The deep purple flowing in the small glass tube glowed with a deep faint glow in the morning light.
There is neither the violent roar of Chakra nor the dazzling brilliance of Sealing Jutsu. It lies quietly between the two fingers of Shikaku Nara, as calm as a deep pool.
But the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly fell into a strange stagnation the moment the test tube appeared.
Mitokado Homura's reading glasses completely slipped off and hung precariously on his ears. He didn't even bother to hold them up, his withered neck stiffened and leaned forward, his eyes fixed on the glimmer of light.
Just now, when Shikaku Nara opened the test tube medicine, an extremely pure and refreshing feeling flowed down the nose and went straight to Tianling Gai. That feeling was like the sudden rain from a dry well that had been dry for several months. The soreness and swelling in the brain caused by working at the desk for days to check accounts was wiped away in the blink of an eye!
Utatane Koharu was also stunned. Her withered palms pressed against the edge of the cracked tabletop, her whole figure was fixed in place by a restraining spell, her lips were slightly open, but she couldn't utter a syllable for a long time.
"Shikaku..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly put down his pipe.
The red mark caused by the tobacco falling on the back of his hand was still aching, but he was completely unconscious at the moment. In the depths of old Hokage's pupils, a trace of surprise that even he himself had not noticed flashed. "What is this...?"
"Physical Enhancement Potion Type Two?" Mitokado Homura asked in silence, his voice a little dry, "No... this breath is not the sense of blood that tempers muscles at all, this is..."
"Soul Power."
Shikaku Nara calmly uttered two words.
His voice was not loud, but in the silent conference room, it was as powerful as a thousand words.
"In other words, this is a stable strengthening fluid that acts on the dimensions of the soul and brain nerves."
Shikaku Nara held the test tube, turned his wrist slightly, and let the liquid inside flow slowly under the light. "Minister Senju gave it a very straightforward code name - Mental Enhancement Potion."
Boom!
Mitokado Homura's head buzzed.
A potion that strengthens the power of the soul!
It turns out to be a drug that directly acts on soul energy!
What is Chakra? It is the product of the perfect fusion of physical energy and Mental Energy!
Shinobi World For thousands of years, although the secret technique of tempering the body has been rare, every family and tribe has more or less hidden secrets, such as Akimichi Clan's heat conversion, such as Tsunade's Monstrous Strength tempering. But Mental Energy... that is completely the field of talent that God will reward you with!
Except for special cases such as Uchiha Clan, Yamanaka Clan, and Kurama Clan, which specialize in secret arts, the vast majority of ninjas throughout their lives rely solely on the growth of their mental power through hardships on the edge of life and death and the passive accumulation of age and experience.
And now, what Shikaku Nara is holding is a potion that can directly increase the strength of the soul?!
"This... this is impossible!"
Utatane Koharu screamed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "The brain and soul are forbidden areas of the human body! Even the teacher could not overcome this restriction back then! Tsunade, this is definitely a banned drug that can harm human life.! Just like those evil things that Orochimaru did secretly back then! Shikaku, you are also the pillar of Konoha, how could you be obsessed with this kind of medicine from unknown origin?!"
Faced with Utatane Koharu's angry questioning, Shikaku Nara not only did not get angry, but instead showed a hint of cold ridicule at the corner of his mouth.
He didn't look at Utatane Koharu, he just played with the test tube in his hand, his eyes slightly lowered.
In my mind, I couldn't help but think back to that late night three days ago.
Three days ago, midnight.
Nara clan land, the quiet room where the clan leader lives.
It was a starless and moonless cloudy and rainy day, and the raindrops dripped down the eaves and green tiles, knocking on the bamboo tubes in the courtyard, making regular crisp sounds.
Shikaku Nara was sitting in front of the chessboard, using a weak oil lamp to review the border defense map sent by Intelligence Division during the day.
Hokage Secretary Shizune appeared quietly in the corridor at that time.
She didn't bring Anbu, she didn't even wear regular clothes, just a simple raincoat. She was soaked to the skin, but she had a triple Sealing Jutsu-style insulated lead box in her arms, tightly protecting a package.
Shizune didn't even take a sip of the tea, but just put a small wooden box on the table.
When the buckle of the box popped open, revealing three dark purple potions neatly stacked inside, Shizune leaned into his ear and softly conveyed the original words of Senju Chen:
"Little Chen said that Akimichi Clan got the ticket to the physical body. Yamanaka and Nara should get the key to the brain. One stick increases the purity of the soul and the upper limit of the brain capacity by 30%; three sticks double the power of the soul. Zero rejection and zero sequelae."
At that time, Shikaku Nara's usually calm face showed for the first time a look of shock that was almost out of control.
As Shinobi World's top wise man, he knows very well what these words mean.
Shadow Imitation Technique of the Nara Clan seems to be the embodiment of Yin Release Chakra, but in essence, it relies entirely on the soul power of the caster to pull the enemy's will from a distance!
How many outstanding Jonin members of the Nara clan clearly used their shadows to trap powerful enemies on the battlefield, only to bleed to death from their orifices due to excessive Chakra and mental load?
Doubling the power of the soul means that Nara Clan can double the range of shadow control, double the control time, and can even shadow-fix three powerful men of the same level on the battlefield at the same time!
For the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Switch Technique, doubling the soul power means that Mind Body Switch Technique's hit rate, invasion speed and resilience against backlash will reach a shocking new level!
That night, after Shizune left, Shikaku Nara sat alone in front of the chessboard until dawn.
That night, what flashed through his mind was not how many taels of silver these three potions could cost Nara Clan.
Rather, he followed the purple test tube and completely deduced all the behavioral trajectories of Senju Chen in his mind over the years!
"Elder Koharu."
In the conference room, Shikaku Nara's voice brought everyone's thoughts back to reality.
He raised his head, and his eyes, which were usually sleepy, were as clear as water at this moment, without any trace of confusion.
"Forbidden drugs? Evil magic?"
Shikaku said calmly, "Three days ago, I took an injection myself."
Mitokado Homura was shaken all over.
"Yesterday afternoon, I used the family's secret shadow technique to compete with three senior members of the family, Special Jōnin, in a secret room."
Shikaku's eyes were calm and his tone was calm. "With one Shadow Sewing Technique, the coverage range seamlessly extended from the original radius of twenty meters to thirty-five meters. When three people Chakra tried to break through the restraints at the same time, my brain nerves did not feel any overload or pain."
"Before this, this kind of intense pulling was enough to keep me in bed for three days."