Chapter 134: White Fang, Your Abilities Are Mine Now
The Scorching Style Fireball emitted high temperatures and heat waves, distorting the light around the fireball.
Scorching Release was a bloodline limit produced by combining Wind Release and Fire Release chakra natures.
It was right not to teach Ye Cang Earth Release; Ye Cang’s chakra natures were Wind and Fire.
Ye Cang excitedly stared at the fireball, discovering she could freely manipulate it, so she let the Scorching Style Fireball slowly descend, landing on the water surface.
A large amount of water vapor was evaporated and caught by the conical waterproof cloth.
“Great! My water evaporation efficiency is much faster now!”
Yoru suddenly asked, “Ye Cang, are you interested in settling down with me in the Land of Rain?”
Maybe let Ye Cang follow Yuka Uzumaki first…
Ye Cang’s eyes panicked for a moment, then she looked at the three little girls clumsily busy preparing dinner on the shore, and finally said:
“No, Miqu sir, I am a person from the Land of Wind. I hope to use my abilities to let them live better.”
Yoru felt a mix of emotions.
First was surprise; he didn’t expect Ye Cang to have such a great aspiration in her heart.
Thinking about it, it made sense. In the original story, Ye Cang even sacrificed her life for Hidden Sand Village in the end.
Second was a slight disappointment; Ye Cang refused so quickly.
She said she was unwilling to go to Hidden Sand Village because she couldn’t adapt to the drastic changes in life.
Her coming near the front line was perhaps not to hide, but out of curiosity, curious about what ninjas were really like.
Deep in Ye Cang’s heart, she had already acknowledged her identity as a ninja.
Finally, it was understanding; people have their own aspirations, and he couldn’t impose his own will on Ye Cang.
Ye Cang’s murder happened at the end of the Third Great Ninja War, which was years later.
The two studied this Scorching Style Fireball together, and Yoru taught her different hand seals, representing different control methods.
Under the guidance of hand seals, chakra circulation speed was faster, and the fireball’s flight speed was also faster.
Outside the oasis, a signal flare suddenly appeared.
Yoru glanced at the signal flare and found it was Yagura’s signal.
He walked toward Ye Cang and tightly hugged her.
Ye Cang felt a bad premonition rise in her heart: “Miqu sir, what’s wrong?”
On the opposite side of Crescent Small Lake, Body Flicker Technique appeared two people, followed by a squad of Sand Ninja landing.
Ye Cang recognized the person on the right; that man was the jonin from her hometown who discovered her and said he would take her into Hidden Sand Village.
Yoru looked toward the person on the left.
The future Fourth Kazekage, Rasa!
Yoru whispered in Ye Cang’s ear: “Be careful of Rasa! That person will be unfavorable to you in the future!”
Rasa saw a strange man around the precious bloodline ninja of the Land of Wind and raised his hand.
A massive wave of gold dust surged from the ground, fiercely pouncing toward Yoru.
Yoru body flickered back, but the gold dust wave closely pursued without letting go.
“Water Style: Water Severing Wave!”
After hand seals, a stream of water shot out, slicing through the gold dust wave in front, heading straight for Rasa.
A thick gold dust wall instantly surged before Rasa.
The Water Severing Wave was actually blocked by the thick gold dust wall.
The thick gold dust wall was extremely heavy; the water line of Water Severing Wave had its kinetic energy consumed by the gold dust and couldn’t advance an inch.
Yoru thought to himself, as expected of the Third Kazekage’s prized pupil, the future Fourth Kazekage; his strongest attack method couldn’t take effect.
Rasa’s gold dust mainly used capture and crushing as attack methods; this was what Yoru feared most right now.
If he killed him, he could return to the previous full moon.
But if the enemy didn’t kill him and captured him, that would be trouble.
If they imprisoned him for a few months, he would be helpless.
The system didn’t say suicide could return to the previous full moon night.
Yoru had no intention of risking himself; with Rasa in close pursuit, Yoru retreated step by step.
After several consecutive Water Severing Waves, Rasa tested the strength of Yoru’s Water Style and made the gold dust waves increasingly solid.
Seeing Miqu being chased and beaten, Ye Cang hurriedly rushed up to help Miqu.
However, the Sand Ninja jonin blocked Ye Cang:
“Miss Ye Cang, Lord Rasa has personally come to pick you up. Please return to Hidden Sand Village with us.
The village will assign you the best teacher to teach you to master your bloodline limit.
That man is just a rogue ninja; daring to contact Hidden Sand Village’s bloodline limit, he is very likely a spy from another village.
Look at his proficient Water Style; no rogue ninja from the Land of Wind could possibly master such powerful Water Style.
This Water Style consumes very little water, just a water line; even in the dry climate of the Land of Wind, its power doesn’t diminish much…”
“Get out of the way!”
Ye Cang was just about to use her Scorching Style Fireball when the Sand Ninja jonin grabbed her wrist.
