Chapter 144: Red Bronze Metallic Sheen
In the battle, Yoru deliberately took care of Zhen Li, helping Zhen Li eliminate several dangers.
After thoroughly crushing the Sand Ninja blocking the gliders from taking off, the view ahead cleared, and Yoru finally had time to observe the distant battle.
Before Rasa’s Gold Sand Wave, the Captain and his two squads had already been completely wiped out.
That Captain was no match for Rasa at all.
The squad by his side had also mostly died.
Yoru looked up at the group of gliders taking off, and the rearguard mission was over.
He used Body Flicker to appear in front of the fallen Zhen Li, grabbing a kunai stabbing toward Zhen Li’s eyes.
Zhen Li had just been smashed onto a stone by Wind Release, barely breathing, nearly unconscious, her eyes only able to open a slit.
The kunai was only a few centimeters from Zhen Li’s eyes, making the kunai appear particularly large in Zhen Li’s vision.
Snap!
The kunai was crushed by Tengbei—no, by the Fox Anbu?
Zhen Li knew she was saved, let out her last breath, and completely passed out.
Yoru hoisted Zhen Li onto his shoulder and used Body Flicker to disappear from the shore, standing on the sea surface.
Rasa arrived at the shore. He looked up at the flying away group of gliders, knowing it was too late to intercept them.
He and Yoru faced off, one on the shore, one on the sea surface.
To buy time, Yoru did not leave immediately.
He carried the unconscious Zhen Li on his shoulder, standing on the sea surface, confronting one against over a hundred Sand Ninja.
Rasa took one last look at the group of gliders taking off. After assessing, he figured even if he flew up, he could at most keep dozens of Leaf Ninja.
Compared to dozens of Leaf Ninja, he was more interested in Konoha’s Fox Anbu.
Rasa raised his hand, and a Gold Dust whirlwind appeared before his fingers, forming a Gold Dust Kunai.
The Gold Dust Kunai shot out fiercely.
Yoru did not dodge or evade, letting the Gold Dust Kunai pierce his chest.
After a crisp sound, the Gold Dust Kunai shattered.
Rasa furrowed his brows tightly.
The Fox Anbu’s clothes were shredded. When the Gold Dust Kunai hit him, his skin instantly turned into thick red copper color.
Rasa muttered to himself:
“Some kind of hardening defense jutsu similar to Earth Release: Earth Spear, instantaneous release, hardness much higher than Earth Release: Earth Spear, skin gleaming with metallic red copper luster.”
Rasa formed hand seals, sand waves rolled under the ground, Gold Dust surged out, a giant wave over ten meters high like a tsunami pouncing toward the Fox.
Failing to kill, Rasa prepared to use Gold Sand Wave to capture.
Yoru stood on the seawater, Water Style Ninjutsu consumed very little chakra.
“Water Style: Water Wall Jutsu!”
A massive water wall collided with the Gold Sand Wave.
The Gold Dust was soaked by seawater, becoming heavy.
When the Gold Dust and Water Wall Jutsu disappeared, as Rasa prepared to use an even larger Gold Sand Wave, he discovered the sea surface was empty.
Rasa extended his right hand fingers, pressing them on his eyes.
A Sand Eye appeared in the air, quickly flying toward the high sky.
The Sand Eye looked around left and right, but could not find anyone.
What level of Body Flicker Technique was this?
Far from Suna Harbor, Yoru carried Zhen Li and ended Water Clone to appear on the sea surface.
The ocean was the main field for Water Clone. Without this jutsu, Yoru wouldn’t dare provoke Rasa.
He had a resurrection opportunity, yet chose to escape. Rasa’s abilities were special; his Gold Sand Wave excelled at capture and crushing.
If he didn’t leave, it would be fine if Rasa killed him, but if Rasa captured him, that would be trouble.
Soon finding a cave on a seaside cliff, Yoru hid in the cave with Zhen Li.
Yoru’s upper clothes and pants were shredded beyond recognition.
