Just as the residents of Konoha were flocking to the village gate, preparing to catch a glimpse of the envoys from other countries and welcome the three years of peace that would follow, a reconnaissance team led by the special Jonin Inuzukazuma was approaching the village.

Perform patrol missions about 100 kilometers southeast.

Not long ago, they encountered a gang of robbers who robbed passing businessmen and tourists along the way.

Although only six of the more than thirty bandits were wandering ninjas, they still had strength in numbers.

Under the intensive siege of bows and arrows, three people and one dog fought back hard, but some people were unfortunately hit by the enemy's poisonous arrows.

Somewhat ironically, the injured one was a Hyuga Chuunin with full-angle vision.

At this time, in the forest not far from the avenue, Hinata Nariju was leaning sideways under a big tree.

Inuzuka Claw's ninja dog Kuromaru sniffed carefully near the wound on his lower back, his human eyes full of thinking.

"I don't really have a big problem."

Seeing the expression of "Are you going to die" on the face of his fellow chuunin, Hinata Naruki said helplessly: "I'm just a little dizzy. Besides, they are just some bandits, what kind of powerful poison can they have..."

"Boy, a lion must fight a rabbit with all his strength! Don't take these amateur ninjas seriously!"

Inuzuka Takashi stood in front of him and taught him a lesson with his hands on his hips: "The poisons these guys use are generally very troublesome. Because they don't have the standard poisons of major ninja villages. Basically, they just see something poisonous in the woods and do it without thinking.

Just apply it on the weapon casually and never thought about preparing an antidote. It will be very troublesome if you don't fix your wound properly!"

"It can't be that coincidental. It's probably just some poisonous mushroom juice or something like that..."

"Unfortunately, you got it right, Claw."

Kuromaru interrupted Hinata Nariju's lucky thoughts.

"This is not any kind of toxin I have ever smelled. But the skin near the wound has a different color, and there is also a faint smell of insects. It should be the tissue fluid of some kind of arthropod, and it is reacting with his blood."

"Tsk! That's a protein toxin!"

Inuzukazuma's brows were raised high, and he felt like his head was getting bigger.

The Chuunin next to him immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, his eyebrows drooped, and he said nervously: "But in this case, the broad-spectrum anti-venom given to us by Konoha Hospital will not be used."

The so-called broad-spectrum antitoxins are specially formulated tiger balm-type antidotes that can deal with most common toxins.

If a Konoha ninja mistakenly eats poisonous wild fruits or mushrooms in the wild, or encounters standard poisons from other ninja villages, this anti-poison agent can have a good inhibitory effect.

However, protein toxins are another story.

Just like many people who are bitten by rare venomous snakes, if they want to be cured, they must use the corresponding detoxification serum. Otherwise, indiscriminate use of drugs will only make the chemical composition of the patient's body more complex.

"But apart from being a little dizzy, I really don't feel anything."

Hinata Naruki saw Inuzukazu frowning and said quickly: "I managed to escape this time, so I don't have to participate in the mission's affairs. You must not send me back!"

"Speaking of which, I have long felt strange. Why do you have to forcefully involve you, the Hyuga clan, in order to welcome the delegation?"

Inuzuka Claw complained: "If I were the village's advisor, I would definitely keep you as far away from the Kumo ninja as possible. By letting the Hyuga clan meet their enemies, are you really not afraid of triggering the Fourth Ninja War on the spot?"

"It's surveillance, it's surveillance."

Hyuga Naruki corrected Inuzukazu's statement: "Others did go to welcome them, but the instructions received by all the jonins of the Hyuga clan were to monitor the movements of the two missions throughout the process. There are more than thirty jounin in our clan in total.

Shinobu, all of them were transferred last night. Chuunin like me were also placed on standby near the embassy. It must have been intentional by the village.

"At this time, it would be too conspicuous for me to go back. If those old men from the Zong family see me resting, I don't know what unpleasant things they will say."

What he didn't say was that several clan members, including his father, who had been responsible for observing Uchiha's movements all year round, were also urgently called in and suspended from their original work this time, which showed that the top management of Konoha was wary of and valued Kumo Shinobi.

"Really? That old guy from Mito Gate is famous for being afraid of causing 'misunderstandings'. It seems that this order was given by the man with the bandage on his eyes, which is a good move. The attitude of the village is finally tough.

It’s one o’clock.”

Inuzuka Claw grunted twice, then stopped worrying, and turned the topic back to the really important things.

"But if you don't go back, your poison won't be cured. To be honest, I don't know anything about medical ninjutsu, so you have to think clearly, kid."

"It doesn't matter. I'll use chakra to resist first. Maybe I'll be fine after a while."

As he spoke, Hinata Nariju's forehead veins bulged, and his eyes focused tightly around the wound on his abdomen.

The Byakugan can see the chakra meridians of the human body, so it should not be a problem to control chakra to fill the chakra acupuncture points near the wound and inhibit the spread of toxins.

