Escape From Konoha

"Your task should have been understood, right?"

In an office of the hospital, Asami Masumi stared at the four medical ninjas standing in front of her desk.

These four medical ninjas were her direct subordinates trained in Konoha Hospital. They were not at the same level as low-level cadres like Haruno Zhao. Coupled with the particularity of one's own profession, the room for manipulation is also greater.

"Yes, Director Asami."

One of the male medical ninjas nodded and answered. He looked about thirty years old, with a slightly honest expression, indicating that he had understood.

"That's good. When the funds are in place and you start researching the medical talisman, you will be responsible for contacting the superiors, and then... try to hold back. Remember, don't expose the clues. If you expose the clues and you are suspected, just leave. Leave through the secret passage and don't stay. There will be someone outside to pick you up. I will make arrangements for your family. You can go down now."

Asami Masumi's hands on the desk were slightly clasped, and a sharp look flashed in her eyes behind her lenses.

The four medical ninjas all nodded seriously, turned around and left without any fuss.

Seeing the four medical ninjas leaving, Asami Masumi breathed out lightly and rubbed her sore temples.

"Kakashi, this guy is really going to cause trouble for me. I obviously want to take a good rest..."

In fact, she didn't expect Haruno Zhao's daughter to have such ability.

As a medical ninja, she is very aware of the commercial and strategic potential of medical charms in the future market.

Especially for a shinobi village like Konoha that lacks development funds, saying it is a life-saving straw may be too much, but if it succeeds, it will definitely transform Konoha.

"That's really embarrassing, adding to your burden here."

At some point, the window at the back had been opened. Kakashi leaned against the wall and appeared behind Asami Masumi. His figure was completely hidden in the shadow of the wall, making it difficult for others to notice.

"Can't you just walk in through the door normally?"

Asami Masumi asked dissatisfiedly without turning her head.

"Don't worry about such small things. Anyway... I'll leave it to you."

Kakashi's tone became serious.

After a high-level meeting, the medical talisman research project team has been formally established, and the research center is not located in Konoha Hospital, but a completely enclosed research institute.

Three to five ninjas who are proficient in medical ninjutsu are mobilized from each department of the hospital to join the research team on medical talismans to carry out closed work. Before the medical talisman is completed, people in this institute cannot have any contact with the outside world.

Asami Masumi's mission is to instruct her subordinates to participate in this research group and disrupt the progress of the research work. To be more precise, it is to interfere with the research process of medical charms, causing frequent mistakes in research work, and continuously expanding Konoha's funding gap. Let Konoha's reserve fund problem worsen.

Konoha, which does not have abundant development funds, if it turns the medical talisman research project team into a bottomless pit that swallows gold, it will undoubtedly lead Konoha to a crooked road from another level, and it will run wildly without stopping.

This plan may not have any impact within half a year, but if it is delayed for three or four years, even Konoha will gradually be unable to bear it, and may even cause Konoha's military development to slowly stagnate.

A blade that kills without blood has been pointed at the Konoha Ninja Village under the remote control of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The top brass of Konoha have not yet realized this very serious problem.

They only saw the countless wealth after successfully researching medical talismans, but they did not realize that this in itself was a trap dug by Konoha, the country of ghosts.

Not only from the military and political levels, but now also from the economic level, Konoha must be put under pressure.

"I will naturally do my tasks seriously. You just need to keep an eye on Danzo and Orochimaru."

"Since you have made arrangements, I'm relieved. If necessary, we can reveal a little bit about the medical talisman to the Fire Nation's Daming Mansion."

Kakashi said meaningfully.

"Daming Mansion?"

Asami Masumi was slightly startled, and then figured out the key to the matter.

The medical talisman research project team was established privately and is not made public.

Because the medical talisman will involve huge interests, and it will also give Konoha a certain degree of economic independence.

This kind of thing is probably not what people in Daming Mansion want to see.

Although they dare not do anything to Konoha on the surface, the two sides are likely to cause a crisis of trust and fierce conflicts. At that time, the Daming Prefecture is likely to cancel the funding supply to Konoha and do something about military spending.

And the income from medical talismans alone will definitely not be able to meet Konoha's development needs.

Contradictions will emerge further.

At that time, it is not impossible for a civil war to break out and allow other countries to take advantage of the situation.

"Isn't there any countermeasure on the Hokage's side?"

Asami Masumi then asked.

She didn't believe that Konoha's military think tank Nara Shikaku would not consider this kind of thing.

