Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu

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."

Chapter 202 You're the One I Have the Highest Hope For

After streamlining the Dark Division, the underground base now has many more rooms.

Ye Guang now has a separate office and a separate lounge; Zi Mao has already tidied up these two rooms for Ye Guang.

Each team has its own locker room and lounge.

Nightlight summoned all the squads.

Aries Squad, Deer Squad, Hippo Squad, Yak Squad.

Aries and Deer were subordinates he had trained for a long time, and their strength was already quite good.

Ye Guang said, "Our squad has just received its first mission after the Dark Division was streamlined."

This mission doesn't require everyone to be involved, but I told Lord Yellow Dog that I wanted to use this mission to build a new team.

You have half an hour to prepare. We are heading to the remote northeastern border of the Land of Earth.

At the gates of Konoha, the two squads looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched a large number of ANBU members leave the village.

The war is over, so why are so many secret agents still being deployed?

Ye Guang estimated the time; it would take 12 days to travel from Konoha to the northeastern border of the Land of Earth, which would be around the next full moon, giving him another chance to revive.

On the first day of rest, Ye Guang called Aries over.

"After the streamlining of the Anbu, it will take the route of elite training, and the Anbu ninjas in the future will all be elites."

Aries, you're the one I have the most faith in.

You are currently a Chunin, but I intend to recommend you for promotion to Special Jonin.

This mission is also your special Jonin assessment mission. Perform well and strive to exceed the mission requirements.

The Dark Division ordered our team to bring back four prisoners skilled in earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of martial arts technique), so we brought back eight people.

The Anbu ordered us to investigate the battlefield between the Iwa and Kumo ninja, and we interrogated them to obtain the most detailed account of the battle.

"That way, I can recommend you for promotion to Special Jonin, what do you say?"

Aries was thrilled and quickly said, "I understand! Captain, please watch my performance. I will definitely not let you down!"

Ye Guang nodded repeatedly, and suddenly remembered someone: Aburame Ryoma.

Ryoma Aburame's insect clones left a deep impression on Yoruichi.

He grabbed Aries' arm, felt the parasites under Aries' arm, and said:

"Aries, back in the Land of Rain, I once carried out a mission with Oto from the Root."

Oto is also a ninja of the Aburame clan, and he is skilled in using insect clones.

The insect clone is extremely flexible; its body can transform into a swarm of insects, freely switching between the swarm and its body.

Aries said, "Captain, the Insect Clone Technique is the top secret technique of our Aburame clan."

Insect clones are created by replacing as many of the body's muscles and tissues as possible with insects. The cultivation process is extremely painful and requires immense talent.

It is said that only severely wounded and near-death Aburame ninjas are granted this secret technique by their clans, as a last resort, to see if it can bring them back to life.

Ye Guang felt a pang of sympathy; the insect clone actually wanted to use the insect to replace its own body.

Raising worms in your body and raising your body in worms are two completely different things.

When he killed Aburame Ryoma, Yakko tore his heart and lungs apart. Recalling that feeling carefully, Yakko said:

"I saw Yi injured when we were on a mission together in the Land of Rain."

His blood wasn't normal anymore; it seemed the Insect Clone Technique had thoroughly modified his body.

Aries didn't know how to cultivate the Insect Clone technique, and he was secretly shocked. Did the Insect Clone technique even require blood modification?

The insect has a strong ability to regenerate itself; even if an arm is broken or a leg is lost, it can recreate one using the insect, possessing a powerful regenerative ability.

Transforming into an insect to infiltrate and assassinate is even more effective.

The captain's words reminded Aries that the secret to creating insect clones might be to modify the body starting with the blood.

After I get back, I'll try asking my family. They don't allow me to practice, but I can at least try to find out more.

Ye Guang then brought back the spotted deer.

"Hua Lu, out of all these people, you are the one I have the most faith in."

You are currently a Chunin, but I intend to recommend you for promotion to Special Jonin.

This mission is also your special Jonin assessment mission. Perform well and try to exceed the requirements.

Upon hearing this, the deer instantly became excited.

So, the captain really values ​​me the most?

After his sister's sacrifice, he was overwhelmed with grief and abandoned the normal life of an ordinary ninja, seeking death in the ANBU.

Although I was heartbroken, the possibility of a promotion was still very encouraging.

"Captain, don't worry, I will do my best to complete the mission perfectly."

Hana-shika is skilled in Fire Release and Wind Release, and Fire Release ninjas are particularly reliant on their chakra reserves.

The main difference between various fire-style techniques lies in their scale.

There is no fundamental difference between the Fireball and the Dragon Flame Bullet.

The greater the amount of chakra, the stronger the fire release technique.

The deer has good chakra talent and a considerable amount of chakra.

Chakra is a mixture of physical energy and spiritual energy. Physical energy can be increased through physical training, while spiritual energy is much harder to increase.

Physical and mental energy cease to increase after a certain age.

Some ninjas say that after intense mental stimulation, their mental energy is significantly enhanced, and some ninjas believe in repeatedly testing the limits of life and death, which leads to a rapid increase in chakra.