"Alright, I understand."
After listening to Naruto and Shikamaru, Sai left the Hokage Office.
Sai then went to the Anbu, issued the orders, and before long, the Anbu Ninja brought back the intelligence; after the Five Great Ninja Villages reached a consultative meeting, most functions of the Anbu were cut down, leaving only intelligence gathering.
Sai took the intelligence and found that it only contained information about Uchiha Yoichi after he came to the village, and nothing before that. He asked, "There's nothing from before?"
"The time is too short, and this person wasn't marked. We still need to gather more."
Sai asked, "Yoichi... Is he a ninja?"
"We can't be sure. We've never seen him use ninjutsu, but he can make secret medicines useful to ninjas. He should be a ninja, right..."
"Don't use words like 'should.' Try to find out clearly. Please ask the Hyuga Clan's ninjas."
Suddenly remembering someone, Sai said, "I'll handle this. You quickly investigate what this person was doing before coming to Konoha."
"Understood."
The Anbu Ninja responded and then left to investigate.
As for Sai, he went to get a suitcase of money. Just now, Naruto and Shikamaru had decided to purchase some secret medicines, and he happened to be able to ask a Hyuga Clan ninja to accompany him.
"Hanabi, I'm counting on you for this."
After finding Hyuga Hanabi, Sai explained what he needed her help with.
"No problem, no problem. Just using the Byakugan to see if he's a ninja, right? It's not an issue."
Hyuga Hanabi waved her hand casually and then asked, "But are the secret medicines sold at that pharmacy really that good to warrant your action?"
"According to Sakura's evaluation, its effects are as claimed, which is rare in the entire ninja world."
After Sai answered, he continued, "It's precisely because the secret medicine's effects are so good that we need to be more cautious..."
Hyuga Hanabi nodded and said, "Jonin Sakura's judgment should be reliable. If that's the case, I also want to buy some, in case of future emergencies..."
"The secret medicines there aren't cheap..." Sai stopped halfway, realizing that standing before him was the heir of the Hyuga Family, so the money wouldn't be an issue for Hyuga Hanabi, and he didn't continue.
"Let's go. Naruto just decided to buy some secret medicine. If you want to purchase, you can do it together."
"Sure, let's go!"
After agreeing, the two headed towards Yoichi's pharmacy and soon arrived there.
However, outside the door, Hyuga Hanabi suddenly stopped Sai and said, "Wait a minute, let me use the Byakugan to see what he's doing, and by the way, check if the pharmacy owner is using chakra."
Although chakra is produced through refining, if someone uses chakra over a long time, there will be at least some chakra in their body, as it becomes a natural habit to refine it continuously.
"Byakugan!"
The veins at the sides of Hanabi's cheeks bulged, activating her X-ray vision to immediately see the situation inside the pharmacy.
A pill furnace, golden flames, and Uchiha Yoichi manipulating the flames, refining the essence of the medicinal materials.
"This guy... actually using fire in alchemy. He must be a ninja... No, he doesn't have chakra. How is he touching fire?"
Upon seeing what was happening in the room on the second floor, Hanabi's fair face showed surprise, but just as she was about to make a judgment, she suddenly saw that there was no chakra flow inside Uchiha Yoichi's body.
Sai quickly asked, "Hanabi, what's going on?"
Hyuga Hanabi explained, "Um... He's making fire with his bare hands, using a black jar-like thing for alchemy, but there's no chakra flow inside his body, not a bit."
"No chakra flow? Hanabi, could he be using some secret technique to block it?"
"Impossible, I could even see his internal organs clearly, let alone the hair, chest, and..."
At this point, Hanabi suddenly blushed, widened her Byakugan, then quickly shook her head and stopped using it.
Why is there a dragon!?
"What happened?"
Hanabi quickly said, "N-no, nothing. Anyway, my Byakugan can't be wrong, there's definitely no chakra flow inside him. As for producing flames with his hands... it must be some kind of secret technique."
"A secret technique without using chakra...? Seems like it's the first time hearing this. Forget it, let's go buy some secret medicines first."
After Sai finished speaking, he took Hanabi and walked into Yoichi's pharmacy.
The sound of jingling occurred when entering, but it took almost five minutes for someone to come down from upstairs.
Upon seeing the handsome Uchiha Yoichi, Sai's expression didn't change, but Hanabi's eyes slightly sparkled, then she recalled the giant dragon she just saw.
'Why is it that big, completely different from the illustrations in novels...'
"Two guests, do you intend to sell medicinal materials or buy secret medicines?"
After coming down from the second floor, Uchiha Yoichi spoke. Although the two faces seemed familiar, he didn't specifically show it.
Sai placed the money-filled box on the counter and said, "Purchase secret medicines. I would like to see the catalog of secret medicines first."
