Escape From Konoha

For Madara, all the actions and battles so far have brought nothing but pure bad news.

After all, defeating Liuli was not something he was happy about.

In his eyes, Liuli was just a descendant of his own race whose will and ideas completely deviated from his.

To say that it was worth being happy to repel such a descendant of the tribe was simply a humiliation to oneself.

No, just being forced into this situation by the younger generation, with even the weapons taken away, can already be called the greatest shame.

If it were him in his prime, a ninja of this level wouldn't even be qualified to look him in the face.

Whether it was in the past or at this moment, there was only one opponent he recognized in his heart.

That was the first Hokage, a man named Senju Hashirama.

Both a rival and a close friend.

Even at this moment, he relied on the body of this rival and close friend to reach a higher level.

Sitting in his new stronghold, he gasped softly. His condition was a little worse than before, his eyeballs were sunken, and the wrinkles on his face were like necrotic and aging bark.

"As expected of Madara-sama, he easily defeated the enemy's spirit. In this way, our side can be considered as regaining the disadvantage."

Ah Fei recovered at this time, and his skin turned white, unlike before, where the energy had been sucked out of his body.

"Recovering the disadvantage? Fei, are you looking for my happiness?"

Madara turned his head and glanced at A Fei who was comforting himself.

"Eh? Madara-sama..."

"So far, all of our trump cards have been exposed. If you call this a return to a certain disadvantage, Fei, I will redefine whether there is something wrong with your brain."

The scarlet Sharingan eyes revealed a cold color, and the aura was so majestic and cold that Fei's body trembled.

"Haha, um, Madara, Madara-sama..."

Ah Fei began to retreat incoherently.

The feeling Madara gave him now was that he was truly angry, rather than pretending to be calm.

Shouldn't he just beat him to shit?

"Remember, Fei, this is your last chance. I only allow you to fail once."

"Yes Yes."

A Fei shrugged his head, cold sweat continuously flowing from his forehead.

This was the first time he had seen Madara's cold attitude.

"Speaking of which, where is the Bai Zetsu from just now?"

Ah Fei didn't notice the figure of Bai Jue who came back with him.

"I didn't notice that he was also involved, but in that case, it was difficult for me to hold back. What, do you want to collect his body?"

Madara asked calmly.

Ah Fei didn't dare to speak anymore, he was so scared that he didn't even dare to breathe.

If he dares to say anything unpleasant again, he will definitely end up being stuffed into the toilet and turned into feces and flushed away. There will be no second ending.

"Then we need to take back all the 'tentacles' outside?"

Ah Fei refers to those Bai Jue who are collecting intelligence within the five major countries.

"No need. If we lose intelligence collection from the outside, our situation will be more passive, and it will also show our weakness. A forest king in his twilight years is not worth the fear of the wolves. They will only come up more ferociously. Bite my flesh.”

Madara is very clear about his situation at this moment. The more times like this, the more he cannot show weakness to outsiders. The consequences of doing so are very serious.

The power he showed before should be enough to form a strong deterrent and buy him some breathing time.

We must make full use of this hard-won opportunity and create a shocking power for the enemy that even the twilight king of the forest still has residual power. Not just anyone can provoke him at will.

Therefore, keeping the status quo unchanged is the best way to deal with it.

People tend to retain a certain degree of awe and fear towards unknown existences.

It was this vague image that Madara wanted to create for the enemy chess players in the shadows.

mystery.

"Go ahead. Don't let me down this time."

After saying that, Madara closed his eyes.

"yes."

A Fei didn't dare to stay here any longer, so he burrowed into the soil and quickly disappeared from Madara's face.

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In a high-end hotel in the town.

Liuli was wrapped in a bath towel and her hair was tied up. She was lying in the hot spring, and her nerves finally relaxed a little.

Looking at the moon hanging in the night sky, I let out a long breath.

"Is that the power of Susanoo..."

Recalling the legendary terrifying power I saw in the underground cave, it still stays in my mind, constantly replaying it.

