Orders were relayed one after another.
Night Light breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his assignment.
The Yellow Dog Squad had lost two platoons, significantly weakening its strength, so the higher-ups arranged for the Yellow Dog Squad to guard Kato Dan.
Not fighting directly on the front lines, this was too good.
Inside Mt. Niuhe, there was a dug-out cave.
Kato Dan, two Senju Ninja, and Yellow Dog entered the cave.
Gekko and Purple Cat were responsible for guarding the entrance.
Outside the entrance, there was an Anbu squad on each side, and Captain Huang Quan protected Kato Dan closely.
When Kato Dan used Spiritual Transformation Technique, he could not move himself.
The higher-ups believed that Kato Dan using forbidden Ninjutsu without restraint was more effective than an experienced Anbu Jonin like Yellow Dog participating in the battle.
No wonder Kato Dan was qualified to contend for the Fourth Hokage position; his strength and prestige were surprisingly high.
A fragrant breeze wafted over.
Tsunade entered the cave, inspecting Kato Dan's guards.
Tsunade had concocted a herbal-scented perfume, and the fragrance of flowers and plants made one feel pleasant.
Night Light searched his memories; Tsunade was four years older than his original body, and his original body had seen Tsunade when he was in the Ninja School.
At that time, Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage had not yet died, and Tsunade was truly a favored daughter of heaven.
As she passed Night Light, Tsunade stopped and said, "So you are Fox, your intelligence is very timely."
Night Light replied, "It is my duty, Princess Tsunade."
Tsunade was not a coy person; she wore a loose, low-cut top, and her chest was magnificent.
After nodding to Fox, Tsunade continued deeper into the cave.
When Grandfather Tobirama was alive, the Anbu was like Tobirama's arm, and Tsunade had always maintained a sense of closeness with the Anbu.
Unfortunately, after the Anbu was handed over to Hiruzen Sarutobi, it changed.
Danzo was now Hiruzen Sarutobi's enforcer, commanding the Anbu to do dirty work.
Even if the Ninja in the Village had objections, Hiruzen Sarutobi would step in as the arbiter.
Today, hearing that only two members of an Anbu squad returned, bringing back crucial intelligence, made Tsunade feel that the Anbu still retained some of her granduncle's legacy.
Looking at Tsunade and Kato Dan chatting inside the cave, Night Light felt some sympathy for these two people.
Kato Dan should be dying soon, right?
Nawaki and Kato Dan both died in the Second Ninja World War.
After Tsunade left, Night Light picked up his binoculars and looked into the distance.
In the dark night sky, a tiny black dot appeared.
The black dot got closer and closer, revealing a dwarf-like human figure.
That person was wearing the Tsuchikage hat; it was Ōnoki!
The battle reached its peak the moment it erupted.
Ōnoki directly used Dust Release!
A brilliant light appeared in his hand, the Dust Release barrier suddenly expanded, and a beam of light shot straight towards the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Not only that, but from the direction of the Stone Ninja, a red Chakra appeared.
The Steam Ninja Han did not probe; he entered the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak mode and directly burst out three tails.
Deep into the Land of Fire's heartland, the Stone Ninja had to act quickly, otherwise, if a large number of Konoha Village Ninja arrived, even Ōnoki would suffer a great loss.
Facing the aggressive Stone Ninja, the Konoha side responded quickly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi agilely dodged the Dust Release, summoned Enma, who wielded the Adamantine Staff, and the staff lengthened, smashing towards Ōnoki in the air.
Han, with three tails, began to condense a Tailed Beast Ball at his head.
Just then, a Jonin behind him suddenly moved.
This Jonin lunged at Han, pulled out an Exploding Tag, and intended to die with Han.
"It's Konoha's Spiritual Transformation Technique!"
An Elite Jonin used Earth Release to stop the controlled Jonin.
The explosion caused confusion among the Stone Ninja.
The Elite Jonin immediately said, "I'll take people to find Kato Dan!"
