Tsunade opened the intelligence scroll. After scanning its contents, her expression changed instantly.
No reinforcements?
That was impossible. Could Orochimaru have disobeyed orders?
Was Jingyi involved?
Hopefully not.
Something like this was far too offensive.
Openly defying orders could still be excused in other ways, but abandoning the two elders in the Land of Bears, causing them to be injured and crippled... that was practically asking for a complete falling-out.
Tsunade tossed the scroll to the Third Hokage and immediately pulled out the puppet she kept with her.
"???"
What had happened to make Tsunade this anxious?
The Third Hokage caught the scroll blankly, unease rising in his heart. Could some bad news have arrived?
With a heavy heart, the Third Hokage forced himself to calm down and read the scroll.
Yet just like Tsunade, after only glancing through a few lines, his expression changed, his reaction even stronger than hers.
Bang!!!
The Third Hokage slammed the hand holding the scroll onto the desk, sprang to his feet, and roared:
"How dare he!!!"
Orochimaru had actually defied orders?
Why had he defied them?
Why would he do that?
Did he not know this would implicate the two elders?
Wait, could Jingyi have obstructed him?
The Third Hokage suddenly realized something and instinctively looked up at Tsunade.
Tsunade was in a terrible mood as well. She took out the puppet and began contacting Jingyi right in front of the Third Hokage.
Fortunately, Jingyi happened to be resting when Tsunade contacted him. Otherwise, getting in touch with him would have been rather troublesome.
The puppet's eyes on the table lit up, and both the Third Hokage and Tsunade nearly held their breath.
The Third Hokage's expression was exceedingly grim. He wanted to question him, but he held back.
You ask him.
After