Ninja Pot Shadow

"Oh, are you alright now?" Judging from Ino's expression alone, you would never guess that Neji's injuries were inflicted by her; she seemed like a kind passerby.

The two men looked at her calmly, without any hatred in their eyes. Regardless of what outsiders thought, Ino had held back; if it had been a life-or-death battle, Neji would have been dead long ago.

The fighting distance was a limitation for her, and the inability to go all out in a village battle was also a limitation. Of course, against a female ninja, certain vital parts could not be attacked, which was also a limitation for Neji. Overall, the match was fairly fair, and both fought with great restraint.

"You must defeat the strongman of Sunagakure and avenge me!" Tenji said angrily.

The reputation of this man as a strongman has now spread throughout the genin of Konoha.

Chapter 138 The Konoha Twelve

"Don't worry, I will definitely defeat her in the official match." Ino solemnly promised that she would defeat Temari in the match to avenge Tenten.

"You guys chat, I'm going out to change my dressing." Seeing that Neji seemed to want to say something, Tenten made an excuse to leave the ward.

Ino looked Neji up and down: "Huh? You look better than before? Did you gain some insight from the battle?"

Neji seemed to have shed the burden of being a genius. A defeated genius is no longer a genius, and people will pay much less attention to him in the future. Falling from the clouds to the mortal world, his expression actually became somewhat relaxed.

He nodded and said, "You've also put in a lot of hard training to address your weakness in physical skills, haven't you?"

The intelligence was wrong, leading him to believe that Ino's physical skills were weak. In fact, Ino's physical skills were not as bad as rumored. The two could fight for more than ten moves without any problem. This mistake kept accumulating, and when Ino successfully used the Shadow Clone Technique, he had already lost. The subsequent Eight Trigrams Reversal Technique had little practical significance other than destroying the arena.

"Do you think I need to strengthen my ninjutsu training?" he asked bluntly.

Is it necessary? Ino's current obsession with ninjutsu is a last resort; time is of the essence.

She's definitely good at physical combat, but on the one hand, she doesn't have Li's perseverance, and on the other hand, she doesn't have the time.

With only a little over three years until the Fourth Shinobi World War, even someone as hardworking as Rock Lee could only barely reach the level of opening the Sixth Gate.

What use are the Six Gates in the final battle? All that sweat and tireless training, what did it all amount to in the end?

Ino used herself as an example: "Look at me, I mainly practice ninjutsu. As long as my taijutsu isn't too bad, I'm fine as long as I'm not beaten by a taijutsu master like you. Since you have such high talent in taijutsu, there's really no need for you to switch to practicing ninjutsu now. Just do some training in ninjutsu. That's just my humble opinion."

"Understood, thank you for your guidance."

"polite."

While waiting for Inoichi's men to find out about Tsunade, Ino went around the village with a bunch of keys, looking for tenants to collect rent. Some paid their rent honestly, but others wanted to freeload off her. They either pretended not to be home or waited for the time to collect rent and then went out. How could she tolerate that?

Is the Shadow Clone Technique something to be taken lightly?

While Ino is outwitting her tenants, she unexpectedly discovers that a new shop has opened in the village: the Curry House of Destiny! The cooks are still the same old acquaintances, Granny Sansho and her reformed grandson.

After some questioning, it was discovered that the curry shop was actually a shop opened in Konoha by Shikamaru with private funding from Granny Sansho.

Seeing Shikamaru sweating profusely from the spiciness and still struggling with his curry rice, Ino was completely puzzled.

"I didn't know you had this hobby, eating such spicy food? Are you alright?"

Shikamaru's face turned bright red from the spiciness. He waved his hand, indicating that he was fine...

They poured two buckets of cold water down his throat, and only then did he manage to swallow the spiciness.

Upon investigation, the reason turned out to be nothing new; it was simply the result of internal competition.

Shikamaru reflected on his own abilities. He could practice ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. He wasn't as good as Ino, who could learn C-rank ninjutsu after seeing it once, or B-rank ninjutsu after a few days of study and practice. He didn't have that kind of talent for ninjutsu, but he could make up for it with hard work. There was only one thing he couldn't do, and that was chakra!

There are very few ways to increase chakra through training. Shikamaru's chakra is not small, but it is definitely not much either. Faced with intense competition, he has to find ways to increase his chakra.

Having witnessed Ino's chakra burst at the Curry House of Destiny, he thought that eating chili peppers might be a solution. And sure enough, chili peppers warm the stomach and promote blood circulation. After eating a lot, his chakra increased a little. In addition, Shikamaru, a ninja from a powerful clan, had been taking secret medicines to enhance his physical abilities since childhood. Now that the chili peppers had dissipated all the accumulated medicinal power in his body, he felt that his chakra had increased slightly recently.

What else is there to say? As long as you don't die from eating, eat as much as you want.

