Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 198 The Bamboo Forest Stone Panda Clan

"I am back!"

Late at night, three days before the New Year, Yoko returned to Tsurugi Izakaya.

Qiaoyi was closing the door of the izakaya when she suddenly saw Miqu and ran over happily.

"I heard that the final war, the War of the Land of Whirlpools, has ended! Miku, did you return from the battlefield of the Land of Whirlpools?"

Ye Guang picked up Qiao Yi, slammed the door shut behind him, and whispered:
"Qiaoyi, you're not a spy anymore, so why are you still asking where I went and what mission I carried out?"

Your most important task now is to prepare for my complete and thorough instruction!

"Haha." Qiaoyi's eyes shone brightly. The war was over, finally over. She said, "Give me everything you know? Is your knowledge even a proper knowledge base?"

"I've been holding back for months because of you..."

Ye Guang thought to himself, if you don't count the times he gave to Xiao Jingzhisha and Zi Mao, he really had been holding back for several months.

After investigating for more than ten minutes, Ye Guang discovered that Qiao Yi had started training again, and her physical strength had improved significantly compared to before.

This is exactly what Ye Guang wants.

Purple Cat was too focused on the secret arts of the mountains, and his physical strength was still lacking.

The next day, Ye Guang arrived at the Dark Base in the Death Forest early.

He learned from the yellow dog that the downsizing of the Anbu would take place after the New Year, and all the surviving Anbu ninjas would have a peaceful New Year.

The secret service will not take any action before the New Year.

The moonlight completely relaxed.

He left the Anbu and came to the dense forest behind the Hokage Rock.

He used his shadow clones to scout the surroundings and waited for half an hour. After confirming that no one was around, he used a summoning jutsu.

Two stone pandas, one large and one small, appeared through the spirit. The luminous creature said to the white porcelain:
"Bai Ci, you stay here. Summon me back tonight. Bai You, go back to the Rain Kingdom first and summon me back there."

Bai Ci said, "Are you going to the bamboo forest of our Stone Panda clan? That's great! I was just thinking of asking you to go to the bamboo forest to see how we are surviving. If our Stone Panda clan encounters danger in the future, can you help us?"

Ye Guang wanted to see You Jia, but since the conversation had already started, he agreed: "Okay, let's go see your bamboo forest first."

Bai Ci said to Bai You beside him, "Bai You, go and summon the fox. The fox is a Jonin of Konoha, and it's very strong."

Bai You nodded and said, "Then I'll go back first and go to the Reverse Spirit Communication."

Not long after, Ye Guang felt the contract tremble; somewhere, a spirit beast had used reverse spirit communication on him.

Ye Guang said, "Bai Ci, you must be careful to hide."

Bai Ci said, "Don't worry, I can become deeply petrified, just like a stone, making me very difficult to detect."

The luminous light relaxed the body, responding to the reverse channeling.

After a puff of white smoke, the moonlight disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

The next instant, the night light appeared in the distant southwest of the Land of Rain.

Before me lay a dense, verdant bamboo forest.

A light drizzle was falling, the bamboo leaves were fresh, and the bamboo stalks were emerald green; the environment here was quite pleasant.

There are many bamboo houses built on the ground floor in the bamboo forest.

Upon discovering that outsiders had entered, many stone pandas came out of their bamboo houses and stood on the platform, curiously watching the luminescence.

Stone Panda, a summoned beast that Nagato's Animal Path once contracted in the original work.

In the bamboo forest, this group of spirit beasts numbers more than 60.

Baiyou explained from the side, "Lord Fox, Lord Baici is our clan leader. Our Stone Panda clan hides deep in the bamboo forest and had no intention of participating in the war between ninjas."

A little over a month ago, a young woman entered the bamboo forest and made a pact with us using powerful sealing techniques.

Lord Fox, you have become the second contracted ninja of our Stone Panda clan.

Chief Baici said that the Stone Panda clan could not hide in the remote bamboo forest forever, and would be found by the ninjas sooner or later. He suggested that they try to understand the ninjas.

Lady Yujia didn't make us do anything special, she just taught us psychic magic and reverse psychic magic.

Ye Guang asked, "Bai Ci said that when you encountered danger, you wanted me to help you. Do you have any natural enemies?"

Bai You remained silent, simply staring at the moonlight.

"Alright, I understand. Your number one enemy is ninjas. So, what's your number two enemy?"

