Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 295 Equally Deep (Two Chapters Combined)

When Konoha was first established, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were the two strongest people in the village.

Below these two are Tobirama Senju, Sarutobi Sasuke, and Tennin Hyuga.

When facing Uchiha Madara, whoever was in command among the higher-ups would be less imposing.

Given Orochimaru's explicit refusal, it seems that the only option left is Sakumo Hatake.

Ye Guang felt a chill run down his spine; the situation was starting to spiral out of control.

If Sakumo Hatake were to command a war against Madara Uchiha, just as Orochimaru said, regardless of victory or defeat, Sakumo Hatake would be considered to have suffered a minor loss.

If he wins, Sakumo Hatake will have solved a problem for the village leadership, but their opinion of him will not change because of his performance.

If he loses, Sakumo Hatake's future will be over.

After assessing the situation, Ye Guang concluded that although Hatake Sakumo was powerful, he would most likely lose against Uchiha Madara.

Just as Yagami was having a headache, he heard Hiruzen Sarutobi say, "We'll discuss the matter of appointing Sakumo Hatake as commander-in-chief again when we get back."

The high command faced a dilemma: either Madara Uchiha was hanging over their heads like a Damocles' sword, or they could appoint Sakumo Hatake as the commander-in-chief. Both options were difficult for the leadership.

Ye Guang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Hiruzen Sarutobi was more afraid that Sakumo Hatake would gain greater prestige by stepping on Madara Uchiha.

If Sakumo Hatake defeated Madara Uchiha, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for him to call himself a demigod of ninjas.

On the way back to Konoha Village, Yakko came up behind the yellow dog and began to sow discord, saying:

"Minister, what's the progress on the assassination manual?"
The root system was severely damaged, and both the codenamed members and the newcomers perished, losing their functions.

Danzo's advisor couldn't possibly meet with so many spy chiefs himself, could he?

Should we take this opportunity, using the excuse that the assassination manual can't be stopped, to ask for the contact information of some spy chiefs?

Intelligence is far more crucial than assassination; whoever controls the intelligence controls the influence of the secret service!

The yellow dog nodded repeatedly; the fox's judgment was extremely accurate.

Whoever controls the intelligence, whoever controls the spy network, controls the influence of the covert forces.

He said, "Fox, your suggestion is excellent. Trying to master the spy system is the most important thing for our secret service to do."

"There's no need to sympathize with Root. For the sake of Konoha, and to continue weakening other ninja villages according to the assassination manual, we must control the intelligence system. Even controlling the spy network of just one enemy village would be a huge gain for us."

Ye Guang thought to himself, "Yellow Dog can now skillfully grasp the narrative logic of 'For Konoha'."

For Konoha, what a convenient excuse.

Everything I, the fox, am doing now is for Konoha.
If you can do it for Konoha, why can't I?
Back in the village, Yagami followed him to the Hokage's office.

Several senior executives argued incessantly but still couldn't reach a conclusion.

Finally, Yellow Dog now begins an internal investigation within the Sarutobi clan.

To Ye Guang's regret, he was not allowed to participate in the Sarutobi clan's family scandal.

Honestly, I still have so many plans to make.

When the yellow dog can no longer find out who Sarutobi Kanosuke is, he will come looking for him.

Only I can find out who Sarutobi Kanosuke is.

In the middle of the night, Baihe carefully left the Dark Guard and hurried back to his clan's territory in the mountains.

She was terrified the whole way.

The information he himself passed on to Lord Danzo resulted in heavy losses for Root, with five Root ninjas killed.

She was terrified, wondering if the Roots would cause her trouble.

With only Lord Danzo remaining in Root, it seems they lack the strength to engage in an intelligence standoff with me.

Having safely left the Death Forest, the white crane breathed a long sigh of relief.

Entering the village, I felt warmer all over.

There weren't many pedestrians in Konoha Village at midnight.

I'm starting to regret it. Should I have left the Dark Division earlier today? It's getting late.

As I was passing by a park, a gust of wind suddenly blew by.

"who···"

Before the next word could be uttered, the white crane saw a lynx mask!
The white crane was swept away by the crosswind and crashed into a large tree.

As she looked up, a hand reached for her throat.

Unexpectedly, it was a lynx that was reconciling intelligence with her!

I'm doomed!

At this moment, the white crane was left with only despair.

Danzo was the head of the Dark Division, and the Lynx Squad was Danzo's direct subordinate squad.

To him, a high-ranking official like Danzo was a behemoth, and even the Yamanaka clan could not defy Danzo's orders.

Her throat was being tightly gripped by a lynx.

The lynx said, "White Crane, what exactly did you get from the fox squad?"
You said there's Madara Uchiha's base in the Valley of the End. Where is the base?

We searched the underground of the Valley of the End carefully, but found nothing except a cave that had been crushed by an explosion!

"Speak! What information did the fox obtain?"

The cave that the lynx found was a disguise created by Nightlight beforehand. There was nothing inside the cave; it was just to close the loop in Nightlight's intelligence logic.

