Chapter 48: Doing Ideological Work For Subordinates
The Yamanaka Clan Traitor was being chased and killed by Anbu not because he leaked the Yamanaka Clan Secret Jutsu, but because he developed a new technique capable of corrupting the entire Yamanaka Clan.
Mind Body Switch Technique, dual cultivation for men and women, ultimate experience.
Which Yamanaka Clan Ninja could withstand such a temptation?
The reason the Yamanaka Clan didn’t send their own people to execute the traitor was probably because they feared being assimilated by him.
The two border-retreating Yamanaka Clan Ninjas that the traitor found showed just how tempting their “I sleep with myself” secret technique was.
Corruption.
The Yamanaka Clan absolutely could not allow the clan to fall into depravity, so they had to seek help from Anbu.
With the contributions of the Yamanaka Clan as perfect tool people, Anbu unhesitatingly agreed to the Yamanaka Clan’s request.
Thus, the Fox Squad arrived.
Purple Cat Yamanaka Riko could supervise the traitor’s death throughout, and with Anbu watching over her, there was no fear of Yamanaka Riko falling.
Only Yoru’s eyes were injured.
His eyes were dirty.
Only Yoru’s heart ached.
Jealousy pierces the heart.
Yoru decided that he would learn all the ninjutsu and secret jutsu in the Ninja World.
After crossing over once, pursue all novel pleasures.
The steaming heat after the explosion instantly filled the entire bathhouse.
Four naked bodies panicked.
“Switch back! Switch back quickly!”
“Too late!”
The four bodies had just gone through climax and were somewhat weak, unable to control their bodies properly, stumbling as they dealt with it bare-handed.
Charging at the front was a woman whose body contained a man’s soul.
This man’s soul was responsible, being the first to come block, but unfortunately his body was a woman’s, so he couldn’t exert much combat power.
In the water mist, Yoru slashed horizontally with one sword strike.
The woman with the man’s soul grabbed a plate, wanting to block the ninja sword.
However, Yoru’s Cloud Style Sword Technique suddenly changed from a horizontal slash to an upward flick, slicing open the woman’s throat with one strike.
Reaction speed doubled, making the Cloud Style Sword Technique, which specializes in mid-battle changes, even more adept.
The man behind suddenly let out a miserable scream.
The Mind Body Switch Technique was forcibly terminated.
The man endured the pain of the throat slash, while the woman endured the death from the throat slash.
The man’s soul returned to his own body, painfully shouting the woman’s name.
They were heretics, a pair of heretics whose soul and flesh were extremely compatible.
One’s death made the other wish for death.
“Ah!!!”
He raised his hand, forming his fingers into a square frame: “Mind Bod…”
A kunai suddenly shot over.
The Yamanaka Clan Traitor looked on in terror as the kunai precisely entered the square frame formed by his thumbs and index fingers.
The kunai nailed into his chest, blood spurting.
As expected of Anbu, so powerful.
After dealing with the two enemies, Yoru looked toward the other directions.
Riko and Black Bull had killed a female Yamanaka Clan Traitor.
Not far away lay a male Yamanaka Clan Ninja with terrifying exploding tag explosion marks on his body.
Thus, all four Yamanaka Clan Traitors were down.
Yoru looked at Purple Cat, wanting to ask Purple Cat how to handle these corpses.
At that moment, Black Bull beside them suddenly raised a kunai and stabbed toward Yoru’s side ribs.
“Black Bull! What are you doing!”
Riko shouted in terror, but it was too late to stop him.
Yoru was holding his ninja sword inverted and instinctively stabbed backward.
Before Black Bull’s kunai could stab into his own side ribs, Yoru’s ninja sword had already pierced Black Bull’s throat.
“No!”
Purple Cat rushed toward the Yamanaka Clan Traitor who had been blasted down by the exploding tag.
That Yamanaka Clan Traitor wasn’t dead; his lower body was completely gone, yet he persisted in using one last Mind Body Switch Technique.
Purple Cat’s kunai stabbed into the Yamanaka Clan Traitor’s head.
Yoru pulled out his ninja sword and looked regretfully at Black Bull.
What a pity, how did Black Bull just die like that?
