Escape From Konoha

"Sure enough, exactly as I expected, the ultimate goal of the Kingdom of Ghosts in the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind is to obtain Fengjian Castle."

Luo Sha looked at the map of the Kingdom of Wind spread out in front of him, looking as if he was expecting it.

Most of the northwest regions of the Kingdom of Wind are resource-poor areas, and buildings are laid out in villages and towns. As for large cities, there are relatively few.

Unfortunately, Fengjian City is the only large city in the northwest region.

The oasis in the northwest region where Fengjian City was built is rich in water and the soil is very suitable for the growth of crops. It has always been an important resource collection area in the Kingdom of Wind.

Because of this, the Kingdom of Wind built a large-scale city on this oasis in the past, and this city is Kazejian City.

An important transit point connecting the northwest of the Windy Kingdom and the central hinterland, it is a city that the Windy Kingdom cannot afford to lose.

The ultimate goal of the Northwest strategy of the Kingdom of Ghosts in the Kingdom of Wind is also Kazejian City, which also proves Luo Sha's conjecture.

Although we don’t know what the Ghost Kingdom’s intentions are in taking over the northwest region of the Wind Kingdom, their ambitions are obvious and they must have a major plot in the northwest of the Wind Kingdom.

Their plans cannot be allowed to succeed. This was the only thought in Luo Sha's mind.

The implementation of this bait strategy actually entails certain risks.

For example, before defeating the Demon Country, Sunagakure Village had to bear great pressure from public opinion. Even though the matter was mentioned to the daimyo early in the morning, in order to ensure the successful implementation of the strategy, the daimyo also needed to keep it secret.

Another example is that the Kingdom of Ghost ignored their strategy, resisted the bait of the northwest land of the Kingdom of Wind, and directly stopped the attack.

Then, no matter how carefully laid out the strategy is, it will not be able to deal an effective blow to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Fortunately, the Kingdom of Demons has been blinded by its continuous victory, and its offensive posture has become more fierce every time. Even the Kazekage himself has been "heavy hit", which has only increased the arrogance of the Kingdom of Demons.

Luo Sha thought about it carefully several times, and there was no flaw in this strategy from beginning to end. After all, the situation in Konoha was strictly kept secret from the Kingdom of Demons. This was also an important prerequisite for the implementation of this strategy.

In this way, all the conditions for the bait and trap strategy have been met.

"In that case, let's act as soon as possible. Is there no problem with Mr. Kazekage's injury?"

Jiraiya asked, standing aside.

Luo Sha nodded and replied with a smile: "Don't worry, my injury was almost healed two days ago. As for it looking so serious, it's actually a skin injury I caused myself. It just looks serious."

During the enemy's investigation, he, the Kazekage, had already returned to Sunagakure Village to recover from his injuries. The Sunagakure troops on the front line were leaderless and their morale was low.

But that was not the case. He did return to Sunagakure Village, and then secretly returned to the front line via other routes. He also mobilized a raid force composed of a thousand elite Suna ninjas in Sunagakure Village, and circled the coastal routes of the Kingdom of Wind. Attack the Demon Country ninja troops stranded in the northwest of the Wind Country from the rear, completely cutting off their way back to the Ghost Country.

"But there is one thing to note, and that is what I mentioned before, Uchiha Ruri's Mangekyō Sharingan ability."

Speaking of this, Luo Sha looked solemn and still has lingering fears.

Seeing Jiraiya and others listening carefully, Luo Sha continued: "Let me summarize it. Uchiha Ruri's Kaleidoscope Eye Technique, after my test, has two abilities. The first ability is the ability to turn a A special kind of lightning covered Susanoo's blade, giving Susanoo's chakra blade powerful cutting power. This cutting power can bend space to a certain extent. This was what she used at that time This move blocked my largest and most destructive sand gold attack."

Jiraiya nodded solemnly.

