Tsunade let out a breath and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "I see! So, the current situation in Konoha Village is all your doing."
Yagyu shook his head: "No! Konoha Village's current situation was predetermined long ago. I merely accelerated the process and, in passing, pulled back the veil that covered its shame."
"Without me, Konoha Village would appear before everyone with a facade of prosperity. But its decay is inherent in its bones; no matter how well it's glossed over, it's useless."
"Unless a figure so powerful that they defy all reason appears, Konoha's collapse is only a matter of time. Too many seeds of trouble have already been sown."
"To be honest! Your grandfather, Senju Hashirama, made a huge mistake, which was not unifying the Ninja World while he was alive. That was the best way to achieve peace."
"The First Hokage was too naive! He thought everyone yearned for peace like he did, but how is that possible? The world is never short of evildoers."
"Originally, the villages were established to achieve peace."
"However, now the order has been reversed."
"To protect the village, everyone is fine with starting a war."
"If the Five Great Hidden Villages were willing to merge, wars within the Ninja World would disappear."
"But, is such a thing possible?"
"Would the high-level officials of the Five Great Hidden Villages be willing to give up the power they hold? They wouldn't!"
"Everyone is obsessed with the interests of themselves and their own village. Their vision and ideology are too narrow."
"To bring true peace to the Ninja World, the Ninja World must be truly unified."
"This world needs a unified will, a strict teacher!"
"This world will be unified in my hands. No one can stop it!"
Yagyu's tone became impassioned, and his firm gaze fixed upon Tsunade.
Tsunade unnaturally turned her head away and huffed: "Aren't you afraid I'll tell others these words?"
Yagyu curled his lip and said disdainfully: "Tsunade, what makes you think my ideas are shameful?"
"Even if the high-level officials of the Five Great Hidden Villages were all here, I would dare to point at their noses and say these words."
"Because, compared to me, their power is simply too small."
Tsunade's expression froze, unsure what to say.
"Goodbye!"
"I don't think it will be long before we meet again."
Yagyu waved his hand at Tsunade. His body moved, appearing on the ravaged battlefield, collecting the corpses of important figures like Uchiha Madara, the Third Raikage, and Chiyo.
The bodies of ninja are vital information sources. Yagyu packed them into sealing scrolls, intending to send them to Kirigakure (Village Hidden in the Mist) for study.
After Yagyu left, Jiraiya walked out of the nearby forest with Yahiko and Konan.
Tsunade looked up at the distance and said without turning her head: "There was no need for you to hide. He could sense you."
Jiraiya gave a wry smile and shook his head, but didn't say much.
If possible, he really didn't want to face Yagyu.
Yahiko was silent for a moment, then raised his head and stared at Tsunade: "Is what that person said just now true?"
Tsunade was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Whether he spoke the truth or not is for you to judge."
"The reason he told me those things just now might also have been to let you hear them."
"I've heard about the Akatsuki organization you founded. The starting point of mediating war is good."
"But this world is not as simple as you think. The reasons for war are very complex."
"A village is a collective, not a living organism. Collective decisions lean towards rationality; emotional wars are very rare."
"So your idea of mediating war is unrealistic, because you cannot give the villages what they seek when they start a war."
"Ninety percent of wars are for profit. Unfortunately, your Akatsuki organization cannot provide them with the profit they desire."
"Yagyu just said that the other villages attacked Konoha because they didn't want Konoha to develop too quickly."
"I think seizing the resources that Konoha possesses to strengthen themselves is also one of the important reasons."
"This is their goal. Can your Akatsuki organization mediate such a war?"
"Although your Akatsuki organization has achieved some results in mediating war, I can tell you very clearly:"
"Those achievements were not your credit, but rather those villages had already been inclined to negotiate and were simply using you as a stepping stone."
Perhaps spurred by Yagyu, Tsunade explained things to Yahiko with a complicated expression.
Tsunade's departure from Konoha in the original work clearly showed that she had seen through Konoha's darkness and decay.
Furthermore, she became the Fifth Hokage, which is enough to show that her intelligence and strategy are not simple.
Although her style is simple and crude, seemingly encapsulated by the word 'reckless.'
She even charged headlong without thought during the fight with Edo Madara.
But don't forget, Tsunade is also the best medical ninja in the Ninja World.
How could a woman who constantly deals with life and death truly be so carefree and careless?
She has a delicate heart!
Yahiko was silent for a moment, then looked at Jiraiya and said: "Teacher Jiraiya, what about the Prophecy Child you mentioned before?"
Jiraiya said forlornly: "The summoning contract I signed is with Mount Myōboku, one of the three Great Holy Lands of the Ninja World. The Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku has the ability to foresee the future."
"He prophesied that I would take on a disciple who could change the Ninja World, leading it to destruction or rebirth. Nagato possesses the Rinnegan, and I believed he was the Prophecy Child who could change the Ninja World."
Yahiko smiled, asking with a complicated expression: "Since you believed Nagato could lead the Ninja World to destruction or rebirth, why did you pay no attention to him before now?"
"It wouldn't be excessive to pay close attention to someone who could influence the future direction of the Ninja World, would it? Why did you only come to see us now, after we've been separated for so long?"
"If we were just ordinary teacher and disciples, it would be fine, but don't you even care about the future of the Ninja World? Teacher Jiraiya, can you tell me the reason?"
"Don't lie. I will seek confirmation later."
Yahiko's tone was somewhat indifferent, causing Jiraiya to fall silent.
After a moment, Jiraiya sighed softly and said: "Because I took on another disciple who was also suspected to be the Prophecy Child."
Yahiko said quietly: "Who is it?"
Jiraiya replied: "He is the Yellow Flash of Konoha. I think you should have heard of him."
Yahiko smiled strangely:
"So that's it! Compared to Nagato, who carries the stigma of the Land of Rain, you preferred Minato Namikaze, who hails from Konoha, to become the Prophecy Child, correct?"