Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 203 Barrier
The newly formed fox squad first entered the Land of Grass, then headed north into the Land of Waterfalls. It took them more than ten days to reach the northeastern border of the Land of Earth.

Iwagakure and Kumogakure signed a ceasefire agreement before the new year, and at this time, there are still many scars left by the war on the border of the Land of Earth.

For example, abandoned villages, desolate terraced fields, and a small number of animals.

During wartime, ninjas would hunt any edible animal in the vicinity to supplement their protein intake.

The light caused the four teams to disperse and search for the large crater created by the Tailed Beast Ball.

Each of the four squad leaders was someone Ye Guang valued most, and they were all full of fighting spirit.

Soon, the Aries team was the first to find their target.

Aries is very proud, and when it comes to scouting, his parasites are slightly better.

Ye Guang stood beside the deep pit and instructed Zi Mao to take notes.

"The explosion's epicenter was about 200 meters in diameter and about 3 meters deep."

The blast impact zone was approximately 800 meters in diameter, and large trees and rocks were destroyed by the shockwave.

Given the sheer amount of chakra, it is suspected to be a Tailed Beast Ball released by a fully-formed Tailed Beast.

The amount of chakra possessed by tailed beasts is incredibly large, at least ten times that of an ordinary Jonin.

Ye Guang said with lingering fear, "If you were hit by a Tailed Beast Ball like that, wouldn't you be covered in bruises?"

Purple Cat looked up in confusion: "Huh? Bruised and purple? Do I have to memorize that too?"

"I won't remember this sentence."

If all we get is data on the blast radius of the Tailed Beast Ball, it will definitely disappoint the higher-ups.

The entire Fox Squad was mobilized, but they only managed to detect the blast radius, which was far from sufficient.

Ye Guang said, "Everyone should change to the equipment of the Sand Ninja Anbu. We need to obtain more information from the Iwa Ninja and capture Iwa Ninja prisoners at the same time."

The reason for changing to Sand Ninja equipment is to be able to escape by paragliding in an emergency.

It's common knowledge that the Sand Village has replicated the paraglider. Whether they believe it or not, at least it gives Konoha an excuse to deny it.

After changing into his Sand Ninja gear, Ye Guang looked at the map.

Along the border of the Land of Earth, there is a stronghold fortress of Iwagakure every 30 kilometers.

At least one battalion of Iwa ninja were stationed in the stronghold.

These strongholds and fortresses constituted the outermost defense of the Land of Earth.

The Iwagakure ninja (junior-nin) wouldn't know much crucial information; the valuable information comes from the Iwagakure jonin (senior-nin).

The stronghold is equipped with sensory ninjas and barrier ninjas, making it extremely difficult to infiltrate and capture the responsible Jonin silently.

Looking at the two stronghold fortresses, Ye Guang made up his mind.

He told his team members, "This is the first major mission since our team was established, and we must complete it perfectly."

My tactic is to feint to the east while attacking in the west.

Aries, deer, hippopotamus, yak, you four teams are responsible for a feint attack on stronghold fortress A.

The momentum must be overwhelming, forcing the two nearby strongholds, Fort B and Fort C, to send reinforcements.

I will take advantage of the situation, infiltrate outpost B, capture or kill their captain, and obtain his body.

This tactic will put your four squads in great danger.

Be careful, with the support of the Iwa ninja, you will face several Iwa ninja squads.

They need to fight a spectacular battle, but also be able to escape.

"Sika deer, bring out our paragliders, they'll be incredibly effective. The Iwa ninja have never seen such high-end ninja tools before."

Both the Aries and the deer were very excited.

Such a dangerous mission, yet it was a success. They captured an Iwa ninja and obtained crucial information. This mission seems to be somewhat rank S.

If I can be promoted to Special Jonin, then there's hope!

Aries said, "Captain, don't worry. It's not like we're going to launch a full-scale attack on a stronghold of Iwagakure. We can manage a feint attack followed by a retreat."

The deer also said, "We can definitely do it!"

Ye Guang thought to himself, "I know you can do it, but the question is how many of you will survive." He didn't want his newly formed squad to suffer large-scale casualties in its very first mission.

Ye Guang said, "This mission is very dangerous. We must prepare contingency plans and conduct drills. For the next few days, we will hide in the Land of Waterfalls and find a place with similar terrain to conduct drills in secret."

The land bordering the Land of Earth and the Land of Waterfall has a terrain similar to the Loess Plateau of my previous life.

Rainwater has eroded the plateau, creating numerous ravines and valleys.

The four teams practiced how to use the ravines to escape quickly and how to use paragliders to quickly disengage from the battle in the second half of the mission.
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The full moon was like a silver plate.

The moon shone brightly once again until the new full moon appeared.

On the afternoon of the 20th, Ye Guang separated from his four squads.

It must be because the New Year was too leisurely and comfortable that Ye Guang's heart softened.

They wanted Aries and Deer to become special Jonin, but they were also afraid of casualties in the squad.

No, I need to adjust my mindset. These four teams are all resources I need to complete the mission.

Yes, it's consumables.

Don't worry too much about your subordinates; completing the task is the top priority.

It took Ye Guang half a day to reach the vicinity of stronghold B.

He lay hidden in the loess soil, watching the fortress from afar.

Thick rammed earth bricks were used to build a circular, multi-layered fortress.

The fortress has many small round windows, allowing people to observe the outside world.

The Hyuga clan's Jonin have an astonishing reconnaissance range of 3 kilometers. Apart from them, most sensory ninjas are like Aries, with a sensory range between a few hundred meters and 1 kilometer.

Luminous was hiding 1 kilometer away, thinking that it would be great if he could get White Eye to make up for his lack of reconnaissance ability.

In the latter half of the night, Ye Guang saw two communication sparrows fly into the outpost fortress.

Aries's actions were effective, and the stronghold that was under feint attack sent a distress call to this fortress.

Not long after the communication sparrows entered the fortress, two of them flew towards Iwagakure Village to report that the stronghold fortress had been attacked.

The two communication birds flew in different directions, adding an extra layer of security and increasing the success rate of intelligence transmission.

The heavy doors of the stronghold opened, and two squadrons of ninjas left the stronghold.

It seems that the Iwagakure captain has determined that two squadrons are needed to provide support.

After the two squadrons had gone some distance, Nightlight began to infiltrate.

The initial infiltration went very smoothly; he was not detected even after entering the stronghold 300 meters inside.

When they reached 200 meters outside the stronghold, Ye Guang suddenly sensed an unusual fluctuation of chakra.

Enchantment!

The stronghold's barrier has been activated!

A sharp alarm sounded inside the stronghold.

The infiltration failed...

Ye Guang pondered whether or not to launch a full-scale attack on this stronghold.

If we launch a strong attack on a stronghold, Iwagakure will definitely send out a large number of investigation forces.

This place is more than ten days' journey from Konoha. Iwagakure is a powerful village, and it's very likely we won't be able to escape back.

He still has a chance to be resurrected during this full moon cycle.

Ye Guang thought to himself, "This life is mainly for gathering intelligence. I'll deliberately die in the fortress so I can devise a perfect infiltration plan in my next life."

After making the decision, Ye Guang charged forward while forming hand seals and unleashing the Water Wave Severing Technique with all his might.

A jet of water shot out, instantly piercing through a distance of over a hundred meters and breaking through the tallest round window.

Water instantly!
In the next instant, the moonlight followed the broken waves and instantly appeared in the highest room.

The Iwa ninja captain was stunned; had a Sand ninja suddenly appeared in front of him?
(End of this chapter)