Konoha's Mission Master

Hot...hot...unparalleled heat.

Immediately afterwards, excruciating pain erupted from between his bones, and in just a moment, Yakumo's entire body was soaked in sweat, and even beads of blood seeped from under his skin.

Golden and blue electric arcs danced and mingled on Yakumo's body.

This is destruction, this is fusion, this is rebirth…

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch."

Yakumo gripped the pillow tightly, his body convulsing and trembling uncontrollably, waves of excruciating pain flooding his brain... Sweat mixed with blood seeped from his pores, soaking the sheets beneath him.

With each heartbeat, the residual energy of the Undying Heart within Yakumo's heart is merging into her body at a speed several times faster than before.

Yakumo could have severed the connection between the nerves and the brain, thus resolving the excruciating pain at its root, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

This stems from some kind of mysterious intuition.

Only through hardship can one truly master oneself.

Life is elevated by enduring and overcoming suffering.

As the saying goes, Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility…

"call…"

Yakumo was breathing heavily, his consciousness gradually becoming blurred, until the image of Masako Mori appeared in his mind.

The girl's radiant smile.

The fingernails pierced the palms, and the teeth made direct contact with the cotton.

Yakumo opened his eyes and stared intently at the moon outside the window.

Birds soared and fluttered their wings under the moonlight.

Inside the room, Yakumo underwent his final transformation, the golden arcs of electricity surging around his body becoming even stronger and more dazzling, illuminating the entire bedroom.

The clock hands made a soft ticking sound as they moved, but it was crystal clear to Yakumo's ears.

A few minutes later, Yakumo sat up straight, feeling the surging power within him, but his mind was extremely exhausted.

With a wave of his hand, he created a shadow clone to clean up the bloodstains on the bed, while his main body quickly went to the bathroom to wash up.

Warm water flowed down the wheat-colored skin, revealing the boy's well-defined muscles, especially his six abdominal muscles, which were incredibly prominent, like hard steel.

Yakumo is now nearly 1.8 meters tall. Although he still looks a bit young, his facial features are quite defined, his features are well-proportioned, and his eyes are as deep as black jade.

"Wow, I look so handsome!" Yakumo said smugly, looking at himself in the mirror.

Warm water and shower gel foam washed away the sweat and blood. Half an hour later, Yakumo changed his clothes and climbed out of the window onto the roof.

Yakumo rested his right hand under his palm and placed his left hand in front of him, freely manipulating the current in his body to gather and disperse at his fingertips.

Golden arcs of electricity appeared in an instant. Upon closer inspection of this transformed energy, the arcs became brighter in appearance, while inside they contained a violent and domineering will, increasing their destructive power several times over.

The controls are simple and quite smooth. The skillful maneuvers I used to be able to perform are still possible, but the intensity has been greatly increased.

Yakumo simply moved her finger, leaving a golden line in the air that didn't completely dissipate until more than ten seconds later.

The density of this energy was greatly increased, which directly resulted in each bit of energy being able to remain in the air for a longer time.

Yakumo also discovered that even in the ten seconds after the energy completely dissipated, it still possessed considerable destructive power.

A few seconds later, he got up and gracefully landed in the courtyard.

Yakumo picked up the bamboo sword and casually stabbed a leaf on the ground. After the sword was removed, a tiny, inconspicuous notch appeared in the center of the leaf.

This effect can only be achieved through perfect mastery of power.

Amidst the dense flashes of swords, Yakumo began carving characters with a bamboo sword, practicing his perfect mastery of the finest details of swordsmanship.

The knife marks are reflected on the leaves, clearly forming words, yet each knife mark fails to pierce through, leaving room for further penetration.

A few minutes later, Yakumo put away his bamboo sword.

"Personal Interface"

Name: Jing Bayun

Age: 14

Constitution: 66.6 (Endurance, Resistance, Recovery)

Strength: 55.6 (Weight, Attack, etc.)

Agility: 61.2 (Neural reaction, running speed)

Intelligence: 60.0 (learning ability, mental resilience)

Yakumo's face lit up with surprise. Logically speaking, with the last bit of energy left by the Undying Heart, it would be absolutely impossible to raise his physique to 66.6.

