The Yamanaka clan has recently made a lot of money from the sale of

  the Healing Stones, and the pockets of the developer and producer,

  Ryo, were also getting lled.

  When Obito and Rin arrived, the 4 of them enjoyed a good meal in the

  barbecue shop. The charm of barbecued meat was strong enough to

  even keep Obito o

  of quarreling with Kakashi.

  After the barbecue, the 4 walked around the streets of Konoha talking

  about the recent situation.

  “Obito, who is the one to be our instructor now?”


  “That, I don’t know.” Being an Uchiha, Obito usually is well informed

  about whatever happens in the village. Rin tried to ask him this

  question but she didn’t expect him to have no answer.

  “Huh, you already know that you are together in a group?” Ryo didn’t

  hear their teacher dividing them into groups yet. So he asked them

  about it.

  “Before the exam, Obito told me that everyone will pass. And he also

  said that we will be in a team together.”


  “It seems that the war is coming soon!” The xed

  results should only

  mean that they are needed in the upcoming war.

  Ryo remembered how the 3 world war originally erupted. It was

  because the 3 Kazegake went missing. Back when Jiraya went to the

  sand to collect information, there were so many internal problems

  there, and it’s safe to assume from his description that it’s because

  Sasori went Rogue.

  Actually, it was after that fact that Sasori assassinated the 3

  Kazekage who came to pursue him. The Sand used this as an excuse

  to wage war. The world war seems to be really close.

  “Kakashi, Obito, Rin. The war is about to begin. Everyone will be sent

  to the battleeld.

  These are Healing Stones that I made, 30 of them,

  10 for each of you. Their eect

  is similar to that of the Healing Palm.”


  Ryo distributed the stone to his friends.

  Kakashi already knew what it was, so he took them. Obito and Rin saw

  him do it and did not refuse.

  “There’s only so much that I can do. Be careful on the battleeld.

  Especially Obito, I’m relying on you. You’re a hero.”


  rd

  rd

  He knew that Obito was taken in by Madara in the Kannabi Bridge

  battle, and that Rin was accidentally killed by Kakashi a year before

  Minato became the 4 Hokage. But that was in the Manga. Now this is

  his real world.

  He can never guarantee that their experience in the Manga would not

  be repeated. Now he just can try everything possible that he can do in

  hope that all three of them survive.

  After bidding farewell with the 3, Ryo went back to the 3 training

  ground, where Yugao was still waving her sword. This was no easy

  feat for a four year old girl.

  “Yugao, stop, I have something to say to you.”


  Hearing Ryo’s voice, Yugao stopped her practice. He never interrupted

  her training, this must be something important.

  “What’s the matter Ryo Nii-san?”


  “Yugao, starting tomorrow, I want you to stop coming to the 3

  training ground.”


  “Why?”


  “There is a war that’s about to take place. Ryo Onii-san needs to make

  some preparations.”


  th

  Yugao nodded her head. Although she had never experienced the

  war, she was already terried

  because of the words of her parents

  and her surroundings.

  “Ryo Nii-san, after the war ends, I want you to come teach me.” Her

  bright smile brought warmth to Ryo’s heart.

  After seeing her leave, Ryo began going all out on making healing

  stones. The 3 knows that he can make 30 per day, but he actually

  can go beyond that.

  A month later, Ryo made 1100 stones. He gave 900 to his clan to sell,

  and still had over 200 in hand.

  Now that he has that, he became relaxed. He doesn’t have to make

  any more stones. Over the past 3 months, he made over 2700 of

  them. 2500 are enough for the village to go through this war.

  Now, he needs to work on his wind release. The 1 enemies that

  Konoha is going to face in the upcoming war are the Sand Ninja, who

  have many wind release users.

  Ryo was not worried about the puppeteers of the Sand. I can cope

  with their speed and physical attacks and with their poisons as well.

  But he didn’t know much about wind release. He wants now to learn

  as much as possible about it.

  Minato was an expert in wind release, but unfortunately he has just

  become the tutor for the Kakashi three. He shouldn’t be available.

  rd

  st

  Jiraya was sent back by the 3 to the Sand village to get more

  information. With both of them away from here, Ryo decided to go to

  Konoha’s library in order to nd

  the info he wants.

  Suddenly, right before leaving the 3 training ground, Ryo felt a

  strong unfamiliar aura behind his back.

  It was closing in on him. Ryo quietly entered the Ice Elementization

  mode and opened up his Yin seal.

  Ryo walked away from where the aura was coming, but it closed in on

  his really fast: Ryo directly went into his Lightning-Ice Chakra mode

  and as the one behind him attacked, he avoided it!

  Ryo looked at the attacker: Long black hair, golden snake like eyes,

  purple eye shadows, pale skin: It was Orochimaru!

  “Orochimaru San! Head of the technology core in the village!” Ryo use

  to be a fan of Orochimaro! This is the Ninja who believes the most in

  science, cell culture, human experiments, reincarnation, and cloning.

  “Ryo Kun, meeting you for the 1 time, I couldn’t keep myself from

  testing your skills! Please don’t be oended

  by this.” Orochimaru’s

  voice was hoarse and emotionless. But Ryo heard kindness within it.

  They are both believers in science, so he was biased towards him.

  “You are Orochimaru san?”


  “Yes that’s me!”


  rd

  rd

  st

  Ryo was actually relieved when he knew that the attacker was

  Orochimaru. At this point in time, he still had feelings for konoha, and

  was still respectful to his Sensei Sarutobi. Ryo wasn’t worried at all.

  “Ryo Kun, I heard that you successfully developed the Healing

  Stones?”


  When Orochimaru returned to Konoha from his mission the Land of

  Earth, he heard from the 3 about Ryo success. This wasn’t the 1

  time he heard about his name. He heard before of this little kid

  comparable to Tsunade.

  At 1 , he thought that this was just a pawn put there to stabilize the

  medical system after Tsunade left. When he found out he saved

  Sakumo from taking his own life after all doctors considered him

  dead, he was impressed by this feat, but he thought that he is being

  extremely overhyped. Nobody in his eyes would get close to

  Tsunade’s skill, and nobody knew Tsunade’s skill better than him.

  Ryo’s success with the healing stones was what nally

  got him

  interested.

  When he wanted to meet him, he heard that he was always training in

  the 3 training grounds. So he went there to nd

  him, and he didn’t

  expect to bump into him on his way out.

  “Yes Orochimaru san. I’ve developed them indeed!” Orochimaru

  looked at the kid who was interested in talking to him, and had to

  admit his excellence from the way he dodged him!