Konoha's Mission Master

Another 9600 gold coins were deducted.

The chakra within his body roared, churning, expanding, and multiplying, with surging chakra flowing beneath every inch of his skin.

Every minute, every second, Yakumo could feel this increasing seemingly endlessly, until half an hour later, when the changes within his body subsided.

Chakra: 238.4

To Yakumo's surprise, as his intelligence attribute broke through its limit, the amount of chakra he gained after each acceleration increased to 1.4 units.

Looking at the panel, Yakumo's divine sense stirred slightly.

100 gold coins deducted, Chakra: 239.8.

100 gold coins deducted, Chakra: 241.2!

Kage-level chakra level achieved!

Yakumo glanced at it and saw that the amount of chakra at the Super Kage level was 650 units, a level that was currently beyond his reach. Moreover, as an energy source, chakra was sufficient as long as it was enough. What he needed to refine next was his offensive techniques.

Personal Skills

Passive: Chakra Refining Technique 'Acceleration'

The Norman suture technique was "perfect".

initiative:

Ninja Art: Earthly Needle Proficiency 10/400 [Speed ​​Up]

Introductory Techniques for Small Ailments 150/200 (Accelerated)

Four-Star Alignment Master 10/1200 'Acceleration'

Shadow Clone Technique Proficiency 270/400 [Speed ​​Up]

Mist Burial Master 4/800 'Acceleration'

Basic swordsmanship mastery 0/400 'Acceleration'

Hatake Secret Manual Proficiency 240/800 [Speed ​​Up]

What Yakumo is most interested in right now is the Hatake Secret Manual, but he can still gain proficiency through training, so there's no need to waste his precious gold coins.

Currently, he gains about 5 points of proficiency from daily sword practice, which means that in three months, he may be able to reach the perfect level of the Hatake Secret Manual through his own efforts.

In the end, Yakumo kept the remaining 9800 gold coins for later use, and took the purple flame to the courtyard to practice his swordsmanship.

On the other hand, there's Konoha Village.

The Hokage's office building.

With a "thud," Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed the intelligence Tsunade had sent onto the table and sneered at Danzo.

"Look what you've done."

Danzo remained expressionless, picked up the document, and quietly began to read. Ten minutes later, Danzo slowly began to speak.

“Hiruzen, two months ago I reported that the Night Raven Squad had defected and their whereabouts were unknown. The person mentioned in the intelligence was the Night Raven's second-in-command.” Compared to the furious Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo's expression was extremely calm.

"You mean... the Night Raven squad that defected went mad... to assassinate the daimyo?" Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly stood up and stared at Danzo in front of him like a tiger, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

“That’s right,” Danzo replied, also releasing his own aura, his single eye filled with regret.

"Sigh." When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Danzo's gaze, he couldn't help but recall the days when they fought side by side. In the end, he withdrew his imposing aura and sat back down in his chair, and the atmosphere between the two became oppressive and silent.

"Two-thirds of the personnel from the Root Division were transferred to the Dark Division."

“Okay,” Danzo replied immediately.

Although he could sever his connection with the assassination of the daimyo through certain means, he would still have to bear some punishment.

“Remove his elder status and leave him idle at home.”

Upon hearing this, Danzo froze for a few seconds, clearly showing that Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly furious this time.

"it is good."

Danzo turned and left, sighing softly as he closed the door.

"Hiruzen, you've really gotten old~"

Just then, a light rain began to fall outside, and a man in black wearing a demon mask emerged from the shadows to hold an umbrella for Danzo.

"Inform Night Raven to return quickly after he has dealt with the matters in Fire City, and also to have him change his codename."

"hehe."

"What does the Night Raven's defection have to do with him, Jackdaw?"

Chapter 48 Calm

Two hours later, Yakumo sheathed his sword.

Just then, he saw the maid Maika carrying lunch in. After what happened last night, Yakumo subconsciously reached for his short sword.

Fortunately, the maid Maika never pulled out her ninja sword to attack him, but Yakumo dared not eat the food she brought him and could only go back to his room to get some dry rations.

After getting used to delicacies, switching to dry flatbread was utterly tasteless. When Yakumo came out of the bedroom again, he saw Aoyama Reiko eating dry food with a cold expression. It seemed that her post-Maika sequelae were also quite severe.

The secret meeting between the Daimyo and Tsunade didn't end until the afternoon, and Yakumo saw his nominal master, Lady Tsunade, once again.

“My nominal apprentice… Jing Yayun.”

Tsunade looked Yakumo up and down with a slightly scrutinizing gaze before speaking.

"Reiko said that your strength is weak, but your talent in medical ninjutsu is not bad... and you are very hardworking."

"Lady Tsunade," Yakumo greeted respectfully with a bow.

Reiko Aoyama's expression changed repeatedly, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She could already imagine Tsunade's reaction when Yakumo's strength was exposed... She would definitely grab her by the collar and loudly question her: "You son of a bitch, you call that being weak?"

But when she sent the message, Yakumo was like a docile little lamb, saying that there was no problem with her being weak. But last night, that docile little lamb suddenly changed... and swung a sword carrying the roar of a dragon and the howl of a tiger.

“That’s right… Lady Tsunade, I have very poor talent in ninjutsu, which also results in my average combat ability,” Yakumo replied without changing his expression.

