The town at night was quiet and peaceful, but from a hotel, an angry voice with gnashing teeth came from:

"Damn the Xuan Yuans, how dare you use such despicable methods!"

The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists tightly, raised his eyebrows, and showed a terrifying scowl.

On the bed, a Kumogakure ninja was twitching in pain, his face twisted in agony.

The swollen insect-shaped lump on his chest seemed to be stirring with life, and looked extremely ferocious and scary.

The medical ninja responsible for treating this Kumogakure ninja also had a solemn look on his face. Then, he stood up and said in a discouraged tone: "I'm sorry, Raikage-sama, I can't do anything about Karai's injury."

"What do you mean? Amayi, you are the elite medical ninja in our village."

The Fourth Raikage couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that the medical ninja Amai was also helpless with such an injury.

Amayi smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Raikage, my medical skills are limited."

"Is there really no way?"

The Fourth Raikage was still a little unwilling to accept it. Karai was not only an elite Jonin in the village, but also an important subordinate who was with him through life and death.

Seeing his subordinates approaching death step by step and still suffering such pain made him feel sad in various ways.

Amayi shook her head.

"This kind of injury is very rare, and I couldn't find an entry point."

"Have there not been similar cases in Yunyin's medical system?"

"No. Because basically all the people targeted by the Xuan Yuanzhong are dead, and there are very few left alive."

The Xuan Yuan Zhong is not an ordinary mercenary ninja army in the underground black market. They are a group of five and are the most powerful bounty hunters in the underground black market.

When this group first became famous, it originated from the Third Ninja War. It was hired by Onoki, the third generation Tsuchikage of Iwagakure Village, to participate in the Ninja War.

After the Third Ninja War ended, they returned to the underground black market, were employed by big businessmen from various countries, and had contacts with high-level officials from various countries, and their relationship network was very large.

Maybe some of their high-ranking officials in the Kingdom of Thunder have hired the Xuan Yuanzhong to deal with some shameful matters.

This kind of thing is actually very common in the ninja world.

After all, some things are shady and not suitable for the ninjas of your own country to deal with.

Therefore, it is necessary for the underground black market to exist.

"Sorry... Lord Raikage, I have embarrassed the village..."

Kumogakure Jōnin Karai, who was sitting on the bed, opened his eyes with difficulty and apologized to the Fourth Raikage.

Being brought to such a miserable state by a group of bounty hunters is truly worthy of his reputation as a Kumogakure jounin.

"Stop talking, Karai, you still need more rest now. I will definitely find a way to deal with your injury. Even if it is..."

The Fourth Raikage walked to the bed and comforted Karai.

That's right, the lives of subordinates are more important than ninjutsu.

If it really doesn't work, compromising with the Xuan Yuans is also a way.

The worst case scenario is to return the secret scroll first, and then bring someone over next time to wipe out the entire Sugi Village and get the secret scroll back again.

But in that case, it would be equivalent to him, the Raikage, bowing to the bounty hunter and smearing Kumogakure's face.

"You can't do this, Raikage-sama! You are one of the Five Shadows, and you must not bow to the Xuan Yuans for my sake...ahem!"

Karayi became excited and stopped the Fourth Raikage from bowing to the Xuan Yu people.

"Don't talk. Just take a good rest now."

The Fourth Raikage didn't respond and just asked Karai to have a good rest.

Then, he winked at Amayi, and the medical ninja Amayi nodded and retreated from the room.

Not long after, the Fourth Raikage also came out of the room.

"Lord Raikage."

"Tell me honestly, if a medical operation is performed, how likely is it to be successful?"

The Fourth Raikage looked at Amayi with a serious face.

Amayi said under the pressure of the Fourth Raikage: "The probability of survival is less than one percent. Due to the lack of successful cases and the lack of sophisticated medical equipment here, it is difficult for me to use medical ninjutsu.

.I'm very sorry, Raikage-sama."

