Compensation for a T0 Nerf · Isobu's Moment in the Spotlight

Of the seven critically wounded patients, two more died on the way over, their deaths utterly gruesome.

Including Toji, exactly ten medical ninja were available, excluding the Medical Corps members headed for the front lines and those already handling emergencies.

Toji immediately ordered them to pair up and conduct pathological examinations on the poisoned patients.

If the wounded could be saved, they absolutely had to save them.

If they could not, they at least needed to know what poison had afflicted them.

"Takayuki, you're with me," Toji ordered.

"Yes!"

Despite being the First Hokage's son, Takayuki Senju had never demanded special treatment because of his distinguished background. Instead, he had volunteered to join the Medical Corps on the front lines.

His application reached Tobirama Senju's desk and, unsurprisingly, was rejected.

There had been no scene where "some well-connected noblewoman made a phone call straight to my office."

Mito Uzumaki was strict with her children, but she respected their choices. Even when Tsunade would later "defect" to Tanzaku Town, she would not use her authority as a grandmother to summon her back. She took the same approach with Takayuki Senju.

Tobirama was the one who rejected the application.

Had Takayuki Senju been a formidable ninja, Tobirama might have agreed. But he was only a medical ninja—and everyone knew medical ninja were generally weak in combat.

Although Tobirama constantly preached duty, insisting that every ninja should give everything for the village and dedicate their hearts to it, he ultimately could not stand by and watch his elder brother's child risk his life on a dangerous battlefield.

This was his last little indulgence of personal feelings as Hokage.

Despite Takayuki Senju's Medical Ninjutsu skills making him well suited to frontline service, Tobirama found an excuse to keep him in the village.

Furthermore, Tobirama