Escape From Konoha

"interesting."

In the laboratory, Baishi was playing with a piece of talisman paper in his hand.

A simple and rough sealing technique is sketched on it. Even a ninja school student can easily sketch this technique as long as he has some understanding of sealing techniques. It is not a complicated technique.

However, Baishi could see that this basic sealing formula, after some adjustments, was slightly different from the original formula structure. It's just that the technique is crude, but it can be regarded as another way to stabilize the operation of the technique.

As for the Yang attribute chakra in the talisman paper, it has dissipated and disappeared, leaving only a trace of residual breath.

If it is not a ninja who is proficient in perception, there is no way to detect the extremely meager residual traces of Yang attribute chakra.

"Is this the medical talisman Kakashi said? It's quite interesting."

Lin was also standing aside, holding a piece of talisman paper that was the same as Shiraishi's hand. It was a thing called a 'medical talisman' and said these words.

"The production technique is very rough, and the Yang attribute chakra in the talisman paper is naturally lost every moment, and it will lose its effect after being stored for up to one day. It is almost impossible to make profit from this kind of thing in a short period of time. thing."

Putting down the medical talisman in his hand, Shiraishi's eyes could see the advantages and limitations of the medical talisman at a glance.

Because the yang chakra in the talisman paper is losing energy all the time, the medical effect of the medical talisman will become worse and worse as time goes by, and the medical effect will be lost after twenty-four hours.

This is related to the level of the sealing technique of the operator and the material used to make the talisman paper.

"Having said that, this technology is worth a try. At least the ideas provided are correct. All that's left is to invest in research, which requires the assistance of ninjas who are proficient in medical ninjutsu and sealing techniques."

Lin also saw the limitations of this medical charm.

The medical talisman in my hand is too crudely made.

The crude sealing technique and the material of the chakra paper are not very good. The medical ninjutsu engraved on the talisman paper can only treat some simple skin injuries. In addition, the medical effect can only be stored for one day... All kinds of disadvantages are added up. Together, it means that this kind of medical talisman needs a long time to be tested if it wants to be popular in the market.

"Inject capital?"

Baishi looked at the medical talisman on the table and fell into thought.

To be honest, with the size of the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce, one more medical talisman industry is not much, and one less medical talisman industry is not lacking.

After all, the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association, with the full assistance of the Ghost Kingdom, has become the leading merchant association in the ninja business field, and is a real money-absorbing giant.

From medicines, to medical equipment, and then to arms, food, tourism, shipping, entertainment, mining... Every industry that can be imagined is covered by the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce, and every industry in this field , and they are all outstanding, without any defects.

From the perspective of making money, the appearance of the medical talisman did not make Shiraishi very excited. At most, it would be one more popular and profitable industry, and even if there were a few more of this kind of industry, it would not be able to bring about any qualitative change in the Ziyuan Florist Association.

Rather than asking how much more money he could make from an industry that had never existed before, he was more interested in Haruno Sakura, the maker of the medical charm.

At any time, Shiraishi believes that talent is the most important thing.

"Do you have any questions, Shiraishi-sensei?"

Lin asked curiously.

"No, there is no doubt. I just have a little interest in this little girl named Haruno Sakura. The matter of funding research is not urgent for the time being. We must first find a way to ensure the safety of this little girl in Konoha Village."

It may sound a little funny to protect the ninja who is Konoha in Konoha, but the reality is so absurd.

Like Kakashi, Shiraishi didn't dare to believe in the character of Konoha's senior management.

Because from the very beginning, Konoha's senior management never brought him any sense of trust that he could rely on.

In the early years, he, Liuli, and Ayane were ambushed and killed by Nebu, but the third Hokage would warn Danzo with a light sentence, and then expose the matter.

Since then, Shiraishi has been unable to have any trust in Konoha's senior management.

If a leader can't take the lead in obeying the rules of the village, then expecting the people below to abide by the rules is undoubtedly a dream.

