Chapter 267: Did They Take Drugs Or Something?
The Konoha squads were rushing through the high mountains of the Land of Moon.
Every ninja was very excited; if they slowed down, they would miss out on everything.
The Cloud Ninja commander, Storm Release clan head Gari, was slain by Konoha commander Sakumo Hatake.
Konoha was full of fighting spirit, with morale at its peak. The Cloud Ninja had lost their battlefield mainstay and fled in panic.
Sakumo Hatake was extremely cautious, fearing traps deep in the Land of Moon. He did not issue orders to disperse and pursue, lest the Leaf Ninja suffer large-scale casualties from rash advances.
Once dispersed for pursuit, all Konoha squads would be unable to assist each other, which was extremely dangerous.
The front line was too wide for Sakumo Hatake to cover everything.
Fox Squad also did not disperse. The four squads each searched for Cloud Ninja squads not far from Yoru.
Yak watched the distant commotion from ninjutsu, extremely puzzled in his heart.
What was going on? It had not been long since he last fought alongside Flower Deer Squad, so how had Flower Deer Squad’s strength improved so much?
After Flower Deer Squad spotted the Cloud Ninja squad, they immediately unleashed combined ninjutsu to carpet bomb.
After one round of combined ninjutsu, the Cloud Ninja squad was wiped out at mid-to-long range.
Flower Deer Squad had been holding back their frustration. In the battle where Gari was slain, Fox Captain had brought Aries Squad with him, leaving Flower Deer Squad with nothing.
Seeing the Cloud Ninja, Flower Deer Squad was especially eager.
Yak Squad could also achieve this combined ninjutsu effect, but after using it, the team members’ chakra depleted extremely quickly, causing problems in subsequent battles.
However, Flower Deer Squad acted as if nothing had happened. They had just used three rounds of ninjutsu, yet their taijutsu combat afterward was swift and unaffected.
Had they taken medicine?
Had the Akimichi Clan developed a new special secret medicine?
Yak deliberately came to Hippopotamus’s side and asked, “Hippopotamus, has the Akimichi Clan released a new secret medicine?”
Hippopotamus shook his head and said, “No, I know what you’re suspecting. Their ninjutsu enhancement is not due to secret medicine; it’s more like… more like they suddenly gained a lot of chakra out of thin air.”
The two were puzzled and both looked toward Fox Captain.
Fox Captain stood on the hillside, arms crossed over his chest, watching the battle below the slope.
Seeing Fox Captain’s line of sight turn toward them, the two dared not slack off and quickly separated to pursue the Cloud Ninja squads each.
The pursuit battle lasted half a day, but had to end after scouting Cloud Ninja reinforcements.
The Cloud Ninja large unit from the Land of Lightning border stronghold fortress, and the Land of Moon daimyo guardian ninja, all came to provide support.
This conflict was to resolve the Cloud Ninja entrenched on the Moon Country Border; there was no need to escalate the war. Sakumo Hatake led the Leaf Ninja to withdraw to the Land of Hot Water.
The Cloud Ninja gathered their remnants and stayed far away from Konoha’s sharp edge.
News of the great victory spread back to the village, followed by waiting for negotiations between both sides.
The battle intensity suddenly dropped to zero.
Yoru used the pretext of patrolling the border to leave the camp.
He opened the right scroll; Yakushi Nonou had arranged to meet him at a hot spring bathhouse in a certain town.
Having been in the Land of Hot Water for so long, Yoru had never enjoyed a hot spring bathhouse.
Yoru found the best bathhouse in town and reserved a private pool.
He comfortably lay in the pool, enjoying the sensation of hot water washing over his skin.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, someone entered the pool.
“Lord, do you need a massage?”
Yoru looked up and saw a handsome male servant. He then glanced at the entrance.
The earth movement barrier he had set up had been silently dispelled.
“I need a massage. Let me check your hands; I’m afraid they’ll leave clay residue later.”
Yakushi Nonou smiled, knelt behind Yoru, and massaged Yoru’s shoulders.
“I know it’s you, but can you not meet me in a man’s form? It makes me uncomfortable all over.”
Anyone being gently massaged on the shoulders by a handsome young boy would get goosebumps.
Yakushi Nonou stood up, first neatly placed several scrolls, then removed her clothes and shed the secret jutsu clay from her body.
Yoru found it amusing to watch.
Yakushi Nonou’s corset was like a women’s racing swimsuit from his previous life—flat as a board when worn, but when untied, plump and soft white pears bounced out.
He hadn’t seen this sight last time in the cave.
Yakushi Nonou’s real skin was fair as milk, smooth and tender from medical chakra treatment.
When she entered the pool water, the hot spring water seemed to deliberately avoid that skin.
Watching Yakushi Nonou’s body disappear into the pool water, Yoru reached out, pulled her into his arms.
“Clay is so bad for the skin. Let me wash you clean, all spotless.”
Yoru’s hands roamed everywhere. Soon, the two began studying deep alliance.
Water splashed, making a splashing sound.
After the busyness, Yakushi Nonou leaned in Yoru’s arms, waiting for her rapid breathing to calm.
Yoru said, “Your disguise secret jutsu is too strong. You can disguise as anyone you want.”
“Much of my information comes this way. I disguise as someone’s friend, approach them to extract words, and it’s hard to expose in a short time. Even under Byakugan, my clay is identical to fat.”
Yoru really wanted to test it with Byakugan, but feared scaring Yakushi Nonou.
A Konoha civilian mastering a main family Byakugan without the cage bird seal was too exaggerated to say aloud.
Yakushi Nonou said, “Fox, the Land of Lightning conflict has concluded; neither side wants to fight anymore. Danzo has allowed me to return to the village. This winter, I’ll stay at the Konoha Orphanage.”
Yoru said, “Border conflict ended, now we can focus on dealing with Root.
Back in Konoha Village, it’ll be more convenient to investigate Root.
I wonder how far Danzo’s investigation of the Uzumaki Remnants has progressed. Do we still have an opportunity?”
Yakushi Nonou said, “I have a few secret informants in Konoha who provide me with intelligence long-term.
Danzo places extreme importance on the Uzumaki Remnants. Beyond eliminating them forever, there’s another key reason: avenging the dead Shimura Ninja.
From what I know, Root has already reached the Land of Rain.
After the Uzumaki Remnants left the Land of Whirlpools, they passed through the Land of Waves, Land of Moon, Land of Iron, and Land of Grass in sequence.”
Yoru’s heart tightened; they had actually reached the Land of Rain, which was troublesome.
He had to think of a way to interrupt Danzo’s hand, make him feel the pain.
Seeing the unusually grave look in Fox’s masked eyes, Yakushi Nonou thought Fox was pondering how to sabotage Root and Danzo’s plans.
The power struggle between Kiiroinu and Danzo’s Anbu was so intense that whatever Danzo wanted to do, Kiiroinu’s side would surely oppose.
For Yakushi Nonou, this was an excellent opportunity.
She hoped the orphans taken by Root would receive codenames later, live longer, and give her a chance to rescue them.
Yakushi Nonou massaged Fox, as if encouraging him to carefully figure out how to deal with Danzo.
She even used her ample white pears from her chest for the massage, making Yoru restless.
After verifying the alliance depth once more, the two reluctantly left the hot spring pool.
Yakushi Nonou set off to return to Konoha Village, while Yoru waited a few days for Mito Mon’en, who had come to the front line for negotiations.
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