"That's right, but you can only buy first-grade and second-grade secret medicine with money."
After handing over the secret medicine list, Uchiha Yoichi waited on the side.
Sai took the secret medicine list and began to look through its contents. The secret medicine list only had a few pages, and the first-grade and second-grade secret medicines weren't many, totaling less than twenty.
However, the effects of each secret medicine were outstanding. In the Ninja World, aside from some ninja clans' traditional secret medicines, the efficacy of other medicines couldn't compare to these.
Just very expensive, the cheapest costs thirty thousand ryo.
After looking for a while, Sai closed the secret medicine list and said to Uchiha Yoichi, "I'll take ten Recovery Pills, ten Power Storage Pills, and ten Healing Pills."
Hyuga Hanabi also spoke up, "I'll take the same amount as him."
Uchiha Yoichi said, "A total of sixteen million ryo, that's thirty-two million ryo for two people. Are you together?"
Sai shook his head and said, "No, we're separate."
After taking out the elixirs they wanted, Uchiha Yoichi placed them on the table. Sai glanced over them and handed over the money decisively.
However, when it was Hyuga Hanabi's turn, she smiled and said to Uchiha Yoichi, "Boss, can I have someone deliver the money to you after I go back?"
But Uchiha Yoichi pulled the elixirs back halfway, expressionless, saying, "No credit."
"You..."
Hyuga Hanabi's mouth twitched, complaining silently in her heart, then turned to Sai, "Sai, can you pass a message to my family?"
"Yes, I got it."
After Sai spoke, seeing that Hyuga Hanabi didn't intend to leave, he left with the elixirs.
Once Sai left, only she and Uchiha Yoichi were left in the pharmacy, and Hyuga Hanabi casually leaned on the counter, asking, "Boss, did you make all these secret medicines yourself?"
"Yes."
"Impressive, are you a pharmacist?"
"Yes."
"Hey, what kind of precious medicinal materials can be exchanged for even higher-grade secret medicines?"
"These types, if in larger quantities, can be exchanged for third-grade or fourth-grade secret medicines."
After Uchiha Yoichi finished, he took out a two-hundred-year-old ginseng and a Stone of Nature the size of half a fist; being from a prominent family, Hyuga Hanabi's insight was not lacking.
She didn't recognize the Stone of Nature, but she quickly guessed the value of the ginseng beside it.
This thing couldn't be bought even with money; perhaps a few major pharmaceutical groups in the Ninja World might have it, but certainly not the Hyuga Clan.
Hyuga Hanabi sighed inwardly; she wanted to buy higher-grade secret medicine but now saw how difficult it was.
"Boss, are these the only items that can exchange for your secret medicine?"
"Not necessarily; other valuable and extremely rare items can also work. If you're unsure, you can bring them over for me to assess."
Uchiha Yoichi thought for a moment before speaking; this world was twenty years ahead of his, so he might discover some items not found in his world.
Hyuga Hanabi couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "Boss, what exactly do you do?"
"You wouldn't understand if I told you..." Uchiha Yoichi paused for a while, then continued, "Do you know about Yin Yang Master?"
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"Victor!"
The space inside the room distorted, and then a masked figure appeared sitting casually in front of Victor.
However, Victor was very tense. He was also a ninja and was proficient in several types of Ninjutsu, so he naturally recognized that the masked person was using Space-Time Ninjutsu, prompting him to secretly extract Chakra and ask warily, "Who are you? Why did you come looking for me?"
"Don't worry, I'm here to help you, and while helping you, I will also benefit; cooperation will bring us mutual success..."
The Kamui Clone sat casually on the sofa in Victor's room and continued, "Have you heard about the Divine Tree yet?"
Victor was shocked upon hearing this; this was something only inner array members knew, how could it be leaked?
"You..."
"Seems you've heard, so why not cultivate a Divine Tree yourself?"
The Kamui Clone continued, "Who would share their power? If it were me, I wouldn't want to give away obtained power. Right now, the Divine Tree is entirely in your organization's leader's hands—if you survive, it'll be a good outcome..."
"Better to cultivate your own Divine Tree than rely on an empty promise."
This statement caused Victor's expression to shift several times, both shocked at the Kamui Clone's knowledge and struck by thoughts mirroring its suggestion.
In the Shell Organization, several members were traitors, Victor and Kashinkyoshi being the top ones—one wants to seize the Divine Tree Fruit for immortality; the other intends to kill Jigen.
Now, the appearance of the Kamui Clone offers Victor an alternative path, exploiting his aspirations while having gathered some knowledge about the Divine Tree...
Victor's expression fluctuated for a moment, then he glared at the Kamui Clone and questioned, "What can you offer me?"