Despite their advance treatment plans, the sheer number of patients still caught the medical team off guard. The shortage of staff and the rapid depletion of medicines far exceeded their initial expectations.
The Medical Unit leader, who had visited the Land of Rain before, was secretly shocked. This situation was even more troublesome than it had been back then. Had Besa's Sakoku policies over the years made conditions in the Land of Rain even worse?
Whatever the case, the Medical Unit could not stop because of it. The leader calmly issued instructions, and every Medical Ninja diligently carried them out, settling the patients in. The place was now packed with patients. The Medical Unit's initial approach was to keep the seriously ill here to monitor changes in their conditions at all times, while having those with milder illnesses stay at home.
After all, this was not Konoha Hospital. Space was limited, and they could not keep every patient here. Doing so would also place an enormous burden on the Medical Unit. Even so, the place soon became overcrowded. In the Land of Rain, where medicines and medical care were scarce, the seriously ill accounted for most of the patients. They would often die in agony. Now that the hope of survival was right before their eyes, how could they give it up so easily?
Looking at the people before her, Tsunade felt her heart ache at their pained expressions. It was not that she had never heard about conditions in the Land of Rain, but no account could feel as real as seeing it for herself. Having lived in the Land of Fire, Tsunade had been unable to imagine what life was like for the people of the Land of Rain.
But now, Tsunade had seen firsthand how much the