Chapter 184: The Walking Shrine Maiden
Danzo, it really is him.
Yoru said to Purple Cat: “I’ll handle this matter. Pretend you know nothing about it, and absolutely do not tell anyone, not even Kiiroinu Captain.
Purple Cat, continue probing the intelligence in the corpses’ brains to find the contact code with Suikazan Fuguya.”
Fortunately, Danzo hasn’t obtained the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal yet, otherwise so much intelligence couldn’t be obtained from the Root Ninja corpses.
Purple Cat came to the corpses again and continued reading the memories and intelligence.
These two joined Root when the War of the Land of Whirlpools began, so the intelligence they knew was limited.
“Aries, hide these two corpses. I’ll bring them back to Kiiroinu Captain later.”
“Okay!”
Yoru took off his own mask and put on a Root mask.
He said: “Aries, wear the mask of the other corpse and wait for me on the shore. Purple Cat, hide in a farther place and don’t expose yourself. I’ll go to the sea surface to complete Kiiroinu Captain’s arrangement.”
This was Yoru’s most critical arrangement.
Waves crashed on the reef, turning into handfuls of white splashes.
Suikazan Fuguya stood on the sea surface, his massive body over two meters tall undulating with the seawater.
He glanced sideways at the woman beside him.
This woman was no simple person; her medical ninjutsu provided excellent healing and attack capabilities, and many in the Hidden Mist Village had benefited from her.
Unexpectedly, she was actually from Konoha.
Many Mist Ninja wounded had passed through her hands; thinking about it sent chills down his back.
She acted as the intermediary, getting Suikazan Fuguya to meet Konoha’s Root, saying there was a big benefit.
As expected of the Walking Witch; her name in the Hidden Mist Village must be fake, so he needed to pay more attention to her in the future.
Two figures appeared in the coconut grove on the shore; one figure guarded the edge of the coconut grove, while the other figure quickly headed toward the sea.
Arriving on the sea surface, Yoru stood opposite Suikazan Fuguya.
He first glanced at the girl wearing black-framed glasses beside Suikazan Fuguya.
From the intelligence obtained from the corpses, this girl was Yakushi Nonou.
They exchanged codes; they were the connecting parties, no problem.
Yoru threw a scroll to Suikazan Fuguya and said:
“To cut a long story short, Suikazan Fuguya, this is a battle plan. Konoha’s 5 battalions will use the Twin Blades Flounder to ambush your Mist Ninja Sword Seizing Unit.”
Yoru had made some alterations to this battle plan.
Suikazan Fuguya took the scroll but didn’t open it; instead, he asked doubtfully:
“I know my benefit, but what about yours? I don’t believe Konoha’s Root would be so kind, purely helping me for nothing?”
“Your success is our benefit,” Yoru said.
“You only need to know that the one leading the ambush is an Anbu Captain who is stirring up the relationship between Lord and the Third Hokage.
He delusions becoming Anbu Deputy Minister and creating division in Anbu.
For Konoha’s sake, Lord has to take some extraordinary measures.”
The more said, the more mistakes made; Yoru gave Yakushi Nonou one last glance before body flickering away.
Suikazan Fuguya turned to Yakushi Nonou and said:
“Your Konoha’s internal infighting is so severe too; an Anbu Captain is sold out just like that, along with 5 Anbu Battalions incidentally.
I thought only the Hidden Mist Village implemented the cruel slaughter policy of the Village of the Bloody Mist.”
Yakushi Nonou said:
“Fellow villagers harboring evil intentions pose a greater threat to the village than enemies.
If it’s ordinary Leaf Ninja, Anbu can clean them up.
If it’s Anbu Ninja, then they have to borrow the power of other villages.
Everything is for Konoha.”
“Yes, yes, everything is for Konoha; I’m also for Konoha.”
Suikazan Fuguya opened the scroll and saw the battle plan, ambush location, and ambush time, all clear.
He put away the scroll and disappeared on the sea surface.
Yakushi Nonou headed in another direction.
