Konoha's Mission Master

This ending is fitting for the old man who has spent half his life wandering.

"You're not dead? That's good."

Minato Namikaze sighed softly, but his voice naturally did not escape the notice of the people around him. Kushina Uzumaki pinched Minato's arm with displeasure.

"Were you captivated by Madara Uchiha's charisma?"

Low emotional intelligence: Has she been successfully brainwashed?

High emotional intelligence: This is being conquered by personal charm.

"Although I don't approve of many of his actions, I must admit that Madara Uchiha had great personal charisma. What I can say for sure is that... he really wanted to bring true peace to the world, but his methods were somewhat misguided and biased."

Minato Namikaze, with a sunny smile on his face, actually began to praise and compliment Madara Uchiha's strengths, giving off a feeling of mutual respect between heroes.

Behind Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki twisted her right arm with even greater force, and her face became somewhat dangerous.

"Ouch...that hurts, my dear wife...I was wrong!"

Minato Namikaze immediately stopped talking and begged for mercy.

At that moment, Yakumo understood why Orochimaru received so much support for imprisoning Minato Namikaze.

He doesn't care about his position at all when interacting with others. From what he said today, Yakumo can guess that Minato Namikaze must have publicly praised the Fourth Raikage, A.

"Alas, this is an excellent quality, but it is not suited to this world."

After all... the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning are still enemies in principle, but because the Land of Fire produced the powerful Yakumo, they had no choice but to temporarily lower their heads and make concessions on many issues.

Minato Namikaze's public praise of A is clearly inconsistent with his own stance.

"I told you, you should have been more careful."

Kushina Uzumaki patted Minato Namikaze on the shoulder, expressing her strong agreement with Yakumo's words. If Minato hadn't said those things that were out of character, he wouldn't have given others the opportunity to kick him while he was down.

"If I ever become Hokage, I will make criticism and praise free."

Minato Namikaze did not agree with Yakumo's words, but instead cleared his throat and answered quite seriously.

Yakumo suddenly remembered a sentence he had heard before, which involuntarily surfaced before his eyes and flowed through his heart.

“If criticism is not free, then praise is meaningless.”

Although the two sentences have different meanings, they also have something in common.

Yakumo briefed the group on the battle with Madara Uchiha, then suggested they go home and rest, since it was already close to 3 a.m. and the sun would rise in the east in a few hours.

"This thing...Kushina-neechan always carries it with her."

It was a blood-red wooden bracelet, seemingly formed by two intertwined vines. It was a simple tracking device that would provide a specific location and coordinates if Kushina Uzumaki left Yakumo's house.

"Although I witnessed Madara Uchiha being swallowed up by the spatial turbulence, I cannot guarantee whether he will still exist in the ninja world. In the next few days, I will send out shadow clones throughout the ninja world to confirm Madara Uchiha's whereabouts."

After thinking it over, Yakumo decided to play it safe. Madara Uchiha's strength had reached the Six Paths level, and no one in the entire ninja world could rival his power.

"Understood, I will carry it with me during this time."

Kushina Uzumaki took the blood-red bracelet. She noticed that although the bracelet was made of wood, it had the warm luster of jade, and the bright red color was one of her favorite colors.

"Thank you for your help during this time," Yakumo said politely.

"wrong."

Minato Namikaze immediately shook his head and bowed in gratitude.

"I've caused everyone trouble during this time."

If Yakumo hadn't intervened, he might still be under Madara Uchiha's control, and Kushina Uzumaki might have died from extracting the Nine-Tails. In this respect alone, Yakumo saved Minato Namikaze's entire family.

"Please don't be so polite. At first, I wasn't very talented, and it was Brother Shuimian who patiently guided me countless times."

Yakumo has always been a person who values ​​relationships.

He remembers any kindness others show him and will repay them tenfold or a hundredfold in the future; this is the way of life he has chosen.

"I didn't expect you to still remember that little thing from back then."

Minato Namikaze replied with a smile that it was just a casual instruction given after lunch, but he didn't expect Yakumo to remember it to this day.

"Haha, of course I'll remember."

A smile appeared on Yakumo's face. If it weren't for Minato Namikaze teaching him the Shadow Clone Technique, he wouldn't have been able to gain so much proficiency in ninjutsu in such a short time.

Although he would still rise to prominence without Minato Namikaze, the pace would be much slower, and a slow start would lead to a slow finish.

"Come on, go home!"

Kushina Uzumaki held Naruto in her arms, a smile spreading across her face as she looked at the familiar buildings around her. This two-story family compound, built in a secret base, was quite nice; it could meet all her needs for living.

However... it lacked vitality, resembling a cozy prison. The experience of the past six months had created a slight resonance between her and the Nine-Tails in her womb. Being trapped in a small space was truly not a pleasant feeling.

"Let's go home."

Minato Namikaze exchanged a few more pleasantries with Yakumo, then took Kushina's arm and began releasing chakra to envelop the three of them.

The next second, a flash of golden light appeared and the three disappeared from their spot.

