Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 360 Development in the Shadows

"Why leave the hospital when your injury hasn't healed yet? You should stay in the hospital and rest and recover properly."

Yamanaka Ino spoke to Sai with a hint of resentment, though she couldn't quite say whether she was more worried about Sai's health or felt that it would be inconvenient for her to see Uchiha Yoichi after Sai's return.

"He's almost fully recovered. Some of the injuries are superficial and don't require hospitalization, plus he has a mission to complete."

Sai pushed open the door and went inside. Soon after, he saw Yamanaka Inojin coming out and smiled at his son, saying, "Inojin, how's your training going lately?"

Yamanaka Inojin spoke up, "It's the same as always, but creating clones using the Super Beast Imitation Drawing is still a bit difficult. Can you train with me, Dad?"

Sai shook his head and smiled, "Not recently. If you have any questions, ask Mom first. I have to go out on a mission!"

"Hey, but Mom doesn't know how to use the Super Beast Imitation Painting technique, she only wants me to practice the Mind Transformation Technique."

Before Inojin could finish his complaint, he felt a chill down his spine. He slowly turned around and saw Yamanaka Ino's sneer and her clenched fist.

"Hmph, whatever. You're unwilling to learn a much stronger family ninjutsu. How are you going to form the Ino-Shika-Cho trio after you graduate?"

Sai waved his hand and said, "If the child doesn't want to learn, then forget it. Let him learn what he likes."

Yamanaka Ino immediately put her hands on her hips, clearly displeased, and questioned, "What do you mean by this? If you can't learn the Mind Transfer Technique after graduation, how will Inojin cooperate with the other two families?"

Sai retorted directly, "It's not like we have to form a team right now. Wouldn't it be better to let Inojin make the choice himself?"

Yamanaka Ino said even more angrily, "Did you come back just to argue with me?"

"I have no intention of arguing. You're wrong. Besides, there's nothing wrong with the Super Beast Imitation Artwork. We'll have time later anyway."

Sai has always been straightforward, and in this respect, he has thoroughly embodied Naruto's ninja way.

"That's enough. Since you're willing to take charge, then you'll be in charge of Inojin from now on. I won't interfere if the Ino-Shika-Cho team can't be assembled!"

After finishing her sentence, Yamanaka Ino stormed upstairs to her bedroom. Every moment she was comparing Uchiha Yoichi and Sai, but the more she compared them, the more the scales in her heart tipped towards Uchiha Yoichi.

Family bonds are powerful, but they are not invincible, especially when they are fractured, making them extremely easy to break.

After returning to her room, Yamanaka Ino was captivated by the large cosmos flowers blooming prominently on the bedside table, unable to look away for a long time.

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The seventh and eighth monsters from another world both appeared in the Land of Earth. Fortunately, the Land of Earth is sparsely populated, and in some places, you can't find a single person for hundreds of miles.

These two consecutive appearances of monsters in the Land of Earth caused them considerable casualties.

However, Iwagakure learned from Naruto that monsters from another world carry treasures, so the seventh monster was surrounded and killed by Iwagakure. But then the eighth monster from another world appeared in Iwagakure, which was something Kurotsuchi and the others didn't expect.

The eighth otherworldly monster caused heavy losses to Iwagakure, and even appeared not far from the village, causing considerable damage to the village itself.

By then it was too late to call for help, so the Hidden Stone Village, under the leadership of the Fourth Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi, had no choice but to completely kill the eighth monster.

However, the Iwa ninja also suffered heavy losses, facing two otherworldly monsters alone. Not only did the Iwa ninja suffer heavy casualties, but the village was also greatly damaged.

Now, Iwagakure not only has to provide compensation, but also has to rebuild the village and compensate civilians for their medical expenses, etc. Compensating civilians is almost a must; if they don't feel safe, many civilians will leave Iwagakure.

However, when you calculate it this way, although the Daimyo of the Land of Earth promised to provide financial support to Iwagakure, it is far from meeting the needs of Iwagakure.

Therefore, Iwagakure had no choice but to follow Konoha's example and sell the corpses of the monsters they killed, hoping to raise enough money to rebuild Iwagakure and develop it further.

Iwagakure extended invitations to many people, not only the other four major ninja villages, but also Uchiha Yoichi and other nobles and wealthy merchants. Iwagakure thought that some of these people might be interested in the corpses of monsters from another world.

Konoha sold a ring they couldn't figure out for 200 million yen along with some secret medicines. This was told to Kurotsuchi by Naruto Uzumaki, which made the Kage of Iwagakure and the other three great ninja villages extremely envious. So Iwagakure also came up with this method.

However, the time was set for a month later. After dealing with the monsters from the other world, it would be a long time before the Hidden Stone Village would take out the monsters they had.

They planned to conduct their own research first, and if it proved valuable, the Iwagakure would keep it for themselves. This was also the plan of many high-ranking Iwagakure officials.

