Konoha's Mission Master

Jiraiya said with some distress.

"I know."

"What, you know?"

“I can sense that you are not lying.”

"Then why didn't you defend my innocence just now?"

"Of course, it's because it's fun."

"you!!"

Jiraiya clenched his fist, but then he remembered that he couldn't beat Yakumo, so he reluctantly opened his fist again.

"Of course, it's not just that. Kushina's emotions have been fluctuating a lot lately, and she's been suppressing a lot of negative emotions. She also can't bear to get angry at Minato Namikaze, who takes care of her every day," Yakumo explained with a smile.

"So I'm just a punching bag?"

"This is for Kushina's mental health. I suppose... Minato also put on such a great performance for this reason."

"Fine, whatever."

Jiraiya gave a wry smile and didn't bring up the trivial matter again.

"The rope tree was revived a month ago."

Yakumo slowed his pace and listened patiently.

"After the initial confusion and adjustment, Nawaki rekindled his dream: to become Hokage and revive the Senju clan!"

Jiraiya softened his tone and lowered his voice.

"It's understandable. He's the grandson of the first generation master, so it's normal for him to have such ambitions. Let's wait and see."

"His goal is to become the Sixth Hokage!"

Chapter 304 The Lingering Ghost, the Strange Changes in the Rope Tree

Yakumo's expression remained unchanged, which was expected.

Minato Namikaze was chosen as the Fifth Hokage by Sakumo Hatake and Hiruzen Sarutobi, a result of the combined efforts of two powerful interest groups.

Although it hasn't been officially mentioned yet, it's a foregone conclusion that Minato Namikaze will become the Fifth Hokage.

However, the Sixth Hokage was the target of the Uchiha clan.

"I look forward to the competition between Nawaki and Itachi Uchiha."

Yakumo answered in a very serious tone.

"Haha, you're just pretending to be confused."

Jiraiya smirked.

"Although Nawaki has good talent, he can't possibly be stronger than Uchiha Itachi, after all, Uchiha Itachi was personally trained by you."

"That's true, but we're not as skilled as them."

Losing is normal, isn't it?

Yakumo asked in return.

“That’s right, that’s normal.” Jiraiya nodded in agreement.

"But Nawaki hopes that Tsunade will persuade you to influence the Uchiha clan and make them compete for the Seventh Hokage."

"This young master of the Senju clan can't be a sore loser, can he?"

"Yes, I also think his idea is not honorable."

Jiraiya was very puzzled. The current Nawaki was not the person he remembered. This vague sense of alienation was getting worse.

"At the moment, Tsunade has no intention of agreeing."

Yakumo understood what Jiraiya was trying to say: Tsunade was not wavering at the moment, but one day she would... give in because of Nawaki's persistent pleading.

If Yakumo were to persuade the Uchiha clan to change their plans, that would indeed be feasible, and Yakumo wouldn't care too much about any slight dissatisfaction.

But Yakumo had no intention of backing down, nor did he want to go through all that trouble.

Fair competition: the strong rise, the weak fall.

This is an eternal truth.

Yakumo felt that this matter was not simple.

Although it was Tsunade's wish to revive Senju Nawaki, Orochimaru was the one who contributed the most to the effort.

Why did Orochimaru want to revive Senju Nawaki?

"Yakumo?"

Seeing that Yakumo remained silent for a long time, Jiraiya couldn't help but call out softly.

"Lord Jiraiya, let me think about it."

As if waking from a dream, Yakumo gave a simple response and then continued in brainstorming mode.

The images in my mind began to return.

Across the river of time, Yakumo returns to the day of the raid on Ryuchi Cave, where Orochimaru throws out the item that seals the Rinne Rebirth Technique.

The image was frozen in time.

Yakumo approached Orochimaru and observed him closely, his incredibly sincere smile a nauseating display of genuine emotion.

Orochimaru's true intentions were perfectly concealed.

