"Sakura, what are you thinking?"
Yamanaka Ino returned to the back of the flower shop, her face slightly flushed, and saw Sakura contemplating with her chin in her hand, which made her heart skip a beat; could Sakura have seen what happened earlier? Or connected some dots...
Earlier, in order to make Uchiha Yoichi leave, Yamanaka Ino was held down for a few seconds for a kiss; doing such a thing inside the shop was immediately thrilling, but more than that, Lady Ino felt fear, and soon she broke free and glared fiercely at Uchiha Yoichi.
After pushing him out of the flower shop, Yamanaka Ino calmed herself down a bit before returning to the back.
"Hmm, Ino, don't you think it's a bit strange? I remember the pharmacy owner hasn't been in Konoha for long, yet he already has someone he likes. Will he settle in Konoha in the future?"
Sakura said this and couldn't help but laugh as she continued, "If the person he likes is a Konoha Ninja, maybe he'll become a part of Konoha."
Yamanaka Ino's expression was a bit strained, thinking if that guy really joins Konoha, she might have to sacrifice a little, but that's absolutely not possible.
Moreover, just before Uchiha Yoichi left, he slipped her a delicate medicine bottle. But with Sakura still here, it wasn't convenient to take it out for research, otherwise it might not be explainable.
After chatting about other things for a while, Sakura got up to say goodbye and prepared to leave, and hearing this, Yamanaka Ino let out a sigh of relief in her heart but then felt guilty.
She used to love chatting with Sakura, her best friend for over twenty years, but today she actually wanted Sakura to leave early.
On the way to seeing Sakura to the front of the flower shop, Sakura suddenly stopped, pointing at a bouquet of Kosumosu and asked Yamanaka Ino, "Ino, isn't that the flower Boss Yoichi wanted? He didn't take it?"
Yamanaka Ino quickly thought of an excuse, then smiled and explained, "Eh? Really... haha, this guy is so forgetful. I'll send it over to him later."
"Giving flowers to the one he likes can be so careless, this guy..."
Sakura didn't continue, bid goodbye to Ino, and then left.
After sending Sakura off, Yamanaka Ino finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling so tense for the first time in front of Sakura, then clenched her fists and said, "It's all that guy's fault, too, too bold..."
Yamanaka Ino touched her lips, recalling the intense kiss earlier; after coming back to her senses, she glanced at the wrapped Kosumosu, and found a vase to put the bouquet in.
'Sending flowers to the woman he likes, I'll send it tonight... and the secret medicine from earlier!'
Thinking about the secret medicine, Yamanaka Ino took out the delicate bottle Uchiha Yoichi gave her along with a note; upon opening it, Yamanaka Ino showed a surprised expression.
"Fifth-Grade Secret Medicine, can restore appearance to ten years ago and maintain it for thirty to forty years... is this real?"
Originally planning to return the secret medicine, seeing its effects made Yamanaka Ino hesitate. This was a secret medicine that could restore youth, exceptionally rare.
Moreover, she knew how hard it was to obtain a Fifth-Grade Secret Medicine; the last one could make an ordinary person stronger than Sakura, and Konoha Ninja Village probably couldn't exchange anything for a Fifth-Grade Secret Medicine.
"...Fine, I'll send it over tonight along with the flowers!"
Yamanaka Ino hesitated for a long time but finally decided to send the secret medicine along with the flowers; she had a family, what happened last time was a mistake, and she couldn't continue with it.
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[Divine Punishment and Blessing]: When the heavens bestow a treasure, punishment will surely follow; after the invasion of otherworldly monsters, unpredictable treasures are bound to come.
"This time the ability... why has it expanded to the whole world?"
Uchiha Yoichi rarely used the Superpower Roulette, and this time the ability seemed unrelated to him, directly expanding the scope to the entire world.
"This seems a bit troublesome. Logically, the stronger the appearing monsters, the better the treasures they bring, but how do I know where these monsters will appear?"
Uchiha Yoichi studied the ability for a while and found only one thing related to him: the activation of the summoning, everything else was uncontrollable.
It could summon once every three days, with a potential ten treasures and ten disasters in a month; where it appears is entirely uncontrollable, it might appear in the deep sea, or on the other side of the Ninja World.
"Three days later, I should probably contact Konoha here, maybe give Ino a heads-up..."
After thinking for a while, Uchiha Yoichi decided to do so; he suddenly wanted to create an influence in this world, relying solely on the Kamui Clone to collect intelligence would yield too little information.
Konoha Ninja Village had developed its technology fairly well in the seventy-seven years, but mobile communication seemed mediocre, although there were landlines, Uchiha Yoichi hadn't seen any mobile communications.
Even a Genin graduating a few years later, Denki, merely carried a small notebook for internet use.
"I could have the Tenseigan Clone set up a mobile communication equipment company and expand across the Ninja World, enabling us to gather more information..."
With this plan in mind, Uchiha Yoichi opened the Superpower Roulette to start selecting.
