Naruto: Random Flying Thunder God Technique? Intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

He excels only at combat and mission execution; he's not good at dealing with roundabout matters.

Shiranui Sho put her hand on "Wolf's" shoulder.

After a flash of black light, the two figures disappeared from the spot.

……

The western region of the Cloud Hidden Base, on the border of the Land of Lightning.

Within the canyon, the Cloud Ninja formed a circle and deployed a protective barrier.

In the center, the two-tailed cat, which had been rampaging for a long time, reluctantly lay down on the ground again.

The two tails behind him, which burned with eerie blue flames and were made of chakra, were severed at the root.

In front of him.

The Third Raikage, struggling to suppress the Two-Tails, had his chest heaving violently, his body crackling with lightning.

Behind him, the alternate Lei Yingai and Tu Tai were equally covered in dust and panting heavily.

Candidate Lei Yingai could not hide his shock.

But when he looked at the Third Raikage, his eyes revealed admiration and awe.

"Even the Two-Tails is terrifying, yet Father was able to suppress the Eight-Tails multiple times before!"

Seeing that the Two-Tails was temporarily powerless to resist, the Third Raikage waved his hand and shouted.

"Sealing team, prepare!"

The ninja who was previously responsible for casting the Iron Armor Seal died instantly when the Two-Tails went berserk.

The Uzumaki clan boy, who was also chosen as the new Jinchūriki, was also killed by having his body pierced through.

Fortunately, some of the sealing squad's ninjas survived, and not all of the Cloud Village's alternative Jinchuriki were affected.

The Third Raikage glanced at the Uzumaki clan boy lying on the ground, his belly ripped open, and showed a pained expression.

It wasn't for the boy's short life.

Rather, it was the manpower and resources expended in searching for and kidnapping Yunyin.

Damn Konoha...

A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

He shouted, "Where's Backup Unit One?"

"Lord Raikage, over there..."

The man on the earthen platform stepped forward, pointed to a pile of collapsed rocks not far away, and his face turned ashen.

That was caused by the collapse when the two tails smashed through the rock wall during their rampage.

The backup body, No. 1, was buried underground along with the Yunren who was guarding him.

There's been no news for so long, so both of them must be...

"Number Two?"

The Third Raikage forcefully suppressed his anger.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two Yugito were brought before him by a Cloud Ninja.

The Third Raikage frowned.

He vaguely remembered this little girl; she was one of the few girls among the Jinchūriki candidates this time.

Surprisingly, her adaptability to tailed beast chakra is second only to the Uzumaki clan.

Therefore, even though he was the youngest, he was listed as the second candidate.

But he couldn't remember the girl's exact name.

"Go for it, kid. I hope you become a hero of Yunyin."

After giving a serious word of encouragement, the Third Raikage stepped aside to make room.

He noticed that the girl's eyes looked a little strange.

Vast and distant, lost and confused, I don't know what I'm thinking.

But he didn't think much of it.

It's not surprising that one might experience strange or complex emotions at the moment of becoming a Jinchūriki.

Yukito stared blankly at the giant blue demon cat.

"..."

Two-Tails twitched its nose, its golden beast eyes scanning her up and down.

Ultimately, exhausted, she slowly closed her eyes.

……

Konoha, Hokage's office.

"Lord Hokage, that's how it is."

"Wolf" completed a report on all the intelligence gathered during the mission and the experiences gained during the mission.

"Thank you for your hard work, Wolf and Dark."

The Third Hokage's gaze swept over the two figures in front of him.

One was the sharpest blade in his hand, and the other was a rising star in the dark forces.

He took a deep drag on his pipe.

The outcome of this mission gave him a headache.

Originally, they were just gathering intelligence, but they never expected that the timing would be so unfortunate that they would run into the Cloud Hidden Transformation Tailed Beast.

And the secret service called "Eagle" dragged the situation into an irreversible state.

There are many suspicious points about this mission, the most notable being the abnormality of the "eagle".

Especially since they inexplicably disappeared at the end.

The Third Hokage narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in them.

Is it you, Danzo...?

What good would it do you to drag the ninja world into the vortex of war?

Looking at the two people in front of him, the Third Hokage put on a gentle smile.

"His recovery is going quite well. Because he returned to the hospital in time, his severed arm has been reattached."

"This is all thanks to you, Dark."

Upon hearing this, Shiranui Sho and "Wolf" both breathed a sigh of relief.

The Third Hokage paused for a moment, then continued, "In addition, Yue recently submitted her application to leave the Anbu, which I approved."

next second.

Under the astonished gazes of Shiranui Akira and the Third Hokage.

The wolf took a deep breath, as if it had made some important decision.

He took out a folded piece of paper from his ninja tool bag, unfolded it, and placed it on the table in front of the Third Hokage.

"Sakumo, you..."

In his astonishment, the Third Hokage even called out the name of Captain Wolf.

"Lord Hokage, please grant my request to leave the Anbu!"

Konoha Jonin Sakumo Hatake bowed to the Third Hokage and earnestly requested permission.

……

On the way to Konoha Hospital.

"Captain Wolf, so now I'm the only one left in our squad?"

Shiranui Sho feels somewhat unreal.

The eagle's fate was entirely its own doing.

There were signs that "Moon" was about to withdraw from the Dark Side.

The "Wolf" team leader hadn't mentioned his departure from the Dark Division to anyone beforehand.

Strangely, aside from being somewhat surprised at first, the Third Hokage remained relatively calm afterward.

Finally, after offering his blessings, he approved "Wolf's" withdrawal application.

This signifies that the captain, who has dominated the underworld for many years, is returning to the light of day.

"Xiao, don't call me by that code name anymore."

Sakumo Hatake's tone was somewhat melancholy.

He wasn't wearing an ANBU mask, and he was dressed in casual clothes.

The same applies to Shiranui Sou.

She wasn't wearing an eagle beak mask, and her light purple short jacket made her look clean and neat.

"Yes, Senior Shuo Mao."

The day after the Hokage's office reported the mission, they agreed to visit "Moon" together.

Soon, the two entered a ward at Konoha Hospital.

Shiranui Sho had not yet seen the situation inside the room clearly.

A pregnant woman in a kimono slowly walked up to Shiranui Xiao and thanked her sincerely.

"Thank you for saving Qingyan!"

“My senior has always taken good care of me, and it’s only right.”

Shiranui Sho realized that the woman in front of her must be "Moon's" wife.

After working together for two months, he and "Yue" had developed a good personal relationship.

Meanwhile, he also learned of "Moon's" name during a casual chat during a break from a mission.

Qingyan in the month of Mao.

"Yo~"

On the hospital bed, the pale-faced, purple-haired man smiled and waved his right hand at the two of them.

The stitches are still faintly visible on the arm.

Chapter 74 The Promised Doll

After "Wolf" and "Moon" left the Anbu, only Shiranui Sou remained in the team.

Of course, as the captain of the Anbu, Sakumo Hatake couldn't just quit like that.

Although he is no longer on duty, he is still required to perform his duties until the next leader of the Dark Guard is selected.

Perhaps it was because the last mission involved facing the tailed beasts and was quite dangerous.

The Third Hokage was very generous and granted Shiranui Sho a long leave.

A bright and sunny morning.

Shiranui Sho strolled through the streets of Konoha, accompanied by a girl with bright red hair.

"Last time I channeled chakra the way you instructed, and the stability and sustainability of the barrier were indeed..."

Halfway through her sentence, Shiranui Sho suddenly stopped.

He turned to look at Kushina Uzumaki, and the two blinked at the same time.

"Watergate!"