Konoha's Mission Master

"Energy fusion?"

This is Yakumo's speculation. He believes that the swordsmanship has taken a further step, most likely by combining multiple energies to achieve a completely new transformation.

Of course, there's also a small chance it might be due to improved skills.

Swordsmanship, Wood Release, Sage Mode.

All three are important. As for Water Release: Compassion, the Grandmaster level is the upper limit that Yakumo designed for it, and he will not continue to spend gold coins to upgrade it.

Of course, the immediate problem is a lack of gold coins!

Let's take it one step at a time.

Yakumo took out the vicious curse of the big-headed doll. The damage on this powerful item could not be repaired, and it was obviously completely broken.

Of course, it can still be used.

He stood up, took a quick shower, and returned to his bedroom.

The next day, early in the morning.

Yakumo opened her eyes and found that her morning run was complete. A subtle smile unconsciously appeared on her lips, and she silently gave Yukotsu Chiyuki a thumbs up in her heart.

After he finished eating, he went to Konoha Hospital.

In terms of his position, he is the honorary vice president of Konoha Hospital.

You can earn a monthly salary of 50 and dividends from life cells without doing anything each month.

This dividend is a very large amount.

Yakumo has mastered core technologies.

When Yakumo arrived at the laboratory, he found only Aoyama Reiko conducting experiments on the preparation of life cells. In a flash, Yakumo guessed where Tsunade was.

"Tsunade, I drank too much yesterday, so I'm taking the day off today."

Reiko Aoyama rubbed her slightly sore shoulders and explained to Yakumo with a wry smile.

"Have you had too much to drink?" Yakumo asked with a smile.

"Sister Qingshan, do you believe she will ask for leave again tomorrow?"

Reiko Aoyama nodded. "I believe you."

Why do you believe it?

Yakumo was somewhat surprised. Could it be that Tsunade had already confessed to Reiko Aoyama that she planned to revive Nawaki Senju?

"Because Tsunade took two months of leave today."

"Huh? You've been drinking it for two months straight?"

"Is there no one in Konoha who can control her?"

Yakumo asked, somewhat annoyed.

Reiko Aoyama: "It seems that there really isn't any left. As you know, Konoha Hospital is under the jurisdiction of the Medical Department, and the current head of the Medical Department is Tsunade."

"How hateful! I want to skip work too."

Blue light emanated from Yakumo's hands as she nurtured the life cells within the petri dish, while simultaneously grumbling somewhat angrily.

"Didn't you skip work yesterday? I was the only one in the lab yesterday. I felt so cold yesterday."

Reiko Aoyama feigned a wronged expression.

"I was on a mission yesterday, otherwise I would definitely have been willing to stay with my sister."

Yakumo replied with a smile, having finished cultivating the life cells in his hand, and then took out another culture dish from the low-temperature cabinet and wrapped it in blue light.

Upon hearing this, Aoyama Reiko abandoned her joking attitude and immediately showed concern.

"How is it? Is it dangerous?"

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

Without forming any hand seals, Yakumo created twenty shadow clones, all of which began cultivating life cells, intending to make up for the gap in time.

Reiko Aoyama: "You don't look injured."

She could guess what task Yakumo was carrying out, but she didn't expose Yakumo's somewhat well-intentioned lie. She lowered her head and sped up the processing of the life cells.

"The order for life-sustaining cells has already been delayed for three years..."

Yakumo's expression darkened slightly. "This is going to be exhausting."

"Tsunade plans to have Shizune learn how to cultivate life cells, and she asked me to inquire about your opinion," Aoyama Reiko continued.

“Of course, the difficulty in cultivating life cells lies in the highly proficient Palm Technique. We will teach her step by step, and it shouldn’t be a problem for Shizune to master it within two months,” Yakumo replied.

Suddenly, the image of another person appeared in Yakumo's mind. He had once asked Hatake Sakumo to take care of Yakushi Nonou, and she was now an employee of Konoha Hospital, possessing the Healing Palm Technique.

"Teaching one person is the same as teaching one person, so let's add another one."

Reiko Aoyama asked, "Who?"

"Yakushi Nonou".