"It's still being worked out. The details of how to do it haven't been decided yet. But I guess they will probably not give up on the research on medical talismans. If the research is successful in the future, they will find an agent and sell it secretly."

When the considerable benefits reach a certain level, Konoha's top brass don't mind taking risks.

Just like Genbu secretly selling tailed beast banned drugs, although the behavior is risky, it can indeed bring huge profits to Genbu.

The profit from medical talismans is obviously not comparable to that of tailed beast banned drugs.

Various ninja clans are also actively participating in it. Even if they see the problems, they will not give up willingly.

It's not that the Daming Palace does not allow Konoha to have its own industry, but the scale and income of the industry cannot exceed the Daming Palace's ability to bear it.

Obviously, medical talismans will seriously challenge the bottom line of Daming Mansion in the future market.

A Ninja Village that has become economically independent and has the most powerful armed force in the country, then it is completely predictable what it will pursue next and how much it will make the Daming Prefecture fearful.

With economic independence, we can better develop the military. With a more powerful army, we must interfere with the country's sovereignty.

Between the Daimyo and the Hokage, only one could survive.

This is tantamount to betraying the original contract of the first Hokage to establish the one-country-one-village system.

Konoha will either rise from the ashes, or lose its arm again and be knocked back to its original shape.

Even if Konoha does not have the ambition to dominate the Fire Nation, as long as it takes the step of economic independence, it will inevitably lead to this vicious and bitter fruit.

"Now I kind of understand why Mr. Shiraishi didn't take Haruno Sakura away, but chose to reveal this secret to the top management of Konoha."

Asami Masumi took a deep breath, and her spine felt a little chilly.

Letting Konoha research and produce medical talismans is not just to further tear open Konoha's financial gap and slow down Konoha's development progress.

It was also to push Konoha into a desperate situation again.

No matter what choice Konoha makes at that time, it will be harmless to the Kingdom of Demons.

"Politics... is a blade that kills people without blood. This is a conspiracy, and Konoha has to accept it."

Kakashi fell silent.

He thought of his long-dead father.

He also died in this invisible political struggle and died from this invisible blade.

His growth in Konoha over the years has not only improved his strength, but also made him understand the entire political environment of Konoha through the intelligence of the Demon Country and what he has seen and heard.

What matters is not right or wrong, but whether you have the ability to threaten the top management.

His father White Fang was like this, and so was the Uchiha clan.

The cruelty and darkness within it cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Facing the Demon Country, a country with integrated economy, politics, and military, Konoha faced it alone and had no chance of winning.

"Yes, but this has nothing to do with me. I won't stay in this village for too long."

Asami Masumi drank tea, suppressed the shock in her heart, and said such a sentence.

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Four o'clock in the afternoon, the woods.

While Naruto and Sasuke were focusing on training, Kakashi took Sakura aside alone and talked about the medical charm.

"Research on medical symbols?"

Sakura stared at Kakashi standing in front of her with wide eyes, unable to react for a moment.

Looking at Sakura's expression, Kakashi also knew that the other party did not realize the importance of the medical charm at all, and might even just regard the medical charm as a convenient tool that could be carried around.

The more I think about it, the higher the possibility becomes.

Sure enough, although his mind is very smart, his experience in life is a little too shallow. Kakashi sighed inwardly.

"Yes, I took your medical talisman before and showed it to Lord Hokage. He said that this kind of thing has great potential. I hope you can continue to study it and make up for the shortcomings of the medical talisman."

Kakashi nodded affirmatively.

Not only the Hokage, but also senior advisors, the Roots, various ninja clans, it can be said that Konoha's most famous forces are all paying attention to this matter.

It's just that this kind of thing has not been disclosed to the public. Even the medical talisman research team has been trapped in a closed research institute and is prohibited from contact with the outside world. It is conceivable that the senior officials attach great importance to this matter.

The purpose is to prevent information from leaking and causing unnecessary trouble.

"Fire...Hokage-sama!?"

Sakura felt like her breathing was suffocating.

Even ordinary people who are not ninjas know how noble and great the status of the old man with this title is in the village.

The little toy that she had fiddled with at random could be confirmed by the Hokage himself. For a moment, Sakura's mind went blank and she was so dizzy that she couldn't remember anything.

It took a long time for her to come back to her senses, but the expression on her face was still one of shock.

She never expected that her medical talisman would attract the attention of a big shot at the Hokage level.

