Konoha's Mission Master

"mercy."

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Chapter 135 Compassion Manifests Its Power, Rain Contains Stability

Amidst the rain, eight shadowy figures stood atop the tower.

Yakumo once discussed ninjutsu with Jiraiya. Through the discussion, he discovered that most ninjas in the ninja world had a very rudimentary understanding of chakra manipulation, and that studying chakra nature transformation was the only way to enhance the power of ninjutsu.

From a god-like perspective, Yakumo found the reason: most ninjas did not possess the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan, but forcibly borrowed the power belonging to their clan. This resulted in the same ninjutsu producing completely different effects in the hands of different people.

The reason why compassion has such power is because Yakumo has reached an extremely high level in the transformation of water-type chakra nature.

On the battlefield, a total of 128 transparent water droplets were launched at the same time, enveloping the Sand Ninja and Iwa Ninja Anbu. However, this was only the beginning.

Yakumo unleashed his full power, and every second... 256 transparent water droplets shot towards the battlefield at an extremely fast speed.

"Water Release: Unscientific Ninjutsu: Compassion!"

Yakumo's shadow clones silently gazed at the enemy beneath their feet, the eight shadow clones exhaling and exhaling transparent droplets of water.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!"

Flowers of fresh blood bloomed.

Some were terrified, some were astonished. Unknown attacks came from nowhere, yet deaths continued to occur among the Iwa and Sunagakure ANBU teams.

"Enemy attack! Take cover!"

The Iwa ninja shouted, while rapidly forming hand seals. He intended to use Earth Release: Earth Wall, but it took him about three seconds to complete the seals.

Within three seconds, Yakumo's shadow clones could shoot out more than 700 water droplets. In other words, the Iwa ninja's idea was good, but their reaction was too slow. Nearly a hundred transparent water droplets descended and turned them into sieves.

The flower of blood continues to bloom.

This was a massacre with no suspense whatsoever.

The Akatsuki members clutched their wounds, watching their enemies fall one after another like lambs to the slaughter, their eyes filled with undisguised fear.

This was an unexpected variable that caught everyone off guard.

"It's rain...there's something wrong with this rain!"

The sensory ninja in the Sand Village's Anbu cried out in alarm. He sensed extremely subtle chakra fluctuations in the rain. The next moment, this lucky individual who discovered the truth died from the sudden surge of transparent water droplets because he couldn't dodge in time.

Yakumo's shadow clone gently waved its hand.

A large number of transparent water droplets were sprayed out. These triangular cone-shaped water droplets paused slightly in the air. With a burst of power from their legs, the eight masked men landed in the center of the battlefield.

"Water Release: Gatling Gun - Mercy!"

An extreme sense of oppression is born!

The next second, the transparent water droplets in the rain curtain, like hundreds of deadly arrows of death, converged into a torrent. They were no longer hidden, deadly weapons, but instead unleashed an extremely powerful force.

A giant, azure dragon is roaring!

An overwhelming aura erupted without restraint.

In ten seconds... 2560 transparent water droplets splashed out.

The Sand Ninja Anbu and the Iwa Ninja Anbu lost their lives almost without any pain.

This is the path of compassion.

Several enemies who barely escaped the attack fled into the distance without hesitation, no longer caring about their mission, terrified by Yakumo's attack.

Someone merged into the darkness, wielding a short blade coated with deadly poison, and rushed towards the shadow clones with a confident smile on his face. In his view, these mysterious people had used such a powerful combination of ninjutsu that their main bodies must be extremely weak.

The man broke through the shadows, his short blade wreathed in cyan wind chakra, its edge reflecting a mirror-like light.

This person is clearly a master knife user.

"Watch out!" Nagato Uzumaki exclaimed, his heart leaping into his throat. He had already confirmed the identity of the newcomer through his Rinnegan and couldn't help but warn him.

"The murderous aura was too obvious."

The shadow clone quickly turned around and commented indifferently.

A transparent, triangular cone-shaped droplet of water was forming in his fingers, gradually gathering strength... one second, two seconds, three seconds!

"Water Release: Compassion - Charged Strike!"

With a slight flick of the fingers, a drop of water flew out!

"I can hit it! I will definitely hit it!"

The man kept reminding himself as he slashed at the transparent water droplets that were hurtling through the air with his short blade.

Ding--

He actually managed to strike the high-speed moving transparent water droplet. However, the short blade broke off directly, and his body was sent flying backward by the terrifying impact. The next second, dozens of transparent water droplets riddled him with holes.

In the end, the body was firmly embedded in the wall.

"Kill them!"

Someone shouted.

Countless people, weapons in hand, charged toward Yakumo's shadow clone.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

The rise of the earthen wall gave everyone a sense of security, and they quickly used the wall as cover to rush towards Yakumo's shadow clone.

