After the battle, Night Light immediately went to find Captain Huang Quan.
Captain Huang Quan and Kato Dan were covered in dirt, and at their feet lay the corpses of Iwagakure Elite Jonin.
Night Light sighed with emotion; as expected of Captain Huang Quan, one of the six Captains of the Anbu, his strength was formidable.
Seeing the Fox approach, Captain Huang Quan avoided Kato Dan and led the Fox away, saying:
"Fox, the Village's reinforcements will arrive soon."
You, Purple Cat, and the rest of the Squad should remove your masks and pretend to be ordinary Ninja, spreading tales of Danzo's heroic deeds.
Anbu Commander Danzo laid out his plans for half a year, using Uzumaki Mito's old age as a pretense and the Whirlpool Princess's entry into Konoha as bait, designing a trap specifically for Iwagakure.
In this battle, six Iwagakure Elite Jonin, over 30 Jonin, and over 300 Chunin were killed.
Danzo, Konoha's Shadow, is the hero of the Land of Grass War!"
Night Light was stunned, thinking how shameless that was.
"Alright, Captain, I'll go arrange it now." Night Light then asked, "Captain, Captain Black Ape and Bai Yang are injured; I wonder if they successfully hid. After completing Danzo's propaganda, can we go rescue them?"
"First complete the propaganda mission, then I will assign a Hyuga Ninja to you."
"Okay."
After Night Light and Purple Cat relayed the Captain's orders, they removed their masks, put on their headbands, and pretended to be ordinary Ninja.
Half an hour later, many Ninja indeed arrived from the Village's direction.
The clan heads of various great clans, as well as renowned Jonin, were among them.
Night Light and Yamanaka Ri blended into the group, spreading rumors.
"Did you know? Six Iwagakure Elite Jonin died! All killed by Danzo!"
"Danzo laid out his plans for half a year, and tonight he reeled in the net, slaughtering over 300 Chunin. How many Chunin can even emerge from a single Chunin Exams?"
"Can Ōnoki still be the Tsuchikage? He's too foolish, completely played by Danzo, actually venturing deep into the Land of Fire to willingly get beaten up."
"The Shadow of the Ninja World, as expected of Danzo."
"Instead of waiting for other forces to cause trouble after Uzumaki Mito's passing, it's better to detonate it early and teach them a lesson."
After Night Light spread the rumors, he asked Purple Cat for a water bottle and drank large gulps of water.
It was a bit disgusting; how could they praise Danzo like that?
Night Light suddenly thought of Qiao Yi.
Perhaps Qiao Yi's Spy identity had been exposed long ago, and the Anbu kept her around to feed Iwagakure false information.
If Qiao Yi was exposed, wouldn't he also appear very suspicious?
No, he had to rescue Captain Black Ape and find a way for Captain Black Ape to clear his suspicion.
Night Light stood by the valley, watching Hiruzen Sarutobi, Senju Rinmu, and other high-ranking officials leave amidst the cheers of the supporting Ninja.
As the bustling crowd dispersed, Night Light waited for a Hyuga Ninja.
Finally, he could go search for Captain Black Ape.
After searching for most of the night, the Hyuga Ninja discovered two people squeezed inside a tree hollow of a large tree.
Night Light jumped onto the large tree and rhythmically knocked on it, letting the people inside know it was friendly and to avoid accidental injury.
Once the knocking signal came from inside the tree hollow, Night Light jumped down and pushed aside the shrubbery camouflage outside the tree hollow.
"Captain Black Ape! Are you alright?"
Hearing the Fox's voice, a trace of color finally returned to Black Ape's pale face.
"Good, good, Fox, did we win?"
"We won, a huge victory."
Night Light immediately went to examine the two.
Black Ape's leg was broken, a comminuted fracture, with bone fragments damaging blood vessels, causing the leg to bend outwards and swell severely.
If not treated in time, there was a high possibility of amputation.
Captain Black Ape had already lost his left arm; if he were to lose his right leg as well, he would be discharged immediately.
