"Tsunade-sama!"
As soon as Tsunade fell, a beautiful woman with short black hair quickly came to support Tsunade before glaring at Orochimaru, but quickly lowered her head as she felt killing intent from many people inside the room, who were aimed at her direction.
"Stop."
Before those people did something, Orochimaru stopped them. "Clear the room and leave us alone."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
As everyone quickly cleaned up his room, Orochimaru continued to do this job, but Tsunade stared at him with a complex mood and observed everything that had already been under control. Even if she had come, nothing could be done, and she knew that he had made his preparations thoroughly to take away what was supposed to be his.
'Sensei...'
Tsunade felt that Hiruzen was an idiot, selfish, and frankly, too arrogant, yet as Hiruzen had been at the top for so long, it was impossible for him to accept the change within the Konoha, yet wasn't the change inevitable?
When a new ruler came, naturally, they would come up with new ways, but Hiruzen couldn't accept it, and because of that, he decided to let everything that happened to Orochimaru happen.
Probably, her little brother's accident was also due to this struggle for power, since how could Hiruzen and the others want their authority and places to be taken away, even if the one who took it was the righteous and legal heir?
To spit out something that they had swallowed, how could they let that happen?
Somehow, Tsunade could imagine that instead of giving the position of Hokage to someone else, Hiruzen planned to give the position of Hokage to his son, Asuma Sarutobi.
Still, as Tsunade sat calmly on the sofa as she looked at Orochimaru, who did his job, Shizune, her disciple, didn't relax her guard as she knew well how weak her teacher was.
"What are you going to do?" Orochimaru asked as he looked at Tsunade.
Tsunade snorted at that question. "What can I do? Everything is under your control! I can't do anything!"
"If you want, I can give you the position of the Hokage, you know?"
Frankly, after Orochimaru got this position, instead of feeling happy, it felt like a drag and a burden for him, especially when he thought that it was more interesting to do research on everything that Shinra had brought!
Especially that Ootsuki Clan!
The clan or the origin of the God of Shinobi, the Sage of the Six Paths, it would be interesting if Orochimaru could uncover the secrets of their genes and create clones of them.
By then, even if the Ootsuki Clan waged a war against the planet, Orochimaru could send the clones of Ootsuki to deal with them, so without a doubt, it was better to give this position to Tsunade.
Yes, his rule was smooth, and no one fought him, but it didn't mean that everything was peaceful since some groups whose interests were taken away definitely would try to cause him trouble.
While Orochimaru wanted to kill all of them, he knew that act wasn't conducive, and instead of killing them by himself, it was better to ask Urashiki, who had become the enemy of the world, to kill those people.
Yet, even so, those people were still useful, and instead of killing them, it was better to use those people, especially those families that were part of the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado, who hated him to death.
Still, if Tsunade became the Hokage, everything would be smooth, and everyone would be at peace.
Only—
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY?!"
Tsunade was enraged as she grabbed Orochimaru's collar and ground her teeth. "AFTER YOU HAD MADE SUCH A MESS, YOU WANTED TO THROW AWAY EVERYTHING TO ME?! WHAT DID YOU THINK THE LIVES OF OTHERS WERE?! DO YOU THINK THE POSITION OF THE HOKAGE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN THROW AWAY AT WILL AFTER YOU GET IT?!"
"Yes."
"...."
Facing Tsunade's firepower, Orochimaru nodded calmly as he gestured at his guards to leave them alone.
While those guards hesitated, they nodded since they knew well that for a weak woman like Tsunade, who got weak just with a blood, she was no match for their Orochimaru-sama!
Still, before Tsunade punched him, Orochimaru made a movement that was about to throw something, which made her subconsiously flinch and cower before he chuckled.
"..." Tsunade.
Watching him, who played her, she clenched her fists tightly, wishing to beat the shit out of him, yet she knew well that she wasn't a match for him, especially when she could tell that he had grown stronger.
"For you, this village is everything, but not for me."
"...are you kidding me?"
"I am not." Orochimaru shook his head and said, "You have heard Ootsuki Urashiki, right?"
Tsunade frowned at her words. "You have a relationship with that guy?"
"Of course not." Orochimaru shook his head, showing his disapproval, yet without a doubt, if someone knew the truth, they would think he was a great liar. "But I know his origin."
"Origin?"
Tsunade was dumbfounded, but then confused when Orochimaru pointed his finger toward the ceiling.
"Why did you point your finger at the ceiling?"
"...I am pointing at the sky."
"Sky?" Tsunade frowned, then looked up before she realized something as she asked with great shock. "You mean... that guy came from the sky?"
"To be exact, the outer space, outside of the planet, that guy is a so-called alien."
"....." Tsunade.
"Now, why did someone from outer space come to this planet?"
"Why?" Tsunade subconsiously asked.
"To invade this planet."
"...." Tsunade.
"Those nobles and daimyos who were killed were just the beginning, Tsunade." Orochimaru's face was as solemn as he told Tsunade the greatest danger they were about to face.
"This planet... they want everything, take everything from us, whether it is water, land, lives, everything. They will devour this planet until everything on this planet is dead.
"That's the purpose of the Ootsuki Clan."
"...."
Yet, Tsunade wasn't the only one who was dumbfounded; Shizune and everyone who heard Orochimaru couldn't believe what they had heard.
With an expression of solemnity as if he were a commander who was entrusted to protect this very earth from the alien, Orochimaru said, "So, will you lend me your hand, Tsunade?"