Chapter 771: The Dawn of a New Era!
Immediately, everyone looked at Shikaku with a deadpan expression. It didn't matter whether it was slightly higher than 1 medical ninja per hundred ninjas or lower, the fact remained that it was very low. It was important to remember that Tsunade had once proposed having a medical ninja in every squad to ensure prompt medical attention.
However, Shikaku wasn't bothered by their gazes and explained, "Even though you are going out, you don't have to face any strong enemies. It's just bandits and rogue ninjas.
The medical ninjas are more for healing the injured civilians and assure them that Konoha is looking after them. So, you won't need any more. On the contrary, they are more needed in the village to heal the ninjas injured yesterday. Of course, I'll keep some medical ninjas available to reinforce you in case you end up facing a decent enemy."
Hearing his explanation, everyone was about to nod when Fujin asked, "What about Orochimaru's bases in the Land of Rice? We'll need more medical ninjas to deal with whatever shenanigans he has set up in those bases."
Shikaku seriously answered, "I meant it when I said a few bases. You can have some fun, but don't overstretch yourself and the army. Only target the bases that are easy to find and eliminate.
Orochimaru treats his subordinates as expendable. It won't matter much even if we destroy all the bases in the Land of Rice. He'll keep his important subordinates with him and hide from us. The only way to truly hurt him is to directly kill him. However, an army will be too slow to achieve that. It will require a targeted operation to eliminate him, and even then the chances would be low. Keep that in mind."
Fujin sighed and muttered, "You're no fun…"
Illumi and Konomi looked at Fujin with a hint of surprise while Hoka and Renjiro shook their heads. Shikaku smirked and said, "Of course, if you want to go all-out, then you'll need to create Shadow Clones and have them act as Medical Ninjas. However, I wouldn't recommend it."
Fujin just shot a glance at Shikaku. Needless to say, he had no intention of doing so. In fact, he had no intention of using medical ninjutsu even with his main body unless it was essential. After all, he was the only rank S ninja in the army. If he wasted his chakra healing others, the army would be doomed if faced with real danger. It was very essential for the Commander-in-chief to stay in top condition.