Konoha Hospital was already overcrowded, and the sounds of painful wails could be heard everywhere.

Most of those poisoned were civilians, whose tolerance was significantly lower than that of ninjas.

Medical ninjas were already scarce, and with the added burden of wartime medical missions, a significant portion of them were on the front lines, resulting in a severe shortage of medical ninjas within Konoha Village.

"Lady Tsunade!"

The overwhelmed medical ninjas were immediately excited when they saw Tsunade arrive; their trusted confidante had finally arrived.

"Has the analysis of the toxin's components begun?" Tsunade asked urgently as she arrived.

"It has begun, but there are no results yet."

The medical ninjas were quite reliable; they had already started taking samples of the toxins and conducting preliminary analyses long before Tsunade arrived. Tsunade herself was only collecting the poison gas as a precaution.

Let me take a look.

As Tsunade finished speaking, a medical ninja stepped aside, and Tsunade immediately peered through the microscope... If Yugen were here, he would definitely be shocked that there was a high-magnification, high-precision medical microscope here.

Without a detailed understanding of each industry, Yu Xian would have no way of judging its level of development. At least in the medical field, even with the miraculous chakra, its development path hasn't gone astray... The technological level at Konoha Hospital is quite high.

"Lady Tsunade, can you tell where it came from?"

Tsunade had just begun to observe closely when the medical ninja beside her immediately asked a question.

Tsunade remained silent, carefully examining several samples before finally speaking:

"It looks somewhat familiar. The bad news is that it's a mixed toxin, mainly composed of some kind of animal toxin, with other components currently unknown."

"There are two pieces of good news. First, the Sand Village only uses one type of poisonous mist in Konoha, so we only need to develop an antidote. Second, I am very familiar with how this toxin is used, and if I'm not mistaken, it should come from that puppeteer, Chiyo."

As they spoke, Tsunade began fiddling with various reagents, seemingly already having an idea of ​​an antidote... Chiyo was a long-established senior, and at this stage of the war, Tsunade's familiarity with Chiyo far exceeded Chiyo's familiarity with Tsunade.

Poison is a deadly weapon on the battlefield. No matter how fast the antidote is taken, it will inevitably cause some casualties. Therefore, some things cannot be judged simply and crudely. But one thing is certain: if we consider Chiyo, who uses poison, as the one who sets the question, and Tsunade, who takes the antidote, as the one who solves the problem, then Tsunade gets a perfect score every time.

Talent is something that can't be denied.

"Lady Tsunade, have you made any progress?"

"I need a little time. You guys go and prepare some things first."

Tsunade quickly wrote down the names of some medicines, and after the medical ninja next to her took them, she left with speed comparable to the Body Flicker Technique.

For Sunagakure, this attack was certainly not without its chances of failure, but they never imagined that the problem would lie in the use of poison... This poison was simply not complex enough.

No, it should be said that Sunagakure somewhat underestimated Konoha's medical capabilities.

Half a day later, the Third Hokage hurriedly arrived at Konoha Hospital, where the hospital and the surrounding area were already filled with poisoned patients.

With someone leading the way, he quickly found Tsunade.

"Tsunade, how's the development of the antidote going? Is it going to work?" the Third Hokage asked his disciple.

At times like these, he, as the teacher, can only rely on his students.

"We've barely finished the first version. After use, it can at least stop the poisoning from worsening. If we want to completely remove the poison, we need to use a more targeted and effective antidote... which is what I'm doing now."

Although Tsunade's words were somewhat conservative, the Third Hokage understood the confidence on her face. It was already beyond imagination that she could come up with an effective antidote so quickly. With the first one, there would definitely be a more suitable second one.

"Teacher, what's the situation outside?"

Since the Third Hokage has come to the hospital from the battlefield, it means that the fighting outside has almost ended, right?

"It's almost over. Orochimaru and the others are still cleaning up... I didn't expect Sunagakure to be so extreme. Their actions are at most equivalent to exchanging pieces. I feel that this Shinobi World War is a bit different from the last one."

In war, the side that is willing to use the exchange tactic is often the stronger side, while the weaker side is likely to destroy itself if it does so.

After the Second Shinobi World War, the attitudes of the major ninja villages towards Konoha changed. Sunagakure was a prime example, as they actually attempted to destroy Konoha.

As for why external attitudes changed, the Third Hokage had an answer in his heart. The reason was simple: during the First Shinobi World War, although the First Hokage died, his influence still remained.

The major ninja villages were hesitant and dared not attack Konoha easily.

What if the First Hokage faked his death in a masterful display of cunning? Even if the First Hokage wouldn't do such a thing, his brother's treachery was notorious throughout the ninja world.

Konoha used to be the most unique of the five great ninja villages, but now? It's become commonplace.

"Different? They're clearly the same."

At that moment, Tsunade thought of Nawaki, who had almost lost his life.

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As expected, Yu Xian did not encounter any more enemies. He sat on a rock, recovering his strength while taking care of the three wounded.

"Judging by the time, it should be almost over, right?"

Considering the number of Sand Village invaders, Yugen felt that the battle should be over soon. After all, the Nine-Tails' rampage was such a big event that it only lasted one night. Half a day should be enough to deal with the Sand Village invasion.

The key point is that the commotion coming from Konoha has gradually subsided.

The surroundings gradually quieted down. Just then, Rope Tree, who had been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes. He sat up straight instantly and shouted "Captain!" in a heart-wrenching voice.

"You woke up right after the attack, what a perfect time..."

Yu Xian muttered something under his breath. He quickly went to Rope Tree's side and put his hand on the other's shoulder.

"Calm down, don't move around. In your current state... well, it's best to lie down."

With Yugen pressing down on his shoulders, Nawaki was naturally unable to move. Unable to struggle, he could only look at Yugen's face.

"You... um? I think I've seen you before..."

Even disregarding their chance encounter in Konoha, Nawaki had seen Jiraiya once before, at the front-line camp when Hagen went to find him.

Regardless, now that the person in front of him was a Konoha ninja, Nawaki visibly relaxed considerably and continued, "Have you seen my captain?"

Yu Xian didn't know who the captain was, but he knew where the captain was... The captain wasn't anywhere, or you could say the captain was everywhere.

Is this the time to ask the captain? Or maybe you should worry about your own legs first?

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