"Your granddaughter is here." Kushina motioned with her lips towards the blonde, wavy-haired Tsunade who had just walked in looking dejected, and said, "Don't randomly claim relatives."
Really...
In the Land of Whirlpools, she also had a Great-Grandfather, a Second Grandfather, a Third Grandfather...
Where did a Konoha ninja get the right to claim relations?
However...
Hashirama was also surprised by Tsunade's sudden appearance in the Land of Whirlpools and said, puzzled, "What are you doing here?"
That blonde youth didn't tell me about this!
And isn't Konoha currently at war with the Land of Whirlpools? How did you end up working as a medic-nin in enemy territory?
Could it be...
Hashirama looked at Tsunade with shock...
Had his granddaughter become a missing-nin?
"Are you really my Great-Grandfather?" Tsunade, however, looked warily at the Senju Hashirama before her, scanning him up and down, and said, "My Great-Grandfather wasn't this young, and he died a long time ago."
She walked a circle around Senju Hashirama...
"The disguise is really good!"
Apart from a few scars on his face, he looked exactly the same.
"Who are you really?"
Then, she raised her head and looked angrily at the red-armored Senju Hashirama before her...
"Why are you pretending to be my Great-Grandfather?"
"..."
Senju Hashirama looked at Tsunade with a face full of black lines and said, "This is Tobirama's Impure World Reincarnation. I really am your Great-Grandfather!"
He wanted to acknowledge a granddaughter, but she didn't want him; now even his own biological granddaughter didn't recognize him.
"You really are Great-Grandfather?!" After her initial surprise at Hashirama's words, Tsunade's face then showed anger, and she roared, "Who is defiling the dead?!"
Although she was happy to see her Great-Grandfather...
The thought of someone digging up her Great-Grandfather's grave filled her with rage!
"Oh, who was it?" Hashirama scratched his head and laughed loudly, "I forgot to ask his name."
He woke up to a blonde guy in front of him saying Konoha was rotten, the Third Hokage was incompetent or something, and then, Madara appeared before him, and after that...
He just followed Madara in a daze.
"Hmm?"
Hashirama frowned, lost in thought...
"He had flowing, straight black hair, his complexion was a bit pale, probably male, he always liked to lick his lips when he spoke, and also..."
"..."
Never mind.
Tsunade looked at her Great-Grandfather speechlessly and said, "I know who it is."
Then...
She threw herself into Hashirama's arms, tears in her eyes...
"Great-Grandfather!!"
"Little Tsunade!" Hashirama patted Tsunade's head, a kind smile on his face, then winked at Madara and said, "What about children? You're so grown up, you must have children by now!"
"Bring them for your grandfather to see."
Since Madara had a biological grandson, Senju Hashirama absolutely had to be better than Madara!
At least three!!!
However...
Tsunade's expression stiffened, she let go of her hands, wore an awkward smile, and said sheepishly, "Great-Grandfather, I'm not married yet!"
If Dan hadn't had that accident back then, you might have gotten to hold a grandchild, but as for now...
She was tired...
"I..." Hashirama stared blankly at Tsunade and said, "I actually lost?!"
Immediately, his face flushed with anger...
"What has Toshiki been doing?!"
Could it be that because Tsunade picked up bad habits, like gambling...
No one was willing to marry her??
"Dad, he..." When Tsunade heard Hashirama's words, she fell silent for a moment, sighed, and a trace of sarcasm appeared at the corner of her mouth as she said, "He sacrificed himself to protect Konoha."
"Is that so..." Hashirama, seeing the hidden grief in Tsunade's eyes, felt a pang in his heart and said, "Toshiki sacrificed himself for Konoha too?"
"What about Nawaki and the other clansmen?"
The Senju clan was a major clan in Konoha...
If Toshiki sacrificed himself, then Tsunade should be the clan head now, but...
Why did she come to the Land of Whirlpools?
"Nawaki also sacrificed himself for Konoha." Tears unconsciously fell from Tsunade's eyes as she looked at the Hashirama before her and said, "Back then..."
"He was just a child..."
It was after the Senju clan was considered wiped out by the old man for resisting Iwagakure that he was sent to the battlefield...
And she...
Only found out months later.
"..."
Hearing Tsunade's words, a vein throbbed on Hashirama's forehead. He took a deep breath and, just like in the old days, patted little Tsunade's head gently and said, "It's been hard, hasn't it?"
Why did he found Konoha?
Wasn't it for peace, so that the children in the village could have a happy, stable childhood, because...
Many of his younger brothers had died in war, only Tobirama survived.
He never expected...
The Senju clan's final outcome was to sacrifice everything for Konoha, and even a child as young as Nawaki couldn't escape it...
He sighed...
"Don't be sad. As long as even one person of the Senju clan remains alive, then the clan will not be wiped out."
"Huh?" Tsunade looked up puzzled, at her Great-Grandfather, who was sad but trying hard to smile to comfort her, and said, "The Senju clan isn't wiped out!"
She was sure she hadn't said the Senju clan was wiped out just now!
"..."
Black lines appeared on Hashirama's forehead as he looked speechlessly at Tsunade and said, "Then where is the Senju clan now?"
"Don't get your hopes up." Kushina pouted beside them and said, "The Senju clan almost was truly wiped out, but they were saved by Jun-nii."
"But because they were afraid of Konoha's retaliation, they changed their surname to 'Ki' now."
Because of the recent war, the Senju clan probably haven't been working at the construction site lately; you might see them if you go back to the Senju clan's stationed area later.
"Is that so?" Hashirama, hearing Kushina's words, was stunned for a moment. He looked at Tsunade, fell silent, and murmured, "They're still alive?"
Then, he turned to look at Kushina...
"Who is this 'Jun-nii' you mentioned?"
"The Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools, who has made great contributions to the ninja world, whom everyone calls the great man who surpassed the God of Shinobi, and is also currently one of the pinnacle powerhouses in the ninja world." Kushina said proudly, raising her head. She pulled Itachi over and rubbed his face, saying, "And he's Itachi's father too!"
"Mm!" Itachi nodded and said, "He's my dad!"
"Is that so?" Hashirama, hearing the long list of titles, was taken aback, then asked, "Where is he now? As the former clan head of the Senju clan, I..."
He sighed...
"I should thank him."
As soon as he finished speaking...
The entire ward fell into silence...
Just as Hashirama thought he had asked the wrong thing and was about to repeat himself...
"Great-Grandfather, that guy is missing." Tsunade tugged at Hashirama's sleeve and said in a low voice, "He hasn't been found yet."
At that moment...
"Madara-jiji." Mikoto looked at the boss Madara, who was holding the child, and said with worry, "Clan Head Fugaku said you might know something. Can you tell us?"
Right now, the only ones who know the truth are Jun, Madara-jiji, and that Black Zetsu...
"Fugaku, is it?" Madara, upon hearing this, fell silent for a moment, sighed, nodded, and said, "I only heard about this matter from that brat."
A self-mocking smile and a trace of reminiscence appeared on his lips...
"It goes back to the battle between me and Hashirama at the Valley of the End..."
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