Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens

Countless aspiring Hokage from her clan had met obscure and unjust deaths.

Tsunade was far more intelligent than Jiraiya and naturally sensed the underlying issues. Even without concrete evidence, she was certain that Hiruzen Sarutobi and others were involved.

Unfortunately, Tsunade also knew that even if she found proof, it would be meaningless.

The Senju clan was gone, and she had no power to restrain the Third Hokage.

Rather than risk being plotted against, she preferred to find a way out. Her hemophobia was simply an excuse to give both sides a graceful exit.

Tsunade understood that her teacher didn't want a Hokage who could lead Konoha to greater heights, but a docile puppet.

Who could be more suitable than Jiraiya's student, a commoner with no background beyond a hollow reputation?

Jiraiya was one of the Sannin, and had always been infatuated with Tsunade.

But perhaps only at the moment of Jiraiya's death did Tsunade feel a flicker of emotion for him, and even that was mostly years of friendship.

Despite Tsunade's strength, her ideal partner never included Jiraiya.

Jiraiya's seemingly carefree nature, which was more like shirking responsibility, failed to move Tsunade.

Jiraiya himself disliked power and lacked staunch supporters. His student was destined to be a lone wolf, unable to contend with the four old codgers led by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Rofu's eyes lit up, and he had to admit that he had misjudged Tsunade.

Don't forget that Tsunade was indeed the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, but she was also a princess of the Land of Fire.

Even if the title was mostly ceremonial, she must have interacted with the politicians of the Land of Fire and learned something from them. She wasn't just a tool-like ninja.

Now that Tsunade had revealed her true self, Rofu didn't mind having a genuine conversation with her.

"It seems that Lady Tsunade has guessed the reason for the Senju clan's destruction?" Rofu changed the subject without waiting for Tsunade to speak. "The two great clans that founded Konoha, the Senju clan, disappeared completely in a short time after the Second Hokage's sacrifice and the Third Hokage's ascension. How long do you think the Uchiha clan can last?"

Tsunade glanced at Rofu with disdain. "I didn't expect the Uchiha clan to produce someone with brains like you. But isn't it a bit far-fetched for an Uchiha to set his sights on someone from the Senju clan like me?"

"If we only focus on the Senju and Uchiha clans, it would indeed be absurd for me to discuss this with Lady Tsunade. But looking at Konoha, and even the entire ninja world, I wonder how long Lady Tsunade thinks the Konoha created by Hashirama and Madara Uchiha can last if Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others continue to act recklessly?"

"What do you mean?" Tsunade asked, puzzled. "Smart people can see that although this ninja war hasn't completely ended, the five great nations can't continue fighting. What's left is just the aftermath of the war."

"This ninja war is indeed coming to an end, but I wonder how Lady Tsunade thinks Konoha's performance compares to the First and Second Ninja Wars?"

Frowning and remaining silent for a moment, Tsunade said with a hint of desolation, "I understand what you mean. Indeed, from the First Ninja War to now, Konoha's performance has deteriorated with each war."

Beneath the surface of Konoha's victory in every ninja war, the truth was that Konoha was constantly declining.

During the First Ninja War, although the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju died in battle, Konoha's powerful foundation undeniably overwhelmed the other four ninja villages from beginning to end.

Apart from Orochimaru, who could command a battlefield, Tsunade had left, Jiraiya appeared and disappeared, and Sakumo Hatake had died in the sinister schemes of the higher-ups before the outbreak of the ninja war.

This ninja war had only produced Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash.

Apart from him, no other decisive Kage-level powerhouse had emerged. Even with Rofu, there were only two. The sheer number of strong individuals born was enough to make people feel Konoha's irreversible decline.

In the First Ninja War, Konoha fought the four ninja villages alone. By the Second Ninja War, the four ninja villages had begun to engage in infighting while targeting Konoha.

