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

Should she reduce the frequency of flash sale prices and discounted prices? It feels like the host is always buying at discounted prices, which is really unfair…

While the system was still brainstorming ideas about discounts and smaller discounts, Zhi Xue had already returned to the Dark Division and saw that familiar silver-haired figure.

"Hey, how's the mission going?" Kakashi greeted Zhixue warmly as soon as he saw her.

"Hmm? Why do I feel like you're smiling?" Zhi Xue asked, moving closer to Kakashi.

"Ahem, I was just thinking about something happy." Kakashi straightened his Anbu mask and waved his hand as he spoke.

He was definitely not gloating over the little girl being taught a lesson by Shisui, really.

The missions of the Dark Division are dark and tedious, but Zhi Xue didn't experience them much, which may be because Kakashi wanted her to adapt gradually.

Before you know it, a day has passed. Night has fallen, and the ground is brightly lit and bustling with activity. Although it doesn't have the same variety as the nearby market, it's still one of the few pleasures that ordinary people have besides work.

After getting off work, Zhixue played for a while and then went home with some fresh vegetables.

After returning home from the Anbu, she walked almost halfway through Konoha before finally arriving back at the Uchiha clan's territory. Unlike the bustling outside, this place seemed desolate and devoid of any vitality. The oppressive atmosphere was particularly pronounced under the cover of darkness, making her feel somewhat uneasy even while walking on the street. However, Zhixue didn't care much about these things. Nevertheless, there were always some clueless people who would vent their pent-up dissatisfaction and resentment on others.

"Look, isn't that Uchiha Shiyuki? She's actually dressed in ANBU attire, and she actually looks quite convincing."

"So it was because our Uchiha clan despised her that she became Konoha's lackey, huh? Hahaha!"

"Konoha's Anbu can now even get in with the worst ninjas who can't even beat ordinary civilians?! How pathetic..." Several drunken youths shouted hostilely on the Uchiha Street.

Hearing the deliberate mocking voices around her, Zhi Xue stopped, looked at the three young Uchiha clansmen behind her, and extended an international friendship gesture.

"Hey, is it funny to talk about other people? You three boring bean sprouts!"

Hearing themselves called "bean sprouts" instantly ignited the anger that had been building up in the three men after a night of drinking.

"You're just a pretty face. I'm telling you something, and you're already giving me attitude?" The drunken young man, his face flushed and neck thick, pulled out a kunai from his waist and stabbed it at Zhixue.

With a snap, the blade sliced ​​through the air but missed its target. Zhi Xue grabbed the young man's arm with one hand, her chakra flowing into her palm. She struck the young man's chin, sending him flying five or six meters away.

"Damn it, you dare to hit someone! Let's see how we teach you a lesson!"

The other two youths also had fiery eyes and wanted to rush up and teach Zhi Xue a lesson, but they were subdued by Zhi Xue after only a few rounds.

Shortly after the fight broke out, the police arrived and, based on descriptions from nearby residents, detained the three drunk youths.

"Clan Chief..." Zhixue bowed and said after seeing Fuyue arrive.

"It's all over now. These young men have bad tempers, everyone in the clan knows that, so don't worry about them," Fugaku said with a sigh.

In fact, there were many factors that led to this fight. Under Konoha's years of surveillance and isolation policies, the Uchiha clan is now like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment. When Shiki returned to the clan's territory dressed as a member of Konoha's Anbu, she was spotted by a few drunken, hawkish young men, and a conflict was inevitable.

After bidding farewell to Fugaku, Shiyuki left, and Fugaku, watching her depart, pondered deeply for a moment.

Zhi Xue seems to have changed a lot lately. What happened?

Chapter 36 The Mission of the Dark Division

Several days after Zhixue joined the Dark Division, her missions gradually shifted from simple patrols to more covert tasks, such as delivering secret documents to the Fire Country's base and secretly dealing with some low-level, weak fry.

Stab!

Blood, accompanied by a silvery sheen, splattered onto the window. After a scream echoed through the night, Zhi Xue picked up a curtain and wiped the blood off the Kusanagi sword. Then, she retrieved a sealed scroll from the corpse and returned to Konoha to report.

