"Sigh, it seems the only option is to ask the lower-ups. Hopefully, we can get some useful clues from them."
Chiyo's eyes held a hint of disappointment, but she didn't have any complaints about Rasa. Rasa had done enough today; if it weren't for him, Sunagakure would have suffered even greater losses.
She was just a little disappointed that even Rasa hadn't noticed anything unusual, so it would be even more difficult for the people below to find anything.
After instructing Rasa to take good care of herself, Chiyo turned and walked towards the camp.
That was where the fleeing Sunagakure were temporarily resting, and she needed to find out why Konoha had suddenly sent reinforcements.
If this is not understood, it will greatly affect the subsequent battle plan.
Because it wasn't far from where Rasa was resting, Chiyo arrived at the Sunagakure's temporary resting place in a short time.
As soon as she entered, she saw the Sunagakure soldiers returning from the battlefield, all disheveled and lacking any discipline. The room was filled with a cacophony of negative emotions, including despondency, frustration, sadness, and fear, which assaulted Chiyo's senses.
This scene infuriated Chiyo. She hadn't expected the Sunagakure's willpower to be so weak. They acted as if they had lost the entire war after just one defeat, completely lacking the demeanor of Sunagakure ninjas.
"Look at the state you're in now. Just because you lost one battle, you act as if Sunagakure has been wiped out by Konoha. Are you still the ninjas of Sunagakure? Are you still the ninjas who grew up in a village full of sandstorms?"
"Today I've seen your true colors. You are not Sunagakure ninjas at all; you are just cowards who wear the name of Sunagakure but are filled with weakness. One defeat has crushed your fighting spirit. You have no right to be called Sunagakure ninjas. I am ashamed that Sunagakure has cowards like you."
Chiyo flew into a rage at Chiyo sight of the dejected, head-down Sunagakure, unleashing a torrent of Sunagakure upon them.
She genuinely felt that the Sunagakure Sunagakure before her had disgraced the village. In her memory, even when defeated, the Sunagakure ninjas would never show cowardice or fear.
Furthermore, she knew that if she didn't rouse the Sunagakure in front of her with her words and reignite their fighting spirit, then the battle with Konoha would be a distant dream, let alone achieving her goal of forcing out the Wood Release brat.
It must be said that Chiyo's loud cursing was very effective. The Sunagakure, who were originally filled with frustration and despair, had their fighting spirit rekindled. Chiyo's cursing ignited a fire of anger in their hearts.
Of course, don't get me wrong, the anger wasn't directed at Chiyo, but at the Konoha Ninja.
After being scolded by Chiyo, they recalled how they had endured countless hardships and trials in that windswept village before finally becoming ninjas.
After becoming a ninja, he went through countless missions before finally stepping onto the front lines.
Those painful memories dispelled the despondency and cowardice in the hearts of the Sunagakure, instead igniting an extraordinary hatred for Konoha.
A ninja forged in the sandstorms will never give up so easily.
" Elder Chiyo, we Sunagakure ninjas never give up. Although we were defeated this time, the Konoha Ninja will surely witness the true spirit of Sunagakure next time."
Looking at the Sunagakure whose fighting spirit had been rekindled, Chiyo smiled with satisfaction. She couldn't help but feel a little proud. Although she had been an advisor and elder for many years and was getting old, her motivational rhetoric was still as effective as ever.
"Alright, since you put it that way, I hope you can do it. Remember, never show your cowardly side. There have never been cowards in Sunagakure."
"Yes, Elder Chiyo." All the Sunagakure present responded in unison to Chiyo.
Sensing that the Sunagakure's will had been restored, Chiyo nodded and then said, "Alright, the main purpose of my visit was to ask if you noticed anything unusual during the battle with the Konoha."
As soon as Chiyo spoke, a hint of fear and panic flashed involuntarily in the eyes of the Sunagakure members on the field.
However, having regained their fighting spirit, they quickly dispelled their fear. The ninja among them, presumably their captain, stood up and replied to Chiyo, "I'm sorry, Elder Chiyo, we panicked as soon as we saw the Konoha reinforcements, and we don't have any particular impression of them."
The ninja lowered his head in utter shame as he spoke.
There was no way around it; they had to feel ashamed. They were so frightened by the sudden appearance of Konoha's reinforcements that they didn't even have the courage to organize a counterattack, let alone observe Konoha's support forces.
Chiyo shook her head in disappointment at the Sunagakure captain's words. Could it really be that Konoha had specially brought reinforcements from other units?
As Chiyo was racking her brain trying to figure out where the Konoha had come from, a Sunagakure who had been crouching in a corner stood up and said to Chiyo hesitantly, " Elder Chiyo, I feel like something's not quite right."
The ninja's words startled Chiyo from her reverie. She looked up at the ninja and asked urgently, "What makes you feel something's wrong?"
"I noticed that many of the reinforcements that suddenly appeared in Konoha had faces that I remembered. I recall that I had successfully wounded them severely in previous battles, but now they have returned to the battlefield."
"What's the big deal? I've seen several ninjas I injured return to the battlefield. It's nothing unusual; at most, it just means the medical-nin from Konoha are more skilled."
"That's right, I've seen a few too, but that doesn't prove anything."
"That's right, that's right."
The ninja was immediately refuted by the other ninjas, as other Sunagakure had encountered similar situations. However, in their eyes, this didn't prove anything. After all, Konoha's medical standards were quite good, and it was normal for them to do their best to treat a few injured ninjas.
"What did you say? A few of them look familiar?" Chiyo found the ninja's words strange; she seemed to have caught something unusual.
She knew the potency of the poison she had made; treating poisoned ninjas would be extremely difficult. Even with the medical standards in Konoha's camp, it would take three or four days to cure many poisoned ninjas.
Before the ninja could answer, Chiyo turned to the other ninjas who had just spoken up and asked, "You're saying you've also encountered ninjas who have been poisoned reappearing on the battlefield?"
The Sand Ninja who had spoken earlier exchanged glances upon seeing Chiyo's serious expression, and then all nodded in unison.
Now that she had received a reply from the Sunagakure, Chiyo's expression turned extremely ugly, and a bad feeling crept into her mind.
Could it be that the Konoha ninjas developed an antidote? Otherwise, how can we explain the Sunagakure seeing familiar faces on the battlefield multiple times, and how can we explain the sudden appearance of Konoha?