"I didn't expect you to come to my place in person. Tell me, what's the reason for this time?"
In an office in the hospital building, after making herself a cup of tea, Asami Masumi looked at Kakashi who came to visit her with surprised eyes.
To be honest, although he and Kakashi are both senior spies stationed in the Konoha branch of the Kingdom of Demons, they belong to different departments.
One is setting up a branch stronghold in the ANBU, and the other is establishing an intelligence station in the medical department. Occasionally there will be handovers, but many times the two parties will not meet directly.
Therefore, Asami Masumi was still slightly surprised by the fact that Kakashi came to visit her personally.
The last time I came here was because of Uchiha Sasuke's incident.
"How should I put it? I want to give the medical ninjas in the team some medicine to assist in their training. You are more familiar with this aspect of things..."
Kakashi scratched his head.
"A medical ninja in the team?" Asami Masumi was all thinking, and then she suddenly understood something and said: "So, is that the little girl from Haruno Zhao's family? I did hear Haruno Zhao say that his daughter became Medical Ninja.”
"That's what happened. I have taken the 'strange power' technique practiced by Tsunade-sama from the Sandaime and prepared it for Sakura to practice. In addition, necessary auxiliary drugs are also indispensable."
Kakashi explained.
Asami Masumi gave Kakashi a strange look.
"You really take good care of that little girl, Kakashi."
"I don't want to see such a beautiful young lady fall into dust... Although she is still very immature now. But her chakra control is very good. Even I may not be as good as her."
Kakashi told the truth without any falsehood.
Asami Masumi paused slightly while holding the tea cup in her hand.
"That's very high praise."
People who can become medical ninjas must have much better chakra control than ordinary ninjas. This is an undisputed fact.
But being able to have Kakashi, a jounin, give a slightly inferior evaluation to even himself, made Asami Masumi even more surprised.
If she didn't know Kakashi's personality, she would definitely not take this evaluation seriously.
"This is true."
"Is it the practice of strange power... I understand. I will have the medicine delivered to your residence at night. Then you can sign for it yourself."
Asami Masumi did not hesitate and gave Kakashi a positive answer.
"Then I'm sorry to trouble you. The medicine you choose should be mild in nature."
To be on the safe side, Kakashi thought it was better to take things slowly and step by step.
Unlike Sasuke and Naruto, Sakura's foundation as a ninja is still too weak.
"Don't worry about this. I know how to use medicine better than you. I won't cause any accident to her body."
Even if Kakashi didn't point it out, Asami Masumi knew how to do this kind of thing.
When it comes to taking care of your body, no one knows it better than medical ninjas.
Even if the physical fitness of a ninja is far beyond comparison with other people, they are still flesh and blood. Especially when the body is young and the body has not yet matured and matured, the properties of auxiliary drugs must not only be controlled and should not be too strong, but also the dosage must be cautious.
"Compared to this, has there been any movement at the root recently?"
Asami Masumi put aside Haruno Sakura's question and asked Kakashi.
"Roots?"
Kakashi raised an eyebrow and glanced at Asami Masumi.
Asami Masumi nodded lightly, crossed her hands on the table, and a sharp look flashed through her eyes behind the lenses.
"Recently, someone who was stationed in the hospital secretly took a batch of medicine from the warehouse."
"secretly?"
"That's right, I didn't follow the normal procedure. It seems that I didn't want to attract the attention of the Third Generation. And speaking of it, the use of that batch of medicine was banned many years ago. It is a contraband with a small quantity. "
Kakashi stood there and thought.
"That batch of illegal drugs is..."
"It has something to do with the Wood Release Ninjutsu... More than 20 years ago, during the Second Ninja War, production was stopped by the Sandaime and sealed deep in the warehouse. That batch of medicine is too old, so those who know it now limited."
Asami Masumi stared at Kakashi's face.
Kakashi's expression became more solemn now.
"Wood Release... Has Danzo still not stopped thinking about studying Wood Release?"
