Escape From Konoha

In the ninja world, there are countless examples of ninjas who have died due to chakra exhaustion due to fighting.

Therefore, Chakra can be regarded as the energy element that the human body must have when carrying out life activities.

If this energy is lost, the human body will stop functioning and fall into a state of death.

Although there are many causes of human death, the state of death from exhaustion is the most special way of death in Shiraishi's opinion.

Although the mystery has not yet been solved, there are some surprises in the results of the experiment, opening a mysterious door that leads to nowhere.

A vitality potion that combines natural energy was accidentally injected into an experimental mouse. After draining the chakra from the mouse's body, it briefly replaced the chakra's life energy status and maintained life activities for a certain period of time.

Whether it was a special case, or whether it could be generally applied, Shiraishi immediately launched a new experiment.

Twenty white mice were taken out again, and they were all injected with the same vitality medicine. Then the chakra in their bodies was extracted and placed in a glass cover for observation for observation.

Shiraishi saw sixteen white rats die immediately in the glass cover after draining the chakra, even with the vitality potion as energy supply.

Of the four remaining white mice, one of them had weak limbs and was lying on the ground angrily, his eyes opening and closing. It didn't take long before he lay motionless and lost all life activities.

The second mouse had a similar reaction to the first one. It only lasted ten seconds longer than the first one and then fell there motionless.

Then it was the third one's turn. It was in good health and showed no signs of weakening due to the loss of chakra. Instead, it was alive and kicking in the glass cover.

Shiraishi was even more surprised by the changes in the fourth white mouse. After taking the vitality potion, the body of the fourth white mouse actually grew larger and its eyes became brighter red, giving people a very dangerous feeling.

"This is……"

An experimental subject assistant looked surprised and stared at the mutated white mouse without blinking.

"I didn't expect the vitality potion to have such a use. It's like taking energy hormones that suit you and stimulating the potential hidden in your body."

Shiraishi gave an objective evaluation.

The fourth mouse has obviously begun to mutate in an unknown direction.

And even Shiraishi couldn't predict the outcome of this kind of mutation.

Shiraishi turned his attention to the third white mouse. The originally energetic mouse suddenly entered a state of weakness. Like the first two mice, it lay motionless in the glass cover and died.

Shiraishi opened the glass cover, took out the only surviving and mutated white mouse, held it in his hand and observed it.

Shiraishi felt it for a while and found that the body of this little white mouse was filled with extremely strong natural energy.

Although there is no guarantee that if it is left for a long time, it will suddenly weaken and die like other mice. For now, this mouse has very abundant life energy and has not shown signs of vitality failure.

And through the experiment just now, it was also proved that chakra can indeed be replaced by other energy as the energy supply for life activities.

This supply of energy is related to natural energy.

But there are also problems, that is, in the past, Shiraishi directly used natural energy to replace chakra as the energy supply for life activities, but it resulted in the death of the experimental mice without exception.

After specially processed natural energy is mixed into a vitality potion, it can provide energy for life activities to living bodies.

Losing chakra can also allow the human body to carry out life activities. The results of this experiment were very successful.

So why can’t raw natural energy be supplied as life energy? But the vitality potion that has been processed multiple times can accomplish this?

Returning to the essence of the problem, after losing chakra, the human body's life activities will stop and can be replaced by specially processed natural energy.

Chakra does not come from the outside world, but is based on the combination of physical and spiritual energy of the human body. It can be said that it is also the product of processing by the 'factory' of the human body.

Shiraishi was indeed happy that the experiment was proven correct.

It also means that the process of getting rid of the caged bird is one step faster.

However, the connection between chakra and natural energy makes Shiraishi increasingly baffled.

When the two energies are compared together, there is an indescribable sense of dissonance.

"I always feel that there is a very important thing missing here. Only by finding this thing can all the problems of chakra and natural energy be solved."

But it is a pity that Shiraishi has no clue what this 'thing' is and where the answer to the question is, so he can only think randomly here and constantly find new ways to prove the existence of that 'thing'.

