Chapter 163:
"Will this really keep me safer?"
Tsunade looked at the grass-green potion in her hand, her curiosity piqued by Orochimaru's words. This vial was different from the potions she'd seen him create before.
"Is it as miraculous as you say?" she teased, a faint smile on her lips.
She didn't know exactly what this potion did, but she could feel Orochimaru's genuine concern. There was something special in his gesture that stirred a warmth in her, a feeling she couldn't quite put into words.
"You'll see once you try it," Orochimaru replied with a casual wave of his hand, his voice low and slightly raspy. "But use it only after you reach the front line."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, amused by the mysterious tone he was using. "Is it even more precious than that dark green strengthening potion you made before?"
Orochimaru had always been a genius in research, consistently producing remarkable creations, so she wasn't too surprised that he'd come up with something new. But his tone was different this time, almost protective.
"In terms of value… this one is worth at least fifty times more than that potion," Orochimaru said, nonchalantly.
"F-Fifty times?" Tsunade blinked in disbelief. She knew that the advanced strengthening potion alone would probably fetch a price of ten million ryo. So if this one was fifty times that value… Did that mean he was giving her something worth 500 million ryo?