Chapter 29: The Last Vortex Clan Member In The Ninja World
The plot developed exactly the same as in his previous life.
“Fox! You go cover the rear!”
Breaking through the Cloud Ninja defense line, the Kurozaru Squad Leader once again sent Yoru to cover the rear.
Yoru turned around, predicted the movements of two Cloud Ninja, killed both of them, then carefully watched the Cloud Ninja Squad Leader not far away.
The Cloud Ninja Squad Leader’s attention was once again drawn to Yoru.
He charged over, jumped up, and slashed downward.
The sword style changed in mid-air, from downward slash to horizontal cut.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out.
Yoru’s ninja sword blocked the Cloud Ninja’s blade.
The Cloud Ninja’s expression changed drastically. He practiced Cloud Style Sword Technique every day, his strikes unpredictable and hard to anticipate, yet this Konoha Anbu blocked it so easily?
Horizontal sweep turned into downward thrust.
Clang!
Forward thrust turned into upward flick.
Clang!
His ears were filled with the sound of metal clashing, and the Cloud Ninja felt an inexplicable anger.
Had this Konoha Anbu specifically studied him? Why was he so familiar with his sword technique?
Evenly matched, not at a disadvantage, Yoru felt greatly reassured.
You know what “clang clang clang” is?
“Clang clang clang” means… every one of your strikes has been seen through by me.
Yoru scanned left and right, looking for a concealed spot.
The next time the Cloud Ninja struck, Yoru did not block; he pretended to retreat and jumped through the window of the house behind him.
The Cloud Ninja was overjoyed. In a confined space, his Cloud Style Sword Technique was even more lethal.
Flexible joints and muscles suited for quick maneuvers in small areas.
Without hesitation, the Cloud Ninja also jumped through the window into the house.
As he entered the house, he saw the Konoha Ninja forming hand seals.
Fast! He had to be fast! Faster than the Konoha Anbu’s ninjutsu!
Ninja sword thrust straight ahead.
Unfortunately, the ninja sword stopped 3 centimeters from Yoru’s chest.
In the unseen interior of the house, the Karma Seal of Retribution crept up the Cloud Ninja’s legs, waist, and arms, locking all his joints.
The seal couldn’t be maintained for long, so Yoru charged forward, picked up the sword just stuck in the ground, and stabbed through the Cloud Ninja’s heart.
Pulling out the ninja sword, Yoru casually picked up a handkerchief from the nearby table and wiped the blood from the ninja sword.
The feel under the handkerchief was bad; after clashing with the Cloud Ninja, the blade had several gaps.
After this battle, he needed to switch swords quickly.
Ninja were poor because weapon consumption was a major expense; to survive, no one skimped on weapons.
A good ninja sword was not cheap, costing tens of thousands of ryō.
Kunai were much cheaper; one kunai only cost a few thousand ryō.
Ninja swords were weapons for rich ninja, kunai suited poor ninja.
Cloud Ninja were richer than Leaf Ninja, too excessive.
Yoru sniffed, smelling a very fragrant aroma.
Only then did he turn to look at the house.
There were two corpses in the house, a mother and daughter.
Both had their throats slit, with two large pools of blood on the ground.
The aroma came from the stove.
A chicken was still stewing there.
Yoru opened the lid, and the fragrance hit him.
The broth had dried up, the bottom of the stewed chicken somewhat charred, but the top was fine.
He grabbed a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth—pure enjoyment.
Ration Pills were garbage; eating hot chicken on the battlefield boosted confidence several times over.
After eating half a chicken in the dark house, wiping the oil from his mouth, Yoru jumped out.
Killed three people, exceeding the mission quota.
After coming out, Yoru jumped onto the rooftop and saw the battalion’s situation.
The Kiiroinu Battalion had pushed even deeper, now fiercely battling the Mist Ninja outside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
Those Mist Ninja were using Water Style to consume the Four Violet Flames Formation’s energy, stirring up massive water mist.
Yoru didn’t go to the Mist Ninja, obediently guarding the rear, clearing stragglers for the Kurozaru Squad.
Whenever he encountered Cloud Ninja, Yoru would lure them into a house and kill them inside with the Karma Seal of Retribution.
