NOVEL NEXT Chapter 415 Stimulant_6
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"This is the last of our friendship between us!"
Danzo's body shook with anger, "You call this friendship!? Hizashi, Konoha needs someone to walk in the shadows!"
"That was in the past," Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his back, looking out the window at the four Hokage faces carved on the Hokage Rock, his thoughts unknown, his gaze calm, "Konoha now lives in the sunshine, it does not need the darkness."
"Hizashi, where there is light, there must be darkness..."
"You have twenty-nine minutes left," Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted Danzo's nonsense.
"Fine!"
Danzo left in a huff, a spiteful smile on his face.
[Hizashi! Our friendship is over!]
Thirty minutes passed, and Sarutobi Hiruzen indeed dispatched Anbu to search the Foundation, gathered all its members, and removed the Seal of the Tongue from their tongues.
This commotion naturally reached the ears of Tenshin Komatsu and Mito Menyan, who hurried to the Hokage's office to speak up for Danzo.
"Hizashi, what's wrong with you? What has Danzo done to offend you?" Mito Menyan asked anxiously, after all, the four of them had always made decisions for Konoha together.
"What has happened?" Tenshin Komatsu inquired.
Whenever Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo had a dispute over an issue, the two of them would mediate, though they were more inclined to side with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
After all, he was the Hokage.
Of course, if Sarutobi Hiruzen desired to completely exclude Danzo, they would stand by Danzo's side and speak up for him, hoping to achieve a balance.
Though the Hokage held the highest authority in all of Konoha, the village was not a dictatorship. The latest chapters are always available first on MV5LEMPYR.
Now that Sarutobi Hiruzen was excluding Danzo, he could also replace them as advisors in the future!
This precedent must not be set!
"The Foundation should have been dissolved; didn't you also agree in the meeting after the Nine-Tails incident?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes seemed to burn with fire as he countered.
Suddenly, the two felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen had changed.
Though his face still bore the usual wrinkles, his spirit was incredibly vibrant, as if he had returned to his youth, full of life.
"Sarutobi, you..."
"If you're here to plead for Danzo, don't bother," Sarutobi Hiruzen said indifferently, "Since he has suffered such a severe injury and is still wrapped in bandages, he should just rest at home and let the young take his place."
Mito Menyan and Tenshin Komatsu looked at each other, a chill running down their spines.
What did Sarutobi Hiruzen mean by this?
Did he think they were too old?
Did he want to promote the younger generation?
Or was he seizing this opportunity to take control of all the power in Konoha and warn them?
"Do you have any other matters?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.
"No... no more."
At that moment, Mito Menyan and Tenshin Komatsu felt they were truly old, even lacking the courage to reply.
Because—
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The once-mighty ninja seems to have returned...
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On the clearing at the edge of the Forest of Death, Haruno Sakura and the others had returned there, trained for a while, and then began to prepare lunch.
Naruto and Choji went to a nearby river to catch fish, Shikamaru and Ino planned to go to Uchiha Tezuka's place to buy some baked buns, while Haruno Sakura pressed her hand to the ground.
Suddenly, countless red mushrooms sprouted from the earth, and Sakura harvested them.
When Naruto and Choji came back with the fish, they found Sakura was already boiling mushroom soup, and the rich aroma filling the air made their blood flow quicker.
By that time, Shikamaru and Ino had also returned with a large pile of baked buns.
"These mushrooms aren't poisonous, are they?" Shikamaru asked, a bit hesitant to try as he looked at the red mushrooms tumbling in the broth.
"Have you forgotten I've opened a mushroom shop?" Sakura gave Shikamaru a reassuring look, "This is one of the new varieties I've cultivated. They're very delicious. Once cooked, they'll give off an aroma similar to sauce, eliminating the need for seasoning."
"It really does smell good." Naruto sniffed and noticed a small basket beside the pot with some red mushrooms that hadn't been put in. He picked one up and smelled it.
"Stop!" Sakura yelled, noticing that Naruto had already inhaled spores from the mushroom, and she sighed before saying, "Well, actually it's not a big deal..."
Shikamaru asked, "So, are these mushrooms poisonous before they are cooked?"
"Not exactly." Haruno Sakura took out a somewhat shriveled red mushroom from her pocket and explained, "These mushrooms release spores before they're cooked. The spores won't parasitize the human body, but if inhaled, they'll excite people."
Ino got it: "It's like a stimulant."
"Exactly." Haruno Sakura nodded, "And it's a stimulant without side effects. If taken in small amounts, it can make the mind active as if there's endless energy."
"Older people often inhale these spores, which is beneficial to their health, and can even give them an illusion that they've returned to their youth."
"Well, saying it's an illusion may not be completely accurate, since these spores do have health benefits."
Shikamaru, however, noticed that the mushroom in Sakura's hand was different from the others—it seemed dehydrated. Also, why did she take it out of her pocket?
Could it be that Sakura used the Hokage for experimentation?
Hiss—
Such blasphemy!
But why did it make him feel a bit excited?
"What would happen if us kids inhaled it?" Choji asked.
"Ah! I suddenly feel like I want to let off some steam!"
"I want to be the Hokage!"
Naruto shouted, beginning to do sit-ups, push-ups, and squats in place, as if he had infinite energy to burn off.
"As you can see, it makes one very excited, but it'll wear off after a while," Sakura said.
Choji: "..."
Ino: "..."
Raising his hand, Shikamaru said, "Could you give me some of those spores? Perhaps they can prevent the people of the Nara Clan from being so lethargic."
"No problem."