In just one day, Uchiha Yorin used a mix of hustle, profit-sharing, and shameless persuasion to win over all of Konoha's ninja clans—plus the Fourth Hokage.
Even the Sarutobi clan, historically at odds with the Uchiha. Faced with Tsunade paying a house call, the Third opened his mouth, then could only mutter:
"I owe much to the Second. If the Senju wish to rebuild, how could I not support it?"
As for Danzō—
If he were alive, he'd surely suspect an Uchiha plot and oppose it with everything he had.
But the old man is dead. The dead don't speak—so it's fine.
As Yorin cut through each obstacle, Tsunade's internal "what the hell" counter climbed sky-high.
At first, she'd planned to study his methods and learn a trick or two.
The more she watched, the more stunned she became. By the end, all she had left inside was "what the hell".
And Yorin still looked at her expectantly and asked:
"So—how much of my playbook did you learn?"
Tsunade: "Heh."
Yorin: "Say how much you learned. What does 'heh' even mean?"
Yorin thought her attitude was bad. Honestly, Tsunade thought her own attitude was bad too.
What she should do now isn't "heh" at him—it's drag him somewhere private, neatly fold her clothes, set them aside, kneel respectfully, and beg Wolong Yorin to pull her up.
Like those "princess-queen-runs-the-kingdom" light novels, where the empress/princess goes humble in front of the male lead.
If she truly wanted to revive the Senju, that's what she should do.
But can she really?
Isn't that too abrupt? Would he think she's an idiot?
If not that—then what?
Tsunade felt incredibly irritated—more than when she and Kushina reunited as cousins; more than when she heard Orochimaru defected; more than when she learned Danzō dug up her ancestral graves.
…
She was a heartbeat away from doing something drastic.
But before that, Yorin's words snapped her back: "Forget it. If you can't learn it, you can't."
Yorin was indulgent. After all, a slightly dim empress makes it easier for the prince to run the court.
Tsunade felt discouraged. With a small, aggrieved voice, head lowered, she apologized to Yorin: "I'm sorry…"
Yorin: "It's fine. You've already tried hard."
"Mm."
Yorin: "Next—let's do Shikkotsu Forest together."
"Mm."
Yorin: "And the Yin Seal—teach me, alright?"
"Mm."
Yorin: "What a good girl."
"Ehehe."
Shizune: "…"
Shizune's expression grew more and more indescribable.
…
And so, the next day's New Konoha Times headline practically wrote itself:
"Konoha's Great Leap! Tsunade-sama Declares: Make Senju Great Again!"
Subhead:
"Starting today, Tsunade-sama assumes the Senju name, becomes the Senju clan head, and will restore the clan's glory. This is our unshirkable duty!"
…
Alongside florid praise for Tsunade-sama—now Senju Tsunade—Yorin didn't forget to flatter Minato.
The paper's argument ran like this:
Under the Third's rule, Konoha lost its traditional ally, the Uzumaki. It also lost its pillar, the Senju—massive losses.
All of this is being corrected under Minato.
A new Uzumaki generation is on the way. The Senju rise from the ashes!
This proves the Fourth far surpasses the Third!
If something good happens now—it's the Fourth's wise leadership.
If something bad happens—it's the Third's lingering poison. You all understand, right?
The Third: "What the…?"
The old man froze in the nursing home, paper in hand.
Minato, by contrast, felt… a little complicated reading it at the Hokage's office.
As always: Yorin-kun is excellent—just a bit too wicked.
"Regardless—it's a good thing," Minato couldn't help thinking.
…
With Danzō dead and the Third half-retired, the two advisors could no longer check the Fourth—Konoha fully entered the Minato era.
Holding the reins, Minato felt the lack of a deep base.
Unlike the First–Third, he was a commoner shinobi, with no clan power behind him—often he felt something missing.
Especially now: with the Third retiring, Minato's relationship with the Sarutobi clan turned delicate; many "monkeys" kept quiet but cursed inside that the Fourth "disrespected his elders."
Yorin was an ally and willing to back him—but he wasn't Uchiha clan head; his leverage was limited.
Minato fretted; Kushina whispered on the pillow. If the Uzumaki could revive, would he have a true "in-law power base," a steadier foundation?
Of course, the Uzumaki were scattered; that revival would take time.
But the Senju and Uzumaki intermarried for generations; by rounding up, the Senju are also Minato's in-laws. The Senju revival strengthens him too.
Especially now, with the Senju newly revived and consisting of one clan head (Tsunade) plus a few sympathetic elders—
who could they rely on?
The Fourth—the rounded-up "Senju son-in-law."
…
With broad clan consent and the Hokage's friendly support, the Senju "revived."
They were dirt-poor in strength and numbers.
Tsunade bought a house near the Uchiha compound and moved in.
She invited a few incognito elders—more to share a roof than to "serve." Even the house money came from Yorin, who came and went from her home daily.
Those who knew, knew they were planning the Senju revival; those who didn't thought Yorin kept a "little wife" outside.
At least that's how the New Konoha Times wrote it.
…
Shisui's hot take: "Yorin-nii—do not let Tsunade-sama find out the New Konoha Times is your rag. Or you're dead."
Yorin scoffed: "What's to fear—is she gonna eat me?"
Shisui: "Ah—"
Yorin: "Relax. I've got it arranged—see this?" He tapped his forehead, and clapped Shisui's shoulder, pleased with his growth.
Long-haul does build character—Shisui was much livelier now, not the stiff he'd been. Yorin figured if Shisui had another shot, he wouldn't naively confess Kotoamatsukami to Danzō.
Not that it mattered—Danzō's GG already. No place left to confess. In saving one more inadvertently, Yorin's karma looked great.
Shisui stared at Yorin's forehead and blurted, "Yin Seal?! She even taught you that?!"
Yorin: "Ah—"
In truth, no. The Yin Seal was a system reward from the Senju Revival System.
However meager the "new Senju" were—three melons and two dates plus a few kids—revival is revival.
The system got happy and handed over the S-rank sealing technique.
The system's existence is a secret, of course.
The public story is "Tsunade taught, Yorin learned fast." See? This "dog" pays—even S-rank seals show up.
Fugaku was delighted—so delighted he waved his hand and gifted a batch of Uchiha secret arts to the Senju as a betrothal offering—faster than he'd move on Police reform.
Anyway, most of those secrets were either looted in the Warring States era, or copied by Sharingan later. Giving them away didn't hurt.
More important to him was another thing: when would they have a son with Sharingan and Wood Release?
Fugaku had already "decreed" it—that child would be the Sixth Hokage.