Konoha: Starting by Choosing to Become Hokage
Chapter 49

[Reinforcements!]

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Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Compared to years of war, two months was a very short time.

After two months on the front lines, Hyuga Bin was once again summoned back to Konohagakure to be received by the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Hyuga Bin walked into the Hokage's office and bowed to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was holding his pipe. "Lord Hokage."

"Bin-kun, we've temporarily summoned you back because we have a very important mission for you. The Uchiha Clan ninjas on the border fighting the Mist Village have suffered heavy losses. As a medical ninja skilled in Mystical Palm Technique, I intend to send you to provide support."

Although Hyuga Bin was merely a ninja from the Hyuga Clan's branch family, Sarutobi Hiruzen maintained a very respectful attitude towards him, at least on the surface.

Hyuga Bin wanted to give Sarutobi Hiruzen a thumbs-up.

Sending the Uchiha Clan, who relied on their Sharingan and excelled at Fire Release, to fight Mist Ninjas skilled in Mist Technique and Water Release was truly a brilliant, brilliant strategy.

Mist Technique could create dense fog filled with chakra, which would suppress even Uchiha ninjas with Three-Tomoe Sharingan, making it difficult for them to see.

With One-Tomoe or Two-Tomoe Sharingan, visibility in the dense fog was only one or two meters, not much different from being blind.

The Uchiha Clan's ninjutsu, Fire Release, was also countered by the Mist Ninjas' Water Release.

According to ninjutsu counters, the Uchiha Clan should have been sent to fight Sand Ninjas, who excelled at Wind Release.

Hyuga Bin now understood why he hadn't seen many Uchiha Clan ninjas on the other battlefronts; Sarutobi Hiruzen had apparently sent them to their deaths by the sea.

After giving Sarutobi Hiruzen a mental thumbs-up, Hyuga Bin naturally didn't want to accept the mission. He was determined to save Uchiha Obito, and if he went to the front lines against the Mist Village, he didn't know when he would be able to return.

"Lord Hokage, I feel that the front lines against the Rock Village could also use my help." Hyuga Bin said directly, trying to refuse Sarutobi Hiruzen's arrangement.

"Konoha and the Rock Village are currently in a stalemate, and a decisive battle won't break out anytime soon. The medical ninjas on the front lines are sufficient for now. However, the front lines against the Mist Village are in dire need of you due to a lack of high-level medical ninjas."

Despite Hyuga Bin's veiled refusal, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't get angry. Instead, he explained to Hyuga Bin with great earnestness.

Hyuga Bin could only accept. He then proposed his own idea: "Lord Hokage, before the decisive battle with the Rock Village, I hope to go to the front lines against the Rock Village to treat the wounded."

"I promise you," Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed immediately.

Hyuga Bin was relieved.

When Namikaze Minato led Hatake Kakashi and his team to destroy Kannabi Bridge, Konoha was actively launching an offensive against the Rock Village to delay their reinforcements to Kannabi Bridge.

Therefore, he could reach the front lines against the Rock Village before then, and he wouldn't even have to wait anxiously every day.

"The situation is urgent, Bin-kun. You should depart tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

The next day, at nine in the morning, Hyuga Bin left Konohagakure alone and headed east towards the border with the Mist Village.

The Mist Village's invasion of Konoha was very sudden.

With only a small number of Konoha's forces stationed along the coastline of the Land of Fire, they dispatched over a thousand ninjas from the Land of Water, landing in the Land of Waves and invading the border of the Land of Fire.

In less than a month, the entire coastal border of the Land of Fire had been encroached upon and captured by the Mist Village.

Upon learning of the Mist Village's invasion, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately dispatched over a thousand ninjas, led by the Uchiha Clan, to retake the border.

In this battle, the Uchiha Clan sent over a hundred clan ninjas, led by the new clan head, Uchiha Fugaku.

Before fighting the Mist Village, Uchiha Fugaku had already earned the title of "Fierce Eye."

Unfortunately, due to the Mist Village's ninjutsu countering the Uchiha Clan's abilities, their efforts to retake the border were not effective. Instead, many ninjas were injured or killed.

Furthermore, due to the lack of powerful medical ninjas to support them, many injured ninjas could not receive adequate treatment, leading to long-term healing issues and even the worsening of severe injuries.

The situation was urgent, and Hyuga Bin traveled at full speed, without any stops, arriving at the camp on the front lines against the Mist Village in just one day.

"Bin-kun, it's truly wonderful that you could come." Uchiha Fugaku's eyes showed surprise at Hyuga Bin's arrival.

Konoha had many medical ninjas, but only a few possessed the Mystical Palm Technique, and none had been assigned to their location before.

Now that Hyuga Bin, who had mastered Mystical Palm Technique and was a "personal disciple" of Tsunade, had arrived, it meant that many severely wounded ninjas could receive proper treatment.

As for the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan?

In the face of war, internal conflicts were not considered conflicts.

"Lord Fugaku, where are the wounded? I'll treat them first." Hyuga Bin didn't waste time with pleasantries and immediately asked Uchiha Fugaku.

"Don't you need to rest?"

"No, my chakra is still abundant. I'll treat the wounded first." Hyuga Bin shook his head.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Bin-kun."

Uchiha Fugaku personally led Hyuga Bin into the medical tent.

Hyuga Bin witnessed the tragic state of the wounded ninjas. Many had lost limbs, and even if they were healed, their ninja careers would likely be over.

After all, besides Water Release, the Mist Village excelled at swordsmanship, with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen being among their best.

In sword fights, a moment's carelessness could result in the loss of an arm or a leg.

Hyuga Bin swept his Byakugan across the tent, instantly understanding the condition of all the wounded.

Hyuga Bin quickly moved to the most severely injured ninja and began to treat them.

While treating them, Hyuga Bin also formed a clear impression of Uchiha Fugaku, whom he was meeting for the first time in reality.

"Compared to other 'red-eyed' members of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku is indeed quite kind. No wonder he became friends with Namikaze Minato."

"It's a shame he's too indecisive..."

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