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"Six-Clothes Ice Purification Formation".

Night's figure appeared instantly in front of Fugaku, swinging Hyōrinmaru in her hand.

Suddenly, multiple layers of ice spikes appeared beneath Fugaku's feet, and an ice dragon shot through the air. Fugaku was terrified and could only forcibly move away from the area where Susanoo was located to avoid the ice dragon's attack.

"How can this be……"

"Haven't you noticed yourself? Your Susanoo can indeed combine defense and offense, but the space around your feet isn't covered by Susanoo."

Night, carrying Hyōrinmaru, leaped into the air and slashed down with her long sword.

"Ice Dragon Spin Tail!"

The pale ice dragon broke free from the blade's tip and flew out, swirling and dancing in the air, carrying immense power as it plunged straight down, its chilling aura causing the surrounding temperature to drop sharply.

In the original work, both Sasuke's and Madara's Susanoo were successfully broken by Gaara's sand, and Yoru at this moment is using this technique.

"Fire Release: The Art of Fire Dragon!"

Fugaku formed hand seals and unleashed a massive fire dragon, which was then struck by an ice dragon.

But then, Fugaku was astonished to find that the stark white ice was actually spreading over the fire dragon.

It actually wanted to freeze the flames!

The raging fire dragon roared, but was quickly extinguished by the ice. The dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, pressing down on the city as if to destroy it. The falling rain had turned into hail and continued to fall.

A celestial phenomenon is occurring!

"Damn it, this can't be!"

The immense pressure brought by the night was truly difficult for Fugaku Uchiha to bear.

He had fought against members of the Snow Clan before, but their Ice Release techniques were simply not up to this level!

This guy's Ice Release technique can not only freeze Susanoo, but even affect the celestial phenomena.

In Fugaku's memory, only one person could achieve this level of power.

That was the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju!

According to the Uchiha clan's secret records, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, possessed Wood Release that could create a thicket of trees in an instant, easily altering the terrain. Its terrifying combat ability was such that even his ancestor's Susanoo could not rival it.

How similar this is to the scene before my eyes!

Fugaku looked at the ice in front of him. Because Fugaku's chakra was gone, the entire frozen Susanoo had dissipated, but the huge block of ice did not disappear. Instead, it became more solid and formed a huge cross-shaped ice flower.

Layers of ice spread out, almost filling the entire Uchiha Fire Array.

Left with no other choice, Fugaku himself removed the barrier used to restrict Minazuki Yoru.

"boom!!"

The roaring ice dragon unleashed its power once more, its chilling aura carrying endless frost.

Fugaku was forced to use Instantaneous Movement, his blood-red Mangekyou Sharingan spinning continuously. At the moment he released a Fireball Jutsu to intercept the ice dragon, an inexplicable power was brewing within it.

Shisui's three-tomoe Sharingan also swirled in Yoru's eyes, observing Fugaku's every move.

The moment Ye Weiwei noticed the convergence of pupil power and Yin attribute chakra in its eyes, she possessed it.

But as if sensing something, Yoru's brows furrowed suddenly, and without the slightest hesitation, he slashed Hyōrinmaru straight down at Fugaku.

"Prism-like Ice Array!"

The blade flashed, freezing everything in its path.

In the blink of an eye, the ice that had frozen everything surged out like a tsunami, forming layers of ice barriers between Mount Fugaku and the night.

"Farewell, Lord Fugaku. I will keep the news that you possess those eyes safe."

Night's figure disappeared into the ice, leaving only lingering echoes in Fugaku's ears.

"As the price of the deal, this eye of Uchiha Shisui will belong to me from now on."

"Damn bastard!"

Fugaku slammed his fist into the ice in front of him, sending up countless ice shards. But the next moment, he seemed to sense something, and the Mangekyou Sharingan in his eyes vanished instantly, transforming back into the three-tomoe Sharingan.

He casually wiped away the bloodstains from the corner of his eye.

The next moment, the sound of wind breaking came, and Jiraiya's figure suddenly appeared beside Fugaku.

"Fugaku!"

"Jiraiya-sama."

Fugaku spoke in a deep voice, his face returning to its usual serious expression, though his trembling hands betrayed his inner turmoil.

