Konoha's Mission Master

Yakumo waved his hand, releasing a thick fog that concealed his figure.

"Fog burial".

"Stop running!"

Sakumo Hatake roared angrily, gripping his sword as he charged into the mist.

Yakumo formed hand seals, and nine shadow clones blended into the night under the cover of mist, rapidly advancing towards their main body while altering their aura and appearance. After running a thousand meters, Yakumo changed his appearance and form again, quickly approaching the direction of his home.

In the thick fog, Sakumo Hatake was exchanging sword techniques with a clone of Kage Yakumo. Aside from holding back, the two began to talk in hushed tones.

"Did it work?" Sakumo Hatake asked in a low voice.

"It failed... Danzo wasn't home."

Yakumo's tone was full of frustration.

"Then Danzo is very likely in the Land of Rain. He deliberately avoided me some time ago and investigated the Land of Rain."

"The Land of Rain, huh..."

Upon hearing this, Yakumo realized that the timeline had been completely messed up.

Due to Sakumo Hatake's strength and the repeated setbacks to his plans, Danzo began to place his hopes on external forces, such as Hanzo of the Salamander in the Land of Rain.

So the end of Akatsuki and the demise of Yahiko might come sooner; in other words, his own existence has already begun to affect Madara Uchiha's plans.

This is bad...

As the thick fog slowly dissipated, Hatake Sakumo and his shadow clones unleashed their full power, launching a rapid and deadly attack, their blades flashing in all directions.

With a bang, the shadow clone was destroyed by Hatake Sakumo.

"Quickly, after them..." Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted.

"We can't catch up with him, and even if we do, we might not be able to defeat him. That person has no ill intentions towards Konoha, which is why he hasn't gone on a killing spree. Also, an ordinary ANBU squad would definitely be wiped out if they encountered him."

Sakumo Hatake shook his head; he no longer had any loyalty to Hiruzen Sarutobi and simply used Body Flicker to leave.

Most importantly, the casualties did not escalate further.

"Ah... these are turbulent times." Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head.

The commotion here was so great that no ninjas other than the Anbu came to the scene, and even his disciples Orochimaru and Jiraiya chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

The main reason for this is that the mysterious person's strength is unknown, and he did not go on a killing spree or destroy any buildings.

A few minutes later, Jiraiya... arrived late.

"I tried to intercept them, but all I encountered were shadow clones; the real bodies were nowhere to be found," Jiraiya said first.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was receiving treatment from a medical ninja, and his face was slightly pale.

"Sigh... the secret service has been on high alert these past few days."

"This is what Hiruzen Sarutobi gave the order."

“Old man, I know your plan to place Yakumo next to Sakumo Hatake, but he is Tsunade’s disciple after all. I don’t want him to get involved in your conflict. Tomorrow I will take him away from Konoha.”

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression became complicated, and he finally nodded almost imperceptibly.

Konoha Year 40, January 1st.

A mysterious figure has invaded Konoha... In the blink of an eye...

Hiruzen Sarutobi was severely injured.

Konoha's White Fang cut down the enemy with a single slash!

Chapter 116 New Year Limited Edition

Under the cover of night, Yakumo returned home.

Yakumo quickly removed his black clothes and then cut them into thin strips with his ninja sword, making them more flammable and burning more thoroughly.

He then stuffed the two iron ninja swords into a storage scroll, went into the bathroom to wash himself thoroughly, and burned his night clothes with a brazier.

Half an hour later, Yakumo changed into her pajamas.

The moment he stepped into the bedroom, Yakumo seemed to drop all his defenses. He leaned against the wall and moved forward. Although the surging power within him was enough to easily split mountains and shatter rocks, he was enveloped by a deep exhaustion.

That was mental exhaustion; when he released compassion, he was completely focused, and his will kept rising and then stopped in mid-air.

At that moment, Yakumo looked down upon the entire battlefield from his vantage point, and the perfect launch trajectory naturally came to mind. He was like a god, omnipotent...

But as soon as the water droplet left his hand, he suddenly fell from a great height, and his mind immediately became extremely exhausted. A sharp pain shot through his temples, as if he hadn't slept for ten days and ten nights.

Yakumo guessed that this sudden fatigue was related to his intelligence attribute, and that in his current state he could at most use Compassion once more.

Physical health metrics, ironically, became a hindrance.

Yakumo lay on the bed for a while, recalling the battle of the night. Danzo's whereabouts were unknown, thus escaping death. Jiraiya performed meritorious service by injuring Hiruzen Sarutobi. Perhaps he shouldn't have attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi rashly.

Unfortunately, it was too dark at the time, and the two were too far apart, so Yakumo had no chance to check on Hiruzen Sarutobi's injuries.

With a flick of the wrist, a panel appears.

A new section pops up... followed by a countdown.

22:54:43

"Brand new rewards, generous items."

"No being fooled, no losing out, everything is discounted."

[New Year Limited Edition]

Yakumo understood. It was past midnight, and the year was now 40 years into Konoha. He had also grown a year older.

He then opened the new interface.

Master-level Breakthrough Scroll

Price: 4500 gold coins (limited-time discount)

[Grandmaster-level Breakthrough Scroll]

Price: 13000 gold coins (limited-time discount)

[Same-type Skill Fusion Scroll]

Price: 6800 gold coins (limited-time discount)

〖Daohua Scroll〗

Price: 45000 gold coins (limited-time discount)

[Refined Stone]

Price: 800 gold coins (limited-time discount)

Remaining quantity: 200 pieces

Blood Enchantment Stone

Item Description: Can be fused into weapons to gain the Bloodthirst enchantment. After striking a living being, it restores the damage taken to the body. Each Demon Stone increases the effect by 1%, up to a maximum of 10.

Price: 10000 gold coins

Remaining quantity: 5 pieces

Wind Enchantment Stone

Item Description: Can be fused into weapons to gain the Wind God's Protection attribute, passively increasing nerve reaction speed, with each enchantment stone increasing it by 1%, up to a maximum of 10 stones.

Price: 10000 gold coins

Remaining quantity: 5 pieces

Gold Coins Balance: 350

"Ha, I really am a poor bastard..."

Yakumo muttered a complaint and closed the game interface without hesitation. The items were good, but he had no money.

He remembered the weapon enchanting system in the mini-game, which was mainly designed to entice players to spend money and grind; its actual effect wasn't very noticeable, but it could make top players even stronger...

In his past life, he possessed the highest enchantment value in the entire system…

Basic operation, don't be silly.

But now I can't even afford one...

Out of sight, out of mind.

"sleep!!"

Three hours later, Yakumo gazed at the sunset glow on the horizon.

Slightly unwilling, I opened the game interface.

I want them all...

The next morning, Yakumo put on gray capri pants and a black hoodie, and stuffed the storage scroll into the ninja tool pouch on his thigh.

Start preparing breakfast…

"Meow...meow...?" Milk Ball jumped off the sofa and tentatively meowed twice.

"You'll be away from the village on missions for about a month. During this time, Masako Mori will be responsible for your meals."

"Aww... Meow..." Milkball rolled its eyes.

He jumped back onto the sofa to sleep.

Not long after, Masako Mori pushed open the door and entered. The two went to the bedroom and began to use palm magic to nourish their bodies. Half an hour later, Yakumo, pale-faced, left the house.

Milkball jumped onto the wall and looked in the direction Yakumo had left...

"Meow meow meow...? Woof?!"

(Didn't he promise me that he would take me back to the forest this time and make me a barbecue himself?)

With a loud crash, the leather sofa shattered…

Milkball looked up at the wooden bed in the bedroom…