Last Time ...
But then Itachi suddenly spoke. "wait, if it's someone skilled in mechanization, I have someone in mind."
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Obito knew who Itachi was talking about, and he directly said the name. "Are you talking about Sasori?"
Minato found the name familiar, and he vaguely recalled.
"Are you talking about Sasori of the Red Sand from the Hidden Sand Village? I know him, he's from the same era as me. I remember he was only 4 years younger than me. Although we never fought, he's a genius, and his poisons are incredibly potent. Many people died from his poisons in the early stages of the Third Great Ninja War, and his puppet techniques are incredibly skillful."
"The Fourth Hokage is right," Itachi nodded, then continued, even thoughtfully elaborating on a detailed plan.
"Sasori is an expert in toxicology and is also proficient in anatomy and medicine. He's a puppet master, capable of precisely controlling hundreds of puppets in battle. If it's a repetitive, uniform action like intravenous injection, I think Sasori could probably control thousands of puppets simultaneously. Moreover, he's deeply knowledgeable about mechanical modifications; he even modified his own body into a puppet, yet he's still alive and his chakra use is completely unaffected. If he can create an automated feeding puppet mechanism and place people inside, it would save a lot of manpower. Even if we can't save everyone, I think this is the best we can do."
After hearing this, everyone felt there was no better method. As for Sasori's own wishes, well, they were ignored again. Compared to the life and death of the entire world, individual wishes were insignificant. Even if he didn't want to, he would be forced to comply. Besides, no one believed that anyone could remain completely indifferent when they saw their world heading towards destruction.
When Sasori realized he had been reanimated again, he was extremely unhappy. The usually lazy and indifferent man, who rarely showed much emotion, now spoke with extreme sarcasm.
"Is this going to go on forever? Can't you fight without Edo Tensei?"
After seeing the desolate world, which was eerily silent like a horror movie, and the group of Edo Tensei users in front of him, Sasori fell silent again, feeling that the reality might not be what he thought. As expected, after hearing the situation, Sasori felt even more of a headache, but he truly couldn't stand idly by. Although he spoke indifferently, he quickly prepared a batch of basic nutritional medications that very day and assembled a puppet device connected to five or six automatic intravenous drip tubes.
"Why do I still have to do manual labor after death? Entrusting the hope of saving the world to a bunch of dead people, this world is truly beyond saving, isn't it?"
Minato smiled slightly as he placed Flying Thunder God markings on Sasori's puppets, making it easier to transport them to various parts of the world later.
"Don't say that, it's just that those who are capable have more work to do."
As the only living person present, Kakashi felt embarrassed. "Hmm, it's a pity I'm not good at medicine or puppet techniques, otherwise I would definitely save the world myself."
"Heh, the White Fang's son is quite skilled at escaping, isn't he? Only you managed to survive."
Sasori, who held a strong dislike for Kakashi, the son of his parents' killer, the White Fang, asked indifferently.
"By the way, where's that pink-haired girl? She's your subordinate, right? Did she also fall under the Infinite Tsukuyomi? Where is she? I could personally give her an injection, as a sign of respect for killing my opponent. If she's dead, that's even better; if she's resurrected through Edo Tensei, at least I can save myself the trouble of preparing the medicine."
Kakashi broke out in another sweat. Was this guy hoping for Sakura's well-being or not? Kakashi explained:
"Sakura isn't dead, nor is she under the Infinite Tsukuyomi. I don't know where she is right now, but she was most likely taken away by Kaguya along with Naruto and Sasuke."
Due to the lack of information, Kakashi could only give an incorrect answer.
Sasori frowned slightly upon hearing this and said nothing more.
There are varying degrees of closeness and distance between people, as well as differences in abilities. When it came to distributing nutritional supplies and intravenous injections, this became a choice between saving ninjas first or saving ordinary civilians first.
Hashirama, Itachi, and Hiruzen all wanted to save the civilians first, since the ninjas could still hold out for a while without any problems, but many ordinary people were already in critical condition and would die immediately if not saved.
However, Tobirama, Madara, and Izuna all advocated saving the ninjas first, because there were fewer ninjas, and they were all concentrated near the battlefield, making it more efficient to save them.
Kakashi, Obito, and Minato didn't have a clear preference, but privately, they probably hoped to save the ninjas first.
Ultimately, Sasori's words revealed the cruel reality. "I'm only one person, even if I'm an Edo Tensei (reanimated) being who doesn't need rest, sleep, or food and drink, my abilities are still limited. I can only prepare so much nutrient solution in a day. Giving someone nutrient solution doesn't mean I don't need to prepare more later. Moreover, I have to create puppets for injections, and then control these puppets to administer injections to people. There are only 24 hours in a day; you can calculate how much I can do. The Allied Shinobi Forces number about 80,000 in total, and with some effort, we might be able to cover them all. But the number of ordinary civilians is thousands or even tens of thousands of times that number. We can't save everyone. Since we're destined to abandon the vast majority of ordinary people, what's the point of saving ordinary people first? Trying to select and save only the most critically ill civilians is a complete waste of time!"
Hashirama and Hiruzen were speechless, and Itachi also realized he had been too naive. Life shouldn't be compared in terms of value, but in this situation, they could only abandon those ordinary people who seemed to have less value.
Finally, they tacitly agreed to prioritize saving the shinobi first.
To Be Continue ...