NABC Chapter 160 Easy Success
Chapter 160 Easy Success
Chapter 160 Easy Success
Taiyi's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap, silencing everyone in the tent and even pausing the patients' wails.
"Really? Taichi, so fast?" Director Fujita was also very happy, but the surprise came too quickly, making her feel a little unreal.
"Of course!" Taiyi smiled confidently. "Just as I thought, this is the venom of the Red Scorpion. And with a target in hand, I can concoct the antidote in a day at most!"
"Good! Good!" Chief Physician Fujita paced back and forth excitedly twice, then, as if remembering something, said to the doctors present, "Give all the painkillers to the injured. Don't be stingy anymore. Let everyone catch their breath."
A cheer erupted from the entire tent as everyone thanked Taiichi and Director Fujita.
"Taiichi, then hurry up and prepare the medicine. I also need to inform Lord Jiraiya. He's been having a headache over this poison lately."
"Okay, Director, you can go now!" Then, turning to Lin, he said, "You stay here and help out; I'll go prepare the medicine!"
Lin nodded happily. Although she had only been fetching water and handing things to Taiyi, she felt honored when Taiyi received praise. At this moment, she felt as if she had found her goal, her own ninja way!
Working through the night, Taiyi experimented with various drug ratios in the medicine preparation room, and finally figured out the antidote formula before noon the next day.
When the door to the dispensing room opened again, Director Fujita, who had been waiting at the door, immediately stood up and looked over. What came into view was Taiichi, whose eyes were bloodshot and whose clothes were stained with an unknown drug.
He excitedly waved the manuscript paper and a small bottle in his hand, and said happily to Director Fujita, "It's done, Director. Quickly arrange for someone to come over. I've made a few antidote pills, just in time to test their effects."
As he spoke, Taichi handed the small bottle and the manuscript paper in his hand to Director Fujita, who immediately ordered the two poisoned individuals to be arranged for treatment.
At the same time, he looked at the manuscript in his hand. This was the recipe for the antidote, which contained seven or eight kinds of medicinal materials and a complicated preparation method.
Director Fujita looked up at Taiichi, whose face was full of fatigue but still excited. She wanted to say something, but kept her mouth shut. She didn't know how to express her gratitude. She felt that whatever she said would be so frivolous.
Just then, a nurse helped two patients over. It was clear that these two patients were in the latent stage of poisoning, as they gritted their teeth and endured the pain without making a sound.
Seeing this, Director Fujita did not hesitate. He stepped forward in a few steps, poured out two pills, and handed them over.
Upon seeing this, the two quickly took it and stuffed it into their mouths without thinking.
Taiichi, who was behind them, wanted to warn them, but it was too late. He could only watch as the two of them swallowed the medicine whole.
The two had only swallowed half of the pills when pain appeared on their faces, which made Director Fujita nervous. He hurriedly turned to look at Taiichi behind him.
Taiyi calmly shook his head, indicating that there was no problem, before turning his gaze back to the patient.
By this time, both patients had swallowed their medication and simultaneously shouted to the nurse beside them, "Quick, quick, water! Give me water!"
The nurse looked at them with surprise, but still turned to get two glasses of water, muttering to herself, "They're not little kids anymore, they need water to take medicine!"
The two patients didn't care about anything else at this point. They grimaced and snatched the water when it was brought to them, gulping it down in a few mouthfuls before finally sitting down on the stool as if relieved.
Everyone was confused by their exaggerated behavior, except for Taiyi, who had been watching quietly until he finally asked, "Does it stop hurting now?"
The two men, who had just sat down, snapped out of their daze when they heard the question. The taste of the pills they had just taken was so strong that they had forgotten what they were doing.
The two touched and pinched themselves, exclaiming, "Wow, it really doesn't hurt anymore! My head isn't dizzy anymore, and my body isn't numb anymore! This medicine works so fast!"
Another patient interjected inappropriately, "It's just so awful, I never want to eat it again in my life."
"Ah~ yes, yes, me too, I never want to eat it again in my life."
"Alright, enough nonsense. Do you think this is candy?" Director Fujita was furious to see the two still chatting. "Since you're all better, get out of here! Don't you know the medical camp is already overcrowded?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The two hurriedly helped each other up and left the tent, one limping and the other hobbling.
"Taiichi, what were they doing just now?" Although he scolded the two of them without any politeness, Director Fujita was still very responsible and asked Taiichi directly.
