Konoha's Mission Master

The two Spirit Awakening Scrolls transformed into scattered points of light, which then evolved into mysterious blue energy that danced and swirled around Yakumo's body before merging into it a few seconds later.

This energy brought not the indescribable comfort, but a deep, bone-chilling pain, as if countless burning worms were wriggling and crawling rapidly between my muscles.

"hiss…"

Yakumo gritted his teeth and squeezed out a low moan of pain. Cold sweat streamed down his face, and his muscles, which had been twitching irregularly, became tense.

As time went by, Yakumo's clothes became soaked with sweat, and his body curled up tightly into a ball.

With a snap... the invisible shackles inside the body shattered.

Yakumo let out a long breath, the burning pain inside his body gradually disappearing. He immediately pushed off the wardrobe, greedily inhaling the fresh air.

Constitution: 50.9 (Endurance, Resistance, Recovery)

[Notification: Congratulations to the player for breaking through 50 points in Constitution, surpassing the fourth-tier limit. Constitution strength has entered a new realm, lifespan has been greatly increased, and there is slight immunity to the effects of severe injuries on combat ability, as well as slight immunity to fatal wounds.]

Yakumo clicked on the question mark and began to read the explanation.

Even with Yakumo's current physical condition, he still couldn't survive having his heart ripped out.

However, if only the surface of the heart is damaged, it will not cause Yakumo to die immediately. He can heal the wound on the surface of his heart over time.

In other words… his internal organs became more resilient.

Breathing in and out, he felt incredibly relaxed, as if shackles had been removed. After a few minutes of getting used to his physical strength, Yakumo went into the bathroom to wash off the sticky sweat.

Half an hour later, Yakumo enjoyed the breakfast prepared by his shadow clone. His appetite had increased after his physical condition improved, but he could still only eat a little more than a normal person.

He wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth.

Yakumo brings up the control panel.

initiative:

Palm Magic Master 1200/1200 'Breakthrough'

[Master-level Breakthrough Requirements for Immortal Cultivation Technique]

"First, the physical attribute has reached 50 points, which has been met."

"Second, two Grandmaster Breakthrough Scrolls are now complete."

Yakumo also has three Grandmaster Scrolls.

Hatake Secret Manual or Palm Healing Technique...

"Never mind... for the sake of love."

Yakumo raised his hand and lightly tapped "Breakthrough".

Note: This process requires two Grandmaster Breakthrough Scrolls. This process is irreversible. Please consider carefully.

Yes or no?

"Yes, upgrade the Palm Immortal Technique."

Wait… Yakumo suddenly woke up, but it was too late…

With a loud thud, Yakumo fell straight down.

"Meow!?" The sleeping ball of milk suddenly bristled.

The shadow clone, who was practicing ninjutsu nearby, shook its head helplessly, then got up and manipulated its black hair to bind Yakumo's main body, stuffing it into the wardrobe in the bedroom.

"How can someone be so stupid?"

The shadow clone glanced at the broken glass on the table and muttered a complaint, but then manipulated the black-haired figure to start cleaning up the mess.

On the other hand, Yakumo's spiritual perspective led him to the lush forest, where he saw the massive tree stump several meters high in the center of the forest.

Yakumo was extremely familiar with this tree stump. Back when he was a master of the Palm Immortal Technique, he had transformed into a tree and accumulated it over hundreds of years.

In the end… he was struck by lightning.

This tree stump is the remains left from back then. Its charred surface is filled with traces of being scorched by lightning and fire, and its center was completely split in two by the power of lightning.

Yakumo's spirit merged with the tree stump, and it began to conceive new life. From a spiritual perspective... decades have passed, but the tree stump remains as lifeless as ever.

"I want to start over with a new account!!"

From Yakumo's perspective, he was confined to a dark space, unable to feel any light, which felt like the cruelest punishment in the world.

"This is too torturous..." Yakumo wailed.

One hundred years...

Two hundred years...

That space remained filled with oppressive darkness.

Yakumo's spiritual body suddenly saw a pure white figure sitting quietly in the dark space, meditating silently.

This was the first time in hundreds of years that Yakumo had felt the presence of light in this dark space.

Finally, one day, the pure white figure extracted a white seed from the dark space. He buried it underground in the dark space and waited for the seed to take root and sprout.

Time may pass, but the sun and moon never cease.

The white seed finally broke through the seal of the dark land, and a new light source appeared in the pitch-black space.

