Konoha's Mission Master

It's like falling into an abyss.

After a long while... Yakumo struggled to get up, his face pale and his back covered in cold sweat. He felt as if he had suffocated to death in the deep sea.

[Congratulations, player! You have become the first player to break through to the Grandmaster level in a skill.]

The system's congratulations flashed before Yakumo's eyes, followed by a flood of all the changes from the four-star alignment into his mind.

His face showed delight.

From then on, there were two modes of the alignment of four stars.

Firstly, the power of an attack can be increased by charging up, but only one water bullet can be fired at a time for a charged attack.

Secondly, no charging is required. Each time 36 water bullets are generated and fired, it only takes 0.3 seconds to condense, which is 108 bullets per second, 6480 bullets per minute, and the power will be reduced by 20%.

The former is suitable for fighting powerful enemies, while the latter is suitable for mowing grass.

Most importantly, there are two ways to use it…

No hand seals are needed!

Breaking limits, creating a new legend.

Would the player like to rename their account?

Yakumo pondered for a moment…

Four stars in a row...that does sound a bit awful.

The Eight Stars of the Azure Moon...?

Soaring to the heavens...? ...A meteor falls...?

"Oh no," Yakumo realized in his heart... and spoke up.

"mercy."

〖mercy.〗

Name change successful.

The Six Principles of Purification, the Light of Truth, and the Way of Order.

One second... a thousand strikes... to bring peace to the world is for... compassion.

The act of gathering strength by plucking a flower, and the act of dripping water piercing a mountain, are all acts of compassion.

A single headshot... a swift and clean death, without any pain whatsoever. Isn't that a form of mercy?

Yakumo sat up, intending to test the effects of compassion.

A colorless, cone-shaped droplet of water circled around Yakumo's wrist. It was completely transparent and showed no signs of life, just like an ordinary drop of water.

Ordinary...commonplace...yet utterly deadly.

This is its best concealment. Who would have thought that this drop of water possesses the power to pierce through mountains? Yakumo slowly poured chakra into it to build up his strength, wanting to test the limits of this drop of water.

The body's chakra is being rapidly depleted...

10 percent...

20 percent...

Thirty percent…

Yakumo stopped injecting chakra. He had injected about one hundred points of chakra into the droplet, and finally felt a sense of complete fulfillment.

A sudden realization dawned on him... This drop of water could no longer hold even a trace of chakra.

The charging process took... eight seconds.

Its power appears to have increased fourfold.

The charged attack is extremely powerful, but it is easy for enemies to dodge. Fortunately, it can be used in conjunction with Mist Burial. Perhaps in the future, it can be combined with sensory ninjutsu... for long-range sniping...?

Yakumo began to control the water droplets between her fingers to make them disappear.

Gathering again…accumulating power…dissipating…

He hopes to improve his speed of accumulating power through practice.

Unfortunately... it failed one after another.

After Yakumo exhausted his chakra, he opened the game panel and finally clicked on [Personal Skills].

initiative:

Master level and above

Compassionate Master 0/2200 'Accelerated'

Master Hatake 1600/1600 『Breakthrough』

Mist Burial Master 60/800 'Acceleration'

2200 experience points is acceptable...

Yakumo tentatively clicked on it.

"accelerate"!

Instantly... 100 gold coins were deducted.

Active: Compassionate Master 5/2200 'Accelerate'

and many more…

How come... only five proficiency points...?

"accelerate"!

Yakumo tried again, and 100 gold coins were quickly deducted.

Active: Compassionate Master 10/2200 'Accelerate'

After trying again, Yakumo finally confirmed that for Grandmaster level and above, each acceleration only increases proficiency by 5 points, and to max it out, it would require a full 44000 gold coins.

"Snap, the happiness is gone..."

Chapter 110 Final Exam

The next day, Yakumo got up on time.

Wash up, brush your teeth, and pack your weapons.

Because he was being monitored by the Dark Guard, he had to make his own breakfast and could no longer exploit his shadow clones for labor.

Simple hot milk, bread, and fried eggs.

After the meal... Yakumo went out and ran into Masako Mori.

Good morning, Yakumo.

"Good morning, Masako Mori."

Yakumo thought for a moment... and then spoke.

"I will probably leave Konoha with Lord Jiraiya tomorrow to carry out a mission."

"Where to?" Masako Mori asked casually.

"I'm not... sure yet. I'll be careful."

Yakumo avoided Mori Masako's gaze and answered.

There was a slight lack of confidence.

"Okay... I'll wait for you to come back in Konoha."

Masako Mori replied with a smile.

But Yakumo could sense that her heart was filled with sorrow.

"Okay," Yakumo replied.

The final exams of each year at the Ninja Academy are closely watched by the Konoha leadership. If someone stands out in the exams, they are likely to be recruited by the leadership in advance and identified as a training target.

For example, Minato Namikaze trained with Jiraiya while still in school, and Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade trained with Hiruzen Sarutobi before graduation.

On the other hand, ordinary ninjas with less talent are likely to be invested in by various ninja clans in advance and eventually become vassals of the ninja clans.

This exam was held in a large training ground behind the teaching building, and most importantly, the use of weapons was no longer restricted, making it a clash of geniuses.

Of course, none of this concerned Yakumo. He had already been granted exemption from the exam by Hiruzen Sarutobi himself. He had come here today simply to see Masako Mori's exam process and Obito Uchiha's progress over this period.

"Brother, you've arrived...?"

Obito Uchiha waved enthusiastically to Yakumo, gesturing for him to sit next to him. The surrounding classmates glanced at him sideways... the lucky one who was taken in as a disciple by Lady Tsunade because of his outstanding talent in medical ninjutsu.

"Here we are." Yakumo pulled Mori Masako's right hand and sat down next to Uchiha Obito, looking at the training ground in front of them.

A red carpet was laid out on a high platform not far away, and eight wooden chairs were placed behind a long table. Each chair had a pattern on its back, representing their identity.

The Senju clan, Uchiha clan, Hyuga clan, Hokage, Root organization, Anbu organization, Finance Department, Medical Department.

The people corresponding to those positions are... Tsunade, Fugaku Uchiha, Hiashi Hyuga, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Sakumo Hatake, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane.

Of the eight highest-ranking positions in Konoha, three are held by Hiruzen Sarutobi's teammates, forming the strongest alliance and controlling eighty percent of the village's power.

"Clan Chief Fugaku asked me about the details of the assassination attempt on Kakashi, but I didn't reveal your strength to him," Obito Uchiha said in a low voice.

Yakumo hugged Uchiha Obito.

"Thank you," I said sincerely.

"You're welcome, we're brothers!"

Obito Uchiha responded with a loud laugh.

“Yes, we are brothers,” Yakumo repeated.

After a moment, Kakashi Hatake, carrying his ninja sword, sat down next to the two men, with Sakumo Hatake sitting beside him.

"Uncle Sakumo, you should be sitting on the high platform."

Yakumo reminded him.