Escape From Konoha

In early September, the reconstruction of urban facilities destroyed by the ghost army in the Kingdom of Ghosts was basically completed.

The main lineage miko of the Kingdom of Ghosts was replaced by five-year-old Shion, and the next sealing responsibility of the demon was also transferred to Shion.

Although she is only a five-year-old girl, due to the special status and responsibilities of a miko, no one looks down on the five-year-old Shion.

The envoys from various countries who stayed after the ceremony were unable to get the information they wanted from the Kingdom of Ghosts. For this kind of thing, they hope that the ninjas in the country can make a difference in this regard.

The spies in this area mainly come from the Kumogakure ninjas of the Kingdom of Thunder, the Iwagakure ninjas of the Kingdom of Earth, and the Sunagakure ninjas of the Kingdom of Wind.

Konoha is currently trying its best to reconcile the conflicts at all levels within the village. In addition, it was severely damaged in the Third Ninja War and has no extra strength to reach the distant Demon Country.

Kirigakure has secretly reached an alliance with the Kingdom of Oni. With Yagura, the fourth generation Mizukage, controlling the internal affairs of Kirigakure Village, the Kingdom of Oni has the least to worry about.

Therefore, in the future, the secret opponents of the Ghost Kingdom's military will still be the ninja spies sent by the Kingdom of Thunder, the Kingdom of Earth, and the Kingdom of Wind.

In the laboratory, a small and exquisite black kettle, only the size of a palm, was placed on the experimental table. Bai Shi looked at the black kettle with a look of great satisfaction on his face.

Then he filled the kettle with water and shouted to Lin who was doing the experiment seriously on the other side: "Lin."

"What's the matter, Teacher Shiraishi?"

Lin put down her work and came to Shiraishi. She saw Shiraishi doing some work around a palm-sized black kettle, and she became curious.

The material on the outside of the black kettle does not look like metal, but like it is made of ceramic.

If it was just a kettle, this small kettle gave Lin a very strange feeling, but she didn't know what the specific feeling was.

"Teacher Baishi, what is this?"

Lynn asked curiously.

Shiraishi did not answer immediately, but continued: "Come and use this kettle to pour a glass of water."

"Get a glass of water?"

Lin was slightly startled.

Then a thoughtful look appeared on his face, and he stretched out his hand, took the handle of the black kettle, and prepared to pick it up.

As a result, the black kettle remained motionless on the experimental table.

No matter how much strength Lin used to hold it up, it seemed to be fixed there, unmoved.

Lin's face was full of astonishment.

What kind of kettle is this?

Having practiced senjutsu, her strength is not small. Although she cannot exert unparalleled strength like Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, she can easily lift large rocks larger than a person without any problem.

She was curious as to what the black kettle was made of.

The palm-sized black kettle is actually heavier than an adult.

It's incredible.

Lin, who did not believe in evil, continued to increase her strength. In the end, the tailed beast's chakra coat also appeared on the body's surface, allowing Lin's physical strength to increase dramatically again.

However, the black kettle was still fixed there, not even the power of the tailed beast could move it.

Lin gave up the idea of ​​picking up the black kettle. If the black kettle moved slightly under her power, Lin might have hope of picking it up.

But the key point is that pure force cannot affect it at all.

This can't help but make Lin feel discouraged.

"How does it feel?"

Shiraishi asked interestingly.

Lin thought for a while, then looked at Baishi helplessly and said, "Teacher Baishi, it is impossible to pick up this kettle with pure strength."

Although she was questioning, Lin was sure of her inner guess.

This was not only due to her inner intuition, the Nanao in her body also said something to her - Lin, there is something weird about this kettle. I'm afraid I won't be able to let you pick it up even with all my chakra power. ,give up.

This short sentence shocked Lin.

How powerful is the power of the tailed beast? There is no need to release the tailed beast jade that destroys the world. Just relying on the body to roll can cause huge destructive power, making it difficult for ninjas to compete.

