Did I just get kissed without warning?
And on the forehead, too. I barely felt anything. Did she dare to go for a real one?
After grumbling inwardly, Anyo looked at the Necklace in his hand, his gaze growing complicated. Could she really...
Forget it. Matters of the heart can wait. If Anyo had initially entertained thoughts about Tsunade out of self-interest, he had long since abandoned the idea now that he had mastered Medical Ninjutsu. No matter how he looked at it, they were not suitable partners.
After hanging the Necklace around his neck again, Anyo caught up and asked, "What happened? Why did Orochimaru suddenly defect?"
"Come to think of it, you bear some responsibility for this, too." Tsunade shot Anyo an irritated glare.
"Me?" Anyo looked thoroughly puzzled, but inwardly, he began to panic.
Tsunade told Anyo what had happened from beginning to end.
Anyo finally understood what Orochimaru had meant by a gift. After hearing the story, he could only smile wryly. What a strange twist of fate. But had that stubborn boy who had once vowed to learn swordsmanship really died just like that? It was a bit of a shame.
Anyo had rather admired that boy, but Heiye's death had indeed left an irreconcilable blood feud between them. It was perfectly reasonable for him to seek revenge. Anyo understood and even sympathized, but if he really had been the target of the assassination, he would certainly have destroyed the body and erased all traces. Orochimaru had understood that, too, which was why he had given the boy the drug. Unfortunately, it had all gone wrong...
After all, Orochimaru could never have imagined that Tsunade would be willing to spend two months as a prisoner for Anyo, then leave prison under Anyo's identity.
Not long