He remembered that in Konoha's intelligence, his disciple Namikaze Minato had mentioned before his death that the person behind the scenes who controlled the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha could use some kind of space ninjutsu, and had a close relationship with Qian. Ye Baishi and three others are related.

From this point of view, there is no doubt that the direct controller of Kyuubi was Uchiha Ruri.

It is related to Chiba Shiraishi, and has the pupil art that disrupts time and space, all of which are in line with the guesses made by Minato at the time.

"The second eye technique ability is also related to the special kind of lightning. It can cover Susanoo's whole body with special lightning and move at high speed. This kind of movement speed exceeds the scope of the general teleportation technique. Therefore, it seems that The bulky Susanoo, under the control of Uchiha Ruri, is actually very maneuverable, so be extra careful."

Susano is originally a symbol of the "God of Destruction", and his offensive and defensive capabilities are so strong that ordinary ninjas feel desperate.

Even for Gokage like Luo Sha, it is difficult to break through the shell of Susanoo.

But Susanoo also has disadvantages, that is, it moves relatively slowly and looks very cumbersome.

It's just that most of the time, the large-scale destructive capabilities demonstrated by Susanoo make up for this shortcoming.

However, in the face of real high-mobility ninjas, the shortcoming of bulkiness will be infinitely magnified.

However, Uchiha Ruri was able to use the pupil technique to instantly transfer the huge Susano like a ninja.

It also means that in Liuli's hands, Susanoo's bulky shortcomings have been made up for.

High mobility, large-scale destructive capabilities, and a hard shell like iron... Susano has almost no flaws.

If you want to talk about flaws, there may be only chakra restrictions, which is not a weakness.

"As expected of Mr. Feng Ying, you have obtained so much valuable information in just two battles. In this way, our chances of winning will be even greater."

Jiraiya smiled.

"Well, of course it is not ruled out that Uchiha Ruri has some other methods that she has not used. But I estimate that when she fought with me, she should have used at least about 70% of her strength. All in all, she is not invincible. enemy."

Luo Sha nodded and said, expressing his estimation.

Next, Luo Sha did not pause, pointed to the map of the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind, and continued:

"I will allocate the tasks now. There are four thousand Suna Ninjas participating in the assault mission this time, plus one thousand Suna Ninjas on the coast responsible for the rear attack, a total of five thousand ninjas. I will divide the five thousand ninjas into five Assault troops, every thousand ninjas form an assault corps. Among them, the assault force along the coast is the fifth assault corps, which is responsible for cutting off the retreat of the ninja troops of the Kingdom of Ghosts. "

After that, Luo Sha glanced at the several Jonin subordinates in the conference room:

"And we have four assault corps here, deployed from one to four. The first and second assault corps are responsible for the frontal assault. They must enter the battlefield in an encircling posture and do not charge in a single line. Then I myself will serve as the commander of the third assault corps. Captain, enter the battlefield from the east and provide side support. The Fourth Assault Corps does not need to participate in the encirclement and suppression battle. Its main task is to intercept the support troops in the Demon Country base midway. It does not seek victory, but can be used to contain them."

The first, second, and third assault troops are responsible for cutting into the main battlefield, and the fourth assault regiment is responsible for blocking enemy reinforcements to avoid accidents on the main battlefield.

The Fifth Assault Corps, on the other hand, was going around to block all the enemy's escape routes in the Land of Winds, hoping not to let any enemy escape from the northwestern region of the Land of Winds.

Cutting into the battlefield, blocking reinforcements, and finally cutting off the enemy's retreat, all aspects are under Luo Sha's consideration.

A total of 5,000 ninja troops were invested, and Luo Sha believed that this encirclement and suppression campaign could be said to be foolproof, without any flaws.

"yes."

Several sand hidden jomin who were the leaders of the commando team each nodded solemnly.

"Finally, I would like to ask everyone in Konoha to serve as the forward assault team for this annihilation mission. Once the tactical containment is successful, we will launch a surprise operation based on the signals sent by everyone in Konoha. Trouble."

