Chương 125: Following Orochimaru to Tanabata Town

However, even if Orochimaru wanted to use Yosei as a vessel for "Reanimation Jutsu," he felt that with Yosei's strength and intelligence, he estimated that he would not succeed so easily.

Orochimaru wasn't stupid; in fact, he was quite intelligent, just overly arrogant.

Yang Cheng chose to go with him because he had long seen that Yang Cheng's motivation was not only to save Hongdou, but also his own thirst for knowledge and power.

Just as Orochimaru saw that Nisuke was rebellious but still kept him by his side, Yang Cheng is in a similar situation now.

Orochimaru was overconfident in his abilities, believing he could control Yoshinori and Nisuke, so he didn't care much about whether they truly followed him.

Kabuto Yakushi was originally Sasori's man, but in the end he successfully transformed into Orochimaru's form and kept calling him "Lord Orochimaru".

Because his arm was sealed by the Third Hokage using the "Toki Seal," Orochimaru could only try to recover his fighting power in a short time by either seeking treatment from Tsunade, the best healer in the ninja world, or by using the "Futo Tensei" to change his body.

The "Reincarnation of the Corpse" technique has an interval of approximately three years between each body change.

Orochimaru had already set his sights on Nisuke as a vessel, and now that he was using the Reanimation Jutsu, it meant he would have to wait another three years.

In order to obtain Nisuke's body as a vessel as soon as possible, Orochimaru's choice was naturally to first try to have Tsunade heal him.

For this reason, a few days later, Yang Cheng followed Orochimaru and the others to Tanabata, a town famous for its gambling and entertainment venues.

Years have passed, and the three legendary Sannin of Konoha are no longer the close friends and partners they once were. When Orochimaru appeared before Tsunade with Yoshinori and Kabuto Yakushi, she was filled with hostility towards them.

However, this is not incomprehensible. Putting aside the Third Hokage factor, Orochimaru dug up the First Hokage's grave and used it for research. In the end, he created a low-end version of Wood Release: Yamato by transplanting Hashirama's cells.

Tsunade is the granddaughter of the First Hokage, so Orochimaru's actions are tantamount to digging up his ancestors' graves.

Despite Tsunade's malicious intent, Orochimaru remained unperturbed and even offered to have her heal his arm in exchange for his ability to revive Nawaki and Dan Kato.

Orochimaru gave Tsunade a day to consider, and while waiting for Tsunade's reply, Yosei and the other two stayed at an inn in Tanabata.

However, that very evening, Kabuto Yakushi went to Orochimaru to report that Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, had arrived in Tanabata with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and had already made contact with Tsunade.

Orochimaru was not surprised that Jiraiya would also come out to look for Tsunade.

With the Third Hokage dead, Konoha urgently needs a new Hokage to stabilize morale. As a longtime best friend, Orochimaru knew very well that Jiraiya was not interested in the Hokage position, so his reason for seeking out Tsunade was almost obvious.

"Lord Orochimaru, should we also have Kimimaro and the others come over?"

Tsunade has a weakness of hemophobia, which her subordinates can barely handle. However, if she refuses Orochimaru's deal and chooses to cooperate with Jiraiya, one of the other three legendary Sannin, the reputation of the Sannin of Konoha is well-known. Even if Orochimaru's hands are not crippled, his chances of winning against two opponents will not be very high.

If they can't even use ninjutsu now, and the other three ninjas join forces, wouldn't it be like sending themselves to their deaths if they went to find them?

"You don't understand Tsunade. Even if she's unwilling to heal my hands, she's not going to go back to be Hokage with that idiot Jiraiya."

However, encountering that idiot Jiraiya here is indeed a bit troublesome. Even if we notify Kimimaro and the others now, it will probably be too late.

"And Yang Cheng? With his skill level, even if he's not a match for Jiraiya, he should at least be able to hold him back without much trouble."

Orochimaru hadn't originally considered Yang Cheng as a combatant when he went out to search for Tsunade.

To get Tsunade to compromise, actions speak louder than words.

If Jiraiya and the others hadn't come, Orochimaru was confident he could use words to sway Tsunade.

However, Jiraiya's appearance now will inevitably cause Tsunade to waver. At this time, having the reanimated Nawaki and Kato Dan appear directly in front of Tsunade would be even more lethal.

Unfortunately, with his hands crippled, he is now unable to perform the "Impure World Reincarnation Technique".

Therefore, Orochimaru, who was unable to use the "Impure World Reincarnation Technique," planned to teach this technique to Yoshinori, so that he could use the Impure World Reincarnation Technique on Nawaki and Kato Dan to restrain Tsunade.

"Yōsei-kun, he just mentioned that the hot springs in Tanabatsu-dō are quite famous. He should be going to soak in the hot springs now, right?"

Theoretically speaking, Yang Cheng should be Orochimaru's prisoner, but he himself has no awareness of this.

Orochimaru himself did not restrict Yang Cheng's personal freedom at all, which puzzled Kabuto Yakushi greatly.

Seeing that Yang Cheng was not there, and considering that the Luo Tu Reincarnation Technique was not something that could be learned in one night, he realized that Yang Cheng was not there.

So in the end, Orochimaru still had Kabuto inscribe the jutsu seal on his arm, and then, by coordinating the hand seals, he successfully performed the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Meanwhile, Yang Cheng was leisurely soaking in a hot spring.

A weakened version of the Three Ninja Battle in Tanabata Street: Orochimaru with his hands crippled, Tsunade with a fear of blood, and Jiraiya who has been drugged.

The legendary "Legendary Sannin of Konoha" fought a low-budget version of the epic battle here. Tsunade, who overcame her fear of blood, gained a slight advantage and used her "Friendship-Breaking Punch" to disfigure Orochimaru.

In other words, Orochimaru's plan did not go smoothly this time, and he even had to get a beating from his two former partners.

But what does this have to do with Yang Cheng? He's Orochimaru's prisoner now, not really one of his people.

Furthermore, in the "peak" battle of the three legendary Sannin of Konoha, he was just a genin named Karami. Orochimaru couldn't possibly expect to defeat Tsunade and Jiraiya on his own, could he?

Although Tsunade is known as the number one healer in the ninja world—or rather, the number one medical ninja in the ninja world—Yang Cheng did not believe that she had a way to heal Orochimaru's arm.

Orochimaru's arm was crippled because part of his soul was sealed, which went beyond the scope of medical ninjutsu. In Yang Cheng's view, Orochimaru came here purely to get beaten up.

He had already decided that if the three ninjas really started fighting, he would try to stay far away to avoid getting blood on himself.

"Damn, I finally got that lecherous Jiraiya drunk, and now it's so late, why are there still people at the hot spring?"

Yang Cheng, who was wondering whether the three Sannin would start a war tomorrow, suddenly heard a woman's voice coming from the steamy hot spring.

Then, as ripples appeared on the surface of the hot spring, a figure with an extremely curvaceous figure slowly walked into the hot spring from the white mist.