The Earth Flow Spears weakened; there's a chance, I can fight.
Using the Water Encampment Wall to block the line of sight, Night Light formed the hand seal for a Shadow Clone.
The Rock Ninja Jonin knew that the Fox Anbu had the ability to move underground, so using the Earthshock Fish Technique again would be difficult to be effective.
Therefore, Night Light prepared to launch a strong attack in conjunction with his Shadow Clone.
As the Water Encampment Wall fell, two Night Lights rushed out, one to the left and one to the right.
One leaped high, holding a Ninja blade and chopping down fiercely.
The other circled around, attacking the Rock Ninja Jonin's side ribs with a horizontal slash.
The Rock Ninja Jonin looked up and down, thinking that the one in the air, regardless of anything, was a feint by the Shadow Clone, and the one rushing on the ground from the side was the main body.
The Fox Anbu mastered the Earth Replacement Technique, a substitution Ninjutsu that could be called a rogue technique, and the Earth Replacement Technique could only be performed when in contact with the ground.
The Fox Anbu could not possibly give up the high fault tolerance advantage of the Earth Replacement Technique.
The Rock Ninja Jonin kept his eyes on the Fox Anbu's feet, looking for traces of the Earth Replacement Technique being cast.
The Earth Flow Spears pierced out again.
This time, the Earth Flow Spears' speed was noticeably much slower.
The Rock Ninja Jonin had severe abdominal injuries and a ruptured spleen; persisting until now was the last of his strength.
Night Light's reaction speed was fast, and his agile movements allowed him to dodge several Earth Flow Spears, rushing to the Rock Ninja Jonin's side.
Horizontal slash with the Ninja blade!
The Rock Ninja Jonin had seen Cloud Style Swordsmanship when he fought the Cloud Ninja before.
He was wary of the Fox Anbu changing his move, so when he blocked with his armored arm, he angled it slightly upward, ready to protect his throat at any moment.
However, the Fox Anbu's blade did not change direction, cutting straight towards the Rock Ninja Jonin's waist.
The Rock Ninja Jonin thought, this Fox Anbu is truly cunning, making it difficult to discern what's real and what's fake.
He moved his arm down, and the Ninja blade struck the arm armor, creating a clang of metal and a shower of sparks.
No!
The Rock Ninja Jonin suddenly realized that the force transmitted to his arm was wrong, it was too weak.
How could a taijutsu-type Anbu only have this much strength?
Could it be that the Fox Anbu gave up the powerful A-rank Earth Release: Earth Substitute and jumped down from the air?
The Ninja blade chopped down.
Before the Rock Ninja Jonin's other armored arm could block, it struck his glabella.
Death!
Two Anbu squads exchanged five lives for one Rock Ninja Jonin.
To be precise, it was six lives, as Night Light had already died once.
Does Night Light's life not count as a life?
When the battle ended, Night Light panted heavily and quickly retreated, fearing that the Rock Ninja Jonin might have some desperate Ninjutsu left.
Only when the Rock Ninja Jonin fell to the ground with a dull thud did Night Light finally breathe a sigh of relief.
He immediately turned and ordered:
"Bai Yang! Don't rush to find Captain Black Gorilla! Use your Byakugan to find the enemy's main force! The large force that broke through the border must be nearby!"
Bai Yang's abdomen had been pierced by an Earth Flow Spears, and he was bleeding, but he quickly activated his Byakugan, searching the surroundings.
Soon, a look of horror appeared on his face.
"Fox! Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki! He is leading at least 300 Rock Ninja! At least 6 Elite Jonin! The Chakra volume of one of them is comparable to the Tsuchikage's.
They are two kilometers from here! At the 10 o'clock direction!"
Night Light's heart trembled upon hearing this.
This is bad, the Anbu secretly releasing the news of Uzumaki Mito's funeral actually attracted the Third Tsuchikage.
Night Light quickly went to find Captain Black Gorilla and discovered that the Leaf Monkey Squad had been completely wiped out, and Captain Black Gorilla was lying on the ground, one leg broken by an Earth Release, twisted at a horrifying obtuse angle.
Ignoring his broken leg, Night Light helped Captain Black Gorilla up.
Bone fragments deeply pierced into his flesh, making Black Gorilla shiver in pain.
