Konoha's Mission Master

Raise your right claw again.

On the other side, Yakumo breathed in the fresh, moist morning air, completely unaware that he had forgotten something very important... and he didn't even realize that his house had been completely destroyed by Milkball.

Yakumo sat on a wooden chair beside the iron gate, quietly waiting for Jiraiya's arrival, pondering the next steps to improve his strength.

First, raise your constitution attribute to 40 points, then quickly upgrade your Palm Immortal Technique to Master level, and then save up gold coins to upgrade your Palm Immortal Technique to Grandmaster level.

This is not only for treating Mori Masako, but also because breaking through to the Grandmaster level in Palm Healing Technique can increase the speed of recovery after physical injury. Combined with the Grandmaster-level Hatake Sword Technique, he will be able to protect himself.

Around eight o'clock, Jiraiya appeared in Yakumo's sight and waved to him.

Today, Jiraiya has tied his white afro into a waist-length ponytail, carries two ninja swords on his back, wiped off his face paint to reveal a resolute face, and even replaced his oil-painted headband with a black headband.

At this moment, Jiraiya was more like a wandering samurai, and no trace of the Toad Sage could be found.

"We're pretending to be a father and son samurai wandering the ninja world. You need to put away your ninja tool bag too."

After leaving Konoha, Jiraiya began to explain.

"Yes, Jiraiya-sama."

Yakumo quickly removed his ninja tool pouch and sealed it into a storage scroll. As for the storage scroll and similar items, he stuffed them into the bag on his back.

“Let’s adjust the hair color…” Jiraiya continued.

"Yes, Jiraiya-sama."

Yakumo formed hand seals, his black hair began to turn white, and he glanced back at Konoha Village with a hint of lingering affection.

Within the village of Konoha at the edge of his vision lay everything he cared about. If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't a quarterly mission, he would never have left Konoha with Jiraiya.

"This is the fate of us ninjas," Jiraiya said, offering words of comfort. "We wander the ninja world and the darkness year after year, seeking only to ensure that all the residents of the Land of Fire can live in peace and comfort."

"Thank you, Jiraiya-sama." Yakumo withdrew his gaze.

"Because I need to disguise my identity, when you talk to this immortal in the future... remember to call me father."

Jiraiya spoke with a straight face, but the undisguised smile in the corner of his eye completely betrayed his true feelings.

"Yes, Jiraiya-sama," Yakumo replied with a black line on his face and an extremely helpless tone.

"Remember... call me Dad."

"Lord Jiraiya, let's add another character. The son in our wandering samurai father-son duo is mute, he can only say 'Aba aba'..."

"Hhh..." Jiraiya laughed loudly.

The outline of Konoha was no longer visible behind them. After Jiraiya's interruption, Yakumo's expression was no longer as gloomy as before.

Chapter 117 Mission Details

The two walked from morning till night, and to maintain their disguise, they did not reveal anything about their ninja background. In the end, they inevitably ended up camping in the wild.

The wood was piled up to form a bonfire, and Jiraiya was heating up the meat patties he had brought from Konoha, which would be their food for the evening.

Yakumo then took out his diary and began writing furiously…

"What are you writing?" Jiraiya asked with interest.

“Diary…” Yakumo replied, closing his diary.

Jiraiya picked up a few pieces of wood and threw them into the fire. The flames made their faces glow red, and then he picked up a meat pie and handed it to Yakumo.

"You eat first... Can I take a look at your diary?"

"of course."

Yakumo did not refuse and casually handed it to Jiraiya.

"You're just letting me see this so casually?"

Jiraiya said with a hint of surprise.

"Of course, after all, you are...my father..."

Originally, Yakumo was unwilling to submit no matter what, but he couldn't resist Jiraiya's perseverance, his many twisted arguments, and most importantly, Jiraiya promised to let him contract with the toads of Mount Myōboku after this mission and inherit the Sage Mode.

A true man can bend and stretch... most importantly...

Jiraiya was really good to him.

For example, just now... when the meat patty was being heated, Jiraiya's first reaction was to let Yakumo eat it first.

"Then I'll take a good look at the little secrets in the heart of an eight-year-old like you." Jiraiya smiled and took the notebook, quickly flipping through it.

Yakumo munched on the meat pie, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"Can something that can be written in a diary still be considered a secret?"

Jiraiya quickly flipped through the pages…

One page, two pages... three pages... four pages.

A few minutes later, Jiraiya returned the diary to Yakumo and silently began to nibble on the meat pie.

"Only one sentence in the diary is correct..."

"Which sentence...?" Yakumo asked subconsciously.

"Lord Jiraiya is truly powerful, worthy of the title of one of the Legendary Sannin. In the future, I also want to become a free-spirited man like Lord Jiraiya."