It was excitement and joy that I had never experienced before.

No matter the tailed beasts I saw in the past or the fight with the Sandaime Hokage, they could not bring this kind of joy caused by fighting.

"Hmph, how can I calm down after seeing that kind of power with my own eyes..."

Liuli raised the corner of her mouth slightly, feeling very happy, and did not have any so-called fear just because the enemy was strong.

Rather, after witnessing that kind of power, I have a growing sense of expectation to surpass the legend.

But I also deeply understand that it is impossible for me to climb that mountain no matter what.

Regardless of means or strategies, they are all meaningless in the face of that kind of power.

After thinking about this, Liuli got out of the pool and walked into the changing room.

After putting on her clothes, she picked up the hard-won trophy this time - the Flame Ball Fan, and Liuli walked out of the changing room and walked towards the restaurant.

Yu Huo was sitting at the dining table eating and drinking. There were bones on the table and on the ground, and medical bandages were wrapped around his head and body.

The food here is all top-quality ingredients, and it is a whole fish feast, which is the feast Liuli promised Yuhuo.

"Lord Liuli, have you finished washing?"

Yu Huo had food in his mouth and spoke incoherently.

"Are you full?"

Liuli asked instead without answering.

"Burp~ That's almost it. Ah, I'm so full. I haven't felt so good after eating for a long time. Thanks for the treat."

Yuhuo burped and patted his bulging belly, with a look of great enjoyment on his face.

"No, this is what I promised you. Okay, let's go back to the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Liuli wrapped the chain around her waist and put the flame fan and sickle behind her back.

"Eh? It's getting so late. Why don't you leave after a night's rest?"

Yuhuo asked in surprise.

"This place is very close to the Kingdom of Earth. I don't want to attract attention."

Liuli explained.

She is still a rebellious ninja. Although the Iwagakure ninjas of the Earth Kingdom are not generous enough to pursue the rebellious ninja for Konoha, the Uchiha bloodline will eventually cause some unnecessary trouble.

"I understand, I'll pack my things and leave."

Yu Huo was also very straightforward. He quickly wiped the grease from his mouth and set off to leave this high-end hotel with Liuli.

After Liuli paid a fee of more than 100,000 taels, she walked out of the hotel with the hospitality of the hotel staff.

Outside the town, Yu Huo was already ready, carrying the salute he usually used when sleeping outdoors, and he and Liuli quickly headed towards the Kingdom of Ghosts.

If you travel from here, it only takes about a day and a half to reach the border of the Demon Country.

Currently, the Iwa Ninja of the Earth Country are at war with the Konoha Ninja, and it can be said that the whole country is under martial law.

However, these Iwa Ninjas were naturally unable to pose any hindrance to Liuli. They easily passed through the patrol range of these Iwa Ninjas and took a shortcut towards the Kingdom of Ghosts.

——The wilderness under the dark night is lonely and deserted.

A team of more than a dozen people moved forward quickly.

Under the dim moonlight, they all wore white shoulder leather armor and wore ninja forehead protectors from Cloud Hidden Village in the Land of Thunder.

The leader is a tall and strong man who is close to fifty years old. He has dark skin unique to the Kingdom of Thunder, long light yellow hair, and a conspicuous mark with the word "Thunder" on his right shoulder.

On his exposed chest on the right side, there is a lightning-shaped scar that is more conspicuous than the word "Thunder". It is displayed here more like a shame than a merit, always spurring himself to become stronger.

Behind this strong man, there are all jounin and special jounin from Kumogakure Ninja Village.

The team is equipped with only one sensory ninja and one medical ninja, and the rest are jounin who are good at rushing.

As a result, the identity of the fifty-year-old man who led them to rush forward was revealed - the current leader of Yunyin Village, the Third Raikage Ai.

In the ninja world, he enjoys the title of the strongest shield and the strongest spear.

It is one of the few monsters among ninjas that can fight tailed beasts with its body.

One of the five contemporary Kage, the top existence among ninjas.

