Night Light cautiously searched the coastline.
The last time Captain Ling met Brown Bear Squad Leader was by the sea.
Persistence paid off, and Night Light found a seashell half-buried in the sand, with three secret codes carved into it.
According to the secret code scroll, one code indicated the time was the 11th of next month, another indicated the northeast direction, and the last one indicated 3 kilometers.
The Ninja world used a lunar calendar based on the waxing and waning of the moon, and the 11th was only 4 days before the full moon.
Night Light didn't dare to act rashly and hid in the bushes of the coconut grove.
When the time came to the 11th, Night Light crawled out from under the bushes and ran towards the marked location.
After reaching his destination, Night Light didn't reveal himself rashly but formed a Ram Seal and used the Shadow Clone Technique.
After leaving the hidden reef, the Shadow Clone walked on the beach.
As he walked, two dark figures suddenly jumped out, and the Shadow Clone instantly froze.
"Who are you?"
One person wore an Azure Wolf mask, and the other wore a White Sable mask; neither of them realized that the person wearing the fox mask was a Shadow Clone.
The Shadow Clone said, "Fox, the last survivor of the Antelope Squad, requests that the Squad Leader reassign him."
After verifying his identity, the two looked towards a coconut tree.
A person wearing a Brown Bear mask walked out from behind the coconut tree.
That was Night Light's Squad Leader, Brown Bear.
Brown Bear took a few steps forward and then looked towards the reef where Night Light was hiding.
Night Light thought, as expected of the Squad Leader, his strength is formidable; he saw through the Shadow Clone so quickly.
He walked out from behind the reef and dispelled the Shadow Clone.
The Shadow Clone turned into white smoke, startling the Azure Wolf and White Sable who had appeared first.
They weren't startled by the white smoke but felt lingering fear; if the fox had been an enemy, the two of them would have already been at a disadvantage.
Night Light came before Brown Bear:
"Squad Leader, Captain Ling and Horned Ox sacrificed themselves, and I am the only one left in my squad. I followed Captain Ling's secret code scroll and found this place."
Brown Bear scanned Night Light up and down and said, "Your Shadow Clone has some of Ling's essence; your fundamentals are quite solid. It's a pity about Ling; such a cautious person still died."
Night Light didn't respond; the more he said, the more mistakes he would make; the less he said, the fewer mistakes.
Captain Ling was indeed cautious, but not cautious enough.
Brown Bear said, "The Antelope Squad is disbanded. You will now join the Azure Wolf Squad and follow Azure Wolf's command."
Night Light felt greatly disappointed.
He had gone to great lengths to kill Captain Ling precisely because he wanted to be a Squad Leader and access more information.
Now, he was still a squad member, under the unfamiliar Azure Wolf.
He would have to adapt to a new squad again.
Anbu's assessment for Squad Leader was very strict; they wouldn't casually appoint a Squad Leader.
Loyalty, strength, and judgment were all indispensable.
Night Light glanced at Azure Wolf and White Sable.
What if he killed these two as well?
If these two died, he would surely become a Squad Leader, right?
It's like pulling a flagpole from chopsticks; as long as there are few enough chopsticks, even the shortest chopstick can be a flagpole.
Though he thought this, Night Light said, "Captain Azure Wolf, hello. I am Fox; I learned a bit of the Shadow Clone Technique from Captain Ling."
To make the Shadow Clone Technique legitimate, he had to reveal to the Squad Leader that he had learned this technique from Captain Ling.
Azure Wolf nodded and said, "Good, my squad lost two members, and you just happen to fill in."
Azure Wolf bid farewell to the Squad Leader and left with his squad.
Midway, they arrived at a supply point, took off their Konoha ANBU attire, and changed into Cloud Ninja vests and Ninja swords.
There were still many bloodstains on these Cloud Ninja's equipment; they were likely spoils of war from the Azure Wolf Squad's previous encounters.
Following behind Azure Wolf, Night Light felt a bit dejected and somewhat wistful.
He really felt it wasn't worth it for Captain Ling.
If Captain Ling hadn't died, Night Light would be a squad member; if Captain Ling died, Night Light was still a squad member. Wasn't that a pointless death?