"Water Release: Thousand Strikes in One Second - Compassion!"

call out!call out!call out!

This time, the compassion changed again, expanding from the size of a thumb to the size of a fist, the gathered torrent becoming more obvious and powerful... crashing against the earthen wall.

This is the masterful use of the Grandmaster level: it can actively remove the concealment inherent in the passive application of Compassion, thereby gaining a stronger burst of power.

They had never seen such a ninjutsu before; it was incredibly powerful yet seemed to require no hand seals and consumed no chakra.

In the first second, the earthen wall was dented by the impact.

The earthen wall shattered in the second.

Countless earthen walls rose up, only to crumble in the next second.

But everyone saw the light of victory. They only needed to exhaust the enemy's chakra to win. There is no ninjutsu in this world that does not consume chakra!

Little did they know... Compassion has a 100% reduction in chakra consumption, while the Chakra Refinement Technique can save another 20% of chakra.

Suddenly, Yakumo's true form arrived at the battlefield.

Look around.

Jiraiya cast a grateful glance his way.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were pale but fortunately out of danger. Jiraiya, however, was in a worse situation due to the combined attack. Most importantly, he didn't have time to refine natural energy and enter Sage Mode, which put him at a significant disadvantage in the battle.

Bump, bump... bump.

The eight shadow clones turned into white smoke and dissipated.

Only then did they finally realize that the eight mysterious figures who had suppressed nearly a hundred of them to the point of being unable to lift their heads were actually just shadow clones of a powerful figure.

Yakumo stood there quietly, silvery-white arcs of electricity rapidly jumping and merging on his body.

At this moment, he was like a god bathed in thunder, the chakra pressure of a Kage-level powerhouse radiating unrestrainedly in all directions.

The ground beneath Yakumo's feet gradually cracked, raindrops flowed against the sky, and the entire space was filled with the sharp and imposing pressure of Yakumo's chakra.

Jiraiya's opponent abandoned his attack at the same moment, and when the second Kage-level ninja appeared, the outcome of the war was already decided.

"Retreat." The two demigods exchanged a glance.

The two penta-level powerhouses chose to leave directly, along with the remaining ANBU from the two villages. Jiraiya did not stop them from leaving, and Yakumo did not stop them either.

After the Hidden Cloud Era, with the death of Yotsuki Tenshin, the relationship between Konoha and Kumogakure frequently plummeted to a freezing point. If two semi-kage were to die here, it would be tantamount to offending both major hidden villages once again.

With the departure of Iwagakure and Sunagakure, the conflict over the Amegakure regime finally came to an end, with the Akatsuki organization, supported by Konoha, emerging victorious.

Rio Yamashita looked unwilling, but still dejectedly gave the order to give up resistance. As the leader of Akatsuki, Yahiko, pale-faced, walked to the center of the battlefield.

As he moved, everyone's attention was instinctively drawn to him, and he became the focus of the entire room.

"I hope that my death will save my brothers so that we can leave Amegakure!"

Rio Yamashita immediately spoke up. He wasn't just talking; he actually drew a kunai and, without hesitation, stabbed it into his own abdomen, intending to exchange his death for Yahiko's leniency towards his subordinates in front of everyone.

Yakumo's eyes changed slightly, and he committed seppuku... a famous scene.

Hashirama Senju conquered Madara Uchiha by stabbing himself with a kunai, which led to peace between the Uchiha and Senju clans and the establishment of Konoha.

"Ding."

Everyone looked over.

It was Yahiko who used a kunai to block Rio Yamashita's attempt to commit seppuku. Under Rio's puzzled gaze, Yahiko slowly turned around, looked around at the desperate crowd, and shouted.

"I have decided... those who surrender will not be killed!"

"I even allow you to join the Akatsuki, and then we can manage Amegakure together, working together to bring true peace and prosperity to Amegakure!"

These words immediately caused an uproar among the crowd.

The Akatsuki members couldn't understand Yahiko's decision to let his enemy go so easily, and began to try to dissuade him.

"Chief, you've made a foolish mistake!"

Of course, the most shocked person was Rio Yamashita. From the very beginning, the calculation plan gradually pushed the Akatsuki organization to the opposite side, to tonight's joint attack by the two major ninja villages, he always believed that the conflict between the two organizations had reached an irreconcilable point.

Rio Yamashita asked, somewhat incredulously.

"You don't care about the harm we've done to the Akatsuki?"

Yahiko thought for a moment, his face still pale, but he smiled and then turned to look around. It was a very infectious smile.

"I care!"

“But if the cycle of hatred and revenge is destined to exist, then I hope that this cycle can be stopped by my will. We don’t need to let past hatred affect our current judgment... for true peace.”

"This decision has caused me immense pain. Countless times I've wished to strike you down and make you pay for the Akatsuki members who sacrificed themselves tonight!"