Chapter 173: Setting An Ambush
On the south coast of the Land of Whirlpools, there are beautiful beaches and seawater like emeralds.
The north coast of the Land of Whirlpools where Yoru is located consists of dark reefs.
Reefs stand densely, making the path hard to traverse.
Yoru carries Twin Blades Flounder on his back, with thick sealing bandages wrapped around Twin Blades Flounder.
He stands on the highest reef, gazing at the sea surface.
Come on, Mist Ninja, come take a look.
Look at the outline under this bandage—doesn’t it look like your missing Twin Blades Flounder?
I’m bait, blatant bait.
A black line suddenly shot out.
Yoru was delighted in his heart; they had finally come.
An exploding tag kunai flew toward Yoru on the reef.
After a massive explosion, thick smoke engulfed Yoru and also engulfed the reef.
The Mist Ninja knew Copper Fox’s information; this wasn’t to attack Copper Fox but to signal and mark.
The Mist Ninja who first spotted Copper Fox used an exploding tag to mark for other Mist Ninja: Copper Fox is here.
As the smoke dispersed, Yoru’s figure reappeared.
The kunai did no harm to Yoru, but the exploding tag’s impact was somewhat troublesome, making Yoru’s head a bit dizzy.
He saw the tsunami.
The sea surface churned, with massive chakra gathering.
A wave dozens of meters high crashed toward the shore.
Atop the waves stood three ninja.
Yoru looked over; all three had sharp teeth like sharks.
Many ninja from Hidden Mist Village have sharp teeth; unknown what bloodline it is.
Under the towering waves, Yoru suddenly zoned out.
He recalled a joke from his previous life.
Describe a very dirty joke with one word: oh.
When these female ninja with shark teeth say “oh,” wouldn’t it be very dangerous?
Yoru shook his head repeatedly; sharp-toothed female Mist Ninja—no good, absolutely not a good match.
In the original story, Mei Terumi didn’t have those sharp teeth; comparatively much more appealing.
Mei Terumi is a few years older than Kakashi; she’s probably at the Ninja Academy now.
Atop the massive tsunami waves, the three Mist Ninja jonin saw Copper Fox shaking his head there, unsure for a moment if it was mockery or sarcasm.
Twin Blades Flounder appeared to be sealed up; Copper Fox couldn’t use that powerful ninja sword.
The massive wave crashed down, covering hundreds of meters along the coast with seawater; here became the home field for Water Style ninja.
Yoru turned and fled backward.
He wanted to lure the pursuing Mist Ninja onto land; otherwise, the Mist Ninja could too easily escape from the seawater.
The massive wave shattered the reefs, snapped the coconut trees along the shore, and rushed straight at Yoru.
Yoru’s speed was fast enough; the waves couldn’t catch up to him.
Following closely behind the waves came thick fog.
Behind the three Mist Ninja jonin were three battalions of Mist Ninja.
Yoru thought to himself: good news is I’ve hooked a big fish—three jonin; bad news is the big fish is a bit too big, easy to snap the rod.
After luring the three Mist Ninja battalions onto the shore, Yoru fled into the distance.
The Mist Ninja were stubborn too; even knowing Copper Fox was bait, they still pursued.
The already dark night became even worse visibility due to the thick fog.
Yoru couldn’t just sprint ahead desperately; he occasionally slowed down to let the Mist Ninja behind catch up.
A ninja sword suddenly appeared in front of Yoru, slashing toward Yoru’s abdomen.
In the thick fog with visibility under 2 meters, Yoru hadn’t detected anyone stealthily approaching nearby at all.
Without the secret jutsu Bronze Light, that one slash would have taken his life.
The ninja sword was sharp but brittle, breaking into three segments upon hitting Yoru’s stomach.
Though it failed to injure Yoru, it successfully blocked him.
From the thick fog beside him rushed out two Mist Ninja.
Yoru saw the two forming hand seals and immediately became alert.
What he feared most now wasn’t a real blade clash; he feared capture-type ninjutsu.
His information had been spread by Hidden Sand Village; the Mist Ninja had also anticipated how to deal with Copper Fox.
The hand seals of the ninja on left and right were clearly those of Water Prison Technique.
