The Whole Story

"Bang..."

In terms of controlling power, there are probably very few people in the entire Shinobi World who can compare to Tsunade.

Therefore, the moment Orochimaru took out the scroll and placed it in front of him, Tsunade controlled her power perfectly, only lightly touching the scroll with her fist.

Then, Tsunade took the scroll with a frown, and the more she read its contents, the more her brows furrowed.

Towards the end, it was even clear that Tsunade's pupils were filled with a blazing light of anger.

Immediately afterwards...

Then Tsunade slammed the intelligence scroll to the ground, barely containing her anger as she asked Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, what's going on?"

"What happened? Tsunade, are you hurt in the head?"

Hearing Tsunade's words, Orochimaru's gaze gradually turned cold. He then licked his lips and said, "Tsunade, we've all been tricked! Sanzen, you, me, and that idiot Jiraiya —we've all been sent out on missions! Even our subordinates haven't obtained a single piece of information! And just like that, Danzo has already negotiated terms with Kirigakure and is preparing to cooperate!"

"Orochimaru, I know all of this! I'm just curious why old man Sarutobi kept it from us!"

As soon as Orochimaru arrived, Tsunade took a deep breath, suppressing the burning anger in her chest, and slowly said, "Even if our village really wanted to cooperate with those guys from Kirigakure, there was no need to hide it from us, was there? Sarutobi deliberately kept it from us; there must be some secret he's Danzo! Also, why did Danzo have to negotiate with those guys from Kirigakure? Why not one of you, me, Jiraiya Kirigakure?"

Suddenly, Tsunade seemed to realize something. She stared intently at Orochimaru and said coldly, "Orochimaru, what information are you hiding?!"

"Heh, that's more like the Tsunade I know!"

As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, a smile finally appeared on Orochimaru's face.

After a moment's thought, Orochimaru spoke to Tsunade, saying, "Tsunade, since you can tell I'm hiding information, there's no need for me to hide it from you anymore. Actually, when I learned that our village was going to cooperate with Kirigakure, I also obtained a very secret piece of information! That information indicated that there's a secret agreement between our village and Kirigakure!"

"And that treaty is..."

At this, Orochimaru's smile deepened. Then, looking at Orochimaru, he continued, "And the treaty is this: our Konoha needs to provide a member of the Uzumaki Clan to help solidify the Three-Tails Tsunade, Three-Tails Isobu, in Kirigakure! As for what Konoha will gain, it's the friendship of Kirigakure! Tsunade, is this really interesting?"

"Friendship from Kirigakure? What good is that!"

Having just heard Orochimaru's words, Tsunade slammed her fist into the cabinet next to her, smashing it to pieces.

Orochimaru, seeing Tsunade's agitation, remained silent without uttering a single word.

Because both Orochimaru and Tsunade were perfectly aware that the treaty between Konoha and Kirigakure was essentially a show of weakness on Konoha's part, a gesture of submission to Kirigakure. Clearly, Orochimaru and Tsunade didn't know how Shimura Danzō had actually negotiated the cooperation with the Kirigakure ninja. However, both Orochimaru and Tsunade were intelligent; they could discern that Kirigakure possessed some secret that could be used to blackmail Konoha. Therefore, Konoha ultimately chose to compromise, sending members of the Uzumaki Clan to Kirigakure to help solidify the seal on the Three-Tails Isobu. In return, Konoha only received verbal friendship.

But...

At this moment, what angered Tsunade the most was not the issue of Konoha showing weakness, but rather the content of the treaty between Konoha and Kirigakure.

The treaty's terms sound very appealing: Kirigakure) requests that Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) send an Uzumaki Clan ninja to help solidify the seal on the Three-Tails Isobu. However, it's crucial to remember that the current Jinchuriki of Three-Tails Isobu in Kirigakure is none other than the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura. Even if Uzumaki Clan ninjas possess extremely powerful Sealing Jutsu, as the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, does Yagura need someone else to help him solidify the seal?

Clearly, Kirigakure's request for the Uzumaki Clan ninjas is ill-intentioned!

Those people from Kirigakure were clearly sending an Uzumaki Clan ninja to his death, so they could learn a thing or two about the physique of the Uzumaki Clan ninjas!

Simply put, Konoha decided to send an Uzumaki Clan ninja to Kirigakure to die in exchange for Kirigakure's so-called "friendship"!

So, once Tsunade's anger subsided, her gaze fell on Orochimaru, and she asked, "Who was the one who sacrificed themselves?"

"Minako!"

As soon as Tsunade asked the question, Orochimaru gave Tsunade an answer without hesitation, one that shocked even Tsunade!

"Currently, there are only two Uzumaki Clan ninjas left in our village."

"Firstly, there's Kushina, but would our village send Kushina to Kirigakure? Don't forget, Kushina is the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki!"

"Therefore, when Danzo discovered that Uchiha Nara's wife, who was also Uchiha Yue's mother, Minako, was a member of the Uzumaki Clan, Danzo prepared to sacrifice Minako."

"Of course, Danzo would definitely have to do something to Minako before sending Minako to Kirigakure."

"That way, the secret of Minako's body will never be known to the Kirigakure!"

After hearing Orochimaru's explanation, Tsunade was stunned and didn't know what to do.

After a long, stunned silence, Tsunade finally came to her senses and murmured, "Sacrifice Yue's mother? Does Yue... do Yue know?"

"Have no idea!"

Taking a deep breath, Orochimaru's eyes held a complex mix of emotions: excitement, pity, and deep anticipation.

Then, as Orochimaru exhaled the breath he had been carrying, he looked at Orochimaru with his eerie snake-like Tsunade and slowly said, "Tsunade, I think you should send someone to tell Yue about this! I've received intelligence that Yue is in the Land of Land of Bears, very close to Shikaku. What you need to do now is pass the information to Shikaku and have him bring Yue back!"

"Of course, whatever you do, don't tell Yue this information!"

"Otherwise, Yue would never have returned to the village!"

"By then, there will probably only be one place for Yue to go!"

"That is... Kirigakure!"

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