Living as Disposable Material

The sky gradually brightened.

Yagami stood before the window of a second-floor room in Tsurutsuki Izakaya, watching the full moon slowly fade beneath the sunlight.

If I died this month, I should revive here, right?

After leaving Konoha Hospital, he had not returned to ANBU and had instead stayed at the izakaya.

Earn it, spend it. If he did not spend it, it would all just benefit the captain.

Yagami turned to look at the bed.

Kyouko was sleeping soundly, one leg exposed outside the blanket, smooth and toned.

After an entire night of "communication," he had still found no proof that Kyouko was a spy.

Perhaps his investigation had not gone deep enough.

Perhaps his investigation had not been intense enough.

Perhaps he was overthinking it, and Kyouko was not a spy.

Even if Kyouko was a spy, she was the kind who relied on her brains rather than her strength to infiltrate. She was not much of a threat.

Without saying goodbye, he pulled up his pants and left. Yagami jumped from the window and headed toward the Forest of Death while there were few people around before dawn.

The ANBU division Yagami belonged to had been dispatched to the Land of Waves. Another division had been sent to the Land of Whirlpools.

Antelope Squad had met an Uzumaki Ninja squad in a fishing village in the Land of Waves and was escorting them back to the Land of Whirlpools, Uzu Hidden Village.

Yagami followed at the rear, observing the three Uzumaki Ninja.

The original story had barely described Uzu Hidden Village. The village had been wiped out long before the plot began.

There was one woman and two men, all with red hair.

The female ninja at the front had the reddest hair.

He wondered whether hair color represented the bloodline power of the Uzumaki bloodline.

All three Uzumaki Ninja were injured.

Judging by the wounds, they had been cut by ninja swords.

Kumogakure's Ninja Academy taught Ninja Sword Style, so Cloud Ninja all loved using ninja swords.

After leaving the Land of Waves and entering the forests of the Land of Fire, the tense state of the three Uzumaki Ninja finally eased.

The Land of Whirlpools was located on a peninsula southeast of the Land of Fire. Taking a detour through the Land of Fire was the safest route.

To stall for time, Yagami pointed at the blood on the female Uzumaki ninja's leg. "I have medicine for injuries. How about treating your wounds before we continue?"

Captain Antelope had just been about to say that Yagami was making a fuss over nothing when Uzumaki Yuka, the female ninja, said, "All right. If I do not treat it soon, it may leave lasting damage."

Uzu Hidden Village was an ally of the Senju Clan, so Captain Antelope could not say much.

Yagami handed his medical kit to Uzumaki Yuka.

Uzumaki Yuka did not mind the people around her. She lifted the slit of her skirt, revealing her injured thigh.

After removing the crude bandage, Uzumaki Yuka used a kunai to scrape away the blackened old medicine.

The kunai touched the flesh around the wound, and Uzumaki Yuka clenched her teeth tightly from the pain.

Her right hand was injured as well, making it inconvenient for her to use her left hand.

Yagami crouched down. "Let me help."

"Thank you."

Watching the ANBU ninja bandage her wound, Uzumaki Yuka said, "You are different from the other ANBU. Thank you for suggesting it."

Yagami said nothing.

He only wanted to stall for time, even if it meant getting scolded by the captain.

It had taken seven days to reach the Land of Waves, then one day to travel from the Land of Waves to the Land of Fire. The Land of Fire was relatively safe, and they would not encounter Cloud Ninja there.

The longer they stayed in the Land of Fire, the better.

If he could die one day before the next full moon, that would be perfect. He knew everything that would happen before his death, giving him an advantage like that of a prophet.

Uzumaki Yuka chatted as they traveled.

"Cousin Tsunade once wrote to the Uzumaki Clan, asking every squad to be equipped with a medical ninja.

Unfortunately, Uzu Hidden Village could not manage that. Uzu Hidden Village's Medical Ninjutsu was all taught by the Senju Clan. What the Senju Clan could not do, neither could we."

Yagami did not move his head. His gaze beneath the mask lifted slightly as he assessed the female Uzumaki ninja before him.

His eyes swept over Uzumaki Yuka's chest.

Restricted by her tight outfit, it was round and full. He wondered what a magnificent sight it would be once unbound.

As expected of Tsunade's cousin. A slender branch bore abundant fruit.

After finishing the bandaging, Yagami still said nothing. He stood and stepped back to the side.

