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Chapter 212 Resolution and Discussion
Chapter 212 Resolution and Discussion (Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Country of Rivers, Konoha Camp.
Yangping, Kakashi, and the others had just received their mission and left the central command tent.
Obito eagerly grabbed Yohei's arm and asked, "What mission? You seem so excited!"
Yangping didn't say anything, deliberately keeping Obito in suspense. This made Obito very anxious, like an ant on a hot pan, unable to relax for a moment.
Seeing that they were already far from the central command tent, Yangping thought that Obito would probably lose his temper if he didn't speak up soon, so he took out the scroll and handed it over, saying, "It's a support mission, but it's quite flexible. We're allowed to operate on the front lines and go wherever support is needed. It's quite free."
By this time, Obito had also seen enough and was equally pleased. In his view, this was because the higher-ups recognized their strength, which was why they issued this kind of mission.
Kakashi also took the mission scroll and looked it over. He didn't think it was all due to their strength. He guessed that it was mainly because Jiraiya had taken into account that they had just gone through several days of bloody battles and had now volunteered.
I didn't want to dampen their enthusiasm, but I also wanted them to have a more relaxed experience, so I chose this relatively free task that allows them to adjust themselves based on the actual situation.
This is truly a well-intentioned effort.
"Alright, everyone go change your clothes and pack your supplies. We'll meet at the camp entrance in half an hour."
"Yes!" *4
Leaving aside Yohei and Kakashi's pre-battle preparations, let's move the time forward a little to the moment when the sky was just beginning to brighten.
After a night of hard work, Taiyi has concocted five more antidotes.
This is not only because of his all-out effort, but also because, after preparing antidotes for so many toxins, he has gradually grasped the underlying principles. He just needs an opportunity to break through this barrier.
Just as he was about to continue his research on the sixth poison, a familiar sense of summoning came. Taiichi's expression changed, and he naturally knew that Tsunade's reply had arrived. The slug was using reverse communication to notify him.
Tsunade-sensei is really amazing, she replied so quickly!
Putting down his pen, Taiyi swiftly formed hand seals and summoned the messenger slug. After expressing his gratitude and receiving the letter, he sent it back to the slug and immediately began to read it.
After reading the beginning, Taiyi wanted to slap himself. He thought, "Serves you right for being so cheeky. Tsunade was ready to come back and help, but I ruined such a good opportunity with my own tactless words."
After a moment of regret, Taiyi quickly composed himself and continued reading.
Seeing Tsunade bragging about her incredible luck in gambling and how much money she'd won, he didn't believe a word of it. With her nickname "Big Fat Sheep," she thought she could win money?!
Others might not know, but surely he knew what kind of luck Tsunade had with gambling! She was lucky she wasn't constantly hiding from gambling debts!
Let's continue reading to get to the main topic.
I see, I see!
After reading the letter, Tai felt a sudden sense of enlightenment. Tsunade truly lived up to her name; her insights were far superior to his own. He had a feeling he was about to break through a barrier, and now, with this guidance, the opportunity for a breakthrough had arrived.
Taichi spent a full hour reading the analysis of the fifteen poisons that Tsunade had compiled.
With Tsunade's guidance and his own previous research, Taiichi immediately gained a deep understanding of the remaining two poisons. He took out paper and pen and began to calculate non-stop. In less than half an hour, the antidotes for the two poisons were also developed.
"Awesome!" Tai threw down his pen, clenched his fist, and vented his excitement.
Meanwhile, his inspiration had not stopped. He not only had some guesses about the 15 poisons, but also about the main plot points mentioned in Tsunade's letter.
He dared not waste a moment, so he immediately created a shadow clone to deliver the antidote formula to Director Fujita, while he continued to bury himself in his research.
As the stack of manuscript papers on the table gradually piled up, Taiichi's figure moved constantly between the table and various devices.
As afternoon approached, Taiyi stared intently at the manuscript in his hand, his eyes shining with excitement.
Finally—finally, I've cracked all these poisons! Let's see how Chiyo can update her poisons now. No matter how fast you update, can it compare to me cracking your poisons at the root?
Taiyi suppressed the urge to burst into laughter, picked up the short sword by the wall, and quickly walked outside. He wanted to tell Director Fujita the good news as soon as possible. Another day had passed, and if he wasn't mistaken, they must have encountered a new poison.
This is precisely the moment when Taiyi's new antidote will prove its worth.
