"So strong! And so terrifying."
Observing Tsunade's sudden outburst and sensing the intimidating aura emanating from her, Kabuto, standing in front of Orochimaru, thought to himself gravely, "This woman is definitely single!"
No man would dare get close enough to be hit by Tsunade's punch. Approaching her ant risking dostic violence to the point of death.
While these thoughts ran through Kabuto's mind, he sincerely said, "Lady Tsunade, we're not here to cause trouble. We just want to negotiate with you."
"Negotiate? Don't make laugh," Tsunade retracted her fist and said coldly, "I've already said what I needed to. Now, get out of my sight imdiately."
"That's not possible. Only you can cure Lord Orochimaru."
"Disappear."
"We wouldn't expect you to treat him for free. We can make a deal."
"I'm counting to five. Disappear within that ti, or I'll make you disappear."
"Lady Tsunade—"
"Five."
"Please calm down. You'll definitely like the terms of the deal."
"Four, three."
Tsunade remained unmoved.
"Two."
As the final ultimatum approached, Orochimaru, who had been silent, finally spoke in his raspy voice, "I can bring back the brother and lover you love deeply."
Tsunade's brown pupils contracted sharply as she stared at Orochimaru, unable to utter the final "one."
"With the forbidden jutsu I developed, they can return to your side," Orochimaru added with a confident smile.
Tsunade trembled. After a long pause, she slowly asked, "Is what you're saying true?"
"In a certain sense, yes."
A voice suddenly interjected.
Orochimaru's heart skipped a beat.
Turning to his left, he tensed montarily, then consciously relaxed, quickly assessing the situation in his mind before speaking in a tone of surprise, "I didn't expect you to show up here at this ti."
"You?"
In that instant, upon hearing Orochimaru address the newcor with such respect, Kabuto, Shizune, and Tsunade all looked puzzled.
They didn't understand why Orochimaru would use such a respectful term, so they turned to see who had arrived.
A figure cloaked in black slowly approached.
"To be honest, I didn't think I'd co here either."
The newcor replied, shifting his gaze from Orochimaru to Tsunade and Shizune.
"Fortunately, I arrived just in ti."
He lowered his black hood, revealing a cracked but still handso young face.
In the entire shinobi world, there was only one person with such a face: Hagoromo Gengetsu.
After discovering Tsunade's whereabouts, he had rushed to Tanzaku Town without stopping. Fortunately, he hadn't taken any detours; otherwise, he might have missed this eting.
A cool breeze blew through the ruins.
The sudden appearance of Hagoromo Gengetsu brought a mont of silence to the scene.
Orochimaru, who had been confident in using Tsunade's loved ones to provoke her and seal the deal, was now worried as Gengetsu unexpectedly showed up.
A person's reputation often preceded them. Even though Hagoromo Gengetsu was not at his peak, just standing there made people wonder.
Even Orochimaru, in his weakened state, couldn't help but feel uneasy.
He cautiously asked, "Are you here for Tsunade too?"
"Tsunade?"
Hagoromo Gengetsu looked at the beautiful blonde woman and nodded, "In a sense, yes."
"Don't worry; it won't interfere with your business with Orochimaru."
Glancing at Orochimaru's bandaged arms, Gengetsu added, understanding Orochimaru's concern.
Hearing this, Orochimaru breathed a small sigh of relief.
He had co to see Tsunade, confident he could control her due to her hemophobia. If it were Hagoromo Gengetsu, even in an Reanimation state, without the use of hand seals, he and Kabuto together would hardly be a match.
Understanding that Gengetsu wouldn't lie about sothing like this, Orochimaru stepped back and invited, "I've finished talking with Tsunade. If you have sothing to say, you can do so now."
"Thanks."
Gengetsu nodded and looked at Tsunade again.
Seeing this unusual-looking man addressing her directly, Tsunade, who had been struggling to process the news about her brother and lover's possible resurrection, looked at him and frowned, "Who are you?"
Before Gengetsu could explain, the perceptive Kabuto introduced him, "This is the legendary ninja who stood alongside the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara, a figure as esteed as a deity, Lord Hagoromo Gengetsu."
After saying this, Kabuto bowed respectfully to Gengetsu.
"A fine subordinate."
Gengetsu glanced at the scholarly-looking Kabuto and smiled at Orochimaru.
"I think so too," Orochimaru agreed with a smile.
On the other side, Tsunade and Shizune were still reeling from Kabuto's introduction.
"A man as famous as my grandfather and Uchiha Madara..."
Tsunade felt a mont of disorientation, recalling scenes from her childhood when her grandfather, Hashirama Senju, took her to gambling houses. Occasionally, he would also speak of the past shinobi world, often ntioning Uchiha Madara.
Hagoromo Gengetsu was ntioned second most often.
Recalling her grandfather's appraisal of Gengetsu, Tsunade now felt an absurd sense of reality looking at him standing before her.
Could soone who was only a part of history truly appear before her?
At this point, Shizune suddenly rembered sothing and quickly said, "Lady Tsunade, there were rumors that Hagoromo Gengetsu appeared during the Chunin Exams. It seems they were true."
In the shinobi world, so information was true, and so were false, with rumors often being wildly exaggerated.
Though Tsunade and Shizune had heard about Gengetsu's appearance, they hadn't investigated further, dismissing it as a false rumor since there had been no more news afterward. They assud it was not true.
After all, how could soone long dead co back to life?
Resurrection?
Tsunade's eyes widened as she looked sharply at Orochimaru, recalling his earlier words: "I can bring back your deeply loved brother and lover."
Orochimaru hadn't been lying.
He could really do it.
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