Seeing Ye Cang still struggling, the Sand Ninja jonin had no choice but to raise his hand blade and chop her neck, making her faint.
Ye Cang, who had just extracted chakra less than a week ago, was no match for the Sand Ninja jonin.
Ye Cang was a bloodline ninja valued by Hidden Sand Village; not only would Hidden Sand Village not harm her, but they would seriously train her.
Yoru was chased by the gold dust wave all the way out of the oasis.
Two black dots appeared in the sky; Hanashika and Tian Ya piloted gliders, picking up Yoru and Yagura on the ground.
Rasa tried to pursue with gold dust, but as it flew far, the gold dust wave’s density decreased, intensity weakened, and it was cut by Water Severing Wave.
Rosa did not pursue deeply; his mission was to bring the Scorching Release bloodline back to the village for them.
Yoru looked back at Ye Cang on the ground, thinking to himself, who says a wanderer won’t feel heartbroken; even a playboy has a heart.
The ninja world roads are long; see you again in the rivers and lakes.
When Yoru returned to the Border of the Land of Rivers, it was already approaching the next full moon.
On the previous full moon, he was in Kyoto, Land of Rivers, guarding Koizumi Chisa’s back every day from 2 a.m. onward.
It was now the 12th; there were three more days until the full moon.
Could he scheme something, not passive death, but actively obtain certain abilities.
Far away, he saw the Konoha camp, and Yoru’s eyes flickered with a bit of excitement.
Who to find? Tsunade to improve physique, or Hatake Sakumo for sword technique, or Nara Shikaku?
Forget it, better not find Nara Shikaku.
Whoever he encounters next, he’ll go find them; see who has bad luck.
It was already midnight when he returned to the camp; Yoru reported the mission to Kiiroinu Captain.
Before he could speak, he first heard praise from Kiiroinu Captain.
“Fox, the Sand Ninja camp shifted south, and we seized the opportunity to raid their headquarters, winning a great victory.” Kiiroinu Captain excitedly said:
“The reason Sand Ninja Headquarters rashly transferred during the stalemate was because their water fetching became difficult. Front line investigation found you outstandingly completed the mission.
You destroyed their largest water source.
Come, follow me. Lord Shikaku ordered you to go to the headquarters tent immediately upon return.”
Yoru was delighted; the large lake he destroyed last, guarded by three or four Sand Ninja Battalions in the oasis, turned out to be an important water source for Sand Ninja Headquarters.
Following Kiiroinu Captain into the headquarters tent, Yoru saw two commanders: Commander-in-Chief Nara Shikaku and Deputy Commander Hatake Sakumo.
Tsunade was probably at the medical bay, not much involved in the command system.
Glancing at Hatake Sakumo, Yoru thought, it’s you.
Hatake Sakumo was awarding a reward to a ninja.
“Shirakumo Hayama, became chunin in Konoha Year 34, has continuously completed 2 A-rank missions. According to the ninjutsu assessment system formulated by the front line headquarters, you are rewarded with one ninjutsu.
This is the ninjutsu catalog; you can pick from it.”
Yoru looked at the chunin named Shirakumo Hayama, thinking he seemed to appear in the original story, specializing in Wind Release.
Shirakumo Hayama browsed the ninjutsu catalog and said, “Lord Sakumo, my chakra nature is Wind; I hope to learn Wind Release: Vacuum Sword!”
Hatake Sakumo nodded and said:
“Good, this is a nice ninjutsu.
If developed to the extreme, it might even be cultivated into a special nintaijutsu, a mature offense-defense system combining taijutsu and sword technique.
I’ll have the assistant hand you the ninjutsu scroll for Wind Release: Vacuum Sword right away.”
Shirakumo Hayama’s eyes shone with excitement and admiration.
The ninjutsu assessment system was being trialed on the Land of Rivers Battlefield under Hatake Sakumo’s strong promotion.
Many ninjas obtained precious ninjutsu because of the ninjutsu assessment system.
Many ninjas were grateful to Hatake Sakumo.
Yoru thought, Hatake Sakumo is on the right path.
After Shirakumo Hayama turned back for one more grateful look at Hatake Sakumo and left the tent, Kiiroinu said to Nara Shikaku:
“Lord Shikaku, Fox is the Anbu Squad Leader who executed the poisoning mission; the mission was completed outstandingly, destroying three oasis water sources.”
Yoru felt a bit unadapted; wasn’t it supposed to be a bit unethical, something ordinary Konoha ninjas unwilling to do, so Anbu does it?
I wanted to leave a good impression in front of Hatake Sakumo; Kiiroinu, little Yellow, why did you sell me out?
In the mission, I was even wearing a Mist Ninja mask; what about those confidentiality measures?
Seeming to see Yoru’s puzzled turn of head and other body language expressing confusion, Nara Shikaku said:
“Fox, no need to worry about reputation; don’t worry about headquarters knowing your mission details. You are an Anbu Ninja; everyone in this tent understands that for victory, any means are normal.”
