Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

Now that the Star Lord has finally made a move, Kisame Hoshigaki breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally contribute his value to the Yao Tian Organization instead of just loafing around and waiting to die in this organization.

On the other hand, Orochimaru's reaction was completely different.

He was already secretly calculating whether it was time to defect, and how likely it was that he could actually do so.

He was forced to join Yaotian, but later found that the organization didn't have much to do and that he could exchange information about the ninja world and ninjutsu experience, so he stayed.

But now that Yaotian is about to take action, it means that the days of slacking off in this organization are gone forever.

He's fine with slacking off, but he doesn't want to do any work!

Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils shifted slightly as he began to plot.

"I wonder what the Star Lord's plans are?" Ming Shiyin asked.

Kisame Hoshigaki immediately adopted a posture of listening attentively, while Orochimaru seemed distracted.

"The Third Shinobi World War has already broken out, and the five great nations of the shinobi world have all been drawn into it. Although we will not participate directly like the major nations, we must guard against the possibility of being passively drawn in as the war continues to expand," Yao Xingji said calmly.

"So some preparations are necessary, such as money, as well as new members."

Kisame Hoshigaki nodded silently. Money was definitely needed for the organization to grow. If necessary, he could contribute his own money, but it was certainly not enough for the organization's overall development.

Therefore, we need other ways to generate foreign exchange. How can we make money?

Kisame Hoshigaki has begun to think about this problem.

Orochimaru's expression softened slightly upon hearing that the organization wanted money.

He wouldn't care about spending millions or tens of millions of dollars, but he was afraid that Yao Tian's appetite was too big.

"As for money, we can consider the reward later," Bian Que suddenly said.

The underground gold exchange has many assassination missions with high bounties. As long as you are strong enough, you can earn a lot of money in a short time.

"That's possible, but ninjas with high bounties are generally very strong and not so easy to kill," Kisame Hoshigaki commented.

“Then let’s start with people we can beat,” Ming Shiyin said softly.

"Before identifying the assassination target, I hope our Yaotian organization can share information. After all, I don't want to end up on everyone's assassination list," Orochimaru said immediately.

While exchanging gold can indeed bring in quick money, it also carries significant risks. Orochimaru said this because he was well aware of the value of his head on the underground bounty board. To prevent internal strife and the possibility of friendly fire, the targets for assassinations needed to be clearly defined.

After a moment of contemplation, Ming Shiyin and the others nodded.

Yao Xingji's purpose in doing this was to combine making money and killing. On the one hand, he could collect money, and on the other hand, killing would allow him to accumulate the power of crimson destruction, killing two birds with one stone.

"As for new members, I already have targets in mind, and I need everyone to find ways to bring them into the organization," Yao Xingji said leisurely behind the bronze table.

Kisame Hoshigaki was summoned by Yao Xingji directly using his name, but Yao Xingji later discovered that this method could only be used once. If he wanted to recruit someone into Yao Tian later, he would have to use a method similar to Orochimaru's, 'persuading' the opponent with his strength and then having him recite the Star Lord's name to enter the Upside-Down Heaven.

Therefore, anyone who joins later needs to be physically persuaded by Yao Xingji.

"Lord Star, who is the new member? Can I help?" Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't wait to prove his worth.

“One is Kakuzu, and the other is Sasori,” Yao Xingji replied.

Currently, he can only think of these two people. There are only so many powerful ninjas in Naruto, and there are not many who are famous and not bound by any country. Therefore, Yao Xingji can only try to poach members from the Akatsuki organization.

At this point in time, the Akatsuki organization has probably already been established, but they are still far from being the terrifying organization that was famous throughout the ninja world in their previous life.

"Who are these two people?" Orochimaru frowned.

He was somewhat unfamiliar with these two names. They were most likely not ninjas from the Five Great Nations, otherwise he should have heard of them. Or perhaps they were people he knew, but whose names weren't these.

There is too little information available at the moment, so Orochimaru cannot make a judgment.

"What...what are their characteristics?" Kisame Hoshigaki asked.

With only two names, he had no way of finding these two people.

"This is what they look like and what they look like!"

Yao Xingji didn't explain much, but directly materialized the appearances of the two people and displayed them in front of Orochimaru and Kisame Hoshigaki.

"What you need to do is find them and bring them back to the Upside-Down Heaven. I will tell you about their abilities later." As Yao Xingji finished speaking, he waved his hand and dispersed the shapes of Jiao and Xie.

"Now, let me tell you about the benefits you can get from me."

"Inscription!"

With a wave of his right hand, Yao Xingji displayed a total of thirty different inscriptions on the stone table, ten each in red, blue, and green.

"This is just the most basic level one inscription, and it doesn't offer much help. But this is just the beginning. In the future, I will give you more advanced inscriptions, which will greatly enhance your strength. All you need to do is complete the tasks I give you," Yao Xingji said softly.

"I have already explained the function of each of these inscriptions to you, and you can choose according to your needs. In addition, you can wear a maximum of ten of each color of these inscriptions. My suggestion is to choose ten of the same inscription so that the attributes are not too scattered."