"Haha... Could the mighty Jiraiya-sama recount the details of this mission?" Yakumo asked with a smile.

Jiraiya mumbled incoherently as he gnawed on the meat pie.

"A few months ago, the son of a wealthy merchant from the Land of Fire was kidnapped by the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru, who demanded a ransom of 200 million. The wealthy merchant, out of love for his son, did not notify Konoha and paid the ransom directly... but the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru then killed the wealthy merchant's son."

"Three months ago, a wealthy businessman spent 300 million taels to issue a mission hoping that Konoha would send people to kill the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru, as well as the bandits and wandering ninjas around the Land of Grass."

"These people have no professional ethics."

Jiraiya nodded in deep agreement. If it weren't for the lack of professional ethics of the Thirteen Ninjas of Sumi, he wouldn't have been living a life of hardship for the past few months.

"In other words... Jiraiya-sama spent three months and still hasn't defeated the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru?"

Yakumo astutely grasped the key point of those words.

"They disappeared after entering the Land of Grass..."

Jiraiya's expression was somewhat grim. During this period, he had tracked down the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru several times, but as soon as he entered the Land of Grass, the traces of the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru would disappear into thin air.

"Perhaps... the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru exist under an external force, responsible for relaying messages and concealing their whereabouts..."

Yakumo subtly revealed the information held by the Anbu, and Jiraiya's eyes gradually brightened.

"This time, we will act as wandering samurai to wipe out the bandits and thieves in the Grass Country and lure the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru to show themselves."

"I think it's more reliable for us to change our hair color to black. After all, the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru might know that the one chasing them is the Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya."

"That makes sense."

Jiraiya formed hand seals, and his white hair turned black at an extremely fast speed, while its length was also rapidly reduced, eventually becoming about 80% similar to Yakumo's head shape.

At this moment, the two looked more like father and son...

I suspect Jiraiya is taking advantage of me, and I even have evidence, Yakumo thought to himself. Perhaps I can teach Jiraiya a lesson after I reveal my true strength.

"Today... it seems like Konoha Village is under martial law."

After leaving home today, Yakumo clearly felt an increase in the density of the guards' patrols, and at the same time, the patrols of the ANBU became more frequent. Incidentally, the ANBU responsible for monitoring him had already withdrawn this morning.

“Yesterday, someone invaded Konoha, claiming to have a deep-seated hatred for Danzo. He dressed like a samurai, but the Third Hokage believed that person was very likely the Third Mizukage,” Jiraiya replied.

"Good heavens..." The Third Mizukage was blamed for nothing.

"Is it alright to just tell me this secret directly?" Yakumo asked.

"It's alright, and this can't be kept secret anyway."

Jiraiya shook his head... and suddenly said.

"Now that I've read your diary, I'll tell you a secret: actually, this immortal likes... your master Tsunade."

Jiraiya suddenly spoke in a very low voice.

Yakumo really wanted to retort, "It seems like everyone in Konoha knows your secret..."

This turn of events came...and it was incredibly abrupt...

But when he looked up at Jiraiya's earnest and stubborn eyes, those words stuck in Yakumo's throat again. Tsunade wasn't the most suitable person for Jiraiya, but a stubborn person won't change once they find someone they like.

Does this mean that a philandering immortal can only bury his love at the bottom of the sea?

This shouldn't be...

"Lord Jiraiya, feelings need to be expressed before there's a chance... You can't just wait for Lady Tsunade to take the initiative, can you?" Yakumo tentatively advised.

"Of course I know..."

Even an eight-year-old child understands this principle, so how could he not know it? Unfortunately, in front of Tsunade, he always used his lust to cover up his deep feelings, used his clumsiness and recklessness to make her happy, and used his silent protection to express his love.

But how can a love that is kept secret be discovered?

Jiraiya jumped to the treetop and stopped speaking.

Yakumo threw firewood into the fire, occasionally sparks crackling as it popped. Meanwhile, Jiraiya gazed at the bright moon in the sky, longing for his beloved.

Just then, the task panel was triggered…

[Bond Quest - Unique]

Task source: Jiraiya

Mission objective: True love lasts forever, rewrite destiny.

Quest Reward: Dao Transformation Scroll

Item Description: Can upgrade a Grandmaster-level skill to the Dao level, and the skill attack will carry the power of origin.

"accept."

Currently, the only ways to obtain the Dao Transformation Scroll are through New Year's rewards and bond quests, and he won't let any quest that has the potential to reward him pass by...

Because the Daoist scroll will become extremely precious in the future, it is related to whether he can get the older, mature woman in the moon to calmly reason with him.

The task is simply to have him act as a matchmaker... which is a piece of cake for him...