Yes, the Hokage!

Even with her mind preoccupied with matters of the heart, Tsunade couldn't help but frown, giving Feng Lan a professional look as she scrutinized him: "You want to learn medical ninjutsu?"

“I want to learn more than just medical ninjutsu,” Feng Lan immediately gave her answer.

"Heh, you want to learn superhuman strength too?" Tsunade shook her fist, her gaze sweeping over Feng Lan's pale face with a hint of disdain.

"It's not just superhuman strength."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade frowned slightly.

"I want to learn... to be precise, I want you to apply the Yin Seal to me so that I can store my chakra!" Feng Lan finally revealed his true intentions and made his request.

Tsunade's gaze sharpened: "How...how did you know about the Yin Seal?"

She had been away from the village for a long time, and the villagers couldn't possibly know about the newly developed technique. Could it be that this brat interrogated Shizune? Tsunade absolutely refused to believe that Shizune would betray her, but the idea of ​​a transmigrator knowing the plot was too far-fetched and unpredictable for her to guess.

“That’s my problem.” Feng Lan knew there was a chance when he saw her reaction. If the Yin Seal could only be learned later, Tsunade would definitely be furious and say it was impossible. “You just need to put the Yin Seal on me, and the subsequent training can be delayed. I will take you to see Orochimaru tomorrow.”

Tsunade frowned deeply, and finally said coldly, "Applying the Yin Seal isn't that simple. We don't have the necessary environment and equipment here. We have to go back to the village first. Take me back to see Orochimaru tonight, and I'll apply the seal for you tomorrow."

She thought Feng Lan would try to bargain again, but all she saw was a slight smile: "Deal."

"You just agreed like that?" This surprised Tsunade. "Aren't you afraid I'll go back on my word?"

“You’re not Orochimaru, you’re one of the legendary Sannin. You wouldn’t go back on your word over something so trivial.” Feng Lan waved his hand. “Then, let’s settle the child in and then set off immediately.”

Tsunade was extremely anxious, and she naturally had no objection to Feng Lan's willingness to speed things up. Although she still had some resistance and wariness in her heart, at least the other party was willing to set off overnight, which slightly improved her favorability.

Feng Lan's desires were immense; he wanted not only Tsunade's skills, but also a powerful backer and a trump card. Compared to a disciple of one of the Legendary Sannin, even a three-year-old would know which was more worthy of fear.

It's worth noting that even Minato was initially known not for his title of "Yellow Flash" when he was young, but for being a disciple of Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin!

Fenglan returned to the orphanage, which now consisted of only a large wooden house. She instructed Hizashi to lead the team and told Nono that she would send several cars to pick up the children the next day, and that she should just pack her things and wait.

Knowing that Tsunade was in a hurry, he gave her a few instructions and was about to leave. However, he couldn't help but kneel down and cough after taking only one step. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth. His old injuries had not yet healed, and he had just been injured in the heart meridian by Tsunade's fist. It was a good thing that he did not faint directly.

"Lord Fenglan, shall we still..."

Zhishui asked with concern, but Fenglan waved her hand to stop her: "Zhishui, please carry me."

"Yes."

After a moment of silence, Shisui carried the seemingly extremely weak Fenglan on his back. His tragic appearance was so striking that even Tsunade couldn't bear to look at him: "Hey you, come and wipe the blood off him."

"Oh."

Obito walked up unhappily. Upon seeing Tsunade, he obviously uttered that forbidden word (old woman), which naturally earned him a beating from Tsunade. Although Obito was skilled enough to be no less than her, he couldn't bring himself to kill the Sannin. In these sparring matches, he was often beaten by Tsunade, but his strength improved by leaps and bounds, and his application of the Mangekyou Sharingan became more and more proficient.

Later on, Tsunade even began to admire him. In her spare time, she would deal with this brat. And to avenge him for calling her an old woman, she stopped calling Obito by his name and instead called him "that guy".

Their relationship even vaguely resembles that of Naruto and Tsunade in the original work. After all, it is said that Obito is a corrupted version of Naruto. Now that he has not become corrupted, he is naturally very pleasing to Tsunade in many ways.

After Obito wiped the blood off Fenglan, Tsunade began to treat him with Healing Palm Technique, saying calmly, "Let's move forward in this state."

Zhi Shui glanced at Feng Lan, and seeing that the other party nodded, he leaped and sped off towards the village.

……

When they came, they had to be mindful of Feng Lan and didn't arrive as quickly, but on the way back, the two Shadow-level experts went all out and were incredibly fast, arriving at the village in no time.