And in front of them was one of the five major countries as famous as the Kingdom of Thunder - the Kingdom of Earth.

The strong wind generated by their running swept through the wilderness, and no matter how dangerous the environment was, it could not slow down their speed at all.

Led by the Raikage himself, the eyes of a dozen Kumogakure jounin were filled with confidence and determination for this mission.

No matter how powerful the enemy is or how critical the situation is, the Raikage in front of them is their faith.

Even if you die on the battlefield, you will regard it as an honor, and you will have no regrets in life.

"Lord Raikage. There is a situation ahead."

Kumogakure Jōnin, who was responsible for sensing, quickened his pace, came to the side of Sandai Ai, and spoke softly.

"What's wrong? Is it Iwagakure's patrol team?"

The Third Raikage Ai turned his head and asked.

"No, it's not like the size of the Iwagakure Patrol Team. There are only two targets, but their chakra is very strong. The chakra of one of them can only be surpassed by you, Raikage-sama."

"Only two people?"

Sandai Ai frowned.

His chakra is comparable to or even superior to the strength of ordinary tailed beasts. Among the contemporary Five Kages, it can be said without mercy that his chakra is the most powerful type.

But the dozen subordinate jounin he brought this time, I can't say that they are all Kumogakure's top elites, but they have experienced hundreds of battles, and many of them are elite-level jounin.

According to intelligence, the defensive strength of the Iwagakure patrol force in this direction should be the weakest.

In terms of chakra, it actually surpassed many of Kumogakure's elite jounin.

Could it be that the Kumogakure spies who were collecting intelligence in Iwagakure had something unexpected happen to them?

"Go and have a look."

"yes."

The sentient ninja pointed out the direction for the team. The third generation Ai took the lead and accelerated on the spot, rushing towards the target at a speed that was difficult for the superior ninja to see clearly.

"The BOSS really left us again and acted alone..."

The Kumogakure Jōnin who saw this scene showed a knowing and helpless smile.

"I can't help it. He is our Raikage. But for this reason, fighting side by side with such a BOSS is the romance of our Kumogakure ninjas."

In every battle, no matter how big or small, he takes the lead personally and goes through life and death with his companions.

In the eyes of the other ninjas in the village, this is incredible.

As the leader of a village, he actually ignored his own safety and appeared in the most dangerous places on the battlefield to fight the enemy in every war.

However, with the personality of the Kumogakure ninja, there is no need to pay attention to the clamor of the other ninja villages.

Even if they meet those people, they will only proudly say: "This is our Raikage"!

——Liu Li and Yu Huo were on their way. Under the night, there was only a gentle breeze blowing by their ears.

"Lord Liuli."

Yuhuo called Liuli softly, reminding Liuli that there were enemies ahead.

Liu Li understood that Yu Huo would not have this expression on ordinary enemies, which meant that the enemies were of a level that could be taken seriously.

"Can you tell which ninja it is from?"

"No, I have never felt such chakra, it is very powerful..."

Yu Huo's body trembled, shocked by the chakra possessed by the unknown enemy.

Except for Uchiha Madara, this is definitely the strongest chakra he has ever seen in his life.

Ruri opened the three Magatama Sharingan eyes, and a bright red light bloomed in the darkness.

"Lord Liuli, retreat quickly!"

Yuhuo suddenly sensed something and shouted to Liuli.

There was no need for Yuhuo to remind Liuli how powerful the guy he encountered ahead was.

The blue lightning running in the darkness, carrying violent power, rushed to Liuli in the blink of an eye, and his arms fell from top to bottom in an instant.

boom!

That is no less destructive power than the full release of high-level ninjutsu.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

After Liuli dodged it, he immediately released his fire escape technique and spit out a huge fireball with a diameter of more than five meters, swallowing up the strong figure wrapped in thunder.

The strong figure did not shy away from any flames that devoured his body.

Then he flicked it, like swatting a mosquito, and the flames were deflected by the storm caused by the burst of chakra.

