A few days later, under the guidance of Kabuto Yakushi, Tsunade, Shizune and Sakura came to a secret base of Orochimaru.

"Lord Orochimaru, the person has been brought here."

As Orochimaru slowly walked out of the shadows, Kabuto Yakushi bowed respectfully towards Orochimaru.

Then Kabuto Yakushi silently walked to the side of Ohsev, stood side by side with him, and confronted Sakura and her group.

"Hehe, it's been a long time, Sakura-kun."

Orochimaru greeted Sakura.

"Long time no see, Mr. Orochimaru."

Sakura smiled back.

"Do you know?"

Tsunade looked at the two of them in surprise.

"Yes, we met once and fought against each other once.

At that time, Yingjun made me suffer a lot! "

Orochimaru complimented her, in his heart, he still admired Sakura very much.

"You're too kind. If you had been a little more serious, I wouldn't be your opponent at all."

Sakura also reciprocated the gesture and was polite to Orochimaru.

At this time, Tsunade was amazed at the conversation between the two.

Originally, Tsunade thought that Sakura only had an extraordinary talent in medical ninjutsu, but she didn't expect that Sakura's fighting ability was also strong.

Although Tsunade could see that Sakura's physical fitness was average among her peers; but Orochimaru was a proud ninja, and if Sakura's talent or strength did not impress him, Orochimaru would not say something like "she suffered a lot" even as a polite remark.

“It seems that Sakura-kun has convinced Tsunade to return to Konoha.

Yingjun, you really found a good teacher. "

Orochimaru keenly noticed that the feeling Tsunade gave him was completely different from when they met a few days ago; in just a few days, the decadent feeling he had before was completely gone.

Judging from Tsunade's intimate attitude towards Sakura, Orochimaru felt that Tsunade must have accepted Sakura as her apprentice.

"Haha, Sakura-kun, it looks like everything is under your control."

It was only at this time that Orochimaru realized Sakura's plan.

From the conversation in the Forest of Death, Orochimaru understood that Sakura must have her own plans for her future, which was why she was unwilling to follow him and leave Konoha.

Orochimaru had thought that Jiraiya might come looking for Tsunade, but he didn't expect Sakura to come along as well.

Realistic people like Orochimaru and Sakura would not make a decision without reason.

Inferring from the results, Orochimaru felt that becoming Tsunade's disciple was most likely the main purpose of Sakura's search for Tsunade.

After becoming Tsunade's apprentice, Sakura transformed herself from a common ninja into the Hokage's personal disciple, and her status in Konoha quickly rose to the top.

Moreover, with her wisdom, Nara Shikaku would not be her opponent in terms of wisdom. Regardless of whether Tsunade appoints her or not, Sakura would give Tsunade advice, become the actual assistant of the Hokage, and hold real power.

“Tsunade, Sakura-kun is willing to become your disciple, your luck is truly enviable.

Is this some kind of compensation for your bad gambling luck?"

Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his lips, teasing Tsunade.

Only now did he realize how far-sighted Sakura was. She had taken the initiative to prevent Gekko Gale from leaking the plan, and she also wanted to use him to get rid of the Third Hokage.

And from the intelligence he had obtained, both the Sarutobi clan and the Root suffered unexpected losses in this Konoha collapse plan, which undoubtedly reduced the political pressure that Tsunade would face after entering politics.

Since Sakura had already prepared for Tsunade to become Hokage, Orochimaru had reason to suspect that these things were also Sakura's doing.

"No, I am lucky to be the master's disciple."

Sakura puffed out her chest with pride and patted her sorry chest.

Seeing Sakura defending her like this, Tsunade crossed her arms and gave Orochimaru a provocative smile.

Tsunade finally understood that not only Jiraiya was optimistic about Sakura, but Orochimaru also admired his little disciple very much. Judging from the attitudes of the two, there was a great possibility that Orochimaru had once recruited Sakura.

But there is no way. Ever since Tsunade became famous, she has been favored by the Konoha female ninjas.

Tsunade once thought about persuading them to care more about their two old classmates, but they just wouldn't listen!

The genius girl who was desired by both of her old classmates only wanted to be her disciple; this greatly satisfied Tsunade's vanity.

"Well, let's get back to the point, Tsunade, have you already thought of your answer before you come here this time?

He wants to return to Konoha to be the Hokage and I am his enemy;

Or do you want to heal my hands so I can revive Rope Tree and Duan?"

Orochimaru no longer had the mood to reminisce about the past. A murderous intent condensed around him, and the already humid air in the underground base seemed to become even colder.

Although Orochimaru already knew Tsunade's choice, the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

"Mr. Orochimaru, please don't be anxious."

Sakura's smile was still on her face, and it looked so warm.

"Sakura-kun, what do you mean?"

Orochimaru also glanced at Sakura.

"Mr. Orochimaru, you need to understand one thing:

Becoming Hokage and healing your arm are not in conflict, they can coexist!"

Sakura stretched out her hands and made a clasped gesture in front of her chest.

“Hehehe, Tsunade, with your personality, you would actually compromise on something like this.

I never thought that the Fifth Hokage would cooperate with a traitor like me!"

Orochimaru looked at Tsunade in disbelief.

"Humph!"

Tsunade simply turned her head to the side.

Although Sakura's proposal is a best of both worlds solution, this approach does not fit in with Tsunade's tough character who would rather break than bend.

"Don't say that. Master is not the Hokage now. As for who will become the Hokage in the future, it still needs to be discussed by the top leaders. The election of the Hokage in Konoha has always been very 'democratic'."

Sakura pretended to be ignorant even though she knew the truth, and refuted Orochimaru's words with a serious look.

These days, Sakura has been trying hard to convince Tsunade to take over.

The reason why Tsunade could accept this statement was that in her heart she still regarded Orochimaru as a partner. Although he killed Sensei Sarutobi, after Sakura's analysis, Tsunade also understood that what Orochimaru did was not completely without benefits to Konoha; after all, Tsunade was also aware of the dirty things that Sarutobi Hiruzen did after taking office.

"Is that so? Aren't you worried that if this matter is exposed, the higher-ups of Konoha will hold Tsunade accountable?"

From the expressions of the two, Orochimaru knew that Sakura must have persuaded Tsunade in advance, and he felt relieved.

"Huh? What are you talking about?

The teacher had no idea that Orochimaru had killed the Sandaime, so was healin g his old classmate's hands? Was that wrong?

Although Mr. Orochimaru is a traitor, Konoha has not conducted any proper pursuit of you in all these years. The Sandaime has feelings for you. How could your master, who is also one of the three ninjas, watch you become disabled?"

Sakura asked Orochimaru with a confused look on her face.

Tsunade, Shizune and Kabuto Yakushi all looked at each other sideways, and had a new understanding of the limits of human's ability to lie with open eyes.

"hehe......"

Sakura's answer surprised Orochimaru.

However, Sakura's next words made Orochimaru feel like he was falling into an ice cave:

"Besides, Master can't even heal Mr. Orochimaru's arm."

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