Konoha's Mission Master

"Is there anything else?" asked the Cloud Ninja Anbu.

"It's gone..."

"Think about it carefully..."

"It's really gone..."

The Cloud Ninja Anbu put away their files and got up to leave one after another.

Reiko Aoyama quickly stepped forward and hugged Yakumo in her arms, comforting her softly. She carried a faint fragrance similar to herbs, and Yakumo immediately felt his shoulder touch something soft.

The two were too close together...

Yakumo whispered in Aoyama Reiko's ear.

"Sister, we're leaving the day after tomorrow..."

"it is good."

At the same time, a strange memory appeared in Yakumo's mind: the location where the shadow clone had hidden the weapon.

The knife was about 75 centimeters long. When it was drawn from its sheath, it seemed to carry a wave of clear water. The blade gleamed brightly, and its curves were exquisite and menacing. The inscription on the knife read: "Subduing Demons."

Through memory alone, Yakumo became enamored with the sword and constantly hoped to retrieve it as soon as possible.

After comforting Yakumo for a few minutes, Aoyama Reiko left the research room hand in hand with him.

Yakumo noticed that there were more eyes around them now…

The next day, Yakumo ate breakfast as usual and then continued practicing his dual-sword style in the courtyard. He had a very bold idea.

On that day, the Hidden Cloud Village sent a letter to the Hidden Mist Village, condemning the Hidden Mist Village's attack on the Hidden Cloud Village as a betrayal of the peace treaty, and demanding compensation from the Hidden Mist Village!

Not long after, Kirigakure issued a letter denying the matter and accusing Kumogakure of making a baseless accusation, which they claimed was a violation of the peace treaty.

The two ninja villages each voiced their opinions, beginning a long standoff.

This is the first step in the Cloud Village's plan: to transform internal turmoil into external pressure. Even if the assassins do not belong to the Mist Village, the Mist Village will still be held responsible for this.

That afternoon, the assassin who attempted to kill Satoshi Arai was killed on the spot during the arrest due to fierce resistance.

Yakumo overheard the Yozuki clan talking about how the assassin who killed Arai Satoshi was a woman.

It seems she was the daughter of Arai Satoshi's rival in his early years. Her father committed suicide after going bankrupt, which caused her to harbor resentment since childhood. A few days ago, she deliberately approached Arai Satoshi and finally took advantage of his weakest moment to kill him with a dagger.

Meanwhile, the funeral of Satoshi Arai, the richest man in the Land of Lightning, will be held in a few days.

This is the second step taken by the Cloud Ninja: to find a plausible scapegoat for the attack and make it public.

The girl who survived by chance because of Yakumo's kindness eventually died, becoming a victim of the whole affair. Within two days, Kumogakure returned to its original peaceful state.

That night, Yakumo sat on the bed, recalling every detail of the mission and looking for his shortcomings.

A few minutes later, he placed the purple flame on his lap and began to visualize the movements of the dual-sword style in his mind, while adjusting his breathing.

Yakumo plans to utilize the system's unique characteristics to transform the Hatake Secret Manual into a dual-sword style manual, which would significantly enhance his strength.

Chapter 73 Breakthrough in the Hatake Secret Manual! (Bonus chapter for Xiaoye's 10,000-yuan reward)

Yakumo wanted to try something: to influence the evolutionary effects caused by spending gold coins with his own will.

Breathing is steady.

He currently has three points of freedom.

A slight thought arose in his mind.

Stamina increased by two.

Intelligence increased by one.

The warm energy nourished his body and mind, causing him to let out a low growl. Even though he had experienced this feeling many times, he still could not resist it. After a moment, Yakumo's energy and spirit reached their peak.

The moment of transformation has finally arrived...

initiative:

Hatake Secret Manual Perfection 1200/1200 『Breakthrough』

With a thought, Yakumo made a breakthrough.

Note: This process requires three Master Breakthrough Scrolls and is irreversible. Please choose carefully.

Yes or No

"yes"!!!

With a slight thought, Yakumo's demeanor was as dashing as a king promulgating a law, and with his command, three master breakthrough scrolls were deducted.

"Dual swords style... dual swords style... dual swords style."

He silently chanted the Dual Blades Style countless times in his mind, hoping to interfere with the system's evolutionary process with his own will.

Countless scattered points of light suddenly appeared around Yakumo, and they seemed to have life as they danced and spun around him.

Under the influence of an unknown force, the points of light began to converge and combine, eventually becoming silver flowers, which then lined up in neat rows and gradually disappeared into Yakumo's head.

After an unknown amount of time, Yakumo heard a crisp sound coming from within his body, as if he had suddenly broken free from some kind of shackle and entered a completely new world.

