Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 251 Thousand Hands: I Don't Agree to This Relationship

The man on the steps closed his eyes for a moment, nodded almost imperceptibly, and asked in a deep voice, "What are your thoughts on this matter?"

An elderly man below said in a deep voice, "To be honest, when I learned about this, it was far beyond my comprehension."

Another person chimed in, "Yes, you have to understand that they are from the Uchiha clan, and moreover, they are a Jinchuriki in the history of the Uchiha."

The crowd below the stage buzzed with discussion, each expressing their own opinions. The man turned to an elderly woman in the audience and asked, "Elder Tao Hua, what's your opinion?"

As soon as she finished speaking, all the clansmen fell silent and looked at the old woman named Tao Hua, whose hair was tied up high and whose face was thin and graceful.

Although she is quite old, judging from her cool gaze, she must have been a rather aloof and beautiful female ninja in her youth.

She was once a confidant of Senju Hashirama, and she possessed genjutsu that even the Uchiha clan was very afraid of.

After the passing of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, she held considerable influence among this group of retired senior officials.

In other words, her opinion will greatly influence everyone's attitude towards Tsunade and Aokiji.

Momoka was silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "When Lord Hashirama was alive, he disbanded the Senju clan and broke them up into smaller groups so that everyone could better integrate into the village, transform their love for their clan into love for the village, and treat everyone living in this village equally."

"This naturally includes the Uchiha clan, with whom we have a considerable historical entanglement."

The man narrowed his eyes slightly. "So you mean to just leave it alone?"

"If it's just an ordinary clansman, I naturally have no objection. In fact, I'd be happy to see the Uchiha clan take their relationship with the Senju clan to the next level."

With the transitional word "but," Momoka shook her head: "As for Tsunade, this situation is too special. After all, she is that person's only granddaughter."

Hearing this, the man had roughly figured out what Tao Hua was thinking, and continued, "So that means we can't just leave it unattended."

"That's one way to understand it." Momoka considered it for a moment, her expression turning serious. "At least that boy named Uchiha Aokiji needs to prove that he has the ability to be with Tsunade."

Despite Momoka's disapproval of Aokiji and Tsunade being together, he is actually considered one of the more moderate factions within the clan.

At least they weren't completely dismissed.

There is a moderate faction, and naturally there is a more radical faction.

"Elder Momoka, you are too gentle. Have you forgotten what Lord Tobirama said when he was alive?"

"The Uchiha clan is a naturally evil clan. If it were an ordinary clansman, we would turn a blind eye, but Tsunade is Hashirama's granddaughter."

"How can we combine our noble and pure bloodline with an evil clan? This is a defilement and blasphemy against the Senju clan."

Momoka glanced at the clansman who was speaking so vehemently. He was a direct descendant of Tobirama when he was alive, and because his parents had died at the hands of the Uchiha clan in his early years, he had always harbored considerable resentment towards the Uchiha clan.

He opposed the alliance between the Uchiha and Senju clans.

Now that he's heard that the lord's granddaughter is dating a brat from the Uchiha clan, he naturally objects to it no matter what.

Although the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan have joined forces, the grievances between the two families that have been accumulated in the past actually still exist.

Back when Hashirama Senju was still alive, these conflicts were naturally not a problem.

However, with the death of Hashirama Senju, these grudges naturally began to surface. But because everyone belonged to the same camp, the Senju clan was relatively restrained, at most only complaining a few times.

But now, with the incident involving Tsunade and Aokiji, the Senju clan's bottom line has been crossed, and their anger has erupted all at once.

Momoka thought about the information about Aokiji: "From what I understand, Aokiji doesn't seem to have the Sharingan."

"Even if he doesn't have the Sharingan, we should still be wary. Who knows if he might awaken it one day?"

After this tribesman finished speaking, another tribesman chimed in: "What he said makes sense. There's a saying, 'If you take too big a step, you might choke on your balls.' It's a crude saying, but the principle is sound."

"The matter between Aokiji and Tsunade must be handled with utmost care. Perhaps one day in the future, the Senju clan will begin to intermarry with the Uchiha clan."

"But it shouldn't be now, and it certainly shouldn't be Tsunade."

"We've watched Tsunade grow up. Although she can be a bit short-tempered at times, she's actually very innocent. I think she might have been deceived by this Uchiha, who knows?"

His words caused a great stir, and the vast majority of the clansmen present agreed with them:

"That makes sense. I remember that Aokiji has a long history of bad deeds, and he even had the extremely bad deed of abandoning his escort target."

"As a ninja, you should risk your life for a mission. How can you just ignore your employer to survive, especially when the target you are escorting is an important lord of the Land of Fire?"

