"Is Sasori of the Red Sand's poison too strong, or is she not skilled enough, or could it be that you didn't teach her well?"
Orochimaru slightly curved his lips, looking at Tsunade with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
Considering it purely from a logical point of view, all these factors play a part.
Sasori of the Red Sand's poison skills were learned from Chiyo of Sunagakure Village. Although they aren't as good as his puppet techniques, they are still top-notch in the ninja world.
Tsunade also didn't really teach her seriously. At least, she didn't give her detailed instructions. She spent much less time teaching Shizune than she did gambling and indulging herself.
As for Shizune not being skilled enough, that is definitely true. Even if she concentrates fully when learning, following Tsunade and worrying about her daily life, how much time does she have to practice?
Even the best ninja techniques will become useless if you don't practice them. Even Tsunade, compared to when they parted a few years ago, how much progress has she made?
These three factors are mixed together, and it's hard to say which one is more or less important. Even if you drew a detailed chart, it would just be another extension of subjective opinion.
But Orochimaru wanted to express a different meaning.
——Putting all that aside, don't you, Tsunade, have any fault at all? After all, it's a fact that Shizune was easily poisoned.
As long as Tsunade feels guilty about this, she will have to admit her responsibility.
It has nothing to do with the facts, it's just a way of talking
"Orochimaru, you..."
Tsunade glared, but couldn't say a word, feeling a tightness in her chest.
That's right, Shizune was poisoned, that's a fact, and a reason had to be found.
Sasori's poison skills were learned from Chiyo, and Shizune is her student. Was she going to admit that she was not as good as Chiyo? Or would she say that Shizune, lying in a hospital bed, was just a waste compared to Sasori's talent? Or that Shizune wasn't trying hard enough and was just lazy?
One-sided views can't cover everything, and reality can't always be explained.
She wouldn't go against herself and lie to praise Chiyo of Sunagakure, nor could she say those hurtful words. Now, biting her teeth and saying nothing, she was in a dilemma.
"Tsunade-sama..."
On the hospital bed, Shizune frowned and mumbled something, a hint of worry appearing on her face.
Living together day and night, how could she not understand that Tsunade was protecting her at this moment?
And as for the reason why she was poisoned, in her mind, there was a simple explanation.
"Orochimaru-sama, please don't say that about Tsunade-sama, it's just that I'm not skilled enough."
Shizune said softly, a hint of pleading on her face, "Besides, I don't have my uncle's talent either, and I can't learn the Spiritual Transformation Technique."
"Oh, is that so? Then forget it."
Orochimaru looked past Tsunade and glanced at Shizune. "However, you can try to learn it and then come to me later."
The argument calmed down, ending with Orochimaru taking a step back.
But he had achieved his goal.
"Aoi, you will follow Tsunade for a while. Although she has many faults, she is still a good doctor."
Ignoring Tsunade's angry gaze, Orochimaru continued, "Tsunade is the same age as me, but she looks like this on the surface, which shows how good she is at taking care of her..."
"Orochimaru!"
Tsunade said sternly.
Orochimaru chuckled and closed his mouth, not continuing.
Aoi held Karin, looking back and forth between Tsunade and Orochimaru.
Although she had vaguely guessed this from their equal way of talking, she was still very surprised to hear it confirmed by Orochimaru.
This woman's skin is even better than Karin's.
Tsunade glared at Orochimaru fiercely, but when she turned to Aoi, her eyes softened a bit. "You will follow me for a while."
Aoi felt Tsunade's warm kindness and nodded awkwardly.
But even so, she didn't dare to ask Tsunade for help and tell her about the deal with Orochimaru.
Knowing her for a short time was only one reason. Aoi didn't believe that all ninjas could change their aura as freely as Orochimaru. The Tsunade in front of her was undoubtedly a good person.
But although Tsunade was good, Orochimaru was bad enough.
From the previous argument, you could see who was in control and who had the upper hand.
Tap tap tap...
Suddenly, a rapid sound of footsteps came, and an Anbu ninja quickly entered the medical room, respectfully saying,
"Orochimaru-sama, Tsunade-sama, the advisor elders invite you to discuss the war situation on the front lines."
"Oh?" Orochimaru paused, turned to look at Tsunade, and then said to the Anbu ninja,
"Lead the way."
"Yes!"
...
Conference room.
Orochimaru took a sip of tea, his eyes falling on the information from the front line, his eyebrows slightly raised.
As expected, Kumogakure's initial surprise attack was a great success. This was driven by many factors, and there was nothing to be surprised about.
Even if Iwagakure Village didn't underestimate them and instead advanced steadily, their overall strength was just not as good as Kumogakure, who were fighting desperately.
Failure was too normal, not to mention that Lightning Release ninja techniques had an advantage over Earth Release ninja techniques.
It was only because Iwagakure Village was good at defense that the situation didn't turn into a complete rout.
And yesterday, or rather last night, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki personally arrived at the scene and fought with the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han, who was already on the battlefield, and another battle broke out with Kumogakure.
In the battle, Onoki injured Killer Bee with Dust Release, and he was able to leave calmly thanks to the advantage of being able to fly.
If it weren't for Iwagakure Village's other Jinchuriki Roshi guarding the border, preventing Konoha from taking the opportunity to attack, he might have been able to turn the tide.
But without such a top-level fighter, Iwagakure's ninja army was still a bit weaker overall than Kumogakure, so they had to watch them retreat without a problem.
They would naturally still have to fight. Although the losses were greater than expected, Onoki also confirmed that the Fourth Raikage was indeed seriously injured, so he didn't retreat.
But head-on confrontation was obviously not the way to go.
So, at first, Onoki immediately told Konoha about Kumogakure's lack of defense, putting all their fighting power into the Iwagakure battlefield.
He wanted to make a deal to attack Kumogakure's weak spot.
What was placed in front of Orochimaru was all the intelligence from these two battles. Iwagakure Village described it in detail, afraid that Konoha wouldn't be interested.
The reason why this information was placed in front of Orochimaru was because someone was interested.
Kumogakure didn't have the great victory they imagined, and now they were at a disadvantage under Onoki, which was not what they had thought before.
Orochimaru put down the battle information and clicked his tongue, "Onoki, he's really something, he hasn't lived to be so old for nothing."
Utatane Koharu's face darkened, and she glared at Orochimaru fiercely, feeling that there was a hidden meaning in his words.
"Why are you looking at me? I've already said everything I needed to say. Can't you see that this is Onoki's plan, wanting Konoha to attract the hate? After all, the person who stabs you in the back is the most hated."
Orochimaru smiled, but also felt a little regretful, "But in that case, Onoki will probably retreat as well."
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