"How could an organization like the Roots stop that kind of legendary power? Moreover, during the Rain Country War, didn't the Roots also use forbidden drugs that allowed non-Jinchuuriki ninjas to easily obtain the chakra of the tailed beasts? ? In addition, he and Orochimaru are also ambiguous, and they seem to have made transactions related to Sharingan."
"you mean……"
Kakashi also heard Orochimaru mention this matter.
But because this kind of thing involved too many secrets, Orochimaru didn't reveal too much to him.
As for Danzo, it's even more impossible.
Even in the face of his cronies, Danzo often conceals some important things and will not reveal everything.
Therefore, it is often difficult for Kakashi to judge Danzo's specific purpose and plan based on the information he obtains.
"Compared to the third generation, Danzo's roots are hidden deeper. And it also involves the Wood Release and Sharingan, which means that things are not simple. Coupled with the tailed beast chakra... the roots are secretly doing something The matter is much more terrifying than we imagined. This matter needs to be investigated as soon as possible. What deal he made with Orochimaru must also be clarified. "
Kakashi can also understand the vigilance of Asami Masumi.
If it was just Orochimaru, it wouldn't be a big concern.
But Orochimaru is now not only an S-class rebel ninja, but also a logistics manager of the Akatsuki organization, and is deeply trusted by Nagato, the leader of the Akatsuki organization.
Once something is connected with Nagato, it has to be treated with caution.
"I will keep an eye on this matter secretly, but don't put too much hope in it. Danzo will only trust the person who planted the curse seal. Otherwise, even I will be able to investigate very limited things. That person of his, only I will believe in myself.”
Although Kakashi has a deep relationship with Genbe, he himself has not been placed under a curse seal by Danzo. A person like Danzo who is very good at hiding in the dark cannot be completely at ease with him.
This is why it has always been difficult for outsiders to penetrate the roots and obtain intelligence from there.
It is because if you want to truly integrate into the roots, you need to devote all your freedom and be controlled by Danzo's curse seal. Only by doing so can you gain Danzo's true trust.
"It doesn't matter, within the Akatsuki organization, Kirigakure's personnel will make arrangements. I'll leave it to you for the roots. It's difficult for me to obtain further information from the roots. It will be easier to start with the ANBU."
As the director of the pharmacy department, she could only detect traces of root activity in her own territory.
If it breaks away from her chassis, she can only stare and nothing will happen.
As for the subordinate team members who are distributed out, it is simply unrealistic to use their sights to focus on the roots.
The ANBU has never made any intelligence mistakes because of Kakashi's presence.
But the same method won’t work on the roots.
This is also caused by Konoha's special situation.
Compared with other ninja villages that only have one ANBU organization, Konoha not only has ANBU, but also has a root organization that is not an ANBU but is better than an ANBU.
In other words, there is light and darkness in the dark parts of Konoha.
The Anbu on the bright side is controlled by the Sandaime Hokage, and the Anbu on the dark side - Root, is led by the elder Shimura Danzo.
As a result, the missions of the Ghost Country spies in Konoha were often hindered.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Kakashi understood, so he said goodbye to Asami Masumi, turned and left the office.
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The next morning was the day agreed upon by Kakashi and Sakura.
Sure enough, Sakura followed Kakashi's instructions and came to the woods that served as the meeting point at six o'clock in the morning, when the sky was just getting light.
"Kakashi-sensei, good morning."
It can be seen that Sakura's face is a little tired, but her eyes are shining with excitement, as if she is expecting something.
"Sakura, you haven't slept all night, have you?"
Kakashi saw the tired look on Sakura's face and couldn't help but speak.
"Yes, because I thought about how Kakashi-sensei was going to teach me powerful moves in the morning, I stayed up until four in the morning reading medical books last night..."
"For ninjas of your age, the healthy growth of the body should be taken more seriously than training. As a medical ninja, you should understand that ninja is a high-risk profession. If the body has too many hidden injuries, it will enter the body earlier than ordinary people. Aging period.”
