Chapter 124: A Sense of Déjà Vu

"Lian Yejun, what did Lord Benhe say to you?"

Xiaochun Zhuanqin saw Lian Ye walk out of the tent and immediately stepped forward to ask.

Only, she couldn't help feeling that Lian Ye's expression was somewhat strange.

"You all head to the Battlefield to provide support as normal," Lian Ye said.

Shimura Danzo heard this and, without hesitation, turned to head to the Battlefield.

He was already itching to kill enemies in exchange for merits.

Every enemy he killed now would bring him one step closer to the Hokage Position.

Given time, he would surely become Hokage legitimately!

Suddenly, Shimura Danzo seemed to remember something and turned to look at Lian Ye.

"Xiaochun and I are heading to the Battlefield — what about you?"

Only then did Xiaochun Zhuanqin realize that Lian Ye hadn't said he would go to the Battlefield together with them.

"Lian Yejun, aren't you coming to the Battlefield with us?"

Facing the two's questions, Lian Ye shook his head. "I need to develop the Antidote in the rear. I can't go to the Battlefield."

Hearing this, Shimura Danzo's eyes lit up, and the joy on his face was impossible to suppress.

This was a good thing!

If this guy didn't go to the Battlefield, he couldn't kill enemies for merits.

His only source of merits would be making the Antidote.

That way, as long as he killed enough enemies, his merits would soon surpass Lian Ye's.

Thinking of this, Danzo nearly laughed out loud.

"Danzo, you seem very happy?" Lian Ye noticed Danzo's expression and couldn't help asking.

Danzo hurriedly put away the smile on his face, his expression turning serious:

"I kill enemies on the front lines to protect the Village, and you develop the Antidote in the rear — you're also protecting the Village."

"We're both doing it for the Village. Whether or not you can go to the Battlefield doesn't matter."

Saying that, he patted Lian Ye's shoulder, his face full of solemn sincerity.

"Do your best — we need the Antidote you develop on the front lines!"

A trace of bewilderment flashed through Lian Ye's eyes, and he murmured, "Is that so?"

Thinking it over carefully, it actually made a lot of sense.

Still, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was a bit off...

For some reason, Danzo on the Battlefield was like a completely different person, speaking with perfect logic.

"Focus on developing the Antidote. We'll be going now."

Shimura Danzo glanced at Lian Ye, then left with Xiaochun Zhuanqin.

"Do your best, Lian Yejun!"

Lian Ye watched the two leave and sighed helplessly.

Nara Benhe came to Lian Ye's side, looking moved. "Jonin Danzo's awareness is truly high — worthy of being the Hokage's disciple."

Lian Ye said nothing. The current Danzo was indeed wholeheartedly devoted to Konoha.

Perhaps, letting him become Hokage wouldn't be a bad choice...

"Lord Benhe, the Poison Liquid Sample has arrived!"

Two ninja carried a poisoned ninja on a stretcher over to them.

Lian Ye: "???"

He looked at Nara Benhe in disbelief.

His expression seemed to say, This is the Poison Liquid Sample?!

He had assumed it would be a weapon coated with Poison Liquid, but instead it was a poisoned comrade.

Nara Benhe saw Lian Ye's expression, scratched his head in embarrassment, and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Renya Jonin, the Poison Liquid Sample has been delivered. Please develop the Antidote as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Lian Ye knew the serious matter took priority and didn't dwell on such details.

He lifted the poisoned ninja's sleeve and saw dark bluish-black Poison spots on the arm.

He sniffed the wound's odor and felt the person's wrist.

The Medical Ninja of the Medical Department heard the news and gathered around to watch, wanting to see with their own eyes how Lian Ye would produce the Antidote.

"Renya Jonin, can you handle it?" Nara Benhe asked nervously.

"It's improved somewhat compared to before, but..." Lian Ye paused, "not by much."

A smile blossomed on Nara Benhe's face, and he said to the surrounding Medical Ninja, "Everyone, return to your posts. Don't disturb Renya Jonin."

The Medical Ninja all hurried back to the Medical Department upon hearing this.

They only needed to wait for Lian Ye to deliver the Antidote.

After observing the Toxin, Lian Ye entered the tent and began making the Antidote.

Nara Benhe instructed the ninja beside him, "Set up a dedicated tent for Renya Jonin in the Medical Department."

"Yes, Lord Benhe!" The ninja accepted the order and left.

On the Battlefield in the Wind Country, Lian Ye was a precious asset.

Never mind building him a dedicated tent — even giving him one's own Commander's Tent would be fine.

Nara Benhe was just about to enter the tent when he saw Lian Ye walk out of it.

Thinking that Lian Ye was short a key medicinal ingredient for developing the Antidote, he hurriedly asked:

"Are we lacking ingredients? I'll have someone deliver them right away!"

"No," Lian Ye shook his head, "the Antidote has been crafted."

Nairan Benhe froze instantly, murmuring, "The Antidote… has been crafted?!"

He looked at Lian Ye in disbelief, his face full of shock.

It had only been a few minutes since they entered, yet the Antidote was already crafted.

Seeing Nairan Benhe frozen in place, Lian Ye explained, "This Poison isn't difficult; its components are easy to counter."

As long as one knows the ingredients in the Poison Liquid, the corresponding herbs can be used to craft an Antidote.

From the symptoms of the poisoned ninja, he roughly identified the components, and after two attempts he crafted the Antidote.

Hearing this, Nairan Benhe finally snapped out of his shock.

Lian Ye handed the Antidote to him, saying, "Send these Antidotes to the Frontline; I'll deliver the rest to the Medical Department."

Nairan Benhe nodded, took the Antidote, and left.

As long as the Antidote exists, the Sand Ninja's Poison loses its threat.

With normal combat, Konoha can definitely win!

Thus the Village faces no pressure on the Southwest Battlefield and doesn't even need to dispatch many reinforcements.

The Village's support can be sent to several other battlefields.

Nairan Benhe's mouth curled upward, exclaiming excitedly, "With Lian Ye present, we can completely defeat the Wind Country!"

Before Lian Ye arrived, this commander was under great pressure.

There was no way to counter the Sand Ninja's Poison; they could only hope the Medical Department would craft an Antidote.

But Nairan Benhe knew clearly that the first batch of poisoned ninjas would never survive until the Antidote was ready.

They had already prepared for the worst, yet Lian Ye's arrival changed the situation.

This matter must be reported to the Hokage!

Frontline Battlefield.

"Jie jie jie, you Konoha have crafted an Antidote, so what? Our Village's Genius Poison Maker has long invented a stronger Poison!"

The Sand Ninja brandished the short sword in his hand, slashing at the Konoha ninja before him.

The Konoha ninja wore a resentful expression, forced to dodge continuously.

At that moment, several Konoha ninjas suddenly appeared on the Battlefield.

"Everyone, Lian Ye-sama has crafted the Antidote!"

At those words, the Konoha ninjas instantly boiled with excitement, shedding their previous timid stance and brandishing their weapons for a counterattack.

Now it's the Sand Ninjas' turn to be stunned.

It always feels like this scene is somewhat familiar…

Inside the Sunagakure Commander Camp.

"Hahaha, truly worthy of the Wind Country's Genius Poison Maker!"

The Sand Ninja commander, upon learning that the Konoha ninjas were suppressed, couldn't help bursting into laughter.

The Silver-Haired Girl's mouth twitched slightly, speaking from the passage: "My newly refined Poison, even if Konoha has experts, cannot be cracked in a short time."

At that moment, a Sand Ninja hurried into the tent.

"Matsuda-sama, something terrible has happened!"

Both of them, upon hearing the words, instantly felt a bad omen.