The remaining miles passed without incident, and they successfully arrived at the Konoha camp.
Shinobi battles differed from those of conventional armies, which often relied on massed ranks and brute force. Shinobi typically engaged in smaller-scale skirmishes. Only in major battles would you see hundreds of shinobi mobilized at once.
In the usual structure, there were squads, platoons, and companies. Squads consisted of three shinobi, platoons of twelve, and the size of a company depended on the situation.
After verifying their identities, the three entered the camp, and Tsunade immediately led them to the medical unit.
"Lady Tsunade,"
Along the way, they were greeted by many who respectfully acknowledged her presence.
Tsunade kept her expression serious, nodding slightly in response.
"You two help out with the wounded for now. Nawaki will be with you, so ask him if you have any questions," Tsunade said as she disappeared into a tent to change clothes, before diving into treating the severely injured, leaving Xin and Minato to fend for themselves.
"Someone help hold him down!"
As new recruits, Xin and Minato exchanged glances before moving to restrain a struggling patient.
What the...!
Seeing the patient's condition, Xin gasped. What did this guy go through? He was in horrible shape.
His skin was pitted and covered in blisters, many of which had burst open. Did someone douse him in acid?
As Xin and Minato held the patient down, the medical ninja treating him let out a sigh of relief.
"You must be new here, right?" The medical ninja glanced at their young faces as he worked on the patient, casually asking.
"Yes, we are," Minato nodded, then hesitantly asked, "Sensei, his injuries...?"
Minato wanted to ask what had caused the man's injuries but realized it might be impolite, so he stopped himself. He didn't want his or Xin's first impression with the medical team to be a negative one.
The medical ninja didn't seem bothered, instead offering a friendly smile. "It's no secret-he was poisoned by a puppet master from the Sand Village. If it weren't for Lady Tsunade's antidotes, many more of us would've died."
"The Sand shinobi are truly despicable, attacking us while we're already engaged with the Rain Village, and even sending an army into the Rain Country to fight us."
The medic's tone turned bitter as he cursed the Sand Village for their underhanded tactics.
"Even with an antidote, if treatment isn't timely, it can be fatal, right?" Xin observed. This guy's probably scarred for life. He'd be kicked out of the Red Light District if he tried to go there, Xin thought, somewhat morbidly. The man's injuries were horrifying.
The antidote wasn't a miracle cure. The Sand Village constantly developed new poisons, trying to inflict maximum damage on their enemies.
Konoha was always on the back foot, only able to create antidotes after encountering a new poison. They were fortunate to have Tsunade, or the death toll would be much higher.
The medic gave Xin a surprised look, impressed that someone so young understood this. He nodded, "If it's a new antidote and the poison is treated immediately, there's usually no problem. But if they don't have the antidote or can't get help quickly, many of our shinobi die from it."
He glanced at Xin and Minato, a mischievous glint in his eyes, and gestured for them to lift the cloth at the back of the tent.
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