Konoha's Mission Master

"whether"

The space-time before him collapsed in an instant. Yakumo saw that he had been constantly improving the Hidden Mist Technique. As an essential ninjutsu for everyone in the Hidden Mist Village, it had long been improved to perfection by successive Mizukage. To make a breakthrough on the existing basis would take at least several decades.

With the system's help, Yakumo is passing through decades at an extremely fast pace. Finally, one day, white mist covers the entire world, and everyone inside the mist is deprived of their sense of their surroundings.

Yakumo regained control of his body.

Active: Mist Concealment Master 0/1200 'Acceleration'

Master: Chakra consumption reduced by 90%

Master: Obscure perception, suppress speed.

[Hint: The Mist Concealment Technique has exceeded the creator's design. Players have been granted the right to name it. Would you like to make changes?]

Fog Burial

Chapter 43 Unexpected Changes

On the stone bench under the cherry blossom tree, Yakumo leaned on Reiko Aoyama's shoulder as if he were asleep. In the end, he used all the gold coins he had accumulated over the past few days to improve his chakra.

Chakra: 95 (240 points to advance to Kage level)

After three minutes, the churning chakra within his body subsided, and Yakumo opened his eyes, stood up, and calmly looked towards the Daimyo's mansion halfway up the mountain.

"Let's go."

"it is good."

After returning to Daimyo Prefecture, Aoyama Reiko sent Yakumo inside to rest, while she went to the research room to study the antidote.

This was also a way for her to protect Yakumo, hoping that the enemy would spare his life considering that Yakumo knew the situation.

Unfortunately, this was of little use. Based on Yakumo's understanding of Root, they always adhered to the principle of eradicating the root of the problem.

Yakumo still hasn't grasped the full picture of Root's plans, but as long as Tsunade arrives and successfully wakes the Daimyo, Root's conspiracy will fall apart on its own.

Yakumo jumped out of bed. Just moments before, one of his shadow clones had automatically dissipated. Yakumo raised his index finger, and suddenly a bright white arc of electricity appeared.

A soft sound rang out in the air as bright white lightning chakra slowly circulated within his body, a state he was accustomed to stimulating with lightning chakra.

Perhaps due to his strong physique, he completed the adaptation to lightning chakra in just two hours, by which time it was already one in the morning.

Yakumo pushed open the window and looked through the glass at Aoyama Reiko, who was working in the research room. Her serious expression was so beautiful, but if Yakumo were not taken into account, the next two days would be her...death day.

If every girl is a flower, then the plum blossom that blooms proudly in the snow is the perfect fit for Reiko Aoyama—so resilient and so fearless, as if nothing but death could defeat her.

September 5th, Sunday.

The breakfast on the second day was as lavish as ever. These days, the person who brought them the meals was a maid named Wu Xiang, who looked to be around twenty-five years old, with fair skin and above-average looks.

"I think I can figure out an antidote tonight."

"understood."

After finishing the last sip of soup, Yakumo began practicing the Hatake Secret Technique in the courtyard, using the chakra short blade named Purple Flame. With each swing, he became more and more attuned to the weapon.

Maid Maika carried a tray and cleaned the table again, while Aoyama Reiko continued her research on the antidote.

At 10 p.m., after completing his daily and weekly tasks, Yakumo used all his gold coins to increase his chakra.

Chakra: 104 (promoted to Kage level at 240)

He carried the purple flame on his shoulder and walked into the research room.

Reiko Aoyama looked utterly exhausted as she gazed at the machine in front of her, which was constantly performing extraction movements.

"Tonight is dangerous; you shouldn't have come."

"I don't think they'll let me go, or that staying with Sister Aoyama will slow my death down," Yakumo casually replied.

"Dong dong dong."

Just then, the butler, Takahashi, suddenly knocked on the laboratory door, his aged face full of worry.

"Lord Aoki...I wonder if there's any hope for the Daimyo's situation...?" Yakumo stared at the butler Takahashi with a hint of wariness.

"Currently... I haven't found any solution."

"Ah, Lord Aoyama, thank you for your trouble. I'll have someone bring over some late-night snacks later." The butler, Takahashi, sighed softly and then simply pushed open the door and left, as if he had only come to inquire about the daimyo's situation.

A dozen minutes later, the door to the research room was knocked on again, and the person who came was the maid Wu Xiang.

"Butler Takahashi asked me to deliver some late-night snacks."

Yakumo opened the door to the research lab and let Maika in.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat oppressive. Just then, several figures in dark robes rushed out from the dim corner, their short blades gleaming coldly.

Just as Yakumo hesitated whether to go all out, Aoyama Reiko waved her hand and shot out four senbon needles wrapped in lightning, blocking in front of Yakumo.

The maid Wu Xiang screamed in surprise, the midnight snack in her hand fell to the ground and shattered, and she stood there stunned as if she had been frightened into a daze.

"Ding!" "Ding!" "Ding!"

The leader of the men in black swung his sword to deflect Aoyama Reiko's attack, then threw out three kunai, aiming them directly at the terrified maid, Maika.

In a flash, Reiko Aoyama almost instinctively stepped in front of the maid Maika, a judgment made out of her kind nature.

"wrong!"

