Several weeks passed.
At the Leaf Village camp in the Land of Grass, Natsuo was returning to his tent after a day of work in the medical tent.
And along the way everyone greeted him with great respect.
Because he showed some strength, Natsuo has feared that they might consider sending him to the front.
Many in the camp saw the fire jutsu that Natsuo launched back then and were aware of its power.
Although he was confident in his current strength, it would be troublesome to go and fight on the front lines.
But none of that happened.
Natsuo's medical skills were now indispensable at the camp, and he used that to contain his previously displayed strength.
Every day he made sure to save the lives of many Leaf ninjas.
Especially the mortally wounded, who had little chance of surviving.
Copying the Yang chakra of the White Zetsus and obtaining the Wood Release greatly increased his medical ability.
That's where Natsuo acted and surprised everyone again by bringing all those wounded back from the dead.
If previously they said that Natsuo would soon catch up to Tsunade in medical skills, now everyone can say with complete certainty that he has achieved it.
Some even say that Natsuo has surpassed her, but few believe them because Tsunade's fame has grown since the beginning of this war.
From the war in the land of rain to the war in the land of rivers, Tsunade's skill has been confirmed by all, and it was difficult for others to believe that a 13-year-old teenager had surpassed her.
And since Natsuo only acted in the Land of Grass, his fame has not spread as much compared to Tsunade.
Of course, when it became known that many near-death victims had been saved, Natsuo could be sure that his fame would surpass Tsunade's.
As long as his fame is as a doctor, it will be convenient for Natsuo in the future when any enemy underestimates him.
As he entered his tent, Natsuo's expression was tired.
With sweat dripping from his forehead and little chakra left in his reserves, Natsuo deactivated the seals on his tent and went inside to rest after a hard day's work.
Everyone who saw him was grateful to him and moved by his tired state.
Natsuo smiled at them before entering his tent and reactivated the security seals.
And when he was in the privacy of his tent, his tired expression disappeared.
The sweat on his forehead vanished and his chakra reserves recovered in seconds.
The clone sealed inside his body quickly replenished his chakra reserves, and Natsuo was back to his best in a matter of seconds.
It was thanks to his sealed clone, which had 10 times his amount of chakra, that Natsuo was sure to spend his reserve at the medical tent.
Otherwise, he would just act like a normal doctor and wouldn't risk being vulnerable to a surprise attack.
With his reserves full, Natsuo quickly created a bathtub in the ground and made water to bathe in.
After cleaning her body, she lowered the bathtub into the ground and put on clean clothes before going to bed.
As he got comfortable, he reviewed the information sent by some shadow clones when they exploded.
In addition to memories of daily hours of training in various ninja arts, he also gained a lot of battle experience.
Several groups of his shadow clones traveled across the battlefield in search of enemy ninjas to fight.
And since those shadow clones could also use Wood Release and could hide underground and through the flora, they could travel peacefully without fear of being seen.
In addition to his shadow clones, Natsuo also sent wood clones to spy on the two camps.
Yes, he spied not only on the Rock Village camp, but also on the Leaf Village camp.
Although it didn't seem like Torifu and the others had any reason to betray him, Natsuo wanted to be sure.
In the comfort of his bed, Natsuo first retrieved the memories of his shadow clones' daily training and then reviewed any information his wood clones had gathered these days and considered important.
It was after that that he absorbed the battle experience.
A few hours later, Natsuo finished and sighed wearily.
As he closed his eyes and prepared to sleep, Natsuo sighed at the cruelty of war.
Not only were lives being lost every day, but innocent people were also involved.
For example, a few weeks ago.
His shadow clones, hidden underground using wood release, arrived at a burning village.
His shadow clones sensed a few survivors, but they were a tiny number compared to the great mountain of bodies piled on top of each other as they were incinerated.
Even though they were just shadow clones, they were practically him and had his same thoughts, so they got very angry when they saw this.
Even if they were wearing the Rock Village uniform, it was possible they were from another village doing this to indoctrinate them.
It was even more likely that they were from the Leaf Village.
Enraged, their shadow clones didn't care about the true identity of these ninjas and followed them.
It was when they stopped to rest and lowered their guard that they were subtly attacked.
By copying the birdsong, the group of resting ninjas fell into a Genjutsu.
The sound-based Genjutsu was so powerful that even when a clone emerged from the ground between them, it went unnoticed.
Without worrying about being interrupted, the shadow clone quickly formed 7 hand seals before spitting a huge amount of fire from its mouth.
Spinning on its position, the blaze of fire spread around it and turned the site into a sea of fire.
It was thanks to the powerful Genjutsu that these ninjas felt no pain while being roasted alive.
Only one of them was able to notice something almost before being consumed by the fire, but even he could not escape after the shadow clones joined together to trap him in another illusion.
Believing he was escaping, the ninja headed straight for the village they had attacked and offered no resistance when he was controlled to walk directly into the pyre of the poor villagers' bodies.
After completing their revenge on these villagers, the shadow clones withdrew.
As they retreated underground, they sensed a large number of ninjas who were drawn to the enormous sea of fire they had previously created.
Reviewing all the fight scenes, Natsuo was satisfied.
His shadow clones used Genjutsu and Ninjutsu of earth, wind, and fire.
While other chakra natures and the use of battle fuinjutsu were lacking, this was enough for Natsuo.
After all, it cannot absorb everything efficiently if it is overwhelmed with different fighting styles.
Satisfied with the progress of his shadow clones, he regulated his breathing and soon fell asleep.
I didn't know that soon a big news story would spread across the continent.
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While Natsuo slept, his wooden clones continued their important espionage work.
Just like the camps of the 2 villages in the land of grass, the wood clones also spied on the grass ninjas and traveled great distances to sneak into the 3 villages.
The actions of their shadow clones have caused huge ripples in the current war in the land of grass, and they had to be on the lookout for any actions by all those involved.
The Rock ninjas were furious about the loss of so many ninja teams.
Whether they were obtaining supplies, transporting information, or carrying out exploration, all were attacked and there were no survivors.
They had to withdraw their forces and were at a disadvantage against the Leaf ninjas.
They quickly asked their village for help because if things continue like this, they will have to retreat.
Meanwhile, the Leaf ninjas were confused and delighted by the information their spies sent.
Torifu quickly contacted the Leaf Village to get confirmation that they were there to celebrate, but his moods stagnated when they received a negative response.
Although they were grateful to receive this help, they felt uneasy about this mysterious force that had become involved.
Although this time they benefited from the losses of the Rock ninjas, who's to say that tomorrow they couldn't be the ones attacked?
So they wisely withdrew their troops and waited for any change in the situation.
They even prepared their things to leave if the need arises.
At first, some Leaf ninjas thought they were being overly cautious.
But after a few weeks, they were happy with Torifu's decision.
The reason?
The Third Tsuchikage demonstrated the release of Dust.