Between the Wave Country and the Land of Fire, there is a narrow strait, so narrow that a bridge could be built to cross it.
Despite being closer to the Land of Fire, the Wave Country' mission share had always belonged to the Uzushiogakure.
Crossing the strait and entering the Land of Fire, Captain Huang Quan ordered his men to find Night Light.
Captain Huang Quan looked Night Light up and down, then said, "Only you are left in the Brown Bear Squad. Your strength is not yet enough to be a Squad Leader, so I will assign you to the Black Gorilla Squad."
Night Light nodded. He observed Captain Black Gorilla, who was tall and exceptionally burly, indicating strong taijutsu. He wondered what abilities he could extract from Captain Black Gorilla.
He had extracted Shadow Clone Technique from Captain Ling and Body Flicker Technique from the Brown Bear Squad Leader. Anbu always had good things.
Upon arriving at the Black Gorilla Squad, Captain Black Gorilla first allowed Night Light to act independently.
Night Light was a Squad Leader, so it was difficult to assign him to other squads. The other squads were severely understaffed at the moment and were unwilling to give team members to Night Light.
The team continued to advance.
As they walked, the surrounding mist grew thicker and thicker.
"Captain Black Gorilla, is this naturally occurring fog, or..."
"This is the Land of Fire. Even if Kirigakure come, we have absolute confidence in defeating them."
Night Light turned to look at the surrounding remnants of the force, wondering where Captain Black Gorilla's confidence came from.
Vortex Yuka summoned a large Spear Egret, ready to have White Heron take Vortex Kushina away at any moment.
The atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive.
In the thick fog, visibility was only two or three meters.
Night Light adjusted his mask, ensuring his vision was not restricted by the mask's eyeholes.
He could see trees two meters away, but beyond that, it was a vast expanse of white.
The damp mist made him feel uncomfortable all over.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from behind his head!
His scalp tingled, and Night Light instinctively lunged forward.
A Kunai grazed his hair and embedded itself in the tree trunk opposite him.
Night Light quickly adjusted his posture on the ground, turning to stare into the thick fog behind him.
However, nothing could be seen in the dense fog.
This time, the Kirigakure did not use silent killing techniques for close-quarters combat, but rather harassed them with Kunai from a distance.
With a visibility of two or three meters, it was impossible to dodge a Kunai once it was seen.
Compared to relying on sight, it was better to rely on hearing.
Screams echoed around, the cries of Vortex Ninja who had been hit by Kunai.
Compared to the Vortex Ninja, the Konoha ANBU were of higher caliber and very tough; even when riddled with Kunai, they did not utter a sound.
Boom!
This was no longer a matter of being tough; the Kirigakure began using Exploding Tag!
The Hidden Mist Village, primarily composed of Water Release Ninja, brought out precious Exploding Tag, indicating their desperation.
Amidst the Exploding Tag's explosion, an Anbu Ninja was engulfed by fire and thick smoke, falling in front of Night Light.
He died a terrible death; his legs below the thighs were blown off, with bone fragments exposed at the severed ends.
Just then, Night Light suddenly felt a chill.
It was the chill brought by the wind.
Immediately following! It was a terrifying wind pressure!
Night Light ignored everything else, turning and pressing himself tightly against the large tree behind him.
The tree opposite, not sturdy enough, was broken by the wind and was about to fall on him.
Night Light quickly formed hand signs and submerged himself underground.
When he re-emerged from the ground, the thick fog around him had already completely dissipated.
A Wind Release, how could it disperse hundreds of meters of dense fog?
The less sturdy trees around were all blown down by the strong wind.
Night Light looked into the distance and saw Danzo Shimura, who had just lowered his hand signs.
Danzo arrived with two assistants to provide support.
Oh my.
Danzo Shimura actually gave him such a great sense of security.
Danzo's four Byakugan, with very small pupils, stared at a group of Kirigakure in the distance.
Biwa Jūzō and Munashi Jinpachi of the Hozuki Clan, seeing that Danzo had arrived, turned and left without looking back.
Danzo glanced at the two tragic ANBU Squad that had lost more than half their members and did not order a pursuit.
The Anbu Ninja leaped from the chaotic tree stumps and gathered behind Danzo.
