Konoha's Mission Master

Fugaku Uchiha spoke very directly, but he didn't notice that Itachi Uchiha's eyes were losing their light. He knew that his younger brother had no interest in succeeding the Uchiha clan.

Another issue is that... his younger brother's talent is somewhat average, and he might not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of succeeding the Uchiha clan leader.

In the original work, Uchiha Sasuke is known as an indestructible cockroach, mainly because Indra's chakra constantly plays a role in the process of being beaten, which in a sense continuously raises his upper limit.

But now... with Madara Uchiha not dying, but leaving the ninja world with Indra's chakra, Sasuke Uchiha was unable to obtain that reincarnated power.

The result of this was that Sasuke Uchiha's talent, after being tested by many powerful individuals, was... stronger than that of ordinary members of the Uchiha clan.

However, he is far inferior to Itachi Uchiha and probably cannot shoulder the responsibility of the Uchiha clan leader.

Itachi Uchiha also asked Sasuke Uchiha if he was willing to become the head of the Uchiha clan, but the answer he received was definitely no.

He was actually a boy with little ambition, who only wanted to live with his parents and brother forever.

Such a person was destined to be unable to control the already enormous Uchiha clan, and for the sake of his father's expectations and the efforts of his ancestors... Itachi Uchiha had to take over that position.

Moreover, as an older brother, he didn't want Sasuke to bear this responsibility and lose all the joy in his heart.

"It's alright, Father. I'm willing to accept the responsibility I have to bear."

Yakumo noticed that Itachi's eyes only flickered for a moment, so he dismissed the idea in his mind and decided to shoulder the responsibility of the Uchiha clan.

"This is such a sensible boy that it breaks your heart."

Yakumo sighed softly to himself, picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip of tea, swallowed slowly, and kept a faint smile on his face.

Inside the courtyard, Fugaku Uchiha's expression changed repeatedly. He knew that Itachi Uchiha's words were tantamount to rejecting Lord Yakumo's kindness.

But how could I easily refuse the gift bestowed upon me by Lord Yakumo?

Cold sweat broke out on Fugaku Uchiha's body. He felt as if he were standing on the edge of a cliff. The two completely different choices in front of him represented great danger. If he was not careful, the Uchiha clan could lose everything.

The title of the strongest ninja village in the ninja world is coveted by countless people. Konoha already had the Senju and Hyuga clans, and then there was the Yotsuki clan, the rulers of Kumogakure...

These ninja clans were all formidable competitors to the Uchiha clan.

Fugaku Uchiha's mind raced with thoughts of how he had to minimize the impact of Itachi Uchiha's refusal before Lord Yakumo became angry.

"Lord Yakumo, I..." said Fugaku Uchiha.

"Alright, since it's Itachi's own choice, I won't interfere, nor will I let his choice affect the Uchiha clan. But as my disciple, is it alright for you to put aside all your work for the next month and train with me?"

Yakumo waved his hand dismissively, stopping Fugaku Uchiha from speaking further. His voice remained as gentle as ever, conveying no emotion whatsoever.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Lord Yakumo." Fugaku Uchiha immediately bowed.

"Actually, you don't need to be so polite. I don't intend to interfere in anything meaningless with Konoha or the ninja world. As long as you do what you're supposed to do, I won't have any objections." Yakumo put the teacup back in its place and quietly looked around at his surroundings, as if trying to imprint everything around him into his mind.

“I understand, I understand,” Fugaku Uchiha replied, only his bent body leaned even further forward.

Perhaps... this will be Yakumo's last visit to the Uchiha Fugaku clan.

Originally, their relationship was more like that of equal friends, but as the Uchiha clan became increasingly reliant on him, and as his strength surpassed that of the ninja world, things changed.

This originally comfortable friendship gradually evolved into a superior-subordinate relationship, and this feeling... is the reason why Yakumo is feeling somewhat down.

At that moment, he understood what it meant to be lonely at the top.

"Let's go, come with me to the secret base."

Yakumo stood up, placed his hand on Itachi Uchiha's shoulder, and as he spoke, the two of them vanished from the courtyard.

After the two left, Fugaku Uchiha slowly straightened his back, touched his back and found it was soaked with sweat. For some reason... Lord Yakumo gave him an incredibly terrifying feeling today.

The smile on his face was kind and friendly, but it also carried a chilling coldness, as if it were not a human expression, but rather that of a deity enshrined in a temple.

That look in his eyes was like looking down at the world from a very high place.

"Ugh."

Fugaku Uchiha sighed softly. In truth, he didn't want to meet Yakumo either. After all, his usual identity was that of the uncrowned king of Konoha, and even the ninja world. But in front of Yakumo... he had to lower his proud head and play the role of a servant.

He pinched his stiff cheeks and went straight back to his study. The messy documents had been neatly arranged by the servants. He then returned to the wooden armchair and continued working on the documents.

His entire demeanor changed, becoming like a low-key and reserved king. The pen he wielded was like a king signing his name on a declaration of war, and from then on, this thin piece of paper possessed immense power.

"Senju, Hyuga, Yozuki... none of them are willing to be mediocre... There are still many days ahead, let's see who will be the true victor."

Fugaku Uchiha spoke softly, his expression growing even colder.

On the other hand, Yakumo brought Itachi Uchiha to the second-floor platform and began to provide guidance and instruction on the application of energy.

After he mastered the transformation of many energies, he roughly understood the essence of the so-called Devil Fruit. It is like a transformation, which changes the human body to a state of affinity with a certain energy and exhibits a very fixed posture or appearance.

For example... the Devil Fruit that Itachi Uchiha ate made him more compatible with fire-type energy in the world, and the manifestation of this was the control over temperature, a state that could not be changed.

In a sense, but it is indeed a certain inevitable result.