If trapped by Water Prison Technique, his absolute defense would be useless.
“Earth Release: Earth Spear!”
After forming three seals, stone spear thorns suddenly covered the ground around Yoru, forcing back the two Mist Ninja.
At that moment, over a dozen fireballs appeared in the coconut grove.
All Fire Release ninja of Kiiroinu Battalion collectively used Fire Release at this moment.
Especially Kiiroinu Captain; his strike alone made the air scorching hot.
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!
A thick fire dragon dozens of meters long charged straight at the center of the thick fog.
Over twenty Konoha ninja each used Flame Bullet or Great Fireball, attacking the vague figures in the thick fog.
Yoru hurriedly used an earth clone, vanishing into the ground.
When he reappeared, he was already dozens of meters away.
Under the evaporating Fire Release, the thick fog finally dispersed.
The Hozuki Jonin closest to Yoru spotted Copper Fox carrying Twin Blades Flounder on his back.
“Capture him!”
The Hozuki Jonin formed hand seals with both hands, and another wave crashed in.
As long as he was engulfed by the massive wave, when it receded, Yoru might be caught in Water Prison Technique, rendering his defensive abilities useless.
If Yoru’s water clone were visible, these Mist Ninja couldn’t catch him at all.
Water Release: Water Severing Wave!
A water line shot out, slicing apart the Hozuki Jonin’s Water Release: Raging Waves massive wave.
After the massive wave, the Hozuki Jonin was cut open by the Water Severing Wave.
If it were any other jonin, he would have been counter-killed by Yoru right then.
The Hozuki Jonin’s body turned into two pools of liquid, collapsing down, then reforming in the waves into a new body.
The Hozuki Jonin felt a lingering fear; without Water Transformation Technique, he would have died.
He had only heard Copper Fox excelled at defense; who would have thought Copper Fox also had such strong Water Style.
Knowing Water Severing Wave couldn’t kill the Hozuki Jonin, Yoru still kept using Water Severing Wave, keeping the Hozuki Jonin on the defensive, unable to counterattack, constantly using Water Transformation Secret Jutsu.
A figure suddenly appeared to the side of the two.
Taking advantage of the moment the Hozuki Jonin used Water Transformation Secret Jutsu to turn into a pool of water, a fire dragon shot forth.
Kiiroinu found the opportunity, successfully ambushing; the timing was perfect.
The dozens-of-meters-long thick fire dragon instantly engulfed the Hozuki Jonin.
Screams of agony came from within the fire dragon.
Whether the timing of the strike, the scale of the Fire Release, or the speed of the fire dragon, all were impeccable.
Kiiroinu was the strongest Fire Release ninja Yoru had ever seen.
The biggest problem with Fire Release is its slow speed, easy to dodge, but Kiiroinu’s fire dragon was extremely fast, paired with ultra-large scale; ordinary ninja had no chance to counterattack in front of him.
After killing one Hozuki Jonin, the situation instantly turned favorable.
Kiiroinu and Yoru together launched a counterattack.
The battle pushed back from the coconut grove all the way to the coastline, leaving dozens of Mist Ninja corpses along the way.
When Yoru returned to the coastline, he regretfully saw one Hozuki Jonin escape into the sea.
Kiiroinu was also regretful, but killing two Mist Ninja jonin, this ambush yielded rich results.
Far on the sea surface stood Kusarinotsurumaru. He toyed with steel wire and said:
“Haha, I thought I’d see the wielder of Twin Blades Flounder again; didn’t expect three wastes.
Hozuki Clan are wastes; those picked by Teacher Yuan Shi are also wastes.
Two wastes died at the hands of Konoha Anbu.
Oh, and one waste half-dead, escaped back.”
The surviving Hozuki Jonin slowly reformed his body from seawater, gasping heavily as he stood up. He said:
“Must tell Clan Head the new information. Beside Copper Fox is a Sarutobi Clan jonin of extreme strength; his Fire Release is the strongest I’ve seen among Konoha ninja, stronger than even those Uchiha.”
“You shut up quick; you’re as weak as a trampled sea jelly,” Kusarinotsurumaru said.
“How could there be a Fire Release ninja stronger than Uchiha? Are you making excuses for your failure?”
