Konoha's Hextech Ninja

The wounded man has been taken to the emergency room, where Snake Ci and several medical ninjas are giving him emergency treatment and a thorough examination.

Upon seeing Yagami Yoruichi arrive, Jabami immediately asked anxiously, "Where is Lady Tsunade? Only Lady Tsunade herself can be sure of success in treating this kind of injury!"

“The teacher is having some health issues and cannot perform the surgery.” Yagami Yoruichi did not explain in detail and changed the subject, saying, “Have the patient’s examinations been completed? Tell me the specifics, and I will have the teacher come up with a treatment plan. Senior Jabami, you will preside over the surgery, and I will assist you.”

"you?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Sheci's eyes.

But the situation was urgent, and she didn't have time to say anything more. She immediately informed Yagami Yoruichi of the details of the injured person.

He had severed arms and legs, and his torso had more than a dozen knife wounds and injuries caused by wind-style ninjutsu. Among the most serious wounds were those that damaged his spine, lungs, and liver.

What's even more troublesome is that the blade that slashed the ninja was poisoned!

Yoruichi Yagami had no medical experience, but just by listening to the description of the injury, she realized how difficult the surgery was.

Not daring to waste any time, Yagami Yoruichi carefully noted down the injured person's condition and immediately relayed it to Tsunade.

“It’s very troublesome…” Tsunade frowned and said, “Sunagakure Village is known for its expertise in using poison. Without knowing exactly what poison was used, we can only suppress it for now and then hurry up and prepare an antidote.”

"First, use the 'Fine-Detail Extraction Technique' to remove most of the toxins and alleviate the symptoms of poisoning. Then, suture the wounds on the liver and lungs, using the 'Living Regeneration Technique' to accelerate healing during the suturing process. Finally, for the spinal injury, Snake-Shou's medical ninjutsu level allows her to reconnect the nerves. The key is to thoroughly clean the bone fragments from the wound, leaving not a single one..."

Tsunade's thinking was very clear, and she quickly provided a reliable treatment plan based on what Jabami, Yagami Yoruichi, and others were able to do.

As she spoke, Tsunade looked up at Yoruichi Yagami and said seriously, "Hebi-chan is the only one who has mastered the 'Healing Palm Technique,' so she must conserve enough chakra. The other medical ninjas don't have enough chakra; they all have to use it for surgery. Therefore, the 'Extraction Technique' and the 'Regeneration Technique' must be performed by you alone. Your chakra reserves are not a problem, but practice is different from training; it concerns a ninja's life, so you must be careful!"

"I know, teacher." Yagami Yoruichi also felt a bit of pressure.

One wrong move and this ninja who risked his life to infiltrate deep into enemy territory would be beyond saving.

Although Yagami Yoruichi did not know this ninja, he was, after all, a comrade from the village, so Yagami Yoruichi naturally felt a bit of pressure.

However, Yagami Yoruichi quickly adjusted her mindset and said, "Don't worry, teacher, I won't embarrass you."

"When using the 'Fine-Effect Extraction Technique' to extract the toxins, extracting more than 90% is sufficient. Given Sunagakure's level of expertise in poisons, it's impossible for a single ninjutsu to completely remove all the toxins. The extracted toxin sample must be preserved, and I will research an antidote as quickly as possible."

Tsunade reminded him, then said to Yagami Yoruichi, "Go on, saving people is the priority, don't waste your time here."

Yagami Yoruichi nodded, leaving behind a shadow clone, while his main body quickly rushed to the operating room.

"Senior Sheci, the teacher has finalized the treatment plan..."

Yagami Yoruichi quickly explained the medical plan prepared by Tsunade, and Jabami did not question it and immediately arranged for people to carry it out.

"I'll extract the toxins first."

Yagami Yoruichi said something, formed several hand seals, and placed her palm on the injured person's wound. Using the "Slightly Injured Technique," she carefully peeled away the toxins contained in the wound.

Clumps of purplish-black liquid were drawn from the wound, mixed with blackened blood.

After performing the 'Minor Injury Extraction Technique' several times, Snake Compassion kept a close eye on the injured person's condition until most of the toxins had been extracted. Only then did she say, "Alright, now we can suture the wound."

“Here, these two wounds will require your help to use the ‘Palm Healing Technique’, senior.” Yagami Yoruichi pointed to the two most serious wounds on the injured person’s lungs and liver and said, “I will use the ‘Regeneration and Healing Technique’ on the other wounds.”

As he spoke, Yagami Yoruichi formed hand seals, creating shadow clones that joined together to perform the 'Regeneration Technique', working with other medical ninjas to suture the wounds of the injured.

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When the last wound was stitched up and bandaged, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Sheci stared at the instrument monitoring the injured person's physical condition for a long time.

