Konoha's Mission Master

His eyes became incredibly sharp, like a blade being drawn from its sheath. The seal within his body vanished in an instant, his chakra surged, and his blood churned.

Fortunately, the enemy was right around him, and his disguise during this time was worthwhile, successfully making the enemy misjudge his own strength... Some mistakes can only be made up for with one's life!

Chakra roared and exploded, and his legs suddenly exerted force.

Under the moonlight, the blade was as smooth as a mirror, and as it sliced ​​through the air, it emitted a soft hum like a tiger's roar.

Without hesitation, Yakumo stabbed his ninja sword into the gap in the bones at the back of the Mist Ninja spy's neck, the most fatal spot on the neck as described in the book.

From bottom to top, with a soft "pfft".

The tip of the short blade disappeared from the mouth of the Mist Ninja spy... He didn't even have time to struggle before he completely stopped breathing.

As the moonlight gradually disappeared behind the dark clouds, Yakumo saw a lone Sharingan with a single tomoe in Masako Mori's blood-red eyes.

This world is amazing.

His childhood sweetheart's secret...

This is truly unexpected…

Yakumo, panting heavily, shook his aching arm and took out some concealment powder from his ninja tool pouch, tossing it to Mori Masako.

"Don't ask anything...we'll talk about it later...first, sprinkle the clotting powder around the area."

Yakumo crouched down, drew his ninja sword, laid the corpse flat, and quickly began to search it. He was only satisfied when he pulled out two scrolls and some silver notes from the Land of Fire from his pocket.

With a wave of his hand, he poured out an entire bottle of corpse-dissolving liquid. Accompanied by a foul stench, the corpse of the Mist Ninja spy was slowly corroded and dissolved by the liquid.

This scene left Masako Mori completely stunned after she finished applying the disappearing powder. This shouldn't have happened!

How could he be so skilled?

He shouldn't be this skilled!

In those few brief seconds, Yakumo seemed like a complete stranger to her…

From the attack to the fierce counterattack and the swift, decisive sword strike to eliminate the enemy, is this really the childhood sweetheart she knows...?

"Alright, let's all go home and take a shower first. We can talk about any problems tomorrow... Oh, right... Masako Mori, remember to put your Sharingan away." Yakumo clapped his hands casually, with a kunai still stuck in his chest.

"Are you really alright...?" Masako Mori pointed to the weapon on Yakumo's chest.

"puff……"

Yakumo drew his kunai directly...

Blood plasma gushed out of the wound again.

"It's just fake blood plasma. I put a wooden board inside my clothes," Yakumo explained calmly, then turned and headed home. He couldn't let his guard down yet.

“No wonder…” Masako Mori quickly followed.

During this time, she noticed that Yakumo's upper body was somewhat bulky. At first, she just thought he was wearing many layers of clothing, but now everything is explained.

The two gradually increased their speed, sprinkling the remaining trace-dissolving powder as they went, and finally returned to their doorstep within three minutes.

"Yakumo, I need an explanation for what happened today... I need it tomorrow..." After saying this, Masako Mori quickly returned home, clearly not wanting her father to find out that she was still out so late.

Pushing open the door, Yakumo removed the thick wooden board and the disguised blood bag from his body, which were placed on his chest. He also tore off the two layers of sheet metal covering the board and threw them into a basin of water to soak, flushing away the remaining disguised blood down the drain.

He then took out an iron basin, tore up the clothes he was wearing that day along with the cloth that held the wooden board in place, threw them into the basin, and set them on fire. Afterward, he soaked naked in the bathtub and carefully washed the parts of his body that might be stained with blood.

Half an hour later, Yakumo hugged his legs, trembling slightly. There was no excitement, only fear. Before the ninja sword pierced the enemy's body... he sensed the struggle and the desire to live of the Mist Ninja spy.

But when the weapon pierced his body, this struggle and desire came to an abrupt end, and he went from being a person to a corpse.

His life was taken away…

Gone... that's it...

Death doesn't need many fancy words to describe it; it's simply the loss of life, from a person who can breathe to a gradually cooling corpse.

Yakumo raised his head, his eyes gradually hardening. He would not intentionally harm others, but when his own life was threatened, he would not hesitate to strike without reservation and would kill the enemy as quickly as possible!

Opening the task panel, Yakumo hesitated for a moment and added all his free attribute points to his physique. The surging heat wave nourished his limbs and bones, and this time the energy was several times more surging than before.

[Congratulations, player! Your Constitution has broken through 10 points. This increases your maximum Stamina, resistances in all aspects, Stamina recovery, and recovery speed after injury.]

Three minutes later, Yakumo opened her eyes and breathed in the air. The feeling was wonderful; she could clearly feel the changes happening within herself.

With sharp hearing and keen eyesight, his entire body seemed to have undergone an evolution; he could clearly feel the burgeoning life force within him with just a slight clench of his fist.

Chapter 18 Taking Stock of the Gains

It was already dark.

Yakumo dried herself off, pushed open the bathroom door, and went to the living room. Looking out the window, she discovered that it was drizzling outside.

The dark clouds swallowed the moonlight; it must be very cold outside now. Suddenly, Yakumo opened the window, and the cold wind swirled raindrops onto his bare upper body. Watching the rain gradually intensify, he smiled silently.

The rain came at just the right time. It not only washed away the clues left by the two, but also blurred the pursuers' senses, delaying the discovery of the battlefield in the alley. By then, nature would cover up the truth.

