Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

This isn't because Qing Shui is superficial; it's just that her external features are quite obvious, making it difficult even for the Sharingan to resist this powerful genjutsu.

“I’m very interested. Medical ninjutsu can help comrades, allowing them to better realize their talents and survive on the battlefield…” Qingshui said slowly as he looked into Tsunade’s beautiful brown eyes.

"Kid, the battlefield only makes everyone's fate tragic, and medical ninjutsu can't save anyone..."

Tsunade's eyes held a hint of disdain and sadness as she coldly said, "Judging by your age, you're probably fifteen or sixteen, right? How can you still be so childish? Are you just another idiot who wants to become Hokage?"

"You're still an Uchiha, I really don't know what to say about you..."

After the Second Shinobi World War, when her younger brother Nawaki and Dan Kato died tragically one after another, Tsunade not only developed hemophobia, but also began to have a strong aversion to becoming Hokage, believing that only an idiot would become Hokage.

Senju Tobirama silently gazed at his beloved granddaughter, his joyful heart instantly turning cold.

What exactly happened to make Tsunade utter such sorrowful words and harbor such a deep prejudice against the Hokage?

What troubled Tobirama Senju even more was that he saw a hint of world-weariness in Tsunade's eyes...

After Tsunade finished speaking, Might Guy, Might Dai, Rin Nohara, and Shisui all stared at her in shock. No one had expected that the Legendary Sannin of Konoha and the Third Hokage's student would utter such rebellious words.

This really doesn't align with the Will of Fire!

"I didn't want to become Hokage, I just wanted to protect the people around me," Qingshui said slowly, shaking his head.

"Hmph, naive brat..." Tsunade snorted noncommittally, staring unabashedly at Aokiji's Sharingan, then glanced at Nohara Rin beside her, a hint of shock passing through her heart.

Is it possible for the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan to be used in this way?

A little girl who didn't even have a ninja headband mastered the Healing Palm Technique so easily with the help of the Sharingan...

Tsunade recalled the idea she had proposed years ago—to add a medical ninja to each squad to ensure the ninja's survival rate.

If only I could have the Sharingan…

But as soon as the thought arose, Tsunade banished it from her mind. People important to her, from Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to Nawaki, had died one after another, and she was too tired to think about it anymore.

"What's your name?" After receiving Qing Shui's answer, Tsunade slowly said, "Use your Healing Palm Technique. Medical ninjutsu is not a simple technique. A crude mastery of it will only worsen the patient's injuries."

"His name is Aoshui, and he's my lifelong rival!" Might Guy frowned and shouted at Tsunade, "Aoshui's green ninjutsu isn't crude at all; he uses it exceptionally well!"

"How could an auntie like you understand the bond of our youth!"

Aunt--

Tsunade narrowed her eyes slightly, a hint of murderous intent flashing within them.

"Tsunade-neechan, please guide me, thank you for your help." Qingshui kicked Might Guy imperceptibly, stood in front of him, and gathered exquisite medical chakra in her hands.

"You little brat, your words are actually quite pleasant to hear..." Tsunade snorted, glared fiercely at the bewildered Might Guy, and began to seriously examine Aoshui's Palm Healing Technique.

But soon, Tsunade became more and more serious as she looked, and even the blush on her face gradually faded, leaving her completely stunned.

Even with the same technique, different people can produce vastly different results, especially with techniques like the Palm Healing Technique, which requires extremely precise chakra control; everyone's method is different.

However, Qing Shui's Palm Immortal Technique gave Tsunade a feeling that was both extremely familiar and unfamiliar, causing her to fall into thought.

Qingshui looked at Tsunade with a smile, his eyes even showing a hint of affection.

Tsunade stared blankly at Aoshui, her eyes filled with images from thirty years ago.

At that time, she was a little girl, younger than Nohara Rin.

She sat on her second grandfather's desk and made a huge fuss, while the helpless Tobirama Senju could only gently coax her and teach Tsunade the palm technique she had been longing for.

Those were arguably the most carefree days of Tsunade's life.

But soon, the nightmare began.

One by one, her loved ones died in battle, and her childhood friends and teachers became strangers. Some heeded the toad's prophecy, some pursued immortality, and some were obsessed with the power struggles of maintaining balance...

Only Tsunade remained, wandering in this unfamiliar ninja world.

"You..." After a long while, Tsunade finally came to her senses, looking at Aoshui's Sharingan and caring eyes with a complicated expression, and involuntarily sighed in her heart:

"It looks just like it, so much like it."

But Aokiji's Sharingan reminded Tsunade of the differences between the two, making her feel a sense of absurdity and amusement.

If Second Grandfather knew that she thought a Uchiha brat looked a lot like him, would he be so angry that he ran back from the Pure Land to scold her?

But if it could come true, Tsunade wouldn't mind doing it.

"You've mastered the Palm Healing Technique very well; you have great talent..." Tsunade sighed helplessly, a glow also emanating from her hand, and slowly said:

"But you can still improve. I'll demonstrate the nature transformation of Yang Release chakra once, and you can watch carefully."

