Escape From Konoha

After coming down from Nanga Shrine, Itachi did not return home with his father Fugaku, but went to the open woods not far from the shrine.

It was the place where he usually practiced, where Shisui had already arrived here before him.

Hearing the footsteps approaching from behind, Shisui turned around and smiled at Itachi: "Congratulations to you, Itachi. Not only did you become a chuunin, but you were also recommended to become a member of the ANBU. It's really incredible. "

A ten-year-old Anbu, this is the youngest Anbu in the history of Konoha.

Shisui could tell that the clan members gathering at the shrine were sincerely proud of Itachi.

Because this is the embodiment of the power of the Uchiha clan.

It is true that Itachi is a very talented ninja, but without the Sharingan and without the tilt of family resources, it would not be possible to achieve what he is today.

In the eyes of the tribe, now is the time for Itachi to give back to the family.

Enter the Anbu and monitor the movements of the Anbu and village senior officials for the Uchiha clan. The Uchiha clan needs to have first-hand information.

"Stop teasing me, Shisui."

Itachi shook his head helplessly, not looking as happy as he imagined.

When thinking about the gathering, the tribesmen couldn't help but feel gloomy in their hearts because of their extremely extreme ideas about the village and the higher-ups.

If the Uchiha clan rises up, then Konoha will definitely fall into the quagmire of war, causing countless deaths.

War... A trace of sadness flashed in Itachi's eyes.

Having already experienced the horrors of the war at the age of four, I hated the war.

In any case, the clansmen who wanted to start an internal war did not realize at all the pain their actions would bring to Konoha and the Fire Nation... regardless of the overall situation, they implicated countless innocent people for the benefit of the clan. Come on, how could this happen?

But to stop it... Itachi couldn't think of a way.

He didn't know what method or position he should use to stop the tribe's growing ambitions.

"Are you feeling distressed by the extreme ideas of your tribe, Itachi?"

The smile on Shisui's face disappeared, or he lost his expression.

This was the first time Itachi had seen Shisui like this.

"Shisui, how did you..."

"How do I know? You have been a child who likes to think since you were a child. It is only natural that you will be troubled by such things."

Shisui said so.

"As expected of you, Shisui."

Even though he tried his best to hide his inner emotions at the party just now, Shisui saw through it at a glance. Itachi admired Shisui for his keen insight.

Whether it is the use of Sharingan skills or the ability to observe words and colors, Shisui has to far surpass himself.

The clan members called themselves a rare genius in the family for twenty years, which made Itachi feel ashamed.

Such a title should be appropriate for Shisui.

"Don't blame the clansmen for thinking this way. They have no choice but to do so."

"As a last resort?"

"Yes, during the reign of the Second Hokage, the Uchiha clan was vaguely ostracized. This is a curse left over from history. The reason why they have extreme ideas is that they are actually at the end of their rope."

"Are you unwilling to give up the glory of your clan?"

Zhishui is silent.

There are reasons for this.

Because many Uchiha clan members regard themselves as the founder of Konoha, this is also where the Uchiha clan is easily criticized.

Blind arrogance and ignorance of the world.

The Uchiha people who only pursue power only see their own strength.

Uchiha is now isolated by many ninjas in the village, both for external and internal reasons.

The clansmen who have awakened the Sharingan are too aloof and arrogant. If they are slightly dissatisfied, they will easily think of extreme actions.

Now I may just talk about it verbally, but in the future... maybe I will realize the extreme ideas I verbally express.

That's when it really gets bad.

Whether a clan is wiped out or Konoha falls into an endless war, this is something Shisui doesn't want to see.

After clearing up his complicated mood, Shisui said to Itachi: "I am also thinking about how the village and the family get along, but my strength alone is not enough. Now that you have joined the ANBU, we can work together to find a way for the family and the family to get along. A way for the village to live in peace.”

Itachi nodded, he thought so too.

The tribesmen's ideas are too extreme, and whether they succeed or not, they will bring huge trauma to Konoha.

