Chapter 181: Playing cards against common sense
"I really didn't expect that there are so many interesting medicinal materials and formulas here."
In a herbal medicine shop in Xing Ninja Village, Naoko, who had spent a lot of time, touched her sweat and looked at her results happily.
She didn't know if it was because the ninjas here were generally physically deficient in secret arts, but there were quite a few medicinal materials and folk remedies from various countries here, which made her very satisfied.
Although the Bear Country is relatively remote, surrounded by poisonous gas and has rugged canyon roads, most businessmen do not like to come here.
However, there are always some adventurous businessmen who are willing to take risks to buy the unique plants and meteorites here, and they will also bring special products from other places.
Although most star ninjas don't know that they have problems due to practicing secret arts, everyone has headaches and brain fever from time to time, and minor ailments are already normal, so the medical treatment and medicine here are quite advanced.
Perhaps, it is precisely because everyone is so prone to "getting sick" that everyone has become accustomed to it!
"Thank you, grandpa, for patiently guiding me for so long and teaching me so many prescriptions."
"Haha, you're welcome. It makes me very happy to see you young people so energetic!"
An old man in the store looked at Naoko with a very kind smile, looking very grateful.
"What's more, you are a distinguished guest of Konoha. Your parents often come to our village to treat everyone's illnesses. I should be the one to thank you! In the future, you may be the one to save the old man."
"Hey, this is what we should do."
Naoko felt a little embarrassed by the old man's praise and scratched her cheek.
She originally wanted to take a stroll nearby, but she didn't expect to meet an enthusiastic old man.
After entering a certain medicine store and encountering an unknown medicinal herb, Naoko originally wanted to write it down and go back and ask her parents. However, the old man saw her confusion and took the initiative to teach her a lot of useful knowledge.
Even during meal time, the old man recommended her to have a special meal.
Moreover, it seemed that because the old man was a regular customer and highly respected by everyone, the meal was free, which made Naoko feel quite embarrassed.
However, the old man said that he was alone and usually very lonely, so he was happy to chat with the children. Naoko also chatted with the old man seriously for a long time.
"Grandpa, I'm really troubling you today! Why don't I take you back!"
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Naoko felt a little regretful, but she did have to go back.
However, the sky was so dark, and the roads in Star Ninja Village were not as flat and neat as those in Konoha. This made Naoko feel uneasy, so she naturally wanted to send people back.
"Then I'm sorry to bother you, little girl." The old man said with a smile, "When you get old, you can't accept aging. It's true that your eyes can't see clearly."
The old man did not refuse. He was supported by Naoko and slowly walked in a certain direction according to his guidance.
——That direction is exactly the direction of Xingying Building.
The old man is naturally the third generation Hoshikage of the Hoshi Ninja Village.
'After spending a day and playing the role of a caring and kind grandfather for so long, this little girl should realize my kindness and kindness.'
The old man stared at Naoko with thoughtful eyes.
In fact, he has long known that practicing the secret technique of "Star" will cause damage to the human body, and the reason why he can live so long is naturally to stop losses in time and pay attention to health preservation.
His strength is not very high. He became the leader mainly because of his age and prestige. Now he is basically useless and is no different from ordinary people.
Anyway, the head of a village doesn't need to take action very often, and he is old, so it doesn't matter.
The power of "Star" is the foundation of the Star Ninja Village. If they did not practice the secret technique, their Ninja Village would probably cease to exist long ago. Therefore, even if he knew the dangers of the "Star" secret technique, he must still do it for the village.
The continuation of this secret technique continues.
He has lived for more than a hundred years, so he is naturally used to seeing wind and rain, and he also knows that paper cannot cover fire.
Time will erase many traces, causing the new generation to forget the lessons of the past. However, after repeating the same mistakes, as time goes by, everyone will definitely discover the problem with the "star".
Therefore, in the cycle of reincarnation, after discovering Akahoshi's ambition, he chose to let it go.
Without his acquiescence, how could Akahoshi's actions be so smooth? And how could it be possible for Konoha's senior medical ninjas to come to treat the ninjas in the village?
