In Konoha, you get one evolution point every day.

Chapter 87 I'm Back! (1 words, please subscribe for the first time)

July, Konoha Year 46.

A year has passed, and Konoha is far more prosperous than before.

The era that belonged to Lin Fan has been "forgotten" due to Lin Fan's disappearance.

Many who harbored resentment towards Lin Fan went from being puzzled by his absence to simply accepting it as normal.

That's just how people are sometimes.

Even the best of friends find it hard to withstand the test of time.

Unless it's a hatred that will be etched in one's memory.

"Lin Fan, how did you disappear?"

Sakumo Hatake remained silent for a moment after seeing Kakashi Hatake return home listlessly after completing a D-rank mission.

Sakumo Hatake knew that Lin Fan wasn't dead, but had gone to carry out a highly classified mission.

At the same time.

Because of Lin Fan's disappearance, the ninja world, which was originally agitated by the Konoha civil war, instantly quieted down.

This situation is like a major power saying that its nuclear bomb has been stolen by someone and that it is currently under investigation.

Which other country would dare to say anything after hearing this? Even if they had a grudge, they would have to confirm whether the news was true. After all, Lin Fan was not an old man who was too old to move.

Inside the laboratory.

Orochimaru had already injected Lin Fan with Hashirama cell number 2. Lin Fan had been adapting for two months, and his body showed no obvious abnormalities: "Next... is Hashirama cell number 3."

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Orochimaru took a deep breath.

The intercolumnar cells in column 3 are different from the other cells.

It contains an extremely high amount of maternal essence.

A hot mom from Harbin.

If things go wrong, Lin Fan could become a true vegetable.

of course.

If you want to increase the survival rate, you can use only half a bottle.

However, this would lower the probability of Lin Fan using Wood Release....

Orochimaru closed his eyes briefly; he was still somewhat reluctant to part with Lin Fan, this "interesting" existence.

Suddenly, the idea of ​​Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation) came to his mind: "Perhaps we will meet again in another way."

Finally, Orochimaru opened his eyes, made up his mind, and pressed the final experiment button for Lin Fan.

After the button was pressed, a stream of liquid rapidly entered the entire nutrient tank.

The liquid absorbed the nutrients in the cabin and then began to enter Lin Fan's nasal cavity.

Sensing the breath of life, the liquid excitedly rolled around in Lin Fan's body, beginning to plunder and erode... a war seemed to erupt within Lin Fan's body.

After boiling for more than half an hour, the glass of the nutrient chamber finally made a cracking sound.

With a loud bang, the entire nutrient tank exploded.

Orochimaru immediately moved away, and countless shards of glass mixed with green liquid flew out, hitting the surrounding area.

Orochimaru raised his head.

"Did it succeed or fail?"

"...Of course it was a success." After a moment of silence, Lin Fan, standing inside the nutrient tank, opened his eyes. An unprecedented surge of power made his blood boil: "Good heavens, just the No. 2 Hashirama cell has made me several times stronger than before?! Wait, why do I feel like I've already learned Wood Release?"

Following the newly acquired sixth sense, energy is divided into three different attributes.

Water, soil, yang...

The combined shape appears in the palm of your hand...

A green seedling grew from the palm of my hand.

Orochimaru was not surprised, after all, the Hashirama cell number 3 was 99% likely to have awakened Wood Release—although only one case has survived so far.

Even a single drop of this stuff injected into the human body poses a risk of death, even for a Jonin. It's impossible to say it's not 99% safe.

"I'm a genius! Orochimaru, look! I can use Wood Release!!" Lin Fan ran to Orochimaru, holding up the green seedling in his palm, and boasted.

"Yes, yes, yes. You're a genius." Orochimaru wouldn't tell Lin Fan the truth; he was afraid Lin Fan would beat him to death.

When Lin Fan went to the bathroom to take a shower, he saw Yakushi Nono, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and greeted her. Seeing the regretful look in the latter's eyes, Lin Fan scratched his head in confusion, but remembering that Orochimaru had said that a year had passed, he didn't think much of it.

[Wood Release: 1]

Evolution Point: 408

408 evolution points.

This is probably already at its maximum evolution level, right?

