Naruto: Changing Fate

Regardless of emotions and humanity, just from the practical perspective of preserving his own life and ensuring that he can complete the task, Orochimaru came up with the best choice he could make at the moment almost in a short time - —That is to leave Jiraiya alone in this crumbling cave, who is already seriously injured and on the verge of death, so much so that he has completely lost his ability to act alone, let alone his fighting ability.

Although this approach seems too cold, cruel and inhumane.But in Orochimaru's view, the benefits of doing so are undoubtedly worthwhile and obvious.

In addition to allowing Jiraiya to exert the last little bit of value, it can also prevent Tsunade from consuming her own essence in vain in order to continue to use medical ninjutsu to save Jiraiya's last breath. There's not much precious chakra left...

After all, Orochimaru's knowledge and understanding of Tsunade's abilities are enough for Orochimaru to know that according to the medical ninjutsu that Tsunade currently masters, in this critical moment of racing against time, let alone Jiraiya Restore certain combat capabilities.Even letting Jiraiya regain the ability to act alone so that he can follow the two of them in their breakout will become a luxury!

In other words, if you are blindly dragged down by the feelings of this classmate and continue to stay here, waiting for Jiraiya to recover... In Orochimaru's view, let alone allowing Jiraiya to continue to live. , I am afraid that even Orochimaru and Tsunade will completely lose hope of escaping because they delayed the best time and condition to break out!

Because of this, the problem Orochimaru needs to face next seems much simpler and clearer - that is to convince Tsunade to give up treating Jiraiya and not waste it in vain to extend Jiraiya's life. own chakra.So that all the saved chakra can be used in the tough battle with a group of rock ninjas during the frontal breakout.And use this to ensure the possibility that the two of them can successfully break through after this!

Thinking of this, Orochimaru, who had been silent all this time, began to step out of the darkness and slowly approached the direction where Tsunade and Jiraiya were.

……Um?

Orochimaru didn't deliberately hide the sound of neither light nor heavy footsteps, coupled with the natural echo amplification of the cave where he was.Tsunade, who was concentrating on treating Jiraiya's injuries, was still aware of the approach of the person behind her despite the constant interference from the roaring noises from the outside world.Then he frowned slightly and turned his head slightly sideways following the sound with a suspicious look on his face.

It's no use, Tsunade.

Perhaps it was due to the hard fighting in the past few days, or the proposal that was about to be spoken was too cold and heartless, that made Orochimaru's already hoarse and low voice become more harsh and sharp.Facing the doubtful gaze cast by Tsunade, he calmly revealed the fact he was facing right now - that is, Jiraiya at this moment was completely hopeless.

……

But obviously, as the only female among the three, she is also the only medical ninja among the three.The emphasis on the lives of her companions who were in danger made the emotional Tsunade have no time to respond to Orochimaru's sudden words. She didn't even hear clearly what Orochimaru said, let alone noticed the gradual expression on Orochimaru's face. With his decisive coldness, after confirming that the visitor was a friend and not an enemy, he turned his gaze back and once again concentrated on healing Jiraiya's injuries.

This cave won't last long... Judging from the current frequency of Earth Release Ninjutsu attacks in Iwagakure Village, it won't be long before the entire hill, let alone the cave we are hiding in, will completely collapse. It was forcibly razed to the ground.

The lack of response from the person in front of him was what Orochimaru expected.Because of this, even if Tsunade chose to ignore it, the words in Orochimaru's mouth still did not pause for a moment.On the contrary, while he continued to persuade her word by word, he unconsciously began to change his tone and voice to become more and more cold and ruthless.

Time waits for no one, Tsunade... If you and I still want to escape, then we can no longer hesitate and make a decision now.

Orochimaru and me?Make a decision?What does this mean... No, could it be said that this guy wants to give Jiraiya...!

The person behind her took the trouble to persuade her, so Tsunade had to concentrate a little to listen and digest the meaning contained in it.Then, while whispering secretly in his heart, he suddenly realized a possibility that sent chills down his spine.Tsunade frowned slightly and turned her head again without hesitation.While he was blurting out his response, he seemed to have deliberately emphasized his tone in order to make people remember the truth.

And Jiraiya!