Upon arriving at the medical camp, just as Taiichi had predicted, six new types of poison had appeared on the battlefield in just one day. Chief Fujita was worried about this, but fortunately, Taiichi had already prepared antidotes for the previous poisons.
Otherwise, this medical camp would be incredibly busy right now.
"Chief Fujita." Taichi called out from the tent entrance, his voice brimming with excitement.
Director Fujita was no exception. What could Taiichi possibly be happy about at this time? With a puzzled look in his mind, Fujita arranged his work and walked towards Taiichi.
"What is it, Taiichi? You seem quite pleased!"
Taiichi nodded excitedly and handed the antidote formula to the headmaster. "This antidote formula was developed based on the clues given by Tsunade-sensei. It can counteract this series of toxins. Even if new poisons appear later, as long as the meridians remain unchanged, it can still be detoxified!"
"What? Really?" Director Fujita was already somewhat incoherent; this was truly the best news he had heard in a long time.
However, Taiichi's efficiency is really too high. I reminded him yesterday that he could ask Tsunade for help, and I didn't expect him to come up with the answer today. I guess even Lady Tsunade couldn't do this!
"That's right, I've already verified that it can cure the previous 15 types of poison. Now that a new poison has appeared, it's a good opportunity to verify it."
"Alright, I'll find someone to prepare the medicine right away." Fujita looked at the prescription in his hand and immediately summoned his assistant, instructing him to arrange for someone to prepare the medicine immediately, without any delay.
After making the arrangements, he turned around and noticed that Taiyi's eyes were bloodshot. He remembered his subordinates' reports that Taiyi had been researching the antidote since last night, meaning he hadn't rested for almost 20 hours.
She couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. This child was really pushing herself too hard. If she continued like this, she might ruin her health.
"Taiyi, you'd better not stay here. Go back and get some rest. Look at the state you're in!"
Reminded by Director Fujita, Tai was immediately overwhelmed by a wave of weariness, his head spinning. As the initial excitement subsided, this fatigue grew stronger and stronger, almost crushing him.
"Director, I'll leave this place to you. I really need to get some sleep." Without waiting for Director Fujita's reply, he vanished from the spot in an instant.
This startled Director Fujita. After a moment, he remembered that Taichi knew the Flying Thunder God Technique, and what he had just seen must have been that technique.
Taiyi appeared out of thin air in the rest tent. He hadn't even taken off his clothes. He fell asleep as soon as he got onto the bed, which showed that he was really exhausted.
During the time Taiyi was researching poisons, the situation on the battlefield was truly ever-changing.
Although Konoha launched a surprise attack, Sunagakure was not unprepared.
After Taiichi rescued Yangping and the others from the Kazekage, the Kazekage returned to the camp and told Chiyo and Ebizo what had happened.
Ebizo immediately realized that Konoha would definitely increase its attack to relieve the pressure on the Konoha ninjas they were chasing.
The truth is, they have already wiped out three Jonin teams from Konoha, and there are still four more teams in pursuit.
If they were given a little more time, even just one day, these four teams would have no chance of escaping their encirclement.
However, reality is different. Although they had anticipated Konoha's plan, Sunagakure still had to follow Konoha's wishes. This was an open conspiracy, and Sunagakure couldn't risk having their front lines wiped out just to hunt down these four Jonin squads.
Therefore, the ninjas that needed to be recalled still had to be recalled. Ultimately, it was due to the repeated defeats that led to a shortage of manpower on the front lines.
Therefore, when the Konoha ninja attacked the various strongholds and patrolling ninjas on the Sunagakure front, they found that the number of Sunagakure ninjas was no less than their own.
Fortunately, they had received a warning from higher-ups before they arrived. Otherwise, given the intelligence gap, Konoha would have suffered significant losses from this attack, and their previous advantages might have been completely wiped out.
Behind Sunagakure, because the manpower for the pursuit was diverted, and with Minato's timely rescue, three of the remaining four Jonin squads were eventually rescued.
Ultimately, in this back-and-forth battle, the Sand Village and Konoha fought to a standstill, with both sides suffering losses.
Of the 10 infiltrating teams from Konoha that were behind Sunagakure, only 6 returned, losing 4.
However, the price Sunagakure paid for hunting down these 10 Konoha teams made them anything but happy. They lost a total of 6 teams, including Yohei's team and Taiichi, who wiped out 5 of them.
After all this calculation, Fengying felt so heartbroken that she wanted to cry.