Luo Sha's eyes fell on Jiraiya.

"Leave it to us."

Ji Lai also nodded, indicating that there is no problem.

"Well, let's go now."

Luo Sha looked solemn and took the lead to lead everyone to the battlefield.

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The vast desert has just experienced a sandstorm, and there is still a lot of flying sand left on the desert.

In such bad weather, visibility will be very poor.

There is also the sound of wind and sand blowing in my ears.

Ordinary business travelers, at times like this, would pause in the nearest town and wait for the sandstorm to pass before continuing.

However, the ninjas have long been accustomed to such a harsh environment. As long as they don't encounter a large storm, it is not an intolerable thing for the ninjas.

On the desert rolled by the storm, a raid team consisting of more than a dozen people quickly ran on the sand and headed towards Fengjian City.

The sun in the sky was also covered by the yellow sand, and the sky became much gloomier.

Shiraishi looked up and saw not a single figure on the sand in front of him. On the desert, there were only him, Liuli, and twelve Ghost Country ninjas rushing on their way.

Among the twelve ninjas from the Kingdom of Demons, three are jounin belonging to the Uchiha clan. Each of them has a serious look on their face and moves forward silently while holding their breath.

At this moment, Baishi winked quietly at Liuli, and Liuli nodded silently, understanding the meaning in Baishi's eyes.

Then, the two people who were running side by side suddenly moved their bodies sideways and jumped away quickly to both sides.

The twelve ninjas following the two also dispersed into two waves, jumping away from Shiraishi and Liuli respectively.

There were nine people following Shiraishi, and only three Uchiha ninjas following Ruri.

The moment they scattered and jumped away, a violent explosion quickly occurred from underneath the sand layer, blowing up a wild storm. The eyes of Shiraishi and others were briefly narrowed by the storm to prevent the wind and sand from blowing into their eyes.

Then, silhouettes leaped out from the sand. They were uniformly dressed in sand ninja uniforms and jumped to the four corners around the white stone. The moment they landed, they had completed their seals and released their ninjutsu.

"Four Purple Flame Formation!"

Purple transparent light pillars immediately rose into the sky, and then connected two by two, condensing into a sealed barrier without gaps.

After casting the barrier, the four Sand Ninjas suddenly heard a bang and thick smoke appeared on their bodies. They turned into Konoha Ninjas and wore the costumes of Konoha ANBU.

The other eleven sand ninjas who fell into the barrier also experienced the same changes and unlocked the transformation skills on their bodies.

The leaders were none other than Jiraiya, Sarutobi Takashi, and Sarutobi Uruko.

Following them were all well-known jounin-level masters in Konoha.

Seeing that the Anbu's action was successful, Jiraiya looked at Shiraishi and the others who were already trapped in the barrier, with a smile on his face that said he was sure of victory.

"With that, the capture is complete."

Shiraishi looked at the purple cube barrier spread out around him, his face just thoughtful, and then he glanced at Jiraiya who showed a confident smile.

"I see, are you planning to use this method? It seems to be a little more troublesome than expected. You want to break this barrier."

After speaking, Shiraishi raised his head and looked towards the sky.

A meteor rose into the sky and exploded in the sky, and the sound of the explosion could travel far away.

Shiraishi knew that it was the signal flare used by the conveners.

According to this trend, Sha Yin's large army will arrive soon.

"Long time no see, Baishi boy, how is this way of greeting? Is there a feeling of surprise?"

Jiraiya spread his hands at this time, teasingly asked Shiraishi how he felt.

"I'm really flattered to be valued so much by Jiraiya-sama. How can I put it, if Jiraiya-sama asks me to make an unexpected expression of surprise at this time, that's okay."

A neutral smile appeared on Baishi's face, and he made a pertinent comment.

It's as if he already knew how the script would go on. Thinking about it carefully, it's not a shocking thing.