Bai Yang's condition was also very bad; his lower abdomen was pierced, and his internal organs could even be seen.
Only because of a Ninja's special physique would he not have died from such an injury.
Captain Black Ape had performed simple first aid on Bai Yang, keeping him barely alive.
"Let's go! We need to get back to the Village quickly, to Konoha Hospital! Princess Tsunade is in the Village right now, you two will be fine!"
Black Ape was deeply moved.
Among his subordinate Squad Leaders, the Fox had been with him the longest, performed excellently, and always completed his missions.
Moreover, the Fox had already saved him twice, once in the Land of Waves Capital and once here.
He truly was a lucky general.
After sending Black Ape and Bai Yang to Konoha Hospital, Night Light saw several Medical Ninja enter the ward.
Leading them was Tsunade.
Tsunade first examined the unconscious Bai Yang and immediately made a diagnosis: "Intestinal rupture and infection. A person's intestines are very long; we'll cut out a section."
The Medical Ninja behind her immediately recorded the treatment plan and pushed Bai Yang away towards the operating room.
Tsunade then examined Black Ape; this examination took a long time.
"Hmm... very tricky. Amputation carries no life-threatening risk and he'll be discharged quickly.
If he wants to retain his combat capability, a major surgery on his leg is necessary.
The shattered bone has damaged blood vessels, muscles, and nerves. The success rate is not high, and post-operative recovery will be very long.
If he's unlucky, he'll still need an amputation."
Tsunade turned to look at the Anbu by the wall and saw the familiar Fox mask.
"It's you? I was about to ask the family which option they wanted to choose."
Black Ape, however, said, "Princess Tsunade, I choose surgery. I must stand up again and regain my combat capability."
Tsunade closed her notebook and said, "Take him away, surgery now."
Soon, the ward was empty.
Ten minutes later, Captain Huang Quan entered the ward and asked, "Where's Black Ape?"
"He went to the operating room."
"Surgery, so there's still a chance of recovery?"
"Princess Tsunade said so."
Captain Huang Quan went directly to the operating room.
After a while, the Captain returned and said:
"Black Gorilla Squad only has four people left. Black Ape himself is undergoing surgery, and he recommended you to temporarily take over as Squad Leader.
Depending on Black Ape's recovery, if he doesn't recover well, you will become the official Squad Leader.
There are many Anbu matters recently, so get Black Gorilla Squad running as soon as possible.
You should return to Anbu now and quickly familiarize yourself with all the missions Black Gorilla Squad has on hand."
The Captain's assistant was outside the door, leading Night Light back to the Anbu headquarters and transferring the authority of acting Squad Leader to Night Light.
He got a promotion.
Night Light first went to the Anbu archives and found all the member files of Black Gorilla Squad.
Captain Black Ape was an Akimichi Clan Ninja, and Purple Cat was a Yamanaka Clan Ninja; these were all pieces of information Night Light already knew.
He saw his own information: after joining Anbu, he had successively performed missions in the Brown Bear Squad and Black Gorilla Squad.
He suddenly saw that on Captain Brown Bear's file, he had been active in the Land of Grass for a long time, having interrogated many Iwagakure Ninja.
Night Light had a flash of inspiration: his Earth Release: Earth Substitute could be said to have been obtained from Captain Brown Bear.
Captain Brown Bear had died long ago in the Vortex Country; no one could confirm it.
If an Anbu Ninja concealed certain abilities or suddenly gained certain abilities, they would be investigated to see if it was related to enemy Villages.
He found his own file and wrote on it that he had obtained an Earth Release Ninjutsu scroll from Captain Brown Bear and spent several months mastering Earth Release: Earth Substitute.
As for why Captain Brown Bear was so good to the Fox, just look at Captain Black Ape; Captain Black Ape was even better to the Fox.
The feeling of promotion was great; his autonomy had further increased.
If he became an Anbu Captain, wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wanted?
If he became the Anbu Commander, he would also be a big shot who could influence the Ninja World.
If Danzo could be the Shadow of the Ninja World, why couldn't Night Light?