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

Zhi Xue's face also darkened. That damned capitalist system could only sell one box at a time, not a single pill. It made her spend 200 million to buy this universal antidote. One day she'll have to hang it on a street lamp so it won't come down.

Ding! This system is bound to the host by soul, but has no physical form. It cannot hang on a street lamp in a real sense. If the host wants to try, he can hang himself on a street lamp. Perhaps the system will have that feeling.

Stop Snow: ...

This system is becoming less and less lovable.

Seeing Kakashi and Shisue recovering from their weakness in the distance, I felt a mix of regret and a sense of vindication.

He had originally intended to close the iron gate and then block the area with wooden planks. If he did that without the antidote, he could probably complete the mission in a few hours.

However, when Yamato was forming the hand seals, he softened his heart and ultimately chose to give up after a struggle with his conscience.

Although it was a mission, he couldn't bring himself to kill his comrade. Perhaps even Lord Danzo's orders could be wrong sometimes.

After learning that one antidote cost 40 taels, Kakashi quickly returned the remaining two antidotes to Zhixue. He dared not take them; if one broke, it would cost 160 million taels.

The sadness from Kakashi-sensei's wallet in the future...

Looking at the remaining 830 million yuan in savings displayed on the screen, Zhi Xue felt somewhat dejected.

Money disappears so fast! Why is it so hard to earn money? (Annoyed)

Knowing that others were watching them, Kakashi and Zhixue became much more vigilant. Kakashi, having taken three antidotes, rushed into the laboratory before the effects wore off and found the ventilation switch to disperse the poison gas.

This underground, enclosed environment must have had a highly developed ventilation system, which completely dissipated the poisonous gas in less than two hours. However, strangely, Zhi Xue also felt a tingling and weak sensation throughout her body. She clearly hadn't come into contact with the snake's venom, so how could this be…?

"Hey, something seems off about you?" Kakashi asked with concern, looking at Shiki, whose figure seemed a little unsteady.

"Ah, it's okay, it's probably just a minor problem. Let's continue with the mission." Zhi Xue shook her head, then opened the box, swallowed a pill, and instantly felt much better.

After taking the antidote, Zhixue and Kakashi explored the laboratory together, organizing a lot of data and storing it in a spatial scroll. These materials would be sealed away as valuable experimental and research materials for Konoha after Orochimaru's defection. Zhixue was also surprised to discover a draft of the mechanical Nine-Tails.

Looking at the pile of incomprehensible things on the blueprints, Zhi Xue was shocked for a whole year. While others were still in Shippuden, Orochimaru's technology had already reached Boruto. If this thing were successfully researched, what would happen? If a few of these were built, covering the entire Leaf Village might not be a big problem.

Just as Kakashi and Shiki were carefully tidying up their things, the Root ninja, Otsu, who was waiting outside, was getting impatient.

More than two hours have passed. What on earth is that kid A doing?

B emerged from the nearby bushes, about to go down and see what A was up to, when he suddenly noticed that the entrance to the laboratory seemed to have lit up.

"Huh? What, what exactly is this?"

Chapter 40 The Scapegoat Danzo

"Hey, Kakashi, don't you feel the floorboards are warping?" In the abandoned laboratory, Shiyuki, who was secretly looting valuables, said to Kakashi, who was diligently organizing documents.

"Is the floor warping?" Kakashi heard Zhixue's question and used his chakra to sense the feeling under his feet. He found that he could indeed feel it, and the vibration seemed to be getting more and more intense. Even some bottles and jars on the table were visibly moving.

"Hurry up!" Kakashi grabbed Shiki's hand without saying a word and was about to run outside, but just as they stepped out of the iron gate, Kakashi suddenly noticed a root lying by the wall.

Kakashi: ???

