[Ding, hidden mission triggered. "Sealed Bloodline" has officially begun. Host, please head to the Land of Sound and obtain the "culture dish." Final rewards: Time House entries +10, free choice of any template +1.]
A mission?
Another hidden mission?
Liumu, who was sitting across from Minato, was startled.
The last hidden mission he recalled had been back in Kirigakure, when he helped Han investigate her origins.
A system mission appearing after such a long absence felt quite unusual to Liumu.
"As for Master Jiraiya, I'll have Toad En help explain."
As Minato spoke, he took out a scroll and handed it to Liumu.
"For this mission, not only will you have no teammates, but there's also pitifully little intelligence. You'll have to rely on your instincts for everything."
"No problem!"
After reading the information on the scroll, Liumu sneered, stuffed it into his ninja tool pouch, and turned back to Minato. "I'll take this mission, but I can't guarantee the outcome."
After leaving Minato's home, Liumu visited the Uchiha Clan.
No one knew what he went there to do.
A week later.
At the border of the Land of Sound.
Following the intelligence, Liumu arrived before a mountain entrance resembling a meteor crater.
The entrance was extremely small, barely wide enough for one person. Using the Kizaru Template's light-speck form, Liumu slipped quietly through the gap in the door. What greeted him beyond it was a dark tunnel leading straight underground.
The tunnel was cold and pitch-black.
The unbroken downward path wound on and on. Sensing something unusual, Liumu immediately gave a light sniff.
He discovered that, besides the damp moisture in the air, there was even a faint smell of formalin and blood lingering around him.
"Looks like this is the place."
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