Itachi Uchiha did not learn to manipulate fire-type energy, but rather gained a portion of the power of fire manipulation through this modification, much like a fire god whose authority had been severed.

Because it wasn't self-learning, Itachi Uchiha couldn't learn to transform that high temperature into a burning flame, nor could he push the intensity of the high temperature beyond the limits of this modification.

It endowed Itachi Uchiha with extremely powerful talent, but it also deprived Itachi of the space to grow further, unless... someone helps Itachi Uchiha break through his current limits and allows him to understand the true changes in fire energy.

"Itachi, how many degrees can you raise the temperature to right now?"

Yakumo didn't start teaching immediately but patiently asked questions. After all, in a sense, he hadn't paid attention to the changes in Itachi Uchiha's strength for a long time. Only by understanding the strength first could he teach according to the student's aptitude.

5,685 degrees Celsius.

Suddenly, black characters appeared before Yakumo's eyes. The characters appeared abruptly, but they answered Yakumo's question.

This is—the all-knowing eye.

"It's probably close to 6,000 degrees Celsius."

Uchiha Itachi answered respectfully, but the smile on his face was clearly more genuine than before. Compared to dealing with meaningless documents or scheming against those with ill intentions, he preferred to follow his master to train and improve to the limits he could currently reach.

“It’s quite close…” Yakumo asked.

Immediately, he began to ponder, but then he suddenly remembered the existence of the All-Seeing Eye. Perhaps he didn't need to think; he only needed to ask a simple question.

Immediately, silently recite it in your mind.

"The training method that best suits Itachi Uchiha?"

A few seconds later, the black text reappeared before my eyes.

This text was quite long, about eight or nine lines, but it perfectly answered the question Yakumo asked.

The first step is to enhance his perception of fire-based energy in nature; only by being able to sense this energy can he proceed to the next step.

The specific method involves creating a high-energy zone around his body using fire-based energy to facilitate his learning of everything.

[The second step is that once he senses fire energy, he can begin practicing manipulating it, allowing him to use his Devil Fruit abilities more effectively.]

The third step is to break through bottlenecks and limits, making him as accustomed to the presence of fire energy as possible, and then strengthen his training so that he can feel the emotional changes of fire energy, ultimately achieving single-attribute energy manipulation.

In short, Yakumo spent thousands of years mastering all elemental energies, while Itachi Uchiha naturally didn't have that much time, so all he needed to do was develop a single element.

"Perhaps... a Devil Fruit is a good starting point."

Itachi Uchiha himself enhanced his manipulation of fire energy, which naturally gave him a deeper understanding of advanced fire energy cultivation, as well as those indescribable talents.

"Sensitize the surrounding fire-type energy."

With a wave of his hand, Yakumo drove away all the energy within the secret base, creating a space completely devoid of energy. He then filled this space with pure fire energy, achieving the current result.

From his perspective, the countless crimson points of light around him were like dancing sprites, incredibly beautiful. In his perception, these points of light possessed a certain ability to burn.

Because of Yakumo's presence, most of the light spots were clustered around her, while the number of light spots around Itachi Uchiha was pitifully small.

Yakumo covered his body with his soul energy, thus reducing his influence.

The surrounding fire energy began to converge on Uchiha Itachi, dancing around him and appearing quite pleased...

Clearly, these fire-type energies were very fond of Itachi Uchiha.

Uchiha Itachi closed his eyes and began to quietly sense the energy within the surrounding space. He could vaguely sense the presence of certain things that felt incredibly close to him, but these things... seemed imperceptible to his eyes... merely a vague sensation.

Time keeps passing by.

One day, two days, three days, four days, five days...

Two weeks later, Itachi Uchiha finally sensed the fire energy in the world and began to enter the second level of training, starting to understand the meaning of these energies.

Feel emotions, experience life.

Uchiha Itachi began a tedious and boring training, but for him, the process was incredibly enjoyable, and he seemed to have become friends with the fire energy in the world.

He could sense the emotions of these friends, understand their joys and sorrows, and even sense a few low calls, something Yakumo had not anticipated.

Until one day, Itachi Uchiha snapped his fingers lightly, and several black flowers appeared in the void before him. Black flames surged within them, yet this did not affect the completeness of the black flowers.

Yakumo was extremely familiar with this black flame.

This is Amaterasu Fire. Could it be that Itachi Uchiha himself has some kind of connection with this flame?

Yakumo discovered that the only fire-type energy that Itachi Uchiha could control was this black energy particle that could be fused into Amaterasu. As for the other energies, although he could sense them, he could not manipulate them.

Here we must mention that fire energy is also divided into different levels, which can be roughly classified by temperature. The higher the temperature at which the flame is formed, the higher the energy level of the flame.

The higher the grade of the fire-based energy that constitutes a flame, the better.

Yakumo can manipulate all level seven fire-type energies, while Itachi Uchiha's black flames are around level five, equivalent to... above the Kage level in the ninja world, but slightly weaker than the Six Paths level, yet still capable of sweeping through the Super Kage level.

The mission lasted a total of twenty days, and Itachi Uchiha completed it perfectly.

This was something Yakumo hadn't expected, but he was still very happy.

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Chapter 471 The Essence of Systems

The secret base, inside.

With a hint of surprise, Itachi Uchiha manipulated the black flames in his hands, sometimes kneading them into a burning black cross, sometimes letting them float around him like balloons, and sometimes transforming them into several somewhat blurry faces.

It includes Yakumo, Mikoto Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha, and Sasuke Uchiha.

The one who knows the most is Uchiha Sasuke, followed by Uchiha Izumi.

That's right, the cute girl who was Itachi Uchiha's childhood friend and died smiling under Itachi's sword in the original work, held a very high place in Itachi's heart in this world.