Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 326 The Prophecy of Mount Myōboku Again

At night, after dinner, is the time for the family to chat before going to bed.

When Ino came out of the bathroom, her skin was very fair. Although her son was six or seven years old, she maintained a perfect complexion and figure.

Now, if she goes to an unfamiliar place, no one will believe that she is the mother of a six or seven-year-old child.

"Sai, I went with Sakura to a new pharmacy in Konoha today. Sakura sold the medicinal herbs Sasuke brought back. Is Sakura having a hard time lately?"

Ino, dressed in pajamas and with a shapely figure, sat on the sofa and asked Sai, who was reading documents, "..."

Sai said while looking at the documents, "I'm not too sure about Sakura, but the head of the medical department should be well paid. It doesn't seem like it's too difficult."

Ino said with dissatisfaction, "Idiot, Sakura's house was bought with a loan. Now she not only has to pay off the loan, but also work and take care of Sarada's schooling. I said, aren't you busy with the Anbu? Do you even know that the village pays Sasuke-kun a salary?"

"Sasuke's Salary"

Upon hearing this, Sai looked up at Ino, thought for a moment, and then shook his head, saying, "I don't know. Naruto is in charge of Sasuke's affairs. I occasionally help pass on information. I guess not."

"well"

Ino sighed. She had originally wanted Sai to talk to Naruto, but then she suddenly remembered that if she did that, Naruto would definitely go directly to Sakura, and given Sakura's strong personality, she would stubbornly insist that everything was fine.

If Sakura really needed the help of her friends, she would definitely sell the medicinal herbs to the Nara family, since the Nara family specializes in the medicinal herb business.

"By the way, Sai, a new pharmacy recently opened in the village. The secret medicines they sell are very expensive, but they seem to be extremely effective, including some..."

Ino Yamanaka remembered the pharmacy she had visited that day and told Sai about it, including the effects of the secret medicine sold there.

After listening, Sai put down the document in his hand and pondered with a slightly serious expression: "If it's really as Ino said, then we should pay attention to this pharmacy. These kinds of secret medicines are very rare; even in the village, there aren't many with this kind of effect."

He came from the Roots and was naturally very knowledgeable about secret medicines. If the secret medicines sold in that pharmacy really had the same effects as Ino said, then there must be a very powerful group supporting that pharmacy.

Sai didn't believe that one person could research so many secret medicines. There were so many ninjas in Konoha, and they didn't even have ten secret medicines in total. Moreover, several of them were secret medicines of ninja clans. Other ninjas rarely even saw them, let alone bought them with money.

"Right? That pharmacy owner was so arrogant, saying he'd refund double the money if it didn't work."

Ino immediately said, "Sakura should report this to Naruto and buy some in the name of the village to see how it works. If it's effective, we might buy some for those who are on dangerous missions. But the price is too high; even the cheapest ones cost hundreds of thousands of ryo."

This was the only thing Ino complained about. If it were cheaper, she would have bought two to see how they were; but with hundreds of thousands of taels, even her family would have to think twice.

An A-rank mission only yields a few hundred thousand taels of silver, which must be split among four people. Furthermore, there are almost no A-rank or S-rank missions involving countries now, making it less than half as profitable for ninjas as it was ten years ago.

Although her family has other businesses, Ino would never do something as extravagant as spending nearly a million taels of silver at once.

"Well, let's not talk about that anymore, it's getting late."

Ino's tone suddenly softened, and a shy blush appeared on her face as she lowered her voice slightly and said to Sai, "Sai, shouldn't we rest now?"

"Okay, Ino, you should go to sleep first. I still need to finish reading the documents I have, and I need to report to Naruto tomorrow."

Sai didn't see Ino's expression; he had just picked up the documents again and started reading, so he hadn't looked up at all.

This action angered Ino, who snorted angrily and then stomped back into the house in her slippers.

Sai looked up after hearing Ino's loud stomping on the floor and asked, "What is it now?" Unable to think of anything else, he continued reading the documents.

next day

After Sarada started school, Sakura packed her things and went to work as well.

After touring Konoha Hospital and finding nothing particularly in need of her assistance, Sakura headed towards the Hokage Building.

Even when there is no war or assassination, the sudden appearance of so many powerful elixirs in Konoha Village is enough to make the village take it seriously.

"Naruto."

Sakura arrived at the Hokage's office, knocked twice, and went inside. She then saw a pile of documents on Naruto's desk, along with a leftover instant noodle box from the previous night, and couldn't help but say...

"Honestly, remember to clean up after you eat. You're Hokage now and you're still so sloppy."

"Haha, I was so busy I forgot," Naruto chuckled, scratching his head. Then he asked, "Sakura, what's up?"

"Actually, it's nothing much. I saw an ad in the newspaper for a pharmacy, so I checked it out and found that the pharmacy not only buys medicinal herbs but also sells many secret medicines."

Sakura recounted what happened yesterday, which immediately made Shikamaru and Naruto take it seriously.

After exchanging a glance, Shikamaru spoke up, asking, "Sakura, how effective were those secret medicines?"

Sakura shook her head and said, "It's too expensive, I can't afford it. If we want to know the effects of those secret medicines, we should at least buy some to try. If the effects are really as the pharmacy owner said, then the village can buy some."

Naruto, resting his chin on his hands, said, "Yeah, this will reduce the danger of ninja missions. How about this, we'll use the village's funds to purchase some. Sakura, you can test the effects of the secret medicine. If it really works as expected, then..."

Before Naruto could finish speaking, he suddenly frowned, sensing something. He then formed hand seals and used a summoning jutsu on the table.