The thunder and lightning shone brighter and ran around the strong figure, making a sizzling sound.

The sturdy figure also raised his eyebrows slightly. He looked at Liuli who had avoided his first blow. While patting his body and sweeping away the remaining flames, he praised and said:

"What an amazing little girl. There are not many ninjas in the ninja world who can easily avoid my blows."

There was no sadness or joy on Liuli's face at this kind of compliment, she just calmly responded to his compliment:

"As one of the Five Kages, Lord Raikage, what's the point of coming here at this time?"

Liuli recognized the identity of this muscular figure.

The Raikage, one of the Five Shadows in the world.

The humanoid tailed beast known as the strongest shield spear.

"Lord Raikage!"

The Kumogakure Jōnin also caught up, scattered around the Raikage, staring at Ruri with wary and hostile eyes.

"This guy is from Konoha..."

These Kumogakure jounin recognized Liuli's identity and showed surprise. None of them expected to encounter Konoha's rebellious ninja in such a place.

He was once a member of the Konoha Uchiha and was a ninja who could skillfully use the three Magatama Sharingan. He was quite famous among various countries.

Kumogakure, who paid a lot of attention to Konoha, naturally also collected a lot of information about Ruri.

Strength has yet to be evaluated, but Uchiha and Sharingan are representatives of fame, so people have to pay attention.

"Be careful, this woman is not only Uchiha, it is said that she was once a member of Konoha's White Fang team."

The Kumogakure jounin communicated carefully.

"That Konoha White Fang? You really can't underestimate him."

The other jounin are awe-inspiring and will not look down upon Ruri just because she is a female.

In fact, the reputation of Konoha White Fang is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that even the Kumogakure Jonin who had encountered Konoha White Fang once said that he did not want to fight with him for the second time.

This is not like a group outing for spring outing. Liuli thought to herself.

Seeing the lineup that Kumogakure showed, it was more than enough to capture a small country, and the Raikage himself led the team. If it was for a spring outing, it would be too luxurious.

But Yunyin's style obviously has ulterior motives.

"I was just passing by. It would be best if both of us could end things peacefully."

After seeing Madara's power, Liuli just wanted to go back to practice and become stronger as soon as possible, and had no interest in fighting Raikage, one of the five shadows.

Moreover, these Kumogakure Jōnin are all very aggressive, which can be considered a big trouble.

"You're just a defector ninja, don't act so arrogant here!"

Liuli's words could not be recognized by the Kumogakure ninja.

With that said, the dozen Kumogakure jonins rushed forward immediately, not intending to give Liuli time to prepare for negotiation.

And unlike Iwagakure, Kumogakure has not yet fallen to the point of needing to negotiate with defected ninjas.

"It's really troublesome, a bunch of guys who don't understand human language."

Liuli retreated back with Yuhuo. Once entangled, the situation became very troublesome.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

"This kind of trick——"

Seeing that Liuli only released the fire ball technique, the Kumogakure jounin felt Liuli's humiliation.

Without hesitation, Liuli took out the flame fan from his back and swung it hard at the fireball he spit out.

The eyes of the Kumogakure ninjas widened.

The fireball immediately increased several times in size, and its lethality was greatly enhanced.

"Water Escape·Water Array Wall!"

The surging water blocked the fireball, and then only blocked it for a moment before being rushed away by the fireball.

This also gave the other Kumogakure jounin time to dodge, bypass the fireball's attack range, and launch their own thunder escape ninjutsu.

As the lightning came quickly, Liuli took out the flame fan and slapped it in front of him. All the lightning disappeared without a trace on the flame fan.

"What kind of weapon is that? It absorbed our ninjutsu!?"

The Kumogakure ninjas who didn't know the Homura Fan looked surprised.

The Thunder Release Ninjutsu they just unleashed with all their strength, including some B-level advanced Ninjutsu, was extremely destructive. Unexpectedly, they were devoured without making any achievements.

Ruri raised the flame fan to alert the Kumogakure ninjas.