Kakashi warned.
"Yes, I will remember it, Kakashi-sensei. I just thought that Naruto and Sasuke are both practicing seriously, so..."
Sakura scratched her head in embarrassment.
"The situation of those two guys is a bit special. You don't need to compare with them. They are indeed better than you as ninjas, that's for sure, but you also have something they can't surpass, and that is your chakra control. As an excellent ninja, you must not only recognize the gap between yourself and others, but also be good at exploring your own strengths that others do not have."
Kakashi looked at Sakura, who looked a little stubborn, and knew that she had reached a dead end to a certain extent.
"Yeah?"
Sakura was a little confused.
"No need to belittle yourself, your chakra control is very good, otherwise you would not have succeeded in becoming a medical ninja, let alone graduate with such excellent results. So, let's get back to the subject, this is what I plan to teach you this time."
Kakashi took out a scroll and placed it in front of Sakura.
Sakura took it solemnly, and under Kakashi's nose, she slowly opened the scroll and saw the contents inside.
Kakashi did not disturb Sakura, but waited for Sakura to digest all the contents of the scroll.
About half an hour later, Sakura finally finished studying the contents of the scroll and frowned.
The content in the scroll was very profound and difficult, and with the knowledge she had in her mind, she could decipher less than a quarter of the content.
In many places, the understanding is fragmentary and cannot form a whole.
After a long time, Sakura rubbed her slightly dizzy head and asked, "Kakashi-sensei, this is..."
"This is a secret technique based on the concept of 'strange power'. To put it simply, it is an extremely advanced chakra application technique. Its characteristic is to concentrate and explode the chakra in the body, and then gather it in a certain part of the body to create a Powerful and powerful amazing physical attacks.”
Kakashi explained patiently.
"I seem to have learned this kind of thing in school..."
Sakura seemed to remember something and said to Kakashi.
Kakashi nodded and smiled: "Yes, it is actually a special secret technique derived from ordinary taijutsu. It's just that the application skills are much more complicated and difficult than the chakra control skills required by ordinary taijutsu. And it's powerful... …”
Under Sakura's surprised gaze, Kakashi walked aside without hesitation, raised his right hand, clenched it hard, chakra gathered there, and then punched the ground.
boom!
The ground was cracked by the terrifying force of Kakashi's fist, revealing cracks visible to the naked eye, with a tendency to gradually expand.
"Amazing!"
Sakura exclaimed.
Kakashi shook his head and said: "This is nothing. If it is used by a really powerful person, it will not be the level of the ground cracking, but the entire ground will be cracked by the fist and become a ruin." .”
In fact, this is still a conservative estimate.
Kakashi also didn't know how powerful Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, was.
The opponent's whereabouts are erratic, and since the Second Ninja War, he has rarely fought with others. But Kakashi didn't believe that the opponent would choose to stand still due to his abilities, and so far there has been no progress.
"Is this what you want to teach me, Kakashi-sensei?"
Sakura's breathing was a little rapid. If she could master such a powerful technique, her strength would definitely be improved.
"Yes, the first prerequisite for practicing strange power is to have extremely good control over chakra. In this regard, I believe that you, Sakura, are qualified and can meet the standards for practicing this technique. But to what extent can it be achieved in the end? It depends on your personal understanding. Because I really lack understanding in this area, I can at most give you some suggestions from the side."
Wei Li is not only a kind of physical skill, but also a kind of ninjutsu that is somewhat separated from the level of physical skill.
The above techniques for generating chakra are too harsh. They are no longer just about using original chakra to exert force, but have become a concept of 'technique'.
If I have to say it, it is a brand new ninjutsu.
He will use the method of chakra to form the concept of "jutsu", sublimate the burst and concentration of chakra to the limit, and then obtain the ultimate destructive power that cannot be achieved by relying solely on the physical body. The destructive power caused may not be lower than that caused by advanced ninjutsu.
