Naruto: From Novice to Grave

Chapter 103 - You risked your life with your son in tow?

While Higashino Jiro was examining the enemy's corpses, Higashino Shinya also looked through them. Although he was the strongest among them, there were some experiences beyond strength that could not be gained through training, and he still had to learn them.

The nine enemies who died were indeed mostly wandering ninjas or ninjas from small ninja villages.

This involves experience in how to distinguish between them.

Medical ninjas are a very scarce resource in the ninja world. Outside of the five great ninja villages, especially among wandering ninja groups, one or two Jonin or even Kage-level masters might unexpectedly emerge, but they would never be able to cultivate a decent medical ninja.

Therefore, when they are injured, they can usually only use traditional treatment methods, resulting in a lot of strange scars on their bodies.

Ninjas from major ninja villages, on the other hand, generally don't leave scars after their injuries are healed using medical ninjutsu. This is the difference between the two groups and can also be used as a basis for judging their identities.

After disposing of the body, Moonlight Cloud and the Konoha ninja in charge of the A09 defense zone carefully checked the coded message and confirmed the identities.

After the danger was over, the oldest of the remaining three ninjas asked, "Kumomi Jonin, do you have any medical ninjas in your team?"

Moonlight Cloud nodded, and Higashino Makoto stepped forward: "I am a medical ninja, I will treat you right away."

Once his identity is confirmed, he will immediately begin rescuing people without being asked.

The older ninja was extremely anxious: "Don't worry about us yet, they're just external injuries, they won't die. Quickly check if my three companions can be saved."

"no problem!"

Higashino Makoto stepped forward to check on the three Konoha ninjas lying on the ground. Uzuki Yugao, without being told, took out a scroll and unsealed a medical kit.

At this time, she would automatically transform into a nurse and assist Higashino Makoto with his work.

After a quick examination, Higashino Makoto discovered that the three fallen Konoha ninjas did not have any fatal injuries, but they had all been poisoned by a special mixture of poisons.

One of the young ninjas, around seventeen or eighteen years old, was already dead, another female ninja of the same age was not far from death, and only the third, a burly young male ninja was in better condition and seemed to be able to hold on for a while longer.

This is a common tactic used by many ninjas outside the Five Great Ninja Villages. They generally don't learn any powerful ninjutsu, so they especially like to concoct all sorts of random poisons to aid in combat and increase lethality.

Sunagakure: "???"

Am I not one of the Five Great Ninja Villages? Am I really one of the Five Great Ninja Villages?

After quickly understanding the mechanism of the poison through some simple identification methods, Higashino Makoto instructed, "Yugao, prepare four units of sterile antidote solution immediately."

After he finished speaking, he picked out three corresponding antidotes from the general antidote list and gave them to the two surviving individuals to stabilize their condition.

"Okay, just a moment." Xiyan also started working.

After everything was prepared, Higashino Makoto used his "detailed extraction technique" to gradually separate the poison from their bodies.

This is a slow process that requires exceptional concentration, and most medical ninjas simply cannot endure it.

The rescue operation lasted for an hour before it finally ended.

The older ninja, seeing that the treatment was complete, stepped forward and asked, "Is it Feng Tong?"

Feng Tong was the young ninja who had already died. Higashino Makoto said helplessly, "I'm sorry, he died in the line of duty before we arrived. There's nothing I can do about it."

"Is that so? Maybe this is his fate. If he had listened to me when he was young and trained his body to be stronger like Huotong, he wouldn't have survived until the rescue arrived."

Judging from the older ninja's words, it seems that he is either a brother or an elder of Kaze-Tori and Kazuki-Tori.

Dong Jinzhen wasn't good at comforting others; he simply silently treated the three people's injuries. Fortunately, the poisoning wasn't severe, and the wounds were easy to heal.

It seems the wandering ninja doesn't have many poisons on hand, after all, highly toxic substances aren't cheap on the black market.

Moonlight Cloud asked, "Really, how are your two companions injured?"

"Their lives have been saved, but they will need about a month of rest and medication to slowly metabolize the remaining toxins in their bodies. This will ensure that it won't have any impact on their future health and strength."

"Is that so?" Moonlight Cloud quickly made a decision: "Yutong Chunin, you take them and the intelligence back to command. We can handle the defense here."

"Yes, Jonin Kumomi."

After receiving treatment, the older ninja named Yutong put away the intelligence scroll and also accepted a piece of paper from Higashino Makoto.

Higashino Masamichi: "This contains my analysis of the poison's components and mechanism of action, as well as suggestions for subsequent medication and treatment. Take it back and let the medical department use it as a reference; it should speed up their recovery time."