Captain Huang Quan and Qingque, two Captains, stood behind Danzo, awaiting his interrogation.
The Vortex Ninja also hurried over.
The Sealing Team Captain looked relieved: "Director Danzo, I didn't expect you to come to our rescue personally. In all of Konoha, only you can deal with the large-scale dense fog jointly set up by the Kirigakure."
Danzo nodded and looked at Vortex Kushina: "Whirlpool Princess... this doesn't look like a Jinchuriki. Did it fail?"
The Sealing Team Captain nodded: "Around the wild Three-Tails, there were many Kirigakure Anbu. We sacrificed many people, but still couldn't seal the Three-Tails."
Night Light stood behind the Anbu Ninja, pretending to rest, half-crouching on the ground.
Through the figures, he saw Danzo's clenched fist, his knuckles white.
It seemed Danzo was not as calm as he appeared, but very angry deep down.
He always maintained a deadpan expression, never showing his emotions, so no one could tell before he became enraged.
If Vortex Kushina had become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, all of Konoha Village's arrangements regarding the Nine-Tailed would have been in vain.
The Nine-Tailed is one of Konoha Village's foundations, and a secret operation by the Uzushiogakure almost caught Konoha off guard.
For a few seconds, Danzo remained silent.
No one dared to speak.
The young Kushina hid behind Yujia. She felt this gloomy middle-aged man was too terrifying.
Danzo slowly said, "The remnants of the two ANBU Squad will continue to escort the Whirlpool Princess back to the Uzushiogakure."
With that, Danzo turned and left with his assistants.
Night Light was somewhat puzzled. Konoha was determined to get Vortex Kushina, so why didn't they capture her now?
Did they want Vortex Kushina to willingly enter Konoha?
The two ANBU Squad continued to advance, escorting the Whirlpool Princess to the Vortex Country peninsula.
Along the way, Vortex Yuka constantly observed the Anbu, always accurately finding the fox.
She would quickly avert her gaze to avoid being discovered by the Anbu.
The fox was well hidden, inconspicuous among the Anbu Ninja.
If it weren't for the fact that the two ANBU Squad now only had over 40 members, the fox would have been even better hidden.
The Spy chosen by the Senju Clan were of high quality.
The team arrived near the Uzushiogakure, and Yatagarasu flew out of the Uzushiogakure.
The huge Yatagarasu roared overhead, scaring the small Spear Egret on Vortex Yuka's shoulder, making it retract its neck.
"Don't be afraid, that's our village's summoned beast. It won't do anything to you."
After escorting the Vortex Ninja to the village gate, the Anbu Ninja did not enter. They simply said goodbye and left.
Night Light breathed a sigh of relief.
He had been out for too long and really wanted to go back to the village, preferably to never leave again after returning.
It's dangerous outside, I want to go home.
Leaving the Uzushiogakure, Night Light realized the direction was wrong.
Captain Huang Quan led the Anbu to a high mountain near the Uzushiogakure.
The four Anbu Squad Leaders used barrier techniques.
A transparent barrier enveloped the mountaintop.
From the outside, it still looked like the mountaintop, but the four Squad Leaders had disappeared, becoming invisible.
The Anbu Ninja walked into the barrier, one by one disappearing behind it.
Invisibility barrier?
Night Light also walked into the barrier.
Captain Huang Quan began assigning tasks to the Squad Leaders. Captain Black Gorilla then found three Squad Leaders under him, including Night Light.
"Three shifts, use binoculars inside the invisibility barrier to keep an eye on the Uzushiogakure!"
Night Light was assigned to the first shift.
Lying behind a rock, Night Light watched the nearby Uzushiogakure through binoculars.
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The full moon was like a silver disk, and the Gekko was like white frost.
Night Light waited for the night of the full moon.
Three days later, Danzo, with a fully staffed ANBU Squad, also entered the invisibility barrier.
Advisor Danzo stayed in the barrier for several days, unusually patient, sitting quietly on a rock, unhurried, not knowing what he was waiting for.
All the Anbu inside the barrier were under Danzo's watchful eye, and everyone grew increasingly nervous.
It seemed the great calamity of the Uzumaki Clan was inevitable.