Jiraiya had learned Senjutsu, but he was only half-baked at it. Orochimaru had not taken it to heart before, but now there was Jingyi, who had perfectly mastered Senjutsu. Naturally, this piqued Orochimaru's interest.
Recently, he had also been considering whether to go to Ryūchi Cave to learn Senjutsu.
"Old man, this is the report Jingyi wrote. It's all about the medical department. As for everything else, we'll have to wait for Senior Shikashin to return."
As she entered the Hokage Office, Tsunade casually placed the report on the desk.
"Whew..."
Letting out a heavy breath, the Third Hokage opened the report and read through it carefully.
"Tsunade, do you think I was wrong?"
"???"
Tsunade froze for a moment before asking uncertainly,
"About what? Jingyi or Orochimaru?"
"If it's Jingyi, then I'd say you were wrong—terribly wrong. But it's too late to say any of that now. As for Orochimaru, I won't say much. If you want to persuade him to go to the battlefield, you'll have to go yourself."
Tsunade had no intention of taking on such a thankless, exhausting task.
Besides, she did not think Orochimaru had done anything wrong.
The man had just returned from the Land of Rain battlefield, and they were already urging him to head to the Land of Rivers battlefield. What kind of nonsense was that?
After being busy for an entire year, couldn't he rest for a while?
The war in the Land of Rivers had not yet reached the point where everyone needed to go to the battlefield.
"There's still plenty to do in the Anbu. I'll head over first. Read the report yourself."
With a dismissive wave, Tsunade turned and left. She had no interest in discussing this with the Third Hokage.
They had been the ones to push