Konoha's Mission Master

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The lights in the Hokage's office were already on, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was working diligently, occasionally stretching his wrists and sighing about how time waits for no one.

Among the pile of documents was an investigation report about Yakumo. His grandparents were among the first residents of Konoha, and his parents died in the Second Shinobi World War. They had never left Konoha and ruled out the possibility of espionage. His morning run route had been fixed for the past few days, and encountering an S-rank monitor was entirely accidental.

The final conclusion stated that the combat ability was extremely poor, the ability to learn ninjutsu was extremely poor, and the level of vigilance was extremely poor.

"This child's understanding of the Will of Fire is unparalleled among his generation. His words also reveal his extreme admiration for me. He is a promising talent, but unfortunately his talent is too poor. Otherwise, we could have nurtured him."

Hiruzen Sarutobi then stuffed the document into a sealed bag and paid no more attention to it.

Chapter 5 Weekly Mission Update

June 7th, Konoha Year 39

Monday.

During the last four days of last week, Yakumo, worried about being monitored by the Dark Division, did not take any out-of-place actions.

Morning runs, taking notes in class, afternoons spent hiding in a corner reading books, and evenings spent doing homework and practicing water bullet ninjutsu.

[Personal Panel]

Name: Jing Bayun

Age: 7

Constitution: 3.9 (Endurance, Resistance, Recovery)

Strength: 2.8 (Weight, Attack, etc.)

Agility: 3.8 (Neural reaction, running)

Intelligence: 4.3 (learning ability, mental resilience)

Chakra: 6 (10 points to advance to Genin)

Personal Skills

Passive: Chakra Refining Technique 'Acceleration'

Active: Water Bullet Beginner 48/100 'Acceleration'

Gold coins: None

He can now use water-blasting bullets normally, but the power is still unsatisfactory. At most, it can only make people lose their balance and fall to the ground, and it cannot effectively kill them.

His improved physique over this period has brought about some changes to his thin and weak body, and his muscles have gradually developed more defined lines.

Today is Monday, which means the weekly tasks are refreshed.

Skipping the daily tasks above, Yakumo went straight to the long-awaited [Weekly Tasks] section.

Diligence can make up for lack of talent.

During the week, I borrowed three books from the library, read them, and wrote a summary and reflection of no less than 5,000 words.

Quest Rewards: 0.5 Intelligence, 150 Gold

A wise person makes good use of tools.

He learned the swordsmanship that Kakashi had mastered and successfully mastered it.

Quest Rewards: 0.5 Strength, 150 Gold

Reflect on yourself three times a day

Write a diary entry of no less than 500 words every night before bed for seven consecutive days.

Quest Rewards: 0.5 Agility, 150 Gold.

Note: Completing all weekly tasks will earn you an extra 500 gold coins and 0.5 free attribute points.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a game that used to require intense grinding: three books a week, 15000-word book reports, 3500-word diary entries, and a 14000-word course summary... Damn!

"Damn it, who keeps a diary?!"

After reluctantly finishing breakfast, Yakumo opened the door and "coincidentally" ran into Masako Mori, who was leaving the house. The two began their daily morning run side by side, and Yakumo ran briskly, driven by the reward.

"Did you do your homework yesterday, Yakumo?" Masako Mori suddenly asked during their run.

“I didn’t write it…” Yakumo shook his head. He was very busy at night, refining chakra, practicing ninjutsu, and writing class summaries. How could he have time to do homework?

"Hehe, I knew you wouldn't have time to do your homework, so I wrote one for you, and it's even in your handwriting."

"Thank you, then I'll treat you to ramen."

Yakumo did not refuse Mori Masako's kindness. After all, if he often did not do his homework, he would have to spend time dealing with his homeroom teacher, Shimizu Keisuke, which would disrupt his plans.

The two of them happened to be at Ichiraku Ramen at the end of their morning run, and their slightly rapid breathing quickly returned to normal.

"No need..."

“If you refuse, then I can’t accept your help either,” Yakumo said with a smile.

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Inside the classroom, Yakumo opened the notebook that had been handed to him. The handwriting in the notebook was indeed exactly the same as his own. He hadn't expected that his ordinary little follower would have such a talent. He couldn't help but take a few more glances at Mori Masako, who seemed quite attractive as well.

He quickly shook his head, banishing the dangerous thought.

Yakumo withdrew his gaze, and just then a pair of somewhat rough hands landed on his shoulders. The owner of the hands was Hiratani Haru, a representative figure among the commoners of this year, with a physique of around 5 points.

"Is this today's homework? I haven't done it yet... Now it's mine... Do you have a problem with that?" Hiratani Haruichi lowered his voice and threatened Yakumo's ear.

“Yes…” Yakumo’s expression remained unchanged as he placed the notebook in his hand out of Hiratani Haru’s reach.

Another world version of school bullying…

"He doesn't want to be... a loser."

Pinggu Yuan Chu's eyes were filled with anger as he leaned close to Yakumo and whispered something. The surrounding classmates all looked at Yakumo with strange eyes.

"After school... wait here and don't leave... I'll show you what I'm capable of."

“Okay,” Yakumo replied calmly.

For Yakumo, the original Hiratani was never the problem; the real problem was the consequences of dealing with him and how to learn swordsmanship from Kakashi Hatake.

