Chapter 240: Yasuo, the unforgiven
'Defying Fate' was categorized as a World Achievement.
The last one was the sword in the stone.
But it made sense.
Both achievements could have a massive impact on the Ninja World.
After En Yui became the Daimyo, following the reforms of the White Lotus Sect, a completely different Land of Fire was bound to emerge.
Naruto could guess how the other nations would react with his eyes closed.
Different ideologies meant being natural-born mortal enemies.
Unless neither side could eliminate the other, coexistence would be quite difficult.
However, there was still some time before a total falling out.
Naruto wasn't in a hurry either.
He looked at his reward and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow; it really suited him.
[Character Card: Yasuo, the Unforgiven.]
[Description: Permanent special Character Cardfrom 'league of legends'. Grants the wearer Yasuo's abilities.]
[Note: Due to the special nature of this Character Card, a 60% compatibility must be reached to wear it.]
[Current host compatibility is 100%, wearable. Can also be transferred to others to obtain corresponding compensatory rewards.]
[Skill details as follows:]
[Way of the Wanderer: Passive skill. Accumulates Flow while moving. The faster you move, the faster it accumulates. When the Flow bar reaches 100%, gain an invisible, transparent shield.]
[Intent: Passive skill. Increases critical strike rate by 50%.]
[Note: Critical strike rate refers to the probability of dealing double damage.]
[Steel Tempest: Active skill. Strikes out with a whirlwind attack that can knock enemies airborne.]
[Wind Wall: Active skill. Creates a wall of air for 4 seconds that blocks any flying ninja tool or Ninjutsu.]
[Sweeping Blade: Active skill. Dashes toward a target enemy. Cannot be cast repeatedly on the same target. Steel Tempest can be used during the dash.]
[Last Breath: Active skill. Blinks to an airborne enemy and makes all nearby enemies airborne as well, dealing area-of-effect damage.]
[Note: All active skills of this Character Card rely on Flow. After equipping this card, the user will have an additional Flow bar.]
These skills were all too familiar.
As one of Naruto's favorite heroes to play in his past life, he could operate them with his eyes closed.
Leaving the Hokage Building, he went to the Forest of Death.
The Treehouse hadn't been used in a long time; it was now Liu Er's territory.
He was currently discussing the physiological structure of a monkey's body with his beloved consort. Noticing Naruto's presence, he was so startled that he finished instantly.
"Wait until I get back to talk."
Liu Er glanced at his consort's dissatisfied face and scratched his head.
Jumping down from the Treehouse, he greeted, "Hi, Naruto."
"You go about your business, I just came over to test some Ninjutsu."
Naruto waved his hand and said.
He adopted a hands-off policy with Liu Er.
Mainly because he didn't usually need him.
Anyway, as long as he could bring in an achievement or two, it wasn't in vain to have taken him as a Summoned Beast.
He ignored Liu Er and loaded the Yasuo Character Card onto the knight transformation device.
A set of Japanese-style armor appeared.
An energy bar appeared on Naruto's retina.
Displayed in percentages, it was currently at zero.
He leaped up and ran quickly through the forest.
Liu Er scratched his monkey fur, a look of confusion on his face.
Had this master of his also released his nature? Returning to the wild?
Fifteen minutes later, Naruto stopped; the Flow bar had reached 100%.
In a sense, it was quite slow.
But he had an additional idea he could test.
However, he had to wait until the Flow bar was used up.
"Liu Er, attack me."
Naruto felt the invisible shield outside his body.
He wanted to see how this thing operated.
If it was like a Banshee's Veil, negating one enemy skill or Ninjutsu, it would be quite strong.
After all, according to its description, it could even defend against Infinite Tsukuyomi or something.
If the shield had a certain durability value, where attacks not exceeding it could be blocked while those exceeding the limit could not be stopped,
Then for Naruto, it would be optional.
Liu Er was stunned for a moment, but he didn't think too much about it.
Anyway, no matter how he attacked, he couldn't kill this guy.
He leaned back, took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and a stream of air sped out like a cannonball.
A second later, it slammed into Naruto's shield.
He felt the air outside his body vibrate violently.
The wind waves dispersed.
The air current vanished.
His shield also disappeared without a trace.
But Naruto was pleasantly surprised.
It was actually negation.
This meant he could use it to deal with Infinite Tsukuyomi.
It didn't mean Infinite Tsukuyomi would disappear, but when it reached him, his shield would negate the effect once.
If it happened again, he would still be caught.
"Liu Er, you attack me once, and I return the favor once. That's fair, right?"
Naruto said with a smile.
Steel Tempest had a knock-up effect. If it followed the usual pattern, attacking trees wouldn't be very meaningful.
