Konoha's Mission Master

Yakumo has caught the two of them secretly dating by the river several times, eating three-colored dumplings together, and when their feelings were intense... they even fed each other.

In short... thanks to Yakumo's intervention, this world has become less despairing, and more joyful and free.

Yakumo observed Itachi Uchiha's actions. His troublesome disciple was practicing fusing black flames with his body, eventually achieving a state of near-complete energy transformation.

Of course, other people wouldn't dare to try.

But Itachi Uchiha was an exception...

Firstly, there is an unknown connection between Amaterasu and Itachi Uchiha, and it has even reached the level of absolute control. Secondly, Itachi Uchiha can raise his own temperature to achieve immunity to burns.

This makes the experiment very safe. In a sense, with Yakumo watching over them, it's almost completely safe, so you can try it with confidence.

Regardless of today's outcome, Itachi Uchiha will be unable to continue practicing tomorrow, as Yakumo plans to travel to a mysterious place to practice the seventh technique, the Source Blade Technique, and then begin his exploration of the One-Punch Man world.

When I come back, it will probably be to complete the final dungeon and the arena.

Time passed slowly, and Itachi Uchiha did indeed integrate the flames into his body. However, in a sense, this integration was not a complete fusion; it was merely an almost invisible flame being transmitted within his body.

Transforming a physical body into an intangible flame requires a long journey, and even Yakumo is currently unable to change his own attributes.

Itachi Uchiha stopped fighting at night.

He shook his head, a slight look of frustration on his face.

"Master, I failed."

"It's alright, failure is the mother of success," Yakumo replied, while simultaneously dispelling the area that only contained fire-type energy. Countless other energies surged in, instantly filling the space once again.

“But you said that yesterday…” Itachi Uchiha was somewhat discouraged.

In fact, his strength had improved a lot, but he was a perfectionist and unwilling to stop there, so he chose to admit defeat.

“It’s alright, failure can be the grandmother of success,” Yakumo said.

"Alright, then Master... is it really true that we can't practice tomorrow?"

"I have things to do tomorrow. If you try it yourself, it's best to keep the flame small enough to fit around your fingertips. Even if you accidentally burn it, you can go to Konoha Hospital to get it repaired."

After a moment's thought, Yakumo could see the eagerness in Itachi Uchiha's eyes. Clearly, he had not given up on mastering this extremely difficult technique, which was consistent with his somewhat stubborn and prone-to-get-stuck personality.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful, Master."

“I believe you can succeed,” Yakumo said.

Even if they fail... the black flames shouldn't put up too much resistance, which means Itachi Uchiha won't be seriously injured, especially with Reiko Aoyama's medical abilities.

A broken arm or leg is not a major problem.

"I'm off now." Yakumo strode away. Since he planned to go to the mysterious place to receive the inheritance tomorrow, he didn't plan to cultivate tonight. Instead, he would take a day to spend with Mori Masako.

Masako Mori and the other woman embraced and leaned against the cushions.

"Are you going into seclusion again tomorrow?" Masako Mori asked.

Although Yakumo didn't say it outright, she understood everything. For example, when Yakumo specially set aside about twelve hours to spend with her today, she knew... that tomorrow would be another separation.

"Once this phase is over, everything will be fine," Yakumo said softly.

If it weren't for the immense pressure he was under, he wouldn't want to be so busy, barely having enough time to spend with his loved one each day...

“You told me the same thing three years ago, but three years later you’re still just as busy…” Masako Mori pouted slightly to express her dissatisfaction.

Yakumo was slightly helpless, unsure how to explain, so he could only lean closer, intending to prove his love through his actions.

The next day...

Yakumo arrived at the secret base, on the second floor.

This is his secret space, where countless shadow clones work day and night to deduce possible ways to enhance the Source Blade Technique, intending to further amplify Yakumo's combat power from another angle.

On the other hand, Yakumo has strengthened the combat power of Itachi Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and Kakashi Hatake during this period. Even if he dies in the final battle, Konoha will definitely not be in chaos for the next few years with these three.

He has done his best to be thorough in all aspects, hoping that things will develop in the direction he expects.

Yakumo pondered for a few minutes, then lay down on the wooden bed and closed his eyes.

"Challenge, the ultimate trial."

[Note: This is the final stage of the ultimate trial. Players will obtain most of the hidden secrets... Enjoy the game!]

The long-absent game system was back online, and Yakumo's lips curled into a slight smile. He was really curious about what the so-called final link was.

The next second, Yakumo's soul left his body.

It reappeared in the void of space. The blood-red planet still floated in the star space, waiting quietly, and followed Yakumo's movement, constantly devouring all the void energy creatures along the way.

Under the observation of Yakumo's all-knowing eye, he discovered that the size of this blood-red planet seemed to have increased significantly, becoming even more terrifying. In front of him, the ninja world seemed as insignificant as a speck of dust.

The journey was extremely tedious. Yakumo kept changing direction, as if the game system was deliberately circling around, guiding the blood-red planet to devour the surrounding virtual energy creatures.

Time passed indefinitely; Yakumo had fallen asleep many times, and his spiritual journey was perfectly safe. However, he was actually contemplating the so-called ultimate secret...

