Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 197 Disarming
Emerging from the command tent, Mitomon Yan, Huang Quan, and Ye Guang all felt a sense of relief.

The resounding victory in the Yellow Dog ambush, coupled with collective pressure from the higher-ups, forced Danzo to swallow his pride.

After discussing for a few minutes, Huang Quan and Mitokado Yan gathered their squad and said:

"From now on, Fox will serve as the acting captain of the brigade."

"Fox, your final mission on the battlefield in the Land of Whirlpools is to receive the reparations from Kirigakure and return the twin swords Hiramekarei to them."

"Yes, Lord Yellow Dog."

Yellow Dog has officially become a high-ranking member of Konoha.

The heads of Konoha's Jonin teams, Anbu, Internal Affairs Department, Security Department, and other departments, as well as the commanders of major battlefields, are all high-ranking officials in Konoha.

Battlefield commanders like Sakumo Hatake would be deemed insufficiently powerful in peacetime.

I wonder if Sakumo Hatake has any plans to become a department head.

Ye Guang is currently the acting captain. After returning to the village and reforming the secret service, he will officially become a squad leader.

After the yellow dog left, Ye Guang let the two squad leaders, Hippo and Yak, into his tent.

Although they were from the same brigade, Ye Guang had not carried out many missions with the other two company commanders and was not very familiar with them.

Ye Guang said to the two men, "Hippopotamus, yak, you must not tell anyone what I am about to say."

The two listened carefully.

The purple cat standing nearby was also very interested, wondering what the fox wanted to say, so mysteriously.

Ye Guang said, "The Dark Division now has six battalions and the Root Division, totaling more than 360 people."

Koharu Tsunematsu, the consultant, said that such a large-scale secret service is unnecessary to maintain during peacetime.

Post-war relief and reconstruction of border fortifications require substantial funds, and the higher-ups intend to streamline the secret service.

The streamlined secret service will have a maximum of 80 people. That means that currently, only one out of every four people in the secret service can remain.

The hippopotamus and the yak exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat uneasy.

They've been in the shadows all year, surviving the toughest times of war. It would be terrible to be cut during peacetime.

Many members of the Anbu carry the mission of their clans and must serve the Hokage within the Anbu; this is their way of showing loyalty to the Hokage.

Being laid off would be difficult to explain to the family.

The reduction was significant, going from over 360 people to just 80.

Ye Guang revealed some information to the two in advance, making them believe that Ye Guang already considered them as his own people.

After the two had processed the news, Ye Guang continued:

"In peacetime, our brigade will be streamlined into a single detachment, which will consist of four squads."

The specific list of those to be streamlined will be decided by Deputy Minister Huang Quan of the Dark Division.

Of course, as the captain of the brigade and later the squad leader, I am qualified to make the recommendation.

Hippopotamus and yak, you two need to give me a list of recommendations in the next couple of days.

"Each of your two companies should recommend four men to remain in the Dark Guard."

The hippopotamus and yak nodded repeatedly.

Hippo is a ninja of the Akimichi clan, while Yak is a commoner ninja skilled in earth-escape techniques.

These two are quite capable and experienced, and even Ye Guang has to make them squad leaders because of Huang Quan.

After the hippopotamus and yak left, Purple Cat asked, "Captain, can only four people from our squadron stay in the Dark Division?"

"No," Ye Guang said.

"Our squadron will keep two squads, with Aries and Deer as squad leaders."

Purple Cat, do you want to stay in the Anbu, or do you want to retire from the Anbu and become an ordinary ninja?
If you stay in the Dark Division, I will let you continue to be my assistant, responsible for the squad's mission registration and report writing.

"If you want to return to your clan and become an ordinary ninja, I will apply for many mission rewards for you."

Purple Cat asked uneasily, "And what about you, Captain? What do you want me to choose?"

Nightlight reached out and wrapped his arm around Purple Cat's slender waist, saying:

"Of course I want you to stay by my side. As my assistant, you won't be carrying out any particularly dangerous missions."

