Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 349 Helpless Temari

"I apologize for bothering you so late. I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Because it was already dark when he arrived, and after knocking on the door, Nara Shikaku saw Uchiha Yang's disgusted expression, so he apologized first.

He knew he had some grudges against the Onmyoji in front of him because he felt that this person might have bad intentions towards Konoha. Therefore, he had not changed his opinion. But now he needed the help of this person, so Nara Shikamaru's attitude was much more humble.

"Come in and talk."

Uchiha Yoichi glanced at Nara Shikamaru and Temari, then stepped aside to let them in.

After sitting down, Uchiha Yoichi didn't offer tea or anything like that, and went straight to the point asking, "What is it? If you have a problem, just say it quickly, I have my own things to do."

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikamaru immediately replied, "It's like this, we may have discovered the second otherworldly monster today. If nothing unexpected happens, it should have been a white whale, but it has already been killed."

Temari suddenly interjected, "Huh? Killed? Who killed that beluga whale?"

Halfway through her sentence, Temari suddenly stopped. She noticed that Nara Shikamaru and Uchiha Yoichi were both looking at her, so she shut her mouth. She secretly complained to herself that if she hadn't been forgotten, how could she have been glared at by the two of them?

"We know too little about the white whale's abilities; all we have now is its corpse. However, Konoha doesn't have time to study it for the time being. Her name is Temari, and she said she encountered the white whale yesterday, but after being attacked by it, everyone forgot about her existence."

After hearing Nara Shikamaru's words, Uchiha Yoichi immediately thought of a magical beast that could release a mist of annihilation that could eliminate the existence of others, created by the Gluttony Witch.

However, Uchiha Yoichi showed no emotion, only revealing a hint of surprise at just the right moment, saying, "Is there such a thing? Eliminating someone else's existence... It sounds a bit unbelievable."

Nara Shikamaru nodded and said, "Yes, Temari claims to be my wife, but neither I nor anyone else knows her, and I have memories of my wife. But she insists that it was caused by that white whale, so I wanted to ask you, with your abilities, if you can figure anything out."

"How can you tell? Yin-Yang magic isn't divine magic. I can only offer you some advice: ask other people. If it were possible to change the memories of everyone in the world, a beast with such powerful abilities couldn't have been killed so easily, unless a god intervened."

Uchiha Yang paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that the white whale shouldn't have such a strong elimination ability. Could it be that the white whale's abilities were enhanced after coming to this world?

"Or, look for traces of her existence. Anything that has ever existed will leave traces of life. Even if your memories have been altered, those things don't just disappear into thin air. As for how to prove it, that's up to you. If this method doesn't work, try something else."

Upon hearing this method, Temari exclaimed with delight, "That's right! I know many things from the past, and these can all prove it!"

"Or, there's another possibility: you weren't actually his wife, but you bumped into that beluga whale, which altered your memories, giving you memories of being his wife. I'm inclined to believe this possibility; otherwise, to change so many people's memories and perceptions without any prior contact, I'd really like to meet such a monster."

After hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, Nara Shikaku's doubts seemed to have been dispelled.

That's right, that's the possibility. Nara Shikamaru suddenly thought of a possibility: this woman may have obtained his wife's memories and experiences, which is why she firmly believed that she was his wife, but in fact she wasn't.

Otherwise, how could such a technique have been used to affect so many people, including Naruto and Ino, who were quite certain that his wife had passed away?

It's likely that only during the Fourth Shinobi World War did a technique like Infinite Tsukuyomi, which affected the entire shinobi world, exist.

Nara Shikamaru suddenly understood. He felt that this explanation made the most sense, and that his familiarity with her was also due to his wife's memories and experiences.

Thinking of this, Nara Shikamaru couldn't help but look at Temari. Noticing his gaze, Temari immediately stood up angrily and slammed her hand on the table: "Hey, you bastard! Not only did you forget about me, but you also listened to his nonsense!"

However, before Temari could finish speaking, Uchiha Yoichi interrupted her, saying, "I've already told you what I know. If there's nothing else, take her and leave. Don't bother me anymore."

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikaku knew that Uchiha Yoichi was trying to get rid of the guest, so he stood up and said, "I'm sorry to have bothered you today."

He has already received a lot of guidance today, which has at least cleared up some of his doubts.

Nara Shikamaru then left Uchiha Yoichi's pharmacy with Temari.

Not far after he left, a Konoha ninja found Nara Shikamaru, handed him a note, and said, "Nara Jonin, this is from the Seventh Hokage, he asked me to give it to you."