More than half a year later, Yakumo arrived at that purely green planet.

He discovered that this planet was two or three times larger than the crimson planet, indicating that the crimson planet's improvement over the years was not just minor but enormous.

As Yakumo headed toward the Sanctuary of Hope, he glanced back at the blood-red planet and used his All-Seeing Eye.

He instinctively felt that...

This blood-red planet... will not hinder its observation.

[Dominator of the Void Realm - Endless Forest - Devouring Tree - End of All Things]

【The Cause of Destruction, Beyond Time, The Seeker, Prayer】

The exercise that was displayed was extremely long. Yakumo selected a few entries that looked very powerful to observe, but his Omniscient Eye seemed to be out of version and could not read their specific meaning.

In short, the Crimson Planet has upgraded and become stronger...

But it seems it's not strong enough.

Hope Sanctuary - Beneath the sturdy trees.

Akai Mizuki was clearly closing her eyes, with the huge scythe about three meters long placed on her knees. Her aura had become very calm and peaceful, completely unlike her appearance when she was tainted by the ethereal energy.

"You've arrived, Yakumo."

On the rattan chair under the eaves, Uchiha Runyu fanned himself with a palm leaf fan, a bright smile still on his face.

"I have a question for you, Lord Runyu. Since your surname is Uchiha, may I ask... what is your relationship with Uchiha Fugaku?"

The two had become quite familiar with each other over the years, and Yakumo didn't stand on ceremony. He sat down on the rattan chair next to him and asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time.

“Uchiha Fugaku is my older brother,” Uchiha Runyu replied.

"To be honest... in my world, Fugaku Uchiha is my older brother, but in your world, he has nothing to do with me."

Upon hearing this, Yakumo nodded slightly.

In this way, many things become clear. No wonder the game system suddenly issued a mission to take Uchiha Itachi as a disciple. This must be the result of Uchiha Runyu's secret manipulation.

"And what about your relationship with Lady Tsunade?" Yakumo continued to ask.

"She treated me like a younger brother, and we addressed each other as brother and sister."

Yakumo nodded. This was probably why the game system had given out such a good Tsunade mission. Everything about him seemed free... but it was actually the result of Uchiha Juntama's subtle influence.

"I haven't had much influence on you..."

Uchiha Junyu saw the resentment in Yakumo's heart and continued to explain, but the smile on his face did not change.

"There is a huge difference in the flow of time between the area I am in and the location you are in, so the game mission is actually the optimal solution generated by the system itself."

"Whether it was befriending the Uchiha or Tsunade, it should have only been beneficial to you at the time, with no drawbacks whatsoever."

"I see."

Yakumo nodded, tentatively accepting Uchiha Runtama's explanation, but in reality... he wasn't entirely convinced, since the so-called game system and Uchiha Runtama were actually in cahoots.

"What else did you guess?" Uchiha Runyu asked.

"What you really want to use is that blood-red planet that follows me, isn't it?" Yakumo asked.

When the crimson planet named "Qi" broke through to the level of the Overlord, and the game system deliberately took a detour along the way, it all proved that they wanted to use that crimson planet... to suppress the void energy.

"That's right, you're right. Do you remember the real copy?"

Uchiha Runyu put his fan aside and asked with a smile.

In a daze, the floodgates of memory opened from the depths of my mind, revealing a memory long buried...

Authentic replicas, genetic mastery, the Forest Origin Codex...

Countless memories surfaced before his eyes, along with the body that had been stripped away when he returned to his original world—the supreme body that Yakumo had created by fusing the properties of tens of thousands of plants.

"That body transformed into Qi?" Yakumo asked.

“That’s right.” Uchiha Runyu nodded.

"The game system sealed my memories?" Yakumo continued to ask.

“That’s right. A ethereal life form like Qi Zhi, who is born with infinite potential and has the ability to advance to the Dominator realm, cannot be manipulated in any way,” Uchiha Runyu continued.

Yakumo understood instantly...

"Only by imprinting the supreme thought mark on the most core origin with the energy of the soul at the moment of birth can it be restricted, and the person who sets the mark must be the one who is closest to that ruler."

Uchiha Runyu added.

At that time, Yakumo created Inori, who was incredibly terrifying. Inori possessed the ability to continuously replenish her own genes and adjust her upper limit, and could use the ethereal energy of the environment to control living beings. This meant that the plan was half successful.

"What if I fail to manufacture it?" Yakumo asked.

"Ten years later, the planet was devoured by ethereal energy, and the system was rebound. In fact, all the game system owners before you created life forms at the level of ethereal energy mastery, but their upper limit could only reach the eighth stage, unable to break through the ultimate bottleneck..."

"What's the result?"

“Those who left their marks died. They gained their freedom and became some of the more powerful subordinates of the Void Energy Overlord, namely the three blood-red planets you once saw,” Uchiha Runyu explained.

"So my fate was actually sealed when my intelligence reached 60 points... If I couldn't create that powerful ethereal life form in the first real instance, then I was destined to fail... and die?"

Yakumo asked, slightly surprised.

“That’s right.” Uchiha Runyu nodded.

That's exactly how it is.