The Death of Shadow

Let's take it one step at a time and see what happens!

A single sentence from the Shadow sent Uchiha Yue's heart plummeting to the bottom.

After all, if the Shadow had a way to break the encirclement by the Sunagakure troops in front of him, he certainly wouldn't have said such a thing.

Then, just as the Shadow finished speaking, Uchiha Yue fell silent, no longer speaking to the Shadow before him. Moreover, Uchiha Yue kept his Purple Eye constantly alert, observing the movements of the Sunagakure force around him. If the Sunagakure force showed even the slightest unusual movement, Uchiha Yue was prepared to desperately break through; at least in Uchiha Yue's eyes, that would offer even the slightest chance of survival.

Fortunately, the Sunagakure force surrounding Uchiha Yue and his Shadow was simply there in a state of encirclement. They hadn't detected them Shadow, thanks to Uchiha Yue 'Uchiha Yue constant use of spiritual energy to surround himself and his Shadow. Therefore, the Sunagakure 'Sunagakure sensory ninjas were unaware of Uchiha Yue presence; Shadow Uchiha Yue was merely a precaution.

Therefore, as long as Uchiha Yue and Shadow remained in place, they had a chance to wait for the Sunagakure force to withdraw. After all, the Sunagakure force's real target wasn't Uchiha Yue and Shadow, but Orochimaru and his Anbu. Thus, Uchiha Yue's plan was to silently wait for the Sunagakure force to lose patience. As for Uchiha Yue and Shadow, they could simply wait there for the Uchiha Yue Sunagakure force to withdraw; after all, Shadow supplies were still very plentiful.

In the cold night, Uchiha Yue and his Shadow hid in a sand dune.

There, Uchiha Yue and Shadow not only had to endure the cold and be wary of the poisonous creatures in the desert, but also needed to conceal their tracks under the pressure of the Sunagakure army. Shadow remained remarkably calm, as if they were surrounded not by Sunagakure troops, but by Konoha allies. In contrast, Uchiha Yue inevitably tense; the presence of the Sunagakure army was already affecting him.

Surrounded by the Sunagakure force, Uchiha Yue no longer used the Uzumaki Clan Secret Technique to regulate his spiritual energy, nor did he complete his usual training exercises. He merely conserved his spiritual and physical energy to observe the Sunagakure force's movements. This showed that Uchiha Yue was genuinely nervous. However, the Shadow, sensing Uchiha Yue's tension, didn't offer any words of comfort, which only added to Uchiha Yue 'Uchiha Yue anxiety.

"Could it be that Shadow is planning to break out alone?"

When Uchiha Yue and the Shadow were surrounded by the Sunagakure force for the second time, the increasingly agitated Uchiha Yue finally began to speculate about the Shadow's mind, and even came to a shocking conclusion. Undoubtedly, the Shadow's calm demeanor only made Uchiha Yue more anxious.

Because Uchiha Yue doesn't have the same sense of belonging as Shadow; in his view, his own life comes first.

Indeed, if ordinary Konoha ninjas were there, their first thought would undoubtedly be to break out and deliver intelligence. The Shadow's calm demeanor is somewhat reminiscent of those more radical Konoha ninjas. However, in Konoha Uchiha Yue's view, the Shadow's radical thinking is undeniably laughable.

Keep in mind that the Sunagakure forces besieging them from the outside consist of a full twenty Jonin and forty Chunin!

Even Sannin, one of the Orochimaru, would likely find it difficult to break through the encirclement of that Sunagakure force if he were here.

Moreover, the Shadow has absolutely no strength like Orochimaru; for him to go out would be tantamount to suicide!

Thus, after three days of being surrounded by the Sunagakure forces, Uchiha Yue and the Shadow finally couldn't bear the pressure of being surrounded any longer. So, Uchiha Yue went directly to the Shadow, looked into the Shadow's calm eyes, and asked in a serious tone, "Shadow, what exactly are you planning to do?"

"Moon Lord, you already know the answer, don't you?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's words, the Shadow slowly removed his Anbu mask and smiled at him, saying, "That's right, just as you guessed, I was planning to try and break through to deliver the information to Lord Orochimaru Uchiha Yue. However, I know my idea is ridiculous, since we're facing an elite force from Sunagakure, not just a few Sunagakure squads. But as a Konoha ninja, I have a duty to break through and deliver the information. Tsuki-kun, I hope you can understand my actions and not stop me."

Then, the Shadow took out an intelligence scroll from his robes and placed it in Uchiha Yue's hand, saying, "Yue-kun, I've recorded some important information in this scroll. If I die at the hands of those Sunagakure ninjas, you can give this scroll to Danzo. As for the breakout, leave it to me alone; you don't need to risk your life with me. Actually, I've already decided, Yue-kun. You just need to continue hiding here, and you'll definitely be able to wait until those Sunagakure ninjas retreat."

"It's a pity I can't be with you anymore!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Shadow seemed to have been relieved of some heavy burden, and let out a long sigh of relief in front of Uchiha Yue.

However, looking at the somewhat relaxed Shadow in front of him, Uchiha Yue's heart was undoubtedly very heavy.

At one point, Uchiha Yue wanted to break out with his Shadow, but reason told Uchiha Yue he couldn't do that.

So, shortly after Shadow finished speaking, Uchiha Yue silently nodded and disappeared from Shadow's sight. However, hidden in the sand dunes, Uchiha Yue had been watching Shadow's movements with her Purple Eye. Sure enough, just as Shadow had predicted, the moment Uchiha Yue disappeared, Shadow prepared to break out. Moreover, because Shadow had lost the protection of Uchiha Yue's spiritual energy, Shadow whereabouts were immediately exposed to the Sunagakure ninja!

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

Even from a great distance, Uchiha Yue could hear the sound of the Sunagakure force attacking the Shadow.

Uchiha Yue, who always used his Purple Eye to perceive intelligence, could also clearly see that the Sunagakure force quickly attacked the Shadow. Upon reaching the Shadow, the Sunagakure ninja assumed the Shadow was part of a scheme, or even that the Shadow was merely bait. Therefore, the Sunagakure ninja did not kill the Shadow immediately; instead, they allowed the Shadow to escape a distance to observe whether Shadow was indeed bait.

If the Shadow had engaged with the Sunagakure ninja for a little while at that moment, perhaps Shadow would have had a chance to break through.

But who would have thought that as soon as Shadow discovered a possibility of breaking through, he abandoned the Sunagakure ninja in front of him and went straight to break out of the Sunagakure army's encirclement. Seeing this, the Sunagakure ninja immediately concluded that Shadow had no reinforcements at all. Just like that, in a battle that lasted only thirty seconds, Shadow died tragically at the hands of the Sunagakure ninja army.

Uchiha Yue, who had been observing the Shadow's actions, also witnessed the Shadow's tragic death at the hands of those Sunagakure ninjas.

However, what Uchiha Yue cares about now is no longer the fact that his Shadow died at the hands of those Sunagakure ninjas.

Instead, the Sunagakure ninjas were preparing to search the sand dunes where Uchiha Yue was hiding!

"Damn it, I was careless!"