As time and space shifted, Yakumo saw an unfamiliar figure wielding two weapons, one long and one short, from morning till night.

The scene before him proved his guess; he could indeed determine the process of system evolution through his will.

The world changes, and time passes.

Until that figure passed away, a new figure appeared, and so the cycle continued... endlessly... He finally saw that the faces of those people were his mature self.

With a boom, under the influence of unknown energy, hundreds of years of evolution were compressed into a purple sphere wrapped in a whirlwind, which eventually entered Yakumo's mind.

At the same time, azure light spots appeared between heaven and earth, constantly entering and transforming Yakumo's body, causing it to progress to a higher level.

Under the influence of unknown energy, these points of light gently strengthened Yakumo's body.

This was the natural power that filled the world. Yakumo's heartbeat grew stronger and stronger, then stopped abruptly a few minutes later, as the surrounding natural power had been exhausted.

The enhancement of his body was not yet complete, but due to the depletion of energy, the improvement came to an end... Yakumo's breakthrough was about to fail.

At that moment, a sudden change occurred.

Suddenly, a golden energy shot out from Yakumo's body, striking the air and turning into golden light spots that spread in all directions, eventually slowly forming a golden passage behind Yakumo.

A rich natural force surged from the passage, continuing to strengthen Yakumo's body, and faint croaks of frogs could be heard emanating from the golden passage.

After a long time, the golden passage ran out of energy…

Yakumo opened his eyes. He had completely digested the massive memories and thoroughly mastered the master-level Hatake Secret Manual.

Furthermore, he gained abilities similar to those of Sakumo Hatake. At this point, he could also manipulate the wind elements between heaven and earth to make his weapons sharper, but he was not limited to weapons; they could also be parts of his body.

"When I was unconscious just now, I thought I heard a toad croaking? Could it be that my subconscious was thinking about Lord Jiraiya?"

Yakumo pictured Jiraiya's usually slightly lewd face and shuddered inexplicably.

"Impossible!" Yakumo quickly denied in his mind.

The breakthrough to Master level with the Hatake Secret Manual also brought attribute boosts to Yakumo, namely seven points of Agility and four points of Strength.

Yakumo waved his hand, summoning his personal panel.

Name: Jing Bayun

Age: 7

Constitution: 29.6 (Endurance, Resistance, Recovery)

Strength: 30.4 (Weight, Attack, etc.)

Agility: 35.4 (Neural reaction, running speed)

Intelligence: 25.7 (learning ability, mental resilience)

Chakra: 242.2 (650 points to advance to Kage level)

Gold coins: 17600

These are incredibly impressive attributes. Agility and Strength both exceed 30 points, and Constitution is also very close to 30 points, while Intelligence has become a hindrance.

The player's agility attribute has exceeded 30 points.

Movement speed and attack speed are greatly increased.

Dynamic vision has improved significantly.

[Note: Due to Agility triggering a second-stage extreme value, Agility attribute points will no longer be generated weekly; instead, they will be converted into gold coins at a proportional rate. 0.5 attribute points are equivalent to 150 gold coins.]

[Player's Strength attribute has exceeded 30 points.]

[Bearing capacity and destructive power have been greatly increased.]

[Bone density increases significantly.]

[Note: Due to the second extreme value being triggered in Strength, weekly quests will no longer reward Strength attribute points; instead, they will be converted into gold coins at a proportional rate. 0.5 attribute points are equivalent to 150 gold coins.]

Once both Agility and Strength break through, new extreme value limits appear, and weekly tasks no longer grant attribute points. Following this trend, improving various attributes will become even more difficult in the future.

On the other hand, the fact that Hatake's Secret Manual has been upgraded to the Master level means that the gold coins he has accumulated over such a long time can once again be put to use.

Active: Master of Secrets 0/1600 'Acceleration'

With a slight thought, Yakumo accelerated.

A new storm raged in Yakumo's mind, and he fell into a deep coma, with countless figures practicing swords flashing before his eyes.

At the same time, golden energy shot out from Yakumo's body again, evolving into a golden channel that drew natural power from an unknown territory.

A chilling aura spread from the other end of the golden passage, accompanied by the distinctive stench of reptiles.

Half an hour later, a look of joy flashed in Yakumo's eyes.

initiative:

Hatake Secret Manual Master 1600/1600 'Breakthrough'

Having spent 16000 gold coins, Yakumo had reached the threshold of Grandmaster-level Hatake swordsmanship, but unfortunately, he lacked enough Grandmaster breakthrough scrolls…

Yakumo casually closed the panel and began practicing the Hatake Secret Manual after his breakthrough in the small space of the room. He wielded two swords, one long and one short, with great skill, creating a dense net of blades that sealed off the space in front of him.