Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 368 Long hair, short wits, ruined my plans

When Yoru returned to Tsurugi Izakaya, he found that the house had already been decorated with New Year stickers.

The New Year is just around the corner; next year will be Konoha Year 42.

After spending some time with Qiaoyi and the child, Ye Guang waited until they were all asleep before going to the izakaya in front of the house.

Even the cruel Danzo would send Yakushi Nonou back to the village for one or two months a year to take care of the orphanage.

After the spy system was handed over to the gibbon, Yakushi Nonou had not returned to the village.

They say a new broom sweeps clean, but you're a new broom sweeping clean; the fire hasn't even burned out yet.

Nightlight opened the scroll on the right and asked where Yakushi Nonou was.

Yakushi Nonou quickly replied that she was in Kyoto, the land of rivers, investigating the details of Mitokado En's death for the Anbu.

What's there to investigate? The person was killed by Nightlight. Nightlight gave a hint, and that should be enough for Yakushi Nonou to get away with it.

The two discussed their plan on the scroll, and Nightlight would deal with the gibbon.

The gibbon went too far. Yakushi Nonou is Yoru's little sister, how can she keep suffering at his hands?

The next day, Ye Guang went to the orphanage and left 10 taels of silver for Zhen Li, enough for the orphanage to have a good New Year.

After nightfall, Ye Guang entered Orochimaru's laboratory with a scroll in his hand.

The man and woman who had their heads swapped were already dead, their heads and bodies separated. Orochimaru dissected their skulls, searching for something inside their brains.

Orochimaru turned his head, his surgical gloves covered in blood, put down the tweezers, and looked at the scroll in Nightlight's hand.

Orochimaru's eyes were bright, his vertical pupils filled with mockery.

Night Light understood Orochimaru's gaze; Yellow Dog was willing to sell even his father's forbidden techniques for power.

Ye Guang said, "Lord Orochimaru, you are truly gifted. You have actually comprehended the Five Elements Great Combo on your own. I admire you."

"Oh?" Orochimaru said with a smile, "So you can only say that the forbidden scroll wasn't given to me by the Yellow Dog?"

"How could Lord Yellow Dog give you the Sarutobi clan's most treasured forbidden technique? This kind of forbidden technique can give a five-element ninja a terrifying trump card," Nightlight said.

"Although the five attributes are difficult to master, as long as one lives long enough, one can gradually hone them, just like the Monkey King Sun Soul."

With the five elements combined with the Five Elements Great Combo, a ninja can possess destructive power comparable to the Tailed Beast Ball.

Lord Yellow Dog would never admit that he gave away the forbidden technique, the Five Elements Great Combo.

Absolutely not. I will not admit it to anyone, in any situation, no matter who asks.

Nightlight tossed the forbidden scroll to Orochimaru and then left.

Orochimaru took the scroll, opened it, glanced at it, and his eyes brightened even more.

That's right, it's the Five Elements Great Combo Scroll, especially the conflict between the five elemental chakras. If you practice according to the scroll, it is indeed possible.

Orochimaru's problem is that while his survivability is off the charts, his attack power is always a bit lacking.

With the Five Elements Great Combo, he also made up for his lack of offensive power and reached the peak of a regular ninja.

This is a forbidden technique comparable to the Tailed Beast Ball...
Orochimaru put away the scroll and formed a hand seal.

Half a minute later, three of Orochimaru's subordinates arrived at his side.

"Let the word out that I am not interested in the position of foreign affairs advisor."

The three subordinates looked at each other, asked no further questions, and went to carry out Lord Orochimaru's orders.

The next day, Orochimaru's confidants spread the word that Orochimaru would not be serving as a foreign affairs advisor.

The only remaining option for the position of foreign affairs advisor is the yellow dog.

Upon learning of Orochimaru's withdrawal, Hippo came to the vice minister's office and excitedly said:
"Lord Fox, Orochimaru has withdrawn, and Lord Yellow Dog will become a high-ranking official in Konoha!"

