Tsunade was coming to support the Sunagakure Front?
The news made Sōkyū Hatake shudder. Was this a joke? The original story hadn't seemed to mention Tsunade coming to support the front, had it?
And looking at how confident Orochimaru was, Sōkyū Hatake really didn't know how to give him a warning.
Tsunade currently suffered from hemophobia. Sending her onto a battlefield... wouldn't even a fat sheep be more useful?
"After all, that old witch Chiyo is already preparing to take the field, and her greatest pride is her skill with poison. Without Tsunade, she really would be rather difficult to handle," Orochimaru murmured.
Yes, Tsunade and Chiyo were bitter rivals.
As far back as the Second Shinobi World War, the two had seemed to be pitted against each other.
Chiyo used poison, while Tsunade neutralized it.
Between poisoning and neutralizing poison, something of a major rivalry seemed to have developed, and neither could help bringing every means at her disposal to bear.
And during the Second Shinobi World War, it had ended in Tsunade's victory. Every poison Chiyo used could be deftly neutralized in Tsunade's hands.
"So will Tsunade be preparing antidotes in the rear?" Sōkyū Hatake asked directly.
"What are you talking about? Tsunade is coming as a combat asset. Of course she'll be taking the field." Orochimaru gave Sōkyū Hatake a speechless look.
"I see..." Sōkyū Hatake thought for a while, but ultimately didn't mention Tsunade's hemophobia.
The woman herself was coming to the battlefield, so was there any need to consider anything else?
"Yes, Little Sōkū. Your room is next to mine, so if anything comes up, we can communicate promptly." Orochimaru chuckled, then took out a map of the base and pointed out Sōkyū Hatake's quarters to him.
"No problem. I'll go get some rest, then.