Escape From Konoha

As Chiyo finished speaking, the atmosphere at the venue undoubtedly became extremely solemn.

But everyone knows that this is just Chiyo using the power of the five powers to put pressure on the traitorous Ninja.

Deliberately avoiding the topic of the Wind Kingdom war, but pointing the finger at the opponent's identity as a rebel ninja, it can indeed allow Sunagakure Village to occupy the right position in the first place, and it can also quickly gain the support of the other five Kages.

Mifune's brows frowned more and more. To be honest, before the Five Shadows Conference started, he did not want the Five Shadows Conference to be held in the Kingdom of Iron.

However, due to the power of the five major countries and the compromise of the Iron Kingdom's daimyo, even he had to abide by such rules and serve as the maintainer of order at the Five Shadows Conference.

How difficult it is to maintain this so-called 'order'.

After all, this is not the era of samurai, but the era of ninjas. Just facing one Kazekage is a bit difficult. If the other five shadows are also involved, I am afraid that I will have to make a certain degree of compromise.

As Chiyo's proposal came to an end, the other five shadows present either sneered or were indifferent, and some felt embarrassed. They naturally understood Chiyo's plan. Although they knew that they were being used, in terms of their attitude towards traitors, they His interests are undoubtedly the same as those of Chiyo.

Just when Mifune was about to speak and try his best to prevent such chaos from happening, Shiraishi, who was sitting next to Mifune, suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at the face of the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen opposite him, then turned his head and landed on Chiyo's With an expressionless face, he spoke calmly:

"Let us, the parties involved, handle this matter. There is no need for Mifune-dono and Iron Country to get involved."

"Um?"

Mifune looked at Shiraishi in slight surprise, then exhaled, nodded, and said nothing.

Shiraishi glanced back at Ayane. The latter understood and immediately took out a piece of paper from his arms and showed it lightly.

"What the Acting Kazekage just said is, in my opinion, a bit rude. Before being invited to participate in this Five Kage Talks, the wanted documents regarding our rebel ninja were officially verified by Konoha and Fire Country. It was officially canceled about an hour before the meeting.”

Shiraishi explained slowly and calmly, without any panic on his face, as if he was just stating a trivial matter.

But listening to the unaware Five Shadows, that's another matter.

"What?"

Not only Wukage who didn't know, but even the guard behind them, Jonnin, was shocked at the first moment, looking at the document in Ayane's hand.

I can't believe that Konoha and Fire Nation will cancel Shiraishi and others' renegade identities.

Therefore, they all looked towards the position where the third Hokage was located, and even the three of Lu Jiu behind felt tremendous pressure.

But at this moment, they could only smile helplessly in their hearts, and remained silent.

Hokage Hirzen also lowered his eyebrows, holding his pipe calmly, as if he didn't care about the gazes that gathered over him.

Hiruzen turned a deaf ear to the sound that sounded like contempt and sneer at the same time, but he also knew that after Shiraishi said this, Konoha could be said to have lost all face.

But there was nothing we could do.

If Konoha insisted on holding on to his face this time, he would lose even more.

He only hoped that after the Five Kage talks, Shiraishi could keep his promise and send Jiraiya back to Konoha safely without harming Jiraiya.

Signing a 'contract' with a group of rebels who betrayed the village, Hirizhan felt bitter in his heart, he was getting more and more confused as he got older.

The Uchiha incident left him in a state of chaos, and he realized that he could not allow the Kingdom of Demons to rise, otherwise Konoha's situation would be even more embarrassing.

However, things have evolved to this point. The Kingdom of Wind was defeated, and most of the Konoha elite team that went to support the Kingdom of Wind suffered casualties. The result was already bad enough, and Konoha could not bear any more losses at this moment.

Compared to recovering Konoha's losses, the face of this old face seems not that important.