He came to Purple Cat’s side, staring at the kunai in the corpse’s head, and said:
“Purple Cat, you were too irrational.
First, after Black Bull died, you were too impulsive.
As a squad’s functional support ninja, you shouldn’t have rushed so fast.
Second, the traitor’s brain might contain important information; you shouldn’t have attacked his head with a kunai, as it could destroy his brain tissue.”
“Sorry, Captain, I lacked experience. I just wanted to ensure he was thoroughly dead.”
Angry pounding on the door suddenly sounded outside the bathhouse.
Exploding tags blew off the rooftop, and the bathhouse boss arrived with samurai to demand answers.
Yoru didn’t want to deal with the bathhouse boss.
Ninjas on missions inevitably cause property damage, and Anbu had no precedent for compensation.
“Carry all the corpses, retreat!”
Including Black Bull, there were now five corpses.
Yoru grabbed a bath towel to wrap two corpses, Riko shouldered two corpses, Purple Cat shouldered one corpse, and the three quickly retreated.
Far from the town, Yoru had the squad rest.
Purple Cat felt uneasy in her heart and came before the Fox Captain.
“Sorry, Captain, because of our Yamanaka Clan…”
“Purple Cat! I don’t want to keep lecturing you, but you made another mistake.” Yoru said:
“You must always pay attention to protecting your own secrets.
Anbu rarely use ninjutsu on missions, mostly taijutsu and exploding tags to resolve battles, precisely to protect their own information.
An Anbu who exposes information easily becomes the primary target for enemy village spies to target.
That ordinary uncle you see strolling in the village might be an Anbu squad leader at night.
Except when the mission requires it, do not discuss anything about yourself.
The mission comes first.
Also, do not carry guilt or remorse for a teammate’s death; such emotions are meaningless to Anbu.
Black Bull died, honorably in the line of duty.
He was controlled by the traitor; I killed him without any psychological fluctuation.
If I didn’t kill him, it would be me who died.”
Yoru had originally been slightly annoyed by Purple Cat’s abundant emotions, but on second thought, doing ideological work for subordinates was also one of the captain’s duties.
Ensuring subordinates’ firm combat will could increase mission success rates and one’s own survival chances.
Yoru continued patiently guiding her:
“This Purple Cat mask previously belonged to one of my teammates.
He died in front of me; he was an Anbu Ninja with whom I had great coordination.
I will die, and you will die too.
After I die, this Fox Mask will go to a new Anbu Ninja.
Completing Anbu missions before death is the only requirement for Anbu Ninjas.”
Anbu die a lot, and one important reason is Danzo’s command style.
When Anbu are deployed, Danzo has them probe for information; he himself either comes last to reap or turns and leaves.
Just like in the original story when Danzo took people to the Land of Rain to kill Yahiko, sending half of Anbu’s elites in one go.
Or like when Danzo encountered Obito and Sasuke before his death, sending his most capable Root subordinates to probe Obito while he leisurely observed information, fiddling with his arm guard.
Purple Cat quickly said: “I understand, Captain. I will adjust my mindset and become a true Anbu Ninja.”
Black Bull’s death was also a significant shock to Riko.
In the squad, only someone like Yoru, who had experienced the brutal battles in the Land of Whirlpools, understood that death is the norm for Anbu Ninjas.
At dawn, they returned to Anbu’s Death Forest base, and Yoru went to the Kurozaru Squad Leader to hand over the mission.
Kurozaru glanced at the mission report and said:
“You even killed two extra traitors; the Yamanaka Clan is even more satisfied now.
Oh, Black Bull died; I’ll apply for another from Root tomorrow.”
Kurozaru’s tone was as if he were saying he was going to pick up a kunai. He added:
“Your subordinates have been following you for over two months now; these two were really lucky to live this long.
During this time, our squad’s missions have mostly been inside the village.
Only missions away from the village can test an Anbu Ninja’s true mettle. Have Purple Cat and Riko train well; don’t slack off.”
Yoru said:
“Understood. I will supervise their training. Captain, I request to monitor the Whirlpool Princess tomorrow; it’s been two days without seeing her, and I’m not quite used to it.”
“Such a request exists? Then you won’t have any vacation. I’ll approve it; go monitor the Whirlpool Princess tomorrow.”
