Shihōin Naraku first nodded in agreement with Ōnoki's assessment, but disagreed with his plan to move the field hospital closer to the front.
"We can't put the field hospital inside a potential enemy encirclement just to save a little time."
"Safety has to be the field hospital's first consideration."
"If medical ninja can't guarantee their own safety, how are they supposed to help the wounded?"
"Besides, the wounded also need a safe, stable environment to rest and recover!"
"If the field hospital is too close to the front, none of that can be guaranteed."
"As for the wounded on the front lines that Lord Tsuchikage mentioned, medical ninja can administer emergency treatment on the battlefield, then have people transport them to the hospital in the rear for thorough treatment."
That was the only option.
Ōnoki knew this was already the best solution.
War was, at its core, a brutal slaughter between two sides. Deaths and injuries were perfectly normal.
It was naturally a good thing if the wounded pulled through, but if they did not, there was nothing to be done.
Inside an underground cavern in the Mountain Graveyard.
Smack!
"Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!"
Kabuto Yakushi pressed his palms together with a sharp smack. Dozens of coffins then slowly rose from underground with an ear-splitting scraping sound.
In the dim light, coffins stood in great numbers, and a sinister air filled the confined space.
Any ordinary person who stumbled in would surely have collapsed in terror at the utterly eerie sight.
Thud, thud, thud...
Amid the repeated dull thuds, the lids of numerous coffins hit the ground, kicking up dust and making the place look even more uncanny.
"Yugito Nii, Three-Tails Yagura, Four-Tails Roshi..."
"Sasori, Deidara, Nagato..."
"Second Tsuchikage Mu, Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, Third Raikage A, Fourth Raikage