However, Liuli did not swing at them, but immediately turned around and waved the flame fan behind him.

The third generation Ai happened to appear there, and his fist flashing with thunderous power fell fiercely on the flame fan.

Liuli raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

Sandai Ai opened his eyes wide and felt the force of the surging counterattack, preventing him from making any progress.

Countless lightning bolts were released from the flame fan, which was the powerful thunder release ninjutsu previously released by the Kumogakure jonins. At this moment, they all bounced out and collided fiercely with Sandai Ai's fist.

boom!

Thunder and lightning create explosions.

Liuli and Sandai Ai both stepped back and kept a safe distance.

The arm of Sandai Ai who punched Ruri was slightly numb. This feeling quickly dissipated, but he also personally confirmed that the Uchiha girl in front of him was very powerful.

"That's it for today, Lord Raikage. If there is a chance next time, let's give it a good fight."

Liuli smiled slightly and jumped back. Yuhuo also left with him, not daring to stay here any longer.

The Kumogakure jonins wanted to pursue them, but Sandai Ai stretched out his hand to intercept them and said: "Forget it, let her leave."

"Lord Raikage?"

Kumogakure Jonin turned around in surprise.

"That little girl is an extraordinary ninja. If I want to eliminate her, the price I have to pay is too high. Don't forget the purpose of our coming here. We are not here to find trouble for defecting ninjas."

The third generation Ai looked deeply at the direction Liuli was leaving, and dispersed the lightning armor on his body.

"yes."

The monks of Yunyin understood this.

Rather than chasing the rebellious ninja of Konoha, the next action is the core of their mission this time.

If this operation fails in order to pursue the traitorous ninja, the gain will outweigh the loss.

It's not enough to take a risk for a Sharingan that you're not sure you can get.

What's more, compared to Uchiha's Sharingan, Hinata's Byakugan is more worthy of their possession.

If he had that kind of strategic blood inheritance limit, Kumogakure's actions would be more convenient.

The feeling just now, were you injured before the fight with me? The third generation Ai was on the road again. Thinking back to the brief battle with Liuli just now, he always felt that something was not right.

Then he didn't think much about it. As the Raikage of Kumogakure, it would be best if he could clean up the traitorous nins easily. If he couldn't clean them out, let Konoha just let the headache go.

Konoha's loss of such a strong combat power during the war was also a good thing for Kumogakure.

——After separating from the Kumogakure team led by Raikage, Liuli did not rush on her way, but looked for a secret place to rest behind a rock.

When she fought the Raikage just now, the wounds on her body recurred again. It would be very disadvantageous for her to continue fighting.

Seeing that Raikage was not chasing after him, he knew that Kumogakure had given up.

It was obvious that Kumogakure had a bigger agenda than chasing her, an insignificant rebellious ninja.

This is the closest place to the Earth Country, so it is not difficult to guess that Kumogakure's target is the Iwagakure ninja.

"Instead of attacking the Kingdom of Fire, I launched an attack on the Kingdom of Earth. In the past few days since I left, it seems that a lot of things have happened in the ninja world..."

Liuli took a sip of water. Kumogakure's unusual behavior had been known to all countries since the beginning of the Ninja World War.

Many people are speculating that Kumogakure's abnormal behavior is that he plans to attack the strongest Konoha and join forces with Sunagakure and Iwagakure to pull Konoha off the altar.

But after what happened just now, Liuli could tell that Yunyin had his own strategy.

However, this strategy had nothing to do with Liuli itself, so he didn't dwell too much on it and continued on his way with Yuhuo, returning to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

(PS: Actually, I quite appreciate the tough guy style of Kumogakure ninja. I think he will have a closer cooperative relationship with the protagonist in the future. I am also considering whether to pull Kumogakure into the chariot, but I Currently, I have been undecided as to which ninja village among the five major countries can be chosen as an ally to jointly raise the banner of the new era. We cannot have many allies, but we cannot have none, otherwise we will inevitably feel lonely.)