The Three Great Rules of Medical Ninjas:
First, medical ninjas must never give up treatment before their teammates die.
Second, medical ninjas must never stand on the very front lines of battle.
Third, medical ninjas must never die before any member of their squad.
These were the Three Great Rules of Medical Ninjas established by Tsunade.
Because of these three rules, when attacking a squad, taking out the medical ninja first could be considered an ironclad rule. After all, in a team battle, killing the healer first was basic etiquette that many people knew.
Of course, there was also a fourth rule: only medical ninjas who had mastered the ninjutsu Creation Rebirth and the Byakugou Seal were allowed to break all the above rules.
Before Xingran went on missions, he had been registered as a Sensory Type Ninja, with Medical Ninjutsu merely noted among his abilities. However, regardless, because he possessed medical abilities, he had still been placed on the list for the second wave of support teams.
This had been done to follow the Three Great Rules of Medical Ninjas and keep Xingran from appearing on the front lines. Unfortunately, the situation had been urgent at the time, and no one noticed that Xingran's squad members had all gone out on missions. The two of them had likely been part of the patrol force that entered the battlefield first under Shikaku Nara's orders. They had already entered Camp E3 and joined the defensive battle, which was why Xingran had followed the main force yet ended up positioned alone.
But that had been the situation an hour ago. Now, Xingran was surrounded by many people. Of course, most of them were lying on the ground, but a few were still standing, and they looked extremely busy.
Those busy figures were