Tsunade's Healing Palm Technique changed forms. She was confident in her use of medical ninjutsu, believing that even Tobirama Senju, who had taught her, was no stronger than her.

Aokiji nodded, his eyes swirling with the chakra in his eyes as he carefully observed the flow of chakra throughout Tsunade's body.

This is the Uchiha's talent.

【Ninjutsu Inventor (Tobirama Senju Version)】: You have an extremely strong ability to learn and modify most ninjutsu.

This is the talent of the Thousand Hands.

With their combined abilities, Qing Shui easily simulated Tsunade's special palm technique, and said with a smile, "Is that so?"

Having just emerged from her hallucination, Tsunade once again fell into a state of confusion.

When she was a child, every time Tsunade came up with a trick and showed it off to Tobirama Senju, she would experience this scene.

Her incredibly talented second grandfather could always replicate her ninjutsu in the next instant, and then gently pat her head.

“…I have nothing more to teach you, little Qingshui brat.”

Tsunade let out a long breath, staring at Aoshimi's appearance with a somewhat impolite yet serious expression, before abruptly turning and leaving, her eyes inexplicably filled with tears.

This was both a result of alcohol and a true reflection of her inner loneliness.

Qingshui silently watched her retreating figure.

But Tobirama Senju could no longer hold back: "Seisui, tell me, what happened to Tsunade?"

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Chapter 38 Tobirama Senju: Did I not get full marks?

"I only know the general outline of her story."

Aoshiki didn't keep Tobirama in suspense; it was clear that the former Second Hokage was genuinely anxious.

"Her younger brother, Nawaki, died in the Second Shinobi World War, and it seems that another person she had a romantic interest in also died... In that war, Hanzo of the Salamander fought against Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, earning them the title of the Legendary Sannin and making him famous in Konoha."

"But I heard that recently the relationship between these three seems to have cracked, which has even led to conflicts with their teacher, the Third Hokage."

"According to rumors, she suffers from hemophobia and feels dizzy when she sees blood, but this cannot be confirmed."

Tobirama Senju frowned. Even Nawaki is dead?

But he didn't think too much about it. War is just that cruel. Even he, the Second Hokage, died. What chance did Nawaki have?

Even so, Tsunade's fate still pained him.

"There's nothing we can do about it, Tobirama..."

Sitting beside Tobirama Senju, Aozuki remarked with a sigh, "Tsunade's childhood was so enviable—a privileged background, many loving elders—but the turn of events came incredibly quickly..."

"The constant changes and wars, as well as your handling of the Senju clan, have left her with almost no relatives who love her, and her former companions have gone their separate ways."

"This feeling of being all alone must be quite devastating for a woman, right?"

Qingshui left half of what he wanted to say unsaid.

If Tobirama Senju knew that Jiraiya had become a loyal henchman of Mount Myōboku, even changing his headband, and that Orochimaru was obsessed with human research, not even sparing the children of his own village, with Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi also involved…

What will he think?

There was no need for Qing Shui to tell him these things, because only by witnessing everything slowly with his own eyes would Tobirama Senju feel it was all more real.

And even greater anger.

Tobirama Senju remained silent, not doubting what Aozumi had said.

The ninja world is such a world.

Once everyone has different goals, former friends and partners will become like strangers, and some may even resort to murder.

Bonds, friendships, teacher-student relationships—it's common for people to kill each other in order to achieve their goals.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were like this, as were Orochimaru and the Third Hokage, Obito Uchiha and Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya and Nagato, and many other unknown ninjas were also playing out similar dramas.

But this is not critical.

The key point is that when Tobirama Senju saw Tsunade's disdain for "becoming Hokage" and the overwhelming sadness in her eyes, he truly felt sorrow.

Konoha was originally a village built to protect everyone, but it failed to protect even the Hokage's closest person.

In the original timeline, Tobirama Senju saw Tsunade, the Hokage who had overcome her inner demons and become resolute and decisive again. But what he sees now is the most vulnerable moment of Tsunade's life.

“Tsuna…” Tobirama Senju shook his head, suddenly feeling a sense of panic about Konoha’s future.

Even with all sorts of reasons, if even the granddaughter of two generations of Hokage is dismissive of becoming Hokage, will the future of this village really be bright?

What is Konoha like now, under the rule of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura?

Is this a personal tragedy for Tsunade, or is there a problem with the entire village...?

Tobirama Senju fell into deep thought, his mind swirling with complex emotions.

Qingshui, however, had a different idea.

There are many ways to enter the master-disciple lineage of the Hokage.

In a broad sense, anything related to blood ties, master-disciple relationships, or Naruto can be considered as such.

Aoshi is a descendant of Uchiha Kagami, and in the lineage of master and disciple, the only ones facing Aoshi now are Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Minato Namikaze. The possibility of Jiraiya taking him as a disciple is very small.

Originally, Aokiji intended to succeed Obito Uchiha as Minato Namikaze's disciple, but in reality, becoming Tsunade's disciple would have been a better choice.

After all, Minato Namikaze's abilities are not much different from Tobirama Senju's, and even if they are bound by talent, they are quite similar.

But Tsunade is different; she carries the bloodlines of Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki, and also possesses a talent for sealing techniques…