It was another month, and the Thousands of Thousands of Chaos were busy again.
In fact, more than half a year ago, Chao Yanqian returned from the front line and had been busy ever since. However, during that time, Chao Yanqian was mainly focused on his own experiments.
In order to study the First Hokage's cells, the Thousands of Chaos did not even participate in the decisive battle between Konoha and Kumogakure. They simply stayed at the rear to treat the wounded and began secret research whenever they had free time.
But today, Chao Yanqian started getting busy for the wedding of Bo Feng Shuimen.
In fact, to be honest, when he had just crossed into this world, Chao Yanqian didn't have any feelings for Bo Feng Shuimen; he was just a Hokage who had died young.
However, when Bo Feng Shuimen selflessly taught the Flying Thunder God Technique to Chao Yanqian, Chao Yanqian truly recognized Bo Feng Shuimen's character.
Had it not been for Bo Feng Shuimen selflessness, many of Chao Yanqian's plans would not have been completed. Not to mention the release of the Three-Tails in Kirigakure, even daring to break ties with Orochimaru would have been impossible.
To some extent, Minato Namikaze was no different from a benefactor to Chao Yiqianren.
It was not just Chao Yanqian, but also Yamato, Uchiha Shisui, and Tsunade those who had guided Chao Yiqianren early on all of them had been silently remembered in his heart. Although some of Chao Yanqian's actions later ran counter to these people's ideals, it did not affect his gratitude toward them.
In the beginning, Minato wanted to hold a simple wedding, but Uzumaki Kushina loved lively events very much. Moreover, Bo Feng Shuimen was about to take up the position of Fourth Hokage, and he needed to build good relations with the major clans and powerful figures in the village.
With everyone's insistence, Chao Yanqian could only compromise.
On this day, Bo Feng Shuimen was definitely more tired than when he single-handedly fought against the five thousand sunagakure troops. All kinds of tedious rituals took up almost the whole day worshipping gods, offering sacrifices. When Bo Feng Shuimen finally finished all the ceremonies, it was already nighttime.
As for the banquet in the evening, it was mainly for strengthening the bonds among the various clans, with the ninjas reminiscing about old times. Chao Yanqian was not interested in that, and after a simple meal, he excused himself.
Konoha was still very lively at night. The war was over, and Konoha had lifted the curfew. There were various snack stalls on both sides of the street, and the villagers and ninjas who passed by wore smiling faces. The pain caused by the war seemed to have gradually faded away.
This was not human forgetfulness, but selective forgetfulness.
People would unconsciously forget sad memories and choose to remember only the happy things.
If someone with a gloomy heart saw this scene, they might think about the blood of the ninjas who died on the battlefield and resent that people forgot their sacrifices so quickly. But if one were a cheerful person, they would think that those ninjas did not die in vain the village had finally returned to prosperity.
Perhaps this was the biggest difference between Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju.
Walking alone on the street at night, Chao Yanqian didn't know what his own state of mind was maybe he didn't care at all.
In fact, after living in this world for thirteen years, Chao Yanqian had completely integrated into it and gradually developed feelings for Konoha. But in the final analysis, Chao Yanqian was not a passionate person maybe his feelings were originally very faint.
"Hmm?"
Just as he was about to turn onto another street to head home, Chao Yanqian suddenly noticed he was being followed.
This person was very skilled if they hadn't deliberately revealed their chakra, Chao Yanqian would not have noticed at all.
The Anbu or Root members shouldn't have this kind of subtlety. Who was it? Was it Orochimaru?
Thinking of this, Chao Yanqian paused, then casually walked toward the forest behind the Hokage Rock.
"I've noticed you following me all the way. Come out!" Finding a secluded spot, he turned and shouted.
Since this person deliberately revealed their presence, they probably wanted to talk to Chao Yanqian or perhaps they had something else in mind. After all, revealing their presence prevented Chao Yanqian from safely returning home.
From the shadows, a slender figure slowly emerged. Blonde hair and a beautiful face it was Tsunade!
"Sister Tsunade!" Chao Yanqian greeted her, but a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
Sure enough, Tsunade looked at him with a serious expression. Her playful attitude was gone, replaced by a stern tone as she loudly asked:
"You... have you been secretly cooperating with Orochimaru behind my back?"
"When did you find out?" Chao Yanqian asked bitterly.
"Hmph! You admit it so easily? I thought you would at least try to deny it!" Tsunade glared at him coldly.
"You're wrong!" Chao Yanqian said. "It's not that I cooperated with Orochimaru behind your back from the very beginning, when I became your disciple, Orochimaru had already benefited from it."
Facing Tsunade's questioning, Chao Yanqian didn't know how to answer.
If it had simply been a matter of cooperating with Orochimaru, maybe Tsunade wouldn't have been so furious. But judging from her attitude, she had definitely discovered something deeper, or someone had told her something, and that's why she was so completely enraged.
Among traitors, Chao Yanqian would rather have chosen to be a spy. Because of that, perhaps Tsunade could have accepted things more easily and Chao Yanqian might have felt a little less guilty.
Boom!
Hearing Chao Yanqian's words, Tsunade could no longer suppress her emotions and threw a punch at him!
After two quick dodges to avoid Tsunade's blows, Chao Yanqian hurriedly said:
"I've already broken with Orochimaru! I have nothing to do with him anymore!"
"That's your business!" Tsunade snapped, not listening to any explanations. She accelerated her attack toward him , her Super Strength Fist overwhelming.
Seeing this, Chao Yanqian could only keep dodging. If he took even one hit, it would be over.
"Actually, I had a feeling that maybe one day you would find out," Chao Yanqian said quietly. "But I really didn't want that day to come so soon."
"If I hadn't discovered it myself, would you have kept hiding it from me?!" Tsunade shouted angrily.
"Yes. If you hadn't discovered it, I would have continued hiding it," Chao Yanqian admitted. "It already happened. If possible, I would have kept it secret from you forever, so that we could maintain the relationship we had before."
"Hmph! How self-serving!" Tsunade shouted angrily.
Boom!
"In my heart, Orochimaru was just a cold associate. But you you are my family," Chao Yanqian continued. "I'm sorry for deceiving you!"
"Then why don't you at least claim Orochimaru forced you?" Tsunade asked coldly.
"Orochimaru may have pressured me into certain things, but the decision to follow him that was made by my own will," Chao Yanqian said. "I don't want to lie to you. But I swear, I never did anything that would hurt you."
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