The difficulty is immense!
Not long after the battle started, Yubi actually felt a trace of exhaustion.
His breathing also started to become heavy.
Because there was simply too much information for his brain to process.
Besides the injured, he also had to dodge attacks that could come from anywhere... those dangers.
His entire being had to remain highly vigilant.
"Abandon this one!"
Several members of the Medical Squad transferred the injured from the battlefield to the rear.
Facing the chaotic scene of the battle, Yubi began using Medical Ninjutsu to treat the Sunagakure personnel.
Another Medical Ninja was planning to treat the wounds of a collapsed Sunagakure Ninja and quickly bandage them.
However, Yubi just glanced over and immediately said coldly.
"Yes."
The subordinate was startled but quickly complied.
"This one... this one... and this one... save these three first," Yubi indicated.
"Yes."
Subsequently, Yubi used the Mystical Palm Technique while looking toward the battlefield.
His gaze caught two other teammates from the Medical Squad... they were carrying injured comrades, moving'slowly' across the battlefield to the rear of the formation.
It wasn't that they didn't want to be fast; they couldn't be.
The scene, the personnel, and the environment... were all affecting the efficiency of the treatment.
"Besides posing a severe test to the treatment skills of Medical Ninjas, Medical Ninjas must also possess a certain level of combat ability. If they can only save people, their individual value in this specific scenario is less than that of a Medical Ninja with rich combat experience."
Yubi's heart sank.
Up until now, they had only managed to save ten people.
They weren't saving people faster than they were dying... Moreover, five of those people were transferred to safety by him alone.
The remaining four subordinates of the Medical Squad had only saved five people... and two of those five injured individuals no longer required the wasting of medical resources.
The Medical Squad members hadn't misjudged the injuries; these three could be treated, but they couldn't recover quickly enough to become immediate combatants for a second deployment... Nor was Yubi being cold-hearted. In his view, all factors and conditions of treatment must be considered based on the battlefield situation, prioritizing comrades who can fight again to maintain Sunagakure's sustained fighting strength to a certain extent.
This way, fewer people would die indirectly.
It was a kind of... invisible assistance provided to the army.
It could also alleviate the pressure on their Medical Squad.
Especially at a time like this, he had to be calmer and couldn't be indecisive.
Even if... it made him seem completely devoid of a healer's compassion.
"Go find the intelligence personnel and have them take the injured back to the outpost... leave this place to me." Yubi immediately told his subordinate after an injured person opened their eyes.
Although the other two couldn't receive timely treatment, they were at least still breathing and could no longer participate in the fight. He had the personnel delivering intelligence to the outpost take them along... As for whether they survived, that was up to them.
"Yes."
The Medical Ninja flickered away.
Fine sweat was already beading on Yubi's forehead.
He quickly pulled out the tools from his waist pouch and began treating another injured person.
His eyes occasionally glanced toward the battlefield ahead; every second... Sunagakure Ninja were falling.
The people saved by the Medical Squad... were relatively the ones with the most salvage value, having already been filtered.
But their treatment capability still seemed very weak.
Although Yubi had made some predictions about the battlefield situation before coming... this was much more severe than he had imagined.
"This feeling of powerlessness..."
Yubi's hand movements never stopped.
No Medical Ninja would watch their comrades die, but that was the reality of the battlefield.
"Once or twice is fine, but constantly experiencing this situation over a long period is undoubtedly a psychological torment for Medical Ninjas."
It wasn't just them, the Medical Ninjas. Yubi surveyed the entire scene, and under his observation and analysis... he discovered another situation.
That is, amidst the flames of a'sea of people' battle, it is not easy for a Ninja's individual fighting strength to be fully exerted.
Like him and Sasori, they could easily handle low-level enemies before.
But now... it wasn't so easy.
It was like one was running on flat ground, and the other was struggling through muddy water... their personal states were completely different.
Because the targets they faced were constantly changing, different situations were constantly arising... they also had to guard against attacks from the shadows. There were too many factors limiting their combat power. Even if they could fully exert it, sometimes it wasn't a one-on-one, or a few enemies... but facing 'a group' of opponents.
This would cause individual combat power to be quickly weakened when the enemy had numerical superiority.
The battle scene was constantly changing, and everything was unpredictable.
This is why abilities like those of the Third Kazekage or Hanzou can become means of dominating the battlefield.
