On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

Although he sometimes sends shadow clones, he also uses his spare time to practice ninjutsu or chakra.

But since it's my birthday today, Yongze decided to indulge himself and sleep in a little longer.

After all, birthdays only come once a year, and he doesn't need to rush to improve his strength anymore.

He has now achieved a 52% fusion rate with the Whitebeard template, and he has basically used all his points on it.

However, once the fusion level reaches 50%, it will take even more points to improve it further; 15,000 points are needed to increase it by 1%.

Nagasawa didn't know if this improvement was due to the increase from 0% to 50%, or because of the increase from 40% to 50%.

If it's the latter, Nagasawa probably won't be able to max out the Whitebeard template this year.

Each 10% increase adds 5,000 points, and it will be unbearable later on. He only earns a little over 10,000 points a week now.

Yongze felt he needed to speed things up, become a high-ranking member of the Anbu as soon as possible, and use the Anbu as a base to gradually change Konoha and increase its prosperity.

As prosperity increases, the points you receive each week will also increase, allowing you to max out the Whitebeard template faster.

Actually, the prosperity level has changed since Yongze first obtained the system.

[Currently bound to: Konoha Village]

Current status: Normal

[Prosperity Level: 1400 (Alliance with Iwagakure +70, Alliance with Kusanagi +10, Others +86)]

[Allies: Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kusagakure]

(The Sand Village alliance predates the Iwa Village alliance, so it's included in the 1234 group. The Iwa Village and Grass Village are new additions.)

With this level of prosperity, he can earn 14,000 points every week, which is more than 1,000 points more than before.

Nagasawa discovered that not only could the village's ninja strength, a matter of raw power, increase prosperity, but also that forming alliances with other villages could boost prosperity, especially after forming an alliance with the Grass Ninja.

I don't know if it's because I've gathered three allies, but I've also unlocked information about another ally.

However, the prosperity provided by allies is unstable and depends on the relationship between Konoha and its allies.

For example, the Iwa ninja only formed an alliance after being defeated by Konoha, while the Kusanagi ninja were intimidated, so neither of these allies significantly increased the prosperity level.

This kind of alliance is just superficial; if you get into trouble, they won't help you, they'll kick you when you're down.

However, Yongze didn't care. Even a mosquito's leg is meat, and it adds up to prosperity.

……

……

At noon, Yongze stretched comfortably before getting out of bed.

This made him nostalgic for his university days in his previous life, where if he didn't have an early class, it was like he didn't have a morning at all, and he would sleep until noon.

However, ever since he transmigrated to the ninja world, in order to survive, he secretly trained his body before entering the ninja academy, and after entering the academy, he also practiced ninjutsu diligently.

He trained rigorously every day for decades, and even Minato was no match for him during his time at the Ninja Academy.

However, he has always kept quiet and kept himself well hidden to avoid being noticed by certain people.

However, after Minato was taken in by Jiraiya, his talent took off. His abilities were well guided, and he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, which was most suitable for him.

After a quick wash, Yongze stepped out of his room.

He first wandered around to get some fresh air, and then headed straight to Watanabe's dango shop.

Nagasawa walked up to Watanabe with practiced ease and said with a smile, "Mr. Watanabe, the usual."

There weren't many people in the store at the time; it was unclear whether it was because Yongze had arrived too early or too late.

A moment later, the dumplings were served, but instead of the three portions that Nagasawa usually ordered, there were four portions.

Nagasawa chuckled and teased, "You've forgotten my habits after just two days without seeing Mr. Watanabe? That really hurts my feelings. I usually only order three portions."

Mr. Watanabe chuckled twice, sat down, and said, "Isn't today your birthday? So the extra portion is for you."

“Of course, if you weren’t lying to me last year,” Watanabe added.

Last year, Yongze also came here to buy dumplings for his birthday, and jokingly asked if he could get a discount today.

"Of course I'm not lying to you, thank you very much, Mr. Watanabe," Nagasawa replied happily.

He never expected that Watanabe would remember a casual remark he made last year.

While eating dumplings, Nagasawa and Watanabe chatted.

"Mr. Watanabe, why do you always seem to be a loner? Are you perhaps the kind of person who enjoys solitude?" Nagasawa asked casually.

He had known Watanabe for quite a while, but he rarely saw Watanabe with anyone, whether male or female.

Mr. Watanabe sighed: "No one likes being alone! It's just that they don't make friends indiscriminately. That will only lead to disappointment."

Nagasawa felt a sudden light in his eyes. "No one likes loneliness, they just don't like disappointment." Watanabe is a man with a story, to say something like that.

After finishing his dango, Nagasawa chatted with Watanabe until the afternoon. Only after Watanabe's shop became crowded did Nagasawa leave the dango shop.

By this time, Nagasawa's shadow clones had all returned, completed their training mission, and also informed him of his birthday.

He plans to spend his birthday at a barbecue restaurant.

Although he likes sweets, he also has to consider the tastes of the general public, so after careful consideration, he chose a barbecue restaurant.

As for doing it himself, Nagasawa had no intention of doing it.

It's not that he can't cook; after all, he's lived alone for so long, how could he not know how to cook?

