Mind-Locking Spirit Medicine

Seeing Naruto's confusion, Wu Di explained with a smile.

"Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique is one of the finest physical arts from my homeland."

"It can render the recipient completely immobile in an instant!"

At the mention of "physical arts," Naruto sighed and shook his head, looking somewhat disappointed.

"Huh? So it's just a physical art?"

"Trash. A complete waste of my hundred taels!"

Wu Di waved his hand, a sly grin spreading across his face as he looked at him.

Naruto suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Then, Wu Di shouted, "Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique!"

Two fingers extended, piercing the air.

Caught off guard, Naruto felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then his entire body went stiff, losing all ability to move.

Wu Di slowly picked up his teacup, walked a few steps to Naruto's side, and took a gentle sip.

"Kid, do you still think this physical art is trash now?"

"You see, in a duel between experts, the difference often comes down to just one or two seconds."

"Look how long you've been frozen now!"

Naruto suddenly understood, rolling his eyes to look at Wu Di, who showed no sign of stopping.

"Think about it." Wu Di licked his lips with a wicked grin. "If you're out of money and a rich guy happens to walk right up to you..."

He didn't finish the sentence, just shot Naruto a meaningful look.

The rest of the picture, he'd leave to Naruto's imagination.

Naruto's mind began to wander.

A greedy drool trickled from the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't wait to try it out himself.

Seeing this, Sakura couldn't help but shiver.

The bystanders who had been watching nearby suddenly changed expressions, clutching their wallets tightly and backing away.

They were genuinely afraid Naruto might use that move to openly swipe their purses.

Everyone in the village knew his father, Minato Namikaze, had died sealing the Nine-Tails.

If he actually robbed someone of a few hundred taels with this technique, even complaining to the Hokage would get them nowhere.

"This place is trouble. I'm out of here!" One villager quickly turned and slipped away, hunched over.

Another villager, seeing this, put on an urgent expression. "Oh right, I just remembered—my wife's in labor today. I'm leaving too!"

In an instant, the front of the Scratch-off ticket shop fell quiet, leaving only Sakura and Naruto.

Naruto fumed, "Boss, you've frozen me, but when are you going to undo it!"

Wu Di scratched his head.

After absorbing the information on Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique, he'd realized the manual was incomplete—it only had the sealing part, not the unsealing.

However, the book's end noted it would automatically release after five minutes.

"Just wait a bit longer. Once the five minutes are up, it'll undo itself!"

With that, Wu Di turned and looked around.

He noticed the customers who had just left didn't seem to have gone far.

The one whose wife was supposedly in labor was still across the street, chatting and laughing with a middle-aged woman, occasionally glancing this way.

He could basically guess that these people were starting to get curious about the Scratch-off tickets.

If they were all curious, how far off could his money-making days be?

Sakura looked at the slightly quiet Scratch-off shop, sighed, and turned to leave.

Wu Di's eyes darted, and he walked out with his teacup, blocking her path.

"You there, little beauty in pink, please hold on."

Sakura eyed him warily, her hand behind her back slowly clenching into a fist.

Wu Di waved his hand gently.

"Don't misunderstand. I just want to ask you something."

"At your age, you must have someone you like, right?"

Sakura froze, her face suddenly flushing bright red, and she quickly denied it. "No, absolutely not."

"Then why is your face red?"

"You must be too shy to say it!"

"But that's fine. Being shy is normal."

Wu Di chuckled as he pulled two tickets from the pile of scratch-offs.

"Try your luck—who knows, if you scratch something good, maybe you'll win their heart!"

At first, Sakura hadn't felt much about this shop.

But after the boss said that, she suddenly felt a flicker of interest.

She fumbled through her wallet and realized she'd only brought two hundred ryō with her today.

"Then give me two of the hundred-ryō ones!"

She said quietly, placing the silver notes on the counter.

Wu Di casually handed her two scratch-offs worth a hundred each.

She clutched them in her hands, a cold sweat forming on her palms.

She'd never gambled before in her life. Today was her first time, and besides excitement, she felt a hint of nervousness.

She copied Naruto's method, using her own key to scrape the gray coating off the top.

Before long, a glimmer of golden light emerged.

Wu Di's eyes lit up.

Another win! What was it this time?

He looked closely, and from the scratched-off ticket, a packet of powder wrapped in talisman paper floated out. The corresponding information instantly imprinted itself in Wu Di's mind.

Seeing the cheesy effect of this powder, he couldn't help but clear his throat.

"This... what is it?" Sakura asked, puzzled.

Wu Di scratched his head and explained, "This thing is called Mind-Locking Spirit Medicine!"

"Take it home, write your crush's name on the talisman paper, then mix the powder into a drink for them."

"Within the set time limit, your crush's heart will only have room for you!"

Sakura's eyes suddenly lit up, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

"Absolutely real—fake and I'll refund or replace it!"

Then, she scratched open the next ticket.

A few seconds later, a golden light flashed.

Across the street, the man chatting with a middle-aged woman's eyes widened: "Whoa, another win?"

The old woman was confused and asked, "Another what?"

The man turned his head and brushed it off with, "Nothing, nothing."

But inside, he muttered: Is this shop's win rate really that high? I've got to come back and check later.

Back in the shop, Sakura was hopping with excitement.

She'd only gambled twice, and both times she'd won!

How could she not be thrilled?

Holding the thick book in her hands, she asked, "Boss, what's this thing?"

Wu Di glanced at the book's info and explained, "This book hides everyone's heart's treasure inside. Just open a page, and you'll sense the direction of the treasure."

Just then, Naruto also broke free from the point-sealing technique, his eyes shining as he stared at Sakura.

"Sakura, with this book, we can come here to scratch off tickets all the time, right!"

Sakura's face darkened: "I can come all the time—what's it got to do with you!"

Naruto was left speechless, wearing an expression of being rejected, staring at Sakura like a scorned lover.

Right then, behind them.

A boy about their age, dressed in a blue-gray outfit and wearing sunglasses, spoke quietly: "Naruto, Sakura, it's time to go to school."

Naruto turned around and suddenly jolted.

"Right, today's the graduation day at the Ninja Academy—how could I forget that!"

"Thanks, Shino!"

[Author's Note]: The hilarity is about to begin—brace yourselves for a storm of comedic chaos.

Special note: This book is packed with comedic scenes from start to finish, with a light and humorous style, and a daily minimum of ten thousand words.

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