In fact, as his intelligence improved, his talent for learning ninjutsu also improved, which is why he was able to master the nature transformation of lightning chakra so quickly.

"Once the situation in the Fire Capital stabilizes, I will leave here to continue traveling the ninja world. Would you like to come with me?" Tsunade suddenly invited with a calm expression. Her delicate face appeared somewhat holy in the sunlight, especially the purple mark between her eyebrows, which kept attracting Yakumo's gaze.

"Yin Seal." This is a good thing, but unfortunately, this technique doesn't appeal to Yakumo much, as it contradicts his original combat system design.

“After all, you are my disciple. I will teach you medical ninjutsu and ninjutsu inheritance on the way,” Tsunade continued.

"I'm sorry, Lady Tsunade, I don't intend to travel the ninja world with you," Yakumo said after a moment's thought.

"Eh... a refusal? What's your reason?"

Tsunade was slightly surprised, and even Aoyama Reiko's expression became a little strange. This was the legacy of the Sannin, and she had spent a lot of effort to persuade Tsunade to bring Yakumo along.

For some reason, when she heard Yakumo refuse Tsunade, Reiko Aoyama felt a surge of joy.

"Because I want to help those in need at Konoha Hospital. Although training under Lady Tsunade is good, it doesn't allow me to fully understand the Will of Fire," Yakumo replied, raising his head in a serious tone.

His main goal for the next two years is to stop Sakumo Hatake from dying and to complete Kakashi's bond mission. What he lacks most right now is gold coins, not the means to wage war.

"Alright... then I won't force you." Tsunade nodded. To be honest, she didn't expect Yakumo to say such a thing, after all, she was currently in a period of doubting the Will of Fire.

Now, Yakumo is like her former self. Back then, she believed she was the inheritor of her great-grandfather's Will of Fire, but the successive blows caused her to lose the flame in her heart and choose self-exile.

"Here, take this." Tsunade took the scroll from Shizune and handed it to Yakumo.

“I originally planned to have you contract a slug, but Reiko seems to have said that you have very little chakra, so I think this technique is more suitable for you.”

Yakumo took the scroll and opened it slightly.

"Chakra refinement and control techniques."

"Thank you, Lady Tsunade..." Yakumo thanked her with a face full of gratitude, but a trace of disappointment flowed through his heart. The scroll in his hand suddenly lost its appeal, and he longed for the slug's contract scroll more.

"You're welcome," Tsunade said heartily, giving Yakumo a hard pat on the back.

"Call me Master."

“Master!” Yakumo said immediately.

"Not bad, not bad, this disciple seems pleasing to the eye, but his strength is a bit weak. Otherwise, he could inherit my mantle." Tsunade sighed without any politeness in front of Yakumo. In the end, this world pursues strength above all else.

Hashirama Senju founded Konoha and forced other nations to sign peace treaties, all through sheer strength. Hanzo of the Salamander was known as a demigod of the ninja world, also through his power. Even the legendary "Sannin" earned their titles through sheer strength.

Tsunade smiled as she looked at Yakumo, whose face was full of gratitude. Both Reiko and Jiraiya had praised the child highly, and after meeting him, they found that he was indeed a good person—warm-hearted, upright, and had his own understanding of the Will of Fire.

Perhaps even Tsunade herself didn't realize that she had a natural affinity for Yakumo, which was a mutual attraction caused by the abundant Yang Release chakra within her.

Unfortunately, Yakumo wasn't interested. After chatting for a few more minutes, Yakumo suggested leaving to return to his courtyard to practice his swordsmanship. Meanwhile, in his bedroom, ten shadow clones were studying the "Chakra Refinement and Control Techniques" scroll.

Two days later, Yakumo activated his [Personal Skill].

Passive: Chakra Refining Technique 'Acceleration'

The Norman suture technique was "perfect".

Chakra Refinement Control Technique: Perfection

In the past two days, he has completely mastered the technique of chakra refinement and control. As he learned, he realized that Tsunade's casual gift was still of great significance. The benefit he gained after mastering it was that he would receive a chakra reduction effect of about three percent when using ninjutsu.

That's a pretty good technique...

Yakumo silently thanked Tsunade in his heart. In the past two days, he had successfully raised his strength to 20 points. From now on, daily missions would no longer provide any attribute points. Another benefit was that he could now accumulate 300 gold coins from daily missions.

Gold coins: 10300.

After creating ten shadow clones to study ninjutsu, Yakumo came to the courtyard to have breakfast. Incidentally, the maid who used to deliver breakfast was no longer Mai Kaoru.

With Tsunade already eating heartily, he no longer had any concerns. After all, breakfast in the Daimyo Prefecture was quite delicious.

"The Daimyo will thank us in the reception room tonight, and we should be rewarded... probably with a lot of money, right?" Tsunade waved her hand dismissively.

With the daimyo's awakening, everything in the daimyo's mansion returned to calm. No one was punished for the daimyo's coma, but the more this was the case, the more oppressive a sense of impending storm felt.

The moon was beautiful that night, and Aoyama Reiko specially changed into a sky-blue long dress to attend the banquet. As for Yakumo, she wore a black formal dress provided by the Daimyo's mansion, with a black ninja combat suit and a purple-flame short blade underneath.

Chapter 49 "Father's Kindness and Son's Filial Piety"

Reiko Aoyama led Yakumo to the entrance of the reception room, where a young man in a gray robe immediately greeted them warmly.