"The death of Rope Tree has left you traumatized."
"In fact, your brain might very well have blocked out the information about your internal organs being emptied at that moment."
"And then... Uncle Duan died, he lost his internal organs... The situation is very similar, but there is one difference, because Uncle Duan held on until you arrived, and you are the best medical ninja."
"You personally treated him... but by then it was too late, and in the end, Uncle Duan died in front of you."
"The shadow of Nawaki's death has fully erupted, memories are overlapping, and hemophobia... has appeared."
["I lost everything, lost all my fighting strength, and even my medical ninjutsu is almost unusable. The threat was eliminated because I... forced them out of Konoha."]
[At this point, I hope readers will remember our domain name: Daily Novels -> ⓣⓣⓚⓢ.ⓣⓦ]
Sakura Haruno: "Shizune-senpai's speculation... is very likely the truth of what happened back then."
Ino Yamanaka: "Lady Tsunade...no wonder she said she would never return to Konoha."
Tian Tian: "A rotten village!"
Mei Terumi: "What a pity, the legendary Sannin, Tsunade."
Kurotsuchi: "Heh, what I find most amusing is that legendary Sannin, Jiraiya."
Mabui: "Knowing everything all along, he still used a righteous and awe-inspiring statement to excuse himself, saying it was for Konoha, for the Konoha he loved so much."
Yugito Nii: "If I didn't know better, I would have thought those old guys were from Konoha."
Kushina Uzumaki: "Hmph, I told you long ago, that guy was never a good person."
Minato Namikaze: "That's how it is."
Danzo Shimura: "Heh, it really works very well."
The broken pot shattered.
Then let's prove to Tobirama Senju what a terrible mistake it was to look down on him and choose Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Tobirama Senju remained silent throughout.
He remained silent, and could only remain silent.
[Take a deep breath silently.]
"So, everything makes sense now, and the complete picture is..."
"Uncle Duan developed inappropriate thoughts...and made him develop inappropriate thoughts."
"The first is lust at first sight."
"Because Lady Tsunade's beauty is truly top-tier."
"And their status carries significant weight."
Tsunade remained silent.
But Naruto could clearly feel that her grip loosened slightly.
Perhaps it's because... my involuntary reaction was too strong.
[It scared her.]
It's also possible that he was a little distracted.
"Secondly," Shizune spoke again at this moment.
"Because Lady Tsunade's medical ninja warfare strategy was a success."
"Reputation reaches a new high."
"Neither Shimura Danzo nor Hiruzen Sarutobi expected this."
"And those high-ranking officials played the role of obstructors."
"The Kato Dan they pushed out produced helpers, and his reputation soared even higher."
"Furthermore, because of Tsunade, it's highly likely that Uncle Dan heard about his 'dream' of becoming Hokage, thus gaining supporters."
"Thus, the double agent began to consider becoming independent."
"Using Tsunade's position, I climbed to the highest position of power in Konoha."
[hiss--]
Don't suddenly use force!
Naruto is enraged.
Enraged, he thrust forward forcefully.
Tsunade immediately snapped out of her daze.
She paused, a blush spreading across her pretty face.
A flash of shame and indignation crossed her beautiful eyes.
But she didn't react.
Because it was indeed somewhat careless on her part.
[Take a deep breath silently.]
["so."]
"War is coming."
Uncle Duan realized this was an opportunity.
"This could elevate his reputation to another level."
"And so...the battle began."
"Following Lady Tsunade."
"But because Uncle Duan possesses a different secret technique."
"He doesn't need to go to the battlefield in person."
"But in order to enhance his reputation... he still chose to serve in the front-line troops."
"Spiritualization technique, allowing the soul to leave the body for combat."
"It's somewhat different from the secret techniques of the mountain clan."
"But it is also an extremely powerful secret technique."
"The similarity is that the physical body loses consciousness, and the soul leaves the body."
"Even the mountain tribes know that after performing a secret technique, a partner must guard the body."
"Uncle Duan is so cautious, he wouldn't possibly not have someone guarding his body."
"Besides, Uncle Dan is a Jonin... and the head of the Kato clan."
"And because of Lady Tsunade, he has developed ambitions he shouldn't have."
"At such a life-or-death moment, it's impossible to be so careless."
"However, what happened back then was... an enemy attack, and when Uncle Duan returned to his original form, his kidneys were gone!"
Tsunade remained silent.
The bloody scene from back then flashed through my mind.
When she arrived, it was still raining.
[Is this an enemy attack?]
Upon closer reflection, it seems that's not the case.
Because at the time, only the hidden tent was damaged.
[It was only after the explosive tags detonated that they attracted the attention of the ninjas stationed nearby.]
[Actually, at this point, Tsunade understood what Shizune meant.]
[Mute shook her head.]
[There was no bias shown towards him simply because Kato Dan was his uncle.]
In reality... it's all his own fault.
Of course, Jingyin is still very grateful to that Uncle Duan.
Without him, she wouldn't have been taken away by Tsunade.
It's highly likely... that he perished along with the rest of the Kato clan on the night of their annihilation.
"The art of spiritualization... plus Uncle Duan understood at the time that no secrets stay hidden forever."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been left behind as a seed of the Kato clan..."
"In short, under those circumstances, Uncle Duan would definitely choose a careful location to conceal his true form."
"Greed knows no bounds."
"It's all his own fault."
"They know exactly where Uncle Duan's true form is hidden."
"I'm afraid... only our own people are left."
"If they weren't on our side, the enemy couldn't have launched such a precise assassination."
"Although we proactively leaked information, letting the enemy know that killing Uncle Dan would affect Lady Tsunade."
["but!"]
[Mute paused for a moment, then narrowed her eyes slightly.]
"Even if an assassination attempt by the enemy is plausible, at the time only Uncle Duan's tent was damaged, and... Uncle Duan wasn't even killed outright; he just managed to hold out until Lady Tsunade arrived."
[call--]
"I'm sorry... Lady Tsunade, I investigated what happened back then without your knowledge."
Tsunade closed her eyes and sighed.
She tapped her head, feeling incredibly stupid...
However, just as she raised her hand, it was grabbed by a large hand.
Tsunade slowly opened her eyes.
She saw the young man look at her tenderly and gently shake his head.
[It seemed as if it was refuting her idea.]
Tsunade's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately looked away.
"So, Kato is dead."
"The Kato clan was also wiped out."
"Tsunade-neechan, you've lost your threat too, and even because of Shizune... perhaps they knew of Shizune's existence and deliberately didn't move... I feel utterly disheartened."
"Tsunade, in the end, had no choice but to leave Konoha for Shizune's sake."