When necessary, Ye Chen also had to put on a show, joining forces with Tsunade to attack Orochimaru.
After all, Hidden Jun Village and Konoha were still "allies."
With Ye Chen's verbal "guidance," Tsunade had already escaped the trap Orochimaru had laid with his words.
With no guilt weighing on her heart, she naturally attacked without restraint.
In a flash, Tsunade threw a punch at an "empty patch of ground."
Smack!
Orochimaru's real body appeared, and he reached out a palm to catch Tsunade's heavy blow.
Empowered by the Strength of a Hundred Technique, Tsunade's punch drove Orochimaru several steps back.
Tsunade pressed her advantage, closing in quickly and swinging her fists like "spinning wheels of wind and fire," without a moment's pause.
Orochimaru retreated steadily, unable to fight back at all.
Of course, Orochimaru was deliberately putting on this act.
Between attacks, Orochimaru's gaze occasionally swept toward Ye Chen, who was watching the show with his hands behind his back.
He was far more wary of Ye Chen than of Tsunade in front of him.
Yet, after keeping an eye on him for a while, he saw no sign that Ye Chen intended to act.
This made the naturally suspicious Orochimaru speculate all the more about Ye Chen's intentions.
And at last, he began to counterattack.
Boom, boom, boom...
Strings of Explosive Tags detonated around the two combatants.
Orochimaru had intended to force Tsunade back so he could plan his next move.
However, Tsunade was determined to fight Orochimaru until they reached a decisive outcome.
She simply ignored the Explosive Tags exploding at close range.
Even when an explosion occasionally left a slight wound on her body, Tsunade's powerful regenerative ability erased it in an instant.
Seeing this, Orochimaru brought out his "divine weapon."
The Kusanagi Sword multiplied into