The Sealing Technique: Sealing Object was a method used to seal kunai and other ninja tools into scrolls.
Given Yako's current combat capabilities, carrying triple the amount of ninja tools wouldn't do him much good, so he ruled out this sealing technique.
He didn't need a kunai thrusting technique, either. The Uzumaki ninja who had killed him was clearly an expert with a kunai.
There were plenty of ninja who excelled with kunai; he would have countless chances to roll this reward again in the future.
Chunin-Level Chakra Capacity (Stackable)—this was what Yako desperately needed right now.
Especially since mastering the Shadow Clone Technique, his chakra consumption had only increased.
After selecting this option, Yako's chakra doubled, leaving him with two stacks of Chunin-Level Chakra Capacity.
If he managed to accumulate five stacks of Chunin-Level Chakra Capacity, his reserves would reach the Elite Chunin level.
His original body's talent was truly atrocious for its chakra reserves to be so shallow.
After listening to Captain Brown Bear's deployment orders, Captain Antelope returned and took Fox away."Captain, what's our next mission?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
'Alright then, Captain Antelope. To think you failed to seize your second chance.'
Captain Antelope had to die. Otherwise, Yako wouldn't be able to explain how he knew the Shadow Clone Technique; dead men couldn't tell tales.
The new Blue Wolf Squadron had to be wiped out too, or he still wouldn't become a squad captain.
Following behind Captain Antelope, Yako constantly turned over schemes in his mind, calculating how to achieve his goals.
They rendezvoused with Uzumaki Yuka's team and set up an ambush by the lake.
Just like before, Captain Antelope ordered him to stay close to Uzumaki Yuka, ready to strike at her at a moment's notice.
Lying in the brush beside Uzumaki Yuka, Yako thought it over and decided the woman next to him couldn't die. She was the key to eliminating the Blue Wolf Squadron.
Just as before, the Spear Egret flew in from the distance. After the Explosive Tags detonated to blast out the wire netting, Uzumaki Yuka charged out first.
At the critical moment of the sealing, two squads of Cloud Ninja appeared.
Yako first stabbed Uzumaki Yuka non-fatally, then killed Captain Antelope with poison.
This time, when Yako returned to find Uzumaki Yuka, the killing intent had vanished from his eyes.
"Fox! You came back!"
Hearing the joy in her voice, Yako carefully treated the wound on her abdomen.
Slicing away the bodysuit around the injury revealed her firm abdomen and its clear V-lines.
It was a shame. With such a beautiful abdomen, who knew if it would leave a scar.
Once her wound was treated, Yako helped her up.
"Thank you, Fox."
Hearing Uzumaki Yuka's genuine gratitude, Yako quickly struck while the iron was hot:
"Yuka, as you know, my identity is special. I gather intelligence for a certain lord from the Senju Clan.
"Saving you this time was a huge risk. Luckily, my captain was severely wounded and died; otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance to come back and help you."
Uzumaki Yuka said, "You already held back. Not only did you coat your kunai with a coagulant, but the wound isn't deep. Which lord of the Senju Clan are you gathering intelligence for?"
Yako thought to himself, 'How should I know which lord?' He said:
"My identity is classified, so don't guess blindly.
"The lord suspected that the Anbu had rotted from within, becoming completely different from when Lord Tobirama was Hokage. Therefore, he sent me to infiltrate the Anbu and investigate covertly.
"During this operation in the Land of Waves, the Anbu's actions were indeed suspicious. They actually tried to seize the Uzumaki clan's scrolls, which would have been unthinkable in the past.
"Yuka, you must keep this a secret for me. You cannot let me be exposed."
"I understand. My lips are sealed."
"I only maintain single-line contact with that lord. Even if you encounter other Senju ninja, you cannot mention me."
"Mm, I understand. Working undercover in the Anbu is extremely dangerous. I won't tell any Senju ninja, nor will I even tell our village."
Yako nodded repeatedly. This woman was still quite easy to fool.
The key was that he had proficiently used the Uzumaki secret technique, the Self-Cursing Binding Seal. Naturally, Yuka wouldn't suspect him.
