Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 154 Rumors
The yellow dog thought the fox was becoming more and more reliable.

Recently, Fox Squadron has had the lowest loss rate among the three squadrons under Yellow Dog's command.

The low casualty rate means that the strength of these ANBU ninjas is increasing.

Age is also a part of strength.

If a ninja can live to be 30 years old, he can become an exceptionally good squad leader based on experience alone.

Ye Guang continued, "Captain, I saw a large group of puppeteers gathered in the Land of Wind. Their movements are suspicious. I suspect they will sail out to sea from Sandport and take a sea route to bypass the rear of the Konoha front."

"Hmm?" Captain Yellow Dog glanced at the map hanging on the side and said:

"If we take the sea route... it's very likely that we'll go upstream along the Shirano River in the western part of the River Country."

"Fox, write a detailed mission report first, then go to the command tent."

When Ye Guang entered the command tent, he found that Nara Kazuya and Hatake Sakumo both looked very unwell; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say their faces were ashen.

The yellow dog captain said, "Fox, come and report."

"We are in the Land of Wind..."

Just as Ye Guang opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Captain Huang Quan.

Yellow Dog said, "Let's not report the information about the Wind Kingdom first, let's report something else first."

Ye Guang was somewhat puzzled. What could be more important than a sneak attack from behind by the elite puppeteers of Sunagakure?
Nara Kazuno waved to the others inside the command tent, signaling them to leave.

Soon, only five people remained in the command tent: Nara Kazuno, Hatake Sakumo, Yellow Inu, Yoru, and Nara Umeka.

Yellow Dog said, "Fox, report on the mission to eliminate the Nara clan's rogue ninja."

Ye Guang, not understanding what was going on, honestly explained the mission to him.

He was in charge of one person, and each of the three teams was in charge of one person, for a total of four people, who disguised themselves as Mist Ninja to carry out the cleanup.

Nara Shikaku asked, "Captain Copper Fox, after your company cleared out the rogue ninja, what other situations occurred?"

Night Light said:
"No, there's nothing going on. After my squadron cleared out the rogue ninja, we immediately received orders to rescue Jonin Nara Umeka."

Without delay, I completed the mission to eliminate the rogue ninja, accepted the rescue mission, and immediately left the camp.

Nara Kaguya nodded, but his expression remained unchanged, and said:
"Some bad rumors have spread in the camp, saying that every Konoha ninja should be wary of the Nara ninja. The Nara ninja will use shadow techniques to manipulate their teammates to their deaths."

"Weren't these rumors spread by your squadron?"

"It's definitely not me! It's definitely not my squadron."

Although Ye Guang spoke urgently, he was not flustered.

The storm wasn't meant to attack Ye Guang. Ye Guang was just an unknown commander of the Dark Guard in the camp; he wasn't worth framing with rumors.

The title "Copper Fox" is somewhat well-known, but ordinary ninjas don't even know which member of the Anbu the Copper Fox belongs to.

Nightlight glanced at Hatake Sakumo, whose face was grim.

This rumor was less directed at the Nara clan and more at Sakumo Hatake.

Sakumo Hatake had extremely high moral standards and did not allow Konoha ninjas to kill each other.

He spearheaded the initial investigation into the Nara clan's rogue ninjas, and it was he who exposed this matter, forcing the Nara clan to clean house.

Originally, the matter would have ended after the cleanup.

Now rumors are circulating again, which is very embarrassing for the Nara clan.

Which ninja clan doesn't have rogue ninjas?

Madara Uchiha, a rogue ninja from the Uchiha clan, caused immense damage to the village.

The Senju clan also has rogue ninjas, but their numbers are small.

When ninjas encounter injustice, they tend to use kunai to solve problems, which can lead to disaster and force them to become rogue ninjas.

Among the legendary Sannin of Konoha, Orochimaru became a rogue ninja, yet no one questioned the Third Hokage. When a scoundrel emerged from the Nara clan, Nara Shikazuki, as the clan head, accepted the blame and entrusted the Anbu to quickly eliminate him, without any further issues.

However, the continued attacks on the Nara clan based on rumors were a bit too aggressive.

Which ninja clan doesn't have a few scoundrels?

Yoru's gaze shifted between Hatake Sakumo and Nara Shikanobu, wondering how the two would ultimately end up together.

Sakumo Hatake said, "Lord Shikazuchi, your actions were very timely. Several rogue ninjas have been executed. I was quite surprised by the rumors circulating in the camp."

Nara Deer Antlers' eyes twitched, and then he said:
“Deputy Commander Shuo Mao, with a great battle imminent, a few rumors are not worth mentioning. Let’s listen to the intelligence that Copper Fox brought back from the Land of Wind.”

The yellow dog said to the fox, "Then you, fox, tell us what you think."

Ye Guang thought to himself, "This is bad. Hatake Sakumo wants to become Hokage, but the Nara clan and the Ino-Shika-Cho clans won't support him, at least not in the short term."

Ye Guang quickly changed the subject, saying:

"Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Battalion Commander, we have discovered unusual market activity for Huangjianmu within the Kingdom of Wind."

A large quantity of Huangjian wood was purchased and sent towards Sunagakure Village.

On the road from Sunagakure Village to Sandport, we encountered a relocating elite force of puppeteers.

At least 200 puppeteers, leading a large number of puppets, headed towards Shapo Port.

Judging from the soaring price of Huangjian wood, the 200 puppeteers we see may only be one group among many.

The final number of Sand Ninja gathered at Sandport will certainly be more than 200.

Nara Shikano looked at the map on the table and said:

"Our Konoha is fighting on three fronts. Whether it's replenishing genin or supplying materials, everything is like a bowstring stretched to its limit."

But the situation in Sunagakure is even worse.

The Sand Ninja suffered repeated setbacks on the main battlefield, and were hit hard at Sand Port, losing a large amount of logistical supplies.

They couldn't wait any longer; they were going to make a last-ditch effort, like cornered beasts.

After pondering for a few seconds, Nara Shikamaru said:

"Let's finish off Sunagakure with a decisive battle."

Deputy Commander Sakumo, I will be in charge of the main battlefield, and you will be in charge of the elite troops that will counter the surprise attack from Sunagakure.

This may be the last battle of the River Country War.

"Vice Commander Sakumo, if we cooperate effectively and the entire Konoha ninja unite as one, we will surely achieve victory for Konoha in this war."

Sakumo Hatake exuded killing intent in an instant, making Yoru's scalp tingle, and his body almost emitted an absolute defensive bronze light.

The rumors about the Nara clan were not spread by Hatake Sakumo, but in the end, they were attributed to him.

A simple rumor put Nara Kazumi and Hatake Sakumo on opposite sides, and Hatake Sakumo was holding his breath.

The Sand Village is about to become Sakumo Hatake's punching bag.

After Hatake Sakumo and the Anbu left, Nara Baika stepped forward and said:
"Clan leader, the rumors were definitely not spread by the Copper Fox Squadron, but they couldn't have been spread by Hatake Sakumo either. Should I organize an investigation to find the source of the rumors?"

Nara Shika's eyes were clear, showing no sign of his earlier anger over the rumors. He said:

"I know that the source of the rumors is neither the Copper Fox Squadron nor Hatake Sakumo."

However, some people want us to be at odds with Sakumo Hatake; we should just follow the script.

Regarding the subsequent incidents involving Sakumo Hatake, others cannot accuse us of being unreasonable.

Nara Meika was taken aback for a moment, but then she immediately understood the reason behind it.

(End of this chapter)