With Rat Squad blocking the way in the Land of Grass ahead, and Yellow Dog Squad in pursuit from behind, Yellow Dog Squad's encirclement was shrinking.
Hyuga Clan Ninja had already discovered Senju Bo's tracks, but the cunning Senju Bo managed to escape.
Night Light patiently waited for an opportunity; he needed to do something to stall for time until next month.
Watching Senju Bo escape, Fox Squad was also dispatched.
Fox Squad moved far from the other Ninja of the main squad, and Night Light continuously estimated the distance to the main squad's Sensory Ninja.
Purple Cat felt her squad was going too far, but she didn't say much, listening to Fox Squad.
After moving several kilometers beyond the reconnaissance range of the main squad's Hyuga Clan Ninja, Night Light sent his three subordinates out again to search a small mountain.
The three subordinates ascended the mountain from three directions.
After ensuring his absolute safety, Night Light formed hand seals and summoned his summoning beast.
A Spear Egret, the size of a forearm, stood on Night Light's shoulder.
Night Light's heart was pounding rapidly.
If his distance estimation was wrong and the main squad's Hyuga Clan Ninja saw him with the Spear Egret, he would have no choice but to defect.
Tying the squad's intelligence to the Spear Egret's leg, Night Light quickly made the Spear Egret fly away close to the ground.
The Spear Egret was used by Night Light as his exclusive communication summoning beast.
In a forest somewhere on the border of the Land of Grass, Senju Bo hid inside the abdominal cavity of a recently deceased giant bear, feeling the bear's corpse slowly cool.
This was a anti-tracking method he had discovered; ordinary reconnaissance Ninjutsu would find it difficult to detect a Ninja hidden in this manner.
To hide for a longer time, he would even use Medical Ninjutsu to heal wild beasts that had been disemboweled, allowing them to survive longer.
He had been evading Konoha's pursuers for over ten days.
Such a record was enough to make one proud.
Senju Bo suddenly thought of his teacher, Yachi.
He wondered if his teacher would be proud of him.
Teacher Yachi had directly charged into the Senju Clan Grounds to help him attract attention.
He wanted to contact more Senju Clan, but in the early morning after he was attacked, he found that there were many more Anbu around the Senju Clan Grounds.
Almost every Senju Clan was guarded by Anbu.
Teacher Yachi and he didn't find an opportunity; finally, Teacher Yachi said that they could do the opposite, not focusing on the Senju Clan Grounds, but instead conveying the information to the Senju Clan on the front lines.
Especially Senju Rope Tree, he would definitely not let it go after learning the truth about the Vortex Clan's destruction.
Teacher Yachi must be dead, right?
Before leaving the Village, he had also written the secret into a scroll and placed it by the lake where he often went with his cousins.
He wondered if his cousin would be able to see the information.
Anbu's control over the Village was too strong.
Senju Bo was in a very bad mood.
On the first night back in the Village, he should have directly confessed everything he saw to his father.
Since his father retired, he had always avoided making his father worry about him, rarely telling his father about his missions.
His father, who was like a towering tree when he was young, became more and more like a mediocre middle-aged villager after retirement.
His father, whom he had worshipped immensely as a child, had turned into an annoying old man.
Senju Bo knew that he would surely die.
Before he died, he missed that annoying old man so much.
His teacher was dead, his father was old, and his mother's relatives were also wiped out.
Just as Senju Bo was despairing, he suddenly saw a white bird through a gap in the giant bear's belly.
Senju Bo's eyes lit up; could it be that even heaven couldn't bear the destruction of the Vortex Clan and had given him hope?
He crawled out of the giant bear's belly, covered in blood, with intestines still hanging from his shoulder.
Spear Egret saw Senju Bo and recognized him.
When Senju Bo was in the Land of Grass, he had seen the Spear Egret next to Vortex Yuka, and the Spear Egret clan also knew him.
He saw a note tied to the Spear Egret's leg.
On the note was all the information about the pursuing ANBU Squad: Captain Huang Quan, skilled in Fire Release; two Hyuga Clan Anbu, one Inuzuka Clan Anbu, and two Aburame Clan Anbu.
The pursuing squad had so many Sensory Ninja.
In addition, there was an ANBU Squad around Senju Rope Tree, waiting for Senju Bo to walk into their trap.
Senju Bo looked at the intelligence, and his fighting spirit was rekindled.
Who gave him this information?
With this information, Senju Bo could formulate his tactics more calmly.
He had to meet Senju Rope Tree!
Night Light led his squad back to Captain Huang Quan's side.
He first glanced at the main squad's Hyuga Clan Ninja, then at Captain Huang Quan; there was no killing intent.
It seemed he hadn't been exposed.
He nonchalantly approached the Captain and reported that his squad had not pursued the target.
Days passed, the moon changed from a half-moon to a crescent, and then from a crescent back to a half-moon.
Night Light thought to himself, Senju Bo's strength was decent, dragging Yellow Dog Squad from the Land of Grass to the Land of Hot Water, and then from the Land of Hot Water back to the Land of Grass.
However, he was still not smart enough.
Finding another precious opportunity, Night Light released the Spear Egret.
Senju Bo was hiding by a lake, and he saw the Spear Egret again.
Two notes were tied to the Spear Egret's leg.
Senju Bo opened the notes one by one.
The first note contained a suggestion.
Senju Rope Tree's guards were tight; Senju Bo would never be able to meet him.
However, Senju Bo could create an opportunity with his own life.
Not only was Senju Bo trying to contact Senju Rope Tree, but Vortex Yuka and other Vortex Remnants were also making efforts.
The second note was blank.
Senju Bo suddenly understood the meaning of this note.
He would attract the Anbu's attention, and the Spear Egret would deliver his action plan to Vortex Yuka.
Vortex Yuka would use the opportunity he created to contact Senju Rope Tree.
Senju Bo quickly formulated an action plan, bit his finger, and wrote his plan on the blank note.
The Spear Egret dispelled the summoning Jutsu, turning into a puff of white smoke and disappearing.
Senju Bo squatted down, touched his finger to the ground, and began to scout for enemies in the surroundings.
"I have 1 squad plus 1 small squad nearby, a total of 4 small squads, including an Elite Jonin skilled in Fire Release.
My plan is..."
Half an hour later, Yellow Dog Squad arrived at the lake where Senju Bo had been hiding and found the corpse of an alligator that Senju Bo had hidden in.
Following the alligator's bloodstains on the ground, they could see Senju Bo's escape direction.
Captain Huang Quan said:
"Senju Bo is proficient in Senju Sensory Technique and seems to be familiar with our intelligence.
Looking at the direction he escaped this time, it's precisely towards the front-line command post in the Land of Grass.
After being chased by us for twenty days, perhaps he is at the end of his rope and preparing for a final desperate struggle.
Chase him, catch up!"
Yellow Dog Squad continued the pursuit.
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The full moon was like a silver disk, and its light was like white frost.
Finally, the next full moon arrived, and Night Light breathed a sigh of relief.
He had made it through this month, and his luck was good.
As they got closer to the front-line command post, Senju Bo's desperate struggle was about to begin, and Night Light's opportunity was also approaching.