Konoha's Mission Master

"Is this true? If I knew about this... I would definitely launch an attack and completely annihilate the Iwagakure camp, ending this battle!"

"Oh...by the way, Yakumo-kun, are you alright?"

"of course."

Yakumo carefully observed Orochimaru's expression.

He couldn't see any flaws.

Suddenly, the sound of a signal flare exploding came from outside.

Orochimaru suddenly stood up and rushed out of the tent.

"Let's go, Yakumo-kun, let's start the battle!"

The two rushed to the front line at great speed and looked out from the high ground.

Under Orochimaru's command, the Konoha army cooperated with each other, like cold machines completing one task after another.

These orders even included those that were suicidal.

Under this cold command style, Konoha's advantage gradually increased, but Yakumo disliked this command style.

Jiraiya's command was haphazard; he simply roared and led the charge.

Under his influence, the Konoha ninjas naturally became passionate and fearless of death or battle, following in Jiraiya's footsteps and fighting relentlessly.

In Jiraiya's heart, those ninjas were more like brothers, and those brothers were willing to fight and risk their lives alongside him.

However, in Orochimaru's hands, the lives of ninjas are tools, instruments for achieving final victory, and can be consumed according to their numbers.

Orochimaru gave the order without any hesitation.

"I believe that a genius like Yakumo is better able to understand the fragile nature of life, and the inherent cheapness of life..."

"Life is never cheap; it is a very precious thing."

Yakumo retorted.

"Human beings are inherently limited creatures."

Yakumo was speechless for a moment.

Humans are indeed limited, but he could not agree with Orochimaru's view that even if life has limitations, it should not be treated as a expendable commodity.

At this moment, Yakumo did not want to stand next to Orochimaru.

Fortunately, regarding Iwagakure...

The Third Tsuchikage took to the air and joined the battle.

"Onoki, you're mine."

Yakumo drew his weapon and charged at Onoki.

The two locked eyes and chose to fight elsewhere.

Sunlight fell on the boy's face.

Young, naive, wise, and gentle.

"Actually, you could have waited three more minutes for me, since I'm making sure to finish this fight as quickly as possible."

"..." The Third Tsuchikage remained silent.

In my mind, I thought of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

This boy was completely different from the other two.

The young man lacked Hashirama Senju's lofty ambition to establish peace in the ninja world, and also lacked Madara Uchiha's arrogant disdain for everything.

But he became a boulder weighing down on the heads of the major ninja villages.

Yakumo closed his eyes, then quickly opened them again.

His eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.

A divine mark appeared on his forehead.

"Immortal Technique: Compassion".

Dense water droplets, like sharp arrows, pierced the air and struck Ōnoki.

So what if Onoki can fly? He's just a sitting duck.

Yakumo is never short of ranged attack skills.

"Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique".

Onoki transformed his fists into hard rocks, blocking the attack coming from the heavens and earth, but he underestimated the water droplets empowered by Sage Chakra.

The moment the two made contact, the rock fist was pierced.

Water droplets seeped through his body to Onoki's astonishment.

Immediately afterwards, Onoki's body transformed into sticky mud and fell from the sky. Sometime later, he replaced his position with a mud clone.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang."

Six shadow clones appeared, each raising its hand.

Countless water droplets are nurtured.

"Immortal Technique - Thousand Strikes Per Second - Gatling Gun!"

Now it's a matter of who's faster.

Countless water droplets shot out, restricting the space in which Onoki could move.

The dense raindrops resembled a large net.

Onoki continuously used various ninjutsu for defense.

Yakumo remained calm as he gazed at the sky.

This is the light of truth, this is the power to purify the world.

In the world, sunlight gradually takes its place.

Thunderclouds appeared in the sky.

Yakumo began forming hand seals; a new attack was brewing.

Ōnoki looked at the thundercloud and immediately realized something was wrong.

Immediately, they tried to escape Yakumo's attack range.

He clearly remembered that besides the enemy's powerful swordsmanship, what was also unforgettable was the unknown lightning-type bloodline limit that rivaled that of the Third Raikage.

"Thunder Escape: Thousand Strikes of Thunder."

Using Water Release to increase humidity at high altitudes and using Lightning Release chakra to draw electricity from thunderclouds, a powerful attack can be released instantly. This technique is easily achievable after Yakumo fuses with Thunder Heart.

Thousands of golden arcs of electricity fell from the thunderclouds, striking the ground.

Under the influence of the golden electric arc, the earth gradually tore apart, the puddles were instantly evaporated, and the huge trees were burned into charcoal by the electric arc.

The golden pillar of light connected heaven and earth, like a giant pillar supporting the heavens and earth.

Using his own thunder as a guide, he borrowed the power of heaven and earth.

Yakumo gazed silently at the sky.

Coincidentally, the location where Onoki was situated was where the electric arcs were most concentrated. Under that massive lightning, Onoki's body appeared exceptionally small, so small that... he was completely engulfed by the golden lightning.

The next second, a bright white beam of light shot into the sky, clashing with the golden lightning. However, the clash only lasted a few seconds before more light surged from Onoki's hands as he forcefully raised the beam of light above his head.

Everything along the way was completely obliterated.

"Dust Release: Particle Style: Detachment Technique!"

"The power is indeed terrifying."

Yakumo sighed softly, brandishing his weapon.

"Ten cuts".

Ten golden sword beams flew toward Onoki at an extremely fast speed. The sword beams covered a distance of nearly a hundred meters, but their power was not affected in the slightest. Onoki could only raise his body to dodge the sword beams.

"Thunder Spear!"

Yakumo's shadow clone assumed a throwing posture, and a spear about two meters long naturally emerged in its right hand. The spear shone brightly with a golden hue, and dense arcs of electricity flowed within it.

The waist exerts force, causing a bulge on the right arm.

Yakumo's body was like a taut bow.

The next second, the golden spear shot out at an extremely fast speed!

Yakumo's true form quickly unleashed a burst of sword energy.

Five minutes later…

Onoki began to get injured, and his face gradually turned pale.

Without looking back, it drifted towards the direction of the Iwagakure military camp.

His silhouette appeared calm and serene.

"Is this what you call running away?"

"This is called... a temporary retreat!"

The latter immediately began to move and dodge.

Yakumo teleported several times, returning to the command post.

In the distance, Orochimaru was locked in a fierce battle with Rōshi. Yakumo watched the fight from afar for a moment and noticed that Orochimaru wasn't going all out; it seemed like he was just going through the motions.

There's something fishy about this.

On the battlefield, the two armies clashed, the shockwaves from the clash of ninjutsu and the shockwaves from the detonation of explosive tags caused a series of explosions as the Iwagakure underground burrowing troops reaped lives through surprise attacks and the Explosion Release raiding troops triggered a series of explosions.

In the afternoon, the two armies ceased fighting.

Yakumo went to the medical department to work overtime and happened to run into Minato Namikaze and Kakashi. Obito was more seriously injured, after all, under Masako Mori's tutelage, he liked to fight in close combat.

However, Nohara Rin had no wounds on her body.