Ignoring the other five figures who had sneers or contempt on their faces, Shiraishi just focused his gaze on Chiyo, whose face was gradually turning gloomy. He calmly raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile:

"Everyone here has no knowledge of this matter, and I can forgive you. But it would be biased to speak nonsense at the solemn Five Shadows Conference because of ignorance. What do you think, Mr. Kazekage? Or, Do you want Sunagakure to fight with us, the Kingdom of Demons? Then, please also prepare the succession ceremony for the Fifth Kazekage."

It's more of a threat than advice.

Sure enough, after Shiraishi said this, the corners of Chiyo's eyes twitched hard, and the wrinkled flesh on his face also trembled. It was obviously Shiraishi's threat that had worked.

"Haha, you old puppet woman has been taught a hard lesson. Today's young people are really amazing."

Onoki laughed without any scruples, as if he was happy to see his past rivals being mocked like this by a junior.

Chiyo paid no attention to Onoki's taunts. She would not fall into chaos and fall into other people's rhythms just because of such a simple threat.

It's just that Konoha lifted the wanted order against Shiraishi and others, which was something she didn't expect.

And Konoha did not inform her about this matter in advance, there may be a deeper reason for this.

Leaving aside the rest of Ninja Village, Konoha and Sand Yin are basically in the same position at this moment, so there is no special reason for this, and Chiyo does not believe it.

In this way, it may be difficult to get Konoha's full support during this meeting.

"There is no need for the Demon Country to worry about this. In fact, this time our Sunagakure troops are less than one-third of the troops deployed on the battlefield. Young people must at least have basic respect for their elders."

Chiyo ignored Shiraishi's threat and snorted coldly.

"I see. From this point of view, I underestimated Sunagakure's strength. Then, I think it is no longer necessary to carry out this Five Kage Conference. We should each go back to our homes now and be prepared to continue fighting. Let's also I want to learn Sunagakure’s true strength, so as not to let outsiders make irresponsible remarks and insult the reputation of Sunagakure and Kazekage.”

After Chiyo heard this, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

If she really wanted to continue the fight, she would not hold the Five Shadows Conference in the Land of Iron in the name of the Kazekage.

It was precisely because he couldn't bear the consequences that he turned to the other five shadows to put pressure on the Kingdom of Ghosts, turning a major issue into a trivial one.

Chiyo took a deep breath. She knew that at this time, she must not be provoked by Shiraishi and lose her calm.

"I have to say that this method of provoking generals is very bad. This is the scene of the Five Shadows Conference, not a battlefield. After all, I now wonder whether it was you who deceived the sacred hearing of the witches of the Demon Country, which made you so bold."

Since it is impossible to find a flaw in betrayal and break the opponent's defense, then we can only attack from other places.

"The one who took us in is the previous generation of shrine maidens, and has nothing to do with this generation of shrine maidens. If there are any problems, the acting Kazekage-dono can go to the previous generation of shrine maidens to ask about relevant matters. When it comes to the internal secrets of the Demon Country, I don't have to deal with an outsider. Explain. Or does the Kingdom of Wind want to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs? If that’s the case, then we have to meet on the battlefield. Now let’s go back to our homes.”

Shiraishi smiled slightly.

Chiyo was also troubled by Shiraishi's sharp words that never left the battlefield.

This brat really doesn't give Sunagakure any face.

And after Shiraishi said this, she had no way to question the stance of the Demonic Witch, otherwise it would appear that she was being unreasonable.

At this moment, Yagura spoke.

"About the dispute between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghost, I have heard about it in the Kingdom of Water. So, please calm down. The Third Ninja World War ended not long ago, and now all countries are in the stage of cultivation and recuperation. , as the Five Kages, I don’t want new turmoil to occur in the current ninja world.”

"Among all of you here, you are the least qualified to say this, Mizukage. You came to power in the form of a coup, and your words like this will only make us think that you have some agenda."

Onogi looked at Yagura with a scrutinizing gaze.

Not to be outdone, Yagura and Onogi looked at each other.

"It seems that the Tsuchikage has some prejudices against the way I came to power. However, this is an internal matter within Kirigakure Village and has nothing to do with outsiders. Don't extend your claws too long, or you may be chopped off."

A sharp look flashed in his eyes.

"Humph, young people today have no manners at all."

