Late at night, inside the Sunagakure camp.
The silver-haired girl had various medicinal herbs laid out before her, attempting to concoct a corresponding antidote.
But after a full day of research, she had found nothing.
To her horror, not only could she not create an antidote, she couldn't even discern the specific components of the poison.
She had spent an entire day without a single clue.
"How is this possible?" the silver-haired girl murmured softly.
As Sunagakure's genius poison master, this was the first time she had experienced something like this.
Logically, with her skill, even if she couldn't analyze the poison's components and create an antidote in a short time, she should at least know the direction of her research, right?
But the reality was, she had researched for an entire day and still hadn't deciphered even one component of the poison.
Such a thing was simply unheard of...
Looking at the poison sample on the table, the girl's face grew paler and paler.
If an antidote couldn't be developed, Sunagakure would absolutely be unable to resist Konoha.
At that point, surrender would be the only option.
"No, I must develop an antidote no matter what!"
...
Konoha and Sunagakure's reinforcements arrived on the battlefield almost simultaneously.
Nara Honwa saw the reinforcements arrive, and coupled with the potency of Renye's poison, he unhesitatingly launched a surprise attack while Sunagakure had not yet developed an antidote.
The Konoha Ninja surged towards the Sunagakure camp in a mighty wave.
Sunagakure Commander Matsuda, upon receiving the news, immediately ordered a counterattack.
As soon as the battle began, the situation became one-sided.
The Sunagakure Ninja discovered with horror that the poison used by the Konoha Ninja was incredibly potent; if one was accidentally struck, they would succumb to the poison and die in mere moments!
Yet, their own poisons had no effect whatsoever on the Konoha Ninja.
Seeing this, the Sunagakure Ninja who had just arrived as reinforcements couldn't help but begin to question reality.
Which Village was truly skilled in the use of poison?!
When did Konoha Village become so proficient with poison?
The Konoha Ninja, seeing the astonishing power of the poison Renye had developed, which left the Sunagakure Ninja utterly helpless, were ecstatic.
They fought as if their lives didn't matter, since the enemy would die if struck, making their margin for error very high.
The Sunagakure Ninja were terrified by the Konoha Ninja's berserk fighting style.
They all pulled back, maintaining distance.
They chose to exchange Ninjutsu, and no one was willing to engage in close combat anymore.
After all, close combat was simply unwinnable.
The Konoha Ninja, seeing the Sunagakure Ninja huddled together and only daring to use Ninjutsu attacks, immediately became annoyed.
They stood outside the range of Ninjutsu attacks and began to hurl insults at the Sunagakure Ninja.
"You guys, come out and fight one-on-one!"
"What kind of skill is it to cower in the back?"
"Can you still fight? If not, surrender!"
For a time, the shouts and curses of the Konoha Ninja filled the battlefield.
Anyone unaware would have thought it was a marketplace...
Facing the Konoha Ninja's taunts, the Sunagakure Ninja felt extremely frustrated, but no one dared to engage the Konoha Ninja in close combat.
They could only use Wind Release Ninjutsu to hinder the Konoha Ninja from advancing.
There was no other way; they were completely outmatched in terms of poison use.
Renye looked at the huddled Sunagakure Ninja in the distance, feeling a bit helpless.
He truly hadn't expected Sunagakure to adopt such a defensive, cowering tactic.
For a moment, there wasn't a particularly good solution.
He could only wait for the enemy's Chakra to run out, then launch a full-scale attack.
"Renye-kun, the poison you developed is truly amazing!" Utatane Koharu couldn't help but praise him.
Poison, when used on the battlefield, was simply a deadly weapon.
It could kill enemies with the smallest cost.
Danzo Shimura nodded in agreement. He had just used Renye's poison and had killed several Sunagakure Ninja in a short time.
The opponents had no resistance whatsoever and simply lost their lives.
To be honest, this was the easiest time he had killed enemies in all these years.
Danzo finally understood why Renye had been so persistent in developing poison; it turned out he had such an idea!
Actually, he guessed correctly...
The reason Renye had initially wanted to develop poison was simply to kill enemies with the smallest cost.
After all, his strength wasn't strong at first, and he often encountered enemies stronger than him when performing missions.
The three of them needed to put a lot of thought into killing enemies.
Sometimes, they couldn't even win and could only choose to flee.
At that time, Renye thought that if he developed powerful poisons, he wouldn't need to fight so strenuously.
So he began to teach himself poison making.
Renye, who had terrible theoretical grades, unexpectedly had a strong talent in poison making.
After years of development and improvement, the poisons he developed became increasingly potent.
In Renye's view, a Ninja was a profession for performing sneak attacks, infiltration, and assassination.
There was no need for honorable combat; as long as the enemy was killed, that was enough.
If he could sneak attack, he would sneak attack; if he could poison, he would poison; if he could assassinate, he would assassinate.
Direct confrontation was impossible, unless the opponent was very weak.
Otherwise, he would never increase his risk of death in battle...
After all, there's only one life; once it's gone, it's truly gone.
No... Renye had three lives.
Possessing Izanagi, he had two chances for error.
Although his life's margin for error was higher than others, who would want to die if they could live?
Besides, using Izanagi once would result in the loss of a Sharingan.
Without the Sharingan, his strength would be greatly reduced.
Weaker strength would increase the risk of death.
Renye had always been very cautious and wouldn't allow himself to fall into despair.
Just like on the battlefield now, he wasn't standing at the very front but stayed in the middle of the crowd.
This way, even if some unexpected situation arose, he would have a chance to react.
So he wouldn't die a meaningless death...
The battle fell into a stalemate.
The Sunagakure Ninja huddled in the distance, and whenever Konoha Ninja tried to approach, they would be attacked by countless incoming Wind Release Ninjutsu.
The Konoha Ninja were not in a hurry, constantly entering the Sunagakure Ninja's attack range and then immediately leaving.
This was to exhaust the Sunagakure Ninja's Chakra; once their Chakra was depleted.
They would unhesitatingly launch a full assault!
Before Sunagakure could develop an antidote, Konoha could be said to be in an absolute advantage.
By slowly wearing them down like this, Sunagakure would eventually be unable to hold on.
...
At the Sunagakure camp in the rear.
Matsuda's face was ashen upon receiving news from the front lines.
"We absolutely cannot let Konoha continue like this!"
As the battlefield Commander, he naturally knew the seriousness of the situation.
The lethality of Konoha's poison far exceeded his understanding.
If an antidote wasn't developed soon, Sunagakure would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses.
At that time, how could he explain it to Kazekage-sama?!
He quickly left the tent and found the girl who was developing the antidote.
...
"Chiyo, has the antidote been developed?"
Matsuda had just entered the tent when he saw the girl's busy back.
"Just a moment... I'll have it developed very soon..."
"Then hurry, the front lines need your antidote!"
He knew that such things couldn't be rushed...
After giving his instructions, he left the tent.
Because he had his back to Chiyo, Matsuda did not see her flustered expression.
P.S.: There is no female lead, and Chiyo will not be the female lead!!!