"He's been saved. Now all we need to do is remove the remaining poison from his body."

Snake Compassion glanced at the injured man with regret and said, "It's a pity he can never be a ninja again."

"It's already a miracle that their lives were saved!" Bei Songchu said, picking up the bottle containing the toxins extracted from the injured person. "I'll take this to the teacher; he'll research an antidote as soon as possible. Please look after the injured person."

"Go."

Snake Megumi nodded to Yagami Yoruichi.

After this surgery, she finally accepted Yoruichi Yagami.

Putting aside Yagami Yoruichi's talents in other areas, in terms of medical ninjutsu alone, although she is not as good as a formal medical ninja, her potential has already been shown.

With further practice and more experience in formal surgery, and by learning a few more advanced medical ninjutsu, one can quickly surpass most formal medical ninjas.

Even she wasn't sure how long she could maintain her lead over Yoruichi Yagami.

"As expected of Tsunade-sama's student."

The snake sighed inwardly.

……

After Yagami Yoruichi handed the poison sample to Tsunade, Tsunade sent her to find out what was going on from Hatake Sakumo.

It goes without saying that with an infiltrator suffering such a serious injury, Hatake Sakumo's team must be in a lot of trouble.

Whether the mission to investigate the incident in the Land of Wind was successful, and what information was obtained, is crucial to Konoha's future stability.

Upon arriving at the command center, Yagami Yoruichi simply stated that he was representing Tsunade, and the guards at the door immediately let him through, as if he had been notified in advance.

Mitokado Homura, Hatake Sakumo, and several Jonin whom Yagami Yoruichi did not recognize were in the command room. When they saw Yagami Yoruichi, none of them showed any surprise.

"Isn't Tsunade coming over in person?" Mitokado Homura asked.

This question was clearly directed at Yoruichi Yagami.

Yagami Yoruichi said, "The teacher is still researching the poison that the injured person was poisoned with. We need to prepare an antidote as soon as possible."

Yoruichi Yagami didn't know how many people knew about her hemophobia, so she simply didn't mention it.

Mitokado Yan didn't ask any more questions. He took out a scroll and handed it to Yagami Yoruichi: "Pass this information about Sakumo's squad to Tsunade."

Yagami Yoruichi glanced at it and saw that the scroll contained a sealing formula that required a specific method to open.

It seems they don't intend to let me see it.

However...

If the teacher knows, doesn't that mean I know too?

What's the point of this precaution?

Yagami Yoruichi muttered to himself, bowed to Mitokado Homura and the others, and took his leave.

After Yagami Yoruichi left, Mitokado Homura looked at Hatake Sakumo and said, "Your team's mission has failed because you didn't find out the reason for the disturbance in Sunagakure Village. However, we still need to continue investigating the intelligence. I'll give you a few days to reselect your teammates and infiltrate the Land of Wind again to continue the investigation."

After a pause, Mitokado Homura reminded him, "You've already been discovered once, and the next infiltration will be even more dangerous. You need to carefully select the team members."

The last defeat resulted in two deaths and one injury, with only the strongest, Sakumo Hatake, managing to escape unscathed.

It was barely manageable because Sakumo Hatake was also slightly injured.

However, his injury was minor. With a bandage, it would heal in a few days and wouldn't affect his future combat ability.

Sakumo Hatake was heartbroken, but he forced himself to stay strong and said, "The reason for this defeat is me. I didn't expect Sasori of the Red Sand to be stronger than his parents..."

The parents of the Red Sand Scorpion died at his hands.

Sakumo Hatake killed his parents and defeated Sasori of the Red Sand, but he failed to protect his teammates from the enemy's attacks, resulting in the deaths of two and serious injuries to one of his teammates.

This incident made Sakumo Hatake feel very guilty.

"Let bygones be bygones. Completing the mission as soon as possible is the most important thing." Mitokado Homura did not comfort Hatake Sakumo, but only emphasized, "We must find out Sunagakure Village's purpose as soon as possible. The village can no longer afford the cost of starting another major war."

"Yes, I will select the right team members as soon as possible!" Sakumo Hatake immediately agreed.

……

On the other side.

Yoruichi Yagami found Tsunade with the information.

Tsunade opened the scroll and read it, then looked puzzled.

"Teacher," Yagami Yoruichi asked, "What happened?"

"Sakumo encountered a formidable enemy. Although he defeated the enemy, he was unable to protect his teammates..." Tsunade briefly recounted the information recorded in the intelligence report.

Just as Yagami Yoichi thought, Tsunade didn't care about any secrecy laws at all.

If Yagami Yoruichi dares to ask, she dares to answer.

