Konoha's Mission Master

"The straight-line distance by flight is about half a day. I'll set off tomorrow morning and arrive at my location around 5 p.m.

"There's plenty of time. Reed is currently active in the North Sea. He'll help you take care of some of the enemies. I'll head to the North Sea soon."

Upon hearing this, Yakumo immediately understood Ryu's plan. He wanted to use this as a pretext to make the North Blue the burial place of the Navy's top combat power, which would be of great benefit to the next operation.

This can be considered to have severed the Five Elders' sharpest weapon.

"Who is the naval leader on this mission?" Yakumo asked again.

"Aokiji, Fujitora, and Kizaru might still be available."

"The Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armed Forces?"

"Yes."

This represents almost all of the Navy's visible combat power, demonstrating the Navy's determination to crush the Revolutionary Army.

"Of course, there may be other powerful individuals hidden within the Navy."

After thinking for a few seconds, Long revealed his guess: the Navy's current combat power was not enough to completely annihilate the Revolutionary Army.

"The current situation isn't too bad."

Having experienced the One-Punch Man world, Masako Mori and Chiyuki Yuuki's physical abilities have improved significantly.

At the very least, she possesses combat power comparable to an Emperor-level fighter, especially in her Buddha form, which has been developed to its limit, making You Gu Qianxue's combat power among the top Emperor-level fighters.

The two chatted for a while longer, and Yakumo also told Ryu about his significant improvement in strength, which put Ryu's mind at ease.

Half an hour later, Yakumo hung up the Den Den Mushi, and after sending out two shadow clones to keep watch, he immediately collapsed and fell into a deep sleep.

This improvement, while giving him a leap in strength, also left Yakumo extremely exhausted, and he needed to sleep to recover.

The next day, at six o'clock in the morning.

Yakumo opened his eyes on time. Less than six hours of sleep had already replenished his energy, and the world seemed exceptionally bright and beautiful to him.

A flash of golden light, and Yakumo appeared outdoors.

The sun was just rising in the east. The weather was not hot at all, but rather very refreshing. The air in the forest was also very clear. The leaves were covered with transparent dewdrops, which reflected a rainbow of colors in the sunlight.

As Yakumo wielded his sword amidst the forest, the dewdrops on the leaves seemed to come alive, dancing with the blade and gathering into larger droplets in mid-air.

These changes could not stop Yakumo's sword-wielding movements; they were light and free... The movement of the blade attracted the surrounding dewdrops, which gathered into a water trail about a meter long, swirling and drifting in mid-air.

Suddenly, Yakumo's blade burst into flames, instantly evaporating the water stain into white steam, and the temperature of the forest rose sharply.

The moving blade also stopped at this moment.

"Fusion is a skill of energy mastery. Although it can increase the power of swordsmanship, it does not directly improve or transform the skill of swordsmanship."

The most direct evidence is that even without using weapons, he can still fuse the energy within his body to create special attacks.

Yakumo had to admit that he had gone down the wrong path with his swordsmanship. This was probably why he had only achieved fifty percent progress.

"There is still time to correct mistakes in the future, but the improvement in strength is a real and tangible progress."

Yakumo didn't dwell too much on right and wrong. As long as it could improve his strength, it was right. As long as it could significantly increase his combat power, even if it was wrong, it was still right.

If all the enemies before you are eliminated, who can say that the path you have come to understand is wrong?

The demon was returned to its sheath, and Yakumo's heartbeat returned to calm.

Mori Masako and Yuuki Chiyuki have awakened and are training in the plaza outside the house. Mori Masako is mainly practicing Sage Mode, while Yuuki Chiyuki is focusing on improving her swordsmanship.

Yakumo quickly walked up to the two of them and spoke.

"After breakfast, we have a mission to go to the North Sea. If all goes well, we can return to the Ninja World within three days."

A few seconds later, Masako Mori released her natural energy, opened her eyes, and looked at Yakumo.

"What if things don't go smoothly?"

"If things don't go smoothly... it should come to an end within six months."

"Great."

Masako Mori seemed very happy.

As smoke rose from the chimney, Yougu Qianxue began preparing food, planning to make some simple sea monster barbecue as her breakfast.

Half an hour later, the three of them finished breakfast and began packing the items they needed to take, mostly throwing them directly into storage scrolls.

With his hands clasped together, Yakumo began using Wood Release to create an airship. As the Prayer Mark strengthened, the speed of creating the airship also increased rapidly, and now it only takes about five seconds to complete the creation.

With a streamlined body, about seven meters long, and an overall shape resembling a water droplet, it minimizes air resistance during flight. The size of the cabin has also been increased several times, increasing the space several times over.

"Set off."

The three entered the cabin, and the power core, which functioned like a tool, began to exert its power, propelling the airship into the clouds at an extremely high speed.

At the same time, Yakumo took out the compass from the North Sea and began to control the direction of the airship to increase its speed...

The clouds were scattered by the flying boat, and blood-red light and shadow pierced the sky.

The two enhancements to Yakumo's physique nearly doubled his flight speed, overturning the original prediction. He should be able to reach the North Sea in about five hours.

This is quite different from the original plan.

After a moment's thought, Yakumo altered the shape of the flying boat, creating a separate space of about two square meters as his final step in his advancement.

Crimson vines tightly secured his body to the cabin, while his shadow clones raised the airship to a height inaccessible to humans.

