"hehe..."

Five hundred thousand taels.

Orochimaru didn't know where Tsunade had such confidence and dared to ask for such a commission.

So after taking the scroll, he opened it and read it.

"Hyuga Shigeru, that disciple you brought? I remember that he suffers from blood stain degeneration."

Orochimaru had a very good memory, and when he saw the signature, he thought of Shigeru.

"I didn't have any disciples. I just took him as a disciple when I had time. It turns out that this kid's talent is so good that it far exceeded my expectations."

Speaking of Shigeru, Tsunade was inevitably a little proud.

Although there was no clear master-disciple relationship, Shigeru was always the one she brought out from Tsunade Hime.

He could barely be considered her disciple, but he was still someone she recognized, and he was worth showing off.

"He needs a lot of animal carcasses for experiments?"

When Orochimaru saw the mission content, he thought he had found his soulmate.

As a result, Tsunade shook her head and said, "No, this kid has recently become obsessed with puppets. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said that he was a weak medical ninja and suffered from blood stain disease, so he needed to make some puppets to protect himself."

"The corpses of these animals are all materials for making puppets. Compared with the corpses of ninjas and those expensive parts, animal corpses are more suitable."

Puppet?

This was a bit beyond Orochimaru's expectations.

"What level is needed?" Orochimaru put the scroll away and tucked it in his arms.

Tsunade was right; Orochimaru was one of the more suitable candidates to carry out this task.

It's quick and easy, and he can also make a lot of money. Even if he gives Tsunade a significant commission, he can still make a lot of profit. It's a very cost-effective deal.

It's much easier than running out to perform high-level tasks.

In the dense forests of the Land of Fire, there are many strange and powerful creatures.

Tsunade said, "The stronger, the better. The types should not be too single, and don't bring a bunch of messy snakes over."

"Good."

Orochimaru agreed, then raised two fingers to Tsunade.

"Two hundred thousand?"

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Tsunade said, displeased, "Orochimaru, don't go too far. Is there anyone who bargains like you?"

"Then I'll go find Sarutobi-sensei and take the mission directly from the Hokage office."

Five hundred thousand?

It's impossible. I'll give you at most 200,000 to let you enjoy the game. If you're not willing, I'll just go to the Hokage office and bypass you.

"You....."

Tsunade was so angry that she wanted to hit someone.

"Okay, two hundred thousand taels, I'll pay you right away."

Two hundred thousand taels, buying a long-term cooperation mission, would be a worthwhile gain for Orochimaru.

He didn't know how much money Shigeru had. The reward for working diligently at Konoha Hospital alone was enough to cover the reward for this task, provided that he, Orochimaru, could take it easy.

If he exerted too much force, Shigeru's income would definitely not be enough.

Orochimaru understood the principle of slow and steady. It didn't matter if you owed the debt first; just pay it off slowly. As long as the person who owed the money was not Tsunade, everything would be easy.

Making money was the second priority. Orochimaru also wanted to get to know Shigeru.

There's no telling if the two of them could be kindred spirits.

As long as Shigeru still wanted to cure his blood stain disease, he would inevitably embark on the path of experimentation and research. Then his opportunity would come.

A good experimental subject is hard to find.

The blood stain disease of the Hyuga clan must be very interesting.

It was time to get off work, and the patients had been arranged. Shigeru and Tsunade left the hospital together.

Compared to the depression of the Hyuga tribe and the liveliness of the Uchiha tribe, the Senju ancestral home was very deserted and depressed.

In order to prevent the possibility of the civilian tribesmen gathering together, Senju Tobirama, a ruthless man, directly broke up all the civilian tribesmen and dispersed them to various areas of the village.

The area of Senju's ancestral home had also become one of the most heavily guarded areas in Konoha, which had directly stopped some people from wanting to revive.

If the scattered tribesmen wanted to restore the glory of the Senju tribe, they had to have the leadership of the ancestral family.

Now, the two sides were completely isolated, and the die-hard faction had been completely eliminated.

This had marked the beginning of the civilianization of the Senju tribe.

A full stop.

"It's pretty deserted."

Seeing Shigeru looking around curiously, Tsunade sighed.

"In order to prevent Hokage from becoming the exclusive right of the family, the second grandfather was forced to break up the family and democratize it, leaving only the ancestral family lineage and abandoning the surname Senju."

"No one lives in the surrounding area now; only a few people from the main line are left."

"The Second Generation is a courageous person."

Although Shigeru also felt that Senju Tobirama was too cruel to his own people, he had to admit that Senju Tobirama was a courageous person.

In the entire Konoha, he was the only one who could do this.

"Second Grandpa also has difficulties. Grandma said that if we don't do this, the Hokage inheritance will be unfair, and the village will be dominated by the Senju family. This goes against Grandpa's will."

"When the family became common people, they encountered too much opposition, but the second grandfather still did it."

When Tsunade was a child, she didn't understand this. She only knew that the second grandfather who looked prim and serious actually doted on her and loved her very much. He always let her do whatever she wanted, even if he was very impatient.

At that time, Tsunade also felt that the second grandfather was a bit too much.

When she grew up, she realized that Senju Tobirama was right.

The Senju clan had reached its peak of prosperity. If changes were not made soon, the entire Konoha Ninja Village would become an exclusive village for the Senju clan.

All civilians and ninja families would become affiliated families of the Senju clan.

It may even cause some terrible disasters.

The Senju clan, which was in its heyday, naturally wanted the village to become a family hall, and all poor people and ninja families became affiliated with the Senju clan.

The civilians were okay, but would those ninja families agree?

We all work together to build a ninja village and create an equal home, but you, the Senju clan, want us to be servants?

Some small families may not be able to resist, but large families such as Hyuga, Uchiha, Sarutobi, Shimura, and Inogacho were certainly unwilling.

So Senju Tobirama faced a difficult choice.

Either break up the family and wipe out the Senju clan at its peak using special methods, or let the Senju clan continue to grow, eventually forcing all other ninja families to unite to resist.

In the end, Senju Tobirama chose to civilianize the family.

Based on the situation at that time, it would have been better if the Second Hokage were from other families and could suppress the arrogance of the Senju clan. However, the First Generation and the Second Generation were both members of the Senju clan.

It was inevitable that the ambitions of the Senju clan would begin to expand.

Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama could still suppress the clan members when they were there, but once they were gone, there would definitely be trouble.

Even whether Sarutobi Hiruzen could become the Third Hokage was still a question mark.

"Grandma, I'm back."

When she walked into the door of the house, Tsunade called out first, and Shigeru followed her into the courtyard.

The eyes of the Anbu ninjas responsible for protecting Senju's ancestral home widened.

Is this Hyuga?

Why did he come to Senju's ancestral home?

"Go and report to Lord Hokage."

Even if he could be regarded as half one of his own, Shigeru belonged to the Hyuga clan after all. His coming to Senju's ancestral home would definitely attract the attention of the Hokage office.

"Back."

Uzumaki Mito, who was sitting in the yard, responded with a smile, and then began to look at Shigeru, who was standing next to Tsunade.

"Mito-sama, I am Hyuga Shigeru. Nice to meet you."

Shigeru still admired Uzumaki Mito.

This is an old woman worthy of respect.

"You look good; no wonder Tsunade and Kushina are willing to get close to you," Uzumaki Mito smiled and joked.