Awakening Of Uchiha [Naruto/One Piece]

Chapter 32: Uchiha Kaori Made Up A Story

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Not only Mito, but even Tsunade sitting beside her was filled with curiosity!

This kind of amazing transformation was truly fascinating.

If I could get my hands on this method to improve vitality and physique, my strength would likely increase dramatically, Tsunade thought excitedly. At the same time, Grandma's problem could be completely solved!

If she wasn't afraid of Kaori reprimanding her again or causing unnecessary misunderstandings, she would have asked outright already.

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"Nothing is hidden!"

Hearing Mito's question, Kaori took a sip of tea, smiled faintly, and said, "Since I decided to come here this time, I anticipated something like this and prepared myself for such questions."

"It's nothing extraordinary. It's just that my son recently became enlightened and has made some progress in researching medical techniques and medicines."

"He developed a method to compensate for the loss of life force, restore vitality, and even replenish the source of life."

"He also came up with a way to nurture the eyes and strengthen the optic nerves. That's all."

Mito's expression stiffened slightly upon hearing this: "…"

Tsunade also froze, speechless, as if exchanging glances with Mito to say: Do we look like fools? If you're unwilling to tell the truth, at least make up a more convincing lie!

However, none of this mattered at the moment.

As long as they could confirm that Kaori truly possessed a method to restore vitality and replenish the source of life, that was enough.

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"Let me cut straight to the point," Mito said without hesitation. "Because I sealed the Nine Tails, my vitality has been constantly draining and over-consumed.

"If I can't find a way to reverse this, I will only have a few years left to live.

"What conditions do I need to meet for you to share this method of replenishing vitality and even restoring life force?"

Mito didn't want to waste time beating around the bush. She knew it was meaningless to play games with someone like Kaori.

Kaori wasn't the type to fall for tricks. It was better to be direct and decisive. That way, it would also leave a better impression.

"As expected of Mito, always so straightforward," Kaori said knowingly, smiling faintly.

She added, "But there's no need to rush into negotiations. Let my Katsumi take a look at your condition first. He'll need to understand your specific situation."

"Only then can we address the symptoms with the right solution."

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"Huh?" Mito blinked in surprise and turned her gaze to Katsumi before glancing back at Kaori.

"Are you serious?"

You're really going to stick to this story?

Kaori could clearly see her disbelief but didn't explain further. She merely chuckled and said, "You'll know soon enough. Just give it a try."

Mito stared at her intently for a few moments before nodding. "Alright, let's give it a shot."

She wanted to see how Kaori planned to justify this claim later.

After all, could a six-year-old child like Katsumi really have this kind of ability? That was simply impossible.

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"What do I need to do?" Mito asked, turning her attention to Katsumi.

"Just place your hand on the table," Katsumi said calmly, raising his small hand in demonstration.

"Alright."

Without hesitation, Mito rested her hand on the table and extended her palm in front of Katsumi.

Katsumi raised his small hand and lightly placed his fingers on her wrist.

With his limited but effective medical skills, he quickly assessed Mito's physical condition.

Her situation wasn't complicated. As expected, it was primarily due to the excessive loss of vitality.

What she needed was a method to replenish her vitality. However, considering how much she had lost, the only way to completely resolve her issue would be through the use of life potions.

Of course, this still wouldn't prevent her from continuously consuming vitality to suppress the tailed beast within her in the future. She would need to take medicine regularly to maintain balance.

"It's okay!"

After thoroughly assessing the situation, Katsumi withdrew his hand and nodded slightly at Kaori.

Then, under the curious and slightly doubtful gazes of Mito and Tsunade, he spoke calmly:

"I understand your condition. There's no other problem with your body—you're in good health overall.

"The issue lies solely in the excessive loss of vitality.

"As long as you take the life potion, you'll be able to replenish the lost vitality all at once.

"Of course, this doesn't account for the natural loss of vitality due to aging."

If even the vitality lost to aging could be replenished, it wouldn't simply be a life potion—it would be an elixir of life or even an immortality potion. Obviously, Katsumi's life potion didn't have such miraculous properties.

Life span involves far more complex aspects, such as the essence of life itself, cellular division limits, and other deeper biological factors.

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"Life potion?"

Both Mito and Tsunade asked curiously, "What is that?"

Mito then turned to Kaori and asked, "Is it the potion you used to recover?"

At this point, she had started to believe in Katsumi's abilities, admitting that he genuinely had remarkable medical skills and the capacity to treat ailments.

Is what Kaori said actually true? Is it really her son who awakened such talents? Uzumaki Mito wondered skeptically.

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"Not exactly," Kaori said, shaking her head. "You know my condition was far more complicated than yours, so treating it was much more troublesome.

"It took me over half a month to recover!"

Of course, if she had had access to a life potion at the time, her recovery might have been expedited. But it hadn't been necessary—there were advantages to recovering at a slower pace, and her physical state back then wouldn't have tolerated rapid recovery.

"I see," Mito said with a nod. It was true that Kaori's condition had been more complex.

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"So, what are the conditions for me to obtain this life potion?" Mito asked.

"And once I take it, will I no longer have to suffer from excessive vitality loss in the future?"

"Not entirely," Katsumi replied before Kaori could speak. He shook his head slightly and continued:

"Taking the life potion will only replenish the vitality you've already lost.

"However, since you'll still be suppressing the tailed beast daily, you'll need to take nutritional pills regularly to offset the extra vitality consumed."

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"Nutritional pills?" Mito asked.

"Yes," Katsumi replied. "They're another type of medicine I developed.

"These pills provide large amounts of high-quality nutrition in a short time, quickly restoring physical strength and energy, relieving fatigue, and even supplementing mild vitality.

"You could think of them as a super-enhanced version of the military ration pill."

"These pills will be sold in the new pharmacy our Uchiha clan plans to open soon. You'll be able to purchase them as needed."

"That's the gist of it."

Having explained, Katsumi looked at his mother and said, "Mom, you can handle the negotiations now."

With that, he returned to his seat beside her and sat quietly, no longer speaking.

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"Understood," Kaori said with a smile and a nod. She turned to Mito and said, "Three conditions:

"First, from today onward, the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan will form an alliance and advance or retreat together as one.

"I'm sure you've noticed that Senju Tobirama's disciples are neither honest nor kind-hearted.

"Both Senju and Uchiha are targets for suppression—or worse, elimination—by their faction.

"We share a common enemy."

"Agreed," Uzumaki Mito replied without hesitation. "I won't deny that. I accept the alliance."

Forming an alliance with the Uchiha clan couldn't make their current situation any worse.

Moreover, based on the abilities demonstrated by Uchiha Katsumi and the recent reforms within the Uchiha clan, their future potential might far exceed her expectations.