Konoha's Mission Master

The next morning, the redness and swelling on Yakumo's arm had completely subsided. This was the benefit of having a strong constitution; he was like an unkillable cockroach.

Ultimately, ninjas are a group of highly agile and offensive assassins. Perhaps only the muscular burly men from the Hidden Cloud Village are physically strong.

Over the next few days, Yakumo went to the library during the day to borrow medical books. Because of Masako Mori, he specifically borrowed "An Overview of Bloodline Diseases", "The Strange Curse", "A Brief Discussion of Bloodline Curses", and "The Blood Curse". Perhaps because of his helplessness in the face of bloodline diseases, doctors in the past believed that this was not a disease that could be cured at all, but a curse of the gods on bloodline families.

The longest lineage of bloodline families has continued for thousands of years. Bloodline disease, a difficult and complicated disease, has also troubled healers around the world for thousands of years. The initial symptoms are very mild and are called the stable period. In the following years, the patient will enter a rapid development period. During this period, the patient will experience severe pain and eventually die from internal bleeding.

Yakumo speculates that the source of the bloodline disease is a genetic problem. The wonders of nature have given ordinary people the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan, but this bloodline is incomplete and highly unstable...

He guessed that Mori Masako's strange condition was an early symptom of bloodline disease, but he didn't ask... or rather, he couldn't accept the possibility that Mori Masako would die soon.

In the evenings, Yakumo would practice his swordplay or spar with Mori Masako. It must be said that Mori Masako was an excellent sparring partner; she was fearless of injury and seemed tireless…

Yakumo's close-combat abilities have been steadily improving these past few days, and he's now able to fight Mori Masako to a standstill.

July 18th, Sunday, sunny.

I'm in a great mood.

Yakumo casually dismissed Mori Masako and immediately began writing her diary and her final reading reflection. Two weekly tasks in one hour were in a state where improvement was possible.

"Ding, you have received 150 gold coins."

"Ding, you have received 150 gold coins."

"Ding, you have received 500 gold coins."

Of course, there was no notification sound when you received the gold coins; the sound was purely in Yakumo's imagination.

Personal Skills

Passive: Chakra Refining Technique 'Acceleration'

Active: Water Bullet Perfect 570/600 'Acceleration'

"Perfect: Water bullet power increased by 60%"

Perfect: Activation time reduced by 50%

Basic swordsmanship proficiency 80/200 'Speed ​​Up'

Hatake Secret Manual Beginner's Guide 340/400 'Speed ​​Up'

With 850 gold coins remaining, Yakumo lay flat on the bed, a position designed to prevent him from losing control of his body and falling while absorbing memories.

"accelerate"

300 gold coins deducted.

"We strive to create happiness; we wish you a pleasant gaming experience."

The proficiency level of water bullets on the panel increases rapidly by 580, 590...600 due to the burning of gold coins!

Active: Water Bullet Perfect 600/600 『Breakthrough』

Yakumo looked at the skill panel again. The word "acceleration" had disappeared and been replaced by "breakthrough"... At this moment, Yakumo had reached the perfect state set by the ancestor who created the Water Bullet when he created this ninjutsu.

"Huff, huff..." Quickly adjusting his increasingly heavy breathing, Yakumo placed his finger on the breakthrough button. Actually, he could just use his thoughts to press it, but at this moment he simply felt that using his finger was more ceremonial, like an ancient monarch signing his name on a law, at which moment the law was officially in effect.

[Note: This process is irreversible]

〖whether〗

Yakumo raised his finger again and ceremoniously poked at "Yes," and the next moment his mind felt like it had been detonated by a bomb.

He saw himself trying countless times to improve the water bullets, only to fail countless times. As time went by, he saw himself growing older and older, until his hair turned completely white...

Another cycle of reincarnation begins, and he, who looks like a three or four-year-old child, continues to take up the task of the previous generation and begins to improve the water bullets.

Time passed, and the child began to grow up until he became the middle-aged man that Yakumo knew so well. At that moment, four fist-sized water balls floated in his hands and shot out in four directions at extremely high speed. The four two-meter-high boulders were instantly pierced, creating transparent holes in the front and back.

The middle-aged man smiled contentedly, and time and space shattered.

Yakumo returned to his bedroom. Only a few seconds had passed on the clock not far away. Yakumo did not get up immediately, but instead gradually digested the incredibly complex knowledge in his mind.

Overall, he can now summon four water spheres using water bullets, which can be fired in different directions or all four can be fired at the enemy in a straight line, causing four instances of damage at the same location.

[Water bullet proficiency level has broken through to Master level; its power has completely surpassed the creator's original design. Would you like to rename it?]

Originally, Water Bullet was a C-rank ninjutsu, so calling it Water Bullet was reasonable. However, after several upgrades, Water Bullet underwent a fundamental change, so it's time to think of a... more impressive name.

"Four water bursts... that's too corny."

"Water Dragon Barrage... does not match."

"A four-planet alignment...?"

…This name is good; it's not exaggerated, but it does fit the characteristics of this ninjutsu.

So indeed... it's called the Four Stars Alignment!

The name of the water bullet on the skill interface gradually became blurred and was replaced by a brand new name.

Active: Four-Star Chain Master 0/1200 'Accelerate'

Chapter 24 Avenging the Shame

A new week, new tasks.