Captain Azure Wolf, like Captain Ling, didn't explain the mission details, only focusing on traveling.
After arriving at a town, Captain Azure Wolf told the two squad members to stop.
"Fox, use your Shadow Clone to enter the town and gather intelligence. See how many Vortex Ninja are hiding in the town."
Under the mask, Night Light frowned.
They were treating him like a laborer, knowing he had mastered Shadow Clone and ordering him to work.
Searching for Vortex Ninja should be the same as the Antelope Squad's mission: to seize the Adamantine Chains scroll of the Uzumaki Clan.
After forming a Ram Seal, a Shadow Clone appeared beside Night Light, and he then applied a Transformation Jutsu to the Shadow Clone, making it appear as an ordinary person carrying a sack, walking towards the town.
After a long while, Night Light suddenly stiffened.
The Shadow Clone was destroyed, and its memories returned to the main body.
"What happened?"
Facing the Squad Leader's inquiry, Night Light replied, "The Shadow Clone wandered for half a circle, sat down to rest against a wall, and a Kunai suddenly appeared behind it, killing the Shadow Clone."
"Was it a Kunai, not a Ninja sword?"
Those using Ninja swords were most likely Cloud Ninja.
"It was a Kunai, not a Ninja sword."
Captain Azure Wolf said, "Continue to use Shadow Clone to enter the town and gather intelligence."
After using Shadow Clone several times in a row, the Shadow Clones were all destroyed.
Night Light gasped for breath, his body sore and weak, sitting on the ground.
Chakra is formed by mixing physical and spiritual energy. After excessive extraction of Chakra, lactic acid accumulates in the body's cells, making the whole body ache as if he had run five kilometers.
Captain Azure Wolf looked at the useless Fox with disgust: "Continue, Fox, don't slack off. The intelligence is far from enough; after more than ten times, you haven't even seen the enemy's face."
Night Light had no choice but to raise his hand again, extract Chakra, and use Shadow Clone.
This technique consumed half of his Chakra each time, plus the Transformation Jutsu, rapidly depleting his already limited Chakra.
The key was that Captain Azure Wolf didn't give him a chance to rest; who could work continuously except for a nuclear-powered donkey?
After the Shadow Clone appeared, it walked into the town.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound from the trees behind him!
Six figures appeared from the dense forest behind them; they were six Vortex Ninja!
They had repeatedly discovered suspicious individuals and had already pinpointed the hiding place of the three Anbu members.
The battle instantly escalated into a fierce struggle.
However, the strength of the three Konoha ANBU was inferior to that of the Vortex Ninja.
Night Light really wanted to shout that he was a Konoha ANBU, not a Cloud Ninja. But his Cloud Ninja attire made him feel that shouting would be useless.
Captain Azure Wolf held a long sword, constantly pressing the Vortex Ninja, wanting to gain more information and know if these Vortex Ninja had sealing scrolls.
A summoned spider hidden in the shadows bit Captain Azure Wolf.
Under the effect of the poison, Captain Azure Wolf immediately stumbled.
Konoha and Uzushiogakure were allies, and Captain Azure Wolf was very stubborn, refusing to reveal his true identity until his death.
More than ten seconds later, the three Konoha members were successively killed by the Vortex Ninja.
A Kunai pierced Night Light's lower back.
This familiar feeling; his previous Shadow Clones had all been killed by the Vortex Ninja from behind.
The Vortex Ninja behind him even twisted the Kunai, churning Night Light's intestines into a Vortex.
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Everything went black, and his vision shifted.
Night Light gasped for breath; he had revived.
He was crouching on the reef.
On the distant beach, Brown Bear Squad Leader and Captain Ling were, for some unknown reason, arranging a mission.
He had returned to the night of the full moon, before Captain Ling had died.
Night Light crouched on the reef, carefully calculating.
Moon Viewing Arc activated!
The host has one revival opportunity per month. After death, he will revive on the previous full moon night.
Reward one lottery chance:
1 - Sealing Jutsu: Object Sealing Method (Beginner);
2 - Chunin-level Chakra (stackable);
3 - Kunai Stab (Mastery).