As night fell, the emergency treatment of the last batch of seriously injured people in the temporary medical area finally came to an end.
Hyuga Tianyi straightened his almost stiff back and let out a long breath.
Byakugan has been closed, but the soreness around the eyes is still obvious.
Fortunately, Katsuyu continued to provide gentle chakra and vitality nourishment, allowing him to persevere.
Aoi gently rubbed her wrists on the side, a look of tiredness written all over her face.
"Finally... it's under control for the time being." Aoi whispered, looking at Tianyi with relief.
"Thanks to your Byakugan, many hidden erosion points can be discovered."
Tianyi shook his head, and just as he was about to speak, a figure walked next to them.
"You two, you did a good job." Tsunade affirmed their work with appreciation.
Then his eyes fell on Tianyi.
"Tianyi, come with me, Aoi, you also go to rest, there will be a tough battle tomorrow."
"Yes, Lady Tsunade." Aoi responded respectfully, looking at Tianyi with some sympathy.
Tianyi was slightly stunned, but he didn't ask any more questions and just followed Tsunade silently.
Then they came to the camp, a cave entrance half surrounded by huge rock walls.
A steady Kakkō and muffled chatter came from inside.
Stepping into the cave, the space is wider than expected.
In the center is a huge sand table roughly made of sand, with small flags of different colors on it.
Marked are hills, canyons, oases and possible strongholds for both sides.
On the edge of the sand table, several figures gathered around.
Hatake Sakumo stands at the main seat, and next to him are several captains wearing Jonin or Special Jonin Forehead Protector.
Most of them have injuries or bandages on their bodies, and their faces look pale.
The arrival of Tsunade attracted everyone's attention and they saw Hyuga Tianyi behind her.
A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of several captains.
"Continue." Hatake Sakumo nodded slightly to Tsunade and motioned her to stand on the other side of the sand table.
Then point to a canyon area marked red on the sand table.
"This Hurricane Canyon, this is their supply point.
Currently, Chiyo and the core of her puppet army are entrenched here.
The terrain is complex, with towering wind-eroded rock walls on both sides, and the middle passage is narrow and changeable.
It is full of quicksand and natural traps, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack."
A Jonin captain with scars on his face interfaced with a hoarse voice:
"We tried reconnaissance three times. The first time, the two teams of scouts lost contact after entering.
Three days later, only the poisoned corpse and puppet fragments were found on the edge of the canyon.
The cause of death is a mixture of toxins, which is fatal instantly.
The second time, I led the team to try to penetrate from the flank rock wall.
Encountered an ambush of automatically triggered poisonous mist traps and Explosive Clay's five casualties, and was subsequently hunted down by a large force led by Chiyo.
For the third time, Lord Sakumo personally led a strong attack and defeated the defensive puppet group at the entrance of the canyon.
But Chiyo himself is too powerful in controlling the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu.
Coupled with the all-pervasive poisonous smoke, we cannot go deep and can only withdraw."
Another person in charge of intelligence analysis, Special Jonin, added, pointing at several locations on the sand table:
"Based on limited observations and analysis of the puppet wreckage brought back by Lord Sakumo, Chiyo's tactics are very clear.
Make use of the favorable location of the canyon to break up the puppet troops into parts, and use poisonous fog and traps.
Engaging in a non-contact war of attrition, her poison... has too many types and attacks too quickly.
Many brothers died not by the puppet knife, but by poison.
Our antidote development speed cannot keep up with the speed at which she becomes poisonous."
"And our supply lines are also being harassed, and their puppet troops are particularly good at concealment.
Ordinary perception has no effect."
Another captain said solemnly, pointing to the dotted line on the sand table that represented his own supply route.
"A small group of puppet troops used the sand to hide and attack our transport team.
The puppet is not afraid of death or injury. It carries a poison sac and will explode directly when damaged.
It causes large-scale contamination of surrounding materials and puts great pressure on our logistics.
Especially clean water and certain medicinal materials are becoming more and more important."
The atmosphere inside the cave is heavy, and there are too many red marks on the sand table.
Everyone knows that if the battle cannot be resolved quickly, they will be dragged to death in the desert.
Hatake Sakumo looked at Tsunade: "Tsunade, medical treatment and detoxification are the key.
Can a way to deal with her main toxin be found in the short term, or maybe a broad-spectrum anti-venom developed?
At least, we must ensure that our ninjas break into the poisonous fog area.
There is enough time to react and retreat without losing combat effectiveness immediately."
Tsunade folded his arms and stared at the red canyon on the sand table, frowning:
"The toxin samples are being analyzed. They are very complex and are a mixture of multiple biological toxins and mineral toxins.
And it seems to be able to produce subtle changes based on the chakra attributes of the practitioner, which is very targeted.
Conventional detoxification ideas have limited effects, and broad-spectrum antitoxic agents... take time.
It also requires a lot of experiments and medicinal materials, some of which are extremely rare in Land of Wind.
If you fall from Leaf Village, you will be easily attacked."
She paused and looked at Hatake Sakumo:
"I need fresh toxin action samples closer to the front lines.
It's best to get it directly from the golem's attack.
And... if there is a chance, it would be best to get clues about how Chiyo configured the poison.
Even if it is discarded utensils or remnants, the analysis speed will be too slow if they stay in the rear camp."
Hatake Sakumo nodded. "You can arrange for an elite team to try to capture the puppet carrying the poison sac.
Or go deep into the edge of the canyon to collect poisonous fog samples, but this is extremely risky."
The meeting fell into a brief silence, as everyone was thinking about ways to break the situation.
How to penetrate the layers of defenses of poisonous fog and puppets?
How to fight against the ever-changing poison?
How to find the enemy's weaknesses in the disadvantageous desert environment?
At this moment, Tsunade lightly touched Hyuga Tianyi with his elbow.
The voice of "Tianyi" Tsunade is not high, but it is very clear in the quiet cave.
"After listening for a long time, what are your thoughts? Don't just use your ears, use your thoughts."
Whoosh!
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on this Byakugan boy.
Tianyi's heart tightened slightly. He didn't expect that Tsunade would directly click on him here.
He quickly glanced at the sand table, and his mind quickly ran through every dilemma he had just heard.
Terrain, poisonous fog, puppets, supplies, sample acquisition...
Look at the red mark representing Death Canyon, and then look at the marks representing your own defense line and supply route.
A bold idea based on modern equipment suddenly came to mind.
Speak slowly:
"Judging from the information everyone just mentioned, the other party has three major advantages.
The first is to break the opponent into pieces and use poisonous fog traps to fight a war of attrition.
Use small groups of elite puppets to harass supply lines, and explode and pollute supplies after damage, causing us to lack supplies.
The second is Chiyo's mixed toxins, which are very varied.
Regarding chakra attributes, the onset is very fast, and we are short of supplies.
Therefore, our antidote research and development lags behind.
The last point is that we are under logistical constraints.
They were forced to attack their supply points, but they took advantage of the favorable location to resolve the issue.
Based on the intelligence mentioned above, the most important point is that a small group of elite puppet troops raid the supply line."
Then Tianyi raised his finger and gently tapped a certain position on the sand table that represented the entrance to the canyon, a glimmer of light flashed in his white eyes.
"If... I could...
Where to find these puppet troops?"