Escape From Konoha

A convoy headed towards Sunagakure Village.

The Suna ninjas who were protecting the convoy scanned the surroundings with vigilant eyes. Every Suna ninja became sensitive and began to check the surrounding environment to avoid accidents on the way back to Sunagakure Village.

At this moment, a sharp-eyed Sand Ninja suddenly looked towards the sky and discovered a black spot gradually enlarging in his field of vision. His face immediately changed drastically and he shouted loudly:

"The enemy is attacking, prepare to fight!"

After he shouted these words, the other sand ninjas also noticed this and took action one after another.

The two Sand Ninjas closest to the convoy took out the scrolls and summoned a beetle puppet with a feather blade and a huge Sanshou fish puppet from the scrolls.

When the black dot passed over the convoy, the violent wind suddenly rolled up on the sand, and the sand fluttered against the car windows, making constant sounds.

The sand ninja who controlled the giant Sanshou fish puppet immediately deployed the shield on the back of the Sansho fish, blocking the raging sand and protecting the carriage behind him.

The beetle puppet with a feather blade was also under the control of the puppet master at this time. It made a clicking sound and rushed into the sky to fight with the enemies who were attacking the convoy.

It was a slightly petite girl wearing a miko uniform.

The inorganic pupils give people the feeling of a dead thing.

As for the girl who appeared in the sky, many Sand Ninjas could not forget this hateful face.

Although his name is unknown, he is undoubtedly one of the minions belonging to the Demon Country's military.

They are dangerous criminals that Sunagakure focuses on guarding against.

A sharp blade with blue poison appeared on the beetle's limbs. It aimed at Tianyu Nu's body and slashed hard with no mercy, trying to kill her with one blow.

The storm barrier Tianyu Nu formed around her body directly blocked the blade. You could hear the blade being attacked by the storm, and there was a slight sound of breaking.

boom!

The feather-blade beetle puppet flew back, but under the skillful control of the puppet master, it readjusted its posture during the inverted flight and quickly flapped the feather-blade wings behind it.

A blade coated with toxin was shot at Tianyu girl, and it slammed into the storm barrier, and the storm barrier was also on the verge of breaking under the continuous blow of the blade.

When Tianyu Nu saw this scene, her body floated backwards, easily getting herself out of danger.

Her focus is always on the carriage surrounded by sand ninjas. The things inside should be very important to sand ninjas.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have tried so hard to protect the carriage.

As a result, a scroll immediately fell from the white sleeve of Tian Yu Nu and landed in her hand.

When the sand ninjas saw this scene, their expressions changed drastically.

"Be careful! It's a fusion attack of Wind Dun and Fire Dun!"

Even though they knew what Sky Feather Girl was going to release next, they had absolutely no ability to stop each other.

Even the beetle puppet that can fly freely in the air is inferior to the sky feather girl in terms of mobility.

After all, a puppet is a dead thing after all, unless it is a top puppet master who can change this disadvantage from basic techniques.

And as far as Tian Yunu knew, among Sand Yin, only Chiyo, the former Sand Yin high-level consultant who had retired, had such an operation method.

As the sand ninjas expected, Tianyu girl opened the scroll that fell out of her sleeve, and immediately summoned a steady stream of fire sources from the scroll, and cooperated with Tianyu girl's own wind escape ninjutsu, directly forming a sea of ​​flames in the air Spreading towards the sand.

The fire was raging, shining on the faces of every sand ninja, making them feel the hot power brought by the flames, their skin became hot, and their mouths were dry.

"Don't underestimate Suna Ninja!"

Under the control of another puppeteer, the huge salamander fish stood in front of the carriage, erected a huge shield, split the sea of ​​flames, and flowed past both sides of the carriage without causing any damage to the carriage.

"This puppet is a large shield puppet transformed from the artwork created by the talented stylists of our Sand Ninja Puppet Troop. It can be protected from water and fire, even the artillery of your ghost country can easily resist it. , I advise you not to waste your energy."

When he said this, the puppet master showed a very confident smile on his face, and he had very high confidence in the sansho fish puppet he controlled.

Tianyu girl didn't blink her eyes, and seemed surprised by the puppet's defensive power.