"You started the provocation first, Lord Tsuchikage."

Yagura refused to give in. As he spoke, Yagura turned his attention back to Shiraishi and Chiyo.

"Your Excellency Shiraishi, and Mr. Acting Kazekage, please explain how we can quell the war between the two countries and avoid greater disasters. Now that the countries are becoming more stable, I personally hope that peace is the most important thing."

After Yagura said this, Shiraishi immediately followed up and said: "We require the Kingdom of Wind to use the northwest region as compensation and cede it to the Kingdom of Demons. As long as the Kingdom of Wind and Sunagakure can agree to this condition, the Kingdom of Demons will Immediately stop all military operations against the Kingdom of Wind."

"This kind of thing is absolutely impossible! Don't look too ugly, kid!"

This undoubtedly aroused the anger in Chiyo's heart, and he really dared to put forward this condition.

She had never been so irritated by a person in all her time as a counselor.

"How does the Kingdom of Wind plan to compensate the Kingdom of Ghosts? Let me listen to your opinion."

Shiraishi clasped his hands in front of his chest, and glanced at Chiyo.

Chiyo answered without hesitation: "As for compensation, I think the opinion of the Demon Country's military is just unreasonable. This war has been planned by you, the Ghost Country, for a long time, and it has caused great trauma to our Wind Country. It should be Let the Kingdom of Ghosts pay compensation to the Kingdom of Wind to make up for the losses of the Kingdom of Wind."

"There's no need to blame anyone. You said that the Kingdom of Ghosts has been planning this war for a long time. Please provide evidence on behalf of Mr. Kazekage."

Shiraishi responded calmly.

Chiyo stopped talking. It was obvious that she could not produce any effective evidence.

"If you can't provide any evidence, let me explain. Before launching a self-defense counterattack against the Kingdom of Wind, your Maki Jonin led a thousand sand ninjas and ignored the military of the Kingdom of Demons. Warning, invading the territory of the Kingdom of Demons with barbaric behavior, this fact cannot be denied by Acting Kazekage-dono."

"There is a reason for this. The Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Wind was attacked by your debt collectors from the Kingdom of Demons. In order to defend the majesty of the Daimyo, we, Sunagakure, had no choice but to send troops to the Kingdom of Demons."

"So, what is the root cause of this incident? During the Third Ninja War, Sunagakure borrowed a huge loan from the Ghost Country Shion Flower Merchant Association and promised to return it. But when the return date came, Sunagakure But we repeatedly refused, and used the name of the Wind Country as a shield, ignoring the legal debt collection activities of the Ghost Country. After several negotiations to no avail, we had no choice but to make this move. In the final analysis, it was Sunagakure who was wrong in the first place. .”

"This is confusing right and wrong! At that time, we had already discussed with the daimyo and were ready to repay the loan. But because of the rude behavior of the debt collector, the daimyo was angry and withdrew the order."

"So you directly used force to coerce you? And you quickly invaded the border areas of the Kingdom of Ghosts, causing great panic to the people inside the Kingdom of Ghosts. It is you who have not repaid the debt, and you are the one who took the lead in attacking. After being legitimately counterattacked, it was you who returned in defeat. If Mr. Kazekage, the agent, intends to argue with me here, of course I will accompany you to the end. But on the frontline battlefield, we will not continue to go smoothly according to the wishes of the Kingdom of Wind. ”

Shiraishi said.

"What's the meaning?"

"Before coming, I gave an order to the Ghost Country troops stationed in the northwest region of the Wind Country. If Sunagakure and the Wind Country do not give the Ghost Country a reasonable compensation within a week, I will order the troops there to start again. Launch an attack on the Kingdom of Wind. Even if we break into Sand Hidden Village or even the Daming Mansion, other countries will eventually get involved and trigger the Fourth Ninja War."

"Are you crazy?"

Chiyo turned pale in shock and looked at Shiraishi.

She had never seen someone who downplayed the war so much, yet still spoke so loudly in front of the Five Shadows.

Doesn't he care at all about the position of the other big countries and wants to perish with the Country of Wind?

