Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 201 Anbu Ninja, Take Off Your Masks

The training hall was crowded with more than 300 ANBU ninjas.

After all the Anbu ninjas arrived, Danzo showed no intention of speaking.

Not long after, Hiruzen Sarutobi emerged from the darkness and arrived at the platform.

Yellow Dog quickly stood up and waited for Hiruzen Sarutobi to sit down before he sat down himself.

Danzo remained unmoved.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his cigarette, looked at the hall full of Anbu ninjas and said:
"Fellow Anbu ninjas, the Second Shinobi World War has ended."

After several arduous wars—the wars in the Land of Hot Springs, the Land of Grass, the Land of Rain, the Land of Earth, the Land of Rivers, and the Land of Whirlpools—Konoha finally won this Ninja World War.

The entire village of Konoha suffered heavy losses. Among them, our Anbu suffered the greatest casualties.

Missions so dangerous that there was no chance of survival were carried out by our secret service.

The assassination missions that infiltrate behind enemy lines are carried out by our secret service.

Our ANBU (Anbu) is responsible for ambushing enemy Jonin, even elite Jonin.

The casualty rate of the Anbu is twice that of ordinary ninjas.

The war is over now, finally over.

You are all outstanding ninjas who are willing to burn your lives for the village, and the most resilient ninjas in the shadow of the great tree of Konoha.

After the war, most of the ANBU ninjas should no longer remain hidden in the shadows.

You can return to the sunlight and continue to shine for Konoha as ordinary Konoha ninja.

Each ninja who leaves the Anbu will receive an additional A-rank mission reward.

Now, we are distributing departure scrolls and rewards to the ANBU ninjas.

The Hokage's assistant quickly distributed 280 scrolls to the designated ninjas.

Many ANBU ninjas were unaware that the ANBU would be undertaking a large-scale streamlining, and their eyes widened in panic the moment they received the scroll.

They opened the scroll and found it contained their ninja files, which had been taken by the Anbu, as well as their mission records after joining the Anbu.

The mission history only shows the number of missions, not the specific details of the covert operations.

The day I became an Anbu ninja, my ninja file was sent from the Hokage Building to the Anbu, and now they have retrieved it.

Take your file to the Hokage Building to register, and you can become an ordinary ninja.

Some people are reluctant to part with it, while others are relieved.

Finally, they no longer had to carry out ANBU missions with extremely high mortality rates. After becoming ordinary ninjas, they could lead teams as ninjas, reunite with their families, and go shopping or fishing without any worries.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up, and even Danzo stood up.

Everyone looked towards the podium, wondering what the three high-ranking officials were going to do.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's powerful voice echoed in the hall.

"Your service in the Anbu is the most unique experience in your ninja career."

The Hokage Building will designate you as the most trustworthy ninjas.

On behalf of Konoha and the Anbu, I thank you for your arduous and extraordinary sacrifices in the war.

Wherever the leaves dance, the fire will never go out.

Whether in the shadows or in the village, you are like fluttering leaves and burning fire.

Take off your masks, young man.

The next time we meet will be in the Hokage Building, where I'll be issuing village missions to you.

The floor of the training hall is so hard.

The tears fell and made a pattering sound.

Many of the ANBU ninjas who removed their masks had tears streaming down their faces.

Regardless of what life was like in the shadows—whether it was filled with grievances, fear, terror, or resilience—at this moment of parting, it all turned into nostalgia.

Ye Guang recalled the time when Captain Black Gorilla retired. He wanted to remove Black Gorilla's mask, but Black Gorilla said to wait.

The next day, when Ye Guang went to the medical tent, he saw the chimpanzee's mask placed neatly on the pillow.

Ye Guang adjusted his fox mask, wondering how he would leave Konoha.

Those who removed their masks lined up to hand them over to the equipment department ninjas on the side, bowed to the Third Hokage, Anbu Chief Danzo, and Vice Chief Kyoin on the platform, and then left the Anbu.

After a long farewell, the training hall suddenly became empty. A footstep sounded in the dark corridor to the side.

Orochimaru, dressed in a long robe, slowly walked out.

His narrow eyes swept over everyone present before he walked to the podium and sat down next to Danzo.

Orochimaru is one of only three people here who don't need to wear a mask.

Danzo's expression visibly relaxed.

Ye Guang somewhat understood Danzo's thoughts.

At this time, Danzo's most important task was to join forces with Orochimaru and use experimental methods to enhance his own strength.

Power and prestige are illusory; true strength is what matters. Once your strength increases, power and prestige will naturally follow.

Danzo did not object much to the reforms of the Dark Bureau.

The atmosphere in the training hall became even more solemn with the arrival of Orochimaru.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said:
"Next, we will carry out streamlining and reform of the hidden departments."

The Dark Division will be divided into the following departments.

The Root, commanded by its leader Danzo, consists of 10 full-time members, including Orochimaru. It is responsible for training new recruits in both the Anbu and Root, as well as some covert missions.

Four teams.

The Black Ant Squad is an intelligence squad, responsible for relaying orders and compiling intelligence for me.

The Golden Eagle Squad is a guard squad responsible for protecting key people and property in the village.

The lynx squad and the fox squad are assassination squads.

In addition, the dark areas also contain auxiliary structures such as scroll repositories and equipment areas.

Each department and team stood in a line.

The leftmost group is Root, and apart from Orochimaru, there are only 6 people left now.

The three died in the Land of Whirlpools, and unfortunately, they were all killed by Yako.

Then came four squads.

Black Ant, Golden Eagle, Lynx, and Fox stood at the front, with their respective teammates behind them.

As far as Ye Guang knew, the Black Ant was a member of the Nara clan, the Golden Eagle was a member of the Hyuga clan, the Lynx was a member of the Shimura clan, and there was also himself, a direct descendant of the Yellow Dog.

To be honest, I feel a little bad for Huang Quan. Huang Quan trusts me quite a bit, but unfortunately... I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll just continue pretending to be Huang Quan's loyal follower.

The scroll department is responsible for distributing ninjutsu and archiving mission scrolls.

The Equipment Department is responsible for manufacturing headbands and vests to disguise ninjas from other villages, providing standard ninja swords, kunai, and other logistical support.

With this, the reform of the Dark Division was officially completed.

Nightlight became the leader of the Dark Division.

After the executives left, Ye Guang went to Huang Quan's office.

"Lord Yellow Dog, are there any missions coming up?"

The yellow dog said, "Yes, there is a very important task."

Butterfly, the assistant, brought over a scroll and handed it to Nightlight.

The yellow dog said, "I am sending you to the northeastern border of the Land of Earth."

Our spies in Iwagakure have sent back intelligence that Iwagakure suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Kumogakure because the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure unexpectedly unleashed his power.

The Hidden Cloud Village's tailed beast sealing techniques may have made a qualitative breakthrough, allowing Jinchuriki to not only be thrown onto the battlefield as powerful weapons, but also to be safely retrieved.

Fox, go to the northeast of the Land of Earth and try to investigate the traces of the battlefield to see if you can get any information.

In addition, you need to capture a few ninjas skilled in Earth Release; the Root's laboratory needs them.

"I understand." Ye Guang nodded, then said:

"Lord Yellow Dog, after the Anbu's streamlining and reform, is it possible to promote some artificially created special Jonin?"
The current squad leader is not as valuable as the previous squad leader.

In my squad, Hippo and Yak are both Special Jonin, and I'd like to recommend Aries and Deer for Special Jonin positions.

Yellow Dog said, "Okay, then let's treat this mission as a test for the two of you. If you complete the mission well, I will recommend you both to become special Jonin."

(End of this chapter)