The day after their soak in the hot springs, the four of them looked remarkably alike.
Ye Ning appeared before everyone with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, while Tsunade hobbled as she walked.
But with Sasori and Shika, it was the complete opposite.
Sasori's legs were weak and his steps unsteady, while Shika looked refreshed and full of energy.
Watching Sasori walk with Shika supporting him, Ye Ning curled his lip.
What had he said?
With Sasori's scrawny build, if he didn't train his Taijutsu more, wouldn't he be completely drained in the future?
Still, Shika didn't look all that sturdy either... How was he so strong?
Noticing Tsunade hobbling along, Ye Ning suddenly had an epiphany.
It seemed that a woman's strength in this area... had little to do with how powerful she was or how sturdy her build was, huh?
Tsunade was a Taijutsu expert, after all. She had also trained in Sage Mode and awakened Wood Release, yet her stamina in this area was about as good as a complete weakling's. She looked imposing, but was actually fragile as soon as you touched her.
The group secretly returned to Konoha and brought Han, who was barely alive, to Orochimaru's laboratory.
Noticing Han bound up tightly, Orochimaru pressed his lips together, a look of interest in his eyes.
"I wondered why the Tsunade working in the Hokage Building was a Shadow Clone. So she'd gone out with Ye Ning. Is this the experimental subject Ye Ning brought back for me?"
Orochimaru had heard that Tsunade had awakened Wood Release, so he wasn't surprised by the vines wrapped around Han. He was only curious about the unlucky fellow hidden beneath all those layers of vines.
"Take a closer look. You should know this guy