Konoha Year 77
It's been ten years since the Fourth Great Ninja War. Although the Five Great Ninja Villages united to defeat the enemy, the Ninja World suffered severe damage.
Therefore, the Five Great Countries agreed to use the Five Kage Summit to negotiate and resolve conflicts between them, completely eradicating war during this peace phase.
Due to prolonged peace, the Five Great Countries developed rapidly in all aspects, and Konoha Ninja Village expanded several times over. An electric rail system was built around it, and many high-rise buildings appeared above Hokage Rock.
"Konoha Year 77..... It's far off from what was estimated, Plow, what's going on here?"
Uchiha Yoichi took out Plow and asked. He initially wanted to go directly to Konoha Year 83, when Otsutsuki Isshiki had just surfaced. He could both discover Otsutsuki Isshiki's hideout and obtain a Ten-tailed sapling.
By utilizing Otsutsuki Isshiki and the Dragon Vein Energy, he could cultivate a new Divine Tree Fruit.
Once back in his own timeline, he could find Otsutsuki Isshiki, obtain the Ten-tailed, and cultivate a new Divine Tree Fruit.
The plan was good, but during time travel, Plow suddenly stalled and threw him out of the time tunnel.
Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's question, Plow explained: "The energy suddenly depleted more than expected. From now on, every year traveled will double the energy consumption, so you'll need to replenish energy before further traveling!"
"Still not enough energy? Why is that, it's the fifth time to refill energy already."
"Unknown."
Uchiha Yoichi glanced at Plow's energy, now less than 10% remaining. He calculated that it would take filling Plow's energy twelve times with his own Chakra to travel six years ahead.
He had just refilled it five times, and each time the Chakra depletion required a lengthy recovery period.
"Forget it, let's stay here. Traveling to the future really consumes a massive amount. If possible, I might research the Jogan...."
After thinking for a while, Uchiha Yoichi made a decision. A few years aren't much to him, especially with Plow's increasing instability during time travel.
It seems that traveling to the future is filled with uncertainties.
It's just a bit of a wait, as the appearance of Otsutsuki Isshiki is six years away.
"Let's explore alchemy."
After thinking it over, Uchiha Yoichi headed in another direction, planning to settle down. He had refined the Golden Emperor Heaven-Burning Flame, trained with Spiritual Telekinesis, and had Yakujin's alchemy experience.
With the right medicinal materials, Uchiha Yoichi felt he could concoct sixth and seventh-grade elixirs.
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Konoha, Hokage Building.
Here, there is a department dedicated to managing commerce. To do business in Konoha Village, one must register with this department. Since the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War, countries have started to emphasize commerce.
"Hmm.... You want to open a pharmacy?"
The Konoha Ninja looked at the application in front of him and asked uncertainly.
Uchiha Yoichi corrected: "It's a pharmacy not for selling medication, but for acquiring rare medicinal materials, and incidentally selling some secret medicines I've personally crafted."
Stunned, the Konoha Ninja asked: "Oh, sir, are you a medical ninja?"
"No, no, I'm a pharmacist, the purpose of coming here is merely to collect items."
Uchiha Yoichi shook his head, then pointed to the application: "Is it approved?"
"Certainly, but if there's any issue, we'll shut down your store. Got the location sorted?"
Uchiha Yoichi replied: "It's sorted out. On the way here, I happened to find a store for sale, so I purchased it."
Upon hearing this, the Konoha Ninja asked no further questions, stamped the application directly, and Uchiha Yoichi's pharmacy was approved.
This timeline's Konoha encourages commerce but lacks regulation. Uchiha Yoichi's pharmacy opened without any detailed inquiry from Konoha.
If it were in his original timeline, a typical merchant in Konoha wouldn't have the credentials to sell medicine.
After returning, Uchiha Yoichi took over the shop, which was quite spacious; originally a grain store, the owner planned to venture into other businesses, so he intended to hand over the shop.
Due to the spaciousness of the shop, it was hard to find a new owner. Uchiha Yoichi's arrival was timely, otherwise, the three-story shop would have remained vacant.
The first floor was for trading, the second floor modified into an area for alchemy, while the third floor served as the living quarters.
It had been a while since Uchiha Yoichi last engaged in alchemy; he intended to research for a longer time, possibly experimenting with Divine Tree Fruit to create elixirs.
Who knows if there have been any new medicinal materials discovered in this Ninja World, given it's twenty years more advanced than his timeline.
Since the end of the Ninja World War, the Five Great Ninja Villages held peace talks, and within ten years, they've not only avoided conflict but their relations improved. Consequently, the new generation of ninjas didn't experience life-and-death missions.
