Konoha's task master

the next day.

Yakumo separated two shadow clones and allowed them to practice ninjutsu freely in the guest room, while the main body rushed to the hotel lobby to have dinner. After a night of tossing, Yakumo's spirit seemed a little sluggish.

After completing the teaching yesterday, Reiko Aoyama turned into white smoke in front of him... Yes, it was just a shadow clone who came to teach him how to practice Palm Immortal.

"Sister Qingshan, good morning."

"I didn't sleep yesterday, okay...blame me, I should have thought of it earlier and taught you the art of palm magic." Aoyama Reiko said apologetically.

"Sister Aoyama, I'm serious. I also want to learn palm sensibility as soon as possible." Yakumo explained with a smile.

After breakfast, the two of them carried dry food on their backs and continued towards the Fire Capital. The biggest feature of the Fire Country was the abundance of trees. In order to get to the Fire Capital as soon as possible, they had to travel through the mountains and forests, and met two groups of bandits. They also

Being easily solved by Reiko Aoyama, Senbon and the others were unable to resist, as they were simply possessed of thunder chakra.

Finally, at four o'clock in the afternoon, the two of them stood in front of the gate of the City of Fire. It was a taller city wall. There were alert guards hidden in the bunkers on the wall. Two rows of people were lining up to pour into this giant city.

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Guards in armor were collecting fees to enter the city, some were dragging their families and carriages pulling piles of furniture, and some were caravans selling goods between countries.

As the two people approached, the city wall became more majestic and majestic, and the red-painted city gate appeared extremely solid and difficult to shake.

"Pass..." the armored guard asked Reiko Aoyama, his eyes wandering up and down.

"Here." Reiko Aoyama said.

What was handed over was Konoha's ninja certificate.

"Please, Lord Jounin of Konoha!"

The guard immediately let him go, his expression full of flattery or fear. After all, the look in his eyes just now was not honest.

"It feels very shocking."

The two of them were standing on a wide street, lined with various shops, such as ninjas, pharmacies, charity products, and even casinos and taverns. However, the decoration of these shops was newer and more prosperous, and compared to them, they looked more like Konoha.

It's a village in the countryside.

"獍粑...獍粑, hand-made glutinous rice cake~"

"It's okay." Yakumo looked away. After all, he had memories of a more prosperous and lively city in his memory, which was a real scene of prosperity.

"The first time I came here, I was stunned...for a long time."

There was a hint of smile in Aoyama Reiko's tone, probably thinking of her past experience.

Half an hour later, the two of them arrived at the Daming Mansion located halfway up the mountain. Standing in a square paved with marble, they could overlook all the scenery of the City of Fire. However, this was the private territory of the Daming Mansion and represented the Daming clan.

It is so sacred and inviolable that, except for invited guests, anyone who tries to get close will be ruthlessly expelled or even killed.

In other words, this beautiful view overlooking everything can only be seen by a very limited number of people, which is really a pity.

"Ding dong."

Aoyama Reiko rang the doorbell next to the red painted door, and soon an old man in black opened the side door and invited the two of them to enter.

"You are from Konoha, Lord Aoyama..."

"it's me."

"This is my disciple. You can cooperate with me in the rescue."

"Then please come in."

Under the leadership of the old man in black, the two entered the courtyard through the side entrance. The prosperity inside was far beyond Yakumo's imagination. There were many precious flowers, plants and trees planted in the garden, all of which proved that the owner of the courtyard was very wealthy.

"I'm the housekeeper here, just call me Takahashi."

Butler Takahashi led the way, while Aoyama and Yakumo followed silently. Yakumo found that the old man's attitude towards them was far from respectful, and even a little contemptuous.

Occasionally, when I encounter servants at home on the road, most of them immediately give up their seats and then greet Takahashi respectfully. It is obvious that this unprepossessing old man has a high status in Daming Mansion.

"How is the status of the daimyo?"

Reiko Aoyama asked.

"The Daimyo-sama is still sleeping, and nothing seems to have changed." Butler Takahashi replied immediately.

After passing through the winding corridors of gardens, rockeries, and springs, the three of them finally arrived at the daimyo's bedroom. In front of the door, Yakumo felt two waves of chakra fluctuations. They were probably jonins, and they were the current guardian twelve warriors.

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It's just that their faces are not very good. As a protective force to protect the Daimyo, it happened that the Daimyo could not afford to sleep... Now they are naturally guilty.

After Takahashi stepped forward to explain the situation to the two of them, and after checking Reiko Aoyama's ninja certificate, the two gave way to let the three of them pass.

With a click, Yakumo smelled the smell of dozens of precious medicinal materials, and this smell lingered in the bedroom for a long time.

The extraordinarily gorgeous bedroom was displayed in front of Yakumo. Anything here could help a poor and backward village escape its current situation, but they were piled in the corner of the bedroom like garbage.

Yakumo took a few steps forward, and this time he saw the old man lying in the middle of the two-meter-large bed. His face was covered with wrinkles and age spots, and his body exuded the aura of a high-ranking person.

It's just that he now has many electrodes attached to his body, some of which are even pierced under the skin, and there are various life-support devices nearby to extend his life.

"Mr. Takahashi, I will start treatment next. There should be an analysis room for experiments in the house."

"Some are right next door. After the daimyo fell into a deep sleep, the eldest son ordered people to build a toxicology analysis room within a day."

"That's good...you can go and wait next to me first."

"Lord Aoyama, please give me your instructions at any time if necessary." Butler Takahashi slowly retreated to the door, but his eyes were always locked on Reiko Aoyama and Yakumo.

At the same time, two sets of sights hidden in the dark also locked onto them. As long as there was any accident, they would be greeted by a thunderous blow.

"Yakumo, take blood to prepare for testing later."

Blue chakra balls emerged from Reiko Aoyama's hands and wandered on the surface of the daimyo's body. He was sensing the abnormal chakra on the daimyo's body.

"Strange and nothing out of the ordinary."

Yakumo opened the soft thin quilt, took out the test tube and blood needle from the scroll and started to draw blood. It was then that he suddenly saw a few purple filaments on the daimyo's fingernails.

On the other hand, Aoyama Reiko's examination still showed no results. Yakumo put away the test tube, put on sterile soft rubber gloves, and opened the daimyo's closed eyes with his hands. He also found that tiny purple threads appeared on the surface of the eyeballs.

Yakumo had already figured out the reason for the daimyo's lethargy at this time. Fortunately, he had read many idle books in the past three months, and there happened to be a book that recorded a plant called sleeping grass.

The poison of sleeping grass is colorless and odorless. It can make the person who takes it enter a state of sleep that cannot be awakened. This state will last for ten days. On the eleventh day, the poisoned person will become a corpse that can only breathe. No medicine or stone can cure it.

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It's a pity that the book only records the characteristics of the poison of Sleeping Grass, but does not record the methods that can be used to detoxify it. The most important thing is that they only have seven days to find the antidote.