The Yamanaka rogue ninja was being hunted by ANBU not because he had leaked the Yamanaka Clan's secret techniques, but because he had developed a new technique capable of corrupting the Yamanaka Clan.
Mind Body Switch Mind Switch Technique: a man and woman cultivating together, the ultimate experience.
What Yamanaka Clan ninja could withstand such a test?
The reason the Yamanaka Clan had not sent their own people to execute the rogue ninja was probably because they feared being assimilated by him.
The two Yamanaka ninja the rogue ninja had found after they withdrew from the border showed just how tempting this technique of sleeping with oneself was.
Corruption.
The Yamanaka Clan absolutely could not allow the family to fall into depravity, so they had no choice but to seek ANBU's help.
Thanks to the Yamanaka Clan's contribution as perfect tools, ANBU readily agreed to the clan's request.
Thus, Fox Squad arrived.
Purple Cat, Rin Yamanaka, could oversee the rogue ninja's death from start to finish. With ANBU watching over her, there was no fear that Rin Yamanaka would fall into depravity.
Only Yagami's eyes were hurt.
His eyes had been sullied.
Only Yagami's heart ached.
Jealousy pierced the heart.
Yagami decided that he would learn every ninjutsu and secret technique in the ninja world.
Having crossed over once, he would pursue every novel pleasure.
After the explosion, steaming heat instantly filled the entire bathhouse.
Four naked bodies panicked.
"Switch back! Switch back now!"
"It's too late!"
The four bodies had just gone through their climaxes and were somewhat weak. They could barely control themselves, stumbling about as they fought empty-handed.
Charging at the front was a woman with a man's soul inside her.
That man's soul was rather responsible, taking the lead to stop him. Unfortunately, his body was female, and he could not bring much of his combat strength into play.
Amid the water mist, Yagami slashed horizontally.
The woman with the man's soul grabbed a plate, intending to block the ninja sword.
However, Yagami's Cloud Style Swordsmanship abruptly changed from a horizontal slash into an upward cut, slicing open the woman's throat in a single stroke.
With his reaction speed enhanced twice over, the Cloud Style Swordsmanship, which specialized in changing moves mid-battle, felt even more natural to him.
The man behind him suddenly let out a scream.
The Mind Body Switch Mind Switch Technique was forcibly interrupted.
The man endured the pain of having his throat cut, while the woman endured the death of having her throat cut.
The man's soul returned to his own body, and he cried out in agony for the woman by name.
They were heretics, a pair of heretics whose souls and bodies were exceptionally compatible.
The death of one made the other wish he were dead.
"Ah!!!"
He raised his hands, forming a square with his thumbs and index fingers. "Mind Switch—"
A Kunai suddenly shot toward him.
The Yamanaka Clan rogue ninja watched in horror as the Kunai flew precisely through the square formed by his thumbs and index fingers.
The Kunai buried itself in his chest, and blood gushed out.
As expected of ANBU, they were so powerful.
After dealing with the two enemies, Yagami looked in the other directions.
Antelope and Black Bull had killed a female Yamanaka rogue ninja.
Not far away lay a male Yamanaka ninja, his body bearing terrifying marks from an Exploding Tag blast.
At this point, all four Yamanaka rogue ninja had fallen.
Yagami looked toward Purple Cat, intending to ask how she wanted to deal with the bodies.
Just then, Black Bull beside him suddenly raised his Kunai and stabbed toward Yagami's side.
"Black Bull! What are you doing?!"
Antelope shouted in terror, but she was too late to stop him.
Yagami was holding his ninja sword in a reverse grip and instinctively stabbed backward.
Before Black Bull's Kunai could pierce his side, Yagami's ninja sword had already gone through Black Bull's throat.
"No!"
Purple Cat rushed toward the Yamanaka rogue ninja who had been blown down by the Exploding Tag.
That Yamanaka rogue ninja was not dead. Even with his entire lower body blown away, he had still managed to use one final Mind Body Switch Technique.
Purple Cat's Kunai stabbed into the Yamanaka rogue ninja's head.
Yagami pulled out his ninja sword and looked regretfully at Black Bull.
What a pity. How had Black Bull died?
He walked over to Purple Cat's side, stared at the Kunai lodged in the corpse's head, and said:
"Purple Cat, you were too irrational.
