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

Wood Release: Advent of the Flowering Tree World: An ultimate ninjutsu combining range, control, and poison damage. It's near-top-tier among Wood Release techniques, consuming an enormous amount of chakra. Recommended for users with at least half the chakra of the Nine-Tails. Price: 2000 million ryo.

……

After glancing at them, Zhi Xue scratched her head in annoyance. Most of the Wood Release scrolls seemed unnecessary, and the higher-grade Wood Release ninjutsu scrolls were too expensive. She even felt it would be more convenient to explore and develop them herself.

Ding! We recommend that the host actively purchase and learn, or go to the virtual training ground to find Hashirama Senju and copy Wood Release ninjutsu by observing his hand seals and constantly fighting. Of course, you can also learn some Wood Release secrets by finding Obito Uchiha or returning to Konoha to steal information, but that is not recommended.

Stop Snow: ...

Obito is definitely out of the question. Explaining Wood Release would be complicated and arouse suspicion and vigilance. After all, within Akatsuki, one must conceal their true strength. Stealing from Konoha would be a good option. As for the last method…

Hmm… Observing Hashirama Senju's hand seals, what are they?

Chapter 104, The Mission of the Evil God Cult

When Zhixue and Kakuzu teamed up, a strange combination was born.

An octogenarian and a 15-year-old girl share some of the same hobbies—money.

During a mission to eliminate rogue ninja, Kakuzu killed the target and carried him on his shoulder. He frowned as he looked at Shiki, who was leaning against a tree and throwing coins.

Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the "Slacking Off" mission (30/30). Mission reward: Lubricant and a traditional shrine maiden outfit.

"Hey kid, watching others work while you slack off isn't a good habit." Some angry hornmen threw the corpse on their shoulders, but Zhixue dodged it.

"Hmm, don't be so angry. I just saw you seemed to be having a good time, so I didn't bother you," Zhixue said, spreading her hands helplessly.

High EQ: I saw you were having a great time dancing, so I didn't join in.

Low emotional intelligence: Actually, I just wanted to slack off.

Kakuzu's eyelids twitched as he looked at Shiki, who seemed to have no conscience at all.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhixue is still a young girl and someone the leader specifically forbade to fight, Kakuzu would have loved to use the Earth Grudge to teach Zhixue a lesson and show her the consequences of slacking off all the time.

Arriving outside a gold exchange disguised as a men's restroom, Zhixue handed the scroll containing the corpse to Kakuzu, then popped a piece of candy into her mouth. After turning it around a few times in her cherry-like lips, she spat out a red chewing gum bubble.

The system sometimes rewards players with small snacks for slacking off, which can be a good way to pass the time when Zhixue is bored.

While Zhixue was idly passing the time, an unusual malice appeared around her.

"Hmm?" Looking up at the shadow covering her, Zhi Xue looked up and saw three figures surrounding her.

One of the middle-aged men with long hair, wearing a black leather jacket and hood, grinned as he looked at Zhi Xue's innocent and naive expression, which was as green as a green apple.

"Little sister, are you feeling lonely here all by yourself? Why not join the Evil God Cult! The Evil God will bless you, and new members will even experience our unique and joyful welcome ceremony~ Hehehe..."

Although she's a bit small, she's so beautiful and dares to stay alone in such a deserted place. Who could resist such temptation?

Ding! Hidden quest triggered: The Cult of the Evil God.

Task Description: It seems that many children have gone missing in the nearby villages. Many evil and mysterious people are secretly performing a ritual to summon an evil god. The materials they use to activate the ritual are also very valuable resources (which can be sold to the system for money).

Mission objective: Destroy the stronghold of the evil god cult and obtain materials.

Task Reward: Extremely valuable material resources.

Seeing the lewd expression on the middle-aged man's face, Zhi Xue smiled.

"A cult of evil gods, huh? That seems interesting, but let's skip the welcoming ceremony..."

"No, little sister, we're going to be very attentive and treat you very gently... Ah! What's this?" A blond guy who had been unable to contain himself said in pain as he looked at the fiery red palm that looked like it was about to be scalded.

The other two guys were so frightened by the crimson chakra emanating from Zhixue that they trembled and fell to the ground.

Is this...is this guy a monster?

Looking at the three people who were paralyzed with fear on the ground, Zhi Xue tilted her head and gently tapped her cheek with her slender right index finger, saying, "Huh? You're scared like this with just this little bit of chakra? Looks like you really are weaklings..."