So far, there are only a small number of top ninjas in the ninja world who can resist the tail beast head-on.

Most ninjas can only adopt a roundabout strategy in the face of tailed beasts, and dare not confront them head-on.

And the final surrender of the tailed beast must rely on sealing techniques, or special techniques that have strong suppression of the tailed beast's chakra, such as Sharingan and Wood Release, rather than relying on ninjutsu with astonishing destructive power.

Lin couldn't believe that even the mighty Tailed Beast couldn't pick up the kettle.

But Nanao is a relatively gentle tailed beast among the tailed beasts, and he doesn't bother to tell such lies to deceive others.

If it was difficult to lift even the tailed beast, Lin could only suspect that this black kettle was not something special that could be picked up with sheer strength.

It takes some special skills to pick up this kettle.

And this special technique can only be explained to her by the creator Shiraishi.

Shiraishi nodded, proving that Lin's statement was correct.

Mere force, no matter how powerful, could not pick up this kettle.

"Then, let's put aside those powers and feel the weight of this kettle with your heart."

Shiraishi gave a more general and vague statement.

The power of intention?

For others, it may be more troublesome.

But for Lin, who has completed the perfect Jinchuuriki training, it is not a strange and difficult thing to use the power of her mind to sense things.

"The power of the heart?"

Lin didn't think much, and according to Shiraishi's words, she picked up the black kettle with her hand again.

This time I don't plan to use my own power, but also the chakra power of the tailed beast.

Feel the weight of this kettle with your heart.

Then--

The power of thunder struck Lin hard.

Her expression suddenly changed, and she became extremely pale in an instant.

She stood there, holding the kettle, as if the world was shaking and turning upside down. Things around her were distorting. Shiraishi's figure disappeared from her eyes, and she saw boundless darkness.

This darkness aroused various dark elements that had long been sealed deep in Lin's heart.

Rather, he wanted to liberate the buried animalistic part of Lin's heart and take over Lin's physical and mental dominance.

Lin's forehead immediately shed layers of cold sweat, and she mustered up all her strength to resist the sudden power of darkness and suppress all these animalistic qualities.

Dealing with these darkness reminded Lin that in the past when she was performing the Perfect Jinchuuriki, she could sense the resentment of the tailed beasts in the spiritual space, which was something that could not be defeated by strength.

This has nothing to do with strength. The black kettle tests people's willpower.

No matter how strong or weak a ninja is, there will always be gaps in the mind that allow darkness to take advantage of.

Whether you can pass such a test is the key to picking up the black kettle.

Lin took a deep breath, and the scene around her returned to normal. She looked at the black kettle in her hand and felt a lingering fear.

I felt inexplicably afraid of something that looked like an ordinary kettle.

It carries a darkness that is more powerful and darker than the tailed beast.

Lin was also certain that this was not something that chakra could create.

Chakra is just a prop that carries 'things' and does not itself produce any darkness.

And this kettle itself may be synonymous with darkness.

It is an abyssal realm that pure chakra cannot reach.

According to what Shiraishi said before, he used this kettle to pour a glass of water into the water glass.

Lin took a sip from the water glass, and found that the black water bottle contained only ordinary drinking water, and there was nothing special about it.

What’s special is just the black kettle itself.

"Using this as one of the compulsory exam questions for ninja school students, what do you think?"

Shiraishi asked this question.

"I don't think there is a problem. This thing is very helpful for honing people's willpower."

Lin answered without thinking.

This ninja world is filled with all kinds of temptations, such as strength, money, power, beauty, and other temptations... People spend their lives fighting against these things.

It is impossible to eliminate these things from human nature, but as long as people overcome these things, it will be difficult for their will to be defeated by anything in life.

Failure is never something to be afraid of. What is terrible is that after failure, you do not have the courage to face the setbacks in life again.

It is indeed a good idea to use this kettle as one of the final exam questions in Ninja School.

"But, having said that, what did Mr. Shiraishi use to make this thing?"

Lin was curious about this.