This time, it was a complete melee. The pressure Konoha faced was less each time, but the strength it displayed was weaker each time.

Tsunade's wisdom refreshed Rofu's understanding of her.

Looking at her approvingly, Rofu said, "Lady Tsunade, the Senju clan disappeared during the First and Second Ninja Wars. At the same time, countless ninja families that had once joined Konoha also quickly declined. In this ninja war, the Uchiha clan was specifically transferred to the Land of Water battlefield, which specializes in countering Fire Release. Do you think the Uchiha clan can survive another ninja war? If even the Uchiha are gone, how long can Konoha last?"

"What's that got to do with me?" Tsunade slammed the table impatiently. "Boy, if you're hoping that I'll help the Uchiha clan fight against the old monkey, I can tell you right now, it's impossible!"

"Even if Konoha is destroyed because of it?" Rofu looked at Tsunade with interest.

Rofu could sense that Tsunade was, to some extent, deeply influenced by Tobirama Senju's ideals.

After all, compared to her grandfather Hashirama Senju, the legendary God of Shinobi, Tsunade had more contact with the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

And Tobirama Senju was a ruthless person who dared to make the Senju clan abandon their family name and integrate into the entire village!

In a world without extraordinary power, Tobirama Senju's actions of abandoning the family's thousand-year heritage and integrating the clan into ordinary people would indeed be admirable.

But the ninja world was different.

In the ninja world, the strength of a strong individual was beyond the reach of hundreds or even thousands of weaklings.

And reaching the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, numbers almost lost their meaning.

In this situation, the power brought by a strong bloodline was the key to an organization's true strength. However, Tobirama Senju abandoned this point.

Perhaps Tobirama Senju's decision seemed foolish, but thinking carefully about his talent, it was not difficult to understand his approach.

Although Tobirama Senju was Hashirama Senju's brother and possessed the Senju clan's bloodline, apart from the vast chakra and physique beyond ordinary people brought by the Kekkei Genkai.

In fact, his advantage was not great for ordinary people. After all, Tobirama Senju did not awaken Wood Release. His strength was entirely based on his own talent, developing one forbidden technique after another.

These forbidden techniques developed by Tobirama Senju even became Konoha's trump card for turning the tables later on.

The First and Second Ninja Wars still retained Konoha's legacy, so let's not mention them for now. In this ninja war, Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique, which he relied on, was created by Tobirama Senju.

The Impure World Reincarnation, which wreaked havoc on the entire ninja world during the Fourth Ninja War, also came from Tobirama Senju.

It could be said that Tobirama Senju was a typical example of truly turning wisdom into power. He himself did not rely on a powerful Kekkei Genkai.

But others were different.

It could only be said that Tobirama Senju's existence was an unrepeatable miracle. His ideal that other ninjas could become strong through their own talents was rarer than a phoenix feather.

Letting the Senju clan integrate into Konoha's civilians became a complete failure, not only destroying the Senju clan but also leading Konoha to an irreversible decline.

Tobirama Senju was a truly altruistic person, but he did not recognize reality.

Influenced by Tobirama Senju, Tsunade cared most about the overall situation of Konoha, not the Senju clan. This concept was inherited by Itachi Uchiha, who valued the village over the clan.

Itachi Uchiha even received the evaluation of having a Hokage mindset from a young age.

This was not sarcasm, but a fact.

Besides the Third Hokage, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was willing to fight his close friend and brother, Madara Uchiha, for the sake of the village, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, abandoned his clan for the sake of the village.

Yet, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who held the Hokage position for the longest time, was someone who truly lacked the Hokage mindset.

And Tsunade, to some extent, completely inherited the ideals of the First and Second Hokage.

Tsunade could tolerate the decline of her clan and being schemed against by the higher-ups.

But the destruction of Konoha was something Tsunade could never accept.

"Although that old monkey... although he is very self-centered," Tsunade said insincerely, "he is very clear that without Konoha, his power would cease to exist."

