Escape From Konoha

The atmosphere in the meeting room became dignified again, full of intense smell of gunpowder.

Even in the face of Kirigakure's Mizukage, Oni's country's attitude can be regarded as extremely tough.

Seeing this, Mifune knew that he couldn't let things go in an unknown direction. Moreover, the main purpose of this Five Shadows Conference was to reconcile the conflicts between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts, rather than to let the people who did not have much communication The two countries continue to create conflicts and estrangements.

Adhering to the concept of 'harmony', Mifune spoke to dissuade him: "Mizukage-dono and Shiraishi-dono, please calm down. The results of the voting are now very obvious, and I personally think Mizukage-dono's views are quite objective. Both parties If each takes a step back, maybe both parties will be satisfied.”

Shiraishi glanced at Mifune and said to himself: "As we all know, our Demon Country is a small country. It is precisely because a small country has no status in the world that Sunagakure initially ignored several warnings from the Demon Country military and treated the Demon Country. aggression on the territory of the United States and deter it with strong force."

"But now I think that no one will underestimate the military power of the Kingdom of Ghosts anymore. Mr. Shiraishi cannot completely deny this."

Mifune said.

"Of course, this is the result of many years of development in the Kingdom of Ghosts. But it does not mean that the wealth of the Kingdom of Ghosts will not be coveted by outsiders. Sunagakure's undeclared war this time is an example. Therefore, it is important to prevent the same If things happen again, certain measures must be taken against the Kingdom of Wind."

"Clamp?"

Chiyo frowned and looked at Shiraishi.

Shiraishi nodded and continued to express his remarks: "Kazemi Castle is the gateway connecting the central and northwest of the Kingdom of Wind. Only if it is in the hands of the Kingdom of Demons, Sunagakure will throw a taboo and not dare to use troops against the Kingdom of Demons again. This is for the sake of peace between the two countries."

"This kind of thing is absolutely impossible. The Kingdom of Wind will not give up Fengjian City. If the Kingdom of Ghost insists on having its own way, then the Kingdom of Wind can only use force to take back Fengjian City."

Once the Kingdom of Demons takes control of Kazami Castle, it means that the central part of the Kingdom of Winds will be directly open to the Kingdom of Demons without defense. Once the war breaks out, the ninja troops of the Kingdom of Demons can march straight into the Kingdom of Winds. There was widespread destruction within the territory, causing a large number of casualties and damaging buildings.

At that time, the Kingdom of Wind will undoubtedly appear extremely passive.

Just like the Kingdom of Rain during the war.

"As far as I know, Sunagakure has also incurred a huge debt from the Demon Country that has not been repaid."

Shiraishi mentioned this.

Chiyo already had an idea about this: "Don't worry about this matter. The debt owed by the Wind Country will be returned to the Ghost Country within half a month with interest. As Mr. Mizukage said just now, the Wind Country will pay back the full amount with interest." In the northwest region of the Kingdom, the Kingdom of Wind can only give up the area close to the Kingdom of Bears and the Kingdom of Netherworld, and the rest is powerless."

Generally speaking, the northwest region actually plays almost no role in the Kingdom of Wind.

Not only is the population sparse and the buildings are severely aged, it is also the most serious area in the Kingdom of Winds that lacks water and vegetation coverage.

She didn’t know the purpose of the Kingdom of Ghosts’ request for that area, but in order to ensure the safety of Fengjian City, there must be an area in the northwest region controlled by the Kingdom of Winds, so that in the event of an uncertain war in the future, The Kingdom of Wind occupies a certain amount of initiative, rather than being completely passive.

In this way, Chiyo is also considering setting up a long-term garrison force in the northwest of the Kingdom of Wind after returning to monitor every move in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Then what will happen if the Kingdom of Wind once again launches an undeclared war against the Kingdom of Ghosts?"

Shiraishi questioned.

"For the sake of future peace between the two countries, the Country of Wind promises that similar things will not happen again."

"But I can't trust Sunagakure's credibility. I won't make fun of the safety of the people in my country. It was you who made the mistake first, and you must be accountable."

"Then what do you want? If you give up Fengjian City, the Kingdom of Wind will not accept it."

Chiyo could also keep his composure and did not get angry because Shiraishi kept pushing the envelope.

After Yagura's previous proposal, the Kingdom of Oni has begun to compromise on conditions.

Now it's just a matter of both parties giving in to each other, constantly adding and deleting from the original compensation conditions, until a result that both parties are satisfied with appears, and then they can sign the agreement.

But...thinking about it carefully, Chiyo still felt a little heartbroken.

No matter how barren it is, the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind was originally the land of the Kingdom of Wind, but now the entire northwest has fallen into the hands of the Kingdom of Demons. Looking at the current situation of the Kingdom of Demons, if Sunagakure does not make concessions, The Kingdom of Ghosts will not sign the agreement at all.

