"Is Konoha Village dark?" Orochimaru answered with his observations:
"First, you must acknowledge the diversity of human hearts.
Some people are good-hearted, others are evil-hearted; this is an objective reality that you cannot change. The wicked actions of evil people are also inevitable.
Second, some people use dark methods to achieve bright goals, while others use bright methods to achieve dark goals.
Many things appear bright but contain darkness. And some things appear dark, but their ultimate goal is bright.
Nothing is absolutely right or wrong; it depends on the stage it is in."
Orochimaru's words left the two members of the Sarutobi Clan and Shimura Clan utterly confused.
Nawaki nodded. Teacher Orochimaru's words were very correct, but unfortunately, he couldn't accept them.
Why couldn't the people in the Village work together to improve it, instead of having all sorts of darkness appear?
Nawaki stopped his wild thoughts, squatted on the ground, and used the Senju Sensory Technique, sensing the vibrations of the surrounding ground.
"Enemy attack! Behind the boulder at 1 o'clock, there's one person hidden!"
Nawaki charged forward first, with his two teammates following.
As the de facto Squad Leader, Nawaki would never let his two teammates take risks.
The most dangerous place must be approached by Nawaki himself. No matter who his teammates were, this was his resolve as someone aspiring to be Hokage.
Sounds of fighting came from behind the boulder.
Orochimaru walked forward unhurriedly.
A few seconds later, all sounds ceased.
Nawaki dragged the corpse of an Iwagakure Ninja out from behind the boulder.
"Teacher, there might be an Iwagakure reconnaissance squad nearby."
"Hmm, you command; eliminate this squad."
The three students left, while Orochimaru continued to walk slowly forward.
With Nawaki's current strength, ordinary Iwagakure Ninja were no match for him.
Orochimaru would only act if there were Jonin or Elite Jonin.
The second Iwagakure Ninja was more cunning, moving underground, likely using Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique.
However, this didn't stump Nawaki; the vibrations underground also couldn't escape Nawaki's detection.
Night Light moved underground, pretending not to have discovered the pursuing Senju Nawaki. Only when Nawaki drew near did he jump out of the earth and instantly escape towards the trap.
Captain Huang Quan had set up an ingenious trap and had hidden a kilometer away in advance to avoid being discovered by Orochimaru.
As long as the fox led the enemy into the trap, the mission would be complete.
A small valley appeared ahead, with a stone entrance, and behind the stone was a small turn.
Beyond the turn was the trap.
Night Light heard the sound of rushing air behind him, turned around, and used a Kunai to block three Hand Swords flying at him.
Senju Nawaki appeared instantly, punching Night Light in the face.
Night Light quickly raised his arm to block.
A great force came from his elbow.
The Senju Clan's taijutsu style was rough, open, and incredibly powerful.
Someone who hadn't even participated in the Chunin Exams yet possessed such strength.
Nawaki was secretly surprised.
From the feel transmitted through his fist, this Iwagakure Ninja's strength was also very great.
And the sensation of vibration was extremely tough; with one punch, apart from a slight tremor in the elbow, the shoulders, waist, and other parts remained completely still.
This wasn't achieved by training specific muscles, but rather by having strong muscles and cells throughout the entire body to exhibit such performance.
Night Light possessed the ordinary Senju bloodline, making his physique stronger than that of ordinary people.
Just then, an Iwagakure Ninja emerged from behind a boulder, intending to help Night Light.
Night Light turned his head and shouted, "Don't mind me! Deliver the intelligence! I'll cover your retreat!"
Upon hearing this, that Iwagakure Ninja immediately turned and left from behind the boulder.
Upon hearing that the Iwagakure Ninja wanted to transmit intelligence, Nawaki quickly formed hand seals to use Ninjutsu, no longer probing Night Light.
He wondered what intelligence these Iwagakure Ninja had gathered; did they know that the command post was preparing to advance?
As Nawaki had previously speculated, after Homura Mitokado met with the Kumogakure Ninja, Konoha's command camp began preparing to relocate.
Hidden Cloud Village was stirring, wanting to deliver a fatal blow to Iwagakure while it was weak.
This intelligence was very important and must not be allowed to escape with the Iwagakure Ninja.
Nawaki threw a Hand Sword and formed hand seals: "Hand Sword Shadow Clone Technique!"
Orochimaru, in the distance, nodded repeatedly. Nawaki had already mastered this complex A-rank Ninjutsu. He was indeed a genius of the Senju Clan.
That idiot Jiraiya still hadn't learned Hiruzen's self-created, famous Ninjutsu.
Dense Hand Swords, covering the sky and earth like locusts, rapidly shot towards Night Light.
Hand Swords were coming from all directions, leaving no escape.
The Hand Swords spun extremely fast, emitting a chilling sound similar to a saw blade.
He held a Kunai and blocked a few Hand Swords, causing the Hand Sword's Shadow Clones to explode into white smoke.
However, more Hand Swords struck him.
His head, throat, chest, and abdomen were all pierced by Hand Swords.
Night Light collapsed.
Nawaki was very confident in his Ninjutsu; the Iwagakure Ninja in front of him had sustained several fatal injuries.
Before Night Light died, he saw Nawaki rush past the boulder first, turn, and run into the valley.
Boom!
A violent explosion occurred!
The Exploding Tag trap personally set by Captain Huang Quan, even if Orochimaru had gone, he might not have discovered it immediately.
Senju Nawaki was still too naive.
Night Light died.
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His vision went dark, and his surroundings shifted.
When Night Light opened his eyes again, he saw a bright moon.
He had appeared ten days ago, on the path chasing Senju Bo.
[Moon Viewing Arc activated!
The host has only one resurrection chance per month. After death, you will resurrect on the last full moon night.
Reward: One lottery chance:
1 - A-rank Ninjutsu: Hand Sword Shadow Clone Technique (Beginner);
2 - Senju Sensory Technique;
3 - Bloodline: Senju of the Forest (Mid-Upper, can be purified).]
This... all of them are very tempting.
Hand Sword Shadow Clone Technique, the signature Ninjutsu of the Sarutobi Hiruzen and his disciples' lineage.
It is a top-tier Ninjutsu in tool throwing techniques.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and Minato Namikaze all knew this technique.
The second option was also very valuable, the Senju Sensory Technique.
Sensory Ninja were treasures, Ninja who received special protection within a team.
Hyuga Ninja, Inuzuka Ninja, and Aburame Ninja were the tactical core of many squads.
Sensing was Night Light's weakness.
If he could master the Sensory Technique and know the enemy's position in advance, it would undoubtedly be of great help for survival.
The Senju Sensory Technique involves placing one's fingers on the ground and using the earth's vibrations to sense the enemy's direction.
Night Light also had Earth Release and coveted this secret technique.
The third option was actually the Senju of the Forest bloodline again.
It was of a higher grade than the previous ordinary level; it was Mid-Upper level.
That is to say, after choosing this option, his bloodline purity would be the same as a mid-to-upper-tier Senju Clan member, similar to the Senju Bo he was currently pursuing. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to become a Jonin around the age of 20.
Night Light thought for a moment. Ninjutsu and secret techniques could be obtained later, but bloodline abilities were rare and hard to come by.
The Senju Clan was on the verge of extinction; if he didn't choose now, he wouldn't get another chance.
While the squad rested, Night Light chose the third option, the Senju of the Forest bloodline.