More than ten days later, a Vortex female Ninja rushed into the remote rainforest, crying as she ran: "Yuka! Yuka! Something bad has happened!"
Yujia jumped down from the treehouse.
The other Vortex female Ninjas, hearing the mournful cries, also rushed over.
After a few words, the women of the Uzumaki Clan all slumped down in the rain.
Only Vortex Yuka stood with difficulty, facing the sky, letting her tears flow continuously, mixing with the rainwater and falling into the mud at her feet.
The young clan leader of the Senju Clan, Senju Nawaki, was dead!
Fox was a Spy of the Senju Clan in Anbu, and had clearly investigated the intelligence and warned the young clan leader in advance.
However, the young clan leader still died.
It was said that Iwagakure announced responsibility for the matter and proudly declared that they had killed the young clan leader of the Senju Clan, the most dazzling genius of Konoha in ten years, as an equivalent retaliation for the Mt. Niuhe trap.
How could the young clan leader Nawaki, protected by an experienced Jonin like Orochimaru, be killed by an assassination squad from Iwagakure?
Only then did Yujia deeply realize why Fox emphasized not to inform the Senju Clan of the truth for the time being.
After Lord Tobirama's sacrifice, Konoha Village became strange and cold-blooded; everything was different.
The Uzumaki Clan angered Konoha Village by trying to make Princess Kushina the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and Uzushiogakure was ruthlessly abandoned by Konoha's high-ranking officials.
The Senju Clan was the same; they also had conflicts with Konoha Village regarding the second Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki and now encountered misfortune.
Konoha's high-ranking officials could not tolerate any opposing forces; the Village had to be a dictatorship of the high-ranking officials.
Even if the Senju Clan challenged the authority of the high-ranking officials, they would be met with merciless suppression.
Konoha Village was the Konoha Village of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, no longer the Konoha Village it once was.
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After Night Light left Vortex Yuka, he first found his squad in the Land of Rain.
Purple Cat quickly stepped forward and asked, "Captain, are you alright?"
Seeing Captain Fox being captured by Yatagarasu, Purple Cat was extremely worried. She walked around Night Light, checking his condition.
"I'm fine. I was captured by the summoning beast of the Vortex remnants, but I also obtained intelligence on the Vortex remnants," Night Light said.
"Let's go. We'll return to the Land of Grass camp and report the intelligence we've obtained."
Halfway there, an important piece of intelligence spread throughout the Land of Rain.
Even ordinary people knew that something big had happened among the Ninjas: the genius of Konoha Village, the young clan leader of the Senju Clan, was dead.
Iwagakure spread the word everywhere that they had killed the young clan leader of the Senju Clan.
Night Light immediately understood that this was Ōnoki trying to take credit.
Ōnoki certainly wanted to kill Senju Nawaki; he wanted to kill all of Konoha's genius youths.
However, if he wanted to kill Senju Nawaki, sending too few troops wouldn't be enough, as Senju Nawaki was personally protected by Orochimaru.
If too many troops were sent, it would certainly attract the attention of Konoha's front-line camp, escalate into a major battle, and result in even greater losses.
Night Light roughly guessed the truth.
Captain Yellow Dog, upon learning the urgent intelligence that the Senju Clan Ninja on the front line had contacted the Vortex remnants, returned in a rage, disguised himself as an Iwagakure Ninja, and personally set up the trap.
Front-line commander Homura Mitokado had custom-ordered a mission for the Nawaki squad, and Captain Yellow Dog knew all the details of the custom-ordered mission.
Captain Yellow Dog set up a trap on the road, using an Exploding Tag to kill Senju Nawaki.
The person who designed the trap was not much weaker than the current Orochimaru.
Even with Night Light's prior warning, Senju Nawaki still died.
Night Light himself designed the mission to track Spear Egret, allowing him to avoid being the bait for the trap, as being the bait was a certain death.
Upon returning to the front-line camp, Night Light saw Orochimaru and Jiraiya from a distance, standing on either side, guarding the mortuary tent.
Inside the tent was Tsunade, kneeling on the ground and weeping.
Nawaki had been dead for several days, and Tsunade was still guarding his body.
Outside the tent, Orochimaru leaned stiffly against a wooden pole of the tent, his eyelids lowered.
Jiraiya, on the other hand, stared indignantly at Orochimaru, as if Orochimaru had just said something unpleasant to Tsunade.
Nawaki's death had a great impact on Orochimaru; Orochimaru was far from as indifferent as he appeared on the surface.
There were also many bodies on the ground inside the tent; it was unknown how many Senju Ninjas on the front line had met a tragic end.
After a brief inquiry, Night Light heard that the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo had both come to the front line.
During the small Jonin meeting at the front line, Tsunade angrily proposed adding a medical Ninja to each squad.
If there had been a Senju Clan medical Ninja in the Nawaki squad, instead of a Sarutobi and a Shimura, perhaps Nawaki would not have died.
Those two, Sarutobi and Shimura, were completely useless individuals forcibly assigned to Nawaki by the high-ranking officials to increase their bond.
It was said that the trap Nawaki encountered was a two-stage Exploding Tag.
One Exploding Tag exploded first, blasting a bundle of Exploding Tags to waist height, and the large bundle of Exploding Tags exploded at the waist, blowing out all of Nawaki's internal organs.
Captain Yellow Dog's trap was indeed ingenious.
Among so many Jonin, only Kato Dan supported Tsunade, and their relationship grew stronger; after Nawaki's death, Kato Dan became one of Tsunade's spiritual supports.
In the midst of the chaos, Night Light found the Anbu tent.
Entering the tent, Night Light saw both Danzo and Captain Yellow Dog. He stepped forward to report:
"Lord Danzo, Captain, I have gathered intelligence that the Vortex remnants are moving erratically between the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass, making their whereabouts difficult to track."
After speaking, Night Light lowered his head and waited.
Captain Yellow Dog waved his hand, signaling Night Light to leave first.
Night Light exited the tent.
The Anbu around the tent were all exceptionally solemn, as if Danzo had just had a huge outburst.
It was unavoidable for Anbu to kill Nawaki.
Captain Yellow Dog made a huge mistake by allowing the Vortex remnants to contact the young clan leader of the Senju, leading to the necessity of swiftly executing the young clan leader of the Senju before the Nine-Tailed seal transfer.
For Anbu, such an action came at a huge cost.
Once Orochimaru or Tsunade discovered anything, the consequences would be extremely dire.
Moreover, Nawaki also had the vast Senju Clan behind him.
Late at night, the Fox Squad was on duty, guarding Danzo's tent.
Night Light saw Orochimaru approach and enter the tent.
Night Light pricked up his ears, listening to the sounds inside the tent.
He listened for more than ten minutes but heard nothing. There must have been a barrier set up to prevent sound from escaping.
Inside the tent, Orochimaru stared at Danzo with vertical pupils.
Danzo's face was expressionless; it was impossible to tell that he had ordered the killing of Senju Nawaki.
Orochimaru was silent for a few seconds, then said:
"Human life is so fragile, Lord Danzo.
I had such high hopes for my disciple Nawaki, but I didn't expect a few Exploding Tags to blow him to death.
Those traps were so ingenious, so ingenious that even I might have died; it's unbelievable.
When did Iwagakure have such a strong trap Ninja, with such precise control over Exploding Tags?
Nawaki's potential was definitely higher than mine, what a pity that he died like this.
Lord Danzo, I agree with the suggestion you once discussed with me, to initiate research on life forms such as transplantation, enhancement, and modification for Konoha Village."