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Chapter 550: The Person Tsunade Cares About Most
Chapter 550: The Person Tsunade Cares About Most
The decision to send Yecheng to find Tsunade was made after the Third Hokage's careful deliberation.
As mentioned earlier, Tsunade, despite being a female ninja, is highly emotional.
Konoha Village was founded by her great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, so it's impossible for her to have no emotional attachment to it.
However, during the Second Great Shinobi War, the deaths of Kaguya Tsuchi and Choza Senju, along with the incident in the Land of Whirlpools, led to Tsunade's disappointment in her teacher and her companions, including Orochimaru. This is why she chose to leave the village in despair.
Currently, in the entire Konoha Village, the only person who still has a deep bond with Tsunade is Yecheng.
After Choza Senju's death, Tsunade placed all her hopes on Yecheng, and with the Senju Clan dwindling, she regarded Yecheng as her only family.
Therefore, the Third Hokage believed that only Yecheng's plea for help would have a chance of success.
Many people might wonder why Tsunade, who values Yecheng so highly, left Konoha without taking him with her.
The truth is, not taking Yecheng with her was precisely because of Tsunade's deep love for him.
Kaguya Tsuchi and Choza Senju, whether they were her former lover or brother, all died in the end, and they were the people she deeply loved.
Although she didn't want to believe it, Tsunade secretly felt that she herself was a symbol of misfortune.
She didn't want her disciples to die because of her bad luck, so she chose to leave Konoha and stay far away from Yecheng.
As for Shizune? Tsunade realized that her bad luck seemed to only affect the men she deeply loved and had no effect on women.
The next morning, as Yecheng prepared to leave Konoha in search of his Great Thunder teacher, he saw two figures, one yellow and one red, waiting for him at the village gates.
The "Golden Flash" of Konoha, upon spotting Yecheng from a distance, maintained a warm and radiant smile, causing female ninjas passing by to blush.
As for the red-haired female ninja beside him, she seemed to be annoyed by Naruto's popularity and gave him an elbow nudge before flashing a cheerful smile and running towards Yecheng.
With her fiery red hair like maple leaves and a personality as fiery as chili peppers, the woman running towards Naruto could only be Uzumaki Kushina, not anyone else.
Apart from Uzumaki Naruto, Yecheng was probably Kushina's closest friend in Konoha.
The reason was simple; Yecheng was the second person to compliment her hair, saying it was as beautiful as maple leaves.
Moreover, Yecheng was from the Senju Clan, and Kushina was from the Uzumaki Clan. The relationship between these two clans is well-known to fans of the Naruto series.
After their graduation from the Ninja Academy, Yecheng, Naruto, and Kushina were even in the same team for a brief period.
However, as they hadn't been ninjas for long, Yecheng became Tsunade's disciple, Naruto was taken under Jiraiya's wing, and Kushina's unique status as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki led to the team's disbandment.
Of course, even though the team was disbanded, it didn't hinder the strong bond between the three of them.
Kushina, in particular, trusted Yecheng immensely, and if not for the fear of breaking up a couple, Yecheng felt he could even steal the heart of the golden-haired guy beside her.
"That old Third Hokage is so annoying. He knows that Lady Tsunade will never return to the village, yet he still sends you to get beaten up.
Despite doing such a thing, he still had the audacity to ask you to find Tsunade-sama. After you leave the village, Yecheng, why don't you just follow Tsunade-sama and never come back?"
Kushina had also heard about Yecheng's plan to search for Tsunade-sama from Naruto yesterday.
At this moment, she folded her arms across her chest, her face filled with displeasure, as if she deeply scorned the third Hokage's actions.
Hearing Kushina's blunt words, Naruto beside her was also startled, quickly covering her mouth with his hand and nervously looking around to check if anyone had overheard Kushina's disrespectful words.
Although Yecheng and Naruto were already accustomed to Kushina's straightforward nature, they couldn't help but exchange glances and sigh deeply.
Yecheng even gave Naruto a look that said, 'You really have it tough.'
After all, the Third Hokage was the leader of the village. It was one thing to badmouth him in private, but to openly insult him on the street like this, what if the Konoha ANBU heard it? Did the Hokage not care about his reputation?
Moreover, Kushina's identity was quite sensitive; she was the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails.
If someone with ill intentions overheard this, and it spread that the village's Jinchuriki was dissatisfied with the Hokage, it could cause a major stir.
Given the nature of the Konoha higher-ups, it wasn't entirely impossible for them to consider Kushina a dangerous element and directly imprison or control her.
After all, the situation now was different from before. Previously, Kushina had the support of the Uzumaki Clan and the Whirlpool Country, but now she was alone.
Kushina, Yecheng, and even Tsunade had strong opinions about the current Third Hokage, mainly due to the destruction of the Whirlpool Country.
As everyone knew, the Whirlpool Country had a close relationship with the Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan, and their bond with Konoha Village was as tight as wearing the same pants.
Whenever Konoha faced difficulties, the Whirlpool Country had always provided strong support to Konoha.
However, during the recent period when the Whirlpool Country was attacked by surrounding nations due to its powerful sealing techniques, Konoha did not take any action to help.
The reason for this was that the Third Hokage had just ascended to power and needed to solidify his rule, so he had to choose to abandon his little brother, Konoha, in its time of need.
The helpless Uzumaki Clan could only turn to the Senju Clan, with whom they had a deep friendship and bond.
Due to the relationship between the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Mito, the Senju Clan naturally came to their aid without hesitation.
Unfortunately, the result was the destruction of the Whirlpool Country, the near annihilation of the Uzumaki Clan, and the loss of all the Senju Clan members who went to their aid. This led to the decline of the Senju Clan.
When the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan were resisting the surrounding nations, the Third Hokage had the capability to provide assistance, but he chose not to.
One reason was that Konoha had just gone through the Great Shinobi War and couldn't afford another wave of depletion. As the Hokage, he had to consider the village's well-being.
Another reason was that the Senju Clan held too much influence in Konoha, which was fine when the First and Second Hokage were from the Senju Clan, but the Third Hokage was not.
When he succeeded as the Third Hokage, there were already dissenting voices from the Senju Clan, arguing that the Third should also be from their clan.
In summary, the Senju Clan, as a threat to Konoha's elite, was no less formidable than the Uchiha Clan. Therefore, the decline of the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan was beneficial to the Third Hokage.
(End of Chapter)
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