Yakumo repeatedly washed away any bloodstains that might be on his ninja sword, then lit the cleaning cloth on fire. He then began to practice his concealment technique while looking in the mirror.

Half an hour later, Yakumo reverted to being that timid and cowardly boy who dared not cause trouble. Sometimes, weakness really is a good camouflage.

After a moment's thought, Yakumo spent all the remaining gold coins on improving his Water Bullet Ninjutsu.

Active: Water Bullet Full Set 330/600 『Acceleration』

I've already obtained the Master Breakthrough Scroll. Within ten days, I'm confident that I can max out my Water Bullet proficiency and advance to Master!

Immediately afterwards, Yakumo took out the two scrolls he had found on the corpse and a stack of silver notes from the Land of Fire.

Excited heart, trembling hands.

One, two, three...

Amount: 130 million.

Although he wasn't exactly rich overnight, at least he didn't have to worry about the next few years. Yakumo stuffed a stack of silver notes into a hidden compartment under his bed. He had already thought of an explanation for where the money came from... the savings his parents left him before they went to war.

After hiding the money, Yakumo opened the scroll.

"Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique".

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet".

Yakumo immediately put away the scroll of the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet. Although he was envious, he couldn't cook without rice, as he didn't have any fire-type chakra at all.

This is a powerful B-rank ninjutsu. You should know that A-rank ninjutsu is equivalent to forbidden or secret techniques in Konoha. Unless you make a great contribution, it is almost impossible to obtain. In other words, B-rank ninjutsu is the ceiling that ordinary ninjas can reach.

Even Minato Namikaze was no exception. Only the Flying Thunder God Technique was obtained through battle merits. The rest of his techniques were mostly self-created techniques, sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, and many low-level ninjutsu. Of course, things would be different after he became Hokage.

Another technique is the Hidden Mist Technique, which is an essential ninjutsu for almost everyone in the Hidden Mist Village. It is very useful, but unfortunately, the concentration of the mist depends on the amount of chakra.

He can probably only create a thin layer of mist right now, so there's no need for him to study for the time being.

After taking stock of his gains, Yakumo took out his notebook and continued grinding through missions, cleverly omitting the incident of encountering a Kirigakure spy while writing in his diary.

After all, although he was forced by the system to keep a diary every day, how could a decent person write his true feelings in a diary!

In the early hours of the morning, Yakumo lay in bed recalling the battle of the night before, realizing he had made many mistakes.

For example, we shouldn't let our guard down just because Uncle Pingjin is an acquaintance. If that suicidal flying into his eye socket had happened, perhaps it would have been him, Jing Yakumo, who fell down today.

Furthermore, poison needles that neutralize chakra should be mixed into water bullets before firing. That way, even if the enemy is hit, they will still have a fighting chance, but they will be easier to deal with because their chakra has been dissolved.

Fortunately, he had prepared a body-dissolving potion in advance, so even if the place of battle was found later, it would be difficult to obtain any clues from the corpse.

This battle still has many shortcomings; at best, it can only be fought.

...80 points.

The next day, Yakumo opened the door, breathed in the fresh air after the rain, and slowly revealed a smile.

Standing outside the door was Masako Mori, her face serious and with thick dark circles under her eyes, clearly indicating that yesterday's events had kept her up all night.

"The Corpse Dissolving Water and the Disappearing Water were provided by Kakashi for self-defense. I was worried that someone might harm me. As for my strength, after my parents passed away, I vowed to keep getting stronger... I've made progress in my training over the past month and am now like this." Yakumo stepped forward and explained.

"Oh, okay." Some of Mori Masako's questions did disappear, but more questions were born in her heart.

"He seems to have said everything, but he also seems to have said nothing at all," Mori Masako continued to ask.

"Where did you get that ninjutsu that dents the enemy's back?"

“Water bullets, I told you before… Water bullets are a very powerful ninjutsu…” Yakumo said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Nonsense! The ninjutsu that Uncle Jing uses to water flowers?" Masako Mori's voice suddenly rose several decibels.

“That’s right…” Yakumo said matter-of-factly, giving Mori Masako a look that said, “Fine, you don’t believe me then.”

"Perhaps it's possible?" Masako suddenly recalled the giant bear that was hit by water bullets in the forest that day and kept retreating. At the time, she thought it was because of the high temperature, but now she thought it was because of the powerful impact.

"Come to my house after school today, and I'll give you my spoils—the training scroll for the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet." Yakumo took two steps forward and whispered in Mori Masako's ear.

“Okay…” Masako Mori’s cheeks flushed and she involuntarily took two steps back.

"Your full name should be Uchiha Moriko?"

"No... her full name should be Senju Mori Masako."

"What…?"

At that moment, Yakumo seemed to understand something, and before Mori Masako could speak, he continued.

"Your father's surname is Senju, and your mother's surname is Uchiha?"

"It's... Grandpa and Grandma, it's a very complicated story." Masako Mori also knew very little about the old man's past.

"It's nothing more than two opposing races falling in love by chance, faking their deaths to escape and finally becoming a couple," Yakumo said with a smile.

"How did you know..." Masako Mori asked, quite surprised.

“There are many such stories in the romance novels in the library,” Yakumo replied.

"Really? I'll borrow one sometime too." At least Yakumo's explanation dispelled Mori Masako's fear and anxiety, and she smiled happily again.

"I really envy people like you with stories to tell. The only word that has stayed with me throughout my life is 'handsome'."

"You're so shameless right now."

"Haha."

The topic shifted again, but Yakumo's feelings became even more complicated, which was illogical.