Yoru thought, I’m not afraid of you having a bad opinion of me; I’m worried about Hatake Sakumo.
Seeing Hatake Sakumo show no reaction, Yoru felt Hatake Sakumo should be able to understand him.
Nara Shikaku continued:
“Fox, because you destroyed Sand Ninja Headquarters’ water source, Sand Ninja Headquarters had to transfer.
We seized the opportunity, ambushed midway while their formation was unstable, annihilating over 400 Sand Ninja in one battle and heavily damaging them.
Among the over 400 Sand Ninja, there were quite a few medical ninjas; Sand Ninja Headquarters’ functions were impaired, striving advantage for the subsequent war.
Kiiroinu Captain will apply for an S-rank mission reward for you.
The reward will be issued through the Anbu system, not recorded in the front line headquarters’ mission records.
Now, tell me in detail about your mission execution process.”
Finally, a second S-rank mission.
Yoru’s mission record was gradually filling up.
He had been special jonin for less than half a year, with 2 S-rank missions; this was intermediate-advanced level among special jonin.
The first was Kato Dan’s death; Anbu internally gave S-rank mission reward. The second was this poisoning mission.
“Mission process…”
While Yoru organized his words, he glanced at Hatake Sakumo.
He calculated in his heart: this month’s resurrection lottery, go for Hatake Sakumo.
Konoha’s White Fang, renowned, should draw good stuff.
To make a move on Konoha’s White Fang, couldn’t do it here.
Too many people and mixed hands; if he ended up dying to a nearby guard miscellaneous ninja, that would be too clownish.
Needed to find a way to create a one-on-one opportunity with Hatake Sakumo.
After a slight calculation, Yoru began recounting the mission details, briefly mentioning the poisoning, and emphasized one thing:
“Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander, the reason I could successfully poison was because I had a nice invention; I am willing to offer it to the village to help the village win the war.”
“A nice invention?”
Nara Shikaku and Hatake Sakumo both looked at Fox, not knowing what he would bring out.
Yoru said:
“I saw tents blown into the sky by strong winds in the desert and suddenly had inspiration.
Why not make a tent that can fly, fully utilizing the Land of Wind’s strong winds to attack enemies from the air?
This can’t be explained clearly in words; I wonder if I can invite the two commanders and the captain to come with me to an open area to see.
Please trust my judgment; this invention will definitely bring miraculous effects!”
Facing the invitation from a capable subordinate, Kiiroinu nodded repeatedly: “Commander Lord, Deputy Commander Lord, Fox doesn’t talk big; his invention will surely create advantage for us!”
Nara Shikaku and Hatake Sakumo were both extremely interested and stood up, gesturing for Yoru to lead the way.
After leaving the tent, Yoru waved, having Flower Deer Squad follow.
The group left the camp and arrived at an open area outside the camp.
Yoru quickly glanced at Hatake Sakumo, then said to Hanashika and Tian Ya: “Show the lords our secret equipment!”
Hanashika and Tian Ya opened two gliders.
Under the strong wind, the glider surfaces rapidly unfurled.
The two continuously adjusted the surface angles; it was visible they were working hard to avoid being blown away.
Yoru explained:
“Lords, this is the equipment I invented, the glider.
The top is the wing, composed of upper and lower wing surfaces with different curves, providing lift through different air flow speeds.
Below the wing are several sets of ropes, forming the glider’s harness system and control system.
After training, the operator can control flight direction via the control system.”
Nara Shikaku and Hatake Sakumo stood beside Hanashika and Tian Ya, full of enthusiasm.
Nara Shikaku kept praising verbally; in a very short time, he had already thought of several raid schemes based on this equipment.
Flight ability was a scarce ability in the ninja world; with gliders, Konoha Unit could bypass strict ground defenses and head straight to the enemy’s rear.
Nara Shikaku asked: “Fox, how high can this glider fly?”
Yoru said:
“The glider is ideal with two ninjas: one manipulating the glider, the other attacking or defending in the air.
If there’s a Wind Release ninja, flying to over a thousand meters altitude is no problem.
It’s written in my mission scroll: during the last poisoning, I made the glider fly to a thousand-meter altitude, dove from high air to complete the poisoning.”
“Dive?” Nara Shikaku thought of another new tactic.
He couldn’t help but give Fox an extra look; this Anbu was very capable and smart, perhaps to become the next Anbu Captain.
Yoru asked: “You two commanders, interested in flying in the sky tonight to feel this equipment’s effect?”
Nara Shikaku smiled and said: “I’ll pass; Nara secret jutsu must stick to the ground using shadows. Sakumo, if you’re interested, give it a try.”
Hatake Sakumo said:
“If leading a team to raid the enemy rear, it should still be me leading. Since so, I’ll try it tonight and fully understand the new equipment’s effect.”
Yoru’s eyes lit up.
Wasn’t this it?
He could have a one-on-one with Hatake Sakumo in the air!
White Fang, your ability is mine now!
