The following day, early morning.
Ino quietly returned home and soon started bustling around in the kitchen. Although her night of strenuous activities left her exhausted, unable to even walk, she popped a Recovery Pill before returning, and was completely revitalized.
While cooking, Ino unconsciously touched her cheek. Her skin was now as smooth and tender as when she was eighteen, all thanks to Uchiha Yoichi who forcefully fed her that Rejuvenation Pill.
Yamanaka Ino, while worried about how to explain her appearance change to Sakura and others, felt a deeper sense of joy inside.
'That guy... cares about me so much~...hehe~~'
While preparing breakfast, Yamanaka Ino couldn't help but smile. If anyone saw her like this, they would undoubtedly say she's in love.
"Mom, is breakfast ready?"
Yamanaka Ijin's words brought Ino back to reality, and she quickly flipped the spatula, saying, "Almost done, go wait at the dining table."
After turning her attention back to finishing breakfast, Yamanaka Ino concernedly asked Ijin, "Ijin, have you been studying well at the Ninja Academy lately?"
"It's going fine, but the son from the Hokage Family just started school, and apparently, a lot of people in the class don't like him... which isn't surprising, given the dangerous things he does."
Yamanaka Ijin casually said while sandwiching bacon with bread, "But that guy doesn't seem to care much about others' opinions...."
"Boruto, eh, haha, reminds me a bit of Naruto when he was young."
"The Seventh Hokage?"
Ino smiled and said, "Yes, Naruto often did attention-grabbing things too, but he meant no harm. You'll know once you get to know him better..."
"Eh, is that so, but...."
Yamanaka Ijin looked at Ino's face and then asked, "Mom, you look great today, um... there's this indescribable feeling, but you look great."
"Is that so... haha, maybe it's because I slept well last night."
Ino had just finished saying this, and her face flushed red. She hadn't slept well at all last night, having been with Uchiha Yoichi for most of it. If it weren't for the Secret Medicine she took before returning, she wouldn't have been able to get up.
"I have some errands today, might be home late tonight, but I'll make dinner in advance...."
Yamanaka Ino gave a few instructions, and after Ijin went to school, she too left for the Hokage Building.
She had promised Uchiha Yoichi she'd mention the prophecy to Naruto last night, and Ino thought it was quite important, so she started out early.
Upon arriving at the busy Hokage Office to find Naruto, Yamanaka Ino began recounting the story.
"What? Prophecy!?"
Uzumaki Naruto was stunned upon hearing this, glancing at Shikamaru beside him before continuing to ask, "Ino, I know he's a Yin Yang Master, but disasters and treasures from another world... these sound..."
"A bit hard to believe!"
Nara Shikamaru spoke up, "Ino, we're skeptical about him claiming to be a Yin Yang Master, his motives, and why he tells you and the village these things."
"You doubt even his identity? Besides the Yin Yang Master, even Granny Tsunade couldn't make those Secret Medicines, isn't his identity obvious?"
Yamanaka Ino retorted, feeling a bit displeased hearing Naruto and Shikamaru doubt Uchiha Yoichi.
As for why he told her, Ino believed Uchiha Yoichi wasn't lying, he told her out of fear she might get hurt in the disaster.
Nara Shikamaru still held a dissenting opinion, saying, "We can't entirely trust him, suddenly appearing in Konoha with such unique abilities, we need more information.... unless we can verify his identity through other means."
Yamanaka Ino asked, "What means?"
Nara Shikamaru glanced at Naruto, who then said, "The Immortals of Mount Myoboku know about Yin Yang Masters; I want to talk with them, together with Mount Myoboku's Sage."
"...Then I'll ask him, but Naruto, I believe he's not lying."
Yamanaka Ino concluded with her opinion, and then left the Hokage Office.
After she left, Nara Shikamaru muttered, "Seems like Ino really trusts that pharmacy's boss."
"Haha, it could be true, but let's first confirm that guy's identity. If he really is a Yin Yang Master, the prophecy must be taken seriously."
Uzumaki Naruto chuckled, then said with a slightly serious tone, "I just found out earlier, Mount Myoboku has deep ties with Yin Yang Masters; if he's truly a Yin Yang Master, Mount Myoboku's Sage will tell us."
Nara Shikamaru asked, "Did you talk to Mount Myoboku's Sages about it?"
"Ah! I forgot!"
Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Naruto slapped his forehead and hurriedly said, "Luckily, it's not too late, hope Fukasaku Sage isn't eating.... Summoning Jutsu!"
Bang.
A burst of smoke appeared, and then a white-bearded toad appeared on Uzumaki Naruto's desk. Seeing it without a bowl, Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Little Naruto, what do you need from me?"
"I sure do need some help, Fukasaku Sage."
Uzumaki Naruto said, "Since a Yin Yang Master came to Konoha, we still have some doubts about his identity although we've already asked you. So we want you to help verify his identity..."
Nara Shikamaru added, "Especially since the guy mentioned a prophecy today about a coming period in the Ninja World where exotic beasts or disasters will appear from another world, along with treasures and opportunities...."
