Konoha: Muzan of the Hatake Household — The Rout at the Front Lines
A cloud of gloom hung over Konoha. Just moments ago, Tsunade had returned to the village.
Muzan had only told her not to treat Killer B; he had said nothing about Jiraiya. As a longtime companion, she had rushed over the moment she learned he had been poisoned by a snake. But the sight of all that blood sent her into a panic.
Since the war ended, Tsunade had shown symptoms of hemophobia. Shizune had to support her, or she would have collapsed to the ground. It was clear just how severely her fear of blood affected her.
"This mixed snake venom isn't a problem, but I need to overcome my hemophobia first."
After removing part of the venom and avoiding the gruesome wound, Tsunade barely managed to recover and began analyzing the toxin. She found that it was not a particularly serious issue.
"Tsunade, I heard you refused to treat Killer B. We are allies now. Doing this will affect the stability between our two villages."
After learning that Tsunade could save him, the Third Hokage, her teacher, noticed the evasiveness on her face and knew she was hiding something from him.
Jiraiya's injury was no longer a secret. To publicize the terror of the Akatsuki, news of Jiraiya's severe injuries had been deliberately spread throughout the Shinobi World.
Anyone who made inquiries would learn that he had been badly wounded by Muzan and poisoned as well. Naturally, the Hidden Cloud Village thought of Tsunade. The Raikage arrived in Konoha as quickly as possible and immediately demanded:
"Konoha must give us an explanation! Why did Tsunade refuse treatment? The alliance against the Blood Moon Plan was supposed to mean we advanced and retreated together!"
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