Hokage: A Ninja's Life
Chapter 185

Decision

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After careful consideration, he still felt that even if he became Jinchuriki, the Tailed Beast's chakra should be calculated separately from its original form, and the portion that could benefit from it must belong entirely to him.

"I'll try it later. I happen to have some materials for Explosion Release right now, and I'll start researching it as soon as the fighting calms down." Shuichi had a series of plans in mind, and he would act on them as soon as he had free time.

While contemplating the future, he waited in place. Several hours later, multiple Sunagakure teams appeared in his field of vision. Many of them bore the marks of battle, demonstrating the scale of Konoha's offensive.

When these people ran to the vicinity of the Sunagakure Village base, a large number of hidden ninjas immediately appeared and stopped them. Then, Shuichi saw someone running towards the central command camp, probably to report to the village's higher-ups.

"They've been isolated. It seems Sunagakure is quite cautious, anticipating that Konoha might have infiltrated with spies during the pursuit, hence the need for a series of rigorous checks to ensure nothing is amiss."

After the messenger went to report, he never reappeared. Instead, a large number of ninjas emerged from all around and set up a new area outside the camp, surrounding all the Sunagakure teams that had escaped back.

"As expected, this is an infiltration mission that only I can complete." Shuichi immediately made the judgment. To infiltrate, one must be bold and meticulous. If one is timid and hesitant, it will be easy for others to see through one's disguise.

After disabling the high-mounted ink camera, he quickly left for a remote, uninhabited area and took out several Explosive Tag from his person.

"I shed blood for Konoha! I shed tears for Konoha!"

"Boom!"

The low-powered Explosive Tag sent up a large amount of debris that grazed past his body, Shuichi his side to take the hit.

After the explosion, he immediately checked himself. His vest was torn in one place, his left arm had several cuts, and most of his body was covered in dust and dirt, much like the Sunagakure who had escaped.

"I'm blowing myself up to celebrate my birthday, that's something else!"

After taking care of everything, he headed straight for the Sunagakure Village's headquarters. Since he was alone, if he wanted to deceive the other party, it would be best to be listed as one of the first to escape back, which would make more sense.

The enemy isn't stupid. It's highly suspicious that a single ninja would run back claiming he escaped unharmed at the last moment.

Controlling his speed as he ran towards the Sunagakure base, Shuichi began preparing his acting skills and expressions.

As he approached, he quickly glanced around and saw that only a few groups had returned, most of them consisting of two or more people, while he was the only one traveling alone.

"Halt!" One of the outermost Sunagakure stopped him immediately. "Report your situation truthfully right now; it's an order from the village."

"Yes!" Shuichi's face showed a pained and unwilling expression. "My name is [name], I'm Medical Ninja in the Eishi Jonin squad. During a patrol mission, the squad suddenly encountered a large number of Konoha Ninja. The captain and the others were separated from the enemy while covering my escape..."

Upon learning that the girl was Medical Ninja, the inspectors immediately took it seriously. Their Sunagakure medical resources were extremely scarce, and they had to notify the higher-ups for confirmation.

He was assigned to a separate side, and he immediately reported the situation.

Soon, several Medical Unit members and Jonin carrying a large number of documents arrived and began to conduct a comprehensive examination and questioning of Shuichi.

The first step is to confirm whether the chakra is normal. A Jonin injects his chakra into "Saki's " body and it flows. Even the most advanced Transformation Technique cannot hide it.

Next, the ninja files are compared to see if the Ninjutsu characteristics match, while also involving interrogation about the village's social connections and information about former teammates.

"Captain Eishi and Senior Kimura turned around and intercepted the Konoha Ninja, allowing me to escape before being surrounded..." Shuichi showed pain and regret as he used his newly developed "Water Release: Great Tears Technique".

He reached out and wiped away the tears welling up in his eyes, mentally giving himself a perfect score for his acting skills.

While it's true that ninjas shouldn't shed tears, that should be considered in light of the actual circumstances.

He is currently playing a very young and innocent teenage girl. Her personality has been carefully evaluated by the Konoha Ninja. Every action he takes must conform to the corresponding character setting in order to show a sense of realism. If he is too cold and aloof, he will be easily seen through.

After a thorough interrogation, Sunagakure finally confirmed that this Saki was indeed herself. As a Medical Ninja, it was normal for her to be protected by the other members of her team, and with such a quick return, Konoha probably wouldn't have had time to do anything.

Among the Sunagakure who had escaped back, Shuichi the first to be thoroughly examined, while the others were still slowly queuing up.

Because the war is currently at a critical stage, the Medical Unit are under immense pressure and there is never a shortage of manpower, as there is always another wounded soldier waiting to be treated.

So after the review was completed, he was immediately assigned a lot of work treating the wounded, and the infiltration mission was a complete success.

While Shuichi was working to "aid the enemy" within Sunagakure, the Konoha camp was brightly lit, with various busy sounds constantly emanating from within.

"Patient number 27 urgently needs two sets of hemostatic bandages! Please, hurry!"

"I have two spare medical kits here..."

"Quickly, hand me the second-sized scalpel; this wounded soldier needs emergency treatment..."

While the Medical Ninja were busy running around, Orochimaru, as the commander, carried several reports and walked towards the area where the Medical Unit was located.

"Lord Orochimaru!" the ninja on duty greeted him immediately.

"Take me to Tsunade, I have something important to discuss."

"Yes!"

Entering Tsunade's workroom, one sees her desk piled high with various potions, and numerous sheets of paper covered in characters scattered around, clearly indicating the immense effort she puts into quickly deciphering the ever-changing composition of poisons.

In this battle, the poison maker held a complete advantage, while the antidote could only react passively. However, Tsunade's speed in deciphering the poison essentially neutralized this powerful weapon of the Sunagakure, making her truly deserving of the title of the strongest Medical Ninja in the Shinobi World.

Is there something you need?

Her expression remained unchanged, but she seemed somewhat numb, perhaps because the casualties of the war reminded her of those who had passed away.

"Tsunade, I need your Medical Ninjutsu," Orochimaru said in a deep voice. "I plan to launch a full-scale attack in three days to completely crush the Sunagakure's frontline forces. To ensure everything goes smoothly, you'd better take action yourself."

"What? You're being too impulsive!" Tsunade asked incredulously. "Although we have gained some advantage, Sunagakure still retains a significant amount of strength. Doing this will result in unimaginable casualties in the short term."

"And besides, you know perfectly well..."

"I've already made the decisive move; you must participate now." Orochimaru said expressionlessly, "Our Medical Unit is a bit stretched, but Sunagakure is definitely in a worse situation than us."

"And once you take action, even the Medical Jonin cannot match your treatment efficiency; the situation will be determined within two days at most."

"Damn it, Orochimaru, you bastard..." Tsunade's voice trembled slightly. Knowing she suffered from hemophobia, she still forced this request upon herself. "I..."

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