Konoha's Mission Master

"What an amazing feeling."

He could feel his soul growing at an extremely fast pace, his thinking speed and learning ability constantly improving. What truly surprised Yakumo was that... his soul seemed to have found harmony with the space.

In the future, spatial movement will be much simpler, and it may even be possible to freeze the surrounding space briefly. He always remembered that the transformation brought about by his intelligence attribute exceeding 100 was the freezing of time.

That's the real weapon that can decide the outcome of a battle.

The blue liquid surrounding his body was gradually absorbed, and the oppressive and suffocating feeling that Yakumo had experienced had disappeared, but now he felt that the world was very noisy.

The knowledge and information contained in the environment instinctively emerges. For example, when he sees the air with his soul, he will instinctively distinguish the components contained in the air, including whether it contains toxins.

This powerful analytical ability was difficult for Yakumo to adapt to; this instinctive analytical approach meant he had to constantly receive a lot of information.

For example, the nodes of energy flow in nature change over time. Now, Yakumo can analyze and even intervene in the formation of future energy nodes by using the energy nodes at this time.

This may seem useless, but it means that Yakumo can already interfere with the flow of energy in nature, and may even be able to make this world lose its chakra system in some way.

Yakumo is trying to shut down this omniscient ability, or to make it an instinct that he can control.

As time passed, he began to retract his scattered soul energy and shut down the energy of his Soul Eye. The words before him finally began to slowly disappear until they vanished completely.

Suddenly, a spatial fluctuation occurred, and Masako Mori appeared at the base.

"I knew you were hiding here."

Yakumo glanced at him briefly, about to answer.

The black text reappeared.

Name: Mori Masako

[Status: Minor Injury]

[Strength Rating: Intermediate Six Paths Level]

[Measurements: ......]

Yakumo quickly waved his hand, and the black text in front of him disappeared. This feeling was very similar to the reading of the game system, or rather... this reading ability is an ability that one will master once their intelligence attribute reaches a certain level.

In the world of One-Punch Man, he gained an amplification through extra abilities, but now he finds that there is actually a significant difference between borrowed power and his own power when he breaks through the limits of his own attributes. Borrowed power is ultimately not as good as his own power... and he can use it with ease.

"what happened?"

Seeing that Yakumo was in a daze, Masako Mori asked him curiously.

"It's nothing, just a slight increase in strength."

"Oh, I see..."

Masako Mori nodded, then spread her arms and twirled around quite lightly.

The near-perfect arc data reappeared before Yakumo's eyes, and he couldn't help but marvel at the beauty contained within these curves... natural and pure.

Why did you decide to contact me?

Yakumo stretched out his hand, and azure energy spread out. The life source energy was transformed into energy that could heal everything. Mori Masako's injuries healed at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye. Broken bones were repaired and shattered bone fragments were directly expelled from her body.

"You and Chiyuki are being too reckless," Yakumo said, shaking his head with slight displeasure.

"Actually, I did restrain myself."

Mori Masako closed her eyes and enjoyed the process of her body being repaired. Yakumo took the opportunity to send out a shadow clone to treat Yukotsu Chiyuki. Both of them were very important to him, so he could not neglect one for the other.

“Tsunade and Jiraiya wish to meet you,” Masako Mori said.

Tsunade had already learned from Sakumo Hatake why she brought Jiraiya to see Yakumo: she simply wanted Yakumo to restrain the Uchiha and Hyuga clans from targeting the Senju clan.

Originally, the Hyuga clan used the Senju clan's influence to confront the Uchiha clan. However, with the decline of the Senju clan, the Hyuga clan rose to power and became the second-largest ninja clan in Konoha, second only to the Uchiha clan.

Years later, the Senju clan rose again, but the Hyuga clan was no longer willing to relinquish the many benefits they had gained. Therefore, they chose to oppose the rise of the Senju clan by joining the Uchiha clan.

Especially... the strongest one, Senju Nawaki, has run into trouble.

“I know why she contacted me,” Yakumo said.

"I can roughly guess that they just want you to restrict certain people."

Yakumo nodded; Masako Mori's guess was basically the same as the truth.

"Well, I guess I can't avoid it anymore, I'll have to meet him."

Over the years, the Uchiha clan has been quite obedient to him, and even Uchiha Itachi became his disciple. In a sense, Yakumo did not want the Senju and Uchiha to have any conflict.

But when faced with self-interest, no one can escape the temptation.

"Just refuse directly; you've helped her a lot."

Masako Mori sat down next to Yakumo and whispered words of advice. In fact, what happened to Konoha didn't affect her, but she didn't want Yakumo to feel troubled because of Konoha.

“I’m considering it.”

“Actually, this is easy to solve,” Masako Mori said.

Their conflict stemmed from their entanglement over Konoha's small territory. In fact, Yakumo was considering whether they could turn the internal conflict into an external struggle, for example, by using the Key of Hell and Death that he possessed.

