"Why did you discharge yourself before recovering fully? You should just rest well in the hospital."
Yamanaka Ino spoke to Sai with a hint of reproach, but it was unclear whether she was more worried about Sai's health or felt inconvenienced to meet with Uchiha Yoichi now that Sai was back.
"I'm almost fully healed; there's no need to stay in the hospital for some superficial wounds. Plus, I have missions coming up..."
After Sai pushed the door open, he soon saw Yamanaka Ijin walking out and smiled as he spoke to his son, "Ijin, how has your training been going lately?"
Yamanaka Ijin replied, "The same as always. But I'm still having some trouble creating clones with Super Beast Imitating Drawing. Dad, can you train with me?"
Sai shook his head and smiled, "Not recently. If you have any problems, ask your mom first; I have to go on a mission!"
"But Mom doesn't know Super Beast Imitating Drawing, she just makes me practice Mind Body Transfer Jutsu..."
Before Ijin could finish his complaint, he felt a chill down his spine. He slowly turned around and saw Yamanaka Ino's cold smile and her poised fist.
"Hmph, fine. If you don't want to learn the stronger family jutsu, how are you going to form the Ino-Shika-Cho after graduation..."
Sai waved his hand and said, "If the kid doesn't want to learn, then let it be. Let him learn what he likes."
Yamanaka Ino wasn't happy and put her hands on her hips, questioning, "What do you mean by that? If he doesn't learn the Mind Body Transfer Jutsu by graduation, how can Ijin cooperate with the other two families?"
Sai retorted directly, "It's not necessary to form a team now. Isn't it better to let Ijin make his own choice?"
Yamanaka Ino, even more upset, said, "Did you come back just to argue with me?"
"I didn't intend to argue. You're the one who's wrong. Besides, there's nothing bad about Super Beast Imitating Drawing; there's always time later..."
Sai always speaks his mind and he's completely embraced Uzumaki Naruto's ninja path in this regard.
"Enough, if you're willing to handle this, then you're responsible for guiding Ijin. I won't care anymore if we can't form the Ino-Shika-Cho Squad!"
After saying this, Yamanaka Ino angrily stormed up to the bedroom. Every moment now she's subconsciously comparing Uchiha Yoichi with Sai, and the more she compares, the more her heart leans towards Uchiha Yoichi.
Even though family bonds are strong, they are not invincible, especially when they start to crack from within, making them extremely vulnerable.
Back in the room, Yamanaka Ino saw the conspicuously blooming kosumosu on the bedside table and found herself entranced, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
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The seventh and eighth monsters from the other world both appeared in the Land of Earth, but fortunately, the Land of Earth is vast and sparsely populated, with some areas having no people for hundreds of miles.
The two consecutive appearances of these monsters in the Land of Earth caused significant casualties.
However, the Hidden Rock Village was informed of treasures accompanying the otherworldly monsters through Uzumaki Naruto, so they encircled and eliminated the seventh monster. But no one expected the eighth monster to appear again at the Hidden Rock Village.
The eighth monster caused severe losses to the Hidden Rock Village, appearing seriously close to the village itself, even inflicting considerable damage to the village.
It was too late to call for reinforcements, so under the leadership of the Fourth Generation Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi, the Hidden Rock Village had no choice but to completely annihilate the eighth monster.
Despite succeeding, they sustained heavy losses. Facing two otherworldly monsters alone not only caused significant Hidden Rock Ninja casualties but also resulted in widespread destruction of the village.
Now, the Hidden Rock Village not only has to pay compensation and fund the rebuilding of the village, but also cover the civilians' compensation and medical expenses; compensating civilians is essential since without giving them a sense of security, many might leave the Hidden Rock Village.
But even with the Land of Earth's Daimyo agreeing to provide financial aid, it falls far short of what the Hidden Rock Village needs.
So, the Hidden Rock Village decided to follow Konoha's example and sell the monster corpses they defeated; this might generate enough funds to rebuild the Hidden Rock Village and foster further development.
The Hidden Rock Village sent out invitations to many, not only other Four Great Ninja Villages, but also to Uchiha Yoichi and other noble businessmen. The Hidden Rock believes some among them might be interested in the otherworldly monster corpses.
Konoha once sold an unresearched ring for two billion along with some secret medicine, a feat Uzumaki Naruto informed Kurotsuchi about, causing envy from the Hidden Rock Village and the other Three Great Ninja Villages' Kages, so the Hidden Rock Village decided to try this approach.
However, the event is scheduled for next month on the 29th. After dealing with the otherworldly monsters, it will be a while before the Hidden Rock Village reveals the monster corpses.
They plan to conduct research on them first, and if they're valuable, the Hidden Rock might keep them, as many of the Hidden Rock's higher-ups intend.
"...That's how it is. The date is set for the 29th of next month. If Mr. Yoichi is interested, you can join us then."
