Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru had grown up together. They all cared deeply about one another, but this time, Jiraiya's actions had disappointed Orochimaru.
It wasn't that Jiraiya failed to understand. He knew the consequences could tear their team apart, yet he had done it anyway.
Even Orochimaru felt hurt. Still, they had grown up, and they knew this day would come eventually. What he couldn't accept was that it had happened for such a ridiculous reason.
"Are you going back to the village?" Tsunade asked Uchiha Yi.
"Yeah. You two should leave the Land of Rain as soon as you can. Hanzō surrendered to us, but there's no telling what he might do." Uchiha Yi nodded. The Land of Rain was too dangerous, and he had no desire to stay any longer. Who knew if Madara Uchiha might suddenly appear?
"Hanzō's strong, no doubt. But if we can't beat him in his current state, we might as well give up being shinobi." Tsunade smiled confidently. She and Orochimaru were formidable fighters.
Besides, didn't she have the strongest Summoning Beast in the Shinobi World?
At a Sand Shinobi base, the Third Kazekage questioned Chiyo, his displeasure plain. "Chiyo, how did this happen? You know I don't want excuses."
Chiyo was in poor shape. The Sand Shinobi had suffered heavy losses in the Land of Rain, and as their frontline commander, she could hardly escape responsibility.
"Hanzō turned on us in the middle of the battle. But he lost his right hand, so he must have been defeated in a fight. I don't know who beat him." Chiyo gave a bitter smile.
The Third Kazekage fell silent.
Hanzō had betrayed them. More importantly, Hanzō had lost!
The Third Kazekage had plenty of confidence in his own strength. Some even called him