After killing three more Cloud Ninja, Yoru felt the Kiiroinu Battalion was moving too slowly; if the battle didn’t end soon, Yoru would… burst from overeating.
Besides half a chicken, Yoru had eaten a pot of ribs, three rice balls, and a basin of drunken shrimp.
Hidden Whirlpool Village’s drunken shrimp was pretty good, though the alcohol was strong.
Additionally, he had looted over 500,000 ryō, stuffed into his ninja tool bag. He still needed to go to Tsuruzuki Izakaya and splurge on the way back—no money wouldn’t do.
If he could clean out Hidden Whirlpool Village, he’d instantly become filthy rich.
While Yoru was lost in thought, he glanced at the Kiiroinu Battalion and noticed only ordinary team members were fighting; the captain and squad leaders weren’t participating.
At this efficiency, when would they finish clearing the Mist Ninja near the barrier?
Compared to Konoha Anbu, the Mist Ninja were fighting desperately. With the Mizukage dead, these Mist Ninja had the momentum of grieving troops bound to win, their combat power extremely high.
Over ten minutes later, Yoru killed another Cloud Ninja with sword technique and heard a boom behind him.
The Four Violet Flames Formation at the Uzumaki Clan shrine! It was broken!
Continuous Water Style had finally consumed the last of the Four Violet Flames Formation’s energy.
The four Whirlpool Ninja at the blind spot collapsed, gasping for breath with pale expressions.
The Mist Ninja rushed in, massacring the Uzumaki Clan’s womenfolk.
One by one, red-haired girls were hacked to death.
Some still wore nightgowns, little girls in cute pink dresses.
In the Mist Ninja’s eyes, all red-haired Uzumaki Clan members were the killers of the Mizukage.
Yuka Uzumaki appeared, summoning Long Spear Egret, tying the crying Kushina Uzumaki to Long Spear Egret’s leg.
“Fly! Fly toward Konoha Village!”
Long Spear Egret took off, fast, heading northwest.
The Kiiroinu Captain didn’t immediately order pursuit but stood in place, watching the Mist Ninja not far away slaughter the Uzumaki Clan’s ordinary womenfolk.
The battalion’s other ninja also slowed down, letting many Mist Ninja into the shrine.
This attitude… it seemed one of the Kiiroinu Captain’s missions was those ordinary Uzumaki womenfolk.
Yoru blocked a Cloud Ninja’s blade, then counterattacked with Cloud Style Sword Technique, stabbing the Cloud Ninja to death.
He suddenly understood something.
For Konoha, what kind of Kushina Uzumaki was easiest to control?
Of course, one alone, the last Uzumaki Clan member in the ninja world.
If there were many Uzumaki Clan members left in the ninja world, Kushina Uzumaki wouldn’t be wholeheartedly loyal to Konoha; she’d naturally favor her clan.
Uzumaki Clan annihilation wasn’t just something the Mist Ninja had to do, or what the Cloud Ninja wanted—it now aligned with Konoha Village’s interests.
Konoha Village couldn’t have a second Uzumaki Clan member; the ninja world shouldn’t have a second one. Only then would Kushina Uzumaki have no other choice.
Only then could the Nine-Tails be safely entrusted to Kushina Uzumaki.
In the original story, Nagato and his parents were in the Land of Rain, Karin and her parents in the Land of Grass. It was possible that the Fire Country’s Uzumaki orphans had long been secretly executed by Konoha Anbu.
Long Spear Egret carried Kushina Uzumaki far away, with one Anbu Battalion chasing after.
On Kushina Uzumaki’s back was a massive scroll, like Hidden Whirlpool Village’s Scroll of Seals.
One Konoha Anbu Battalion took the lead in chasing Kushina Uzumaki.
Seeing Hidden Whirlpool Village’s Scroll of Seals, the Cloud Ninja also gave chase.
The Kiiroinu Battalion didn’t move, still battling unintensely yet not easily outside the shrine with the Mist Ninja.
Mist Ninja up front even charged into the shrine’s main hall, slaughtering freely.
Some Uzumaki female ninja formed a battalion and fled northwest, including Yuka Uzumaki.
Only when the Mist Ninja pursued the Uzumaki female ninja battalion did the Kiiroinu Battalion follow.