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Chapter 139 The Interrupted Gathering

"Can I equip the inscription now?" Orochimaru asked immediately.

“Yes,” Yao Xingji replied. “By touching the inscription you wish to wear, you can directly obtain the power corresponding to that inscription.”

As soon as Yao Xingji finished speaking, Orochimaru immediately began his experiment.

His gaze fell directly on the longevity inscription. He stretched out his right hand, and the moment he touched the inscription, it transformed into a beam of light and entered his brow.

In an instant, Orochimaru immediately felt a pure life force surge into his body and merge with him.

"The vitality has indeed increased, but the quantity is limited..." Orochimaru thought to himself.

The attribute bonus of a level 1 inscription is relatively small, and since there is only one at the moment, the improvement is indeed not significant.

Considering that ten such inscriptions can be worn at the same time, the bonus is quite considerable.

"I wonder what kind of task I need to complete to obtain... eh..." Orochimaru was about to ask Yakusei how to obtain the inscription, but suddenly realized something was wrong, and his expression changed.

"I apologize, Lord Star Lord, I lost my composure."

Once Orochimaru regained his senses, he immediately bowed deeply to the figure behind the bronze table.

"It's alright, what did you discover?" Yao Xingji asked with great interest.

"I've noticed that my chakra levels have increased somewhat," Orochimaru replied truthfully.

"Oh?" Ming Shiyin and Bian Que immediately showed interest, and Kisame Hoshigaki also looked over.

"Increased vitality also means enhanced physical constitution, and since chakra is extracted from cells, it will naturally increase as well," Yao Xingji chuckled.

He discovered this when he was carving the inscriptions, but he didn't tell anyone so that Orochimaru and Kisame could discover the secrets of the inscriptions themselves.

"It increases vitality and thus increases chakra levels. It seems like a pretty good rune, but unfortunately, I don't need it!" Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head inwardly upon hearing this.

“I understand. Praise be to the Star Lord,” Orochimaru said respectfully.

Inscriptions that can enhance vitality and thus directly increase chakra are indeed beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"I have a limited number of inscriptions to inscribe here. Each of you should choose one inscription first. After you complete the tasks I have assigned you, I will reward you with more inscriptions," Yao Xingji said calmly.

When Yaotian was founded, he said that everything here requires an equivalent exchange.

"I understand, thank you, Star Lord." Orochimaru nodded.

Orochimaru and Kisame Hoshigaki had both sought the Star Lord's help before, but at that time, they paid with money. Now, however, they need to pay something much more.

In the following time, Kisame Hoshigaki and Orochimaru carefully compared the attributes of various runes, searching for rune combinations that would maximize their strength.

Suddenly, Yao Xingji, who was sitting behind the bronze table, changed his expression.

"Someone has entered the toilet."

Yao Xingji's spirit was suspended in the inverted sky, but he could still clearly perceive what was happening in reality.

"Alright, that concludes today's gathering. As for the attributes of the inscriptions, you can study them at your leisure when you get back," Yao Xingji said directly.

Although everyone was puzzled as to why the Star Lord suddenly cut short the opportunity, they all immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to Yao Xingji.

"Praise be to the Star Lord."

The next moment, a feeling of falling came, and Orochimaru and Kisame Hoshigaki returned to their respective bodies.

Yao Xingji retracted his clone and disappeared into the Upside-Down Sky.

Konoha Ninja Academy, toilet.

Splash...

With the sound of flushing water, Yao Xingji opened the toilet stall door and came out.

“You’ve been in the bathroom for a bit too long,” Uchiha Shisui said.

"..." Yao Xingji was startled by the sudden appearance of the figure in front of him.

"Is it constipation?" Uchiha Shisui asked.

“My stomach isn’t very good.” Yao Xingji rolled her eyes.

"Alright." Uchiha Shisui shrugged and didn't ask any more questions.

"What are you doing here?" Yao Xingji asked as he walked out.

He felt that Uchiha Shisui was being a little too concerned about him.

“Of course, it’s close protection. You’ve been in the restroom for so long, I have to go check on you.” Uchiha Shisui said with a faint smile, “After all, you are our clan’s exclusive medical ninja.”

"Alright then," Yao Xingji said noncommittally.

The two of them returned to the classroom one after the other.

Faced with these two brats who treated the classroom like their own home, Yuta Izuno could only smile and had nothing to say but "fuck".

"Why did you take so long? Is your stomach upset?" Yamato asked with concern.

"Ah... I'm feeling a little unwell," Yao Xingji could only say, forcing a smile.

"Aren't you a medical ninja? Can't you take a look at yourself?" Yamato asked, puzzled.

"This..." Yao Xingji was speechless for a moment, feeling like he had encountered a bug.

"It's a chronic gastrointestinal problem, and there's no way to cure it completely," Yao Xingji could only say in the end.

"Well... you're really unlucky to have such a sensitive stomach at such a young age," Yamato said, patting Yao Xingji on the shoulder in a comforting tone.

"Hehe." Yao Xingji responded with a smile.