Yakumo sensed something was wrong and suddenly drew his ninja sword, rushing towards Aoyama Reiko's direction. There was something wrong with that maid, Maika!

"Ding." "Ding." "Ding."

The three senbon needles successfully blocked the leader's three kunai, but a cold light pierced Aoyama Reiko's chest.

Aoyama Reiko suddenly turned around, clenched her fist, and slammed it hard into the smiling maid Mai Kaoru behind her.

"Bang." It turned into white mist on the spot.

Just then, Yakumo arrived at Aoyama Reiko's side.

This is a very simple calculation. The core of this scheme is to take advantage of Aoyama Reiko's kindness. In that moment when she had no time to think, she chose to save him, which meant that the enemy's plan had succeeded.

The purpose of the butler was to make the arrival of the maid Maika seem more plausible; it's quite possible that the butler was also an enemy in disguise.

"Bang." Reiko Aoyama created a shadow clone.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault for getting you into this danger. I'll try my best to hold them off. All you need to do is run for your life." As a Jonin, she was confident she could risk her life to hold off the enemies in front of her.

Her eyes showed no hesitation, only determination.

Immediately afterwards, Reiko Aoyama's face turned gloomy and ugly, as if she had discovered an unbelievable truth.

"That weapon is poisonous, and my chakra is being rapidly neutralized." Aoyama Reiko's face was ashen. Even if a ninja is seriously injured, if he has enough chakra, he can still fight if he fights desperately.

However, if the chakra in their bodies is exhausted, 80% of ninjas will be at the mercy of others.

At this moment, she finally understood who the enemy was. They seemed to have no longer bothered to conceal their identities. The poison that the Anbu used to neutralize chakra was something that only two departments in the entire Hidden Leaf Village were qualified to use.

"I'm sorry, I broke my promise... If the enemy is that department, I'm not confident I can cover your escape."

A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Aoyama Reiko's mouth, her eyes filled with apology.

As her chakra drained, she could no longer control her wounds. Fortunately, she had already sent the research report on the Sleeping Grass to Lady Tsunade, so all her efforts over the past few days would not have been in vain.

"Actually, you don't need to be so apologetic..."

Reiko Aoyama owes him nothing, and he has his reasons for participating in this mission... for the mission.

"It's my fault for dragging you into this incident." Aoyama Reiko spat out a mouthful of blood, her eyes becoming incredibly determined, the eyes of someone at their wit's end, ready to fight to the death, as if burning with flames, or hiding a ferocious beast.

"If my sister doesn't keep getting hurt... will you die from blood loss?" Yakumo suddenly asked.

"That shouldn't be the case." Aoyama Reiko paused slightly in the hand holding the banned drug.

"Then, Sister Aoyama... just watch..."

"...My biggest secret."

Chapter 44 Slaying

After receiving Tsunade's letter, Reiko Aoyama never considered sitting idly by and waiting for her fate. Her only regret was bringing Yakumo into this vortex.

He was still a child, and had not yet experienced the beauty of this world. His ending should not be like this, so... She spent a day taking Yakumo to play in the Fire Capital and said everything she wanted to say, so that she would have no regrets and could risk her life to cover Yakumo's departure in the future.

…Just as she was about to fight desperately, Yakumo grabbed her arm, making her witness her greatest secret.

The men in black slowly pressed forward, their attention focused entirely on the heavily injured Aoyama Reiko, who gripped their ninja swords.

They had incredibly accurate intelligence about their target. Aoyama Reiko was originally a very troublesome combatant, but the leader of the men in black took advantage of her kindness and successfully injured her severely. However, they still dared not be completely at ease.

As for the kid next to Aoyama Reiko... he's not even a genin, so he's not qualified to influence the course of the situation.

The leader of the men in black saw Yakumo and felt as if he were seeing his own past helplessness... Fortunately, he met that person...

At that moment, Yakumo broke through the complex seal within his body, and a massive amount of chakra surged freely, roaring like the raging waves of a great river.

His muscles bulged and his height increased by about three centimeters out of nowhere. Aoyama Reiko heard a thunderous heartbeat, as if a giant dragon was reviving inside Yakumo's body.

The leader of the men in black immediately ordered his men to stop. He had also noticed the changes in Yakumo and couldn't understand why the sheep-like boy had turned into a terrifying dragon.

But they gripped their ninja swords tightly, preparing to attack. These people had long since lost the ability to feel fear; they were like well-honed weapons, with only their mission in their eyes.

Yakumo slowly rose to his feet, his face becoming even more handsome.

"Sister Qingshan, my strength is just average... but dealing with these people... is no problem."

"A thick fog rolled in."

Thick white fog spread, enveloping everyone and half of Daming Prefecture. The fog burial area could continue to expand, but this level was sufficient for now.

Yakumo clenched his fist, sensing the power of his body; even the dust floating in mid-air was clearly visible.

Normally, he is like someone wearing a layer of armor, which protects him but also binds him. When he breaks the seal and releases the power of the seal, he feels a rare sense of reality and freedom.

Yakumo slowly clenched his fist, savoring the beauty of freedom.

"The technique of concealing oneself in mist?"

The leader of the men in black was the first to notice the anomaly. The white mist not only obscured his vision but also exerted pressure on him, affecting his speed.

"superior."