Escape From Konoha

After the transformation technique was released, the Iwa nin returned to his original form, which was Ayane.

She came to sit on a rock and took out the scroll she had stolen from the Third Raikage. According to the information of the general, the amber bottle, a treasure left by the Sage of Six Paths, was sealed inside.

In the amber pure bottle, there is a large amount of ore that the Third Raikage and others have worked hard to harvest in the Kingdom of Earth these days, as well as many precious chakra metals unique to the Kingdom of Earth.

But from now on, all these things belong to her.

"However, that Raikage is really thick-skinned and thick-skinned. He can still jump around after eating my divine air attack. He is not an easy guy."

So far, there has never been a ninja who could not fall down after being hit by her divine air strike from the front.

The Hyuga clan's soft fist directly hits the internal organs of the human body and uses acupuncture points to block the flow of chakra to the enemy.

Even when Liuli fought with her, he often kept a distance, covered his attacks with large ninjutsu, and did not dare to get close to her easily.

Close combat with ninjas from the Hyuga clan is a very dangerous behavior.

In particular, the soft fist she developed - the Divine Sky Strike, is extremely powerful, especially extremely destructive to the inside of the human body. In theory, as long as one is hit by the Divine Sky Strike, one will immediately die due to the bursting of the internal organs.

However, the Third Raikage did not fall down because of this. He only vomited blood when he ate it head-on. Ayane could imagine that although the Third Raikage's internal organs were not as strong as his outer layer of flesh and blood, they were certainly at an inhuman level.

But after eating it, it must have been very uncomfortable.

As for escape, it was impossible. In such an encirclement, locked tightly by countless sentient ninjas, more and more Iwagakure ninjas gathered, all in order to definitely kill the Third Raikage.

Even without her sudden intervention, defeat would have been inevitable sooner or later. Her appearance and sneak attacks only accelerated the opponent's death rate, but the result would still not change.

"How long can that Raikage last? I'm really looking forward to it. Let's take a nap here first and then get up and take a look."

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The sun quickly set and then quickly rose into the sky again.

Before I knew it, the day passed.

The Iwa ninjas all remained silent, staring at the standing body in the field.

The Third Raikage.

There was no injury on the body, not a single scar was left, and the blood at the corner of the mouth was dried.

He stood there motionless, the chakra on his body still shining with lightning, and his long light yellow hair fluttering against the dusty background.

There was no breathing at all, and although there was still fine lightning flowing in his eyes, his eyes became extremely dim, all showing the fact that the Third Raikage was already a cold corpse.

Ohnoki flew down from the air, his eyes fell on Raikage's body, his expression was slightly complicated, and then he sighed.

Seeing the third Raikage, Ai Zhan, die here, he would inevitably feel a little bit sad.

If one day he dies like this, will his body and self-esteem also be trampled by the enemy?

But...this is the price of becoming a ninja.

It is also the life of a ninja.

Being one of the Five Shadows is a heavy realization that must be shouldered.

On the battlefield, many Iwagakure ninjas heard tired cheers.

They could not understand Onoki's thoughts, but they understood that they used their own power to successfully defeat Kumogakure's Raikage, the legendary Five Shadow Ninja.

This record is enough to make them feel proud and proud.

"Take it back."

Onoki asked two of his trusted jounin to come up, lift up the body of the Third Raikage, and return to Iwagakure Village.

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"Is it finally over?"

On a mountain rock seven or eight kilometers away, Ayane witnessed the entire battle. The process and results were so thrilling that she was a little stunned.

The tactics adopted by Iwagakure this time were extremely eye-catching. Although the main body of the Iwagakure ninjas participating in the encirclement and suppression operation were chunin, they combined their weak strength and successfully fought to the death of the Five Shadows through a seamless earth escape attack. The thunder shadow of one.

There is absolutely no luck in this. It can only be said that Iwagakure's earth escape combined with ninjutsu does have its merits.

