"Well, just in case, take this." She dropped her hand to her hip, pulling out a small bottle and shaking out two white tablets. "Put these under your tongue and let them dissolve; they should combat any infections and keep any poison from spreading for a while. We can run without taking chances with your health."

She held out the medicine, smiling warmly. They were a stopgap measure, like a chakra pill for the immune system. Hardly a cure-all, but they would get the job done long enough for her to get him back to the village. Nanako might have an excellent grasp of the human body and how it worked, but a second opinion never hurt.

Especially with politics involved.

The hunter-inn moved like dark water, flowing down from the trees and surrounding their targets. They moved nodded to Nanako, as much a show of respect as submission, unintentionally shoring up what Sasuke had picked up on so far.