First it was Shikamaru, then his good friend Choji, and Rock Lee, who has a particular fondness for curry rice. Then came Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, Hinata, and the rest of the group. Finally, even Neji, who had recovered from his injuries, was dragged over by Tenten and Rock Lee for a meal.

In Xiao Li's words, it's "You should try it, it's absolutely delicious."

Neji went to the Curry House of Destiny with the idea of ​​"giving it a try," but he "died" after eating there. Less than 30 minutes after being discharged from the hospital, he was carried back to the hospital for gastric lavage and induced vomiting, which was quite an ordeal.

The process was a bit convoluted, but after such an embarrassing incident, Neji's aloofness disappeared by about 70-80%. With Tenten and Rock Lee acting as bridges, plus his relationship with Hinata, he managed to awkwardly blend into Ino's small group.

The Konoha Twelve are all together! Shikamaru treats everyone to another curry rice meal.

Hearing from his disciples that curry rice could increase chakra, Might Guy rushed over to freeload a meal. To set an example for his disciples, he didn't even consider whether it was double or quadruple spice. A real man should be tough on himself, so he went straight for curry rice that was a hundred times spicy. He ate it until he was covered in sweat and his hair was almost red. In the end, he even licked the plate clean and gave his disciples a thumbs up, indicating that this was also a form of training!

Another day passed, and Ino found out Tsunade's whereabouts. Instead of going through the gate guarded by the old men, Ino quietly left the village through the village's hidden sentry post after obtaining permission from the Third Hokage.

She had barely walked 500 meters out of the village when she saw three masked ANBU ninjas quickly chasing after her.

What's going on? Ino was completely confused. Had she gotten into trouble? No way!

She didn't betray the village, so why is she acting like this?

As she got closer, she could see that the leader was a female ninja from the Anbu with long purple hair and a long sword on her back, named Uzuki Yugao.

To demonstrate the seriousness of the situation, Uzuki Yugao immediately removed her mask and grabbed Ino's hand: "Quick! Hayate is injured, and his injuries are very serious. The Third Hokage believes that only you can save him. Can you contact Lady Tsunade? Or do you have any miraculous medicine to heal him?"

When it comes to her lover's life, Uzuki Yugao, who is usually quite aloof, becomes extremely nervous.

After all that happened, that unlucky guy Hayate Gekko still got killed? And the Third Hokage thought he could heal him?

At one point, Ino felt a surge of admiration for the Third Hokage. As the teacher of the legendary Sannin, what do you call that? That's called having exceptional insight! Look, I'm quite talented in medical ninjutsu; even the Professor of Ninjutsu acknowledges my abilities!

But then a wave of unease washed over me. Didn't I even know my own limitations?

Chapter 139 Rescuing Moonlight Gale

Although Ino managed to develop Yang Release chakra by drinking heavily, her medical ninjutsu was still atrocious.

If one's Yin Escape level is too high and their Yang Escape level is too low, their constitution is predominantly Yin, and their treatment methods are rather crude, then they will kill almost anyone they treat.

The large spotted pig, weighing several hundred pounds, died peacefully after her treatment.

How does Moonlight Gale's constitution compare to Big Spotted Pig's, given his usual consumptive-like illness?

Ino is a little bit scared.

Other people have incredibly catchy nicknames, like the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, the White Fang of Konoha, or the Yellow Flash, but she gave herself the nickname "Murderous Doctor"? She felt ashamed of all the medical books her shadow clones had studied so diligently.

Ino followed Uzuki Yugao back to the village, pondering deeply along the way.

Do I have a way to cure Moonlight Gale?

Don't say it, there really is.

"I understand what the Third Hokage means. Lady Tsunade's summoning beast should be able to save Hayate Gekko. Let's go back now!"

On the way, Uzuki Yugao mustered her strength and recounted what had happened.

There's not much to say, really. Tonight, Ali, who was on patrol, noticed a faint smell of blood in the alley. This female spy, who has traveled to many countries, is very sensitive to blood and sounds. She found the seriously injured Moonlight Gale in an abandoned house.

Hayate Gekko was covered in wounds and had fallen unconscious long ago. Ari took him to Konoha Hospital, but the Jonin from Hanfang were not confident in performing the surgery because his injuries were too severe. In the end, the Third Hokage was calm enough to think of Ino and believed that Ino could save Hayate Gekko.

The group rushed to Konoha Hospital and found Hayate Gekko lying on the operating table covered in blood. Several medical ninjas were trying to stop the bleeding. However, the essence of medical ninjutsu is to use chakra to stimulate the growth of the patient's own cells. This growth is not a panacea. Often, the wound on the arm would just heal, and the wound on the lower abdomen would reopen. The lower abdomen would heal, and blood would spurt out of the neck like a fountain.

With one thing going on and another falling into place, the medical ninjas were working up a sweat, while Gekko Hayate's breathing grew weaker and weaker.

