Konoha's Mission Master

This journey requires traversing the entire Land of Fire to reach the Land of Grass.

Back then, Jiraiya and Yakumo caused a great disturbance in the Land of Grass. Not long after, the Hidden Grass Village changed its ways and directly sided with the Land of Earth, completely severing ties with the Land of Fire.

That night, Yakumo rested briefly in the forest.

Of course, the main purpose was to complete the daily and weekly tasks, and at the same time, he began to read the Wood Release scroll. After reading just a few words, Yakumo determined that the scroll was written by Hashirama Senju himself.

This is the scroll he left behind for the Senju clan. For Tsunade, this scroll may be a keepsake left to her by her great-grandfather.

Each Wood Release ninjutsu on the scroll has annotations for practice.

For example, put your hands together and visualize a wooden dragon breaking through the sky. Of course, beginners can also control the flow of chakra by forming hand seals.

Key point: Most importantly, you must learn to use chakra to perceive nature!

The scroll... didn't describe how to perceive nature.

After reading it, Yakumo discovered that the scroll contained a complete set of techniques, including many unfinished ones. Most of the techniques designed by Hashirama Senju were described in only one sentence or so, without any specific explanation of hand seals or chakra movement methods.

Experiencing nature, plants, and trees with your heart...

"Then teach me how to comprehend it!"

"Hey... I think I can sense the tree's emotions."

Yakumo stood up, clasped his hands together, and imagined a tree sprouting from the soil and growing strong. At the same time, he began to mobilize his chakra and pour it into the ground beneath his feet.

one second.

two seconds.

ten seconds.

Nothing had changed in the surroundings.

Yakumo sat down somewhat dejectedly and picked up the scroll again to begin reading.

I reread it from beginning to end, trying to cross the river of time and have a conversation with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, but unfortunately... I didn't get anything after half an hour.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep... I'll try harder tomorrow."

Not long after, Yakumo got up again, somewhat unwillingly picked up the scroll and continued reading and contemplating it, even beginning to imagine himself in the state of mind when Hashirama Senju was writing the scroll.

The image of Hashirama Senju laughing flashed through my mind.

"Ah...hahahahahaha."

"So that's how this place should be understood..."

At 3 a.m., Yakumo continued his attempts.

Slowly forming hand seals... Shen, Wei, Si...

"Wood Release: Wood Thorns Technique!"

He slapped the ground with his right hand, and a half-foot-long thorn sprouted from the ground.

Yakumo was not discouraged; instead, he excitedly opened the game interface.

Personal Skills

initiative:

Wood Release Secret Manual Beginner 0/1200 『Acceleration』

Goodness…

The experience bar of the Wood Escape Manual far exceeds that of the Yin-Yang Seal.

Gold coins: 69350

Months of accumulation, all for this moment.

Because it was not safe to be in the wild, Yakumo tapped lightly.

In less than half a second, memories of training in Wood Release surfaced in his mind. During this time, Yakumo did not lose focus and it did not affect his other activities.

Yakumo got up and continued on his way.

Meanwhile, keep adding points, accelerating only once at a time.

Wood Release: Beginner Level 10/1200 'Acceleration'...

Wood Release: Beginner Level 50/1200 'Acceleration'...

At six o'clock in the morning, the rising sun... hangs in the sky, gradually driving away the lingering chill of the night. Yakumo, on his way, is full of energy and his eyes are full of excitement.

Yakumo spent four hours adding points.

initiative:

Wood Release: Perfected 2400/2400 『Breakthrough』

"Proficiency: Increases the power of Wood Release ninjutsu by 60%"

"Perfect: Wood Release Ninjutsu range increased by 100%"

"Perfect: Wood Release Ninjutsu resilience increased by 100%"

At this point, however, the breakthrough was gray.

Condition one: Twelve Master-level Breakthrough Scrolls.

Condition two: Constitution attribute points must be 55 or higher.

Yakumo failed to meet both conditions.

Some time ago, Yakumo upgraded his Shadow Clone Technique to Master level by spending two Master-level Breakthrough Effects. The benefit he gained was that he could use the Shadow Clone seals to create the effect of multiple Shadow Clone Techniques.

In short... this was a worthwhile investment.

There are currently 17350 gold coins remaining.

The next goal is to accumulate gold coins.

Looking forward to the anniversary celebration!

Yakumo first created shadow clones to keep watch, while his main body leaned against a tree trunk for a short rest. The extra hours of the night had left him somewhat exhausted, and Yakumo fell asleep almost the instant he leaned against the tree trunk.

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Chapter 188 Iwagakure Ambush and Unexpected Events

In the forest.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, creating dappled patterns.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yakumo opened his eyes.

In fact, with his strength, he could already perfectly control his rest time, as if an alarm clock was set in his mind, allowing him to accurately determine when to wake up.

A full three hours of sleep can make up for a night's fatigue.

It was only then that Yakumo suddenly remembered that he should prepare Tsunade with an understanding of the Grandmaster-level Healing Palm Technique. Although Tsunade lacked many of the responsibilities that a teacher should fulfill, she had taught Yakumo everything she knew without reservation on many occasions.

Yes, it should be repaid.

Yakumo quickly ate his dry rations and got up to speed up.

He was now close to the border of the Land of Grass, and it would only take him about two hours to reach the battlefield of Iwagakure and officially join the battle.

Suddenly, Yakumo stopped.

"Come out."

"Your senses are quite sharp."

In mid-air, a short figure emerged from the treetops. His appearance was somewhat comical, with a large nose in the middle of his face, but the pressure emanating from him was quite formidable…

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, Two-Body Balance.

Emerging from the forest, a figure emerged wearing purple clothes and a breastplate, sporting a large beard and ponytail-like hair.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki... Rōshi.

"I've heard that you and Onoki don't get along."

"That's true, but the ninja world can no longer have...gods!"

Old Purple frankly stated that he and Onoki were from the same era, having lived through the time of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju. When the two gods looked down upon the ninja world, all they could do was bow their heads and wag their tails in pity.

The pride that Iwagakure spent forty years rebuilding must not be lost again.

The two reached a consensus on this matter.

"But you guys aren't qualified to kill me."

Yakumo was not being arrogant; he was simply stating the facts.

“Yes… I understand that the two of us are not enough.”

Dozens of figures emerged from the ground and gradually surrounded Yakumo. These people wore Iwagakure headbands, hoods, and goggles. Most of them were short, but their upper limbs were very thick, like dozens of groundhogs.

The next second, those people burrowed back underground.

"Earth-penetrating surprise attack force".

Three elite Jonin and forty-seven Chunin or above.

“Not enough…” Yakumo said.

"That's right... not enough."

In the distance, ninjas dressed in red ninja combat uniforms and wearing Iwagakure headbands walked over and surrounded Yakumo. The chakra fluctuations of these people were very volatile, or rather, unstable, like walking bombs.

"Explosive Raid Squad".

The two aces of Iwagakure have gathered together.

More hidden rocks lurk silently in the distant forest.

"Are you trying to outnumber me and wear me down?"

Yakumo smiled; there were many people... He was very satisfied.

But I don't know what will happen when it's three feet long.