The seed took root and sprouted, overcoming the oppressive and heavy black fog, extinguishing the howling and mournful black wind, and defeating the hail composed of a heavy aura of death. It survived death many times without yielding. After each victory over death and challenge to death, the white seed would grow rapidly.

As the white sapling battles against the deadly winds, Yakumo senses the pulse of life, the surge of life, and the indomitable spirit of life.

Yakumo suddenly realized that only by experiencing dozens of deaths could the purest vitality be born. The process of the pure white sapling fighting against death was actually the process of his Immortal Technique being sublimated.

From pure white grass to shrubs, and finally to the shape of a tree.

Yakumo suddenly thought of a phrase: the cycle of life and death…

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Yakumo shook his head.

Countless years later, the white seed had grown into a giant tree. It finally broke through the crumbling black space and grew towards a wider and more distant world, where a green bud sprouted from the charred tree stump.

Life has returned.

This is a turning point for life. The revived giant tree demonstrates the miracle of life to Yakumo through its actions, and at the same time, Yakumo's Palm Healing Technique undergoes a transformation.

Spacetime shattered, turning dark.

Golden light shone from between his brows into the void, opening an invisible channel. Immediately, streams of extremely white energy were drawn from the other side of the channel and quickly merged into Yakumo's body.

The blood flow in the body began to accelerate, the heartbeat became stronger, and a rich vitality spread outward, radiating in all directions.

Yakumo closed his eyes tightly, as if he had fallen asleep.

"Hoo hoo hoo hoo!"

A roar of life emanated from the other side of the passage, but the golden channel for energy transmission was unaffected by the roar, and then streams of life energy were vying for it.

Ten minutes later, the golden passage collapsed.

Yakumo opened his eyes and clenched his fists slightly.

[Note: Due to the fusion of unknown energy, the player's recovery speed and lifespan have been greatly enhanced.]

Yakumo closed the notification and opened the skill interface.

initiative:

Master of Palm Magic 0/1600 [Acceleration]

Grandmaster: Healing effectiveness increased by 300%

Grandmaster: Treatment can be performed at the cellular level.

A smile appeared on Yakumo's face as he closed his eyes to comprehend the memories and enhancements brought about by upgrading the Palm Healing Technique to the Grandmaster level. Yang Release Chakra surged within his body like a raging sea.

A few minutes later, the smile on Yakumo's face disappeared... This micro-treatment at the cellular level meant that Yakumo could easily treat cancer and resolve more than 99% of toxins and diseases.

However, it still cannot cure blood disease because of the collapse caused by mutations at the genetic level of blood disease.

A grandmaster might not be enough, but a Daoist master might be... possible.

Yakumo began calculating the cost. Knowing that each acceleration of a Grandmaster-level skill could only increase proficiency by 5 points, it would take a full 320 accelerations to gain 1600 proficiency points.

Reaching the maximum level requires... 32000 gold coins.

Most importantly, he only had one Daoist scroll...

Yakumo's original plan was to first upgrade the Hatake Secret Manual to Master level and raise all attributes to over 40 points... to unlock the dungeon.

Yakumo emerged from the bookshelf and began to think.

Currently, the worsening trend of Mori Masako's bloodline disease has been contained. With her master-level palm immortal technique, it is enough to ensure that Mori Masako will not enter the decay period for the next three years.

With a wave of the hand, the personal interface is brought up.

Constitution: 50.9 (Endurance, Resistance, Recovery)

There are currently two free attribute points remaining.

After a moment's thought, I'll add two more points to my agility.

As the warm energy nourishes the body, Yakumo's agility-related attributes continue to increase.

Ultimately… Agility 37.4.

Yakumo changed her clothes, tidied herself in front of the mirror, then pushed open the door and left home.

Heading to...Hatake's residence.

On the other hand, Sakumo Hatake has already applied to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to conduct a selection process for the Fourth Hokage.

This was a privilege reserved for him as the head of the Dark Division, and of course, Yakumo's behind-the-scenes influence was indispensable.

The news caused an uproar in Konoha.

After breaking with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sakumo Hatake made no further moves, giving the impression that he had given up and planned to retire as the head of the Anbu.

However, more than a year later, he unexpectedly proposed to run for the Fourth Hokage, which was definitely an overstepping of his authority for Hiruzen Sarutobi.

However, the newly appointed daimyo agreed to Sakumo Hatake's proposal on the very day he received the news, which meant that the election for the Fourth Hokage had officially begun.

Those with keen minds have already guessed that the Daimyo and Hatake Sakumo have reached some kind of consensus, and that the White Fang of Konoha's actions were not driven by impulse, but by some kind of well-thought-out decision.