"I'm sorry, Jiraiya-sama, I couldn't catch him, and he also took Shisui's eyes."

Jiraiya looked at Fugaku's still-unstable chakra, and also noticed the surrounding world, which was almost completely frozen.

The dark clouds still lingered in the sky, and the dim light fell on the icy world before him, making it appear exceptionally desolate. In particular, the enormous cross-shaped ice flower standing on the earth silenced this legendary ninja, one of the Three Sannin.

"What exactly... happened?"

Jiraiya spoke slowly, but he already had a guess in his heart.

A moonless night over water, a frozen world.

"Is this the power of that guy's bloodline?"

Chapter 26 Senior Brother

Without the three ninja swords hindering them, Night's retreat proceeded without any problems.

Driving the Curved Light, Ye quickly moved forward and in less than half a day, he encountered the Mist Shadow Force that had come to provide support at the border and successfully rendezvoused with them.

The team was led by elites from the Kaguya and Terumi clans. In addition, Yuri, Yumi, Mitsuki, and Yukiko also accompanied them. They all breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that Yoru was safe and sound.

However, when they learned that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had been completely wiped out, many of the ninjas present still found it unbelievable.

Although they had received the news, only four had died and three were still alive at the time. Now, the remaining three were also dead, which inevitably caused some damage to the morale of the Hidden Mist people.

There was nothing Ye could do; in the original story, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were kicked into the shape of a lucky trio by Might Guy.

Unexpectedly, his appearance not only failed to improve the plot, but now even the Lucky Three Treasures are gone.

However, Night's side did achieve some results, but he didn't elaborate on the specific strategic details. Instead, he returned to the front-line position with the support team.

……

"That concludes the entire process of this mission, as well as the reasons for its ultimate failure, Lord Yagura."

Inside the Hidden Mist camp, Yoru reported to the camp's commander, Yagura Karatachi, and handed over all four ninja swords he had brought back to Yagura Karatachi.

Upon learning that all seven Ninja Swordsmen had perished and three of their swords were lost, Yagura Karatachi's expression did not change much. Instead, he nodded heavily to Yoru.

"You did a good job, Night."

"We have successfully killed Yamanaka Inoichi, the head of the Yamanaka clan; Hyuga Hizashi, the younger brother of the head of the Hyuga clan; Nara Shikaku, known as the brains of Konoha; and other elites of the Nara clan. This victory is already quite remarkable."

"In addition, you have successfully activated Ice Release, which is undoubtedly a great joy."

"However, I need you to give me more detailed information about that ninja who used the Eight Gates technique."

"That ninja is quite special; he is a taijutsu specialist from Konoha."

After pondering for a moment, Ye said in a deep voice, "At present, Konoha doesn't really pay much attention to taijutsu, and its development is not profound. Naturally, the number of pure taijutsu practitioners is very small. I think there is only one person who can open all eight gates. Otherwise, Konoha could probably sweep through the five great nations with just a few Eight Gates warriors, and wouldn't be bogged down in this quagmire for so long."

"Of course, there may be hidden strongmen, but according to the information I got from Jiraiya, they were also shocked by Might Guy's strength. Therefore, I predict that there should not be a second Might Guy in Konoha at present."

"That makes sense, but we cannot rule out the possibility that Konoha will continue to train such taijutsu masters."

Hearing Yoru's explanation, Yagura Karatachi nodded in deep agreement, and a smile finally appeared on his doll-like face: "His strength to defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen single-handedly is truly terrifying. Fortunately, he is already dead."

"Ye, although the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's plan to assassinate Jiraiya completely failed, your plan to attract Konoha's attention was successful. You also successfully killed many of Konoha's pillars and brought back four ninja swords, which gives us a lot of room for our next strategic deployment."

"I will report everything you have done to the Third Hokage... I think it won't be long before you receive the Mizukage's commendation, but before that, the front lines still need your fighting strength."

“That’s natural, Lord Yagura.” Yoru nodded slightly.

He didn't care about the power of the Anbu. If he wasn't mistaken, the current Third Mizukage was already under Madara's control, and who would rise or fall was just a matter of Madara's word.

Instead of wasting time cultivating relationships with powerful figures, it would be better to complete more tasks and accumulate more points.

