Chapter 202: You’re The One I’m Most Optimistic About
After the Anbu was streamlined, the underground base had many more rooms.
Yoru now had his own office and his own lounge, which Purple Cat had already tidied up for him.
Each squad had its own locker room and lounge.
Yoru gathered all the squads.
Aries Squad, Flower Deer Squad, Hippopotamus Squad, Yak Squad.
Aries and Flower Deer were subordinates he had trained for a long time, and their strength was already quite good.
Yoru said: “Our squad has just received the first mission after the Anbu streamlining.
This mission doesn’t require everyone to go out, but I told Lord Kiiroinu that I want to use this mission to bond the new team.
You have half an hour to prepare, and we will head to the distant northeastern border of the Land of Earth.”
At the Konoha Main Gate, two squads saw a large group of Anbu leaving the village and looked at each other in bewilderment.
The war was already over, so why were so many Anbu being deployed?
Yoru estimated the time; it would take 12 days to rush from Konoha to the northeastern border of the Land of Earth, which would be around the next full moon, giving another resurrection opportunity.
During the rest on the first day, Yoru called Aries over.
“After the Anbu streamlining, we will soon take the elite route, and future Anbu ninjas will all be elites.
Aries, you’re the one I’m most optimistic about.
You’re still a chunin now, but I intend to recommend you for special jonin.
This mission is also your special jonin promotion exam mission. Perform well and strive to complete it beyond expectations.
Anbu asked our battalion to bring back 4 prisoners skilled in Earth Release; we’ll bring back
Anbu asked us to investigate the battlefield of the Stone Ninjas and Cloud Ninjas; we’ll interrogate the most detailed battlefield events.
That way, I can better recommend your promotion to special jonin. What do you think?”
Aries was thrilled inside and quickly said: “I understand! Captain, watch my performance; I definitely won’t let down the captain’s trust!”
Yoru nodded repeatedly. He suddenly thought of someone: Aburame Ryoma.
Aburame Ryoma’s insect clone had left a deep impression on Yoru.
He grabbed Aries’s arm and felt the parasitic insects under Aries’s arm, saying:
“Aries, back when we were in the Land of Rain, I once carried out a mission with Otsu from Root.
Otsu was also a ninja of the Aburame Clan, skilled in insect clones.
Insect clones are extremely flexible; the body can turn into an insect swarm and freely switch between swarm and body.”
Aries said: “Captain, the insect clone is our Aburame Clan’s top secret jutsu.
The insect clone replaces the body’s muscles and tissues with as many insects as possible. The training process is extremely painful and requires great talent.
It’s said that only Aburame ninjas who are critically injured and near death will be taught this secret jutsu by the clan, treating a dead horse as a live one to see if it can bring them back to life.”
Yoru listened with his teeth aching; the insect clone actually required replacing one’s own body with insects.
Raising insects in the body versus raising the body in insects were completely different things.
When he killed Aburame Ryoma, Yoru had crushed his heart and lungs. Recalling that feeling carefully, Yoru said:
“During the mission together in the Land of Rain, I saw Otsu injured.
His blood wasn’t normal blood anymore. It seems this insect clone secret jutsu thoroughly modifies the body.”
Aries didn’t know how to cultivate the insect clone, but he was secretly shocked; the insect clone even required modifying the blood.
The insect clone was very strong; even if an arm was broken or a leg lost, it could rely on insects to remake one, possessing powerful recovery ability.
Turning into insects to infiltrate and assassinate was invincible.
The captain’s words reminded Aries; the trick to the insect clone might be starting the body modification from the blood.
After returning, he’d try asking the clan. The clan wouldn’t let him train it, but he could at least inquire.
Yoru then called Flower Deer over.
“Flower Deer, out of so many people, you’re the one I’m most optimistic about.
You’re still a chunin now, but I intend to recommend you for special jonin.
This mission is also your special jonin promotion exam mission. Perform well and strive to complete it beyond expectations.”
Flower Deer perked up instantly upon hearing this.
Was he indeed the one the captain valued most?
After his sister sacrificed herself, his grief was irreconcilable; he gave up the normal life of an ordinary ninja and sought death wholeheartedly in Anbu.
Though his heart was dead, promotion was still exhilarating.
“Captain, rest assured; I’ll give it my all and definitely complete the mission perfectly.”
Flower Deer was skilled in Fire Release and Wind Release; Fire Release ninjas particularly relied on chakra amount.
Among many Fire Releases, the main difference was the scale of the Fire Release.
Great Fireball and Fire Dragon Flame Bullet had no essential difference.
The greater the chakra amount, the stronger the Fire Release.
Flower Deer’s chakra talent was good, and his chakra amount was considerable.
Chakra was formed by mixing physical energy and mental energy; physical energy was improved by training the body, while mental energy was hard to improve.
Physical energy and mental energy stopped growing after a certain age.
Some ninjas said that after intense mental stimulation, their mental energy significantly increased; some ninjas advocated repeatedly probing at the edge of death, which raised chakra amount faster.
Yoru had no good methods for increasing chakra amount for now.
He had relied entirely on the system and his physique all along; as a transmigrator, he had his own advantages and hadn’t researched chakra amount, so he couldn’t help Flower Deer.
One of the goals of this mission was to capture test subjects for Root; perhaps he could contact Orochimaru’s experiments and see if his experiments had ways to increase ninjas’ chakra amounts.
After Flower Deer left, Yoru had Purple Cat call Hippopotamus over.
“Hippopotamus, before, you and I were both squad leaders; now I’ve luckily become squad leader.
When I was a squad leader, I admired you the most.
Let’s complete the squad’s missions well together. After completing a few brilliant S-rank missions, I’ll find a way to recommend you for jonin.”
Hippopotamus was an Akimichi Clan ninja. Hearing the squad leader plan to recommend him for jonin, he quickly said:
“Squad Leader, rest assured; I’m convinced with you as my captain. Your strength is obvious to all, and I have no boring jealousy or envy in my heart.
In Fox Squad, I’ll give everything for the mission.”
Yoru nodded repeatedly; Hippopotamus was also a veteran of Kiiroinu Battalion and was trustworthy.
Next, Yoru met Yak alone.
“Yak, before, you and I were both squad leaders; now I’ve luckily become squad leader.
When I was a squad leader, I admired you the most.
Let’s complete the squad’s missions well together. After completing a few brilliant S-rank missions, I’ll find a way to recommend you for jonin.”
Yak was a civilian ninja skilled in Earth Release. Feeling the squad leader’s regard and care for him, he repeatedly affirmed that he would complete the mission seriously.
After all four squad leaders left, Purple Cat stepped forward.
“What about me? What about me, Captain? When will I become special jonin?”
Yoru said: “I’ll take you to complete one or two S-rank missions; then you’ll have the qualifications for special jonin promotion.
But such opportunities are rare; after all, I’ve only completed 6 S-rank missions so far.”
Yoru’s 6 S-rank missions were countable: discovering Uchiha Madara, oasis poisoning, handing over the glider, holding the line at Suna Harbor, killing Tora’s wife, and capturing Twin Blades Flounder.
The ambush on the Mist Ninja Sword Seizing Unit was such a glorious battle that even Hozuki Murgetsu died, but due to Danzo’s resentment, Yoru didn’t receive S-rank mission credit.
