Chapter 125: A Pleased Tobirama

"Matsuda-sama, Konoha has developed an antidote!"

"What?!" Commander Matsuda's jaw dropped in shock, his face looking as though he had seen a ghost.

Less than an hour had passed since he launched the offensive — how could Konoha have already developed an antidote?!

"How... how is that possible?" The Silver-Haired Girl's face went pale.

This was a poison she had spent a long time researching and refining.

Just like that, it had been easily cracked?

Commander Matsuda quickly calmed down and looked at the Sand Ninja who had reported.

"Are you certain the information is accurate?"

"Reporting to Matsuda-sama, the information is absolutely accurate. The Konoha Ninja who were poisoned earlier have fully recovered after taking the antidote!"

Hearing this, Commander Matsuda's expression grew even uglier.

He suppressed his fury and looked at the Silver-Haired Girl. "This is your refined poison? Cracked in half an hour!"

The Silver-Haired Girl pursed her lips and said nothing, clenching her fists in frustration.

The poison techniques she had always been so proud of had been easily cracked.

This was hard for her to accept.

Commander Matsuda ignored the girl no further and turned to look at the reporting Sand Ninja.

"Notify the reconnaissance unit to investigate who in Konoha developed the antidote!"

"Yes, Matsuda-sama!"

Watching his subordinate leave, the killing intent in Commander Matsuda's eyes was impossible to conceal.

"No matter what, we must eliminate the person who developed the antidote!"

He looked at the girl who had her head lowered, his tone softening somewhat. "As long as we kill them, no one will be able to develop an antidote."

The girl stubbornly raised her head, her expression serious. "I will develop an even stronger poison!"

With that, she turned and left the tent.

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After Lian Ye developed the antidote, the Sand Ninja lost their advantage.

Under the frenzied assault of the Konoha Ninja, they were forced back step by step.

In the end, they had no choice but to retreat.

Sunagakure's second offensive ended in failure.

Though Konoha had gained the upper hand twice, their casualty rate was also extremely high.

Only a small portion of the poisoned ninja were sent to the rear; the majority died in the Sand Ninja's attacks.

There was no time to treat them at all.

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Inside the Konoha Commander's Tent.

"Lord Benhe, the casualty statistics from the past two days are in."

The ninja responsible for battlefield statistics handed over the document.

Nara Benhe took the document, and when he saw the casualties listed on it, his brows furrowed tightly.

【Across two battles, 41 dead in total — 4 Jonin and 37 Chunin killed, with 35 severely wounded.】

Currently, there were fewer than two hundred Konoha Ninja on the Southwest Battlefield in total.

In just two battles, nearly one-fifth had been killed.

Another thirty-plus were severely wounded and had directly lost their ability to move.

The brutality of the battlefield was imaginable...

However, the Sand Ninja's losses were absolutely far more severe than Konoha's.

War is, to a large extent, a contest of comprehensive national strength — from troops, weapons, and equipment to rations and supplies, all require continuous provision.

When one side suffers heavy casualties, depletes its material reserves, and has its logistical supply lines cut, it often chooses to surrender because it can no longer sustain the fight.

The outcome of a war is often determined by this.

In a prolonged war of attrition, one side will always exhaust its resources first.

The Fire Country's current situation could be described as extremely dire — besieged by the Four Nations simultaneously, the slightest misstep could lead to defeat.

The commanders on all four battlefields were on edge all day, terrified that a single misjudgment would lead to devastating casualties.

Nara Benhe left the tent and found Lian Ye, who had developed the antidote.

"Renya Jonin, what are you doing?"

Lian Ye's desk was covered with various medicinal herbs. He didn't even look up. "I'm developing an antidote that can neutralize most toxins."

The Sand Ninja's Poison Maker would absolutely develop other types of poison.

He couldn't just keep passively developing antidotes, could he?

Better to take the initiative and develop a stronger antidote in advance.

That way, he wouldn't need to stay here every day.

He hadn't worked hard to become stronger just to serve as a Medical Ninja on the battlefield.

Besides, Lian Ye had already figured out the Sand Ninja Poison Maker's methods. Developing the corresponding antidotes based on their approach was no difficult task for him.

If all else failed, he could just mass-produce the antidote to his own poison.

Using it to neutralize these amateurish toxins would be effortless.

Hearing this, Nara Benhe did not disturb Lian Ye further and tactfully withdrew from the tent.

After he stepped outside, the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably, and even the tips of his brows carried a hint of a smile.

If Lian Ye truly manages to develop an Antidote that counters Sand Ninja's poison.

The casualty rate in Konoha will definitely decrease dramatically.

As for Lian Ye's words, Nairan Benhe had no doubts.

They thought that since Lian Ye said it, it could be done.

After all, Lian Ye's performance these past two days had completely won them over.

"No, I'll write a report to the Hokage right now!"

Nairan Benhe returned to the camp tent and began writing about Lian Ye's deeds.

He wrote thousands of flowing words, all praising Lian Ye.

They stuffed the rolled‑up intelligence into the bamboo tube on the Ninja Pigeon's leg, patted the pigeon's head, and said, "Deliver the intelligence to the Hokage."

Nairan Benhe began formulating the upcoming battle plan.

They believed that it wouldn't be long before Lian Ye could develop an Antidote for the Sand Ninja's Toxin.

Moreover, the support dispatched from the Village was about to arrive.

By then, they could sound the horn for a counter‑offensive.

Nairan Benhe was full of confidence.

Perhaps the Southwest Battlefield will be the first to achieve victory.

And all of this is inseparably linked to Lian Ye!

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Konoha Village, Hokage Office.

Qianshou Feijian sat at his desk, looking at the intelligence sent from the front lines, his complexion very grim.

【Northeast Battlefield: Hokage, Cloud Hidden Village's strength is too great to resist, requesting support!】

【Southeast Battlefield: Kaguya Clan are all madmen, our side suffers heavy losses, requesting support!】

【Northwest Battlefield: Currently at a stalemate with Iwagakure, the opponent has not launched an attack.】

The war had only just begun.

Among the three battlefields, two required support.

Qianshou Feijian rubbed his forehead in a headache and sighed helplessly.

The situation in Fire Country was extremely difficult…

"Counting the days, that kid must have already reached the battlefield, right?"

Two days ago, he dispatched several Jonin and hundreds of Chunin to the various battlefields for support.

Each battlefield that a Jonin went to was carefully considered.

Sand Ninja specialize in using Poison, and that kid happens to know it as well.

So Lian Ye was thus sent to the Southwest Battlefield.

With Lian Ye's ability to use Poison, he should have a considerable impact on the battlefield.

…

Suddenly, a Ninja Pigeon flew in through the window.

Qianshou Feijian took the intelligence out of the bamboo tube, and when he saw the contents clearly, he instinctively rubbed his eyes.

"Wait… could it be that I'm seeing things?"

He read the intelligence five times in disbelief, only then confirming he hadn't misread it.

The entire report was full of praise for Lian Ye.

It recounted his battlefield deeds in meticulous detail.

It also praised Qianshou Feijian for his skillful mentorship.

After an unknown amount of time, Qianshou Feijian reluctantly placed the intelligence on the desk.

The corners of his mouth were about to burst, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

"That kid…"

ps: Still owe nine chapters; from now on I'll add one to two chapters each day.

Everyone, don't worry that I'll run away.