It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

Upon hearing Orochimaru's description of the special mission, Kimimaro's eyes lit up.

Since it's a special mission, it means he's very useful to Lord Orochimaru.

Orochimaru walked up to Kimimaro and whispered in his ear, "You should know about the Uchiha clan in Konoha, right? When Konoha is in chaos, take advantage of the confusion to capture a few live Uchiha children, preferably those with high talent. Forget about that Sasuke Uchiha."

"clear."

Kimimaro accepted the special mission given to him by Orochimaru, and also kept the name Uchiha Sasuke in his heart, while labeling him as a good-for-nothing.

Lord Orochimaru is only interested in children with special physical abilities or exceptional talent. Presumably, that guy named Uchiha Sasuke is a loser, which is why Lord Orochimaru specifically singled him out.

Orochimaru's decision not to want Sasuke was actually a well-thought-out one.

After all, the Uchiha clan has considerable influence in Konoha. If their young master were captured, they would likely hold a deep grudge. Moreover, there are so many Uchiha clan members that there is no need to target just one of them.

Just as Kimimaro was about to leave for training after receiving Orochimaru's instructions, he was suddenly stopped by Orochimaru.

"Wait a minute, I suddenly remembered someone else. Although the intelligence says she's been missing for many years, I'm still a little worried." Orochimaru pulled out a photo of Uchiha Shiyuki from his pocket.

This photo was stolen from the files of Konoha's Anbu.

"This person is..." Kimimaro looked at the photo in Orochimaru's hand, his expression somewhat strange.

She looks like just an ordinary, pretty little girl. Could she also be from the Uchiha clan?

"Is this also a mission objective, Lord Orochimaru?"

"No, no, no, this isn't it. If you see this person, run away as soon as possible. Just pretend you're passing by and don't confront her directly."

Orochimaru could still vaguely remember the tragedy that had befallen him within the illusion.

Although she lost that battle due to genjutsu, she could still sense how powerful Uchiha Shiyuki was during the fight. Kimimaro was her current treasure, and she couldn't let him fall easily in Konoha.

Chapter 209, Rules are meant to be broken.

Loulan, the Land of Wind…

Pain used a sealing technique to completely suppress the towering pillar of light, while Zhixue sighed as she watched the purple light gradually disappear from the outside.

Oh well, let's leave it at that. Anyway, there's no crisis right now.

After the seal on the dragon vein was completely closed, Zhixue bid farewell to Payne for a while and prepared to go to the academy to take a look. After all, she still had a lot of things there and wanted to see what it would be like six years later.

……

West Desert College—

It was during after-school activity time, and many students were playing happily on the playground. On the roof of the teaching building, a blue crack appeared in the air and gradually broke open into a large hole, from which a green figure fell down.

Zhi Xue, who had emerged from the crack, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the still thriving academy before her with the same relief.

"It seems Gaara is managing things quite well. But it must have been tough on him to keep a child watching for so long."

Zhi Xue followed the path from the rooftop, and her youthful and adorable appearance attracted a lot of attention in the academy. Several students even boldly went up to her and confessed their feelings.

Seeing those self-important young boys trying to date her, Zhi Xue's lips twitched.

The college's system seems to be a six-year program, so it looks like everyone here is a freshman. I doubt many people know her anymore.

After rejecting several people's confessions, Zhi Xue ran all the way to the dean's office.

"This headmistress is back!" Zhi Xue pushed the door open and then sat in her comfortable computer chair, spinning around several times.

"It's definitely more comfortable to sit in my own chair," Zhi Xue said with a smile, putting her short legs up on the table. However, an envelope on the table made her raise an eyebrow.

"What is this?" Zhi Xue picked up the envelope, read a few lines, and instantly understood what was inside.

It seems Gaara has already gone to Sunagakure to form a team to go to Konoha. I wonder if Gaara can resist Orochimaru's temptation.

If they really attack Konoha, they're probably in for a bad time.

"Forget it, what does it have to do with me? Look around here, leave a message for Gaara, then look at the forest farm next door, and finally go back to Akatsuki to slack off. That's how life should be."

The moment the topic of slacking off came up, Zhixue's eyes lit up with a "wise" look.

Working? Can't understand Korean~

Anyway, Gaara has been in charge for several years now, so things should be able to continue without her, right? She just needs to be a hands-off manager.

"Are you the headmaster?" Yashamaru, carrying a document and wearing a blue sweater, returned and looked at Shiyuki in surprise.

"Yashimaru?"

After seeing Yashamaru, Zhixue chatted with him for a while and was quite pleased to learn that Ximo Academy had become one of the top five liberal arts colleges in the entire ninja world.

It seems Gaara is managing things quite well.

"Lord Gaara has already gone to Sunagakure to participate in the Chunin Exams. I immediately sent someone to catch up with him and tell him that the headmaster has returned."

Seeing that Yashamaru wanted to tell my Ai-Luo this news, Shi-Xue stopped him.

There's no rush. We can talk about it after we get back from the Chunin Exams.

After observing the academy for a while, Zhi Xue transformed back into the former forest farm owner and headed towards the former desert forest farm.

Seeing the dilapidated state of the forest farm, with only a few hundred trees remaining, Zhixue was not surprised at all.

Planting trees in the desert in large numbers is already going against nature, so it's already quite good that these few hundred trees have survived.

Zhi Xue then went to find the local officials in charge, and finally found the old mayor's location. However, six years had passed, and as an octogenarian, his health was naturally not as good as before.

"Is it in there?"

"Yes, the old mayor is recuperating inside. If you have any business to do, please come another day."

"Thank you for reminding me." After politely thanking the locals, Zhi Xue stepped into the courtyard.

