[Naruto Storyline] Wandering

After the hunting operation, the Fire Nation entered the third-level combat readiness state, and the border troops reported abnormal conditions around the Fire Nation at any time, and the number of Shimura Danzo convening meetings of various departments also increased significantly.Although Akatsuki did not commit any acts of violation or provocation on the border of the Fire Nation, according to reports from intelligence agencies, abnormal military dynamics have occurred in the countries where Akatsuki's strongholds are distributed, and there are abnormal troop expansions, build-ups, and weapons and equipment tests. .

"Lu Jiu, right now, the battle with Xiao is probably unavoidable." Tuanzang stood in front of the battle map for a long time.

Lu Jiu nodded: "Right now Akatsuki is waiting for the completion of the Kyubi vaccine, but according to the daily report from the Water Country and the opinion of the Konoha expert group, the Kyubi vaccine has entered the experimental stage..." He frowned, looking at World map, ask Danzang's opinion, "Can we initiate an alliance request to the Kingdom of Thunder, the Kingdom of Earth, and the Kingdom of Wind? Once a war breaks out, these three countries will inevitably be implicated."

Danzang agreed with Lu Jiu's proposal. He looked at the countries marked with red circles on the map. These countries all have the distribution of Akatsuki's strongholds, and there have been military abnormalities one after another: "You can contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and draft A document of the alliance combat agreement has been sent to the leaders of the three countries. Hurry up and do this, there is not much time left for us.”

"I understand."

"The ships of the Sea Fleet of the Eastern Theater have stepped up their cruises to pay attention to the movements of the sea, and the border troops of the Southern Theater are always monitoring the deployment of troops on the border of the country of water, so that they are always ready to meet the evacuation personnel of our country." Danzo said, his eyes fell on Put on the combat map, with a dignified expression, "From now on, we must keep in close contact with our country's army in the land of water and Anbu, and communicate with each other at any time. If necessary, make preparations for war."

Lu Jiu took the order and left.

As for Water Country, since Itachi was discharged from the hospital, he was no longer responsible for taking Haruno Sakura back and forth between the hospital and the research institute every day. Instead, he was replaced by Red Sand Scorpion. This red-haired young man seldom talked to Haruno Sakura. There is always a dreadful sense of oppression on his body.At the same time, the atmosphere inside the Anbu and the military has become more and more tense. Martial law has been imposed at the entrance of the dormitory compound where the medical support team lives. Activities are carried out within the scope of the dormitory.

This series of unusual actions made Haruno Sakura feel uneasy. She vaguely sensed that something big was about to happen. Fortunately, Sai accompanied her to and from get off work almost every step of the way, which made her feel a little comforted.

As planned, the Kyubi vaccine has entered the clinical trial stage, and the results of the first-phase trial are very satisfactory, which makes all members of the institute and the Konoha expert group very happy.However, amidst the lively cheers, only Haruno Sakura seemed a bit out of place. She left the conference room worriedly and sat alone on the wooden bench at the entrance of the research institute. Since the beginning of Kyubi vaccine research, the biggest difficulty has been overcome. After successfully completing the second and third phases of clinical trials, the vaccine can be launched on the market.

The development of the Kyubi vaccine is coming to an end, which should have made Haruno Sakura happy, but she can't be happy now anyway.She thought of Shikamaru saying that she was a chess piece ready to sacrifice at any time, thinking of Ino who was infected with the Kyubi virus during the hunting operation, and thinking of Sai telling her to protect the vaccine.Haruno Sakura didn't know whether death or pardon awaited her after she successfully completed this mission, but judging from the current situation, she might not be able to wait until the day she returned to the Land of Fire to accept the pardon.

"Doctor Haruno." A familiar voice sounded above her head, Haruno Sakura looked up in a daze, and saw Sai standing in front of her.

Thinking that he saw her embarrassed appearance again, Haruno Sakura raised her eyebrows: "It's not time to get off work, you can take a leisurely sleep for a while."

"How can I sleep at such a time." Sai sat down beside her.

Haruno Sakura rubbed her temples, and said softly: "When do you think Akatsuki will do it?" She looked at the flourishing sycamore tree above her head, and muttered to herself, "Since the clinical trial started, I feel that every day I spent it in torment, afraid that I would not be able to bring the vaccine back to the country, and also afraid that I would not know when..." The last ominous word was drowned in Haruno Sakura's sigh.

"Is the research institute dedicated to administering vaccines now?" Saii asked.

Haruno Sakura nodded: "Right now, our vaccines are stored in the refrigerator, which uses pupil and fingerprint recognition technology, so only I can open it. Before leaving every afternoon, I will take out the corresponding vaccine according to the next day's test plan. A certain number of vaccines are placed in the refrigerator of the test center, and the vaccines in that refrigerator are registered and taken by special personnel."