Even so, according to Ayane's observation, even with such excellent earth escape tactics, many Iwagakure ninjas died gloriously in the battle with the Third Raikage, and countless others were injured.

If she hadn't intervened on the way and hit the Raikage with a divine air attack, the number of Iwagakure ninja victims would have been even greater.

"Thunder Escape can restrain Earth Escape, but Earth Escape can limit the performance of Thunder Escape Ninjas by changing the combat environment... It's hard to say who will restrain who. What a wonderful battle."

Ayane sighed, sincerely praising the battle she witnessed.

The Raikage's fierce offensive and defensive thunder escape ninjutsu, and the Iwagakure ninja's earth escape tactics are both top-notch in one field.

The battle between both sides was an eye-opener for Ayane.

After the battle, the Iwagakure ninjas began to retreat, and there was no point in Ayane staying here to watch.

"Okay, now you can catch rats with peace of mind. The job of a rat catcher is really troublesome."

The incident with the Third Raikage was just a minor episode for Ayane.

Ninja battles happen every day, and even the Five Kages have a high risk of sacrifice on the battlefield.

The second generation Hokage of Konoha, the second generation Tsuchikage of Iwagakure Village, the second generation Mizukage of Kirigakure Village, including the second generation Raikage of Kumogakure, all died on the battlefield.

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The third Raikage died gloriously in the Earth Kingdom... This news was officially announced through Iwagakure Village, which naturally caused an uproar in the ninja world.

After Iwagakure's personal verification, this matter is almost certain to be confirmed.

Since the start of the Third Ninja War, this is the second Five Kage to have an accident.

The first was the missing Kazekage. Although Sunagakure Village tried its best to conceal it at first, due to the long absence of the Kazekage and the operation of spies from various countries, the news did not receive a positive response from Sunagakure. But he also acquiesced to this fact.

The second one is the Third Raikage.

Compared to the Third Kazekage who is missing and may still be alive, the Third Raikage is definitely dead.

The last time the Five Kages were directly killed in battle was an incident that occurred during the First Ninja War.

Five Shadows died in battle. This has not happened for nearly 20 to 30 years.

As the first of the Five Shadows to die in battle in so many years, the death of the Third Raikage is naturally of great significance.

Not to mention Kumogakure's anger, the Iwagakure ninjas who killed the Third Raikage were so powerful that they undoubtedly brought greater pressure to Konoha.

And while fighting against the powerful Konoha, even Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, couldn't take care of himself, while fighting against Kumogakure, and successfully used a scheme to kill the Third Raikage... This undoubtedly proves the power of Iwagakure Village military force.

When the war subsides and Iwagakure embraces it, there will probably be more big businessmen cooperating than usual.

Even Sunagakure, who was temporarily an ally, felt the pressure doubled due to Iwagakure's series of tough operations.

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"Rai, Raikage-sama is dead?"

When the Kumogakure jonins who had safely returned to the Land of Thunder heard the news, their minds felt like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, their bodies stiffened in place, and their expressions became dull.

"How, how could this happen? How could Lord Raikage die? Is this a lie?"

These jounin had expressions of disbelief and sadness on their faces, and they still couldn't believe that the Third Raikage, whom they respected, would die on the land of Earth Country.

"Although it is unbelievable, this is an established fact. Raikage-sama...he did die in the line of duty."

Kumogakure Chuunin, who was in charge of the report, closed his eyes with a sigh and sadness, expressing regret for the sacrifice of the Third Raikage.

But things have already happened, and there is no point in continuing to explore at this time.

Because the Third Raikage is dead, the previously formulated grand strategy also needs to be adjusted to a certain extent.

"Damn it! We shamelessly abandoned Lord Raikage and ran away..."

One jounin's knees collapsed, his face collapsed, tears flowed out uncontrollably, and his fists hit the ground, bleeding.

The other jonin couldn't bear it and choked up.

