The Food Poisoning Incident!

Konoha Prison.

Shinki led a group to meet Chino and Fūshin.

"Would you like to work for me?" Shinki asked bluntly.

Chino immediately sneered, "Dream on! You've kept us locked up for so long, and you expect us to do things for you? Dream on! (*Ӧ)σ"

Fūshin nodded in agreement. "Chino is right!"

Shinki had already guessed that these two wouldn't be easy to subdue, and said with a grin, "Do you two even know how serious your crimes are? You've killed so many people..."

Chino continued to sneer, "So what? ᴗᴗ"

Shinki smiled knowingly, "Fine, I like your unruly attitude right now."

As he spoke, Shinki's eyes transformed into Sharingan, and his Dōjutsu activation!

"You two will spend a year in the world of Genjutsu, and during that year, I will make you suffer terribly! (σ≧︎▽︎≦︎)σ."

A few minutes passed in the real world...

Chino and Fūshin knelt down and begged for forgiveness, "We were wrong, big brother! We were really wrong! We were just too loud! ꒦ິ^꒦ິ"

Shinki: "No way, I still prefer how you guys were when you were so unruly. (ﾉ∇︎ )"

Chino: "What are you saying, brother? We are truly impressed by your character!"

Fūshin couldn't help but nod. "Yes, yes, yes, Big Brother wins people over with virtue!"

Seeing that the two had behaved themselves, Shinki released them from the prison. "You two go to the Land of Silence..."

After everything was arranged, Shinki walked out of the prison cell.

On the way, Naruto cautiously asked, "These two seem unreliable, can we really trust them?"

"Also, they made such a big mistake, why keep them around? (｡í _ ì｡)"

Shinki: "Both of them possess Kekkei Genkai; keeping them alive will be useful to the village."

"A large tree not only needs a crown and trunk that are exposed to sunlight, but also a root system that is deeply buried in the ground."

Upon hearing Shinki's words, Naruto's gaze towards Shinki changed. "That makes a lot of sense, but I feel like I've heard that before. ヘ(_ _ヘ)"

Shinki laughed, "That old dog Danzo used to say things like that, but there's some truth to it."

Naruto scoffed, "But he still died in the end."

"The 'roots' he managed have all grown above ground; if he doesn't die, who will? ┐(´-`)┌"

After Shinki finished speaking, he quickly walked out of the Prison.

Behind them, Shikamaru reminded Naruto at the opportune moment, "Watch carefully, learn well. To become Hokage, you not only need great strength and a heart that cares for everyone, but also a certain amount of political acumen."

Naruto seemed to understand but not quite. "Does the Shinki also need schemes and tricks?"

Shikamaru shook his head. "He doesn't need to. He's too strong to play mind games. 눈_눈"

Naruto: "Then what he just did...?"

Shikamaru: "He probably just thinks it's fun. (ーー゛)"

Some time passed.

After finishing a day's work in Shinki, I bought some groceries on the way home and headed back.

As soon as he got home, Shinki collapsed onto the sofa. "It feels like there's always something to deal with Tenten."

"Naruto, Naruto..."

Where is he? Did he go out on a date again? (||๐_๐)

Just as Shinki was pondering whether to cook a meal or just grab something quick for dinner tonight...

"Knock knock--"

There was a knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards, Ino's sweet voice came from outside the door. "Shinki, you must be tired from work today. This is the meal I prepared for you..."

Hearing this, Shinki's eyes lit up. Having food to eat without having to lift a finger—how awesome! (ﾉ∇︎ )

Soon, Ino, carrying the food, was invited into Shinki's home.

"Are you all alone at home? Where are Naruto and Sasuke?" Ino asked cautiously, barely able to contain her smile!

Great, Sasuke and Naruto aren't home!

Tonight is my time alone with Shinki!! (^з^)

We'll definitely win! ୧⍢⃝୨

As Shinki unpacked the food Ino had brought, he replied, "Sasuke's on a mission, Naruto's probably on a date..."

"Thank you Ino, for preparing such a sumptuous meal. I'll start eating now..."

A few minutes later, Shinki, suffering from food poisoning, collapsed to the ground...

Ino:(๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!!

"Ah, Shinki! Shinki, are you alright?! ∑(°Д°)"

After a while, Shinki finally recovered. "It's alright, my physical condition is strong enough, the toxins will be eliminated quickly..."

"Ino, don't cook next time..." Shinki's voice was hoarse.

Ino was almost in tears. "I usually cook at home, and my family is fine with it. How Shinki you ate it and it..."

As she spoke, Ino also took a bite of the dish she had made!

"Thump!"

No sooner had she eaten than Ino collapsed to the ground, unconscious!

Shinki:(≖╻≖;)

"This is outrageous!"

Konoha Ninja Hospital

Ino opened her eyes and slowly woke up.

"What am I doing...?"

Shinki, standing nearby, explained with a serious expression, "The food you cooked is fine; we've been poisoned. (눈‸눈)"

"They're using strong medicine again..."

"If I weren't physically strong, and if I hadn't been there when you fainted, we probably would already be..."

Ino looked terrified after hearing this. "How could such a thing happen? Has the real culprit who poisoned us been found? (꒪⌓꒪)"

Shinki shook his head. "We've already sent the Anbu to investigate. Think carefully, after you cooked the food, whose hands did it pass through...?"

"There's no one else here..." Ino immediately shook her head.

"Okay, it's alright. Be careful these next couple of days. I'll send a Shadow Clone to take care of you..." Shinki said before leaving the hospital.

Just as I stepped out, I bumped into Naruto was rushing to the hospital.

Naruto was also carrying a child in his arms.

Naruto was shocked when he saw Shinki: "I heard you were hospitalized with food poisoning, and you're better so quickly?! ⊙▽⊙"

Shinki was speechless. "Does this guy look like someone who would get poisoned? It's Ino who's poisoned."

"Oh, by the way, be careful these next few days. I need to investigate who poisoned me, I have to go now..."

Naruto spoke up, "No need to go, I've already caught him. (๑ت๑)"

As he spoke, Naruto showed off the little brat he had caught.

Shinki looked at the child, his face filled with disbelief. "Him? He looks no more than eight years old! And he poisoned Ino's food?! ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞"

Naruto offered no explanation, released the child, and glared at him, saying, "Explain yourself! ╰_╯"

The child was so frightened by the scene that his legs went weak. He knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and said, "I really didn't know it was poison. I just poured some into Ino's food when she wasn't looking..."

Shinki: "Who ordered you to do this?! ꐦ≖ ≖"

After asking the questions, Shinki felt that the child was having too much trouble answering them, so he used his Mind Body Switch Technique to look through the child's memories and identified the culprit!

A few minutes later, a defiant-looking man with a thick beard was brought into the Hokage's Office!

He was the mastermind behind the poisoning, and the biological father of the child Naruto captured.

Furthermore, he was a former member of 'Root' and had connections with Gengo, making his background extremely complex!

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