After Kakuzu finished handing over the mission to others in the underground bounty office, he came out of the toilet and saw Shiki and three blank-looking humans beside him.

"You did this?" Kakuzu asked Shisue, whose pupils were still in the three-tomoe state, with a puzzled look.

"Well, I guess I did it. They wanted to play some adult games with me, but apparently we had a little conflict because of a disagreement. But I managed to get some useful information out of them. So, are you interested...?"

"Is it related to money?" Before Zhixue could finish speaking, Kakuzu asked.

"It's probably... fine." Zhi Xue shook her head and said, then saw Kakuju throw a money bag into her hand.

"Don't come to me if it has nothing to do with money. You little brat, go play by yourself. And if you're lazy like this again... you'd better sleep with your eyes open tonight."

Watching Kakuzu leave, Zhixue weighed the money pouch in her hand.

Well, the money is actually quite a lot, especially considering her frequent slacking off. After all, Kakuzu is in charge of finances, and while he might be a bit stingy when it comes to asking for things, he's very generous when it comes to paying salaries.

After counting the 40 taels in her money bag, Zhi Xue put it into her system space. It seemed that after experiencing her first mission with the Akatsuki, she didn't care much about such small amounts of money.

Unfortunately, the task of preventing wars between nations remains relatively rare.

Looking at the three stunned figures behind her, Zhi Xue recalled the information she had extracted from them using her Sharingan.

They all came from a place called the Jashin Cult, and they approached her not only because she looked cute, easy to seduce, and had little fighting ability, but also because she seemed to be the right age for the organization. I wonder if this Jashin Cult is the same one Hidan often talks about, the "sandwich sama."

Following the principle of turning the tables, Zhi Xue accompanied the three to the lair of the evil god cult...

The Land of Hot Water... This was originally a country forgotten by war, and even the profession of ninja gradually faded from the country's view over time.

Tourism and hot springs are the most representative things here, but Zhixue came here not to soak in the comfortable hot springs and eat various snacks.

Following the footsteps of those who had come along, Zhi Xue passed through the crowded streets and the breezy mountains, arriving at a narrow valley. A black curtain hung in the crevice, and a strange, unusual energy made Zhi Xue, who had activated her senses, pause slightly in surprise.

"This thing doesn't seem like something from the ninja world, no, it's more like it doesn't seem like something from the ninja world at all," Zhixue said thoughtfully, stroking her chin.

After all, chakra was brought by the Otsutsuki, an alien race. However, before chakra appeared and became widespread, Sage Mode had already existed in the ninja world. Furthermore, later creations such as the Reaper Death Seal and the Moryo trapped in the Land of Demons seem to differ from chakra in some way. So, is this evil god similar to these things...?

Chapter 105, Evil Sacrificial Forbidden Techniques

"My lord, the altar and materials for the sacrifice are ready, but we are still missing one child."

In the dimly lit underground cave, a man wearing a black hood spoke to the leader who was looking at the altar.

"Tch, why haven't those three come back yet? Did they find some new toys to have fun with? What useless guys. The evil god's ritual is over, when can't they get women?"

"Then, leader, what are we doing now..."

"Keep waiting for the three of them to return. If they haven't returned by the appointed time, ignore them and forcibly begin the sacrifice to the evil god. Remember to check that the patterns and designs are placed correctly. Also, those little devils, none of them are allowed to run away, or you will be used as a substitute in the sacrifice. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Chief!"

……

As the numerous evil god cult members draped in black robes lined up, waiting for the ceremony to begin, the three extras from before had already been silently pinned to the ground and killed by Zhi Xue in a corner.

Using a water-transforming technique to become a pool of liquid, Zhixue easily passed through the iron gate that sealed off the passage to the underground cave.

Emerging from behind a wooden crate, Zhixue peeked out, revealing half her head as she looked into the underground cave.

The area seemed quite empty, with torches lining the surrounding stone walls, yet the light remained dim. In the area at the front of the cave, what appeared to be nearly a hundred members of an unknown organization stood ready, a crimson light spreading from them.

Meanwhile, nearly 40 or 50 unconscious children were trapped in an iron cage in the northwest corner.

"Hmm... this really is a cult. Judging from the looks of it, they might be going to sacrifice children to appease the gods..."

