Konoha's Mission Master

"I know…"

Sakumo Hatake took out a ninjutsu scroll from under his desk.

"This is the sensory ninjutsu you requested."

Yakumo opened the scroll and found that the name of this ninjutsu was Heart Wave. There were no secret words in it, but after reading it briefly, he roughly understood how the ninjutsu worked.

When used, it continuously releases an almost invisible wave of chakra, which spreads out instantly. The strength of the enemy is ultimately judged by the wave reflected back when it passes over the human body.

It's probably a B-rank ninjutsu, but sensory ninjutsu is difficult to learn and requires a lot of talent.

Not bad...I learned it!

Yakumo created another shadow clone to practice the Heart Wave, while his main body sat opposite Hatake Sakumo.

“These past few days I’ve been thinking a lot about… how to further improve my swordsmanship,” Hatake Sakumo said.

"By comprehending the explosive power of thunder and ultimately fusing the sharpness of wind with the explosive power of thunder, one may be able to take it a step further."

"I tried it before... and almost blew myself up."

Sakumo Hatake shook his head, his pupils slightly contracting as he recalled an extremely terrifying scene.

"Ha..." Yakumo chuckled, secretly dismissing his delusion of trying to reach the master level of swordsmanship.

The two chatted for a while longer, then Hatake Sakumo picked up a book and began to read, while Yakumo teased Hatake Kazusa a few times before going to the training ground to practice swordsmanship.

Danzo will not be at peace until he is eliminated.

Yakumo killing Shinichi could bring huge trouble, but killing Danzo doesn't have that concern, since he's not the Hokage and doesn't have any other status to back him up.

Most importantly... Shinichi is very interesting.

Especially after Kakashi Hatake was injured, Yakumo increasingly felt that Shinichi was behind it all, but he didn't expect the extent to which he had mastered medical ninjutsu.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Yakumo returned home and happened to meet Chenyu, the steward of the Daimyo Mansion, who had come to visit.

Yakumo chuckled softly, as if reuniting with an old friend.

The two sat in the bedroom drinking together.

Yakumo's main goal was to avoid the ANBU's sight.

"If I had a way to completely transform you into Shinichi, would you be interested in taking his place?"

Holding his teacup, Yakumo spoke softly.

Based on the technique of concealment, spending gold coins to infuse Chenyu with chakra, and with the help of Uzumaki Hoku's sealing techniques, Yakumo was indeed confident that he could completely transform Chenyu's appearance and temperament into Daimyo Shinichi.

On the other hand, Chenyu was originally Shinichi's stand-in and shadow, so it was easy for him to seamlessly take over.

With just one sentence, Chenyu lost his initial composure.

"I...don't...want." Chen Yu gritted his teeth and answered firmly, his expression full of fear.

“But you actually have no choice. If you tell Shinichi what I said verbatim, he will definitely kill you... because he will not entrust his safety to someone else’s decision.”

“If you don’t say anything, just pretend you didn’t hear it… In the future, if I mention it to him even once, you will be considered a traitor… He will still kill you… and you will die a horrible death.”

"My lord, if you want to kill me, just do it... Why make things so complicated?" Chen Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"How could I want to kill you? I'm genuinely helping you... helping you become the Daimyo of the Land of Fire."

Yakumo spoke into Chenyu's ear, her voice full of emotion, like an outstanding orator, yet also like a devil who incites desire and leads people astray.

"At that time you will enjoy endless wealth, be high above... looking down on all living beings, that is the highest position... From then on, life and death will be decided in a single thought, and no one in the world will dare to disobey your will."

Chenyu's body trembled slightly, his eyes no longer firm and loyal, but instead showing excitement and ambition. His extinguished ambition was rekindled by Yakumo's words.

"If you agree... you will be the most valuable person in the entire ninja world, and countless people will obtain whatever you desire for you..."

Yakumo continued to tempt her.

Half an hour later, Chen Yu, pale-faced and unsteady on his feet, left the Yakumo family. His former composure and calmness were gone from his back.

Chenyu and Zhenyi have shared more than ten years of joys and sorrows, and have been through thick and thin together. In other words, Chenyu is the person Zhenyi trusts the most, and Chenyu is willing to die for Zhenyi.

But this affection ultimately couldn't withstand the allure of that supreme position. After all, for that position... how many fathers and sons have turned against each other, how many brothers have quarreled and fought each other with swords drawn...

