In Konoha, you get one evolution point every day.

The scene was as cold as ice, as if the indoor temperature had suddenly dropped to several degrees below zero.

A Root ninja who questioned Yakushi Nonou stopped the group.

"Never mind, the most important thing right now is to check the situation at the entrance."

"Once the enemy invades, we will be in a very passive position."

"Well, let's let her go for now."

"Let's go."

As they talked, they headed towards the exit of the Root Plaza.

Yakushi Nonou breathed a sigh of relief, and the blue light from the 'Chakra Scalpel' in her hand suddenly dissipated.

"As expected of a priestess, you actually believe such a lie."

With a whoosh, an incredibly cold voice came from in front of Yakushi Nonou.

The long sword was drawn, and the slender katana cleaved through Yakushi Nonou's wrist guard.

A burst of blood-red fireworks suddenly erupted in the sky.

"Black Rhino, you!" Yakushi Nono was furious, because the person who had made the move was the Root ninja who had tried to mediate.

Black Rhino stood there, a shadowy figure.

The remaining Root ninjas also let out bursts of cold laughter.

Yakushi Nonou took a few steps back, quickly took out the white bandage she carried with her and bandaged herself, and the Palm Healing Technique appeared in her right hand.

"Our core principle regarding traitors has always been to eliminate them."

"Witch, have you gone mad from being an undercover agent all these years?"

Do you think we're as easy to talk to as the Anbu?

With a whoosh! A second time!

The long sword stopped the pharmacist, Nono, from treating him.

Faced with the attack of the long sword, Yakushi Nonou could only cancel her Palm Healing Technique to dodge.

"The black rhinoceros is still too slow."

"Yeah, if it were me, it wouldn't take this long to deal with a medical ninja."

Several Root ninjas chuckled, as if the battle here was between comrades and 'enemies'.

With a whoosh!

The knife sliced ​​open Yakushi Nono's fair cheek, blood flowing out. The pain caused her beautiful eyebrows to furrow slightly. The next second, a kunai blocked the black rhinoceros's katana.

"You actually drew your weapon," Black Rhino said. "But with the next move, you'll die."

Black Rhino forms a hand seal.

With two loud bangs, two shadow clones appeared.

"Here it comes, it's Captain Black Rhino's swordsmanship."

"Poor witch."

Hearing the voice of her 'comrade', Yakushi Nonou's vigilance was raised to the highest level.

Black Rhino is a master swordsman, skilled in a sword technique called the Dance of the Crescent Moon.

"Attacking from three directions at once?" Yakushi Nonou watched as the two black rhinos disappeared from sight. A person's line of sight is about 180 degrees, and the characteristic of the Crescent Moon Dance is that no matter which way you look, you will definitely see two fewer people in your line of sight.

Recalling this intelligence, I then assessed my own combat strength.

Yakushi Nonou's helpless surrender.

For a medical ninja, achieving this level of skill is more than enough.

"Give up? That's the right thing to do." Black Rhino used his teleportation technique with lightning speed. In Yakushi Nono's vision, Black Rhino's figure had almost become an afterimage.

At the same moment, three black rhinos appeared around Yakushi Nonou.

"it's over."

The black rhinoceros landed calmly.

The three katanas were aimed at Yakushi Nonou from the top, left, and right.

"It's not over yet!" A voice came from the exit. Kunai moved forward quickly and came to the right of Yakushi Nonou, in front of the black rhinoceros.

With a bang, the black rhinoceros shadow clone on the right disappeared!

Black Rhino's eyes widened as its main body and the katana of its left shadow clone continued to strike.

The other roots are looking towards the exit, preparing to act.

hum.

Time and space seemed to stand still around him, and Lin Fan, who was standing less than twenty meters away, stopped in his tracks.

Even when he stopped, the surrounding space seemed to freeze.

Standing beside him was another "him".

"It seems I've saved a character from the original work." Lin Fan slowly walked to the spot where the shadow clone had fallen after being hit by the kunai, and even had time to examine Yakushi Nonou's face.

The moment he arrived, Lin Fan threw out another kunai and raised his foot.

The surrounding space seemed to return to normal in an instant. The kunai pierced the black rhinoceros shadow clone to the left of Yakushi Nono. Lin Fan raised his left leg and blocked the black rhinoceros's katana with a bang.

"How is this possible!" Black Rhino stared wide-eyed as the katana struck Lin Fan's left leg as if it were hitting a piece of hard steel.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan, who was behind him, was almost instantly turned upside down by several members of the Root.