Yakumo created two more shadow clones to ensure his safety before finally feeling relieved and closing his eyes.

By channeling his will into the genetic level, four staircases before him seemed to extend to an extremely high position, as if containing all the secrets of the human body, a staircase leading to the gods.

Two of these four genes represent the genetic material inherent in humans, while the remaining two represent the genes inherited from the Soul-Soul Fruit and the Azure Dragon Fruit, respectively.

Yakumo plans to activate the final 10% progress of the Azure Dragon Fruit, which will completely illuminate the gene representing the Azure Dragon Fruit, and he will gain an immense boost.

Life, guided by the natural impulses of skill, is gradually activating the last 10% of its dimness, and the primal will that has been dormant for so long is slowly awakening within this body.

The last ten percent is also the most important ten percent.

The Azure Dragon's Will that has awakened this time will be more powerful than before. One advantage is that Yakumo's attack methods have become more diverse, but the disadvantage is that his Intelligence attribute cannot break through 100, so he naturally cannot overwhelm the Azure Dragon's Will.

Overall, Yakumo has become much stronger, and since even Yuuki Chiyuki could overcome the will of the Mythical Beast, he, as her master, could naturally suppress the last ten percent.

The space of will is like a tangible azure dragon hidden in the clouds, its two golden dragon eyes illuminating the clouds brightly.

A few seconds later, the last 10% of the will was activated.

The Azure Dragon opened its mouth and spewed out flames that scorched the heavens. Yakumo swung his sword to fight against the flames, but the blade was azure, and the spreading sword energy was like a silver river. The sound of rushing water echoed in the space of will.

During those five hundred years, Yakumo elevated his mastery of all elemental energies to their peak, including the various energies derived from chakra.

The dragon's roar was faintly mixed with rage.

The blue blade collided like waves and breath, and water and fire clashed violently. The lake beneath Yakumo's feet was stirred by the blade, transforming into a roaring torrent that surged toward the Azure Dragon in the sky.

Yakumo rose into the air with the tide, the energy of the gale and the flames merging on the blade. The wind fueled the fire, and the fusion of the two formed a dark blue flame that burned fiercely on the blade.

Although the fire is blue, it contains extremely high temperatures.

"Heat breath".

The Azure Dragon opened its mouth and spat out a pillar of fire, forming a spiral that crashed into Yakumo's will and body like a burning tornado. The battle between the two reached its peak from the very beginning.

"call…"

Yakumo instinctively adjusted his breathing, but he quickly remembered that he was a will-body and did not need to breathe.

As the heatwave collided with the surging water, Yakumo burst into golden light, forcefully crashing into the heatwave's range. He used water as a means of escape... to protect himself and charged upwards against the flames.

"Shh..."

Countless blue lights burst forth from the center of the heat, like lotus flowers spreading out, blooming brilliantly in mid-air. The Azure Dragon's attack was neutralized by Yakumo, leaving only two-colored flames splashing in mid-air.

"Wind and Fire Slash!"

Yakumo instantly appeared on the surface of the Azure Dragon's body, his weapon continuously extending to form a terrifying weapon a hundred meters long, the blue flames enveloping it becoming even hotter and more terrifying.

The Azure Dragon brandished its claws in resistance, but it was unable to withstand Yakumo's attack. After the Azure Dragon was cut open, blue flames spread along the wound, scorching its entire body.

The Azure Dragon suddenly struggled and lashed out at Yakumo's will with its long tail. This attack was the result of its continued power accumulation. A cunning glint flashed in its lantern-like eyes.

Although the Azure Dragon Fruit can manipulate wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, its greatest enhancement to the user is the terrifying, almost immortal body. So... the Azure Dragon evolved from the Will Space truly attacks through physical combat!

"Soul Slayer!!"

Before the attack could land, Yakumo's will exploded out of thin air, causing the Azure Dragon's attack to miss. Then, countless golden points of light floated in the sky above the entire will space.

They were like golden meteors, crashing into the Azure Dragon…

Each ray of golden light was formed from Yakumo's will, containing four perfectly fused energies. The moment it came into contact with the Azure Dragon, it completely lost the balance between the energies.

Immediately afterwards… those golden specks of light transformed into a series of terrifying explosions, with various different energies reacting and rapidly destroying the Azure Dragon's body.

At this moment, Yakumo reassembled his form in the air, the golden light around him dimming somewhat, but he still held in his hand... that terrifying weapon a hundred meters long.

"Wind and Thunder Slash!"

"Wind and Fire Slash!"

In a flash of light and shadow, the Azure Dragon continued to be injured.

When it tried to resist, Yakumo once again transformed into countless golden specks of light, causing a continuous series of explosions.

And so it went, repeating itself more than ten times.

The Azure Dragon was covered in wounds, yet it failed to strike Yakumo even once. This was Yakumo's unique advantage.

This is his space of will, and because of this... he can freely change the form of his own will entity.

Yakumo can be a golden rain of light, a golden giant, or even an inconspicuous blade of grass. This is the domain he controls. Although the Azure Dragon is powerful, he is merely an outsider.

Once you understand these things, defeating the enemy on your home turf becomes very simple, and doesn't even require... much effort.

Especially after mastering the fusion of many energies.

In this round... Yakumo has the upper hand!

"Destroy!"

As the golden light encroached, the Azure Dragon's will gradually dissipated.

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