"The damage caused by a single Ninjutsu or Ninjutsu is too limited and cannot affect the situation in a short time... To gain a foothold on the battlefield and become a true powerhouse, the demands on means and power are extremely high... Only when one reaches a certain level, capable of destroying an enemy's entire operational deployment over a large area, can they be called a Ninja World powerhouse who influences the battlefield!" Yubi thought to himself.
Take his current Scarlet Blood Manipulation Technique... although it is bizarre and unpredictable to the enemy, and its killing power is quite decent, if we compare efficiency, it is far inferior to the abilities of the Third Kazekage and Hanzou.
Just like his rescue efforts, even if he saves or kills some people here, the enemy might have already secured a winning advantage in another area of the battlefield. His individual effort alone is not enough.
Or rather, his ability... hasn't evolved to that level yet.
"This is merely a battlefield of a few hundred people. If it were thousands, or even tens of thousands, then... not only the pressure of rescue but also the pressure on combat Ninjas would increase exponentially. That kind of scene is unimaginable."
Yubi let out a breath of stale air.
Although he understood this world well, some things could never be deeply understood without experiencing them firsthand.
He now somewhat understood why Arai and Saori told him to have enough reverence for the battlefield.
However, even if the situation was tricky... and the pressure immense, Yubi still wouldn't retreat.
He would do his utmost... to complete his mission.
A moment later, seeing several Sunagakure Ninja who had fallen nearby wake up, they rejoined their formation to kill the enemy without even saying thank you.
Yubi also stood up again... to look for the 'injured'.
A battlefield of a few hundred people was merely a small scene compared to the'smoke of war' that had once swept across the Ninja World.
But the fighting was extremely anxious, and the battle between Sunagakure and Iwagakure was particularly fierce.
The Ninjas from the two Villages understood each other well and were familiar with the opponent's battle arrangements and specialties... This also meant that variables on the battlefield would be much smaller, making it difficult for special circumstances to arise that would lead to a quick end to the battle.
But as time slowly passed... some subtle 'battlefield factors' still began to stand out.
On the Iwagakure side... the commanding officer, an Iwagakure Jonin, used the Hiding Ninjutsu: Camouflage Concealment Technique to silently approach two Sunagakure puppet users, swiftly striking them down. Afterward, he turned his head to look in one direction.
Within the large Sunagakure army, there was a short figure, moving quickly like a phantom, threading through the crowd.
Even though the battlefield environment was so chaotic, this Sunagakure Ninja still gave him a sense of ease, as if moving through an empty space.
He personally witnessed this person taking down an Iwagakure Ninja, then helping up an injured Sunagakure Ninja, and quickly retreating to a safe distance... To become a battlefield commander, even for a small battle of a few hundred people, one must maintain high vigilance regarding the battlefield situation. Furthermore, regarding the observation of enemy forces, the Sensor Ninjas on the Iwagakure side were constantly reporting to him, awaiting his instructions for countermeasures.
He needed to grasp all situations happening on the battlefield as much as possible, as if they were 'in the palm of his hand.'
Not a single detail could be missed.
A single oversight could lead to defeat.
Moreover... this wasn't the first time he had fought this kind of battle. He wouldn't claim his battlefield experience was extensive, but at least it wasn't naive.
"The Medical Squad, huh..."
The Iwagakure Ninja thought secretly.
The two armies had been fighting fiercely until now. Logically... the situation should be clear, and the side with more casualties should be issuing a retreat order at this point.
Retreating while waiting for reinforcements.
But now, the disadvantaged side... was surprisingly Iwagakure.
Through the reports of the Sensor Ninjas, he immediately realized the 'key point' that was causing his army to fall into a passive state.
That was... a significant number of the injured Sunagakure personnel who were'sent away' were surprisingly engaged in'secondary combat'.
Although the number was small, this was originally a minor battlefield of a few hundred people... maybe one or two wouldn't matter, but if there were more, even if their role was limited, due to the scale of the battlefield, it could provide noticeable assistance to Sunagakure.
Any small bit of assistance... was very useful.
The Sensor Ninja's report was simple... Sunagakure's Medical Ninja efficiency was incomparable to that of Iwagakure!
"When did Sunagakure's Medical Squad... reach this level?"
The Iwagakure Ninja's eyes revealed killing intent.
This little guy... must be eliminated!
It wasn't that the Medical Squad's overall level had improved; it was this young Sunagakure Ninja who was demonstrating 'dazzling' individual ability on the battlefield.
The problem... is him!