Konoha's Mission Master

"The Eight-Foot Jade Curved Jewel!"

Kizaru leaped high into the air, using the power of the Devil Fruit to float in the sky. He held his hands in front of his chest in a circle, and in the next second, thousands of golden swords rained down like a shower of light.

"Fog burial!"

Yakumo waved his hand, unleashing a thick fog that spread across the entire sea surface. He began to run rapidly, dodging attacks, his blood rushing faster. This is too exciting! One man against all the high-ranking officers of the Navy!

"Sakazuki, evaporate the fog!"

"Meteor Volcano!"

Ice Age!

Amidst raging fire and freezing ice, shockwaves mixed with light waves rippled as Garp raced across the ice, leaving behind trails of afterimages. His right fist was enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki.

Countless deadly attacks descended in an instant.

Yakumo instantly created distance, constantly dodging the barrage of attacks from the crowd. He wanted to take this opportunity to test his limits... just how far he could go.

On the sea, he had the advantage of both time and place!

After all, Sengoku, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru are all Devil Fruit users, and they would become weakened by seawater.

"Immortal Technique·Water Release·Big Explosive Water Wave!"

The surging water broke through the ice, churning and tumbling, converging into a water prison tens of meters high that completely enveloped Yakumo. This water prison was made of seawater, which is effective against Devil Fruits.

"The Ice Age..."

As Aokiji made his move, the churning water gradually froze. With a wave of his hand, Yakumo spun the seawater around him, causing it to surge towards Aokiji like a giant wave. Although Logia-type Devil Fruits are powerful, using them consumes a lot of stamina.

Aokiji had frozen the giant waves too many times today, and now his body had almost no power left, but he still gritted his teeth and manipulated his Devil Fruit power to freeze the waves.

Akainu made his move, pressing his hand onto the ice. The lava and ice came into contact, bursting forth with intense white smoke. The lava solidified at an extremely fast speed into small, gray floating islands.

He actually wanted to create a piece of land to settle on.

"Sage Art: Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

The ice surface was shattered by the water flow, and a dozen or so water dragons, each tens of meters long, coiled in the air before crashing down on everyone in the next second. The ice surface that Aokiji had painstakingly created was once again destroyed by Yakumo.

Ice shards flew everywhere, and everyone's expressions were cold.

A sudden chill descended, and Yakumo instinctively dodged. The ice thorns beneath his feet grew rapidly, gradually compressing the space in which Yakumo could dodge.

"Swordsmanship, the ability to create clones, the ability to disguise, and the ability to manipulate the Sea-Sea Devil Fruit..."

Sengoku meticulously listed the enemy's abilities, and even with his decades of experience conquering the New World, he was still shocked by Yakumo's endless methods.

The enemy seems to know everything and be proficient in everything.

"Iron Fist!"

Garp finally broke through numerous obstacles and arrived in front of Yakumo. Without any hesitation, he used all his strength.

Because what Yakumo did... went too far.

"Rebellion!"

With a thud, Yakumo was sent flying by the iron fist. He felt an unparalleled force surge into his body along the blade, and an invisible fist aura penetrated through layers of defense, directly imprinting itself on Yakumo's chest.

Yakumo coughed up a mouthful of blood, his expression changing slightly. Taking advantage of the situation, he used the force to widen the distance again. His perfect-level Hardening Technique... couldn't stop Garp's iron fist.

"I can't see through you, but you won't live past today!"

A wave of intense heat washed over him, and before he knew it, Akainu had arrived beside Yakumo, his right fist, enveloped in magma, suddenly lunging towards Yakumo's chest.

"A dog gnaws at a red lotus!"

Yakumo wielded his twin blades in place, creating an impenetrable defense to withstand Akainu's attack, but Garp's iron fist arrived in an instant.

"Fog burial..."

Taking advantage of the thick fog, Yakumo used his Substitution Jutsu to temporarily create distance and escape the combined attack of the group once again.

"Leave the instance... or continue fighting?"

Yakumo hesitated for a moment, and the next second, he was hit by Garp again. His body was bent into an arc and he was sent flying at an extremely fast speed, his mind going blank for a moment.

The shadow clone on the Moby Dick disappeared, and a rich sage chakra replenished his body, with a luscious, blood-red sage mark appearing on his forehead.

Yakumo knew that damage within the instance would not affect the ninja's body in any way; even if someone died on the spot, it would only deduct gold coins.

"I'm really just annoyed by driving Akainu..."

Yakumo murmured that when he was watching One Piece, he hated Akainu because he killed Ace, a popular character he liked very much... He cried for a long time while holding his phone back then... his eyes were red and swollen.

"Netherhound!"

Akainu's magma-infused right fist rapidly extended and slammed towards Yakumo's face. This strike contained an incredibly terrifyingly high temperature, causing even the surrounding air to distort slightly.

I want to punch him!

Yakumo parried the attack with his sword, then took out a syringe from his ninja tool pouch and pressed it against his wrist.

"Burning blood".

Secret medicine for the hidden area.

This is the trump card that Yakumo obtained from Sakumo Hatake.