"Really? You wouldn't have said such words before."

Jilai also remembered something, and the smile on his face disappeared.

"Don't act like you know me very well, Jiraiya-sama. This will only make me think that you are very arrogant. Even Sakumo-sensei only knows the tip of the iceberg about me."

Shiraishi closed his eyes and sighed softly.

"What, you don't like listening to the teachings of the elders so much? But now, it seems that you have no way out. Well, if you surrender, I am willing to accept it."

Jiraiya smiled.

"Unfortunately, Jiraiya-sama, I have no such plan."

Shiraishi opened his eyes again and said to Jiraiya.

"That's such a shame."

"Is it a pity? It's indeed a pity, because I don't like things beyond the plan. I just want to ask, does Konoha really plan to intervene in the battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind?"

Jiraiya was slightly silent, obviously acquiescing to this result.

Seeing Jiraiya's acquiescence, Shiraishi continued to speak:

"It seems that there is no way to negotiate peacefully. In this case, I have to treat you as enemies and eliminate them."

Shiraishi said regretfully.

"Having assassinated the Fourth Hokage twice, you really dare to speak so brazenly here. On what basis do you judge that Konoha will not join the battlefield here and choose to let you go? Konoha will not do anything to rebellious ninjas. compromise."

Before Jiraiya could speak, Sarutobi Takashi snorted beside him.

The Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, which has always been a hidden pain in Konoha.

The real culprit behind the plot against the Fourth Hokage now wants Konoha to give up at this time. How could it be possible?

What's more, it's Konoha that has the upper hand now, so it's even more impossible to let go.

"Really? It seems that talking more is useless, so let's use our own strength to prove that our path is correct."

Shiraishi had already expected that Konoha would not give up action because of his words, but he still had some luck in his heart and hoped that these Konoha ninjas would let go and not participate in this battle.

In any case, maybe there was a trace of unbearable feeling in his heart as the blood was stained with the blood of his past 'colleagues'.

But since he is an enemy, he can only ruthlessly eliminate them here.

After Shiraishi said this, Sarutobi Takashi and Sarutobi Tsuruko stepped forward and were about to take action. Jiraiya stretched out his hand to stop their movements, looked at Shiraishi with a serious face, and asked aloud: "Before the war begins, I want to ask you a question."

"Question? Is it the reason for defecting? There should be no need to negotiate for this kind of thing."

"No, the question I want to ask has nothing to do with this. I want to know the reason why you started this war."

"In order to seek justice from the Kingdom of Wind, this is the answer."

Bai Shiyun smiled lightly and gave the answer directly.

"No, if it's just to recover the so-called arrears, it can be solved through peaceful diplomacy. It doesn't go to the point of starting a war. You must have a bigger plan."

"That's just your wishful thinking, Lord Jiraiya. It was the Kingdom of Wind that took action first, and it was the Kingdom of Demons that was forced to fight back. No matter what the complicated reasons are behind the matter, this is a fact."

"We all know the facts. There is no need to fool outsiders here. Dragging a neutral country into the quagmire of war for your own selfish desires cannot be called a just act."

Jiraiya's tone was full of solemnity.

It is precisely because he understands the cruelty of war that he will do everything possible to prevent the continuation of the war.

Shiraishi's actions will only plunge the neutral Ghost Country into the quagmire of war, making it impossible to extricate itself, causing countless innocent people to have their families destroyed and their families separated.

He believed that Shiraishi, as a member of Konoha ninja in the past, was one of the people who could best understand the tragedy of war, because Shiraishi must have seen the pain and misfortune of those who lost their homes in the past.

As ninjas, they should avoid such a thing from happening and cut off such a chain of evil, instead of instigating behind the scenes and igniting the flames of war everywhere.

"So what?"

Shiraishi replied.

"What?"

Jiraiya looked at Shiraishi in disbelief.

