Tsunade held Shion in her arms, then cast a faintly disdainful glance at Nawaki, who still looked as foolish as ever. She grumbled inwardly, How did someone as clever as me end up with such an idiotic little brother? Did I inherit all our parents' good Genes?
Luckily, Nawaki had no idea what Tsunade was thinking. Otherwise, he would have insisted on fighting her. He would probably have been the one getting beaten up, but he couldn't abandon his dignity.
Just as everyone was about to catch up, word of Orochimaru's defection reached them. Kushina and the others found it unbelievable, while Tsunade seemed to have expected it all along.
Years ago, Tsunade had vaguely sensed that Orochimaru was mixed up with Danzo. Coupled with his obsession with Immortality, he frequently conducted human experimentation. As one of the shinobi world's foremost medical ninja, Tsunade had conducted human experimentation herself, but her experiments had all been controlled.
Orochimaru was different. If an experiment could help him achieve Immortality, he would carry it out, regardless of whether it was forbidden. Once his activities were exposed, he would inevitably end up defecting from the village.
Qingyun, meanwhile, furrowed his brow at the news of Orochimaru's defection, feeling puzzled. Given Orochimaru's temperament, he was extremely cautious in everything he did. How had someone suddenly discovered his human experimentation?
Suddenly, Qingyun raised an eyebrow as he pondered this. He told Tsunade and the others, "Go on ahead to the Hokage's Office. I'll be there in a bit."
"Big brother, where are you going?"
Nawaki looked at Qingyun in confusion. The Hokage had issued a summons, and any ninja without an important mission had to reach the Hokage's Office as quickly as possible to discuss matters. That was why he asked Qingyun with such a puzzled