Konoha's Mission Master

Chapter 9 New In-Class Quiz

On Saturday night, Kakashi opened the door to return home.

The Hatake family's ancestral home occupies a large area, but it appears unusually empty, with only four or five people living there, and not many people around.

During the Warring States period, someone once said:

"The Hatake family has no more than a hundred members; if they have more than a hundred, they are invincible."

Of course, there is some exaggeration involved, but this statement reveals two facts: the Hatake clan is very talented, but their numbers are decreasing.

Kakashi recalled the scene when Yakumo first started learning, and planned to report his progress to his father later.

At the entrance, Sakumo Hatake, dressed in black, carried the chakra dagger known as White Fang on his shoulder.

"I have to go on a mission."

"Father, please be careful."

The many joys he had prepared to share in his mind were condensed into eight simple words, which were his most sincere blessings to his father.

"Oh, by the way... has Yakumo mastered the basics?"

Sakumo Hatake suddenly asked, as if he had just remembered something.

"He's mastered the basics today."

"very nice."

It's unclear whether this is a compliment to Yakumo or Kakashi.

After leaving those words, Hatake Sakumo leaped into the air, soaring across the land like a great bird and disappearing into the night.

Kakashi could see that his father cared about Yakumo, but since his father didn't explain, he wouldn't ask.

Could it be that one day his father will take him home...?

"Kakashi, this is your long-lost brother."

"Father, I made a small mistake back then..."

Kakashi quickly shook his head to dismiss this absurd idea, after all, Yakumo's talent was so poor that he didn't seem like a member of the Hatake clan.

…………

There is a plant in the desert called sea buckthorn. When this grass grows to its fifth year, it will bloom with extremely beautiful purple flowers. However, as sea buckthorn grows older, it becomes more and more fragile and cannot adapt to the desert environment.

Only those sea buckthorn plants that have been carefully cultivated by humans have the chance to survive five years and bloom into beautiful flowers, which are known as the eternal guardians.

Back then, Hatake Sakumo found a three-year-old sea buckthorn plant. Remembering his wife who loved flowers, he decided to personally care for it to create an eternal guardian. However, because he didn't know how to grow flowers, the sea buckthorn plant gradually withered away. Just then, he met a ninja who was very knowledgeable about flowers... Ii Mitsuki.

Sakumo Hatake saw that eternal guardian...

But the lady who loved flowers died in childbirth…

That old friend who knew flowers died on the battlefield.

…………

Yakumo calmly walked into the house and gently closed the wooden door. Finally, he could no longer hide his joy and covered his mouth, laughing nervously.

"Hahahaha... hiccup"

After completing the final 3000-word book review, Yakumo submitted both tasks.

A familiar warm current flowed through my muscles and brain, making me feel as if I were being massaged by thousands of hands at the same time. It was a comfort that reached the depths of my soul. My muscle lines slowly increased, and many understandings about swordsmanship and water bullet ninjutsu were born in my mind.

[Personal Panel]

Name: Jing Bayun

Age: 7

Constitution: 4.8 (Endurance, Resistance, Recovery)

Strength: 4.0 (Weight, Attack, etc.)

Agility: 4.0 (Neural reaction, running)

Intelligence: 4.8 (learning ability, mental resilience)

Chakra: 6.9 (10 points to advance to Genin)

Personal Skills

Passive: Chakra Refining Technique 'Acceleration'

Active: Water Bullet Beginner 50/100 'Acceleration'

Basic swordsmanship proficiency 20/200 'Speed ​​Up'

Hatake Secret Manual Beginner's Guide 1/400 'Speed ​​Up'

Gold coins: 500

The text on the panel says that the swordsmanship taught by Kakashi is a genuine secret technique of the Hatake family. I owe him a huge favor... The 400-point proficiency cap directly proves the extraordinary nature of this swordsmanship.

The remaining gold coins seemed to be just enough to upgrade the Water Bullet. Although Mori Masako called it a flower-watering ninjutsu, Yakumo could still see the extraordinary nature of the Water Bullet technique.

At least... you don't have to worry about dying of thirst.

With a slight thought, five hundred gold coins vanished like flowing water, while the corresponding number representing his proficiency with water bullets rapidly increased. Yakumo became engrossed in comprehending the ninjutsu.

"bite."

"Gold coins deducted. Enjoy the game!"

Yakumo opened his eyes. His Water Bullet Proficiency had successfully reached the proficiency threshold, and a small red dot had appeared below it.

Active: Water bullet proficiency 0/200

[Proficiency: Water bullet power increased by 30%]

When Yakumo first reached the proficiency level in swordsmanship, he received attribute points as a reward, while the reward for reaching the proficiency level in ninjutsu was an increase in power.