Even so, Black Gorilla was very happy in his heart.
He had thought that the Fox and Bai Yang squads would surely die if they encountered another Rock Ninja Jonin, but he never expected the Fox to not only be alive and well but also able to come and rescue him.
The Fox, whom he had painstakingly nurtured, had helped him greatly on several occasions.
"Squad Leader! Bai Yang saw Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki!"
Black Gorilla's heart tightened; it was actually the Third Tsuchikage who had come?
He immediately made a judgment, moved his arm from Night Light's shoulder, and stood on one leg:
"Fox! You and Purple Cat are not injured, don't worry about anything else, go back to Danzo-sama now and report the important intelligence we found!"
Night Light looked at the injured Captain Black Gorilla and Bai Yang, then nodded.
Compared to the intelligence, Black Gorilla and Bai Yang's lives were nothing.
Tonight's battle concerned the transfer and sealing of the Nine-Tailed, which was one of the Village's foundations.
After placing Black Gorilla and Bai Yang together, Night Light and Purple Cat quickly headed towards Mt. Niuhe.
He hoped the two could survive; Black Gorilla had been good to Night Light, and Night Light was willing to be an inconspicuous Anbu under Black Gorilla.
If Black Gorilla survived, it would be easier for Night Light to explain where he obtained the A-rank Ninjutsu, Earth Replacement Technique.
If he had a different Captain, it would be difficult to fool them.
After running more than 20 kilometers, they finally saw Mt. Niuhe.
At the foot of Mt. Niuhe was a deep valley, and Anbu Ninja guarded the mouth of the valley.
"Emergency intelligence!"
Upon hearing that it was emergency intelligence, the guarding Anbu did not stop them, watching Night Light and Purple Cat enter the valley without slowing down.
Danzo saw Anbu leaping through the tree branches from afar, rushing towards him at the fastest speed, not maintaining silence by moving stealthily on the ground, and slowly rose from the tree stump.
This proved that the intelligence was urgent and could not be delayed for even half a second.
Upon arriving near Danzo, Night Light first used his gaze to find Captain Yellow Dog.
Captain Yellow Dog gestured that there was no need to report to him first and directly led Night Light to Danzo's side.
"Danzo-sama! We discovered over three hundred Rock Ninja, and the person leading them is Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki! At the 9 o'clock direction, 20 kilometers from here fifteen minutes ago!"
A look of surprise appeared on Danzo's face, which was stiff from years of showing no emotion.
It was actually Ōnoki?
Flying ability, the Ninja World's top Dust Release Bloodline Limit, cunning, tenacious, and extremely difficult to deal with.
Night Light carefully watched Danzo, wondering if Danzo regretted proactively informing the Spy of Uzumaki Mito's death.
He had courted disaster too much; he hoped his own life wouldn't pay for Danzo's ambition.
Danzo disappeared behind the valley using the Body Flicker Technique.
Not long after, the Third Hokage, Senju Rinmu, Tsunade, Kato Dan, and others all left the valley and came to the front.
The Third Hokage saw Night Light and beckoned to him: "Fox, tell me about the situation your squad encountered."
The Third Hokage remembered Night Light's name; Night Light had appeared in Anbu reports multiple times, with a high mission completion rate and steady growth in strength, having become a core force within the Anbu.
Both Captain Yellow Dog and Captain Black Gorilla held Night Light in high regard.
Night Light briefly described their encounter, mainly the situation observed by Bai Yang using his Byakugan.
"Hokage-sama, the Third Tsuchikage is leading, with 5 Ninja squads, 300 Rock Ninja. Bai Yang said that there are at least 6 Elite Jonin at the front of the enemy's team, and the Chakra volume of one of them is comparable to the Tsuchikage's.
The enemy's outer reconnaissance squads are all led by Jonin.
They are moving very fast, and even the weaker Ninja at the very back are not slow, which proves that they have just rested and can enter battle at any time."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and said, "You did well."
Yellow Dog led Night Light and Purple Cat to withdraw, and the high-ranking officials began to formulate tactics.
Night Light looked at the shape of the moon, feeling a bit melancholic.
The moon was still a crescent.
He had already died once during this full moon cycle; what should he do in the upcoming great battle?