As soon as Orochimaru felt the ninja dogs let go, he jumped backward, avoiding the falling dust completely. He saw both Kakashi and Kabuto coughing, the dust settling equally between the two. Orochimaru smiled evilly. He watched as Kabuto and Kakashi both started growing bigger and bigger, their muscles expanding. Kabuto stopped growing at about twenty feet tall, while Kakashi grew bigger and bigger until he reached thirty five feet tall! As soon as they were both done growing, they started fighting. Orochimaru laughed as he watched them.

"Well, this is something I hadn't planned. But it seems to be working out in my favor."

As Orochimaru watched the two titans fight, Tsunade was looking through her medical books trying to find something that could help reverse whatever jutsu Orochimaru had used. Kakashi had given her a small amount of the dust found leftover in Naruto's scroll and she was analyzing it carefully. Since she was a woman she had no fear of handling the dust. She was starting to get frustrated when Pakkun leaped through her window, landing on her desk and scattering some papers. Tsunade glared at the little dog and said, "This had better be good Pakkun."

Pakkun nodded and said, "Kakashi found Orochimaru. He sent me to tell you."

Tsunade gathered some papers together and said, "Very well. Thank you Pakkun."

Pakkun jumped out the window to return to Kakashi. Tsunade dropped the papers into the wastebasket next to her desk and said, "None of this is going to work!"

She unrolled a scroll and put the dust onto it. She made three hand signs and held them over the dust. The area around her hands started glowing. Within seconds, several symbols had lit up. Tsunade looked them over and said, "It couldn't be..."

She pulled down a book quickly flipped through it. When she found the page she was looking for, she ran her finger down a column. She stopped about halfway down the page and read quickly, her eyes darting left and right. She stopped and whispered, "So it is. Mind Corruption Jutsu! I have to get ready."

Tsunade closed the book and ran out of her office, heading downstairs in the Hokage Mansion to get a few things done before Orochimaru attacked.

Nearing the village, Jiraiya and Tsunade spotted Gaara and Naruto sitting quietly in the practice field. Jiraiya shook his head and said, "I can't believe Orochimaru could do something like this. Pick up the pace Shizune! I need to talk to Tsunade!"

Shizune groaned and tired to push herself even further as they made their way to the Hokage Mansion.