Ye Guang said, "The rumors you spread are just a statement."

Konoha's major decisions have nothing to do with ordinary Konoha villagers or even ninja clans.

The Hokage's office, with just a few people, made decisions about major events in Konoha.

Orochimaru appears to be very close to the position of advisor, but in reality, he is far from it.

On the surface, Lord Yellow Dog may seem to be lacking, but in reality, he is the only one who can be chosen.

Let me emphasize again, everything we've done is behind Lord Yellow Dog's back. Don't tell Lord Yellow Dog anything; he's completely unaware.

The hippopotamus nodded repeatedly, indicating that it had learned something.

His loyalty is beyond question, but his abilities are far inferior to those of Lord Fox. His abilities are only suitable for being a squad leader.

Several days later, Yoru was summoned to the basement of the Hokage Building.

When the yellow dog saw the fox come in, it stood up and said, "Let's go, fox, come with me to see the Hokage!"
I don't know why Orochimaru withdrew from the competition, and now I'm the only candidate for advisor.

After several days of hesitation, the Hokage finally relented.

Let's go see the Hokage together. You can talk to him about the future plans for the Anbu and dispel his doubts.

Ye Guang saw a pair of eyes shining brightly in the eye holes of the yellow dog mask and thought to himself that the yellow dog had gone mad.

It's good that you're on top, but I'm afraid you won't leave the village.

The two went upstairs and entered the Hokage's office.

Seeing the yellow dog and the fox enter, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and exhaled a puff of smoke.

He held his pipe in his hand, frowning as he pondered.

After a long pause, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Yellow Inu, have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to be a foreign affairs advisor?"

For several days in a row, Huang Quan kept trying to convince himself that he wanted to take the next step and become a foreign affairs advisor.

The yellow dog resolutely removed its mask, revealing a thin face.

This was the first time Yagami had seen what Yellow Inu looked like. He bore a resemblance to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but was younger and more spirited. Removing his mask signified that Yellow Inu was preparing to bid farewell to his years of service in the Anbu.

He risked his life carrying out missions in the shadows for the past few years, all for this moment.

Yellow Dog said, "Lord Hokage, the shinobi guarding the daimyo of various countries are in a state of panic, and the daimyo of even the smaller countries are beginning to question the strength of Konoha."

Lord Qu Feng has been out of work for a long time and is unable to return to public service.

Orochimaru is obsessed with experiments and has no interest in complex and time-consuming foreign affairs missions.

The others either lack the necessary skills or the appropriate social standing.

"And I, Hokage-sama, have also mastered forbidden techniques, and I believe I am fully capable of serving as a foreign affairs advisor."

Ye Guang was startled. When did the yellow dog master forbidden techniques?

It seems that Huang Quan hasn't been idle during his one or two years as minister.

Since I've never died at the hands of the yellow dog, I'm not that afraid. I don't know what kind of forbidden technique the yellow dog possesses.

Judging from the yellow dog's performance, the yellow dog is much stronger than Asuma in the original work.

Under normal circumstances, Yellow Dog is an elite Jonin thanks to his taijutsu and fire-style techniques. If he were to master forbidden techniques, Yellow Dog's strength would be at the Kage level.

Looking at his son's resolute expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked:
"Being a foreign affairs advisor is dangerous, extremely dangerous. Madara Uchiha, Sarutobi Kanosuke, and Tobi with the Mangekyou Sharingan—any one of them possesses terrifying strength."

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the fox with his chin and said, "The fox is skilled in defensive secret techniques and also knows Wood Release. He survived the battle, so even if you master forbidden techniques, you might not be able to survive. What do you think?"

Without the slightest hesitation, the yellow dog said:
"Lord Hokage, the opportunity to become a high-level advisor is extremely rare, so rare that it may not come around for more than a decade."

This is the best opportunity, and the only opportunity.

The implication of Huang Quan's words was that the other advisors would not easily vacate their positions.