After inviting Tsunade into the security headquarters, Fenglan gestured for Shisui to prepare tea for her: "Lady Tsunade, please wait a moment while I go and make some arrangements."

Although Tsunade was anxious, she knew that the procedures for seeing Orochimaru were extremely complicated. Feng Lan had to prepare something in advance to avoid being used against her later. Besides, the fact that he was willing to rush back overnight proved that he was not deliberately delaying. So she nodded.

"My lord, what about Orochimaru..." Shisui said with some concern.

"It's alright, I can manage on my own." Feng Lan waved his hand to signal him to calm down, and then went down into the prison by himself.

What Tsunade didn't know was that the entire Uchiha clan was now in cahoots with Fugaku. He had already had Fugaku handle all the formalities before he left, so there was no need for any favors now.

He went straight to Orochimaru's cell door, removed the shackles from the man's ears and mouth, and after thinking for a moment, even removed the shackles from his eyes. He wasn't afraid that the snake might suddenly attack. Since Orochimaru wanted to use him, he would never kill him.

"Hmph, you're really late." Orochimaru sneered as soon as the prison shackles were removed. "But since you're willing to come, does that mean there's something to discuss?"

“You’re so wealthy and powerful, my small business can’t handle it, so I’ve found you a new client,” Feng Lan said casually. “I suppose Lord Orochimaru has already guessed who it is.”

"Tsunade-hime, huh..." Orochimaru's cold laughter gradually stopped.

“That’s right, she can’t wait.” Feng Lan revealed her signature smiling expression. “But you should also know that without my approval, she can’t possibly get in… unless she really betrays Konoha and fights her way in… and that’s assuming she can beat Shisui.”

He said this, but his fingers were already shamelessly rubbing together. That's right, after eating Tsunade, he still wanted to get some benefits from Orochimaru. This time, he was still trying to get two birds with one stone.

Orochimaru, being cunning and shrewd, naturally understood Feng Lan's meaning. He could even imagine that Feng Lan had already blackmailed Tsunade: "You really are a bastard, Feng Lan."

"Thank you for the compliment," Feng Lan said with a smile. "May I ask what your stake is..."

"Hehe, I have a small secret base over there in Konoha Village. It's so well hidden that even Danzo's dogs can't sniff it out, but your subordinate Obito Uchiha should be able to get in."

Orochimaru, as expected of a veteran powerhouse, had already discerned the effects of Kamui in just one exchange: "It contains my copied Konoha forbidden techniques, experimental data, and quite a few precious materials... Is that enough?"

"enough."

Feng Lan stood up with a smile: "Then, Lord Orochimaru, please wait a moment."

He returned to his office and gestured for Tsunade to enter.

Tsunade silently got up, and although she tried her best to control her emotions, it was still clear that her fists were clenched tightly.

“My lord…” Shisui said in a low voice, “Should I go with you just in case?”

"No need, no need." Feng Lan picked up the hot tea and took a sip. She had to admit that Tsunade's medical ninjutsu was truly unparalleled. After the bumpy journey, she actually felt much better. "Orochimaru will definitely escape tonight."

"What?!" Shisui exclaimed in surprise. "My lord, this..."

“Easy, easy.” Feng Lan made a reassuring gesture. “But you can’t hide forever. Letting him escape today is to wipe out his forces in the future.”

"But, but..."

Fenglan knew what Zhishui was struggling with: "Don't worry, I won't give him another chance to harm people."

Logically speaking, such empty words are somewhat hard to believe, but for some reason, upon hearing Feng Lan say this, Zhi Shui immediately felt relieved: "My lord, then we..."

"Boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, a terrifying tremor came, and the entire guard building shook violently, as if it had been swept by a major earthquake!

Chapter 39 Elbow, come inside with me.

Let's rewind a bit, and we're in prison.

"Hehe, you've arrived."

Upon seeing Tsunade with her fists clenched and her eyes wide open, Orochimaru was not intimidated at all. He greeted her like an old friend, and indeed they were old friends... no, even closer, as they were comrades who had once shared life and death.

"Speak, what happened with the break?" Tsunade had no time for reminiscing. Her fist, as big as a casserole dish, was blatantly placed in front of Orochimaru. "Give me an answer in three seconds, or my head will be smashed open."

"Heh, haven't I already given you the answer?" Orochimaru sneered. "I killed Dan..."

"Oh!"

Tsunade delivered a powerful blow that sent Orochimaru flying. Although she controlled her strength, the blow still left Orochimaru with a distorted face and a large portion of his skull shattered. He collapsed to the ground in a sorry state.