Ten-odd minutes later, Yakushi Nonou suddenly stopped and stood on the beach.
The Root Ninja from earlier stood opposite her.
Glancing at Yakushi Nonou’s Mist Ninja headband, Yoru said: “Lord needs intelligence on the Mist Ninja Sword Seizing Unit.”
If he could obtain intelligence on the Sword Seizing Unit, Yoru would have the intelligence advantage.
In his previous life, he had always been shrouded in thick fog, with limited intelligence seen.
Yakushi Nonou said: “I don’t know if Suikazan Fuguya will change the Mist Ninja plan after getting the battle plan.
Their previous plan was Hozuki Murgetsu, Kusarinotsurumaru, Suikazan Fuguya, and 4 other jonin, a total of 7 ninja battalions, to complete the sword seizing mission.”
“7 battalions, got it.”
Yoru body flickered away, unwilling to have more contact with Yakushi Nonou, afraid of being discovered.
Suikazan Fuguya returned to a ship drifting offshore.
In the largest cabin were six jonin; including him, that made seven.
The jonin in charge of the sword seizing mission, Hozuki Murgetsu carrying Samehada, asked:
“Suikazan Fuguya, aren’t you the jonin in charge of intelligence? Did you get new intelligence?”
Suikazan Fuguya said:
“My collaborator in Konoha sent intelligence: Konoha’s 5 battalions will ambush us on a certain hillside the night after tomorrow.”
“Collaborator?” Hozuki Murgetsu asked:
“You have a collaborator in Konoha? What level of collaborator can obtain such high-grade intelligence?
An operation of 5 battalions would at least be led by Konoha’s deputy commander.”
“Where would I get a collaborator? You don’t need to worry about that,” Suikazan Fuguya said.
“The intelligence says that starting tomorrow morning, Mist Ninja will die one after another to your Hozuki Clan’s secret jutsu Water Gun Technique.
These Mist Ninja corpses will form a line straight to the ambush location.
As long as tomorrow we find Mist Ninja corpses killed by the Water Gun Technique, it will prove the intelligence’s authenticity.
My suggestion is to verify the intelligence during the day tomorrow, then go to the hillside mentioned in the intelligence at night and set up an ambush.
Quietly wait for Konoha’s 5 battalions the night after tomorrow to enter our encirclement.”
The other jonin brightened up.
If they could counter-ambush Konoha’s 5 battalions, wouldn’t they easily crush the enemy?
But Hozuki Murgetsu said: “Suikazan Fuguya, first explain clearly why you obtained such precious intelligence!
You’re just an ordinary jonin; for some reason Yuan Shi appointed you jonin in charge of intelligence—are you deliberately deceiving us?”
Suikazan Fuguya’s body was huge, his head nearly touching the deck; he twisted his fat neck, stared at Hozuki Murgetsu, and covertly glanced at the hilt of Samehada, saying:
“Hozuki Murgetsu, besides the ninja sword left by the Second Mizukage, what else do you have?
If you don’t understand intelligence gathering, don’t shout here.
I have no need to explain the intelligence source to you; I must protect my channels.
Once leaked, all the spies on that channel will die, you idiot.”
Tensions rose between them.
The hilt of Samehada even bent, as if eager for Hozuki Murgetsu to draw the sword and chop this orange-haired fatty to death.
Kusarinotsurumaru shouted: “Shut up, all of you!
Konoha tortured the Water Gun Technique secret jutsu out of Hozuki Ringo; tomorrow verify if there are Mist Ninja corpses killed by Water Iron Cannon, won’t that verify the intelligence’s truth?
Is there any need to argue?
Taking back the Twin Blades Flounder is the top priority.
Hozuki Murgetsu, isn’t it embarrassing enough that your Hozuki Clan lost the Twin Blades Flounder?”
Hozuki Murgetsu very much wanted to erupt, but for the sake of the Twin Blades Flounder, he had to suppress his temper.
Tomorrow, if no Mist Ninja corpses killed by the Water Gun Technique were found, he would settle accounts with Suikazan Fuguya.
