Konoha's Mission Master

After exchanging details, Tsunade released the summoning jutsu.

The coordinates of Ryuchi Cave are represented by a round ninja tool, engraved with a snake-shaped pattern, with several silver scales inlaid in the center.

Although the aura emanating from these scales was faint, it was indeed from the White Snake Immortal.

Clearly, this coordinate was created with the help of the White Snake Immortal, but it is unclear why it ended up in the hands of the Slug Immortal.

Furthermore… when Yakumo pressed for details, the seemingly naive slug sage immediately revealed his cunning and shrewd side, refusing to divulge the true secrets between the three holy lands.

However, Yakumo learned how to use the item from it.

It's very simple. Just inject Sage Chakra, and you can instantly transport everyone around you to the interior of Ryuchi Cave.

"I want to participate in the operation two months from now," Jiraiya said.

For the past few months, he has been unable to figure out why Orochimaru would harm Yahiko. Was it just to activate the power of the Rinnegan? Did decades of brotherhood really mean nothing to him?

"I want to participate too."

Tsunade echoed this.

Her reasons for wanting to participate were not simple. On the one hand, she really wanted to end Orochimaru herself, and on the other hand, she wanted to obtain the secret technique for resurrecting the dead from Orochimaru.

"no problem."

Yakumo stored the spatial coordinates into a storage scroll. Now everything was ready except for the opportunity to further improve the Wood Release manual.

"Remember to let me know before the mission begins."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she stood up and left.

"She still hasn't given up on reviving Senju Nawaki."

Jiraiya toyed with the sake cup in his hand.

Looking at Tsunade's back, his tone was somewhat complicated. He could sense the change in Tsunade and the raging fire burning in her heart.

“But you didn’t try to stop it,” Yakumo chimed in.

"Hey." Jiraiya grinned.

"Why should I try to stop her? Since it's something Tsunade wants to do, I'll naturally support her!"

Jiraiya patted his chest and continued with a touch of bravado.

"That's what a man should do!"

Even if it burns to ashes... there's no option to regret it!

After saying this, Jiraiya's face showed an extremely pure smile, like an innocent child, or a devout believer.

"Is this a warrior of pure love?" Yakumo thought to himself.

“Haha… Jiraiya-sama is right.” Yakumo replied with a smile.

See you in two months!

Jiraiya stood up, pushed open the wooden door of the cubicle, and Yakumo followed closely behind as they left the tavern.

Yakumo stood in the sunlight.

He turned his head and headed towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

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Chapter 294 Inheritance, Teaching Uchiha Itachi

The streets of Konoha were bustling with activity.

Yakumo walked quickly, and a few minutes later the streets became sparsely populated.

At this time, the pedestrians on the road all wore Uchiha clan crests on their clothes, and were basically members of the Uchiha clan.

Basically, no outsiders visit the Uchiha clan, and even during the Warring States period, the Uchiha clan had no allies.

This group is quite united, and due to their wicked nature, they are naturally xenophobic.

Yakumo seemed out of place among them and attracted many slightly wary glances, but no one came up to provoke him.

This was the result of Fugaku Uchiha's strong restraint.

"bump."

Transformation spell, deactivated.

The expressions of pedestrians on the street immediately changed from wary to respectful.

They eventually arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory without any hindrance.

In Yakumo's perception, Uchiha Hengyan's aura was stable, and the amount of chakra in his body was steadily increasing, without any signs of side effects.

Yakumo changed direction and arrived at the gate of the Uchiha Fugaku family.

"Ding ding ding."

The doorbell rang.

"Ichigaku has come to pay a visit."

The sound of hurried footsteps came from inside the courtyard; the sound was quite light and quick, and judging from the voice, it belonged to a woman.

Not long after, the courtyard gate opened from the inside, and the person who came in was Uchiha Mikoto.

"Lord Yakumo, please come in. I will send someone to summon Fugaku back immediately."

"No need, I came to see Itachi."

"Oh, good."

Mikoto Uchiha immediately bowed, making an inviting gesture.

"Itachi is almost four years old now, and it's time to start some basic training. But don't worry, the basic training won't overwork your body or be too strenuous."

Yakumo began to explain to Uchiha Mikoto.

"Lord Yakumo... thank you for your trouble."

"It's what I should do." Yakumo waved his hand and stepped into the courtyard. The fragrance of flowers immediately wafted over, refreshing the senses.

On the steps of the courtyard, Itachi Uchiha was hopping and skipping, seemingly chasing his own shadow, but no matter how he moved, his shadow was always one step ahead of him.

"Itachi".

"Master~" Itachi Uchiha replied in a childish voice.

Uchiha Itachi has now mastered the ability to speak, and he learned to speak naturally without any verbal instruction.

"I'm here today to lay the foundation for you."

"sit."

Yakumo sat casually on the steps, but his mind was preoccupied with how to educate Uchiha Itachi.

Annual Mission: Successor

Mission requirement: To lay the foundation for Itachi Uchiha's training.

Quest Reward: Dao Transformation Scroll

Bonus: Four free attribute points

Yakumo only came to visit today because he triggered this quest. Perhaps it was because the quest was not difficult and the attribute point reward was not as good as the previous year's limited quest, Destroyer.

However, we still need to plan this out carefully.

"In the end, I got carried away..."

They actually thought four free attribute points were just average.

Yakumo disdains the mission in his mindset, yet strives to do his best in his actions.

Uchiha Itachi sat down next to Yakumo. His skin was pink and tender, like a finely crafted porcelain doll, or the most perfect creation of nature. In short, he was exceptionally cute, making people want to pinch his cheeks.

Her sparse, black hair covered her forehead and was very smooth.

"My studies are quite diverse, but three abilities stand out..."

These are Wood Release ninjutsu, Taijutsu (sword techniques), and Water Release ninjutsu.

"Which of these three abilities is the strongest?"

Itachi Uchiha asked with some curiosity. His idea was simple: if he was going to learn it, he wanted to learn the strongest ninjutsu!

"Wood Release".

“Master…I want to learn Wood Release!” Itachi Uchiha said.

“Unfortunately, you can’t learn it,” Yakumo replied.

The Wood Release Secret Manual requires extremely powerful Yang Release chakra as its core, and can only be used by connecting water and earth chakra.

The Uchiha clan is born with a fire element and is more adept at fire-type chakra nature transformation. Fire and water are opposing elements.

The element of fire is strong, which naturally leads to the element of water being weak.

Therefore... Itachi Uchiha is not suited to learning the Wood Release manual.

Actually, it wasn't just Itachi Uchiha.

There are basically no people in the Uchiha clan who are suitable for learning Wood Release.

After Yakumo finished speaking, he began to carefully observe Uchiha Itachi's reaction.

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha's face showed a hint of disappointment, but this disappointment quickly faded from his expression. Although he was young, he was already quite remarkable.

This is the essence of the soul, the inherent qualities it possesses…

As the saying goes, "It is easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature," and the underlying nature of a person's soul is often the hardest to change, which also determines a person's greatest future achievements.

"Which ability do you think I'm best suited for, Master?" Itachi Uchiha asked.

"The Uchiha clan members are born with fire attributes, which are incompatible with water-style techniques. The only thing you can train is ninjutsu and taijutsu, specifically swordsmanship."

"Coincidentally, swordsmanship is my forte."