That said... even without the system's mission, if Zhi Xue had stumbled upon this incident, she wouldn't have stood idly by. At least she considered herself a good person, except, of course, for enemies.

Zhi Xue mobilized her chakra, and just as she was about to unleash a ninjutsu to scorch the cultists in their cave, a deep red light shone brightly at the front, causing Zhi Xue to pause slightly in surprise.

On the altar, constructed of many stones and steel, the leader of the evil god cult cut his wrist with a kunai, and a stream of black blood dripped down, gradually seeping into the ancient patterns carved with the sacrificial offerings as time passed.

An invisible wave emanated from the altar. The pale-faced leader, without even stopping the blood flowing from his wounds, ordered several members of the evil god cult standing in the front row to carry the cage containing the child to the altar.

Whoosh! A Kusanagi sword flew from afar and impaled one of the cultists carrying the cage, killing him instantly. The sudden turn of events also alerted the surrounding cultists, who drew their melee weapons and looked towards Zhixue's location.

"Wow, quite a few people. But gatherings with ulterior motives and child trafficking are double crimes," Zhi Xue said, standing on the wooden crate with one hand on her hip.

"Attack! Attack! Time's almost up, don't let this brat ruin the ritual!" The leader of the evil god cult waved his arm and gave the order after glancing at the time on his watch.

Having dodged several ninja tools and shuriken thrown from a distance, Zhixue formed hand seals, her chest heaving.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!" A raging fire dragon danced through the slightly narrow underground cave, its near-perfect accuracy reaping the lives of dozens of evil god cultists.

At this moment, some cultists crawled close to the ground to Zhixue's feet, trying to launch a sneak attack, but what they encountered was a solid kick from the sole of her shoe.

boom!

The cultist flew past the leader like a human cannonball, and along with several ninjas carrying cages, was deeply embedded in the wall.

Seeing so many believers being almost overwhelmingly suppressed by Zhi Xue, the pale-faced leader glanced at his watch again, gritted his teeth, and personally moved the cage containing the child toward the altar.

"Damn brat, I don't know where he came from, he's so powerful. But it doesn't matter, this place has the power of the evil god. As long as we can get to that place..." The leader pushed the cage, looking at the altar that was gradually approaching in the distance, and his expression became excited.

But once he pushed it to a certain extent, even the leader, no matter how much strength he mustered, could not move it an inch.

"What's going on?" The leader stopped pushing and walked to the front of the cage to look, but there was nothing there, and the ground was not uneven.

However, just as the leader was about to go back and push the cage over, a figure suddenly appeared on a puddle of water on the ground nearby, picked up a brick, and smashed it on the head of the evil god leader.

The evil god leader, who was already suffering from severe ischemia and dizziness, was then hit hard by the brick and fell flat on his face, sleeping peacefully.

Zhi Xue's shadow clone threw the blood-stained brick on the ground, dusted off his hands, pulled the Kusanagi sword that Zhi Xue had thrown at him from the wall, cut a large hole in the cage, and carried out the unconscious children one by one. However, he froze when he looked at the last one.

"Is this kid... Hidan?" Shiyuki's lips twitched as she looked at the little guy in the cage, dressed in civilian clothes and baring his teeth at her.

You're not going to stay awake forever, are you? You just don't want to come out, are you? Do you really like the evil god that much?

"Hey, woman, don't disturb this perfect ceremony! I've already given my life and everything to the evil god. If you attack me now, you'll regret it!"

Seeing Hidan's state, the shadow clone Shiki slipped into the cage and gave Hidan a sharp rap on the head.

boom!

"Ouch, what are you doing!"

"I came here out of kindness to save you, and this is your attitude?"

"I didn't ask you to come and save me. I did it voluntarily! How could you possibly understand my reverence for the evil god?"

Just as the shadow clone was still bickering with Hidan in the small cage, in the distant altar that had been completely still, the black blood seemed to have reached its end. A deep red light shone from the intricate patterns of the altar, and a black energy unlike any other chakra surged out from the altar, passed through the iron cage, and struck Hidan, who was closest to it.

Meanwhile, the shadow clone beside Hidan was unable to withstand this unusual power and turned into a wisp of white smoke, dissipating into the air.

After throwing the last cultist off the chakra arm, Zhixue looked ahead at Hidan, who was being drawn to the center of the altar by black energy and turned black by the energy. Zhixue didn't know why she thought of the word "prison" instead of the Death Possession Blood first.