Of those present, no one besides Sakura Haruno was skilled in medical ninjutsu.
So staying here would not be of much help.
More importantly, Sakura's medical ninjutsu was excellent. She could treat the injured herself without their intervention.
The antidote she was about to finish preparing was proof of that.
As for assisting her, there was even less need for them.
There were already other medical ninjas at the outpost, and they were the most suitable people to help.
So once Sakura confirmed that she could save Hyuga Hiashi and the others, Shikamaru Nara decided to take the others to the battlefield first to search for traces of the enemy.
After all, they still did not know whether Hanabi Hyuga was alive or dead.
The sooner they found the enemy, the sooner they could rescue Hanabi.
Her status as the heir to the Hyuga Clan's Main Family was no small matter.
Of course, before leaving, they also had to ask Yamanaka Kazumasa whether he had found any leads related to the enemy.
"Captain Kazumasa, we need more details..."
"For example, when and where the attack happened, the conditions at the scene, traces the enemy left behind... any information would help."
"All right."
Yamanaka Kazumasa nodded and led them to the outpost's operations room, where he took a map off the wall and spread it on the table.
He pressed a finger against a marked point on the map.
"The attack happened here, about fifteen kilometers from the outpost."
"When we arrived, the battle wasn't over yet. Everyone else was already unconscious on the ground, and the puppets were still surrounding and attacking Lord Hiashi."
"But perhaps seeing us made Lord Hiashi relax his guard, because he passed out too."
"We destroyed the remaining puppets outright. These are the fragments they