Ino asked Old Berry, "Have you never thought about migrating the entire clan? Moving to another planet to live? Listening to you talk about Bardock's past these last few days, the space pirates must have already discovered you, right? Their methods are notorious. You people are so kind-hearted; you can't compete with those space pirates."
In Ino's view, the current Planet Plant had a comfortable climate and was very suitable for the proliferation of intelligent life. However, the Tuffles lacked the military force to protect themselves. This was a classic case of a child holding gold in a busy market; even if they drove away the Saiyans, other space pirates would come after a while.
Ultimately, only destruction awaited them.
Old Berry smiled. "Uncle Bardock also mentioned this matter. My answer at the time was, 'This is the choice of all Tuffles.' We were born here, and we will die here. Our ancestors have always been with us. Since there is life, there naturally must be death. There is nothing to regret. Everyone, every race has such a day. There is no need to feel sad for us; we will face the future with a smile."
Ino did not agree with this statement. Did they choose to 'lie flat' helplessly because they knew resistance was futile?
She couldn't transport the entire race back to eight hundred years in the future. The Treasured Tool: Plow couldn't carry that many people. She could find a remote planet for them to live on, but Old Berry still refused. Many of his clansmen didn't want to leave the planet where their ancestors had lived for generations. Let the children go out alone? That would be seeking death.
The adults were unwilling to leave, and the children couldn't leave, so Ino could only give up.
However, she did take away some Tuffle artworks.
Bodies can die, but art can live forever through the transmission of ideas.
To be honest, Ino couldn't quite empathize with this sentiment. Were people more important, or was art? to her, people were definitely more important, but she didn't refuse either.
If you give it to me, then I'll take it. I've never known how to refuse.
Eight hundred years later, on the Blue Planet, in Konoha Village.
Son Gohan's personality had a major flaw; unlike his father's generation, he truly didn't like fighting.
Hinata wasn't exactly a master teacher either. Initially, hearing that Son Goku and the others had died in battle, Gohan trained bitterly for about a month, but he became a bit slack afterward.
A six-year-old child naturally lacked self-control. No matter how backward Konoha Village was, it was still more bustling than his Mount Paozu. Under Little Himawari's incitement, his training slowly transitioned into a state of 'fishing for three days and drying nets for two'.
Chi-Chi didn't rush him regarding this. According to her way of thinking, if even Goku couldn't beat the enemy, you want Gohan to fight? Don't joke around!
Gohan often went out to play with Little Himawari. The villagers knew this was a friend of the Yamanaka family, and they were also very friendly toward this boy with a tail. Gohan's aptitude was indeed high, and he was very smart. It didn't take long for him to master the language of the Blue Planet, and he even read quite a few books in the local bookstore, including The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi and Make-Out Paradise.
He swallowed them whole; regardless of what book it was, he liked to read it.
"Brother Gohan, come quick! Come and look, Aunt Sakura has gone crazy!" Riding on Tonton, Little Himawari wore the expression of a gossip-loving spectator, her face beaming as she beckoned Gohan to join her in watching the drama.
"Ah?" Gohan's mouth hung open, surprised enough to fit an apple inside.
The two hurriedly went to look.
After Sasuke severed his fated bond with Naruto, his inner heart achieved peace. Although his Eternal Mangekyo couldn't upgrade to the Rinnegan, relying on the Eternal Mangekyo was sufficient to execute some ordinary S-Rank missions.
The more missions he did, the more money he received. After deducting the portion for debt repayment, the remaining money was no problem for buying a house in the central area of Konoha Village.
Sakura was often bullied by Ino, but both of them knew in their hearts that without Ino's "bullying," Sakura's achievements would have been limited. Now, she had similarly been promoted to Jonin. Her Taijutsu was excellent, her medical abilities were extraordinary, and her Ninjutsu—especially Water Release—was not inferior to Chojuro. She had developed comprehensively in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu, with almost no visible shortcomings.
Now, this outstanding Jonin had gone crazy!
When Gohan and Little Himawari arrived, they saw Sakura rolling her eyes back, performing jumping motions like a walking corpse. Looking at that appearance, it seemed she wanted to fly directly into the sky, but where would she get the ability to fly?
"Yah, Aunt Sakura is too pitiful. She must have been stimulated by Mom again..." Student Himawari directly shifted the 'black pot' of blame onto Ino.
Seeming afraid that Gohan didn't know the cause, she described it vividly: "Mom said that Dad and Aunt Sakura were good friends since childhood. Later, a huge conflict arose between them, and neither side was willing to yield. In order to take care of Aunt Sakura, Dad often used the excuse of bullying her to help her... tsk tsk, looking at this, the pressure was too great, and she's gone completely crazy."
"Is that so?" Gohan hadn't had contact with many living people since he was small. His mind was as pure as a blank sheet of paper, and he completely failed to hear the teasing in Himawari's words.
A ninja village was a giant dye vat; telling lies was instinctual. Himawari rolled her eyes: "Of course I'm joking. Brother Gohan, you're so dumb."
Gohan didn't mind, scratching his head with a sheepish laugh: "Hehe..."
Ino lived on Planet Plant for half a year and returned fully loaded. Returning to her own time point, aside from consuming half a year of her own lifespan, there wasn't really much impact. Her lifespan was long enough now, so she could completely afford to consume half a year or a year.
Her age increased by half a year, but for the life on the timeline, only one second had passed.
Returning to her own timeline, she settled Bardock's soul in the Underworld on her side; this "naturalization" was considered a success.
She returned to Konoha Village and immediately learned the news that Sakura had gone "crazy."
Himawari and Gohan were still lying on the roof watching the commotion when she arrived.
Upon seeing Sakura's appearance, Ino jumped in fright. Sakura's physique was a bit weak; she couldn't quite carry the massive 'scapegoat pot' that spanned a thousand years!
This designated scapegoat had to be preserved. The methods of the West Supreme Kai's remnant soul still made her heart palpitate. In the future, when facing strangers, she prepared to use Sakura's name to cause trouble, so she couldn't let her die.
"Everyone make way, let me take a look!"
"Make way! Naruto, Rock Lee, you two go play on the side! Don't get in the way here!"
Ino's prestige as the Savior was very high, and her title as the Head of the Jonin Council was eye-catching enough. The crowd parted automatically.
Naruto and Rock Lee, these two former devoted admirers of Sakura, also cleared the path.
Sakura fully interpreted what it meant to "sit up in shock while dying of illness." Seeming to sense Ino's aura, she suddenly recovered a portion of her sanity.
"Save me... save..."
Ino hurriedly comforted her, "I know, I'll definitely save you."
"Um, no... you won't charge money, right?"
Ino didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Did she stimulate Sakura too much on normal days?
"...Have you fallen into the eye of a coin? No charge, I have no interest in money!"
Sakura curled her lip, then fainted away.
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