First, after Black Bull died, you were too impulsive.
As the squad's support ninja, you should not have rushed in so quickly.
Second, the rogue ninja's brain may have contained important intelligence. You should not have attacked his head with a Kunai; you may very well have damaged his brain tissue."
"Sorry, Captain. I lacked experience. I only wanted to make sure he was completely dead."
Angry pounding suddenly sounded on the bathhouse door outside.
The Exploding Tag had blown off the roof, and the bathhouse owner had arrived with samurai to demand answers.
Yagami had no intention of negotiating with the bathhouse owner.
Ninja carrying out missions would inevitably cause property damage, and ANBU had no precedent for compensation.
"Carry all the bodies. Withdraw!"
Including Black Bull, there were now five bodies.
Yagami pulled over a bath towel and wrapped up two bodies, Antelope carried two bodies, and Purple Cat carried one. The three of them swiftly withdrew.
After putting some distance between themselves and the town, Yagami let the squad rest.
Purple Cat felt uneasy and approached Captain Fox.
"Sorry, Captain, because of our Yamanaka Clan..."
"Purple Cat! I don't want to keep lecturing you, but you've made another mistake." Yagami said:
"You must always be mindful of protecting your secrets.
ANBU rarely uses ninjutsu during missions. Most battles are resolved with taijutsu and Exploding Tags precisely to protect their intelligence.
ANBU members whose information is exposed can easily become prime targets for enemy-village spies.
That ordinary uncle you see strolling through the village may be one of ANBU's Squad Commanders at night.
Unless the mission requires it, do not discuss anything about yourself.
The mission comes first.
And do not carry sorrow or guilt over a comrade's death. Such feelings are meaningless to ANBU.
Black Bull died, honorably, in the course of the mission.
He was controlled by the rogue ninja. Killing him did not cause me the slightest emotional disturbance.
If I had not killed him, I would have died."
Yagami had initially felt somewhat irritated by Purple Cat's abundant emotions, but on second thought, doing ideological work for his subordinates was also one of a captain's duties.
Ensuring his subordinates maintained firm fighting will could improve the mission's success rate and his own chances of survival.
Yagami continued to counsel her patiently:
"This Purple Cat mask of yours once belonged to one of my comrades.
He died in front of me. He was an ANBU ninja who worked seamlessly with me.
I will die, and so will you.
After I die, this Fox mask will be given to a new ANBU ninja.
Completing ANBU's mission before death is the only requirement for an ANBU ninja."
A major reason so many ANBU died was Danzo's command style.
When ANBU deployed, Danzo would send them to probe for intelligence. He would either step in at the end to reap the rewards or simply turn and leave.
Just as when Danzo took men to the Land of Rain to kill Yahiko in the original story, he sent more than half of ANBU's elite to their deaths in a single operation.
Or as when Danzo encountered Obito and Sasuke before his death, he sent his most capable Root subordinate to test Obito while he leisurely observed the intelligence and unwound the bandages on his arm.
Purple Cat hurriedly said, "I understand, Captain. I will adjust my mindset and become a true ANBU ninja."
Black Bull's death was also no small blow to Antelope.
Within the squad, only someone like Yagami, who had experienced the brutal battles in the Land of Whirlpools, understood that death was the norm for ANBU ninja.
When they returned to ANBU's Forest of Death base at dawn, Yagami went to Black Gorilla Squad Commander to turn in the mission.
Kurozaru glanced over the mission report and said:
"You even killed two additional rogue ninja. The Yamanaka Clan will be even more satisfied now.
Oh, Black Bull died. Tomorrow, I'll go to Root and apply for another one."
Kurozaru's tone made it sound as though he were talking about collecting a Kunai. He continued:
"Your subordinates have been with you for over two months, right? Those two have been quite lucky to survive this long.
Most of our squad's missions have been inside the village lately.
Only missions outside the village can test an ANBU ninja's true quality. Make Purple Cat and Antelope train properly. Don't let them slack off."
Yagami said:
"Understood. I'll make sure they train. Captain, I request to monitor the Uzumaki Princess tomorrow. I haven't seen her for two days, and I'm not quite used to it."
"You have a request like that? Then you won't have any leave. I'll grant it. Go monitor the Uzumaki Princess tomorrow."
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