Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 327 Testing the Secret Medicine

"You're back so soon?"

When Nara Shikamaru saw Naruto Uzumaki suddenly appear in his seat, he couldn't help but ask, as he had thought Naruto would be gone for several hours.

"Yes, I came back after talking about something. Shikamaru, the old man of Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage, has made another prophecy. It might be something serious."

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Shikamaru Nara with a serious expression. Shikamaru paused for a moment, then asked, "Is the Great Toad Sage the one who prophesied Kaguya's fate?"

"That's right, it's that one, its predictions are incredibly accurate."

Naruto Uzumaki nodded, then continued, "This time, the Great Toad Sage has prophesied another extremely powerful enemy, possibly even stronger than Kaguya. In its prophecy, even Mount Myōboku will eventually be destroyed."

"This is terrible. What on earth is going on?"

"I don't know the specifics either. The Great Toad Sage's prophecy couldn't be too complete, but I did find out the enemy's characteristics. That's roughly it."

After saying that, Naruto Uzumaki took out a piece of paper from his pocket, on which was a portrait of the enemy drawn by Fukasaku's Sage Mode: a long tail fin, a Sage's haori, crystal scales on his body, and Truth-Seeking Balls on his back.

Aside from lacking facial features, all other characteristics are quite obvious; this is the work of the hermit Fukasaku.

It was originally supposed to be drawn by Naruto Uzumaki, but Naruto's drawing skills were so bad that he drew people looking like lizards. In the end, there was no other way but to let Fukasaku draw it.

"This feature...it's a bit like Kaguya Otsutsuki. Naruto, is there any news from Sasuke's side?"

Nara Shikamaru had never met Kaguya Otsutsuki, but he had received information about her from Naruto. Moreover, Obito had Truth-Seeking Balls on his back after becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, so Shikamaru was able to recognize her at a glance.

"There's been no news from Sasuke. I'll tell him about this when he sends another message, and remind him to keep an eye on it."

Naruto sighed. How long had it been since they had enjoyed a period of peace? Now, enemies had reappeared. It seemed that Sasuke's worries were justified.

This enemy is truly formidable; it can instill fear in Kaguya and even destroyed Mount Myōboku according to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.

"Where's Sakura?"

"She's probably still buying the secret medicine. Don't worry, Sakura is Tsunade's disciple. It wouldn't be easy to fool her."

"Haha, you're right."

After exchanging a few jokes, Naruto Uzumaki and Shikamaru Nara resumed dealing with village affairs.

the other side

After receiving the funds from the village, Sakura left the Hokage Building to buy some secret medicines; however, she only received two million ryo from the village, which seemed enough to buy only two or three.

"Sakura!"

Suddenly a shout came from behind. Before Sakura could turn around, she felt someone walk up and put their arm around her. The familiar voice and feeling immediately made Sakura guess who it was.

"Shouldn't you be going to Konoha Hospital today, Sakura? Are you going home?"

Sakura shook her head, gestured to the envelope in her hand, and said, "I need to go to that pharmacy from yesterday to buy some secret medicine. If the effects are really as the shopkeeper said, then the village might need to buy some to keep on hand."

Yamanaka Ino exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You've made a decision so quickly? But that pharmacy's secret medicine is very expensive. Does the village have that much money?"

Moreover, Yamanaka Ino remembers that the best secret medicines there cannot be bought with money; they must be exchanged for something equally precious.

Sakura chuckled sheepishly, "Let's go take a look first. Maybe the effect isn't as good as they say. We'll have to test it out after we sell it all."

"Yeah, maybe we can haggle a bit. This guy's asking price is way too high. Let's invite him along when we do the test, so he doesn't run away."

Yamanaka Ino now has two impressions of that pharmacy: the secret medicines it sells are very expensive, and the pharmacist is good-looking but very rude.

Then the two beautiful women arrived at Yangyi Pharmacy. When Sakura and Yamanaka Ino went in, they saw Uchiha Yangyi shaking his head and shooing people away, while another person left dejectedly with a box in his hand.

After the customer left, Yamanaka Ino approached him and said in a somewhat familiar tone, "Boss, you have a customer on the third day. Business seems to be doing quite well."

Who wouldn't want to talk to someone who is good-looking? Just looking at them is pleasing to the eye.

Uchiha Yang shook his head and said, "You two are the first guests. That guy was a fraud, trying to sell worthless herbs at a high price. Never mind him. Do you two have anything to sell today?"