"The Scorpion of the Red Sand..." Yagami Yoruichi was somewhat surprised to hear the name of the enemy who killed Hatake Sakumo's teammate.

The Red Sand Scorpion hasn't left the Land of Wind yet?

Could it be that the recent disturbances in Sunagakure Village are due to the disappearance of the Third Kazekage?

Or is it that the Scorpion of the Red Sand is so audacious that after killing the Third Kazekage, he still dares to linger in the Land of Wind?

For a moment, Yagami Yoruichi couldn't tell which one was the truth.

Although she had information from the original work as a reference, Yagami Yoruichi still had too little information to make the most accurate judgment.

However, what exactly happened inside Sunagakure Village has little to do with Yoruichi Yagami.

If things don't change drastically, the Third Shinobi World War won't start for at least a few years.

At most, it would be a localized, small-scale conflict, far from reaching the level of a 'war'.

As Yagami Yoruichi pondered, he asked, "Since we failed to achieve our reconnaissance mission this time, will we send someone to infiltrate the Land of Wind to conduct further reconnaissance?"

“Definitely.” Tsunade nodded and said, “If nothing unexpected happens, Sakumo will still lead the team, but the team members will have to be selected again. After the failed infiltration last time, Sunagakure Village will definitely be more vigilant. The people we bring must be stronger than last time to ensure the success of the mission.”

If the Red Sand Scorpion had already killed the Third Kazekage and defected from Sunagakure, then Sunagakure might not have known about Sakumo Hatake's invasion, so there was no question of them being 'more vigilant'.

Yagami Yoruichi was deep in thought.

There is a high probability that Sakumo Hatake's infiltration mission will involve a battle with the Sand Village ninja.

The simplest way to infiltrate and gather intelligence is to capture people for interrogation. After the interrogation, it is impossible to release them; they must be silenced.

Even without considering additional battles, just for the sake of information accuracy, capturing and interrogating more ninjas to compare information and prevent fabrication would require a considerable number of 'heads' to be killed.

If I could participate, wouldn't the progress of crafting the next piece of equipment be greatly accelerated?

As for the risks...

The greatest risk is being surrounded by the Sunagakure ninja.

The worst-case scenario, in theory, is that the Third Kazekage is still alive and the Sasori of the Red Sand has not yet defected.

Then they were surrounded and attacked by half of the village's strongmen, including the Third Kazekage, Sasori of the Red Sand, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, and the Scorching Release ninja, Yekura.

If such a situation were to occur, even the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would likely face a major headache, and might even die in Sunagakure if he were not careful.

However, after careful consideration, Yagami Yoruichi believed that this possibility was unlikely.

The Sand Village dispatched a large number of ninjas, causing chaos throughout the Land of Wind, clearly indicating they were searching for something.

Based on the clues in the original work, it is highly likely that the Third Kazekage has already been killed.

At this point, it would be almost impossible to infiltrate the Land of Wind and encounter a situation where one is besieged by multiple 'Kage-level' powerhouses.

If they only encounter one or two Kage-level powerhouses, with Sakumo Hatake bearing most of the pressure, and with his own strength approaching Kage level, even if they can't kill the enemy, they are at least very confident of breaking through.

The only problem is...

Yoruichi Yagami looked up at Tsunade and said, "Teacher, I want to join Sakumo-senpai's infiltration team."

"Are you kidding me?!"

Just as Yagami Yoruichi had predicted, Tsunade instantly flew into a rage upon hearing her words, shouting, "Do you know how dangerous it is to infiltrate the territory of other ninja villages?! Sunagakure is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and its strength is no weaker than Konoha's! Even a Jonin has died there, and you brat, do you think you're stronger than a Jonin?!"

To say that Sunagakure can be compared to Konoha is a bit of a stretch; even Tsunade herself probably doesn't believe it.

Among the five great ninja villages, Sunagakure has always been the weakest.

Even during the Second Shinobi World War, Amegakure, under the leadership of the 'demigod' Hanzo, once surpassed Sunagakure in prestige and influence, almost becoming the 'sixth great ninja village'.

Although Amegakure was defeated in the Second Shinobi World War and its strength declined significantly, Sunagakure was not much better off.

However, Tsunade's words were clearly intended to discourage Yoruichi Yagami, and the truth of the matter was not important.

No matter what, Sunagakure is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages. People who don't know much about the ninja world wouldn't easily imagine that there could be such a huge gap in strength between the Five Great Ninja Villages.

If Yagami Yoruichi hadn't had some understanding of the power dynamics in the ninja world, he might have actually been fooled by Tsunade's words.

“Teacher, I’m quite strong now.” Yagami Yoruichi looked at Tsunade seriously and said, “At least I won’t hold Sakumo-senpai back.”