The key issue is that there are so many people: the Minato couple, the three members of the Anbu squad, Nono and the others, and Kai. Wouldn't it be exhausting for him to cook all the dishes by himself?

The seating was a large table that had been reserved in advance.

When Nagasawa arrived at the store, he discovered that he wasn't even the first one there; Inuzuka Midori and Kakashi had arrived even earlier than him.

Kakashi, Might Guy, and Midoriya scattered confetti, while Inuzuka Midori walked up to Nagasawa carrying a cake with candles already lit.

The four of them said in unison, "Happy birthday, Teacher Yongze! Thank you for your hard work."

Inuzuka Midori grinned and said to Nagasawa, "Nagazawa-sensei, blow out the candles quickly."

Nagasawa said, "Why is the cake out when everyone isn't here yet?" but he still blew out the candles.

Normally, Nagasawa thinks Inuzuka Midori is just mischievous and deserves a beating.

Now, Nagasawa has to consider whether he should go easy on her tomorrow.

Once everyone was present, they laughed and discussed various things while eating barbecue.

And so, a beautiful day passed...

Chapter Forty-Eight: The Kim Organization Investigation Team

After having a pretty good birthday, Nagasawa was summoned by Minato once again.

Inside the Hokage's office, Minato handed a file folder to Nagasawa and said, "Take a look at this document first."

Nagasawa opened the file bag and quickly browsed through the documents that Minato had handed him.

A moment later, Yongze successfully extracted the keyword.

"The KMT?"

Minato nodded: "According to the investigation, this operation of impersonating Iwa ninja to attack Konoha outposts was carried out by black market ninjas hired by the Gold Organization."

“They do have a motive for doing this; if the war stops, their business will probably suffer.” Nagasawa nodded.

Although he was just an ordinary Chunin from Konoha, he knew a little about the Gold Organization, an organization that sold high-quality ninja tools.

Minato then handed Nagasawa a file bag, saying, "This contains some information about the Gold Organization in Konoha that I had the Anbu compile. Take a look at it."

However, there wasn't any crucial information inside. Konoha knew relatively little about the Gold Organization and hadn't investigated it much.

"I plan to set up a Golden Organization investigation team, which will be led by your Seventh Division of the Dark Department, with you as the team leader, to investigate the specific strength of the Golden Organization."

After the investigation is completed, I will send additional ninjas to support you depending on the specific situation. Of course, if you believe that you are capable of dealing a devastating blow to the Kim organization, you can choose not to receive support.

This mission consists of two parts: investigation and strike. Both parts will be treated as independent S-class missions.

Minato explained the details of the mission in one go.

“No problem. Let me show these documents to Kakashi and the others, and after some preparations, we can set off by this afternoon at the latest,” Nagasawa nodded.

He felt no pressure. At this stage, apart from the Akatsuki organization posing a danger to him, he was not afraid of anything else.

After all, Nagato's Rinnegan combined with Obito's Kamui is not an easy opponent.

Although Nagato hasn't developed the Rinnegan for very long, it is still the Rinnegan. If Nagato were willing to risk his life, he would definitely be a Kage-level expert, the kind who could take on an entire village by himself.

He's 52% stronger than Whitebeard during the Marineford War, but he should be able to put up a fight.

After all, while Whitebeard was strong, his archetype was from the Marineford War era, where he survived by receiving IV drips. Compared to Whitebeard's peak era, he was practically a low-budget, youthful version.

Although Pain's destructive power is probably not as strong as Whitebeard's if he doesn't use Shinra Tensei, he has a variety of abilities, and his Hell Path and Human Path abilities are quite daunting to Nagasawa.

"Yes, I'll have to trouble you this time. This mission is much more dangerous than the last one with the Grass Ninja." Minato said with a gentle smile.

"It's alright, leave it to me. If the opponent is too strong, I'll include it in the intelligence report," Nagasawa replied with a smile.

Although confident in his abilities, Nagasawa didn't speak too confidently. The ninja world was a complex place, and there might be some strange and unusual people lurking in the shadows.

After leaving the Hokage Building and returning to the Anbu, Nagasawa first looked through the information about the Gold Organization.

After reading it, Yongze frowned slightly, for there was simply too little information.

Aside from the fact that the Gold Organization's base is in the Land of Rivers, the rest of the information is mostly useless.

Even the information that the organization was located in the country of Kawano was based on speculation.

Because the Gold Organization conducts many transactions in the Land of Rivers every year, and members of the Gold Organization frequently appear in the Land of Rivers, coupled with the special nature of the Land of Rivers itself, it is speculated that the Gold Organization is based in the Land of Rivers.

Nagasawa gathered Kakashi and the others together and distributed the information.

When Nagasawa felt that Kakashi and the others had seen enough, he said:

"This is our mission: to investigate the strength of the Kim organization and then strike against it. What are your thoughts?"

Saltwater was the first to ask: "After the investigation, what specific strikes will be launched? Will Konoha send more ninjas?"

Saltwater had no choice but to ask. If he hadn't known that Nagasawa and the Fourth Generation had a good relationship, he would have thought that the Fourth Generation was deliberately making things difficult for Nagasawa.