Sakura held an invitation letter and said to Uchiha Yoichi that the Hidden Rock wanted to invite Uchiha Yoichi, a mysterious and wealthy Yin Yang Master, but without his information, they simply sent the invitation letter to Konoha.
After discussing with Uzumaki Naruto and others, Sakura delivered it on her way and explained the situation.
"Have to wait another month, huh? The Hidden Rock is smart; this way, they can fully research the good stuff, and who would want to go then..."
Uchiha Yoichi said with a click of his tongue, his words making Sakura smile awkwardly, thinking the Hidden Rock's actions were indeed a bit deliberate; they invited people the next day, but the Hidden Rock wanted to delay a month.
"Is Konoha planning to buy anything?"
Upon hearing this, Sakura shook her head and said, "The Five Great Ninja Villages have an agreement to share everything researched during this monster invasion disaster among the Five Great Ninja Villages."
Therefore, Konoha doesn't need to spend money to buy anything; what the Hidden Rock Village researches will be shared with Konoha. Moreover, Konoha will send people over to research with the Hidden Rock Village, just like the Dragon-headed Lion they killed before.
This is also to balance the Five Great Ninja Villages, making mutual concessions for peace; otherwise, after the first Otherworld monster invasion, the Hidden Mist Village would suffer great losses without gaining anything, which all the Hidden Mist Ninja would not accept.
However, what is shared are the research results. The bodies of slain monsters and treasures found remain in their own villages, just like in Konoha.
Uchiha Yoichi accepted the Hidden Rock Village's invitation letter and then said, "I see, then I'll go with you guys at that time. By the way, is it only you going from Konoha?"
Upon hearing this, Sakura was stirred inside but then pretended to ask casually, "Eh~, Mr. Yoichi, do you hope anyone else will go along?"
"I remember Ino is also a medical ninja; is she involved in the research?"
Uchiha Yoichi knew Sakura was suspicious, but that was precisely his goal, to let Sakura slowly discover, which would help move on to the next step.
"Although Ino knows Medical Ninjutsu, she's currently in charge of the village's barrier, so she won't be going."
After explaining, Sakura's face became somewhat serious as she continued, "Mr. Yoichi, Ino is married, and she and Sai have a great relationship."
"Sai... is Ino's husband, right? But is their relationship really good?"
Uchiha Yoichi feigned recollection and then continued, "Previously, Ino asked me for a lot of advice to ease her relationship with her husband, and I gave her many suggestions. But what happened after that, did it ease now?"
"That... I'm not sure; it's not good to speak on others' family matters."
An awkward expression flashed across Sakura's face. Recently, after seeing Ino and Sai, she felt their relationship was worse than before; the saying 'loving couple' got stuck in her throat.
"Probably don't see each other much, right? I believe couples who often don't meet can easily become strangers; the most important thing is communication, isn't spreading Chakra by the Six Paths Sage meant for 'communication' too?"
"Forget it, let's not talk about this; by the way, many parts of that demon beast's body can be used to refine Secret Medicine, especially there's probably a place on it where energy gathers."
"Sakura, is Konoha planning to sell that? I can buy it with Secret Medicine or money."
Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, a look of surprise appeared on Sakura's face. She hadn't expected Uchiha Yoichi to know this, especially since they only took back a small piece of flesh and blood last time.
After dissecting the Dragon-headed Lion's body, it was merely preserved. Konoha hasn't taken the next step, but the demon core, containing strong energy, is undoubtedly the greatest treasure on the Dragon-headed Lion, which is undisputed in Konoha.
"This... I need to go back and ask Naruto, sorry, Mr. Yoichi."
"No problem, just come find me once you have news."
Having said that, seeing there was nothing more to discuss, Sakura took her leave.
Now she frequently interacted with Uchiha Yoichi due to the frequent disasters and the emerging dangers in the Ninja World, necessitating many Secret Medicines for Konoha, and Sakura was needed to select or preserve them.
After Sakura left, Uchiha Yoichi also returned inside. Now he was involved with only two women, and Ino and Temari couldn't accompany him every day. Most of the time, Uchiha Yoichi had to focus on Alchemy or other things.
The Kamui Clone was still watching Victor, waiting for the Artificial Divine Tree Fruit to bear, which was when the Kamui Clone would act.
The Tenseigan Clone had already established a mobile communications company, and as for cellphone technology, it had been completely deduced by the [Research Assistant].
With technology ready and acquiring factories and companies, the Tenseigan Clone had already sent someone to negotiate with the signal tower, and by next month, cellphones would appear in the Ninja World and be spread.
An antagonist, a Ninja World business tycoon, and a Yin Yang Master, all three were Uchiha Yoichi, making it even more convenient for him to act.
Next, it's time to inquire about Jigen's whereabouts; no matter how good the Artificial Divine Tree is, it doesn't compare to the real Divine Tree.