Konoha's Mission Master

Logically speaking... she shouldn't have been so terrified at first. It was mainly because several things happened too coincidentally, from the nightmare to Jiraiya's disappearance, and finally to Nagato being attacked inexplicably.

These three things, when linked together, could very well lead directly to Jiraiya's death. This is the real reason for Tsunade's fear. That force could take the Rinnegan from Nagato's eye socket, so it could also kill Jiraiya.

"I never expected Tsunade to care about me so much..."

Jiraiya lowered his head and muttered something meaningless.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's eyes widened in fury, and she clenched her fists again.

"How is Nagato doing?"

Yakumo, munching on a chicken wing, ignored the tug-of-war between the two sworn enemies and turned his attention to the victim of this incident.

"Hmm... To be honest, for some reason, after losing the Rinnegan, my body became incredibly relaxed, and the trend of weight loss stopped," Nagato Uzumaki said after thinking for a few seconds.

At this moment, Nagato's body was slender, but he looked relatively healthy overall, clearly indicating that he hadn't used the power of the Rinnegan too much.

Nagato Uzumaki was essentially a nurturing ground for the Rinnegan. Losing the Rinnegan at this point was equivalent to losing a huge burden, which naturally made things much easier.

"I hope that Lord Yakumo can rebuild my eyes."

Nagato lowered his head and pleaded with Yakumo, while Konan beside him cast a tense glance at him.

After all, the one standing in front of them was no longer the gentle medical ninja of the past, but a new god of the ninja world!

"Your problem isn't actually that big. You can use living cells to cultivate entirely new eyes, but there's no guarantee that the cultivated eyes will be the Rinnegan."

“I know that my master said it.”

Yakumo nodded.

Konoha's life cell technology is not a secret in the ninja world. Sakumo Hatake sent Tsunade to treat Nagato Uzumaki and repair the relationship between the two villages.

The other mission, Yakumo, was to find the person behind the scenes.

Yakumo stood up, washed the oil off his hands, took out a petri dish from his storage scroll, and used a syringe to draw some of Nagato Uzumaki's blood.

His movements were relaxed and graceful, as if he were sketching a work of art.

Blood is mixed with living cells in a petri dish, and then life is used to shape and catalyze the cell tissues.

A dozen minutes later, brand new eyes emerged in the culture medium.

Yakumo approached Nagato Uzumaki and lifted the gauze... Underneath the gauze, her eyelids were sunken inward, with some congealed bloodstains and healed wounds around them.

A few minutes later, the installation was complete.

With life in control, the nerves and blood vessels were perfectly linked, requiring no rest. In just a few minutes, Nagato regained his sight.

Under the influence of supernatural forces, this transplantation is practically against biological science, and there is no need to consider hygiene conditions or rejection.

"Yakumo, thank you." Konan was pleasantly surprised.

Yakumo wiped away non-existent sweat from his face, discarded some of the tools he had just used, and received a storage scroll that could be reused.

"Let's go, take me to see the crime scene."

"Crime scene?"

Yakumo forgot that this wasn't the world of Detective Conan.

"The spot where your eyes were gouged out."

"Oh, good."

Nagato Uzumaki stood up, his new eyes moving around as he observed his surroundings. He was adapting to this new world, but soon his brows furrowed slightly.

"It's normal that your vision isn't as clear as that of the Rinnegan."

"But... the difference is huge."

Yakumo patted Nagato Uzumaki on the shoulder.

"Young man, you need to learn to adapt."

"what?"

The place where Nagato Uzumaki had his accident was the Akatsuki leader's study, located two floors below the main conference platform, next to the bedrooms of Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato.

Even though Yahiko is now dead, his bedroom has not been removed. Konan and Nagato sometimes lie on Yahiko's bed, reminiscing about their deceased loved ones.

The three entered the study, and Yakumo's gaze suddenly turned serious as he scanned everything in the room, proceeding from the inside out...

The decorations here are still preserved from when Yahiko lived.

A huge wooden desk, piled high with various documents on either side, some of which were damp, a worn-out wooden chair, and dozens of books with vastly different contents—time seemed to have turned back…

Yakumo saw that righteous young man who loved life again.

“One cannot live in the past forever,” Yakumo said.

However, Konan and Nagato did not react at all.

Yahiko is their past that they cannot sever ties with…

Yakumo carefully examined the dried bloodstains on the wooden chair and the irregularly scattered documents, but found no clues.