"Then you really have to be careful." Sai smiled, "It seems that I will monitor your personal safety 24 hours a day."

Haruno Sakura also showed a reluctant smile: "You are welcome to come to my dormitory to play the floor."

"By the way, the refrigerator is plugged in, right?"

"It is usually plugged in and used, and the battery can be used for twelve hours when the power is cut off."

"Twelve hours... It takes about 24 hours for us to take the train from Konoha, the land of fire, to the capital of the land of water. Twelve hours are just enough to reach the border of the land of fire from the capital of the land of water." Saii I calculated the time, but this conclusion is not ideal.

"You want to escape with the cooler?" Haruno Sakura looked at Sai with wide eyes, and then she shook her head vigorously to deny Sai's thoughts, "It's impossible."

"It should be said that it is really difficult." Sai scratched his hair, "But there are only two options right now, either destroy the vaccine on the spot, or return to the country with a refrigerator. In short, this vaccine cannot fall into Akatsuki's hands. I think that if the border forces of the Nation of Fire can successfully meet us, the second option is still worth trying. If the second option is not feasible, we will use the first option."

"The second option is simply impossible, Sai, you may not have seen that refrigerator, the entire refrigerator box is embedded in the wall, so we can't carry it away." Haruno Sakura sighed.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Sai asked.

Haruno Sakura squinted her eyes and stared ahead: "If Akatsuki can keep on hold until the second phase of the trial is completed, Konoha can reproduce the vaccine development process again. Because I will count and upload the data and reports of the research institute's vaccine development every day. , according to previous studies, Kyubi virus is not easy to mutate, so the Kyubi virus isolated from the Diliang area or the patient in the country of water should be of the same strain type. At present, we have used the virus in the patient of the country of water The virus has found a suitable animal model, although the number of patients infected with Kyubi virus in Konoha is not as large as that in Ogira, but the data uploaded by the Kyubi Institute is enough to replicate the vaccine research.”

"So, according to your opinion..."

"The Phase III trial of the vaccine is mainly to test the effectiveness of the vaccine in a large sample environment, but I think Akatsuki may not wait until the Phase III trial is over. At that time, we will directly destroy the Kyubi plan and destroy all the vaccines in the research institute. material."

"So, how long will it take for the Phase II trial to be completed?"

"About three months."

"Three months..."

Within three months, it is necessary to make arrangements for personnel evacuation and formulate a plan to destroy Kyubi's plan, but the most difficult task is to arrange for the safe evacuation of personnel from the Kingdom of Fire—from the capital of the Kingdom of Water to the Kingdom of Fire, nothing else There are almost two routes, one is by land and the other is by water. If you return by rail, it will take twelve hours to reach the border of the Land of Fire. During these twelve hours, the train may be attacked by Akatsuki at any time; , It takes about six hours to reach the territorial waters of the Nation of Fire, but there is no suitable ship that can carry all the troops, Anbu and medical personnel sent by the Nation of Fire.

Sai pondered for a while, when there were several car horns outside the institute yard, it was Scorpion who drove Haruno Sakura and Sai back to the city center, Sai stood up and patted his pants: "Let's go, that red Boy Mao is here to pick us up." Haruno Sakura couldn't help laughing as she looked at Scorpion sitting in the driver's seat.

A few days later, in the central conference room of the Fire Country military building, the medical department submitted Sai's report to Danzo: "This is the report submitted by Saii by fax. In the report, he suggested that we give up bringing back from the Country of Water. Vaccines, and destroy the finished vaccine products developed in the country of water and all the data of the Kyubi project, remove all members of the Kyubi research institute, and destroy all research equipment in the research institute."

Danzo glanced at the title of the report: "What do you think of this report?"

The Ministry of Medicine frowned: "The report suggested that Konoha could give up the finished vaccines of the Water Kingdom through vaccine reproduction. Although it will take some time, I think this plan is indeed more appropriate."

"Akatsuki is likely to use this incident to provoke a war. Do you think we are ready for this?" the Ministry of Intelligence asked back.

"It should be said that the Fire Nation is ready for war in three months' time," said the medical department.

"Notify the border troops of the eastern and southern theaters to enter the second-level combat readiness state, but this time the focus is still on deterrence. I guess Akatsuki is not willing to confront us for the time being, but everyone should know that the relationship between the Nation of Fire and Akatsuki is to avoid There will be no war." Danzang said, his eyes turned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Have the Kingdom of Thunder, the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Wind replied to us?"

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: "They all agreed to the alliance agreement of our country. But the leaders of the countries want to hold a small secret meeting to formalize the matter."

"Okay, go and arrange the time and meeting place." Danzo nodded.

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