All in all, the compensation conditions must be compressed to a level acceptable to the Kingdom of Wind.

Fengjian City is the final bottom line of the Kingdom of Wind.

This city cannot be controlled by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Shiraishi glanced at Chiyo, then leaned on his seat and said: "The land sixty miles north of Kazami Castle will be ceded to the Kingdom of Demons. At the same time, the troops of the Kingdom of Demons will be stationed in Kazami Castle. Agree to this condition, The Kingdom of Ghosts can negotiate with the Kingdom of Wind."

"Garrisoning troops in Fengjian City?"

Chiyo stared at Shiraishi warily.

Shiraishi's face remained unchanged and said: "Yes, in view of the unjust aggression of the Kingdom of Wind, the Kingdom of Ghosts must take some initiative in order to have a sense of security. This can make the Kingdom of Wind worry more and avoid conflicts between the two countries. A second conflict occurred.”

"No, this condition is too harsh. The land sixty miles north of Fengjian City can be used as a reference, but no troops from the Kingdom of Ghosts can appear around Fengjian City."

Chiyo refused.

Allowing the country of ghosts to garrison troops in Fengjian City is equivalent to putting the key to your own door into the hands of another country.

"The Kingdom of Ghosts will retreat another twenty miles in exchange for the garrison rights of Fengjian City."

Shiraishi tested the bottom line in Chiyo's heart.

Chiyo still firmly shook her head in denial.

This is a matter of principle. No matter how many miles of land the Kingdom of Ghosts retreats from, there is no negotiation.

Chiyo's firm refusal made Shiraishi become somewhat silent, his eyes flickered, and he began to calculate again.

After a long time, Shiraishi spoke again: "Then, how about this condition for the ninjas of the Kingdom of Ghosts to give up all mission commissioning activities?"

"No...what did you say?"

Just as Chiyo was about to object, he suddenly reacted and looked at Shiraishi, who had an indifferent expression, with wide eyes.

Ninjas from the land of ghosts, giving up all mission commissioning activities?

Task entrustment is undoubtedly one of the important sources of income for the ninja villages in various countries, but if it is to make money, it is not necessary to go to this point.

That is task delegation, which also has another important role-to demonstrate national strength.

Different from the chaos of the Warring States period, in the era of one country and one village, a relatively mature ninja village system has been established.

The power of the ninja is linked to the power of the country.

The money obtained from task delegation can not only be used to develop the village, but can also be used to evaluate the gap in military power between countries based on the fees obtained from the task delegation.

Although this assessment is not entirely correct, it has extremely high reference value.

For example, Konoha, as the biggest winner of the Third Ninja War, can still maintain the final winner status even when one is against three. This means that the overall strength of Konoha ninjas is higher than that of other ninja villages. .

People who encounter difficulties will definitely lean towards Konoha first, and then consider the rest of Ninja Village.

And Konoha will also use this to spread the prestige of Ninja Village and the country, and even affect other countries.

Therefore, entrusting missions can be used not only as a source of money, but also as an activity for the country to demonstrate its military power.

If the Kingdom of Ghosts gives up this right, it means that the ninjas of the Kingdom of Ghosts will not only lose an important source of income, but the country itself will also lose a major opportunity to expand the country's influence.

Even with Chiyo's attitude, she couldn't help but hesitate, she was a bit confused about what bad idea Shiraishi was brewing in her heart.

No matter how you look at it, it is harmful to the kingdom of ghosts, what is he calculating in his heart?

Not only Chiyo, but even Raikage, Mizukage, and Hokage at the side began to meditate, thinking about Shiraishi's purpose.

It's just that no matter how they guessed, they couldn't understand that Baishi gave up all mission entrustments as a condition, just to get the right to garrison Fengjian City.

However, if this is the case, it is not impossible to support the kingdom of ghosts.

This is the thought in Yiying's mind.

The Kingdom of Oni has given up all mission entrustment, which means that the employment market of ninjas will still be divided by the five major countries, and the Kingdom of Oni has not stepped in to share this cake.

The prestige of the five major countries will not weaken much.

At most, there will be some innocuous benefits, which are earned by the kingdom of ghosts.

As for the feelings of the Kingdom of Wind, it is no longer within the scope of Yu Ying's consideration.

Before, in order to maintain balance, they gave up space for Shiraishi and Chiyo to argue, while they sat back and watched.

However, after Shiraishi threw out this condition, even Hizhan, who had a serious estrangement with Shiraishi, gradually leaned towards Shiraishi's side in his heart.

The rise of the kingdom of ghosts will more or less crowd out the mission entrustment market of the five major countries.

If the Kingdom of Ghosts gives up this part of the market and puts aside its personal grudges, out of consideration between countries, the shadows will indeed feel the sincerity of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

There is no excessive self-tolerance in advance and retreat, but there is no excessive greed, everything is just right.