"Thank you for your help."

After thanking him, Nara Shikamaru opened the note and took a look.

Upon seeing the above, Nara Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief. Naruto had asked many people for him, including Uchiha Sasuke, but their impressions of his wife were all the same.

There have been no signs of ninjutsu being activated recently, and they haven't even encountered the white whale, which means that the woman is most likely to have obtained his wife's memories and experiences.

Upon considering this possibility, Nara Shikamaru felt extremely conflicted; he couldn't possibly accept such a thing.

"Find a place to stay first. Konoha will be looking for you soon to resolve your issues, and then everything will be fine."

Nara Shikamaru spoke up. He had just wanted to say that he would help Temari resolve her condition tomorrow, but considering that a new disaster would occur in the ninja world after tomorrow, he decided to postpone it for a month.

Only then will Konoha have the time and manpower to study the white whale. For now, the priority should be preventing the impending disaster and the strange beasts.

"Huh? Where should I go today?"

"Stay at an inn. In short, unless there are other circumstances, it's best not to leave Konoha," Nara Shikamaru said to Temari. "Right now, only Konoha can solve your problem. We'll take care of it when we have the time."

Seeing that Shikamaru didn't believe her, Temari angrily grabbed Shikamaru's collar and demanded, "Shikamaru, why don't you believe me either? You bastard, I trusted you so much!"

"Can you trust your memories now?"

Nara Shikamaru shouted loudly, and his serious expression stunned Temari.

This was the first time Temari had seen Shikamaru so serious and angry, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

"Your memories might not even be your own. I'll continue searching for clues. You should stay at the Konoha guesthouse until this matter is resolved."

After saying this, Nara Shikamaru turned and left. It was already very late, and he needed to go back to see Shikadai.

Temari watched Nara Shikamaru leave step by step, and finally raised her hand, but didn't know what to say; after being scolded just now, Temari herself didn't know if she was right to insist.

"What should I do?"

Temari, who was always tough, suddenly squatted down helplessly. In the past, she could persevere in the face of any difficulties because she had her companions by her side. But now she felt as if the whole world had abandoned her and she didn't know what to do.

"Oh right, that guy from earlier!"

Temari suddenly remembered Uchiha Yoichi, then stood up, wiped the tears from her face, and walked angrily toward Uchiha Yoichi's pharmacy.

"If it weren't for what that guy said, Shikamaru would probably be helping me regain my existence by now."

In her mind, even if Nara Shikamaru didn't quite believe her, he would still try his best to help her search. In the end, the two of them went through hardships to regain their memories of her existence, and finally embraced each other with tears of joy.

But everything was ruined by what that guy said!

Upon arriving at Yangyi Pharmacy, Temari knocked on the door without any hesitation.

The noise was loud, and a few minutes later, Uchiha Yoichi came downstairs. Seeing that it was Temari alone, Uchiha Yoichi roughly guessed why Temari had come, but still pretended not to know and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"It's all because of you. Now Shikamaru doesn't believe me anymore. What happened?"

Temari asked angrily, this was no ordinary matter, she was about to lose her family and friends.

"Don't make a scene, it's very late now, come in first and we'll talk."

Uchiha Yoichi gestured for Temari to be quiet, then stepped aside to let her in; however, this time he didn't speak to Temari on the first floor, but went straight up to the third floor.

"What are you going up there for?"

Temari muttered a question, but still followed behind Uchiha Yoichi. She had heard from Shikamaru that this Onmyoji had many other abilities, but it seemed that his strength was not as good as that of a ninja.

Despite her injuries, she was still a Jonin.

Upon arriving at the bedroom on the third floor, Uchiha Yoichi prepared two cups of tea before sitting down opposite Temari and saying, "To be honest, I don't understand why you asked me to come here. You were brought here by that guy to ask me questions, and I've told you what I know."

And then you turn around and act unreasonably towards me. In that case, I can easily protest to Konoha. Are you doing this on purpose?

Upon hearing this, Temari angrily retorted, "What?! It's all because you told Shikamaru that possibility, and now he thinks so too!"

"You don't actually think he'll believe me, do you? Even if I could deceive him, could I deceive everyone? Nobody knows you now. Face reality!"

Uchiha Yoichi's words immediately extinguished Temari's anger. She knew what she was facing, which was why she felt so desperate.

"What should I do now?"

Temari suddenly felt utterly helpless; she held her head, completely at a loss for what to do.

"It's not like there are no solutions at all."