However, Tian Yu Nu soon swooped down and rushed towards the Sanjiao fish puppet.

"Stupid! It is said that your attack is ineffective against my puppet!"

The puppet master saw Tianyu girl's swooping down, and wondered if the other party's brain was stimulated because of the blocked attack, so she made such an irrational move.

But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore.

Sky Feather Girl's body flew quickly along the horizon, and a storm more violent than before was generated around her body, blowing up all the sand and soil in the entire area.

"Oops!"

It seems that she also knows what Tianyu Girl's plan is, and it is already too late for the puppet master to stop it.

The huge salamander and the sand under the chassis all flew into the sky, like a kite with a broken string, falling towards the distance.

The puppeteer wanted to jump back to dodge, Tian Yunu quickly grabbed his shoulders and flew him into the air together.

The puppeteer let out a cry of panic, the convoy on the ground, in his eyes, had become the size of a sesame seed.

Tianyu Nu did not hesitate to release her palm and let the puppet master fall freely in the air towards the sand below.

The puppet master's face was pale and he had completely lost the ability to think. He had already anticipated the horrific scene of falling to pieces on the sand and dying.

At this time, under the control of another puppet master, the beetle puppet flew from a distance, and the puppet master who fell to the sand sat down on the back of the beetle puppet, gasping for breath, with the aftermath of disaster. Fortunately for the rest of my life.

Tianyunu didn't care about this, or in other words, she had expected such a result.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to land from the sky, she clasped her hands together and glanced indifferently at the sand ninjas on the sand, as well as the carriage under the protection of the sand ninjas. A large amount of chakra and natural energy began to gather.

A large piece of white light directly enveloped the sky.

Sounds and images dissolve and disappear in the white light.

At the same time, the sand on the sand undulated like waves under the action of some powerful force.

boom!

The two powerful energies produced a violent explosion during the collision.

The air vibrated, and the invisible shock wave was repelled in all directions. Although many sand ninjas rolled out on the sand, they were lucky enough to save their lives.

Grains of sand rained down from the sky.

The gentle wind blew over the sand, giving people a pleasant feeling of comfort.

No matter how terrible the wind is, after raging, it will eventually return to silence.

"Ahem!"

There was a cough, the carriage fell apart, and the people inside rolled out. It was a man with a pale face and weak breath, who was barely standing and panting.

There was a bandage wrapped around his chest. The wound that was still healing recurred again after the powerful ninja was used just now, turning the bandage red.

His face was twisted in agony, as if he was trying his best to endure the injuries in his body, while he was still glaring at Tianyu Nu in the sky with resentful eyes, as if he was resenting her for discovering his decline.

This man is none other than the Fourth Kazekage Rasa.

Suddenly, Luo Sha coughed up blood and knelt on the sand with one knee, but still raised her chin stubbornly and looked at the Tianyu girl in the sky, as if she didn't want to expose herself as one of the Five Shadows, Kazekage, in front of the enemy. state of weakness.

After confirming that the opponent was Luo Sha himself, Tianyu Nu saw the sand ninjas once again protecting Luo Sha. The two puppet masters also spread out their formations and were ready.

After a moment's hesitation, Tian Yunv's body flew high into the sky, flew towards the distance, and disappeared from the sight of the Sand Ninjas.

The sand ninjas all breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they still have the strength to fight, they don't want to tangle with the enemy anymore in this situation.

"Kazekage-sama, are you okay?"

A sand ninja came up and asked worriedly.

"It's okay... go back to the village as soon as possible. In order to prevent them from raiding us again, we need to change the route back to the village."

Luo Sha gritted her teeth and said with all her strength.

But he was secretly happy in his heart. In this way, the ghost country should also believe that his Kazekage was seriously injured at this moment.

If you want to deceive your enemies, you must first deceive your own people. None of the Suna ninja here knew about his arrangement.

Only in this way can the play be realistic and the enemy fall into the trap he has carefully laid out.

No matter how cautious the enemy is, it is impossible to imagine that his serious injury is part of the surprise attack plan.

And this plan was arranged together with Konoha.