While looking at each other, Tsunade frowned subconsciously, which was inevitably noticed by Orochimaru.Based on this, Orochimaru inferred that the person in front of him must have thought of his proposal, but he still couldn't cross the threshold of so-called companionship, and was pretending to be stupid with him here.Orochimaru's slender eyes, which were already becoming more anxious and irritable due to the crisis he was in, began to narrow and wrinkle more and more.Along with this, his eyes, which were already a little indifferent, became even more cold and vicious.

...You should know it very well, Tsunade...

However, knowing that quarreling with Tsunade at the moment would only be harmful to him, Orochimaru was silent for a brief moment, trying hard to suppress and restrain his increasingly strong murderous intention, and then Try to keep your tone of voice as neutral as possible.Immediately, his eyes did not dodge, and while maintaining the state of confrontation with Tsunade, he unceremoniously exposed the unoptimistic fact directly.

If we still insist on leaving with Jiraiya...then it will be absolutely impossible for us to escape from the siege of those rock ninjas!

I know!

The look of determination and indifference revealed in Orochimaru's eyes made Tsunade more and more convinced of the terrible suspicion in her heart.Then he tried to persuade Orochimaru to give up, but still pretended not to understand and continued speaking seriously.

That's why I will always use medical ninjutsu to help Jiraiya...

It's a pity that Orochimaru, who has made up his mind and believes that he has wasted enough time here, obviously can no longer listen to Tsunade's feeble words of advice.

Tsunade!Now we are in the middle of a war...

Before Tsunade could finish her words, Orochimaru spoke up, interrupting the words that were on his lips.Then he continued to remind people in a cold voice, while using the cover of his cloak, he slowly stretched his arm back to take out a kunai sharp enough to cut through gold and iron from the ninja tool bag at his waist. Hold it firmly in the palm of your hand.While quietly tensing up his muscles, he seemed to be conversing calmly with others, but in fact, he had already secretly prepared to use actions to achieve his goal after breaking up the negotiations with Tsunade.

The possibility must not be reduced because of too many personal feelings.

possibility?What are the possibilities?

Certainly the possibility that you and I can continue to live.

Despite her words, Tsunade was still unwilling to give up Jiraiya's life under the witness of Orochimaru, and was constantly consuming her own chakra in order to maintain the effectiveness of the medical ninjutsu.But because the subsequent breakout and escape operation is absolutely impossible based on one's own abilities.When Orochimaru was faced with Tsunade's knowing and asking questions, he had no choice but to be patient and expose the facts simply and clearly.

If one person breaks through, it is absolutely impossible to succeed.And if you and I join forces, there is still a certain possibility of success.But if you persist and must bring Jiraiya with you to break out, there is only one result that can be obtained...that is, the three of us will be completely wiped out by the Iwa ninjas surrounded by the outside. Here.

……

Although she was reluctant to admit it, as a qualified and outstanding ninja, Tsunade had the overall perspective to see the changes in the situation clearly.So much so that he subconsciously opened his mouth and tried to refute Orochimaru's cold remarks.Tsunade was shocked to find that after thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't say a word to refute Orochimaru.

But even so, there is one thing that Tsunade can be 100% sure of at this moment - Jiraiya is his most important companion!As a medical ninja, Tsunade must not just watch Jiraiya die in front of her eyes!

What's more, the reason why Jiraiya is suffering so much damage now is to protect Tsunade. When he had no time to use ninjutsu, he used his own body as a shield to intercept and withstand the sneak attack for Tsunade. The reason for the fatal blow to Tsunade...

Because of this, Tsunade was destined to be unable to be as cold and ruthless as Orochimaru because of her innate tough-talk but soft-hearted character.It is absolutely impossible for Jiraiya to directly abandon him in such a fatal danger when he needs him most!

Seeing that she had fully explained the facts and proposals, she never thought that even at this point, Tsunade still refused to give up on Jiraiya.On the contrary, he never stopped treating Jiraiya during his eye-to-eye confrontation with Orochimaru.As a result, Orochimaru's little patience began to be gradually worn away.

Huh, you know it's futile, but you still refuse to give up... Just keep wasting your chakra, Tsunade.