After hearing Naruto and Shikamaru, Fukasaku Sage fell into contemplation and then slowly spoke: "Prophecy is indeed a type of Yin-Yang Art, but it's considered extremely difficult, and only the Great Elder knows it in Mount Myoboku....
As for the Yin-Yang Art, I don't know it. By the time I was born, Yin Yang Masters had already disappeared, and back then, it was the Ninja Sect governing the Ninja World."
Nara Shikamaru asked thoughtfully, "So, is it possible this Yin Yang Master's identity is a false one?"
"Not necessarily, he might truly be a Yin Yang Master. I'll know when I see him; it's been too long." Fukasaku Sage shook his head and mentioned that when he was born, Yin Yang Masters had already disappeared from the Ninja World for hundreds of years. Although Mount Myoboku still has records of Yin-Yang Art, he'd never practiced it.
How to verify the Yin Yang Master's identity? He didn't know either; he could only take a look first.
Uzumaki Naruto spoke up, "If it's real, then it concerns the Ninja World, Shikamaru, get Sakura and the others here too."
Nara Shikamaru nodded, "I understand."
Soon, Yamanaka Ino brought Uchiha Yoichi to the Hokage Office, as well as Sakura, Granny Tsunade, and Kakashi, all being called over by Shikamaru.
If it's real, we need to hear from the previous two Hokage.
"Welcome, Mr. Yoichi, I am Konoha's Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto."
Upon seeing Uchiha Yoichi, Uzumaki Naruto smiled and said, "Let me introduce you to others, this is Fukasaku Sage from Mount Myoboku, my assistant Nara Shikamaru, as well as the Fifth Generation Hokage Granny Tsunade and Sixth Generation Hokage, Hatake Kakashi Sensei....."
After introducing everyone in the room, Uzumaki Naruto finally looked at Uchiha Yoichi.
"Yoichi, a wandering Yin Yang Master."
Uchiha Yoichi said with a smile, then glanced at Mount Myoboku's Fukasaku Toad beside him. In his world, this toad had died by his hand.
Before anyone else could speak, Fukasaku Sage asked first, "Yin Yang Masters have been extinct for over a thousand years; this is the first time I've seen one...."
"It's not extinction, but they deemed it unnecessary to appear. Besides, I know your Mount Myoboku, the contract beast of the Amahara Family."
After finishing, Uchiha Yoichi extended his fingers, drawing some symbols in the air, soon forming a Yin-Yang Curse.
"The Kagura Family and the Amahara Family are quite good allies, so I know a bit about the Amahara Family's Yin-Yang Curse, like this urgency as if commanded by law....."
When Uchiha Yoichi drew the Yin-Yang Curse in the air, without using even a trace of chakra, most people in the room were exceptionally surprised.
The most shocked was Fukasaku Sage from Mount Myoboku because upon seeing the Yin-Yang Curse before him, he instantly recalled a curse in the library cave of Mount Myoboku identical to this one, though he didn't know what it represented.
But this was enough to confirm the identity of the person in front, undoubtedly a Yin Yang Master.
Fukasaku Sage felt Uzumaki Naruto's gaze and nodded firmly; besides the Great Elder, only he and Shima had visited Mount Myoboku's library cave. The person in front drawing this curse confirmed his identity, and he even mentioned Mount Myoboku's history....
With Uchiha Yoichi's identity confirmed, the expression on Uzumaki Naruto's face became slightly serious as he asked: "Sorry for doubting your identity, but what Ino told me was too alarming. Can you explain it in detail again now?"
"Of course," Uchiha Yoichi said with a smile, and then he explained the possibilities brought by [Divine Punishment and Blessing].
Everyone listened very attentively, but Sakura was somewhat distracted. Having heard something related to Ino earlier, she felt curious, wondering how Boss Yoichi's prophecy was relayed by Ino?
Also, Sakura couldn't help but look at Ino, noticing that today Ino's complexion seemed exceptionally bright, both skin and appearance looking as youthful as a teenage girl.
"...That's the prophecy I saw, a collision between two time-spaces, which will occasionally open the Gates of Otherworld. These gates might produce nothing, or bring terrifying exotic beasts, even disasters...."
Uchiha Yoichi spoke with a sense of mystery, knowing that for those in the room who understood nothing, he could say whatever he wanted.
"Uh, I have a question..." Kakashi asked, "Why does a powerful exotic beast appearing lead to treasures appearing? Are they related somehow?"
Uchiha Yoichi glanced at Kakashi, then said, "Perhaps it's the treasures they guard coming along with them, or it might be a coincidence. Anyway, that's how it appeared in the vision I saw."
Uzumaki Naruto asked, "So, when will this happen, at the soonest?"
"It could be the next second at the soonest, or at least three days later.... As for where it will appear, I don't know."
Uchiha Yoichi shrugged, "It could be in the remote deep sea, or maybe Konoha Village; predicting the location is beyond what I can do."