Tsunade did not refute Uchiha Yuzuru's viewpoint; she simply drank silently.
Seeing her expression, Uchiha Yuzuru had already expected it.
In the original work, Jiraiya once told Tsunade something similar to, "If you betray the Village, I will kill you."
From this, it is clear that Tsunade's dissatisfaction with Konoha was something everyone was well aware of.
It was only because she was powerless or couldn't bring herself to do it, realizing that nothing could be changed, that she ultimately chose to leave Konoha and wander the Ninja World.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Yuzuru proactively said, "Tsunade, come with me."
Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then looked at Uchiha Yuzuru and asked, "What do you mean?"
Uchiha Yuzuru smiled and said, "The current Konoha has long deviated from its original intention when it was founded. Let us, the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan, join forces again and make Konoha the way we want it to be."
Hearing this, Tsunade coldly said, "Are you asking me to betray my teacher?"
"No, no, no…" Uchiha Yuzuru shook his head and corrected, "It's not that you betrayed your teacher, but that your teacher betrayed you long ago."
"The Senju Clan has a Legacy of thousands of years, enduring countless wars and still being a prominent family in the Ninja World, yet it vanished within a few short years after Hiruzen Sarutobi took office. You should know better than I how many Senju Clan members are left."
"Furthermore, the people around you died one by one, and each time their injuries were so severe that even you, the Ninja World's most outstanding medical Ninja, couldn't save them in time…"
"From being the Konoha Hime cherished by everyone to now wandering the Ninja World alone, is all of this truly just a coincidence?"
"You treat him as a teacher, but he never treated you as a Disciple."
After hearing what Uchiha Yuzuru said, memories Tsunade didn't want to recall involuntarily flashed through her mind.
Those terrifying images made her body tremble uncontrollably.
She unconsciously lowered her head and murmured in protest, "You also said I always lose when I gamble. Perhaps I am like this cursed necklace, a jinx, and anyone who comes near me will suffer misfortune."
Suddenly, Tsunade saw a hand reach to her chest and snatch the necklace from her neck.
She looked up and saw that Uchiha Yuzuru had already put the necklace around his own neck.
Tsunade asked in confusion, "You, you, what do you want to do?"
Uchiha Yuzuru leaned his hands on the table, tilting his upper body forward to bring his face close to Tsunade's, and said earnestly, "Don't run away anymore. We are the rightful orthodox of Konoha. We will represent the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan to reclaim everything that belongs to us."
"Even if this necklace truly brings misfortune, I will personally break its curse!"
Tsunade stood frozen in a daze, looking at the confident smile so close to her. In her mind, Nawaki's appearance from back then involuntarily surfaced… If Nawaki hadn't died, he would probably be around this age now.
"Lady Tsunade, I finally found you."
Bang!
The door of the private room was pushed open, and Shizune, panting, ran in holding Tonton: "Lady Tsunade, did you perhaps use the last of your money to gamble again…"
Shizune's voice abruptly stopped.
Lady Tsunade and a young, handsome man were staring at each other, their faces almost touching.
And on the man's neck was Lady Tsunade's most cherished necklace… Shizune covered her mouth with her hands in surprise, looking at the scene before her in disbelief.
Tonton, who was sound asleep in her arms, suddenly fell to the ground, letting out a miserable cry.
Tsunade, startled, regained her composure and said somewhat flustered, "Shizune, why are you here?"
Shizune first looked at Tsunade, then at Uchiha Yuzuru, and bowed, "I'm truly sorry, I, I didn't mean to interrupt you."
After saying that, she intended to leave the private room with Tonton.
"Shizune!"
Seeing Shizune's misunderstanding, Tsunade stood up and pulled her back, closing the private room door.
After a while, Shizune finally understood what had happened.
"So… Lady Tsunade, you treated Uchiha Yuzuru to a meal because he shared half of the money he won at the casino with you."
Shizune looked at Tsunade and smiled, "I thought Lady Tsunade had suddenly decided to fall in love, it really scared me."
Tsunade snorted, "What kind of nonsense do you think about all day? Even if I, Tsunade Hime, die outside or jump off a cliff, I would never fall in love with an Uchiha brat."
Hearing Tsunade's words, Shizune secretly glanced at Uchiha Yuzuru and reminded her, "Lady Tsunade, speaking like that is really impolite."
Tsunade shrugged indifferently, "It's fine, this guy wasn't polite to me at the casino earlier either."
Hearing Tsunade say that, Shizune could only smile helplessly, "But to actually get some money back from the casino, it's the first time in so many years, sigh."
"Shizune!" Tsunade, touched on a sore spot, glared at Shizune in dissatisfaction.
Shizune secretly smiled and asked curiously, "I understand how you two met, but how did Lady Tsunade's necklace end up on Uchiha Yuzuru?"
Tsunade took a sip of sake: "He snatched it himself."
"Huh?!" Shizune's mouth dropped open in surprise, feeling that the world before her suddenly seemed a little unreal.
Given Lady Tsunade's temper, after having her most cherished necklace snatched, she was actually sitting calmly with the person, drinking sake… That's too fake, isn't it?!
Seeing Shizune's confused expression, Uchiha Yuzuru spoke, "I plan to invite Tsunade to Kumogakure. The Senju Clan will once again join forces with the Uchiha Clan to create a new order for the Ninja World."
Shizune was stunned for a moment, looking at Tsunade in disbelief: "Lady Tsunade, you're going to Kumogakure?"
Although they had been traveling the Ninja World, in Shizune's heart, she and Tsunade had always been Konoha Ninja.
Sitting down to eat with a Konoha rogue Ninja like Uchiha Yuzuru was already a great transgression; the other party actually wanted them to betray Konoha as well?
Tsunade shook her head, "That's just his wishful thinking; I haven't agreed."
After hearing Tsunade's reply, Shizune breathed a sigh of relief.
Before she could say anything, Uchiha Yuzuru spoke again: "Tsunade, when you come to Kumogakure, we will hire you as a Medical Advisor, with a monthly salary of one million ryo."
"I believe with your ability, Tsunade Hime, you will surely be able to establish an advanced and excellent medical system in Kumogakure."
Hearing this, Shizune couldn't help but retort, "Lady Tsunade grew up in Konoha, she is Konoha's beloved daughter, and it's absolutely impossible for her to betray Konoha. I advise you to give up on such unrealistic ideas…"
Shizune's words were not yet finished when Tsunade pulled her behind her and smiled at Uchiha Yuzuru, "Yuzuru, you're a really good judge of character!"
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