Of course, this was an attack from Tsunade, one of the three ninjas. She could use taijutsu to produce destructive power that was not weaker than advanced ninjutsu, but Kakashi didn't know how far Sakura could ultimately reach it.
But as long as he can understand a little bit of it, Kakashi believes that it will be enough for Sakura to benefit a lot, at least in the genin and chunin stages.
As for jounin... that kind of thing, Kakashi thinks it is too far away for Sakura today, and there is no need to consider such long-term future things now.
Moreover, the job of a medical ninja is mainly based on medical ninjutsu, and one should not put the cart before the horse.
If with his encouragement, Sakura eventually became a medical ninja who was more proficient in the field of taijutsu than medical ninjutsu... At that time, Kakashi didn't know whether it was the loss of the taijutsu ninja or whether The loss of the medical ninja.
But Kakashi didn't think about this kind of thing.
There is only one Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, and so far, there is no second female ninja that can be copied.
He applied to the Third Hokage for the method of cultivating strange powers just so that Sakura could have a certain ability to protect herself during battle and not put too much burden on Sasuke and Naruto. The other thing is to help the other person regain their confidence as a ninja.
It's not that he doesn't want to help Sakura go further, but his ability to guide Sakura stops here.
Kakashi did not dare to teach casually in areas that he was not familiar with.
Even applying for a training method for Sakura's strange powers was a decision he made only after careful consideration.
"It doesn't matter, I will practice hard."
Sakura didn't know what Kakashi was thinking, but she didn't want to disappoint Kakashi, so she said firmly and her attitude was firm.
That kind of attitude, as if he won't give up until he achieves his goal.
Looking at Sakura with a determined look on her face, Kakashi seemed to get to know him again and said, "Then I'll wait and see. By the way, I'll give you this too. Take one pill every day to increase your ability to resist monsters." 's cultivation speed."
Kakashi took out a palm-sized transparent plastic pill bottle from his ninja bag. You could clearly see that there were a large number of white capsules stored inside.
"This is……"
"The auxiliary medicines obtained from the hospital can help you get started with strange power faster."
As for what will happen next, Kakashi can only place his hope on Sakura's personal understanding.
"This medicine is very expensive..."
"It's okay, it's just a small expense. Your mission is to cultivate your strange power to achieve results, and you don't want to be left behind by Naruto and Sasuke."
"……yes."
For some reason, Sakura felt her courage getting heavier.
But this also gave her enough motivation to become stronger.
Yes, get stronger.
This was something she had never thought about before.
But when she discovered that Sasuke paid attention to Naruto more than he paid attention to her, she understood.
Sasuke is an excellent and proud man. In his eyes, he will only pay attention to those who deserve recognition.
Right now, she wasn't worthy of Sasuke's affirmation in his heart.
"Then, you start practicing. When you practice for the first time, I will watch from the side to prevent you from having any accidents..."
Kakashi was about to step aside and start meditating when Sakura interrupted him:
"Well, Kakashi-sensei..."
"Is there anything else?"
Kakashi asked confused.
Sakura looked a little hesitant, as if she was hesitating about something.
"Actually, I have something that I want to show you, Kakashi-sensei."
Sakura uneasily took out a piece of paper from her ninja bag.
"thing?"
Kakashi took the piece of paper handed over by Sakura. It was not an ordinary piece of paper, but a special paper that could store chakra.
The color of the paper is off-white, with simple runes engraved on it. It seems to be a very simple sealing formation.
Because it was too simple and rough, Kakashi didn't see much of it anyway.
"Well, this feeling is Yang-type chakra, and it's a little active..."
Kakashi was even more surprised.
Using my own chakra to slightly sense it, I felt that there was a very meager amount of Yang attribute chakra stored in the talisman, and it was still actively activated. It was not imprinted on the talisman like a dead thing.
However, because the sealing technique was too crude, the Yang chakra inside was slowly disappearing.