At that moment, dark red flames erupted around Yakumo, and the blood within him rapidly transformed into unparalleled power, but it was still not enough…

During the retreat, Yakumo injected the second blood-burning needle into his body. As the secret medicine was injected, his body temperature suddenly began to rise, and his eyes were filled with dense blood vessels.

This power comes from overdrawing one's life force.

When he demanded the Blood Burning Blade, he had already foreseen today's rearguard action. The entire progress of the instance world was not much different from his plan.

Holding the sword in a reverse grip, Yakumo exhaled blood-red smoke that spread from his nostrils, and suddenly more and more chakra surged from his body, instantly causing his body to crack open.

At this moment, he was like a porcelain doll about to shatter, yet the power within his body was so formidable that it could create miracles.

"Fleeting Light".

Golden light converged into a single line.

Yakumo then unleashed a speed surpassing anything he had ever achieved before. At this moment, Yakumo's speed reached several times the speed of sound, leaving only his dazzling golden shadow in the world.

The ice and lava were split in two by the golden light. Sengoku opened his mouth as if to say something, but before he could make a sound, everything had already come to an end.

Akainu clutched the wound on his chest, unable to hide his surprise. The speed at which the golden light was revealed caught him off guard, leaving him no way to defend himself effectively. Moreover, he couldn't understand why his enemy harbored such hostility towards him.

Fortunately... that move was ultimately a step too weak.

"Flash of Light, Double Strike!"

Yakumo threw down his shattered weapon, gripped the Demon-Slaying Blade tightly, and the intense violence from his burning blood temporarily overwhelmed the excruciating pain throughout his body. In fact, he could no longer feel the pain; his eyes were fixed on only one target.

At this moment, Yakumo began to run... faster and stronger. Even Sengoku's Observation Haki couldn't keep up with Yakumo's movements. Faced with this move, all everyone could do was defend as much as possible and defend with all their might!

Golden light reappeared, and the scattered blade energy shattered the surrounding ice. Azure seawater churned from the broken parts. In fact, Yakumo could no longer control the Flash, and the scattered blade energy was the best proof of that.

Shunko is essentially an upgraded version of Dankū. During an extremely fast run, all the energy of the body is integrated into a single move. At the same time, as the energy of the body is gathered, Yakumo's speed will gradually break through the limit.

Yakumo's once rosy face turned pale, and his body gradually became thin, as if he had been starving for a long time, but his spirit gradually sublimated.

In Yakumo's view, Akainu was enveloped in red energy. The energy was extremely hot and seemed to have the power to incinerate everything, but the flow of that energy in his chest was slightly weaker than in other areas.

While running, Yakumo determined the attack position.

That's Akainu's chest!

Yakumo suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness deep within his body, a sign that he was about to reach his limit. In the last second, he gritted his teeth and swung his sword at Akainu's chest one last time!

This sword... consumed everything he had.

Golden light spread like the sea, washing away, destroying, annihilating, and suppressing all the surrounding energy. In that instant, only gold remained in the world. As for Akainu, who was hit, a large amount of blood gushed from his chest, and his body floated on the water, completely unconscious.

A doctor in a white coat jumped off the warship. The young man was agile and ran quickly across the ice, approaching Admiral Akainu who was submerged in the sea.

Garp, Kizaru, Aokiji, and Sengoku walked side by side toward Yakumo, who was still standing. They could tell that the enemy was at his last gasp.

The flame of life was about to be extinguished completely, but they still dared not relax in the slightest. At this moment, they had too many questions in their hearts.

Why did he attack the Holy Land of Mary Geoise?

Why would he risk his life to kill Akainu?

Where exactly does he come from?

"Cough cough...Is Akainu dead?"

Yakumo asked weakly, while also keeping a close watch on the four people opposite him. Once the Blood Burning began, it could not be stopped, and his life was now counting down.

"No, but he is seriously injured and could die at any moment."

The Warring States period did not conceal anything... and answered truthfully.

Why...do you hate Sakazuki so much?

"Hate...? I don't hate him... I just don't like him..."

Everyone was stunned and speechless, shocked by the whole reason. Among these people, Aokiji also disliked Akainu, but he would never... risk his life because of his dislike.

"...Sigh, you really are unpredictable."

Zhan Guo shook his head and laughed.

"After this incident, it is estimated that Fleet Admiral Sengoku will resign from his position. I severely injured Akainu, and even if he is treated properly, it will inevitably affect his combat strength. In that case, Aokiji, you... have a greater chance of becoming Fleet Admiral. For the common people of this world, you are more suitable for the position of Fleet Admiral."

Everyone was surprised again. The boy in front of them should be enduring unimaginable pain, accompanied by oxygen deprivation in his head... but he spoke calmly and clearly, not at all like a dying person.

Upon hearing this, the reactions of the crowd varied.

Of course... what surprised Sengoku and the others even more was the content he revealed, which seemed to indicate that he already knew about the future changes in the Navy's high command, especially Sengoku... He had already made plans to retire, but had never told anyone.

"You're amazing..."

Sengoku sighed, raising his right hand to strike Yakumo's chest. Although it lacked a powerful aura, the force it contained was enough to shatter Yakumo's heart.

He didn't want Yakumo to continue talking!

"You... won't talk..."

"…return."

He spoke softly, watching the impending fist.