"What's your attitude? Do you know who I am running errands for this time?"
Sensing the slight dissatisfaction in Lei Luo's tone, Yuzi quickly straightened her face and said with a smile: "I know, I know...Thank you for your hard work, Lei Luo."
Lei Luo snorted coldly, not bothering to argue with Yuko, and simply changed the subject: "Also, is there any way you can shorten the two-month treatment course?"
The time spent in the land of tea is not short. Although the peaceful life is pleasant, it will be somewhat boring in the long run, so Lei Luo is already thinking about returning to Konoha as soon as possible.
The key to deciding when he will go back is how long it will take Yuko to cure the hidden dangers in his soul, so Lei Luo asked this question.
Yuko may have noticed something about Lei Luo's thoughts, and she felt a little uncomfortable, but she still decided to tell the truth: "Yes, I can... But in that case, my consumption will be very large, and it may even exceed the limit of what I can bear.
"
Lei Luo was about to say "Hurry up then" directly, but Yuko was hesitant in his words and couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Consumption? What consumption do you mean?"
Having said this, Yuko seemed a little embarrassed, and her expression also showed a hint of hesitation, as if she didn't know how to reply.
This look made it clear that there was something unspeakable, even though Lei Luodang felt a little strange:
Speaking of consumption, all his abilities, including ninjutsu, physical strength, etc., although they consume different things, can all be classified as mental consumption because of the countercurrent.
Lei Luo can usually make up for the consumption of things like mental power by sleeping. It is an energy resource with no side effects at all, so he never takes consumption seriously.
As for Yuko's Heart Shadow, in Lei Luo's view, this ability is obviously related to mental power, so Yuko's situation should be the same as his.
But looking at the current situation, Yuko obviously has something to hide. Could it be that the shadow of the heart... consumes something else instead of mental power?
Something restricted?
After thinking about it, Lei Luo softened his expression slightly, took a few steps closer to Yuzi, put his hand on the latter's shoulder, and said seriously: "Yuko, we are companions..."
"So if you have any difficulties, just ask. If I can find a way, I will definitely help you."
"Just as you helped me."
Hearing this, Yuzi raised her head slightly, and her eyes met Lei Luo's. When she felt the sincerity and determination in the latter's eyes, her cheeks couldn't help but blush slightly.
Infected by Lei Luo's emotions, Yuko gritted her teeth. Just when she was about to say the words in her mouth, her pupils suddenly shrank, and her personality switched unconsciously.
"I don't want to lose my memory, so you can't help me, Lei Luo."
The tone suddenly became cold, and Yuko's expression returned to calm, but her eyes flashed with complicated emotions.
"Memory?" Lei Luo repeated these two words softly and quickly understood what Yuzi meant. It was precisely because of this that he quickly understood what Yuzi's difficulty was:
"Yuko, you...is it your life force that the Shadow of Heart consumes?"
Yuko didn't answer, just nodded slightly.
That's it... Lei Luo thought silently:
What the countercurrent changes is the state of the human body. Yuko just said that she does not want to lose her memory, so the countercurrent should be able to make up for Yuko's consumption.
Regarding the consumption of the physical body, besides chakra, it is vitality. Lei Luo often turns on his perception ability and does not notice that Yuko's chakra is consumed too much.
In other words, the Shadow of the Heart is a skill driven purely by vitality... In other words, every time Yuko uses the derived abilities of the Shadow of the Heart, her lifespan is likely to increase accordingly.
Cuts occur.
Thinking of this, Lei Luo's face looked a little unhappy. He took back the palm that was on Yuzi's shoulder and asked in a stiff tone: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I don't want to lose my memory."
"Then you keep hiding it like this? Until you die?"
"..."
At this moment, Lei Luo didn't quite understand Yuko's brain circuit. The lack of vitality was not an unsolvable problem. Even if he didn't use his countercurrent to retrace time, there were many ways to solve this problem.
The beloved Hashirama cells, the Yin seal developed by Tsunade in later generations, Orochimaru's series of biotechnology, the local resentment in Kakuzu, and even the evil cult that Hidan was born into...
As long as there is a goal, Lei Luo thought to himself, what can't he achieve with his own abilities and painstaking efforts?
"You should have told me!" He glared at Yuzi fiercely, and Lei Luo took a deep breath, as if to calm down the feeling of powerlessness rising from his chest.
Yuko seemed to have felt Lei Luo's emotions, lowering his head like a child who had done something wrong, and just whispered in a naa-na tone:
"I just don't want you to worry about me anymore."
"I'm even more worried now!"
He replied angrily, and after saying that, Lei Luo crossed his arms and began to think about how to solve the problem of Yuko's lack of vitality as quickly as possible.
At present, the easiest thing to get is Hashirama cells, but Konoha has just begun to study this thing, and there may be great risks in using it suddenly.
Wait... If the vitality is only damaged, it might not be a bad idea to get some supplements to deal with it temporarily. After all, Yuko is not seriously ill yet, let alone about to die. Lei Luo feels that there is no need to act too hastily.
After understanding this, Lei Luo instantly had an idea. He smiled slightly at Yuzi and said, "Yuko, I think you should gain weight."
These words instantly made Yuko's whole body tremble. Despite her calm personality, she also had a shuddering feeling.
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In the next period of time, Lei Luo attacked everywhere, wandering back and forth throughout the Kingdom of Tea, using the huge sum of money handed over by Kyousuke to purchase various tonics frantically.
Kyousuke, a wandering ninja, is truly a real person. Over the years, he has accumulated a lot of wealth. Even half of his total wealth has reached four to five billion.
Lei Luo didn't know how a little ninja like Kyousuke could have so much wealth, and he didn't want to know. As long as the money could buy enough resources, he didn't bother to care about other things.
Lei Luo didn't know that if it weren't for Anai's existence, and Anai also knew some of Kyousuke's background, otherwise this old ninja in his fifties might not be willing to pay Lei Luo so much.
Thanks to the replenishment of a large number of medicinal materials, as well as the formulas prepared by some medicinal materials that Lei Luo searched from the memory of Akimichi Tingzao, Yuko finally gradually replenished the vitality lost by long-term use of the Shadow of Heart.
Even the figure has gained weight. Although Yuko was extremely reluctant to do so, Lei Luo completely ignored any objections from the former.
In addition, according to Yuko, if you continue to use the Shadow of Heart ability, your life force will only flow faster and faster, and in the end, one day you will be exhausted.
But Lei Luo believes that before that day comes, he will find a way to completely cure the side effects of the Shadow of the Heart and solve this problem once and for all.