Konoha's Mission Master

With a snap, all that remained in Yakumo's hand was the bare handle of the Purple Flame, with more than a dozen purple fragments scattering and reflecting the blinding sunlight.

Yakumo instantly released his grip, then suddenly raised his leg and delivered a whip kick that struck Yotsuki Tenshin squarely in the abdomen. At the same time, a basketball-sized water ball surged from his left hand, enveloping the fragments left by the purple fire.

"Pfft..." Yotsuki Tenshin spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly the full force of Yakumo's kick had aggravated his injuries.

Fortunately... the weapon was destroyed!

The man who wields the knife loses his weapon, which reduces his strength by more than half, and he is now certain of victory.

At this moment, Yakumo rose into the air, briefly hovering in the air.

Immediately afterwards, Yakumo mixed wind and lightning chakra and infused it into the fragment of purple fire. The purple fragment spun and swirled in Yakumo's hand, emitting the sound of wind and thunder!

The wind and lightning chakra burst forth, the Yakumo Hand was activated, and purple fire fragments shot out like cannonballs. This was the method of bursting chakra in a four-star chain, with purple meteors trailing behind them in a watery blue color.

It was as if dozens of meteors had descended upon the world in an instant!

In the blink of an eye, Ye Yue Tianxin had no time to dodge, since the distance between the two was less than two meters, and the impact of the water splash was just enough to neutralize the thunder armor.

The purple fragments encased within emitted a piercing shriek under the power of wind and thunder, unleashing the ferocity and killing intent of chakra metal!

With a few soft popping sounds, several purple fragments were completely inserted into the body, while a few pieces remained partially on the surface.

Night Moon Heavenly Spits out blood…

"It's you! You were the one that night!"

Yoru Tenshin instantly thought of the madman who slaughtered the Cloud Ninja Anbu; the ninjutsu he used was similar to the Mist Ninja's Water Gun, which had immense penetrating power.

"Congratulations on getting it right." Yakumo exclaimed, raising his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and calmly crushing and swallowing three specially made soldier rations.

"Fog burial".

Thick fog rose and enveloped the two. Yakumo kept throwing water bullets to harass them, while Yozuki Tenshin charged at Yakumo despite the impact.

With a whoosh, Yakumo threw out another water ball, and Yozuki Tenshin didn't even defend himself, letting the water ball hit him and splash water.

Meanwhile, under the cover of the mist, Yakumo grasped Fuma again, and at this moment, he released the seal of Kirigakure, after all, his chakra was really running low...

"Round Three!"

Yakumo gripped his swords with both hands and charged at Yotsuki Tenshin once more, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. His sword-wielding posture was imposing, and the silver blade's gleam reappeared!

This time, Yakumo became even more cautious... giving Yozuki Tenshin no chance to destroy the weapon.

The good times didn't last long. Even though Ye Yuetianxin was seriously injured one after another, he was still able to unleash incredibly terrifying power, and his face was no longer peaceful... it was filled with rage!

"You deserve to die!!"

"Heavy Storm!"

The lightning exploded, as if a god had descended to earth!

Yakumo's arm went numb, and he was once again suppressed by Yotsuki Tenshin, losing his previous awe-inspiring image as a martial god.

The clash between the knife and the fist was like a muffled thunderclap.

Yakumo seized the opportunity, imbued the remaining purple fire fragments with the power of wind and thunder, and threw them out.

The wind howled!

This time, Ye Yuetianxin was not careless and immediately strengthened the use of the Thunder Armor, causing the lightning to blaze brightly!

The power of wind and thunder could no longer tear through the defense. After a stalemate of one second, it was exhausted and fell straight to the ground.

This successfully bought Yakumo about a second. Yakumo's body spun continuously, and all the storm and lightning were poured into Fuma, with silver light swirling around the blade.

"Open the heavens!"

This is the third move he has mastered, the Round Dance, which combines offense and defense. Reversal is a defensive counterattack move. Only Heaven Opening is a pure, uncompromising attack.

This is the ultimate move, betting everything on a single strike, sacrificing defense and adaptability in exchange for the most violent and extreme slash!

It's a slash, a very ordinary slash, yet it's not ordinary, because it contains all of Yakumo's power!

"drink!"

Ye Yuetian roared, his right arm muscles grew, veins bulged, and his right arm transformed into a purple sun.

--boom.

The blinding white light and the purple light stood in stark contrast, as if the whole world had been split in two, with the two forces colliding and annihilating each other.

Although they seemed evenly matched, Yakumo had already lost, since Yotsuki Tenshin still had his left hand unused.

Night Moon Tenshin felt an indescribable pressure and had no choice but to join the struggle with his left hand, which was wrapped in lightning, which also meant that he was gambling everything!

Ding--

Fuma was knocked away... Yakumo spat out a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, Yotsuki Tenshin was in the stage where the old power had just been gone and the new power had not yet been generated. This was the opportunity that Yakumo had been waiting for. Suddenly, dozens of strands of black hair shot out from the ground beneath Yotsuki Tenshin's feet and instantly bound his feet and arms.

At the same time... a fierce and undying fighting spirit and madness flashed in Yakumo's eyes. His hands were wrapped in the power of wind and thunder, and in a flash, he pierced into the wound on Yotsuki Tenshin's chest!