"???"
Liu Er jumped back in fear.
You bastard, you set me up?!
Naruto unsheathed the enma sword and slashed toward Liu Er.
An invisible wind wave carrying the sword's glint reached him instantly.
Suddenly, Liu Er was sent flying.
But it didn't cause any damage.
It wasn't that Steel Tempest only had a knock-up effect, but that Liu Er had used Sage Mode in time to block the damage.
Naruto estimated the damage; it was roughly the strength of an A-rank Ninjutsu.
Not bad at all.
However, the important thing was that an attribute like 'knock-up' was too rare.
Liu Er hadn't expected it at all.
By the time he reacted and negated the knock-up to land on the ground, two or three seconds had already passed.
This was enough time for Naruto to use Last Breath.
But he thought about it and decided against it.
It would be a real pity if he accidentally killed Liu Er.
Steel Tempest was A-rank; Last Breath was at least S-rank.
Also using wind, it was probably comparable to his Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
"Liu Er, attack me one more time."
...?
Liu Er's mouth twitched.
Again?
Do you think I'll fall for it again?
"This time, you can use your strongest offensive Ninjutsu."
Naruto added.
Liu Er's eyes immediately lit up.
He admitted Naruto was indeed quite formidable.
But his Ninjutsu wasn't bad either.
Thinking of this, he clapped his hands together.
A massive amount of Natural Energy was immediately stirred up.
A faint cyan color appeared in the sky; it was a dense mass of wind that instantly transformed into sharp blades of air, all bursting forth.
Naruto was completely surrounded on all sides.
This move was quite good.
He remembered Liu Er using it when fighting Roshi.
With a flick of his wrist, the enma sword swept in front of him.
A wall composed of continuously upward-rolling air currents appeared.
Liu Er's eyes widened.
His attack was completely blocked.
"It consumed 20% Flow, plus the previous 10% for Steel Tempest and 20% for Sweeping Blade. So Last Breath should be 50% Flow."
Naruto rubbed his chin.
One full energy bar could only use all skills once.
And it took fifteen minutes to fill.
In other words, the cooldown was fifteen minutes.
If the accumulation speed could be increased, the cooldown would naturally be reduced.
Naruto happened to have some ideas.
The description for Way of the Wanderer was that Flow accumulates while the user is moving.
So what about his Flying Thunder God Techniqueand the enma sword's movement tunnel?
These weren't spatial gates where one step reaches the destination.
Rather, they were rapid movements of the body.
They fit the passive skill Way of the Wanderer.
Naruto began his experiment with this in mind.
He cast the Flying Thunder God Technique.
He appeared at the Langya Pavilion.
The Langya Pavilion was right next to Metropolis, a journey of one or two days from Konoha.
And as he expected, his energy bar was already filled.
In that case, the skills of the Yasuo Character Cardalmost had no cooldown.
After all, with the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could completely go for a run outside during a fight and come back to continue fighting.
The only slight pity was that it couldn't specifically split off a Shadow Clone like the merlin character card.
Naruto put away the enma sword and entered the Langya Pavilion.
On the top floor, Merlin and Sasuke were playing chess.
Well, they were evenly matched, locked in a fierce struggle.
Naruto was suddenly speechless.
You two really are quite the pair of 'geniuses'.
"Where's Danzo?"
"Dreaming next door."
Merlin replied while preoccupied.
According to the story Naruto set up,
Danzo relied on a hand of Sharingan to counter-kill Sasuke. With the help of Jiraiya and others, he controlled the situation and helped En Shū regain his position.
Once the matter ended, he installed the Mangekyo Sharingan, obtaining two powerful Dōjutsu plus Kotoamatsukami, reaching the ceiling of Konoha's strength.
The subsequent development was exceptionally simple.
He defeated Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the others, then used the Mangekyo Sharingan to plant suggestions. He gained the support of the Joninand became the Sixth Hokage.
The plot had now entered the climax.
Danzo's favorite part.
Commanding the world, with no one daring to disobey.
He went off to kill Orochimaru, obtained Living Corpse Reincarnation, swapped into a healthy body, and lived a second life.
But that was about it.
Next would be endless working hours.
For a hundred years, a thousand years, until ten thousand years.
"I've already laid my cards on the table with Big Sister Tsunade. In a couple of days when En Yuiarrives in Konoha, I'll represent the Tianming Organization and the White Lotus Sect to sign a covenant with her. After that, we won't have to worry too much about them discovering our identities."
Naruto said, sitting down beside the two of them.
Sasuke nodded.
For him, it didn't have much of an impact.
After all, he didn't have many friends.
"Can you have Lady Tsunade promote me to Joninlevel?"
"It should be possible."
