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Chapter 26 Healthcare and Education Reform

The Allied Shinobi Forces numbered around 10,000, but less than a tenth returned... Even if all the shinobi who got separated during the escape returned safely, it would still be an unbearable loss.

It should be noted that the total number of ninjas of Chunin rank and above in Sunagakure is less than six thousand.

If the invading enemy this time was not the Allied Forces, but a single ninja village, it would be tantamount to annihilation.

Even for the combined forces of four ninja villages, the losses would be devastating when divided among them.

However, Ryuji didn't feel sorry for him at all.

After all, they were the invaders, while Sunagakure was the victim.

If it weren't for his three cannon shots scaring away the enemy, Sunagakure would have been conquered if things had followed the original trajectory.

Even though the ninjas who rushed back fought desperately, they almost wiped out Sunagakure.

"Once the outcome of this battle gets out, our Sunagakure will become famous, gain the trust of more clients, and receive more commissions." Yekura said with great enthusiasm while chewing on a sausage, showing no signs of having just experienced a day and night of pursuit.

"And what about our losses?"

"On Phuket Island, I was only in charge of leading twenty men in pursuit, and six of them died."

"Six out of twenty are dead?" Long Er's eyes widened slightly, his face full of doubt. "With you leading the team, why were there such heavy casualties? Did we encounter a master?"

"We did encounter a master, but their deaths had nothing to do with him." After swallowing the food in his throat, Yekura picked up his cup, took a sip of milk, and continued, "We encountered someone who could use Swift Escape; his speed was so fast that he couldn't even see him."

At this point, Ye Cang paused, searched his pockets for a while, and pulled out a scroll.

"That guy's body is inside; I brought it back to you."

Yekura placed the scroll in front of Ryuji and continued to devour the food on his plate, saying as he ate, "He stayed behind to cover our retreat, relying on his speed and the fact that we were in the vast desert, thinking that no one could surround him, and he was just loafing around. As a result, we outflanked him from underground and surrounded him."

"That's really courting death." Ryuji couldn't help but laugh.

"There are quite a few fools like this. We encountered many along the way, and they all used their past experiences to deal with us."

As a result, they were blinded by sandstorms, lured into quicksand, and bitten to death by poisonous insects and snakes... The enemy was basically killed by underhanded tactics, with very little hard-fought fighting.

"If that's the case, then why was there still such a large loss?"

"Come on, this is war!" Yekura looked at Ryuji speechlessly. "Although we have an absolute advantage, the enemy's desperate counterattack will also cause casualties. One of my men was killed on the spot, and the remaining five, although they didn't die at the time, didn't make it back because there were no medical ninjas in the team."

"Medical ninja..."

In Konoha Village, a medical ninja is usually assigned to a team.

In reality, medical ninjas require a high level of control over chakra, making this profession extremely rare.

Apart from Konoha, no other ninja village has such a configuration.

As for Sunagakure... because all the planting areas rely on artificial sheds, there isn't enough land to grow poisonous herbs, let alone medicinal herbs, so there is simply no environment to cultivate medical ninjas.

The entire village of Sunagakure, with all its medical ninjas and medical personnel, could only set up a small hospital.

However, while environmental issues do exist, the bigger problem is that higher-ups don't pay enough attention to medical ninjas.

As long as we pay attention to this area, we can build more greenhouses, which will be better than the current situation.

The reason why Konoha was able to achieve final victory despite being besieged in the Third Shinobi World War was because of its policy of always having a medical ninja in every team.

Although medical ninjas have low combat strength and are not very helpful in battle, they often need protection, but their existence can greatly reduce the casualty rate.

The benefits might not be immediately apparent, but over time, the advantages of having a medical ninja in the team become obvious.

For example, the team led by Yekura this time.

If there had been a medical ninja in her team, none of the five of them would have died.

(I need to find some time to talk to the Third Kazekage about the issue of medical ninjas, and the ninja academy's education system also needs reform.)

Although Sunagakure adopted the educational model of Konoha Ninja Academy, it did not completely copy it.

The Sand Village's ninja academy does not accept children from ordinary families.

The reason for this is that Sunagakure already had a small population, and ninjas were a profession with a high mortality rate. Neither the Second nor the Third Kazekage wanted to further reduce the population.

Secondly, they believed that without ninjas in their families and without being immersed in a ninja atmosphere, it would be difficult to become an excellent ninja.

But Konoha will prove that this is all bullshit.

Children from ordinary families may not be able to keep up at first, but in the end, they will never be worse than children from ninja families.

"Hey, when are you going to get me a maid too?!"

The girl's voice woke the boy from his reverie. Ryuji looked up and saw that the girl had already finished the food on her plate.

He was staring straight at me at that moment.

"Maybe next time. I've accepted a mission and will be leaving the village for a while."

"Next time again? You already said next time last time."

"I'll definitely do it next time!"

"I don't believe you. That's what you said to me last time, and next time you'll say the same thing."

"Really, I'm really busy!"

"I don't care, just make one for me. I also want to come home to a meal and a hot bath every day."

"Shall I have Hong make one for you?"

"No, I want you to make it yourself."

"I'll definitely do it next time."

The two started arguing at the dinner table, and as they argued, Ye Cang fell asleep.

Looking at the girl snoring on the table, Ryuji turned to the maid beside him and said, "Kurenai, go and wash her up, then carry her to the guest room to sleep."

"clear."

Hong nodded, came to Ye Cang's side, gently picked her up, and walked towards the bathroom.

The girl murmured in her sleep in Hong's arms, then fell into a deeper sleep.

Ryuji couldn't help but smile.

The sky was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn, and sunlight streamed in through the window.

Ryuji picked up the food box that Hong had prepared in advance and went out.

Instead of leaving the village directly, he went to the prison where Fenfu was being held.

The prison is located halfway up the mountain at the innermost part of the village.

After Long Er showed his pass, he was allowed to pass and locked up inside.

"Old monk, I've come to see you again."

Long Er placed the food box in front of Fenfu and opened it; it contained everything from chicken and duck to fish, meat, and rice.

"You've wasted so much food, benefactor. This old monk can't possibly finish it all."

However, although it was a reprimand, the tone was very kind, and the old monk's wrinkled face showed a slight smile.

"If you can't finish it, give it to that raccoon dog!"

"Hey, do you think I eat leftovers?"

I've made up for the chapter I missed yesterday.

Many readers have commented that my updates are slow, so I'll address that issue here.

During the new book period, apart from those top authors, I basically wrote two chapters a day, with each chapter containing two thousand words.

There's nothing we can do about it, because the editors have to prioritize recommendations.

A recommendation lasts for a week. If you update a lot, it won't be long before it's put on the shelves, and then many recommendations won't be able to be published.

Then fewer recommendations mean less exposure, and the performance will suffer.

The book died quickly after being published, which dampened the author's motivation to write, leading to its cancellation.

Therefore, before it's published, I write 4,000 words a day, but after it's published, I'll update more frequently.

However, it's also difficult to update frequently. This book is a fantasy novel about farming and construction, and it's hard to come up with a plot. If I write too fast, it's easy to create bugs.

I came up with the idea for this book last year, and I've been thinking about it ever since before I finally started writing it.

So at first, there was no pressure writing, but the further I went, the less I had ideas, and the slower I wrote.

(End of this chapter)