Konoha's Mission Master

Mori Masako lay on the wicker chair, asking with some curiosity.

Yakumo immediately panicked.

"No, no, it really isn't..."

"I just want to understand Sister Qingshan's strength so that we can adjust our team's specific combat strategy."

"Oh, I see, Captain."

"Ten minutes without using Susanoo, five minutes with Susanoo, and three minutes if you use all your abilities."

Masako Mori spoke calmly, but a hint of pride shone in her eyes.

"Under normal circumstances, it can be defeated in ten minutes."

Yakumo compared Aoyama Reiko's strength to the standards of the ninja world, equating her to the top of the Kage level in terms of combat power.

When they left the ninja world, they were the strongest in the entire ninja world.

"Don't worry, I will never lose to her in this lifetime."

"If the Ki-Ki Fruit can awaken, the gap in strength between the two of you will be further narrowed," Yakumo reminded him with a smile.

"You, you, you, have some faith in me!"

"Of course I have confidence in you, but I don't want you to become too arrogant."

Mori Masako stood up, patted her slightly protruding belly, and with a slight smile of dissatisfaction, suddenly said angrily.

"It's all your fault, now you're going to gain weight again tomorrow..."

Yakumo stood up, bent down, picked up Masako Mori, and carried her towards the stairs.

"Let's go, get some exercise... to digest the barbecue."

"Tsk tsk tsk, who's afraid of who?"

[Notification: Reiko Aoyama has joined the player's party.]

Note: Players' partners can send party invitations to eligible creatures. Since Aoyama Reiko did not respond, it is considered as default acceptance.

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Chapter 422 Enhancing the Strength of My Companions

The next morning.

Yakumo and Mori Masako were having breakfast.

Last night's battle ultimately saw him gain the upper hand, and Yakumo displayed his Life Mastery passive skill in a variety of brilliant and creative ways.

However, Yakumo couldn't keep up with Mori Masako's eating speed, especially when he was taking small sips of porridge.

Masako Mori had already finished more than a dozen meat buns, and then quite heartily downed the hot milk on the table.

"According to yesterday's plan, I'll go find Obito and Rin Nohara, and you go find Kakashi Hatake. We'll meet at the secret base."

After speaking, Masako Mori got up and left the kitchen. She walked to the yard, suddenly exerted force with her legs, tensed her body, and instantly jumped over the wall, disappearing from Yakumo's sight.

A true ninja never uses the door.

"Actually... well... if I use the Flying Thunder God Technique, it only takes a few seconds."

Yakumo lowered his head helplessly and continued to sip his millet porridge. Masako Mori's fiery personality was becoming more and more like Kushina Uzumaki's, giving him no chance to finish his sentence.

Suddenly, Yakumo's expression changed. Countless black ink characters in the void before him began to twist and overlap, like data garbled code or a bug in the game system.

He felt an overwhelming pressure, enveloping him from all sides, constantly increasing in weight, and fixing him to the wooden chair.

This feeling reminded Yakumo of death.

[Note: This is a day worth remembering forever.]

[Note: This is a joyous occasion for the National Day holiday.]

[Note: Congratulations to the player for obtaining two Wisps of Hope.]

Just as Yakumo was feeling a bit scared, the space in front of him suddenly shattered, forming an incredibly dark passage. His soul energy entered the passage, and he felt an incredibly dense spatial turbulence, like countless sharp blades cutting and devouring Yakumo's soul energy.

Yakumo quickly withdrew his soul energy, and two pure white light spots crashed into his chest at an indescribable speed. It felt as if a warm energy had entered his body, but it subsided instantly.

Then... as if time had reversed, the dark passage in front of Yakumo gradually healed and disappeared, and the restaurant was still the same restaurant as before, and even the millet porridge on the table in front of him had not changed at all.

What was that just now?

Yakumo asked the game system in a low voice, still feeling uneasy.

A pleasant surprise for the National Day holiday.

The game system immediately answered Yakumo's question, and a cold, ruthless mechanical voice echoed in Yakumo's mind.

"Is this a surprise? This is definitely a shock."

Yakumo was particularly unhappy about the game system stuffing things into his body, but when he thought about how the Power of Hope had helped him last time, his dissatisfaction quickly dissipated.

So... it's already October 1st in that world.

Nearly twelve years have passed in the world of Yakumo, but for that world, only ten months, or... 300 days, have passed.

There are significant differences in the flow of time between different worlds.

A few minutes later, Yakumo finished his millet porridge. He left his shadow clone to clean up the dishes, while he got up and left.

I also submitted my daily quest and earned 300 gold coins.

