Yamei sat on the shore, watching the waves churn across the sea, while behind him Mikoto and Izumi played with a group of children.
After four days together, Mikoto and Izumi had shaken off the emotional impact of the night of the clan annihilation.
Perhaps because of Yamei's sudden arrival, they had treated him as their pillar of support throughout this time, and the twelve children had also grown quite dependent on him.
Yamei gladly accepted this. These were the future of the Uchiha Clan. Once they grew up, they would all become formidable assets. How could he possibly refuse?
Yamei also looked toward the Sea of Derivations. It had changed once again. He had completely mastered, analyzed, and derived the major Forbidden Jutsu from the Scroll of Sealing.
Name: Hyakawa Yamei Attributes: Wind, Fire, Lightning, Water, Earth, Yin, Yang. Genjutsu: Mist Veil Moon Taijutsu: Art of a Hundred Refinements Swordsmanship: Hundred Rivers Sword Style Secret Techniques: Empathy; Shadow Bloodline: Hyakawa Bloodline Fuinjutsu: Myriad Gods Seal Ninjutsu: Three Body Techniques, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Flying Thunder God Technique, Rasengan, Impure World Reincarnation, Partial Expansion Jutsu; Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique, Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation; Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu; Lightning Style: Lightning Ball, Lightning Style: Chasing Fang; Wind Style: Thousand Faces Wind; Water Style: Water Wall Technique;
First, the Shadow Clone Technique had become the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and he had gained the Flying Thunder God Technique and Impure World Reincarnation.
Second, the Eight Inner Gates had been incorporated into the Art of a Hundred Refinements. Unfortunately, with Yamei's current physical condition, he could only open around the Fourth Gate.
Finally, he had gained a new Fuinjutsu: the Myriad Gods Seal.
It had been created by fusing the Four Symbols Seal and the Eight Trigrams Seal, granting it even stronger sealing power.
If I obtained Obito's Kamui and fused it with the Flying Thunder God, I don't even dare imagine how powerful the derived Space-Time Ninjutsu would be!
Right... there's also Kumogakure's Heavenly Transfer Technique... Just thinking of it made Yamei drool a little.
And then there was the Spirit Source he had obtained from Izumi... Perhaps he could derive some Medical Ninjutsu from it and create a supreme medical technique capable of reviving the dead and restoring flesh to bare bones!
Then he would become a true all-rounder! He could endure damage, fight, heal, and possessed terrifying mobility and support capabilities!
"Hooonk!!"
Just as Yamei was lost in his fantasies, a large ship suddenly appeared on the distant horizon, its horn blaring repeatedly.
Hearing the commotion, Mikoto and Izumi hurried over with the children.
"Wait here. I'll go take a look first." Yamei gestured to them, then leaped down and ran across the water toward the ship.
Before long, Yamei appeared beside the vessel. With a flicker, he landed on its deck!
"Don't move! Hands up!"
The sudden appearance of a man startled everyone on deck. They raised all sorts of weapons and stared at Yamei warily.
Yamei swept his gaze over them. Most were ordinary people. Only a dozen or so were ninja, and they were roughly Genin-level at most.
"My name is Hyakawa Yamei. Who is your leader?"
"Hyakawa Yamei!?" The people around him froze, and then the atmosphere began to grow excited.
A burly man stepped forward, his voice trembling slightly. "May I ask... are you Lord Hyakawa Yamei of Konoha?"
"Yes." Yamei nodded.
"Wow!!"
"It really is Lord Yamei!"
"Oh, heavens, I've finally met Lord Yamei! Sob... Even if I die now, my life will have been worth it!"
"Long live Lord Yamei!!"
The instant Yamei nodded, the atmosphere reached its peak. The people surrounding him were filled with tears, and one after another, they dropped to their knees and bowed.
Yamei was stunned for a moment. He hurried forward, helped up the man who had first spoken to him, then looked at everyone else. "Please, everyone, get up..."
Only after Yamei spent quite some time persuading them did they finally rise.
"Uncle, what's your name?" Yamei asked the burly man beside him.
"Lord, just call me Tazuna..."
"Tazuna?" Yamei's mouth twitched. Wasn't this the bridge-building expert who would go to Konoha to issue a mission in the future...?
"Why do you all treat me like this?" Though Yamei already had a vague guess, he still asked.
"Lord, it's all thanks to the Divine Envoy you sent, Lord Shisui, coming to our Land of Waves..."
After Tazuna explained, Yamei immediately understood.
Over the past two years, Shisui had not only killed Gato and united the entire Land of Waves, but had also established a complete order!
Distributing land, developing productivity, improving education, valuing talent, promoting labor, and more...
After this series of reforms, in merely two years, the Land of Waves' happiness index had risen to heights never seen before. The entire nation was flourishing.
All of it had been brought about by Shisui, and Shisui had clearly stated that someone had sent him to do these things. Later, the people learned Yamei's name.
From that point onward, Yamei became the divine lord of the Land of Waves, while Shisui became the Divine Envoy sent by the gods!
Yamei did not know whether to laugh or cry. Why had they suddenly assigned him such an identity?
Still, Shisui's ability to achieve all this in two years truly proved his capabilities. As expected... his choice back then had been the right one.
"Lord, this time, we came with another Divine Envoy to welcome you," Tazuna continued.
"Another Divine Envoy?"
Just as Yamei was puzzled, a voice sounded from beside him. "Allow me to explain, Lord Yamei."
Yamei turned and saw a woman in a qipao-like dress that exposed her beautiful back walking toward him.
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"Divine Envoy Pakura." The people around them all bowed when they saw her.
"Nice to meet you. My name is Pakura. You can also call me Pakura." Pakura extended her hand.
Yamei's eyes lit up at once. This was the first time someone had taken the initiative to offer him a handshake! This Pakura was considerate!
"Hyakawa Yamei." Yamei reached out and clasped her hand as Magic Hand activated.
Acquired material: Kekkei Genkai: Scorch Release!
Only one? Still, a Kekkei Genkai was absolutely not a loss.
"This way, please..."
Pakura stepped aside. After Yamei walked ahead, she followed, always remaining half a step behind him.
Yamei chuckled. For now, he was quite satisfied with Pakura's attitude.
When they reached a room, Pakura served Yamei some tea, then stood before him and bowed deeply. "Thank you for saving my life two years ago, Lord Yamei."
"I didn't do much. I merely had someone deliver a Genjutsu scroll."
Pakura shook her head and said solemnly, "It may have meant nothing to Lord Yamei, but to me, it gave me a new life."
"Two years ago, I swore an oath. Lord Yamei is like my reborn parent. For the rest of my life, I will serve at your side."
"Cough, cough!!"
Yamei nearly sprayed out the tea he had just swallowed. He gave Pakura a resentful look. "There's no need for that. Just work well for me."
"No! This will be my Ninja Way!" Pakura's conviction was unwavering.
When she had first received the scroll, she had dismissed it. Later, after relying on it to save her life, she had still remained doubtful—until she arrived in the Land of Waves.
What she witnessed there showed her a miracle and made her secretly resolve to serve Yamei.
"Do as you wish. But before we head to the Land of Waves, tell me about its current situation first." Yamei helplessly rubbed his forehead and could only change the subject.
"Alright."
Pakura nodded, then, beneath Yamei's blank stare, walked to his side and calmly placed his legs across her own before gently massaging them.
"At present, the Land of Waves..."
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