Driven by humanitarian spirit, Kakashi hoisted the Root onto his back and prepared to run outside. However, he hadn't run far down the corridor when the metal plates on the ground snapped apart piece by piece. A roar seemed to come from all directions, followed by a dizzying sensation, as if the world had been put into a washing machine, causing the three of them to bump into walls everywhere.

Stab!

Zhixue stuck the Kusanagi sword into the wall and grabbed Kakashi's hand.

"Hold yourself steady... No, I'm going to faint!" Zhi Xue felt her stomach churning. If the white phosphorus serpent had only caused magical damage before, then this dizzying sensation was like physical damage. It was truly torturous...

"What the hell is this thing?!" Kakashi used kunai to secure himself to the wall, holding onto the Root ninja to prevent him from falling and killing himself.

After a while, the feeling of upheaval seemed to gradually subside, but suddenly, swarms of small white snakes emerged from the cracks in the nearby walls.

After securing herself with chakra, Zhixue quickly formed hand seals.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!" A dozen small fireballs accurately struck the incoming swarm of snakes, burning them to ashes in an instant. But soon after, even more small snakes emerged from the cracks.

"There are too many of them, let's retreat!" Zhixue said as she and Kakashi stood back to back clearing away the small snakes around them.

"it is good."

With a powerful fireball clearing the way, Zhixue led Kakashi back towards the original exit. They weren't sure if it was just their imagination, but the path seemed much more winding than when they came.

However, upon arriving at the destination, Zhixue stared blankly at Kakashi, who was looking at the dead end covered by iron plates.

Where's the door? Such a big door! Even if they just got confused and went the wrong way, there should at least be a door, right? Before they came, they didn't notice that there were other paths at the end of this road.

With her back to the dead end, Zhi Xue burned the few small snakes that surged past with her powerful fireball. Looking at the small snakes that were still surging up, she felt a chill run down her spine.

bang bang bang...

Kakashi tapped his ear against the metal plate and sighed.

"It's definitely a dead end, and it's very thick."

“There must be another way, let’s try it again,” Zhixue said to Kakashi.

Kakashi stepped on the steel plate on the ground, then quickly formed hand seals, squatted down, and slapped his hands on the ground.

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!" A tough wall of earthen tiles completely blocked the entrance, but it probably wouldn't last long.

After resting, Zhixue went to the Root ninja, took off his mask, and saw a purplish, youthful face.

"This is... Yamato?" Zhi Xue exclaimed in disbelief after seeing Tian Zang's appearance. She then took out the box and fed Tian Zang the last antidote.

"You know him?" Kakashi asked, somewhat puzzled, after noticing Zhixue's reaction.

"I guess so," Zhixue said, her feelings somewhat complicated as she looked at Yamato, who was showing signs of waking up.

Judging from this, it's highly likely that Yamato was the one who was monitoring them here before. Hopefully, he won't tell Danzo about the Rasengan. But that's not the time to worry about now, as they're barely able to protect themselves.

Ding! Host, are you in trouble? We recommend using the premium item sold in the system shop: Shadow-level Experience Card. After activation, you will be invincible and easily overcome your current predicament. It only costs 998 million taels, which is very affordable and cheap, dear.

Upon hearing the price, Zhi Xue spoke kindly to the system in her mind.

"Tongzi, things have gotten this serious, so don't be so stingy. You've already gotten such a great deal, you don't need this little bit of money, right?"

叮，秒杀价现已经修改为90天一更新，请宿主等待85天14个小时52分44秒后再来。

Stop Snow: ...

If she had to wait until then, it's uncertain whether her ashes would even still exist.

……

Leaves—roots.

Danzo was sitting in his chair drinking tea, waiting for good news from A and B, but strangely, at that moment, it was B who returned on his own.

"What happened? The mission failed? Where did Jia go?"

"Lord Danzo... it's still uncertain whether the mission has failed, but a major change has occurred over there. The laboratory has transformed into a giant snake-like puppet and disappeared underground! Moreover, A hasn't come out of the laboratory either."

"What!?"

