Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 333 Marital Crisis

Since the Fourth Shinobi World War, Hashirama's cells have been kept hidden in Konoha Village.

Hashirama cells are incredibly useful; they can significantly boost a ninja's power. The heavy casualties in the Fourth Shinobi World War were largely due to Hashirama cells.

Therefore, after the war, Hashirama's cells were strictly guarded by Konoha.

After a dozen or so bounty hunters infiltrated Konoha, they slowly made their way into the cemetery under the cover of night.

This smooth progress emboldened some people, who couldn't help but say, "Heh, the ninjas of Konoha are nothing special. Those guards were completely outmatched by me. The Five Great Ninja Villages are nothing."

The leader said in a deep voice, "Alright, find the First Hokage's grave as soon as possible. Don't forget this mission. If we complete this task, we can rest for at least a year!"

"Understood, Chief!"

Upon hearing this, the bounty hunters around immediately dispersed. However, just as they were about to scatter to find the First Hokage's grave, they heard a 'whoosh whoosh whoosh' sound coming from the air around them.

"You people, this is the end of it!"

The bounty hunters looked up and panicked. They didn't realize that they had been surrounded by Konoha ninjas.

Leading the group was Sai, whose number of Konoha ninja outnumbered those with bounties by a factor of two. "Just surrender obediently. We don't want a fight here that would disturb the heroes of Konoha, so..."

However, upon hearing Sai's words, the leader of the bounty ninjas laughed triumphantly, "Hahaha, then we can act with impunity!"

He immediately took out the explosive tag from his hand, and just as he was about to throw it, he suddenly found that he couldn't move his body.

"Let's do it!"

Sai knew this was the Nara clan's Shadow Binding Technique, and he also saw the explosive tag in the guy's hand, so he immediately gave the order.

The security forces and Konoha ninjas rushed forward, while others used ninjutsu to stop the escape.

The battle lasted only a short while before all the bounty hunters were captured.

Sai said, "Take them to the interrogation room."

These people were then all taken to the interrogation room and interrogated overnight. Stealing Hashirama's cells was a very serious matter for Konoha at the moment, and they had to find out who was behind it all.

Nara Shikamaru didn't go back either; he was working overtime at the Hokage Building. After hearing that Sai had arrested a group of people, he came over to ask about the situation: "How did it go? Did they say anything?"

Sai said, "Well, they did share some information, but they don't know much. The mastermind is very careful and very wealthy. The bounty on their head is ten million taels."

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikamaru exclaimed in surprise, "Ten million ryo! There aren't many forces in the ninja world that can come up with that much money. If we investigate like this, the target area should be narrowed down a lot."

Sai nodded and said, "Indeed, next..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kotaro Fuma pushed open the door and entered, his face filled with anxiety. "Something terrible has happened! The First Hokage's body has been stolen!"

Sai and Nara Shikamaru, upon hearing this, both looked shocked and exclaimed, "What!?"

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"Sakura, please, please help me this time."

After returning from Uchiha Yoichi's place, Yamanaka Ino approached Sakura the next day and asked her to use her transformation jutsu to disguise herself as a strange man and then deliberately let Yamanaka Inojin see her so that he could inform Sai.

This way, Sai will be anxious and rush over, and it will also prove that Sai cares about her.

However, Sakura didn't really want to get involved. She sighed and advised, "Ino, we don't need to use this method. The boss mentioned many other methods, and I think they're all more effective than this."

Ino Yamanaka and Sakura have been friends for over twenty years, so she naturally told her about what happened at the izakaya, but she overlooked the fact that she accidentally bumped into Yoichi Uchiha with her chest.

"We're only using this because all other methods have failed; please, Sakura, just make Sai nervous just once, he's changed too much lately."

Sakura shook her head and said, "I don't think Sai has changed much."

"You don't spend all your time with him, so you naturally wouldn't notice, but I can clearly sense that Sai wasn't like this before."

Yamanaka Ino sighed and said that nothing had changed at first, but after Uchiha Yoichi's hints and her own paranoia, she naturally felt that many things were not right.

"Sakura~"

"Okay, okay, but only once."

Sakura reluctantly agreed, and then discussed the details with Yamanaka Ino and set a time.

Just as the two married women were discussing something in the living room, Sarada shook her head and left. She thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be about Aunt Ino's family.

next day

It just so happened that the Ninja Academy was on holiday, and Akimichi Chocho invited Sarada to eat the new hamburger.

The curriculum at the Ninja Academy is now quite sparse, a far cry from what it was before the Third Shinobi World War, and it seems to have an intention to provide a more relaxed and enjoyable learning experience.

After ordering her burger, Chocho Akimichi couldn't resist starting to eat. However, after a few bites, she noticed that Sarada hadn't touched it and asked, "What's wrong, Sarada? Don't you have an appetite?"

"No, it's just..."

Before Sarada could finish speaking, Yamanaka Inojin, Nara Shikadai, and Uzumaki Boruto walked in. Upon seeing Akimichi Chocho and Sarada, they immediately headed towards them.