Yakumo got up as usual, but he was a little listless. After trying the power of the Four Stars Alignment several times yesterday, he couldn't sleep at all. Based on his years of experience as a Konoha resident, he could analyze that the power of the Four Stars Alignment was stronger than an A-rank ninjutsu.

While it may not be as imposing as most A-rank ninjutsu, its single-target damage is definitely slightly stronger than that of A-rank ninjutsu.

Before his morning run, Ba Yun brought up the weekly task interface.

"To wipe away the shame"

Beat Hiratani Haruichi in Tuesday's in-class quiz!

Task Rewards: 0.5 Constitution, 150 Gold Coins.

Yakumo quickly figured out what had happened. It seemed that Hiratani Haru had once taken his homework, and he chose not to retaliate in order to temporarily hide his strength.

Now... he's been training with Kakashi for about two months, so revealing a little of his strength doesn't seem like a big deal...

Then... I'll get a little revenge.

The winner of a quiz can challenge the winner of the higher-ranked quiz. This is one of the rules for quizzes in the first year. Therefore, it would be perfectly reasonable for Yakumo to challenge Hiratani Haruichi.

Tuesday arrived.

In the afternoon's pop quiz, under Kenta's somewhat resentful gaze, Yakumo easily blew him away. Everyone in the class had witnessed Yakumo's progress during this period, and of course, everyone thought that Yakumo's progress was thanks to Kakashi.

After the two exchanged the seal of reconciliation, Kenta Komoto turned and left the training platform, while Yakumo remained standing.

He first bowed respectfully to Keisuke Shimizu, then pointed to Hiratani Haruhachi, who was laughing in the audience.

"Teacher, I want to challenge Pinggu Yuanchu."

Keisuke Shimizu paused for a moment, then immediately replied.

"can."

"Ii Yakumo challenges Hiratani Genchu ​​in the ranking match."

There are no extra rewards for ranking within the class, but it will determine your teammates and team leader after graduation, meaning... the higher your ranking, the easier it is to have a good future...

Of course, most of them are cannon fodder... but cannon fodder are also ninjas with dreams. Everyone wants to have a powerful mentor so they can become a slightly stronger cannon fodder.

The ranking challenge immediately energized the students below. This challenge was Yakumo's prerogative; if he won, the rankings of the two would be swapped, but if he lost, he would lose the right to challenge for the next two months, and face a little bit of ridicule from his classmates.

"Is he crazy? Pinggu Yuan Chu is undoubtedly the number one civilian ninja!" someone whispered.

"Maybe he just wants to die?" someone mocked.

Faced with everyone's incomprehension, Yakumo remained calm, slowly adjusting the turbulent blood within him.

Pinggu Yuanchu's face turned gloomy, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he gradually stood up. His muscles trembled rhythmically, a sign of the rapid flow of chakra.

To prevent any Tom, Dick, or Harry from challenging me in the future, I must defeat Yakumo with swift and decisive action this time… he thought to himself.

Pinggu Yuanchu walked step by step towards the training ground, appearing calm and composed. He secretly pondered how to severely injure Yakumo. Killing him was unlikely, but making him lie down for a few days was not a problem.

“Knot, the seal of opposition,” Shimizu Keisuke said.

The two formed hand seals.

"In the time you spend lying in bed in the future, you will regret this foolish decision countless times today," Pinggu Yuanchu said with a sinister grin.

"Are you going to go all out?" Yakumo asked curiously, secretly mobilizing one-third of his chakra and circulating it rapidly.

"Of course... are you scared?"

"...that way I won't feel guilty."

"Guilt?" Pinggu Yuanchu asked with a hint of doubt.

"Feel sorry."

With a loud boom, the chakra within his body entered chakra possession mode, and the originally peaceful chakra suddenly became violent. At the same time, Yakumo exerted force with both legs.

Layers of air waves spread outwards, and Yakumo was no longer in the original spot. He rushed towards Pinggu Yuanchu like a swift cheetah.

"How is this possible? Damn it!"

When Yakumo moved, everyone's faces showed shock. This was not the strength that the timid and cowardly person should have.

Especially his opponent, Hiratani Haruichi, blocked Yakumo's first punch with his arm, but the intense pain was stimulating his brain.

"What immense strength." Pinggu Yuanchu groaned in pain. At this moment, he put away his contempt and his chakra instantly possessed him.

There is still a chance.

What followed was a barrage of straight punches, and for a moment Hiratani Haruhi could only defend passively, using his feet to push backward. However, Yakumo quickly closed in, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

"Damn it!" Hiratani Haruichi took three punches, then suddenly raised his leg and kicked Yakumo in the abdomen. The intense pain made him look somewhat crazy.

Yakumo withdrew half of his body, dodging Hiratani Haru's full-force kick, and immediately stepped forward to stick to him, giving Hiratani Haru no chance to adjust his breathing.

Then came a series of straight punches, and Pinggu Yuanchu was completely suppressed... Defeat seemed to be the inevitable outcome.

"Huff huff huff..." Yakumo breathed slightly out of breath. It turned out that hitting people with your fists... was really satisfying.

Yakumo slightly turned his body, and at the last moment, he gathered his strength to deliver a powerful elbow strike to Hiratani Haruichi's abdomen.

With a thud, Pinggu Yuanchu was sent flying, landing heavily on the ground and completely removed from the training ground.