Just like in his previous life, Night Light encountered Kumogakure spies while drinking at the Izagaya.
The plot remained unchanged.
Night Light hastily devoured all the meat, left the Izagaya, and headed straight for the Death Forest.
In this life, there were no second chances, so he had to be extra careful and not act rashly on his own.
If he couldn't win, then he would call for backup.
He already knew the plot, so how could he be suppressed by a few Kumogakure in Konoha Village?
Entering the Anbu's underground base in the Death Forest, Night Light was lucky; Captain Black Ape was there.
"Squad Leader, I found a Kumogakure Spy. I've studied Kumogakure's sword techniques, and I'm certain that person's arms bear the marks of ten years of hard training in sword arts."
Captain Black Ape didn't doubt him and summoned his subordinates.
The squad was on rotation, and there were only three Anbu members resting after training in the squad's changing room.
At the Anbu training ground, Kunai and shuriken were supplied in unlimited quantities, and there were also people dedicated to tidying up targets and picking up weapons, so many Anbu members trained here in their spare time.
If they were lucky, some Anbu would even kindly guide others, leading to faster progress.
Among them was Night Light's squad member, Purple Cat.
Purple Cat, despite her fatigue, quickly donned her gear.
Night Light took another look at Purple Cat.
Purple Cat was a female Ninja with a well-proportioned figure. Although her face was hidden by a mask, it was clear she was a beauty.
Captain Black Ape, Night Light, and the other five Anbu left the Death Forest.
They waited outside the Crane Moon Izakaya for half an hour until the Kumogakure Spy appeared.
The Kumogakure Spy headed northwest of the Village, in the direction of the park outside the Senju Clan Grounds.
Upon arriving near the park, Captain Black Ape discovered Anbu in the park's woods.
"There are Anbu comrades... Is that... Is that the squad guarding the Whirlpool Princess?"
The Kumogakure Spy, who had been lurking among the new Anbu recruits, suddenly attacked.
The guarding squad fell into chaos; many didn't know whether the person next to them was a comrade or a Spy, and their movements were sluggish.
Night Light stopped Captain Black Ape, who was about to join the fight, and said, "Squad Leader! Look at the Whirlpool Princess's direction!"
Several Kumogakure spies killed a young Senju Clan girl and abducted the Whirlpool Princess.
Captain Black Ape quickly said, "No good! They're after the Whirlpool Princess! We need to rescue the Whirlpool Princess first!"
The squad, commanded by Captain Black Ape, was not moving quickly.
Night Light noticed that the Black Gorilla Squad, ever since Captain Black Ape lost his left arm, had become more cautious and hesitant in their pursuit.
The Kumogakure and the Whirlpool Princess disappeared into the darkness, and Captain Black Ape then directed the others to circle around and investigate the surrounding area, measures that slowed them down.
When they reached the Konoha wall, Night Light saw a blond child slip through a hole in the wall.
This time, he landed behind Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze crawled out of the wall hole and continued to follow the trail of red hair.
The hair in his hand grew more and more.
Just pulling out so much hair made one feel distressed. That girl's will to survive was very strong.
Soon, Minato Namikaze saw the figures ahead.
Three Kumogakure, and an bound Uzumaki Kushina.
One of the Kumogakure discovered Minato Namikaze behind him, turned to cover their retreat, and bought time for the others.
Seeing it was a half-grown child, the Kumogakure felt a bit disdainful.
Kumogakure's Spy network, which had been operating in Konoha Village for over ten years, was fully activated tonight, solely to capture the Whirlpool Princess.
They didn't expect that the first to catch up from Konoha Village would be just a child.
A child, not even graduated from the Ninja School, could...
Thud!
The Kumogakure stared in shock at the Kunai in his waist.
The Konoha child's movements were so fast, a dodge and a stab, and he killed him?
Not far away, Captain Black Ape also looked in surprise at the blond boy.
A genius, talent visible to the naked eye.
His taijutsu was concise and effective, his movements swift, and more importantly, his will and mindset for killing.
Such a young child, killing without any hesitation, was a born Ninja.
