The Third Hokage pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned his gaze toward Anyo, who was hiding at the back, and called out, "Anyo, tell us what you think of Tsunade's proposal."
Anyo's heart jolted at being called on. What's with this old man? It feels like he's been targeting me at every turn today.
What opinion could I have? Of course I'll follow the leader's lead.
Anyo was just about to speak when he suddenly noticed Tsunade's murderous gaze sweeping toward him. He instantly remembered that she still had something on him, and forcibly changed the words on the tip of his tongue. "Uh, I think Lady Tsunade is right. I agree with her proposal. Training medical ninjas can't wait."
"Oh, really?" The Third Hokage sounded surprised, then asked with interest, "Could you tell us specifically what led you to that conclusion?"
This old fox. Looks like I have no choice but to talk. Anyo sighed and reluctantly voiced his thoughts. "What ultimately determines a war is intelligence, population, and resources. With an outstanding medical ninja like Lady Tsunade, Konoha has actually already upset the balance of the shinobi world, because our losses in battles between evenly matched forces will be much smaller than theirs. But one person's impact is limited, after all. Over a prolonged war of attrition, that difference is actually very small. So I've thought of two approaches we can take. First, have Lady Tsunade spend less time on the battlefield. Second, to supplement the first point, have Lady Tsunade train more medical ninjas and devote serious effort to developing a comprehensive medical system. That way, even if Tsunade suddenly dies one day..."
Anyo's words flowed more and more smoothly, but just as he reached that point, an intense killing intent locked onto him.
That killing