"Thank you, Shield of Konoha."

Yutong and the other two bowed deeply, then each carried one of their companions away.

Higashino's face stiffened. Had this lousy reputation spread so quickly?

As Jonin, Gekko and his two companions could make minor adjustments to the defense line based on the actual situation. Therefore, he moved the people in the A08 defense zone to the vacant A07 zone, while the defense of the 08 and 09 zones was temporarily taken over by them.

Since Higashino's perception can cover both areas, everyone doesn't need to be stationed separately.

Night fell, and everyone rested around a campfire in a cave between the two defensive zones.

After taking a bite of food, Uzuki Yuwa said, "The battles are becoming more and more frequent. It seems that the end is near."

Moonlight Cloud said, "Yes, that should be the case. According to intelligence, Iwagakure and Kumogakure have transferred some more forces from the village. It seems they also want to end this as soon as possible. If the stalemate continues, neither side can hold out."

Higashino Jiro said, "Then Konoha will also increase its strength, right? Do you know who will be leading the support team this time? It should still be Jonin Minato, right?"

Moonlight Cloud said, "I don't know for now, but it doesn't matter, we'll know tomorrow."

Sure enough, the next morning, after handing over the defense zone to the Konoha ninja who came to relieve them, Higashino and his group returned to the command post to rest, and just then they encountered the Konoha forces that came to provide support.

The leader of the team was Uchiha Fugaku, and the support team included many members of the Uchiha clan.

Higashino Makoto glanced around but didn't see Uchiha Shisui. He only saw a little girl with medium-length hair next to Fugaku.

It looks like it's only four or five years old, but it has a serious expression, hiding its childishness and pretending to be an adult.

Who else could it be but Itachi Uchiha?

I don't know what this guy is thinking. This is a battlefield! It looks like Iwagakure and Kumogakure are about to have a big fight. Konoha definitely won't be able to avoid it.

A three-way battle is about to unfold.

What's the meaning of bringing your son along at this time? You've risked your life with your son? To let him witness the cruelty of war? Aren't you afraid of warping the little devil's mind?

In the evening, not long after the three Jonin, including Gekko Unmi, returned from a meeting at the command center, Uchiha Fugaku came to visit with his son.

The small alliance of the Higashino, Uzuki, and Gekko families is a zone between commoner ninjas and clan ninjas. There are many such small groups in Konoha that stick together for mutual support.

For example, surnames like Shiranui, Shingetsu, and Yamashiro have a lineage, but their strength and population are insufficient.

They are very unstable and can disintegrate or disappear due to a war or a major mission.

However, these three are different because Higashino is a real entity with huge development potential. It is an emerging force that has attracted the attention of high-level officials and large families.

Minato Namikaze knew how to be close, and Fugaku Uchiha naturally knew as well.

From this perspective, the clan leader does have some ideas and vision. However, his personality is somewhat indecisive. This is fine during peacetime, but it becomes problematic when things are tense with Konoha.

The three families simply exchanged brief greetings with Fugaku Uchiha and did not discuss anything in depth; everyone was very tactful.

As they parted, the Fugaku clan chief smiled and said, "Jonin Jiro, I would like to invite Shin to visit me. As a renowned genius of Konoha, he is a role model for my son Itachi. I had this idea before when we were on the Eastern Front. Now that we have met here, it would be a good opportunity for them to exchange ideas. What do you think?"

Higashino Jiro did not object: "This is up to Makoto to decide!"

Higashino Shinichi did not object.

After the three left, Higashino Jiro asked疑惑地问道, "What did the Fugaku clan chief want with Makoto? Are they very close? Won't this cause a misunderstanding?"

He personally had no problem with the Uchiha clan, but as a Jonin, he was naturally aware of some of the village's conflicts. As a natural supporter of the Hokage, he was not very willing to see his son getting too close to the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Shisui was different; he was a classmate at school, but his close relationship with the clan head made the situation different.

Moonlight Cloud said, "We had exchanges on the eastern front. This clan chief values ​​real talent. He probably wants to strengthen ties between the two sides."

Uzuki Yuu said calmly, "Isn't the clan leader's idea quite obvious? We adults have clear positions and it's inconvenient for us to say more, so let the next generation communicate more. It's no big deal."

Moonlight Cloud agreed with him: "That's right, don't overthink it, Zhen will handle it herself."

Higashino Jiro didn't say anything upon hearing this. Thinking of his own child who had always been a worry-free kid, he put his worries aside.

He knew that Higashino had his own opinions and that his understanding of things within Konoha was different from theirs.

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