Thinking this, Lin Fan first glanced at the evolution data. Finding no changes, he performed the first evolution on Wood Release: "Wood Release: Evolution +1": "Your Wood Release ninjutsu will receive a slight improvement in efficiency and effectiveness."

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This is favoritism, isn't it?

This is definitely biased!

Why is it that other people's Mist Release is a Logia-type, while my Wood Release only increases efficiency and effect? ​​Do I need your little bit of efficiency and effect?

"Add more!"

Evolution Point -2, Evolution Data Changes Again: "Wood Release: Evolution +1" → "Wood Release: Evolution +2": "Your Wood Release ninjutsu will be greatly improved in terms of efficiency and effectiveness."

"Add more!"

Evolution Points -10, Evolution Data Changes Again: "Wood Release: Evolution +3": "Your Wood Release ninjutsu will be twice as efficient and effective. When using Wood Release, your Wood Release ninjutsu will display a life symbol."

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"A sign of life?"

Looking at the contents of the panel, Lin Fan murmured something.

If he remembered correctly, Wood Release in the original work did not involve the concept of life. Even though the First Hokage's Wood Release possessed the characteristics of absorbing chakra, sealing chakra, and even absorbing life force, these were all manifestations of the Yin-Yang Release of Wood Release, not that the wood itself possessed life force.

He raised his palm again, intending to use chakra to squeeze out a seedling... Huh, this is much easier than before?

Is this what double the efficiency is?

When Lin Fan squeezed out a seedling, he found that his speed of refining Wood Release chakra had increased slightly. This sudden increase in efficiency was like taking too big a step and missing the mark, landing directly in a more forward area from an empty position, so the strange feeling was very obvious.

As the seedlings grew, Lin Fan clearly felt that the green seedlings in his palm possessed an aura that shouldn't have been there before...

That is the breath of life.

"This...this should be considered a weakened version of the Rat Talisman, right?" Lin Fan stared wide-eyed at the seedling that moved around without his control. Although it had no intelligence, it seemed to have the instincts that a seedling should have, and it was very gentle towards its master. Even if he wanted the seedling to die immediately, the seedling's instincts did not have any thought of resistance.

This goes beyond the scope of ninjutsu.

So when Lin Fan came out of the bathroom, holding a seedling, he came up to Orochimaru and explained to him that the seedling was alive.

Orochimaru: "?"

Orochimaru even doubted whether he had misheard and repeatedly confirmed with Lin Fan.

"Believe me, this seedling is truly alive! I want to keep it!"

"Whatever makes you happy."

Orochimaru had no idea what Lin Fan was thinking; a Wood Release technique like this couldn't possibly be used from the palm of the hand...

Huh? How did this seedling manage to sprout by itself...?

Orochimaru tried rubbing his eyes, then opened them again and saw the seedling had crawled into the flowerpot by itself.

Orochimaru paused for half a second, then said, "Lin Fan, you've learned genjutsu?"

Lin Fan hugged the flowerpot. "Huh? What kind of illusion? This grass told me that it can grow into a big tree and protect me."

Orochimaru rubbed his ears and repeatedly formed hand seals, shouting "Release!" to confirm that he wasn't under a genjutsu and hadn't misheard. Then he said, "Give me a portion of your blood. Then you can take your flowerpot and leave."

He had to figure out exactly what made Lin Fan different from ordinary people! Why, after a year of studying Lin Fan's blood, had he only discovered that Lin Fan's body cells were several times stronger than ordinary people? And even with cells several times stronger, in terms of density, that is, quantity, Lin Fan was two-thirds less than the ninjas!! Even with two-thirds less, he could still become a ninja and still manage to utterly defeat his teacher!!!

This is unreasonable!!!

A year later, Lin Fan returned to the entrance of Konoha Village. In that year, the entrance to Konoha Village hadn't changed much.

Upon arriving at the gate, when the guard asked for a "good citizen pass" to enter the village, Lin Fan jokingly replied, "My good citizen pass."

After saying this, he held up a flowerpot and gave the group a thumbs-up, making the gatekeepers' foreheads bulge with pride.

Just as they were about to take action, someone recognized Lin Fan's face and, sweating profusely, grabbed the crowd, shouting, "No, don't do it! He's Lin Fan!"

"Takuma, he doesn't know who he is... Huh? Lin Fan? You said his name is Lin Fan?!"