"Is that the Hokage's mindset?" Luo Fu sneered, saying, "Tsunade-sama, I must admit, you are indeed someone who has inherited the ideals of the First and Second Hokage."

"Are you mocking me?" Tsunade clearly felt the irony in Luo Fu's tone.

Shaking his head, Luo Fu explained, "No, this is praise. In my opinion, only those who truly possess the Hokage mindset are qualified to become Hokage, but the Hokage's position is occupied by someone who lacks that mindset."

Sighing, Tsunade said somewhat irritably, "Hasn't it already been changed to the Fourth Hokage? Perhaps... perhaps the situation will improve."

"You're actually expecting a fool who's being completely manipulated by a con man to do better?" Luo Fu widened his eyes, looking astonished.

Her expression instantly changed, and Tsunade threw a punch at Luo Fu.

"I've been putting up with you for a long time."

Unsurprisingly, the moment Tsunade moved, Luo Fu's figure had already disappeared into the Kamui dimension.

Missing her punch, Tsunade clicked her tongue in annoyance, saying, "Mangekyo, troublesome ability. Since you have these eyes, that old monkey wouldn't dare to make a move against the Uchiha easily unless he's completely lost his mind."

Regarding Tsunade's judgment, Luo Fu had to admit that she was absolutely right.

In theory, if the Uchiha clan truly had someone who awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, Konoha's F4 wouldn't have the courage to carry out the plan to destroy the Uchiha.

But alas, there were too many idiots in the Uchiha clan.

Before the massacre, the Uchiha clan's strength could be said to have truly reached its peak.

Including Fugaku Uchiha, three Mangekyo Sharingan users appeared in a short period of time.

However, among the three Mangekyo users, Shisui Uchiha foolishly informed the Third Hokage and others about his ability, almost committing suicide by offering Kotoamatsukami to Danzo Shimura.

And another Mangekyo user, Itachi Uchiha, became the executioner who annihilated the Uchiha.

The last Mangekyo user, Fugaku Uchiha, was not only an unqualified clan leader, but also adopted an inconsistent attitude when facing Konoha's F4, being soft when he should have been firm and firm when he should have been soft. On the night of the massacre, he even willingly offered his neck to be killed by Itachi Uchiha.

Within the Uchiha clan, awakening the Three-Tomoe Sharingan meant being an outstanding jonin, and awakening the Mangekyo meant still having a place among the Kage-level powerhouses.

Obito, with just one Kamui, wreaked havoc from beginning to end, and Itachi Uchiha was infamous throughout the ninja world.

With three Mangekyo users and a large number of Three-Tomoe jonin, the Uchiha actually managed to destroy themselves so easily that even Luo Fu felt disgusted by this brain-damaged clan.

Unfortunately, Luo Fu couldn't tell Tsunade Senju these truths.

Anyone with a normal brain would probably laugh their teeth out after learning the whole story of the Uchiha's extermination.

After all, Luo Fu was now bearing the Uchiha surname!

Forcing a smile, Luo Fu said, "The Will of Fire, what a wonderful thing, Tsunade-sama. What do you think would happen if I used the Mangekyo's power to directly turn against the Third Hokage and the others?"

Tsunade's expression instantly changed drastically.

She looked at Luo Fu with displeasure, saying, "Boy, do you know what you're saying?"

"It seems Tsunade-sama also knows that a pair of Mangekyo cannot change Konoha at all," Luo Fu's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Tsunade Senju, I can tell you that I, like the Third Hokage, have no Hokage mindset. In fact, compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who is still thinking about expanding his own Sarutobi clan, I don't even care about the Uchiha clan. Whether it's Konoha or the Uchiha clan, anything that blocks my path will be my enemy."

"Are you going to become a rogue ninja?" Tsunade slammed the table and stood up.

Ignoring Tsunade's threat, Luo Fu smiled inexplicably, saying, "Tsunade Senju, haven't you noticed anything different between me and normal Konoha ninjas?"

