Entering the Dungeon Again

Yuzuru's "talent" for Chakra nature was Fire Release, but his mastery of it was dismal. Therefore, he set his sights on Wind Release Ninjutsu as his primary goal. As for how to acquire Wind Release Ninjutsu...

Just like last time, he could only act boldly within the Dungeon.

Since the "Nine-Tails' Rampage" Dungeon had a limited duration, lasting at most one night, Yuzuru needed to carefully plan how to maximize his gains during his next entry into the Dungeon.

Meanwhile, Gari, the Iwagakure Jonin who was hit head-on by the Rasengan, did not die on the spot. However, after being brought back to the Iwagakure front-line camp and going through the usual procedures of struggle and rescue, he ultimately could not escape death.

His vitality was tenacious, but even the most tenacious person couldn't survive after losing some vital organs.

He was hit directly by the Rasengan. In such a situation, the Rasengan could thoroughly churn a person's internal organs.

"What kind of Ninjutsu is this?"

Inside the Iwagakure camp, a medical ninja clad in white, who also doubled as an anatomist, asked Gari.

Doto's injuries were unlike anything seen before. This medical ninja wanted to understand what kind of Ninjutsu could cause such damage... The battlefield was constantly changing, and intelligence often lagged behind. However, all participating parties always sought to grasp the most detailed enemy intelligence.

"I was fighting an Akimichi ninja from Konoha at the time and didn't see how Doto fell. However, the Konoha ninja who attacked him should be a rookie." Gari stood with his arms crossed, coolly observing the medical ninja dissecting the corpse.

"Rookie?"

"Yes, his attack was slightly off target and didn't hit Doto's heart completely. Otherwise, Doto would have died on the spot and wouldn't have had the strength to return to camp." Gari explained.

If it were an experienced ninja, could they not even find the enemy's heart?

"A rookie can use this kind of Ninjutsu? I suppose it's worthy of Konoha?"

Gari let out a scoff, then shook his head:

"There's no need to pay too much attention to Konoha. After the great war began, all the ninja villages discovered one thing: Konoha is no longer the village led by the First and Second Hokage."

"Konoha has become an ordinary ninja village. Can it defeat us Iwagakure? No, there's no possibility of that."

When Gari said this, his tone carried a hint of regret and disappointment, as if questioning why Konoha had become this way.

His words were not dismissive. Konoha truly lacked that unstoppable, invincible momentum. Instead, it felt rather ordinary... To put it more simply, Konoha's warfare was not sharp enough; it was dragging on.

In contrast, Iwagakure and Kumogakure were more progressive, proactive, and aggressive martial arts ninja villages.

The medical ninja did not reply, but he inwardly agreed with Gari's assessment. Facts spoke louder than words. Since the war began, Konoha had indeed not gained any advantage in its battles with Iwagakure... Back then, Uchiha Madara alone could make the Second Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, struggle to breathe.

And now Konoha? It was living in the past.

At this moment, the medical ninja casually tossed his scalpel onto a tray, making a light clinking sound.

"Did you find anything?"

"Mm, I've roughly confirmed it. Something resembling a high-density Chakra sphere rotating at high speed was inserted into Doto's chest, and this thing shredded some of his internal organs."

"Chakra... sphere?"

Can Chakra be molded into a sphere? Does a pure energy body possess such deformability? Even if Chakra could achieve such a shape transformation, how strong would the user's fine control ability need to be?

"It seems this battlefield rookie from Konoha is actually a master of Chakra control... We can't let him continue to grow. Next time we encounter him, we must eliminate him directly."

Without Yuzuru's knowledge, he had already made it onto Iwagakure's priority surveillance list.

"It's fine. These few people have ventured deep into our controlled territory. It won't be easy for them to return now."

Unfortunately, after the Konoha team fought with the Iwagakure ninja and their whereabouts were exposed, they did not choose to retreat immediately, nor did they take the most straightforward route back as the Iwagakure ninja had guessed.