However, less than a second after Hinata Nariju did this, the originally normal wound suddenly began to bleed as if it had been pulled open by an invisible hand.

Densely packed black and purple thin lines centered on the wound and spread around in a spider web shape; the thickest black line among them kept rushing upward along the crest of Hinata's tree, reaching it in the blink of an eye.

The back of the neck!

"Ugh!" The severe pain in his body made Hinata Nariju yell in pain, and his whole body fell to the ground like a collapsed house.

But as he stopped using chakra, the speed of the black line's climb slowed down significantly, but Hinata Nariki's neck covered with black lines looked extremely scary.

Even if he didn't know anything about toxicology, he could still tell that he had a big problem now.

"Nariju!" Another chuunin was shocked and helped his companion to sit up, "What is going on?"

"It's troublesome." Hinata Nariju didn't need to answer it himself, Inuzukazuma had already figured out the answer in his heart.

"This toxin not only reacts with the blood, but can also mix into chakra and attack the human body along the chakra meridians... What on earth is it? There is a toxin specifically designed to deal with chakra."

"Then what should we do now?"

The chuunin looked at Hinata Nariju whose body was covered in mud, and he panicked first.

"Don't worry so much..."

Hinata Naruki opened his eyes and spoke fairly coherently, "It just hurt a little bit. After I stopped using chakra, I no longer felt the same way."

"In other words, although the way the toxin invades is strange, it is not very toxic and should not be fatal."

Inuzukazuma made a decision.

The chuunin had just felt relieved when Inuzukazu changed his tone and said, "But boy, the problem now is not the poison itself."

She directly reached out and touched the black line on the back of Hinata's neck, and said in a very serious tone: "Perhaps the concentration of chakra just now has stimulated the toxicity, and it is still continuing to rise. Although the spread has slowed down a lot, it seems

Looks like, it only takes half an hour at most before you touch your temples!"

"..."

Hinata Naruki's face showed a look of astonishment, and then he clenched his fists tightly together. The light pouring out of his eyes at this moment was not so much fear of death as fleeting anger.

The chuunin didn't know why: "So what if we reach the temple? Isn't it said that the poison is not strong? It only took us five or six hours to get here. We should be able to go back before midnight! Naruki will be fine by then.

."

"Can't wait that long!"

This is not the first time that Inuzuka Claw has acted with the ninjas from the Hinata family, and he knows some inside information.

"There is a curse seal of the Hyuga clan on Naruki's forehead. Once the toxin invades the chakra points around the eyes, the curse seal will judge that the Byakugan has been attacked. In order to protect the Byakugan from outsiders, the curse seal will directly

The brain and eyeballs turn into a lake of slurry! This is what is really fatal.”

"What?!"

The chuunin exclaimed, then showed an angry look on his face, "But why does he have such a thing on his eyes? In order to protect those eyes, can he just ignore the lives of his clan members?"

The poison may not be able to kill Hinata Nariju, but it won't be long before he dies in the seal set by his tribe.

Putting himself in Nariki's shoes, the chuunin felt chills all over his body and felt a sense of despair for no apparent reason.

"It's obviously not a serious poison. Why..."

"Forget it. Thinking about this is just asking for trouble."

As if Hinata Nariju knew that sooner or later he would be like this again, he leaned back in an open-minded manner.

"Since I was born into a separate family, some things are inevitable. Everything is determined by fate. You can't blame others."

Fatalism is the most widely circulated philosophy of life among the Hyuga clan. To put it bluntly, it is a narrative method for self-comfort and paralysis.

After all, as long as all misfortunes are attributed to illusory fate, there will be no one to resent.

Otherwise, if you always show your anger on your face, you will not be able to survive smoothly in that clan.

You must know that the clan family is to the branch family just like the shepherd is to the sheep. They not only want you to obey, but they also want you to obey willingly. Being able to control the curse seals of the branch family members at will is the ability to discipline.

Because once you show resistance, you will be greeted by a spell that will give you a splitting headache.

"Are you kidding me? If my subordinate died inexplicably on my first day, how can I take care of new people in the future?!"

Inuzuka Takashi was irritated by Hinata Nariki's indifferent attitude. He bared two sharp canine teeth, rummaged through his vest and took out a syringe.

"If that doesn't work, just take an injection of broad-spectrum anti-venom first and see the effect! Then we'll go to the nearest patrol station immediately. There should be medical ninjas on duty there. If you hold on a little longer, I'll take you there no matter what.

Get there!”

"it's useless."

Hinata Naruki shook his head firmly, "Let's not say whether we can reach the patrol station in half an hour... Even if we meet a medical ninja there, if he uses medical ninjutsu near my eyes, he will be judged as a medical ninjutsu.

When attacking Byakugan, the curse seal will still be activated."

"That's unreasonable! What a bullshit curse seal!"

The chuunin was also really angry, "So, if you are only injured near the eyes, but not the eyes themselves, there is no way to receive treatment?"
To be continued...