Chapter 79 Lucky Tiger Brings Blessings

Cloud Village, the territory of the Night Moon Clan.

The Third Raikage was having tea with the old man who had been saved. Although the old man only had a month left to live, he was quite comfortable leaning back in his recliner, enjoying the breeze. He had lived for a very long time... long enough to calmly face his own death.

"Where's the letter?" the old man suddenly asked, having not seen his eldest son all day.

The Third Raikage remained silent.

The old man suddenly sat up straight, staring intently at the Third Raikage. His expression shifted from calm to anger; he had already guessed where his eldest son had gone.

"I swear this in the name of the Night Moon Clan!"

"Cough cough..." The old man suddenly turned red and coughed rapidly, his chakra surging wildly within his body.

"Father..." The Third Raikage reached out to help him up...

"Get out!" The old man forcefully shook off the Third Raikage's hand.

"I named him Xin (信, meaning trust/faith) in the hope that he would keep his promises throughout his life! What you are doing is throwing away the crown of glory that our Night Moon clan has accumulated over thousands of years!!"

The old man roared hoarsely, then spat out a mouthful of blood that fell to the ground, resembling two burning flames of blood.

…………

Blood splattered as Yakumo, enduring excruciating pain, frantically pushed his arms forward, while Yotsuki Tenshin's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Several snapping sounds rang out.

The black hair around him snapped in an instant, and Yakumo was sent flying by Yozuki Tenshin's punch. His arms were like charred charcoal, and in severe cases, even the charred bones were exposed. However, Yakumo's right hand was clutching a heart the size of two fists.

"Cough cough...why?"

Despite losing his heart, Yotsuki Tenshin was still alive, but he was on his last breath.

"Ahem, I won't tell you..."

"Despicable scoundrel!" Yotsuki Tenshin glared at Yakumo, blood gushing from the wound on his chest, death was inevitable.

The purple fire fragments that Yakumo pierced into his body were mixed with two poison needles specially made by the Anbu to neutralize chakra.

With the arrival of the Night Moon Heavenly Letter, the chakra poison had already spread throughout his body through several surges, but unexpectedly, it was only now taking effect.

In the end, Ye Yue Tianxin... died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

"Just trying to survive..." Yakumo struggled to turn over.

Facing the blue sky... like a powerless salted fish.

Not far underground, a clone he had buried under the cover of mist emerged. From the very beginning, Yakumo had been using a righteous facade to scheme against Yotsuki Tenshin... In the end, he believed it.

Therefore, Yotsuki Tenshin died.

The opportunity created by his black hair sprouting from the ground, combined with the poison needles that neutralized his chakra, led to Yakumo's ultimate victory over Yotsuki Tenshin.

Not far from underground, two shadow clones of Yakumo emerged. This was a foreshadowing of victory planted by Yotsuki Tenshin during the mist burial when his perception and vision were impaired.

One group began cleaning up the battlefield, while the other took out rations from Yakumo's ninja tool bag and fed them.

A blue ball of light appeared, and the shadow clone began to heal the main body, removing blood clots, organ fragments, and raging lightning chakra.

This was a potentially fatal injury, but fortunately, Yakumo was physically strong; however, he felt as if two blunt knives were grinding against his lungs with every breath.

Ten minutes later, the shadow clone responsible for the treatment dissipated due to exhaustion of chakra, and a massive sense of fatigue mixed with some strange memories surged into his mind.

Yakumo didn't want to move a single finger...

Not long after, the second shadow clone dissipated.

Yakumo had completely become a couch potato... Fortunately, he sensed the familiar chakra fluctuations and appeared in time.

Suddenly, Reiko Aoyama burst onto the battlefield from the side, picked up Yakumo, and quickly left.

"Sister Qingshan, didn't I tell you to run first?"

Yakumo placed his hands limply on Aoyama Reiko's chest. Although this gesture might seem like he was taking advantage of her, he simply didn't have the strength left...

"I am a shadow clone. My real body is on a desperate escape, but by now, my real body should know that you are the one who won," Aoyama Reiko explained in a low voice, as the shadow of the tree quickly disappeared before Yakumo's eyes.

A delicate fragrance wafted into his nostrils, and Yakumo suddenly felt a surge of drowsiness, an overwhelming feeling of sleepiness.

"So it was a shadow clone..."

What are your plans for staying?

"I'll collect your body..." Aoyama Reiko chuckled.

"Haha, too bad sister will be disappointed..."

"The current situation is exactly what I hoped for."

Yakumo rested his head on Reiko Aoyama's shoulder and slowly fell asleep, feeling incredibly at ease on Reiko's back.

"Sigh..." Aoyama Reiko's shadow clone sighed softly.

She had been observing the battle from beginning to end. She couldn't comprehend Yakumo's strength, and the more she observed, the more she felt the distance between the two of them was widening infinitely.

Even if the lion hides its powerful claws and sharp fangs and walks with the sheep, one day the lion will awaken and roar in fear of the grassland. At that time, the sheep can only hide in the lion's shadow and tremble.

Reiko Aoyama didn't understand why they had to start cleaning up the battlefield after the victory... Shouldn't someone who was seriously injured have just left?