They hid themselves under the noses of the Iwagakure ninja and even continued to carry out their original mission.

Three days later, Torifu Akimichi and Kairi Omori completed their reconnaissance of another front-line outpost and retrieved another piece of intelligence. They were fortunate enough not to alert the enemy during this reconnaissance.

Therefore, after completing this reconnaissance, the two returned to the cave to rest.

"The second outpost shows signs of being attacked. The Konoha ninja stationed there engaged in fierce combat with the Iwagakure ninja, but were ultimately outnumbered... Judging by the traces left at the scene and the time of death of our ninja, these two outposts were likely attacked simultaneously." Torifu Akimichi briefly briefed the two remaining members on the situation.

The location of Konoha's reconnaissance outpost was too dangerous, so it was naturally possible for it to be exposed. However, two outposts being exposed and attacked simultaneously? It was difficult for events to be such a coincidence... After completing the reconnaissance of two outposts, the possibility of a spy within the Konoha front-line camp was higher.

"Captain, in that case, is it still necessary to scout the last outpost?" Hazuki Uchiha asked.

Torifu Akimichi nodded, "It is necessary."

In fact, it was even more necessary, as it concerned the spy.

So, the two Jonin rested briefly, slept for a night, replenished their energy, and restored their Chakra before leaving the outpost again.

However, after leaving this time, they did not return on schedule.

The captain's failure to return on time instinctively made Yuzuru feel uneasy. He had to consider the extreme situation of the captain being unable to return... If he lost his two teammates, could he, in his current state, traverse the battlefield?

Well, surrendering to Iwagakure seemed more realistic. But what good outcome would surrender bring? Ninja had all sorts of ways to deal with prisoners.

Regardless, Yuzuru needed to increase his strength.

The "Nine-Tails' Rampage" Dungeon had cooled down. Although entering the Dungeon in the current environment was dangerous, Yuzuru had no choice but to take the risk.

"Senior Hazuki, I'll take the watch during the day today. How about you take over at night?"

"Okay."

Hazuki Uchiha didn't say much and readily agreed.

The heavy rain outside had not stopped. There wasn't much difference between day and night duty. At this moment, Hazuki Uchiha only hoped that the two members of their team would return soon. Otherwise, if a few more days passed and it reached the final agreed-upon deadline, and if the two teammates still hadn't returned by then, Hazuki Uchiha would automatically become the temporary captain, and she would lead Yuzuru to retreat.

Time passed slowly. By nightfall, Yuzuru hid in the corner of the cave and began to rest with his eyes closed. Hazuki Uchiha merely glanced at him before realizing this person was sleeping quite soundly.

It wasn't just ordinary sleep, because at this moment, Yuzuru's consciousness had sunk into the Nine-Tails' Rampage dungeon.

When Yuzuru opened his eyes again, he was once again in Konohagakure, standing in the same spot where he had appeared last time.

When he decided to obtain Ninjutsu in the dungeon, he suddenly realized something: he would load a map upon entering the dungeon, and he could see this "map" within the dungeon. The value of this map was incredibly high, as it could guide Yuzuru to where he needed to go... such as Konoha's secret jutsu library.

This time, Yuzuru had planned his course of action. He decided to go to those places to find Ninjutsu first, and if time permitted, he would then visit the Fourth Hokage and his wife.

After Yuzuru confirmed the map, the Nine-Tails suddenly appeared in Konoha. Thus, he began to dodge the Nine-Tails' attacks while rushing towards the direction of the Hokage's office building.

BOOM! BOOM!

Under the Nine-Tails' rampant destruction, buildings within Konohagakure continuously crumbled. The night was filled with the Nine-Tails' roars and the wails of ninjas.

But as he ran, Yuzuru suddenly stopped.

Because he heard a child crying and saw a somewhat familiar figure... he had teammates here too.