This kind of thing must be stopped.

"So I'm begging you. We must not only change the clan's view of the village, but also change the senior management's view of our clan. When things have developed to this point, it is no longer an internal problem within our clan. There may also be problems with the higher-ups."

Shisui hoped that Itachi could convey to the higher-ups the current difficult situation of the Uchiha clan, instead of just simply monitoring their clan.

Such an extreme approach would make it impossible for the clan and the village to live in harmony.

Because only Itachi can do this.

He is the son of the leader of the Uchiha clan, and in terms of status, Shisui cannot compare with him.

Now, Itachi has been selected as an ANBU and has direct access to the village's senior officials.

Shisui was different. Although he was also an Anbu, only the Third Hokage knew the identity of this Anbu.

Just trying to convince the Third Hokage alone is completely useless.

At the same time, I have to explain all this to the two advisors and the root leader Shimura Danzo, and convince all the senior officials to change everything.

Only Itachi is qualified to do this now.

Itachi is not only an ANBU, but also the son of the Uchiha clan leader. His opinions will never be ignored by the higher-ups and will definitely be considered carefully.

Shisui is full of expectations for the future. A real bridge of communication between the village and the top management has been established. If the two parties negotiate well, they can definitely avoid unnecessary disputes between the Uchiha clan and the village.

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Inside the ANBU headquarters building.

In an empty room, all the ANBU members of the second team were gathered.

There are four squads under the Second Squadron, and the fifth to eighth squads of ANBU are all under the jurisdiction of the Second Squadron.

And now Itachi was standing next to the captain of the second ANBU team——

Hatake Kakashi.

He is the captain of the second ANBU team.

Konoha's second generation White Fang.

His father, Konoha White Fang, seemed to have committed suicide at home because of something. He perfectly inherited his father's sword skills and will. He was even better than his master and was feared by ninjas from all over the world. He can be said to be a ninja with an extremely famous reputation.

It was also the target that Itachi chased and longed for.

Itachi believed that he who graduated at the age of seven and became a chuunin at the age of ten was good enough, but Kakashi graduated at the age of five and passed the chuunin exam at the age of six.

His talent made most of Konoha's shinobi feel ashamed and secretly ashamed.

Mirai is likely to be one of the strong candidates for the Fifth Hokage.

"From today on, Uchiha Itachi is a member of our team."

Kakashi stood at the front of the four ANBU squads and introduced Itachi to his subordinates.

Kakashi, who is already the squad leader, rarely has the opportunity to go out on missions.

Most of the time, he stayed in Konoha and directed the operations of the four ANBU squads below.

"Hello, seniors, I am Itachi Uchiha."

Itachi, who was only ten years old, was very small and stood out among the adults.

The four squad ANBU below stared at Itachi with doubts, curiosity, and disgust, as if they wanted to see through him completely.

Itachi also noticed the gathering of gazes and looked at his ANBU with disgust, probably because he had the surname 'Uchiha'.

The other party has irreconcilable differences with the Uchiha clan.

"Itachi, your team is Class Six, and there happens to be a vacancy there."

Kakashi pointed to the location of Class 6.

There were only three people there, a squad leader, plus the two team members, and there was still a third person missing.

Itachi is now the third member of Team 6.

"yes."

Itachi walked towards where Class 6 was.

The three ANBU ninjas of Team 6 were one of the few who did not look at him with disgust. This was also Kakashi's consideration, which made Itachi very grateful.

If he stayed in an ANBU team that was dissatisfied with his last name, it would probably cause the team to split.

"Tenzo, I will leave Itachi to you to guide him, so that he can get used to the rhythm of ANBU as soon as possible."

Kakashi ordered to the squad leader of the sixth ANBU.

"yes."

The ANBU ninja named Tenzo nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Kakashi then dismissed the meeting and left the room.

The ANBU also left one after another to continue their unfinished tasks.