He took off his shredded upper clothes and pants, hurriedly checking the position on his rear buttocks.
Fortunately, under the attacks of many perverted Sand Ninja, the rear buttocks position was intact, preserving his chastity.
He spread his shredded clothes on the ground, letting Zhen Li curl up and lie on them.
He came to the cave entrance, looking at the sea surface outside.
Seabirds flew leisurely back and forth; the intense battle at distant Suna Harbor had nothing to do with them.
Yoru planned to slowly return to camp after the turmoil ended.
As a mature ninja, one must learn to slack off.
Going back too early would get him assigned new missions. Were there ever missions that were truly finished?
Joining the rearguard battalion, successfully completing rearguard, but pursued himself, so delayed some time on the road—this was reasonable, right?
Just like salaried squatting in the company toilet, shitting and earning.
Yoru saw Zhen Li unconscious, formed hand seals, and used Summoning Jutsu.
Pakkun appeared in white smoke. It looked at the Fox, then at the petite girl in the cave, saying, “You’re pretty busy.”
Yoru said speechlessly, “Pakkun, I didn’t expect you weren’t a proper dog either.”
Pakkun said, “Heh, what did you call me for?”
Yoru said:
“I’ve investigated the cause of Xinming’s death. Niimin’s teammate at the time, Nara El, actually used Shadow Secret Jutsu to control his teammate, treating the teammate as a Shadow Puppet.
Nara El was the only one who survived and completed the mission; it’s highly likely he used Shadow Puppet on Xinming.
In this mission, he also used the same Shadow Puppet, killing a Leaf Ninja.”
“Shadow Puppet?” Pakkun said, “I understand. I’ll relay it to Sakumo.”
Pakkun dismissed the Summoning Jutsu himself, disappearing in white smoke.
After two hours, Zhen Li slowly woke up.
She first saw some cloth strips.
This color?
Wasn’t this Tengbei’s clothes?
Where was Tengbei? Why were his clothes shredded like this?
“You’re awake.”
Zhen Li followed the voice outward and saw Tengbei sitting at the cave entrance.
Her face immediately flushed red; after lowering her head, she couldn’t help but look up again.
Tengbei wore a Fox Mask, upper body naked with developed pectoral muscles, lower body only in underwear, tight muscles on his long legs.
Yoru stood up and walked toward Zhen Li.
Zhen Li saw Tengbei squat in front of her, massaging her head, checking her unconscious injury.
“Not bad, recovering well.”
“Tengbei… no, what should I call you? Tengbei isn’t your real name, right?”
Yoru said, “I have no name, only a code name. You can call me Fox.”
“Oh, Fox, did our rearguard succeed?”
“It succeeded. Under the leadership of temporary Squad Leader you, we successfully completed rearguard; the other 6 battalions left smoothly.”
Zhen Li pursed her cherry-like small mouth and said, “You’re so powerful; how could it be under my leadership for rearguard? I didn’t do anything.”
Yoru smiled. If not for Zhen Li’s courage shown at the last moment, even wanting to protect teammate Tengbei, he wouldn’t have resolved to fiercely battle the Sand Ninja.
For that, he exposed some trump cards.
From his observations in Anbu, Danzo might be ousted from Anbu by Hiruzen Sarutobi to independently lead Root.
This process couldn’t be Hiruzen Sarutobi saying a word and Danzo obediently leaving; there would inevitably be a storm.
In this storm, Yoru needed to seek more benefits.
With Danzo moving positions, vacating the Anbu Minister spot, the brothers below could all move up a bit.
Yoru also wanted to snag a Captain position.
Kiiroinu Captain, as the Hokage’s representative, stationed at the front line, monitoring the entire battlefield for the Hokage, with immense power.
If he became Captain, he could independently lead Anbu missions in a battlefield area.
Lately, many book friends say the protagonist is a womanizer, so rest for a while, or else Zhen Li would be collected too. Not not collecting, but slow collection, high-quality collection; later find an opportunity to collect Zhen Li.
