Decision

Orochimaru's first sentence was already a nuclear bomb.

"The **** of Nawaki is not an accident. Nor does Dan's."

Tsunade was so shocked that she couldn't say anything.

"Their **** was arranged by ROOT, a secret subdivision of ANBU. It's the design of a grand mastermind."

"Who?"

"Who else? It's our beloved sensei."

Tsunade couldn't believe her ears: "You're lying! The Third Hokage would never do that!"

"Haha, I want to correct you a bit: Maybe the Sarutobi-sensei in your memories would never do that, but the Third Hokage could and would do that. Power tends to corrupt after all."

Before she replied, he asked: "Can you name me a living Konoha villager still bearing the name of Senju?"

Tsunade's mouth opened widely, but no sound escaped from it.

"See? All Senju males are dead. Who can make such a feat, and who will benefit from it?"

Tsunade bit her lips: "The Uchiha clan?"

"You sounded like The Second Hokage. 'Everything bad happens because of Uchiha'. But no. Senju and Uchiha have fought for hundreds of years and still failed to destroy each other. Even Uchiha Madara couldn't kill all Senju.

The only explanation is 'No matter how impregnable a fortress is, it can always be broken from the inside'.

Only the leader of Konoha is capable of pulling it off."

Then he handed her a document: "This is the proof that suicide missions are given to the Senju clan disguised as normal missions."

Tsunade read the document with doubt at first, but then her tears flew out uncontrollably. She couldn't believe it but was unable to deny the cruel truth.

Tsunade was facing a turning point in her life.

She could choose to pretend to not know this and live as normal. Or she could choose the **** path, which may cost her everything.

After a long while, Tsunade raised her head again. Orochimaru saw the burned hatred in her eyes and knew her decision.

Tsunade said with a cold, emotionless tone: "What do I need to do?"