It has nothing to do with emotional human nature. From the perspective of saving one's own life and ensuring that the task can be completed, Orochimaru has come up with the best choice that he can do now in just a short moment - that is, Jiraiya, who is already in a state of serious injury and death, so that even his combat ability is completely lost, will be left alone in this crumbling cave.

Although this approach seems too cold, cruel and inhumane, in Orochimaru, the benefits of doing so are undoubtedly worthy and obvious.

In addition to allowing Jiraiya to exert the only little value left in the end, Tsunade can also avoid her in vain to consume the precious chakra that she had left in her own vain in order to continue using medical ninjutsu to protect Jiraiya's last breath...

After all, Orochimaru's understanding of Tsunade's abilities is enough to let Orochimaru know that according to the medical ninjutsu mastered by Tsunade, in this critical moment of racing against time, let alone Jiraiya restored a certain combat ability. Even allowing Jiraiya to restore his ability to act alone so that he can follow them to break through will become a luxury!

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

It is precisely because of this that the problems Orochimaru needs to face next seem much simpler and clearer - that is, to persuade Tsunade to give up the treatment of Jiraiya and not waste his own chakra in vain to continue his life for Jiraiya. So that all the saved chakra will be used to break out against the tough battles between the Iwa Ninjas when breaking through the front, and to ensure that the two of them can successfully break out after this!

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

"……Um?"

Orochimaru did not deliberately hide the footsteps, and the natural echo of the cave where he was located, made Tsunade, who was focused on treating Jiraiya's injuries, still noticed the approach of the people behind him even though he was in the constant interference of the roar from the outside world. Then, his brows frowned slightly, and he turned his head slightly in line with the sound with a look of suspicion.

"It's useless, Tsunade."

Perhaps it was because of the hard battles over the past few days, or the proposal that was about to be released was too cold and heartless, Orochimaru's already hoarse and low voice became more and more harsh and sharp. He even expressed the fact that he was facing now, which was Jiraiya at this moment, and was completely helpless.

“…”

But it is obvious that as the only woman among the three, it is also the only medical ninja among the three. The emphasis on the lives of the companion who was in danger made the emotional Tsunade unable to deal with Orochimaru's abrupt words, and he didn't even hear clearly what Orochimaru said, let alone noticed the resolute coldness that gradually appeared on Orochimaru's face, and after confirming that the person who came was a friend but not an enemy, he turned his eyes back and devoted himself to healing Jiraiya's injuries.

"This cave cannot last for too long... Judging from the frequency of earth escape ninjutsu attacks in Iwahide Village, it won't take long. Not to mention the cave we are hiding in, even the entire hill will completely collapse and be razed to the ground."

The person in front of him looked unresponsive, which was as expected by Orochimaru. Because of this, even though Tsunade chose to ignore it directly, Orochimaru's words still did not pause for a moment. Instead, while continuing to persuade him word by word, he unknowingly began to gradually turn his tone and voice lines into becoming more and more cold and ruthless.

"Time doesn't wait for anyone, Tsunade... If you and I still want to escape, then we can't continue to hesitate. We have to make a decision now."

"Orochimaru and me? Make a decision? What does this mean...No, is this guy trying to give Jiraiya..."

The persuasive words behind the people forced Tsunade to make some mind, listen and digest the meaning contained in it. Then, while whispering in his heart, he suddenly realized a possibility that made the spine chill. Tsunade's eyebrows slightly frowned, and turned his head back without hesitation. While blurting out and responding, he deliberately increased his tone to make people remember the facts.

"And Jiraiya!"

As he looked at the interaction, Tsunade subconsciously frowning, naturally, was inevitably noticed by Orochimaru. Then, based on this, Orochimaru inferred that the person in front of him must have thought of his proposal, but he could not overcome the so-called threshold of friendship with his companions, and pretended to be stupid here. This made Orochimaru's slender eyes, which were already in a crisis, began to squint and wrinkle more and more. In addition, the already indifferent and ruthless eyes became more cold and vicious.

"...You should know very well in your heart, Tsunade..."

However, knowing that quarrel with Tsunade at the moment will only be a harmless and unfavorable reason for himself. After a brief moment of silence, Orochimaru tried to suppress and restrain his increasingly powerful murderous intent, he tried his best to restore his tone to his former appearance. Then he kept his eyes and confrontation with Tsunade, and unceremoniously revealed the unoptimistic facts.

"If we insisted on bringing Jiraiya with us...then we would never be able to escape from the siege of those Iwa Ninjas!"

"I know!"

The resolute and indifferent appearance revealed in Orochimaru's eyes made Tsunade more and more confirm the terrible guess in his heart. Then, he tried to persuade Orochimaru to give up, and continued to say seriously and seriously.

"So, I have been using medical ninjutsu to help Jiraiya..."

Unfortunately, I had decided and decided that I had been here. Orochimaru, who had wasted enough time, obviously could no longer listen to Tsunade's pale and powerless advice.

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

Before Tsunade finished speaking, Orochimaru made a sound and interrupted the words he had reached his mouth. Then he continued to remind the person coldly, while slowly leaning back his arms through the cover of his cloak, so as to take out a handful of sharp Khunara that was enough to cut off gold and iron from the waist ninja bag, and hold it firmly in the palm of his hand. While quietly tensing up all the muscles in his body, it seemed that he had a peaceful conversation with Tsunade, but in fact he had already made a secret negotiation with Tsunade and prepared to achieve his goal with actions.

"The possibility should never be reduced because of too much personal relationship."

"Possibility? What possibilities?"

"Of course it's the possibility that you and I can continue to live."

