The war had reached a deadlock. Faced with Sunagakure's large-scale use of poison, Konoha had no effective countermeasures for the time being. They shifted from offense to defense while sending requests for reinforcements back to Konoha.
Konoha attached immense importance to the Sunagakure front and continuously dispatched reinforcements, yet they still could not effectively deal with Sunagakure's poison-based tactics.
Under these circumstances, Tsunade, the eldest princess of the Senju Clan, had displayed astonishing talent in medical ninjutsu since childhood and was sent to the battlefield.
Tsunade was just nearing twenty that year, at the most beautiful age of her life. Compared to her mature self in later years, her fully developed appearance still retained a trace of youthful innocence—a beauty unique to youth.
After Tsunade arrived, she swiftly demonstrated her mastery of medical ninjutsu, helping Konoha cure several poisons that had plagued them for a long time. Konoha's morale soared.
Afterward, it became more like a contest between top-tier medical ninjas. Led by Chiyo, Sunagakure continuously developed new poisons to target Konoha, while Tsunade kept producing antidotes, neutralizing them perfectly.
Throughout all this, the great battle between the two sides never ceased. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was Konoha's forty-second year.
The war between Sunagakure and Konoha had already lasted a year, yet the other ninja villages still seemed content to watch from the sidelines, showing no signs of wanting to get involved.
After Tsunade joined the battlefield, Sunagakure gradually fell into a disadvantage on the main front. Konoha's reinforcements continued pouring in, with roughly half of its forces committed here. The Third Kazekage was already prepared to enter the battlefield at any moment.
Leaving aside the raging war, in some unknown corner of the Ninja World, a conversation was taking place between