"Raikage-sama must have discovered Iwagakure's conspiracy, so he decided to break off alone at that time. In order to allow us to leave the Kingdom of Earth safely, he did it alone..."

That must be the case.

Their wise and powerful Raikage-sama must have realized that something was wrong, so he decided to stay alone behind Suikou, just to allow his subordinates to evacuate safely, and chose to sacrifice himself.

This righteousness and deep love for their subordinates made the Kumogakure jounin who survived and returned to the Land of Thunder suddenly feel ashamed and embarrassed to meet their colleagues in the village who were waiting for good news.

They are a disgrace to the entire Kumogakure.

"What's the situation in the village now?"

After grieving, a jounin wiped away his tears and asked the informant with red eyes.

"There is a lot of anger in the village right now, and many jounin are out of control, saying they want Iwagakure to pay with blood. As for whether to start a head-on war with Iwagakure, we have to hold several meetings a day to discuss it."

The communication ninja briefly described the situation in the village.

"So, what about the final decision?"

The Jonin who returned no longer care about whose hands the position of the Fourth Raikage will fall. They now only want to take revenge on the Iwagakure ninjas who killed the Third Raikage.

The communication ninja said with a serious face:

"The advisors and senior officials who took charge of the overall situation on behalf of Raikage-sama decided to abandon the original strategy, ignore the situation of Konoha for the time being, and immediately launch an attack on Iwagakure to avenge Raikage-sama!"

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Surrounded by high mountains and hills, there are top-secret fortresses with natural dangers, forming a natural protection circle for the Iwagakure Ninja Village.

The buildings in the village are mainly made of rock and appear dark gray.

Iwagakure Village Hospital.

"Oh, my waist!"

Ohnoki was recuperating in a ward, but when he got out of bed to move around, he suddenly jerked his waist and let out a painful howl. The young female nurses accompanying him hurriedly picked him up and put him back on the bed.

"Lord Tsuchikage, your waist injury has not healed yet, please don't get out of bed and stand casually. You secretly went out to fight without telling us before. You don't care about your body too much."

"What do you little girls know? Only if I go over can I put restrictions on that reckless Raikage. I am a ninja known as the 'Two Scales'. Just standing there is a deterrent."

As if he felt underestimated by these young female nurses, Ohnoki's red nose suddenly twitched, he shouted dissatisfied, and preached to these young people in the tone of an elder.

Having been in the position of Tsuchikage for nearly thirty years, he has never seen anything like this.

This little injury is nothing to worry about.

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage, you are a legendary ninja, but you must also consider our feelings. We are the ones being scolded by those above."

A female nurse put her hands on her hips and severely lectured Ohnoki, who was a Tsuchikage.

"Huh, just a little girl."

Ohnoki snorted in dissatisfaction, but still lay on the hospital bed obediently, obeying the arrangements of these young female nurses.

"Then, Lord Tsuchikage, please open your mouth now and I will feed you, ah~"

A female nurse brought a bowl of hot porridge, put the spoon to Onoki's mouth, and asked him to open his mouth.

"..."

Ohnoki is a bit hopeless.

He was the Tsuchikage, a ninja known as the 'Two Scales', and yet...he was reduced to the point where he had to be manipulated at will by a few little girls.

What a shame!

Then, he opened his mouth and took a big bite.

"That's good, dear Tsuchikage-sama. In the hospital, patients must be obedient."

Several female nurses secretly smiled.

These yellow-haired girls! Onoki was depressed.

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in."

A tall, sturdy young man walked in.

"Father, it's me."

This Iwagakure ninja is the son of Ohnoki, and he has the strongest strength among the Iwagakure jonins.

At such a young age, his attainments in earth escape are already somewhat comparable to those of his father Ohnoki.

"It's Loess, what are you doing back at this time?"

Ohnoki wondered what he was doing returning to Iwagakure at this time when Huangtu was not confronting Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha, on the front line of the Land of Grass.