He just pretended not to know.
For the sake of his own authority and reputation, the Third Hoshikage has decided to let Akahoshi take the blame, and he is just a "blinded" leader who thinks about everyone.
Akahoshi thought he knew everything, but he didn't expect that he was just a chess piece in his hand.
For the third generation Hoshikage, everything he does is to allow the Hoshi Ninja Village to continue. Therefore, as long as outstanding seedlings are cultivated, then the secret technique of "Star" can naturally be suspended for a period of time.
This is something that ordinary people cannot do, and it is also difficult to ensure that there will be a genius who practices secret arts. However, the third generation of Xingying has found a good successor.
——Summer and fireflies.
The young man Yinghuo looks gentle and gentle, but in fact he is very scheming. If the other party takes over the position of leader a hundred years later, he will definitely be able to make all the plans perfectly.
What's even better is that his wife Natsuhi is an absolute genius and can actually reach the level of jounin without any serious physical damage. Even their child Subaru is very talented.
Originally, the three generations of Star Shadows would choose to announce the truth at the right time to restore people's hearts and ensure the number and health of the next generation. However, I thought this time would be longer.
However, now, except for the two good young talents of Natsuhi and Yinghuo in their Hoshi Ninja Village, the third generation Hoshikage has decided to start a new round of reincarnation.
There is a truly powerful Jonin in the Xiaonin Village, which is enough to support the growth of two generations.
Therefore, the Third Hoshikage actually expected the Konoha ninjas to "justly" expose Akahoshi's conspiracy, and then he, the leader, would be "furious and heartbroken", so he just berated this guy with a hot temper and poor strength, and banned him from practicing the secret of the "Star"
Technique, and then support Xia Tian and Yinghuo to ascend.
It's a pity that Konoha ninjas are not as "just" as they used to be.
The Third Hoshikage couldn't help but miss the First Daime, who was truly benevolent and easy to fool... Ahem, a great ninja with a broad mind!
It was the Shodaime who cooperated with him at that time, which made his status unshakable. Even if he was able to live for such a long time, in addition to stopping his ninjutsu training and health care in time, the treatment of that adult also helped a lot.
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It's a pity that the later generations have lost the reputation of the first generation and don't even dare to make a small report.
The Third Hoshikage also didn't expect that the grumpy old brother Akahoshi, who seemed very careless, also had his own little agenda.
Akahoshi's words in contact with Konoha at that time were "This is the leader's instruction", which made Konoha no longer interested in participating in the internal affairs of other ninja villages, and he accidentally got the truth.
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Others don't know about the strange twists and turns of the two people's routines and counter-routines. For the third generation of Hoshikage, since "if the mountain doesn't come, I will be there, then I will go to the mountain" and directly approached Naoko.
He deliberately chose to get close to a girl among several children because he knew that girls are relatively patient and easy to coax. Unfortunately, the other party was very tight-lipped today and did not disclose any information.
But it doesn't matter, his character has been established.
Previously, he deliberately told everyone to treat him as an ordinary old man, just to reduce the sense of status gap between the two and let the little girl treat him as an enthusiastic grandfather.
Next, as long as the little girl returns him to the Star Shadow Building, she will naturally know his identity as "Star Shadow", and she will definitely be shocked!
At that time, while the other party's mind is shaken, he can use a very skillful and casual insinuation to get the information from a few words, and then successfully perform the script.
"Grandpa, are you sure you didn't go the wrong way?"
Naoko looked at the fewer and fewer houses and shops with confusion, not sure.
"It seems like this is..."
"Yes, this is my Xingying's office building."
"Eh?!!"
As expected, Naoko looked shocked.
"Could it be said that you are the third generation star shadow..."
"Yes, I am..."
"——'s father?"
"Three Generations of Star Shadows."
"..."
The atmosphere felt a little awkward for a while.
The corner of Sandai Xingying's mouth twitched, little girl, why don't you act according to common sense?
On the other hand, Naoko looked at the Third Hoshikage with a strange expression.
Chapter completed!