Upon seeing the three of them, Akimichi Chocho asked in surprise, "Eh, are you guys trying the new burger too?"

"It's not about the hamburgers, it's about something important. I just happened to run into you all, so I came to discuss it with you."

After Boruto finished speaking, he immediately gestured for Sarada to move aside, then sat down with Inojin and Shikadai. After looking around, he said, "Inojin, you go first."

Yamanaka Inojin said somewhat reluctantly, "Hey, shouldn't we go and ask first? What if it's a misunderstanding?"

Shikadai, who was standing nearby, said, "Inojin, you're the only one who can make this decision. Boruto and I can't offer any advice."

"But."

Chocho Akimichi asked, looking completely bewildered, "What are you talking about? Inojin, what happened?"

"It's about Aunt Ino, isn't it? I advise you not to get involved."

Sarada then spoke up, and seeing that everyone was looking at her, she continued, "If you see other men with Aunt Ino, it's probably my mother. I heard Aunt Ino at my house yesterday."

After hearing Sarada's words, Boruto Uzumaki felt bored and slumped onto the table: "So that's how it is, Inojin. So Aunt Ino deliberately let you see it."

Yamanaka Inojin sighed and said, "Why did Mom go through all this trouble? Dad hasn't changed much."

"We can't understand what the adults are thinking, but Inojin, what are you planning to do next?"

Nara Shikadai asked, "Should we pretend we didn't see it, or tell your father?"

"Go back and talk to your dad about it."

After thinking for a moment, Yamanaka Inojin said, "I deliberately let him see everything. If I pretended not to see anything, my mother would definitely hold a grudge against me in the future."

"I'm going back now, you guys enjoy your meal."

After thinking about this, Yamanaka Inojin decided to go home and tell them about it.

After he left, Boruto sighed boredly and said, "I thought I'd get a tracking mission, but it turned out like this. Speaking of which, my dad is often away from home too, and my mom's cooking is always cold and then she has to reheat it."

Sarada pushed up her glasses. Her family only ever cooked for two people, and she had almost forgotten what her father looked like.

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"Sai, in that case, I'll leave this task to you."

In the Hokage's office, Naruto Uzumaki said to Sai with a solemn expression, "This organization has repeatedly shown ill intentions towards Konoha, and now they've even stolen the First Hokage's cells. No matter the reason, we can't let this continue any longer."

Last night, they were careless and fell for the trick. After capturing a group of people, they relaxed their vigilance. Little did they know that the real thieves who stole Hashirama's cells were the second wave of bounty hunters.

Although the guards captured a man, he died in prison before they could interrogate him, and his brain was destroyed; apart from that peculiar mark, they had no other clues.

So after discussion, it was decided to send Sai to investigate the ninja world. If he found the organization, he would infiltrate it and see what their plans were.

Sai nodded and said, "I understand. If I find them, I will report to the village immediately."

"Okay, then you should go back and make some arrangements at home."

"Understood, I'll head back now."

After Sai finished speaking, he left the Hokage Building. When he got home, he didn't see Ino, but he did see his son, Yamanaka Inojin.

"Inojin, where is your mother?"

"Um, Dad, you'd better look into what Mother said yourself."

Upon hearing this, Sai said, "Never mind, I have a mission and need to leave the village. Tell Ino when she returns."

Upon hearing this, Inojin Yamanaka immediately sensed something was wrong and stepped in front of Sai, saying, "Wait a minute, Dad, you really should go see Mom today. She seems quite angry with you."

"To me? Why?"

"Don't ask anymore, just go!"

Sai shook his head and said, "I have a very urgent mission right now, and I must leave the village immediately." That organization might withdraw from its stronghold at any time, so he must get there as soon as possible.

"Wait a moment!"

Left with no other choice, Yamanaka Inojin recounted the whole story, including how his mother had asked Aunt Sakura to impersonate another man.

After listening, Sai remained silent for a while before speaking to Yamanaka Inojin: "When Ino comes back, tell her not to cause any more trouble."

"Eh, Dad? Father!?"

Inojin Yamanaka watched Sai pack his things and leave the house, then sighed and shook his head, thinking to himself, 'If you two start arguing, it has nothing to do with me.'

As night approached, Yamanaka Ino returned home with a grim expression. Seeing Inojin playing video games, she approached him and asked in a flat tone, "Where's your father?"

"Uh, Dad suddenly has an urgent mission and needs to leave the village."

Sensing Ino's hostile tone, Yamanaka Inojin quickly put the game console behind him and said...

Did he say anything to you before he left?

"this."

Tell Mom!

"Dad told you not to cause him any trouble."

Yamanaka Inojin shifted his position, and seeing that Yamanaka Ino's expression was getting increasingly grim, he quickly recounted everything that had happened that day!

Upon hearing her son's words, Ino's anger intensified, and her fair hands clenched into fists. That bastard, even if he knew it was fake, wouldn't he go and check on her?

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(End of this chapter)