Konoha's task master

In the laboratory.

Aoyama Reiko was dripping various reagents into the blood extracted yesterday. This was a toxicology test. Certain specific poisons would react slightly with the reagents. As time went by, she kept shaking her head, and her face gradually became ugly.

, she must admit that there are no toxins left in the daimyo's blood.

She had been conducting toxicological tests all night, but still could not find the cause of the daimyo's coma, which made her deeply frustrated.

"Sudden disease or genetic disease?"

Aoyama Reiko plans to shift the focus from poisoning to some special sudden illness.

By the way, the room arranged for the two of them by Daming Mansion is right next to the laboratory. Special servants will be responsible for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. They are not allowed to go anywhere else, as if they are not guests... but lead to

The suspect is in a coma.

"Are you surprised by their attitude...?"

At breakfast the next day, Reiko Aoyama asked.

"That's right...I don't quite understand."

"Because the appointment of the Hokage is decided by the daimyo, the various expenses incurred by Konoha are also borne by the daimyo. In other words, we are a group of hired ninjas, and they are the bosses who pay." Reiko Aoyama gave a very specific example.

illustrate.

Konoha Village has more power than the Daming Palace, but the one that really dominates the two is the Daming Palace. Yakumo doesn't quite understand this model, but it is the peace model set by Senju Hashirama.

"Sister Aoyama, I seem to know why the daimyo was in coma..." After the meal, Yakumo suddenly approached Reiko Aoyama and whispered.

"Do you know... what it is?!" Aoyama Reiko's eyes were filled with doubts and a bit of disbelief.

"When I just checked the daimyo's condition, I found that there were more purple lines on his nails and eyes. That is a sign of the poison of sleeping grass."

"Are you sure?" Reiko Aoyama asked. She had never heard of the name of a plant called Sleeping Grass.

"The poison of Sleeping Grass affects the brain nerves, so just testing the blood is useless." Yakumo added again.

"You found out yesterday?"

"That's right."

"Then why didn't you tell me yesterday, but instead let me stay up all night and do blood toxicology tests for so long in vain?" Reiko Aoyama asked through gritted teeth.

"I wasn't sure yesterday, but after Sister Qingshan eliminated so many possibilities, I can now conclude that this poison does not exist in the blood."

"If it crosses the blood and affects the nerves, the possibility of treatment will be completely lost after ten days... This is unreasonable! How can there be a poison that can directly cross the blood...!"

"The important point is that the Sleeping Grass has been extinct for nearly eight hundred years, and the poisoning force must be extremely large to find this precious poison." Yakumo reminded in a low voice against Reiko Aoyama's ear.

"It's even possible that they are monitoring our every move."

What he said was definitely not alarmist. He even knew that the mastermind behind all this was Genbu, but he still didn't know who Danzo's partner was.

"Yakumo, it seems that I got you into trouble." Aoyama Reiko suddenly woke up. Since that unknown force dared to poison the daimyo, it would definitely not care about the life and death of her mere jounin.

"The best way right now is to pretend that we haven't discovered the cause of the daimyo's coma, and we can return to Konoha in a few days to return to life...but..."

"But I will not give up on any patient."

"This is my way of ninja."

Reiko Aoyama's eyes gradually became firmer. This is the way of ninja she implements. Ninjas become strong because of it and die because of it.

She will definitely find a way to save the daimyo!

Yakumo Shindo Nindo is really a good thing. Jiraiya traveled around the ninja world for decades looking for the savior in the language for the sake of Ninja. Orochimaru's human experiments and personal murder of masters were also for his own Ninja. Danzo hid in

The behind-the-scenes calculations are all about implementing the ninja way that he wants to become Hokage.

But Yakumo understands that when Reiko Aoyama bets on the path of ninja, it means that she will not back down, will not give in, and will have no regrets even if she dies.

"We need to ask for help, but conventional methods are basically useless. It is best to contact Tsunade-sama directly." Yakumo made timely suggestions.

The old man lying on the hospital bed now is Tsunade's maternal grandfather, who is Tsunade's mother's father. In order to lock up the strongest ninja of the Warring States Period, Senju Hashirama, the Fire Country daimyo married his daughter to Senju Hashirama's son.

, and gave birth to two offspring, Senju Tsunade and Senju Roden.

"I can contact Tsunade-sama through slugs!"

Just do it.

The two of them immediately entered the laboratory. Reiko Aoyama took out the scroll, bit her palm open, smeared the blood and injected chakra.

There was a burst of white smoke, and a slug with dark blue stripes appeared in the laboratory.

"Tsunade-chan...eh...no, it's Reiko-chan."

"Call me...for what?"

A gentle and mature female voice reached Yakumo's ears, and the slug in front of him was only about twenty centimeters long.

Aoyama Reiko immediately started writing furiously, and half a minute later she stuffed the rolled scroll into the slug's body.

"Lord Slug, please send this letter to Tsunade-sama." Aoyama Reiko then formed a seal to release the psychic spell.

"Before Tsunade-sama replies, let's check the Daimyo's physical condition again."

"Sister Qingshan, it's best for us to hide the fact that we have discovered the sleeping grass. Before Tsunade-sama comes, we have to be careful because the other party will jump over the wall." Yakumo suggested in a low voice.

"Okay." Reiko Aoyama suddenly discovered that this disciple of hers not only had extraordinary insight, but also was extremely mature and could even give her pertinent advice when necessary.

"By the way...Sister Aoyama. If there is any result in this matter in the future, after returning to Konoha, I hope that I will be a little transparent in the mission report." Yakumo said very sincerely.

"Why?" Reiko Aoyama asked in confusion. If it was confirmed that the poison planted by the daimyo was indeed the Sleeping Grass, Yakumo's merits would be enough for him to obtain the reward that others dream of. However, he chose to refuse in the face of this temptation.

"I don't want to tell you the reason. Can Sister Qingshan promise me?"

Silent, Yakumo did not speak to persuade, but just raised his head and stared into Reiko Aoyama's eyes.

After a long silence... Aoyama Reiko spoke.

"good."

"Thank you, Sister Qingshan."

"Let's recheck the daimyo's situation."

Aoyama Reiko took Yakumo out of the laboratory, contacted Butler Takahashi, and then stepped into the daimyo's bedroom again.

"Master Qingshan, what did you gain?"

"I just thought of some possibilities... I plan to re-sample for analysis..." Reiko Aoyama responded calmly. She did not tell the truth to Butler Takahashi.

Green chakra wrapped her hands, and Reiko Aoyama slowly covered it on the daimyo's head, then closed her eyes and felt it with her heart.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Refining chakra output…

Five minutes later, a look of surprise flashed in Reiko Aoyama's eyes, and Yakumo quickly handed her a handkerchief to wipe away the sweat on her forehead.