Chapter 124: Cured, But Still A Shimura Clan Idiot
“Yagura, you’re going way too hard.”
Hearing the Fox Captain sympathize with him, Yagura said:
“At the time, in order to complete the mission, I didn’t think too much. Squad Leader, the wounds on Flower Deer Squad Leader are also real. Everyone is giving it their all.”
Yoru glanced at Hanashika. Hanashika had shaved his head bald, and his head was covered in knife wounds.
The wounds at this time had cracked open due to intense movement, oozing pink blood.
Looking closely, it was red blood mixed with yellow pus.
Looking at the poisoned Shimura Ninja, Yoru said:
“Rest up front for a bit, treat the wounds before continuing. Don’t leave irreversible injuries. Give the Shimura Ninja a few more shots of stimulants. As long as he doesn’t die, it’s fine.”
Yoru hadn’t expected his team members to value this mission so much.
As the Squad Leader, he had seen Yagura’s information.
Yagura, real name Sugi Fuku.
A Konoha civilian Chunin, raised by his brother. Later, his brother died in battle, and he raised his brother’s son, that is, his nephew.
Not two years later, his nephew died in battle as a Genin.
Sugi Fuku lost everything. He had already resolved himself to death and was prepared to die in the Land of Grass, fighting extremely desperately.
Due to his tragic experience, he was selected by Anbu.
Anbu told him that Anbu was doing everything possible to end the battle quickly. As long as he was loyal to the Hokage, he could soon restore peace to Konoha.
Flames reignited in Sugi Fuku’s heart. He did not want his brother and nephew’s tragedy to repeat.
After entering Anbu, he treated every mission as his last, only wanting to end the war as soon as possible.
Such a good Anbu Ninja, yet being used to rescue Danzo’s relative.
“Yagura, after we get back, I’ll apply for a suitable ninjutsu for you. Don’t worry, I’ll at least make sure you live a few more months.”
“Thanks, Captain!”
After just resting for a few minutes, Aries suddenly said: “Captain! 7 o’clock direction! A Sand Ninja squad has appeared 800 meters away!”
“It seems the Sand Ninja aren’t planning to exchange prisoners honestly either. They have backup plans too. They’re no good either, six of one and half a dozen of the other.” Yoru immediately ordered:
“Those carrying the wounded, go first! Everyone else in the middle, I’ll cover the rear!”
The squad set off again. Yoru stayed at the rear, carefully watching the river gorge beside them.
Sounds of puppets moving came from there.
The gorge’s horn shape amplified the clicking sounds of the puppets’ joints.
Three humanoid puppets jumped out of the gorge, shooting a dense barrage of poison needles at the Fox Squad.
“Water Style: Water Wall Jutsu!”
Yoru was prepared. A water wall jutsu over ten meters long blocked the Fox Squad’s flank.
All the poison needles were stopped by the water wall jutsu. Bluish-purple halos appeared on the water wall jutsu, that was the dispersed poison.
Before the water wall jutsu fell, Yoru quickly formed five seals in succession.
“Water Style: Water Severing Wave!”
A stream of water shot out from Yoru’s mouth, sweeping across and slicing open the three puppets after.
Mechanisms exploded from the puppets’ abdomens, gears, springs, belts, etc. Quite a variety.
The power of the three puppets was greatly reduced.
One puppet master’s puppet was very strong. Even with its upper and lower body damaged, it could still move.
This was the troublesome part of puppets; you couldn’t predict their actions with human logic.
After using another water wall jutsu to block the sharp knives on the puppet’s arms, Yoru shouted: “Stay away from the gorge!”
The squad turned, pulling away from the gorge. After distancing from the puppet master, the puppet master had no choice but to jump out of the gorge.
Two puppet masters manipulated new puppets, charging toward the Anbu squad.
Yoru stopped, turning to face the puppets.
Two puppets advanced on the ground, attracting line of sight.
A bat-shaped puppet flapped its wings, ambushing the Konoha Squad Leader from above.
It hit!
The bat puppet shot poison needles from its chest, stabbing into the Konoha Squad Leader’s back.
Bang!
A burst of white smoke exploded. It was actually a shadow clone.
When?
The puppet master suddenly remembered that the Konoha Squad Leader had just used a water wall jutsu. He must have used the shadow clone behind the water wall jutsu.
Yoru burst out of the ground behind the two puppet masters.
“Water Style: Water Severing Wave!”
A stream of water shot out, cutting the two puppet masters in half at the waist.
Their intestines spilled everywhere.