Shiraishi did not hide his answer: "The darkness of the sprites. When the sprites were sealed back then, some of the darkness was not recycled. I was thinking about how to deal with the darkness left in the ninja world. Finally, I came up with this method to solve this problem. Get rid of it. The weight of this kettle is not the simple weight we know, but the weight of the darkness in people's hearts. If you can't overcome the darkness in your heart, no one can pick up this kettle. It only tests us. When you encounter the darkness in your heart, you should choose courage and fight the darkness in your heart to the end, or be dominated by cowardice and be defeated by the darkness."

"The weight of darkness in the human heart? It's really a heavy thing."

Lin sighed.

She has personally felt how heavy the so-called dark weight of the human heart is.

The suffocating feeling oppressed by heaven and earth shows how insignificant human beings are when faced with this force.

If you can ride the wind and waves in it and sing loudly all the way, it will definitely benefit the people who are undergoing the trial for the rest of their lives.

"Speaking of which, how is the development of the tailed beasts? Has there been any progress?"

Shiraishi asked.

When the demons were in chaos, Shiraishi did not use Lin to fight together.

She and Obito stayed in the first military area of ​​​​Aster City, staying here to avoid damage here.

The major military bases of the Kingdom of Ghosts and the First Military District of Ziyuan City are the core of the core.

Most of the secrets of the Kingdom of Demons are hidden here, and these secrets are things that cannot be seen before the Kingdom of Demons officially enters the stage of the ninja world.

He said without hesitation that apart from him, Ruri, and Ayane, with the current military strength of the Demon Country, it could fight any big country it encountered.

Although the chance of losing is still greater, Bingfeng will not be defeated in a single battle when facing the great ninjas. At least he has the strength to fight head-on.

After all, in addition to the three of them, the Demon Kingdom now also has high-end combat capabilities such as Lin, Obito, and Kakuzu.

The Uchiha clan, Hyuga clan, and Uzumaki clan also have many elite ninjas who can play a key role in reversing the situation in large-scale battles.

But this is not enough. It is far from what Shiraishi expected.

The kingdom of ghosts has further possibilities.

What the military needs to improve is the comprehensive strength of all ninjas, rather than just cultivating the cutting-edge ones.

If strong individualists become the upper echelons of a country, they will only lead a country into an abyss.

No matter how powerful a ninja is, it's impossible to take care of everything at the same time.

If a country wants to run, it needs talents from all walks of life to maintain the healthy operation of the country's machine.

Powerful ninjas only represent the country's most cutting-edge talents, but basic affairs also require people to manage and run them.

There is no need to waste any more time on political and business issues in the Kingdom of Ghosts, and there is no need to make huge changes for the time being. The only thing lacking is the slight lack of military background.

The research and utilization of tailed beasts is a key to improving the military's comprehensive ninja power.

"Yes, a trial tail beast capsule has been produced. The specific medicinal properties need to be tested clinically before we can consider whether it is suitable for widespread use."

Lin replied.

"Is that so? Let's use mice instead. It will probably be difficult to come up with volunteers for the experiment in a while."

"knew."

Lin nodded. Although human experiments were conducted, the military in the Kingdom of Ghosts was not a product of taboo violations, but was invested in legitimate research.

However, in the eyes of most people, human experiments are always evil and taboo experiments that violate humanity.

But for medical ninjas like Lin, human experiments are nothing more than routine.

Medical Ninja saves lives based on the experience and lessons learned from countless human experiments.

The development of various drugs that are beneficial to humans is also based on human trials.

In Lin's view, ninja schools need to strengthen education in this area, otherwise the medical and other industries in the Ghost Country may stagnate in the future.

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Yagura, who returned to Kirigakure from the Kingdom of Oni, also brought Kazuhime to Kirigakure.

As for Shiraishi's request, to let his daughter Kazuki experience life at the ninja school in Kirigakure Village, Yagura nodded in agreement without saying anything.

With the friendship between him and Shiraishi, and the alliance between Oni Country and Kirigakure, this kind of thing is just a piece of cake.

