Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 355 Sakura Comes to Find Us

"I'm back!"

When Nara Shikamaru returned home, he immediately smelled the aroma of food and knew that Temari had prepared dinner. A smile appeared on his face.

It's much better than the life I had to cook when I got home before. Although she can be a bit nagging at times, I missed her nagging a lot during the few days I didn't hear it when I forgot about Temari.

"You're back! Go wash your hands and eat. Lu Dai, you too, stop playing games!"

When Temari came out of the kitchen and saw Shikamaru return, she announced that dinner was ready. At the same time, she shouted and called over Shikadai, who was playing video games on the courtyard veranda.

"Here it comes. What a nuisance."

"Hey, stop talking. If your mom hears you, dinner won't be peaceful again."

The father and son spoke in hushed tones, then walked together to the bathroom; after washing their hands, they sat down at the dining table to prepare for dinner.

After sitting down, Nara Shikamaru said, "The food smells delicious today. Thank you for your hard work, Temari."

"It's nothing, eat up."

"You must be tired after running around all day. I'll run you a bath later so you can get some rest. Lu Dai, you too."

"Yes"

Nara Shikamaru felt a warmth in his heart and smiled as he said to Temari, "It's nothing. Naruto and Sasuke were the main contributors today. They killed the monster, but people from the other four ninja villages are coming tomorrow to study the monster we killed today."

"Strange beasts? Father, have you been busy with this lately?"

Nara Shikadai asked, "Recently, several of my companions have been complaining that their parents are too busy to be home. I'm facing the same situation; I didn't even get to eat lunch at home."

"Don't ask about this anymore. It's a village secret and can't be told to anyone else."

Nara Shikamaru shook his head and said that although he trusted Shikadai, he couldn't say anything casually because of village rules; he could hint at it indirectly and let Shikadai guess, but he couldn't say it out loud.

"By the way, Konoha will also conduct its own research, and they plan to invite that Onmyoji, Yoichi, over there."

"Why would you ask him for something?"

Temari suddenly spoke, her voice a little loud, startling Nara Shikamaru and his father. Realizing she had acted impulsively and couldn't contain her anger, Temari quickly continued, "Isn't that guy someone you don't get along with? Naruto even asked you to go and invite him."

"Don't worry, I don't need to go."

Nara Shikamaru, sensing that Temari cared about his reputation, explained, "This was Sakura's suggestion. She knows that the Onmyoji is collecting rare items, and some parts of this beast should satisfy him. So Sakura wants to exchange them for some secret medicine for the village. I guess she'll go and call for help."

"Is that so? I was mistaken."

After calming down, Temari sat down and continued eating, reminding herself not to be so impulsive, or Shikamaru would definitely find out.

After dinner, Nara Shikamaru, having nothing else to do, went to take a shower. He had been quite busy all day, so he wanted to relax a bit after getting home.

While Nara Shikamaru went to take a bath, Temari returned to the house.

"That bastard."

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The following morning, outside Yangyi Pharmacy.

"The corpse of a strange beast? I'm very interested. Wait a moment."

After hearing Sakura's words, Uchiha Yang smiled. After talking to Sakura for a bit, he turned and went back into the house, only to come out again two minutes later.

That was his Command Seal clone just now; what's appearing now is Uchiha Yoichi's true form.

"Let's go, Jonin Uchiha Sakura."

"Yoichi-kun, just call me Sakura. Calling me Jonin Uchiha is too formal."

Sakura smiled and waved her hand, saying that as Uchiha Yangyi became formal, she couldn't help but become formal as well, feeling a little uncomfortable and strange.

"From now on, I'll call you Sakura Jonin. What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my face?"

Uchiha Yoichi noticed Sakura glancing at his face from time to time, so he pretended not to understand and touched her face, asking...

She didn't know why she had such a dream, but when Sakura woke up the next day...

"No, it's nothing, let's go; people from other ninja villages are coming today, they also want to study the summoning beast corpses from other worlds."