"Although it's a bit incredible, Sakura-chan, the Hokage really appreciates the medical talisman you made. He also hopes that you will continue your efforts and strive to make the medical talisman into a finished product."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and smiled, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Uh...that...Kakashi-sensei, I have absolutely no idea about this kind of thing..."

Sakura scratched her head in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer the question.

"I know. In fact, just let this happen naturally. Hokage-sama did not ask you to complete the production of medical talismans immediately. He just hopes that you will use your free time to study the production of medical talismans."

"That's it...I understand."

If it were someone else's request, Sakura might not listen.

Because her daily schedule is full now, medical ninjutsu, strange power training, and performing tasks, basically there is not much time left to spend on making medical symbols.

But if this is Lord Hokage's request, Sakura feels that as a member of Konoha ninja, she must do her best to do this well.

Although she is still a little confused now and cannot understand why the Hokage is interested in the little toy she accidentally made.

"That's good. Sakura, don't put too much psychological pressure on me. Even if you fail, the Hokage will not blame you."

Having said that, Sakura still felt a little bit of pressure.

But the so-called pressure is motivation.

Moreover, his abilities were recognized by the Hokage, and he felt a little proud.

Because this means that your talents have been fully recognized by others.

"I understand, Kakashi-sensei, I will not disappoint Hokage-sama."

Sakura clenched her fists, as if determined to impress others.

Seeing how motivated Sakura was, Kakashi nodded in approval.

"I look forward to the day when you complete the medical talisman. Well, go back. Just remember the medical talisman yourself, and you can't miss the practice of strange power."

"yes."

Sakura nodded heavily, and under the watch of Kakashi, returned to Naruto and Sasuke, and the three of them practiced together.

"Hmm...how far will it go?"

Kakashi looked at the direction Sakura was leaving and had this question.

It is true that through the medical charm, Sakura also began to show her talents.

But whether this talent was caused by accident, or will it continue to shine in the near future... Even Kakashi can't be sure about this.

"...But I always feel that things like genius are becoming less and less valuable recently..."

Kakashi sighed helplessly and complained.

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“Are you able to produce a finished product so quickly?”

In a laboratory in the Ziyuan City Military District of the Kingdom of Ghosts, Lin looked at the talisman paper held in Shiraishi's hand with a look of surprise.

According to the information, Konoha has just started to act and set up a medical talisman research team, but it is still unknown when the finished product will be researched.

But from the talisman paper held in Baishi's hand, Lin sensed the extremely strong yang attribute chakra from it, and even this chakra has gone beyond the category of yang attribute chakra, and is closer to life energy.

In terms of therapeutic effect, it is estimated that it is far from being comparable to ordinary medical ninjutsu.

Shiraishi frowned and looked at the talisman paper in his hand. The whole body of the paper was pure white. Whether it was the seal-style outline or the medical ninjutsu effect contained in it, it was much more complete than the crudely made medical talisman like Haruno Sakura.

"No, this thing cannot be marketed."

Shiraishi said this, and then sighed.

"What's wrong? But I think this is a finished product. The chakra inside has not been leaked. It can be sealed and used for a long time..."

Lin didn't understand what Shiraishi meant.

"It's a matter of materials."

"Material?"

"Well, the material of this kind of talisman paper is processed from the original fragments of the sacred tree. The cost is too high, and the production process is too complicated, so it cannot be used for mass production and sale. And this thing is not a copy of Haruno Sakura. The medical talisman is the Immortal Talisman of Miaomu Mountain..."

In other words, the medical talisman in his hand is a high-end medical talisman that is not very friendly to the people.

The talisman paper itself processed from the fragments of the sacred tree is a priceless treasure, plus the life energy that circulates inside it can be used at any time...

Even if one piece sells for tens of millions of taels, Shiraishi thinks it is a loss-making business.

This is the same as the natural energy potion, it is a priceless thing, and there is no way to promote it commercially. It can only be consumed internally by your own people. As for internal consumption, due to very expensive cost issues, the number of people needs to be strictly controlled.

Because the original fragments of the sacred tree are non-renewable resources for Shiraishi. At least for the time being, the original fragments of the sacred tree will be lacking if they are used a little, and they are completely incomparable with the inferior wooden dungeon products derived from them.

"What's the specific effect?"

Lin asked cautiously.

"If you use up the life energy inside, you can regenerate broken limbs. It can even treat most of the human body's ailments to a certain extent, prolonging the lifespan of the human body. The aging of the body will also be slowed down."