Koharu Tsurugi manages the internal affairs; as long as she doesn't leave the village, she won't encounter any danger. Her internal affairs advisor can work until the very end.

Danzo Shimura is incredibly powerful and extremely cautious. Now that he has mastered Wood Release, he is even harder to kill.

The position of consultant may not be vacant for another ten years.

The yellow dog was too young and inexperienced at this point, but he couldn't wait any longer.

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "What will happen to the Anbu after you become the foreign affairs advisor?"

"Lord Hokage, please rest assured!" Ye Guang said at this moment.

"After Lord Yellow Dog becomes an advisor, I will report to and consult with Lord Yellow Dog on everything, and manage the daily affairs of the Dark Division for Lord Yellow Dog."

For major missions, it's still best to focus on Lord Yellow Dog!
As for Lord Yellow Dog's safety, the Anbu can dispatch an elite guard squad to protect him.

Ye Guang thought to himself, "Just you wait and see if I protect it or not. I'll definitely bring the yellow dog back to you intact."

Upon hearing the fox's statement, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to ponder whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to promote the yellow dog to a high position.

A few minutes later, Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh, as if he had made a decision.

"Sarutobi Shinnosuke..." Hiruzen Sarutobi addressed his son by his name, instead of his ANBU codename, Yellow Dog.

The yellow dog's face lit up with joy; his father had agreed.

"Since you're so eager to become a foreign affairs advisor, and you've already mastered forbidden techniques..."

Bang!
The door to the Hokage's office was flung open with great force.

Ye Guang felt a chill run down his spine; this technique, this force, it was undoubtedly Danzo.

That damned Danzo, he's messing things up again!
Ye Guang turned around and was shocked to find that he had wronged Danzo.

The person who stormed in angrily was none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife, Biwako Sarutobi.

"I don't agree with my son becoming a consultant! You two shouldn't make decisions behind my back!"

Seeing the situation, Ye Guang rushed over and closed the office door, standing by the door to watch the family of three argue.

"Mother!" said Sarutobi Shinnosuke, "This is such a precious opportunity, I can't miss it!"

Sarutobi Biwako said, "I just came from Koharu Utatane's place! I just came from Koharu Utatane's place!"

Sarutobi Biwako repeated the name twice, clearly very excited.

"The bodies of Mitokado Koshi and Mitokado Nozomi have been returned to Konoha, and Utatane Koharu is currently collecting the two bodies."

Those can't even be called corpses! They're two puddles of minced meat!
Cruelly, the minced meat still retained some outlines of the two people. Not to mention Koharu Utatane, even I could tell at a glance which piece of minced meat was Mitokado Koshi and which piece of minced meat was Mitokado Nozomi!
How pitiful that couple is!

Hiruzen Sarutobi! You incompetent fool, you can't even handle the rogue ninja yourself, so you send your son to deal with them?

Why don't you go to the Land of Rain, why don't you go to the Land of Grass, why don't you go to the Land of Rivers?

"If you had killed Madara Uchiha, would there still be so much trouble?"

Seeing Sarutobi Biwako start cursing the Hokage, Yako opened a crack in the door and slipped out.

What follows is not for him to hear.

Standing in the corridor, Nightlight gestured for everyone to stay away and not approach the Hokage's office.

Upon receiving orders from the deputy head of the Anbu, the Hokage's assistant and the ninjas who had come to visit the Hokage all retreated.

Leaning against the wall, Ye Guang listened to the heated argument inside the office and wondered if his plan was about to fail.
A dozen minutes later, the office door opened.

Night Light saw Sarutobi Biwako, still raging like a tigress, and also saw... Sarutobi Shinnosuke wearing a yellow dog mask.

Ye Guang sighed inwardly.

He sent out five consecutive shots, but failed to create an opportunity to assassinate the yellow dog.

A woman with long hair but short wits ruined my plans.

He then thought that he couldn't let his efforts go to waste. If one plan failed, he would come up with another. As a second-best option, he could promote Sakumo Hatake to the position.

(End of this chapter)