Bai You said, "The Yellow-throated Weasel is a ninja beast that is incredibly fast and adept at creating clones. Our Stone Panda clan has strong defense, but is slow. If we encounter a Yellow-throated Weasel, we can neither catch it nor outrun it."

The yellow-throated marten's teeth are extremely sharp, and it always manages to find an opportunity to bite the inside of our joints, which cannot be petrified.

Ye Guang lifted Bai You's arm and saw that Bai You's upper arm and forearm were encased in hard stone, as hard as porcelain.

However, joints such as elbows, wrists, and armpits are not covered with porcelain stone for ease of movement.

Ye Guang asked, "Bai You, do you possess any ninjutsu?"

"We instinctively possess hardening techniques—body hardening techniques, ground hardening techniques, and bamboo hardening techniques. We usually use hardened bamboo as weapons," Bai You said.

"The White Porcelain Clan Chief also knows bamboo needle technique, shooting out sharp bamboo like flying needles."

"It sounds like Bai Ci is quite capable. Come on, take me to see the yellow-throated marten. Why does Bai Ci value it so much?"

A look of fear appeared on Baiyou's face, but considering that the ninja beside her was a Konoha Jonin, she took Yeguang to find the Yellow-throated Weasel.

Not long after leaving the bamboo forest, Ye Guang suddenly turned his head and saw a dark figure flash past from the bushes beside him.

"The yellow-throated marten has spotted us!"

Seeing that Bai You was a little scared, Ye Guang said, "Don't worry, it's just a ninja beast."

Bai You said, "It's not just one, it's a whole group!"

Once he reached a slightly more open area, Nightlight stopped advancing; he would deal with the yellow-throated marten here.

At the edge of the field of vision, a one-meter-long yellow-throated marten slowly revealed its slender body.

Ye Guang thought Bai You was making a fuss over nothing. How strong could a ninja beast of that size be?
Until more than twenty yellow-throated martens emerged from the bushes one after another.

There are quite a lot of them, this is troublesome.

These yellow-throated martens arched their backs, and each of them seemed to be able to create clones.

"Watch out! Those clones are also physical entities; they can easily bite through bones!"

Shadow clone?
These yellow-throated martens have mastered the Shadow Clone Technique; it's unknown which ninja who made a contract with them taught them it.

Besides ninjas, the ninja world is also home to many ninja beasts that have been modified by chakra. Powerful ninja beasts can even form their own unique civilizations.

More than fifty yellow-throated martens suddenly rushed towards the luminous and white-glazed surfaces.

These yellow-throated martens kept changing positions with each other on the road, dazzling the eye and making it difficult to distinguish between the real body and the shadow clones.

Bai You nervously held the bamboo, hoping that the ninja could defeat the yellow-throated martens.

"Turong Tulong Spear!"

Ye Guang slammed his hands on the ground, and the ground around him was covered with thorns, from which hundreds of earthen spears pierced out.

The yellow-throated marten's slender body was surprisingly agile.

The Tulong Spear pierced through some of the shadow clones, and the yellow-throated martens on three or four of the Tulong Spears did not burst open, but bled after being pierced through the intestines.

With such sensitivity, it's no wonder that Bai Ci felt a headache.

The yellow-throated marten's strong incisors snapped through the obstructing earthen spears along its path, and it continued charging toward the moonlight.

"Step back."

Upon hearing Ye Guang's command, Bai You quickly retreated.

The yellow-throated marten rushed close to Ye Guang and bit down hard on his ankle.

To Bai You's horror, the yellow-throated marten's teeth were shattered!

That wasn't a clone; it was the real yellow-throated marten!
The luminous figure formed a seal, and all the yellow-throated martens around it were bound by the seal of self-karma.

Upon seeing this, the remaining yellow-throated martens immediately turned and fled.

The shadow clone exploded, and Nightlight captured a total of 11 yellow-throated martens.

Seeing this, Bai You picked up a bamboo stick and smashed a yellow-throated marten that was unable to move to death.

Bai You felt refreshed: "Little stone pandas are most afraid of yellow-throated martens. Many of our little stone pandas have died under the sharp teeth of yellow-throated martens!"

Ye Guang said, "I understand who your enemy is. I can spend the next few months training you on how to deal with the yellow-throated marten."

Upon hearing this, Bai You's small black eyes brightened.

"I'm going to see Youjia today. Baiyou, you go back to the bamboo forest first. I'll talk to you about the training later."

(End of this chapter)