Haido had no desire to waste any more time and spoke up to smooth things over.
He held out a hand to stop Miki Yūya and He Yan, who were about to start trading insults again, forcibly ending their pointless argument.
Naruto stood to one side, his face full of urgency, repeatedly urging them on:
"Once we get the Gelel Stone's source power, Yūya's legs can be completely healed. He'll be able to stand again!"
Shikamaru folded his arms, his expression cool and his face wearing its trademark look of finding everything a drag. His tone was plainly impatient. Konoha was a third party; all they cared about was Miki Yūya's condition.
"Elder, there's no point in arguing over nothing. Let's get straight to business."
With the two of them pressing the issue, the room finally fell silent.
He Yan looked at these headstrong young people-Haido with his hidden ambitions, and the resolute Konoha trio.
Then there was Miki Yūya, waiting to have his legs healed. He Yan let out a heavy sigh, his eyes filled with deep helplessness.
"My family has been stationed in these underground ruins for generations.
For a thousand years, our only duty has been to guard the Gelel Stone ore vein."
"You only know that the Gelel Stone can heal wounds. What you don't know is that ordinary people cannot properly use its power at all.
Throughout history, only those of the kingdom's royal bloodline could perfectly accommodate the Gelel Stone's power without suffering any backlash."
He Yan still wanted to try to warn them.
"Anyone else, whether a ninja or an ordinary person, will suffer bodily effects if they forcibly absorb the ore vein's source power. They might die, or their bodies might mutate!"
The moment He Yan finished speaking, Miki Yūya lifted his