In the desert battle, both Konoha and Kirigakure suffered heavy casualties.
The two newly established ANBU Squads were once again decimated; with some effort, they could still form one squad.
ANBU Captain Black Ant returned to Konoha to report, while Captain Huang Quan reorganized the remaining personnel to search for Uzumaki Clan remnants in the Wave Country.
Squad Leader Black Gorilla, who had lost an arm, gained new subordinates. However, he was most familiar with Night Light, and Night Light's new squad became his direct line, always staying by his side.
Over the past ten-plus days, the squad traveled to several ports in the Wave Country, investigating and searching for traces of the Uzumaki Clan.
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The full moon was like a silver disk, and the moonlight resembled white frost.
After a long search with no results, the full moon arrived again.
During a rest, Squad Leader Black Gorilla handed Night Light the new members' data.
Night Light opened the scroll and saw the names, ages, abilities, and other information of the squad's dozen-plus members.
This information could help the Squad Leader quickly familiarize himself with the members, making it easier to formulate tactics.
"Squad Leader, the turnover rate in Anbu is too fast. Since I joined Anbu, I've had several different Squad Leaders and Squad Leaders," Night Light said.
"It's the same for these squad members. After the next battle, many will be gone, and before the battle after that, many more will be added."
Black Gorilla was single-handedly lifting a large stone, practicing his arm muscles to recover his combat strength as quickly as possible. He said:
"I heard that Lord Danzo is preparing to establish Root within Anbu.
The duty of Root is to provide training for new Anbu members, improve the strength of Anbu Ninja, and avoid frequent large-scale casualties in Anbu.
Lord Danzo's proposal is truly excellent.
Don't even mention you, since I joined Anbu, I've had three different Captains. Captain Huang Quan is truly strong; he actually served as my Captain for six months."
After Night Light found the one-armed Black Gorilla in the Land of Waves Capital, Black Gorilla treated him better and better.
That feeling of despair, of waiting to die with a severed arm, had tormented Black Gorilla terribly.
While resting, Night Light suddenly heard a unique sound of water.
"Enemy attack!"
After a loud shout, Night Light quickly jumped up.
A Water Dragon rushed out from the forest, carving a deep trench in the ground.
Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu, one of Kirigakure's signature Ninjutsu.
Black Gorilla also jumped up, throwing the large stone in his hand towards the forest.
Unbeknownst to them, Night Light was already the strongest Squad Leader in the squad.
The swordsmanship he had honed during battles with Kumogakure earned him the admiration of his teammates.
Basic swordsmanship, Cloud Style Swordsmanship, combined with faster reaction speed, made Night Light's Taijutsu exceptionally outstanding among Chunin.
Night Light took out an Exploding Tag Kunai, threw it towards the forest, then drew his Ninja sword and charged into the forest.
He needed to acquire a Water Release Chakra quickly to deal with the Fire Release Ninja within Konoha.
Bypassing a large tree, Night Light saw a Kirigakure Anbu who had just finished his hand seals.
That impressive Water Dragon Bullet had been unleashed by this Kirigakure Ninja.
Other Konoha ANBU also entered the forest. Night Light's objective was clear: he headed straight for the Kirigakure Squad Leader who specialized in Water Release.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Seeing the glint of the Ninja sword, the Kirigakure Ninja quickly used a defensive Water Release.
Black Gorilla entered the forest at this moment, observing the overall situation.
His first glance fell upon the fox whose Ninja sword was slashing at the Water Encampment Wall.
This... the fox's swordsmanship was indeed strong, but slashing a Ninjutsu with a sword was still somewhat perplexing.
Night Light's sword struck the lower part of the Water Encampment Wall, and the blade, impacted by the water flow, angled upwards.
Visually, it looked as if a single upward diagonal slash had cut through the water flow.
The Kirigakure Ninja was startled.
A Kunai flew through a gap in the water flow.
The Kirigakure Ninja quickly dodged, but the Kunai hit his shoulder.
What a fast combo! How could this Konoha ANBU coordinate his Ninja sword and Kunai in such a short time?