“The Seven Ninja Swords are indispensable to the fighting strength of Kirigakure. Fortunately, you brought back four of them…” Yagura looked at the night and suddenly said, “How about this, I’ll give you the right to dispose of these four swords?”

"This……"

Ye hesitated slightly, his brow furrowed beneath the white mask, not understanding Yagura's meaning.

The importance of the Seven Ninja Swords to Kirigakure is self-evident. While they enhance combat strength, the most important factor is the prestige and status they bring.

The original Seven Ninja Swords were directly distributed by the Third Mizukage, and their owners were either high-ranking members of Kirigakure or well-established powerhouses.

Now, Yagura is not sending the Seven Ninja Swords back to Kirigakure, but instead wants to keep them under the pretext of 'urgently needing combat power,' and even wants to hand over the power of disposal to Yoru. This makes Yoru somewhat unsure of Yagura's attitude.

Winning over?

It's either praise to death or...

The white mask concealed Ye's face and expression well. After a moment of silence, Ye chose to be more diplomatic.

"It is up to Lord Yagura to decide everything."

"You kid."

Yagura chuckled, a helpless expression appearing on his face, which looked even younger than Yoru, almost like a child's: "I trust your judgment. Both Mangetsu and Yukiko are good people. So, this task of distributing ninja swords is entrusted to you."

"Yes, Lord Yagura."

"Alright, alright, we're just fellow disciples, and there are no outsiders here. You don't need to be so reserved when you're with me." Yagura said with a smile, "By the way, Mei Terumi has also arrived and is doing intelligence work. She was originally going to come and support you when she learned that you were in danger, but I stopped her."

"Now that all seven Ninja Swordsmen are dead, many positions at the higher levels are vacant, and the handover of many missions will be very troublesome..."

“With my senior brother here, these things are obviously not a problem,” Ye said softly.

"You really are something..."

……

As Ye gradually emerged from the tent, the smile on Yagura's doll-like face slowly faded.

"He infiltrated Konoha's logistics base alone, and while facing the Konoha Jonin group and the legendary Sannin Jiraiya, he killed Nara Shikaku while covering Hozuki Mangetsu's retreat... Now, he has even managed to escape from an attack by Jiraiya's elite squad..."

Yagura glanced at a scroll beside him, which contained all the information about the members of Jiraiya's team. Whether it was Jiraiya, Fugaku Uchiha, Shiki Aburame, or Hizashi Hyuga, all of them were top-priority targets of Kirigakure.

Not only did Ye successfully escape from this level of attack, but he also managed to kill his enemies while bringing back four ninja swords!

This level of strength is beyond what ordinary Jonin, or even elite Jonin, can achieve.

"However, now that they have awakened Ice Release, those guys from Minazuki probably won't just let such a top genius go unchecked."

"Minazuki Yoru and Terumi Mei... Teacher's eyes are as sharp as ever..."

Chapter 27 Distributing Ninja Swords

After leaving Yagura's main tent, Yoru returned to his own tent.

As the squad leader of the first squad of the Dark Division, Ye wielded considerable power and naturally had his own residence.

Upon returning to their lodgings, several figures were already waiting inside.

Upon seeing Yoru return, Yumi immediately ran over, looking at him with a worried expression. She even touched him here and there, and several times stretched her fair arm in front of his mouth, gesturing for him to take a bite.

"Although this battle was quite stressful, I really wasn't injured, Yumi."

Ye reluctantly pushed away the red-haired girl who was about to shove her arm into his mouth and sat down in the main seat.

"I'm sorry, Lord Ye."

The full moon knelt on one knee before the night and lowered its head.

“If it weren’t for my incompetence, none of this would have happened, and you, Lord Ye, wouldn’t be in such a dangerous situation.”

"Full Moon said with self-reproach."

If he hadn't been discovered by Jiraiya and the Konoha Jonin team while escorting intelligence, then Lord Yoru wouldn't have been in such a dangerous situation while covering his retreat.

On the Kirigakure side, if Lord Yoru personally handed over the 'Details of Konoha's Frontline Troop Allocation', Lord Yagura would definitely take it very seriously and would not miss any opportunities to achieve victory.

Everything, everything, is because of him!