Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 346 The Disappearing Temari

"Why would I have such a dream?"

The next day, as Sakura rode the Thunder Train, she was still replaying her dream from the previous night. The dream was so vivid; she could still clearly recall Ino's ecstatic shouts and the constantly shifting shadows of the stick.

No, I can't think about it anymore. Just treat it as a nightmare.

Sakura quickly banished the images that kept replaying in her mind. She had just taken a shower and changed her clothes last night, and she had already used up all her spare clothes. If she thought about it again, she would definitely have to change clothes in the Thunder Train.

The medical team quickly returned to Konoha in the speeding Thunder Car.

After Sakura sent everyone back to Konoha Hospital, she went to the Hokage's office.

After learning that the prophesied disaster would occur every three days, and that it might happen in the Land of Fire, Sakura also understood why they had been called back.

If disaster were to strike Konoha and most of the medical team were not in the village, Konoha would suffer heavy casualties.

Upon learning this, Sakura immediately returned to Konoha Hospital to make some emergency preparations; medical staff and medicines needed to be prepared in advance.

Sakura originally wanted to go see Ino, but she had a lot of things to do, and she heard that Ino had just taken over the barrier security of Konoha and was probably very busy, so she gave up the idea.

After tonight, a new disaster will occur in the ninja world. Everyone in Konoha who knows this news is on high alert, and they are all treating the upcoming disaster as if it were a disaster of the level of the Ten-Tails.

Uchiha Yoichi gained quite a lot last night. He not only relieved Mrs. Ino's loneliness, but also gained a lot of experience in refining sixth-grade pills.

Even now, Uchiha Yoichi has a high success rate in refining seventh-grade pills. Although the memories of Yao Chen that he obtained only go up to seventh-grade pills, Uchiha Yoichi's ability to control strange fire has now reached its peak.

The strange fire has become a part of his body. When refining the essence of medicinal herbs, he almost always succeeds, and even the success rate of condensing the pill has increased a lot.

If given a few months, Uchiha Yoichi could quickly master the art of making seventh-grade pills, and even successfully refine eighth-grade pills. As for his mental strength, Uchiha Yoichi used ten clones to refine sixth-grade pills without feeling tired.

A day passed quickly. The disaster gave Victor a lot of time to develop, even though Sai had already investigated Victor.

However, thanks to the reminder from Kamui's clone, Victor already knew of Sai's group's existence and was deliberately guiding them, making Sai's group waste time in the Valley Country and the Silent Country.

No matter how they investigate, they will never find the Divine Tree. On the contrary, they will gradually find some of the outer members of the Kara organization. This was also the idea that Kamui's clone gave to Victor. Since he was determined to control the Divine Tree himself, he simply shifted the blame to the Kara organization.

Although only Konoha has noticed them so far, the five great ninja villages will cooperate when dealing with danger. Once one ninja village discovers the Kara organization, it is equivalent to all five ninja villages knowing about the Kara organization.

Moreover, after the disaster, many restless people took the opportunity to cause trouble. Once the five great ninja villages subdued these bandits who were profiting from the chaos, the artificial divine tree would have more nourishment.

As the artificial tree grew, Victor's ambitions also slowly expanded, and he probably still felt that he was hiding his strength very well.

However, Victor's strength is simply no match for Kamui's eye technique. Even if Jigen came, he wouldn't be able to deal with Kamui clones, especially since there are two Kamui Mangekyou Sharingan.

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As midnight approached, Konoha Village also darkened. Apart from a few streetlights, every household had gone dark and was resting.

However, the Hokage Building was still brightly lit, and many ninjas were guarding it.

Inside the Hokage's office, Naruto Uzumaki was almost always ready to go, and Ino Yamanaka, who was in charge of barrier communication, was also there to ensure timely communication.

"It's a constant state of tension, and this is going to continue for another month."

Naruto suddenly smiled and said, trying to ease the tension in the room, otherwise the silence was too overwhelming.

"Even after a month, I can't guarantee I can relax anytime. Those strange beasts in the deep sea are still missing. I have to eliminate all these strange beasts that have come to the ninja world before I can feel at ease."

Nara Shikamaru took out a cigarette, paused for a moment, and looked at Naruto and Ino inside the room. After they both waved their hands, he lit it and started smoking.

"Otherwise, leaving even one of these beasts alive could cause a great deal of casualties."

"That's true."

Naruto Uzumaki smiled, then suddenly remembered something and continued, "Shikamaru, is everything alright at home? I remember you said Temari seemed to have gone back, what about Shikadai?"

"Yeah, I can trust Shikadai. It's okay even if Temari isn't home. She should be asleep by now."

Nara Shikamaru said with a smile that Temari would go back to Sunagakure every now and then to see her two younger brothers. In the past, she would take Shikadai back with her, but this time, since Shikadai was close to his exams, Temari went back alone.