Moreover, judging from Shiraishi's intention, he should be planning to list his daughter Kazuki as one of his candidate heirs, and he has great expectations.

This was not the first time Yagura heard from Shiraishi about this strange girl who was born with the three magatama sharingan awakened and the tailed beast-level chakra sealed in her body.

At the same time, I am also looking forward to how far the daughter who is favored by Shiraishi will grow in the future.

The era of blood mist in Kirigakure Village has passed. After several years of correction and changes, the bloody customs have been eliminated from Kirigakure Village by Yagura using thorough attack methods.

Although Kirigakure Village paid an extremely heavy price for this, it was a joke to the other ninjas from all over the world.

Although the major national ninja villages also suffered huge losses, these were losses caused in wars with enemy countries.

The losses of Kirigakure Village were due to internal fratricide, which caused trauma to the village itself, and the losses were no less than those of the Great Ninja Village that participated in the Ninja World War.

To this day, there are still some remaining ninjas from the Blood Mist Sect who have fled to various parts of the ninja world, waiting for an opportunity to return to Kirigakure in an attempt to seize power through a coup.

Yagura has expressed his attitude towards killing these remnants of the Blood Mist Sect at high-level meetings more than once. There is still a detachment of Kirigakure Anbu who stay abroad for a long time in order to hunt down these people. The remnants of the Blood Mist faction never hold the idea of ​​appeasement and nurturing these people.

"Has it been arranged yet?"

"Yes, Mizukage-sama, I have already ordered Miss Ichihime to make arrangements below, so there won't be any problems. About the day after tomorrow, Miss Ichihime will be able to enroll in our ninja school in Kirigakure normally."

After all, it was just a little girl, with Mizukage and Kirigakure Anbu manipulating behind her, even the high-level elders couldn't see anything unusual.

Appearing in front of Yagura's desk was an adult man in his thirties.

He has gray-blue hair standing upright, and a talisman-like earring is hung on each ear.

On his right eye, a black eyepatch is covered, blocking the sight of the eyes, only the left eye is normally exposed.

"Thank you for your hard work, Qing."

Yakura is very satisfied with the work efficiency of this Jonin called 'Blue'.

Ao is one of the few outstanding perceptive ninjas in Kirigakure Village. He was also one of the strongest opponents of the blood mist at the beginning. He has good attainments in taijutsu and water escape ninjutsu. Now he exists as a member of his escort team. In recent years, he has used his sensory ninjutsu to eliminate many spies from other villages who wanted to sneak into Kirigakure Village secretly, and made a great contribution to the stability of Kirigakure Village.

He is also one of his most trusted ninjas.

"This is what I should do, Mizukage-sama."

Qing answered modestly.

"So, can Byakugan still get used to using it?"

Yagura asked Ao a surprising question.

Qing nodded without hesitation and replied: "I have adapted to it, and I haven't noticed any rejection to my body yet."

After all, before the Byakugan was transplanted, he had already undergone various physical tests. His body has the highest fusion rate with the Byakugan. Although he cannot command the Byakugan like an arm like the Hyuga clan, he can use the Byakugan to detect the enemy's situation. Still no problem.

Moreover, as a strategic-level Blood Succession Limit, the Byakugan's detection ability is the most important ability for a ninja village compared to the Soft Fist.

Yagura nodded.

The eye under Ao's right eye patch is the Hyuga clan's blood successor, the Byakugan, which possesses the most comprehensive investigative capabilities in the ninja world.

This Byakugan was not plundered from the ninjas of the Hyuga clan of Konoha, but obtained from Shiraishi in exchange for things.

Because there is a creature called White Zetsu in the Akatsuki organization, who has extremely terrifying infiltration capabilities. This specially processed Byakugan can see the movements of White Zetsu underground, and everything must be done to avoid the leakage of information about Kirigakure Village. preparation.

Yagura also takes Ao with him every time he takes action.

