Uchiha Yuu issued the order: under no circumstances were Konoha personnel to be allowed to investigate this area without restraint.
Batches of Akatsuki members dressed in black could be seen, Kunai in hand. Their orders were to hunt down any ninja who appeared around the lake. This place would become their burial ground!
At this moment, Tsunade and Nawaki were in the quarantine zone, examining the changes in the sick ninjas' bodies.
Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu far surpassed that of ordinary medical ninja. However, she had no particularly effective treatment for this strange illness that turned skin into scales. After much effort, she could only suppress the symptoms.
"This is the first time I've encountered such a strange disease."
"For now, the ninjas can still suppress the rage in their hearts. Those villagers have completely gone mad, so we've tightly bound them all with chains."
The ninja beside her reported everything in detail. Fear was visible in their eyes, because the civilians' bodies were undergoing irreversible changes. Their necks had grown long, and overall, they looked like enlarged four-legged lizards. Some patients whose mutations had progressed deeply had even developed forked tongues.
"Those whose mutations have reached an advanced stage cannot be saved even with Medical Ninjutsu. Detain them for now as research specimens."
She was not someone who hesitated. For patients confirmed to be beyond saving, especially those whose identities would not affect Konoha, Tsunade could only make the most of what remained of them and use them to study the final progression of the disease.
Turning back to the ninjas with panic in their eyes, Tsunade gently patted their shoulders and spoke with a steady gaze.
"Don't worry about your illness. If Medical Ninjutsu can suppress your symptoms, then it can eradicate them. Give me some time, and you'll