Konoha's Mission Master

Yakumo ran, leaving behind a trail of whistling lightning.

The waltz further strangled the insect swarm.

Despair suddenly rose in Yosha's heart. Yes... she was known as the strongest spear of the Root, capable of breaking through the defenses of any enemy, but her most lethal weapon could not catch up with the enemy, let alone hit him.

The arc-shaped blade energy shredded the swarm of insects, and Nightshade could only desperately seek an opportunity to break through. She no longer hoped to kill the enemy, but only wanted to send the precious information back to Konoha.

But the free-flowing two-colored blade energy was like an impenetrable net, or even more like an unshakeable prison of thunder.

"Shh..."

Yasha was struck by Yakumo's sword once again. His black clothes were torn, revealing his snow-white skin. His delicate and charming face was full of pitiful beauty.

"Please let me go... please."

Nightshade decisively changed his strategy and begged for mercy.

Yakumo remained completely unmoved.

"Unfortunately... we have different positions."

As Yakumo stepped closer to Yosha, a flash of silver light appeared. Facing the impending attack, Yosha's eyes flashed with ruthlessness as he flung a swarm of purple parasitic insects toward Yakumo's chest.

Whoosh... the electric arc jumps.

Yakumo vanished from her sight, and the purple parasitic insects exploded in the air, emitting thick purple smoke.

The next second, Yakumo flung out sixteen water droplets!

call out!call out!call out!call out!

The sound of something cutting through the air approached, and Nightshade instinctively dodged.

The next moment, four purple meteors plunged into Yasha's body at an extremely fast speed, their lightning chakra causing rampage.

This is a hidden weapon crafted by my future father-in-law.

Yakumo swung his sword, aiming directly at Yoru's neck.

"Insect Secret Technique: Self-Sacrifice Explosion!"

Nightshade's body exploded, and he was no longer alive.

Countless parasites swarmed toward Yakumo as if they were going mad.

"Rebellious".

Yakumo changed tactics, using a black and white cocoon to defend against the parasitic insects.

A few dozen seconds later, Yakumo dispelled the thick fog.

A lingering doubt remained in his eyes.

Who would have thought that such a pretty girl would cause such a stir?

"Clap clap clap."

“…Brilliant, the younger generation is truly formidable.”

Someone was clapping as they slowly walked towards Yakumo.

Chapter 131 The Fall of a Demigod, Chaos in the Rain Village

Yakumo instinctively gripped his twin swords tighter.

This person carried a huge, long-bladed scythe on his back, wore a specially made breathing mask, had a deep scar on his right cheek, and his light yellow hair was casually scattered. His sharp eyes seemed to stare straight into people's hearts.

—Hanzo the Salamander, a demigod of the ninja world.

"Don't worry, I mean no harm," Hanzo the Salamander said softly, as raindrops dripped from their hair.

Yakumo's black hair, like a venomous tongue, submerged in the stagnant water, surrounding the salamander Hanzo, waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

"Lord Hanzo," Yakumo bowed in greeting.

Yakumo's respect pleased Hanzo the Salamander, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"I want to make a deal with you."

"Appreciate further details."

Yakumo crouched down, took out kerosene from his storage scroll, poured it out, and began to clean up the battlefield as much as possible. If he had known this would happen, he should have kept a bottle of corpse-dissolving water.

"I've received intelligence that the Third Hokage has dispatched Orochimaru to investigate Danzo's death. I can stop Orochimaru outside the Land of Rain," Hanzo of the Salamander said slowly.

"What do I need to give in return?"

Yakumo gets straight to the point.

Yakumo understood that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and when he gained something, it meant that he would lose something else.

Gaining something for nothing is a bug in the rules, it's a cheat.

"Peace. I see the shadow of Sakumo Hatake in your swordsmanship. Considering the current situation in Konoha, I estimate that he is very likely to become the Fourth Hokage in the future. After Sakumo Hatake becomes Hokage, I hope that the war between the great powers will not spread to the Land of Rain."

Yakumo subconsciously stopped what he was doing.

The land of rain, one of the greatest victims of World War II.

The scattered ninja armies of the major nations transformed into bandits, burning, killing, and looting the residents of the Land of Rain.

This directly led to a continuous decline in the country's overall strength, a continuous increase in war orphans, and displacement of residents. Only in recent years has there finally been signs of recovery.

Ninjas are synonymous with killing. When they are separated from the main force and lose their supplies, most ninjas do not think of buying or exchanging supplies, but instead raise their swords to kill and plunder unarmed people.

Hanzo the salamander, unwilling to let tragedy repeat itself.

"I'm sorry, I can't make a promise on behalf of Uncle Sakumo," Yakumo said apologetically.

"Your promise is enough, after all, you will reach a level that I can never reach in the future!"

A complex emotion flashed in Hanzo's eyes. When he witnessed Yakumo kill Danzo, he did hesitate about whether to take advantage of the situation and kill him instead.