What would happen if the people of Konoha were to develop that world?

"Is it possible to establish a perpetual spatial gate?" Yakumo asked himself.

[Hint: 50,000 gold coins.]

[Note: The world corresponding to Hell and the Key of Death is extremely dangerous. Establishing a perpetual space gate could lead to a counter-invasion of the ninja world. Players should consider this carefully.]

"..."

Upon seeing this notification, Yakumo immediately abandoned his previous idea. After all, the ninja world was his base and his last resort, and he absolutely could not afford any problems with it.

"Did Jiraiya and Tsunade leave?" Yakumo asked.

"No, I'm waiting for you at home. I guess the Senju clan is at a disadvantage."

With their once close teammates being assassinated, the Senju clan is now left to fend for themselves, especially after losing Senju Nawaki, a powerful figure who could suppress everything.

“Then let’s meet him,” Yakumo said.

Yakumo reached out and grabbed Mori Masako's hand, and the two instantly returned home.

At this moment, Tsunade and Jiraiya were drinking tea, but it was clear that Tsunade was quite nervous. Originally, she had given up and let the Senju clan decline, but Orochimaru had revived the Senju clan and even made it move forward.

The Senju clan has now lost its ambitious leader, but they are on the verge of collapse. If they cede their benefits, the Senju clan could be instantly reduced to its original state and completely lose any chance to rise again.

After all, this kind of opportunity only comes once.

After Yakumo appeared, he looked at Tsunade, and black characters gathered before his eyes.

Name: Tsunade

[Mood: Nervous, Irritable]

[Measurements: ......]

He quickly shook his head, trying to banish the black text in front of him.

"Lady Tsunade, Lady Jiraiya."

Yakumo greeted the two of them first, then sat down on the sofa opposite them with a rather relaxed air. Mori Masako sat down next to Yakumo very gently, picked up her teacup and began to sip her tea, pretending to be indifferent.

"You're back, Yakumo."

Tsunade said with a smile, but the smile seemed somewhat forced.

"I know why Lady Tsunade came, but in fact I have no interest in many things in Konoha, nor do I want to get involved in Konoha's struggles."

Yakumo answered quite directly, clearly indicating that he did not intend to get involved in these rather troublesome matters.

As he spoke, Tsunade's smile vanished.

"The Senju clan is in a very bad situation," Jiraiya said.

“I can guess,” Yakumo said.

"But the methods of the other ninja clans are within reasonable limits, and I am not within the power structure of Konoha. So... let me give you a suggestion."

"Please speak."

Jiraiya straightened his back. For some reason, he always felt a strong pressure from Yakumo, as if all his secrets were exposed in his eyes.

"We must unite with the Uchiha clan and make some sacrifices to minimize the losses."

“The Uchiha clan will not agree,” Tsunade said, shaking her head.

“You can promise to help Itachi Uchiha become Hokage, and then didn’t Nawaki Senju say he no longer wanted to be Hokage? It’s better to let Minato Namikaze succeed him as the Sixth Hokage and go into hiding again… It’s better than losing him again.”

Under Orochimaru's leadership, the Senju clan became too powerful, and their rapid development overwhelmed all the other ninja clans in Konoha. This is why the ninja clans rebelled after Orochimaru disappeared.

Yakumo's advice was to reduce his sharpness and temporarily hide himself.

Tsunade and Jiraiya both looked thoughtful, clearly analyzing whether Yakumo's suggestion was feasible.

First, we need to break down and win over the Uchiha clan, the strongest of the ninja clans.

Then, they voluntarily relinquish power and retreat into the background to hide themselves.

“This method might work,” Jiraiya said.

"But you have to lose a lot."

Tsunade analyzed the pros and cons and finally made a decision. Her eyes gradually brightened from dim. Based on Yakumo's suggestion, she had come up with a practical solution.

"Thank you for your plan, Yakumo."

Tsunade and Jiraiya stood up, intending to leave.

"I'll see you two off."

Yakumo escorted the two to the door. Although he didn't want to get involved in Konoha's affairs, his appearance couldn't change his fate of becoming the center of the storm.

Tsunade was originally worried that Itachi Uchiha would betray the Senju clan after becoming Hokage, but if the suggestion of alliance was made by Yakumo, then the Uchiha clan would certainly not betray them.

Because... this event was witnessed by Yakumo.

"Although you didn't support the Senju clan, you still solved the problem."

Masako Mori sipped her tea and commented quietly.

“Yes, the Uchiha clan will definitely give me face. In other words, the Senju clan’s crisis will definitely be resolved. What we don’t know now is what price they will have to pay to extricate themselves,” Yakumo said.

“This is really troublesome.” Masako Mori stood up and walked towards the bedroom on the second floor, with Yakumo following closely behind.