Chapter 192: Tongue Disaster Root-cutting Seal
Zhen Li shouted not to and grabbed Yoru’s wrist.
Yoru’s strength was great.
As Yoru swung his arm, Yakushi Nonou had not yet been beaten to death, but Zhen Li was flung flying first, slamming into the pillar behind Yakushi Nonou at the waist, her body sliding down and then hanging on the railing.
With a loud bang, the pillar shook visibly to the naked eye.
Yoru was stunned.
Zhen Li had received such a severe blow, yet her right hand still did not let go of Yoru’s wrist.
Zhen Li’s small hand tightly gripped Yoru’s wrist, her fingers deformed.
Yakushi Nonou was locked by the curse mark, unable to move, her eyes showing terror.
The red copper-colored fist was only a few centimeters from her head.
Zhen Li spat out a mouthful of blood, her other hand supporting the ground as she climbed up from the railing.
“Fox Captain! I beg you! The director is really a good person, please don’t kill her, okay?”
Yoru looked down at Zhen Li, who was half-kneeling on the ground.
Zhen Li’s eyes were full of pleading.
Yakushi Nonou’s terrified expression turned to confusion.
She saw Copper Fox slowly withdraw his fist and help Zhen Li up.
Yoru first checked Zhen Li’s lumbar spine where she had hit the pillar and said after discovering some bone fractures:
“Zhen Li, don’t you know medical ninjutsu? Heal yourself first.”
“I can hold on.” Zhen Li said urgently:
“Fox Captain, the director is a good person. I don’t know what having an older sister is like, but the director is my sister.
Is there some misunderstanding? Why kill my sister?”
Yoru said: “Zhen Li, we met on the Land of Rivers Battlefield. Among the ninjas I’ve seen, you are a rare good person who has not been corrupted.
I believe what you say is true, your director is a good person.
However, your director almost got me killed.
She sold the ambush intelligence of our Anbu Battalion to the Mist Ninja.
If I hadn’t been prepared in advance, I would be a dead man now.
Last time it didn’t succeed, but your director will sooner or later get me killed on some mission, she will sell my intelligence to some big shot.
Zhen Li, sorry, your director is a good person to you, and a good person to the orphans, but to Konoha, she is a traitor who almost got five Konoha battalions killed.”
“Please give the director a chance to explain. How could the director get five Konoha battalions killed? Please…”
Zhen Li was already crying, but Yoru’s hand blade struck the back of Zhen Li’s head, knocking her out.
He was about to kill Yakushi Nonou, but discovered that Yakushi Nonou suddenly jumped backward.
Yoru looked at Yakushi Nonou in shock.
Since he learned the Karma Seal of Retribution, she was the first person who could undo his sealing jutsu.
Large amounts of sweat flowed down Yakushi Nonou’s forehead; undoing the seal had taken her great effort.
Seeing Copper Fox’s leg muscles tense, Yakushi Nonou hurriedly shouted: “Have you heard of the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal!”
In an instant, Copper Fox’s fist once again stopped in front of Yakushi Nonou’s forehead.
Looking at the red copper-colored fist before her eyes, Yakushi Nonou thought to herself, I bet right.
An Anbu so skilled in Uzumaki Clan sealing secret jutsu must know the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal.
The Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal could be called the Uzumaki Clan’s caged bird curse mark.
If Danzo mastered this jutsu, then all Anbu would become Danzo’s puppets.
The Copper Fox before her, as long as he had any pride at all, would not allow himself to become Danzo’s puppet.
By shouting this Uzumaki Clan secret jutsu, she indeed piqued the Fox’s interest, exchanging this secret for her chance to live.
A ninja’s strength is not only combat strength, but also intelligence capability.
By quickly providing the opponent with sufficiently weighty intelligence, she turned danger into safety.
Yoru withdrew his fist and asked:
“You are too terrifying, Yakushi Nonou. You had better make me change my mind quickly; I don’t like this feeling of being led by the nose.
You have only one minute to defend yourself, otherwise you will surely die.”
The reason Yoru held back was because Yakushi Nonou must know the Karma Seal of Retribution, otherwise it would be impossible for her to undo the seal in over twenty seconds.
In other words, Yakushi Nonou knew intelligence related to the Uzumaki Clan, which meant Yoru could not kill her immediately.
Yakushi Nonou gave him an extremely dangerous feeling, but the intelligence she offered also made Yoru’s heart itch.
Yakushi Nonou said: “When the Uzumaki Clan was annihilated, several Uzumaki Guardian Jonin of the Land of Whirlpools Daimyo were captured by Danzo.
Danzo established a secret base in the Land of Whirlpools, researching Uzumaki sealing secret jutsu.
I can give you the location of the secret base.”
“Heh.” Yoru said: “Why should I believe you? Is there a trap there?”
“I could undo your Karma Seal of Retribution because of the results from that secret base.
In that base, the cracking of the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal has reached a critical stage.
You showed mercy to Zhen Li, I can tell you think highly of Zhen Li, so I am cooperating with you.
You don’t want Danzo to carve the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal on you either, right?”
Yoru was not worried about himself being carved with the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal; his identity was different now, one of the Anbu Jonin, not someone Danzo could casually manipulate.
However, if Danzo obtained the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal, cultivating Root Ninja would become extremely easy for him.
No need to consider loyalty; all ninjas entering Root would unconditionally execute Danzo’s orders and keep Danzo’s secrets.
Currently, Root ninjas require screening for loyalty and cultivation.
Every one who dies means Danzo loses one loyal subordinate.
After Aburame Ryoma’s death, it would take Danzo a long time to find someone with the same strength and loyalty as Aburame Ryoma.
Yoru said:
“Do you think I’m that easy to fool? Since it’s Danzo’s secret base, it must be heavily guarded; wouldn’t I be walking to my death if I go?
Don’t think a few words from you can confuse me; I must kill you today.”
His mouth spoke harsh words, but both Yoru and Yakushi Nonou could tell that Yoru’s killing intent was gone.
He truly wanted Danzo’s Uzumaki secret research base.
Yoru said: “Fine, give me the address. This is our first cooperation; if you trick me, I will surely destroy your orphanage.
As long as you cooperate well with me, the Kiiroinu Captain will not let you down.”
Yakushi Nonou thought to herself, the struggle between Kiiroinu and Danzo has reached an irreconcilable point.
She could fully exploit the conflict between the two, even provoke it, to weaken Danzo and keep him too busy to attend to other things.
Anbu Copper Fox, harsh words on his lips, but unexpectedly gentle with Zhen Li, was a good cooperation partner.
Yakushi Nonou squatted down, treating Zhen Li’s back bone fracture while saying:
“20 kilometers southeast of Kyoto in the Land of Whirlpools, there is an underground cave.
That is Danzo’s Uzumaki sealing secret jutsu research base. It has many precious sealing jutsu inside, not only the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal, but also the Karma Seal of Retribution.
Good luck.”
After Yakushi Nonou treated Zhen Li’s back injury, she left the fishing village.
Yoru saw that Zhen Li still had three genin team members and feared they would see, so he also body flickered away.
This investigation of the Uzumaki secret research base could utilize reverse summoning Yuka Uzumaki of the Stone Panda Clan, letting her help him and also help her obtain more Uzumaki Clan news.