Was his reaction speed really that fast?
Fortunately, the Kirigakure Squad Leader also had a backup plan.
Recently, he had obtained many sealing jutsu from the corpses of the Uzumaki Clan.
With his right arm injured, he threw a scroll with his left hand. The scroll sealed a large amount of seawater.
With just one seal, he unsealed the scroll, and seawater surged out, engulfing the Leaf Ninja.
Night Light thought, 'This is bad.'
The Kirigakure Ninja weren't just playing with Water Release; they were starting to use sealing scrolls.
One whale's fall gives life to myriad creatures.
With the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan, the sealing jutsu levels of Hidden Mist Village, Konoha Village, and even Hidden Cloud Village had all improved.
As the seawater receded, Night Light found himself trapped in a Water Prison.
Squad Leader Black Gorilla wanted to rescue him but was blocked by the Kirigakure Squad Leader.
After an unknown number of minutes, Night Light suffocated to death.
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The full moon's light shone on Night Light's pupils, and his eyes slowly cleared from their dazed state.
Coughing repeatedly, he still felt the terrible sensation of drowning from his previous life.
The Moon Viewing Arc activated!
The host has only one resurrection chance per month, and will revive on the previous full moon night after death.
Reward one lottery chance:
1 - Water Release Chakra;
2 - Chunin-level Chakra (can be stacked);
3 - Sealing Jutsu: Water Sealing Method.
Sealing Jutsu: Water Sealing Method was the sealing scroll that Kirigakure Ninja used to store large amounts of seawater.
For Water Release Ninja, this sealing jutsu was like adding wings to a tiger, as they wouldn't need to expend Chakra to create seawater out of thin air.
Chunin-level Chakra was also very tempting.
However, Night Light chose the first option.
A person without foresight will have worries nearby; he had to prepare for future conflicts with Konoha Ninja.
Water Release restrains Fire Release, so it was essential to master it.
The Chakra extracted from the five organs determined the Chakra nature.
A warmth spread across his lower back, and Night Light clearly felt that he could independently control his kidneys to refine Chakra. The refined Chakra, when mixed with the Chakra refined from his body's muscles, became Water Release Chakra.
His innate Earth Release Chakra came from his spleen.
Kidneys belong to Water, and the spleen belongs to Earth.
If one wanted to refine Chakra of a new nature, one would have to constantly stimulate a certain internal organ with Chakra, which could easily lead to injury and might not even succeed.
A few days later, Night Light arrived outside the forest where the squad was resting.
This time, he was more vigilant. The moment the Water Dragon Bullet appeared, he immediately warned the entire squad, gaining himself half a second.
During this time, Night Light formed the Ram seal for Shadow Clone.
This time, he used a Shadow Clone to probe while his main body launched a sneak attack, severely injuring the Water Release Kirigakure Ninja.
In the subsequent battle, Night Light swiftly killed three Kirigakure Ninja with his swordsmanship.
Night Light's strength was once again recognized by Squad Leader Black Gorilla and his teammates.
After the battle, Night Light carried the Kirigakure Ninja and left the scene.
Black Gorilla asked, puzzled, "Is there anything special about this Kirigakure Ninja?"
Night Light didn't hide anything and said:
"Squad Leader, I suddenly gained the ability to refine Water Release Chakra recently. Water Release has become my second Chakra nature.
I'll spend some time tonight to see if I can interrogate him for Water Release Ninjutsu."
Black Gorilla said nothing upon hearing this.
Night Light had single-handedly killed an entire Kirigakure squad in the battle, making his strength outstanding among Chunin.
Naturally, there were privileges for powerful individuals.
Interrogating a Kirigakure Ninja was normal for Anbu; perhaps other intelligence could be extracted as well.
Obtaining Ninjutsu from captives was an important way for many Konoha Ninja to learn Ninjutsu.
It took Night Light four hours to get the Kirigakure Ninja to speak, in exchange for a quick death.
He obtained the Ninjutsu, Water Release: Water Formation Wall.
Mastering this one Water Release Ninjutsu was enough to deal with Konoha's Fire Release Ninja.