Ideological Work for Subordinates

The rogue ninja from the Yamanaka Clan was being hunted by the Anbu, not because he leaked any Yamanaka Clan secret techniques, but because he developed a new technique that could lead the Yamanaka Clan to ruin.

The Mind Body Switch Mind Switch Technique, practiced by both men and women, offered the ultimate experience.

Which Yamanaka Clan ninja could resist such a temptation?

The reason the Yamanaka Clan didn't send their own people to execute the rogue ninja was likely out of fear of being assimilated by him.

The fact that the rogue ninja found two Yamanaka Clan ninjas who had retreated from the border showed how tempting their "I sleep, I secret technique" was.

Degradation.

The Yamanaka Clan absolutely could not allow the clan to fall into depravity, so they had to seek help from the Anbu.

With the perfect contributions of the Yamanaka Clan's tools, the Anbu readily agreed to the Yamanaka Clan's request.

And so, the Fox Squad arrived.

Purple Cat, Yamanaka Ryo, could supervise the rogue ninja's death from start to finish. With the Anbu watching, there was no fear of Yamanaka Ryo falling into depravity.

Only Yagami's eyes were injured.

His eyes were dirty.

Only Yagami's heart ached.

Jealousy caused him excruciating pain.

Yagami decided that he would learn all the Ninjutsu and secret techniques in the ninja world.

After traversing through worlds, he pursued all sorts of novel pleasures.

The lingering heat from the explosion instantly filled the entire bathhouse.

Four naked bodies were in a state of panic.

"Switch us back! Hurry and switch us back!"

"It's too late!"

The four bodies were still weak after the climax, unable to control themselves. They stumbled forward, facing their opponents empty-handed.

The one rushing forward was a woman with a man's soul inside her.

This man's soul was quite responsible, being the first to intercept. Unfortunately, his body was female, and he couldn't utilize much of his combat power.

Through the mist, Yagami slashed horizontally with his blade.

The woman with the man's soul grabbed a plate, attempting to block the ninja sword.

However, Yagami's Cloud Style Swordsmanship abruptly shifted from a horizontal slash to an upward thrust, slicing open the woman's throat in one go.

His reaction speed had improved twice, making the Cloud Style Swordsmanship, which focused on mid-combat changes, even more adept.

The man behind her suddenly let out a scream.

The Mind Body Switch Mind Switch Technique was forcibly interrupted.

The man endured the pain of a cut throat, while the woman suffered the death of a cut throat.

The man's soul returned to his own body, and he painfully called out the woman's name.

They were an anomaly, a pair who were extremely compatible in both soul and body.

The death of one made the other wish for death.

"Ah!!!"

He raised his hand, forming a square shape with his fingers: "Mind Swi—"

A kunai suddenly flew towards him.

The rogue ninja from the Yamanaka Clan watched in horror as the kunai accurately shot through the square formed by his thumbs and index fingers.

The kunai embedded itself in his chest, and blood gushed out.

Truly worthy of the Anbu, so powerful.

After dealing with two enemies, Yagami looked towards other directions.

Rei and Black Bull had killed a female rogue ninja from the Yamanaka Clan.

Not far away lay another male ninja from the Yamanaka Clan, bearing the terrifying marks of an exploding tag explosion.

With this, all four rogue ninjas from the Yamanaka Clan had fallen.

Yagami looked at Purple Cat, wanting to ask how to handle the corpses.

Just then, Black Bull, who was standing nearby, suddenly raised his kunai and thrust it towards Yagami's side.

"Black Bull! What are you doing!"

Rei shouted in horror, but it was too late to intervene.

Yagami, holding his ninja sword upside down, instinctively parried and thrust back.

Before Black Bull's kunai could pierce his side, Yagami's ninja sword had already pierced Black Bull's throat.

"No!"

Purple Cat charged at the Yamanaka Clan rogue ninja who had been blown down by the exploding tags.

The rogue ninja from the Yamanaka Clan wasn't dead. His lower body was blown away, but he still managed to use one last Mind Body Switch Mind Switch Technique.

Purple Cat's kunai pierced the rogue ninja's head.

Yagami drew his ninja sword and looked at Black Bull with regret.

What a shame, how did Black Bull end up dead?

