"Aren't you going to tell Lady Tsunade the truth?"
Anko spoke to Orochimaru with a somewhat complicated expression.
The two had already returned to the Golden Shadow Office. Anko, being very perceptive, helped Orochimaru massage his temples. The feeling of being hungover was unpleasant, especially after competing with Tsunade in drinking.
"It's not the right time yet. Let's talk about it when the time is right!"
Last night, a few of us went to Tianliang Culture in the Northern Lands. Shizune and Anko, the two little idiots, couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep on the table.
Orochimaru and Tsunade ignored the two and continued their own contest.
They drank until dawn amidst the fireworks, and naturally, Orochimaru was slightly better. After all, his physique was what it was, and the Hashirama Cells all over his body wouldn't allow him to become a descendant who lost to Hashirama Cells.
When Tsunade heard Orochimaru say he wanted to establish his own ninja village, Tsunade initially thought Orochimaru had gone mad.
However, she didn't take it to heart, thinking it was just a joke at the dinner table.
Little did she know that Orochimaru was already doing it, and doing it quite well!
"Uh... where am I?"
On a large bed, Shizune groggily opened her eyes, clenched her fists slightly, and unconsciously squeezed them as she felt the softness of her fingers.
She gradually regained consciousness when she realized that the person whose limbs she had wrapped around was Tsunade.
"That's so unfair!"
Reluctantly withdrawing her groping hand, Shizune twisted her neck to observe her surroundings.
She had drunk quite a bit last night, so her head was a little sore. She lazily stretched after realizing the two of them were lying in a hotel room.
"I haven't slept this well in ages!"
Muttering to herself, Shizune glanced at Sleeping Beauty beside her, thinking that Tsunade must be thinking the same thing.
In recent years, people have been living a life of hardship, sleeping in caves or on the streets, let alone in luxury inns like this.
Moreover, she won money yesterday and ran into an old friend she hadn't seen in a long time last night. Under Orochimaru and Tsunade's protection, she didn't have to worry about safety at all.
Thinking of Orochimaru, she quickly looked around, then her eyes returned to blankness.
"What happened last night? Can anyone help me remember?"
It's perfectly normal for a little guy to black out; didn't you see Tsunade was still fast asleep?
"Huh... what's this?"
I caught a glimpse of a note on the bedside table out of the corner of my eye, and quickly picked it up to read it.
"Anko and I are leaving now. Tsunade won't wake up for a few more days, so don't worry...!"
After she finished reading the contents, she quickly squeezed next to Tsunade to check on her physical condition.
After trying to call out to her a few times and finding that Tsunade Fudō, they checked her heart rate and body temperature.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I found that apart from a slightly elevated body temperature, all other functions were normal.
"How could drinking cause you to be unconscious for several days?"
With doubts in her mind, Shizune tried to recall the events of last night, but her head ached more and more as she tried to think about it, so she simply lay down!
"Lord Orochimaru probably wouldn't do anything to Lady Tsunade! If he wanted to harm her, he would have plenty of opportunities..."
I rubbed my head. The adult world is so complicated!
In fact, she was right; Orochimaru did do something to Tsunade later.
While Tsunade was unconscious, they gave her an injection—and of course, it was a legitimate one...
Orochimaru's years of research on Hashirama Cells have not been without results.
Even with half-baked techniques, Danzo was able to create an arm full of Sharingan, let alone the fact that he had a complete research report.
The developed Hashirama Cells drug is not only for treating Kimimaro, but can also be applied to a wider range of medical fields.
Orochimaru injected Tsunade with Regeneration Potion specifically for her, which contained not only Uzumaki Clan cell components but also Hashirama Cells genes.
Its purpose was to enhance Tsunade's Senju Clan cells.
Back when they were in Konoha, Orochimaru openly and secretly collected a lot of Tsunade's cells.
The purpose is to study and match Hashirama Cells, hoping to one day enhance Tsunade's abilities, otherwise she will be too weak when she fights the four peak tournaments in the future.
Look at Hashirama; his passive cell regeneration ability is something Tsunade can only keep up with by activating the Strength of a Hundred Seal.
Not to mention Ninjutsu, Chakra, and other aspects, the two are not even on the same level.
Now, Tsunade's Tsunade arrived the moment she woke up – she can become stronger just by lying down! It's all thanks to having a friend who believes in science!
Meanwhile, in the Golden Shadow Office, after seeing Anko off, Orochimaru slowly turned on a projector.
The image above clearly shows Tsunade and Shizune.
It wasn't that Orochimaru had any voyeuristic tendencies, but rather that he needed to keep an eye on Tsunade's condition after she received the injection.
Although Hashirama is her grandfather and Mito is her grandmother, the combination of their cells may not necessarily cause any chemical reaction.
Nothing in medical matters is 100% certain, and a few days of observation is still necessary.
As for why he didn't observe from near the room... he thought about it, but it was a hotel with more than ten floors. Was it really okay to have someone floating outside the window late at night?
Besides, the surveillance technology in the Northern Lands is already mature. Why would he do it personally instead of using such advanced technology? He must be out of his mind.
"It seems there hasn't been any rejection reaction! At least not yet!"
Seeing Shizune breathe a sigh of relief on the screen, Orochimaru muttered to himself.
The reason he didn't experience rejection after injecting cells from the Uzumaki Clan and Hashirama Cells was entirely due to his naturally strong physique.
"That's right. Tsunade has been known for her Taijutsu since she was a child, so she can't be viewed in the same way as ordinary people."
As for those test subjects who experienced rejection, those with mild symptoms would develop a high fever and an increase in body temperature.
The most serious cases involved treeification, but most of them were already dead.
The dosage of the medicine injected into Tsunade was calculated by Orochimaru, and even if she couldn't absorb it immediately, it wouldn't endanger her life.
Besides, what could possibly happen right under Orochimaru? Even if something did happen, it would just be a matter of Teleportation.
Just as Orochimaru in the Northern Lands was meeting with an old friend, someone else quietly arrived at a temple in the Land of Swamps.
The newcomer wore a long robe with a black background and red clouds, and his snake-like eyes looked exceptionally eerie in the darkness.
He was also carrying a middle-aged man who was half-dead.
"Is this the place? The legendary place where the souls of Mōryō are sealed!"
This person is none other than Orochimaru who defected from the Akatsuki, and the one he is carrying is Uncle Beard, a master of dark Medical Ninjutsu — Yomi.
Orochimaru had previously sent people to investigate information about the Mōryō, and this time it came in handy.
"Yes... yes! That's right, this is the place where the soul of the Mōryō is sealed!"
Yomi, who was already breathing more air than he could exhale, stammered.
He was sitting peacefully at home when suddenly a burly man barged into his house and beat him half to death without saying a word.
His skills were completely useless against Orochimaru, and his subordinates were either killed or fled.
Where are the villains of the Ninja World? Shouldn't villains be laughing and joking together when they meet? This isn't happening at all!!!