Konoha's Mission Master

That night, Yakumo took a bath and changed his clothes, planning to draw a dungeon that very night.

His plan was to hold a memorial service for his parents in June, and then go out to find Orochimaru and kill him again.

Burning incense helps to calm the mind and focus the spirit.

He sat cross-legged on the bed and waved his hand to open the system extraction interface.

[Draw a Dungeon] [Enter a Dungeon]

"The Supreme Lord Laozi's urgent command."

Yakumo lightly taps to draw a dungeon.

[Note: Players are using a special dungeon draw privilege.]

An ancient-looking roulette wheel emerged from the void, allowing Yakumo to quickly make his selections. During this process, three points of light—green, blue, and gold—spinned rapidly.

Until the amethyst pointer slowly came to a stop.

A splash of blue caught my eye.

"It's a pity... it's not gold, but at least it's not the worst green."

Congratulations to the player for obtaining the dungeon "Dragon Lord"!

[Dungeon Type: Speedrun Dungeon]

What follows is a series of game system prompts, roughly stating that players cannot obtain any skills, treasures, or legacies from game dungeons.

Of course, you will receive rewards for completing the dungeon quests.

An additional restriction is that weapons of mass destruction are prohibited in this instance.

This instance is familiar to Yakumo.

Several years ago, he completed a part of this series of dungeons, killing the King of Earth and Mountains in the subway.

Yakumo began to review the specific instructions for the mission.

[Series: Dragon Lord]

〖Quickly kill Herzog, the White King〗

[Mission 1: Kill Herzog the White King within sixty minutes to obtain the Grandmaster-level Breakthrough Scroll.]

[Mission Two: Within thirty minutes, kill the White King Herzog to obtain the Dao Transformation Level Breakthrough Scroll.]

[Mission 3: Kill Herzog the White King within ten minutes to gain six free attribute points.]

Yakumo waved his hand to close the panel.

He pondered possible ways to complete the mission. Having read the ending of Dragon 3, he naturally knew the immense power of Herzog, who had stolen the White King's power.

Herzog can manipulate the elemental forces of the world.

If the battle takes place in the air, the difficulty will be even greater.

The best method is to kill him inside the Red Well using Wood Release combined with swordsmanship.

According to the novel, Herzog has an extremely high IQ.

Having gained control of the Snake Clan, he secretly controlled the Demon Clan and manipulated their conflict, resulting in one tragedy after another.

And... Uesugi Erii, who left Yakumo with a lingering sense of injustice.

He is extremely ruthless, cunning, cruel, and disgusting, devoid of humanity—pure and utterly evil. He is fundamentally different from Fenrir, the intellectually challenged character in the subway.

If they are outmatched... Herzog will likely choose to run away, in which case the dragon-slaying mission will be impossible to complete within ten minutes.

"We still need to make a proper plan."

Yakumo extinguished the sandalwood incense and stood up.

Since the game system gave him the opportunity to personally punish the demon, Yakumo naturally wanted to make him fall into the mud just as he reached the top of the clouds.

Yakumo lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, they went to Konoha Hospital.

Yakumo plans to create a potent poison based on Orochimaru's research, targeting the terrifying regenerative abilities of the first generation of dragons, aiming for a simple and easy-to-use venom.

In fact, medicine and toxin production are not separate things.

For example, Elder Chiyo, the strongest medical ninjutsu master in Sunagakure, was a renowned poison master in the ninja world.

Once Yakumo set his goal, he began his research. In his memory, Orochimaru had already researched similar deadly poisons, but later encountered problems in the synthesis of the toxins and found it difficult to overcome, so he changed his approach and began researching snake venom.

According to Orochimaru's records, Yakumo could easily prepare two basic toxins.

One of the colors, pale blue, can prevent wounds from healing... essentially slowing down cell division, while the other is colorless and transparent, capable of damaging cell layers.

Unfortunately, Yakumo didn't have dragon blood; otherwise, he could have easily completed the mission by preparing a highly potent poison at the genetic level.

