Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 168 I Acknowledge Your Abilities (Part 2)

Purple Cat set up a coded message near the reef and returned to Nightlight's side.

She noticed the fox staring blankly at the sea and asked, "What's wrong, Captain?"

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about some things from the past," Ye Guang said.

"Before you joined the Anbu, I was originally an ordinary Anbu ninja under Captain Antelope."

At that time, our squad was patrolling the coasts of the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Waves.

Each task seemed like it could kill them, and in fact, it could.

Horned Bull is dead, Purple Cat, the previous member of the Dark Guard wearing your mask is dead, Captain Antelope is dead.

My squadron leader, Brown Bear, also died.

My later captain, Black Gorilla, lost both arms and retired due to injury.

Now that I'm a Jonin, my feelings are different. Back then, I was terrified of the ocean, and even the sound of a bird calling amidst the waves would make me jump out from behind a rock where I was resting.

Purple Cat said, "Every ANBU ninja goes through this process. When I first joined the ANBU, I felt that carrying out surveillance missions in the village was full of danger."

When I used to stroll through the streets and parks of Konoha, I never felt that there was any danger in the village.

The Senju clan's territory surprisingly felt fraught with danger.

"Yeah, it's all different."

Several hours later, the deer team was the first to return.

The deer came to Ye Guang's side and said:
"Company commander, we extracted information from a prisoner: Kirigakure's strategy for this war is to wage unpredictable harassment."

The Mist Ninja squads, Mist Ninja companies, and Mist Ninja battalions, with different forces and frequencies, repeatedly harassed and searched for lone Konoha squads or companies on the coastline, then surrounded and killed them.

The Seven Ninja Swords, as a separate force, are an important force in harassment warfare.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen sometimes acted as a group, and sometimes in pairs. The lower-ranking Mist Ninja were unaware of their whereabouts.

There's no pattern to this, which is a bit troublesome.

Ye Guang said, "I understand. You continue your reconnaissance."

After the deer team left, Nightlight took Purple Cat and left the spot to patrol the coastline.

Somewhere on the eastern coast of the Land of Whirlpools.

Early in the morning, the special Jonin Shirokumo led his team to rest under a sheltered reef.

His subordinate, Kuno, seeing the other two in the squad setting up traps in the distance, approached Shirakumo Hayato and whispered, "Captain, is something wrong?"

Baiyun put down the kettle in the morning and immediately looked at the sea, but found nothing unusual.

"It's not that the Mist Ninja are wrong, I mean the 1000 reinforcements recruited this time are wrong," Tekuno said.
"Our squad is one of the thousand people who have been sent to support the new battlefield."

Captain, during the war in the Land of Rivers, Lord White Fang rewarded you with ninjutsu and recommended you to become a special Jonin.

On my way to the Land of Whirlpools, I discovered that all the special Jonin recommended by Lord White Fang had been dispatched to the front lines of the Land of Whirlpools.

During the war in the Land of Rivers, Lord White Fang recommended a total of 11 special Jonin, and all 11 of them came.

For example, the special Jonin from Singapore and Malaysia whom you know well, I saw that after he came to the front line, he immediately received his mission, just like us, and was assigned to the coastal section of the defense zone.

Lord White Fang didn't come. Is there something wrong with this?

Baiyun said this morning, "Don't overthink it, just finish the task first."

He said that, but he took a big gulp of water to calm his anxiety.

After the war in the Land of Rivers, the Nara Shikazuki commander recommended several Jonin, while the two deputy commanders, Sakumo Hatake and Tsunade, rejected all the recommended Jonin.

Nara Shikaku said that their abilities were not yet sufficient to become Jonin and they needed to continue to grow.

Baiyun Zaojian and the others were appreciated by Lord Baifang and recommended as special Jonin, naturally becoming his followers.

Lord White Fang himself applied to come to the Land of Whirlpools, but the higher-ups did not agree.

If all 11 special Jonin die, wouldn't Lord White Fang's strength be greatly diminished?

A strange whooshing sound came from the air!
Baiyun threw away the kettle early in the morning and immediately drew his long knife.

"Watch out! Enemy attack!"

A flash of cold light pierced through the white spray of the ocean waves and shot rapidly toward the shore.

Baiyun saw one of his subordinates in the morning with a stab wound to the abdomen.

"Long sword, sewing needle! It's one of the Seven Ninja Swords!"

Baiyun held the hilt of his ninja sword between his palms, formed a hand seal, and then brandished the long sword.

Wind Release: Vacuum Sword!
This was a ninjutsu that Lord White Fang rewarded him with, and he quickly mastered its use.

A blade of air shot out with the longsword, flying towards the steel wire behind the needle.

Once the steel wire is cut, the long knife and sewing needle will have to remain on the shore.

"Floor, Liberation!"

Just then, a blade of chakra, shaped like a flounder, cleaved through the hard reef, carrying a powerful shockwave, and blocked the longsword needle and the vacuum sword's aura.

Baiyun had a bad feeling that morning. Another one of the Seven Ninja Swords? The Twin Swords - Hiramekarei?