ANBU meetings have always been brief and direct, and today's meeting was just to introduce a new team member. After the introduction, unnecessary time would not be wasted.

You can just run in the ANBU directly during normal missions.

Until the end, only Team 6, which Itachi belonged to, did not leave and stayed in the room.

"As you can see, I am Tenzo, the squad leader of Class 6, and you will be under my management from now on, Uchiha Itachi."

"Understood."

Itachi nodded understandingly.

Judging from his voice and body shape, his squad leader is not very old, probably fifteen or sixteen years old.

At this age, he has become the squad leader of the ANBU, so he can be said to be a very powerful senior.

"After that, give yourself a code name so that you can move more easily. Now follow me to the location where the mission is to be carried out."

Tenzo looked at Itachi with an incomprehensible look, which made Itachi a little confused.

However, Itachi didn't ask, and just followed Tenzo honestly, accompanied by two other Anbu.

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Itachi was shocked when he saw the scenery in the room.

Somewhere underground in the ANBU headquarters building, a huge house that was completely enclosed and had only one door as an entrance and exit was densely packed with intricate surveillance equipment.

As for the surveillance scene, there is no doubt that it is a place that Itachi is very familiar with - the Uchiha clan.

From the streets of the clan, to the ninja training places, and even outside the Nanga Shrine, they are all under very precise surveillance.

Is this where he works?

In the center of the room, Kakashi stood motionless and stared at the screen. When he saw Tenzo's Class 6 coming in, he just silently gestured for them to get to work quickly.

Working with Team 6 to monitor the Uchiha clan, there are four ANBU from Team 5.

Monitor the Uchiha clan 24 hours a day.

"As you know in the Nine-Tails Incident, we in Konoha lost the Fourth Hokage. And according to accurate intelligence, there is a mole in the Uchiha clan."

Tianzang explained in a low voice.

"The mole?"

"She was placed in the Uchiha clan when Uchiha Ruri defected ten years ago. The death of the Fourth Hokage is probably related to her."

After listening to Tenzo's words, Itachi couldn't help but clenched his fists.

He had heard of the name Uchiha Ruri in the past, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He only knew that he was a very powerful Uchiha ninja who defected to Konoha for unknown reasons.

But he didn't expect that the other party's defection would bring such a major disaster to the family.

If she hadn't defected and murdered the Fourth Hokage, the Uchiha clan would never have ended up in this situation.

So, who is this mole?

Is it an individual...or a group? Or did most of the clansmen participate in it?

Itachi felt cold all over his body.

The oppressive atmosphere made it difficult for him to breathe.

Tenzo patted Itachi on the shoulder and said: "This is not your fault. However, I hope you can keep the things here secret. It will be very troublesome if it is exposed."

"Yes. I won't tell."

Itachi knew that the family already suspected that ANBU was spying on them.

But they never expected that the ANBU would monitor the Uchiha clan so intensively.

If those tribesmen with radical ideas in the tribe knew about it, it would definitely prompt them to carry out the coup faster.

This matter must be concealed.

Tenzo didn't understand why he placed Itachi in such a place, but he also knew that this was not Kakashi's intention, but the consideration from a higher level, the Hokage.

Test? Tian Zang secretly thought.

It's really a troublesome thing. This kind of thing is beyond his control.

"Very good. You have to remember that you are now an ANBU of Konoha. There are only missions and villages here, and no clan exists. Now you are Uchiha Itachi of Konoha, instead of fighting with the name Uchiha on your back. .”

This is the most important rule of Anbu.

The ninjas who join here do it for the village of Konoha.

No matter which ninja clan they came from before, or what special background they had.

As long as you join ANBU and put on a mask, you have to give up everything. You must absolutely consider everything from the standpoint of the village, and give priority to obeying the orders of the village's top leaders. These are the principles that ANBU cannot change.

"I understand that there can be no personal affair in the mission."

Itachi had this realization.

Anbu is an organization that only elite ninjas can join.