Taken aback, Tsunade narrowed her eyes slightly and sized Luo Fu up. Her expression instantly froze.

"Where's your forehead protector?"

The moment the words left her mouth, Tsunade finally realized why she felt something was off when she saw Luo Fu earlier.

This guy didn't even have a forehead protector, let alone any insignia.

The Uchiha clan's crest, Konoha's forehead protector, these iconic things were completely absent on Luo Fu's body.

If it weren't for being able to sense the chakra fluctuations on Luo Fu's body, no one would even think Luo Fu was a ninja.

Even Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru all wore their forehead protectors in the most conspicuous position on their foreheads during the Second Shinobi World War.

It wasn't until they made a name for themselves as the Sannin that they gradually developed their own unique symbols and no longer used forehead protectors to show their identity.

For example, Jiraiya's oil-stained forehead protector and Tsunade's gambling robe were all special markers that highlighted their identity.

Only Luo Fu seemed to not take his identity as a ninja to heart at all.

Even rogue ninjas wouldn't abandon their forehead protectors, but would instead slash a line across them to mark the change in their identity.

At this moment, Tsunade seemed to finally believe that Luo Fu's mindset was completely different from the ninjas she knew.

Indeed, he not only didn't put the village in his eyes, but he didn't even care about the Uchiha clan or his identity as a ninja.

A strange premonition inexplicably arose in Tsunade's heart.

This Uchiha, who was hiding so deeply, would probably become an unprecedented anomaly in the ninja world.

"It seems you understand," Luo Fu chuckled, saying, "Humans, after all, need to live in groups, and the weaker they are, the more they need groups to protect themselves. Clans, villages, and even countries all come from this. But when weak sheep transform into fierce beasts, then they don't need to worry about the so-called group anymore, but the group needs to pay attention to the transformed beast!"

"Tch," Tsunade clicked her tongue dismissively, saying, "As expected of an Uchiha. None of them are normal after awakening those eyes!!"

"Tsunade, you underestimate me," Luo Fu's expression darkened, saying, "I think you should know that everyone in the ninja world believes that I gave up developing my bloodline limit and focused on swordsmanship. Do you really think that I would become a brain-damaged Uchiha just because I awakened the Mangekyo?"

"If you were normal, you wouldn't have said those things just now."

Sighing softly, Luo Fu said, "Tsunade, do you know what kind of power the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha possessed? Do you think that Konoha was really built by those ninja clans gathering together and relying on the power of the masses?"

Sneering, Luo Fu said, "In the beginning, besides the Senju and Uchiha, the other ninja clans either sought refuge or surrendered after being defeated! What truly laid the foundation for Konoha was not the Will of Fire. It was power, the invincible power of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha! Whether it was the First Hokage's Wood Release or Madara Uchiha's Sharingan, they both had the power to sweep across the world! The so-called village, the so-called Will of Fire, are just products of their ideals."

"You wouldn't want to tell me that what my grandfather and Madara Uchiha could do, you can do too, right?" Tsunade looked at Luo Fu with pity, saying, "There's definitely something wrong with your brain. I think if you don't mind, I can take a look at your brain. The stimulation of the Mangekyo Sharingan seems to have been a bit too much for you. You have to remember that even Madara Uchiha died at my grandfather's hands."

"But now, there is no second Hashirama Senju," Luo Fu's expression was calm, as if he hadn't heard the sarcasm in Tsunade's tone at all.

"But there's the first Tsunade Senju!" Tsunade retorted sharply.

Luo Fu laughed, saying, "Senju? Does it still exist now?"

"I'm here, so the Senju exists," Tsunade replied resolutely.

"I thought the current Hokage of Konoha was not the Yellow Flash, but Tsunade-hime. A Tsunade-hime who has been away from Konoha for so long is actually going to fight me to the death for the sake of Konoha?"

