Ye Chen was very "understanding" of Tsunade's doubts.
After a brief moment of thought, he said bluntly:
"If you insist, I won't stop you anymore."
Then, abruptly changing tack, Ye Chen said with utmost solemnity:
"But prepare yourself. If something 'major' happens here that can't be stopped, don't lay the blame on the Hidden Jun Village."
The solemnity of Ye Chen's tone made Tsunade hesitate.
She worried that Ye Chen was leaving "quietly" to carry out a secret operation.
But she also worried that Ye Chen really had made contingency arrangements in the "Forest of Death," and that once she left, she wouldn't be able to provide timely assistance if anything "unusual" happened.
While she wrestled with her dilemma, Ye Chen spoke with very "convenient" timing.
"Actually, there's no need to be so wary of me or our Hidden Jun Village."
"Aren't we still allies at the moment?"
Ye Chen's "persuasion" really did dispel Tsunade's doubts.
No longer torn, Tsunade said confidently:
"You're right. I should trust you and your villagers."
"How about this? I'll go with you to the Hidden Jun Village after all, and leave Kakashi Hatake and the others to maintain order here."
"I refuse to believe anyone would be foolish enough to provoke the Five Great Shinobi Villages."
Tsunade had considerable faith in the Konoha experts who had come on this trip.
Especially Konoha Jonin Kakashi Hatake, a formidable man who could fight anyone to a draw. No one could have been better suited to staying here and holding the fort.
The corners of Ye Chen's mouth slowly curved upward as he thought:
Although the timeline has become completely chaotic, the plot doesn't seem to have changed all that much!
Ye Chen believed that once he and Tsunade left this "Forest of Death," Orochimaru's trio would