The Uchiha Clan's Sun

In any case, ninjas are just tools in their eyes. Instead of spending a lot of manpower, material resources and money to reduce the casualty rate of ninjas, it is simpler to train more ninjas.

However, such words could not be said directly in front of a group of ninjas at a Jonin meeting, otherwise the Konoha F4 would have no reason to stay in Konoha.

So at that time, Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado stepped forward to play the good cop, using various irrelevant reasons such as insufficient funds, lack of resources, and bad timing to refute Tsunade, while Hiruzen Sarutobi played the bad cop and smoothed things over, letting the matter eventually fizzle out.

At that time, Tsunade hated Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado to the extreme. But now she belatedly realizes that her teacher was actually in cahoots with those three old guys. Otherwise, the reasons given by those three old guys would not stand up at all, and Hiruzen Sarutobi could have made the decision on his own!

There are many similar incidents, but Hiruzen Sarutobi always plays the bad cop, Danzo Shimura always plays the good cop, and Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado sometimes play the good cop and sometimes the bad cop. The four of them work together so well!

As a result, the people in Konoha Village gradually developed a stereotype about the Konoha F4.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was magnanimous, kind, and compassionate. Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, the two elders of Konoha, were experienced, conservative, and steady. Danzo Shimura, on the other hand, was extremely realistic and ruthless!

With Danzo Shimura as a negative example, the villagers have been grateful to Hiruzen Sarutobi for decades!

Until recently, due to the continuous wars, the village was in dire straits in all aspects. Danzo Shimura could no longer bear the blame alone, so Hiruzen Sarutobi had to step in and take the blame for several things. Only then did everyone realize that their Third Hokage was not perfect.

After reflecting on it for a while, they slowly realized that something was wrong.

Mercy is merely a facade for Hiruzen Sarutobi; in essence, he is no different from Danzo Shimura!

Uchiha Jin continued, "So don't rush to defend that old guy Hiruzen Sarutobi. While Danzo Shimura was ruthless to his own people, he was at least equally ruthless to his enemies. But Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang were only ruthless to their own people!"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi never thought about Konoha becoming strong and prosperous; he only wanted to control a stable and peaceful Konoha!"

"In my opinion, Shimura Danzo is extremely wicked, but Sarutobi Hiruzen is even more deserving of death!"

Tsunade remained silent.

Although she always viewed Hiruzen Sarutobi with a certain degree of sympathy due to their master-disciple relationship, that sympathy is now being torn apart bit by bit by King Uchiha!

The deaths of Minato Namikaze and his wife, and the treatment of their orphans, made it impossible for Tsunade to defend Hiruzen Sarutobi any longer!

According to Uchiha Jin, Hiruzen Sarutobi did indeed have reasons to die!

After a moment of contemplation, Tsunade sighed softly and said, "Since Orochimaru and Jiraiya were both there when the old man died in the future, what was I doing at the time? Was I not involved in this matter?"

Although her romanticized view of Hiruzen Sarutobi has been shattered, Tsunade still wants to know what she was thinking back then.

"You?" Uchiha Jin glanced at Tsunade and said with some disdain, "What else can an unemployed person like you do? Of course, you gamble at the casino!"

Tsunade:"......"

Jiraiya: "..."

Orochimaru's eyes flickered as he looked at Tsunade, seemingly lost in thought.

Tsunade gritted her teeth and asked somewhat unwillingly, "I didn't know about the attack on Konoha at the time?"

Despite Tsunade's constant travels outside the village, she still cares deeply about Konoha.

This is, after all, the village that her grandfather built with his own hands, the village where she grew up, and the village where her younger brother and her boyfriend dreamed of living. How could she possibly give it up so easily?

Before Uchiha Jin could speak, Orochimaru clicked his tongue, chuckled, and guessed, "I think it's most likely because Tsunade's hemophobia hadn't gotten better yet at that time, so she didn't return to the village!"

Yes, besides her disappointment with the village's leadership, the main reason Tsunade left Konoha was because she suffered from hemophobia!

If it were just disappointment with the village, given Tsunade's personality, she would never think of escaping; instead, she would think about how to change the situation!

This is why Tsunade did not leave the village immediately after her proposal to reform the medical ninja system was rejected, but continued to serve the village.

After developing hemophobia, Tsunade was essentially useless, whether as a ninja or a doctor!

At this point, no matter how much Tsunade wanted to change the village, she was powerless to do so!

So rather than standing in the village watching its many problems unfold helplessly, it's better to leave and avoid seeing them altogether!

Upon hearing this, Tsunade looked at Orochimaru and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

"That's probably the case," Orochimaru said calmly. "After the death of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his wife, the village was beset by internal and external troubles. According to the normal procedure, the village should have elected a Fifth Hokage, not had the old man, the Third Hokage, take over again!"

"At that time, the three of us were probably the most suitable candidates to become the Fifth Hokage!"

"I won't go into my problem. Jiraiya's personality wouldn't allow him to become the Fifth Hokage, but Tsunade, you have the ability to be Hokage and the determination to do so!"

