Chapter 93: Heading to the Battlefield
Worse still, ninja who survived their injuries might even grow stronger, further bolstering Konoha's fighting strength.
But Chiyo's poison had upended that approach to war.
Ninja struck by her poison did not last long on the battlefield, even if they did not die immediately.
Unless Konoha developed an Antidote quickly, its forces would suffer devastating losses.
But Konoha's medical ninja on the Sunagakure front did not know what the poison contained, so they had no way to make an Antidote.
Danzo therefore suggested sending members of the Senju Clan to steal Chiyo's poison—or, better yet, her Antidote.
Meanwhile, the other ninja would keep the Sand Ninja occupied, leaving them off guard and giving the Senju Clan squad an opening.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had agreed at the time.
But as it turned out, Sunagakure seemed to have known Konoha's plan all along. The Senju Clan squad had been wiped out.
The Senju Clan had committed considerable strength to the mission, even sending several fighters nearing Kage Level. No one had expected them all to be killed.
The Senju Clan was large and powerful, but even it could not afford losses like that. This had dealt it a devastating blow.
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt something was wrong.
The squad had included several fighters nearing Kage Level, perhaps even some at Kage Level. Even if the mission failed, surely at least one of them should have escaped.
Yet every member of the Senju Clan squad was dead.
It was as though the Sand Ninja had known they were coming and ambushed them.
In the shinobi world, even someone at Kage Level could be killed by a surprise attack from a group of Chunin or Jonin.
Even Obito, years later, could be injured or killed by an Explosive Tag during