The Sunagakure camp on the border of the Land of Rain.
"Elder sister, those Amegakure shinobi are back."
In the middle of the night, Ebizo stepped into a tent and looked at Chiyo, who was busy with something.
Without turning around, Chiyo gave a cold snort.
"Hmph, those Amegakure shinobi just won't leave us alone!"
"Yeah. Amegakure only needs to send a small number of troops to keep us from getting any rest."
"Then we'll all rest during the day!"
Ebizo knew his sister's personality. She was obviously joking, but he still sighed.
"Alas, the weather in the Land of Rain is truly strange. We've been here for several days, yet it's been raining constantly. The skies have been overcast the whole time, making it hard to tell whether it's day or night."
Chiyo didn't respond. She kept her head down, focused on her work.
Ebizo knew what his sister was busy with: she was trying to develop an antidote to Ibuse's poison.
He couldn't help recalling the letter the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had sent yesterday. It had been full of accusations against him and his sister.
To this day, the Sunagakure vanguard under their command was still stuck on the border of the Land of Rain, unable to make any progress.
But there was nothing they could do. Retreating was out of the question, yet they couldn't advance again until they had developed an antidote.
For now, they could only remain camped on the border of the Land of Rain. The supplies they needed each day were already beyond counting.
Worse still, many poisoned Sunagakure shinobi needed treatment.
Even if they were sent back to Sunagakure, few would survive, because the most skilled medical expert in the village was his own sister, Chiyo.
"Alas."
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