It was just like how, if Yako possessed the Sharingan right now, the Uchiha Clan would probably assume he was an orphaned Uchiha left wandering outside the village.
After catching her breath, Uzumaki Yuka signaled for Yako to help her over to the Spear Egret.
Yako looked over. The Spear Egret's temperament was so fierce that it had fractured its own bones struggling, leaving it unable to fly away even now.
Her face pale, Uzumaki Yuka mobilized all her chakra, opened a sealing scroll, and used a contract seal to seal the Spear Egret.
"We have to nurse its injuries, slowly wear down its wild nature, and establish a partnership. Only then can this ninja beast become a qualified Summoned Beast."
Yako found it fascinating, though it was a pity he didn't know Sealing Jutsu.
Uzumaki Yuka lowered her gaze, seeming to recall something unpleasant.
After a long time, Uzumaki Yuka said, "Fox, I know why the attitude of the Konoha Anbu has changed so drastically."
"Oh? Why?"
"Because... the Patriarch refused Advisor Danzo's request," Uzumaki Yuka said.
"This isn't a secret within the clan.
"The Patriarch's granddaughter, Uzumaki Kushina, has displayed a talent for Sealing Jutsu rarely seen in decades.
"Danzo Shimura of the Hidden Leaf came to consult with the Patriarch, wanting Lady Kushina to become the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
"However, the Patriarch said that Uzushiogakure had discovered traces of the wild Three-Tails, and the village wanted Lady Kushina to become the Three-Tails jinchuriki.
"With the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Jutsu, controlling a single Tailed Beast has long been within our capabilities.
"After the Second Hokage, Lord Tobirama, passed away, the Uzumaki clan's situation has grown increasingly dire. Konoha no longer supports the Uzumaki clan wholeheartedly, so the Uzumaki clan has to save itself.
"Advisor Danzo didn't express an opinion on that, but he put forward another request.
"He asked the Uzumaki clan to share its high-level secret Sealing Jutsu with the Hidden Leaf.
"The Patriarch refused again.
"Our secret Sealing Jutsu is the foundation of the Uzumaki clan. Back then, even when the First Hokage, Lord Senju Hashirama, married Lady Uzumaki Mito, he never asked the Uzumaki clan to hand over its secret Sealing Jutsu.
"Having rejected Advisor Danzo Shimura twice in a row, the Patriarch has been heavily worried, yet he has no choice but to insist on our own path."
Yako thought to himself that saving Uzumaki Yuka was indeed the right choice.
So Danzo Shimura had gone to Uzushiogakure to negotiate the candidate for the next jinchuriki and to demand their Sealing Jutsu.
Uzumaki Kushina's talent was very high. Even as a young girl of a few years old, she had been chosen by both villages.
The current disagreement was that both villages wanted Uzumaki Kushina to become their respective jinchuriki.
The Anbu had received orders to seize the Adamantine Attacking Chains Scroll in order to uncover the secrets of the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Jutsu.
Ninja truly had remarkable constitutions. Five days later, Uzumaki Yuka's injuries were mostly healed.
Uzumaki Yuka's lower abdomen was flat, and even the scar was nothing more than a faint pink mark.
Late one night, Uzumaki Yuka found a natural spring in the wilderness.
"Let me wash your clothes for you."
Beside the spring, Uzumaki Yuka helped Yako take off his Konoha Anbu Vest, taking the opportunity to remove his mask as well.
"Wow, your eyes are actually quite handsome. It's a pity you wear a mask. You really are cautious."
"Are you only washing my vest?"
"Should I wash your shorts too?"
The two had more and more clothes to wash, and fewer and fewer clothes on their bodies.
As the moonlight shone on Yuka's fair body, Yako marveled.
When bound by her tight mesh shirt, Yuka's chest had appeared exceptionally full; now, free from those restraints, it was surging, soft, and alluring.
The Water Release dried and soaked, soaked and dried, and then soaked again. Once they were finally clean, the two leaned against each other, taking turns to rest and keep watch.
The next morning, Yako spoke up:
"Yuka, my next mission is to investigate a certain small town. I'll tell you the location; there might be quite a few Uzumaki ninja there."
With an insider planted among the Uzumaki ninja, surely he wouldn't die this time, right?