At Shin Uchiha's words, Tsunade stopped writing, glanced at him beside her, and said:
"I know. I've already read the intelligence you sent over."
Tsunade paused briefly, leaned a little closer to Shin Uchiha, and asked thoughtfully:
"Weren't you very interested in Orochimaru? Why didn't you keep him here?"
Tsunade knew Shin Uchiha's abilities well. If he had truly wanted to detain Orochimaru, then no matter how skilled Orochimaru was at escaping, he could never have slipped out of Shin's grasp.
But at Tsunade's question, Shin Uchiha shook his head and said:
"Better not. With a scientific genius like Orochimaru, restricting his thinking would be a loss to this world.
I don't lack a peak Kage level fighter among my subordinates. But the shinobi world would really be a little dull without Orochimaru."
At Shin's words, Tsunade shook her head as well. She resumed dealing with her paperwork and said:
"Then you shouldn't have come back, either. I remember you promised Hinata you'd watch her match. If little Hinata doesn't see you during her upcoming match, she'll probably be very upset."
Hearing Tsunade's reminder, Shin Uchiha slapped his forehead in frustration and sighed:
"Right, I promised that girl. If I'm not there, she'll secretly be upset again."
After saying goodbye to Tsunade, Shin Uchiha returned to the top of the stone tower in the Forest of Death.
But just as Shin Uchiha returned to the tower, he saw a figure hurry past it, seemingly searching for something.
The sight seemed to remind Shin Uchiha of something. A smile appeared on his face, and he called out:
"Anko, what are you doing?"
Mitaraishi Anko had been patrolling the Forest of Death and was merely passing the stone tower. When she heard Shin call out, she froze briefly. Then her eyes lit