Captain Black Ape felt that when he wrote the mission report that night, he had to write extensively about this genius.
Such a Ninja School student was worth the Village's serious cultivation.
Minato Namikaze carefully watched the enemy in front of him, wary of their movements.
He was able to instantly kill a Kumogakure before because the enemy underestimated him; he wouldn't have such a good opportunity again.
Minato Namikaze was stunned.
The Kumogakure in front of him suddenly turned, slashing his sword downwards and to the side.
From underground, to the side and below, a Fox Anbu Ninja wearing a fox mask emerged.
Earth Release?
And it was a stealthy Earth Release.
The Fox Anbu's movements were extremely agile, going straight into the Kumogakure's embrace.
Their swords emerged from behind each other.
However, the sword behind the Kumogakure had bloodstains, while the sword behind the Fox Anbu was clean.
Minato Namikaze's eyes lit up; the Fox Anbu's reaction was so fast.
The Kumogakure's sword passed between the Fox Anbu's left ribs and arm, seemingly dangerous, but in reality, he suffered no harm.
Night Light drew his sword, and the Kumogakure fell.
Purple Cat felt a sense of calm rise within her as she watched the Fox Squad Leader decisively deal with an enemy.
Everyone in her family said that joining Anbu was extremely dangerous, but if she could follow such a powerful Squad Leader like Fox, she should be able to survive, right?
Night Light didn't know he had gained a fangirl behind him; he looked at Uzumaki Kushina.
Chasing a girl under the moonlight, was this script meant for him?
The Kumogakure spies were not strong, not reaching the Jonin level, so he wasn't without a chance.
What about the original CP? Aside from being weaker than Minato Namikaze, not having as sunny a smile as Minato Namikaze, and not having as high potential as Minato Namikaze, where else was he lacking as a Transmigrator?
If he could become the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki's CP, wouldn't the Village treat him to good food and drink?
It still made him a little happy to think about it.
Night Light charged at the last Kumogakure.
As he engaged the last Kumogakure, his gaze passed over the Kumogakure's shoulder and he saw Minato Namikaze already holding Uzumaki Kushina in his arms.
Huh?
Damn it, why was Minato Namikaze so fast?
He hadn't even graduated from the Ninja School, yet he was already incredibly strong.
Minato Namikaze, holding Uzumaki Kushina, jumped to a high place, away from the ground battle.
The large moon illuminated the two, their golden and red hair standing out prominently.
Night Light's dream of chasing a girl under the moonlight was shattered before it even began.
Captain Black Ape arrived and, with Night Light, one on each side, killed the last Kumogakure Spy.
Captain Black Ape said to Minato Namikaze, "Come down! We are Konoha ANBU, put down the Whirlpool Princess!"
Minato Namikaze heard this, jumped to the ground with Uzumaki Kushina in his arms.
"Whirlpool Princess, come back to the Village with us to see Danzo-sama."
Uzumaki Kushina, upon hearing she had to see that Konoha elder with an X-shaped scar on his chin, was so scared that she hid behind Minato Namikaze.
"I... I don't want to see Danzo, I want to see Uncle Linmu!"
Minato Namikaze mediated, saying, "Let's go back to the Village, Kushina, the most important thing is to return to the Village first."
Captain Black Ape was somewhat surprised; this blond boy was quite sensible, knowing that returning to the Village was the most important thing at the moment, and immediately advised the Whirlpool Princess.
The group returned to the Konoha Village gate, where a large squad of Anbu had already gathered.
Captain Huang Quan saw Uzumaki Kushina and breathed a sigh of relief.
He saw Captain Black Ape bringing Uzumaki Kushina back and said, "Black Ape, come with me to the Hokage Building."
Captain Black Ape said, "Captain, I hope to bring Fox; it was Fox who first discovered the anomaly."
Huang Quan nodded and said, "Good, Fox will come too."
During the battle at Whirlpool Hidden Village, Fox fought from beginning to end, performing well in both pre-battle reconnaissance and post-battle cleanup.
Fox was a subordinate Huang Quan focused on cultivating; in Huang Quan's view, Fox was very reliable and trustworthy.