Yamanaka Gari said he was going to make some arrangements, leaving Black Gorilla outside Tenshu Castle to contact the Hippo Squad at any time.
Night Light followed him into Tenshu Castle to help Yamanaka Gari with some covert arrangements.
Yamanaka Gari found a Vortex Guardian Ninja and drank and talked with him until late at night.
When the Vortex Guardian Ninja's guard was lowered, Yamanaka Gari used the Mind Body Switch Technique to control him.
Under Yamanaka Gari's control, the Vortex Guardian Ninja disappeared into the depths of Tenshu Castle.
Night Light had been guarding Yamanaka Gari's side.
The Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Switch Technique was very strong; it could completely control another Jonin.
Half an hour later, Yamanaka Gari regained his senses.
"I'll go check first. It's not convenient for you to wander around Tenshu Castle. I'll come back for you."
After Yamanaka Gari disappeared, Night Light saw no one around and took out the scroll Vortex Yuka had given him, reading it.
He had been busy for a long time, and only now did he have a chance to look at the scroll.
Contract Seal and Summoning Jutsu: one for signing contracts, the other for summoning summoned beasts.
After memorizing the hand signs and Chakra manipulation methods, Night Light silently practiced them in his mind.
Then, he pressed his handprint onto the contract scroll.
He formed the hand signs for summoning, and a small White Heron appeared in front of him.
Handing the scroll to the White Heron, Night Light dispelled the summoning.
He hoped Vortex Yuka could escape the Wave Country.
Half an hour later, Yamanaka Gari returned.
"Let's go! I've completely controlled Tenshu Castle. We're going to cast the net!"
Night Light, disguised as Yamanaka Gari's subordinate, walked through the Daimyo's Tenshu Castle.
High walls separated Tenshu Castle into various areas.
There were the Main Hall area, Civilian Official area, General area, Inner Chambers area, Garden area, and so on.
Various two-story and three-story wooden structures and magnificent buildings stood tall, the Daimyo's wealth was astonishing.
Entering the depths of Tenshu Castle, Yamanaka Gari arrived outside the courtyard with a plaque that read 'Inner Treasury Office'.
This was where the Daimyo's wealth was hidden, one of the most heavily guarded places in Tenshu Castle.
"Lord Gari!"
The voices of samurai greeting him rang out around them.
Yamanaka Gari nodded and continued to walk inside.
Upon reaching the entrance of the underground treasury, Yamanaka Gari inspected it briefly, then turned to leave.
As he half-turned, he suddenly turned back: "Hmm? No good! Someone entered the underground treasury!"
The surrounding samurai looked at Yamanaka Gari in shock, then at the entrance to the underground treasury.
"Lord Gari! We just changed shifts, we don't know anything."
Yamanaka Gari quickly asked, "Where's the key?"
The Daimyo had one key, and the treasury guard had one key; both keys were needed to open the treasury.
The samurai quickly rushed into a room and found the key guard restrained by a sealing jutsu.
"Alarm! Sound the alarm! Someone has infiltrated the treasury!"
A sharp alarm blared over Tenshu Castle.
Everyone who heard the alarm felt a surge of panic.
Yamanaka Gari immediately took out a large number of Exploding Tags and stuck them on the treasury door.
Night Light felt a pang of envy; he was too rich—that was at least 15 Exploding Tags.
The Exploding Tags exploded with a roar, shattering the treasury door.
Amidst a thick cloud of smoke, a figure tried to rush out.
Yamanaka Gari and Night Light simultaneously leaped.
The two, one on the left and one on the right, killed the person who rushed out.
Yamanaka Gari couldn't help but glance at Night Light again; this Anbu was excellent, his Body Flicker Technique and sword skills were both exquisite.
As the smoke cleared, the thief's figure appeared.
A Kunai was stuck in his left ribs, and a Ninja sword in his right ribs.
More importantly, his clothes bore the Vortex clan crest!
The samurai Squad Leader shouted in shock, "What? A Vortex Guardian Ninja stealing from himself? Stealing the Daimyo's treasury?"
