"Forty thousand reward points."
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a moment of daze as he looked at his son's determined eyes.
Finally, he could only sigh helplessly.
He truly didn't want to see Asuma and the Ninja Clan at odds. He wouldn't have been able to become Hokage so smoothly back then without the help of Ninja Clans like Ino-Shika-Cho.
At Ichiraku Ramen, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki had already pooled their money to buy two trial tokens and gave them to Sakura Haruno and Hatake Kakashi.
Without waiting for Asuma to return, the two members of Team 7 left Naruto to guard the trial area.
After Sasuke purchased the mission scroll, a section of black text popped up before his eyes.
[Mission Scroll]
Mission Content: Destroy a dark underground laboratory in the northeast part of the Forest of Death.
Mission Reward: Soul Scroll Lv.15 (Purple) * 1
There is no failure penalty, and you can choose to decline.
However, once declined, you will lose one mission opportunity, leaving four remaining missions.
"The mission reward is actually a Soul Scroll?"
A look of joy appeared on Sasuke's face.
For purple equipment to undergo soul authentication, even the relatively inexpensive five-piece armor set required five thousand reward points.
A Soul Scroll could authenticate one piece of equipment of the same quality for free.
The first mission on the mission scroll he bought had such a high-value item.
And there were still four more missions to come.
This was a rare opportunity to "fleece" the Reincarnation Game, so he definitely couldn't give up the mission; he had to seize the opportunity.
Fang Yi glanced at Sasuke, who was excitedly leaving with a look of having made a huge profit, and smiled without speaking.
You might make a small profit, but I will never lose.
"The Forest of Death has been designated as the location for the Chunin joint examination. Unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering."
A gatekeeper wearing Chunin soft armor stood outside the barbed wire fence, blocking Sasuke's approach.
"Understood."
Sasuke nodded and chose to go around.
It was impossible to set up post points all over the vast Forest of Death. Even with the barbed wire fence, it was as good as nonexistent to Sasuke.
He swung his sword.
In an inconspicuous corner, the barbed wire was split open, creating a gap.
Sasuke squeezed into the Forest of Death. The giant, mushroom-like tree canopies blocked out the sky, making the entire interior of the Forest of Death dim.
With the mission guidance, Sasuke quickly arrived at the mission location.
"None?"
Sasuke looked around but didn't find the laboratory mentioned in the mission.
The surroundings were filled with dense dead branches and fallen leaves, as well as countless huge tree trunks, no different from other areas.
Black Flame Curse.
A pure Black Flame burned fiercely, forming a black talisman that hovered at his fingertips.
Sasuke knelt on the ground, gently inserting two fingers into the earth. The Black Flame spread out like flowing water from the center.
This skill was the same one he used when pursuing Uchiha Itachi.
[Black Flame Curse (Purple) Lv.5]: After release, five enemy units within a 500-meter radius are captured by the Black Flame aura. Additional damage is dealt when attacking units captured by the Black Flame Curse.
Sasuke could sense the approximate location of targets captured by the Black Flame Curse.
The farther the distance, the blurrier the sensation.
If the Black Flame Curse was not broken, it could last for two days.
"Found it!"
Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes and looked at a large, inconspicuous moss-covered rock.
He drew the long sword from his waist and chopped straight down.
Boom.
Smoke and dust rose. It didn't feel like cutting rock; instead, it felt like cutting chains and gears.
The shattered rock shell revealed hinges and gears inside. A hidden elevator appeared before Sasuke's eyes.
"Strange, who built such a place in the Forest of Death?"
Sasuke sensed something was off.
Just now, he was so excited by the Soul Scroll that he rushed over with a hot head, but then he suddenly remembered that this was the real world.
A laboratory that could appear inside the Forest of Death must be related to the village.
Oh no.
Sasuke secretly felt a bad premonition. While he was still hesitating whether to abandon the mission,
Figures had already rushed out from within.
"Sasuke Uchiha, the Forest of Death is currently sealed. What is your intention in trespassing?"
A ninja wearing a flowered mask asked in a cold tone.
"Anbu?"
Sasuke took two steps back, carefully examining the other party's appearance.
The Anbu were the Hokage's direct subordinates. Could this laboratory marked in the mission be Sarutobi Hiruzen's doing?
No, if it were directly under the Hokage, there would be no need to build the laboratory so secretly. Not only would it be inconvenient to operate, but building it underground would also incur enormous costs.
There was no need for it at all, unless it was to cover things up.
Sasuke suddenly remembered what Yakushi Kabuto had once told him.
Root!
A secret unit managed by the elder advisor Shimura Danzo. If the speculation held true, was this laboratory related to Danzo?
Thinking of the inexplicable attack a few days ago,
Sasuke's eyelids lowered slightly, and he did not answer the other party's question.
A nascent sense of oppression emanated from him.
"Sasuke Uchiha, do you intend to attack the Anbu?"
The Anbu also sensed the change in Sasuke's aura, and their tone suddenly became serious.
[Black Flame Imprisonment (Blue) Lv.8]: Condenses a confinement talisman with Black Flame. When thrown, it confines enemies within its range.
Sasuke suddenly moved, sweeping his long sword horizontally.
A series of bead-like Black Flames were thrown out, landing around and creating a confinement domain like a barrier.
"What is this thing?"
The flowered-mask Anbu had never seen such a strange situation.
A rising circle of Black Flame surrounded them.
The rolling, burning Black Flame barrier would pounce on them like venomous snakes with any movement.
Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique
The leader with the flowered mask quickly formed hand signs, his throat bulging, and he spat out a huge water ball.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
The giant water ball collided with the Black Flame barrier and was instantly vaporized. A large amount of steam diffused, blurring the vision.
"Stop, don't go in!"
The Anbu roared, rushing forward two steps, only to find that the Black Flame wall, which had been directly impacted by the Water Release, was completely unharmed.
Their hearts were shocked.
Flames that even Water Release couldn't extinguish—what a bizarre technique.
Sasuke acted as if he hadn't heard, striding into the split-open elevator. He cut through the slightly rusted elevator floor with a single sword stroke and plummeted down at an extremely fast speed.
"Quickly report to Lord Danzo! Sasuke Uchiha has trespassed into Nine Lab in the Forest of Death!"
"Damn it, how did he find out?"
The Root members trapped within the barrier were extremely anxious.
Their faces were terrifyingly grim.
The things hidden within this laboratory absolutely could not be discovered, and even less could they be made public. Otherwise, even Lord Danzo would not be able to avoid punishment.
As members guarding the laboratory, they would suffer unimaginable cruel penalties.
He pulled out a brush from his ninja pouch,
wrote a top-level danger code in Root's secret language, then formed a hand sign and slammed it on the ground.
Summoning Jutsu.
A puff of smoke rose, and the scroll with the secret code was quickly carried away by a summoned beast, placed on the desk of the elder advisor Shimura Danzo.
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