Chakra materialization is one of the most powerful abilities in the ninja world, and it's Hiramekarei's signature ability!
Hozuki Ryougetsu, wielding twin swords, glanced disdainfully at Kushimaru Kurihara, who had just crawled out of the seawater.

"I don't want to repeat myself a third time: a long sword or a needle should be aimed straight at the enemy's head, throat, or heart, not used as a tool to torture and kill them."

Kurihara Kushimaru pulled the steel wire and retracted the long knife and sewing needle.

The Konoha ninja was stabbed twice in the abdomen, but did not die immediately; the two penetrating wounds were deliberately placed in the lower abdomen.

"Hmph," said Kurihara Kushimaru.

"Elder Yuan has already bestowed the Longsword Sewing Needle upon me. I am the first owner of the Longsword Sewing Needle of Wuyin Village. How I use this sword from now on is my own business."

Hozuki Ryougetsu, don't try to boss me around just because the Second Hozuki Gengetsu forged the Seven Ninja Swords.

"The era of your Hozuki clan has ended."

"The first owner of the Kirihime Village Chief's sewing needle?" Hozuki Ryougetsu said angrily.
"The long sword and sewing needle have had at least three masters in the Hozuki clan. What are they?"

"What do you mean? They've dirtied my knife!"

Hearing the infighting between the two Mist Ninja in the morning, Baiyun felt even more nervous.

They were powerful, arguing in front of the enemy, and showed no regard for the Konoha squad.

Enraged by Kushimaru Kurishari, Hozuki Ryougetsu vented his anger on the Konoha team.

The Twin Blades Hiramekarei can unleash chakra into a gaseous chakra ball.

The rocks on the beach were extremely fragile under the chakra light blades of the Twin-Blade Flounder.

Bai Yun immediately ordered in the morning: "Retreat!"

Two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are not someone his squad can handle.

Tekuno helped up his companion whose abdomen had been pierced, while Shirakumo brought up the rear.

Kushimaru Kurishari said, "See? I injured him instead of killing him, didn't that slow them down?"

"Shut up!" Hozuki Ryougetsu said, "Kill that Konoha squad leader. That guy's Wind Release ninjutsu is quite interesting. He'll be at least a Jonin when he grows up."

Kushimaru Kurihara acted as if he hadn't heard, bypassing the Konoha squad leader and heading straight for the injured Konoha members at the rear.

Hozuki Ryougetsu's eyes were filled with disdain.

Skewering enemies with wire and feeling the tremors and chills transmitted back through the wire is what Kushimaru Kurihara loves to do most.

Every enemy he dealt with was tortured and played to death.

Kushimaru Kurihara nearly caused the mission to fail several times in his attempt to brutally kill the enemy.

Hozuki Ryougetsu had no choice but to take matters into his own hands. He wielded his twin swords and once again unleashed a chakra light blade at Hakuun Hayato.

Baiyun glanced at his injured teammates behind him in the morning, realizing he had no choice but to endure the attack.

After forming a hand seal, he channeled all his chakra into the longsword.

Vacuum sword!
More than a dozen wind blades, accompanied by a gale, flew towards the flounder's chakra light blades.

However, the wind blade is not as strong as the chakra light blade. The vacuum sword is also not good at attacking strong points; it is a swordsmanship that leans towards high-frequency attacks and a flexible style.

The flounder chakra light blade, despite bearing more than a dozen vacuum swords, still pierced through the vacuum swords.

The white clouds were illuminated in the morning.

Just then, a figure appeared in front of him in an instant.

After a burst of dazzling light, Baiyun saw a person's back in the morning.

He stretched out his hands, palms open, and actually blocked Hiramekarei's chakra light blade with his bare hands.

Black smoke was rising from his palm, but the skin on his palm had only darkened a bit.

In the morning, Baiyun saw the person in front of her turn around and reveal a fox mask.

"Baiyun, leave this to me. You go and deal with Kurehagi Kushimaru," Yeguang said.

"I am Fox, a Jonin of the Konoha Anbu. I have a mission for you: to seize the long sword, Sewing Needle."

"Yes!"

Baiyun quickly turned around and rushed towards Kurehakumaru.

It's a bronze fox!
Baiyun had just returned from the battlefield in the land of rivers that morning and had heard of the name Copper Fox many times.

That rookie ninja from the Anbu performed exceptionally well in several missions.

Part of the Hokage's prestige comes from the many Anbu ninjas who risked their lives for Konoha.

Copper Fox killed Chiyo's daughter-in-law, the advisor of Sunagakure, and his strength was proven on the battlefield.

Baiyun glanced at Kurehagi Kushimaru in the morning; this person was easier to deal with than Hozuki Ryougetsu.

You must complete the fox ninja's order and seize the long sword and sewing needle.

Ye Guang withdrew his hand and blew on his burning hot palm through the narrow gap at the mouth of the fox mask.

The absolute defensive copper light on his palms was not broken, but his hands were scorching hot under the attack of the chakra light blades.

