Konoha's Mission Master

This is the first step to success, and also the most crucial one.

The fusion formula has now changed.

The first step is to fuse the four elements: lightning, wind, life, and fire.

The second step is the fusion of chakra and life. This step will create a new energy with a higher energy level than chakra but a gentler one. This new energy will then be fused with the energy from the fusion of the four elements.

If successful, it will be the ultimate blade slash that combines all five elements.

Yakumo already had strong confidence in this.

In addition... five days later, the flow of energy in the ninja world and the pirate world will return to a unified state, but these five days will have been a full five months in the pirate world.

At the end of June, Masako Mori's parents left Konoha and continued to travel around the ninja world in seclusion.

Of course... the two had said that if Masako Mori became pregnant, they were willing to cancel their travel plans at any time.

Sure enough, parents always urge marriage first, then urge having a grandchild.

Yakumo and Mori Masako escorted the two to the gates of Konoha. Looking at the two who had already completed their disguises, Yakumo suddenly felt a sense of emotion.

They are truly happy, the kind of genuine happiness that transcends everything.

That evening, Yakumo successfully fused his five attributes and could apply them to his swordsmanship, ultimately evolving into the Fifth Degree Extreme Blade Slash.

Currently, the progress in swordsmanship is...

Flagwood Secret Code, Taoism·One Style 70%.

That's right, the fusion of the five elements is not 100%. The mysterious person's simple slash contained a deeper meaning that Yakumo had not yet understood.

On the same day, Yakumo began to attempt the challenge.

Arena Level 8!

..........

PS: Please vote with monthly tickets. Thank you everyone for subscribing.

Chapter 419, Ninth Floor, Cleared

The arena is a tool for Yakumo to hone his combat skills, with the difficulty of each level increasing exponentially.

In the previous times in the One Piece world, Yakumo was able to last for several hours when challenging the ninth floor of the arena, but he was unable to defeat his enemies.

Yakumo simply stopped wasting gold coins. In addition, the continuous battles in the One-Punch Man world had left him extremely exhausted, both physically and mentally. After returning to the ninja world, he never challenged the arena again.

He now has confidence, a confidence that comes from the weapon that subdues demons, and also from the terrifying slash formed by the fusion of five energies.

Also... the enemies on the ninth floor of the arena are somewhat special.

Yasuo, the Swift Swordsman who rides the wind.

But he is not the hero in Yakumo's memories; his appearance and strength have undergone earth-shattering changes.

That night, after putting Masako Mori to sleep, Yakumo put on his pajamas, picked up the Glory Sword Box beside him, and used his spatial teleportation ability to appear at the secret base in Ryuchi Cave. He plunged into the center of many vines, allowing them to form a shield to protect him.

In addition, Yakumo released shadow clones to guard his main body. He had already tested that when challenging the arena, he would lose all sense of the outside world.

At this point, even a toddler could kill him with a sufficiently sharp weapon, so Yakumo would try his best to find an absolutely safe location for each challenge.

Wrapped in vines, Yakumo began her challenge, gathering her many useless thoughts, and a crimson mark appeared on her forehead.

"Sage Mode, activated."

As his strength increased, Yakumo discovered that the boost from Sage Mode was not keeping pace with his own growth and that he needed to upgrade it.

In addition... the conditions for reaching the Dao Transformation level in Immortal Mode have been met.

However, both the Hatake Secret Manual and Wood Release are resource-intensive, and he can't spare any extra gold coins for their cultivation and improvement... So he can only make do with Sage Mode for now.

"call."

Yakumo exhaled deeply, expelling the waste gas from his body.

"Deduct 200 gold coins and enter the arena."

[Note: 200 gold coins have been deducted. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience.]

The game's voice prompts remained a cold, emotionless metallic tone.

His soul seemed to leave his body and be taken by the game system to an ancient and desolate continent. This continent seemed to have been the site of an extremely terrifying battle, with deep pits thousands of meters in diameter everywhere and countless pale skeletons.

Even though a long time has passed since that great battle, and these bones are extremely broken by the wind and sand, the ferocity of the battle is still evident.

Fine yellow sand swirls along the ground like yellow snow. Huge rocks have been cleaved in two with a knife, their surfaces bearing the marks of long-term wind erosion, the gales like sharp blades.

This continent is filled with death and desolation, with no greenery in sight, and even the most drought-resistant plants cannot survive in this environment.

This is the ninth arena, which Yakumo calls the Yellow Sand Hell.

Drought, strong winds, and high temperatures.

The plains were parched and devoid of any moisture, and the soil lacked the nutrients necessary for plant growth. Of course, the truly deadly factor was the terrifyingly high temperature approaching seventy degrees Celsius.

This terrain is completely unsuitable for using Wood Release ninjutsu, which effectively weakens Yakumo's own abilities by 30%, while the ever-present sandstorms around the area enhance Yasuo's wind manipulation power.

Yakumo sensed the game system's deep malice, and at that moment, his spiritual body slowly solidified from nothingness at the edge of the plain.

The plains here are filled with many stones stained red with blood, covered with knife marks, and dried bloodstains form a mottled landscape.

In the center of the plain, Yasuo sat quietly cross-legged on the ground.

He was wearing jeans, barefoot, with his long black hair loosely draped over his shoulders. His eyes were lifeless, like a statue, and his bare upper body bore many healed scars.