After a moment of silence, under the influence of Tsunade's unwavering eyes and the increasing shaking of the cave, Orochimaru completely lost the patience to continue talking nonsense.Then he directly stretched out the hand holding the kunai from the cloak, with all the murderous intent in his eyes revealed, and continued in a cold voice without mercy.

Anyway, since you are unwilling to give up on Jiraiya and still can't do it...then let me kill Jiraiya.

The words seemed to be to prove to Tsunade that he was not joking, and then force Tsunade to make a decision as soon as possible.Even though Orochimaru did not attack at the fastest speed, he stabbed the kunai in his hand directly towards the unconscious Jiraiya.But while bending slightly and assuming a fighting posture as if he was about to launch a surprise attack, he vented and released all the cold murderous intent that he had tried to suppress and restrain in his heart.So that the already dark and cold cave was suddenly enveloped in every corner by Orochimaru's murderous intent, making people feel even more chilling.

After all, Jiraiya not only lost his ability to fight, but even his consciousness fell into a long-term coma.On one side was Tsunade, who was desperately using medical ninjutsu in order to save Jiraiya's last breath, so that the chakra that had been consumed in large amounts in previous battles was becoming increasingly depleted and in a state of emergency.On the other side, although he was also physically and mentally exhausted, Orochimaru had slightly recovered some chakra due to the short rest. It was obvious that the situation was not good for Tsunade.Then let Orochimaru think about it, under the influence of his own calculation and persecution step by step, and the innate selfish nature of human beings.For the sake of her own life, Tsunade must give up Jiraiya's life which can no longer be saved, and is forced to choose to cooperate with herself to break out of the current dangerous situation.

It's a pity that Orochimaru calculated everything, but he always missed a little bit...

That was Tsunade, who usually showed her disgust and disgust towards Jiraiya...

Deep down in her heart, how much she cared about and cared about Jiraiya's safety!

You... you can give it a try...

Vaguely, because he realized that the relationship between the three people was very likely to break up at this critical moment where they could lose their lives at any time, and trigger a civil strife and dispute.Tsunade, who had always regarded herself as a medical ninja and assisted Jiraiya and Orochimaru in the rear, and had never thought that one day she would face such a dilemma, inevitably felt a little nervous and uneasy.As a result, he couldn't help but start to tremble slightly as he spoke.

Orochimaru, if you dare to take another step forward... and dare to touch Jiraiya...

But even so, faced with Orochimaru's cold murderous intention and the inhumane cold words, Tsunade not only did not choose to give up as Orochimaru expected, leaving Jiraiya who was seriously injured and on the verge of death. Acting as bait, he teamed up with Orochimaru to break out... On the contrary, in the cold response every word, a decisive killing force that was not inferior to Orochimaru gradually appeared on Tsunade's seemingly slender body. meaning!

I...will definitely kill you!

Obviously, this is Tsunade clearly warning Orochimaru...

As long as she is here...

Orochimaru couldn't even think of hurting Jiraiya's hair!

One year, when Jiraiya recalled this past event...

Jiraiya: Speaking of which... Tsunade~ At that time, were you eager to protect your husband~

Tsunade: Huh?Protect...protect you big-headed ghost!Are you feeling itchy again? !

Jiraiya: Hehe, it's just a joke. We are an old couple, why are we so fussy about it...

Tsunade: Who... who is with you...

Jiraiya: Huh?That’s not what you told me in the room last night~

Naruto passing by: Last night, in the room...oh oh...

Tsunade: ...Very good, Jiraiya, you must be in need...

Jiraiya:? ? ?Naruto, you brat, when did you show up... No, Tsunade, you... you... listen to my explanation... ah——!

Naruto: Wow, you flew really far... Hey, Sasuke, let's make a bet?

Sasuke: Huh?What to bet on?

Naruto: Of course... I bet Grandpa Jiraiya will break a few ribs this time~

Sasuke: Well [thinking carefully]...Three roots, what do you think.

Naruto: Judging from the intensity just now, I'm afraid it's more than that... I'll bet five.

Jiraiya:? ? ?Under normal circumstances, shouldn't I be worried about my master's life? ?You two brats, are you biological?

Naruto and Sasuke [said in unison with innocent faces]: We two are not your biological children in the first place~

Jiraiya: ... [He sought death and was beaten by his wife, pretended to be wronged and was angry with his disciple, Jiraiya, died]

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