Reiko Aoyama recalled memories of Pharmacist Nonou, knowing only that he was a very gentle person with a smile on his face, and was well-liked by patients and nurses.

But she doesn't like icebergs or warm water.

How do you know her?

Reiko Aoyama asked curiously.

"She has an extremely strong talent for medical ninjutsu. She was once coveted by Danzo. By chance, I discovered Danzo's conspiracy, which is why I asked Uncle Hatake to take care of her," Yakumo replied, half-truthfully.

"You have no connection with her, yet you plan to recommend her?"

Don't forget, life cells are Konoha's greatest secret, and also the village's biggest source of income for the next hundred years.

"Of course I understand the implications."

Once the life cells appeared, this technology immediately became the object of envy for all the major ninja villages. Over the course of two years, countless spies attempted to infiltrate and steal it, but all of them ultimately met their demise at Konoha Hospital.

This laboratory is not only guarded day and night by two teams of ANBU, but even Reiko Aoyama, a Kage-level powerhouse, stays at Konoha Hospital every day.

It can be said that this time, even the area with the best security in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, apart from the Hokage Building, could not stop the greed of the various ninja villages.

Of course, it wasn't just external; even Konoha Village had many ninja clans sending people to probe them. Fortunately, they were still somewhat afraid of Yakumo's strength, which prevented a complete breakdown in relations.

"Then why did you recommend someone you don't know at all?"

"We can have the secret service investigate first, and then we can observe for another two months. That should be enough to determine whether she has any malicious intent."

"After all, this technology is destined to be passed down."

"That's good. I'll keep a close eye on her for the next two months."

Reiko Aoyama was eventually persuaded by Yakumo.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sister."

Yakumo replied with a smile.

"No suffering, no suffering."

"In this world, it's easy to pay the price for being too trusting of others," Reiko Aoyama earnestly advised.

"Actually, it doesn't matter. When the soul becomes strong enough, it can instinctively sense a person's emotional changes. If she infiltrates with malicious intent, she basically cannot hide it from me," Yakumo frankly stated.

"You can sense emotions?" Reiko Aoyama asked.

Yakumo nodded.

Reiko Aoyama was slightly taken aback. If that were the case, all the emotions she felt when facing him... could they all be within Yakumo's perception?

She blushed instantly.

"Don't worry, I don't use this ability in my daily life, so I can't sense your emotions right now."

Yakumo was telling a lie with a straight face.

The shadow clone next to him subconsciously rolled its eyes.

Two hours later, Yakumo completed the training goals for the month, but instead of leaving immediately, he stayed with Aoyama Reiko until noon.

After having lunch at Konoha Hospital, Yakumo left, his destination being the Uchiha clan's territory.

He had missed his little apprentice terribly during this time apart, partly out of concern for the mission's progress.

Half an hour later, Yakumo knocked on the courtyard gate.

Not long after, Yakumo met Uchiha Mikoto. Due to her pregnancy, her belly was slightly protruding, and her smile was quite kind, with gentle eyes full of tenderness.

Yakumo has a deep friendship with both of the protagonists' mothers.

Mikoto Uchiha's defining trait is gentleness, a magnanimous acceptance of all things like water. Kushina Uzumaki, on the other hand, is fiery, burning like a raging fire. Her defining characteristics are her passionate love and hate.

The two have completely opposite personalities, but they are very close best friends.

"Lord Yakumo," Uchiha Mikoto greeted.

“Mikoto, there’s no need to be so polite. Minato and I are good friends, and Kushina is like a brother to me.”

Yakumo scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Mikoto Uchiha remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Okay... Yakumo."

"I'll go check on Itachi first."

"please."

On the platform under the eaves, Uchiha Itachi sat cross-legged, with the short blade Koka on his knees. His whole body was covered in a layer of golden light, and from a distance, his milky skin seemed to be able to shine through the sunlight.

Itachi Uchiha's expression was serene and peaceful, displaying a maturity and composure far beyond that of ordinary people. His muscles showed signs of frequent sword practice.

Its aura was sharp and piercing, like a swift sword drawn from its sheath.

this moment,

Yakumo has finally realized that meditation is beneficial to swordsmanship training!

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