"The only reason the old man didn't make you the Fifth Hokage, and allowed you to take advantage of the situation, is your hemophobia!"

Although he only saw a glimpse of the 'future', Orochimaru was still able to analyze the situation at that time based on the limited information he had.

Tsunade frowned slightly and looked at Uchiha Jin, wanting to get his answer.

Uchiha Jin nodded and said, "Indeed, your hemophobia from back then hasn't been cured!"

Tsunade frowned even more deeply upon hearing this. She truly hadn't expected hemophobia to be so troublesome!

As a medical ninja, and the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world, Tsunade is not only well aware of her hemophobia, but she is also extremely clear about it!

Tsunade understood that hemophobia was a psychological condition that could not be cured by ordinary medicine or medical methods. Even she, the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world, was helpless and could only let nature take its course.

Tsunade's departure from Konoha to travel the ninja world may have been motivated by the idea that time and scenery could change her mindset and thus cure her hemophobia.

Tsunade never expected that after all these decades, her hemophobia would not have improved in the slightest!

Seeing Tsunade's expression, Uchiha Jin roughly guessed what she was thinking and said, "It's true that a heart ailment needs a heart remedy, and it's also true that you want to use time and scenery to heal the wounds in your heart."

"But people are too attached, and their hearts are blind and ignorant! Although you seem to be traveling outside, you have never truly let go in your heart. No matter how much you travel, you are just deceiving yourself, wasting time, and escaping reality!"

"So, given your personality and obsession, the best way to cure hemophobia is actually to face your fear head-on! Face reality!"

Tsunade narrowed her eyes upon hearing this and looked at Uchiha Jin, saying, "Judging from what you're saying, it seems you've done a lot of research on my hemophobia?"

"It's not really research, just some insights!" Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered, and he waved his hand, saying, "In a sense, I've died once. In my opinion, a true warrior dares to face the bleakness of life and the dripping blood!"

"So if you want to cure hemophobia..."

Before he could finish speaking, Uchiha Jin suddenly raised his hand and slashed his palm, displaying his blood-soaked hand to Tsunade!

Tsunade was taken aback at first, but then her body trembled instinctively!

"Uchiha Jin, what are you doing!"

Jiraiya panicked and raised his hand to push away Uchiha Jin's palm.

"and many more!"

Just then, Tsunade suddenly spoke up to stop Jiraiya's actions.

Jiraiya was taken aback and looked at Tsunade with some surprise.

Although Tsunade's face was extremely pale, the trembling in her body had stopped, and her body was no longer as limp and weak as it had been during the day.

“As expected,” Uchiha Jin smiled upon seeing this, waving his blood-soaked hand in front of Tsunade, and said, “You really do get used to these things after seeing them a few times!”

Previously, when they were in the illusion, Uchiha Jin had noticed something was wrong.

To say that Tsunade suffers from hemophobia is an exaggeration, but the illusions that Uchiha Jin just showed her—whether it was the night of the Uchiha clan's massacre, the battle between the Third Hokage and Orochimaru, or the scene of the deaths of Minato Namikaze and his wife—were all gruesome!

Especially the night of the Uchiha clan's massacre, the ground was littered with corpses and rivers of blood! Yet Tsunade did not develop hemophobia after witnessing such a scene!

Therefore, Uchiha Jin had some doubts about the cause of Tsunade's hemophobia!

After a brief moment of thought, Uchiha Jin came to the conclusion that Tsunade's inner conflict was actually the deaths of her younger brother, Senju Nawaki, and her boyfriend, Kato Dan, and that hemophobia was merely a symptom of this inner conflict!

The knot in one's heart is difficult to heal, but the symptoms can be relieved!

Today, Tsunade was subdued by Shimura Danzo and Uchiha Jin with blood. Having seen blood multiple times in a short period of time, she has developed a certain resistance. In addition, Tsunade's subconscious told her that it was all fake while she was in the illusion, which is why her hemophobia was not triggered!

Although Tsunade's hemophobia has not been cured yet, she is no longer as weak and helpless as before when she sees blood!

If this training continues, even if Tsunade doesn't resolve her inner conflict, she can at least minimize the negative effects of hemophobia!

Tsunade took a deep breath, and as she looked at Uchiha Jin's blood-soaked hand, the image that flashed through her mind was the scene of her younger brother Senju Nawaki and her boyfriend Kato Dan's deaths!

However, these memories that she usually tries so hard to avoid no longer have the same impact as they did at the beginning!

"Alright! Put it away!"

Tsunade gritted her teeth, feeling that she had reached a critical point, and then spoke to Uchiha Jin.

Although Uchiha Jin's method can be considered a way to overcome hemophobia, it is not something that can be accomplished overnight and requires time to adapt to.

Uchiha Jin withdrew his hand, wiping the blood from it as he spoke, "Actually, compared to this direct and foolish method, I have another perfect way to solve your hemophobia at its source. I wonder if you would like to try it?"

Tsunade frowned slightly, avoiding looking at Uchiha Jin's hands, and asked, "What method?"