As the squad leader, I will try my best to be fair, but you are so special that I am willing to use special privileges for you.

Favoritism is love.

Purple Cat wanted to stay in the Dark Division, both emotionally and according to her family's wishes. "Alright! Then I'll continue being your assistant!"

"The war in the Land of Whirlpools is almost over, Purple Cat. Tonight, we'll lay down our armor."

"Remove armor? What armor removal?"

"It means to shed the battle armor."

He picked up the purple cat by the waist, walked behind the curtain on the side, and threw the purple cat onto the cushion.

"Come on, I love watching you take off your armor!"

Half an hour later, Ye Guang left the tent feeling refreshed, while Zi Mao was too exhausted to put on his armor.

The fox is too strong; Purple Cat really wishes she were a ninja specializing in taijutsu.

Three days later, the Fox Brigade arrived at Lujing Port in the Land of Whirlpools.

The dock has been cleared out and is now exclusively for use by Konoha and Kirigakure.

A large ship sailed in from the sea, and standing at the bow of the ship was the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon.

Suigetsu Hozuki looked at the Konoha Anbu squad on the shore, especially Copper Fox in the center, and assessed his chances of winning if he were to fight Copper Fox to the death.

According to intelligence reports, the Bronze Fox not only possesses an absolute defensive technique, but also has formidable water-based abilities.

After considering all the possibilities, Watermelon Pufferfish Demon realized that he seemed unable to kill Copper Fox.

After reaching the shore, Suigetsu Hozuki said:
"We are here to fulfill the ceasefire agreement with Konoha Village."

The 21 Konoha prisoners are hereby handed over to you, Konoha.

240 million taels, for Konoha.

2 million taels, to the Land of Whirlpools.

"Take inventory, Copper Fox. I don't want to waste time here."

Nightlight waved his hand, signaling Purple Cat to lead a squadron to conduct a thorough inventory.

The 21 Konoha prisoners did not suffer serious injuries.

Purple Cat led out 15 Mist Ninja prisoners.

Without inspecting the prisoners, the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon glanced at them with disdain and signaled his men to herd them onto the ship.

The indemnity came in boxes, each containing 500 million taels of silver.

Purple Cat led the group to open each one and carefully check them.

Ye Guang picked up a stack of money and looked at the portrait of the Water Country lord on it.

The currency of the ninja world is issued by the five great nations, and what's amazing is that there is no exchange rate between the currencies of the five great nations.

The five Grand Secretaries of the Treasury hold regular annual meetings to agree on the total amount of currency to be issued.

The monetary negotiations were also characterized by heated debates, with neither side willing to give in.

The powerful Land of Thunder and Land of Fire issue a large amount of currency. The weaker Land of Water and Land of Wind issue a small amount of currency.

Under pressure from the ninjas, the daimyo of various countries tacitly maintained cooperation, forming a seemingly loose alliance that actually supported each other.

Each country prints its own currency in accordance with the results of the monetary talks.

The currency has the same face value; the difference lies in the portrait of the person printed on it.

Under the intense pressure from the ninjas, the daimyo of various countries tried their best to avoid unnecessary losses.

If there's a conflict, let the ninjas fight it out; whatever the outcome, we'll accept it.

After the compensation was handed over, Ye Guang also took off the double-bladed flounder from his back.

He was about to unseal the bandages when he was stopped by the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon.

"Don't move! Give me the sealed twin swords!"

"Are you so afraid of the Hozuki clan's summoning technique, the Twin-Sword Flounder?" Nightlight asked.

“During the war in the Land of Whirlpools, you successively seized the Great Sword Samehada and the Twin Swords Hiramekarei from the Hozuki clan. Even as an outsider, I think you went too far.”

Suigetsu Hozuki said, "You don't need to worry about that. It's not as bad as you going too far as wiping out the Uzumaki and Senju clans."

“Slander, you really know how to spout nonsense.”

(End of this chapter)