According to Nagato's description, he was writing furiously in his study when he suddenly felt that his chakra was like solidified amber and he could not mobilize it. He also became extremely tired and could not even lift his arm or call for help.

The study door was pushed open from the outside, and a mysterious person wearing a blue mask took the Rinnegan without hesitation. The mechanisms in the surrounding passageway did not react.

It wasn't until half an hour later that he regained his strength and called out to Xiao Nan.

"A deadly poison at the Kage level... no trigger mechanism, Sharingan."

Yakumo gradually pieced together the recent events in the ninja world. Although the Akatsuki's defensive mechanisms were ingenious, they could not compare to those of Sunagakure... and deadly poison was also a characteristic of Sunagakure's puppeteers in combat.

"Could it be... that Uchiha Tsuru and Ebizo belong to the same organization?"

Once this thought arose, it took root and sprouted completely in Yakumo's heart, becoming impossible to ignore, and even growing stronger and stronger, eventually forming a towering tree.

If an organization sets Kage-level strength as the threshold and serves Madara Uchiha, then one can imagine what kind of big things this organization plans to do.

This is practically a carbon copy of the Akatsuki organization.

"Should we test the waters?"

Yakumo hesitated, after all, his original plan was to wait until the beginning of January, after the Wood Release Technique was upgraded, before starting to provoke Uchiha Madara.

"No rush, let's proceed cautiously in all things."

At present, he has no reason to fight Madara Uchiha to the death.

After a brief observation, Yakumo did not summon the milk ball to investigate further, but instead turned and left the bedroom.

Yakumo returned to the platform, where Tsunade had removed her outer armor, revealing her impressive, curvaceous figure.

Jiraiya sat next to Tsunade... The two chatted quite happily, and it was clear that Jiraiya's tireless efforts had dispelled Tsunade's anger.

“I’m going to take a stroll around Amegakure,” Yakumo said.

He turned around and jumped off the platform. Raindrops fell from the sky alongside Yakumo. At a height of five meters, Yakumo used his wind-based chakra to create a water tornado to deflect the force, allowing him to land smoothly.

This was not his first time visiting Amegakure.

The entire village is like a castle formed by countless towers connected together, and the area and height of the towers represent the power and status of their owners.

The rain was heavy, but Rain Village remained empty and quiet.

The rain here is the best barrier. Every person walking alone in the rain is a completely different world. Past memories flash back in Yakumo's mind like a revolving lantern.

A few minutes later, Yakumo found the original inn.

He once planned to assassinate Danzo here, back then... Rina Uzumaki was the eye he used to lock onto White Zetsu.

The hotel is still doing brisk business, with the lobby on the third floor filled with pedestrians wearing raincoats.

Unfortunately, the middle-aged boss did not recognize Yakumo.

After enjoying a simple meal of Amegakure's specialty food, Yakumo re-entered the rain curtain, extending his right hand... The thin mist spread outwards along the water's surface, like a loyal, invisible guardian.

One minute and ten seconds later, the mist finally enveloped the entire Amegakure village. Under the cover of the rain, the lingering mist was inconspicuous.

"One...three...five...twenty-three White Annihilation Blades?"

Clearly, Amegakure was still under Madara Uchiha's surveillance. With a wave of his hand, Yakumo began to retract the thin mist that covered the entire Amegakure until it completely dissipated.

Only then did they choose a direction and return to the Akatsuki's stronghold.

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Chapter 265 Wood Release Secret Manual, Grandmaster Level

An old clock hangs on the wall, its hour hand pointing to the twelfth mark.

The next second, the second hand moved forward one step.

Yakumo suddenly stood up, his eyes bright and piercing.

At this moment, midnight had passed, and the New Year had arrived.

January 1st, Konoha Year 46.

Seven years have passed since Yakumo crossed over into the ninja world. He has now completely adapted to life in this world and has found the skills to live a completely relaxed life.

—Nip all dangers in the bud.

[New Year Limited-Time Shop] 23:59:12

Yakumo opened the shop and, without any hesitation, dragged the progress bar to quickly find the Grandmaster-level Breakthrough Scroll.

"Buy!"

Grandmaster-level Breakthrough Scroll ×2

Gold coins: 81600 → 57600.

With the remaining gold coins, Yakumo had already decided what items to buy. The Transformation Scroll was too early, but the Master Scroll was plentiful... So, it's you!

"Weapon Essence Stone!"

'Essence Stone' x 96

Gold coins: 57600 → 0.

Shopping complete, New Year's Shop... Interface closed.