The sun gradually sank beneath the sea, and the vibrant clouds drifting at the end of the horizon slowly dimmed, becoming the night's opening chapter.
The Medical Team's camp was lit by firelight.
The surroundings fell silent, leaving only two sets of breathing rising and falling in the pin-drop quiet.
Yumiko frowned as she stared at the black cocoon of light inside the tent, which expanded and contracted with each breath, unable to make sense of it.
She softened her footsteps and cautiously approached again.
Only when she drew close did she realize that the cocoon was translucent. Through its thin membrane, she could see a handsome youth sitting in the center of a special wooden barrel, his eyes lightly closed as he breathed steadily.
His features were as sharply defined as if carved by blade and axe, his bearing composed. His entire being exuded a unique calmness that eased even Yumiko's turbulent emotions, despite her current desire to kill, the instant she saw his face.
But that calmness did not mean she had given up, much less that she felt pity.
Yumiko coldly watched Hyuga Yu in the barrel, her expression darkening as her fingers slowly drew a kunai from the ninja tool pouch at her waist.
The kunai's blade had already been coated with a concoction containing muscle relaxants such as barbiturates, tubocurarine, succinylcholine chloride, and chijiyodine.
Once these drugs were mixed together, they became a deadly poison that would kill instantly with even the slightest contact!
"What a pity..."
"One of Konoha's future Legendary Sannin, huh~"
After studying Hyuga Yu's face for a moment, Yumiko suddenly smiled.
She gripped the kunai in a reverse hold, a cold gleam flashing through her eyes as the killing intent in her heart began to boil uncontrollably!
Then, she aimed the