"This..." The one who had stabbed the 'Lin Fan's double' looked at Lin Fan, who was still confronting the Black Rhino, and then glanced at the 'Lin Fan' in front of him. He was a little confused.

With a bang, the substitute turned into a kunai, and only then did the group realize that it was Lin Fan's substitute.

Before the others could marvel at how realistic Lin Fan's stunt double was, Lin Fan exerted a little force with his leg, delivering a heavy downward kick that sent Black Rhino flying along with the katana in his hand.

Plop—

Black Rhino gripped the knife and drew a long wave across the ground.

Once you've steadied yourself, grip the knife and lean forward, crouching slightly.

"Damn it." Black Rhino prepared to look up.

The next second, shadows fell.

Black Rhino stared blankly as a fist the size of a sandbag came hurtling towards him.

Click!

The sound of a mask shattering!

Countless fragments of the mask were stuck into the black rhinoceros's face.

Another shard was lodged in his closed eye before he could react.

Immediately afterwards, a heavy force struck the black rhinoceros's facial bones.

boom!!!

When I looked again, the black rhinoceros with its facial bones split open was embedded in the wall. Its mask was broken, and its breath was extremely weak. It looked like it was about to die.

Several root members stood blankly beside a kunai.

Yakushi Nonou stared in disbelief at the white prince who had suddenly appeared as if he had fallen from the sky.

Lin Fan straightened his clothes.

"Am I late?" Lin Fan turned to Yakushi Nonou and asked.

At this moment, everyone was completely bewildered.

"Who...who are you?" Yakushi Nonou asked blankly.

Lin Fan: "?"

You're not a qualified Root! A normal Root should recognize me by my face as Lin Fan, the handsome, dashing, and naturally charming man who dealt with your Lord Danzo!

"Lin Fan." The Root ninja on the other end snapped out of his daze and gritted his teeth, "You dare to come into our Root territory to die? Do you know how many people there are in Root?!"

"Exactly, they don't think that killing Captain Black Rhino will kill all of us captains, do they?"

"Hilarious!"

Listening to the commotion of the group.

Lin Fan only felt the noise.

"The Root you're referring to, are you talking about those young people who eat while looking at a portrait of Lord Danzo in the lounge? Or are you referring to the Root ninjas who recite 'Long live Lord Danzo!' even while bathing in the public bathhouse?"

Several Root unit captains: "..."

"You...you wouldn't have..." A troop leader's voice trembled as he pointed a finger at Lin Fan, "How did you manage to bypass the plaza and enter the rear of our base?"

The normal root plaza is located at the only entrance to the base, which is why several captains guard this place.

"We took the secret passage."

Orochimaru's voice came from the entrance. Behind him were several ANBU members and some Root squad leaders who were also tied up.

Several Root unit commanders rubbed their ears in disbelief upon hearing the familiar voice. When they turned around and saw Orochimaru, their hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

"You...you bastard!!" Several Root Army commanders' eyes turned red.

......

The next day, when Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu arrived at the Root base with their clan's ninjas, both sides fell silent.

The presence of two 'artworks' at the entrance to the Root base, along with the lingering smell of blood emanating from within, clearly indicated that the Dark Side had already wiped out the entire Root organization.

"They're all dead. They're all dead." Koharu Utatane blankly put down her weapon; even her combat suit couldn't give her a sense of security.

She leaned against the wall, her body limp.

Undeterred, Mitokado took people in for an examination, only to emerge a few minutes later with a blank expression.

"It's over, all the elites of the root are dead."

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from the woods, and Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu immediately perked up and looked over.

Lin Fan and Orochimaru walked out from inside.

This time, Lin Fan carried Lin Xiaobai on his shoulder.

"Hey, elders, are you just passing by our rebel base that we haven't dealt with yet?"

--traitor?

"Lin Fan, this is slander! The Root members are all good ninjas who are working hard for the future of Konoha, how could you!!" The gentle and refined Mitokado Homura was really angry this time, pointing his finger at Lin Fan's nose and cursing.

Lin Fan's smile vanished instantly.

"Say it again, pointing at me?"

Mitokado Yan's fingers trembled slightly as she quietly moved downwards.

Seeing that the other person was sensible, Lin Fan was somewhat disappointed, but he still replied to Mitokado Homura, "Don't forget, I'm the Hokage's secretary!"