Konoha's Mission Master

Back in the courtyard, Yakumo brought up the game interface and began adding points in batches, adding only 0.1 points each time.

Physical condition: 44.9+1…45.9.

"good day."

Yakumo clenched his fist, feeling the increase in his strength. He drew his ninja sword and began to dance in the courtyard, the sound of the sword whistling sharply. At the same time, three shadow clones were quickly clearing away the dishes in the courtyard.

On September 11th, Yakumo visited Sakumo Hatake.

Regarding the quarterly feedback mission, he needed to utilize the Anbu's almost ubiquitous intelligence network that spanned the entire ninja world, and asked Hatake Sakumo to help keep an eye out for information about the missing girl.

Yakumo suspects that the Undying Cult will continue to kidnap girls in the ninja world to cultivate blue babies... also known as divine children, for their own plans.

September 15th is Kakashi's birthday.

The group gathered at the Hatake residence and didn't return until late at night. However, Yakumo noticed a hint of sadness in Hatake Sakumo's eyes, as if his wife had passed away from illness after giving birth to Kakashi.

This also means that every year on Kakashi Hatake's birthday, he would unconsciously think of his deceased wife, the woman he owed a lifetime of debt to.

Late September.

Yakumo went to Kushina Uzumaki's residence to find Rina Uzumaki. During this time, he was practicing Yin-Yang Sealing Technique and needed to obtain some knowledge of the Uzumaki clan's secret sealing techniques from Rina Uzumaki. Of course, Kushina Uzumaki was aware of these matters.

"Rina, she's not home."

Kushina Uzumaki was sitting at her desk putting on makeup and getting ready, dressed in youthful shorts and a beige short-sleeved T-shirt, clearly having an appointment with Minato Namikaze.

Yakumo had no choice but to bow and leave Kushina Uzumaki's mansion, though he had deep doubts about it.

“Rina Uzumaki knew I would come to see her this morning, so she definitely wouldn’t leave, and she had no reason to leave.”

After a moment's thought, Yakumo began to form hand seals.

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Chapter 147 The Hidden Clouds Attack, Confrontation with the Third Hokage

Konoha Street.

Yakumo performed hand seals amidst the bustling crowd.

"The fluctuations of the heart."

An invisible wave spread out, and a few seconds later Yakumo opened his eyes in surprise. The master-level mental wave could cover the entire Konoha, but he could not sense Rina Uzumaki's chakra wave.

She's been kidnapped!

Yakumo released all his shadow clones and withdrew his chakra, then entered the public restroom... At the same time, he created another shadow clone and left the restroom, the shadow clone quickly heading towards the Hatake mansion.

The shadow clones weren't there to ask for reinforcements; Yakumo didn't need reinforcements, but he did need to use the shadow clones to prove that he hadn't left Konoha.

Meanwhile, the main body begins to change clothes, adjusting its appearance to that of a tall, honest-looking middle-aged man.

Yakumo simultaneously infiltrated the Forest of Death, using his concealment technique to evade the detection of the sealing barrier and leave the area of ​​Konoha Village. He stood on a thick tree branch and formed hand seals.

"bump."

Milkball appeared amidst the white mist. Yakumo knelt down, placed a white handkerchief between Milkball's nostrils, and spoke softly.

"Find the owner of this flavor."

"Meow~"

Milkball's appearance began to change, transforming into a black and white cheetah that leaped and darted swiftly among the branches, the dense leaves rustling in the wind.

Yakumo pushed off with his feet and quickly followed.

My mind started analyzing the enemy's identity...

As a member of the Uzumaki clan, Rina Uzumaki was a natural candidate for a Jinchūriki, which naturally attracted the covetousness of various ninja villages, especially the Hidden Cloud Village, which had no bloodline limit clans.

They are currently researching tailed beast weapons, hoping to control the eight-tailed ghoul and make it the trump card for Kumogakure to launch the Third Shinobi World War.

Therefore... it can only be Kumogakure that kidnapped Rina Uzumaki, just like they chose to kidnap Kushina Uzumaki in the original work, but there are still some illogical details.

For example... in the original work, their kidnapping of Kushina Uzumaki was Danzo's plan. He had already arranged for Root to ambush and planned to rescue Kushina Uzumaki at the border of the Land of Fire. He could use this to put pressure on Hiruzen Sarutobi and bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki under Root's control.

But now Danzo is dead…

So who is cooperating with the Hidden Cloud Village...?

Yakumo exerted force with his feet, quickly traversing through the forest while releasing his mental fluctuations to sense Rina Uzumaki's location.

This was a long, solitary chase. The temperature gradually rose, and sunlight cast dappled shadows on the ground through the gaps in the leaves. The man and the cat moved swiftly through the woods.

Yakumo has been gone for three hours…

Finally, four figures appeared within Yakumo's perception range of Heart Wave. Without hesitation, Yakumo created shadow clones to refine natural energy in preparation for Sage Mode.

"Meow." Milkball meowed, indicating that the enemy Yakumo was chasing was just ahead, and then turned into smoke and returned to Konoha Village.

Yakumo used his feet to levitate hundreds of meters behind the enemy, moving silently like a ghost in the night.

Yakumo formed hand seals again, releasing the fluctuations of his heart.

"So that's how it was..."

