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Chapter 80 Root Laboratory

"40,000 reward points."

Looking at his son's determined eyes, Hiruzen Sarutobi was momentarily dazed.

In the end, all I could do was sigh helplessly.

He really didn't want to see Asuma and the ninja clans on opposite sides. He himself was able to become Hokage smoothly thanks to the help of ninja clans like Ino-Shika-Cho.

Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant

Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki pooled their money to buy two trial tokens and gave them to Sakura Haruno and Kakashi Hatake.

Without waiting for Asuma to return, Naruto stayed behind to guard the two members of Team 7 who were undergoing the trial.

After Sasuke purchased the mission scroll, a string of black text popped up in front of him.

【Mission Scroll】

Mission objective: Destroy a dark underground laboratory in the northeastern part of the Death Forest.

Quest Reward: Soul Scroll Lv.15 (Purple) *1

There is no penalty for failure; you can choose to refuse.

However, if you refuse, you will lose one mission opportunity, leaving you with four missions.

"The mission reward is a Soul Scroll?"

Sasuke's face lit up with joy.

To perform Soul Certification on purple equipment, even a relatively inexpensive five-piece armor set requires 5,000 reward points.

The Soul Scroll can authenticate one piece of equipment of the same quality for free.

The first quest scroll I bought contained a high-value item.

There are four more tasks to follow.

This is a rare opportunity to profit from the game, so we definitely can't give up the mission and must seize the opportunity.

Fang Yi glanced at Sasuke, who was leaving excitedly with a look of immense satisfaction, and smiled without saying a word.

You might make a small profit, but I will never lose money.

"The Forest of Death has been designated as the location for the Chunin Exams, and unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering."

A gatekeeper wearing Chunin armor stopped Sasuke from approaching from outside the barbed wire fence.

"understood."

Sasuke nodded and chose to take a detour.

The vast Death Forest couldn't possibly have sentry posts all of it. Even with barbed wire fences blocking the way, they were practically useless to Sasuke.

Swing a knife.

In an inconspicuous corner, a gap was cut into the barbed wire.

Sasuke stepped into the Death Forest. The huge canopies that spread out like mushrooms blocked out the sun, making the entire interior of the Death Forest gray.

With the mission guidance in mind, Sasuke quickly arrived at the mission location.

"No?"

Sasuke looked around but didn't find the laboratory mentioned in the mission.

The surroundings were dense withered branches and fallen leaves, as well as countless huge tree trunks, no different from the environment elsewhere.

The Curse of Black Flame.

A pure black flame blazed up and coalesced into a black talisman, hovering at the fingertip.

Sasuke knelt on the ground, gently inserting two fingers into the ground, and black flames spread outwards from the center like flowing water.

This is the same skill used when chasing Uchiha Itachi.

【Black Flame Curse (Purple) Lv.5】: After release, it causes 5 enemy units within a 500-meter radius to be captured by the aura of black flame. Attacking units captured by the Black Flame Curse will deal additional damage.

Sasuke was able to sense the approximate location of the target captured by the Black Flame Curse.

The farther away you are, the less clear your senses become.

If the Black Flame Curse is not broken, it can last for two days.

"Found it!"

Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes and looked at a huge, inconspicuous rock covered in moss.

He drew his long sword from his waist and slashed straight down.

boom.

Dust billowed up, and it didn't feel like chopping rocks; it felt more like chopping iron chains and gears.

Beneath the shattered rock exterior, hinges and gears lay hidden within, revealing a concealed elevator before Sasuke's eyes.

"Strange, who created such a place in the Forest of Death?"

Sasuke sensed that something was wrong.

I was just overwhelmed by the soul scroll and rushed over in a daze, but then I suddenly remembered that this is the real world.

The laboratory that could appear inside the Death Forest must be related to the village.

Oops.

Sasuke had a bad feeling and was still hesitating about whether to abandon the mission.

One after another, figures rushed out from inside.

"Uchiha Sasuke, the Forest of Death is currently closed. What is your intention in trespassing?"

The ninja wearing a painted mask asked in a cold tone.

"The Dark Guard?"

Sasuke took two steps back and carefully examined the other person's appearance.

The Anbu is the Hokage's direct subordinate force. Could the laboratory marked in this mission be Hiruzen Sarutobi's masterpiece?

wrong,

If it were directly under the Hokage's command, there would be no need to build the laboratory so hidden. Not only would it be inconvenient to operate, but building it underground would also be extremely expensive.

There's absolutely no need for that, unless it's to cover something up.

Sasuke suddenly remembered what Kabuto Yakushi had once told him.

root!

If this speculation is correct, this laboratory is related to Danzo, a secret unit under the command of high-ranking advisor Shimura Danzo.

Thinking back to that inexplicable attack a while ago,

Sasuke lowered his eyelids slightly, without answering the other person's question.

A nascent sense of oppression emanated from him.

"Uchiha Sasuke, do you intend to take action against the Anbu?"

The Anbu members also sensed the change in Sasuke's aura, and their tone suddenly became serious.

【Black Flame Imprisonment (Blue) Lv.8】: Condenses black flames to create an imprisonment talisman, which is then thrown out to imprison enemies within the range.

Sasuke suddenly attacked, sweeping his longsword horizontally.

A string of bead-like black flames was flung out, landing around and creating a barrier-like confinement area.

"What is this?"

The masked secret agents had never seen such a bizarre situation before.

A ring of rising black flames surrounded them completely.

The black flame barrier, swirling and burning, would pounce on them like a venomous snake at the slightest movement.

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique

The leader, a masked figure with a painted face, quickly formed hand seals, his throat bulging, and he spat out a huge ball of water.

sizzle.

The giant water sphere collided with the black flame barrier and was instantly evaporated, causing a large amount of water vapor to spread out and blur the view.

"Stop! Don't go in!"

The ANBU let out a low growl, and after taking only two steps, they discovered that the black flame wall that had been directly hit by the water-style attack was completely undamaged.

I was shocked.

The flames couldn't be extinguished even by water-based techniques; what a bizarre method.

Sasuke seemed not to hear, and strode into the split elevator, slicing through the slightly rusty elevator floor with his sword, and plummeted down at an extremely fast speed.

"Report to Lord Danzo immediately! Uchiha Sasuke has trespassed into Laboratory No. 9 in the Forest of Death."

"Damn it, how did he find out?"

The Root members trapped inside the barrier were extremely anxious.

Their faces were terribly gloomy.

What is hidden in this laboratory must never be discovered, let alone made public; otherwise, even Lord Danzo will not be able to avoid being punished.

As members of the laboratory guards, they would be subjected to unimaginable cruel punishments.

He took out a calligraphy brush from his ninja tool pouch.

Write down the highest level of danger using the root code, then form a hand seal and slap it onto the ground.

The art of spiritual communication.

A puff of smoke rose, and the scroll with the code written on it was quickly taken away by the summoning beast and placed on the desk of senior advisor Danzo Shimura.

(End of this chapter)