As the two chatted, time passed by, and they stopped just before midnight.

Naruto also stood up and looked out the window at the village, so that he could rush over to provide support if any enemies appeared.

The two hands on the clock inside the room were perfectly aligned with the number twelve. Upon seeing this, Naruto immediately activated Sage Mode, but he did not sense any unfamiliar presence.

"Ino."

"No problem, everything around Konoha Village is normal."

Yamanaka Ino had just finished hearing the guard's reply and immediately spoke to Uzumaki Naruto.

Those inside breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; at least the disaster hadn't struck Konoha, which was good news.

"Shikamaru, contact the other Kage immediately!"

"I see."

Nara Shikamaru immediately turned on his computer and requested a video conference with the other four Kage.

The video conference was quickly connected, and during this time, the other four ninja villages were on high alert.

After the video conference connected, Naruto Uzumaki asked, "Everyone, there's no disaster near Konoha. How's it going on your end?"

Darui said, "Everything is normal in Kumogakure, and there are no unusual movements in the surrounding area. I have already sent ninjas to investigate throughout the Land of Lightning, and we should have news by tomorrow morning."

Kurotsuchi said, "Everything is normal in Iwagakure as well. We'll know the situation in the entire Land of Earth tomorrow morning."

"Nothing has happened in Kirigakure yet, and we are already working hard to rebuild it."

"The same goes for Sunagakure, but the desert is difficult to explore, so we probably won't know the situation of the entire Land of Wind until the day after tomorrow."

The Kage reported on the situation in their respective ninja villages, which relieved Naruto. However, he and the other four Kage were then a little worried. The unknown is what makes people afraid. According to the prophecy, disasters or strange beasts should have appeared by now.

However, if they don't appear in the Five Great Nations, they're either in other countries or somewhere in the ninja world.

If this strange beast is not found, disaster could break out at any time.

"That's all for now. We'll contact each other again tomorrow morning. If we have any intelligence, we can hold a video conference anytime."

After Naruto finished speaking, he ended the video conference and then said to Shikamaru, "Shikamaru, send the action team out. Make sure to search the entire Land of Fire tonight. Send a message immediately if there are any developments."

"Okay, I understand."

After Nara Shikamaru finished speaking, he went to issue orders to the ninja team via radio.

After finishing all that, about two hours had passed. Naruto glanced at the clock on the wall, patted Shikamaru on the shoulder, and said, "Shikamaru, there's not much to do anymore. You should go home now, since you're all alone at home."

Nara Shikamaru smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine!"

"Don't push yourself, Shikamaru. Right now, Shikadai can only rely on you."

Yamanaka Ino also stepped forward and advised, "If you fall ill, Shikadai will have to take care of you. Go back and rest."

"Seriously... I can't argue with you guys. Fine, I'll leave this place to you. I'm going back now."

Nara Shikamaru chuckled and scratched his head, then handed over his tasks before leaving the Hokage Building.

After Nara Shikamaru left, Yamanaka Ino sighed and said to Uzumaki Naruto, "Naruto, why don't you find some time to persuade Shikamaru? He's old enough to get married. He has to manage village affairs and take care of Shikadai. It's too difficult for Shikamaru."

"Well, that's true. I'll talk to Shikamaru about it when I have time, or I can try my best to relieve some of the pressure on him."

"Then you'd better do your best, otherwise you'll be swamped if Shikamaru takes a day off!"

Looking at the pile of documents in the room, Ino Yamanaka shook her head and said, "Even with Shikamaru's help, things are still like this. If Shikamaru didn't help, Naruto might be exhausted."

"Hahaha"

Naruto gave an awkward laugh, then sat back down in his seat and resolved to do his best to handle the village's affairs well.

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"Ugh!"

In the Land of Wind, the mist gradually dissipated, and a long whale cry faded into the air along with the receding mist.

The damaged railway tracks and people lying on the ground were left behind.

After the fog and the sound of whales disappeared, Temari, who was lying on the ground, barely managed to lift her head, open her eyes to take a look at her surroundings, and then fainted.

As dawn broke, a Sand Ninja search team arrived. One of the Sand Ninja, seeing the damaged lightning train tracks, immediately shouted, "Captain, the lightning train here has been destroyed!"

After hearing the commotion, the other Sand Ninja rushed over and quickly investigated. Then, the Sand Ninja captain spoke up, "There's only one alive. Let's take her back first and find out her identity. We might even need to ask her why the Lightning Chariot was destroyed."

Another Sand Shinobi asked, "Captain, do you think the one who destroyed the Lightning Chariot was someone the Kazekage-sama mentioned?"

"Idiot, if it were really the disaster the Kazekage-sama spoke of, how could it only involve destroying a section of the Raiden track? This is more like the work of sabotage ninjas. Let's investigate this woman's identity first."

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