She had taken on several missions of this type before, but she didn't seem to dislike them much. The missions had relatively flexible time requirements, so she had more time to slack off and could also take the opportunity to check if the deceased had any savings or anything.

Since the person was corrupt and the money was corrupt anyway, Zhixue felt no unease after taking it.

Ding! Daily fishing task completed. Rewards: Two cans of dried fish and a small bottle of pupil power growth liquid.

Exhausted, Zhi Xue returned to the lounge. She was too tired to even take a shower. She took off her blood-stained coat and mask and lay down on the bed in a starfish position.

"Sigh, being in the Dark Guard is so tiring. I really want to be a lazy bum..." Zhi Xue took out a bottle of what looked like eye drops—a liquid that slowly increases pupil power—and dripped it into her eyes, blinking.

The rewards these past few days seem pretty good, but they're actually not very useful to Zhixue. For example, there's the frying pan that can deflect all bullets, the pristine white stockings that never get dirty, and the bright red poison apple that makes you ascend to heaven after just one bite. It seems like she doesn't really need any of them except for the stockings.

Zhi Xue still misses her time in the guard team. She had a lot of free time every day, working from 8 am to 5 pm. Even during working hours, she could have her shadow clone take over while she slacked off.

After Zhixue finished dealing with the remaining incidents in the Dark Division, she put on a regular fishnet-patterned outfit.

Before she knew it, Zhi Xue's short hair had grown to her elbows. To make it easier to move around, Zhi Xue sat upright in front of the full-length mirror, bit the hair tie, and tied her long black hair into a single ponytail with her nimble little hands.

Looking at herself sitting on the stool in the full-length mirror, she still retained her youthful innocence, but she exuded an unusual confidence and fierceness. Beneath her exquisitely sculpted face, there seemed to be a hint of fatigue and paleness.

Zhi Xue rubbed her slightly chubby cheeks, stood up from the stool, picked up her things, and returned to the Uchiha clan's territory.

Although the atmosphere within the clan was as oppressive as usual, Zhixue did not encounter any trouble and returned home smoothly. She fell into a sweet dream soon after lying down in bed.

Not long after, when Zhishui returned home exhausted from get off work, she sighed as she saw Zhixue sleeping soundly on the bed with the door wide open. She then straightened Zhixue's shoes and pulled the blanket up over her again.

After the door was closed, a figure appeared near the window by Zhishui.

"Still water..."

Itachi opened the window, jumped in front of Shisui, and took off the Anbu mask.

"Ah, it's Itachi. You must have just gotten back, right? Is there something you need that you called me in such a hurry?" Shisui said with a gentle smile to the seven-man team.

"It's...a matter within the clan." Itachi's expression was somewhat forlorn. He could clearly sense the atmosphere within the clan recently, and he felt that soon, this suppressed emotion would reach a critical point, at which point some terrible consequences might occur.

Upon hearing this, Shisui's expression turned serious.

This situation is indeed not a good thing, but the Konoha leadership is now trying its best to ease the friction with the Uchiha clan. For example, Shiki joining the Anbu is what the Third Hokage said was a link between the clan and Konoha.

I believe that with the Hokage's power, this situation will definitely change in the future.

"Don't worry, even if you fight seven people at once, the Hokage hasn't given up on the Uchiha clan, and the clan head hasn't announced the split of Konoha. There's still hope. Bonds can't be broken so easily. You have to trust the Third Hokage." Shisui patted the man fighting seven people on the shoulder to reassure him.

"Is that so..." Itachi's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, but he was still worried about how things would develop.

Will things really calm down smoothly...?

……

The next morning arrived, and the morning sunlight shone faintly through the curtains. The alarm clock rang throughout the room. Even though Zhi Xue was deep in her dreams and trying to deceive herself by covering her ears with her pillow, she had to accept the cruel fact that it was time to get up again (sad). Moreover, it seemed that she had a special mission today and needed to go early.

After turning off the alarm clock, Zhixue opened her eyes, then seemed to float towards the bathroom as if she hadn't. After washing up, she came to the dining table and discovered a pot of thick, black, unidentified liquid.

The kitchen was filled not only with the aroma of food but also with an unpleasant smell of Chinese medicine.

Stop Snow: ...