Chiyo couldn't tell for a moment whether Shiraishi was talking or planning to put it into action directly.

"It is you, the Kingdom of Wind, who requested peace talks after defeat, not the Kingdom of Ghosts. If you cannot pay compensation that satisfies the Kingdom of Ghosts, I don't mind using force to seize the compensation that I deserve. This is my request. I don't agree. , then we’ll meet on the battlefield. I’ve finished speaking, please feel free to act for Your Excellency Kazekage.”

After Baishi finished speaking, he closed his eyes, stopped talking, and ignored the eyes of the people around him.

Chiyo's face was gloomy and silent, his eyes flickering, and he seemed to be calculating the gains and losses. For example, if there was another war with the Kingdom of Demons, Sunagakure would be able to sustain it.

The answer is impossible.

Luo Sha's current mood is extremely unstable. There is basically no one in Sand Hidden Village who can take charge of the overall situation. Coupled with the impact of the defeat, morale is low.

If it were a head-on battle, it would just be the same mistake as before.

And if all 10,000 ninjas are directly invested in the form of a life-and-death situation, it will certainly cause indelible damage to the Kingdom of Demons, such as a large loss of economy and population, but Sunagakure Village will be eliminated from the ninja world. Removed.

At this moment, Mifune coughed, breaking the oppressive atmosphere in the conference room. He stood up from his seat and said to everyone present: "Well, the meeting has been going on for an hour. You must be very tired. Why don't you How about we go back to the guest room to have a rest tonight and we can discuss it tomorrow?”

"I agree. After sitting for so long, I do have a bit of back pain. Young people must also be considerate of the old man's body and bones."

Ohnoki smiled, floated up from his seat, and stretched.

The Fourth Raikage snorted and stood up from his seat without any objection.

"Then stop here today and talk about it tomorrow."

Yagura nodded, took Qing and Ghost Mangetsu, and left the conference room first, without any intention of stopping.

"What do you think, Your Excellency Baishi?"

Mifune looked aside.

"Then follow what Mr. Mifune said. But time waits for no one. I hope Mr. Kazekage, the agent, can give me a satisfactory answer tomorrow. Of course, if it is delayed until a week later, I have no objection. It will be nothing more than that. It’s just to let Sunagakure die a few more people. Then, see you tomorrow.”

Shiraishi stood up, looked past Mifune, and looked towards Chiyo, with a smile on his lips.

Chiyo clenched her fists tightly and said nothing in the end.

Behind her, the Scorch Release ninja Ye Cang and another Sand Jounin all looked at Shiraishi coldly, with a murderous intent.

The threat in this look was naturally ignored by Shiraishi, and he left the conference room with Ayane and Ako.

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"The atmosphere in the conference room just now was so scary, I almost couldn't breathe."

In Onoki's lounge, Iwagakure Jonin, who was born in the demolition force, breathed out a sigh of relief.

Huang Tu ignored his colleagues' sighs and just nodded, acknowledging what he said. Then he looked at his father Ohnoki and asked softly: "Father, what do you think of what happened at the meeting? Do you support the Kingdom of Ghosts or the Wind?" country?"

According to his idea, the two should not help each other. Iwagakure did have a honeymoon period of cooperation with Hyuga Ayane in the past, but it was also a transaction based on money, and the two parties would not truly become allies because of this.

Whether it is the Kingdom of Wind or the Kingdom of Ghosts, the fight between them has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Earth.

Leaving aside the Kingdom of Wind, the Kingdom of Ghosts can defeat the Kingdom of Wind on a frontal battlefield, and its military strength cannot be underestimated.

"This matter is indeed a bit difficult to handle. For us, it is the best outcome for both the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Wind to suffer defeat."

Unfortunately, it is too difficult to get to that point.

Moreover, just a few years after the Third Ninja War ended in the Ninja World, the Fourth Ninja War broke out one after another. It was not a good thing for Iwagakure.

"The problem is that the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot see through it at all. If the Kingdom of Wind does not pay compensation and cedes the northwest region, it will fight to the end with the Kingdom of Wind. I don't know how true or false this statement is."

