“Excellent!”
“One thousand handstand laps around Konoha Village complete!”
“As a reward, another one thousand laps!”
Yūgao Uzuki was strolling sweetly with Naraku Shihouin, hand in hand.
Then, they saw a figure running towards them, doing a handstand.
Might Guy!
He was still wearing his green outfit, which couldn’t be more conspicuous.
This strange attire and behavior no longer surprised anyone in the Hidden Leaf Village.
After all, such a scene would appear every now and then.
Why only every now and then? Of course, it was because Might Guy was out on missions; he was also a Jonin of Konoha Village and had many responsibilities.
Although everyone was familiar with him, Naraku Shihouin really didn’t want to greet Might Guy in his current state; it was a bit embarrassing, especially since he was out strolling with Yūgao Uzuki.
But Might Guy didn’t care. The moment he saw Naraku, he enthusiastically greeted him.
“Yo! Naraku!”
“…Might Guy.”
Naraku raised his hand in a helpless gesture, “How’s your body, lately…?”
The handstanding Might Guy immediately approached, then gave Naraku a thumbs-up, a gleam flashing from his bared white teeth:
“Excellent!”
“Naraku’s medicine is truly amazing.”
“Could you please stand up properly before talking to me?”
Several black lines appeared on Naraku Shihouin’s face, “I don’t want to talk to you while looking at your crotch.”
“No problem!”
Might Guy made an exaggerated leap, struck a pose in mid-air, and then landed.
“Indeed, it’s good. I can tell by how active you are.”
“It’s all thanks to Naraku!”
Might Guy looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, his wide eyes shining, then he shed exaggerated tears, not forgetting to give Naraku a thumbs-up.
“Alright, alright, as long as you’re fine.”
“You continue your training; I have things to do.”
Naraku really didn’t want to chat with Might Guy on a busy street.
“Understood!”
“I will always support you guys!”
Might Guy swayed his body dramatically, pulling out a flag from who-knows-where and waving it wildly.
This exaggerated scene made even Yūgao Uzuki speechless. She quickly pulled Naraku and ran away.
It wasn’t until they were far from Might Guy that both of them simultaneously let out a sigh of relief.
“Why is Might Guy-senpai so enthusiastic about you?”
That scene just now was indeed too exaggerated. Although she wasn’t close with Might Guy, Yūgao Uzuki knew that Naraku must have done something.
“Just helped him with a small favor, that’s all.”
Naraku didn’t say much, and Yūgao Uzuki naturally didn’t ask further.
At this moment, no one in the entire Ninja World understood how powerful the Eight Gates was better than Naraku!
Naturally, Naraku had long wanted to learn the Eight Gates from Might Guy, and Might Guy was a very pure person; as long as you wanted to learn, he was willing to teach.
However, unfortunately, Naraku’s talent lay in his mind, not his physique. This meant that although he learned the Eight Gates, he could only open the First Gate, the Gate of Opening!
So Naraku could only give up on the kind of scene where one kick almost ended the story.
However, as a companion and friend, he didn’t just take advantage of Might Guy; instead, he helped him a great deal.
Naraku Shihouin helped Might Guy improve the precious medicinal formula needed for his taijutsu training.
Why did Might Guy need to train in taijutsu year-round, with training that could even be described as brutal?
It was because Might Guy needed to train his body to be able to withstand the terrifying burden brought by opening the Eight Gates.
If his body wasn’t trained to a certain extent, let alone releasing powerful strength, merely opening the Eight Gates would cause his body to collapse.
And because of Might Guy’s long-term taijutsu training, he inevitably had many hidden injuries. Of course, he had a family heirloom medicinal formula to help recover his fatigued body.
Naraku Shihouin helped him further enhance the medicinal formula, allowing his body, after long-term training, to recover faster and better.
This was a very significant help for Might Guy.
So, Might Guy had always been very grateful to Naraku.
…
“The group of people who returned to Anbu from the Root Organization are indeed gathered together.”
“Moon Squad, led by ‘Moon,’ and Three Squad, led by ‘Three,’ both consist of Root Organization members.”
“Everyone actually knows that they secretly follow Danzo’s orders.”
“But as long as they complete the missions assigned by Hokage-sama, Kakashi Hatake-senpai never expresses an opinion on it.”
Yūgao Uzuki told Naraku all the Anbu intelligence she knew.
It just so happened that these two squads, composed of Root Organization Ninja, were assigned under Naraku’s command.
“I’m not like Kakashi…”
Naraku Shihouin looked at the scroll in his hand, realizing that learning the Tongue Severance Seal was truly a bit troublesome.
That’s right, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi still handed over the entire Tongue Severance Seal to Naraku.
However, for now, Naraku didn’t need to fully master the Tongue Severance Seal; he only needed to grasp the method to unseal it.
…
Konoha Medical Department.
Naraku Shihouin looked at the information in his hand, deep in thought.
“Homura Mitokado-elder and Utatane Koharu-elder have already gone to the hospital to visit several nobles from the Land of Fire who are recuperating in the Village.”
“Ao Yagami has just returned to the Medical Emergency Team and hasn’t made any extra moves, but he is very concerned about the flow of departmental funds, though he can’t intervene for now.”
“Lord, do you mean…?”
A Medical Emergency Team Ninja stood before Naraku, reporting the changes in the Medical Department over this period.
This was already the fourth Medical Ninja to appear before Naraku.
Although the Medical Emergency Team’s management position was revoked, Naraku already controlled all changes.
“Alright, you can go now.”
“Have Yakushi Kabuto keep a close eye on Ao Yagami!”
“Yes!”
Watching the other person leave, Naraku began to ponder.
“The two elders are still concerned about their connections with the Land of Fire. Ao Yagami intends to find some funds for Danzo to develop the Root Organization first.”
There shouldn’t be any major problems now; with Yakushi Kabuto keeping an eye on things, no accidents should happen for the time being.
That’s right, Yakushi Kabuto was Naraku’s subordinate.
Or rather, in this Ninja World, Yakushi Kabuto was cultivated by Naraku; all of his Medical Ninjutsu was learned from Naraku.
Yakushi Kabuto himself had a talent for Medical Ninjutsu, and he was exceptionally outstanding, so even if Danzo and Orochimaru were behind him, Naraku still didn’t care.
As long as he could complete the missions Naraku assigned, Naraku didn’t care whose man he was.
And Yakushi Kabuto indeed did not disappoint him, helping him a great deal in the process of gradually taking control of the Medical Emergency Team.
…
Land of Grass, a forest.
The dense trees blocked the sunlight, making the surroundings somewhat dim.
And somewhere in this forest, there was a hidden base.
“Thud—”
A dull thud came from underground.
Soon, a man with pale skin and long, snake-like eyes emerged from a very well-hidden entrance.
Orochimaru!
One of the Ninja World’s renowned Sannin, Orochimaru, appeared here!
He moved in a hurry, quickly leaving the place, but soon returned and once again entered the base.
“Hehehe…”
“Good, very good!”
A cruel glint flashed in Orochimaru’s snake-like eyes, and his pale face was filled with fanaticism.
“The experimental subject’s condition has shown great improvement!”
He didn’t even look at the experimental subject, which had already lost its life, but instead stared back and forth at the experimental data in his hand.
Soon, the somewhat messy laboratory was cleaned up by Orochimaru’s subordinates, and the discarded experimental subjects were dragged away.
“What a pity, I should have taken Naraku with me when I left back then.”
“Tsunade wasted that child’s talent…”