"Mmgh."
Suddenly, a member of Root clutched his neck and let out a pained groan, startling everyone around him who had been curiously staring at the enormous figure in the distance.
"Poison!"
An experienced Root member caught a faint, strange scent in the air, and his expression changed sharply.
"Put on your gas masks, now."
"Captain, he looks like he's not going to make it."
After the other members quickly put on their protective gear, they began checking on the colleague who had just collapsed. Lifting his mask, they found his face had turned bluish-purple, his pupils were already beginning to dilate, and his whole body was filled with the aura of death.
"Antidote Pill."
The Root member addressed as captain calmly made the decision. They carried Leaf-standard Antidote Pills on them, enough to deal with more than ninety percent of known toxins.
"Ah!"
"My head is spinning."
"Does anyone have an extra Antidote Pill? I accidentally ate mine like candy a few days ago when I got greedy."
But after the blue-green Antidote Pill went down, not only did the Root member's condition fail to improve, the other members present also began showing symptoms of dizziness, and they all started rummaging through their packs for antidotes.
It seemed the toxin had invaded long ago; the speed of infection simply varied from person to person.
"Why are we fine?"
Looking at the Root members thrown into chaos, Minato and the others exchanged puzzled looks. Fortunately, Uchiha Gin spoke up from the side to explain, finally dispelling the doubts in their hearts.
"Because your combat suits come with built-in air filtration systems. Airborne toxins won't have any effect on you."
"Gin-grandpa, can you save them?"
They were fellow Leaf Ninja, and colleagues from the same unit besides. Naturally, Minato and the