But later he discovered that he didn't seem to have any confidence in killing Yakumo, after all, there was one of the Legendary Sannin, the Toad Sage, Jiraiya, standing behind him.

"I can agree to this on my behalf."

After a moment's thought, Yakumo agreed to Hanzo's request, since he was still very weak and needed to lie low for a while.

"Then... it's a deal."

"It's a word."

Hanzo, the salamander, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Actually, I had to fight this battle. Do you think Hiruzen Sarutobi went to such lengths to avenge Danzo?"

Yakumo fell silent and began to ponder. He suddenly realized that he seemed to have been outmaneuvered by Hanzo of the Salamander, or rather, by a calculated scheme.

"He wants to demonstrate Konoha's current strength by suppressing Amegakure, so that those with ulterior motives will understand that Konoha is not to be trifled with..." Hanzo of the Salamander continued.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is making a show of force.

"Many in the ninja world are now speculating whether my old injuries have truly recurred and I'm no longer capable of fighting, and whether the peace that the Land of Rain has worked so hard to achieve is about to be shattered..."

Hanzo the Salamander's voice turned low, his eyes flashing with anger or helplessness as he looked up at the gloomy sky.

After Amegakure was invaded by Konoha's Anbu, he did not react immediately, but let the situation continue to develop.

Finally, when the major powers could no longer contain their excitement, the opportunity that Hanzo of the Salamander had been waiting for finally arrived. He then made a ruthless move to defeat Orochimaru and re-establish peace in the Land of Rain for the next ten years!

"You must make everyone in the ninja world understand through a battle—no, especially the five great nations—that even a demigod in the ninja world can still wield a scythe and still kill!"

After Yakumo figured out the whole story, he instantly understood Hanzo the Salamander's plan: to fight fire with fire.

"That's right! I... will head to the border now!"

Hanzo the Salamander turned and walked toward the border. With each step he took, he adjusted his aura until it was as powerful as a dragon, carrying a magnificent aura that could swallow mountains and rivers, and headed toward the border alone.

"A demigod of the ninja world, truly deserving of the title."

This scene is just like what happened more than a decade ago when the Salamander hid on the border of the Land of Rain, single-handedly blocking the armies of the three kingdoms and preventing them from setting foot in the Land of Rain.

From the perspective of the Land of Rain, Hanzo of the Salamander truly deserves the title of hero and the title of god bestowed upon him by the Hidden Rain Village!

Unfortunately, he failed more than a decade ago, and the wildfire of war still affected the Rain Kingdom. It is unknown whether he can secure more than a decade of peace for the Rain Kingdom today.

Yakumo stood in the rain until Hanzo the Salamander's figure completely disappeared into the rain.

In fact, he did not think highly of Hanzo's actions. During the years when Hanzo's physical condition was declining, Orochimaru had been researching deadly forbidden techniques and his own strength was rapidly improving.

However, thanks to Hanzo the Salamander, Yakumo will be much more relaxed. At the very least, Hanzo's involvement at this time will make the matter of Danzo's murder even more confusing.

"He is a respectable hero."

Yakumo lit the oil, and the flames scorched the corpse of the parasitic insect. He stood in the rain for a while until the flames went out and there was no trace of the woman.

Yakumo... stepped back to Amegakure.

Yakumo called Rina Uzumaki directly from the inn, and the two went to a wide platform near the inn. Yakumo planned to hone Rina Uzumaki's close combat skills.

Three hours later, Rina Uzumaki collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

"That's terrifying..."

Yakumo shook his head and sighed, realizing that Rina Uzumaki's talent was even greater than he had imagined.

The next day, Yakumo got up.

“There are no monitors,” Rina Uzumaki said softly.

The two returned to their normal way of getting along, with Yakumo in charge and Rina Uzumaki acting like a well-behaved little follower.

The two began practicing ninjutsu separately. A few days ago, Yakumo taught Uzumaki Rina the Shadow Clone Technique, which she has now mastered and is using to practice ninjutsu.

What made Yakumo somewhat resentful was that Rina Uzumaki's chakra level had reached over 100 points, gaining... Jonin-level chakra in just seven days.

"The Whirlpool bloodline is really great. This world is so unfair... Are ordinary people destined to never have a chance to rise above their circumstances?"

Yakumo was so incredibly irritable, so irritable that his blood pressure would spike, so irritable that he could unleash his Mangekyou Sharingan at any moment, but he didn't have that bloodline.

"Let's go." Yakumo pushed open the door.

With no one watching him, Yakumo no longer needed to pretend to be innocent. What he couldn't stand the most was being called "Sister" by Uzumaki Rina every day in a spoiled, childish voice.

"Alright." Rina Uzumaki created a shadow clone to practice her Water Release ninjutsu, while her main body quickly followed Yakumo downstairs.