Remembering something, Tsunade jumped off the bed, ran over to Orochimaru, placed her hands on her shoulders, and said with utmost seriousness: "Orochimaru, you must be careful! You absolutely must guard against that Jiraiya's See-Through Jutsu!"
Orochimaru was slightly taken aback. Seeing Tsunade so earnest, she nodded and said: "If he dares to peep at me, I'll make him regret it."
Hmm, chemical castration or physical castration, that's the question.
Orochimaru thought while taking off her clothes. Just as she was about to put on her pajamas, a hand slapped her butt.
Slap—!
"Cough, hmm! The soft interplay of light and shadow outlines a tempting curve of the buttocks… Hehe!"
Orochimaru turned her head and saw Tsunade's characteristic smile, saying helplessly: "Were you peeking at my manuscript again?"
"What's wrong with me looking at it when you leave it there?"
Tsunade stood with her hands on her hips, her argument baseless but her demeanor strong, clearly being unreasonable.
Orochimaru thought for a moment and said: "Understood, I'll put it away next time."
"Ah! No! What you write is very interesting!"
Tsunade shook Orochimaru's arm. "It's okay if I just look, right?"
"Rather than looking at my manuscript, I'd prefer you focus your attention on gambling."
Orochimaru didn't want Tsunade to indulge in all three vices (gambling, drinking, and prostitution) in the future. Rather than that, it would be better for her to visit the Casino more often.
Actually, there's nothing wrong with loving to gamble.
"Speaking of which, I didn't get to eat your cooking today."
Tsunade lay on the bed, looking at Orochimaru beside her.
Orochimaru glanced at Tsunade from the corner of her eye, seeing her so expectant.
"I'll make it tomorrow."
"It's a deal then!"
Tsunade reached out and hugged Orochimaru.
I think you need a body pillow more.
Orochimaru, who knew she couldn't match Tsunade's strength, could only let her be.
It's normal for children to like to hug something when they sleep.
The next day, the news of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family and Branch Family almost erupting into a bloody conflict last night spread throughout Konoha.
Fortunately, the Konoha Higher-Ups arrived in time, preventing a bloody conflict between the Hyuga Clan's Main Family and Branch Family.
After mediation by the Konoha Higher-Ups, Hyuga Hatsume, the Hyuga Clan leader, announced the abolition of the Main Family and Branch Family system. This news not only caused a huge stir in Konoha.
The major Ninja Clans were very satisfied with how the Konoha Higher-Ups handled the Hyuga Clan's internal strife.
Every Ninja Clan had different systems, and what they could least tolerate was excessive interference from the Konoha Higher-Ups in their internal clan affairs.
And this was what pleased them about the Konoha Higher-Ups this time: they did not overly interfere in the Hyuga Clan's internal affairs, merely acting as mediators.
"Orochimaru, did you hear? The Hyuga Clan's Main Family and Branch Family system has been abolished!"
Tsunade's footsteps and voice arrived before she did.
Orochimaru held a test tube, gently shaking it. The liquid in the test tube was clear yet deadly.
"It seems the shouts last night came from the Hyuga Clan."
Orochimaru looked at the poison in the test tube, her serene and composed small face showing no expression. She was not concerned about what had happened to the Hyuga Clan.
"Your reaction is too calm!"
Tsunade's cheeks puffed out slightly; Orochimaru's reaction was not what she had expected.
"No matter what happens to the Hyuga Clan, it doesn't affect us, does it?"
Orochimaru carefully added a powdery substance to the test tube with tweezers. The clear liquid in the test tube underwent a strange change after the powder was added, turning purplish-black and swirling upwards, as if about to overflow.
Swish—!
Orochimaru's figure vanished from her spot, only to return a moment later.
"It failed."
Orochimaru's calm words carried a hint of helplessness. The research on Chakra Poison was far more difficult than she had imagined.
"Orochimaru, what are you researching?"
Tsunade asked curiously. Orochimaru was always tinkering with bottles and jars all day, and she had no idea what she was researching.
"Poison. In my conception, it's a toxin that can continuously deplete the Chakra of the poisoned person."
"Ah? Why are you researching such terrifying poison?"
Tsunade was startled by Orochimaru's research. If it succeeded, wouldn't anyone afflicted with Chakra Poison become a cripple? After all, running out of Chakra meant death!
"You'll know later. The Chakra Poison I'm researching isn't meant to be used against Ninja."
Orochimaru didn't care if Tsunade could understand her words at the moment. She smiled slightly and flicked her forehead.
Using Chakra Poison against Ninja would be somewhat overkill. By the time she developed Chakra Poison, there would be no one in the Ninja World worthy of her using Chakra Poison against.
No, there were still a few people.
Once truly developed, it would still make a good trump card.
In Orochimaru's mind, there were some troublesome existences that were worthy of Chakra Poison.
Not for use against Ninja? Then who are you using it against?
Tsunade looked at Orochimaru, full of questions.
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The news of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family and Branch Family system being abolished quickly spread throughout the Land of Fire, and then to other countries and Ninja Villages.
It should be known that the Hyuga Clan was one of Konoha's prestigious clans, and one of the two major clans in Konoha possessing the Byakugan Bloodline Limit.
They were also two of the most famous Ninja Clans in the Ninja World, highly coveted by all Ninja Villages: the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan. The renown of the Byakugan and Sharingan was known to all.
However, the abolition of the Hyuga Clan's Main House and Branch House system was not good news for those who wanted to obtain the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan, and they obtained more intelligence through their own channels.
With the abolition of the Hyuga Clan's Main House and Branch House system, the Hyuga Clan, with the full strength of the entire clan, urgently formulated several new systems.
Among them, the most important was the system concerning the Caged Bird Curse Mark.
The new Caged Bird Curse Mark would not restrict ocular power, nor would it have a blind spot in vision, it could also be hidden, and there was no need to worry about being controlled, and no ugly curse mark would appear on the forehead, it could be said that it was a curse mark that existed purely to protect the Byakugan.
Because of this, whether or not to apply the Caged Bird Curse Mark to protect the Byakugan was entirely a personal choice; the clan would not force them to apply the Caged Bird Curse Mark.
As soon as this system was announced, most of the people who were formerly from the Main House chose to apply the Caged Bird Curse Mark; no one wanted their eyes to be dug out after their death.
Of course, there were also a very small number of people who believed that they were exceptionally talented, and their future strength would be so great that they would not be afraid of having their eyes dug out by others.
The second system was about the Hyuga Clan members who did not have the talent to become Ninja; even without the talent to become Ninja, their Byakugan would still be targeted if they were born into the Hyuga Clan, so they had to apply the Caged Bird Curse Mark.
This system was entirely for their protection.
Everyone in the Hyuga Clan had no objection to this system.
The third system, and also the last system, was the House Head selection system.
The House Head of the Hyuga Clan must not only have strength but also intelligence; they must be outstanding in all aspects to lead the new Hyuga Clan towards prosperity.
The announcement of these new systems made those who wanted to dig out the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan think twice before acting.
Those who wanted to obtain the Byakugan could no longer use the Caged Bird Curse Mark to determine whether that person's Byakugan would be rendered useless after being dug out.
It was very possible that they would spend time and effort killing a Ninja of the Hyuga Clan, only for the Caged Bird Curse Mark to destroy his brain and Byakugan after his death, making all their efforts in vain.
That is to say, the difficulty of obtaining the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan drastically increased.
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