"It's not a problem, it's just that the medicine doesn't taste very good. You can add some honey when you make it to make it taste better," Taiyi said nonchalantly. Anyway, the medicine he made never tasted very good, and he was used to it.
Upon hearing this, Director Fujita immediately smiled. Looking at the three remaining antidote pills in the medicine bottle in his hand, he immediately summoned a nurse and asked her to distribute the three antidote pills to the three people who were most severely poisoned.
She then picked up the formula again and began to study it carefully. However, the more she looked, the deeper her brows furrowed. Making the antidote according to the formula was not a problem for her. But she could only understand half of the pharmacology involved in the formula.
Shaking her head helplessly, she looked at Taiyi, who was already yawning beside her, and realized that he hadn't slept all night and had been engaged in such mentally taxing work as researching an antidote. She immediately felt apologetic.
"Taiyi, you should go and get some rest. Leave the making of the antidote to me!"
"Well, then I'll go back and rest first!" With that, Taiyi walked unsteadily toward his tent; he was indeed exhausted.
Watching Taiyi disappear from sight, Director Fujita picked up the formula again and strode towards the medical logistics department, where there were doctors who specialized in dispensing medicines. After all, in a place like the front lines, you can't expect the village's logistics department to support you in everything.
The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, just like this poison. If you wait for the village to solve the problem for you, then half of the people on the front line will probably be killed or wounded.
After explaining everything, Director Fujita hurried towards the central command tent. Of course, she had to report such an important matter to the frontline commander.
"You mean the antidote has been prepared so quickly?"
Jiraiya was overjoyed; this was the best news he had received in a long time. The camp was filled with the wails of the poisoned, a huge blow to morale.
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya. Tai only used one night, and now people are working overtime to make the medicine. I believe that in a day or two, all the ninjas who go out will be able to be equipped with a dose of antidote pills."
"Hehe!" Jiraiya chuckled smugly. "As expected of my disciple, he has my style, excelling at everything he does." Jiraiya paced back and forth in the tent, clearly pleased with himself. He chuckled foolishly, muttering to himself, "My disciple."
Fujita Sana, however, couldn't stand it anymore. She remembered that Taichi was clearly Tsunade's disciple.
"Lord Jiraiya, I've already reported the matter. I still need to keep an eye on the medicine production over there, so I won't stay here any longer." Without waiting for Jiraiya's reply, she left the tent on her own.
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Inside the tent, Jiraiya finally snapped out of his smugness. Looking at the empty tent, he didn't seem to care and immediately shouted outside, "Shikaku! Shikaku! Come in quickly, there's good news!"
Before long, a young ninja entered the central command tent. It was none other than Nara Shikaku, who served as Jiraiya's advisor.
Upon seeing his strategist arrive, Jiraiya went straight up to him, pulled him in front of him, and with a big smile on his face, explained the antidote to him in just a few words.
"So, what do you think? Can we use this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Sunagakure?"
"What you mean, sir, is to feign weakness to lure the enemy in deep into our territory, then surround and annihilate them."
With each word Shikaku uttered, Jiraiya nodded repeatedly with a sinister smile. The two old foxes huddled together, whispering and discussing for an hour before finally refining their plan.
But in the end, Shikaku asked, "Sir, this plan involves withdrawing the camp later on. Shouldn't we report this to the village first, otherwise we might face repercussions from the village later?"
Shikaku meant well, but Jiraiya disagreed. The plan was bold and risky, and if successful, the rewards would be enormous. The Konoha leadership, currently focused on stability, might not agree to it, given Orochimaru's cautionary tale.
But this opportunity is extremely rare. If we miss it this time, who knows when we'll have another chance like this.
"Don't worry about him, I'll take responsibility if anything happens!" This shows Jiraiya's role and sense of responsibility as a disciple of the Hokage and one of the Legendary Sannin.
Nara Shikaku was pleased to accept the order, as he himself had hoped for it, but he was of low status and could only rely on Jiraiya to carry it out.
Soon, gag orders were sent to the logistics, medical, and all the ninjas who knew about the antidote pills. The ninjas who had been cured were also ordered to disguise themselves as wounded and move to the rear in a high-profile manner.
When Taiyi woke up from his sleep, he immediately received the gag order, but at the same time he also learned the specific plan.
As expected, Konoha does have some masters who can create possibilities from the impossible and seize the key to breaking the deadlock from a myriad of problems. Jiraiya and his advisors are undoubtedly experts in this field.