The premise for the close relationship between the two is that Chenyu can only be the steward of Daming Prefecture for his entire life.

Their relationship is more like...

One glory and one glory.

On the other hand, it was because Chenyu was not destined for that supreme position, but Yakumo gave him a glimmer of hope, and this glimmer of hope ignited his ambition like a flame... and from then on it was hard to extinguish.

Yakumo looked towards the City of Fire... and smiled.

The most thrilling battle is fought on the battlefield of people's hearts and minds...

Yakumo was very curious...

Chenyu's choice, and Zhenyi's reaction.

Chapter 109 Water Bullet Master Level

That night, the moonlight was bright.

He used the Palm Healing Technique to treat Masako Mori's body as usual.

After chatting for a while, Yakumo got up to escort Masako Mori home. Because there were ANBU members monitoring the area, Yakumo temporarily gave up practicing swordsmanship.

Back inside, he took out his notebook and started grinding through the missions, while also writing down notes that Hiruzen Sarutobi was interested in, such as Sakumo Hatake's daily life at home.

Around 1 a.m., Ba washed up and went to bed.

He didn't plan to go to sleep immediately, but instead prepared for the assassination of Danzo by improving his skills.

Personal Skills

Active: [Master Level]

Four-Star Alignment Master 80/1200 'Acceleration'

Master Hatake 1600/1600 『Breakthrough』

Mist Burial Master 60/800 'Acceleration'

Gold coins: 11800

He currently has two Grandmaster-level breakthrough scrolls, which are not enough to upgrade the Hatake Secret Manual, but the Four Star Alignment and Mist Burial can be upgraded... He needs effective means of killing Danzo.

The first step is to improve your proficiency in Four-Star Link.

"accelerate"!

"Create happiness with your heart, and have fun playing the game."

Yakumo closed his eyes and waited. Gold coins flowed away like water, and the proficiency of the Four-Star Alignment skill on the panel increased rapidly.

With a loud bang.

Yakumo fainted...

Time and space twist, light and shadow fade away.

From a god-like perspective, Yakumo watched himself practice the alignment of the four stars again and again by the lake. He began to mentally suggest to himself that he was trying to influence the evolution with his will.

"Quantity, quantity, power, power..."

One year, ten years, a hundred years, the figures have changed...

The water sphere on the figure's wrist began to shrink gradually, from about the size of a fist to the size of a thumb. It was no longer a sphere but a rapidly spinning triangular cone. Most importantly... Yakumo could feel the weight contained in this triangular cone, which was far greater than the water sphere that was originally the size of a fist.

From that day on, the evolved human figure no longer practiced the alignment of the four stars, but sat by the lake quietly observing the lake water flowing fast or slow, the spread of ripples in the water, and the shape of the surging waves.

Until one day, it started to rain. The sudden downpour shattered the calm of the lake, turning it into a mirror that was broken into pieces. Countless water droplets splashed up, merging and clashing, spreading outwards. The raindrops became denser, like bullets striking the lake, creating a silvery-white veil.

The seated figure suddenly opened its eyes.

One drop, two drops, three drops... twenty drops...

Nearly a hundred drops... breaking a thousand drops...

It spun around his body, then, like an arrow released from a bow, it cascaded down onto the massive blue stone across the lake at the same instant…

After the rain stopped... the people had all dispersed.

The bluestone along the lake has many dense cavities.

A gentle breeze blew by, making a strange whistling sound.

At this point... spacetime shattered.

Time flies...

A dozen minutes later, Yakumo opened his eyes.

As he began to organize his thoughts on the alignment of the four stars, he unconsciously formed a hand seal... Sixteen thumb-sized water droplets swirled around his wrist.

Half an hour later, Yakumo brought up the panel again.

initiative:

Four-Star Alignment Master 1200/1200 『Breakthrough』

Yakumo reached out and lightly tapped the target, breaking through.

Note: This process requires one Grandmaster Scroll.

This process is irreversible.

Yes or No

Without hesitation, Yakumo lightly clicked "Yes".

He fainted before he could even react.

This time, he couldn't see the evolving figures clearly; he only felt as if he were in the deep sea, sensing the flow, the gentleness, the impact, and the weight of the water…

At this moment, Yakumo's water-based chakra nature transformation was rapidly increasing, while his physical body remained with its eyes closed as if asleep.

As time passed, Yakumo heard the sound of water.

Rotation, compression, destruction…