Konoha's Mission Master

Gradually... these transparent figures seemed to have mastered the secret of the Yin Seal. The number of times their heads exploded began to decrease significantly, and purple crystals appeared in the middle of their foreheads, emitting a faint purple light.

This crystal was very mysterious and extremely special. The transparent figures unconsciously exuded a noble air. Then, these transparent figures began to activate the crystal formed by the Yin Seal to fight. After countless repetitions, the strongest transparent phantom finally emerged victorious.

This time... it formed a deep purple memory droplet.

After merging with Yakumo, he experienced the lives of countless transparent phantoms again, experiencing countless failures before finally turning into success. The memories, which had not been erased in any way, caused his memory to become chaotic.

He couldn't quite tell whether he was the invisible little man or Yakumo.

"It's time to stop."

Yakumo knew that this situation meant his soul had reached its maximum capacity, and what followed was a slow absorption process that would take about two to three days.

Only after he fully regained himself and absorbed all his memories could he move forward... Of course, these memories did make Yakumo's will more resilient and powerful.

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Yakumo did not leave the secret base, but stayed in the second-level space for seclusion. In order to prevent Mori Masako from noticing anything unusual, he only sent a shadow clone home to explain the reason.

The reason, of course... is still seclusion.

Yakumo disliked this kind of hectic life from the bottom of his heart, but the news of the final dungeon and... the impending invasion of the ninja world by the void energy weighed on his back like a mountain.

They kept urging him to keep striving forward.

Don't wait until tragedy strikes to regret it; don't wait until you're powerless to try and change things.

'Don't let it be too late. He wanted to protect many people, so he could only keep pushing himself forward...keep moving forward.'

Furthermore... the development of the eighth move of the Source Blade Technique is still in its early stages. The numerous shadow clones are merely the foundation for piecing together the necessary elements, such as various sealing techniques.

From the Four Symbols Seal to the Eight Trigrams Seal.

From Yin Seal to Yin-Yang Seal, and even the composite sealing technique of Healing Orb, all these have become pieces of the puzzle to piece together this brand-new sealing technique.

Of course, the most important piece of the puzzle still needs further improvement.

[Yin Seal Perfection 0/1000 Acceleration]

"Accelerate, one hundred Yin Seals."

[Note: Gold coins have been deducted; breakthrough has begun.]

The system notification sound, which had been absent for a long time, reappeared. Yakumo lay back down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep, but his soul had already left his body and gone to another space.

On the pure white lake surface, countless figures of Taoist priests stood.

They practiced hand seals and perfected the Yin Seal, but this time there were no unlucky failures among them, only continuous success.

Yakumo thought he wouldn't have to endure the excruciating pain of his head exploding this time, but he soon realized... he was overthinking it.

Purple crystals appeared on the foreheads of countless people, then spontaneously dissipated, repeating this process endlessly... until they grew old, completely lost control of their chakra, and died at the hands of the rampaging chakra.

"bump!"

His head exploded.

Looking down at everything from the air, Yakumo quietly clenched his fist. He would have to experience everything these figures went through, such as aging, losing control of chakra, and... damn head blowing out.

At that moment, Yakumo felt the game system's twisted sense of humor.

"Damn it, all I did was make a few complaints!"

[Note: All of this is to strengthen the player's will; please do not doubt the system's good intentions.]

"........."

Finally, ripples rose on the lake's surface, the pure white, mirror-like surface vanished, and these ripples were like the drumbeats of war, as countless figures began to unleash their Yin Seals and start fighting...

Most people were killed by the strong and turned into transparent water ripples.

A very small number of people gradually merged their bodies.

A deep purple crystal detached from it, its surface emanating a layer of pale purple mist, making it appear quite hazy. The faint, almost invisible purple mist dispersed, seemingly without any weight.

The crystal slowly drifted toward Yakumo's soul.

The pure white lake surface gradually collapsed, turning into white specks of light that surrounded the purple crystal like countless tiny fireflies. Finally, Yakumo saw that the crystal had twelve facets.

Each surface reflects purple light, exuding nobility.

Yakumo's soul reached out and touched the crystal. The next second, an immense amount of memories exploded in his mind, like a surging tide constantly tempering Yakumo's will.

He was also trying his best to process the vast amount of memories and maintain the independence and integrity of his own will... He could not lose himself.

Black text appeared before my eyes.

[Yin Seal Perfection 1000/1000 Acceleration]

.......

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Chapter 468 Limit Break Mode

"call......"

Yakumo let out a long breath, opened his eyes and looked at the world around him constructed of vines. This was his private space, and his face seemed expressionless.

But in his mind, countless memories surged and rose, like waves of the ocean washing over his unwavering will. In these memories, he experienced the life and journey of the transparent figure over countless years.

