To wait for this opportunity, the Anbu had been hiding inside the barrier for more than ten days.
They struck when all the forces within Uzumaki Village were at their weakest, when both sides were exhausted and bleeding—then the Anbu charged.
Under his mask, Yoru frowned.
That old thief Danzo hadn't led the charge; he was hiding at the very back.
No wonder the Second Hokage Tobirama never let Danzo become Hokage—his Will of Fire was pathetic. He never considered sacrificing for his comrades, only letting them probe for information while he collected the rewards at the end.
Captain Yellow Dog led the first charge, which meant Yoru's position was very far forward.
This night seemed endless. The Uzumaki ninja finally saw people from Konoha!
From their perspective, it was as if the Konoha ninja had just crossed the mountains and were rushing down from above.
Inside the shrine, the elderly and weak, eyes red from crying, finally saw Konoha's reinforcements.
But after a while, they realized that only a few Konoha ninja had appeared.
Where were the others?
Why did only so few come? Weren't there supposed to be thousands of Konoha ninja to engage the combined Mist and Cloud forces?
Yoru followed Captain Yellow Dog into Uzumaki Village. The ground was littered with corpses.
Some had suffocated from Water Prison techniques, some were cut down by Cloud ninja blades, and others had died from Mist ninja water techniques.
Passing by a wall, Yoru saw a flattened human.
A civilian had been crushed and pressed into a pancake by a powerful water jutsu.
The head was flattened into an oval, the chest pressed against the back, ribs protruding grotesquely.
It had been a strong water-style technique, extremely condensed—similar to Water Dragon jutsu.
Many of the surrounding buildings had burned roofs, yet the ground remained wet and muddy from the water techniques.
Fire and water jutsu combined—a chaotic scene.
Crossing the central river, Yoru glanced toward the Third Mizukage's direction.
The Mizukage was dead. Three Mist ninja squads guarded his corpse.
The Uzumaki clan elder's body was nailed to a boat by Mist ninja—extremely humiliating.
Those who fall behind are beaten; the weak are abused.
A Konoha squad charged toward the Mizukage's body, aiming to clear the Mist ninja and retrieve the corpse.
On the Mizukage's body might be traces of powerful secret jutsu.
The Uzumaki elder's corpse was also valuable—perhaps revealing Uzumaki sealing techniques.
Wherever the gaze fell, blood and flesh had turned into a stream of gore—horrifying.
Yoru continued with the Black Chimp Squad leader, pushing forward.
Reaching the north bank, there were even more dead Uzumaki ninja.
Like the Konoha ninja, they bore the Uzumaki emblem on their backs.
So many red-haired people had died here. The Uzumaki clan, a major family of the Land of Whirlpools, had produced thousands.
Even though the Konoha Anbu had reached the north bank, the Mist ninja hadn't noticed yet, still crazily hunting the Uzumaki ninja.
Seeing this, the Cloud ninja quickly turned to guard against the Konoha ninja, protecting their rear.
Captain Yellow Dog immediately formed hand seals, unleashing a massive fire jutsu.
The enormous fireball engulfed more than a dozen buildings.
Yoru suspected Captain Yellow Dog might be from the Sarutobi clan.
A Cloud ninja in the center jumped, desperately avoiding the fire jutsu.
Two Anbu squads flanked and pressed forward, forcing the Cloud ninja to focus elsewhere.
Captain Yellow Dog surged forward, charging through the Cloud ninja along with the fireball.
Yoru looked left and right—the speed was incredible; they had penetrated deep behind enemy lines.
Soon, Captain Yellow Dog reached a gap between the Cloud and Mist ninja.
The Mist ninja still paid no attention, killing Uzumaki ninja madly to avenge the Mizukage.
This allowed Captain Yellow Dog to quickly approach the Four Purple Flame Formation.
"Fox! Cover the rear!"
Hearing the Black Chimp's order, Yoru slowed down, moving to the rear of the squad.
The Cloud ninja were close behind.
Thanks to his solid sword skills, Yoru could see the Cloud ninja's movements in time to react.
After cutting down two Cloud ninja consecutively, Yoru's performance caught the eye of a squad leader.
He hadn't expected Konoha to have a ninja with such solid sword fundamentals.
The Cloud ninja squad leader suddenly charged, striking down.
Yoru quickly raised his sword to block.
But the expected clash of steel never came.
The Cloud ninja's shoulder, elbow, and wrist twisted at incredible speed, converting the downward strike into a horizontal slash!
Yoru recoiled.
His iron chestplate was cut open, and the flesh of his abdomen sliced through!
Blood gushed from his lower abdomen, and the muscles of his abdomen were severed.
Such terrifying swordsmanship.
This Cloud ninja squad leader's technique was highly unusual.
It was no beginner-level swordsmanship—he had mastered some powerful skill.
The squad leader swept again horizontally.
Yoru hurriedly raised his sword to block.
Once more, the Cloud ninja's joints and muscles forcibly altered the sword's trajectory, changing the horizontal slash into a downward thrust.
Yoru's thigh was pierced, blood spraying over a meter.
After three rounds of attack and defense, Yoru realized tragically that he couldn't even touch the Cloud ninja's sword.
Finally, in the last strike, his throat was pierced—Yoru died atop the roof.
Lying on his back, the ridge pressing against his waist, he saw an inverted world.
The shattered Uzumaki Village, the trembling Four Purple Flame Formation, and corpses of all ages littering the streets…
He, too, was now a corpse…
Danzo walked calmly along the street, completely unaware that an Anbu under a fox mask had just died beside him.
——
His vision went black, then shifted; the full moon shone in his eyes. His gaze cleared from chaos to awareness.
His consciousness returned—Yoru was back on the mountain near Uzumaki Village, inside an invisible barrier.
In his previous life, he had hidden here for nearly ten days, only to be killed by the Cloud ninja squad leader in seconds during the final charge.
[Arc of Full Moon Activated!
The host has one resurrection per month, reviving on the previous full moon night.
Bonus lottery chance:
1—Lightning Chakra;
2—Chunin-level chakra (stackable);
3—Cloud Flow Sword Technique (beginner).]
Lightning chakra was not considered. The other two options were tempting.
Chunin-level chakra was urgently needed—this would make combat much smoother.
Cloud Flow Sword Technique.
Yoru recalled the original story mentioning it, a sword technique used by Omoi, focused on deception.
In his previous life, when Cloud ninja killed him, Yoru couldn't touch their blades; each strike cut into his flesh.
After much thought, Yoru chose Cloud Flow Sword Technique.
In an instant, he mastered the sword style.
Lying on the ground, observing Uzumaki Village through his telescope, his muscles and joints adjusted.
Cloud Flow Sword Technique, as he had guessed, was a special blade manipulation skill.
During a swing, the waist, shoulders, elbows, and wrists twist to alter the blade's path, deceiving opponents, bypassing blocks, and striking weak points.
At mastery, the arms flow like clouds—hence the name.
With this technique, at least he wouldn't die so quickly on the battlefield.
Learning the sword style, Yoru's joints became significantly more flexible.