Making Good Use of Reports

When Yu Xuan opened his eyes again, he found himself back in the "Nine-Tails' Rampage" dungeon.

"What? Did I fall asleep too deeply? Did I enter the dungeon accidentally... But thinking about the time, the dungeon's cooldown period has indeed ended."

"But I'm sleeping in a tree hollow in the Land of Rain right now. Isn't it too dangerous to enter a dungeon at this time?"

Yu Xuan was currently alone in the Land of Rain. Entering a dungeon at this moment was definitely risky, but he felt it would be a shame to quit immediately. That would be like wasting an opportunity.

At this stage, the benefits gained from a single dungeon run could very well determine his survival... Forget it, be bold. If you want to be greedy, be greedy.

Yu Xuan quickly made his decision. Since he had entered the dungeon, he couldn't leave empty-handed.

After a brief moment of thought, he quickly decided on the order of his actions for this run to maximize his gains... Not to mention the intangible, potential rewards, he needed to secure the tangible ones first.

But then again, even though the time in the dungeon was precious, Yu Xuan decided to do one thing first.

The Nine-Tails appeared on schedule again and began its rampage, throwing Konoha into chaos as ninja ran around like headless chickens.

Yu Xuan was quite familiar with this dungeon. He quickly went to a specific location, waited quietly for a moment, looked up at the moon, and began counting, "One, two, three."

Swish, an Anbu Ninja figure flashed past not far from him.

"Anbu! Anbu Ninja! I have important information!"

Yu Xuan's shout made the Anbu Ninja stop. Although the ninja was in a hurry, the words "important information" still caught his ear.

"What is it?"

"Orochimaru! I saw Lord Orochimaru infiltrate the Hokage's office's forbidden jutsu vault. Several ninja guarding it have already been killed! He's going to steal forbidden jutsu!"

"What? How is that possible? Lord Orochimaru is a disciple of the Third Hokage, one of the Sannin..."

Boom!

Just as the Anbu Ninja was about to confirm the information, the Nine-Tails' commotion in the distance swept away a row of buildings like dominoes, and a cloud of dust obscured the Anbu Ninja's vision.

When the dust settled slightly, the ninja was nowhere to be seen.

"Did Orochimaru really take advantage of the chaos... Damn it! Creating more chaos in chaos!"

The Anbu Ninja cursed under his breath. Although he didn't want to believe it, he had to report this information to the Hokage.

After relaying the information to the Anbu Ninja, Yu Xuan slipped away. Frankly, doing this was meaningless and yielded no profit; it was purely a waste of time, however... well, it settled his mind.

Orochimaru needed to know that there were consequences for casually causing trouble.

Following this, Yu Xuan replicated his actions from the previous run in the dungeon. He went directly to the place where the Fourth Hokage resealed the Nine-Tails.

Then...

"Lady Kushina! Lady Kushina Uzumaki! Please hold on, I'm here to save you!"

Yu Xuan began stuffing the wound in Kushina Uzumaki's abdomen.

"You... young... man... don't be so clumsy..."

The Fourth Hokage, not yet dead, was once again shocked by Yu Xuan's actions. Could this be called saving someone?

"Hokage-sama, right, and you too..."

Theoretically, Yu Xuan could no longer gain Experience from the Hokage, but since he was idle, he decided to give it a try.

"You delivered a fatal blow to the important dungeon character Kushina Uzumaki in an extremely despicable manner, earning a score of 0.3."

"The score does not affect your gains."

"One of your stats has significantly increased... Chakra: Lv5 → Lv9."

"You have acquired the Jonin-level Chakra. There is a unit of measurement for Chakra quantity, collectively called 'card'. Congratulations on surpassing one card."

"You have acquired a new skill: Contract Seal (Mastered)."

The moment Kushina Uzumaki stopped breathing, Yu Xuan's Chakra quality and quantity surged, reaching level 9.

This Chakra level was indeed good, but... did this level 9 equate to "Mastered 9"? This indeed surpassed one card, but unfortunately, some people could reach Mastered 10 because their Chakra quantity was sufficient, while others could reach Mastered 10 because the maximum value was only 10.

The simplest and most intuitive example is that later, both Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi's Genjutsu were rated 10, yet the outcome of their battle... The gap between 10 and 10 was already so large, let alone the gap between 9 and 10. It was not a small difference.

In addition to the increase in Chakra quantity, Yu Xuan also learned a sealing jutsu, Contract Seal. If he remembered correctly, this jutsu's effect was to temporarily sever the connection between a summoner and their summoned beast... It was a quite practical but generally unused sealing jutsu.

The average gains Yu Xuan received from Kushina Uzumaki were less than those from the Fourth Hokage, but the increase in Chakra quantity was of immense help to him.

In short, spreading stat points thinly was not as effective as specializing.

Unfortunately, one could only gain from each person once. After the Fourth Hokage stopped breathing, Yu Xuan received no further gains... This time, the Fourth Hokage dropped neither Experience nor skills.

Yu Xuan did not linger. He simply confirmed his gains and immediately used Body Flicker to leave the area.

He still had other things to do and couldn't afford to encounter the Anbu Ninja who were breaking through the seal and heading this way.

However, after Yu Xuan left and the Anbu Ninja secured the scene, he suddenly stopped... because he suddenly realized something.

This dungeon had a main quest: to kill or seal the Nine-Tails. So, if he assassinated baby Naruto, would that count as killing the Nine-Tails? Could it be considered completing the mission?

He had essentially milked the Fourth Hokage's family dry. This matter was worth trying, but... forget it, it was definitely too late this time. He could only wait for the next opportunity.

The Fourth Hokage and his wife were dead, and the Nine-Tails was resealed, but this did not mean the Nine-Tails' Rampage was over. The death of a Hokage was a major event; the chaos would not stop before daytime.

Next, Yu Xuan quickly returned to Konohagakure. The abundant chakra within his body supported him in releasing the Body Flicker Technique with even greater frequency.

Upon re-entering Konoha, he immediately noticed the commotion near the Hokage's office building... If his guess was correct, the Third Hokage and Orochimaru must have started fighting.

Orochimaru had broken into the forbidden jutsu vault, killed Anbu Ninja, and was now caught red-handed. The indecisive Third Hokage couldn't possibly cover for him.

With Orochimaru occupied, Yu Xuan knew he had ample time to act. He quickly infiltrated underground, heading straight for "Orochimaru's underground laboratory."

Deep underground, it was dark and somber, burying Konoha's darkest secrets.

Yu Xuan sprinted boldly through the underground space. After the Nine-Tails was resealed and the most severe commotion ended, the dormant Root finally began to stir.

Danzo certainly knew how to seize the moment.

Yu Xuan's bold actions underground were a stroke of luck; no one would interfere with him down here. However, to his surprise, when he reached his intended destination, the so-called secret laboratory had its doors wide open.

It seemed to have no defenses whatsoever, as if it wasn't a clandestine, forbidden experiment being conducted within, but rather a grand undertaking that should be announced to all.

But whatever traps might be inside, Yu Xuan didn't hesitate and walked right in.