As soon as the guard finished speaking, the guards felt a chill run down their spines, and the memory of dying in the corner began to assault their brains.

It's only been a year. Not everyone can become a Chunin or Jonin like Kakashi and Itachi, let alone a gatekeeper.

Hokage Building.

As a familiar voice drew closer, Lin Xiaobai, who was munching on hay on the coffee table, twitched her nose slightly, as if sensing someone's arrival. Her mouth opened slightly, and the delicious hay she had been chewing fell onto the coffee table: "You're back..."

This was the first time in a year that Tsunade had seen Lin Xiaobai like this: "What? You're back?"

With a creaking sound, before Tsunade could turn around, a voice quickly reached her ears: "She must be talking about me."

Under their gazes, Lin Fan smiled and replied, "I'm back."

Tears suddenly welled up in Lin Xiaobai's eyes: "Lin Fan, where the hell have you been?!"

"Sorry, sorry. I forgot to tell you." Lin Fan jumped out of the window, put the flowerpot on the coffee table, and patted Lin Xiaobai's head.

To prevent Lin Xiaobai from having wild thoughts about becoming an experimental subject, he instructed Orochimaru and others to keep it a secret from Lin Xiaobai.

"And Tsunade."

Lin Fan looked at the woman sitting in the Hokage's office chair with a slight movement in her eyes.

"...Idiot." Tsunade wiped away her tears. She believed that Lin Fan became the test subject for Wood Release in order to obtain her grandfather's power and use it to assist her.

"Have you obtained that power?"

Although she already guessed the answer, Tsunade couldn't help but ask.

After all, there are successful cases of using intercolumnar cells No. 2.

"I got it." Lin Fan nodded, lifting the flowerpot from the coffee table. "See that? This is my power!"

The seedlings seemed to hear Lin Fan's voice and swayed their bodies.

Lin Xiaobai's mouth watered when he saw the seedling.

She smelled delicious food.

Seeing Lin Fan's seemingly insane state, Tsunade fell silent for a moment:

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Orochimaru, I'll fucking kill you.

She finally has a handsome boyfriend who's alive and incredibly talented, but Orochimaru puts him to death after experimenting on him... Who the hell can stand for that?!

I'm going out for a bit.

"Huh? Don't you need to continue working?" Lin Fan looked at Tsunade with some disappointment. After all, he went to see Tsunade as soon as he got back, but her "it doesn't matter" expression made him a little disappointed.

Work was just a topic he casually brought up.

"Work," Tsunade said nostalgically, "I owe it all to your idea. Now I can finish my work in an hour or two if I'm focused."

She clenched her fist: "But I suddenly remembered I have some things to do. You stay here and don't wander around. I'll be right back."

"Alright then." Although he didn't know why Tsunade seemed a little angry, Lin Fan still obediently stayed in the office and chatted with Lin Xiaobai about some of their daily lives over the past year.

At the entrance of the research institute, two ANBU members saw Tsunade, but before they could even greet her, she stormed in angrily.

Orochimaru, who was studying Lin Fan's blood data in the lab, frowned when he heard the door open. However, when he saw Tsunade, his frown relaxed. He thought that Tsunade must know that Lin Fan had awakened Wood Release and was rewarding him... "Hmm? Tsunade, what are you doing?"

Seeing Tsunade grab him by the collar and drag him away in front of everyone... Orochimaru's mind went completely blank again....

As they left the research institute, before the two secret agents could even respond...

Then Orochimaru was thrown around like a ball, and Tsunade raised her leg.

With a bang, Orochimaru was sent flying.

Then, several more loud thuds echoed as the plane landed.

I saw a scene of utter devastation:

Dark side:

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Tsunade cursed, "I told you long ago that this experiment couldn't be done, but you wouldn't listen! You owe me money!!"

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Orochimaru, spitting out a mouthful of blood:

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No, if he succeeded, why did he still get beaten up?

Confirming Orochimaru was not dead: "I'll give you a month to heal Lin Fan's brain, otherwise..." Tsunade raised her pink fist.

Orochimaru: "...Is it possible that he's not actually mentally ill?"

If it weren't for the fact that he urgently studied the latest version of "Lin Fan's blood" within that short time, discovering that Lin Fan's blood was not only healthy and trending normally, but also had twice the number of cells as before, reaching the cell count of a normal ninja in the ninja world.