Facts have also proved this. During the third ninja world, including later, the actions of the root became more and more arrogant and domineering, even threatening the Hokage's power... These are the consequences of the Hokage's excessive indulgence.

"Teacher Shiraishi is worried that... no matter what they do, they won't do anything to a twelve-year-old girl, right?"

Lin was a little surprised.

"It's hard to say. Now Konoha is in an important period of development and is in urgent need of funds and technology. Although the medical talisman is just an unknown technology that has not yet been completed, once it is completed, the prospects will be very broad. You have to know that Konoha, just A ninja village."

Shiraishi stated this and also hinted at the essential difference between the Kingdom of Oni and Konoha.

Strictly speaking, the Ninja Village and the country are mutually dependent. The former provides military power to protect the independence of the country's political power, while the latter provides economic assistance for the Ninja Village to develop its military power.

They seem to be one, but often the two cannot be regarded as a whole.

The Daimyo of the Land of Water once restricted financial aid to Kirigakure Village.

In the past, the Kingdom of Wind had also restricted military funding for Sunagakure Village and deliberately suppressed the development of Ninja Village.

From this point of view, Ninja Village’s reserve development funds are not generous. If it wants to go further, it must obtain more development funds.

Nowadays, the Daming Palace and Ninja Village of the traditional five major countries are entering a honeymoon period. This is because the Kingdom of Demons has become the sixth largest nation and changed the international environment. But even in the honeymoon period, there is an upper limit on the assistance provided to Ninja Village, and it is impossible to provide development funds to Ninja Village without restraint.

A daimyo is just a daimyo. Although it represents the entire aristocracy, all the aristocrats do not necessarily support the daimyo unreservedly and provide financial assistance to the Ninja Village.

Because within a traditional big country, not only the daimyo have real power, but the top wealthy nobles also have real power. Together, they can make the daimyo compromise.

There are too many political groups, their voices cannot be unified, and the military and politics are severely separated. As a result, Ninja Village is eager to receive a large amount of financial assistance for its own development.

For the Kingdom of Ghosts, the medical talisman's role for the Aster Flower Merchant Guild can at best be regarded as the icing on the cake, and the Kingdom of Ghosts has no shortage of this market. What Shiraishi values ​​​​is only the value of Haruno Sakura, the maker of the medical talisman, and the strategic value behind the medical talisman.

But for Konoha, a traditional village that does not have much commercial production capacity, once the medical talismans are developed and sold on the market, the meaning will be completely different.

It is a money-attracting behemoth that can continuously absorb a large amount of development funds. Whether from a business perspective or a strategic perspective... Konoha senior officials and representatives of the Ninja clan will not let go of this opportunity. .

When thinking about the various political entanglements within Konoha, even Shiraishi, as an outsider, feels overwhelmed just thinking about it.

"Do you want to bring the other party back to the ghost country?"

Lin tilted her head and could only think of this way to avoid all risks.

"It's up to her to make her own choice...and, although the situation seems dire, it's not without solutions."

Shiraishi knew that such things could not be concealed.

Haruno Sakura has made up her mind to use this medical talisman in actual combat. If it is not hidden, it will be discovered sooner or later and reported to the top management of Konoha.

The reason for asking the other party to hide the existence of the medical talisman is not easy to find, and it may not be possible to convince the other party through Kakashi. Instead of doing this, it is better to take the initiative to stabilize the power groups within Konoha and temporarily form a balance of interests to prevent some people from jumping over the wall.

"Lin, I'll leave the matter here to you. I'll go to the guard building."

With that said, Shiraishi left the laboratory without any hesitation.

Seeing Baishi leave the laboratory quickly, Lin could only shake her head and devote her energy to her work.

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In the dim room, the kerosene lamp on the table was continuously on, illuminating a slightly gloomy face.

Danzo sat motionless on the seat, holding the talisman paper in his hand, and kept turning it upside down, his eyes were calm, as if he was thinking about something seriously.

