Konoha's Mission Master

Orange juice, lemon tea, and plum juice were also placed on the side.

In addition, there were two neatly square fruit platters, which were small fruits specially prepared by Yakumo to cleanse the palate after the meal. The charcoal fire made their faces glow slightly red.

The finely textured beef sizzles and drips with oil when placed on top.

"Why did you suddenly decide to ask me out for dinner today?"

Obito Uchiha used wooden chopsticks to turn the grilled meat, while taking out soy sauce and wasabi to make his favorite dipping sauce, his tone tinged with curiosity.

"Well, something came up." Yakumo didn't answer immediately.

"What is it?" Obito Uchiha asked.

"Let's talk about it after dinner," Yakumo replied.

The two began to eat, quickly devouring the meat. Occasionally, their chopsticks would clink together as they competed for a piece of meat. At these moments, Yakumo was incredibly grateful for his ability to freeze time.

He was naturally invincible when it came to grabbing meat.

Countless pieces of meat were quickly devoured by Yakumo after being grilled, while Obito Uchiha's expression grew increasingly grim. Finally, after Yakumo had eaten his fill, it was time for him to finish.

However, Obito Uchiha was still filled with a great sense of humiliation and some things he couldn't understand. Although he had always lost before, he had never been so bad as to not even be able to get a single piece of meat today.

Why were you so fast?

Obito Uchiha rubbed his slightly bloated stomach, ate the fruit next to him, and asked Yakumo with some curiosity.

At that moment, Yakumo suddenly remembered a rather irritating answer.

"It's a secret."

And he deliberately put on a mysterious expression.

"Now you can tell me, what is it?"

Obito Uchiha suppressed his anger and restrained his urge to beat up Yakumo, because he knew... he couldn't win.

"It means that a few years from now, Masako Mori, Chiyuki Yukotsu, Reiko Aoyama, and I will be going to a very dangerous place," Yakumo said.

"And then?" Obito Uchiha asked, somewhat curiously.

“There’s a chance we won’t be able to come back,” Yakumo continued.

"I see..."

Although Obito Uchiha was unreliable most of the time, it cannot be denied that he actually had a rather sensitive heart, and because he was in the Security Department, he was also very knowledgeable about the current situation in Konoha.

"If you are gone, I will keep Konoha safe."

“That’s right, that’s what I’m looking for you about. I’ll tell you when I’m leaving in the future.” Yakumo nodded in reply.

"With my current strength, excluding you few who are not human, I should be the strongest in the entire ninja world. It's just that Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique is difficult to deal with, but I can transform into elements."

Obito Uchiha began analyzing the intelligence he had gathered. With the rise of Yakumo, many powerful figures in the ninja world had fallen, including the Third Raikage A, Elder Chiyo, the Fourth Kazekage, the Fourth Raikage, and Orochimaru, among others...

Along with Madara Uchiha's turmoil, many powerful figures perished, and the four hidden villages lost their tailed beasts as their trump cards.

Currently, the four major villages don't really have many people who can threaten Konoha in terms of high-end combat power. Perhaps Onoki can be considered one, since Dust Release still has a deterrent effect as a bloodline elimination technique.

“You also need to be wary of some of the enemy’s tactics,” Yakumo said.

"For example?" Obito Uchiha asked again, still curious.

“You must remember that you and Rin are strong enough. If the enemy wants to deal with you... then the two children are your weakness. They don’t need to defeat you head-on; they just need to seize your vital points, and that will be enough,” Yakumo replied.

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha fell into deep thought. He knew that what Yakumo said was not an exaggeration. One should never overestimate the moral bottom line of an enemy, and one must be prepared when necessary.

“I will persuade Lin to transfer their hopes and future to a secret base after you leave, a place that should be absolutely safe for them.”

Obito Uchiha said that the strange space located in Ryuchi Cave was protected by a defensive barrier made of Yakumo trees. After many years of development, the barrier had grown to a terrifying extent.

Uchiha Ishii is Obito's eldest daughter and loves fighting.

Mirai Uchiha is Obito's youngest son and has a fondness for medical ninjutsu.

Even if a powerful force attacks from the outside, it would take a long time to open a passage, which would be enough time to relocate.

“In a few days, I will conduct safety certification for those two little ones, but persuading Lin will be a very difficult process. Sometimes she is more stubborn than you think,” Yakumo said after thinking for a moment.

"Don't worry, this concerns the safety of Konoha, he can make the right judgment."

Obito Uchiha clearly had great confidence in Rin Nohara, which mainly stemmed from the tacit understanding that the two had developed over many years of spending time together.

"That's good," Yakumo said.

He understood that he needed to reassure Obito and prevent him from making wrong judgments when faced with despair, since Obito's personality, though seemingly kind, was actually prone to getting stuck on trivial matters.