Absolute Defense Copper Light is better at dealing with physical attacks. However, it struggles to cope with chakra light blades, which combine energy and impact.

Yagami witnessed Hatake Sakumo awarding the Vacuum Sword to Shirakumo Hayami and knew that Hatake Sakumo had recommended Shirakumo Hayami to become a Special Jonin, so he stepped in to save Shirakumo Hayami.

Hayato Shirakumo is one of Sakumo Hatake's followers. According to the original manga, Hayato Shirakumo will become a standard Jonin after he grows up.

Hozuki Ryouki stared in shock at the sudden appearance of the Anbu.

When can you catch the attack of the Twin-Sword Flounder with your hands?
Hozuki Ryougetsu looked at the hands of the Konoha Anbu members, which were still tinged with a reddish-copper color, and immediately recalled a piece of intelligence.

A rising star has emerged in Konoha's Anbu, and Sunagakure bestows upon him the title 'Bronze Fox'.

The Copper Fox possesses an absolute defensive secret technique, making it impossible for ordinary attacks to penetrate its defenses.

Nightlight dashed toward Hozuki Ryougetsu. It would be nice to get the long sword Sewing Needle, but if he could also take the twin swords Hiramekarei, Kirigakure would be even more frantic.

The Twin Blades Hiramekarei is the second-best ninja sword after Samehada, capable of efficiently utilizing chakra and possessing formidable attack power.

Seeing the Bronze Fox approaching, Ghost Lantern Lingyue quickly retreated.

Never engage in close combat with a taijutsu-type ninja who possesses absolute defense; that would be suicide.

Hozuki Ryougetsu quickly retreated to the surface of the sea and once again brandished her twin swords, Hiramekarei.

The chakra light blade shot out. This time, Hozuki Ryougetsu was serious, with even greater momentum and power. The chakra light blade swiftly slashed towards Yoru.

Ye Guang quickly dodged to the side.

The residual power of the chakra light blade would be enough to seriously injure other ninjas, but for Ye Guang, it could only graze his clothes.

Having forcefully withstood the second chakra light blade, Nightlight rushed in front of Hozuki Ryougetsu and punched him on the head.

However, the glow only shattered a clump of water.

Hozuki Ryougetsu can also ignore physical attacks and dodge them with water transformation techniques.

However, Luminous had a backup plan.

"The Seal of Self-Karma's Binding!"

This technique is now out in the open.

After forming a hand seal, the cursed seal climbed onto Hozuki Ryougetsu's body.

All his joints were locked.

The next instant, Hozuki Ryougi collapsed and fell into the sea.

Ye Guang suddenly understood why the Five Elements Ninjas were so strong.

If he knew even one Lightning Release ninjutsu, he wouldn't be helpless against the Hozuki clan's Water Transformation Technique.

A finger extends out of the sea.

The art of water iron cannon!
Without a trace of ink, a water gun bullet, extremely concealed, was fired from the fingertip and struck Nightlight in the throat.

Fortunately, Ye Guang was cautious and maintained a copper glow, so his throat wasn't pierced.

Water Gun Technique? This unsealed ninjutsu is quite interesting; it's perfect for ambushing others, making it impossible to defend against.

Yagami once thought about mastering the Rasengan, but what the Rasengan can do, the kunai can usually do as well.

Wind Release chakra is his third nature, making it extremely difficult to further develop the Rasengan based on Wind Release.

The Water Gun is great; it makes up for my lack of hand seal ninjutsu.

Ye Guang looked up at the moon in the sky. He hadn't died during this full moon cycle, and the next full moon wasn't far away.

It would be a waste if he didn't die soon.

Hozuki Ryougetsu's water transformation technique, or his water cannon technique, would both enhance his abilities.

He took a step back and said:
"Hozuki clan ninja, I acknowledge your abilities, and you are qualified to be one of my collections."

"Come on, unleash your strongest power and kill me."

Hozuki Ryougi's eyelids kept twitching, she was quite angry: "Your arrogant appearance makes me nauseous. This is what I hate most about Konoha. Konoha Village always produces some detestable geniuses."

The two clashed fiercely once again.

Under Hozuki Ryougi's chakra, the flounder swelled to the size of Samehada, a large sword.

The chakra light blades illuminated the sea surface, revealing even the fish swimming on the seabed.

After repeated collisions, Nightlight tested the limits of Ghost Lantern Ryougetsu.

Hozuki Ryougetsu couldn't kill Yoru, but it wouldn't be easy for Yoru to kill him either.

One possesses the art of water transformation, while the other has absolute defense against copper light.

That's about it. We've gathered enough information about Hozuki Ryougetsu's attack habits, abilities, and so on.

In a fleeting moment, the luminescence quietly dissipated, revealing the absolute defensive copper glow.

The water cannon bullet from Ghost Lantern Lingyue pierced the temple of Night Light.

Hozuki Ryougetsu was stunned. How could such a powerful Konoha Anbu have been carelessly killed by him?

Am I really that strong?

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(End of this chapter)