Behind him, Shan Zhongfeng and You Nv Qugen followed, their gazes were also slightly turned, and they fell on the talisman paper in Danzo's hand.

"Medical Talisman... Although the production is very simple, it has great strategic and commercial significance for Konoha."

After a long time, Danzo spoke in a low voice. Although he was muttering to himself, there was also a very rare emotion and admiration in his tone.

At the same time, I felt a little pity in my heart.

Because this kind of medical talisman is too crude, there is no way to sell it in the market immediately, let alone produce any commercial value.

On the contrary, if you want to produce a finished medical talisman, you must first continuously inject funds into it and provide sufficient manpower for research. Only until the finished product appears can the medical talisman become a qualified hot-selling product.

"Master Danzo, since you like that little girl so much, we can connect her right away..."

Shan Zhongfeng lowered his body slightly, and suggested softly in Danzang's ear.

Danzo shook his head, rejected Shanfeng's proposal, and said: "No need, that little girl has no darkness in her eyes or in her heart. Once such a person gets to the root, it will only destroy her future. , and eventually turned into a worthless scrap."

Although Danzo is in urgent need of capable subordinates, the first prerequisite for joining the root is to require the existence of darkness in his heart.

Obviously, from Danzo's point of view, Haruno Sakura does not currently have this kind of 'qualification'.

Then, no matter how great potential the other party has, Danzo will not recruit.

Otherwise, not only will such a person not be a helper to the root, but a burden to the root. This kind of thing is not what Danzo wants to see.

As the root leader, he can tell the right person from the inappropriate person at a glance.

"Besides, the interests involved in this are not something that can be swallowed privately. Let Kakashi inform Hiruzen. This kind of thing cannot be hidden."

Danzo exhaled lightly.

Although he also wanted to hide the information about Haruno Sakura's medical talisman and let the roots digest it alone, there were too many ANBU ninjas paying attention to Team 7.

Even as a minister, Kakashi could only hide it for a while.

The most important thing is that the current medical talismans are not finished products yet. If you want to make a truly finished medical talisman, you need to invest a huge amount of research funds and set up a special research team.

It was obvious that such a huge resource, with the root's current reserve funds, was difficult to support alone, and it was necessary to seek partners within Konoha.

"Sandaime?"

Shanfeng Feng frowned slightly.

"After all, he is still the Hokage, so it is necessary to inform him. Take the root, leave this matter to you. In addition, after informing Kakashi, you go to the Hyuga clan again and quietly invite the Hizu clan leader. , Said that I have something important to discuss with him here, so I need to move quickly."

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

The oily woman standing on the other side nodded slightly, and the figure disappeared from the spot.

"wind."

Danzo called out the name of Yamafaze who stayed behind.

"Lord Danzo."

"It's enough to raise Kakashi's position level at the root... to the level of A."

When Danzo said this, his eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

"yes."

Shanfeng was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

"Are you wondering?"

Danzo asked after seeing Shanfeng's hesitant attitude.

"No, as long as it is Danzo-sama's decision, my subordinates will obey it unconditionally."

In the past, Kakashi's position at the root level was not high, only hovering between C-level and B-level.

Kakashi, who is hovering at this level, is a ninja with a questionable position between trust and disbelief.

Only when you reach B level, or above, can you be considered your true self and can be given a higher level of trust.

Once the job level drops to D, or there is no level, then they are spies who have infiltrated the root with a special purpose, or traitors who have betrayed the will of the root. These members need to be purged with cruel and cold-blooded methods.

However, since the establishment of the root, in terms of the members who have joined, they are basically C-level or above, and there are very few D-level members.

But Shanfeng knows that there are accidents in everything. Even if there is control of the curse seal, in the past, there are traitors who want to deviate from the will of the root.

——Yakushi Nonoyu.

As a member of the root, he is too eager to break away from the root, longing for the freedom and light of the outside world, and loses the belief in protecting Konoha in the dark.