Just as Yakumo had guessed, the enemy was indeed the Hidden Cloud Village's Anbu, and the violent and ferocious lightning chakra within them was the best proof of that.

This squad should be an elite squad from the Hidden Cloud Village's Anbu, consisting of three Jonin. The three of them formed a straight line and quickly moved through the tree branches. Among them, Rina Uzumaki was stuffed into a box and carried by the second Hidden Cloud Village member.

Through the fluctuations of his mind, he could only confirm the strength of the chakra, but could not sense the faces of the enemies. From a distance, the three men were tall and carried long swords.

Yakumo formed hand seals and began to gather energy.

He waited quietly for the right opportunity to make his move.

At the same time, a second shadow clone was created, accelerating its pursuit of the enemy. As time passed, the main body maintained a distance of about four hundred meters from the enemy.

Five minutes later, the face of a sage appeared on Yakumo's face, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Sage Art: Water Escape: Compassion!"

An invisible droplet was flicked out with a bent finger. From Yakumo's perspective, strands of green natural energy were seen wrapping around the droplet, as if forming a completely new and unknown position on the surface of the droplet, or as if forming a... vacuum channel.

The water droplet containing Sage Chakra began to draw upon the surrounding natural energy as it traveled, accelerating faster and faster until even Yakumo could no longer visually confirm its location. It was so fast that it seemed to be able to catch up with the white horse of time!

But the droplet was silent, without any whooshing sound. Although it exceeded the speed of sound, it did not produce a deafening sonic boom. It was silent yet a deadly arrow. This move might seem like a waste of its potential, but Yakumo felt that it was always better to be cautious.

Meanwhile, Yakumo continued to gather his strength…

"Snapped!"

A dull thud sounded, and the head of the Cloud Village ninja carrying Rina Uzumaki exploded in an instant, like a watermelon under heavy pressure. Just as his teammates were stunned, Yakumo's shadow clone stopped concealing himself and rushed toward the wooden crate.

"No, damn it!"

The dark-skinned teammate roared, immediately gripping the long knife behind him, and simultaneously lunged at the wooden crate – all in a split second.

At the same time, another teammate moved, also gripping his longsword, and his massive, muscular body immediately crashed into Yakumo's shadow clone.

They didn't know who the enemy was, nor could they understand the enemy's methods of attack, yet at the same time they chose to prioritize their mission and sacrifice themselves for righteousness!

At the same time, the second water droplet was flicked out by a finger, and Yakumo's main body exerted force with its feet and pounced towards the final battlefield, its whole body blazing with lightning, as if the Thunder God had descended to earth.

"Snapped."

A dull thud sounded as the Cloud Ninja who lunged at the wooden crate was once again blown in the head by Yakumo. At the same time, the Shadow Clone threw sixteen water droplets at the enemy's face.

The Cloud Ninja immediately sensed a deadly threat!

Advancing might lead to death, but retreating is cowardly. Coward or hero, there's no need to hesitate. He pounced on Yakumo's shadow clone with his bear-like body, while simultaneously summoning his Lightning Release Armor to protect his vitals.

In a flash, the water droplet collided with the thunder armor on his chest, and the next second he was thrown away by the terrifying impact. In that instant, Yakumo's shadow clone picked up the wooden box.

The burly man tried to get up and resist, but Yakumo's true form had already arrived, revealing a smile on his disguised face.

"Immortal Technique - Heart Piercing Strike - Compassion!"

At this moment, the two were only two steps apart, truly a close-quarters shooting match. How could they possibly miss? At this moment, the bear-like Cloud Hermit finally saw the enemy's attack moves clearly and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"A drop of water?"

"This is the light of truth."

Once the charge was complete, Yakumo released a water droplet.

In the blink of an eye, it pierced through his chest.

The last Cloud Ninja tried to dodge, but failed...

On the other side, the shadow clone carried the wooden box and ran quickly towards Konoha, while Yakumo's main body began to gather the corpses and carry out the cleanup.

This time, Yakumo only poured out ordinary corpse-dissolving water. After all, Danzo was dead, and if he continued to use the special corpse-dissolving water supplied by the Anbu, no one would be kind enough to take the blame for him.

Accompanied by a pungent stench, Yakumo straightened up.

As he dealt with the corpses, he was gradually surrounded by Root ninjas wearing masks. Yakumo had already sensed the enemy, but he still calmly dealt with the corpses of the Cloud Village Anbu.

His calm demeanor wasn't due to confidence, but rather a delaying tactic. Yakumo was waiting for the shadow clone carrying Rina Uzumaki to escape the encirclement to refine Sage Chakra.

After Yakumo swiftly killed three Jonin, he only had 20% of his Sage Chakra left, which was far from enough to sustain him in the upcoming battle.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in his ninja battle suit and wielding his Vajra Ruyi Staff, stood on the towering treetop, looking down at Yakumo's honest, square face.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression seemed very strange to Yakumo; it showed no anger or hostility, but rather was filled with curiosity.

"You are the murderer who killed Danzo, aren't you?"

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was asking a question, his tone was filled with unparalleled certainty.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not!"

Yakumo's answer was equally resolute.

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Chapter 148 The Third Generation is Injured and Temporarily Retreats

Above the tree canopy.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed, and he swung his Vajra Staff, creating a whistling sound as he questioned Yakumo in a stern voice.

Do you think I'm a fool?!