Radioactive elements would have a half-life reaching a millennium without Uchiha Yuu's intervention.
"So confident?"
Tsunade and Orochimaru were intrigued.
Yet the two of them were interested in different aspects; Tsunade purely wanted to crack the other's poison, wishing to prove that she was still the stronger one when it came to poisons.
As for Orochimaru, Yuu's gaze happened to meet his.
It was like the look one gave a lab rat. Had the time and place not been wrong, Orochimaru would have wanted to immediately tie him to a laboratory and conduct some inhumane experiments.
"I'll challenge your poison when I have time. At this stage, I need to set up the defense lines first, so I won't send people over to the canyon."
Trusting Uchiha Yuu's confidence, Orochimaru believed him, additionally worried that dispatching ninja over might cause quite a few accidents if friendly fire occurred and rescue wasn't timely.
Just as the three were talking, a white-haired man walked over from afar. An undeniable aura of a strong person rolled off him, and even upon seeing this man, Orochimaru and Tsunade immediately said respectfully:
"Hatake Senior."
"I've already completed the mission, successfully stopping a batch of ninja and slaying the two leading Jonin."
Orochimaru was not surprised by Hatake Sakumo's battle record.
The White Fang of the Leaf had made a name for himself longer than the Legendary Sannin, and his moniker was forged through kills in battle, having slaughtered an unknown number of peers who were strong fighters.
As for Konoha's Legendary Sannin, because of Hanzo, the current Sannin were not yet in their peak period.
Taking out a ninjutsu scroll, a puff of white smoke appeared, revealing two slain corpses lying on the ground.
Seeing these two corpses, Orochimaru's gaze grew solemn.
"I didn't expect