Konoha's Mission Master

The ground cracked, further slowing down Yakumo's pursuit. Sata Sotaro opened his ninja tool pouch and flung out explosive tags as if they were free, all to slow Yakumo down.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom."

The explosive tags detonated in succession, and the cracked ground actually temporarily affected Yakumo's speed, causing the distance between the two to gradually increase.

It's quite a coincidence.

Sada Sotaro fled in the direction of Yakumo's shadow clone's hiding place. At this time, Yakumo's main body was unaware of the hiding places of his shadow clone and Uzumaki Rina.

Yakumo's expression changed slightly. He turned to look at Jiraiya, who had already gained the upper hand, and ultimately chose to pursue him.

The quarterly tasks cannot be missed.

"Earth Escape: Earth Splitting Palm".

"Earth Escape - Earth Flowing Wall".

Sada Sotaro continued to use ninjutsu to slow down Yakumo's pursuit. In response, Yakumo's reaction was simple and brutal: he cut off all obstacles in his path.

At this point, the disadvantages of the small ninja village began to emerge, namely the lack of inheritance. The only ninjutsu that Sada Sotaro could show off was the Breaking Army Stone Spear, whose power could barely reach A-rank.

"Please, spare me... I'm willing to give up all my savings and inheritance to save my life."

Sada Sotaro ran and begged for mercy...

Yakumo remained silent…

With a powerful push of his legs, he dodged the explosive tag coming from the front.

With a loud bang... the detonator... exploded.

"Rebellious".

As the shockwave spread, Yakumo swung his blade, and the black and white cocoon reappeared, directly neutralizing the shockwave from the explosion, gradually reducing the distance between the two.

"Let me go..." Sada Sotaro continued to beg for mercy.

Without pausing, his hands continued to fire burning explosive tags backward. This time, more than ten tags exploded simultaneously, creating an even more powerful shockwave…

"Rebellious".

This is what is meant by "one force can overcome ten techniques." No matter how much Sada Sotaro struggled, Yakumo would always break through with a single strike.

"Water Release·Water Crush Wave!"

A massive amount of water appeared out of nowhere and eventually converged into a river, with waves rolling towards Yakumo. Sada Sotaro took the opportunity to quicken his pace.

"drink."

He unleashed his chakra once more, his aura overwhelming. His twin blades slashed with incredible speed, seemingly forming an invisible barrier that parted the water, and he propelled himself forward against the torrent.

"Water Release·Big Explosion Water Wave."

More water spewed from Sada Sotaro's mouth, and the previously separated torrent expanded and intensified again, its impact increasing several times over. The water around Yakumo subtly formed a huge water prison, trapping him inside, constantly emanating a faint sense of oppression.

Sada Sotaro continued running without looking back. His face was pale, a sign that his chakra was completely depleted. This ninjutsu had completely drained his chakra.

He immediately took out a special soldier's ration pill from his ninja tool bag and swallowed it, quickly restoring his chakra.

The moment the water prison was formed, the barrier formed by Yakumo's chakra was broken by the water pressure, and his clothes became soaked in an instant. He was in the water prison... The pressure gradually spread and increased, as if he were at the bottom of the sea.

Yakumo sheathed the sword, Kaiyoku.

Clench your fists tightly to subdue the demon…

Through the surrounding water, Yakumo saw the distorted, azure world outside, but he had nowhere to lean on... The pressure around him gradually increased.

Yakumo slowly closed his eyes…

A sudden clap of thunder stirred up a raging storm as the demon-slaying demon was about to be subdued.

Then... let's create the world!?

No… not enough to create the world…

Eyes opened... Arcs of electricity surged, and the water prison was instantly transformed into a silvery-white sun. Dense bubbles appeared in the water, which were gases produced by the ionization of the water.

Fumo unleashed a dense barrage of sword energy, illuminating the entire night sky with dazzling silver light. The water prison was shattered by the sword light, and in the next instant, it transformed into a boundless and terrifying torrent that swept towards Yakumo, reaching him in the blink of an eye.

Yakumo stepped forward, his hands gripping the Demon-Subduing Staff tightly.

Violence strikes!

He practiced the most basic chopping motion countless times in his own yard, gradually learning how to generate power, how to coordinate his breathing, how to integrate energy, and how to concentrate the power of a single strike into a single line.

When Hatake Shinju broke through, Yakumo even saw himself unleashing hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of basic slashes in the river of time. The downward slash was something he was extremely familiar with.

