere. And that's just the one they've figured out so far.

Funny how they used to think the Fire Nation and Konoha were the most powerful and prosperous. They couldn't help but think that the world was getting bigger and more complicated.

At first everyone thought that the survivors were living like recluses in some small village or in the mountains. Now they had to venture into the unknown.

— And where in that place are they located? (Tsunade)

— I never went, so I can't give you exact information, but the name of the country was land of lions. (Mito)

— I see... (Tsunade)

Without saying more, Tsunade stopped and left. Lite wanted to follow her to see how she was, but Mito stopped him.

— Leave her, right now she has a lot on her mind. (Mito)

— But... (Lite)

— Boy, if you're too attentive you'll have problems with women in the future. (Mito)

— That... I've been told that before. (Lite)

Tsunade walked and walked. Kushina was sent to follow her again, but now Tsunade didn't care. She came out of the cave and kept walking and walking, trying to sort out her thoughts. She thought that maybe if they had taken her with them, or if they had taken Nawaki, he would have survived. Or that if they had stayed in Konoha then they would have done better in wars. So many things, her feelings were everywhere. She didn't know whether to feel cheerful because the clan is alive somewhere, or resentful for having abandoned her, although she understood that it wasn't so.

But the most present emotion was simply relief.

— Thank you… (Tsunade)

A tear fell down the cheek of a lonely woman in the middle of the forest, symbolizing her deepest feelings.

One could only say that this scene was sadly beautiful.

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