The plot developed exactly as it did in his previous life.
"Fox! You go cover our retreat!"
Breaking through the Cloud Ninja's defenses, Captain Black Gorilla once again sent Night Light to cover their retreat.
Night Light turned, anticipated the movements of two Cloud Ninja, and cut them down, then cautiously stared at the Cloud Ninja Squad Leader not far away.
The Cloud Ninja Squad Leader's attention was once again drawn to Night Light.
He charged over, jumped, and chopped downwards.
The blade changed in mid-air, from a downward chop to a horizontal slash.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out.
Night Light's Ninja blade blocked the Cloud Ninja's blade.
The Cloud Ninja's expression changed drastically; he practiced Cloud Style Swordsmanship diligently every day, and his blade movements were bizarre and unpredictable, so how could this Konoha ANBU block them so easily?
A horizontal sweep changed to a downward thrust.
Clang!
A forward thrust changed to an upward flick.
Clang!
His ears were filled with the sound of clashing metal, and the Cloud Ninja felt a strange anger.
Had this Konoha ANBU specifically studied him? Why was he so familiar with his sword techniques?
They were evenly matched, with neither side at a disadvantage, and Night Light felt much more at ease.
Do you know what 'clang, clang, clang' means?
Clang, clang, clang means... every single one of your strikes has been seen through by me.
Night Light scanned left and right, searching for a hidden spot.
When the Cloud Ninja next attacked, Night Light didn't parry; he feigned a retreat and jumped into the window of the house behind him.
The Cloud Ninja was overjoyed; in a confined space, his Cloud Style Swordsmanship was even more incisive.
Flexible joints and muscles were suitable for quick movements in small areas.
Without hesitation, the Cloud Ninja also jumped through the window into the house.
When he entered the house, he saw the Leaf Ninja forming hand seals.
Fast! Must be fast! Must be faster than the Konoha ANBU's Ninjutsu!
The Ninja blade thrust directly forward.
Unfortunately, the Ninja blade stopped three centimeters from Night Light's chest.
Inside the unseen house, a curse mark climbed up the Cloud Ninja's legs, waist, and arms, locking all his joints.
The seal couldn't be maintained for too long; Night Light charged forward, picked up the blade he had just thrust into the ground, and plunged it through the Cloud Ninja's heart.
Pulling out his Ninja blade, Night Light casually picked up a handkerchief from a nearby table and wiped the blood from his Ninja blade.
The feel under the handkerchief was not good; after clashing blades with the Cloud Ninja, the blade had several nicks.
After this fight, he needed to change his blade quickly.
The reason Ninja were poor was that weapon consumption accounted for a large portion of their expenses; to survive, no one dared to save money on weapons.
A good Ninja blade was expensive, costing tens of thousands of Ryo.
Kunai were much cheaper; a single Kunai only cost a few thousand Ryo.
Ninja blades were weapons for rich Ninja, while Kunai were suitable for poor Ninja.
Cloud Ninja were richer than Leaf Ninja, which was too much.
Night Light sniffed, catching a very fragrant scent.
Only then did he turn to look at the house.
There were two corpses in the house, a mother and daughter.
Both had their throats slit, and two large pools of blood stained the floor.
The fragrance came from the stove.
A chicken was still stewing there.
Night Light opened the lid, and the aroma wafted out.
The broth had long dried up, and the bottom of the stewed chicken was a bit burnt, but the top was fine.
Grabbing a chicken leg and stuffing it into his mouth, it was truly a treat.
soldier pills were trash; being able to eat hot chicken on the battlefield boosted one's confidence by several points.
After finishing half a chicken in the dark room, wiping the oil from his mouth, Night Light jumped out.
He had killed three people, exceeding his mission requirements.
After coming out, Night Light jumped onto the rooftop and saw the situation of the main squad.
The Yellow Dog Squad had pushed deeper, currently engaged in fierce combat with the Kirigakure outside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
Those Kirigakure were using Water Release to deplete the Four Violet Flames Formation's energy, stirring up a large amount of water mist.
Night Light didn't go to the Kirigakure; he dutifully guarded the rear, clearing out miscellaneous enemies for the Black Gorilla Squad.
Whenever he encountered a Cloud Ninja, Night Light would lead them into a house and kill the enemy inside using the Self-Inflicted Curse Sealing.