Uchiha Jin did not answer immediately, but asked in return, "You've all heard about the technique I used to deal with Shimura Danzo earlier today, Izanami, right?"

"Izanami?!" Tsunade asked in confusion, "Is that the technique you mentioned that can determine fate?"

“That’s right,” Uchiha Jin nodded and said, “The Izanami technique was originally developed to correct people who had developed ideological problems!”

"Your inner conflict, your hemophobia, is in a sense a mental issue, and Izanami is the perfect treatment for it!"

Chapter 301 Tsunade's Counterattack!

Tsunade shook her head and said, "Let's not. It's better to let things take their natural course."

Today, Uchiha Jin had naturally heard about the Tsunade technique he used to subdue Shimura Danzo, but the effects of Izanami were only described by Uchiha Jin himself. Apart from Shimura Danzo, who had already been affected, no one knew the truth.

So even though Uchiha Jin's proposal was very tempting, Tsunade still rejected it.

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin understood what Tsunade was worried about. His eyes flickered for a moment as he said, "You don't need to be so quick to refuse. My willingness to help you treat hemophobia naturally comes with conditions!"

"Why don't you hear my terms first?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade raised an eyebrow, and a strange look appeared in her eyes as she looked at Uchiha Jin.

Ignoring Tsunade's gaze, Uchiha Jin calmly explained, "Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it. My conditions won't affect you in any way!"

Tsunade thought for a moment and then said, "You tell me first!"

Uchiha Jin continued, "My condition is very simple: after I cure your hemophobia, you can continue your decadent lifestyle and not interfere with the village's affairs and development!"

Tsunade is different from Jiraiya. Uchiha Jin can ignore Jiraiya, but he can't ignore Tsunade!

Although Tsunade is currently living a carefree life, her status is extremely noble!

The head of the Senju clan, the last descendant of the Senju clan, the princess of the Daimyo's mansion... With these identities, even if Tsunade is just an ordinary person with no strength, her every move will have a great impact!

Just like how the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Daimyo's mansion seems to be very good, compared to Tsunade, the Uchiha clan's influence in the Daimyo's mansion is definitely not as significant as Tsunade's!

Uchiha Jin's plan still relies on the Daimyo's influence in many areas. If Tsunade wants to go against them, she can still cause Uchiha Jin a lot of trouble by making some small moves in the Daimyo's territory.

Therefore, Uchiha Jin is now thinking of nipping this potential threat in the bud!

Tsunade wasn't stupid; she could tell what Uchiha Jin was thinking just from his words. But Uchiha Jin's thoughts filled her with anger!

Tsunade said coldly, "What do you mean by that? What do you mean by continuing my life of debauchery? Your conditions are practically controlling my life, and you think it's so simple?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin realized he had misspoke and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I misspoke. I didn't mean to restrict your life. Just don't interfere with our actions!"

"You guys?" Tsunade keenly caught a key word in Uchiha Jin's words and asked, "When you say 'you guys,' do you mean you and Namikaze Minato? Or are there others? And what is your plan?"

Tsunade had already completely rejected Uchiha Jin's proposal, but that didn't stop her from continuing to try to get information from him.

Tsunade's heart has always been with Konoha and the village; the only obstacle hindering her actions is her hemophobia.

Now, Uchiha Jin wants to help her cure her hemophobia in exchange for her giving up Konoha and the village. Tsunade would never do something so contrary to her priorities!

Furthermore, Tsunade now has a way to reduce the negative effects of hemophobia, and she actually has the idea of ​​returning to Konoha.

Especially now that Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane are in a weakened position, and the intentions of King Uchiha and Minato Namikaze are unclear, Tsunade feels she must return to the village to keep an eye on things, lest King Uchiha lead the village into the abyss!

This wasn't Tsunade being overly pessimistic; rather, based on her understanding of the Uchiha clan, she knew that the Uchiha people, regardless of whether they were good or bad, were definitely extremely polarized!

Moreover, the stronger the Uchiha clan, the more extreme they are, and the more extreme the Uchiha clan, the stronger they are!

In Tsunade's mind, there is nothing the Uchiha clan cannot do, only things she cannot think of!

If the Uchiha clan were given the power to control the village, they might dare to lead the village on the path to unifying the ninja world!

After all, many Uchiha had made such a suggestion when the village was first established!

“We are who we are,” Uchiha Jin said, not intending to answer Tsunade’s question. “This matter is none of your business. You just need to consider the conditions I mentioned.”

Upon hearing this, Tsunade and Jiraiya exchanged a glance, both seeing the concern in each other's eyes.

The less Uchiha Jin said, the bigger the matter was, and the more they cared about it!

Tsunade thought for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said, "Uchiha Jin, have you forgotten something?"

Uchiha Jin frowned slightly, puzzled, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Tsunade snorted and said, "Although I don't know what kind of agreement you reached with the Daimyo, my existence is involved in your agreement!"

Uchiha Jin was slightly taken aback, only then remembering the marriage proposal put forward by the Daimyo's Mansion.