Because he didn't hand in his homework, Hiratani Haru was verbally abused by Shimizu Keisuke, and the arrogant ninja clan members laughed and gloated without restraint.

After having lunch, Yakumo borrowed three books from the library as planned: "A Brief Discussion on Medical Ninjas," "On the Role of Medical Ninjas," and "Basic Medical Knowledge." Since the heavens had endowed him with the chakra attributes of water and earth, how could he not cultivate medical ninjutsu?

By the way, two of these three books are written by Tsunade, the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, one of the legendary Sannin, and the strongest medical ninjutsu user in the ninja world.

The afternoon classes are free time, and most students will practice in the training field or call up two or three good friends to spar and compete with each other.

Yakumo sat on the steps, flipping through "Basic Medical Knowledge." Only by immersing himself in the ocean of knowledge could he deeply understand the shallowness of his own understanding.

I never imagined that the wild grass that can be seen everywhere by the roadside could be crushed and used as a hemostatic agent in an emergency.

Not far away, Kakashi was wielding an unsharpened practice sword, and Yakumo counted that there were a total of twenty-four moves.

"If you split and recombine the twenty-four moves, you'll create new moves. It's truly ingenious," Yakumo thought to himself, trying his best to record Kakashi's moves.

Before long, he realized he couldn't remember. Kakashi was too fast and had clearly mastered swordsmanship to a very high degree, no longer bound by the fixed order, but changing shape at will.

Yakumo spent the entire afternoon secretly learning the moves, only managing to memorize four incomplete ones. When the bell rang, the students hurriedly left the school with their backpacks, but Kakashi was completely absorbed in swordsmanship.

Yakumo took this opportunity to learn a few tricks from the master, while Mori Masako quietly got up and left.

"Hey, you blockhead... Kakashi's out of school."

Obito Uchiha shouted at Kakashi with his two backpacks, while Rin Haruno, who had short purple hair, stood beside him.

The fluid sword light came to an abrupt halt, and Yakumo, still savoring the moment, lowered his head, pretending to be reading a book.

"Didn't we agree to play hide-and-seek after school today?" Obito Uchiha complained somewhat unhappily.

"Coming." Kakashi replied simply, sheathed his practice short sword, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and ran towards his friends.

"Hey, where did Masako go?"

In the alley next to the Ninja Academy, this is usually where students resolve their conflicts; it's commonly known as the "Conflict Resolution Platform."

At this moment, Pinggu Yuanchu was curled up on the ground with obvious shoe prints on his face, and several of his underlings were also lying on the ground in pain.

Mori Masako suddenly exerted force and kicked Hiratani Haruichi repeatedly in the abdomen until... blood gushed from the corner of his mouth... she bent down.

A glint of red light flashed in his eyes, and that glint gradually began to spread.

"Hiraya-kun, if you bully Yakumo-kun again, I promise I'll hit you harder next time."

Chapter 6 Basic Swordsmanship, Proficiency

The stars shone brightly at night.

In the small training ground inside the courtyard, Yakumo, holding the short blade he had bought that night, began to imitate Kakashi Hatake's moves.

Kakashi's twenty-four sword techniques can be roughly divided into six categories: thrusting, slashing, picking, cutting, chopping, and horizontal striking. Each category has different variations in different aspects. However, the techniques that Yakumo is practicing at this time are the slashing and picking parts. Compared to Kakashi's smooth and natural movements, his movements seem somewhat nonsensical.

Kakashi's swordsmanship emphasizes speed, so he chooses a light, short blade, sacrificing the pressure of defense and slashing in exchange for more direct lethality.

It is about skill rather than force, and about intention rather than technique.

Even if Yakumo understood this, he still couldn't recreate the swordsmanship Kakashi used. Without guidance, the techniques in those details couldn't be learned from observation.

"No, we can't be impatient... there are still six days left."

The next day at noon, he borrowed "Introduction to Basic Swordsmanship," "How to Use a Sword," and "A Brief Discussion of Swordsmanship Techniques" from the library. He planned to temporarily abandon his studies in basic medicine and instead focus all his energy on swordsmanship. In the afternoon, he pretended to read while observing Kakashi practicing his swordsmanship, and the second day's observations gave him even more insights.

It's worth mentioning that Pinggu Yuanchu took the morning off for some reason... and after returning in the afternoon, he never mentioned yesterday's homework again... as if he had forgotten about it.

At night, Yakumo practiced the most basic sword techniques in the training ground: slashing, parrying, thrusting, blocking, advancing slashing, retreating blocking, lunging thrusting, and horizontal downward chopping.

After studying "Basic Introduction to Swordsmanship", Yakumo Meiji realized that learning anything is like building a building; only by laying a solid foundation can one continue to expand upwards.

Suppose Kakashi's swordsmanship is at the third level, but he is a complete novice in swordsmanship. Even if he tries his best to imitate him, he can only end up with a nonsensical imitation because he lacks the underlying foundation to support such a simulation.

Inside the training ground, Yakumo, dressed in a thin shirt, practiced the eight basic moves repeatedly amidst a flurry of sword shadows. His body gradually broke out in a sweat, which turned into white steam rising from above his head.

"call."

Rapid breathing filled the training ground. Yakumo's arms gradually grew heavy, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.