Kato Dan's direct combat power was not as good as Hiruzen Sarutobi's three disciples, but his deterrent power on the battlefield was higher.
His name gave all enemy Village commanders headaches.
As long as the Spiritual Transformation Technique appeared, their side would inevitably fall into chaos.
Very few sensory Ninjutsu could see the soul, so Spiritual Transformation Technique could not be resisted head-on; they could only find a way to locate Kato Dan's main body.
Night Light looked up at the faint barrier light on the cave wall, wondering if these barriers could block the Stone Ninja's reconnaissance.
The Elite Jonin took two sensory Ninja squads, left the main Stone Ninja force, and outflanked to the side, focusing on finding Kato Dan.
Night Light didn't have to go to the main battlefield, but he couldn't escape a fight.
While observing the movements of the Stone Ninja, Night Light asked Purple Cat beside him:
"Purple Cat, the Yamanaka secret Ninjutsu can control others, and Kato Dan Jonin's Spiritual Transformation Technique can also control others. Are these two Ninjutsu related in some way?"
Purple Cat said:
"Yes. Both the Yamanaka secret Ninjutsu and the Spiritual Transformation Technique are Yin Release secret Ninjutsu specializing in mental control.
Spiritual Transformation Technique is a forbidden Ninjutsu, and its range of application is much wider than the Yamanaka secret Ninjutsu.
The Yamanaka Clan doesn't know why the Spiritual Transformation Technique is so strong. Spiritual Transformation Technique is a secret Ninjutsu of the Senju Clan, passed down within the Senju Clan and its affiliated minor Ninja clans.
The Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan fought against each other for hundreds of years during the Sengoku period, and the Senju Clan united many affiliated Ninja clans to deal with the Uchiha Clan.
For example, the Kurama Clan, whose Genjutsu is comparable to the Uchiha Clan, and the Kato Clan, which inherited the Spiritual Transformation Technique.
These minor Ninja clans were heavily targeted by the Uchiha Clan, and their scale remained very small."
Night Light thought to himself, the arrogant Uchiha Clan did not understand the power of uniting with others. The Senju Clan had the Vortex Clan through marriage, and also secret Ninjutsu minor Ninja clans like Kurama and Kato as aids, growing stronger with each battle.
The distant battle became a noisy background sound.
Outside the cave, it was peaceful.
Night Light formed the hand seals for Earthshock Fish Technique and placed his hand on the ground.
The ground rippled like water.
Chakra spread underground, searching for any Stone Ninja that might appear beneath the surface.
Powerful Stone Ninja were like rats, constantly hiding underground, fully utilizing ground combat.
After searching for a few minutes, Night Light suddenly looked up.
"2 o'clock direction! 80 meters away! Two Stone Ninja are moving underground!"
Yellow Dog heard this and immediately shouted, "Be on guard!"
He would guard Kato Dan every step of the way.
One of the Anbu squads outside the cave had already rushed towards the direction Night Light indicated.
Cold sweat seeped from Night Light's forehead.
What he had just discovered might not have been two people.
There was also a blurry figure underground, not quite sure where it was.
He couldn't accurately pinpoint it; either he had misperceived, or the opponent's strength was far superior to his own.
The outcome of the battlefield battle didn't matter, Kato Dan's life or death didn't matter, his own life was the most important.
At this moment, encountering an Elite Jonin, Purple Cat couldn't possibly help Night Light defeat an Elite Jonin even if she died ten times over.
Black Bull and Antelope were both dead; Purple Cat was his only subordinate, so he needed to cherish her.
He couldn't stay here; if he was exposed, it would be too dangerous near Kato Dan.
Night Light shouted, "A large number of enemies detected at 2 o'clock! One squad is not enough, Captain, I request to go support them!"
Yellow Dog said:
"Go! Go quickly! The position is exposed, others must buy more time for Kato Dan!"
Night Light and Purple Cat rushed towards the 2 o'clock direction.
An unusual Chakra fluctuation came from underground; the Elite Jonin didn't get entangled with Night Light and infiltrated the cave.