Naruto: I start with one door, and I can open it infinitely.

After Naruto and Sasuke left, Lin Chuan headed towards home, but as soon as he entered the woods, he realized that he seemed to be being watched.

"Come out, the Anbu have all left." Lin Chuan had been with Naruto and Sasuke, and each of them had a team of Anbu members, totaling eight people for protection.

That's why the stalker didn't dare to approach. Now that the secret agents have left, he couldn't wait to reveal his true colors.

"Kawa, you're as perceptive as ever," Kabuto Yakushi emerged from the shadows, gently adjusting his glasses. Orochimaru's task for him was to observe Sasuke, but Sasuke was being followed by the Anbu, so he dared not get too close and could only observe him from afar at school.

However, instead of observing Sasuke, he discovered a more interesting target after entering the Ninja Academy: Lin Chuan had actually come out of Root.

Once you enter a place like Root, there's no way you can leave. He realized that Lin Chuan might not be as simple as he had investigated. It wasn't until he had been following Lin Chuan for half a year that he discovered that Lin Chuan actually had a Jonin teacher, and this Jonin teacher had a close relationship with Hiruzen Sarutobi. This was likely the reason why Lin Chuan was able to leave Root.

"Senior, please don't joke around. If you hadn't deliberately exposed yourself, I wouldn't have been able to find you," Lin Chuan said, pursing his lips. He really hadn't noticed Yakushi Kabuto, after all, he was the king of espionage.

The other party has done countless undercover missions, how could he possibly be discovered and followed by a rookie like him? As long as Kabuto Yakushi doesn't want to, even a Jonin would have a hard time discovering Kabuto Yakushi's tracking.

"Chuan, it's no exaggeration to say you're perceptive. I'm starting to miss the days when we were partners," Kabuto Yakushi said, stopping at a safe distance without getting too close to Lin Chuan.

"Let's get down to business. What's your purpose in revealing yourself?" Lin Chuan was too lazy to listen to the pharmacist's rambling. Since the other party hadn't made a move immediately, he must have something to ask him.

"Is it that obvious?" Kabuto touched his cheek, not expecting that Lin Chuan had guessed his intention in showing himself. He was really smart. He liked talking to smart people.

"Senior, sometimes being too goal-oriented isn't a good thing," Lin Chuan turned and left, his footsteps and voices echoing back. He guessed, "Let me guess, it must be Lord Danzo's order. I wonder if it's Naruto or Sasuke..."

"Hehe, Kabuto, has anyone ever said you're very smart?" Kabuto followed up. He was relieved to hear that Lin Chuan said it was Danzo's order. It seemed that Lin Chuan didn't know everything.

He came on Orochimaru's orders to observe Sasuke. Since Lin Chuan had mistaken him for Danzo, he might as well go with the flow and test Lin Chuan.

"Let me guess again, it should be Sasuke," Lin Chuan laughed. He knew he was wrong, but Kabuto Yakushi was oblivious. Seeing Kabuto's fake smile made him even happier. The enemy was in the open while he was in the dark; there was nothing more satisfying than that.

This was exactly what he wanted to achieve by building a good relationship with Sasuke. Kabuto Yakushi had finally taken the bait. It was much safer for this suspicious guy to come to him than for him to go to him.

"That's right, Kabuto, are you willing to help me?" Kabuto asked directly, there was no need to beat around the bush when talking to a smart person.

"Okay," Lin Chuan continued walking forward, stopping just before leaving the woods. No matter what Yakushi Kabuto wanted to do, he couldn't stop him anyway, so he might as well take the opportunity to make some money.

Because of Naruto's act of seeking out a teacher, his cash flow with Naruto was completely cut off, leaving only lunch expenses with Sasuke. Even after graduating from the Ninja Academy, he still had around 60,000 ryo.

In addition, he graduated and became a genin to do missions, but graduation was too close to the Chunin Exams, less than a year away. He couldn't save much money by relying on the commissions from genin missions. He might as well use Kabuto Yakushi's hand to make a big score.

"Is that so? Do you have any other requests?" Kabuto Yakushi laughed when he heard Lin Chuan agree so readily. It seems that their acquaintance in Root is still somewhat useful!

"Of course I do. I need fifty kilograms of gold." Lin Chuan had calculated that the current price of gold was less than four hundred dollars per gram, around three hundred and seventy or eighty dollars.

Fifty kilograms of gold is worth about 18 million yuan, enough to buy his house several times over. With this gold, he wouldn't have to worry about the mortgage.

This is only the best-case scenario. After all, the source of his gold is unclear, and if he wants to legally convert it into cash, he would need to deal with some gray areas.

If things go well, he might get a 20-30% discount, but if things go badly, it's hard to say. Besides, he still wants clean money, so he might sell it for 50-60% or even 40% of the original price.

It's equivalent to him bringing back fifty kilograms of gold, but the value of that fifty kilograms of gold is only twenty-five kilograms. Eighteen million is cut in half, leaving only nine million, which is still enough.

The greater value of that house lies in the Hokage Gate. With that gate, he can have as much gold as he wants. However, it wouldn't be good if he were targeted for selling the gold.

"Deal," Kabuto Yakushi thought Lin Chuan would want some powerful ninjutsu, but it turned out to be just gold. He could simply have the Sound Village ninjas extort some from a noble family.

The Land of Hot Springs is currently in chaos, so getting gold and silver is easy. Just pretend to be a rogue ninja, kill a nobleman, loot the place, and you'll have money. As for the guards hired by that nobleman, just kill them as well.

"Speak, what information do you want to know about Sasuke?" Lin Chuan laughed when he saw that Kabuto Yakushi agreed so readily. Everyone got what they wanted, and no one lost out.

"I need you to keep an eye on Sasuke for me when I'm not available, and record his every move for me," Kabuto Yakushi said, slightly adjusting his glasses, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips in the shadows. He hadn't expected the deal to be struck so easily; it was quite unexpected.

He thought the other person would struggle a little for the sake of a friend, and would say something like that they wouldn't betray a friend, and righteously refuse him. He never expected that they would be the same kind of people.

"Okay, when will you give me my gold?" Lin Chuan thought Orochimaru wanted Sasuke's body right now, but he didn't expect Orochimaru to just stare at it. It seems that Orochimaru still wants to test Sasuke personally during the Chunin Exams.

"You are now in your first semester of third grade, and school will start soon. You still have four years until graduation. When you start your fourth grade, I will give you twenty kilograms of gold. Ten kilograms of gold is a deposit, and the other ten kilograms is your reward for observing this year..."

"Every year you will receive ten kilograms of gold as an observation reward until you graduate. That is, upon graduation, you will receive all of your gold. What do you think...?"

"No problem, cash on delivery," Lin Chuan said, turning and leaving immediately after hearing Yakushi Kabuto's suggestion.

With this gold, even if it's only twenty kilograms, he'll have plenty of time to explore the Naruto world.

"Hehe," Kabuto watched Lin Chuan's figure leave before slowly retreating into the shadows and disappearing, waiting for Lin Chuan's good news.

He had no intention of defaulting on the debt, provided that it was worth the price. After all, it was just a small amount of money, which was insignificant compared to Lord Orochimaru's mission.

……

The price of gold was around 2020, and the rise wasn't as dramatic as it became later. However, the price of gold is already falling, so those considering investing should think twice.