"I can't shed my skin right now. If you kill me, you'll never know the truth again." Orochimaru twisted his mouth and spoke in a crooked way. He had actually accumulated some chakra, but only enough for one shed skin, so of course he couldn't use it in this situation.

"What exactly happened?!"

Tsunade roared in excitement.

"Isn't the logic simple..." Orochimaru's explanation was consistent with the worst-case scenario that Feng Lan had imagined: the Third Hokage, who was in his prime, was worried about losing his position as Hokage, so he instructed Feng Lan to kill him.

Although Dan is very strong, his signature Spirit Transformation Technique is actually equivalent to his soul leaving his body. During this time, his body is completely unprepared. As long as Orochimaru is careful not to use his own style of ninjutsu, no one will notice.

"Evidence!" Tsunade grabbed Orochimaru by the collar of his prison uniform. "Didn't you say you had evidence? Give it to me now!"

She simply refused to believe that her mentor would do such a thing unless there was irrefutable evidence, and that was exactly what Orochimaru wanted.

“I naturally hid the evidence far away from Konoha Village. If it were hidden in Konoha Village, the Anbu would find it very quickly.” He smiled crookedly. “Tsunade, let me go, and I will get this evidence for you.”

"That's impossible." Tsunade's two seemingly delicate and boneless hands gripped Orochimaru's shoulders and crushed his bones. "Don't try to trick me out of this predicament with such a small trick."

Orochimaru, despite having his bones crushed, still grinned wickedly: "You used far less force than usual, Tsunade. Even if it's just a little trick, it's enough that it works for you. Even if you know it's probably fake, you'll still do anything to verify the truth, won't you?"

He let Tsunade's hands crush his bones piece by piece, yet he looked quite pleased with himself: "Don't waste your energy, Tsunade. As long as you don't let me go, you won't get any evidence from me. Neither torture nor the Yamanaka clan's mind-reading techniques can pry open my head, you know that!"

Tsunade's cheeks twitched violently. She knew that Orochimaru was telling the truth. This guy had turned himself into something unrecognizable for his experiments. Even using mind-reading to probe someone's mind was very easy to backfire on.

Moreover, the Yamanaka clan are from Konoha and are loyal to the Third Hokage. Even if they saw something, they wouldn't dare tell me!

But she needed to know! To know how her lover died, to know whether her mentor had actually committed such a heinous act, even if it meant being branded as a prisoner-releaser…

Seeing that she was wavering, Orochimaru pressed on: "By the way, Tsunade, you might not know, but not only Dan, but even your younger brother Nawaki..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tsunade suddenly threw a punch, which was even more powerful and forceful than the previous blow. Orochimaru could even clearly hear the sound of his skull cracking.

But this punch also shattered all the prison shackles binding him, and the terrifying force propelled Orochimaru's body to smash a large hole in the ceiling, sending him plummeting straight out of the prison.

Orochimaru was on the verge of death, but his face was full of joy, and his mouth suddenly opened wide.

"Wow!"

He exhausted his last bit of chakra, exhaled a new version of himself from his mouth, and slithered straight out of the village.

……

Meanwhile, Feng Lan walked into the cell at a leisurely pace, looked at Tsunade standing there with her fists clenched, and smiled slightly at the large hole in the ceiling: "Lady Tsunade, what's going on here?"

"I..." Tsunade was a straightforward and frank person and not good at lying. Feng Lan gave her a few minutes, but she still couldn't come up with a good story.

Seeing this, Feng Lan could only offer a way out: "I think you were angered by Orochimaru's words and accidentally knocked him away, right?"

Tsunade: "...That's right, that's exactly it."

"Lord Fenglan, I'll go after them right away!" The straightforward Zhishui leaped onto the ceiling.

"You child," Feng Lan shook her head in exasperation. "How many times have I told you? Procedures, Konoha's procedures are very important! Shouldn't we write a report first after such a dangerous criminal escapes? Let's hand this task over to Itachi tomorrow. Go and inform the Third Hokage immediately and have him send out the Anbu to search for Orochimaru according to procedure."

"But……"

"Go!"

“…Yes.” Zhi Shui remembered Feng Lan’s promise to him, and could only bow reluctantly before leaving.

Once only two people remained in the cell, Tsunade coldly said, "You give off a vibe just like that bastard Danzo."

“You can’t say that,” Feng Lan said shamelessly. “First, I have a bigger perspective than him, and second… I think I’m a bit more handsome than him.”

"Heh." Tsunade didn't comment on the overall situation, but instead said in a slightly sarcastic tone, "Are you sure? Shimura Danzo may be a scoundrel, but he was the envy of countless girls when he was young."