As beings, they are incredibly tragic. From birth, they are given a unique destiny: to learn the Yin Seal as much as possible. Yet, some transparent phantoms, even until death, cannot fulfill their lifelong wish.

But they passed their memories on to the next generation, starting a process of refinement and learning, until one day a transparent figure finally learned the Yin Seal, until the entire race learned the skill passed down through their souls.

However, under the influence of the gods, they continued to fight and determine the final perfect memory, which turned into a deep purple memory crystal and was absorbed by Yakumo. Thus, this race lost its price.

"System...are they really considered living beings?" Yakumo asked.

He began to have some doubts about his own actions. Were all the skills he had acquired achieved at the cost of countless lives?

If that's really the case... then what kind of sin would that be?

[Hint: Players can think of them as shadow clones.]

"In that case, it's not bad."

Yakumo could feel the memories within his head returning to calm, the turmoil in his mind gradually subsiding, and he once again perfectly absorbed all the memories.

Although he always felt that even if he failed, the game system would step in to help him maintain the purity of his will, he couldn't place all his hopes on the game system's goodwill.

"It will probably take three days to absorb."

This was the answer that Yakumo received from his all-knowing eye after resting with his eyes closed for a moment.

"Bang bang bang bang."

Countless shadow clones were dispelled, and Yakumo began to absorb the memories that had been generated during their modifications. As expected... even when woven into a net with composite power, it still could not perfectly contain the composite power.

Yakumo needs to find a way to further strengthen the energy that forms the crystal shell. Only in this way can the Yin Seal function and accommodate another composite power for use in battle.

This process is not easy.

After absorbing all the memories, Yakumo lay down for about half an hour before sorting out the useful parts of the memories and then using the Shadow Clone Technique to create many shadow clones for use.

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long."

Thinking this, Yakumo turned over and slept for three days straight.

In these three days, he completely digested those jumbled memories and rediscovered himself... Most importantly, he has figured out his next direction for improvement.

[Yin Seal Perfection 1000/1000 Breakthrough]

Yakumo made a light breakthrough.

[Note: This breakthrough requires six Master-level Breakthrough Scrolls.]

[Hint: Has it broken through?]

"Breakthroughs are permitted, with improvements in crystal hardness and capacity."

[Note: To achieve both types of enhancement, you will need to consume an additional six Master-level Breakthrough Scrolls.]

"Permission granted for the breakthrough."

Yakumo had already confirmed when he broke through the Hatake Secret Manual that he could influence the direction of the deduction by his own will when breaking through the bottleneck. It was because of this that he was confident that he could make the Yin Seal transform according to his needs.

As twelve Master-level Breakthrough Scrolls were deducted from the panel, an invisible energy instantly pulled Yakumo's soul away from his body.

Yakumo's soul appeared and moved constantly in the universe. The surrounding planets were as dense as sand in a desert. The only strange thing was that the colors of these planets were very monotonous.

【Sanctuary of Life, Place of Hope, Land of Crystallization.】

The All-Seeing Eye came into play at the right time, giving Yakumo a hint. He discovered that the color displayed by each planet represented what kind of inheritance existed on that planet, making this place seem like a world where the path of the strong was passed down.

[The Legacy of the Energy Emperor, Gilgamesh]

thump—

Yakumo plummeted toward the azure planet, his soul transforming into a multicolored rainbow, with a pure white energy occupying the largest portion of the space—representing hope.

Hope, life, thunder, gale, torrential rain, flames.

And—death.

This is the energy path that Yakumo currently possesses, and the planet he has arrived on now records the legacy of the Energy Emperor.

Yakumo's soul plunged into a curtain of water, where waves gradually rose.

A completely new scene unfolded before my eyes: a young man with a full head of golden hair, the Emperor of Energy, a powerful figure who once stood at the pinnacle of the universe.

"The way of energy can be broadly divided into compression and fusion."

"Compression has no end and is the truly strongest path, while fusion is easier to learn but has become the strongest mainstream in the universe today."

"What I inherit is the way of Yasuo."

Yakumo then noticed that the boy, who exuded nobility, began to conceal himself on the water's surface. The various elemental energies in his hands seemed to possess life, dancing gracefully at his will without any movement, occasionally transforming into completely different animals.

But... Yakumo didn't see how to compress the energy.

"Energy compression, the first step is to feel the breath of energy."

Yakumo had a sudden realization. When he was practicing the Heavenly Spring Mode on that huge green planet, he was feeling the breath of energy, which is why he was able to absorb and transform it all.

In other words... this step was already accomplished many years ago, and now when he relearns energy compression, he doesn't need to practice from scratch, but directly inherits the path he already knows.