Chapter 237:
"Stay in the village and wait for news?"
Tsunade froze, her mind struggling to process Orochimaru's words. She didn't have time to think deeply about it now, though—Orochimaru was leaving.
"Do you… really have to go?" she asked softly, her voice tinged with reluctance.
"Yes," Orochimaru replied firmly.
"And you won't take me with you?"
"It's not that I don't want to," Orochimaru said calmly. "It's that I can't. However, don't be too upset. You know where I'm going, and you can always contact me if necessary."
"That's easy for you to say, but…"
"Enough, Tsunade," Orochimaru interrupted. He reached out and gently ruffled her hair, a rare display of tenderness. "If you want answers, you'll have to wait until dawn. Now, goodbye, Tsunade."
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