As she said this, Amayi lowered her head in shame.

Although Kumogakure also followed Konoha's medical reform system, compared to Konoha, Kumogakure lacked a truly top medical ninja like Tsunade.

Although the system is considered complete, after all, the technology is limited. And this kind of technical gap is difficult to see results in a short period of time. It takes time and a large number of outstanding talents.

Before the Third Ninja War, Kumogakure, like every village, did not popularize the medical ninja education system on a large scale.

After Konoha succeeded, they began to follow suit.

Just as the second generation Hokage created the ninja school system in the past, breaking the ninja clan's monopoly on ninjutsu knowledge and cultivating an endless stream of civilian ninjas, this system was also imitated by ninja villages such as Kumogakure, greatly enhancing the military power of the five major nations.

It was also at that time that the influence of the one-country-one-village system reached its peak.

The same goes for the health care reform advocated by Tsunade.

Konoha is a well-deserved pioneer.

Therefore, it is natural that there is a gap with Konoha in terms of medical ninjutsu technology.

"If Karayi is sent back to the village for treatment, will it increase the probability of survival?"

"The probability will not increase much. Again, the cases are too few and too rare. We have no idea about the characteristics of the explosive bugs. One mistake may lead to Karai being killed. Moreover, the explosive bugs have grown to this point.

It has already made Karayi miserable. According to the situation, Karayi will die in pain in less than two days."

The implication is that sending Karai back to Kumogakure won't change anything. He might die on the way back.

"hateful!"

The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists and asked him to watch his subordinates die. This was really frustrating.

In this case, we can only negotiate with the people of Xuan Yuan Zhong.

Next time, I will lead people to completely destroy the Sugi Village and retrieve the secret scroll.

"Don't worry too much, Raikage-sama. When I went out before, I saw a person on the street. If it's her, there should be a way to treat Karai's injuries."

Ama Yi hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

"Huh? Tell me who it is?"

The Fourth Raikage heard that someone could cure Karai and asked quickly.

If that's the case, then he doesn't have to bow to the Xuan Yuans.

"One of the Sannin of Konoha, Lady Tsunade. She is traveling in this town and is temporarily staying in another hotel not far away."

Ama Yi revealed the identity of the other party.

"Tsunade!?"

The Fourth Raikage was surprised at first, then frowned deeply.

"Yes."

Amayi nodded.

To be honest, he didn't really want to talk about it. After all, asking ninjas from other villages would really dishonor the Raikage's face.

However, as Karai's life is at stake, Amayi feels that what happens next depends on the will of the Raikage himself.

"In that case, let's go find Tsunade to treat Karai."

Without thinking for long, the Fourth Raikage decided to seek help from Tsunade.

As for being embarrassed, the Fourth Raikage was already mentally prepared for this.

No matter how he is despised by the Sannin of Konoha, it is better than bowing to the bounty hunter and losing the face of the Five Kages.

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Located in the center of the great forest of the Bear Country, is the location of the Star Ninja Village.

In the territory belonging to the Star Ninja Village, the style of the houses is relatively simple and unpretentious. It is just the original buildings of the Star Ninja Village that have been renovated. Whether it is a hospital, a ninja school, or the office location of the Star Shadow, these important places

, are not too refined.

In Star Ninja Village, even decent-sized streets are rarely seen. The ninjas and villagers here seem to be living a peaceful life without fighting against the world, working at sunrise and resting at sundown.

However, all this appearance of peace is an illusion.

Located in the huge water tower not far from Xingying's office, there is a secret passage leading deep underground.

Compared to the villages on the surface, beneath the Star Ninja Village is the biggest secret of this village.

Houses made of cement and steel bars are far stronger than those made of wood and are not easy to rot. Not only that, there are streets, commercial streets, schools, hospitals, and military factories that manufacture weapons and store food and supplies.

Large warehouses are all available here.
To be continued...