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Since then, Shiraishi has been committed to the research of replacing chakra with natural energy to supply human life activities.

If this experiment was just a vague guess before, after the unexpected discovery that day, Shiraishi can be sure that it is very feasible for natural energy to replace chakra and provide the human body with necessary energy for life activities.

Since the operation required by the experiment itself was not very difficult, Shiraishi handed over the experiment to the five experimental assistants as usual, who were responsible for recording the detailed process of the experiment.

Shiraishi himself continues to practice the art of spiritualization and further masters the ability to change the nature of Yin-type chakra.

The time has come to the end of August before we know it, and the weather is gradually getting hotter.

It has been almost a month since I returned to Konoha.

This month has passed. During this period, the three Shiraishis also exchanged letters with the captain Hatake Sakumo who was performing tasks on the front line to understand the current situation of both parties.

What Sakumo learned was that the three of Shiraishi were accidentally plotted by the Suna Ninja. After an extremely fierce battle, the three of them successfully escaped from the Suna Ninja's trap.

However, after escaping back, due to their serious injuries, the three of them needed to return to Konoha for recuperation, which lasted two months.

As for the rest, nothing was revealed.

Most of the letters sent back by Sakumo were words of concern for them, and the tasks he was responsible for were completed very smoothly. An important stronghold of Sunagakure was successfully destroyed, regaining some advantages for the Konoha ninjas on the front line.

At present, the morale of the Konoha ninjas on the front line is slowly rising, while on the other hand, Sunagakure's side seems a bit unable to follow up.

I believe it won't be long before Konoha and Sunagakure will sit down together to negotiate and end this war in a peaceful way, bringing a perfect end to the war that has lasted for several years.

Although Sakumo tried his best to make the situation on the front line as easy as possible, Shiraishi and the other three knew that these were just Sakumo's words of comfort. In fact, the situation on the front line did not allow optimism at all.

But as long as they see that Sakumo is okay, Shiraishi and the other three will feel relieved.

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"The village is much deserted than before."

After lunch, he went out with Ruri and walked with her on the streets of Konoha. When he found that the crowd was much thinner than usual, Shiraishi sighed.

This is probably related to the war ahead.

Konoha has experienced two wars between Amegakure and Sunagakure. Although Konoha won the final victory in the war with Amegakure, its vitality was damaged and it took time to recover and develop.

As a result, it didn't take long for Konoha to regain its strength. In this weak and extremely slack situation, Sunagakure came to stir up trouble, so Konoha had to rush to fight.

In the battle with Sunagakure, both sides had wins and losses, and the stalemate has continued to this day without a satisfactory result.

Sunagakure hopes to plunder as many resources as possible in the Land of Fire to develop itself.

Konoha hopes to put pressure on Sunagakure from the front and force Sunagakure to sign a peace treaty and end the war.

This is an unsolvable problem. We can only see who can't stand it first.

Liuli didn't take Shiraishi's emotion to heart.

"How's work going?"

Baishi has been spending time in the laboratory these days and rarely appears outside. He only comes out when eating.

Liuli also had her own things to do during the day, and basically had no time to ask about the situation over at Baishi.

Baishi knew that Liuli was referring to the study of immortal arts, so he answered: "The success rate has improved a bit, but the risk has not been eliminated. If you use it rashly, you will become what you were that day."

Liuli nodded.

That day, she forced the chakra in her body to fuse with natural energy to form senjutsu chakra, which was used to increase the power of fire escape. It seemed to be successful, but problems arose after that.

The magic chakra in her body began to riot, and her consciousness fell into a severe coma. If Shiraishi hadn't performed surgery in time, the disaster would have been worse.

Therefore, celestial magic in that state can be said to have failed and cannot be regarded as an example of success.

However, recalling the extremely powerful feeling in her body after fusing the Senjutsu chakra that day, Liuli felt a very strong desire in her heart.