Especially when his feelings for someone reach their peak.

"Even if Hope and Future die, don't be afraid, don't make the wrong choice. Since... Uchiha Hengyan can be resurrected, it means that death is not the final destination in this world. Even if... Hope and Future are truly fatally injured, you must calmly wait for me to return," Yakumo continued.

"Understood," Obito Uchiha replied earnestly.

"Then the safety of Konoha is in your hands," Yakumo said.

"Leave it to me, don't worry."

Obito Uchiha didn't ask Yakumo what kind of dangerous place he was going to. He knew that there was very little he could help with, but since Yakumo had formally asked him to do this, he was very grateful.

So even if he loses everything, he will protect Konoha.

"Of course I believe you."

Yakumo encouraged Obito for a while, and then the two got up and left.

That evening, in the same private room, Yakumo met Kakashi Hatake.

After briefly recounting the events, the conversation moved on to the final topic.

"If we disappear on that day, the other ninja villages will naturally rise up in resistance after they discover our disappearance. At that time, the safety of Konoha will be in your hands."

Yakumo looked at Kakashi Hatake with sincerity, his tone earnest and earnest.

"Don't worry, if that day ever comes, I will protect Konoha."

Kakashi Hatake stood up and immediately answered, his tone very serious.

Yakumo was somewhat excited and hugged Kakashi Hatake.

"I am at ease entrusting Konoha to you."

It's the same private room, the same spot.

After Kakashi Hatake left... Itachi Uchiha walked in.

"Master, rest assured, I will protect Konoha with my life."

Yakumo looked at Uchiha Itachi and secretly calculated in his mind that the triple insurance policy could basically guarantee that no problems would occur in Konoha within ten years.

If he fails, the ethereal energy will invade ten years later.

They all have to die!!!

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Chapter 462 The Front Lines, On the Virtual Energy Battlefield

Six months later...

Star of Elanwell - Sanctuary of Hope.

The green courtyard exudes an ancient charm. Uchiha Junyu, sitting in a rattan chair, wears a lazy smile as he watches Yakumo continuously battle against the water curtain.

During this period, Yakumo inherited three styles of Gento Technique.

They are respectively...

Qianjun: Unearthing the hidden power deep within the body.

Po Jun, Qian Jun, and Zhan Xing merge to create a completely new state.

Ultimate Skill is a slash that compresses two states to reach its ultimate limit. This state grants Yakumo an incredibly terrifying cutting ability, equivalent to a supercharged version of the Extreme Blade Slash.

The power of Star Slash and Thousand Pounds is combined into the power of Breaking Army.

Then, by using the upgraded version of Tianquan to support the consumption of the Breaking Army state, and condensing the ultimate line that can sever everything, Yakumo is currently in his strongest state.

Yakumo is currently learning the Genji Blade Technique: Sixth Form, which is called "Extinction of Life." This move contains a pure will to die and is not a special combat state, but a terrifying killing move.

The cultivation method is also very simple: use the thought of killing to cut through the water curtain in front of you with a slash, and you will have successfully cultivated. However, this inconspicuous water curtain is actually the embodiment of the rules of life.

Only by destroying life with death can one be considered to have truly succeeded in cultivation.

Yakumo has been working hard here for decades, but his will to die is still a long way off. Uchiha Juntama, however, is very patient with this.

"Let's stop for a moment; the method of cultivation needs to be changed."

About three years later, Uchiha Runyu got up from the rattan chair and casually waved his hand, causing the water curtain in front of Yakumo to disappear.

How to change it?

Perhaps because he had failed so many times, Yakumo had become able to take each setback in stride, and three years of stagnation had not stirred any emotion within him.

"Let you go to the front lines and experience it for yourself."

Uchiha Runyu then handed over a metal helmet and explained.

"This helmet connects to the clone I created for you on the front lines, allowing you to experience the virtual creatures in an immersive way, and it also prevents contamination."

"A 100% realistic virtual online game?" Yakumo asked.

"Pretty much, but much more advanced," Uchiha Runyu replied.

Yakumo found a place to lie down and slowly put on the metal helmet. The scene before him was pitch black, but gradually... he felt as if his soul began to move, and a bright light appeared before his eyes.

What came into view was a high-tech metal room, and he was soaking in a light green nutrient solution. The next second... rows of small green lights lit up around the culture chamber, and the culture solution flowed out from the channel below.

Air and water were slowly injected to wash away the light green nutrient solution remaining on Yakumo's body until it was completely clean. Hot air was blown out from above the culture chamber to quickly evaporate the water droplets on Yakumo's body.

A few minutes later, the hatch on the surface slid open.

Yakumo stepped out. This body felt very familiar to him, as if it were his own body. His soul energy spread out, reflecting his original appearance like a mirror.

The person in the mirror looks exactly like Yakumo.