"Drag a neutral country into the quagmire of war, so what? In this era, the country can only be regarded as a chess piece in the hand. If one is gone, you can still find another one. Anyway, how much does a chess piece cost? As many as there are.”

"It's nonsense. How can the country be used as a tool in the hands of people seeking fame and wealth?"

An angry look appeared on Jiraiya's face.

Facing the somewhat excited Jiraiya, Shiraishi's face always maintained a calm attitude without any change. His calmness made Jiraiya feel that he was facing an extremely sophisticated machine rather than a living human being.

"Why not? I'm just following my own righteousness."

"There is no such justice in the world."

"Then just open up such a righteous path."

Shiraishi responded with a smile, his eyes calm and determined, a bit terrifying.

"You are indeed..."

Jiraiya clenched his fists, and the expression on his face seemed to be struggling.

It is deeply heartbreaking to see a student who was a good friend in the past go astray like this.

Such a guy can no longer reason.

"Really?"

Shiraishi tilted his head, not quite understanding the meaning of Jiraiya's words.

Sure enough? Sure enough, what is it?

Sarutobi Takashi whispered at this time: "Brother Jiraiya, give up, you can't explain clearly with such a person."

Jiraiya sighed and nodded, with a look of determination to make some kind of decision in his eyes.

He said to Shiraishi: "I originally wanted to spare your life and take you to Miaomu Mountain, where the Great Toad Immortal will personally guide you onto the right path... Looking at it now, it is no longer necessary. Continue to let you go. If this continues, sooner or later the ninja world will be plunged into the quagmire of war and countless people will be displaced. Therefore, I will kill you here with my own hands!"

There was a murderous look in his eyes.

Shiraishi was not intimidated by such momentum, but said with a hint of doubt:

"Although I don't know what triggered you, is such a self-righteous guess some kind of prophecy made by Miaomushan... Should I find a time to ask the so-called Big Toad Immortal in your mouth?"

Shiraishi was not joking when he said this, he would go to Miaomu Mountain sooner or later.

It's okay for a group of chattering toads to avoid the world and amuse themselves. Since they are blocking the road, they can only get rid of them.

To predict and determine fate, in Shiraishi's opinion, there is no more arrogant statement than this.

"The realm of immortals is not something that mortals can overstep. Next, let me, a passionate hero, teach you how to respect immortals!"

Jiraiya burst into laughter, held down the paint on both sides of his face with both hands, and made a brief outline, as if it was specially extended to make it easier to perform a certain technique.

Then, Jiraiya closed his hands tightly and jumped back quickly.

Shiraishi narrowed his eyes slightly, and clearly felt the natural energy changes in the barrier. He stretched out his palm, and the shadow under his feet suddenly seemed to have an actual body, protruding from the plane, transforming into a shadow blade, tearing the air, and heading towards Flying towards Jiraiya's chest.

"Don't even think about succeeding!"

Sarutobi Takashi pulled out his ninja sword, which was attached with red flames, and attached fire attribute chakra to block the assassination of the shadow blade for Jiraiya, buying time for Jiraiya's technique.

Sarutobi Saruko also condensed chakra scalpels on his hands at the same time, and rushed towards Shiraishi at a very fast speed.

The eight Konoha ninjas on the side also heard the sound and rushed towards Shiraishi together with Sarutobi Uruko.

Shiraishi did not move on the spot, and the nine Demon Country ninjas behind him also leaped out, took out kunai or ninja swords, and intercepted nine Konoha ninjas including Sarutobi Kuroko in mid-air.

After the nine ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts successfully intercepted the enemy in the air, the shadow at Shiraishi's feet suddenly burst open again, and a large black shadow protruded from the plane, and a large number of slender shadow blades dispersed from it, mercilessly coming from behind. It penetrated the bodies of nine Oni Country ninjas, and stabbed towards the bodies of nine Konoha ninjas including Sarutobi Kuroko without slowing down.

In the air, blood rained down.