The power of xianjutsu is extraordinary, as can be seen from the day when he used xianshu chakra to release the fire escape. Xianjutsu can completely reborn a ninja, and his strength can undergo a qualitative change in leaps and bounds.

The most important thing is that her current Sharingan has been opened to the three-god jade form, reaching the peak of ordinary Sharingan, and has basically lost the possibility of continuing to evolve.

There are two paths to take next.

One way is to obtain the method of opening the higher-level Mangekyō Sharingan from the elders of the four directions, and further sublimate the power of the Sharingan.

The other way is magic.

In Liuli's eyes, the emphasis on immortality was even greater.

Because Ruri didn't have an intuitive understanding of the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, but the power of Senjutsu was something she felt personally.

Moreover, the person who once defeated Uchiha Madara, the owner of the Mangekyō Sharingan, was the first Hokage.

Among the unique skills of the first Hokage, in addition to wood escape, there is also the mysterious magic technique.

Senjutsu is definitely a powerful force comparable to the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Although Liuli was very eager, she also knew that it was not so easy to overcome the fairy art, so she never urged Baishi to avoid putting too much pressure on him.

"Let's go over there and have a look. I want to buy some clothes."

"good."

Shiraishi didn't want to buy anything, so he just followed Liuli's wishes.

This is a traditional clothing store with a good reputation in Konoha.

When Shiraishi walked in with Liuli, he accidentally discovered an acquaintance.

"Uchiha...and Chiba-san?"

Wearing a Konoha ninja forehead protector, a man in his twenties looked at Shiraishi and Ruri who walked into the clothing store with a stunned expression.

"Teacher Fujimura?"

Shiraishi also recognized the identity of this man. From the first grade until the end of the sixth grade, he was his class teacher-Fujimura Taiga.

I didn't expect to meet you here.

"Are you the owner of this store, Chuunin Fujimura-sensei?"

Liuli looked at Fujimura with a scrutinizing expression.

The corner of Fujimura's mouth twitched. Teacher, just teacher, why do you need to add a chuunin prefix?

"No, no, actually that..."

Teacher Fujimura picked his face and looked a little embarrassed.

"...This is my girlfriend's shop. She has something to do when she goes out temporarily. I will take care of it for her."

"It turns out that Chuunin Fujimura-sensei also has a girlfriend."

Shiraishi touched his chin, looking like he was thinking seriously.

"..."

What is this, a woman singing along with her husband? Fujimura complained in his heart.

"Speaking of which, why are you two in the village? I remember that your leading teacher is Hatake Jounin..."

"Ah, due to some accidents, we are currently on vacation in the village."

"Yeah?"

Fujimura didn't pay attention and began to introduce the clothes in the store to Shiraishi and the other two.

In this clothing store, there are all kinds of clothes, ninja clothes, yukata, casual clothes, sportswear, etc.

In addition, there are many accessories, such as gorgeous masks and earrings, which look very attractive.

"How about it? The clothes here are very good, right?"

Fujimura said happily.

"So-so."

Liuli said this, but her eyes were fixed on a piece of clothing.

It was a kimono whose style and color made her extremely satisfied.

As for the price, it was not within her consideration.

Shiraishi also saw this kimono and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Liuli, I haven't given you many gifts in these years. If you like it, I will buy it for you."

Because the research and accommodation expenses were all provided by Ruri, Shiraishi had very little money to spend, and the saved mission remuneration was more than enough to buy such a kimono.

After Bai Shi said these words, Liuli's originally calm face became flushed with a blush at an alarming speed.

Fujimura saw Shiraishi who was confused because of Ruri's blush. He sighed and said, "Chiba-san, kimonos cannot be given away casually. For girls, giving such clothes from boys means marriage proposal."

"Well?"

Shiraishi's body stiffened, and he felt... murderous intent!

(PS: I went out to have barbecue with my friends and found that it was already 11:30 when I got back. No, I have to go to bed quickly...)