Those who can enter it are ninjas who have a strong will of fire and are excellent in strength. Only then will they be recognized by the Hokage and other high-level officials.

If you can make a name for yourself here, then it is not a dream to get a place in the center of the village.

After that, he aimed to become Hokage and became the first Hokage of Uchiha.

In this way, Shisui's wish will be fulfilled. As long as he can become Hokage, the barrier between the village and the Uchiha clan will naturally disappear.

After that, in the name of Hokage, he would have frequent contact with the senior officials of the remaining ninja villages, conduct diplomacy, and get the joint help of the remaining ninja village shadows and ninjas, then the war would naturally not happen again.

The daimyo has no capital to start another war.

The ninja world will win peace.

An unprecedented clear route appeared in Itachi's mind, filling Itachi with motivation to take action.

Therefore, becoming the best ninja in ANBU is the first step.

"Your job position is here, don't put too much pressure. At least so far, we have not found any evidence of collusion between the Uchiha clan and the traitorous ninja... It is also a test for you."

Tenzo arranged Itachi in a certain corner and asked him to sit in the corresponding position. He was surrounded by a large number of screens. All the movements of the Uchiha clan were displayed on the screen and printed in Itachi's eyes.

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A country of ghosts, a border village.

Although it looks like a small isolated village, the Ghost Country completed nationwide road construction a few years ago, strengthening communication and management among various towns in the Ghost Country. Power is concentrated and government orders are also Can be conveyed accurately and clearly in the first time.

Even if an accident occurs, the city's security forces will arrive at the scene as soon as possible to solve the problem for the people.

It is no longer just about hiring ninjas to solve problems for the people... rather, it is natural for the people of the Ghost Country, who pay taxes every year, to enjoy the protection of the country.

You must not pay ninjas to solve problems in a simple traditional 'employment' model.

Otherwise, the people's sense of identity with the country will be reduced, which is not conducive to the country's rule. The people will also have a resistance to paying taxes, and when it brews to a certain extent, they will launch riots.

This kind of thing is not uncommon even in the five major countries.

Paying ninjas to solve incidents has become a common thing for people from all over the ninja world.

But hiring ninjas is not a small expense.

Civilians with few sources of income not only have to pay taxes, but also have to pay an additional amount of money to hire ninjas. If things go on like this, only the wealthy people in the wealthy class can hire ninjas.

Therefore, it is obvious that ninjas have gradually become tools for the powerful to oppress civilians.

It was precisely because he understood these shortcomings that Shiraishi made up his mind to change this situation, and the effect was surprisingly good. The people's identification with the country and the government was unprecedentedly enthusiastic.

Now you only need to pay taxes to be protected by the country and the government, and there is no need to spend additional money to ask ninjas to solve the incident.

People naturally have a high sense of identification with the police force and the ninjas who are affiliated with the military, and will not regard them as lackeys who are used by the powerful to oppress the bottom.

When an unexpected incident occurs, it will be reported to the town's security force as soon as possible.

In this border village, the police ninjas from nearby towns immediately sensed the scene and conducted surveys after receiving the news.

According to the villagers in this village, there was a monster making trouble in the village at night. It was tall and made a rumbling sound when it walked.

The eyes also light up at night.

Realizing that the matter was not simple, the villagers immediately sought help from the town's police force.

One of the two guard ninjas squatted down and used his palm to mark the sunken footprints on the ground. The cement road was trampled and cracks appeared next to the footprints.

When that 'monster' moves around, it is very powerful, probably even more powerful than the beasts in the forest.

"This kind of footprint is not human, but it is also very different from the footprints of all the beasts I know."

The ninja shook his head, unable to tell what kind of mark this monster left when it walked.

It's really strange that the hard concrete road can be cracked just by walking around.

The other ninja also shook his head and just took a pen to write in the notebook, accurately writing the information about the footprints on it.

Then he took out his camera from his backpack and took pictures of the footprints on the road. He then went back and asked the experts to identify the footprints made by some 'monster'.