Sakura shook her head and said, "We're not here to sell anything this time, boss. We plan to buy some secret medicine."

"Oh, welcome. Here's the list. If you see anything you like, just let me know and I'll get it for you."

Uchiha Yoichi nodded upon hearing this, then took out the list of pills for sale, placed it on the cabinet, and pushed it in front of Sakura and Yamanaka Ino.

Sakura opened it and started reading, then became a little conflicted.

Two million taels can't buy much, unless you buy the lowest-grade secret medicines, which would allow you to buy four or five different kinds.

Although Yamanaka Ino had seen it once before, she was still taken aback by the prices and couldn't help but say, "Boss, can't you make it cheaper? This price is too expensive."

Uchiha Yoichi casually said, "There are cheaper ones, ranging from 10% to 90% off, but the efficacy will be reduced accordingly. If you want them, you can pay a deposit and wait for them to be made."

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Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Ino was immediately angered, and couldn't help but complain in her heart that this sharp-tongued boss was not gentle at all to such a beautiful woman.

Sakura quickly chose the types of secret medicine and said to Uchiha Yoichi, "Alright, boss, I'll take the Recovery Pill, the Energy Boosting Pill, and the Qi Boosting Pill."

The recovery pill is actually a soldier's ration pill, but Uchiha Yoichi changed the name to reflect his identity as an Onmyoji.

"Wait a mininute."

Uchiha Yang returned to the room, then took out three small bottles, placed them on the table, and said, "A total of 1.89 million ryo."

Upon hearing this, Sakura sighed inwardly. Three pills of the secret medicine could buy almost a tenth of her family's house, and she was even a little tempted.

"Thank you, boss."

After handing over the money, Sakura took the three medicine bottles and said...

After putting the money away, Uchiha Yoichi casually said, "You're welcome. Come back for more business. Take care."

However, at this moment, Yamanaka Ino suddenly put her hands on her hips and said, "Boss, we're going to test the effects of your secret medicine. Don't you want to come with us?"

"Me too?"

Uchiha Yoichi glanced at Yamanaka Ino and said, "You're afraid I'll run away, aren't you? Actually, there's no need. This shop cost a lot of money, so there's no need to worry. Besides, I don't care about money."

"We don't care!!"

Yamanaka Ino immediately spoke to Uchiha Yoichi, word by word, staring at him with unfriendly eyes; she thought to herself, "Do they think of them as women who only care about money? What an outrageous guy!"

"Perfect timing! I also have a new secret medicine that I'm about to test. If you're willing to help, I'll agree to go with you. Otherwise, forget it, I still need to do some research."

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Yoichi spoke.

Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Ino immediately turned her head to look at Sakura. Unlike Sakura, Sakura was just a Jonin in the village and did not hold any official position within the village.

Upon hearing this, Sakura asked, "Boss, what kind of secret medicine is it?"

"Dragon Power Pill, just refined, can grant an ordinary person the power of a dragon; it's incredibly powerful!"

Uchiha Yoichi took out a jade bottle and showed it to everyone. This was his achievement from yesterday. He had used several substitute materials to refine this fifth-grade pill.

Unable to find dragon blood, Uchiha Yoichi tried using his own blood, and to his surprise, the effect was exceptionally good, allowing the essence of each herb to blend perfectly together.

Sakura didn't see anything wrong, so she asked, "How do you plan to experiment?"

Uchiha Yang said, "Well, it would be best to let an ordinary person take my secret medicine, and then find a powerful ninja to fight against him. That way, we can see how much the Dragon Power Pill can enhance."

"Ordinary people and powerful ninjas? Boss, you're not planning to give ordinary people the ability to fight ninjas with just this one pill, are you?"

Yamanaka Ino crossed her arms in disbelief, highlighting the heavy weight of the fruit.

Uchiha Yang glanced at it and said directly, "You don't understand alchemy, I'm not going to talk to you."

"Well, we'll see when the time comes. Boss, since you have an idea, why don't you come with us?"

Seeing Ino Yamanaka with her hands on her hips, Sakura immediately guessed that she was angry. To prevent the two from arguing, she quickly changed the subject.

After agreeing to Uchiha Yoichi's request, Sakura quickly pulled Yamanaka Ino out of the room and whispered, "Ino, why are you arguing with the boss again?"

Yamanaka Ino gritted her teeth and snorted, "His attitude was too much. Sakura, didn't you hear what he said? He actually said I don't know anything about alchemy."

