Transparent Barrier

There is a narrow strait between the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire, so narrow that Shuzuo Bridge can span it.

Despite being closer to the Land of Fire, the mission quota for the Land of Waves has always belonged to Uzu Hidden Village.

Crossing the strait and entering the Land of Fire, Yellow Dog Squad Leader ordered someone to find Yagami.

Yellow Dog Squad Leader sized up Yagami and then said, "You're the only one left in the Brown Bear Squad. Your strength isn't enough to be a Squad Commander yet, so I'll assign you to the Black Gorilla Squad."

Yagami nodded. He observed the Black Gorilla Squad Commander, who was tall and exceptionally burly, clearly strong in taijutsu. He wondered what abilities he could extract from the Black Gorilla Squad Commander.

He had extracted the Shadow Clone Technique from Captain Antelope and the Body Flicker Technique from the Brown Bear Squad Commander. The Anbu were full of good things.

Upon arriving at the Black Gorilla Squad, the Black Gorilla Squad Commander first told Yagami to act alone.

Yagami was a Squad Leader, so it was difficult to assign him to another squad. The other squads were severely understaffed at the moment and were unwilling to give any members to Yagami.

The team continued to advance.

As they walked, the mist around them grew thicker and thicker.

"Captain Black Gorilla, is this natural mist, or..."

"This is the Land of Fire. Even if Mist Ninja show up, we have absolute confidence in defeating them."

Yagami turned to look at the remaining soldiers, wondering where the Black Gorilla Squad Commander's confidence came from.

Uzumaki Yuka summoned the large spear White Heron, ready to have the Heron carry Uzumaki Kushina away at any moment.

The atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive.

In the dense fog, visibility was only two to three meters.

Yagami adjusted his mask, ensuring his vision was not limited by the eyeholes.

He could see the trees about two meters away; beyond that was a vast expanse of white.

The damp mist made everyone uncomfortable.

Suddenly, a whistling sound came from behind his head!

His scalp tingled, and Yagami lunged forward.

A kunai grazed his hair and embedded itself in a tree trunk opposite him.

Yagami quickly adjusted his posture on the ground, turning to stare into the dense fog behind him.

However, nothing could be seen in the fog.

This time, the Mist Ninja did not use the Silent Killing Technique for close-quarters combat but instead harassed them from a distance with kunai.

The visible distance was only two to three meters. Seeing the kunai, it was too late to dodge.

Compared to relying on sight, it was better to rely on hearing.

Screams echoed around. Those were the Uzumaki Ninja crying out in pain after being hit by kunai.

Compared to the Uzumaki Ninja, the Konoha Anbu had higher quality. They were tough, not making a sound even when impaled like hedgehogs.

Boom!

This was no longer a matter of toughness. The Mist Ninja started using Exploding Tags!

The Kirigakure, which primarily consisted of Water Style ninja, brought out precious Exploding Tags. They were desperate.

Amidst the explosion of the Exploding Tags, an Anbu ninja was engulfed by flames and thick smoke, falling in front of Yagami.

He died horribly. His legs below the thigh were blown off, with bone fragments exposed at the severed ends.

Just then, Yagami suddenly felt a chill.

It was a chill brought by the wind.

Immediately after! A terrifying wind pressure!

Yagami couldn't care about anything else. He turned and pressed himself tightly against the large tree behind him.

The tree opposite him wasn't thick enough. It was blown down and was about to smash into him.

Yagami quickly formed hand seals and sank into the ground.

When he reappeared from the ground, the dense fog around had already completely dispersed.

A single Wind Style jutsu managed to blow away hundreds of meters of dense fog?

The trees around that weren't thick enough had all been blown down by the strong wind.

Yagami looked into the distance and saw Shimura Danzō, who had just lowered his hand seals.

Danzō had come with two assistants to provide support.

My god.

Shimura Danzō brought him such a great sense of security.

Danzō's Four-Tomoe Sharingan had very small pupils, staring at a group of Mist Ninja in the distance.

Juzo Biwa and Munashi Jinpachi of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, seeing that it was Danzō who had arrived, left without looking back.

Danzō glanced at the miserable Anbu squad, which had lost more than half its members, and did not order a pursuit.

The Anbu ninjas jumped up from the messy stumps and gathered behind Danzo.

