During the day, Night Light trained new members of the Anbu training squad. At night, Night Light went to investigate Senju Rinmu's whereabouts.
Senju Rinmu always brought six bodyguards when he went out, either staying deep within the Senju Clan Grounds or going to the Hokage Building.
Since the last battle at Mt. Niuhe, Uzumaki Mito's death date became a mystery.
The Nine-Tailed transfer seal was no longer as urgent, but the entire Senju Clan was still very tense.
Night Light hadn't found Tsunade's whereabouts and didn't know where she had gone. After performing surgery on Black Gorilla, Tsunade disappeared.
In the afternoon, Night Light left Anbu early and arrived at the Izagaya.
"Qiao Yi, lend me your property deed for a bit."
"What do you need my property deed for?"
"I see you've recovered too well recently. Come, let's go to the backyard and teach you a lesson."
An hour later, Qiao Yi, her legs weak, crawled out of bed and found the property deed in the bedside drawer.
"You're truly a nemesis... Do I also have to write you a power of attorney?"
Holding the property deed and power of attorney, Night Light walked towards Konoha Village's only bank, Daimyo Bank.
The money earned through the bloody battles in Anbu was all spent at the Crane Moon Izakaya. Now, it's not too much to take out a loan using the Izagaya's property deed, right?
If he died on the night of the 14th this time, everything would return to the last full moon.
Any loans would be written off.
Night Light's golden finger, Moon Viewing Arc, seemed to create a parallel world every month.
In this parallel world, Night Light took Qiao Yi's property deed.
In the next parallel world, it would start over from the last full moon.
Night Light found a manager and asked, "Manager, with this property deed, how much can I borrow at most?"
"That mainly depends on how many years you can borrow for. The longer the loan term, the higher the interest rate, and the larger the loan amount. May I ask how old you are?"
Night Light said, "I'm 16 this year, and I'd prefer to borrow for 60 years."
"Haha, young man, you have some humor, but not much," the manager said. "The average lifespan in Konoha Village is 45 years, so you can borrow for a maximum of 45 minus 16, which is 26 years."
"26 years is fine, too. Give me a 26-year loan."
"Wait a moment," the manager said. "Are you a Ninja?"
"Yes."
"Then you can't borrow for 26 years. The average lifespan of a Ninja is 31 years, which means you can only borrow for a maximum of 15 years."
"Alright, 15 years it is."
Night Light thought to himself, he wasn't planning on paying it back anyway.
The manager continued:
"Don't rush, young man.
After detailed statistics, Daimyo Bank found that the average lifespan of male Ninja in Konoha is 27 years, and for female Ninja, it's 35 years.
If you are a Medical Ninja from Konoha Hospital, you can borrow for 15 years.
If you are a regular combat Ninja, you can only borrow for 11 years."
There are truly many talented people in this Daimyo Bank.
Night Light said angrily, "11 years! Calculate how much I can borrow!"
The manager looked at the property deed and power of attorney, performed a rapid calculation, and finally said:
"You can borrow 8 million Ryo, to be repaid over 11 years.
Young man, you must train well and strengthen your power. If you die next month, we will directly confiscate your property, understand?"
Night Light thought to himself, then you better hurry, next month I might not be in this parallel universe anymore.
After I leave, I don't care if this parallel universe is flooded.
After leaving Daimyo Bank, Night Light went to the Ninja tool shop.
Exploding Tags cost 10,000 Ryo each. Buying too many Exploding Tags at once would lead to an investigation by the Village, so he bought 40 tags daily in batches, slowly accumulating them.
800 Exploding Tags were enough for Night Light to squander.
In the original work, it was said that Konan had 600 billion Exploding Tags. Clearly, Kishimoto's math was taught by a kindergarten art teacher.
He knew nothing about numbers.
Upon returning to the Izagaya, Qiao Yi didn't ask Night Light what he did with her deed.
Late at night, the sound of a cane appeared.
Senju Kaba entered the Izagaya, leaning on a cane.
He didn't go to the bar but found a table and sat on a high sofa.
Night Light glanced over; Senju Kaba's face was pale, and his eyes were hollow.
Soon after, Yachi also entered, carrying a long, cloth-wrapped object on his back.
Yachi's footsteps were heavy. He searched around and found Senju Kaba huddled in the sofa.
He unzipped his backpack, and inside was a prosthetic limb.
Seeing the prosthetic limb, Senju Kaba understood something.
"My son didn't die because of a Spy! Do you know something?!"
Senju Kaba stood up on one leg, frantically shaking his friend's shoulders, his eyes bloodshot.
Night Light recalled a mission record he saw in Anbu this morning: a young man from the Senju Clan died at the hands of a Spy.
The matter of Senju Bo contacting the Vortex Remnants was investigated by Anbu. He didn't know which squad carried out the silencing mission.
"Shh!"
Yachi interrupted Senju Kaba's aggressive shouting.
Fortunately, the Izagaya was noisy, and most people's attention wasn't on them.
Senju Kaba sobered up, sat down silently, pulled up his pant leg, and began to install the prosthetic limb.
His hands trembled at first, then became exceptionally steady.
After installing the prosthetic limb, both their faces were filled with determination.
They silently raised their cups, drank the wine, and left the Izagaya.
Night Light put down his wine glass and quickly followed them.
Senju Kaba and Yachi slowly walked towards the Senju Clan Grounds.
Yachi asked, "Do we really have to show our cards?"
"Otherwise, what? My son died so inexplicably? I can accept him dying on a mission, dying on the battlefield, but I can't accept him dying in a dark alley in Konoha Village."
"If we reveal it, the Senju Clan and the Village will completely fall out. It might even lead to a terrible civil war."
"So what? My son is dead, what else do I have to worry about? What's your attitude? If you're scared, you can go back. I'll go to the clan leader by myself."
Yachi's face was filled with memories: "Me... I actually preferred your younger sister. Who doesn't like someone young? It's your older sister who couldn't get married, and I pursued her out of pity."
"You bastard!"
The two middle-aged men walked faster and faster.
At a corner, Night Light instantly landed, blocking their path.
Senju Kaba and Yachi instantly became tense.
This young man was a regular customer at the Izagaya.
They exchanged glances. Did this young man figure something out?
Night Light directly said, "Are you two planning to confront Clan Leader Senju Rinmu and say that Danzo and Anbu instigated the annihilation of the Uzumaki Clan?"
Kunai instantly appeared in their hands, and they charged at Night Light from two directions.
Yachi was fine, but Senju Kaba was too slow.
Night Light formed hand signs: "Summoning Jutsu!"
After a puff of white smoke, a Spear Egret appeared on Night Light's shoulder.
Senju Kaba and Yachi instantly stopped.
Vortex Yuka is the leader of the Vortex Remnants. If these two knew anything, they would surely recognize this summoning beast.
Night Light glanced into the distance and said, "This is not the place to talk."
Arriving deep within a forest, Night Light said:
"Next month, on the 14th, we will go together to find Lady Mito. I am an insider from the Uzumaki Clan, and the summoning beast Spear Egret can prove it for me."
"Why wait until the 14th of next month?"
"It's a secret. This matter is too far-reaching. If exposed, it will lead to the division of Konoha, and even the destruction of the Senju Clan. In short, just listen to me."
Yachi pulled Senju Kaba and said many things.
He had heard Senju Bo mention the Uzumaki Clan members he encountered in the Land of Grass; her summoning beast was indeed a Spear Egret.
Senju Kaba came up to Night Light and said, "We trust you. We'll wait until the 14th of next month to act."
Night Light gained two strong allies.
With Senju Kaba as an insider, finding Senju Rinmu would be much simpler.