"Would someone with a sound mind say their power is just a seedling?"

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"..." Orochimaru remained silent for a long time before saying, "Is there a possibility... that thing is called Wood Release?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade fell silent for a moment.

As if suddenly realizing something, he lowered his fist, looking quite embarrassed.

"Does it hurt? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?" Tsunade tried to appease her.

"Have two secret agents escort me there."

Orochimaru just wants to stay in the hospital for a few days in peace.

Tsunade returned to the Hokage Building.

Lin Fan also learned about Konoha's one-year history from Lin Xiaobai.

"Are you done with your work? Is it about the Hyuga clan?" Lin Fan heard from Lin Xiaobai that the Hyuga clan was very dissatisfied with the Hokage's arrangements, especially since two members of the Uchiha clan had become ministers of the "law enforcement unit," while none of the Hyuga clan members had.

"Uh... sort of." Tsunade's eyes darted around unconsciously.

Having lived with Tsunade for over a year and already quite familiar with her, Lin Fan fell slightly silent:

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After a year apart, has my head been turned green?

...Forget it, Tsunade must have had a reason to be cuckolded...Should I turn evil now, stand in the sky above Konoha, and yell about the pain of carrying two bags of rice...What a joke!

Just as Lin Fan was smiling and preparing to turn evil, Tsunade's voice suddenly rang out.

"By the way, I just passed by Orochimaru's research institute and he told me that you awakened Wood Release. Is that true?"

The Hyuga clan is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the research institute. What brings you here just passing by?

Lin Fan's smile twitched slightly as he said, "So you just went to see Orochimaru?"

Tsunade deflated like a punctured balloon and said, "I said, I just thought you'd lost your mind, are you going to blame me?"

Huh? That's it? ...No, this is a good thing! My wife is taking good care of me!

Lin Fan's dark smile spread like cream, and Lin Xiaobai saw it: "Lin Fan, I haven't seen you smile in so long."

"Then take a look more often in the future," Lin Fan replied to Lin Xiaobai, and then hurriedly carried his wife away.

"Wait for me!" Lin Xiaobai shouted, and the two of them and the rabbit quickly left from the office door. Xuehua and Lan, who were guarding the door, exchanged a glance, and then threw out their fists at the same time.

Scissors and paper.

The snowflake looked up and raised a hand.

Lan lowered her head, went to the gate, and closed it.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan returned home, intending to reward Tsunade with all the money he had saved up over the past year.

Tsunade scratched her head: "Saved for a year? Did you make any money during this time? But all the money was... Wait, you don't mean...!" Tsunade realized what was going on and wanted to say something, but Lin Fan didn't give her a chance.

No one knew who had spread the news of his return, but when Lin Fan walked out the door the next day, many people were pointing and whispering at the entrance of the Thousand Hands Clan. Lin Fan was speechless, but fortunately, he had overheard everything before leaving and climbed over the wall first, preventing those people from succeeding.

Lin Fan arrived at a commercial street and looked at the long queue: "When did such a popular store open here?"

Just as he was lost in thought, a voice came from beside him.

"Brother Lin Fan! Over here!"

Hearing the sound, Lin Fan looked in the direction of the sound and immediately saw Kurenai Yuhi waving at him, Anko Mitarashi, who was now a bit aloof, Shizune smiling at him in a black kimono, Genma Shiranui with a senbon stick in his mouth, and Might Guy wearing a green bodysuit with great teeth.

All five of them had headbands.

"They've all graduated," Lin Fan thought.

Lin Fan stepped forward. "Hong, Hongdou, junior sister, it's been a long time."

The ignored duo:

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Matt Kai looked dejected.

Genma Shiranui, on the other hand, had his hands in his pockets as if he already knew something.

—Just as I thought. Rumor has it that Lin Fan prefers young girls; seeing him today, it's certainly true...

He's a pervert.

However, while Genma Shiranui was thinking this, Lin Fan greeted Kai again: "Kai, long time no see, you've graduated too."

Genma Shiranui: "?"

Might Guy regained his composure: "Yes, it's all thanks to Lord Lin Fan's guidance and support!"