Yellow Dog and Blue Sparrow, two Captain Commanders, stood behind Danzo, awaiting his questioning.

The Uzumaki ninjas also rushed over.

The Sealing Squad Leader said with relief, "Minister Danzo, I didn't expect you to come for the rescue personally. In all of Konohagakure, only you can deal with the large-scale dense fog laid by the combined Mist Ninja."

Danzo nodded and looked at Uzumaki Kushina, "Uzumaki Princess... this doesn't look like a Jinchuriki. Did it fail?"

The Sealing Squad Leader nodded, "Around the wild Three-Tails, there were many Mist Ninja outposts. We sacrificed many people but couldn't seal the Three-Tails."

Yagami stood behind the Anbu ninjas, pretending to rest, half-crouching on the ground.

He saw Danzo's clenched fist through the shadows, his knuckles turning white.

It seemed Danzo was not as calm as he appeared on the surface and was very angry.

He always had a deadpan expression, showing no emotion. No one could tell before his rage.

If Uzumaki Kushina became the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, all of Konohagakure's arrangements regarding the Nine-Tails would be in vain.

The Nine-Tails was one of Konohagakure's foundations. A secret operation by the Uzu Hidden Village had almost caught Konohagakure off guard.

Danzo remained silent for several seconds.

No one dared to speak.

The young Kushina hid behind Yuka. She felt this sinister middle-aged man was too terrifying.

Danzo said slowly, "The remnants of the two Anbu divisions will continue to escort the Uzumaki Princess back to the Uzu Hidden Village."

With that, Danzo turned and left with his assistant.

Yagami was a little confused. Konohagakure was determined to get Uzumaki Kushina, so why didn't they capture her now?

Did they want Uzumaki Kushina to willingly enter Konohagakure?

The two Anbu divisions continued forward, escorting the Uzumaki Princess to the peninsula of the Land of Whirlpools.

Along the way, Uzumaki Yuka observed the Anbu ninjas from time to time, always accurately locating Fox.

She would quickly avert her gaze to avoid being discovered by the Anbu.

Fox was hidden very well, blending in seamlessly among the Anbu ninjas.

If the two Anbu divisions didn't have fewer than 40 people now, Fox would have been even better hidden.

The spies chosen by the Senju Clan were of high quality.

The team arrived near Uzu Hidden Village, and Yatagarasu flew out of Uzu Hidden Village.

The enormous Yatagarasu roared overhead, scaring the White Spear Heron on Uzumaki Yuka's shoulder into tucking its neck.

"Don't be afraid, that's our village's Summoned Beast. It won't do anything to you."

After escorting the Uzumaki Ninja to the village entrance, the Anbu ninja did not enter. After a simple farewell, they left.

Yagami breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been out for too long this time. He really wanted to return to the village, and preferably never come out again after returning.

It's dangerous outside, I want to go home.

Leaving Uzu Hidden Village, Yagami realized he was going in the wrong direction.

Yellow Dog Squad Leader led the Anbu to a high mountain near Uzu Hidden Village.

Four Anbu Squad Leaders used barrier techniques.

A transparent barrier enveloped the mountaintop.

From the outside, it still looked like the mountaintop, but the four Squad Leaders disappeared, becoming invisible.

The Anbu ninja walked into the barrier and disappeared one by one behind it.

An Invisibility Barrier?

Yagami also walked into the barrier.

Yellow Dog Squad Leader began assigning tasks to the Squad Leaders. Black Gorilla Squad Commander found three squad leaders under him, including Yagami.

"Three shifts, watch Uzu Hidden Village with telescopes inside the Invisibility Barrier!"

Yagami was assigned to the first shift.

Hiding behind a rock, Yagami looked at Uzu Hidden Village not far away through his telescope.

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The full moon was like a silver plate, and the moonlight was like white frost.

Yagami had waited for the full moon night.

Three days later, Danzo, leading a full Anbu brigade, also entered the Invisibility Barrier.

Advisor Danzo stayed in the barrier for several days, exceptionally patient, sitting quietly on a rock, neither rushed nor impatient, waiting for something unknown.

All the Anbu within the barrier were under Danzo's watchful eye, and everyone grew increasingly tense.

The great calamity for the Uzumaki Clan seemed unavoidable.