Looking at everyone, Tsunade dropped a bombshell: "Calamitous Wind was actually a name given to him by our own Konoha's Ninja!"
"Heh, you didn't know about this, did you?"
"It meant Orochimaru was too cold, too heartless, treating people as mere tools!"
"But how could they know Orochimaru had no other choice? Because if he didn't do it that way, even more people would have died!"
"!" Hearing Tsunade's words, everyone's expressions were shocked to the point of numbness, completely at a loss for words.
'Orochimaru's transformation from a Konoha's hero to a Konoha's Missing-Nin actually had such a backstory!'
"'Inherently evil and indifferent'? Heh!" Tsunade gave another cold laugh: "Wasn't it all forced out by his teacher?"
"Of course, I'm not without blame either!"
"Back then, because of my younger brother and lover's departure, I developed hemophobia. As a Medical-Nin, in the early stages, with some recuperation, it wasn't impossible for me to heal myself. 'A physician cannot heal themselves'? Bullshit!"
"But even I couldn't cure myself."
A sarcastic smile hung on Tsunade's face: "Care to guess why?"
Hearing Tsunade's words, everyone's faces were blank.
They didn't really need to guess… they all knew, because everyone had lived through it.
Back then, Tsunade was on call 24/7, treating Konoha's Ninjas almost day and night.
The summoning of Katsuyu never stopped!
It could be said Tsunade alone was Konoha's entire mobile blood bank!
During the Third Great Ninja War, those holding the frontlines were important, but Tsunade's role was also undeniable!
By this point, Asuma's face was already numb.
He never imagined that the father he thought was upright and honorable was seen as such a person in Tsunade's eyes!
But Tsunade wasn't finished yet.
"Don't rush, Asuma. I'm not done!" Tsunade smiled: "During the Third Great Ninja War, we were facing four Great Ninja Villages simultaneously!"
"The first three were held by Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, and Orochimaru respectively. But there was still one more!"
Tsunade continued: "The Land of Water's front, Kirigakure… who held that line?"
Hearing Tsunade's words, among everyone, Guy's expression changed, clearly recalling some unpleasant memories!
At the same time, noticing Guy's expression, Tsunade's expression softened a bit.
"Correct. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist crossed the border. Might Guy's father, Might Duy, opened the Eight Gates and fought four of them to the death, directly scattering the swordsmen!"
"Without a doubt, Duy was a hero! Konoha misjudged him before."
"But before the heroic deed, you have to consider one question!"
"That is, why would Might Duy, a Genin, and of course your team, Guy, run into the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"
"Of course, we could say the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were on a surprise attack!"
"The problem is, before the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's surprise attack, no one intercepted them! And remember, Guy!"
"Your batch was only Genin, meaning they were all cannon fodder!"
"The village sent Genin as cannon fodder, while the ones who were truly the main force were Konoha's Ninja Clans!"
"More precisely, the clans led by the Uchiha and Hyuga!"
"When the village had no strength left, it should have been him, the Hokage, who stepped up. But instead, he chose the Ninja Clans who were supposed to be the village's true strength!"
"At the same time, after the clans returned, how did he treat them?"
Tsunade said coldly: "Hyuga Hizashi, to appease Kumogakure's anger, committed suicide, and his body was handed over!"
"Because of the Nine-Tails Attack, the Uchiha were suspected and suppressed. The old man made no effort to communicate with the Uchiha, allowing the contradictions to amplify. Then he said the Uchiha wanted to rebel. He brainwashed Uchiha Itachi, and made him kill his own clansmen!"
Seeing Asuma's questioning look when she mentioned Itachi, Tsunade said coldly: "Asuma, Uchiha Itachi was in the same Anbu Team as Kakashi."
"So, what kind of person Itachi was, you should know."
"That's right!" Hearing Tsunade's words, Kakashi let out a faint sigh: "Itachi was indeed an excellent Konoha's Ninja. The problem is, he was too much of a 'Konoha's Ninja'."
"Yes!" Tsunade sighed again.
Itachi's problem was being too much of a 'Konoha's Ninja'!
"But why is it always those who truly care for Konoha who shed blood?" Hearing Tsunade's words, everyone was left speechless.
But even then, Tsunade still wasn't finished!
Because the Third Hokage's misdeeds were too numerous to mention!
"Also, when Orochimaru defected!" Tsunade continued: "Namikaze Minato, who had been Hokage for a year by then, had no authority over the Anbu."
"Our Third Hokage-sama could just take the Anbu and act whenever he wanted!"
"And the most ironic part is, all of Orochimaru's research was the work of Danzo, the leader of the Root!"
"Tell me, did the old man not know about these things?"