Amidst the flashes of lightning and thunder, Yakumo appeared before Orochimaru.

He began to observe carefully, using his brain to analyze, leaving no stone unturned.

Smile, eyes.

Through that sincere smile, Yakumo could sense Orochimaru's utterly cold face beneath it. And through those genuinely expressive eyes, there was a hint of malice, as if a wicked scheme had succeeded!

Orochimaru knew exactly how important Nawaki was to Tsunade, so he devised a plan based on the premise of reviving Nawaki.

How long ago was this plan established?

Yakumo couldn't help but ask himself, if he wasn't mistaken, Orochimaru had already begun plotting against Tsunade when Uchiha Hengyan was resurrected.

Orochimaru resurrected Uchiha Hengyan to make Tsunade understand that he possessed the ability to resurrect others.

Then, he would need to get Tsunade to have the idea of ​​reviving Senju Nawaki, a process that would be easy for him to do given his understanding of Tsunade.

Tsunade only has Kage-level strength, so she's not worth Orochimaru expending so much effort to devise a plan. Yakumo knows that Orochimaru's real target is actually himself.

So now all the questions fall on the resurrected Nawaki, hoping to find Orochimaru's secret in him.

Like a chess player placing a move on the board.

A person who is scheming and plotting can be so intelligent that they are almost demonic.

One person goes straight to the point and breaks the deadlock with force!

The scene before Yakumo's eyes quickly faded, his consciousness detached from his own memories, and returned to the real world.

"Let's go, I want to see Rope Tree."

Yakumo said to Jiraiya.

"Well, Tsunade doesn't want him to see outsiders yet."

Jiraiya said somewhat awkwardly.

"Perhaps I can sense the reason for Nawaki's drastic change in temperament?"

Yakumo answered with a light laugh.

"If that's the case, Tsunade should be willing."

"Let's go."

Yakumo smiled slightly, gazing at the blue sky. He thought to himself, "Let me see what Orochimaru is really up to."

Yakumo's original plan was to use the Sea Key to enter the One Piece world after Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were born.

But Yakumo never expected that Orochimaru would be so persistent in the past few months, adding a bit of spice to his life.

The two of them quickly traversed the streets of Konoha, one after the other, and with a leap, they entered the Senju mansion from the wall.

In the training ground, Senju Nawaki was practicing the Ninja Taijutsu: Super Strength Technique under Tsunade's guidance.

This ninjutsu, which is extremely difficult to learn and has a very high skill ceiling, is a traditional ninjutsu of the Senju clan. However, it was only after Tsunade's improvements that it was truly popularized and developed.

Its explosive power is comparable to forbidden techniques.

This was the first time Yakumo had seen Senju Nawaki. He had short brown hair, each strand growing upwards unruly, and was currently practicing his Super Strength Technique diligently, his face covered in sweat.

A slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, but it didn't convey much sunshine; instead, it added a touch of coldness.

Tsunade stopped what she was doing and looked at Yakumo.

At the same time, Nawaki also saw Yakumo... He almost subconsciously hid behind Tsunade, carefully reaching out to grab Tsunade's clothes.

This is a fear that feels real.

"Yakumo, what brings you here?"

Tsunade asked the question, her eyes widening as she glared at Jiraiya.

Yakumo: "Let me take a look at the problem with Nawaki."

After saying this, Yakumo slowly stepped forward. As he approached, Nawaki trembled even more violently, and a faint anger rose in his heart.

"Damn it, who is he?!"

Senju Nawaki felt his state was very strange at this moment, with both endless fear and a furious rage to burn everything.

"Kill him! He must be killed!"

Tsunade's lower back was being gripped painfully by Nawaki, but she discovered that her obedient younger brother had already charged out like a raging wild beast.

The change was so sudden that when Yakumo was only three meters away from Nawaki, the latter immediately launched an attack, and arrived in a flash with extremely fast speed.