Captain Antelope finally died

Uzumaki Yuka stared at Fox in utter terror.

Wasn't Fox a Senju Clan spy in the Anbu?

Wait!

Yuka immediately recalled that when the Exploding Tag had just detonated, Fox had smeared a Hemostatic Agent onto his Kunai.

The Kunai hadn't pierced very deep, and with the Hemostatic Agent, the bleeding was minimal.

Yuka gritted her teeth and activated the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Yagami, meanwhile, put on a show of exhaustion, shock, and helplessness, unable to stop her.

Over a dozen Adamantine Sealing Chains shot out, piercing everyone except Yagami.

Whether Cloud Ninja or Captain Antelope, all were struck by this powerful Sealing Scroll.

Under the effect of the Sealing Jutsu, no one could move a muscle.

Yagami felt a surge of satisfaction. He had deliberately smeared the Hemostatic Agent on his Kunai to make Yuka think he was on her side and not target him.

The deception worked. Only he had avoided the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Yagami rose, swung his Kunai, and killed every Cloud Ninja one by one.

Captain Antelope watched Yagami's fluid movements with newfound respect.

The weakest ninja in this squad, a mere cannon fodder filler, had grown at an astonishing rate. His timing was getting sharper, almost like an Anbu ninja.

Captain Antelope looked down at the chain piercing his abdomen and felt a searing pain.

The Adamantine Sealing Chains came with chain darts, and one had stabbed through his chest.

The Uzumaki Clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains could actually materialize Chakra—what a terrifying secret technique.

Materializing Chakra was said to touch on the realm of Yin-Yang Release, something ordinary ninja couldn't master.

Seeing Captain Antelope's dire state, Yagami didn't rush to treat the wound. Instead, he first snatched the Sealing Scroll from Yuka's hands.

He handed the scroll to the captain. "Mission complete! Got it!"

Captain Antelope cursed inwardly. He'd wanted the intact scroll, not a used one.

No time to scold Fox. Captain Antelope said, "Go! Get out of here!"

Yagami supported Captain Antelope and leaped into the woods by the lake.

"Captain! I'll give you a Hemostatic Agent shot!"

The Hemostatic Agent was smoothly injected into the captain's side, and the blood stopped gushing.

In the darkness, Yagami's eyes behind his mask gleamed sharply.

He held Captain Antelope up, carefully sensing the captain's physical condition, noting every twitch of every muscle.

Half of the Hemostatic Agent was medicine; the other half was poison.

Uzumaki Yuka was a Chunin. The poison a Chunin used wouldn't be weak.

This time, Yagami wouldn't act recklessly like before.

Captain Antelope had a Fire Release trump card hidden away, and Yagami had no intention of being burned to death again.

The same trick wouldn't work on him twice.

Once they were far from the battlefield, Captain Antelope gasped for breath and said:

"Fox, your strength is low, but you're lucky. You always survive to the end. Keep it up, and maybe you'll grow into something someday."

"Thank you for the praise, Captain."

Captain Antelope's breathing grew more labored. "This mission... cough... failed, but we can pick the next... cough... next Uzumaki squad and keep trying for the Sealing Scroll."

His vision darkened in waves. He chalked it up to blood loss.

He thought to himself, As expected of the Uzumaki Clan. Their final counterattack is terrifying.

Seeing the captain's worsening condition, Yagami quickly asked:

"Captain! If you pass out, how do I contact the higher-level squad? I'm afraid I can't treat such a serious wound. Does the squad have a medical ninja?"

Captain Antelope's consciousness began to blur. He felt Fox was right.

A wound piercing the abdomen might have ruptured the spleen. It was best to find the squad's medical ninja for treatment. The Hemostatic Agent was far from enough.

Captain Antelope reached for his Ninja Tool Pouch, but his vision doubled. The pouch split into three, spinning endlessly.

Yagami quickly helped, pulling a scroll from the pouch and handing it to the captain.

Captain Antelope shook his head, dizzy and lightheaded, and stubbornly used some technique to unseal the scroll:

"Every mission... the code team sets... a new... code..."

Before he could finish, Captain Antelope had already passed out.

Yagami waited a few seconds, confirming the captain was completely unconscious, then formed Hand Seals and used the Self-Exerting Curse Binding Seal.

Sealing curse marks crawled all over Captain Antelope's body.

Once Captain Antelope had no more strength to resist, Yagami raised his kunai and stabbed it viciously into the captain's throat.

Blood sprayed. Captain Antelope woke from his coma in agony, saw the kunai before his eyes, and also saw what Fox was doing.

"You..."

The captain could say no more. He died completely.

Yagami couldn't stop. He knew ninja could extract intelligence from corpses.

The kunai stabbed down urgently, pried open Captain Antelope's skull, and churned his brains to pulp.

Disgusting.

But reassuring, too.

Captain Antelope was finally dead.

He wondered if the Squad Commander might make him a Squad Leader. His squad was down to just him now.

Done with all that, Yagami slowly stood, turned slightly to scan his surroundings, and after confirming no one was there, left the area.

He studied the Anbu communication scroll carefully.

Every time the Anbu carried out a large joint mission, they compiled a set of communication codes to guide scattered Anbu squads.

Each squad could use hidden markers to determine where their superior captain was and which direction to find the main force.

With this scroll, Yagami could directly locate the Squad Commander.

Once he became a Squad Leader, he'd receive missions directly, learn more intelligence, and no longer be a mere tool.

Yagami arrived at the site of their earlier battle and found Uzumaki Yuka lying on the ground.

Uzumaki Yuka didn't dare move. A kunai was still stuck in her abdomen.

The bleeding wasn't heavy, but she was afraid that moving—especially pulling out the kunai—would cause massive hemorrhaging.

Seeing a figure appear above her, Uzumaki Yuka breathed a sigh of relief. "Fox, you're here!"

Yagami crouched down and said, "I'm here. Sorry, I had to follow the captain's orders just now. Let me treat your wound now."

Uzumaki Yuka felt both confusion and resentment. The Konoha Anbu had actually tried to steal her clan's newly developed sealing scroll.

Thankfully, Fox was from the Senju Clan and had prepared in advance, coating his kunai with a hemostatic agent to keep her alive.

Pfft!

Uzumaki Yuka's chin trembled uncontrollably.

A kunai was lodged in her throat. Blood sprayed, splashing into her mouth.

A flicker of guilt passed through Yagami's heart, then quickly dissipated.

Coating the kunai with a hemostatic agent was to earn Uzumaki Yuka's trust, making it easier to carry out Captain Antelope's orders.

He was an Anbu ninja, not some Senju Clan spy.

Who would want to be a Senju Clan spy? That was a clan destined for extinction.

Yagami had transmigrated into the ninja world not to uphold justice, but to survive.

Uzumaki Yuka's eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment. She didn't understand why Fox would do this.

Yagami offered no explanation.

Blame it on knowing too much. She had to die here. Whether it was the secret of the Self-Exerting Curse Binding Seal or the secret of secretly opposing Captain Antelope, if either leaked, Yagami would die.

The great scientist Newton once said, "Better you than me."

Yagami searched Uzumaki Yuka's body but found no other Adamantine Sealing Chains sealing scroll.

If there weren't any, so be it. After replenishing some kunai, Yagami vanished.