The most likely explanation is that it was Odin's gift, which strengthened his body while also enhancing his lightning energy.

Looking back now, I realize that the excruciating pain was actually a process of strengthening my physical attributes.

This time, my physique and strength have both increased by three levels. It's a sure win!

Currently, Yakumo still has 6 free attribute points remaining.

I haven't been able to think of which attribute to improve yet, since improving my combat power and transforming my strength can be roughly divided into two paths.

The Wood Release Secret Manual was elevated to the level of Dao.

The secret scriptures of the Hatake clan have been elevated to the level of Tao.

Yakumo guessed that the prerequisite for the former was the constitution attribute, while the prerequisite for the latter was 68 points of agility and 60 points or more of strength attribute.

Even if you spend six points on Agility, it still won't be enough!

It remains a long and arduous journey.

Yakumo's joy at the improvement in her various attributes vanished completely.

As the sun rose on the horizon, Yakumo turned and set off for his morning run.

Half an hour later, I went back to bed and went to sleep.

Yakumo hadn't had a good night's sleep for over twenty days in order to grind the sixth floor of the arena, and now that the mission was accomplished, she was finally able to relax.

The exhaustion from working myself to the bone all this time suddenly overwhelmed me.

Yakumo collapsed onto the bed and fell fast asleep.

At the same time, two shadow clones were released as a warning.

He no longer creates shadow clones to practice ninjutsu; his ninjutsu combat system is now basically complete.

That afternoon, Yakumo got up and ate breakfast.

After dinner, I immediately started working on my daily and weekly tasks, then went back to bed to rest and recuperate.

Yakumo didn't get a good night's sleep until the next morning.

February 23, 1947 (Year 46 of Konoha), sunny.

Yakumo began to resume her normal routine.

During the day, he goes to Konoha Hospital to cultivate life cells with Aoyama Reiko; in the afternoon, he gives special training to Yukotsu Chiyuki; and in the evening, he goes on dates with Mori Masako, wandering through the streets and alleys.

A month passed, and Jiraiya sent several letters to Yakumo, the gist of which was that he had confirmed that Yahiko's death was not an accident, and that he and Tsunade were searching for clues about the real culprit.

Sakumo Hatake repeatedly ordered Jiraiya to return, but to no avail.

In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

Yakumo would occasionally visit the Uchiha clan's territory and spend a few hours playing with Itachi Uchiha. Usually, Yakumo would bully the young Itachi Uchiha.

During this time, Itachi Uchiha was learning to speak and already knew that Yakumo was his future teacher.

Uchiha Itachi couldn't comprehend Yakumo's power. After Yakumo pinched his cheeks a few times, he loudly made a wish, somewhat dissatisfied.

He must defeat Yakumo and successfully graduate when he is twelve years old!

To this... Yakumo simply smiled.

Ten years from now, he should be on an expedition against the Otsutsuki clan, right?

In this peaceful atmosphere, Yakumo spent two months learning about the current situation in the ninja world from Reiko Aoyama.

Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure set aside their hatred and hostility and temporarily united because of Uchiha Madara.

Kirigakure and Sunagakure refused to form an alliance.

Yakumo knew that Kirigakure was under the control of Uchiha Madara, so his refusal to form an alliance was understandable. However, Sunagakure's refusal to form an alliance was unexpected.

The world has become more complex than he imagined.

For the past two months, Yakumo has not entered the arena for challenges, but instead has settled down in his daily life, spending time with Mori Masako on dates within Konoha Village.

Incidentally, I'm accumulating gold coins.

At the end of April, Yakumo lay in bed after seeing Masako Mori off.

He has made his judgment and decided to continue improving the Wood Release Technique.

There are three reasons:

First, the Wood Release Manual is Yakumo's strongest technique at present.

Second, the Wood Release Secret Manual is closest to the Dao Transformation level.

Third, the number of free attribute points is limited.

Gold Coins Balance: 39100.

Yakumo brings up the skill interface.

initiative:

Wood Release: Secret Technique Master 0/3800 [Acceleration]

Yakumo lightly accelerated... Memories of using Wood Release to fight enemies surfaced in his mind, and he completely digested these memories in a few breaths.

Wood Release: Secret Technique Master 5/3800 [Acceleration]

That's not enough.

Keep improving!