Chapter 49: New Mission

Orochimaru's guess was not wrong; one could even say he had underestimated the methods of the Sand Ninja.

Just after the Leaf Ninja returned to the main camp, they received the same intelligence: the Leaf field hospital located in the rear had been attacked and suffered heavy losses. The hospital camp and all the equipment and medicine inside had been destroyed, and most of the medical ninjas were killed or injured, with only a meager twenty or thirty percent escaping with their lives.

Upon receiving the intelligence, Orochimaru's face was gloomy, and the other ninjas were even more indignant; attacking an enemy hospital on the battlefield was indeed an extremely ruthless tactic.

Of course, a ninja is a profession that stops at nothing; when pushed to the limit, ninja villages would even send children under ten years old to the battlefield, so attacking a hospital could only be considered a minor affair.

The problem is that in battles against Sand Ninja, medical care is arguably the most important link, because Sand Ninja are the most skilled at using poison in the entire Ninja World. If a Sand Ninja Puppet Master doesn't have seven or eight types of lethal toxins on hand, they would be laughed at by their peers if they walked down the street.

It could be said that this move by the Sand Ninja was like striking a snake at its seven-inch mark, hitting the Leaf's vital point in one blow.

"Pass the word down: our ninja squads are to adopt a defensive posture for this period. Additionally, report to the village and request support in the form of medical ninjas and medical supplies. In the short term, the Sand Ninja will certainly increase their offensives and provocations. I hope everyone will exercise restraint; once the village's support arrives, we should be able to turn this situation around."

Orochimaru distributed the tasks methodically. Now that the medical system within the camp had largely collapsed, and coupled with the fact that they had just fought a major battle against Iwagakure, even with a great victory, the Leaf had suffered certain losses. In the short term, they could only avoid the brunt of the Sand Ninja's force.

Afterward, Orochimaru turned his gaze toward Uchiha Feiyu and said:

"Feiyu, I also have a mission to entrust to you. I hope you can cut off the supply lines of Sunagakure and disrupt their logistics as much as possible."

Uchiha Feiyu blinked his eyes, revealing an innocent expression:

"Isn't this mission a bit too arduous? As a ninja who only graduated from the ninja academy a year ago, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to carry out such a mission well!"

Is running to the Land of Wind to cut off logistics lines such an easy thing? Among the ninjas who usually carry out such missions, if three out of ten can return, it is already considered lucky. More often than not, hundreds of ninjas are thrown in, and only three or five remnants return!

Although Uchiha Feiyu had a little confidence in his current strength, running to the Land of Wind to deal with Sand Ninja still carried no small amount of danger.

Uchiha Feiyu had already made up his mind: if Orochimaru really insisted on him going to the Land of Wind to kill the enemy, he would just have to go and drag his feet. Anyway, once he arrived in the Land of Wind, Orochimaru wouldn't be able to see him, so wouldn't it be up to him how to carry out the mission?

When the time came, he could just make up an excuse about getting lost, or having bad luck and simply not being able to find the Sand Ninja transport squad; could Orochimaru really kill him for that?

Hearing Uchiha Feiyu's evasive words, the various Jonin in the camp had different expressions. Honestly, don't you feel guilty saying that? Have you forgotten the hundreds of ninjas who died at your hands?

However, after hearing Uchiha Feiyu's reminder, the ninjas recalled it and felt a bit startled. To be able to slaughter so freely on the battlefield just one year after graduating from the ninja academy—this Uchiha brat's talent and mental state were both a bit frightening.

Orochimaru also felt a bit of a headache; this brat was a bit too slick. But Uchiha Feiyu's combat power was indeed something the entire Leaf camp needed right now.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru said:

"In that case, I will allow you to select three ninjas from the camp to assist you in carrying out the mission. That should be no problem, right?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Feiyu pondered for a moment. If the three selected ninjas were well-matched, it could indeed significantly reduce the danger of this mission.

Of course, with three ninja subordinates, it wouldn't be easy to slack off during the mission; he would have to truly fight those Sand Ninja from the Land of Wind with real blades and guns.

In the end, it was the souls and lives of those Sand Ninja that moved Uchiha Feiyu. He had already accumulated nearly 300 Rock Ninja souls in his hands; if he collected some more Sand Ninja souls, he would certainly be able to exchange for his desired abilities from the Book of Demonic Inheritance.

Besides, if it were truly dangerous, he could always abandon the three subordinates and run for it himself...

Orochimaru was as good as his word, directly handing over the files of all the Special Jonin and Chunin in the main camp to Uchiha Feiyu, letting him choose for himself.

He skipped the Jonin level; there were only a dozen or so in the camp, each one essential to their post, and they couldn't leave. Besides, Uchiha Feiyu wouldn't be able to command them well.

The strength and ability of a Special Jonin were not necessarily weaker than a Jonin. Many Special Jonin were stuck in that position merely due to political factors, while their abilities were actually already sufficient to be promoted to Jonin.

After looking through the list, Uchiha Feiyu first picked out his companion from the previous mission, Yamanaka Cheng. Then he chose a special Jonin from the Hyuga branch family. For the final spot, he chose a special Jonin who also practiced Medical Ninjutsu.

Professional medical ninjas basically don't go to the battlefield, but in fact, many ninjas also practice some Medical Ninjutsu, and some even have a level of proficiency in Medical Ninjutsu that is stronger than that of ordinary medical ninjas.

It was a stroke of bad luck; Uchiha Feiyu had killed so many ninjas, but unfortunately, none of them possessed advanced Medical Ninjutsu. The most skilled ones could at most perform some simple hemostasis or healing techniques.

After Orochimaru finished looking, he waved his hand, agreed to Uchiha Feiyu's request, and then had the three of them set off for the Land of Wind the next day to carry out the mission.

At the entrance of the camp, Uchiha Feiyu, with Yamanaka Cheng, looked at his other two subordinates and said:

"We are about to carry out the mission, so let's introduce ourselves. My name is Uchiha Feiyu, and I specialize in Sword Technique, Lightning Release, and stealth; I am a standard high-speed ninja."

"This person beside me is named Yamanaka Cheng, who has carried out missions with me before. He is a sensory-type ninja and also possesses long-range telepathic communication abilities."

The two ninjas selected by Uchiha Feiyu looked at each other, and the one from the Hyuga Clan spoke first:

"My name is Hyuga Ichiro. Like ordinary members of the Hyuga Clan, I specialize in Gentle Fist and sensory abilities."

The other Leaf ninja also spoke up:

"My name is Ito Ryoma. I specialize in Earth Release ninjutsu and taijutsu. Additionally, I know some Medical Ninjutsu, including Chakra Scalpel and Mystical Palm Technique."

Chakra Scalpel is considered the nemesis of poison. With this kind of ninjutsu, as long as the initial treatment is proper, there is no need to worry about the problem of poisoning. It is just that there are too few ninjas who know this technique; otherwise, the poison of Sunagakure wouldn't be something that makes people turn pale at the mere mention of it.

(End of chapter)