Konoha's Mission Master

"Let's go, we can talk as we walk."

Masako Mori curiously observed the pedestrians on the street. Some had completely white skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes; some had dark skin and were as strong as oxen; and some were thin but had very bright eyes.

The pedestrians on the road were of varying heights. Some were over three meters tall with prominent muscles that required one to look up to see their faces, while others were only about 1.3 meters tall and looked rather petite.

"The Isolation Act is in effect here. The garbage produced in the city is centrally disposed of and dumped in the garbage mountain outside the city. It is at least tens of meters high and occupies a huge area... That is the dwelling place of the homeless. The cleanliness here is achieved at the cost of the health of countless people," Yakumo explained to the two in a low voice.

"this..."

Masako Mori immediately stopped smiling, and even felt that the passersby were somewhat ferocious and terrifying. The order of this world was only a distorted order.

From a distance, the royal palace on the mountainside overlooks the entire city.

"This is a city with extremely rigid class divisions. Given our status, we can probably only conduct transactions in the commoners' area. As for the nobles' area and the residences of the royal family, we are probably not qualified to go there."

“This is somewhat similar to the Fire City that my father described, but there, commoners were only not allowed to approach the vicinity of the daimyo’s residence; there was no such thing as a noble district,” Mori Masako said softly.

"Let's go for a stroll in the shopping street."

Yakumo took Mori Masako's right hand and patiently comforted her.

From the air, the entire capital city is basically circular in shape. There are high walls separating the commoner area from the noble area, but there are no high walls between the noble area and the royal palace, or rather... the king is the most powerful noble in the country.

The three followed the road signs toward the commercial district. You Gu Qianxue walked beside the two with a long sword on her back, like a stunningly beautiful and aloof bodyguard, as if she were about to draw her sword and kill someone at the slightest provocation. She was also full of vigilance when she looked at passersby.

"I want the latest fifty issues of the World Economic Herald."

If Yakumo wanted to know about the changes that had taken place on the high seas during this period, the best way would be to look at the World Economic Daily, which was popular all over the world. Of course, it wouldn't contain any particularly secretive information.

However, a basic understanding is sufficient.

Yakumo arrived at the bubble tea shop carrying a heavy newspaper. She simply ordered a strawberry boba ice and began flipping through the newspaper to learn about the changes that had taken place in the past two years.

After ordering a cup of milk tea, Masako Mori and Chiyuki Yukotsu also picked up the World Economic Herald and carefully flipped through it.

The two of them had already learned the names of the world's most powerful factions from Yakumo, so reading them now was not a difficult task.

"The mighty Whitebeard returns to face Kaido!"

Based on the timeline, this newspaper was published a year and a half ago, and this headline occupied the front page.

The gist of the story is... Whitebeard and Kaido clashed in the New World over territory ownership, resulting in the Beasts Pirates' defeat and Whitebeard severely injuring Kaido.

For the next six months, Kaido was not active on the seas, clearly paying a heavy price.

Although Yakumo had instructed Whitebeard not to engage in battles lightly.

Whitebeard clearly didn't listen, but that's understandable... Pirates are inherently a profession that involves living on the edge, and they're destined to fight without hesitation, unless they're cowards.

If Whitebeard were to act like a coward, he might as well be dead.

Yakumo glanced through the newspapers briefly and found that, apart from Whitebeard's battle against Kaido, there were no other major events reported.

The later episodes didn't have many explosive news stories; most of them were about how many civilians the navy had sheltered and how great the world government was.

Until the fifteenth period, three months after Yakumo left, the Revolutionary Army officially declared war on the World Government, and from that day on, the entire sea became somewhat turbulent.

The Revolutionary Army established the Judgment Organization and began hunting down World Government officials and high-ranking members of member states who were guilty of serious crimes.

Yakumo guessed that this Judgment Organization was the group of students who had mastered the Shadow Clone Technique, the Transformation Technique, and the Mist Concealment Technique.

This is also a specialty of the ninja system, with assassination being the top priority.

At first, no one took the Conviction Organization seriously, until people began to be mysteriously assassinated. In just three months, the Conviction Organization carried out a total of 175 attacks, 156 of which were successful.

Failure, zero arrests!

From then on, the monarchs of all the countries on the high seas lived in constant fear, and some even took the initiative to eliminate evil forces within their own countries.

They have even secretly guided the revolutionary army.

The world government's power and authority have been severely damaged.

Issue 25, Content.

"The truth behind the Thousand-Faced Demon Emperor's alliance with the Revolutionary Army and the Judgment Organization!"

With CP0 taking direct action, the World Government finally managed to kill one of the members of Judgment, who used the unique technique of the Thousand-Faced Demon Emperor, displaying a thousand faces in one person.

Immediately, the World Government increased the bounty on the Thousand-Faced Demon Emperor, offering him not only numerous privileges but also... a willingness to offer precious Logia-type Devil Fruits and a limited number of Supreme Grade Swords as a reward.

Clearly, the intent to kill had vanished.

Over the next six months, the World Government demonstrated its formidable military power, continuously destroying the Revolutionary Army's bases, while the Revolutionary Army inflicted heavy losses on the World Government.

Yakumo guessed that the World Government might have obtained the training scroll for the chakra extraction method, but unfortunately without the seed he personally planted, they would never be able to extract chakra even if they studied it their whole lives.

If the cells of members of the Judgment Organization are studied, it will trigger the self-destructive property of Yin-Yang Seal, resulting in their immediate elimination.

This was also the safety lock that Yakumo prepared back then.

In issue 37, information about Whitebeard reappears.