"I didn't have the heart to wake you yesterday because I saw you were asleep, but you need to take the medicine you forgot today. Taking medicine will help you get better faster when you're sick." Looking at the note hanging around the medicine soup, Zhixue was in a bad mood.

Ding, system task triggered—

Mission Name: The Giant Snake Hidden in the Laboratory.

Mission Introduction: Today, your mission is to go with Kakashi to investigate Orochimaru's hidden abandoned laboratory near Konoha. Two unknown Root ninjas will also be accompanying you, and this mission seems to be very dangerous.

Mission requirements: Ensure your own safety and protect your companions.

Quest Rewards: Ryuchi Cave Reverse Spirit Summoning Scroll (will immediately appear at the Ryuchi Cave location after use), Ryuchi Cave Immortal Mode Training Scroll.

"Wow, it's actually a magic technique?" Zhi Xue was tempted by the reward for the mission, but this mission seemed extremely dangerous, so she needed to be well prepared.

"System, do you still sell movie-level experience cards here?"

Zhi Xue asked the system in her mind, "I'm still too weak. If danger really comes, it's best to have a backup plan."

Ding! The system shop always offers high-quality items. A movie-level experience card (5 minutes) is now on sale for 998 million taels.

Zhi Xue pondered the price of 998. This price was indeed a bit high. If she really wanted to buy it, she was afraid that she wouldn't have much of the assets she had taken from Orochimaru last time. As for taking out a loan, Zhi Xue had never thought about that issue. Unless she was forced to, she would never have such an idea.

Chapter 37, Exploring the Remains Laboratory

At 6 a.m., dew, carrying a fresh scent, dripped onto the stone tablet.

In the cemetery behind Konoha, Kakashi Hatake placed a bouquet of flowers on a grave. Then, a series of unpleasant memories flashed through his eyes.

"Whose grave is that?" In the bushes not far from Kakashi, Root ninja A, also known as Tenzo, wearing a raincoat, asked B beside him.

"I heard that the owner of that tomb was Kakashi Hatake's comrade, someone who was killed by Kakashi himself."

"Companions?" The expression behind the sky burial mask showed some surprise.

After Kakashi lingered there for a long time, a purple-haired member of the Anbu ran up behind him.

"Kakashi-senpai, the Hokage is looking for you."

"Ah, I understand. But you don't need to call me senpai anymore. This isn't the Ninja Academy." Kakashi sighed and turned his head away.

“But aren’t you a renowned senior in the Anbu?” Yugao said to Kakashi in a respectful tone.

"Ah, senior, you should find someone reliable. Am I, someone despised as cold-blooded, really suitable to be a senior?" Kakashi scratched his head and sighed.

After Kakashi and Yugao walked further and further away, Tenzō and Otsai walked over from the bushes not far away.

Following Kakashi's footprints, the sky burial arrived at the place where he had just stayed for a long time, and finally saw the name of the person buried in the tomb.

"Nohara Rin..."

.........

Hokage Building…

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was already a man in his sixties, he was still sitting in his seat in the Hokage Building, reviewing documents.

Squeak...

The door to the Hokage's office was pushed open, and Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded as Kakashi walked over.

"Kakashi, it's almost time. The base exploration mission left behind by Orochimaru when he defected a few days ago will be handed over to you and Uchiha Shiyuki. You'll also be responsible for reconnaissance and surveillance. It'll be tough on you."

"Ah, thank you for your concern, Hokage-sama. I will definitely complete this mission perfectly."

"Yes, remember not to be careless. Although Orochimaru is gone, no one knows what he left behind in the Land of Fire. After all, what he researched was extremely dangerous, and even a Jonin could be killed by it." Hiruzen Sarutobi said with his hands clasped together and his face very serious.

"Huh? If it's that dangerous... Stop Snow..."

"Don't worry, didn't you say she had some trump cards she could hide? People will fight back with all their might when they are in the most danger. At that time, she won't be able to hide anything anymore. Besides, aren't all Anbu missions accompanied by dangerous situations? But it's all for the safety of Konoha and even the entire Land of Fire." Hiruzen Sarutobi straightened his Hokage hat and said.

"Yes, Lord Sandaime..."

……

Upon returning to the Anbu, Kakashi encountered Shiseido, who had just arrived.

"Hey Kakashi, you didn't arrive as early as me today."