Bang.

A small toad suddenly appeared on the table and greeted Naruto: "Naruto-sama, I am Gamakichi's son, Gamajiro. Nice to meet you."

Naruto's face lit up with nostalgia as he said, "Oh, it's you. Gamakichi, did you need something?"

"My father said that Master Fukasaku needs to speak with you, but he asked me to inquire whether you've been busy lately."

Naruto asked, puzzled, "Hmm? Fukasaku the Sage, what did he say?"

Gamajiro spoke up, "He didn't say, but he probably wants to ask you something."

Upon hearing this, Naruto glanced at Shikamaru. As the Hokage, he had a lot to do, and he still had two days' worth of tasks piled up. If he left for a while, the tasks would definitely pile up even more.

However, Shikamaru smiled and shrugged, saying, "I'll take care of things here for you. Maybe Mount Myōboku has something important to discuss with you. Go on, Naruto."

"Haha, thank you so much, Shikamaru."

Naruto scratched his head sheepishly and chuckled. It was supposed to be his business, but given his relationship with Shikamaru, there was no need for such formalities.

"Gamajiro, when you get back, have Gamakichi use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon me back there."

After saying that, Naruto Uzumaki released the summoning jutsu and sent Gamabunta back. Then he said to Sakura, "Sakura, let's do as we agreed on regarding the secret medicine. Once we get it, I'll ask you to analyze it."

Sakura nodded and said, "Don't worry, Naruto."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Naruto Uzumaki suddenly turned into a cloud of smoke; Sakura and Shikamaru knew at once that Naruto had gone to Mount Myōboku.

Then, Nara Shikamaru used Naruto's seal to give Sakura instructions to go to the Ministry of Finance to collect the money.

Mount Myoki

Bang!

After a cloud of smoke appeared, Naruto Uzumaki emerged from it. Upon seeing the large, dark toad in front of him, he excitedly waved and greeted it, saying, "Gamakichi, it's been a long time! I didn't expect you to be a father now."

"Idiot, toads grow much faster than you humans. I already have four sons, Naruto."

Gamakichi's voice came from above, but what surprised Naruto was that Gamakichi said he had four sons.

Naruto laughed and said, "Hahaha, you used to be able to climb on my head, but it seems you can't anymore. By the way, Gamakichi, what does Fukasaku want with me?"

"I don't know, you should just ask Fukasaku."

After Gamakichi finished speaking, Naruto Uzumaki waved his hand and walked inside.

He hadn't been to Mount Myōboku for a long time. The last time he came was when he was training in Sage Mode. He hadn't been back since he got married.

After finding Fukasaku's residence, Naruto Uzumaki knocked on the door. A few seconds later, the door opened, and Shima, seeing Naruto, exclaimed happily, "Kid, long time no see! How did you know I had just finished cooking? Come in and have some!"

"Uh, let's wait a bit, Master Shima. Master Fukasaku wants to see me about something."

Naruto Uzumaki's face turned green at the thought of the insect feast, and he quickly made an excuse to refuse. At that moment, Fukasaku the Sage jumped out and said to Naruto...

"Naruto, it's good to see you here. I thought you were very busy lately, going to inform another contractor."

"Master Fukasaku, what happened?"

"The master wants to see you and ask you some questions about the ninja world. Come with me."

After finishing his words, the Immortal Fukasaku walked toward the dwelling of the Great Toad Immortal.

Naruto Uzumaki quickly followed, asking as he walked, "That confused old man, is he still making prophecies?"

"Occasionally, but they're all just trivial prophecies. This time, I think I had a nightmare, so I wanted to ask you about the ninja world."

"I am the immortal," the immortal replied. The man and the toad walked and asked questions, and soon arrived at the residence of the great toad immortal.

"Master, Master!"

It took Fukasaku a great deal of effort to wake the Great Toad Sage, and then he said to it, "Master, Naruto is here. Is there anything you want to ask him?"

"Little Naruto"

After muttering the name for a while, the Great Toad Sage slowly remembered, "Oh, it's Naruto. Long time no see."

"What a forgetful old man!"

Naruto sighed, then waved his arm and greeted, "Grandpa, what did you call me over for?"

The Great Toad Sage thought for a moment, then asked, "Hmm, Naruto, has anything happened in the ninja world lately? Or are there any strange enemies?"

"There don't seem to be any strange enemies, at most bandits and wandering ninjas, but the village has already been completely dealt with."

Naruto Uzumaki thought for a moment but couldn't recall any strange enemies. The most troublesome ones were some wandering ninjas, but they were quickly dealt with by the Konoha ninjas.

"Hmm, Naruto, I had a very strange prophetic dream this time. There will be an enemy with a tail and scales on its body. This enemy is very dangerous and may cause irreparable damage to the ninja world."

The Great Toad Sage added this sentence himself, but he felt that since even Mount Myōboku was destroyed, the ninja world probably wasn't much better off.

"Huh? An old man with a tail and scales on his body, is he even human? Could he be some kind of monster?"

Naruto Uzumaki imagined a giant lizard, but there weren't any particularly strong lizards in the ninja world.

"He is human, but he has these characteristics, and in my dream, Mount Myōboku was destroyed by this enemy."

The Great Toad Sage paused for a moment, then continued, "Mount Myōboku is outside the ninja world. If even this place can't be protected, little Naruto..."

Naruto Uzumaki roughly understood after hearing this, and his expression became slightly serious. He said to the Great Toad Sage, "Ah, I understand, old man. I will have the village investigate this matter when we get back."

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