"I didn't give you any pointers," Lin Fan said to Might Guy, ignoring Genma Shiranui's feigned cough. "It's all thanks to your own hard work."

Upon receiving Lin Fan's praise, Might Guy scratched his head sheepishly: "If Lord Lin Fan could give me some pointers on physical techniques, I wouldn't mind."

Lin Fan's expression twitched. He didn't have time to instruct Kai. To be precise, he had gone out to buy lunch, not to give advice: "Speaking of which, what does this place sell?"

"Ramen. Super delicious ramen!"

"Brother Lin Fan has been on missions all year; he probably hasn't had a decent meal yet."

"Oh? Then Brother Lin Fan is so pitiful!"

Kurenai Yuhi and Anko Mitarashi sang in unison, and those around them glanced at the young man, Lin Fan, upon hearing his name. But when they saw Lin Fan leading two girls... OK, those with daughters at home should definitely remember this person.

Seeing his master gone, Might Guy looked regretful.

Ignored, Genma Shiranui muttered, "Lin Fan is definitely a pervert who likes weirdly dressed young boys like Kai." "Is it too late for me to join the Burning Forest?"

When you see a queue.

Lin Fan had probably guessed that during the year he was "asleep," Otsutsuki Tetsuya had come to Konoha Village to open a shop.

So, according to this timeline, it seems that An Lushan has already killed the Loulan Queen, and then he can go there to capture a future Naruto and a future Yamato?

Lost in thought, it was my turn in line.

After putting aside his thoughts and ordering a few bowls of ramen, he realized he didn't have any money with him, which made him a little embarrassed.

However, Kurenai Yuhi, Anko Mitarashi, and Shizune, who seemed to have seen through everything long ago, tacitly paid for the ramen that Lin Fan had bought.

At this moment, Genma Shiranui's desire to join the burning forest grew even stronger:

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Lin Fan: "I can't accept this."

Kurenai Yuhi waved her hand: "It's alright, Brother Lin Fan. This is a treat from your fans. I'm the leader of the fan club!"

Mitarashi Anko and Shizune also smiled and nodded.

How wonderful! This is youth, and this is the person he wants to protect!

Because Lin Fan needed to pack up his food to take back to the Senju clan, he could only buy ramen and part ways with the others at the store.

Not far from the store, a figure stood not far away, and a voice called out, "Lin Fan?"

Lin Fan looked up and the first person he saw was the blond-haired guy: "Oh, it's Minato Namikaze, a Jonin from Konoha."

Because of his faster Rasengan, Minato had more time to master the Flying Thunder God Technique, so he is now a Jonin of Konoha. In the future, Konoha's Seven Colors plan to have Minato take over after someone passes away or retires.

Seeing Minato, the Jonin, idly queuing in the village, he asked, "Are you packing Kushina's things?"

"Yes...uh. No. I ate it myself."

Seeing Lin Fan's mockery, Minato blushed and retorted, "Isn't this for Lady Tsunade?"

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"...You...you admit it?"

Minato's eyes widened. He hadn't expected Lin Fan to announce it so openly, especially since Tsunade held such a sensitive position as Hokage...

"Yeah. What's up?"

Seeing Lin Fan's nonchalant and carefree expression, Minato sighed helplessly. This Lin Fan wasn't even engaged to Tsunade yet, but he was already acting like he was living with someone... Although it seemed like they were already living together... Damn, I'm so envious...

Lin Fan roughly understood Minato's thoughts, given that Minato lived in a semi-modern society with old-fashioned ideas in the world of anime.

He patted Minato on the shoulder: "Sometimes love comes quickly and goes quickly."

"so...

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Lin Fan gave a thumbs up: "While she loves you, let her know how awesome you are!"

Feel the way people around you are looking at you like you're a monster, and take a few steps back:

Water gate:

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He shouldn't have been discussing this kind of thing with this person! He's ruining me!! He's damaging my reputation!!!

Just then, a member of the Dark Tribe appeared in front of the two of them.

"Lord Lin Fan, Jonin Minato has a mission."

Hearing the voice, Lin Fan became slightly more subdued: "Tsunade went to work?"

Hearing Lin Fan address Tsunade by her name, the Anbu member paused for a second before replying, "Yes. Because this mission is rather urgent."

"Damn it! I'm going to spank her when we get back! I told her to rest for a day while I came to work."