Naruto smiled upon hearing this and said, "But I think being a Genin is also quite good."
The young don't know how precious being a Geninis.
"Mission ranks are too low; there's no challenge."
Sasuke's passive 'coolness' immediately activated.
"Why don't you two just snatch the positions of the two hokage advisors?"
Merlin suggested. "A hokage advisor doesn't have to do much work but can influence Konoha's decisions; it's perfect for you. As for the original two, Tsunade is probably quite annoyed with them; you can just help her solve that."
"That's actually not bad."
Naruto certainly didn't intend to work for Konoha, but having actual power would save some trouble at certain moments.
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
En Yui's ascension as Daimyo spread throughout the entire Ninja World.
Although the news was abrupt, the other nations wouldn't question the Land of Fire—one of the five strongest nations—just because of their own doubts. The only thing they did was offer congratulations and send their respective gifts.
As for the Land of Lightning, they were hoping for some problems in the Land of Fire.
However, after En Yui took power, everything was in perfect order without any turmoil.
She was not in the least inferior to her father, En Shū.
Those with thoughts of making trouble could only give up.
Outside the gates of Konoha.
Tsunade was leading the wait.
Behind her were Jiraiya, the two hokage advisors, and the Jonin currently in the village, totaling about forty people.
It was a very grand display.
A moment later, Hyuga Hiashi spoke up. "Hokage-sama, they have entered the Forest of Death. Based on their speed, they should arrive in about two minutes."
Tsunade nodded slightly.
Three people from the Hyuga Clan had come.
Besides Hyuga Hiashi, Neji and Hinata were also present.
Hanabi wasn't allowed to come because of her young age.
Although she was very angry, it was to no avail.
In front of the Hokage, Neji and Hinata naturally couldn't speak out of turn, so Hyuga Hiashi gave the report.
Naruto was also standing behind him.
Logically, as the leader of the Tianming Organization, he should be standing at the very front.
But only a few people knew about this matter.
Even his father-in-law, Hyuga Hiashi, was unaware.
Two minutes later, a large convoy came into view.
As the official travel of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, and to show respect to Konoha, En Yuifollowed the highest protocol.
Tsunade immediately put on a smile and went to greet her.
It was her first time meeting En Yui.
But since they were both women, she felt quite a sense of kinship.
Plus, En Yui had a good attitude, with no trace of overbearing majesty.
However, once they were at the negotiating table, that confidence and sense of pressure were immediately dialed up to the max.
Although her strength was average—at most Chunin level—she had backing.
The Tianming Organization and the White Lotus Sect were the sources of her confidence.
In the meeting hall of the Hokage Building.
En Yui and Tsunade sat at the head.
Below them were the two hokage advisors, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, Jiraiya, and representatives from Konoha's prominent families, totaling ten people.
It wasn't a huge number, but they were all core members of Konoha.
The only ones who seemed out of place were probably Naruto and Sasuke.
Naruto could still be understood, after all, he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
But Sasuke's appearance was beyond their expectations.
However, in front of the Daimyo, it wasn't appropriate to ask.
En Yui scanned the people before her and finally looked at Tsunade, saying, "Lord Hokage, I have come this time to explain a few matters to you."
Tsunade looked at her overly confident face and couldn't help but sigh; she also understood where En Yui's confidence came from.
But her expression remained unchanged as she said, "Please speak, Daimyo."
"The first matter is that the Land of Fire will increase its support for Konoha. The annually allocated funds will temporarily increase by 30%, and there is a possibility of further increases in the future."
As soon as En Yui finished speaking,
Except for Tsunade and Jiraiya, everyone present showed a smile.
In particular, the two hokage advisors specifically spoke up to express their gratitude.
Tsunade curled her lip. Can't you guys finish listening to the conditions? How could there be such a good deal?
"The second matter is that to achieve deep cooperation, our Land of Fire will send two people to Konoha, whom we hope will serve as hokage advisors."
"That's impossible!"
The previously smiling Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu suddenly stood up to express their opposition.
If two more people came to share their power, they certainly wouldn't stand for it.
"Who are they?"
Tsunade was also quite reluctant in her heart.
Originally, these two old fogies were holding her back for no reason; if two more came, she was afraid they'd be dragging her down by both arms.
"Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke."
"???"
Tsunade's face stiffened.
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu's eyes widened even further.
What's going on?
I don't understand.
The two people sent by the Land of Fire were actually Konoha's own Ninjas.
And they were so young, with such special identities.
It was as if they were trying to cause internal strife in Konoha.
"Daimyo, what is the meaning of this?"
Homura Mitokado asked in a stiff tone.
Thanks to the big boss 'Qu Ming Fei' for the tip.