Land of Medicine

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"The battle seems to be more intense than we expected!"

Having just arrived at the border of the Land of Fire, not only Uchiha Yue noticed the intense fighting, but even Minato Namikaze shared the same opinion.

Just as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, Uchiha Yue used his powerful spiritual energy to sense that even the soil on the ground where they were located had been turned over. This proved that the place where Uchiha Yue and Minato Namikaze were located was also a battlefield on the border. It was just that someone had cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground, so the soil had been turned over to cover up the fact that this was a battlefield.

Therefore, Uchiha Yue, Kushina Uzumaki, and Hatake Kakashi were all on high alert, fearing a sudden attack from enemy ninjas. However, Uchiha Yue still had many questions in his mind. Just as Minato Namikaze finished his sigh, Uchiha Yue approached him and asked, "Minato- kun, if I remember correctly, the Land of Fire isn't the Land of Wind, is it?"

"That's right."

Hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Minato Namikaze nodded slightly and said, "The Land of Wind is quite a distance from our Land of Fire. The countries that border our Land of Fire are currently vassal states of the Land of Wind, so everyone always thinks it's the Land of Wind that borders our Land of Fire. Actually, the only country that truly borders our Land of Fire is the Land of Medicine."

"The Land of Medicine?"

As soon as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, Hatake Kakashi and asked, "Does the Land of Medicine also have its own ninja village?"

"Certainly."

Before Minato Namikaze Kushina Uzumaki interjected, "The Land of Medicine also has its own ninja village, albeit a small one. But don't underestimate the Yakunin Village. Their Yakunin are not only incredibly skilled in Medical Ninjutsu, but also adept at using various medicinal herbs. During the Second Shinobi World War, to protect their country's interests, the Yakunin even went so far as to poison thousands of civilians—they were truly ruthless!"

Upon learning of the Yakunin's "glorious" achievements from Kushina Uzumaki, both Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi fell silent. Clearly, they hadn't expected a ninja village of a nation to possess such audacity, willing to sacrifice thousands of civilians for victory. It's important to understand that there's a rule in the ninja world that civilians must never be harmed during ninja wars; after all, the ninja world also needs civilians, otherwise, ninjas wouldn't be able to survive.

Therefore, even if the ninjas of the Yakunin Village were acting in the name of protecting their country's interests, their act of poisoning thousands of civilians has likely incurred the wrath of the masses. However, this also demonstrates the strength of the Yakunin Village. If an ordinary ninja village had poisoned so many civilians, that village would likely have been wiped out by other ninja villages long ago, and perhaps even the country to which that village belonged would have been destroyed.

However, the fact that the Yakunin Village and the Land of Medicine still exist in the ninja world proves that the Yakunin Village must have the support of the Sunagakure behind it, and that the Yakunin Village is very important to the Sunagakure, which is why the Sunagakure has been protecting the Yakunin Village.

After a brief silence, Uchiha Yue suddenly seemed to remember something and whispered to Minato Namikaze, "Minato- kun, the caravan we're escorting isn't ultimately headed for the Land of Wind, but rather the Land of Medicine, right? If I'm not mistaken, the caravan leader, Mikasa, is probably buying medicinal herbs in the Land of Fire to sell for profit in the Land of Medicine, right?"

"Yes, Yue-jun, you're right."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze nodded slightly and replied, "Mr. Mikasa did indeed tell me that they are going to the Land of Medicine to sell medicinal herbs. However, due to insufficient funds, Mr. Mikasa only asked us to escort them to the border. Once we reach the border, Mr. Mikasa's companions will be able to come and support us, and then we can return to the village to complete the mission."

Then, as if realizing something, Minato Namikaze frowned slightly and said, "Moon-kun, are you doubting Mr. Mikasa?"

"It's just suspicion; there's no evidence yet."

As soon as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, Uchiha Yue slowly said, "The war on our Land of Fire's border has been going on for a long time. Mr. Mikasa and the others probably already knew about this, right? But at such a dangerous time, Mr. Mikasa actually risked coming to the Land of Fire to buy medicinal herbs and sell them to our neighboring Land of Fire of Land of Medicine. That's indeed a bit suspicious. Moreover, it seems the war on our Land of Fire's border isn't being led by the Sunagakure guys, but by the guys from the Land of Medicine, isn't it?"

"Moon Lord, although we don't have evidence, I feel we still need to be careful."

Sure enough, just as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Minato Namikaze also noticed something amiss and instructed Hatake Kakashi and Kushina Uzumaki to be careful. However, to Uchiha Yue and Minato Namikaze's utter surprise, the caravan was attacked by the enemy just as they were discussing this!

"Protect the caravan!"

Because both Uchiha Yue and Kushina Uzumaki possessed formidable sensory abilities, they detected the enemy's intentions even before the attack occurred, and immediately protected the caravan members. However, the attacking ninja team was far too powerful; even with two Jonin, Uchiha Yue Minato Namikaze Kushina Uzumaki present, they felt the pressure. Moreover, due to the overwhelming strength of the enemy ninjas, Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi didn't even have a chance to fight, and could only stay there to protect the caravan members.

However, the enemy's attack lasted only three minutes, and then those enemies who came to attack the caravan disappeared before Uchiha Yue and the others' eyes.

However, even though the enemy ninjas had retreated, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had still suffered serious injuries in the short battle. Fortunately, Uchiha Yue was proficient in Medical Ninjutsu and was able to heal Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's injuries in a very short time. But just as Uchiha Yue was treating Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, unexpectedly, Mikasa, the leader of the caravan, appeared before Uchiha Yue and the others.

"Minato- kun, there's something I might need to ask you."

Having just gone through a fierce battle, Mikasa's face was slightly pale, clearly due to the panic she had just experienced.

Then, after Mikasa calmed himself down a bit and finally organized his thoughts, he sighed deeply and said, "Sigh, Minato- kun, if it's possible, I hope you can help us get rid of the goods we have."