Konoha's task master

"Hahaha..." Nohara Lin was the first to burst into laughter, followed closely by Masako Mori.

Kakashi and Yakumo did not laugh. In the original work, Uchiha Madara used anger and sadness to activate Obito's talent. Yakumo was naturally unable to start a ninja war and control a country to plot against Obito. All he could do was to control Obito.

When he lacks confidence, give him some confidence.

"I'm waiting for you...waiting for you to be by my side."

"Even beyond me."

Kakashi answered very seriously.

"No, Kakashi, does he really think that Obito can surpass him?" Masako Mori asked in a very skeptical tone.

"Why not?" Yakumo asked.

"Don't forget... Obito comes from the Uchiha clan."

"That is the strongest blood family in Konoha."

"I believe that if he wants... he can create miracles!"

"After all...Uchiha never lacks for miracles."

Finally, the four of us had dinner together at a street meatball shop, which specializes in glutinous rice balls, red bean paste, and red bean soup.

The glutinous rice balls are skewered on bamboo skewers. They are soft and glutinous but not sticky to the teeth, sweet but not greasy. There is also a special platter of colorful balls prepared in various ways. Although the price is not high, everyone is really happy to eat them.

It was getting late and everyone went home.

"Yakumo, I'll go to your house to discuss it later."

"Okay, it just so happens that we haven't sparred for a long time."

Although these glutinous rice balls are not greasy, they cannot change the nature of high sugar. If not burned through exercise in time, it will easily accumulate in the body and make people gain weight.

Pushing open the wooden door as usual, Yakumo held the falling leaves between his fingers, and the expression on his face became relaxed.

With a click, Masako Mori closed the door.

There is no moon in the sky tonight, and the courtyard looks dark and depressing.

Yakumo came to the wall and turned on the lights in the courtyard. It was at this time that he finally noticed... a figure sitting on a stone chair not far away.

He is clearly sitting here, but Yakumo cannot sense his presence. There are only two possibilities for this situation. His strength is far greater than Yakumo, or he has mastered strong assassination skills.

Through the orange light, Yakumo could see clearly...the man had a very ordinary face, but had eyes like a falcon, and his eyes were cold and without any warmth.

Keisuke Shimizu.

"Masako Mori, please go home first. Teacher Shimizu is here to help me with my classes." Yakumo turned to Masako Mori and said.

On the other hand, the spiritual thoughts moved slightly.

The gold coins began to disappear like running water... The amount of chakra in Yakumo's body began to surge, and then the speed of the surge became even more terrifying, and even his tendons were a little tingling.

"Really..." Masako Mori was a little confused.

Huh... Keisuke Shimizu held the ninja sword and unleashed murderous intent on Yakumo. He could have easily solved the battle with his best assassination, but that adult emphasized that he must test the target's true strength before killing him.

"You want to kill me?"

Yakumo drew out his ninja sword and prepared for battle, turned around and whispered to Masako Mori.

"Don't use the Sharingan."

Masako Mori nodded.

Oh, Shimizu Keisuke rushed to Yakumo's side without saying a word and slashed down with the short blade in his hand. Yakumo immediately blocked with his sword and at the same time retreated and quickly formed a seal.

"Bump!" The shadow clone appeared, and at this moment Yakumo noticed the surprise in Keisuke Shimizu's eyes.

Yakumo's shadow clone immediately retreated and began to throw water balls to harass, while the main body and Masako Mori rushed towards Keisuke Shimizu. This was a real life and death fight. He could feel the pure killing intent on the enemy.

The two people's ninja swords collided and struck back and forth in the courtyard. The light and shadow were shattered. The sword blade cut through the air and made a soft sound. The smooth mirror-like blade reflected the light.

Keisuke Shimizu's sword skills are not as exquisite as Yakumo's, but they are simple and effective killing moves. Every time he swings the sword, it is like the god of death wielding a scythe.

At first, Masako Mori was a little helpless, but as the number of wounds on her body increased, the speed of her attacks became more intensive. Fists, kunai, and shurikens all rushed towards Keisuke Shimizu and threw them at random.

"Pay attention to your safety." Yakumo warned Masako Mori. Keisuke Shimizu was obviously at a disadvantage, but he showed no intention of giving up on his application, as if he was like a machine whose emotions have been wiped out... Is it really the root?

The shadow clone on the other side quickly formed a seal and threw out four water balls, which flew across the space at great speed.

Keisuke Shimizu slashed at the water polo with his sword...

The first water ball was sliced ​​open by a ninja sword.

The impact of the second water ball made his wrist feel slightly sore. At this moment, black hair wrapped around Keisuke Shimizu's wrist.

"Ninja Technique: Jizo Needle."

After reaching proficiency in local needle hiding, Yakumo can control hair to attack instead of being limited to defense, and naturally understands the needle hell.

The third water balloon hit his chest hard.

Keisuke Shimizu lost his balance. Yakumo's body took the opportunity to step forward and seal Keisuke Shimizu's throat with a knife. Masako Mori punched out from the side and stamped heavily on Keisuke Shimizu's heart.

From the beginning to the end, the enemy never asked for mercy, and Yakumo also did not hesitate at all.

The fourth water balloon that followed knocked Shimizu Keisuke's body away...a large amount of blood spattered, like the most wild and freehand splash-ink painting.

"Bump." Yakumo's shadow clone disappeared.

On the other hand, Yakumo's body was slumped on the ground with a pale face. Beside her, Masako Mori regained consciousness...looking a little at a loss.

Why did Keisuke Shimizu kill Yakumo?

How could Yakumo be so strong?

Ten minutes later, Yakumo searched Keisuke Shimizu. There were no items or clues on his body, so he had to take out the corpse-transforming water and pour it on his body.

On the other side, Masako Mori had already brought a bucket of water to the courtyard and was cleaning the blood on the ground with a rag. The two quickly began to destroy the bodies and eliminate traces, and they cooperated very well...

"Why did he want to kill you..."

"If the goal was to kill me...he would sneak attack the moment I stepped into the courtyard instead of launching an attack openly."

"Is this a test?" Masako Mori asked in confusion.

"The person behind Keisuke Shimizu wants to test me... and the mission he received may be... to force me to show my true strength... and then kill me..."

"It's a pity...you exposed your true strength, but you killed...Shimizu Keisuke." Masako Mori took out the disappearing powder and mixed it with water, washed it on the remaining blood stains, and squatted down again to start cleaning it up.

"Is your injury okay?" Although Yakumo took the main pressure in the battle just now, Masako Mori was hit several times by Keisuke Shimizu.

"It's okay...it will heal soon." Masako Mori waved her hand nonchalantly.

"I thought you would become much safer by becoming a disciple of Lord Tsunade and practicing with Lord Jiraiya, but I didn't expect that I almost died today..." Masako Mori suddenly sighed.

"There is no truly safe place in this world."

"It seems right..." This is the safest place in the Fire Country, but they still came close to death several times within a few months.

"Come in and I'll help you take care of your wounds."

"good…"

"Yakumo's palms are so warm..."