This idea conflicted with Root's philosophy, and the other party also put it into practice, which caused a huge repercussions within Root at that time.

Because of this, later in an operation, the other party was cleaned from the root and became a dead body.

To this day, the opponent's body is still well preserved by its roots and sealed in an extremely hidden place. It has become the only trump card that restrains Orochimaru's subordinate, Yakushi Kabuto.

As long as Genbu is in control of the corpse of the pharmacist No Naoyu, Yaoshidou will not dare to confront Genbu head-on. On the contrary, when necessary, the root should be provided with information about Orochimaru.

Yamabaze originally thought that Kakashi would end up like the pharmacist Nonou. Sooner or later, due to his ambiguous position, he would cause great harm to the village and be cleansed from the roots.

But at this time, Danzo suddenly raised the other party's position level at the root, which made Shan Zhongfeng feel puzzled.

Is it because I reported about Haruno Sakura? It seems that Danzo-sama attaches great importance to this technology. Shan Feng guessed this in his heart.

It is only for this reason that Danzo will start to re-evaluate the other party's position in his heart.

The value of the medical talisman to Konoha, or to the root, is worth giving Kakashi a second chance to choose a position.

What Danzo revealed was exactly this kind of meaning.

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"Kakashi-sensei! Kakashi-sensei!"

Hearing someone shouting his name, Kakashi slowly came back to his senses and saw Naruto with his hands on his hips with a dissatisfied look on his face, glaring at him fiercely with his blue eyes.

"Ah, it's Naruto, what's the matter?"

After Kakashi came back to his senses, he asked Naruto lightly.

"I'm asking you how is my cultivation result just now? I called you several times in a row, but I didn't agree."

Naruto asked rudely.

"Well, this is great. It's beyond my expectation."

Kakashi, who was leaning against the trees, touched his chin, and after some careful consideration, he praised Naruto's recent performance.

"Kakashi-sensei, were you really watching just now? Are you distracted?"

Although it was a good thing to be praised, Naruto always felt that Kakashi's tone was as if he was perfunctory, so he looked at Kakashi's whole body with suspicious eyes, hoping to see something from it.

"There is no such thing. I was indeed watching your practice seriously just now."

Kakashi denied the fact that he was distracted just now.

Naruto was doubtful, but he couldn't find any flaws in Kakashi's words, so he had to give up.

It is already four o'clock in the afternoon. After completing today's D-level mission, Team 7 went to the woods on the edge of Konoha Village to practice together.

As the guiding jounin, Kakashi naturally has to be present to provide timely guidance and correction when the three of them make mistakes in their practice.

Compared to Naruto who was lively and active, coming over from time to time to ask questions about this and that, Sasuke and Sakura were able to keep their composure.

Even if you encounter a problem, you should think about it for a while and see if you can find a solution. Only when there is really no way to solve the problem, will he come over and seek help from Kakashi, the mentoring Jonin.

Kakashi has already looked away from this kind of thing.

Unlike Sasuke and Sakura, Naruto is obviously a weak-minded type.

Even though he could occasionally come up with some unexpected brilliant ideas, most of the time, he still filled his mind with useless knowledge.

So far, Kakashi asked Naruto to memorize the ninja knowledge questions by heart. After testing, he only stumbled and could barely get one-third of the answers correct. This shows how disgusted Naruto is with memorizing content by rote.

"Speaking of which, what is Sakura practicing there? Why does she keep standing there without moving, and her expression is so strange."

Naruto looked towards Sakura's position.

He only saw the other party standing in the center of an open space. He had been standing there since the end of the mission without making any unnecessary movements. Every ten minutes or half an hour, his face would frown, as if he was thinking about something.

"Sakura is adjusting the chakra in her body."

Kakashi replied.

That is a necessary process for cultivating strange power.

Only by mastering every trace of chakra in one's body, and concentrating and bursting out these chakras in a certain part of the body in an instant, can the trick of strange power be considered a true introduction.