The white crane said in horror, "When I delivered the scroll to the purple cat, there was only a very short time window. I opened the scroll and took a look, and saw the information about the Valley of the End written by the yak squad leader."

As for whether the intelligence is accurate, and whether there really is a base for Madara Uchiha under the Valley of the End, shouldn't the Root organization verify that first?
I learned these things at the ninja academy: verify the information you receive to avoid getting false information.

The lynx smashed the white crane's mask with a single punch and stared at the crane's beak, saying:
"The master has marked you with the seal of the 'Tongue-Twisting Curse,' so there's no need to waste words with you here."

Come with me to see the adults!

The adults will use the seal of 'the root of all evil' to verify the truth of your words.

The white crane's eyes showed even greater fear.

Upon hearing the name Danzo, the surrounding wind seemed to grow colder.

Danzo, in particular, was in a fit of rage at this moment.

The white crane was powerless to resist.

Originally, she was just an ordinary ninja from the Yamanaka clan. She had just formed a good relationship with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio when she was suddenly singled out by higher-ups and required to enter Root for training.

Now, they've been drawn into an extremely terrifying affair involving Danzo and Madara Uchiha.

Can anyone help me?

"You're not leaving, are you?"

The lynx tightened its grip, about to drag the white crane away.

Just then, a figure landed instantly.

The white crane saw a fox mask!
Ye Guang grabbed the lynx's wrist and squeezed it so hard that the bones in the lynx's wrist creaked.

The lynx had to loosen its grip, releasing the white crane's throat.

Ye Guang flicked his wrist and threw the lynx far away.

The lynx was secretly shocked after landing. Why was the power of the luminescence so great?

Somewhat like the Senju clan's ninjas who are skilled in superhuman strength.

"Lynx, White Crane is my subordinate. What, you think you can reach into my squad?"

Beneath the lynx mask, his brows were deeply furrowed.

Foxes are not to be trifled with.

The fox himself is very strong, and he also has the trust of the yellow dog and the third generation. It is not easy to deal with him, whether you take direct action or use power to suppress him.

Seeing that the lynx remained silent and showed no sign of leaving, Ye Guang said:
"Baihe is involved in an intelligence leak by the Fox Squad, and she must come back with me to be investigated."

It seems you, Lynx, were also involved in the Fox Squad's intelligence leak.

"Think about how to explain this to Lord Yellow Dog and Lord Hokage." Just as Shirayuki was about to speak, saying that Danzo had ordered her to spy on the Fox Squad, the seal on her tongue was activated, and she was paralyzed and collapsed to the ground.

Ye Guang reached out and grabbed Bai He by the back of his collar.

Seeing this, the lynx said, "Lord Danzo is furious. You should think about how to explain to Lord Danzo why your information concealed such a big problem!"

"You stole my information, and now you dare to question me?"

The lynx vanished in an instant.

Ye Guang frowned and left with the white crane.

Throughout the journey, Baihe was completely numb. She really wanted to tell the fox squad leader that she was spying for Danzo.

However, as soon as this thought arose in her mind, she would become paralyzed, and her nervous system would be attacked by the seal.

Back in the shadows, Nightlight found Yellow Dog.

The yellow dog was very confused when it saw the fox carrying the white crane into the office.

Ye Guang said, "Lord Yellow Dog, I've discovered an excuse to force Danzo to abandon the spy system!"

"What excuse?"

Ye Guang placed the white crane on the chair, and the yellow dog also came to the side of the chair.

The yellow dog looked at the white crane's condition with great confusion.

Ye Guang explained, "Lord Yellow Dog, if nothing unexpected happens, Bai He has been struck by the 'Tongue Disaster' seal!"
I obtained the intelligence, and I originally planned to gather at least two squads to scout out the Valley of the End.

But the Roots got there first because they had planted spies in our Dark Side.

Bai He was one of the undercover agents.

She was branded with the mark of the severing of the root of tongue disaster, and was forced to pass on information to Danzo.

"Lord Yellow Dog, I suspect there are other spies within the Dark Guard!"

The yellow dog's eyes were downcast, and its face looked grim beneath the mask.

Unexpectedly, Danzo was so despicable that he even planted spies on the Anbu.

Ye Guang whispered, "Lord Yellow Dog, there might be Danzo's spies in the Black Ant Squad!"

The Black Ant Squad is the direct subordinate squad of the Third Generation Chieftain and is also responsible for relaying orders to him.

If the Black Ant squad has been infiltrated, what secrets does the Third Generation still hold?
The yellow dog's eyes trembled, and then he said, "Don't make this public for now. Let's investigate secretly, find out who the spies are, and then go to the Hokage together to demand an explanation."

If everyone acted like Danzo, how could the Anbu operate?

The Anbu should simply inscribe the seal of "Severing the Root of Tongue Disaster" on all of them, letting Danzo control everything!