Seeing that Lin Fan was not joking:

Dark areas:

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Watergate: "6"

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People around:

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For some reason, they suddenly smelled a sour smell.

Hokage Building.

Seeing Lin Fan with a sour face, he put the packaged ramen on the coffee table, sat on the sofa with his arms crossed, and vented his anger by petting Lin Xiaobai.

Lin Xiaobai looked thoroughly enjoying himself.

Tsunade felt quite embarrassed as she explained the situation to the group.

So she simply stopped looking at Lin Fan.

...This mission takes place in Loulan. According to intelligence, a figure resembling a rogue ninja from Sunagakure has appeared in Loulan and become a minister there. Our mission is to investigate the internal situation of Loulan, focusing specifically on the background of this minister named An Lushan.

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Minato and his two companions gained a general understanding of the contents of this A-rank mission.

Shuimen asked, "Does our team include Lin Fan?"

Tsunade paused for a moment, and when the three of them turned to look at Lin Fan, her small face, which resembled the Naruto formula, instantly turned into a pleading expression, and she even clasped her hands together in a gesture of prayer. When Minato sensed something was wrong and turned around, Tsunade's small face reverted to the Naruto formula.

Lin Fan was speechless for a moment, then raised two fingers.

At this moment, Minato had already turned his head to look at Lin Fan:

The three of them were puzzled by Lin Fan's gesture.

Tsunade made a cross shape with both hands and raised one finger.

Unlocking a new game wouldn't be bad... Lin Fan smiled contentedly: "Okay. I'll go."

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The three turned to look at Tsunade, who remained completely still and composed.

"But I want to bring someone with me."

Before Minato could speak, Lin Fan's voice rang out again.

"Bring people? Who are you going to bring?" Tsunade asked, puzzled. Right now, all the special Jonin in the village who were suitable for this mission were here. With Minato as a Jonin and Lin Fan, a powerful ninja who was even stronger than a Jonin, working together, this mission was almost a sure thing.

"I want to bring Konoha's heroes with me," Lin Fan said with a smile. He was joking, how could he watch the old man retire at home and live a comfortable retirement life?

He is Lin Fan, who respects the elderly and cares for the young!

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's name:

The three seemed to have thought of something.

Tsunade paused for a moment, then said, "Sensei... this task shouldn't require the Third Hokage..."

"Shall the heroes of Konoha make their move?"

If Sunagakure discovers that they sent the Third Hokage, people who don't know the situation might think that Konoha was planning to assassinate the Third Kazekage.

"If it really doesn't work out, then forget it. Unless..." Lin Fan deliberately stalled.

"Fine, fine, fine!! You take it! But you have to find the people yourself." Tsunade didn't want to unlock it. That damned Lin Fan actually threatened her. When Lin Fan comes back, she will definitely make him suffer!

After the two finished speaking, Minato also made his application.

Thus, Lin Fan met Kakashi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Hi."

Kakashi hardened his fist.

"It's been a year. Do you know how I've spent this past year?!"

Kakashi growled.

"Oh, didn't you become Minato's disciple?"

Lin Fan scratched his head, somewhat confused.

When I became a disciple, people would always ask me my name.

Can you understand what it feels like to be caught between life and death?! I'm a man!!

Seeing Kakashi's distraught state, she said, "What's wrong with being a girl?"

Lin Fan stepped forward and ruffled Kakashi's hair. He wondered if it was because Kakashi had turned into a girl, but he smelled sweet. "What father could resist a sweet little girl?"

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"...Do you believe I'll chop off your pig's trotters?"

"Heh. I don't believe it."

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Damn it, it seems like he really can't do it.

It's all that useless father's fault!

At the Hokage Building, Sakumo Hatake, who was responsible for protecting Tsunade while she worked there, sneezed.

The Sarutobi clan.

When Lin Fan arrived, many members of the Sarutobi clan looked at him with expressions of resentment, confusion, fear, and unease.

Lin Fan was already used to those looks. What was the big deal about being scolded? He wasn't going to keep a record of it. Like the Uchiha clan members who would ask Mikoto for names, write them down, and then tell Tsunade to "exclude these people from the selection list for law enforcement agencies after the reforms." He wouldn't do something like that. Those people simply didn't meet the selection criteria!