The Kingdom of Demons would never have imagined this, nor did they know that Suna Ninja had figured out the reality behind the Kingdom of Demons. Hyuga Ayane, the one who defeated the Raikage, one of the Five Kages, was not on the front line. For Sunagakure, this was God-given opportunity.

Being able to die in the same trap as the Third Raikage back then, for these rebellious ninjas, Luo Sha believed that this luxurious funeral could already highlight the magnanimity of a great country.

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Sand Hidden's retreat steadily brought great panic to the local residents in the northwestern region of the Kingdom of Wind.

Before the war with the ghost country broke out, the people of the wind country did not have a pessimistic attitude towards this war.

Even if the attack is unfavorable at the beginning, after being serious, the ninjas of Sunagakure Village should be able to quickly defeat the ninja army of the Kingdom of Demon with an overwhelming attitude.

It's a pity that such a thing only exists in the fantasy of the residents in the northwestern region of the Kingdom of Wind.

With the further conflicts in the war, Yinsha Village retreated steadily. Kazekage Luosha was seriously injured in the battle with Rebel Nin, and was sent back to Yinsha Village to recuperate.

Such rumors are not groundless. Under the deliberate propaganda of the Kingdom of Ghosts, the residents of the northwest region of the Kingdom of Winds spend their days in fear.

Although I think such news is false, as a big shot of the Five Kages, how could it be possible to lose to a ninja from a small country?

However, as time went by, Kazekage Rasa disappeared from the frontline battlefield, and Sunagakure continued to retreat. Under the fierce pursuit of the Demon Country, he had retreated to the edge of the northwest region. Such news cannot be faked.

If we continue to retreat, the entire northwest region will be lost and occupied by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Therefore, Sunagakure's defeat naturally caused panic among the residents of the northwest region of the Land of Wind.

The Kingdom of Wind is a sparsely populated country, and the economic development in most places is not very good, especially the northwest region, which is one of the most impoverished areas in the Kingdom of Wind.

There are almost no decent large towns. They are all scattered villages. The locals live on a small amount of food and water.

Since there is no money to hire ninjas to clean up the bandits, the banditry problem in the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind has not been effectively improved.

And now they not only have to face the increasingly serious problem of banditry, but also face the ninjas of the Ghost Country who are more terrifying than the bandits.

They have all heard about the cruelty of war.

The ninjas in Hidden Sand Village have retreated, completely abandoned them, and lost the land to the ninjas of the ghost country who invaded the country of wind. It is conceivable that soon the butcher knife of the ninjas of the Demon Country will be swung from their heads, snatching away their lives, their belongings and women, and finally burning their villages to the ground.

Therefore, when Sunagakure troops began to evacuate from the northwest region, many residents had already begun to plan to move their families and families to the towns in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Wind to avoid being poisoned by the ninjas of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

However, when the ninjas from the ghost country passed by, it was another situation.

Because the Ghost Kingdom troops advancing towards the southern region of the Kingdom of Wind completely ignored the powerless people at the bottom of the Kingdom of Wind, and just built their own military bases and quickly built defense projects.

Majestic and eye-catching base buildings rise up in the desert. These later-built bases are branches of the main base and serve as warnings and protection for the main base.

However, as the war gradually transitioned to an intense stage, under the command of Shiraishi, the Oni Country Ninja Troops were also split into several squadrons and stationed at branch bases.

It is guaranteed that each branch base will have sufficient strength of two hundred ninjas in the initial investment.

So many base buildings were built in the desert that even the local residents couldn't hide it, let alone the Sand Ninja reconnaissance team that often wandered around the edge of the cordon.

Although their Kazekage had been seriously injured and needed to return to Sunagakure for healing and training, it did not mean that Sunagakure ninjas would give up and directly hand over the land of Wind Country to others.

"This is the last area in the northwest of the Kingdom of Wind, and it is an important resource area and must be captured."

In a branch base on the front line, Shiraishi pointed to the northwest boundary on the map of the Kingdom of Wind, which is an extremely rare oasis in the desert environment of the Kingdom of Wind.

In the Kingdom of Wind, where the desert has become serious, the water sources, vegetation and crops in the oasis are all extremely precious wealth.

It can satisfy the self-sufficiency of local residents and can effectively alleviate the pressure of lack of water and food in the Kingdom of Wind.