The Guardian Ninja coughed up blood, looking at Yamanaka Gari with a shocked expression.
He tremblingly raised his hand, pointing at Yamanaka Gari.
Before he could speak, Night Light moved again.
A sweeping Kunai sliced open the Vortex Guardian Ninja's throat.
Yamanaka Gari had used the Vortex Guardian Ninja's trust in him to control him with the Mind Body Switch Technique.
Now, the Vortex Guardian Ninja couldn't explain himself even if he wanted to.
Yamanaka Gari, having learned the Village's true attitude from Black Gorilla, ruthlessly set up the Vortex Guardian Ninja.
Surrounded by Guardian Ninja and samurai, the Daimyo arrived at the treasury courtyard.
Seeing the blown-open treasury door and the dead Vortex Guardian Ninja, the Daimyo couldn't help but move two steps towards the Konoha Guardian Ninja.
With a voice filled with confusion and fear, he asked, "What happened?"
Yamanaka Gari said, "Daimyo! The Vortex Guardian Ninja stole your treasury! I discovered and killed him!"
The Daimyo stared blankly at the corpse, then immediately turned to the Leader of the Guardian Ninja Squad:
"I heard these past few days that you want to rebuild Whirlpool Hidden Village. Are you planning to use my treasury as funding for your rebuilding of Whirlpool Hidden Village?"
"No!" The Leader of the Guardian Ninja Squad quickly said:
"I absolutely have no such intentions!
Completing missions is a Ninja's primary goal. If we don't adhere to this principle, who would entrust us with missions after Whirlpool Hidden Village is rebuilt?"
No matter how the Leader of the Guardian Ninja Squad explained, the Daimyo no longer believed him.
The Daimyo said to the Konoha Guardian Ninja, "Please, Konoha Ninja, take action! Apprehend the Vortex Guardian Ninja!"
The Leader of the Guardian Ninja Squad knew that any further explanation would be futile; he could not die here.
Throwing down a smoke bomb, several Vortex Guardian Ninja quickly left.
Yamanaka Gari made arrangements: "Three Guardian Ninja will protect the Daimyo's safety at all times. I'll pursue!"
Night Light quickly followed.
Yamanaka Gari's speed was not fast; he trailed far behind, intending to follow the Vortex Guardian Ninja to find the remaining Vortex Ninja.
Soon, Hippo Squad Leader, along with the Anbu, also caught up.
Night Light vaguely felt that something was off; why were the Vortex Guardian Ninja constantly jumping on rooftops?
Shouldn't they be sneaking away?
The two chased them all the way out of the city.
As soon as he jumped down from the city wall, Night Light saw a large number of Kirigakure Ninja to the side.
With such a commotion, the Kirigakure Ninja also noticed the anomaly and chased out of the city.
A Spear Egret flew over, dropping a scroll from the air.
The Leader of the Guardian Ninja Squad said from afar, "Don't you want the Elder's sealing scroll? Come on, come if you're not afraid to die! I will die, but before I die, I will definitely take you all down with me!"
The number of Kirigakure Ninja was too large, far outnumbering the Konoha side. Kirigakure had two squads, while Konoha only had one squad.
The Kirigakure Ninja replaced Konoha as the main force of the pursuit. The three parties ran across the wilderness.
The entire Wave Country had few large mountains, unable to block the moist airflow from the sea, resulting in little rainfall. Besides some green areas along the coast, there were large areas of Gobi Desert.
After leaving the capital, the Vortex Ninja turned and rushed into the desolate Gobi Desert.
Several Vortex Guardian Ninja ran wildly across the Gobi Desert as if their lives depended on it.
The Kirigakure Ninja and Konoha were different; with more people, they had to consider supplies.
"Do we have enough soldier pills?"
"Do we have enough water?"
The Squad Leaders tallied their supplies.
For the Konoha ANBU, the trouble now was the Kirigakure Ninja; the Vortex Elder's sealing scroll must not fall into the hands of the Kirigakure Ninja.