A few minutes later, Yakumo calmed his excited heart and began practicing the Hatake sword technique in the courtyard, extremely slowly... Two hours later, his proficiency had not changed at all.

"What kind of genius am I...?"

Inside the bathroom, Yakumo formed hand seals and unleashed a water blast in a mere second. The light blue water ball struck the bathroom wall tiles with a piercing sound.

Once the ripples subsided, Yakumo gazed silently at the cracks in the tiles, which resembled a spiderweb, and smiled.

This power is so sudden that it can injure people, and it won't be long before it... becomes capable of causing regular damage.

The conventional lethality referred to here is the ability to kill a normal genin or render them incapable of fighting with a single blow.

That night, Yakumo had a rare good night's sleep.

The next morning, I got up.

I washed up in the bathroom, fried an egg, and heated milk.

After having a nutritious breakfast, Yakumo opened the door, breathed in the fresh air, and began her day's exercise.

Today's tasks were fairly standard, except for one thing: I got my first combat mission.

Invincible

He defeated his opponent, Kenta Komoto, in a pop quiz.

Task Rewards: 0.1 Stamina, 50 Gold

To complete his mission, he must defeat Kenta Komoto. On his morning run, Yakumo has already begun rehearsing for the afternoon's battle.

He will surely win this afternoon.

Yakumo deduced that his attributes in all aspects were probably in the middle range of the class. He couldn't compete with the major ninja clans, but he could easily defeat the few commoner geniuses in the class.

In the afternoon, at the training ground outside the classroom.

The first round of the duel was again between Kakashi and Sarutobi Asuma. This battle ended even more quickly, and Sarutobi Asuma's performance was not even as good as it had been ten days ago.

It felt as if Sarutobi Asuma hadn't improved at all, but had actually regressed. But everyone understood that this was because Kakashi had become terrifying; he had flawlessly predicted all of Sarutobi Asuma's reactions and made judgments in advance.

It felt like a mature adult guiding a child through training. From the very first move, Sarutobi Asuma was firmly suppressed, and the end of the battle was entirely up to Kakashi.

Perhaps sensing the vast difference in their abilities, Sarutobi Asuma was no longer calm. His gaze towards Kakashi was complex, filled with envy, jealousy, and anger at being humiliated.

"From now on, the in-class tests will be conducted by Uchiha Ken'en and Hatake Kakashi, and Sarutobi Asuma's test subject will be Hyuga Shinkawa."

Just then, Keisuke Shimizu spoke up, like throwing a match into a dry well filled with swamp gas, and an angry sea of ​​fire erupted instantly.

"Why?" Sarutobi Asuma suddenly stood up, his face flushed, and asked. Was he no longer worthy to be Kakashi Hatake's opponent?

Keisuke Shimizu did not give a reply, but instead announced that the next group would begin testing.

In Yakumo's view, Shimizu Keisuke was using his actions to sow discord between Kakashi and Sarutobi Asuma.

What is his purpose in doing this?

Chapter 10 The Shadow of Roots

The two were fiercely clashing in the training field, but Yakumo's eyes grew increasingly deep as he pondered the meaning behind Shimizu Keisuke's actions.

What exactly is the purpose of deliberately stirring up trouble when Sarutobi Asuma's mindset is unstable?

Yakumo glanced at the fuming Sarutobi Asuma and then let his thoughts wander...

wrong!

Sarutobi Asuma is not worth anyone's scheming!

What he really wanted to do was to use Sarutobi Asuma's casual conversations at the dinner table or his complaints during training to sow discord between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hatake Sakumo.

This provocation was carried out subtly, constantly intensifying the antagonism between Kakashi and Sarutobi Asuma, and ultimately causing a rift to develop between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hatake Sakumo.

Because of this subtle influence, the plan was implemented so gradually that Hiruzen Sarutobi would gradually develop some dissatisfaction with Sakumo Hatake without realizing it.

The person who designed this plan must have known Hiruzen Sarutobi extremely well. He knew Hiruzen Sarutobi's slight dissatisfaction with Sakumo Hatake and then tried to amplify it.

This plan, or rather... what Yakumo saw was only the tip of the iceberg. Multiple plans worked together to amplify Hiruzen Sarutobi's dissatisfaction, and then, under the guise of attacking Sakumo Hatake's reputation, they devised strategies for him... In the end, just like in the original story, they secretly used gossip to force Sakumo to his death.

It is now the 39th year of Konoha, and there are still two years until White Fang commits suicide to atone for his sins. This plan centered around White Fang will last for at least another two years...