But for the Kingdom of Ghosts, it is also a rare and rich resource area with great development and utilization value.

"When will we attack?"

Liuli is not very interested in the resource utilization issues in the region. She is only responsible for fighting.

"The attack can be launched the day after the air force from the headquarters arrives here. The specific time is set at ten o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow."

"What about the offensive method? Is it still the same as before?"

Liuli asked.

"No, there is no need to feint this time. This is the last attack. After such a long stalemate, it is time to bring this war to a perfect end. I believe Sunagakure has made reasonable arrangements. If you delay any longer Go down, there’s no need.”

Liuli nodded, understanding Shiraishi's underlying meaning.

Shiraishi continued: "So, you and I will take on the job of bait this time. It doesn't matter if we use our full strength when the time comes."

Liuli was a little surprised.

"I thought you would let me continue to hide my strength and leave some means. After all, the guys in Akatsuki may monitor the battlefield here and collect our intelligence."

Although a truce agreement was reached with Akatsuki, it did not mean that both sides would not collect intelligence on the other side.

Collecting as much intelligence as possible on the other party within the scope of conditions is also an unspoken rule in the agreement that has not been disclosed.

The battle between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts was so loud and reverberated internationally that it was impossible for Akatsuki's people not to come over and collect intelligence.

"This is a problem, but in the next battle, if we still retain our strength, it will inevitably lead to other changes. Even you cannot deal with such a huge force at once."

"That's it, I'll be more careful."

Liuli didn't refute.

She would not say such unrealistic and stupid things as one person could solve Suna Ninja and Konoha.

Although Susanoo is strong, it consumes a lot of chakra. Turning on Susanoo for a long time is a huge test for chakra.

Especially Susanoo in the fourth stage will put an extremely heavy load on her body.

Even if the Mangekyō Sharingan is turned on, this problem cannot be fundamentally avoided.

A quick victory can only be implemented in theory. In actual combat, theoretical calculations may mislead one's own judgment, thus giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage.

The techniques mastered by ninjas are all kinds of strange, and their strength is also divided into strong and weak. The theoretically calculated data can only be used as a reference and cannot be directly applied to actual combat.

Shiraishi will act as a 'bait' with her, and the pressure on her will be reduced.

"Please, I will leave it to you to take command from now on. I will go to the basement to check the operation of the technique to avoid any accidents during the battle the day after tomorrow."

Liuli nodded and watched Baishi leave the conference room.

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Two days later, at nine o'clock in the morning.

The three of Shikaku, who were on a mission to the Demon Country, enjoyed breakfast in the morning tea room near the hotel.

Since arriving in the Ghost Country, they have maintained communication with Konoha in the Fire Country once every two days.

Report the situation behind the Demon Country to the top management of Konoha at any time.

As for these, the security team of the Kingdom of Ghosts did not stop them. As long as Shikaku and the others did not show any obvious intention to attack, the order given above was that they only need to monitor, which gave Shikaku and others a great deal of trouble. operating space.

While eating breakfast, Shikaku estimated how far the situation on the frontline battlefield was progressing.

Judging from the news returned from the front line to the Kingdom of Oni, the ninja troops of the Kingdom of Oni were unstoppable at this time. They occupied the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind at an extremely fast speed and defeated the Sunagakure troops. Stabilized the turmoil within the Kingdom of Ghosts.

But unlike the jubilant people of the Demon Country, Shikaku saw the potential dangers behind the Demon Country's victory.

The Kingdom of Oni has been gaining momentum all the way, which means that the arrangements on Sunagakure's side have been launched, and the implementation effect is very good. Under the desire of victory, the Kingdom of Oni rushes forward in a hurry. Although it successfully boosts morale, it also loses the battle line. Elongated.

Once the battle line is stretched, it means that the defensive power of the Demon Country becomes weak, which will eventually lead to the collapse of the entire battle, and it is easy for Sunagakure to cut off the retreat.

The Konoha team hidden in the Kingdom of Wind will also become a sharp blade piercing the heart of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

In Lu Jiu's view, the time for Konoha's sharp knife to be unsheathed should be within two or three days.

If you delay for too long, you will miss the best opportunity.

