Kill or cause the death of members of the Uchiha clan? Yōkō thought to himself, Yellow Dog, you're starting to resemble Danzo.
Yellow Dog said: "Fox, I've just become the Anbu Commander, and there are many things I'm not yet clear about.
I've reviewed the previous top-secret Anbu intelligence. The Anbu has always been systematically weakening the major shinobi clans of Konoha.
In fact, it's not just Konoha; other shinobi villages do the same.
Kirigakure has successively weakened the village's largest clans like the Hyōton Clan, the Hōzuki Clan, and the Kaguya Clan to maintain the village's balance.
For this mission, the Uchiha clan has dispatched half of its elites.
The Uchiha clan has 9 Jōnin; this time, 4 are going, and they are the 4 strongest ones.
The Uchiha clan has 21 Special Jōnin; this time, 8 are going.
Fox, during the mission, plan carefully. See if you can take this opportunity to weaken the Uchiha clan.
Finally, pin the blame on Uchiha Madara. Even the Uchiha clan won't be able to say anything."
Yōkō understood. They wanted to use the Uchiha clan to investigate the higher-ups' arch-nemesis, Uchiha Madara, while also using Uchiha Madara to deal with the Uchiha clan.
Not only did Yōkō like using Uchiha Madara as a scapegoat, but the higher-ups did too.
Great minds think alike. Uchiha Madara was truly the shinobi world's great toilet, accepting all comers.
After pretending to ponder, Yōkō said: "The sense of propriety here is hard to grasp...
It's not difficult for me to kill a few Uchiha; the hard part is not being discovered by the other Uchiha.
I can't just kill them all, the difficulty is too great..."
Yellow Dog felt a bit panicked. If Fox got too carried away and killed all 12 Uchiha, even including the clan head Uchiha Kane, wouldn't that be a bit too much?
But he couldn't dampen his subordinate's enthusiasm either.
Watching Fox hesitate and struggle, Yellow Dog thought, he's back, everything is back.
They were still that Captain and subordinate who schemed and plotted in the shadows.
It felt good to have Fox around.
Killing all the Uchiha was a bit extreme. He could ask Fox to take it easy and leave a few. But if it were someone else...
For other squad leaders to kill a few Uchiha, that would be far too difficult.
12 Uchiha Three Tomoe ninja were not made of dough; they were very prickly.
Yellow Dog said: "Fox, play it by ear. During this mission, you absolutely must not be exposed. You are the Anbu's First Squad Leader, after all. Both I and the Third Hokage value you greatly."
Yōkō said in a grateful tone: "Lord Yellow Dog, rest assured, I can definitely kill a few Uchiha without the others finding out.
At worst, I'll silence any witnesses as I go. I handle things meticulously, leaving no leaks.
However..."
Yellow Dog became serious upon hearing this, wondering what Fox was going to say.
Yōkō thought to himself, now was the time to ask for the moon.
"However, the mission doesn't just involve me and the Uchiha clan; there's also Uchiha Madara.
I've escaped from Uchiha Madara twice. The pressure he puts on me is immense.
He didn't even use the Sharingan, just Wood Release was enough to beat me soundly.
Lord Yellow Dog, the key to completing the mission is to understand the enemy, to understand Uchiha Madara.
Commander, I wonder if you have any intelligence on Wood Release jutsu?
Without intelligence, I cannot complete the mission, let alone carry out your will to eliminate a few Uchiha."
"Wood Release? I have access to that." Yellow Dog said: "Wait here, I'll go find intelligence on Wood Release jutsu and Uchiha Madara for you.
Wood Release jutsu are very precious, but they are useless to the vast majority of shinobi.
I'll find some Wood Release jutsu for you to facilitate your mission of pursuing Uchiha Madara."
Watching Yellow Dog leave, Yōkō felt satisfied.
Being a shinobi is like acting; it all depends on performance.
After half an hour, Yellow Dog returned with two scrolls.
Yōkō's eyes lit up.
He got 3 Wood Release jutsu from Orochimaru; he wondered how many he could get from Yellow Dog.
Yellow Dog said with a tone of pride: "Fox, for your sake, I copied quite a few Wood Release secret techniques. Take a look; they might be useful for your mission."
Yōkō took the scrolls and said: "Thank you, Commander Yellow Dog. I will definitely make good use of this intelligence and strive to complete the mission."
Watching Fox leave, Yellow Dog felt very gratified.
He hadn't misjudged Fox. Fox might have held a grudge before, but now he had gotten over it.
Fox was still his most trusted subordinate.
Fox coming to him for help regarding mission needs was the best outcome.
Yōkō left Yellow Dog's office and quickly went to the dense forest behind the Hokage Rock.
He opened the scrolls. First was Uchiha Madara's life story; he wasn't interested in that.
At the end of the scroll were three Wood Release jutsu.
Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs, Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees, Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees.
His luck was poor. He had already obtained Advent of a World of Trees from Orochimaru, meaning he only gained two new jutsu from acting out this play with Yellow Dog.
Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees: Based on Advent of a World of Trees, the trees grow several flowers. After blooming, the flowers produce toxic pollen. Inhaling the pollen causes paralysis and fainting.
Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs: A powerful Wood Release technique for both offense and defense. It violently grows large trees or wooden spears from any part of the body to block attacks and counter enemies.
Still no Wood Dragon technique that could absorb chakra.
Forget it, don't be greedy. He could acquire Wood Release jutsu slowly in the future. For now, he should master these few.
Time passed quickly.
At the main gate of Konoha Village, the large investigation team assembled: the reconnaissance squad led by Hyūga Koe, three Uchiha squads led by Uchiha Kane, and Fox bringing his White Ram and Kika squads.
Yellow Dog wanted Yōkō to bring the entire Fox Squad, but Yōkō argued to only bring the White Ram and Kika squads.
Yellow Dog ultimately thought that if the Yak and Hippo squads were lost, he would have no direct lineage forces left, so he agreed to Yōkō's suggestion.
"Lord Kane, let's go. We're off to investigate the rogue ninja Uchiha Madara." Yōkō said: "For this mission, you are in charge. You command, and we Anbu will follow orders."
Uchiha Kane didn't dare to actually order the Anbu Squad Leader around. He said:
"Let's discuss things as we go. Squad Leader Fox has met Uchiha Madara twice; you have more experience and are more familiar with this powerful enemy."
Yōkō said: "The Uchiha Clan Head is more familiar with Uchiha Madara. After all, he is a senior of your clan."
Uchiha Kane gave an awkward smile.
That old senior Uchiha Madara sure knew how to make trouble for them.
A man in his seventies, what was he still bouncing around for?
Yōkō looked behind Uchiha Kane. Uchiha Tōka, Uchiha Michi, Uchiha Mizukiku – including the Clan Head, four Jōnin had come in total.
Yōkō looked at Uchiha Mizukiku for an extra second. This young man was Uchiha Kagami's son, Uchiha Shisui's father.
Uchiha Tōka and Uchiha Michi were acquaintances; the three of them had carried out the mission in the Land of Whirlpools to ambush Kiri's sword retrieval team.
What caught Yōkō's attention more were the two brothers behind Uchiha Michi.
The brothers Uchiha Mahiru and Uchiha Kirika, both Special Jōnin, were both disciples of Uchiha Michi.
If Yōkō hadn't schemed against Uchiha Mahiru, he would have been promoted to Jōnin long ago.
Uchiha brothers... why did he have a bad feeling about this?
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