I Have a Big Secret

This is the first time I've ever traveled so far from home.

Although I returned quickly, I inexplicably missed it.

Stepping onto the familiar stone path, Yang Xiang walked to the front of the house, pushed open the gate, and looked into the courtyard.

The familiar figure was still lying in the rocking chair, casually scattering a handful of fish food.

Apart from the rustling of fish vying for food, the courtyard was completely quiet.

"Grandma, I'm home."

The woman turned around at the sound and her gaze fell on her grandson at the entrance of the courtyard.

"Come in quickly."

A cup of warm tea was pushed in front of him, and Yang Xiang tilted his head back and drank it all.

A soft light illuminated a corner of the pond.

Momoka was dressed in a formal kimono, with a scroll tucked into her bosom.

She looked Yang Xiang up and down carefully before speaking:

"How was your first mission?"

Yang Xiang scratched his head and grinned, "It's alright, I'm quite happy."

Tao Hua smiled slightly and handed him the scroll she was holding.

That was Orochimaru's mission report.

"You killed those Mist Ninja, didn't you?"

"Yes, Grandma."

"Did anyone else make a move?"

"No, I'm fine on my own."

Upon hearing the answer, Tao Hua looked at her grandson again.

They've grown up so much, they're so tall now.

"I understand your ambition. But the relationships in the village are complicated, so you need to be more careful in your actions."

"Uchiha Kagami took the blame for you this time, you should go and thank him."

"Your true strength will be exposed sooner or later... Nobody wants another Hashirama Senju. Do you understand?"

Tao Hua looked at Yang Xiang, her tone serious.

Her grandson has shown his magnanimity, but his unstoppable momentum still makes her worry.

At this moment, she began to understand Hashirama's mother from back then.

As a child, she never understood why she was always worried about Hashirama, who was already so strong. Now she understands.

It has nothing to do with strength or weakness, it's simply because he is his own child.

"Don't worry, Grandma, I know what I'm doing."

Yang Xiang had considered these twists and turns.

But those who use cheat codes don't follow common sense.

If he were just an ordinary ninja, he might be content to remain a genin for life, carrying a pot and a spoon when going on missions, eating and drinking well, and living a peaceful old age.

But since I've already got a cheat code, how can your generations of accumulated wealth and diligent cultivation be as secure as what I've gained through cheat code?

"Yang Xiang!"

Not long after I sat down in the room, a strange-looking head popped out from the top of the window; it was Rope Tree.

Yang Xiang looked in the direction of the sound and saw him hanging upside down on the roof, winking at him.

"Yang Xiang, I have a big secret to share with you!"

Seeing his expression, Yang Xiang slammed the window shut.

This guy never does anything serious, so I can't be bothered with him.

Rope Tree stared at the tightly closed window, his facial features contorted.

good boy!

I risked my life to keep your secret!

Do you know how hard I've been enduring this?!

He immediately decided to tell his older sister the secret, and in one swift motion, he leaped over the courtyard wall.

The entire day of the mission was so rushed that Yang Xiang didn't even have time to properly check the system notifications.

Only after the rope tree disappeared from his consciousness did he have the opportunity to read it.

[Spiritual Energy Reserve +2]

Swordsmanship +1

Swordsmanship +1

The enemies killed with talismans later on all gave sword skills, while the two enemies I defeated with my bare hands at the beginning gave me spiritual energy reserves.

It seems that the type of reward is related to the method of killing.

But this swordsmanship refers to...

Yang Xiang drew his ninja sword and swung it a few times, but did not feel anything different.

With a slight thought, he made a hand seal, and a bolt of lightning leaped from the sky, swirling and flashing in the room.

"As expected... swordsmanship is applied to flying swords."

If controlling the flying sword before was like a child wielding a heavy stick, now it's like holding a handy weapon, as easy as using your own arm.

All fear stems from insufficient firepower.

Yang Xiang was not without worries before.

Although the cultivation system is very powerful, it takes too long, often decades or even centuries.

The ninja world's combat power is leapfrog; a few decades later, they will face enemies with combat power exceeding a thousand.

but now……

Let the orange turn things around!

A house between pillars.

Nawaki climbed into his older sister's room and shook the drunken Tsunade awake.

"Tsunade! I have important information!"

Tsunade, her eyes squinting with drunkenness, said impatiently, "Speak up! Then get out!"

Rope Tree rattled off everything he had seen during the day and his own speculations.

"what?"

Who? Yang Xiang?

Tsunade recalled the force of that kid's punch.

"Hahahaha... Don't make me laugh!"

"That kid's pretty good at fighting, but taking down over thirty Mist Ninja? Hahaha—"

Rope Tree jumped up and down in a panic: "It's true! I'm telling the truth!"

Tsunade grabbed him by the back of the neck and threw him out the door.

"Stop dreaming, kid! Are you going to say you know Wood Release next? Hahahaha... That's hilarious!"

The next day.

Yang Xiang got up very early.

His grandmother was already waiting in the main room, having prepared a gift to thank Uchiha Kagami.

As he walked down the street carrying the gifts, he found himself blocked by someone.

He was a one-eyed man.

"Yang Xiang with a Thousand Hands?"

Danzo stood in the middle of the road, scrutinizing the boy before him.

"Yang Xiang. There is no Thousand Hands."

The boy's calm reply made Danzo's eyes flicker slightly.

People who live in the shadows are particularly sensitive to the gaze of others.

At that moment, he clearly sensed that the boy's gaze was strange.

It was a scrutiny, a scrutiny imbued with care.

Danzo felt a chill run down his spine.

It had been so many years since anyone had looked at him like that.

The last time was when it was the Second Hokage.

But such a look should never appear on a recent graduate.

What are you looking at?

Danzo gave him a cold look.

……

A moment later, Danzo was the only one left in the alley.

He came here today to smear Uchiha Kagami.

Since we can't take Yang Xiang's position, we should at least make these two people dislike each other.

Unexpectedly, the boy believed him so easily.

The Senju clan... are they that easy to fool?

Is the Uchiha clan similar?

Danzo suddenly realized that he might have overestimated his opponent.

I should find an Uchiha clan member and test my rhetoric.

Several days passed quietly.

However, the discussions in the village gradually intensified.

As the shadow of war looms, the actions of Uchiha Kagami's squad on that day are being brought up again and again.

Some praised them for ridding Konoha of a menace, while others criticized them for provoking Kirigakure and potentially triggering war.

The widespread discussion reflects the increasingly chaotic state of the ninja world.

The death rate among ninjas on missions is rising.

Therefore, the Konoha leadership made a decision:

The first joint Chunin Exams in the ninja world were held.

This not only demonstrates our strength but also serves as an opportunity to gather the leaders of the five major ninja villages together for a private discussion.

Just now.

Yang Xiang came to his grandmother again and took over his task from her for the second time.

Shouldn't ninja missions be assigned by the Hokage? Why do they always get special treatment?

He opened the scroll to take a look.

"The Land of Whirlpools...?"