Most of the wounds were caused by weapon strikes, while a few looked like they were caused by animal bites. There was also a pattern of burns on the left shoulder.

He looked older than Yasuo in the game, as if he had lost someone extremely important to him, or as if he had been through countless battles and was trapped in an inescapable predicament.

But his aura was extremely sharp, and he was like a blade that had been drawn from its sheath, with his weapon, the long sword, placed in his right hand.

The surrounding area was littered with broken bones, a testament to the fierce battles that had once taken place here. The closer one got to the center of the plain, the more incomplete the bones became.

At this moment, a blood-red countdown appeared in the sky. Yakumo knew that when the countdown reached zero, Yasuo would be awakened and unleash an incredibly terrifying power.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: Blood Soul Armor".

Although Yakumo can create the Forest Hell in this environment, its power will be greatly reduced, and it will be unable to suppress Yasuo's attack. Therefore, in the battle with Yasuo, Wood Release mainly serves a defensive role.

"zero."

When the countdown in the sky reached zero, Yakumo immediately extended the length of the Fuma sword to about sixty centimeters. By discarding part of the length, he could achieve a faster swing speed and use it to block in front of him for a defensive action.

He had actually tried fighting with the Jade Dagger, but after a few exchanges, the blade would be cut in half by Yasuo's weapon.

Unbeknownst to them, the difference between the two weapons, Fumo and Jieyu, had become vast. Jieyu was now only fit for collection and was no longer suitable for this level of combat.

The next second, Yasuo's slash collided with the Demon.

The sound between the two was extremely crisp and pleasant. After successfully defending against Yasuo's charge, Yakumo immediately used his spatial ability to relocate.

Distance: 5,000 meters!

He needs time to adapt to Yasuo's speed, otherwise he has no chance of fighting back. Yakumo's greatest confidence may be the terrifying recovery power brought about by his physique exceeding 100.

Yakumo vanished from his spot in less than a second, and Yasuo's slash arrived from behind, the slender blade like the Grim Reaper's scythe, carrying a lonely deathly wind as it pierced towards his heart.

With a whoosh, Yakumo adjusted his position again using his spatial abilities, thrusting his blade forward and piercing Yasuo's body. However, the sensation from the blade felt as if the strike had hit thin air.

Yasuo's previously stable stance vanished like a gentle breeze, and an incredibly intense killing intent surged from Yakumo's side, still with a simple straight thrust.

Simple and unpretentious, yet incredibly deadly.

It turned out that what Yakumo hit was just a phantom image left behind by Yasuo. The enemy's real body had already adjusted its position and continued to attack from Yakumo's blind spot.

This is what makes Yasuo so difficult to deal with; his terrifying speed is enough to keep up with teleportation. After fighting Yasuo, Yakumo realized that teleportation is not the limit of speed.

There really are people who can run tens of thousands of meters per second...

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.

Yakumo kept changing direction to dodge, but Yasuo locked onto him like a shadow, never uttering a single word, just like an assassin devoid of any emotion.

During this process, Yakumo also tried to fight back, but his sword strikes only hit Yasuo's phantom; the enemy was like an elusive breeze.

The two were locked in combat for a few minutes. Just as Yakumo adjusted his spatial position, Yasuo's attack arrived.

A phantom image flashed in front of Yakumo, and suddenly countless sword shadows appeared. The sound of tearing brocade echoed through the space. In an instant, these attacks landed on the surface of the Blood Soul Armor, almost instantly piercing through it.

With a whoosh, Yakumo adjusted his position again, but his chest had already been pierced by Yasuo's attack, leaving six wounds about three centimeters deep. The lonely gale entered Yakumo's body through the wounds and began to cut and destroy him.

He immediately mobilized his internal energy to suppress the sharp gale. What Yasuo injected into his body was not energy, but more like a naturally generated airflow, only it was much sharper.

The slash that Yasuo used just now, which caught Yakumo off guard, was Steel Slash, but of course there is also a fundamental difference in power.

The transformation from a single, direct thrust to hundreds of consecutive thrusts feels like Yasuo being able to unleash a continuous barrage of sword strikes without being affected by inertia.

A few seconds later, the wound on Yakumo's chest healed. After a few minutes of familiarization, his eyes were able to keep up with Yasuo's speed, which meant that Yakumo could try to launch a counterattack.

Then the second round of battle will begin.

"Eye of the Soul, open!"

"Mark of Prayer, open!"

Yakumo can see the flow of air and the flow of wind energy in space using his Soul Eye. This means he can predict Yasuo's movements, and Yasuo can also predict Yakumo's reactions and movements by observing changes in air flow.

Both possess near-predictive abilities; the current competition is about their reaction speed and agility when they anticipate each other's movements.

In terms of absolute speed, Yakumo is not as good as Yasuo.

However, Yakumo still possesses soul energy, which he uses to create a domain within a three-meter radius around him, working in conjunction with his Soul Eye to lock onto Yasuo's movements.

With the double enhancement, Yakumo is confident of winning the battle.

From now on, Yakumo does not intend to use teleportation to dodge, but will instead take down Yasuo directly through close combat.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

The sound of their weapons clashing was like the tinkling of a clear spring; Yasuo would not engage in a power duel with Yakumo.

After Yakumo blocks his attack, he will turn his weapon around and launch a second slash, and so on.

The weapons clashed and dispersed at the first contact.

"Steel-Cutting Flash".