He walked over to Purple Cat's side and stared at the kunai in the corpse's head, saying, "Purple Cat, you were too reckless.

First, after Black Bull died, you got too emotional.

As a functional support ninja for the squad, you shouldn't have rushed forward so quickly.

Second, the rogue ninja's brain might have contained important intel. You shouldn't have attacked his head with a kunai; you likely destroyed his brain tissue."

"Sorry, Captain. It was my inexperience. I just wanted to make sure he was completely dead."

Angry banging on the door suddenly echoed from outside the bathhouse.

The exploding tags had blown off the roof, and the bathhouse owner, along with some samurai, had come to question them.

Yagami didn't want to deal with the bathhouse owner.

When ninjas carried out missions, property damage was inevitable, and the Anbu had no precedent for compensation.

"Carry all the bodies and retreat!"

Including Black Bull, there were now five bodies.

Yagami grabbed a bath towel and wrapped up two bodies. Rei carried two bodies, and Purple Cat carried one. The three of them retreated quickly.

Far from the town, Yagami let the squad rest.

Purple Cat, feeling uneasy, approached Captain Fox.

"I'm sorry, Captain. It's because of us Yamanaka Clan members..."

"Purple Cat! I don't want to keep lecturing you, but you've made another mistake," Yagami said.

"You need to be constantly aware of protecting your secrets.

The Anbu rarely use ninjutsu on missions, mostly relying on taijutsu and exploding tags to finish fights. This is precisely to protect their intelligence.

Anbu who expose their information easily become prime targets for enemy village spy operations.

That ordinary uncle you see strolling in the village might be an Anbu squad commander at night.

Unless the mission requires it, don't talk about anything personal.

The mission comes first.

Also, don't carry the burden of guilt or sorrow for your teammates' deaths. These emotions are meaningless to the Anbu.

Black Bull died, honorably, during the mission.

He was controlled by the rogue ninja, and I killed him without any emotional turmoil.

If I hadn't killed him, I would be the one dead."

Yagami initially felt a bit annoyed by Purple Cat's abundant emotions, but then he thought that providing ideological guidance to his subordinates was also part of a captain's duties.

Ensuring his subordinates have a firm will to fight can increase mission success rates and also improve his own survival chances.

Yagami continued to patiently counsel him:

"This Purple Cat mask you're wearing used to belong to one of my teammates.

He died right in front of me. He was an Anbu ninja who cooperated with me seamlessly.

I will die, and you will die.

After I die, this Fox mask will be given to a new Anbu ninja.

Completing the Anbu's mission before death is the only requirement for an Anbu ninja."

A significant reason for the high Anbu casualty rate was Danzō's command style.

When the Anbu were deployed, Danzō would have them probe for intelligence, and he would either be the last one to finish them off or turn and leave.

It was like in the original story when Danzō led people to kill Yahiko in the Land of Rain, sacrificing more than half of the Anbu elites in one go.

Or like when Danzō encountered Obito and Sasuke before his death, having his most capable Root subordinates test Obito while he leisurely observed the intel, dismantling his arm guard.

Purple Cat quickly said, "I understand, Captain. I will change my mindset and become a true Anbu ninja."

Black Bull's death was also a significant shock to Rei.

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 ninjas.

Returning to the Forest of Death base of the Anbu at dawn, Yagami went to Captain Kurozaru to submit the mission report.

Kurozaru glanced at the mission report and said, "You even killed two extra rogue ninjas. The Yamanaka Clan will be even more satisfied with this."

"Oh, Black Bull is dead. I'll apply for another one at Root tomorrow."

Kurozaru's tone suggested he was talking about picking up a kunai. He continued, "Your subordinates have been with you for over two months, haven't they? These two are really lucky to have survived this long.

Most of our squad's missions have been within the village recently.

Missions outside the village are what truly test the mettle of Anbu ninja. Make sure Purple Cat and Rei train hard and don't slack off."

Yagami said, "Understood. I'll make sure they train. Captain, I'd like to request permission to monitor the Uzumaki Princess tomorrow. I haven't seen her in two days and I'm not used to it."

"You have such a request? Then you won't have any days off. I'll grant it. You can monitor the Uzumaki Princess tomorrow."