"Adjusting the chakra in the body? Are you going to perform some ninjutsu?"

Naruto looked confused.

"This is a bit complicated to explain. You just need to understand that Sakura is practicing a very powerful move, which will surprise you and Sasuke."

If it was said to Sasuke, the other party might understand a little.

But explaining to Naruto, Kakashi felt that he was playing the piano against the cow.

The secret technique of strange power involves too much professional knowledge. Only a ninja with a smart brain and excellent memory like Sakura can memorize all the theoretical knowledge of strange power in a short time. Coupled with its own excellent chakra control, it is the best candidate for cultivating strange power.

If you tell Naruto, Kakashi can be sure that even if you explain it repeatedly for a year, Naruto may not be able to understand it.

Therefore, when it comes to Naruto's training arrangements, Kakashi rarely starts from the theoretical aspect, but directly demonstrates it with practical actions, which makes it easier for Naruto's brain to accept it.

"Is it that powerful?"

Looking at Sakura standing in the open space not far away, her long cherry-colored hair was blowing slightly in the breeze. Her thin body looked delicate and frail.

Naruto was very suspicious that Kakashi was lying to him. Even if such a delicate Sakura practiced some powerful moves, she would not be able to surprise him, let alone that stinky Sasuke.

"Naruto, don't judge a person's strength based on appearance alone. Especially women, children, and the elderly who work as ninjas. Sometimes these people are the most dangerous."

Kakashi subconsciously took out "Kind to Heaven" from his ninja bag, and began to preach to Naruto.

Because these three categories of people are all vulnerable groups.

But it is also because they are a vulnerable group, a group of ninjas with no experience in the world, when encountering these three types of people, they will often underestimate the enemy and die.

Among the three people in the seventh class, Naruto was the one he was most at ease, and Naruto was the one he was most worried about.

Once he encounters a truly dangerous situation, even a tailed beast may not be able to save Naruto from danger every time.

Judging the strength and weakness of a ninja based on their appearance is a sign of underestimating the enemy.

"I don't care. Next, Mr. Kakashi, it's time for you to teach me new ninjutsu. I've already practiced Wind Release and Great Breakthrough to perfection."

Naruto said dissatisfied.

"What about the combined attack ninjutsu with Sasuke? Use your wind style to enhance Sasuke's fire style. Have you done this exercise too?"

Kakashi asked calmly.

"It doesn't matter."

"Do you really remember the importance of teamwork?"

Kakashi gave Naruto a helpless look.

Not only Naruto, but also Sasuke seemed to have some problems.

He thought that Sasuke would take the initiative to cooperate with Naruto, but he didn't expect that Sasuke was also completely unmoved, and neither side planned to compromise with each other first.

Even after combining Wind Dun and Fire Dun, it can strengthen the team's means of fighting the enemy.

"If it's Sakura, I'd be willing."

Naruto replied.

"I hope that next time you encounter real danger, you can also say such confident words. Then, I will teach you..."

Kakashi was about to put down the "Kissing Heaven" he just took out, when he suddenly heard a chirping sound from the sky.

Kakashi looked up and saw an eagle hovering in the sky, with a delicate and small scroll tied to its talons, as if it was conveying some kind of message to Kakashi.

"Kakashi, that's..."

Sasuke also noticed movement above the woods.

That eagle was a messenger eagle specially raised by Konoha.

"Sorry, let's stop here today, you can arrange the rest of the time freely, and I'm going to attend an extremely important meeting next."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and said.

"Wait, Kakashi-sensei, you are leaving now, what about my new ninjutsu?"

Naruto asked anxiously.

"I'll talk about ninjutsu tomorrow. I'm sorry for today, Naruto."

Leaving a short sentence, Kakashi's figure quickly disappeared from the woods.

Looking at the direction Kakashi left, Sasuke frowned, always feeling that Kakashi left a little too hastily.

Is something big going to happen in the village recently?