There are five members of the Dark Division who are known to have been marked with the seal of the Root of Tongue Disaster: in addition to White Crane, there are three members of the Black Ant Squad and one member of the Golden Eagle Squad.

If the Hokage knew that the Black Ant squad was Danzo's spy, I wonder if he would be furious.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also had a temper; he was naturally unhappy about being monitored by Danzo.

Ye Guang said, "Lord Yellow Dog, do you know where we can get the Seal of the Root of Tongue Calamity? I want to try to break the seal, otherwise White Crane will not be able to cooperate with us."

Yellow Dog said, "After Princess Tsunade gave the Seal of the Tongue Disaster to Danzo, the Hokage recorded this sealing technique in the village's Book of Sealing Techniques."

This matter is of great importance. I know you have a talent for sealing techniques. Wait half an hour, I'll go get you the sealing technique."

It has to be the eldest son of the Hokage; he can take the techniques from the Scroll of Seals so easily.

Half an hour later, the yellow dog brought a scroll and handed it to Nightlight.

"This is the ninjutsu scroll for the Seal of the Tongue Curse Eradication. You must immediately begin studying this technique and find the spies Danzo planted in the Anbu!"

"Yes, Lord Yellow Dog!"

They returned to the fox squad with the white crane, only to find the squad completely empty.

Ye Guang placed the white crane horizontally on his desk.

The white crane pursed its lips and sobbed incessantly.

Being threatened by a lynx, carried by a fox and placed in front of a yellow dog, and listening to them talk about how Danzo should hand over the spy system, she felt utterly humiliated.

Ye Guang deliberately drew out his words and spoke slowly:

You know nothing about darkness.

Welcome, white crane, to the shadows of Konoha Village.

This is the cruel side of Konoha when you first encounter it.

Konoha Village is not only filled with the deep, brotherly bonds of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, but also with countless dark secrets.

After the white crane accepted the truth, Ye Guang continued:
"Don't be sad. You are Purple Cat's sister. You will no longer be under Danzo's control."

Lord Yellow Dog has already noticed you, and the Third Hokage will not allow Danzo to continue to wreak havoc on the Anbu.

I will now examine your seal and attempt to break the seal that severs the root of the tongue curse.

Upon hearing that his seal could be broken, Baihe felt a surge of hope.

Many things were not done voluntarily by her; she was forced to do them.

She looked at the fox squad leader with expectant, kitten-like eyes.

Ye Guang loosened Bai He's collar, revealing her neck, shoulders, and a small part of her chest.

Even if someone has a talent for sealing techniques, there still needs to be a research process.

All night long, Ye Guang explored Bai He's body with the ninjutsu scroll of the Tongue Calamity Seal.

Until dawn, he bit his finger and began to draw curse marks on Baihe's forehead, face, neck, shoulders, and chest with his blood.

The seal that severs the root of tongue curse is a blood curse. Danzo's blood was used when the spell was cast, and correspondingly, blood is also needed to break the seal.

After the hand seals were formed, the blood-drawn runes glowed red and began to writhe.

The curse mark slowly crawled into Yamanaka Ryu's mouth, and Yamanaka Ryu felt a sweet, metallic taste in his mouth.

It took Ye Guang twenty minutes to carefully break the seal.

On the white crane's tongue, the six lines of the Dun hexagram disappear one after another.

He realized he was indeed a genius at sealing techniques; after pretending to study it for a whole night, he broke the seal.

As for whether Danzo would find out, Yako no longer cared.

Soon the Anbu will launch an attack on Danzo.

Danzo monitored the Third Hokage through his spies; it's hard to believe the Third Hokage wouldn't be angry.

Once everything was done, Ye Guang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright, Bai He, your seal has been lifted."

Hakutsuru swallowed hard and said, "Has the seal Danzo placed on me disappeared?"

"Look, you can even call Danzo by his name now, the seal has been broken."

"Then... what if Danzo and the lynx come looking for me again?"

Ye Guang said, "Don't worry, I'll protect you from the upcoming trouble. Just tell me about the other spies, and the Third Hokage and Lord Yellow Dog will protect you."

Ryu Yamanaka's eyes welled up with tears again, this time not from pain and humiliation, but from relief and joy.

No wonder, no wonder my sister is so devoted to the fox squad leader, it turns out the fox gives her so much sense of security.

The older sister became pregnant with a fox's child, but when questioned by the family, she never revealed who the father of the child was.

Just as Ye Guang was about to leave, Bai Heshan Zhongliu suddenly grabbed Ye Guang's hand.

"Don't go, please don't go."

Ryu Yamanaka glanced at the fox's rest room to the side and said, "I smelled my sister's scent there..."

Night Light picked up Yamanaka Ryu and carried her to her lounge.

A few minutes later, Ye Guang exclaimed in amazement.

Purple Cat has light golden hair and shiny white skin, while her younger sister, Yamanaka Ryu, is even more delicate and fair-skinned than Purple Cat.

From this point on, the sisters' bond remained just as deep.

(End of this chapter)