Testing the Cursed Seal

Night

Outside Konoha

After lying in ambush in the woods for a long time, and confirming that there were no ambushes around, the small team slowly crept towards the orphanage.

"Harrier, Eagle, I hope you won't fail this mission."

"Understood!" x2

Two Root members, expressionless, changed into night clothes and crept towards the orphanage.

Danzo gave the squad ten days to complete the mission. The squad thought that the Police Force would be stationed there for a few days and then withdraw, and wouldn't be stationed there for long.

On the last day of the mission, the root squad once again sneaked into the orphanage to carry out their mission.

Danzo himself went to Iwagakure for negotiations, probably not taking this matter too seriously, but the Root team that received the mission worked diligently and observed for a long time.

Inside the orphanage, the Ninja Cat Kozunmaru, clasped his hands together.

"Hmm, there are strangers here, four of them, acting suspiciously. They must be the bad guys that Lord Naraku was talking about."

After sensing the strangers approaching the orphanage, Kozunmaru took out a small scroll from his pocket and unfolded it, then took out a small bottle, slightly larger than a fingernail.

Pour the blood from the bottle onto the signature area of the scroll, then Hand Seals with both hands.

"Summoning Technique!"

Bang

A cloud of smoke billowed from the scroll, Naraku appeared in the smoke, dressed in his pajamas.

"Kozunmaru?"

Naraku was not surprised by the sudden change. He looked around and confirmed the location: Yakushi Nonō's orphanage.

"Meow, Naraku, there are four strangers outside. They must be the bad guys you mentioned."

Kozunmaru explained the situation to Naraku in a soft voice.

The Ninjutsu used here startled Nonō awake, and she came out.

"Lord Naraku?"

Yakushi Nonō was once a top spy. Although she has now retired, she is still wary. When she saw Naraku appear, she showed a relieved expression.

Shh, there are people outside.

Naraku Nonō made a shushing gesture, then closed his eyes and formed a mudra with his hands.

"Two, four, four people, Nonō."

After Naraku finished using his Sensory Ninjutsu, he spoke softly.

Naraku provided financial assistance to the orphanage and sent people to protect it for ten days. He had just withdrawn his personnel during the day when someone sneaked over tonight.

Hiring ninja bodyguards requires at least a C-rank mission; if ninja combat or similar situations occur, the mission level should start at B.

C-rank missions offer rewards of 30,000 to 100,000 taels of silver, B-Rank Mission offer 80,000 to 200,000 taels of silver, all clearly marked in Konoha's Mission Hall. Furthermore, a single escort mission can last a maximum of one month.

Missions like this, which involve fighting against elite ninjas, are barely classified as B-rank; they should be in the A-rank category, with a reward between 150,000 and 1 million taels of silver.

Such expenses are beyond the reach of Yakushi Nonō. Naraku has already been generous by sending the Special Police Division to provide free protection for ten days; it's impossible for him to send people here for free protection indefinitely.

"Yes, Lord Naraku, I will protect the children!"

Nonō said sheepishly that she was prepared to protect the orphanage herself.

"No need, you just need to rest."

Naraku smiled slightly, formed several hand seals, and his Chakra fluctuated.

"Magic: This is not the place for magic!"

"Magic: The Fox's Mind Technique!"

Naraku a combination Genjutsu, causing invisible Chakra to surge from Naraku body, enveloping a fifty-meter radius around the orphanage.

Two Root members who had sneaked into the orphanage blinked and noticed that the orphanage not far away had changed.

The once somewhat dilapidated orphanage now seemed to have become the headquarters of the Security Department, the target of surveillance during previous missions.

The two blinked again, confirming that the building in front of them was indeed the Security Department building, and the grassy field under their feet had turned into a cement road in Konoha.

"No, Genjutsu!"

As elites of the Root, the two realized they were not seeing things after confirming that they had been under Genjutsu.

"Genjutsu: Dispel!" x2

The two joined their hands together in a mudra, employing a simple yet effective method to break Genjutsu, their refined Chakra surging wildly within their bodies.

After the Genjutsu Release, the two opened their eyes and found that the building in front of them was still the Security Department building.

The two Root members exchanged a glance, realizing that the enemy's Genjutsu skills were far too advanced for them to break.

The two slowly retreated, intending to leave the area covered by the Genjutsu and rest for a while before returning.

The squad leader, who was watching from a tree branch not far away, suddenly formed a hand seal and began circling around the orphanage gate, looking as if he were possessed.

"Were the hawk and the eagle under Genjutsu?"

A Root member standing next to the squad leader asked him, "The two teammates on the mission are acting strangely. But Genjutsu that can even make ninjas like them fall for it is not something an ordinary person can pull off."

"It must be the Demonic Illusion: Fox Illusion Technique. The two of them are under Genjutsu. Nonō doesn't have such a high level of skill in Genjutsu. Is it the Security Department?"

The squad leader answered his teammate's question while making a guess.

"It seems we'll have to help them break the Genjutsu. The two of them, if I'm not mistaken..."

The Genjutsu Release has been dispelled, but not Genjutsu. Someone else needs to inject Chakra to help them break free.

The teammate next to him offered a suggestion to the squad leader.

"They can undo the damage by channeling their Chakra into each other, so why don't they help each other and wait a little longer!"

The squad leader, however, did not act rashly and decided to observe the situation for a while longer.

The two Root members who were under the Genjutsu did not want to break free from each other's spells. However, after realizing that the illusion was not unbreakable, they decided to retreat first.

After retreating for half a day, they actually returned to their starting point, realizing it was a combination Genjutsu woven by a skilled Genjutsu.

After realizing it was a combined Genjutsu, the two tried to transfer their Chakra to each other, only to find that the other had vanished into thin air before their eyes, leaving them all alone outside the Security Department.

Moreover, the lights in the Security Department were on, and it seemed that many people in the Security Department building were working overtime late at night and were now preparing to leave.

The members of the organization didn't understand why they felt nervous and had a strong urge to escape. As a result, the more they retreated and hid, the closer they got to the Security Department building.

Two emotionless Root members broke out in a sweat, reached for the hilts of their swords on their backs, and after a couple of touches, couldn't find them. They turned their heads and glanced at the hilts, only to find that the swords were gone! They then reached for their ninja tool pouches, only to find that the pouches were also gone!

The two were sweating even more, unable to even resort to self-harm to break the Genjutsu through pain. Now they could only rely on their teammates to inject Chakra for help. The two Root members crossed their arms to protect their eyes, holding their ground and waiting for reinforcements.

Within the combined Genjutsu, the Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique, the Ninja Sword and ninja tools did not disappear. However, within the Genjutsu, the Ninja Sword was on the right and the ninja tool pouch was on the right side of their waists. But due to the influence of the Genjutsu, both of them reached for the left side, thus failing to touch the ninja tools and Ninja Sword.

Naraku his eyes closed, finished setting up the Genjutsu and noticed that the two ninjas in the distant tree were not coming to rescue their companion. He could only watch helplessly as his companion's strength and Chakra continued to dissipate.

"Alright, let's use these two as test subjects first."

Naraku opened his eyes, the thought of experimenting with the Cursed Seal flashing through his mind.