Uchiha Yoichi feigned thought before speaking, "I said before that your understanding was flawed because Yin-Yang Technique can achieve this, which is why I said that. However, if you insist that what you said is correct, then the problem might lie with that white whale. If we can study the white whale's abilities, we might be able to find a solution."

"Really? Really?"

Upon hearing this, Temari immediately looked up and asked. This was the only hopeful thing she had heard after experiencing despair; most importantly, Uchiha Yoichi was willing to help her analyze the situation, which gave Temari hope.

"I'm not sure. After all, this is too incredible, and it sounds complicated. I'm not good at researching these things. Most importantly, hiring me would be very expensive. Can you afford the fee?"

After Uchiha Yangyi finished speaking, he looked Temari up and down.

She wore a black casual kimono, but it had been modified for battle. The entire outfit was very form-fitting and showed off Temari's beautiful figure, with a red belt cinching her slender waist.

Female ninjas who fight frequently are bound to have great figures, and Temari is one of the best among them. Even in Konoha, she often goes on missions.

Temari, oblivious to Uchiha Yoichi's gaze, asked, "How much is the reward? I currently have over ten million ryo in savings, if you need it."

However, this is the family savings account, and the passbook is kept at the Nara family's house. Temari doesn't know if Nara Shikamaru will have her arrested by the police if she goes back to retrieve the passbook now.

"Don't joke around. Do you think I'm short of money? What I need are treasures, at least five that can be exchanged for a level-five secret medicine. As for the types, you can take a look at this."

Uchiha Yoichi took out a list of secret medicines for exchange, which contained the items he needed, but each one was extremely precious and very difficult to obtain.

For example, the Thousand-Year Toad Eye almost exclusively refers to the Toad Maru of Mount Myōboku, as only this toad has lived for a thousand years.

"This, the things on this."

Temari glanced at it and was immediately at a loss for what to do. She had never even heard of it, let alone that it was a pregnancy.

"Let's leave it at that for now. I'll look into this matter too. You can keep an eye on this information first. If you find it, feel free to contact me anytime. I won't charge you anything if I don't help you solve it."

After Uchiha Yang finished speaking, he prepared to let Temari leave: "Alright, that's enough for today. If there's nothing else, you can leave now. If I have time, I'll study that white whale."

He wasn't lying to Temari; he genuinely intended to study the white whale. Moreover, the most magically concentrated parts of the white whale's body had been taken by his Tenseigan clone, along with those magical crystals.

However, even if he figured out a way to solve Temari's problem, he wouldn't give it to her easily. He disliked the clever people in the Nara family, especially when they were on the opposing side.

Let Lady Temari be his second or third target in this game!

When Temari saw Uchiha Yoichi asking her to leave, she immediately asked a very stupid question: "Where am I supposed to go?"

"How am I supposed to know where you're going? Are you planning to stay here? Just find a hotel to stay in for now."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yoichi shook his head and said, "If you find anything, you can come to the pharmacy to find me. If there's nothing else, you don't need to come."

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After Temari left, Uchiha Yoichi took out the magic book that was shrouded in energy, but he didn't recognize any of the words on it and had no clue how to study them.

And everyone else has forgotten about Temari's existence, so how come he still remembers? Could it be because there was a Temari in his original timeline?

Uchiha Yoichi didn't think about that. He then sent his Kamui clone over and absorbed him into the Kamui dimension.

It would be more convenient to study the beluga whale's carcass and organs there, but recently Kamui's clone will be by his side.

Time flies, and a day has passed in the blink of an eye.

Although Temari recovered from her injuries after a day of rest, she didn't know what to do. She couldn't even go home, and Konoha was temporarily unable to attend to her because of its defenses against monsters and disasters.

Temari had no idea where to collect those rare medicinal herbs she had never even heard of. She went to several pharmacies, but was turned away by all of them. The pharmacy employees thought Temari was joking with them.

As for the White Whale, Konoha informed the other four great ninja villages. After discussion, the five great ninja villages temporarily regarded the White Whale as a calamity beast that would descend for the second time.

On the day of the third descent, as soon as the time came, the five great ninja villages immediately sent a message to all the ninjas on guard.

After a night of searching, the five great ninja villages temporarily ruled out the five major nations as the location of the calamity-causing beasts. They then dispatched ninja teams to search the surrounding smaller countries.

After emerging from the Kamui dimension, Uchiha Yoichi sensed that there was no strong life force near the Land of Fire, so he returned to the Kamui dimension to study the white whale's carcass and organs.

Although he only studied it for a day, he may have found a way to eliminate the fog.

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