"Mom, you're back?"
Suddenly hearing Ijin's voice behind her gave Yamanaka Ino a start. She quickly turned around and saw her son, Yamanaka Ijin, yawning behind her.
"Where did you go? The bathroom door seems to be broken; I thought you were inside and knocked for ages without any response..."
Hearing Yamanaka Ijin's words, Yamanaka Ino finally breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't that he discovered her sneaking out last night, but that he noticed her absence this morning.
So, Ino put her hands on her hips and said, "I went out early in the morning to buy breakfast because I suddenly didn't want to cook today, so let's eat out; hurry up and freshen up, then come over to eat." Luckily, she decided to buy some breakfast since she didn't have time to make it after coming back.
Thinking of this, Yamanaka Ino couldn't help but rub her lips. It was all Mr. Yoichi's fault, making her busy for over half an hour after taking a bath; otherwise, she'd have time to cook breakfast.
However, during breakfast, Yamanaka Ino was somewhat absent-minded. She wanted to end this relationship, not leave Uchiha Yoichi, but leave Sai.
Uchiha Yoichi's place in her heart was becoming increasingly significant. Every time she was with Uchiha Yoichi, Yamanaka Ino felt time flew by and was never enough.
Divorce!
Then marry Uchiha Yoichi!
This thought kept surfacing in Yamanaka Ino's mind, and she wanted to realize it every day. She wanted to wake up seeing Uchiha Yoichi beside her, not an empty pillow.
That's why Yamanaka Ino couldn't help sneaking out in the middle of the night to find Uchiha Yoichi. Previously, it was always Uchiha Yoichi who came to her.
However, she has another identity as a mother, and she must consider Yamanaka Ijin's thoughts, which has been the obstacle preventing her from taking this step.
"Ijin..."
Yamanaka Ino suddenly spoke at the breakfast table, causing Yamanaka Ijin, who was eating breakfast, to pause and then ask, "What's up, mom?"
"... Do you have enough spending money? Do you want mom to give you some more?"
"It's enough; I don't have anything to spend on. The pocket money you gave me last time hasn't been used up yet."
Yamanaka Ijin waved and said, and besides, he had a few Recovery Pills. Knowing these Recovery Pills were worth at least tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, he carefully stored them.
Although he carried three on him, they were all stored in a Storage Scroll, so he didn't lack money at all now.
Yamanaka Ino nodded and said, "Alright, then study well at the Ninja Academy, and let mom know if you need anything."
"... There's nothing much."
Yamanaka Ijin thought of conversations with Nara Shikatai and Akimichi Chouchou at school and hesitantly asked, "Mom, should I practice Mind Body Transfer Jutsu?"
"..."
Yamanaka Ino paused, but she still had high hopes for Ijin, so she asked, "Do you want to practice? Ijin, if you want, mom will make time to guide your training."
"I may not have much time recently; perhaps I'll wait and practice with Shikatai and Chouchou later, mom..."
"Up to you, I mentioned it to your dad last time, that training matters will be his responsibility..."
Though she spoke expressionlessly, Yamanaka Ino felt somewhat uncomfortable inside. The Ino-Shika-Cho tradition might break in her family, but fortunately, among the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi Clans, her son might not be keen on practicing Mind Body Transfer Jutsu, but other Yamanaka Clan ninjas will continue the Ino-Shika-Cho traditional team.
Ijin sensed something felt off in the atmosphere, so after finishing breakfast, he hurriedly left home.
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"Finally solved, hidden so deeply...."
Uchiha Yoichi looked at the four shriveled Sea Kings corpses in front of him and thought, then quickly rushed toward the sea surface, soon swimming up from the seabed.
The Kamui Clone was already waiting for Uchiha Yoichi on the sea surface. As soon as he emerged, it used the Pupil Technique to absorb Uchiha Yoichi, then entered the Divine Power Space to hurry back using the Kamui Dojutsu.
Victor's manufactured Artificial Divine Tree was in the Divine Power Space; however, there was little life here, causing it to stop growing after migration.
Though it bore a Chakra Fruit, this fruit was extremely weak. Uchiha Yoichi felt even swallowing it would only enhance his power insignificantly; plus, Otsutsuki Urashiki, his clones with diverse genes, weren't ready yet, delaying the final step.
Only by letting the Divine Tree consume these potent gene clones, will the resulting Chakra Fruit grant the eater Divine Technique.
Upon returning to the Divine Power Space, Uchiha Yoichi transferred all the Life Energy from the four Sea Kings into the Divine Tree.
Bang bang bang!
Upon receiving a massive amount of Life Energy, the Divine Tree grew rapidly, soon reaching over a hundred meters high; although still less than a true Divine Tree, it was much stronger.
"... Enough, next is waiting for the sacrifices to mature, then the Divine Tree Fruit can be harvested."
Satisfied, Uchiha Yoichi glanced at the Divine Tree, then had the Kamui Clone send him out; during this period, not only was the Five Great Ninja Villages searching his Kamui Clone, but they were also seeking out the Shell Organization, although Jigen seems to have hidden the Divine Tree and base in a Different Space-Time, now acting like a shrinking rat.
It's only when his vessel gets in trouble that Jigen will emerge; despite Victor's absence, Amado and Kashinkyoshi should attempt to free the vessel, leveraging the Five Great Ninja Villages' power to probe and counter Jigen.