It seems that because the forest farm is very profitable, the place has been renovated quite well. The original wooden fence has been replaced by neat white walls, and the two-story sturdy building and the paved stone road are much better than the previous mud houses.

Stepping into the house, Zhixue relied on her senses to find the place where the old town mayor was lying.

Smelling the faint medicinal fragrance in the air, Zhi Xue chatted with a middle-aged couple for a while before heading towards the bedroom.

"I never imagined that in just six years, the old mayor would have become like this." Looking at the old mayor lying on the bed, his face pale and covered with age spots, I sighed.

Upon hearing Zhi Xue's voice, the old town mayor, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and looked towards where Zhi Xue was.

"You...who are you?" The old town mayor's cloudy old eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Zhi Xue's still youthful and innocent face.

……

After visiting the old town mayor and using magic and antidote pills to restore his body, Zhi Xue spent two more days retrieving the money the forest farm had earned over the past six years.

The fact that it's only 300 million is probably because the subsequent timber production was greatly reduced due to Zhixue not personally overseeing the process. However, this is already quite good, as there aren't many things left to buy in the system shop.

"I guess I'm better suited to being a hands-off boss. All these twists and turns in business are giving me a real headache."

On the morning of the third day, after tidying up, Zhixue left and headed east.

Just as Zhixue reached the border of the Wind Kingdom, the system notification sounded again.

Ding! The main storyline is about to reach a special stage, and there are currently three missions available for the host to choose from.

Option 1: Return to Amegakure, obtain a mission from Pain, then disguise yourself as a genin from Amegakure to participate in the Konoha Exams and gather information about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Requirements: Gather information about Naruto in Konoha and return to Pain. Mission Reward: Sage Art: Myōjinmon (has a suppressive effect on tailed beasts.)

Option Two: Go to Sunagakure and join Gaara, disguise yourself as a Sunagakure ninja, and infiltrate Konoha together. Mission Requirements: Fight against Konoha ninja alongside Sunagakure ninja. Mission Reward: Puppet Technique Mastery LV.5.

Option 3: Infiltrate the Sound Ninja's territory with an innovative approach and engage in friendly interaction with Orochimaru. Mission Requirements: Orochimaru's Fright Level x 500. Mission Reward: Initial version of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.

Option 4: Help Shisui fight against the invaders and protect Konoha. Mission Requirements: Help the Konoha ninja fight against the invading ninja. Mission Reward: Title: Guardian of the Will of Fire. (Special Effect: Courage +1. During battles against the Allied Shinobi Forces, a morale-boosting effect will be triggered, making it less likely for the entire army to lose heart.)

Seeing that four options were available, Zhixue did not hesitate at all.

"Only children make choices; I want them all!" (Wisdom)

Chapter 210, Returning to Akatsuki

After receiving the system's mission, Zhi Xue sent several shadow clones to Konoha to investigate the current situation.

Several villages came together to hold the Chunin Exams, which required a lot of intelligence processing.

Seeing the three shadow clone lolis disappear using the Body Flicker Technique, Zhi Xue sighed.

Why am I starting to feel a little girl-like way of thinking about this shadow clone that looks exactly like me?

"Forget it, I'd better hurry back to Amegakure. I wonder how that weirdo is doing now..." Zhi Xue murmured twice, then used the power of her Rinnegan to open a crack in front of her and crawled inside.

Two hours later…

After passing through the gates of Amegakure, Zhixue arrived at a closed fruit shop, took off her straw hat, and sprinkled water on it.

"Sigh, Amegakure is still so wet. Luckily, the Akatsuki robes are waterproof, otherwise being soaked would be quite uncomfortable."

After returning to Amegakure, Zhixue didn't rush to the organization's headquarters. Instead, she went back to her long-missed residence, changed her clothes, threw the little Nine-Tails into the virtual training arena, and then took a comfortable bath.

Although she basically doesn't need to bathe because she has the ability to transform into water, Zhixue still feels like she's fallen into the sand once after walking such a long way, and she feels like something is missing if she doesn't wash herself.

Soaking in the bathtub, Zhixue's face was slightly flushed as she evenly applied the shower gel to her snow-white skin. Her delicate body, enveloped in foam, was faintly visible in the water.

"Hey, now's time to enjoy yourself..."

A few minutes later, just as Zhixue was about to do some warm-up exercises after her bath, she suddenly sensed that there seemed to be another figure outside the door.

……

While Zhi Xue was taking a bath at home, a loli-like figure dressed in a purple Chinese-style martial arts uniform appeared in front of Zhi Xue's residence. She looked at the locked door with a strange expression.

Wait a minute, besides her cleaning this room every week, who else would come here? Could it be an angel?

"No, impossible! The angel is very busy, how could he possibly be here? Could he be a thief? Such a despicable thing happening in the village of the gods, I'll teach him a lesson..."

Thinking that there might be a thief, Ziyanghua took out a kunai from her hand, turned around and jumped in through the second-floor window, but as soon as she entered, she felt a sharp longsword held to her neck.

Sensing that chilling sharpness, Ziyanghua's pupils widened in shock. Then, a figure gradually emerged from the shadows in front of her in the room.

"Is it an illusion?"

With her Sharingan activated, Shiki, one hand still holding a dripping towel, placed the Kusanagi Sword against Hydrangea's neck and said, "Although you're quite cute, sneaking into other people's homes so casually isn't a good habit..."

Ziyanghua turned her head and looked at Zhixue, who was soaking wet, with a surprised expression.

"You say this is your home? Are you perhaps the daughter of Akatsuki no Kyou?"

Ziyanghua stared wide-eyed at Zhixue's pair of three-tomoe Sharingan, while Zhixue choked on her words when she heard Ziyanghua utter the term "Akatsuki no Utopia".