Yakumo wanted to cut through the torrent before him!

With the infusion of dual-type chakra, the blade of Fumo emitted a dazzling silver-white light, like a silver pillar reaching to the sky and connecting with the earth. The silver-white blade pressed down inch by inch... The air was naturally cut through, but this time there was no whistling sound of air being cut.

Silence... stillness.

The silvery-white blade energy left the blade, instantly severing the terrifying and magnificent torrent. The water flow on both sides reversed and flowed back, eventually forming a sixty-centimeter-wide passage in front of Yakumo, where the fleeing figure of Sada Sotaro could be vaguely seen.

The distance between the two is already a kilometer...

Whoosh... Yakumo transformed into lightning... and pursued at lightning speed.

This move... is called "Severing the Void".

If Kaitian pursues the ultimate violence with unstoppable force, then Duankong pursues the ultimate mastery, having the ability to change tactics at any time while making a move.

On the other hand, there's Yakumo's shadow clone.

Looking down at the approaching Sata Sotaro from his high vantage point, he knew that the person in front of him was Sata Sotaro, a high-ranking official of Kusagakure, and that he was being hunted down by the real Sata Sotaro.

Because their memories weren't shared, he was unaware that Sada Sotaro was hiding his true strength.

"mercy."

He raised his hand, and transparent water droplets swirled around it…

He began to inject chakra, but because he was a shadow clone, the amount of chakra stored in his body was far less than that of his main body.

10%...80%...

Ninety percent!!!

"See you later..." Yakumo's shadow clone said softly.

He then aimed with his finger... In the blink of an eye, the perfect shooting trajectory automatically appeared in the shadow clone's mind.

Sada Sotaro was gradually approaching the hill, completely unprepared. Sometimes, things just happen by chance…

800 meters…

600 meters…

500 meters…

Three hundred meters...!!

Rina Uzumaki lay on the ground, trying to hide herself as much as possible. She did this because she didn't want to cause trouble for Yakumo. But from Yakumo's perspective, Rina Uzumaki looked just like an ostrich burying its head in the sand in the desert.

Yakumo's shadow clone stood atop the mountain, coldly observing Sada Sotaro's every move.

Two hundred meters...

One hundred and fifty meters!

Hold your breath and concentrate.

Time seemed to slow down, and everything around Yakumo became clearly visible.

"mercy."

Silently, a transparent droplet containing ninety percent of the Shadow Clone's chakra was flicked out by a bent finger.

It blends into the night.

Sada Sotaro, who was running, subconsciously looked up.

With his sharp eyesight, he finally saw the black-clad figure on the mountain peak. The person made no move, yet he seemed to sense the danger of death.

"...Where could the attack come from?"

"How...will he attack...?"

Sada Sotaro began forming hand seals with a wary expression.

The next second, a transparent water droplet pierced through her chest...

Blood splattered everywhere; the terrifying impact shattered his lungs and heart, making death inevitable.

The scene resembled a sacrificial creature, pinned to the altar by a sharp spear, as Sada Sotaro's body crashed to the ground.

"So... he had already launched an attack..."

Only then did he realize his foolishness; the enemy had already launched a deadly attack, but he had simply been too blind to notice the enemy's attack method…

"Unfortunately... he only had eight hundred and sixty wives..."

Although they were all stolen...

Sata Sotaro truly loved them!!

Blood flowed from the wound on his chest, staining the soil beneath him. Yakumo's shadow clone on the mountain peak dissipated due to exhaustion of chakra, and a terrifying sense of fatigue suddenly surged into the mind of the main body.

Fate is so strange. Sada Sotaro tried his best to escape Yakumo, but he just happened to encounter Yakumo's shadow clone hiding on the hillside.

"Hiss... This shadow clone... amazing."

Fate is truly wondrous; it was as if destiny had delivered Sada Sotaro into the range of Yakumo Kage's clone.

Those who commit many unrighteous acts will surely perish.

At this moment, the quarterly mission is complete.

Yakumo forced himself to stay alert and temporarily suppress his mental exhaustion. In a few breaths, he approached Sada Sotaro and took the ninja tool pouch from his waist.

"Rina Uzumaki... come here."

Yakumo shouted loudly at the small hillside.

On the hilltop... the red-haired girl suddenly leaped up and rushed towards that incredibly familiar chakra at an extremely fast speed, like a runaway horse... It's just a pity that the person was still wearing a mask.

Rina Uzumaki lowered her head in disappointment…