"The world's strongest warriors are fighting two generals alone!"

"The arrival of all trees suppresses everything; Whitebeard, the strongest man on the sea, is suspected of possessing a second Devil Fruit ability."

Yakumo stroked the newspaper. He had instructed Whitebeard not to risk mastering the sealed remnant will of Hashirama, but judging from the current situation, he still did not follow the doctor's advice and used the sealed power.

The exact outcome of that great battle was never given, but Yakumo's analysis suggests that Whitebeard won, and that Whitebeard at present... is absolutely at the pinnacle of the entire sea.

"pity..."

If Whitebeard actively triggers Hashirama's will, his lifespan will be greatly reduced, and he will have no way to suppress the devouring desire of the chaotic will of the plants.

Yakumo took a sip of milk tea and picked up the next piece of information.

Issue 40: Information from more than half a year before this arrival.

"With two fruits at his disposal, darkness and soul merge."

"Blackbeard Teach, ranked as the King of the Sea!"

Yakumo became interested and continued reading. It turned out that after the Soul-Soul Fruit appeared, it fell into the hands of the World Government. During its transport, the news leaked out and Blackbeard forcefully seized it.

At that time, no one took it seriously. After all, a Devil Fruit alone cannot create an emperor. It was Big Mom who made the Soul-Soul Fruit famous, but it was not the Soul-Soul Fruit that made Big Mom a Yonko.

Even if Blackbeard takes the Soul-Soul Fruit, it will only mean that his trusted subordinates eat it, thus creating another fighter with strength approaching that of an admiral.

To everyone's surprise, six months after the Soul-Soul Fruit was stolen, Blackbeard displayed its power!

With this, Blackbeard officially became one of the Four Emperors.

At the end of the article, the author listed the kings of the sea, including Shanks, Blackbeard Teach, Whitebeard Newgate, Yakumo, and Kaido.

Of course, this author did not dare to rate the five sea emperors, but among them, only Yakumo has the record of being a killing emperor.

The others merely displayed Emperor-level combat power, while the Thousand-Faced Demon Emperor acquired this title by killing the previous generation of Emperors.

Issue 45, World Economic Herald.

"Whitebeard clashes head-on with Teach, the two Emperors battle!"

"White light tore through space, sweeping away all trees."

"The world is shrouded in darkness, but the power of the Black Emperor's Spear is unleashed!"

After acquiring the Soul-Soul Fruit, Blackbeard used his own soul to forge the Black Emperor Spear, whose power was no less than that of the Supreme Grade Swords, and clashed with Whitebeard's Murakumogiri in battle.

Neither side could gain the upper hand, and both retreated.

In conclusion, I speculate that Blackbeard's Black Emperor Spear is a product of the fusion of two Devil Fruits, as it is formed from the Soul-Soul Fruit but also possesses the characteristics of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Upon seeing this, Yakumo reassessed Blackbeard's fighting strength and guessed that Whitebeard's body had encountered problems, otherwise the battle between the two would not have ended with them both retreating.

A storm was brewing on the high seas, yet Whitebeard held the top spot for two years, a victory that came at the cost of his life...

Yakumo put down the newspaper and ordered another milk tea.

At that moment, Masako Mori and Chiyuki Yuuki were also browsing the newspaper, reading with great interest.

"I never imagined you had such a great reputation in this world."

Mori Masako leaned close to Yakumo, her breath sweet as orchids, but her tone was rather sarcastic, tinged with a hint of displeasure.

She still felt some blame for Yakumo doing such a dangerous thing.

Yakumo pushed Mori Masako away: "Speak less and read more newspapers."

"cut."

Issue 48, World Economic Herald.

"The Blade of Judgment, the Vajra Girl, the Celestial Dragons have been killed!"

Yakumo immediately became interested. If he wasn't mistaken, this news should be related to his apprentice, Shyvana.

After all, that Zoan-type Devil Fruit is called the Diamond Horned Rhinoceros.

As Yakumo predicted, due to the disappearance of the Thousand-Faced Demon King who had attacked the Holy Land Mary Geoise several times, the Celestial Dragons gradually lowered their guard and went to the palace in the Sabaody Archipelago to enjoy themselves.

Three Celestial Dragons set off together, but that night they were attacked by a mysterious figure wielding a blood-red longsword and radiating golden light as he forcefully barged in.

They killed everyone along the way; no one was spared.

By the time Admiral Kizaru arrived, the three Celestial Dragons had already been brutally murdered, and the attackers had successfully escaped.

According to the survivors, the girl's fighting style was similar to that of the Thousand-Year Demon Emperor, who had disappeared two years ago.

The World Government determined that the weapon the person was wielding was called Sin Cry, ranked among the 21 Great Grade Swords, and was one of the few cursed swords among the Great Grade Swords. Its Devil Fruit ability was likely a Zoan-type Rhino-Rhino Fruit, Ancient Zoan, and Adamant Horn Rhino form.

Within two days, her bounty notices were sent out all over the world.

Name: Gildono Sivana

Strength: Top-tier Lieutenant General

Detailed description: A master swordsman, ranked among the top swordsmen, possessing the Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Adamantine Horned Rhinoceros. Suspected to be a member of the Revolutionary Army and a disciple of the Thousand-Faced Demon Emperor.

Bounty: 8.8 billion Berries

Of course, the bounty is more for the crime she committed; attacking a Celestial Dragon is considered the most serious crime in this world.

Yakumo guesses that Shyvana is still being hunted by the CP department, having endured for two years before finally striking and killing three Celestial Dragons.

Brutal murder... I just don't know how brutal it was.

He wasn't too worried about Sivana's safety.