Deals, it was always about deals!

It must be understood that Ninjas and nobles belonged to two different circles, especially since the nobles and the Daimyo treated Ninjas like dogs; even if they were wary of the Ninjas' terrifying strength, they would never easily allow Ninjas to step into the noble class.

As for the reason, it was quite simple!

Once a precedent is set, there's no stopping it.

If one Ninja Clan is allowed to become nobles today, what if another Ninja Clan suddenly wants to become nobles tomorrow?

Agree to it?

That's nonsense!

If they continued to agree, more and more Ninja Clans would eventually want to join the superior noble class.

If this became a trend and all Ninja Clans wanted to join the noble circle, what then?

When everyone became a noble, the old nobles would have no blades in their hands, but these new nobles converted from Ninja Clans would hold the sharp blade known as 'Chakra'!

Previously, Ninjas were lowly commoners, so they naturally couldn't turn their blades against the nobility.

Now that everyone was a noble, wouldn't those old nobles without blades eventually be killed by the 'new nobles' converted from Ninja Clans?

Therefore, this opening must never be allowed!

The Senju Clan was able to split off a group of people to become nobles back then only because of a deal made between Senju Tobirama and the Daimyo.

The Daimyo married a daughter into the Senju Clan, and the marriage partner was even the son of this Hokage, Senju Hashirama; thus, the future new Hokage would naturally possess a portion of the Daimyo's bloodline.

In this way... even if the Daimyo became a thing of the past, the current Hokage, considering the Daimyo bloodline within them, would naturally leave a way out for the Daimyo's descendants.

And, similarly...

A portion of the Senju Clan members, personally endorsed by the Daimyo, chose to become part of the nobility after giving up the possibility of becoming Ninjas.

In this intertwined structure where 'you are in me and I am in you,' it was a deal that was beneficial for both the Senju Clan and the Daimyo.

Unfortunately, however...

With Hiruzen Sarutobi's rise to power, the destined Fourth Hokage, Senju Nawaki, was killed, and even the entire Senju Clan was subjected to a bloodbath, which naturally caused the plans of the Daimyo and Senju Tobirama to fail completely!

This was also the reason why the current Daimyo was so displeased with Hiruzen Sarutobi and tried every means to trip him up.

Of course!

If not for the rise of Hiruzen Sarutobi, and if everything had gone according to the plans of Senju Tobirama and the old Daimyo, then this Daimyo would have no need to worry about Konoha at all; both families could have been the true rulers for generations.

It was because of that bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi that the old Daimyo's plans were completely ruined, forcing him to create something like the Guardian Shinobi out of necessity.

Under these circumstances... it was only because the Daimyo had no blade in his hand; otherwise, he would have hacked Hiruzen Sarutobi to death long ago!

Similarly...

This was one reason why Tsunade's status was so transcendent within Konoha and even the entire Land of Fire.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the Hokage, indeed did not dare to kill her easily!

In fact... this was also the reason for Senju Tobirama's anger; because the designated Fourth Hokage, 'Senju Nawaki', died young, and with the destruction of the Senju Clan, his deal and plans with the Daimyo had completely collapsed, and now the one sitting in the Hokage's seat was Uchiha Jin!

A guy whose ambition was no less than his own and who was also preparing to kill the Daimyo!

Senju Tobirama keenly realized that if he didn't find a way, the group of Senju Clan who had integrated into the Daimyos Mansion would be doomed!

He came to demand people this time, on one hand, to rebuild the clan, and on the other hand, to save them.

But, unfortunately...

They had long been corrupted by power and had completely lost any possibility of being saved!

"Lord Tobirama, what do you mean by this?"

"Has something major happened in Konoha?"

"..."

Among the group of people Senju Tobirama brought back, there were clearly a few with decent brains.

So...

After hearing Senju Tobirama's muttering, they keenly sensed that something was wrong; even though there was still a trace of fear in their hearts, they forced themselves to ask a question or two.

To this...

Senju Tobirama only sneered with disdain, having no intention of explaining, and merely said in a calm tone, "You are not qualified to know about redundant matters; just know that I have saved your lives today."

"As for those fools staying in the Daimyos Mansion, from now on, just consider them completely dead!"

"Finally, I'm warning you!"

"Since you have chosen to rejoin the Senju Clan, the affairs of the Daimyos Mansion no longer have anything to do with you."

"Do not do what should not be done; from today onwards, your identities have changed!"

"Whoever dares to violate the clan rules will be executed immediately upon discovery, without any leniency!"

After saying that...

He took one last look at the prosperous Daimyos Mansion and then turned and left without hesitation.

The others trembled upon hearing this.

They were clearly not fools and easily sensed the seriousness of the matter.

However, even though their faces looked grim, they didn't say much about it because, just as Senju Tobirama said, they were now more like being completely exiled by the family.

Family affection?

Where would family affection come from among nobles?

Precisely because they did not have the blade of Chakra, their internal struggles to vie for the status of family heir would be even more bloody, cruel, and vicious!

So at this moment, they only felt a trace of relief... Two days later.

Because they were all ordinary people, even though Senju Tobirama was very powerful, it still took such a long time to bring this group of people to New Konoha.

Senju Clan, at the clan gate.

This was a clan land specially approved by Uchiha Jin due to Senju Tobirama's request and Tsunade's contributions during this period.

Tsunade put down her work and waited for Senju Tobirama at the gate.

Behind them followed several people, clearly original Konoha Civilians and 'clansmen' who had just returned to the clan.

A short while later...

After Senju Tobirama brought the people over, Tsunade immediately began to give instructions.

"Koji, Shinya, Yuichi."

"Make good arrangements for these new clansmen so they can settle down as soon as possible."

"And tell them the rules; starting tomorrow, they will join the Clan School and practice Chakra Extraction and Nintaijutsu with you!"

Following Tsunade's words, the three behind her spoke respectfully.

Immediately after...

After the three respectfully greeted Senju Tobirama, they directly took over the subsequent group of people and began leading them into the new clan land, arranging their housing, food, and other matters.

Meanwhile...

Tsunade took Senju Tobirama back to the clan land and arrived at the central meeting hall, then couldn't help but ask, "Granduncle, is it really necessary to do such a thing?"

At this moment, she found it difficult to understand!

After all, being a Ninja was not a good profession; once you joined, you had to face bloodshed and slaughter.

Therefore...

She really didn't understand!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com