"What this kid did not only disgrace the honor of ninjas, but also almost caused a serious damage to the village's reputation. If it weren't for the Hokage's efforts to salvage the relationship with the Daimyo, the village would probably be in serious financial crisis by now."

When the topic of Aokiji's mess came up, some clansmen complained: "Looking back now, we really underestimated that Uchiha brat. Although Tsunade was his friend, neither of them did anything too outrageous. In fact, Tsunade seemed to have a lot of opinions about Aokiji to some extent."

"So we relaxed our vigilance regarding these two and didn't pay much attention to them."

"Unexpectedly, the two people who should have been least likely to end up together suddenly got together and even started living together. This is definitely not something that just happened recently; they have obviously been together for quite some time."

"What is this?"

"This is a secret relationship."

"Good heavens. She even knows how to hide it. Based on my understanding of Tsunade, this doesn't seem like something Tsunade would do. So there's only one possibility: this was Aokiji's idea, and he instructed Tsunade to do this. Considering Aokiji's background, he has every reason to do something like this."

As soon as this clansman finished speaking, another clansman jumped out and analyzed, "Do you think this might be a conspiracy by the Uchiha clan? They haven't been chosen as Hokage for three times in a row, so they're resorting to this tactic."

Upon hearing this, some members of the clan found it increasingly plausible: "Could it be a trap using a handsome man?"

"That's possible."

"How dare they! The prestigious Uchiha clan, in their quest for the Hokage position, have lost all shame? They've actually set their sights on a little girl! What happened to their clan's honor and pride? Have they been eaten by dogs?"

As the clansmen's suspicions about Aokiji grew increasingly outrageous, Momoka glanced at the man on the stage and asked, "What does Lord Mito say about this?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately shut their mouths. Yes, after all, they were outsiders, and Tsunade's matter still needed to be decided by her.

The man said in a deep voice, "Lord Mito seems to have a developmental attitude."

Upon hearing this, a chorus of wails erupted from the audience:

"Alas, Lady Mito is so foolish. Has she forgotten why her husband, Lord Hashirama, died?"

"That Madara Uchiha guy was a madman. He didn't even consider who was so magnanimous as to let him go after his defeat and not exterminate him."

"He even disregarded past grievances and joined hands with him to establish Konoha, creating a glorious future together. He was even willing to give up the position of the First Hokage to him. What a magnanimous heart and what a spirit! It is truly admirable."

"But compared to that, what about Uchiha Madara? He's incredibly petty. He left the village in a huff just because he wasn't given the Hokage position. If that were all, it would be fine. But a few years later, he inexplicably went crazy and decided to attack Konoha, even bringing the Nine-Tails along. Clearly, he came prepared."

"If Lord Hashirama hadn't been in a hurry to fight, he wouldn't have died so young. And because of his death, I wouldn't have had to deal with the series of events that followed. Lord Tobirama wouldn't have perished so early in the alliance with Kumogakure, following in Lord Hashirama's footsteps."

"If it were the Hashirama-sama who allied with us back then, let alone the Gold and Silver Brothers, even the twenty Gold and Silver Brothers would be nothing but a drop in the ocean in the face of Hashirama-sama's unparalleled power."

"No, if Lord Hashirama were still alive, there would have been no need to form an alliance with Kumogakure. Because of him, the First Shinobi World War would never have happened, and the current situation would not have occurred."

This clansman's statement resonated strongly with everyone, so someone else stood up and echoed, "It's not unusual for the village to be wary and suspicious of the Uchiha clan, given that a madman like Uchiha Madara exists in the Uchiha clan."

"The Uchiha clan actually dared to be dissatisfied with this, and some even dared to lead the trouble, such as the man who inherited the will of Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Setsuna."

"The village has already shown great mercy by not exterminating the Uchiha clan despite their many crimes. Now they are not satisfied with this and have even dared to lay their hands on Lord Hashirama's granddaughter. Their crimes are unforgivable. It is truly a case of the kind being bullied. I propose that we must take strong action against this phenomenon."

"We absolutely cannot let them be together in this relationship."

"Poor Tsunade, her love affair has been deceived by that despicable Uchiha brat. We, as her elders, absolutely cannot let Tsunade get so deeply involved and make one mistake after another."

This man's words elicited another chorus of responses from his fellow tribesmen: "That's right, that's right, we must not let this brat succeed."

Those who said these things were basically members of the Uchiha clan who had strong opinions about the matter.

Those clan members who were more favorable to the Uchiha clan or who remained neutral mostly remained silent.

The opponents' analysis was so logical that it was impossible to refute them. In addition, they simply could not accept that Hashirama Senju's granddaughter was dating a brat from the Uchiha clan. As a result, the Senju clan's attitude was completely one-sided.

In summary, it can be summed up in one sentence:

The Thousand Hands clan disapproved of this relationship.

(End of this chapter)