The female nurse in the room also knew that when Huangtu Jōnin came here, he must have important matters to deal with, so she wisely exited the room, leaving Huangtu and Onoki here.

After the female nurses exited, Huang Tu was the first to speak: "The front line is temporarily supported by Kari. The medical supplies there are insufficient. I need to bring some to the front line."

"There is no need for you to personally intervene in these tasks. What happened in Konoha?"

"There is a powerful guy around Sannin Jiraiya these days."

Huang Tu looked serious.

"Awesome guy?"

Onoki was a little surprised. He could be called a powerful guy by Huangtu, and his strength was definitely not that of an ordinary jounin.

"He can use the rare space-time ninjutsu. If I am correct, it should be the Flying Thunder God Jutsu developed by the former Hokage Senju Tobirama of Konoha. The name is Namikaze Minato."

Huang Tu said this.

"Namikaze Minato? I have heard of this name a little bit. He seems to be a new jounin who has risen in Konoha in recent years."

"Yes. And according to the description of the team that fought with Namikaze Minato, there was a white-haired kid next to Namikaze Minato who used the Thunder Release Sword Technique. He was the son of Konoha White Fang."

"Son of the White Fang? Konoha is always full of talents. You personally returned to the village to escort the medical supplies to guard against Minato Namikaze, who can fly the Thunder God Technique."

Ohnoki guessed Huang Tu's purpose of returning to the village at this time.

"That's right. He has attacked Iwagakure supply points many times in recent times. Although he has not caused any major losses, his excessive mobility and strong containment force are very similar to Konoha White Fang who committed suicide."

"I understand. A lot of powerful ninjas have emerged in the underground black market recently. There are many capable people there. They will definitely do profitable business."

Onoki nodded, indicating that he understood.

"So, what about Kumogakure's side? Has the discussion concluded?"

Loess heard about the Third Raikage incident at the front line and wanted to know how to plan for Kumogakure.

It can be said that Iwagakure, who killed the Third Raikage, has completely broken up with Kumogakure Village.

There is a high chance that Kumogakure will launch a war against Iwagakure in order to avenge the Third Raikage.

"I have discussed with the elders. If Kumogakure wants to fight, then fight with them to the end. I am a ninja known as the 'Two Scales'. Let these barbaric guys know how powerful our Iwa ninjas are!"

A cold light flashed in Ohnoki's eyes and he snorted coldly.

Onoki's tough attitude was as expected by Huang Tu.

From the time I can remember, my impression of my father, Ohnoki, is that of a hardliner.

Even if there is a two-front war, Yanyin Village will not give in at all.

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Shiraishi, who was in the Kingdom of Ghosts, also had a detailed understanding of the recent changes in the ninja world.

The Third Raikage died in the line of duty, and Kumogakure, who fell into a state of rage, would probably formally declare war on Iwagakure.

This means that Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company's orders will increase again.

But there was one thing that Shiraishi had not anticipated in advance.

Seeing the scroll sent back by General Tu, Shiraishi held the scroll in his hand and felt it was very hot.

This scroll is the fruit of the three generations of Raikage who have worked hard in the Land of Earth for a long time.

Now it has been stolen by Ayane and sent back to him.

If Kumogakure or Iwagakure knew about this, it would not be a joke.

"Really, I asked her to eliminate the 'rats'. Why is she going to the Kingdom of Earth? I know it won't make people worry."

At this point, Shiraishi can only complain a few words, but it is impossible to return what he got.

As long as no one finds out, there's no problem.

He was afraid that if Ayane was not clean when she did it, some flaws would be exposed, and people would follow the Muggle trail and trace it here.

Immediately, he looked at another letter, which explained what Ayane had witnessed on the battlefield.

After Bai Shi read it, he suddenly felt interesting.

The officials of Iwagakure Village announced that they used successful trap tactics to successfully kill Raikage with a negligible sacrifice rate, and stated that Raikage, one of the Five Shadows, was reckless and stupid.