The Third Hokage and Kakashi were both present, as were Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, who served as advisors.

Ino rushed over, and the Third Hokage nodded slightly to her, indicating that she had better hurry, as Hayate Gekko was about to pass out!

Saving lives is like putting out a fire, and Ino also believes that a Shippuden without Moonlight Hayate is incomplete. The amount of chakra consumed by a sprint is nothing to her.

She bit her thumb and quickly formed hand seals in the order of Hai, Xu, You, Shen, and Wei.

"Spirit Spell!"

With a "bang," a plume of white smoke rose, and the next second, through her chakra substitution, the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest followed the summoning contract, transforming a part of her body into a clone, and using the passage built by ninjutsu, teleported over a great distance to Konoha Hospital.

Ino used her maximum chakra to summon a slug, which was eighteen meters tall. This sage clone looked at Ino and said in a gentle voice, "Little Ino, is there something you need?"

Ino pointed to Hayate Moonlight in the ward and said, "Lord Katsuyu, please help us treat this ninja."

The slug's voice remained as serene as ever: "Okay."

Her body began to split, giving rise to countless tiny slugs.

These tiny slugs crawled all over Hayate Gekko's body, each slug repairing his wounds as if hundreds of medical ninjas were treating him at the same time. Green chakra orbs surrounded Hayate Gekko.

Treatment for slug infestation is only a life-saving measure; some symptoms such as organ displacement and massive internal bleeding still require surgery.

It's not some intractable disease, just that there are too many wounds and the injuries are too severe. Hayate Moonlight is like a shattered porcelain doll that needs to be repaired. Slugs are taking on the main repair work, while some delicate procedures need to be handled by medical ninjas. The workload is quite large.

The doctors worked very hard, treating the patients bit by bit.

The slug and the Konoha ninja had worked together for many years and were very familiar with their medical methods. At this moment, she kept separating small slugs from her body to treat them. Whenever the slugs' chakra was exhausted, she would separate them from her body again.

The sudden appearance of such a huge creature in the hospital caused some panic, even with the reassurance of the ANBU ninjas.

Tsunade left the village after the Second Shinobi World War. The older ninjas were fine, but many of the younger ninjas didn't know about the Slug Princess.

The Hyuga clan, possessing the Byakugan, and the Inuzuka and Aburame clans, who were particularly sensitive to the aura of such a large creature, all looked towards the direction of Konoha Hospital.

Jiraiya, who was taking a bath with Naruto in the bathroom, and Orochimaru, who was hiding in the shadows, both sensed the slug's appearance. Their reactions were different, but their choices were similar: to wait and see.

An hour later, the emergency rescue, which involved surgery and ninjutsu, finally came to an end. Various methods of vascular suturing, organ repair, palm techniques, and regeneration techniques were all used, and Gekko Hayate's life was finally saved.

He lost too much blood and his heart stopped beating briefly. When he will regain consciousness depends on his own willpower.

Uzuki Yugao was more nervous than anyone else. When she heard that her lover's life had been saved, she breathed a heavy sigh of relief, almost fainting on the spot.

During the surgery, Ino had a strong urge to go up and show off her skills, but then she remembered that the last leg of a journey is the hardest, and that she had always had a good relationship with Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao, so she decided not to go up and cause them any trouble...

She endured a lot of hardship, and the ninjas in the medical team were exhausted. They pushed her into the ward for observation and then went to rest.

Ino thanked the Slug Master for his help and lifted the summoning spell.

This summoning jutsu had used up a lot of her chakra, and she was a little tired. Summoning a slug was also quite conspicuous, so she decided to go straight home. She couldn't wander around the village when her chakra wasn't full, so she needed to rest for two days before going to find Tsunade the day after tomorrow.

The Root guards continued to use the excuse that "Lord Danzo was out of the village on a mission" to avoid meeting him, and they couldn't find him at all. The Third Hokage could only call a meeting with his two old buddies. This time, in addition to the advisor Shikaku, Kakashi was also brought along. The reason given by the Third Hokage was that Ari had discovered Hayate Gekko.

The five people closed the door to examine the injuries on Gekko Hayate's body.

Shikaku was the first to speak: "Judging from the wounds on Hayate Gekko's body, he was injured by a very strong Wind Release ninjutsu. There are quite a few ninjas in Konoha who are good at using Wind Release, but the range of those who can injure, or even come one step away from killing, a special Jonin who is good at taijutsu is very small."

Several ninjas skilled in Wind Release, and who, due to their status, could launch surprise attacks against Moonlight Gale, were listed one by one.

The rogue ninja Orochimaru, the wind-style ninja currently in the village, the ninjas from Sunagakure, even Asuma and Ino are all within the scope of suspicion. The most suspicious person is Danzo Shimura!

Chapter 140 Cooperation with Takigakure Village