"Lord Honwa, Sunagakure has launched another attack."
In the Commander's tent, Nara Honwa listened to the reconnaissance Ninja's report and couldn't help but frown.
"Sunagakure lost their first battle yesterday, so why are they attacking again?"
Logically, after a minor defeat, they would need time to recuperate. It would be good enough if Konoha didn't counterattack.
However, Sunagakure not only didn't rest but instead sent troops to attack again.
"What exactly is the Commander of Sunagakure thinking?"
Nara Honwa fell into deep thought. He wouldn't think that the enemy Commander was a fool; no fool could become a battlefield Commander.
Daring to launch another attack meant they were confident of victory.
As for the confidence of victory...
"Could it be poison?"
He quickly understood that Hidden Sand Village must have developed a new poison, which was why they dared to launch such a large-scale attack.
He immediately ordered his subordinate, "Tell Renye Jonin to come see me!"
...
"Renye-kun, Sunagakure has launched another attack," Utatane Koharu said.
Danzo Shimura's eyes lit up, as if he saw merits beckoning to him.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to the battlefield and kill the enemy!"
He had long been envious of Renye gaining a large number of merits and the praise of others.
Only by diligently killing enemies and earning merits could he narrow the distance between them.
Renye leaned against a tree, looked up at the two, and said, "Don't rush, the Commander hasn't issued the order yet."
Obeying discipline on the battlefield is very important, especially in this kind of conflict between two nations.
It's best not to act rashly before the Commander gives an order.
As for yesterday?
That was instigated by Danzo...
Danzo Shimura immediately calmed down upon hearing this.
Renye was right; battlefield discipline was crucial.
Ninjas, as a group performing special missions, need to obey orders absolutely. This concerns the success or failure of the mission and their own safety.
Unified command allows them to cooperate precisely in complex battle situations, leveraging advantages such as surprise attacks, assassinations, and intelligence gathering.
It prevents individual unauthorized actions from exposing targets or disrupting strategic deployments, just as precise components need to operate according to instructions to achieve the final tactical objective.
And their unauthorized actions yesterday violated the battlefield rules.
It was just that Nara Honwa didn't bother to hold it against them.
"Renye Jonin, Lord Honwa would like you to come over!" The reconnaissance Ninja said respectfully.
Ever since the news of Renye developing the antidote spread throughout the camp, the Ninjas had been respectful towards him.
"Wait for me here," Renye stood up, instructed Danzo and Koharu, and then left with the reconnaissance Ninja.
Danzo Shimura watched Renye's departing back with complex emotions.
This guy had only been on the battlefield for one day, and he was already familiar with the Commander.
When the war was completely over, the merits Renye gained would definitely make him incomparable...
"Damn it!" Danzo clenched his fists in frustration.
Seeing this, Utatane Koharu looked at Danzo with sympathy.
..........
Commander's tent.
"Nara Clan Head, you were looking for me?" Renye asked.
At this critical juncture, looking for him probably meant a special mission.
Otherwise, they would have been sent to the battlefield to provide support already...
"Renye Jonin, the Sand Ninja have launched another attack." Nara Honwa looked at Renye.
"I suspect they have developed an even more powerful poison; otherwise, they wouldn't have attacked so quickly, so..."
"No matter how much the Sand Ninja research their poisons, trash is still trash." Renye said calmly, slowly, "Give me a sample, and I can develop an antidote in half an hour."
The level of poison yesterday was even inferior to the poison he developed when he was ten years old.
Crude and without any lethality.
Hearing this, Nara Honwa immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
With Renye's words, he felt at ease.
Yesterday, he had personally witnessed the process of him making the antidote and knew that Renye was very strong in developing antidotes.
"Renye Jonin, please wait a moment; the poison sample will be delivered soon," Nara Honwa explained.
When the Sand Ninja attacked, he had already sent Ninjas to meet the enemy.
He believed it wouldn't be long before someone brought the sample.
"So I don't need to go to the battlefield?" Renye suddenly asked.
Nara Honwa was stunned, then remembered that Renye was a high-level combat force sent by the Village to provide support, possessing Jonin strength.
Keeping him in the rear to develop antidotes was indeed a bit of a waste of his talent.
However, developing antidotes was even more crucial!
"Renye Jonin, I believe your role in staying in the rear will be greater than going to the battlefield!" Nara Honwa said.
In large-scale battles, the importance of Medical Ninjas cannot be overlooked.
The Sand Ninja's poison attacks can often rapidly weaken the enemy's combat power, and the presence of Medical Ninjas can specifically counteract the threat.
Ensuring the continuous combat capability of one's own forces, this is equivalent to dismantling the opponent's key tactical means at the tactical level.
Nara Honwa keeping Renye in the rear was precisely because he valued his detoxification ability's impact on the overall situation.
Compared to Renye's individual combat power, he still valued his detoxification ability more.
Being able to eliminate the risk of mass poisoning could influence the direction of the battle even more.
After all, ensuring that the active forces are not depleted by toxins is the foundation for winning the battle.
And he had witnessed this yesterday.
It was Renye's development of the antidote that turned the tide of the battle!
"Renye Jonin, from now on, you will stay in the Medical Department specifically to develop antidotes." Nara Honwa patted his shoulder, his expression solemn.
The scouts sent out had already found out that the reason the Hidden Sand Village's poison had become more potent was because a genius poison maker had appeared in the Village.
This genius accompanied the Commander to the battlefield, specifically to create powerful poisons to deal with Konoha.
If it weren't for Renye, Konoha would truly be unable to develop an antidote in a short time.
So what if the Sand Ninja had a genius poison maker?
Their Konoha had an even stronger genius antidote maker!
Just thinking about the poisons that the Sand Ninja had just developed being quickly deciphered by Renye.
Nara Honwa couldn't help but want to laugh.
But Renye looked at Nara Honwa with a bewildered expression.
What the heck?
Out of nowhere, how did I become a Medical Ninja?!
I can only detoxify.
It shouldn't be enough to keep me in the rear, right?
Renye had been diligently cultivating all these years, precisely so that he could protect himself on the battlefield.
As a result, on his second day on the battlefield, he was assigned to the rear and became a "Medical Ninja."
It felt like punching cotton.
"Nara Clan Head, developing antidotes doesn't take long; I have plenty of time to go to the battlefield," Renye quickly said.
"Renye Jonin, I know you want to serve the Village, but detoxification in the rear is even more important!"
Renye was about to say more when Nara Honwa interrupted him.
"Your role on the Land of Wind battlefield is extremely significant; I absolutely will not allow you to have any mishaps!"
The implication was that he was worried about him encountering danger on the battlefield.
If that happened, no one would be able to deal with the Sand Ninja's poisons.
"I... I understand."