Kumogakure Village announced to the outside world that the Third Raikage knew that it was a trap set by the enemy and chose to cut off the rear alone. This was entirely to allow his companions to evacuate safely, rather than making a mistake and falling into Iwagakure's trap.

After that, he fought alone against 10,000 Iwagakure ninjas for three days and three nights, and killed half of the enemies with force, before finally dying of exhaustion.

The Raikage, who was apparently killed in the line of duty, fought bravely and showed the spirit of a fearless leader who risked his life calmly to protect the safety of his companions.

What Ayane wrote in the letter was that Iwagakure destroyed the third Raikage. The number of ninjas dispatched was between 4,000 and 5,000. It took a total of twenty-six hours, and finally the Raikage was exhausted. And die. Iwagakure itself also suffered heavy losses. About a thousand ninjas died on the battlefield and half were wounded.

Ayane's report was neither as negligible as Iwagakure said, nor as exaggerated as Kumogakure said. The Raikage fought with ten thousand ninjas for three days and three nights, and finally died of exhaustion.

"They all have their own opinions."

Liuli appeared behind Shiraishi and saw Ayane's report, and felt as interesting as Shiraishi.

Shiraishi was not surprised by Liuli's arrival, but smiled calmly: "So this is history."

Shiraishi was not surprised by this.

Both Iwagakure and Kumogakure start from their own actual interests.

In the face of the real history, we advocate and modify it, and then form a "story" equivalent to history, and pass it down from generation to generation.

Although the result remains unchanged, the process of change can determine how future generations will evaluate this period of history.

According to Iwagakure's record, the Third Raikage acted recklessly and foolishly and died in a trap, while Iwagakure's sacrifice was negligible and his strategy was perfect.

According to Kumogakure's records, the third Raikage fought bravely and sacrificed his life for his companions, rather than making tactical mistakes and being manipulated by the enemy, leading to a humiliating death.

"Let's not talk about that. Thanks to them, the performance of pharmaceutical companies has also increased a lot recently."

During the war, medicine and arms were both hugely profitable industries.

Now that Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company has squeezed out a piece of the sky, it will naturally be favored by those ninja villages that are at war.

Moreover, as a neutral country, the Ghost Country will never prohibit the sale of drugs to any country.

So far, the cooperation with the five major ninja villages has been good, and a relatively deep friendship has been established, as well as a basis for cooperation.

"Now the roads in major towns have been almost completed, and the funds invested in schools and education have been released on time. We can develop in depth in other directions."

"Something else?"

Liuli was curious about this.

"The company's current model is a bit monotonous. I want to formally invest in the military industry. Improve bio-enhancement agents, manufacture ships, and exploit marine resources. First of all, we must eliminate pirates in the western waters of the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Oni Country is bordered by land to the east, south and north, and the sea to the west.

Because of Liuli's previous raids, all the bandits in the Kingdom of Ghosts have disappeared.

But I didn't start planning for the sea area before. Now that I have some time, I naturally have to deal with the pirates in the western sea area. And with so much spare money on hand, Shiraishi felt that it was pointless not to spend it and put it on hand.

What's more, Ayane has sent back so many specialty ores from the Earth Country this time, and there are many precious and rare chakra metals in them. It would be a waste not to use them to invest in the military industry.

If you want to control the ocean and exploit marine resources, warships that need navigation must be built.

The prototype of the land combat force has already been formed. The next step is to develop the naval force and proceed with both ends.

As for the air combat troops, we don’t know the year and month yet, so let’s let nature take its course.

"Do you want me to come over again?"

Liuli saw through Shiraishi's thoughts.

Shiraishi naturally wouldn't think that he could hide this little trick from Liuli, but letting Liuli deal with it would definitely be the most efficient.

Shiraishi, who felt deeply apologetic, immediately hugged Liuli's body and sat on his lap.

"Idiot, the curtains aren't closed yet."