When we arrived at Hiruzen Sarutobi's courtyard, Hiruzen Sarutobi was pushing a wheelchair.

The man in the wheelchair clenched his fists when he saw Lin Fan arrive, attempting to attack him, but his disabled legs prevented him from getting up.

"What are you doing here?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude wasn't very friendly.

"Oh. I'm here to invite you to a mission." Lin Fan was quite cheerful. He wouldn't hold a grudge against Hiruzen Sarutobi, just like how he deliberately delayed teaching him the Three Body Technique for several months before he was done with it. He had long forgotten about it.

I heard it was a task, not trouble:

Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief and comforted Shinnosuke Sarutobi.

"Shinnosuke, calm down."

But how could Sarutobi Shinnosuke remain calm so easily?

He gritted his teeth and stared intently at Lin Fan.

Lin Fan scratched his head and said, "Well, if all else fails, how about I let you punch my thigh?"

Lin Fan patted his muscular thighs.

Minato and the other two: "..."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke: "Lin Fan!!"

After shouting, the person fainted from the wheelchair and fell to the ground.

Lin Fan looked completely innocent, raising his hands: "I didn't touch him! Lin Xiaobai, you be my witness."

On his shoulder, Lin Xiaobai mimicked Lin Fan, raising his hand: "I can prove it!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had helped Shinnosuke up, was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Damn it! Lin Fan! Are you trying to make me jump over the wall and fight you to the death?!

After this incident, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression wasn't very pleasant as he followed the group.

Of course, Lin Fan did not apologize to Hiruzen Sarutobi. He simply said, "Hiruzen, I did this for Shinnosuke's own good. It's been a year and he still can't get over it. Sometimes, some things need to be learned quickly. Taking it too slowly won't work."

Upon hearing this:

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately understood the consequences of his past actions of deliberately slowing down Lin Fan's progress.

If I could do it all over again...

At this moment, Lin Fan interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi's password: "By the way, those guys at the door, they're the ones who didn't like me back then. Do you know their names? Of course, I'm not planning on revenge. You know I, Lin Fan, never hold grudges."

Lin Xiaobai: "I can prove it!"

Several people:

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Hiruzen Sarutobi: "...Why should I tell you?"

Your own son is in this state, his leg is beyond even Tsunade's healing, and you still want to take revenge on his clan? This is simply...

"I can heal your son's leg."

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"Whose name do you want to know?"

Those who witnessed the shady deal:

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Lin Fan: "All of them."

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi announced his name, and Lin Fan recorded it while dodging obstacles caused by his high-speed movement.

After taking notes, Lin Fan scribbled them down in his notebook.

Seeing the strange looks from the group, he said, "Don't misunderstand. I just want to know who has a problem with me. By the way, I'm planning to conduct a satisfaction survey among all the ninjas in a while. Some Jonin, relying on their strength, inevitably bully others. We in Konoha absolutely cannot allow such people to exist!"

Seeing that the others remained silent, he said, "What's wrong? Have you already suspected someone? Tell me. I, Lin Fan, am the fairest person. I absolutely cannot tolerate anyone bullying their comrades!"

Lin Fan spoke with righteous indignation.

The group looked at him without saying a word.

Seeing this, Lin Fan stopped pretending: "By the way, I'm talking about Jonin, including the Seven Colors and the Kage, but not the Three Great Ninja and the Hokage. Of course, if your wives are spied on by Jiraiya, I'll tell Tsunade to reserve a VIP ward for Jiraiya for a month. If your children are captured by Orochimaru, I'll tell Tsunade to reserve a VIP ward for Orochimaru for the rest of his life. If Tsunade wins your money, that's normal, relax. If you win Tsunade's money, I hope you can secretly slip the money to me before the next day arrives. Of course, it's okay if you don't give me the money, it's the same as giving it to the hospital, it's all contributing to Konoha."

Several people: ...

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Okay, okay, so you're going to play like this... Luckily we didn't gamble.

After a somewhat silent journey, the six-person team arrived in Loulan.

Standing in this border area, it seemed as if Sunagakure had neglected the border defenses in this region, and the six of them entered the Land of Wind's territory without any trouble.

Lin Fan instantly understood the identity of the person who made the request.