Huang Tu's face was solemn.

"That's why it's so tricky. We still haven't explored the military of the Kingdom of Demons too little. Although we've paid attention to it before, we didn't pay too much attention to it because of its status as a neutral country and its small size. At this time, If we try to control it again, I’m afraid it will be too late.”

Onoki said with a worried look on his face.

The Kingdom of Oni is a neighbor of the Kingdom of Earth. If a military power is allowed to rise, it will inevitably cut off some of the interests that originally belonged to the Kingdom of Earth, thereby affecting the ecological development of Iwagakure Village.

For example, the ninja employment system.

In the past, because of the need to hide, the Kingdom of Ghosts did not pay much attention to the development of this aspect.

But now that the Kingdom of Oni has proven its strength, then the choices of the surrounding small countries are no longer just Iwagakure and Sunagakure, but also the ninjas of the Kingdom of Oni are also within the scope of their employment, dividing the cake into three parts .

The support of the domestic nobles is of course necessary, but the various task rewards accumulated in the usual times, and the development funds obtained are also quite a lot.

Therefore, the rise of the kingdom of ghosts has become Onoki's most troublesome problem these days.

But on the one hand, he doesn't want to be too hostile to a country with a strong military.

If you can maintain a neutral attitude, you will lose the interests of Hidden Rock Village and Land of Earth.

No matter how I choose, I can't avoid the interests of Yan Yin and Land of Earth being divided.

Unless the kingdom of ghosts maintains its original state and becomes a neutral country, a small country, it continues to survive in the ninja world.

Today, however, this illusion has been shattered.

At the moment when Sand Yin was defeated, the military power of the Ghost Kingdom was enough for Yan Yin to take it seriously, and he couldn't ignore it.

"So, tomorrow's meeting..."

Before Huang Tu finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared in the room.

It was a ninja wearing a mask. He knelt down on one knee and said respectfully to Onoki: "Lord Tsuchikage."

"Anbu? What happened?"

The suspended Ohnoki drifted two steps forward and asked.

"This is a letter sent from the village, saying that there are important things to report to Lord Tsuchikage."

The ANBU took out a letter from his arms and handed it out.

Ohnoki didn't take it, Huang Tu took the initiative to step forward, took the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, and quickly browsed it.

Suddenly, Huang Tu's expression changed drastically, making Onomu realize that something bad had happened in the village.

"What's wrong, Loess? Did that brat Deidara cause something else?"

Huang Tu shook his head, with a solemn expression on his face, and said to Onoki: "It would be great if that was the case. Father, something serious is wrong. That guy Han has disappeared, and we have been unable to contact him in the village for several days."

"What did you say... Han is missing!?"

Ohnoki's expression suddenly changed, he grabbed the letter in Huang Tu's hand, scanned it from beginning to end, and his face suddenly darkened.

Han is of great significance to Iwagakure. He is not only a powerful Jonin in the village, but also the five-tailed jinchūriki of Iwagakure. He is an extremely important strategic weapon.

For a ninja village, the disappearance of a jinchuriki is not a trivial matter that can be ignored lightly.

"go back!"

Onoki's voice was deep.

"What?"

"Go back immediately. The tailed beast cannot afford to lose anything. We will dig deep into the ground to find the murderer!"

Onoki gritted his teeth, clenched his fists hard, and the letter turned into dust and fell down.

"What about tomorrow's meeting?"

Huang Tu was stunned.

"I will leave a letter to Mifune, and leave the rest to that puppet old woman to fight for. There is only so much I can do to help her."

"Yes. I'll go get ready now."

When Huang Tu saw that his father Ohnoki had decided to leave, he said no more.

The five-tailed jinchuriki is missing. The person behind the scenes is obviously here for the tailed beasts. Maybe Iwagakure's other four-tailed jinchuriki will also be targeted.

At this time, the Tsuchikage must go back and personally take charge of the overall situation.

This thing came at a really bad time. Huang Tu sighed inwardly.