"Stop with the nonsense!"
Tsunade gritted her teeth and slammed the table again. "Destroy the whole village? Then I might as well say I'm going to destroy the world! Anyway, I'll handle this."
"..."
You're that confident I won't do something drastic, Tsunade?
"Handle what, exactly?"
Xin put down his chopsticks, took a sip of his soup, and spoke with a hint of frustration. "If this could've been fixed, it would've been dealt with ages ago. Instead, it's just been one thing after another."
"Those old geezers are always using their age and experience as an excuse, going on about 'everything for the village."
"Like targeting people from the village is somehow supposed to make it better?"
"..."
Tsunade knew he wasn't wrong, which only made her more frustrated as she ruffled her hair in thought. "So nothing works, huh? Fine, then. You tell me, how do we fix this? We can't exactly just kill them off."
"Of course not. We're civilized people, after all. Resorting to violence wouldn't look good."
"..."
Civilized people? Xin, you of all people have the nerve to say that? The ninja from the Sand and Rain villages are terrified of you. How many of them have you killed? And now you're calling yourself civilized?
Tsunade decided to sit back and see what brilliant idea Xin had.
"Why do you think I'm being targeted?" Xin suddenly asked.
Tsunade didn't even need to think. "Because of the Uchiha. You've got Uchiha blood in you. If it wasn't for that, you'd be one of the village's rising stars, someone they'd prioritize for training. In fact, the old man did want to train you up-but you refused."
"Train me to be the next Kagami Uchiha?" Xin couldn't help but laugh.
What was the point of being groomed as the next Kagami Uchiha? They'd just be making him into another tool to spy on the Uchiha.
Like I'd ever agree to that.
No way.
If it came to that, I'd rather side with the Uchiha. At least as long as they haven't been wiped out yet, the higher-ups wouldn't dare to touch me.
"I'd rather throw my lot in with the Uchiha than become another Kagami Uchiha."
This kid is really burning bridges with the higher-ups, Tsunade thought, slapping her forehead.
What a mess. Honestly, old man, why did you ever let those old fools run wild like this?
"Alright, just get to the point already. Stop bringing up the Uchiha-it's giving me a headache."
Watching her rub her temples, Xin thought for a moment. "Tsunade, do you want a quick fix, or are you aiming for a permanent solution?"