Closing the Curtain

"Then, have you identified the type of poison?"

Senyo did not rush to deal with Rasa immediately. Instead, he turned and questioned Yamanaka Inoichi.

As one of the core figures in Konoha's intelligence department, Yamanaka Inoichi possessed extremely efficient communication methods that allowed information to be swiftly relayed to every corner of Konoha.

Therefore, all important intelligence related to this incident continuously flowed to him, where it was compiled and analyzed.

Facing Lord Senyo's question, Yamanaka Inoichi promptly replied:

"After relentless effort, we have successfully identified the poison's composition and properties."

"We prepared a large supply of basic antidotes in advance. Now that we know the poison's properties, producing a targeted antidote will be quick."

Hearing the good news, Senyo relaxed slightly, but then immediately asked:

"Then what are the casualties?"

Yamanaka Inoichi paused briefly before delivering his report in an orderly manner:

"Our inner city has suffered little damage."

"However, the civilians and merchants in the outer city were hit hard. Preliminary figures show that more than three thousand people have died, while roughly twenty thousand have been poisoned."

Senyo's brows rose slightly, surprise appearing on his face.

Because in his memory, Konoha could only mobilize around twenty thousand shinobi in total.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original timeline, Konoha had even been forced to send Genin who could barely throw Shuriken into battle just to scrape together those twenty thousand shinobi.

Seeing the change in Senyo's expression, Yamanaka Inoichi immediately understood.

He knew that Senyo must not have set foot in the Shinobi World during the previous five years, so he was unaware of Konoha's growth in recent years.

"Lord Senyo, you may not know this! Thanks to Konoha's advanced Limb Regeneration technology, superb medical standards, and Sasori's exquisite mechanical technology—"

"Our outer city is