Puppet masters didn’t have the ability of puppets to move separately after being cut in half. The two puppet masters died miserably under the Water Severing Wave.
Yoru walked to the shore of the gorge and saw two Sand Ninja fleeing down in the gorge.
Jumping down into the gorge and standing on the water surface, Yoru used his fastest body flicker technique, water clone.
He suddenly appeared behind the two Sand Ninja and used another Water Severing Wave.
The Water Severing Wave shaved off both their skulls together.
Very cruel, but he couldn’t let others know he had mastered the water clone, Hanzo’s signature ninjutsu.
After doing all this, Yoru waited a long time before jumping back up the gorge, pretending he had taken some effort to kill the two Sand Ninja.
After returning to the squad, Hanashika said enviously: “Squad Leader, your Water Style ninjutsu is too strong.”
Yoru said: “Water Severing Wave was a Special Jonin reward from Anbu. Water Wall Jutsu was obtained for me by the Kurozaru Squad Leader.”
He quickly said to Kurozaru who had come over:
“Kurozaru, not talking about you. It’s the previous previous owner of your mask.
After we get back, I’ll apply for ninjutsu for you all too. Think carefully on the way about what ninjutsu you want.”
After returning to camp, Yoru went straight to the Medical Bay Tent.
Tsunade first checked the most severely injured Shimura Clan Chunin, prying open his eyelids for a close inspection.
She said: “The poison has damaged the nervous system. Even if cured, he’ll be an idiot. With Anbu’s style, shouldn’t someone like this be dealt with halfway?”
Yoru said: “Princess Tsunade, even cured, he’s just a Shimura Clan idiot, so he can’t be dealt with halfway.”
“Hmph.” Tsunade said: “I see.”
The three prisoners, as well as Hanashika, Yagura, and others, were all receiving treatment in the medical tent.
Yoru was chased out by the medical ninja and waited outside for treatment.
Halfway through the treatment, two people walked over. Yoru looked and saw it was Commander-in-Chief Nara Shikaku and Deputy Commander Sakumo Hatake.
After the two entered the medical tent, they came out quickly, both looking very heavy-hearted.
Nara Shikaku stood outside the curtain and said:
“Sakumo, your proposal last time for the examination system is a big deal. Quite a few people have heard the rumors.
Certain Chunin and Special Jonin on the front line are showing extremely strong risk-taking tendencies.
These three rescued prisoners were captured by Sand Ninja because of reckless advances.
Sakumo, I understand your thoughts, but the recommendation system is more suitable for Konoha right now.
If the examination system is really implemented, the front line Chunin will die off quickly. What do you think?”
After Nara Shikaku finished speaking, he turned to look at Sakumo Hatake and only then noticed a ninja hiding in the darkness to the side and rear.
His eyes flickered. Seeing it was Anbu, he breathed a sigh of relief.
As Commander-in-Chief, he mainly handled scheduling and formulating tactics. His hard strength wasn’t top-tier, yet he hadn’t noticed the Anbu hiding in the darkness.
Fortunately it was Anbu, or else his and Sakumo’s conversation would have been exposed.
Yoru thought to himself, as expected of the Nara Clan Head. Such a unique angle. Sakumo Hatake probably didn’t want his proposal to lead to massive casualties on the front line either.
Sakumo Hatake was silent, not knowing how to respond.
Doing something is too hard, but sabotaging something is very simple.
Nara Shikaku used facts to stop Sakumo from implementing the examination system.
Didn’t you want examinations? Then I’ll show you how radical the Konoha ninja can get because of examinations.
Over-execution is sometimes more effective than passive resistance.
For example, if the higher-ups say no burning firewood, just find a way to freeze a few people to death, and that policy is scrapped.
With a little maneuver from Nara Shikaku, Sakumo Hatake couldn’t speak up anymore.
After Nara Shikaku left, Sakumo Hatake stood there alone in thought.
Yoru pretended to pass by and said softly: “Setting aside my Anbu identity, Lord Sakumo, I support the examination system.”
Sakumo Hatake was stunned and took another look at the Anbu Ninja, noticing he was wearing an Anbu mask.
Well-versed in Anbu rules, Sakumo didn’t make a fuss or say much, just left directly.
After Yagura’s surgery ended, Yoru returned to the Anbu Tent Area.
The Kiiroinu Captain found him:
“Fox, Deputy Commander Sakumo wants to know the details of the Anbu prisoner exchange mission. I approved it. Go report to the Deputy Commander.”
A note on updates. 10 a.m., 8 p.m., stable two updates. The extra chapters’ times are not fixed. Four updates today.