In the blink of an eye... a day has passed.

Yakumo failed several times, but finally succeeded.

Next... all that's needed is testing and assembly before entering the instance.

In early June, Yakumo went to the Yamanaka Ichizoku's flower shop to order flowers.

A few days later would be the anniversary of my parents' death.

Throughout these past few years, no matter the circumstances, Yakumo has never missed the anniversary of his parents' death, not out of formality... but more like a kind of belief.

Each time, after leaving the Konoha Cemetery.

Yakumo's mind will become more peaceful than ever before, and he will be able to set clearer goals for himself and strive to achieve them over the course of a year.

On the other hand, the toxin that had troubled Orochimaru for months has been perfectly manufactured by Yakumo. It is colorless and odorless, making it very convenient to use, but it is highly volatile and can easily affect the user.

Yakumo could only work overtime to research an antidote, but after several studies, he suddenly realized that this poison was indeed simple and easy to use, but there was no antidote.

Yakumo had to find another way.

In particular, this fused venom, due to its highly volatile nature, becomes extremely difficult to store…

Currently, Konoha's technology is insufficient to manufacture containers that meet the requirements.

After several failures, Yakumo finally chose to give up.

The date is June 3rd.

Today, Yakumo asked Aoyama Reiko for a day off.

Early in the morning, Yakumo took two bouquets of flowers to the Konoha Cemetery.

It's still the same old carnations and orchids.

The air was quite fresh and not too hot, especially since it had rained in the early morning, leaving the grass on both sides of the road covered in water droplets.

Yakumo had many companions on the road…

Not far away, several new zones have appeared on the hillside.

At 10 a.m. that day, Yakumo left the hillside and set his New Year's goals on his way back.

First, elevate the Wood Release manual to the Dao level.

Second, confirm whether Orochimaru is alive.

Just then, a notification popped up from the game system.

[Ding-dong.]

Congratulations, player, for triggering the annual mission.

The Destroyer.

On the gravel path at the foot of the mountain, Yakumo subconsciously stopped.

Browsing through the game's prompts.

[Annual Mission: Destroyer]

Mission objective: Destroy the mysterious organization that stole the Rinnegan.

『Task Reward: Five Free Attribute Points』

Bonus Reward: Dao Transformation Scroll.

『A rating of SS or higher will receive an additional reward: Eternal Shards』

"Phew, looks like this year is going to be busy."

Yakumo shook his head and chuckled. The mysterious force that could force Madara Uchiha to retreat was naturally very troublesome. To be confident of completely destroying it, they would need to wait until the Wood Release Manual was upgraded to the Dao Transformation level.

"There are still dungeons to be cleared..."

With a "whoosh," the black-clad ANBU appeared before Yakumo, who had been waiting at the foot of the mountain for some time.

The Hokage ordered... not to disturb Lord Yakumo's memorial service.

"I'll go right away."

Yakumo spoke directly, and his figure immediately disappeared from the spot.

Hatake Sakumo was aware of the special nature of today, yet he still sent out his secret service to search, clearly indicating that something major had happened that Yakumo needed to know.

Half a minute later, Yakumo arrived at the Hokage Building.

He sensed a familiar chakra fluctuation coming from the office upstairs.

But... that person shouldn't be in the office.

Yakumo pushed open the door and entered the office.

Fugaku Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned back on the sofa, while Sakumo Hatake sat upright in his office chair, creating a slightly quiet atmosphere.

Standing among the group was Uchiha Ken'en.

"Hiss, isn't he dead?" Yakumo asked instinctively.

"Yes, that's right, I witnessed him being burned to ashes."

Fugaku Uchiha's blank response clearly showed that he was also finding it difficult to accept the news that Uchiha Hengyan had been resurrected.

In the center of the group, Uchiha Hengyan, who had been standing quietly, suddenly turned around and looked at Yakumo, who had just entered, with a complicated expression.