Uzumaki Yuka was severely injured, and the captain of the cloud ninja squad was controlled by her.
Purple Cat, however, was obsessed with the ANBU's mission, with the primary goal being to prevent the seal from being leaked.
Killing Uzumaki Yuka would certainly complete the mission.
But wouldn't he also die after completing the mission?
Sometimes, Yoru really couldn't understand the way these Konoha ninjas worked.
Besides daily ANBU training, they listened to lectures from captains at all levels, deeply indoctrinating the ninja as mere tools to carry out the mission.
The mission was paramount, and this principle was uncompromisingly enforced in the ANBU.
Just like in the original story, Hoshigaki Kisame completed his intelligence escort mission, ultimately ruthlessly slaughtering all the intelligence squad ninjas before the Konoha ninja arrived.
Chasing Purple Cat closely, Yoru used the Purple Cat's back to conceal his hand seals, avoiding being seen.
Purple Cat's kunai stopped just ten centimeters from Uzumaki Yuka's throat.
Like the cloud ninja captain, his body was stiff, his joints locked in a cursed seal.
Purple Cat was horrified. Uzumaki Yuka had been stabbed twice, yet she still had such fighting prowess?
Uzumaki Yuka was also surprised, because she wasn't the one using the Self-Karma Binding Seal!
Turning to Fox behind Purple Cat, Uzumaki Yuka had a thought.
No wonder Fox had been so caring towards her along the way; it turned out he was a member of the Senju clan!
This Uzumaki technique was not passed on to anyone except disciples or those whom she absolutely trusted.
Fox also mastered the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique, meaning, he was a member.
So, when she was in danger, Fox didn't think of killing her, but instead restrained Purple Cat.
Yoru immediately rushed towards the cloud captain.
His kunai pierced his heart.
The cloud captain was incredibly strong, breaking free of the seal Uzumaki Yuka had set after his severe injury.
He raised his sword, aiming for Yoru's wrist.
Facing an elite Chunin-level warrior like the cloud captain, Yoru felt he would die in a split second.
He had already used his resurrection technique for the month, so if he died, he would be dead for good.
Yoru feigned a limp, lowering his body, and luckily dodged the upward thrust of the ninja sword.
The kunai missed the cloud captain's heart, but struck him in the abdomen.
Having struck successfully, Yoru fell to the ground, tumbling away.
What happened next was beyond his control; he had already reached his limit.
Yoru's chakra level was average, and Purple Cat's seal had been lifted.
With the cloud captain so close before him, Purple Cat had no choice but to deal with him first.
The cloud captain quickly retreated, fearing another seal, and Purple Cat pursued him.
Yoru crawled to Uzumaki Yuka's side and began to stop the bleeding and apply a potion.
After a simple treatment, Uzumaki Yuka felt much better.
Uzumaki Yuka grasped Fox's hand, trembling but determined, guiding it to her thigh.
Yoru was surprised. Wasn't it inappropriate at this time?
He stroked her thigh beneath her skirt and felt the scroll tied to her leg.
"Throw it out! Throw it at the cloud ninja! This is what the cloud ninja wants! It's also our secret weapon!"
Yoru was secretly happy in his heart. It turned out that saving the Uzumaki ninja was not a mistake, and there was an unexpected gain.
He picked up the scroll and threw it hard at the cloud ninja captain.
Only then did Yoru notice that Purple Cat was dead. He had just been hacked to death by the Cloud ninja captain.
The scroll unfolded in the wind, flashing with golden light.
There was a sound of chains and iron rings colliding, and dozens of chains with spiked chain darts flew out like a big net.
Yoru quickly lay on the ground.
The people standing nearby were all pierced or tied up by the chains.
The diamond chains of the Uzumaki clan?
The Uzumaki Clan had actually transformed their most powerful seal, the Diamond Chain, into a disposable ninja tool, similar to a detonating talisman?
The Diamond Chain, once a high-level sealing technique reserved for the most gifted members of the Uzumaki Clan, was now accessible to ordinary members.
Yoru quickly scrambled to his feet, hurling kunai after kunai.
The cloud ninja captain, immobilized not far away, perished under the blows. Yoru breathed a sigh of relief; the danger was finally over.
"Fox! Keep going!"
Captain Antelope's cry startled Yoru awake, and he realized that Captain Antelope had also been sealed in chains, unable to move.
What a powerful sealing technique!
Kunai flew out, accurately striking each Cloud ninja's throat.
The battle was over, all eight Cloud ninja were dead, including two male Uzumaki ninjas and Zimao.
Yoru stood over Zimao's body, feeling a sense of regret.
Just when he had felt a sense of synergy between them, Zimao died.
Zimao was also a civilian ninja, cannon fodder like Yoru.
Captain Antelope also approached, lamenting, "Why did Purple Cat die first? It's a bit unexpected."
Yoru and Horned Ox looked up simultaneously.
"What?"
Captain, what do you mean? What order did you expect? Who should die first?
Captain Antelope didn't answer, but walked towards Uzumaki Yuka.
"Captain Antelope, please have Fox carry me back to Uzumaki Village as soon as possible,"
Uzumaki Yuka pleaded from the ground.
Yoru could see from Captain Antelope's tense muscles that he seemed hesitant.
Wasn't Uzumaki Village an ally of Konoha? What mission had the captain been given?
To ensure that no Uzumaki ninja fell into the hands of the cloud ninja was an order Yoru could accept, but now that the cloud ninja were dead, why was he hesitating?
Only the captain knew the mission's content, and a team member like Yoru only followed specific orders.
The captain hid the Diamond Chain Scroll on his back, not intending to give it to Uzumaki Yuka.
Captain Antelope finally said, "Okay, let's get to Uzumaki Village as quickly as possible."
Yoru lifted Yuka onto his back and headed towards the village.
During a break on the road, Yoru put Yuka down and carefully examined her wound.
It was healing well.
He looked at her thigh again, and the hidden scroll was gone.
The last time he examined her thigh, he'd focused on the beautiful muscle lines and hadn't noticed she'd hidden a scroll on her other leg.
Seeing Captain Antelope walking away, Uzumaki Yuka leaned against Yoru and whispered,
"I know you won't admit it, but since you've learned the Uzumaki clan's secret technique, the Self-Binding Seal, you must be from the Senju clan.
I'll treat you as one of my own.
Please help me, help me get back to the village safely.
There have been many rumors circulating in the village lately, one of which is that after the death of the Second Hokage, Tobirama-sama, Konoha Village is no longer committed to the alliance between the Senju and Uzumaki clans.
The current Hokage is not a Senju clan member, but Sarutobi Hiruzen of the Sarutobi clan.
Konoha's people are becoming increasingly hostile to us, and only the Senju clan's relatives still adhere to the contract."
Yoru nodded slightly, feigning agreement.
However, if the captain asked him to kill Yuka, he would do it without hesitation.
He couldn't defeat Captain Antelope, so he obeyed him.
Yoru was astonished by the sight of the Uzumaki Village and stood there for a long time, motionless.
Is the Uzumaki Village so powerful?