Three abilities seemed most suitable; Uchiha Yoichi finally chose [Research Assistant], which could use known knowledge to automatically deduce results, making it quite convenient.
Learning could be left to the Shadow Clone, and the main body could directly use [Research Assistant] for calculations, aside from mobile communications, it could also research Yin-Yang Art; after all, three 'projects' could be studied simultaneously.
After finishing everything, Uchiha Yoichi went to shower, feeling that Yamanaka Ino would probably come over tonight; otherwise, he'd return to the flower shop next time.
After showering and waiting a while longer, the sky gradually darkened.
Around nine o'clock, Uchiha Yoichi suddenly sensed someone entering the first floor; recognizing the well-known Chakra, Uchiha Yoichi knew who had come.
Knock knock knock!
Soon, someone knocked on the door. Uchiha Yoichi went over to open it, and his face immediately broke into a smile as he greeted, "Lady Ino, you're here...."
"Let's talk inside!"
Yamanaka Ino walked in with an angry look. After Uchiha Yoichi closed the door, she immediately poked him in the chest and said, "You're really too much; you actually came to the flower shop looking for me. Today, you almost let Sakura...."
Before Ino could finish her words, Uchiha Yoichi reached out and embraced her, pressing her full, rounded form against his body.
"Sorry, Lady Ino, I just couldn't stop thinking about you after concocting the new secret medicine..."
Uchiha Yoichi's words directly pierced the mental defenses of Yamanaka Ino, making her feel like she had returned to the time of their dating, despite being a married woman now.
Ino, who has always had a romantic disposition, couldn't resist Uchiha Yoichi's advances — a hug combined with sweet whispers that instantly made Ino's cheeks flush as her heart raced.
"Still, you shouldn't come to the flower shop. If we get discovered...."
Ino's voice lowered, transforming from questioning when she entered to softly complaining, in a tone much like that shared between lovers.
"Sorry, Lady Ino, I was impulsive..."
Uchiha Yoichi released Yamanaka Ino, looking straight into her pale blue eyes, which made Ino shyly turn her head.
Then Uchiha Yoichi continued, "But it's also your fault, Lady Ino, for not coming to find me for so long..."
Yamanaka Ino responded quickly, saying: "It's only been three days..."
"To me, not seeing you for three days feels like not seeing you for three years."
After speaking, Uchiha Yoichi once again reached out to embrace Yamanaka Ino, this time leaning close and pressing his lips to hers.
Although Yamanaka Ino was resisting, her resistance lacked strength and she was soon led by Uchiha Yoichi to the bedside.
"....."
Yamanaka Ino shyly covered her face with her hands, now too embarrassed to look at Uchiha Yoichi.
Creak, creak!
Fortunately, there was no one downstairs or next to them; otherwise, the noise would have surely prompted complaints late at night.
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Several hours later, the sounds finally ceased.
Both lay in bed, their breathing gradually easing to restore their strength.
But unlike Yamanaka Ino's heavy panting, Uchiha Yoichi was able to relax a bit and recover sooner.
He glanced at the umbrellas on the floor; he had used six today.
Though he wanted to continue earlier, he aimed to gradually allure Lady Ino — there was no rush for instant gratification.
At this point, it was the best experience time for Yamanaka Ino; letting her faint wouldn't be good.
Afterward, Uchiha Yoichi prepared a warm cup of honey water for Yamanaka Ino, helping her regain some fluid, then pulled this charming lady into his embrace.
"I-I need to go back; I still have to make breakfast for the Well Array tomorrow morning...."
After recovering a bit, Yamanaka Ino remembered this task; last time, she fainted, and she definitely couldn't let that happen again.
"Wait a moment, Lady Ino, I have something to tell you."
Uchiha Yoichi pulled Yamanaka Ino into his embrace again, feeling the fullness press against him, and continued, "This is something very important; initially, I planned to tell the Seventh Generation Hokage of Konoha Village, but since you are also a Konoha Ninja, I'll tell you first."
"W-What is it?"
Yamanaka Ino, not caring about her head leaning against Uchiha Yoichi's chest, was now more concerned with what he had to say.
"You fool, you weren't going to tell Naruto about that, right? Absolutely not!"
Ino's mind suddenly imagined the scene of Uchiha Yoichi asking Naruto to marry her, and she shook her head in warning.
"No, you know I'm a Yin Yang Master. What I want to discuss involves the abilities of a Yin Yang Master."
Uchiha Yoichi paused for a moment, intending to inform Konoha about the matter of [Divine Punishment and Blessing], stirring things up, while leveraging Konoha's intelligence network to search for information.
"Prophecy, the strongest ability controlled by Yin Yang Masters — yesterday, I tried using it and saw some extremely dangerous visions."
Yamanaka Ino tensed up as well at the mention, gripping Uchiha Yoichi's hand anxiously and asking, "What... dangerous visions?"
"Disaster and opportunity!"
Uchiha Yoichi's expression was grave as he spoke to Yamanaka Ino, "There are all kinds of disasters, even monsters from other worlds; however, after they arrive in the Ninja World, they'll bring certain treasures as well...."