After killing three more Cloud Ninja, Night Light felt that the Yellow Dog Squad was moving too slowly; if they didn't end the battle soon, Night Light would... die from overeating.
Besides half a chicken, Night Light had already eaten a pot of ribs, three rice balls, and a bowl of drunken shrimp.
The Uzushiogakure's drunken shrimp were well-made, but the alcohol content was a bit high.
In addition, he had collected over 500,000 Ryo and stuffed it into his Ninja tool pouch. He still needed to go to the Crane Moon Izagaya to enjoy himself, and he couldn't do that without money.
If he could clear out Uzushiogakure, he would instantly become immensely rich.
As Night Light was lost in thought, he turned to glance at the Yellow Dog Squad and noticed that only ordinary members of the squad were fighting; the Captain and Squad Leader were not participating in the battle.
With such efficiency, when would they be able to clear out the Kirigakure near the barrier?
Compared to the Konoha ANBU, the Kirigakure were fighting with a desperate resolve; with the Mizukage dead, these Kirigakure felt like 'mourning soldiers will win,' and their combat power was very high.
More than ten minutes later, Night Light killed another Cloud Ninja with his sword techniques and heard a roar behind him.
The Uzumaki Clan Shrine's Four Violet Flames Formation! It broke!
The continuous Water Release finally depleted the last of the Four Violet Flames Formation's energy.
The four Vortex Ninja at the blind spots collapsed, panting and pale-faced.
The Kirigakure rushed in, slaughtering the female members of the Uzumaki Clan.
Red-haired girls were cut down one by one.
Some of them were still wearing pajamas, and some little girls were wearing cute pink dresses.
In the eyes of the Kirigakure, all red-haired Uzumaki Clan members were the murderers of the Mizukage.
Vortex Yuka's figure appeared; she summoned Spear Egret and tied the crying Vortex Kushina to Spear Egret's leg.
"Fly! Fly towards Konoha Village!"
Spear Egret took off, flying quickly towards the northwest.
Captain Huang Quan did not immediately order a pursuit but stood in place, watching the Kirigakure slaughter the female members of the Uzumaki Clan not far away.
The other Ninja of the squad also slowed their movements, allowing many Kirigakure to enter the shrine.
This attitude... it seemed one of Captain Huang Quan's missions involved those ordinary Vortex women.
Night Light blocked a Cloud Ninja's blade, then turned and used Cloud Style Swordsmanship to stab the Cloud Ninja to death.
He suddenly understood something.
For Konoha, what kind of Vortex Kushina was easiest to control?
Of course, it was a lone individual, the last Uzumaki Clan member in the Ninja World, who would be easiest to control.
If there were still many Uzumaki Clan members in the Ninja World, Vortex Kushina would not wholeheartedly stay in Konoha; she would naturally lean towards the Uzumaki Clan.
The annihilation of the Uzumaki Clan was not only something the Kirigakure had to do, but also something the Cloud Ninja wanted, and now it further aligned with Konoha Village's interests.
There could not be a second Uzumaki Clan member in Konoha Village, and there should not be a second Uzumaki Clan member in the Ninja World; only then would Vortex Kushina have no other choice.
Only then could the Nine-Tailed be safely entrusted to Vortex Kushina.
In the original story, Nagato and his parents were in the Land of Rain, and Karin and her parents were in the Land of Grass. It was possible that the Uzumaki orphans in the Land of Fire had already been secretly executed by the Konoha ANBU.
Spear Egret carried Vortex Kushina far away, and an ANBU Squad pursued them.
Vortex Kushina carried a large scroll on her back, like the Uzushiogakure Sealing Scroll.
A Konoha ANBU Squad first pursued Vortex Kushina.
The Cloud Ninja saw the Uzushiogakure Sealing Scroll and also gave chase.
The Yellow Dog Squad did not move, still fighting outside the shrine with the Kirigakure, neither intensely nor easily.
The Kirigakure in front even rushed into the main hall of the shrine, slaughtering indiscriminately.
Some Vortex female Ninja formed a squad and also fled to the northwest, among them Vortex Yuka.
Only when the Kirigakure pursued the squad of Vortex female Ninja did the Yellow Dog Squad follow suit.