Only after a long while did Tsunade speak in a somewhat trembling voice:
"How is that possible? How could the dead come back to life? Could you have already developed..."
Tsunade trailed off halfway through. Even now, she could not believe Orochimaru could accomplish such a thing.
Although Tsunade had not finished, Jiraiya, who understood Orochimaru best, immediately realized what she meant and looked at Orochimaru in disbelief as well.
Orochimaru answered unhurriedly:
"The research is nearly complete, but the time isn't right yet. Give it a few years, and it should be finished."
For a moment, everyone fell silent. Only Minato Namikaze looked at the four people before him in confusion. It seemed he was the only one present who did not know what they were talking about; even Ye Feng wore an expression of understanding.
Orochimaru knew Tsunade was emotionally unsettled and decided to seize this chance to win her over in one stroke. He barked sternly:
"Tsunade, will you become Hokage or not? This is your only chance."
Tsunade, who had remained silent, abruptly raised her head, but her face was flustered. She did not know whether she should agree to Orochimaru's offer. She wanted to see her younger brother and her lover, but when the moment actually came, she could not help feeling a little afraid.
Then Ye Feng's voice rang out:
"Don't you want to see your younger brother and Dan Katō?"
Although she was still flustered, she answered with some firmness:
"Yes!"
"Then will you become Hokage?"
"All right. I'll do it."
But as soon as Tsunade finished speaking, she suddenly returned to normal. Staring fixedly at Ye Feng, she said with some anger:
"You actually dared to use genjutsu on me?!"
It turned out that while everyone's attention had been on Tsunade, Ye