By the time Danzo caught up with Otoko, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already arrived with his ninjas. They found a large hole, about 20 meters in diameter, in the previously sealed-off laboratory area, surrounded by Konoha's Anbu members responsible for sealing off the site.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood at the edge and glanced at the bottomless, enormous hole, his brows furrowing.

"I never expected things to turn out this way. If Konoha's barrier hadn't sensed the tremors here, it probably wouldn't have been long before others discovered it, causing a social panic. But where are the ninjas responsible for sealing this place?" Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, summoning the ninjas who had been guarding the place.

"Reporting to Hokage-sama, our mission was taken over by the Anbu this morning," the guard replied. Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't immediately understand when he heard about the Anbu, but he instantly realized what was going on when he saw Danzo arrive.

"Sarutobi, what happened here?" Danzo walked over, leaning on his cane, and looked at the empty space in the distance with some surprise.

"Don't you know what you've done?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, his hands behind his back, sounding annoyed.

Danzo Shimura:???

What did he do this time? He just wanted Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan, but why did he cause such a commotion?

"Sarutobi, I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't do that!" Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who still had a "don't try to deny it" look on his face, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

He really didn't do that, and he's also furious that his Wood Release ninja is gone!

Chapter 41, Prophecy

"Where am I?" Yamato, whose head was still a little dizzy, had just woken up and was still a bit confused when he saw Kakashi and Shiyuki in his field of vision.

"You're awake. Congratulations on becoming... cough cough, congratulations on being rescued." Zhi Xue almost blurted out the joke from her past life.

"I am..."

Tenzang, weak and exhausted, was helped up by Kakashi. He seemed to have been on a mission, then fainted from poisoning while monitoring outside the iron gate. He felt like he'd been thrown into a bouncy cylinder and his body felt like it was falling apart. But what's going on now?

"Don't do any strenuous activity yet. You've just been detoxified, and your body is still very weak," Zhixue reminded Tianzang as he got up.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Just return the 40 to me when you get back."

Sky burial: ???

Kakashi felt a little pleased looking at Tenzang's inexplicable expression. Finally, someone else owed money with me? Even though it wasn't much, why did he have to eat a couple more?

"What 40?" Tianzang looked a little confused. Kakashi then told Tianzang about the pills, but unfortunately, Kakashi didn't see any pain on Tianzang's face.

Since leaving the laboratory, Tian Zang has been working at the Root Organization. He doesn't care much about money; as long as he has enough, that's fine. Although the Root Organization is inhumane, it's not like they don't pay salaries.

As long as I have a job and can complete my tasks, I can always pay back the money.

"Alright, let's talk about the debt later. Let's think about how to escape alive now. Maybe we can go back to the lab, but I don't know if it's become a snake pit too..." Zhi Xue said thoughtfully, pinching her chin.

hiss!

A crack appeared in the earthen wall, and the hissing of small snakes came from the other side. It seems that even if the earthen wall is very strong, it can't stop so many snakes.

Kakashi then told Tenzang about the current situation, but Tenzang seemed to have just woken up and was still a little confused.

"How about we burn it?"

"So many snakes, are you trying to burn yourself to death too?" Kakashi said, somewhat speechless, upon hearing the suggestion of a sky burial. If they could do that, they would have done it already.

In such a confined space, if you set a fire, there's a real possibility that a small snake might jump into your clothes and cause you extreme torment.

"If that doesn't work, can we dig a tunnel out? Remember, this place is underground?"

Zhi Xue gripped the Kusanagi Sword with both hands, mustered all her strength, and stabbed it into the nearby iron wall. However, she only left a shallow dent. As for the Rasengan, Zhi Xue didn't have much hope. The wall was thick and hard, and she estimated that she would exhaust herself to death before she could even open a passage.

Ding! Host, use the trial card on the wall!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could I possibly waste 1000 million taels of silver on such a predicament? Unless you give me a discount. (Smiles)"