"Uh, so... what brings you here to see Tsunade, Lord Danzo?"
Sensing that Tsunade and Danzo were about to clash again, Jiraiya quickly stepped in to defuse the situation.
With one being the head of the Medical Corps and the other the battlefield commander, their arguing in the camp would not be a good look. Even if it didn't give the enemy an opening, word spreading about it could harm morale, making it seem like Konoha's leaders were at odds.
That was why Tsunade preferred to leave the Medical Corps and fight on the front lines rather than bicker with Danzo.
Thanks to Jiraiya's intervention, Danzo now had an excuse to deescalate, and his tone softened slightly.
"Anbu has received some new intelligence. The three of you should come to the command center to discuss the deployment of our forces."
With that, Danzo swept a dark look over Xin before leaving with his Root operatives, clearly not wanting to stay a second longer.
What the hell?!
Why are you glaring at me? I'm not the one who spilled the beans about the Nine-Tails!
If you're so tough, go argue with Tsunade!
Why focus on me? It's not like I eat at your Shimura family's table.
Does this mean I'm on his radar now?
Is Root going to come after me in the middle of the night?
Xin rested his chin on his hand, contemplating curiously.
If Root does come for me, how should I handle it?
It'd be tricky to bury bodies in the camp... maybe I could just shove them into the sealing scrolls in the morgue?
That would probably make Danzo livid.
"Hmph."
Tsunade, unafraid of offending Danzo, bluntly warned, "Be careful. That old man is no good."
Just outside the tent, Danzo stumbled at those words, while the Root operative beside him scowled behind his mask, clearly angered by what he'd heard.
"Let's go!"
Danzo pretended not to have heard, leading his men away.
Jiraiya sighed with a bitter smile. "Tsunade, was that really necessary? You know how difficult you're making things for the old man."
Jiraiya never liked Tsunade's confrontational stance toward the higher-ups, even if he knew they were often up to no good. After all, they were all part of the same village, and causing strife only made everyone look bad.
"Heh..."
Orochimaru let out a derisive laugh. This was precisely the kind of attitude he despised in Jiraiya-being so concerned and conflicted over everything.
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