Fengying who can arrange such a perfect strategy is definitely not a person who is indecisive.

If analyzed this way, the outcome is determined.

"Mr. Lu Jiu, good morning, Mr. Ding Zuo and Mr. Haiyi too."

At this time, the laughter from the ear interrupted Lu Jiu's thinking.

Lu Jiu put down the bread in his hand, looked up and saw Ayane walked into the morning tea room alone, and looked over with a smile.

At some point, all the guests in the morning tea room left, and even the boss and the clerk disappeared from the morning tea room.

There were only four of them left in the morning tea room.

"What's the matter, Miss Ayane? These days, we are all honest and have not done anything extraordinary. Even if you are in charge of the Demon Country's security forces, you cannot be unreasonable and without reason. Arrest the foreign envoys."

Shikaku said jokingly.

These days, he has figured out the structure of the upper layer of the ghost kingdom.

The Uchiha clan controls the economic power of the Kingdom of Ghosts. The president of the Shionka Chamber of Commerce, a large-scale international chamber of commerce, is an Uchiha clan member who is not recorded in the Konoha archives and is inextricably related to Uchiha Ruri.

And Chiba Shiraishi is the commander-in-chief of the Ghost Country's military, holding the most powerful military power in the Ghost Country.

As for the guards of each city and town, including the guards of Ziyuan City, the highest ranking officer is Ayane.

But the guard force is not all composed of ninjas from the Hyuga clan. It is better to say that there are not many ninjas from the Hyuga clan in the guard force. Among them are members of the Uchiha and Uzumaki clans, as well as civilian ninjas without ninja clan background.

The system is very complex.

"Don't worry, I'm not stingy to that extent, I just came to inform you two of the news."

"News? Is it news from the frontline battlefield?"

Lu Jiu stared at Ayane's face, trying to read something from her expression.

It's a pity that what I see is always a very professional fake smile face.

Ayane laughed and said, "No, I'm here to tell Mr. Lujiu that Tsunade-sama left Ziyuan City last night."

The news came out of Ayane's mouth, and the three of Lu Jiu were stunned.

"You said Tsunade-sama left Aster City?"

"Well, it's true, many people in the security team have seen it."

"Did Tsunade-sama say where she's going next?"

Shikaku asked hurriedly.

He was smiling bitterly in his heart. He didn't know why Tsunade did such a move, but there is no doubt that if Tsunade didn't sit here, then the dangerous existence of Hinata Ayane would not be able to restrict and contain her. In Ziyuan City.

Once she is freed from her bonds and goes to the frontline battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind, it may become a new turning point in the battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind.

Now we can only hope that Sunagakure will take action as soon as possible to prevent new changes on the battlefield.

"I didn't ask. After all, Tsunade-sama is a ninja of Konoha. It would be very rude for me to ask, right? And shouldn't you, as Konoha ninjas, know the whereabouts of Tsunade-sama best? I am How could an outsider know such a thing?"

"..."

I don't know if this is rubbing salt into Konoha's wounds.

In short, Shikaku felt the bad side of Ayane’s character.

It’s really a matter of which pot should not be opened.

Seeing Shikaku's depressed expression, Ayane did not stop and continued to smile: "About the second news, I first want to congratulate you."

"Congratulations?"

Shikaku and the others looked at Ayane in confusion.

Ayane smiled and nodded.

"Yes, congratulations on your successful completion of your mission in the Kingdom of Ghosts. After you have breakfast, you can leave Ziyuan City."

"What mission? We are just following the orders of the Hokage-sama and the daimyo to visit the miko-sama of the Kingdom of Demons. Did Miss Ayane misunderstand something?"

Shikaku didn't know if Ayane was deceiving him. Before there were any further instructions from the village, he still felt it was inappropriate to act rashly, lest Ayane notice anything.

"Really? However, I think Mr. Shikaku misunderstood what I just said. What I mean is that if you rush to the Kingdom of Wind with all your strength now, you should be able to collect the corpses of the Konoha ninjas on the battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind faster. If you understand, just leave.”

After saying this, Ayane left the morning tea room with a smile on her face.

The three of Lu Jiu beside the dining table looked as if they were in an ice cave at this moment, their faces pale.