Additionally, after reviewing the brief information about the One Piece world provided by the game system, I discovered that... the situation is subtly spiraling out of control.

"Luffy becomes king, but a great battle erupts between him and Dragon due to Garp's death."

"The Red-Haired Pirates broke their promise and did not disband. They are currently under siege by the Free Federation, with Aokiji and Sabo leading the pursuit."

"Uncle Tiger, Deputy Minister of the Free Federation's Inspection Department, has been assassinated."

Ninety-five Free Federation officials were assassinated, and more than 85,600 civilians perished in the massacre by an unknown force.

Nearly a year has passed in the world of One Piece.

The situation in the Free Federation is nearing stability, but the Celestial Dragons, operating in the shadows, are accumulating power and carrying out relentless retaliation using methods once employed by the Revolutionary Army, including assassinations of Free Federation members by mysterious powerful figures.

At the same time, it prepares to return in the future.

Yakumo speculated that even Tiger Uncle's death... must be related to the Celestial Dragons.

However, the outcome of the father-son battle was not explained in the world briefing, and it was unclear whether Dragon was still capable of taking charge. This made Yakumo consider going to the pirate world.

However, the round-trip travel expenses amounted to ten thousand gold coins.

"never mind..."

Yakumo considered for a few seconds... and ultimately chose to believe in Dragon's strength. If the situation continued to change in the future, then he would have no choice but to go to the pirate world to set things right.

But he was also puzzled, which was a sense of bewilderment about the world.

Dragon founded the Revolutionary Army to fight for civilians and for freedom. With his help, the Revolutionary Army overthrew the rule of the World Government. Although the situation has shown a relatively positive change, many hidden problems still exist.

Where is true peace when there is endless conflict?

Unless... the forces wreaking havoc on the world are completely eradicated.

Those remaining pirate forces, as well as the Celestial Dragons hiding in the shadows, were the root cause of the chaos in that world.

Perhaps... only by resolving all of their issues can the pirate world return to a stable and prosperous state, thereby increasing the amount of gold coins Yakumo earns each year.

After resolving all matters in the ninja world, let's head to... the world of One Piece!

Looking at the briefing before him, Yakumo finally made a decision. With a casual wave of his right hand, the ink-black text vanished from his sight.

Swish.

Yakumo vanished in a flash of golden light, reappearing beside the training grounds at the Hatake residence. Inside the training grounds... Kakashi was sparring with Hatake Sakumo, using the combat experience to improve Kakashi's swordsmanship.

Some time ago, Sakumo Hatake was easily and effortlessly suppressed by Chiyuki Yukotsu, and from that day on, his mindset changed.

He devoted more time to training Kakashi, hoping that his son could defeat Yukotsu Chiyuki and become the second strongest among his generation after Yakumo.

The two were not surprised to see Yakumo suddenly appear. They had become accustomed to Yakumo's elusive nature. After exchanging a few more blows, they took the initiative to separate and sheath their swords.

"Kakashi, let's go to the secret base now," Yakumo said.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi's face lit up with anticipation, and he instantly realized why they needed to go to the secret base.

Some time ago, Yakumo mentioned that there was a way to help him quickly improve his strength, and they agreed to complete the improvement in the secret base.

After a brief explanation to Sakumo Hatake, Kakashi took out his key and began injecting chakra, while Yakumo also took out his key disc.

With two soft whooshing sounds, Yakumo and Kakashi disappeared.

Secret Base - Second Floor Platform

Several figures were already gathered around the round mahogany table: Masako Mori, who was drinking juice, Obito, and Rin Nohara.

Because of her pregnancy, Nohara Rin was wearing a loose gray long-sleeved top. Obito, who was next to her, would often steal glances at her slightly protruding belly, his face full of happiness.

"Ahem." Yakumo coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention.

Kakashi and the other man found their seats and sat down. On the round table were cut fruit, various nuts, and freshly squeezed juice.

"You all know why I called you here today, right?"

Yakumo reached out and grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, making a constant cracking sound.

"Understood." Obito nodded.

Before the wedding, he had already joined the Konoha Guard through special recruitment and was now serving as a squad leader. He only needed to be on duty two days a week, and his income and benefits were quite considerable.

Before helping everyone improve their skills, I'd like to understand... everyone's future goals or plans for the future.

Yakumo continued, saying that he had about forty Devil Fruits, the most of which were Zoan-type... followed by Paramecia-type, and only three Logia-type.

"The future, you know."

As everyone began to think, Nohara Rin was the first to raise her head, clearly having found her own answer; she already had a plan for the future.

"You go first... Lin."