Although in words, Tsunade was still unwilling to give up Jiraiya's life while still consuming his own chakra in order to maintain the effectiveness of medical ninjutsu. However, for the next break-out and escape action, it was absolutely impossible for him to do it alone. When Orochimaru faced Tsunade's appearance of asking questions, he had to patiently expose the facts simply and clearly to others.

"If you break through alone, it is absolutely impossible to succeed. If you and I join forces, you will still have a certain possibility of success. But if you persist and must bring Jiraiya to break through together, there will be only one result... That is, the three of us will be destroyed by the Iwa Ninjas surrounded by the dough outside."

“…”

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

But even so, there is one thing that Tsunade can be 100% sure at this moment - Jirai is also his most important companion! As a medical ninja, Tsunade must not watch Jiraiya die before him!

What's more, Jiraiya is suffering such great damage now to protect Tsunade. When he had no time to perform ninjutsu, he used his body as a shield to intercept Tsunade and endured a fatal blow that was originally a sneak attack on Tsunade...

It is also because of this that because of the inherent character of Knife Mouth and Flexibility of the heart, Tsunade, who is as cold and ruthless as Orochimaru, it is absolutely impossible to abandon Jiraiya in such a fatal danger when Jiraiya needs herself the most!

Seeing that he had completely made clear the facts and proposals, he never thought that since this point, Tsunade still refused to give up Jiraiya. Instead, when he confronted Orochimaru's eyes, he had never interrupted his treatment of Jiraiya. Orochimaru's already few patience began to be gradually wiped out.

"Hmph, do you still refuse to give up even though you know it's futile... Just continue to waste your chakra, Tsunade."

After a moment of silence, under the influence of Tsunade's unwavering eyes, and the increasingly shaking cave, Orochimaru had no patience to continue talking to others. Then he directly stretched out his hand holding Khun from the cloak, and his murderous intent appeared in all his eyes, and continued to say mercilessly.

"Well, since you don't want to give up Jiraiya, you can't do this... Then, let me kill Jiraiya."

In his words, it seemed to prove to Tsunade that he was not joking, and then forced Tsunade to make a decision as soon as possible. Although Orochimaru did not take action as quickly as possible, he directly stabbed the Kuwai in his hand to Jiraiya, who was unconscious. However, while bent down slightly, he made a fighting posture that was about to launch a surprise attack, he released all the cold murderous intent that had been trying to suppress and restrain his heart. So that the already dark and cold cave was instantly covered by Orochimaru's murderous intent and filled every corner, making people feel even more chilling.

After all, Jirai not only lost her combat ability, but also fell into a long coma. On the one hand, he used medical ninjutsu desperately to save Jiraiya's last breath, so that the chakra, which had been consumed a lot in previous battles, became increasingly exhausted and in a state of emergency. On the other hand, Orochimaru, who was also physically and mentally exhausted, but had recovered a little chakra due to the short rest of the previous period... The situation was obviously unfavorable to Tsunade. In addition, Orochimaru thought that under the influence of his own step-by-step calculations and persecution, and the innate selfish nature of human beings, Tsunade would definitely give up Jiraiya's life, which could no longer be saved for his own life, and was forced to cooperate with him to break through the precarious danger.

It’s a pity that Orochimaru has made a lot of calculations, but he always missed a little...

That is Tsunade, who seems to be disgusted and disgusted with Jiraiya in every move...

Deep in her heart, how much she cares about Jiraiya’s safety!

"You...you can try it..."

Immediately, because I noticed the relationship between the three, it was very likely that I would break up at this critical moment when I could die at any time, and triggered civil strife. It made Tsunade, who had always regarded himself as a medical ninja, assisted Jiraiya and Orochimaru in the rear, and had never thought that one day, would face such a dilemma, inevitably felt a little nervous and uneasy. So much so that he began to tremble slightly while his words began to tremble slightly.

"Orochimaru, if you dare to move forward...Jiraiya is a little..."

But even so, facing Orochimaru's cold murderous intent and the cold words that were not at all humane, Tsunade not only chose to stop as Orochimaru had expected, and left Jiraiya, who was seriously injured and dying, as bait, and joined forces with Orochimaru to break through... Instead, in a cold response word by word, a decisive killing intention that was not inferior to Orochimaru's seemingly slender and weak body gradually appeared on Tsunade's seemingly slender and weak body!

"I... will definitely kill you!"

Obviously, this is Tsunade who is clearly warning Orochimaru...

As long as she is there...

Orochimaru can't hurt Jiraiya a hair!

One year, when Jiraiya recalled this past...

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

Tsunade: Ha? Protect... Protect you! Are you itchy again and deserve a beating?!

Jiraiya: Hehe, it’s just a joke, it’s all an old couple, why are you so cares about it?

Tsunade: Who... who is with your husband...

Jiraiya: Hum? I was in the room last night, that's not what you told me~

Naruto "passed by": Last night, he was in the room...oh...

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

Jiraiya:???Naruto, when did you appear...No, Tsunade, you...you...you listen to my explanation...ah--!

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

Sasuke: Ah? What are you betting on?

Naruto: Of course... I bet that Grandpa Jiraiya broke a few ribs this time~

Sasuke: Well [Think seriously]...Sangen, what do you think.

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

Jiraiya: Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t you worry about the safety of my master’s life? Are you two bad guys? Are you biological children?

Naruto and Sasuke [with innocent faces all over the face]: We are not your biological parents~

Jiraiya:… [I was beaten by my wife for death, pretending to be wronged and being angry by my apprentice, Jiraiya, the disciple]
Chapter completed!