Uzumaki Yuka felt somewhat disappointed. Konoha's ANBU did not say a word.

The group continued onward and spent three days entering the Land of Whirlpools, that narrow peninsula nation.

Yagami watched the waves of wheat beside the road, as though he could see the shape of the wind.

If the mission remained this simple, walking and resting, taking in the scenery, it would be...

Boom!

An Exploding Tag trap detonated in the fields beside the road!

The targets of the blast were the three red-haired Uzumaki Ninja walking in the middle.

Two squads of Cloud Ninja leaped from the surrounding wheat fields.

The cold gleam of ninja swords made Yagami's scalp tingle.

Uzumaki Yuka was blasted into the nearby wheat field, crushing a hollow into it.

While still in the air, Uzumaki Yuka spat out a large mouthful of blood.

Two Cloud Ninja charged toward Uzumaki Yuka, only to suddenly stiffen in front of her.

Starting from their ankles, sealing curse marks crept upward. The two Cloud Ninja seemed petrified, unable to move at all.

Yagami was greatly startled. That was the Self-Exerting Curse Binding Seal from the original story, one of the Sealing Jutsu Danzo had used.

Captain Antelope shouted, "Complete the mission!"

After shouting that, Captain Antelope went to stop the Cloud Ninja captain.

Purple Cat rushed to the nearest male Uzumaki ninja, glanced at him, and decided there was no need to save him.

A ninja sword left its sheath and pierced the heavily injured Uzumaki Ninja to death.

Ensuring that the Cloud Ninja could not obtain Uzumaki Sealing Jutsu was the primary objective. Escorting the Uzumaki Ninja back to their village was merely a secondary bonus.

During the Second Shinobi World War, every ninja village had suffered severe casualties and urgently needed Sealing Jutsu so they could send Jinchuriki onto the battlefield.

Information about Sealing Jutsu absolutely could not fall into the hands of the Cloud Ninja.

Yagami jumped to Uzumaki Yuka's side.

Uzumaki Yuka lay amid waist-high wheat stalks. Her chest and lungs had been severely injured, and her chest had already caved in.

Without a medical ninja, such injuries were unquestionably fatal.

Her view was blocked by the wheat, so she had not seen Purple Cat kill the Uzumaki Ninja. When she saw Yagami, gratitude shimmered in her eyes.

She had already restrained the two Cloud Ninja. As long as they killed them, she could be saved.

Yagami raised his kunai, but did not strike at the two rigid Cloud Ninja to either side.

The kunai came down, piercing Uzumaki Yuka's head while she was completely defenseless.

This way, the Cloud Ninja would not obtain any information about Sealing Jutsu.

The light in Uzumaki Yuka's pupils instantly faded.

"Konoha... Konoha truly covets it too..."

Uzumaki Yuka could no longer finish her words.

Ninja were tools for carrying out missions.

ANBU were tools among tools.

Uzumaki Yuka's injuries were too severe. Using two Sealing Jutsu had merely been a final burst before death. There was no need to save her.

Captain Antelope was nearby. What Yagami needed to do was complete the mission perfectly and ensure that Uzumaki Sealing Jutsu would not fall into the Cloud Ninja's hands.

The moment Uzumaki Yuka died, Yagami quickly took advantage of the lingering effects of the Sealing Jutsu and stabbed the Cloud Ninja on the left to death.

The Cloud Ninja on the right broke free from the Sealing Jutsu and thrust his ninja sword toward Yagami's side.

Yagami hurriedly lunged forward, using a roll to evade the blade.

As he rolled, Yagami was still considering how to use Earth Release: Subterranean Mirroring Fish Technique at just the right moment when numbness spread through his feet.

Damn it, the Cloud Ninja had laid down Lightning Style on the ground.

Lightning Style countered Earth Release, and his only Earth Release ninjutsu had failed.

After struggling for a while, Yagami was cut to death by a ninja sword.

Before dying, he saw Captain Antelope flee alone. Purple Cat and Horned Bull had both died in the wheat field.

Damn it...

To protect the secret of Sealing Jutsu, they could kill Uzumaki Ninja if necessary?

He had not expected that he would die here too.

Yagami had thought the Uzumaki Ninja were disposable material, but after all that, he was disposable material too.

**Arc of the Crescent Moon activated!**

The host has one chance to revive each month and will revive on the previous night of the full moon after death.

Reward: one draw opportunity!