These sarcastic words made Tsunade freeze on the spot.

Her emotions suddenly becoming somewhat low, Tsunade said dejectedly, "You're right, I'm being a bit presumptuous. But..."

Changing the subject, Tsunade said with a determined tone, "My grandfather was willing to fight Uchiha Madara to the death for the sake of the village back then. I don't care how you Uchiha clan fight with Old Monkey and the others, but if the village is threatened, I will fight at all costs to protect the village."

"Your vision is too narrow!" Luo Fu waved his hand and said, "Do you think Uchiha Madara really fought the First Hokage to destroy Konoha back then?"

Tsunade did not answer.

Luo Fu continued without taking it to heart, "In fact, Uchiha Madara had already discovered the darkness of the village, which is why he fought the First Hokage in the Valley of the End. But unfortunately, Uchiha Madara, who had the correct understanding, lost to the First Hokage in terms of strength. Compared to the First Hokage, who valued the village above all else after it was established, Uchiha Madara has been exploring a path that can truly bring peace to the ninja world!"

"You're saying so much, don't tell me you want to tell me that Uchiha Madara was right and my grandfather was wrong?" Tsunade looked at Luo Fu with sarcasm.

With a strange expression, Luo Fu shook his head and said, "I just want to tell you that for true powerhouses, their understanding can easily determine the life and death of countless weaklings."

Within his eyes, the patterns of the Mangekyo Sharingan spun for a moment.

Tsunade's eyes blurred instantly. The next moment, she suddenly appeared in the middle of a vast ocean.

In this boundless ocean, a fleet of ships was floating.

On one of the fleets, the symbol of Konoha was clearly hung.

"What are you doing?" Knowing that she was trapped in a genjutsu, but because she didn't feel any danger, Tsunade didn't disturb her chakra to break free from the genjutsu.

"It's very simple, I just want to make you understand the tragedy of reality."

Luo Fu's voice floated from above the vast ocean. But Tsunade's vision never showed his figure.

"Tsunade, do you see this fleet with the Konoha flag hanging? The ships of famous families gathered together to form a fleet called Konoha. At the beginning, the Senju clan, which had the strongest ships, became the owner of this fleet. But after the strongest ship sank into the sea, the second strongest ship took over the position of captain."

Along with Luo Fu's explanation, the largest ship in the fleet slowly sank into the sea, and the one leading the fleet forward quickly changed to another ship.

"The second captain of the fleet developed a series of weapons and led the fleet to win the war. He felt that in naval battles, the size and armor of the ship were not important, but the novelty of the weapons was. In order to strengthen other ships, the second captain of the fleet selflessly dismantled his own ship and used the materials to improve other ships."

The scene in front of her eyes, although it was the great ship named Senju that was disintegrating, with the deck, anchor, and mast all becoming materials to strengthen other ships.

But Tsunade seemed to see the scene of Hashirama Senju dismantling the Senju clan and integrating the entire Senju clan into Konoha Village.

"After the death of the second captain, strangely, the third captain was just the captain of a ship that was not very strong in the fleet. He was neither as strong as the first nor as wise as the second. In order to maintain the existence of the entire fleet and to maintain his position, he began to constantly weaken other ships and strengthen his own ship."

Ships were constantly disintegrating, and the materials were used to strengthen the ship of the third captain. This ship visibly began to grow stronger.

The scene quickly jumped, and after one naval battle after another, this fleet called Konoha visibly had fewer and fewer ships, but the ship of the third captain had become a bloated and massive behemoth.

"In this fleet called Konoha, the captain is undoubtedly the most powerful. But one day, they encountered a more powerful enemy. The bloated ship of the third captain, which lacked decisive power, was easily destroyed."

Compared to the previous naval battles, the shells, like a dimensionality reduction strike, destroyed the ship of the third captain in a short period of time.

The few remaining ships also sank into the boundless sea under the artillery fire.