Damn, so this mission was issued by Sunagakure.

Closed gates, a repressive city.

Standing outside the city and looking at it from afar, the city appeared magnificent, yet as people approached, they sensed a suffocating atmosphere, as if countless wronged souls lingered within...

"Um," Minato interrupted Lin Fan's narration, "Lin Fan, we're here to do a mission, not to write a novel."

For some reason, Minato suddenly thought of Jiraiya's published book, "The Story of a Strong-Willed Ninja"... although that book wasn't very popular.

"But do you think a country would lock its doors for no reason?" Lin Fan pointed to the city wall that should have been open.

"Could it be that the people inside Loulan don't need diplomacy?" Akimichi Choza's voice rang out.

Lin Fan: "? If we don't have diplomacy, what will the people here eat?"

Do they eat people?

Qiu Dao Dingza asked, puzzled, "Of course it's about eating. Don't the Loulan people have enough to eat?"

Lin Fan:

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Forget it, there's no way to communicate with this guy who's only thinking about food.

Now, she has made a year's worth of money in Konoha through her own schemes, so much so that Tsunade doesn't know what to do with it. It's time to start implementing nine-year compulsory education in Konoha.

"Loulan... there shouldn't be any place where we can farm," Shuimen's voice rang out.

Finally, a normal person has appeared.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had long seen through the fact that the reason why Loulan possessed such a tall building on the border of the Land of Wind without anyone vying for it was simply because the land of the Land of Wind was worthless.

But now he's a cool, aloof middle-aged man who doesn't like to talk.

Shiki Aburame and Kakashi suddenly realized.

Akimichi Choza wanted to ask more questions, but was interrupted by Lin Fan's suggestion to split up the team to find a way to invade.

Lin Fan and Kakashi are in the same group.

I searched around.

No entrance found.

As darkness fell, Lin Fan silently built a campfire outside Loulan: "Damn it, what's Loulan up to? There's not even a crack in the door for a mouse to crawl through! Am I supposed to fly in?!"

Kakashi looked at the roasted lizard above and said, "I remember you could fly."

Lin Fan: "? I can help you fly too. Do you want to fly?"

The thought of being targeted and attacked if he flew up made Kakashi shudder, and he quickly shook his head: "Then forget it."

Seeing Kakashi's shameless appearance, Lin Fan laughed in exasperation: "You back down when it's your turn? Are you even a man... a man in a loli body?!"

But at that moment, Lin Fan suddenly heard the sound of a caravan moving across the desert.

A merchant shielded his eyes from the sandstorm: "Hurry up! Lord An Lushan paid three times the usual price to have this batch of food transported in. If you dare delay and let the grain be damaged, you're dead!"

The merchant shouted, and the mercenaries accompanying him on the transport, following his orders, ruthlessly drove away the laborers who had helped with the transport... In this dark night, it was a tragic and sorrowful scene...

"Who are you?" The mercenary interrupted Lin Fan's story.

He rode on horseback, a group of armed mercenaries beside him. The merchant in the center of the caravan, as if spotting something dangerous, cried out: "Oh no! It's Sunagakure ninja! Kill them!"

The businessman clearly knew something.

Hearing the screams, Lin Fan felt only dread.

"Kakashi, it's up to you now."

Although Lin Fan really wanted to use Wood Release to shock the people here.

But looking at the chaotic group, only the leader on horseback and two others standing nearby exuded chakra... and their auras didn't seem strong...

He lost interest.

Seeing that the person Lin Fan sent was a short girl, the mercenary leader sneered, "Heh, handing us over to a little girl who hasn't even grown her first hair? Ridiculous!"

This touched a nerve with Kakashi: "Who are you calling a little girl who hasn't even grown all her hair yet?!"

He really didn't see Mao.

The battle lasted for about ten minutes. It must be said that the mercenary leader was quite capable. After Kakashi defeated two mercenaries who could use chakra, the mercenary leader tried to ambush Kakashi and used a fire-style ninjutsu!

However, the ninjutsu wasn't very powerful. Kakashi used Earth Release to buy time, then used Body Flicker to dodge, and finally spent a few more rounds to defeat the final boss.

Lin Fan didn't lift a finger throughout the entire process; Kakashi alone took care of the entire group of about twenty mercenaries.