"But you just don't understand, don't you? You didn't learn when Master taught you how to make medicine."

"Sakura!"

Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Ino immediately became angry, but at that moment, Uchiha Yoichi also came out and closed the shop door. He then approached the two women and asked, "Where are we going to take the test?"

"Follow us behind Konoha Hospital."

Sakura spoke first, then pulled Ino along and hurried on their way.

Before long, the three arrived at Konoha Hospital. Sakura also called a few people over to help test the secret medicine.

Seeing that Sakura intended to test the other three secret medicines first, Uchiha Yang said, "Why don't you try mine first? The one you bought can be tested anytime, and it doesn't need to be so precise. You can see the effect just by finding an injured person."

"this."

After hearing this, Sakura and the others discussed it again and finally agreed.

He then approached Uchiha Yoichi and asked, "Boss, how do you plan to conduct the test? Using the method you just mentioned?"

"That's right, ordinary people are the best at detecting the effects of medicine, and the more ordinary the better."

"Aren't there any side effects? What if something goes wrong after taking the secret medicine?"

"Don't worry, none of my secret medicines have any side effects. Secret medicines with side effects are substandard."

Uchiha Yoichi waved his hand and said, then looked at a researcher from Konoha Hospital and gestured to him, saying, "He's the one. He doesn't look very strong, so he'll be the one to show the effects of the secret medicine after taking it."

"Morimu?"

Sakura looked at the person Uchiha Yoichi was gesturing to. The latter's face also showed surprise, but he was also somewhat expectant after hearing about the new secret medicine, though he was worried about what bad consequences might occur.

"Um... there won't be any side effects, will there?"

"How come you're like those people who don't know anything about alchemy? Of course not. At most, you'll be tired for a while after the effects of the medicine wear off, but you'll be fine after half a day of rest."

Uchiha Yoichi's words not only solidified Moriki's resolve, but also made Yamanaka Ino, who was far away, grit her teeth in secret; the more she listened, the more it sounded like he was talking about her? That petty boss!

Since researcher Moriki was willing to give it a try, Sakura and the others had no choice but to agree.

However, Sakura still cautioned, "In that case, Moriki, if you sense anything is wrong, just say so immediately."

"Yes, Jonin Uchiha Sakura."

After receiving the Dragon Power Pill, Moriki glanced at it, then closed his eyes and swallowed it.

Less than a minute after taking the Dragon Power Pill, Senmu felt a powerful force filling his entire body.

"Ooooooo!!!"

His muscles swelled, his bones strengthened, and even his research suit was stretched to the point of bursting. Senmu went from being a thin 1.7-meter-tall man to a burly man of about 2 meters.

Upon seeing this, Sakura, Ino, and the others immediately called out with concern, "Moriki, are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing."

Moriki only shouted a few times before adapting to the surge of power within him. He then looked at the people around him who had shrunk in size, and at his own strengthened body, and said to Sakura, "Sakura Jonin, I feel incredibly strong right now. It's like I have inexhaustible power—it's hard to describe, but it's absolutely amazing!"

"He can still control himself and doesn't really lose his mind. His eyes are also very clear. It seems that it doesn't have any negative effects on his mental health."

After observing for a while, Sakura made these judgments, and then said to Moriki, "Moriki, punch the ground and see how much your strength has increased."

"Isn't the plan to find a ninja to fight him? What kind of effect will you get by punching the ground?"

Uchiha Yoichi clicked his tongue and said something, but Ino, who was standing nearby, heard this and immediately put her hands on her hips and said to Uchiha Yoichi, "You just like watching other people fight, don't you?!"

At this moment, Moriki, following Sakura's command, raised his fist high and then slammed it hard into the ground.

"drink!"

boom!

When Senmu's fist slammed into the ground, it was as if he had hit tofu. The hard ground instantly cracked open, creating a crater four or five meters deep and tens of meters wide.

Click click click!

Outside the pit, countless cracks, each more than a meter wide, instantly appeared, causing the surrounding ground to shake.

"Eh~"

Yamanaka Ino was about to put her hands on her hips and say something to Uchiha Yoichi, but Moriki's punch caused the ground nearby to shake violently. A crack nearly a meter wide appeared right under Yamanaka Ino's feet, causing her to fall forward before she could regain her footing.

However, just as Yamanaka Ino was about to fall, an arm caught around her fair and slender waist, pulling her back by wrapping its arms around her snake-like waist.

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