Today, Orochimaru is like a ferocious beast entrenched in its lair. Stepping out of Konoha, he directly attracts the attention of the entire ninja world.
Even those ambitious people who continued to stir up troubles everywhere breathed a sigh of relief because of Orochimaru's departure.
It has to be said that Konoha has such a strong man who is comparable to the god of ninja, and the pressure on them is still too great.
As for those who acted secretly, they took advantage of Orochimaru's temporary departure from Konoha and stepped up their layout of Konoha Village. They might be able to give Orochimaru a fatal blow in many places without him noticing.
Even if it can't be done, it can disrupt the development of Konoha.
Obviously, with the addition of a research department and institute, and the existence of Orochimaru, the current development of Konoha has become an unbearable situation for many people.
...
Not long after Orochimaru left Konoha, two good-looking men and women finally officially met in Tanshu Street, which is famous for its kabuki listening and gambling businesses on the border of the Land of Fire.
In a tavern, the two people who had not seen each other for several years finally communicated again.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, and you... seem like nothing has changed."
Jiraiya, who had always been carefree, seemed to have become his first brother when he saw the plump, tall, and beautiful woman opposite him.
And this woman, who had a distinguished status in the Land of Fire, also looked tired and uninterested. She tilted her head and looked at Jiraiya and took a sip of wine without comment.
"You came here, you definitely didn't come here randomly. Tell me, who asked you to come to me?"
"What? Isn't it enough that the old man has already disbanded the Thousand Hands clan? Are you going to drag me back to be a thug again?"
Senju Tsunade, the biological granddaughter of Konoha's first Hokage Senju Hashirama, has a status and qualifications that most people can't even imagine. She has also witnessed several ninja wars.
After experiencing too much pain, even his lover and biological brother died in the war. The final result was that he was stabbed in the back by the village, in order to keep the Thousand Hands alive in the world.
He had no choice but to disband the Senju clan and completely integrate into the Konoha village.
The so-called Konoha is the Senju, and the Senju are the Konoha, but in fact the result is that the Senju clan completely disappears from the stage of history, which only sounds better in name.
No matter how you explain it or cover it up, the result remains the same.
Not long after, the Uzumaki clan was destroyed, which allowed Senju Tsunade to see clearly the true face of many people in Konoha Village.
He was shouting about the Will of Fire, but in fact he was only doing it for his own benefit, and even his basic allies were not rescued, which was simply chilling.
No wonder Konoha has fewer and fewer allies internationally. In this situation, who is willing to be on good terms with Konoha?
"Ha, you really haven't paid attention to Konoha's news for a long time."
Jiraiya touched his nose and said something that surprised Tsunade.
"During this period, the old man has been in a particularly miserable state."
"That guy Orochimaru..."
"There have been great changes, and he has also had incredible opportunities. Now he is a super strong man in the ninja world who can rival your grandfather, the First Hokage!"
Raising her head suddenly, Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, thinking she had heard some joke. Comparing herself to her grandfather? How can it be?
It's not that she underestimated Orochimaru's talent. It can be said that his talent was the only one Tsunade had ever seen in her life. However, her grandfather's talent could no longer be described as a genius. It was truly unparalleled and extremely terrifying power, which could be used at will. Destroy mountains and reclaim seas.
"If this were not the case, how could I obediently come out to find you for him?"
Seeing Tsunade's disbelief, Jiraiya was not afraid that his embarrassing things would be discovered. Anyway, he really couldn't defeat Orochimaru now. Strictly speaking, he should be easily crushed.
Even if he later ate a dish brought by Orochimaru, his chakra had improved significantly and he had reached a new level. Combined with the Sage Mode, it would still be the same.
Orochimaru's strength has reached a level of qualitative change. If he doesn't reach that level, no matter how many ordinary ninjas there are, even Kage level ones are nothing more than withered bones in the grave to him.
And this level, according to Orochimaru, should be the god level, which is the level of the Six Paths Sage in the legend of the ninja world, the Six Paths level!
...
"What happened?"
"Didn't Orochimaru have a falling out with you? You also ran out of Konoha, and he was the only one left in the village preparing to run for Hokage. Why did so many things happen all at once..."
Tsunade's eyes widened. She really didn't know what was going on. So many things had happened, which was overwhelming.
Even Jiraiya was speechless when faced with her question.
"I don't know many specific situations. I may have to wait until he comes here before telling you."
"It's just that, according to him, if necessary, he can help you bring back the rope tree..."
"You should know that Rope Tree is the same knot in your heart as he is."
Senju Nawaki, Tsunade's biological brother, was also the key to causing her to completely give up on Konoha. After this incident, Orochimaru also saw the fragility of life, and he began to pursue immortality and power.
After that, he completely separated from the other two Konoha Sannin and began to actively campaign for the position of Hokage.
It can be said that the hasty death of Naoki, who was once a disciple of Orochimaru, was definitely the key trigger for the separation of the Konoha Sannin.
"Resurrection... Rope Tree?!"
Silently pinching the collar around her neck, Tsunade fell into a long silence.
No one knew the impact these words had on Tsunade.
Now she has not recovered from the long period of grief. She is struggling. When she hears these words, she seems to see a ray of light in the darkness.
"Think about it carefully. According to what I know about Orochimaru, he will come to Tanshu Street in at most two days."
Jiraiya felt a little heartbroken when he saw Tsunade's face, but he didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only comfort him like this, and then he started drinking.
In fact, in the past few years, he has only been in and out of the borders of the Land of Fire and other countries, or practicing the sage mode in Miaomu Mountain. If it were not for Orochimaru's help, I am afraid that his current sage mode is only a semi-finished product.
But even so, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds. On the contrary, Tsunade has been slacking off during this period and has gradually fallen behind the progress of the Konoha Sannin.
Relying only on the bonus of the Senju clan's bloodline, her body has become more mature and her chakra volume has also increased. However, she has only taken a step forward steadily in the shadow level. Compared with her two companions, she is still behind. Quite a few.
But it's not too late now. As long as the knot in her heart is untied, Tsunade's future strength improvement will be just around the corner.
Jiraiya had never doubted this at all.
After all, this is the biological granddaughter of Senju Hashirama, Tsunade-hime of Konoha Village!
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