"Lightly injured individuals, assist the Medical Ninja in rescuing the severely wounded. The rest, clean up the battlefield."
Sakumo Hatake retracted his short sword and walked towards Jiraiya while relaying the command.
"Sakumo-senpai, earlier I heard some Sunagakure Ninja shouting something like 'Avenge the Third Kazekage'. When did Konoha ever have dealings with the Third Kazekage?"
Jiraiya looked at Sakumo Hatake and asked in confusion.
Sakumo Hatake was silent for a moment, patted Jiraiya's shoulder, and then turned to walk towards the command tent.
"Let's talk about it back at base. Speculating now won't help. The Intelligence Department should have most of the information analysed by now. Let's wait for their news."
Jiraiya nodded and followed Sakumo Hatake into the tent, leaving a group of Konoha Ninja silently transporting the wounded and cleaning up the battlefield outside.
Shinnosuke shook his head, and the three of them were just about to go help the others clean up the battlefield. Just then, a sudden change occurred!
"Konoha Ninja, die!"
A Sunagakure Ninja who hadn't quite died roared, simultaneously pulling out a Kunai and fiercely stabbing the Genin who was searching his body!
"Uh…"
The Genin had just been about to get up after hearing the sound. As soon as he lifted his upper body, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, followed by a numbing sensation spreading throughout his body. His vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
"Hahaha, you damn Konoha…"
Watching the fallen Genin, the Sunagakure Ninja began to laugh maniacally. While taunting the group, a fierce glint appeared in his eyes, preparing for one last desperate counterattack before his death.
Before he could finish speaking, several Kunai pierced his head from all directions. His laughter abruptly stopped, and he lost his last breath in disbelief.
"Medical team! Quick, help! Find a Medical Ninja!"
A Chunin used Instantaneous Body Technique to appear beside the Genin, lifting him while anxiously shouting around.
"Let me see, I'm a Medical Ninja."
A calm voice came from behind. Kimura was startled, then quickly turned around to make space for the Medical Ninja to provide aid.
Ren squatted on the ground, laid the injured person flat, and began to examine the wound on his abdomen.
When Kimura saw Ren, his face was full of surprise. Seeing Ren squat down to examine the injured person's wounds, he was about to stop him, as Ren looked too young. But seeing his fallen comrade, he hesitated for a moment but still did not stop him. Instead, he stood by anxiously watching.
"Tsk, a bit tricky…"
Ren's voice was heard by Kimura, who immediately leaned closer to Ren in a tense manner.
"How is it, Doctor? He should be alright, right!"
Ren looked at Kimura with some confusion, then nodded to him after a moment of thought.
"The Sunagakure Ninja's Kunai was poisoned, but fortunately, the poison isn't too potent. He can still be saved. You can assist me. First, go get a basin of clean water for me."
"Yes, please wait, I'll be right back."
Kimura immediately turned to fetch water.
Ren's gaze turned to the injured person, and he began to focus on treating the patient. Ren first cleaned the torn clothing around the wound, then nodded to Shinnosuke and the others who had walked over.
"Please help me hold him down in a moment."
The three nodded, standing on either side, ready to act at any time.
"The water's here!"
In a short while, Kimura returned with a basin of clean water. After placing it beside Ren, he stood by with Shinnosuke and the others, waiting for Ren's instructions.
Ren nodded, then immersed his left hand in the basin. In no time, half of the water in the basin was gone, and Ren's hand was covered with two spherical water balls, their surfaces constantly trembling, looking quite interesting.
"Hold him down, don't let him move."
"Understood. X4"
Several people dared not delay and immediately pressed down firmly on the injured person's limbs, their eyes fixed on Ren, signalling that he could begin.
Ren placed his left hand over the injured person's wound and slowly pressed down. The water balls, upon contact with the skin, did not get squeezed and burst, but rather slowly merged into the injured person's body.
Ren closed his eyes, using the Chakra water balls in his hand as a conduit, and slowly circulated Chakra within the injured person's body. As tiny bits of poison separated from the cells, they adhered to the Chakra water balls, and then… were extracted!
A strange scene unfolded. The Chakra water ball on Ren's left hand, initially placed near the wound, slowly shrank, while on the other side, a similar water ball gradually appeared on his right hand, pressed against the other side of the abdomen. As it slowly expanded, one could visibly see dark purple toxins clinging to it.
The injured person suddenly began to writhe around. The intense pain caused cold sweat to break out on his forehead. The others quickly increased their grip, preventing the injured person's violent struggles.
Ren opened his eyes and flicked the toxin-covered water ball into the basin. The water inside instantly became murky and had a pungent smell.
"Change the water."
Ren glanced at Kimura, who immediately picked up the basin to change the water. In a moment, he brought back another basin of clean water. Ren put his hand into the basin and began to repeat the previous operation.
It wasn't until the third basin of water was changed that Ren stood up, letting out a sigh of relief. He then waved his hand, signalling to the others that they could release their grip.
"Excuse me, he…"
Kimura looked at Ren, wanting to speak but hesitating.
"There's nothing serious. The toxins have been absorbed. The medical team has already arrived over there. He just needs a few days of rest."
"Yes, yes, thank you, Doctor."
Kimura felt relieved upon hearing Ren's words and began to cooperate with the arriving medical team to lift the injured person onto a stretcher. Just as he was about to leave, Ren suddenly spoke.
"Excuse me, what is your relationship with him?"
"Hm?"
Kimura, carrying the stretcher, paused when he heard Ren's voice, then turned his head and gave Ren a slight smile. He then resumed walking, his voice drifting back from a distance.
"He's my younger brother."
Ren was slightly stunned, then turned and walked towards his own squad.
"Captain, let's go back. It seems we're not needed here anymore."
Shinnosuke nodded. While they were helping the injured, the battlefield had already been mostly cleaned up. There was nothing left for them to do, and they could finally go back and get some peaceful sleep.
"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of Lady Tsunade's highly skilled disciple. Your Medical Ninjutsu is quite proficient, isn't it? If I'm not mistaken, what you used just now was the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique, right?"
On the way back, Shinnosuke looked at Ren with a teasing expression. Then he asked with a curious look.
The Delicate Illness Extraction Technique is based on sensing abnormal Chakra within the body, allowing one to detect the source of harmful agents like pathogens and viruses.
"Captain, stop teasing me. If I didn't even have this level of skill, Tsunade-sensei would fix me."
Ren rolled his eyes. What a joke! If he only had this level of skill after two years of training under Tsunade, he would have been expelled from the discipline long ago.