I think I've caused trouble.
While Tsunade hesitated over whether to go in, others sensed the fighting and gathered at the base entrance. Seeing her standing there, unable to decide, most of the more perceptive ninja realized something serious had happened inside—something they had no business getting involved in.
But some were different. Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance, then went straight into the Root Base.
They wanted to ask Tsunade what had happened, but there were too many people around. Better to go inside and try to talk the two men down. The Shinobi World War had not even begun; they could not afford to fall out among themselves first.
"Tsunade, what happened?" Orochimaru asked as he walked up to her.
Orochimaru had been worried about Tsunade these past few days. He had even considered going to help her deal with the threats.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi had stopped him. According to Hiruzen, Hatake Sakumo had already been sent, so Orochimaru did not need to worry. He would be better off spending the time training Nawaki.
When news of Jirabi came in, Orochimaru had been startled. He had not expected Tsunade to face him, and fortunately, nothing had gone wrong this time.
Otherwise...
At least for now, Orochimaru still cared deeply about Tsunade and Jiraiya, the two friends he had grown up with.
Otherwise, he would not have taken Nawaki as his student, much less treated him like a younger brother.
"Something happened. Sensei seems to have gotten into a fight with Shimura Danzō.
"But it's nothing serious. Come by my place later. I'll show you something, and you'll understand." Tsunade had not handed all the White Zetsu over to Hiruzen Sarutobi. She planned to take some back for research.
Orochimaru was always conducting strange experiments of one