With nothing else to do, Taiichi headed towards the medical camp. Neither Yangping nor Saori were there; they must have already gone on a mission, as they had agreed beforehand.
The squad is too strong; if it weren't a mission assigned by the village, there would be no need for the entire squad to go on a mission together.
Especially when they encounter a captain like Taiyi who has many responsibilities, and who also has to go to the medical camp to lead shifts whenever he goes to the front line, the two of them don't need to wait for Taiyi for everything.
As Taiyi entered the medical camp, he saw Lin there from afar. It seemed that Senior Brother Shuimen had not yet returned from his mission. After a day of getting acquainted, Lin was gradually adapting to the work at the medical camp.
Taiyi quietly approached Lin from behind, watching her use her fairly skilled palm magic to stop the patient's bleeding, and then pick up a bandage to bandage it. The whole process was a little clumsy, but she didn't make any mistakes.
When she finished treating one patient and got up to prepare for the next, she discovered that Taiyi was standing right behind her, and a surprised and happy smile appeared on her face.
Taiyi gave her a thumbs up and praised, "Very good, Lin, it seems you're adapting well here!"
"It's all thanks to Director Fujita that everyone took good care of me, Taiichi!" Rin said gently, raising her hand to tuck a strand of hair that was covering her eyes behind her ear.
"Okay, I'm relieved to see how well you've done. Now just do it your way, and come to me if you have any questions. I'll go see if I can help you with anything."
After saying that, Taiyi turned around, waved his hand, and walked towards the area with the most patients.
In the following days, things unfolded exactly as Jiraiya and Shikaku had planned. As more and more ninjas were poisoned, they were all gradually sent back to the rear and hidden away.
This resulted in a shortage of manpower at the front, and the casualties on Konoha's side gradually increased.
Over the past few days, Taiyi has seen an increasing number of wounded coming and going from the medical camp, and he has gradually felt a pang of pity. But he also knows that this is part of the plan, and that necessary sacrifices are inevitable for victory.
On that very day, Taiichi's squad received orders from their commander to advance and intercept the Sand Village squad and reinforce their own defeated team.
This was actually part of the plan: sending elite squads to the front lines to provide support, creating the illusion that Konoha was short-handed and had to send elites to the front lines to stabilize the situation.
The land of rivers is located on the side of the land of wind. The forests here are relatively sparse, and the terrain is mostly hilly. Various tributaries extending from the Shinano River are scattered throughout this land.
Taiyi and his two companions traversed the forests and rivers, constantly patrolling this vast area.
Due to a shortage of personnel, Konoha's regular ninjas are rarely sent to this position now, since this area is already considered part of Sunagakure's defensive perimeter.
Not long after he began his patrol, a Sand Village squad appeared in Taiichi's senses.
"At 1 o'clock, 2 kilometers away, there is a Sand Village squad. It looks like they are just a Chunin squad. Let's use ninjutsu to take them out and make a big commotion."
Taiyi, who was in charge, changed direction and began to deploy a battle plan.
The 2-kilometer distance would only take three or four minutes for a ninja to run at full speed.
Before they even got close, Yangping and Saori, reminded by Taiichi, had already prepared their ninjutsu.
They held hand seals, their ninjutsu poised to be unleashed.
Once the distance was sufficient, as Taiichi's Fire Dragon Flame Bullet pierced the air, Yangping's Great Fireball and Saori's Lightning Net followed closely behind, blasting towards the horizon.
Meanwhile, the Sand Village squad, on their way, remained completely unaware of the approaching danger. Their recent victories against Konoha had been increasingly successful, leading to a decrease in their vigilance.
Until they were engulfed in flames and lightning, they still didn't understand where the enemy's attack had come from.
Two of the ninjas reacted quickly and managed to escape the range of the ninjutsu, but the remaining two were not so lucky.
Paralyzed by lightning and roasted by flames, by the time the ninjutsu ended, the two were already beyond dead.
On the other hand, the two who escaped were simply a little luckier.
They had barely steadied themselves, and before they could even turn around to see what had happened, two figures appeared on either side of them, followed by blades slid into their throats and kunai pierced their hearts. They died without a trace of pain.
The battle ended, and Taiichi looked back at the scene. He had taken down the group of ninjas in less than 20 seconds, requiring almost no effort. There was no need to clean up the battlefield; the goal was to get Sunagakure discovered.
The three regrouped and left the scene without looking back, continuing their killing spree.