On this day, Konoha achieved its initial rescue objective and recalled all its dispatched teams by evening. Sunagakure did not engage Konoha in further conflict, allowing Konoha to retreat.
Both sides silently retreated to their respective strongholds, secretly licking their wounds, hoping to inflict a fatal blow on the enemy when the next large-scale battle broke out.
That night, at the Sunagakure camp, in the central command tent.
There were only three people in the tent: the Fourth Kazekage, Chiyo, and Ebizo. Clearly, this was a small but high-quality conversation.
"As everyone knows, since the start of the war with Konoha, we haven't gained any advantage. Whether on the main battlefield, or in infiltration and rear lines, we've suffered considerable losses. What are your thoughts on this?"
As a junior member of the group and also the Kazekage, it was natural for Rasa to take the lead. He felt ashamed to say it, because they had suffered heavy losses in the battles over the past few months, not just minor ones.
"On the main battlefield, with the Kazekage frequently participating, we and Konoha are in a relatively balanced state, with both sides experiencing victories and defeats. But on other battlefields—"
Ebizo was also troubled; this wasn't something that could be solved with just one or two tricks, but rather with real strength.
"I've taken a quick look at our recent loss records and found that the vast majority of the losses were caused by those two Flying Thunder God Ninjas from Konoha," Chiyo pointed out the crux of the problem.
"Those two Flying Thunder God Ninjas from Konoha are really annoying. With them lurking in the Land of Wind and causing trouble, not only is our supply efficiency greatly reduced, but our losses are also two or three times higher than usual. We need to think of a better way to deal with them."
They wanted to deal with these two Flying Thunder God Ninjas, but dealing with ninjas who were both incredibly strong and highly mobile was a major headache for any ninja village.
"I haven't fought Minato Namikaze, so I won't talk about him for now. But based on my two encounters with Taichi Matsushita, it seems that no one in Sunagakure can kill him in a one-on-one fight."
To kill him, you either need to gather a large force and use relentless attacks to prevent him from escaping with the Flying Thunder God Technique, or you need to find something to hold against him so that he has no choice but to stay and fight.
Just like last time, he suddenly rushed over to rescue his companion. There must be some kind of clandestine communication between them.
Luo Sha offered his suggestions, but neither of them was easy to implement.
"Using poison, sister? Haven't you been constantly improving poisons lately? Could you develop a highly potent poison, one that would at least be effective against him in battle?"
"Difficult. This Matsushita Taichi is a highly skilled medical ninja. We haven't heard from him in the last two days, so he's probably been summoned back to Konoha to research an antidote."
"I'm not skilled enough to create poison that can counter a medical ninja of that level. Otherwise, during World War II, I might have had the chance to be arrogant when dealing with that big-breasted woman, Tsunade."
Chiyo gave a blunt no. Judging from the undiminished morale of Konoha over the past two days, it was clear that the poison she had prepared had been neutralized by Matsushita Taichi.
Chiyo, however, didn't care at all and continued to improve new poisons every day and put them into the battlefield. She did this not for any other reason than to keep Matsushita Taichi in the Konoha camp and prevent him from going to the front line or causing trouble in the rear. That was a win.
Haven't you noticed that Sunagakure's logistics and supplies have been running smoothly these past two days?
However, Chiyo could never have imagined that Taiichi would be able to crack the fundamental mechanism of her poison so quickly and might soon return to the battlefield. It's just unknown when Chiyo will discover this change.
"Actually, we don't necessarily have to deal with him ourselves?"
At this point, Rasa proposed another idea, which immediately attracted the attention of Chiyo and Ebizo.
"Konoha isn't just fighting us. They're fighting on the Iwagakure battlefield and the Kumogakure battlefield. Let's find a way to send him to other battlefields, get rid of this hot potato, and let other ninja villages have a headache!"
Furthermore, we can spread rumors within Konoha that a young and incredibly skilled Konoha ninja is undoubtedly the future Fourth Hokage!
The two elders' eyes lit up. This was indeed a good idea. Most importantly, it wouldn't require Sunagakure to expend much manpower. It would simply involve having spies spread rumors or tout the urgency of other battlefields to Konoha. Basically, it would cost very little.
If all else fails, they can reduce the intensity of the battle so that Konoha can withdraw its surplus forces from this side.
Once the mind is opened, ideas keep popping up, and these methods are applicable not only to Matsushita Taichi, but also to Namikaze Minato.
Soon, a preliminary plan targeting the two men was completed, and the rest was left to the staff to refine the specific action plan.