Chapter 57: The Performer Personality
Sarutobi Hisashi's team of ten received the order to retreat after successfully ambushing two Sand Ninja who were preparing to return to their village to deliver a message.
After clearing the traces left by the battle, Sarutobi Hisashi led the others back the way they came, not forgetting to erase their tracks on the way back.
The earth-shattering explosion from Baosha Town earlier was followed by their squad receiving the retreat message.
Hyuga Mirai and the others knew that this surprise attack must have been very successful. As for the gains and the number of Sand Ninja casualties, they would have to inquire about it once they returned to the camp.
Although they were not part of the main attacking force, they made significant contributions in eliminating enemies, clearing out Sand Ninja scouts, and ambushing, among other things. Upon their return, they should at least be credited with three team B-rank mission achievements, or perhaps even one A-rank mission.
Hyuga Mirai, however, felt the gains were a bit small. If he had participated in the mission to raid Baosha Town, with his hidden strength and Byakugan Cell Lineage, Hyuga Mirai was confident he could make a large profit without anyone discovering it.
As for now, completing the enemy elimination mission only yielded a small profit. Thinking about the funds needed for his upcoming research experiments, Hyuga Mirai felt a headache coming on.
'Perhaps I should persuade Lord Orochimaru to cook the books a bit. If I don't touch war profits, when will I accumulate enough funds for my experiments?'
Hyuga Mirai kept thinking about these things as he returned.
"Captain, what are you thinking about? You seem distracted."
Kurenai Yuhi's voice interrupted Hyuga Mirai's thoughts. When on a mission, Kurenai Yuhi would respectfully call him Captain; in private, she was a bit more casual, but Hyuga Mirai didn't care about such small matters.
"I'm thinking about how the village will react next," Hyuga Mirai casually made up an excuse and told Kurenai Yuhi.
"React? We achieved such a great victory this time, besides commendations, what else could the village react with?"
Kurenai Yuhi blinked her innocent, ruby-like eyes and asked with some confusion.
Kurenai Yuhi's view was the same as most Chunin and Genin in Konoha, but the higher-ups would definitely not see it that way.
Konoha and the Sand Ninja had signed an agreement during the Second Shinobi World War. Although the Sand Ninja had shown a tendency to start a war this time, they hadn't actually made a move yet; from the cause and effect, Konoha striking first meant they were definitely going to bear the blame for breaking the peace.
Although the other major ninja villages all knew that the Sand Ninja wanted to make a move, and even the Sand Ninja themselves wanted to move against Konoha, they hadn't actually taken action.
Now, having been ambushed and beaten by Orochimaru, the Sand Ninja suffered heavy losses. They would definitely deny any intention of starting a war, and as for the excuse of stockpiling supplies, they could easily make up a few. After all, Konoha struck first, and the Sand Ninja could also completely pin the disappearance of the Third Kazekage on Konoha's head.
Under the influence of these various situations, Orochimaru's situation would probably be even worse than Konoha White Fang's back then.
Sarutobi Hisashi and Hyuga Kiyomi probably also noticed this problem. Hyuga Kiyomi was destined to inherit the main family's legacy in the future, and even if she disliked politics, she wouldn't refuse to learn about it.
"Others might be fine, but Lord Orochimaru's situation is hard to say. I'm not sure if people in the village will criticize Lord Orochimaru."
Hyuga Mirai said to Kurenai Yuhi, feigning contemplation.
He said it deliberately. Not only Kurenai Yuhi and Hyuga Mirai heard Hyuga Mirai's words, but also the other seven people.
Hyuga Mirai wanted to spread his words through these people to see what attitude other ninja would have.
Orochimaru was not Konoha White Fang. The villagers' insults? The misunderstanding of fellow ninja? He wouldn't care. Orochimaru had his own philosophy and way of doing things. He brought the support troops to the front line to resolve the threat from the Sand Ninja.
When outnumbered, only by striking first and dealing a heavy blow to the Sand Ninja's vanguard could they buy more time for their side. As for other things like Konoha's reputation or initiating the war, Orochimaru couldn't be bothered to think about them.
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Hyuga Mirai and his group returned relatively quickly, but he was called to the Medical Camp not long after he got back.
After a surprise attack, there would certainly be many injured. Many injured enemy elimination squads had already returned, and Sarutobi Hisashi's squad was the luckiest of all the enemy elimination teams.
They had the Byakugan for enemy reconnaissance, and Hyuga Mirai, a Medical Ninja, to ensure the combat effectiveness of other members.
Other squads, when encountering Sand Ninja, could only try their best to eliminate the enemy, and sometimes facing the Sand Ninja's desperate counterattack, they would naturally suffer serious injuries.
After performing more than a dozen surgeries, including amputations, sutures, detoxification, and bandaging, it was already dark, and Orochimaru's assault force had only just returned.
Subsequently, another batch of injured was sent to the Medical Camp. Hyuga Mirai and the other Medical Ninja could only rest and recover Chakra in shifts, then proceed with the second round of treatment.
There were many casualties, some seriously injured and some lightly injured. Hyuga Mirai took a quick look and knew that with the current medical personnel, it would be impossible to quickly treat so many injured.
It was time for Hyuga Mirai's performance… to save people.
"Senior Aoki, let me handle the lightly injured."
Medical Upper Ninja Aoki looked at Hyuga Mirai after hearing this and thought to himself, an eleven-year-old boy, who had persisted in treatment surgeries for an entire afternoon, was already very good; and when it was time to rotate earlier, he also voluntarily gave his rest opportunity to others, persisting until now, it was understandable that he wanted to relax for a while.
"You've worked hard, Mirai-kun. Then you can handle the lightly injured patients next."
Medical Upper Ninja Aoki nodded and agreed. This meant that Hyuga Mirai's workload would be significantly reduced.
The other Medical Ninja also had no objection to Aoki's arrangement. After all, Hyuga Mirai was the youngest, and it was already very difficult for him to persist until now.
"Alright, Shadow Clone Technique!"
Bang!
Hyuga Mirai created two Shadow Clones, and then the Shadow Clones took gauze and medicine and walked towards the lightly injured patients in the back. As long as they didn't use Chakra and only performed some physical activities, the Shadow Clones could last for a long time.
After the Shadow Clones left, Hyuga Mirai continued to walk towards a poisoned Konoha Ninja. After a quick examination, he used the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique.
Medical Upper Ninja Aoki and the other Medical Ninja beside him were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that Hyuga Mirai's meaning of handing over the lightly injured patients to him was this, actively increasing the treatment volume.
"Mi... Mirai-kun, don't you want to rest?"
Hyuga Mirai stared intently at the wound and said, "I can still hold on for a while. Let's treat the injured first. I'll rest after the other seniors rotate back."
"Is that so..."
Medical Upper Ninja Aoki looked at Hyuga Mirai, who was saving people, and felt a sense of admiration. Before, he only thought that Hyuga Mirai was a young man with extraordinary talent in Medical Ninjutsu and hadn't interacted with him much.
But now, it seemed that this young man was clearly the future medical prodigy of Konoha Village.
His face was covered in sweat, indicating fatigue and exhaustion, but his eyes remained so focused.
'An amazing young man!'
Medical Upper Ninja Aoki thought to himself, then turned to the others and said,
"Hurry up and treat the injured! Someone will come to relieve us soon!"
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