Sakura quickly shook her head and said, "In the ninja world, we usually call talking beasts 'summoning beasts'."

Uchiha Yang said, "It's alright. If I come across one I like, I can pay a high price to buy it. This beast must have been hunted by your Konoha, right?"

"Yeah, but we didn't find any treasure. Naruto probably destroyed it."

Sakura said with some regret. Although she was not at the scene, she had heard the whole story, so her tone was full of regret.

However, Sakura changed the subject and asked, "Yoichi-kun, Ino said that the treasure brought by the first summoning beast from another world was sold to you by a few people. It seems to be a Flame-Flame Fruit. What's it used for?"

"Well, you're Ino's friend, so you're not exactly an outsider. It's no big deal to tell you. Do you have any kunai?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, Sakura felt a sense of unease. Why wasn't Ino's friend considered an outsider? What exactly was Ino's relationship with this Onmyoji?

"Yes, here you go."

Although Sakura was having wild thoughts, she still took out a kunai and handed it to Uchiha Yoichi.

"That fruit is quite magical; it can make you become like flames. You might not understand what I mean by that, but if I put it that way, you should get it."

Uchiha Yoichi severed his own arm with a kunai. Sakura was shocked when she saw this and immediately said, "Yoichi-kun, how could you do this to yourself?"

Before she could finish speaking, Sakura saw the arm on the ground turn into a ball of flame, and there was no blood at the wound on Uchiha Yoichi's arm, but instead, flames were burning.

Soon after, the flames ignited, and another arm grew back.

Sakura's mouth dropped open in astonishment, and she asked in shock, "This, this is..."

"I can turn into flames at any time now, my whole body is covered in them, and ordinary damage has no effect on me. It's unbelievable, I never thought that fruit would have such an effect, hahaha, I guess I'm lucky."

Uchiha Yoichi feigned surprise, revealing that this was something he had planned all along. He needed to show some strength, starting with the Flame-Flame Fruit, so that it would be easier to explore the ninja world's "treasures" in the future.

"Is...is there really such a thing?"

"That's right, I only found out recently. Sakura, you're the first to know. I haven't had a chance to tell Ino yet."

"Huh? Why did you tell Ino?"

"because."

Uchiha Yoichi feigned hesitation, pausing for a few seconds before speaking, "I'm friends with Ino. At first, I found her noisy, but after spending time with her, I discovered that Ino is actually a beautiful and kind-hearted person, which is very rare in the ninja world."

"Yes, yes, Ino is such a good person, she's also my good friend!"

Sakura said with a smile, but her smile seemed forced; in her heart, she clenched her fist and thought, "These two are definitely not right, there's definitely something wrong with them!"

Afterwards, the two arrived at the place where the strange beasts were kept, the former base of Root, which Uchiha Yoichi had visited several times.

"What a huge monster! How strong was it when it was alive?"

Uchiha Yang felt unfamiliar with the dragon-headed lion, so he asked Sakura, who was standing next to him.

Just as Sakura was about to speak, a Konoha ninja appeared beside her, holding a newly discovered ring. He said, "Dean Sakura, we found this ring inside the mouth of a summoning beast's corpse. The markings on it aren't from a sealing technique."

Uchiha Yoichi, standing to the side, was surprised. After seeing the ring, he knew the origin of the monster; the Konoha ninja had brought over a storage ring, and the corpse must have been a demon beast in its previous life.

"A ring? Even summoned beasts use this?"

Sakura took it and looked at it, but didn't find anything wrong with it. However, since it was kept in the mouth of this summoning beast, she knew it wasn't an ordinary thing.

Sakura then turned her head to look at Uchiha Yoichi, and their eyes met.

"Sakura, you can sell this to me. I'll offer you a price that will satisfy you."

Uchiha Yang spoke up, knowing what Sakura meant by looking at him, so he spoke directly.

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