Because of Naruto in his arms, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique with extreme gentleness, even deliberately consuming chakra to create a protective barrier.

"Then we'll be going too... See you tomorrow."

Kakashi and Obito both had a lot to ask Yakumo or tell him... but this was clearly not the right time to discuss it in detail.

Obito and Rin activated the key and left the secret base.

On the other hand, Kakashi and Yukotsu Chiyuki left together, their eyes flashing with intense fighting spirit... His time traveling through the ninja world had greatly improved his strength, and he was confident that he could fight Yukotsu Chiyuki.

"Poor Kakashi is going to get tortured again."

Mori Masako covered her mouth and chuckled. Having acted together for the past two years, she knew exactly how strong Yukotsu Chiyuki had become. In her perception, Kakashi had almost no chance of winning.

"It's alright. Kakashi is mentally strong now, and he shouldn't be easily discouraged by failure," Yakumo replied.

"That's impossible to say."

Kakashi considers Yukotsu Chiyuki his lifelong rival. He might be able to remain calm if he loses to others, but it would be difficult for him to remain truly calm if he loses to Yukotsu Chiyuki.

This is a very simple principle: the more you care, the less willing you are to accept failure.

"Whatever, let's go back to sleep."

Yakumo laughed and said that for a genius like Kakashi, failure is not a bad thing. The strongest weapon can only be forged in the most difficult way. Any divine weapon needs to be tempered.

"That makes sense. Shouldn't we get married this year?"

Masako Mori nodded, and seeing that no one was around, she changed her tone and whispered in Yakumo's ear, asking him a question with a playful smile on her face.

"That's right, tentatively scheduled for June 20th this year."

Yakumo replied, a slight ripple rising in his heart as he smelled the fragrance in the air and felt the softness within reach of him.

"Hey, I'm so happy."

After hearing the answer, Masako leaned against Yakumo.

"But why June 20th?"

"That day was many years ago...the day we redeemed each other."

"Mutual redemption?"

Mori Masako suddenly remembered their first meeting. At that time, she was a terminally ill patient with only a few years to live, while Yakumo was a desperate person who was being bullied and harassed.

"Haha, who would have thought that our first encounter would be the beginning of two desperate people redeeming each other?"

A smile appeared on Masako Mori's face, but her eyes held a sense of reminiscence as memories of the past slowly surfaced before her, like pages being turned in a book.

Even though Yakumo has solved the problem of her lifespan, and even though she can live a long time now, whenever she thinks about her past illness, her hair stands on end, and she can't help but feel fear. She feels that the shadow of death in the shadows has never left and is still preparing to attack her.

Yakumo noticed the change in Mori Masako's emotions, reached out and took her right hand, gently stroking it. His gesture warmed Mori Masako... and also helped her get rid of those terrifying memories.

"Since that's the case, then let's do it on June 20th this year."

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Chapter 411 Nohara Rin is pregnant

When Yakumo opened his eyes, it was already 10:15.

Today, Yakumo slept very soundly. He didn't need to worry about danger or the time, and could sleep in as much as he wanted.

"Ha... I'm so happy."

Yakumo and Mori Masako chatted until dawn, then she slept until ten o'clock.

He suddenly felt a heaviness on his body, and saw a fat black and white cat lying on him, snoring softly.

With each breath, its soft flesh trembled slightly.

It was Naiqiu, whom we hadn't seen for two years. During the time Yakumo was away, Naiqiu was taken care of by Kakashi and the others, so he didn't go hungry. Not only did he not lose weight, but his body became much rounder, and his fur was still very soft.

Yakumo lay down and formed hand seals... First, he created a shadow clone to prepare breakfast, and then grilled some Sea King-type meat for Nai-ball. After that, his main body sat up straight.

World Briefing

[One Piece World: Nothing major happened yesterday.]

The Revolutionary Army is still conquering the New World, and with the cooperation of the Red-Haired Pirates, the process is going very smoothly.

The Whitebeard Pirates have appeared in the New World, and Ace is also interested in the legendary One Piece.

The Straw Hat Pirates are currently the closest to the final island.

Players can adjust the content of the world briefing and spend gold to give special attention to a particular character.

Yakumo nodded no, not spending any gold coins to add someone to his special attention list, and then checked the explanation in the World Brief.

This is the inherent benefit of being a world overlord, allowing him to directly perceive changes in his own territory, facilitating cross-border intervention at any time, and preventing him from losing control of the world. His particular concern is purely a product of reaping gold coins.

This feature did indeed make it easier for Yakumo to grasp the world of One Piece. After paying 500 gold coins, he enhanced the speed at which he collected information on major events and the level of detail in his written records.

That's right... Yakumo also needs to spend gold coins to adjust the content of the world briefing. In short, this game... system, everything is inseparable from gold coins.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly, and there was a gentle breeze that wasn't hot.

It is now early April of the 51st year of Konoha, with two months left until the planned wedding date. Yakumo's biggest goal during these two months is to prepare for the wedding.