Shiraishi considered his words and spoke.

"..."

Lin smiled bitterly.

Indeed, as Baishi said, this kind of medical talisman cannot be mass-produced.

Materials and so on are a problem.

Coupled with this amazing healing effect, even if a jonin spends all his savings, he may not be able to afford it.

Moreover, even if one can afford it, this high-end medical talisman with amazing healing effects is a rare product that is priceless.

Because this itself consumes Baishi's own celestial chakra, I am afraid that there is no way to mass-produce it with machinery and equipment for the time being.

The current machinery and equipment can't simulate to the level of fairy art, and it is even more difficult to simulate the extremely fine medical fairy art.

"This kind of thing should be consumed internally by oneself. It can be regarded as an insurance for one's own people."

Shiraishi shook his head helplessly.

In fact, after getting the medical talisman made by Haruno Sakura, the first thing he thought of was the celestial talisman of Mt. Myoboku.

The Talisman of the Immortal has the effect of bringing the dead back to life.

The medical talisman he made from the original fragments of the sacred tree was more excellent than Haruno Sakura's medical talisman, but in terms of effect, it could not yet achieve the effect of bringing the dead back to life.

Although he also wants to imprint his reincarnation technique into the talisman paper to reach the same level as the talisman of Miaomu Mountain Sage. However, the talisman paper processed from the original fragments of the sacred tree still has an upper limit on the celestial magic chakra it can carry. The use of reincarnation requires a large amount of celestial magic chakra, so the medical talisman in his hand is just an inferior version of the celestial being's talisman. . It can only regenerate severed limbs, but there is no way to resurrect the dead.

This makes Shiraishi very regretful.

"It seems that even Mr. Shiraishi will encounter difficulties in medical treatment."

Lin said.

"Of course, the more streamlined something is, the more difficult it is to make it."

Shiraishi nodded without refuting.

Medical charms are a new type of charm.

The technique system used is completely different from the detonating charms and sealing charms commonly used by ninjas.

In other words, if you want to make a medical talisman, you must first build a new spell system for the medical talisman, and then make it compatible with medical ninjutsu. If this jutsu system is incompatible with medical ninjutsu, it needs to be recalculated until the two are compatible with each other.

The reason why the medical charms created by Haruno Sakura leaked chakra was because the spell system was not perfectly compatible with medical ninjutsu. Once this problem is solved, the process of making medical charms will be greatly accelerated.

But it is not that easy to create a jutsu system that is perfectly compatible with medical ninjutsu.

The detonating talisman and the sealing talisman were not born overnight. They also underwent painstaking research by many ninjas before they finally took shape. After passing the test of the war market, they became exclusive combat tools that ninjas often carry.

Even today, there are many ninjas who use detonating talismans and sealing talismans.

"The little girl named Haruno Sakura is very smart. Although the spell system she built on the medical talisman is very crude, it is initially compatible with the medical ninjutsu. It is probably only a matter of time before it is fully compatible."

Learning existing ninjutsu is always much easier than creating new ones.

But no matter how much people learn later, it is difficult to surpass those who have created skills on the basis of the original skills.

Therefore, Shiraishi would improve the art of spiritualization, and based on the art of spiritualization, derive his own forbidden art of soul division and soul mutation, instead of blindly imitating others.

From this point of view, Haruno Sakura is also creating a new system of her own.

Although this may be an unconscious behavior, this kind of creative thinking that does not stick to the form has become an indispensable and valuable experience in her life.

"So, Lin, you should also create your own spiritualization technique. If you continue to follow my path, you will not be able to surpass me."

Seeing that Baishi suddenly changed the topic to herself, Lin became depressed.

"Are you disappointed in me, Teacher Shiraishi?"

"I won't be disappointed, but you should understand that those who learn from me will live, and those who resemble me will die. I have taught you my lifelong medical ninjutsu and improved spiritual transformation techniques. I hope that one day, you will be able to shine your own light. This little girl named Haruno Sakura is much smarter than you."

Shiraishi said.

"It's impossible to predict the future of this kind of thing. Maybe -" Lin suddenly raised her head mid-sentence, realized something, and looked at Baishi: "Teacher Baishi, you haven't thought about accepting a disciple, have you?"

Baishi glanced at Lin, shook his head, only rejected Lin's idea, but didn't say anything. He appreciates Haruno Sakura's creative thinking ability, but it's too early to accept such a thing as an apprentice.