Two years

The time flies.

Konoha, 32 years old.

In early summer, the weather was relatively warm, but not too hot.

This day is special——

The day the heroes returned!

Of course, the war is not completely over.

Returning heroes are just the wounded on the front lines. They will no longer be able to survive as ninjas.

On the battlefield, they became a burden to their teammates. They must be escorted back to Konoha from the front lines and can only spend the rest of their lives in the village.

After the return of a large number of wounded, there are also the corpses of ninjas who have fallen asleep forever.

So on these days of fine weather, some people are silent, some people cry, and there may even be tears in their eyes, but it's not the kind of tears of joy.

Although there is no order, the people of Konoha held a solemn ceremony to welcome the heroes.

But the adults who awaited the return of the heroes kept their sadness silent. The lively and active children did not know what was happening and did not dare speak indiscriminately. They just remained silent in the painful atmosphere.

War is never a pretty thing.

—— Baishi's house.

Shiraishi is not very interested in meeting these so-called heroes.

He has no relatives to participate in this war, so it's not necessary to meet the heroes.

However, Shiraishi knew that Ruri would go there to receive her relatives. As a member of the Uchiha clan, she had an obligation to welcome clan members returning from the expedition.

If she was just Ruri, Shiraishi felt that he would meet Ruri at the entrance to the village.

But there must be many Uchihas around Ruri, if he followed her, he would always feel out of place.

Because of this consideration, Shiraishi felt that he should stay in his own house, after all, he still had a lot of experiments to do.

Two years later, Shiraishi not only learned the various medical ninjutsu from the scroll given to him by Ruri but also mastered them.

To be honest, Shiraishi is very confident about his level of medical ninjutsu.

Also, the rest of his growth was not left behind.

In Ruri's assessment, he now has a strength equivalent to a Chūnin.

Ruri passed the rigorous clan selection a year ago and possessed chūnin-level strength, and Baishi can be compared to Ruri, of course, he also has the strength of a chūnin.

However, he never exposed his true strength. In the eyes of others, he is still an ordinary student at the Ninja School.

He belongs to the kind of existence that is thrown into the crowd very imperceptibly.

In this time setting aside the three basic Jutsus, he also mastered the mystic palm technique, hemostasis and chakra scalpel, medical ninjutsu necessary for an excellent medical ninja were also mastered.

As long as you understand its essence, it's not difficult for Shiraishi to learn.

In addition, he has a mature soul, far superior to ordinary people in self-control, and the time devoted to cultivation is almost several times longer than ordinary people.

Except for normal rest and classes, the rest of the time is spent in practice.

It was also after many difficulties that he achieved the present results.

Among the compartments of the house, this is a small laboratory specially prepared by Shiraishi.

On the table are many decanters, test tubes, utensils, and Bunsen burners with red and blue flames.

There are also some glass jars, which contain a clear solution, some rare plant specimens are immersed in the solution, and also some specimens of animal organs such as eyes, liver, and other important organs.

Then the data were recorded on the computer.

Shiraishi was quite surprised as he didn't expect Ninja World, where the industry was underdeveloped, to already have computers.

Although Ninja World's computer processing system has not reached a very high level in Shiraishi's view, it is better to have it than not have it.

He is only good in the fields of chemistry, biology, pharmacology, etc. Although he also knows mechanics and electronics, he is not proficient.

Shiraishi can't do things like computers. Professional matters can only be handled by professionals.

And this computer with a very low processing system level, in Shiraishi's opinion, is still very useful in his research.

Scientific research is like a bottomless pit that has devoured Shiraishi's few assets over the past two years.

At this point, Baishi's funding has hit rock bottom, so his research progress will naturally slow down.

He can collect raw materials himself, but some fancy equipment and some more precious materials still need to be obtained by investing money.

Just when Shiraishi was upset about this, the door was suddenly closed.

Shiraishi left work to check who had entered her house.

Sure enough, it was Ruri.

At eight years old, she is slightly taller than she was two years ago, and although she is still childish, her eyes have become sharper and colder, giving people a sense of inhumanity.

Although she is a bit cold, Ruri is not a gregarious person.

She doesn't know how to accommodate others or how to handle interpersonal relationships, but she is eager to strengthen herself.

So she is a fierce person.

This may have something to do with the traditional personality of the Uchiha clan, who are generally very passionate about fighting.

Shiraishi believed that if it weren't for the true strength that made her look at her differently, it would be difficult to even say the last sentence.

It's because both parties know a little about each other's secrets that Shiraishi thinks he and Ruri are good partners.

"Is the welcoming ceremony over so soon?"

Shiraishi took Ruri inside the house and asked out of curiosity.

According to Shiraishi's estimation, Ruri must spend a day with the returning Uchiha clan heroes.

"No, I just left early, but a lot of people in the clan sacrificed themselves, and some people can't live like ninjas anymore."

Ruri's mood seemed a little depressed.

"After all, it's a war."

Shiraishi sighed in emotion.

Death or disability in war is natural.

"Why did not you go?"

Ruri asked Baishi this question.

"I have no relatives coming back from this war."

Ruri then remembered that Baishi's parents had already died on the mission a long time ago.

"I am sorry."

"It's okay, I don't care about that kind of thing, I'm just a little free on my own."

Baishi smiled at Ruri, said she didn't mind and walked towards the house.

Ruri followed Baishi to Baishi's private research room.

Shiraishi did not hide the research.

After all, what he did was not a dubious experiment, even if Ruri knew, she wouldn't say nonsense.

That kind of tacit understanding was cultivated in two years.

Although she still hasn't reached the highest level of 'Don't tell me, I already understand', Ruri is not a person who likes to ask questions.

It's like she knows Baishi's true strength, but she never had the idea to expose Baishi.

Baishi wouldn't ask Ruri why he didn't report him, nor would Ruri ask why Baishi was hiding his strength.

Even so, it will not affect her pure friendship.

This is the best implicit understanding.