If Kakashi felt that he was right, the Yang-type chakra that slowly passed away in the spell was left behind by Sakura.
"Sakura, this is..."
"It's a medical charm."
Sakura mustered up her courage and said.
"Medical charm?"
Kakashi tilted his head, making sure he hadn't heard of it.
He knew the detonating talisman, the sealing talisman, and the incantation talisman, but he had never heard of any medical talisman.
But just from the name of the medical talisman, you can know what the purpose of this talisman is.
Medical!
Kakashi's eyes flashed, and he took a deep look at Sakura, but said nothing.
"Um, Kakashi-sensei, what's wrong?"
When Sakura saw Kakashi looking at her strangely, she felt a little embarrassed.
Kakashi did not answer, but without hesitation took out a kunai from his ninja bag and made a bloody cut on his left index finger.
Then, quickly place the medical charm on the injured left index finger to cover it.
A meager amount of light green chakra wrapped around Kakashi's injured left index finger, and a warm aura was accumulating there.
Taking the charm away, Kakashi was surprised to find that the bloody mouth on his left index finger disappeared.
The scene fell into wordless silence.
"Kakashi-sensei, what do you think of the effect?"
Sakura asked nervously.
"Very good. This thing called a 'medical talisman' you mentioned...is very good."
Saying 'very good' twice in a row is enough to prove the importance and dignity in Kakashi's heart.
"Really? That's great!"
Not hearing what Kakashi meant, Sakura became excited from the bottom of her heart.
"Did you make this, Sakura?"
Kakashi also recovered from the shock and asked.
"Huh? Oh, yes, I made it myself."
Sakura nodded blankly, not realizing the seriousness of the matter.
"Why did you think of making this?"
Kakashi continued to ask.
Sakura blinked and replied: "After the battle in the Land of Waves, I have been thinking about it since I came back. The battle between ninjas is too cruel. If one day I am not by Sasuke's side, I can't be in front of him." If you help him during the battle, he may be injured by the enemy's attack and cannot be treated in time, which may lead to a life crisis. So, I was thinking that if Sasuke can carry a 'medical ninja' with him, maybe he can fight at the same time , while treating injuries and changing the unfavorable battle situation."
"..."
Women in love are indeed unreasonable.
Although Sakura is not a woman yet, she is just an ordinary girl named Medical Ninja who is actually a love brain.
"Before, I was still hesitating whether this kind of thing would be a bit inconvenient, but now I feel relieved after hearing your evaluation, Kakashi-sensei."
Sakura looked happy.
Kakashi looked at Sakura who was so happy, but secretly had a headache.
To be honest, he now had the urge to kidnap Sakura to the Kingdom of Demons.
The way he looked at Sakura also changed slightly. The Sakura in front of him seemed to be no longer a ninja, but an extremely hot golden mountain.
Kakashi simply used his brain to estimate how much benefit the medical talisman could generate, and he knew it was an astronomical number.
Moreover, he also saw that there was likely to be an extremely brutal division of interests within Konoha.
The Sarutobi clan, the Roots, the Yamazaka clan, the Nara clan, the Akimichi clan, the advisory group... any powerful ninja clan or political group may get involved in this storm.
And for a little girl without the slightest political background, facing these various political factions that hold power, one can imagine the outcome.
Either be used by all parties, or be destroyed. There is no third way to choose from.
There is no right or wrong in political struggle, only victory or defeat.
Although Kakashi also wanted to believe that the top management of Konoha would not target an underage girl like this, but thinking about the character of the elders of the advisory group and the Sandaime's always hesitant governing strategy on major events... Kakashi had no confidence at all. nothing.
Conceal it?
Seeing Sakura who was still in excitement, Kakashi fell silent.
He found that Naruto and Sasuke were enough troubles for him, but he didn't expect that the most troublesome one in the team was not the two of them, but Sakura, who looked the least impressive.
Kakashi suddenly missed the days of ANBU.
It's probably too late to quit now.