But they graduate at the age of twelve, still with a child's mindset and without life-and-death experiences to quickly mature them; the new generation of Ninja Academy students are taught by those who experienced the Fourth Great Ninja War, and sometimes their accounts of the war can make these new students yearn for it.
So, when performing tasks, they desperately show off, appearing very childish and immature.
After tidying up all three floors of the pharmacy, placed an advertisement in the newspaper, stating his intention to collect special and rare medicinal materials, those rich in energy or with long growth periods were all within his purchasing range.
chose the largest newspaper in the Ninja World, and his ad, once published, could be seen by people from almost the Five Great Countries, yet he wasn't sure if anyone would come by.
"Time to start alchemy now..."
After finishing all this, went back to the second floor, preparing to hone his alchemy skills; although he had acquired Yakujin's alchemy experience, he stopped after only a short period of practice, while Nohara Rin had been practicing alchemy for a longer time than him.
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"Mom, I'm back."
After finishing a day of classes, returned home and sighed. On the first day of school, she encountered such troublesome matters.
Upon entering the house, saw her mom reading a newspaper and couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what are you reading?"
, snapping back to reality, looked up and apologetically smiled, "Sarada, you're back... sorry, I got distracted, are you hungry?"
shook her head and asked, "Not really hungry, but you, mom, what are you reading? You seem so engrossed."
"Reading an ad, it seems a new pharmacy has opened in Konoha, not only selling secret medicine but mainly buying various rare and exotic medicinal materials. If selected, the minimum reward is a million Ryo...."
Now a housewife, pointed to an advertisement in the newspaper and then rested her chin on her hand, saying, "If we could sell a valuable medicinal material, the pressure of the mortgage would ease a bit, Sarada, should we sell the medicinal materials your father brought back?"
shook her head, "That's up to you, mom, but what's the secret medicine this pharmacy is selling? It doesn't say..."
laughed and asked, "Not sure, we'll check it out next time... enough about that, Sarada, how was your first day at school?"
"Not good at all. The opening ceremony was going smoothly, but that idiot Boruto Uzumaki ruined everything....."
shrugged and waved her hand, "He even got suspended. Being in the same class with this troublesome guy is sure to be problematic."
"Hehe, that guy is quite like his dad, isn't he? Never mind, go wash your hands, it's time for dinner."
quickly waved her hand, thinking back to Naruto's childhood upon hearing about Boruto's antics.
After a while, brought out the prepared dishes, and as they ate, she listened to Sarada talk about the Ninja Academy. Hearing some amusing stories, she would cover her mouth and giggle.
Even though she was almost thirty, she still looked young and beautiful, her figure and appearance showing no signs of her being a mother.
However, since was often away on secret missions with no records, the ninja rewards were hard to calculate.
The family relied solely on 's income, so their house was bought on a mortgage. If weren't the head of the Medical Department, her family's financial pressure would be even greater.
The next day.
After finishing breakfast, said goodbye to , "Mom, I'm off to school, and I've taken my bento."
"Safe travels."
watched her daughter leave, then returned to do housework. Since she didn't have to go to the Konoha Hospital today, she could rest... normally she got two days off each week if there weren't any emergencies.
"What should I do today... maybe check out that pharmacy?"
thought for a moment, then took out the medicinal materials had left behind the last time, which he casually brought back from a mission. She had initially planned to use them to make Soldier Pills, but she didn't get the other required materials, so she dropped the idea.
'There hasn't been any news of Mr. Sasuke coming back lately, maybe I should sell them for some extra household funds....'
After some thought, made up her mind and took out the brocade box containing the medicinal materials, then found the newspaper to check the address before heading out.
"Sakura!"
Not long after leaving, heard someone call her. She turned around and smiled in greeting, "Ino, you're out today?"
waved her hand and smiled, "I just got back from buying some flowers, are you heading to the hospital?"
shook her head, "Hmm~, I'm planning to visit a newly opened pharmacy to see if they're buying medicinal materials. These are from Mr. Sasuke last time, and they're useless just sitting at home....."
Ino asked, "A new pharmacy? Sakura, why not ask Shikamaru if you're selling medicinal materials, isn't his family involved in that business...?"
"Ahaha, I just happened to see the newspaper ad...."
laughed it off; selling to Shikamaru felt like asking for help, so she hadn't approached them.
Quickly changing the subject, said, "Ino, if you're free, why don't you come with me to check it out, it seems to be a newly opened pharmacy, I heard they're also selling secret medicine...."