Akatsuki's target is the tailed beast. As a three-tailed jinchūriki, Akatsuki will not fail to take targeted measures because of his status as a water shadow.

Sooner or later, as a Mizukage, he will also be targeted by Akatsuki's people.

Before that, ensuring that the intelligence on your side is not leaked is the most basic way of fighting.

When the time comes, he will take advantage of this intelligence gap to catch the Akatsuki organization off guard, reduce their combat effectiveness, and prepare for the start of the Fourth Ninja War.

"Next, it depends on Kisame's actions. Have you already given the order?"

"No problem, we've already cooperated over there."

Qing answered in the affirmative.

As one of the few insiders in Kirigakure Village who knew the entire truth, he was deeply worried that Kisame was about to become a spy in a dangerous organization.

Although Kisame had followed bad ninjas like the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Ghost in the past, in essence, Kisame did not join in the same trap with those people. Instead, he had been stuck in confused thinking, feeling for himself and the future of Kirigakure Village. Confused and worried.

Such a ninja will only become a huge loss to Kirigakure Village if we don't win over him.

Kisame's strength can be said to be one of the few strongest ninjas under the Mizukage in Kirigakure Village.

After breaking away from the subordinates of Loquat Juzo, who was also a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he served in the Mizukage's escort team, with the same status as Ao.

Another member is training with the old master of Kirigakure Village, and the double-blood successor who comes here occasionally has Terumi Mei.

"However, after Kisame leaves, there will be one less member of the escort team. It is really stressful to rely on me alone. Mizukage-sama, do you have any recommendations?"

Qing asked.

The escort team is not the only team that protects Mizukage.

After all, the existence of ANBU was also one of the Mizukage's safety guarantees.

However, as the leader of the Ninja Village, there is no room for failure.

Originally, Terumi Mei only came here occasionally to work part-time. Before her training was officially completed, she would spend very little time working here.

Kisame is also about to leave Kirigakure Village, so he will be the only member of the escort team left.

And what he is best at is not fighting, but good at perception and Byakugan detection, serving as Mizukage's eyes.

Therefore, after Kisame leaves, a powerful ninja must be selected from Kirigakure Village to serve as Yagura's bodyguard.

"Would you like to be the bodyguard after Kisame leaves? Let the Nidaime-sama's ninja from the Oniden clan take this position."

As one of the most powerful ninja clan in Kirigakure with roots in Miaohong, the Oniden clan has always been an indispensable part of Kirigakure.

The second-generation Mizukage Kito Hangetsu, who was born in the Oniden clan, is the master of the resurgence of Kirigakure Village. He once followed Konoha and carried out various reforms within Kirigakure Village, which led to the rapid expansion of Kirigakure's military power. Kirigakure Village contributed a lot to the water shadow.

With such a background relationship, there is no need for the Oni Lan clan to worry about their loyalty to Kirigakure.

"The Ghost Lantern clan?" Qing touched his chin, seeming to remember something: "Can the genius prodigy Ghost Lantern Full Moon be able to control seven ninja swords? If he says that, there will be no problem."

The prodigy of Kirigakure, Oni Tou Mangetsu, just like Konoha's Shunshen Shisui, are outstanding ninjas of today's younger generation.

In addition, the ancestor of the Ghost Lantern clan had a Mizukage, and the Ghost Lantern Full Moon deserves the trust of the top management in terms of background and strength.

In this way, after Kisame leaves, Kito Mangetsu will take over as a member of the Mizukage Guards, and no one will gossip.

At that time, in order to list Kisame as a member of the Mizukage Guards, Yagura, as a Mizukage, argued with the senior elders for a long time before reluctantly passing the high-level meeting and allowing Kisame to become a member of the guard team.

"Then, next week, take Kisame with you to the Daiming Mansion of the Land of Water, and give our daimyo a good send-off. Anyway, by then, these guys will have to be cleaned up one by one. I have tolerated him enough. long time."

A sharp light flashed in Yagura's eyes, with murderous intent.