At this moment, an old man walked over shakily. He was the village chief of this border village.

"These may be traces of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses stepping on them."

"Terracotta warriors and horses?"

The two ninjas raised their eyebrows.

"I just remembered it, because the memory is too old. The terracotta warriors and horses are soldiers controlled by monsters and spies...Only spies can control them. They have the powerful power to ravage the earth to pieces."

The village chief's face was full of worry.

Monster sprites have always been immortal monsters that have been entrenched in the Kingdom of Demons. Many old people in the Kingdom of Demons have heard of this legend. In the past, they have also witnessed monster sprites controlling armies, attacking human towns, and causing destruction. and destruction.

For thousands of years, witches have guarded this country and have been fighting monsters, but there is still no winner.

The country of ghosts is also a dangerous country.

But even so, many people still came to take refuge because the war outside was more terrifying than the monsters and spies.

"Is that so? Monsters... we understand. Don't go out during this period. We will contact the nearby shrine. If the monsters are really causing trouble, let the shrine maiden perform an exorcism ceremony."

There are many strange creatures in the ninja world.

Monster is one of them.

There has been an order from the top to immediately request support from the nearest shrine if there are any traces of monsters.

If you want to seal monsters, you can only rely on the power of miko. Ninjas will be very disadvantaged when dealing with monsters.

"Then I'll leave it to you. Please also report this matter to Maitreya Miko immediately. Only Maitreya-sama can deal with such a powerful monster."

The village chief looked worried. If it was true as he suspected, the country of ghosts would soon become unstable.

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"Really, a neutral country has set up such a strict military zone...don't they want to be a neutral country?"

There was a bonfire in the cave at night. Several Kumogakure ninjas sat around the bonfire, and one of them began to complain.

They are spies who sneak into the Kingdom of Ghosts secretly and collect confidential information from the Kingdom of Ghosts' military.

But in the past two years, they have had no chance to enter any military area in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

As long as you get close, you will be sensed by the sensing ninja there.

The security system there is simply too exaggerated.

It's not that no one noticed that a neutral country made such a big move, it's just that none of the countries mentioned it openly that using ninjas to spy on intelligence was the best way.

"There is no way, this is the order of Raikage-sama... Moreover, we have been operating in the Kingdom of Demons for so long, and we have actually been discovered a long time ago. It's just that they were afraid of the Kingdom of Thunder behind us and ignored us."

The Jonin captain sighed helplessly.

It is impossible for the Ghost Country with that kind of alert level not to be able to discover this, otherwise they would have sneaked into the military area and obtained the first-hand confidential information.

"What's next?"

"Keep working. The superiors haven't asked us to go back. I guess we still don't want to give up."

"But if this continues..."

Before the Kumogakure ninja finished speaking, the Jonin captain hissed, indicating silence.

The rest of the team members also fell silent, sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

At the same time, they looked at the entrance of the cave. A gloomy wind blew in from the outside and extinguished the bonfire.

The cave immediately fell into darkness.

"Thunder Escape·Thunder Flash!"

The moment the bonfire was extinguished, the Jonin captain moved quickly with his eyes and hands. After forming the seal, he sprayed a sharp lightning gun from his mouth, penetrating the darkness of the night and hitting a certain location.

Under the moonlight, a purple-black mist flew out from the shadows.

The lightning gun penetrated through the purple-black light mist and shattered the rocks in the distance.

"What!?"

Ignoring the Thunder Release Ninjutsu of Kumogakure Jōnin, an eerie and evil laughter came out from the purple-black light mist, and he pounced on several Kumo Ninjas at extremely fast speeds, surrounding them in the mist.

The shrill shouting lasted for a few seconds, and silence returned to the cave.

Outside the cave, pairs of eyes lit up, all over the mountains and plains.

A tall stone soldier stood upright, holding a stone blade in his hand, standing still and letting the wind blow, rendering the mountain forest into a dead abyss.