"What are you trying to say by showing me this?" Tsunade felt a sense of inexplicable unease in her heart.

The scene changed instantly, the vast ocean no longer existed, and Tsunade was shocked to find that she had suddenly appeared in Konoha Village.

But soon, a figure in the sky, seemingly shrouded in light and unable to be seen clearly, suddenly erupted with powerful power.

The entire Konoha Village was razed to the ground in an instant.

Even knowing that everything in front of her was a genjutsu, Tsunade's heart still surged with unprecedented anger.

"Uchiha Luo Fu, what are you going to do? Are you threatening me?" Tsunade glared at Luo Fu.

If it hadn't been for several attempts to probe and fail to hurt Luo Fu, and the fact that she was now in the genjutsu cast by Luo Fu, Tsunade would have desperately fought Luo Fu now.

"Do you think that showing you the scene of Konoha being easily destroyed is an insult or a provocation to you?" Luo Fu said with a calm expression, "Tsunade, do you really understand the ninja world?"

"I don't want to listen to your stories, and I don't want to see you mystifying things." Tsunade took a deep breath and said, "I can tell you that even if you have those eyes, if you dare to destroy the village, I will never let you go!"

"Why do you think that the person who destroys the village is me?"

The scene in front of her suddenly changed.

Soon, a huge wooden golem and a towering chakra giant appeared in Tsunade's sight. The battle between the two was like a battle between gods and demons in mythology, changing the terrain at every turn.

"Do you know? This is the power of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju and the ninja world's Asura Madara Uchiha."

Luo Fu's voice in her ear made Tsunade subconsciously say, "This...is this Grandpa's power?"

"That's right, isn't it very powerful?" Luo Fu followed Tsunade's words and said, "But in the ninja world, there are existences that are even more powerful than the First Hokage Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha."

The time in the picture seemed to be flowing backwards.

Soon, a figure with the Rinnegan, horns on his head, and a strange mark on his forehead appeared in Tsunade's sight.

"Who is this?" Tsunade said with a puzzled expression, "Rinnegan? Could this be the Sage of Six Paths?"

"That's right! He is the common ancestor of the Senju and Uchiha clans, the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki!"

"You said that the Senju and Uchiha clans have a common ancestor?" Tsunade's shock at this moment was definitely greater than seeing the Sage of Six Paths in the genjutsu.

The Senju and Uchiha clans were age-old rivals for thousands of years. The killing and hatred between the two clans had lasted for thousands of years.

But now, Luo Fu was telling her that the Senju and Uchiha were actually relatives.

Luo Fu did not answer, but manipulated the genjutsu space to present another figure with Byakugan.

Unable to get the answer she wanted, Tsunade suppressed the curiosity in her heart and glanced at the figure with Byakugan, who was quite similar to the so-called Sage of Six Paths, and said, "Byakugan, you don't want to tell me that this is the Sage of Six Paths' brother, do you?"

"They are not only brothers, but also have a common mother!"

A shadow that seemed to cover the entire world emerged.

This was a figure whose hair length even reached several times her height. But because of the huge shadow, Tsunade couldn't see the figure's appearance clearly.

"Enough." Tsunade shouted angrily, "Don't use these little tricks to swindle. Everything in the genjutsu space is manipulated by you. Show me some evidence that can truly convince me."

Luo Fu's mouth curled up and said, "You need evidence? Okay!"

Suddenly startled, Tsunade said in horror, "You...you can actually produce evidence."

"That's right, I do have a way to prove all this, but are you sure you want to accept the true reality? I need to remind you that accepting the true reality also means that you can never go back."

Lowering her eyes, Tsunade was silent for a full few minutes before saying, "I want to see if the evidence you can produce can really prove all this."

Her eyes blurred suddenly, and Tsunade abruptly discovered that she had left Luo Fu's strange genjutsu space and returned to the tavern in reality.