"That's how it is. The date is set for the 29th of next month. If Yang Yi is interested, you can come with us then."

Sakura held up an invitation and said to Uchiha Yoichi, "The Iwa ninja wanted to invite Uchiha Yoichi, a mysterious and wealthy Onmyoji, but they didn't have any information about him, so they simply sent the invitation to Konoha as well."

After Naruto and the others discussed it, Sakura handed it over along the way and explained the situation.

"We still have to wait another month. The Iwa ninja are clever; they'll figure out how to use such a good thing, and then who would want to go?"

Uchiha Yoichi clicked his tongue and said something that made Sakura laugh awkwardly. She thought to herself that the actions of the Iwa ninja were indeed a bit deliberate. Konoha had called for reinforcements the next day, but the Iwa ninja were dragging it out for a month.

"Is Konoha planning to buy anything?"

Sakura shook her head upon hearing this, saying, "The Five Great Shinobi Villages have an agreement that anything researched during this disaster, including the monster invasion, must be shared among all five villages."

Therefore, Konoha doesn't need to spend money to buy things. The things that Iwagakure researches will be shared with Konoha. Moreover, Konoha will send people to conduct research with Iwagakure, just like when they killed the Dragon-Headed Lion.

This was also to balance the five great ninja villages, to make some concessions to each other in exchange for peace; otherwise, after the first arrival of the otherworldly monster, Kirigakure suffered heavy losses and gained nothing afterward, all the Kirigakure ninjas would be unwilling to accept it.

However, what is shared is the research results; the monster corpses killed and the treasures found will remain in their own villages, just like Konoha.

Uchiha Yoichi accepted the invitation from Iwagakure and then said, "I see. Then I'll go with you. By the way, are you the only one going from Konoha?"

Sakura's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, but she then casually asked, "Hey~, Yoichi-kun, who else would you like to come along?"

"I remember Ino was also a medical ninja. Was she involved in the research?"

Uchiha Yoichi knew that Sakura was suspicious, but that was exactly what he wanted—to let Sakura gradually discover the truth so that he could move on to the next step.

"Although Ino knows medical ninjutsu, she is currently in charge of the village's security barrier, so she won't be going."

After explaining, Sakura's expression turned somewhat serious as she continued, "Yoichi-kun, Ino is married, and she and Sai have a very good relationship."

"Sai is Ino's husband, right? But are they really that close?"

Uchiha Yoichi feigned reminiscence, then continued, "Ino previously sought my advice on how to improve her relationship with her husband, and I gave her a lot of suggestions. But I don't know what happened afterward. Has things improved now?"

"I don't know, it's not appropriate for me to comment on other people's affairs."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Sakura's face. After seeing Ino and Sai recently, she felt that their relationship was even worse than before, and the phrase "loving couple" was stuck in her throat and she couldn't say it.

"They probably don't see each other much. I think it's easy for couples to feel estranged if they don't see each other often. The most important thing is communication. Wasn't the Sage of Six Paths spreading chakra also for the purpose of 'communication'?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore; by the way, many parts of that monster's corpse can be used to refine secret medicines, especially since there should be a place on its body where energy gathers."

"Sakura, does Konoha plan to sell this? I can buy it with secret medicine or with money."

Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, Sakura's face showed surprise. She hadn't expected that Uchiha Yoichi would know this, since he had only brought back a little bit of flesh and blood last time.

After dissecting the dragon-headed lion's corpse, it was merely preserved. Konoha has not yet taken any further steps. However, the magical beast core containing powerful energy is undoubtedly the greatest treasure on the dragon-headed lion's body, a point on which there is little dispute within Konoha.

"Um... I need to go back and ask Naruto. Sorry, Yoichi-kun."

"It's okay, just come find me when you have any news."

After saying that, Sakura, seeing that she had nothing more to say, took her leave.

Now she often interacts with Uchiha Yoichi. Due to the frequent occurrence of disasters and the emerging dangers in the ninja world, Konoha needs many secret medicines, and Sakura needs to step in when selecting or storing these medicines.

After Sakura left, Uchiha Yoichi also went back to his room. Now he only had relations with two women, and Ino and Temari couldn't be with him every day. Most of the time, Uchiha Yoichi could only refine medicine or do other things.

Kamui's clone was still keeping an eye on Victor, waiting for the artificial Divine Tree fruit to bear fruit before making its move.

The Tenseigan clone has already established a mobile communications company, and the mobile phone technology has been completely deduced by the [Research Assistant].

With the existing technology, along with the acquired factories and companies, the Tenseigan clone has already sent people to negotiate with the cell towers, and the cell phones will be available in the ninja world next month and spread widely.

A villain, a business tycoon in the ninja world, and an Onmyoji—all three of them are Uchiha Yoichi, making it even easier for him to act.

Next, we need to find out where Cixian is. No matter how good the man-made divine tree is, it can't compare to the real divine tree.

(End of this chapter)