His vision went black, and his vision shifted.
Katsura woke on the boat, arriving on a full-moon night just after landing in the Land of Waves.
He adjusted his fox mask, the sensation of being burned to death in his previous life still lingering.
His face burned, his flesh melting and scorching.
"Fox, get off the boat!"
Unlike his previous life, Katsura hesitated, not immediately jumping off the boat. The captain urged him on. Katsura remembered that Captain Antelope had never said that in his previous life.
After his resurrection, most things would unfold according to the plot, but certain actions or changes he made would lead to different situations, something Katsura didn't want to see.
Before reaching the time of his previous life's death, he must be cautious and try to follow his past life's path to gain a plot advantage.
Katsura glanced at Captain Antelope, deeply concerned about his hidden Fire Release ability.
How insidious! He hid his abilities, even from his subordinates.
A team should know each other well and cooperate with each other.
If the team members didn't know their captain's abilities and strengths, they might make the wrong choices. That's disregarding human life.
The Anbu place extreme emphasis on loyalty, and everyone is monitored by the other Anbu. Captain Antelope is also wary of several of his team members.
Captain Antelope glanced at Fox. He'd just urged him on, but why did Fox's eyes seem strange?
[Arc of Full Moon activated!
The host has one chance to resurrect each month, and upon death, they will be resurrected on the night of the previous full moon.
Prize: One lucky draw:
1 - Shadow Clone Jutsu (Beginner);
2 - Fire Chakra;
3 - Taijutsu Locking Technique (Beginner).]
The Taijutsu Locking Technique is where Captain Antelope locks himself with his arms, a powerful and difficult technique to break free from.
With his own Karma Binding Seal, he doesn't need a lock.
He doesn't need fire chakra right now.
He's a pseudo-Chunnin, so being able to use earth escape techniques is a plus. Chakra development isn't necessary until he reaches elite chunin.
Even if he develops fire chakra, the chakra level won't be sufficient for multiple uses.
Finally, Katsura chose the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
This technique creates physical clones, sometimes invisible even to the eye technique.
Captain Antelope is a master of shadow clones, often sacrificing them or the lives of his subordinates to gather intelligence.
The ability to split chakra equally is a flaw of shadow clones.
This flaw isn't a disadvantage for ninjas with either exceptionally high or low chakra reserves.
For those with high chakra reserves, splitting it in half is sufficient. For those with low chakra reserves, how much less could it possibly be?
For Katsura, splitting chakra equally isn't a bad thing; at most, he'll continue to fight with physical techniques.
As in his previous life, the story unfolds, with the team arriving at a coastal fishing village.
After selecting a direction to infiltrate the lower level of a house, Horned Ox was attacked by excrement and, in anger, used a detonating tag.
Katsura fought back, retreating to the side.
This time, knowing where Captain Antelope's true form was hidden, he was more cautious in his hand seals and sealing techniques, ensuring the captain wouldn't see him.
A cloud ninja hidden among the fishermen intervened, ultimately killing Horned Ox and injuring Captain Antelope.
Katsura emerged from the water and carried the injured Captain Antelope away.
In the coconut grove, Captain Antelope felt a pain in his side.
His scalp tingled, thinking that Fox was going to kill him. He quickly lowered his head and saw that Fox had given him an injection of hemostatic potion.
Captain Antelope breathed a sigh of relief. Fox would not be so stupid as to dare to attack him.
Even if he was seriously injured and stabbed a few times, Fox could still be killed.
The two came to a natural cave in a reef and hid inside.
This time, Katsura not only did not have the slightest intention to kill, but also carefully helped Captain Antelope treat his wounds.
There were still more than ten days until the full moon, and without Captain Antelope, he could not resist.
As an Anbu ninja, it was too dangerous.
Captain Antelope felt Fox's concern, and since Fox was his only subordinate at the time, his attitude towards Fox was much warmer.
Captain Antelope even analyzed the situation: "Fox, there are actually two cloud ninja teams in the area we are searching.
It seems that the Cloud Shinobi have appeared in the Land of Waves on a large scale.
The task share of the Land of Waves has always been the focus of competition between the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Whirlpool Village.
In order to help the Hidden Whirlpool Village, our Konoha has fought against the Hidden Mist Shinobi many times, and many people have died.
Without our Konoha Village, how could the Hidden Whirlpool Village possibly fight against the Hidden Mist Village?
Recently, there have been many complaints in the village, saying why should we help an outside village? It would be better to directly seize the task share of the Land of Waves.
Now that the Hidden Cloud Shinobi have appeared, things have become complicated."
Katsura thought for a while and asked:
"Captain Antelope, isn't the Hidden Whirlpool Village our ally? Did the complaints in the village arise naturally, or..."
"Stop!" Captain Antelope said sternly:
"If you want to survive in the Anbu, you must not know what you shouldn't know, and you must not ask what you shouldn't ask.
Those complaints about the Hidden Whirlpool Village, of course, arose naturally. Could it be that they were spread by us in the Anbu? "
Although Captain Antelope denied it, Katsura felt that it was probably done by the Anbu.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Mito was in a very bad condition, and Katsura had previously performed the task of guarding the Senju clan's land.
Uzumaki Mito married into the Senju clan and did not change her surname. No one could compare to that old lady in terms of strength or status.
Unfortunately, she was too old.
Regarding the arrangement of the next Jinchuriki, the village leaders and the Senju clan seemed to have many disagreements.
In the past, the Senju clan was responsible for communicating with the Uzumaki clan.
This time, the village directly bypassed the Senju clan, and Danzo came to the Hidden Whirlpool Village in person, proving that the village could no longer reach a consensus with the Senju clan.
Captain Antelope spent five days healing his wounds and continued to complete his mission, searching for cloud ninja in a certain area.
This time, three cloud ninja teams were found. Fortunately, Captain Antelope did not order Katsura to test the intelligence.
Every time he found a cloud ninja team, he would observe from a distance and then leave carefully.
Time passed day by day, and finally the reassuring full moon night arrived again.
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The full moon is like a silver plate, and the moonlight is like white frost.
Katsura squatted on a reef.
The sea breeze was moist and blew on his mask.
In the distance, Captain Antelope was reporting something to the squadron leader.
The sound of waves was continuous and loud, and Katsura could not hear what the two captains were saying.
He only saw Captain Antelope nodding and agreeing to something.
Under the mask, Katsura was very dissatisfied with his situation.
No, he has always been a small fish in the dark department. He doesn't even know what the content of the mission is. He can only listen to the captain.
This makes him very passive in every mission.
At least he has to become a team leader and enter the task distribution system to know more information.
Intelligence is too important. It is the key to survival.
Staring at Captain Antelope's back, Katsura thought carefully.
He was lucky that he didn't kill him last time.
He still has to kill him as soon as possible.
He looked at his system panel.
[Host Status:
Chakra Amount: Chunin Level.
Chakra Attribute: Earth.
Ninjutsu: Basic Three Body Techniques, Earth Style: Fish Reflection Technique, Shadow Clone Technique.
Taijutsu: Basic Taijutsu, Basic Kunai Throwing Technique.
Sealing Technique: Self-Karma Binding Seal.
Other: None]
A good cook doesn't pick vegetables, and a skilled housewife doesn't pick rice.
Using these abilities, I must find a way to step on Captain Antelope's corpse and become a team leader.
We are all ANBU, so no one should accuse anyone of being evil.