Chiyo was also quite moved, but in exchange for the garrison power of Fengjian Castle, Chiyo was a little embarrassed.

Just as Chiyo was thinking about it, the Fourth Raikage said: "If the Kingdom of Demons can give up all mission commissioning activities for ninjas in the future, then, on behalf of Kumogakure, I support the decision of the Kingdom of Demons and ask for Kazami Castle from the Kingdom of Winds. The right to garrison troops. After all, Sunagakure has a past record, and the reason why the Demon Country has no sense of security is also tenable."

There is no way to stop the rise of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

All countries are looking for ways to stop losses, especially the five major countries.

The Ghost Kingdom's abandonment of task delegation activities means that the important activities of the five major countries to demonstrate their national power have not been greatly infringed.

Even though he knew that the Kingdom of Ghosts had its own considerations, the Fourth Raikage didn't want to miss such a good opportunity in vain, so he immediately expressed his support.

Seeing that Kumogakure, who was originally neutral, immediately favored the Kingdom of Demons, coupled with Konoha's support for the Kingdom of Demons, Chiyo's heart suddenly sank.

She looked at Yagura again, and found that the other person's face was also quite moved, and the unhappiness she had just argued with Shiraishi was wiped away.

This made Chiyo smile even more bitterly.

Should we say that the Kingdom of Demons is very courageous, or should we praise the opponent's balancing strategy and the smooth play?

Is this a plan to win over the remaining shadows to put pressure on the Kingdom of Wind?

This situation is completely the other way around.

In this way, it may be even more difficult for Sha Yin to obtain the support of Yu Ying.

Do you want to give up all mission entrustment activities like the kingdom of ghosts?

This is simply impossible.

"I need to ask the daimyo for instructions."

Chiyo sighed, but didn't finish his sentence.

Before coming, although the daimyo had given him the power to make his own decisions, things turned out a bit unexpectedly. Chiyo thought it would be better to ask the daimyo for instructions.

Mifune said at this time: "There are fast communication devices in the castle, and you can directly contact the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Wind."

Chiyo nodded, looked at Shiraishi and said, "How about I give an answer tomorrow?"

Shiraishi was not dissatisfied with this.

"I'm not short of this day, please."

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In the silent and empty cave.

The color of the huge half-length humanoid body is very similar to that of dead wood. Behind the dead wood giant stand many columnar objects, with a ferocious image and a deep aura.

In front, a piece of wood similar to a finger also protruded, standing out from the ground.

On the fingers like dead wood, everyone stands in a position.

Kisame and Itachi stood on the fingers of the dead tree giant in a physical form, while the others stood in rainbow-like phantom bodies.

Each person formed a seal with his hands to connect the chakra in his body with the dead wood giant, the heretic demon.

From the mouth of the heretic demon, a huge amount of chakra emerged in the shape of a dragon, wrapped around the body of a ninja, and floated in the air.

From the body of the ninja, a ball of red chakra filled with evil aura is continuously transmitted to the outside demon.

As the last red chakra was extracted from the ninja's body, the Chakra Dragon retracted into the heretic demon. The ninja's body lost support and fell to the ground, twitching twice in pain on the ground. , and lost his breath.

"call……"

I don't know who exhaled, as if he wanted to vent all the fatigue accumulated in these days.

"Was it five or six days? Your body is already stiff."

Kisame twisted his neck and made a crackling sound, his voice full of complaints.

Regarding Kisame's complaints, Nagato, who appeared in his true form, didn't pay attention and just said: "With this, the sealing work of the first tailed beast and the five tails is completed. Thank you for your hard work."

"Although I had expected it, I didn't expect that sealing the tailed beast would be such a troublesome task."

It was Orochimaru who spoke.

Nagato replied: "It is inevitable that I will be a little unskilled when using it for the first time. I will make some adjustments later. And as I collect more tailed beasts, the sealing time will also become shorter."

"That being said, I really want to see the scene after collecting the nine tailed beasts."

The corners of Orochimaru's mouth cracked, revealing a malicious smile, and his eyes were full of interest.

In the pursuit of eternal life, such interesting things are worth remembering for a while.

He wanted to know how far Xiao could go in the future.

What new pattern will emerge from the future collision with the five major countries?

In the eyes of Orochimaru, the current ninja world is just a pool of stagnant water, with no desire for him to stir it up.

"Yes, and that future won't be too far away."

Nagato responded affirmatively, with strong confidence in his tone.

At this moment, Black Zetsu, who had merged with White Zetsu, suddenly said: "The Tsuchikage got the news of the disappearance of the Five-Tailed Jinchuuriki, left the Kingdom of Iron, and is now on the way back to Iwagakure."

After hearing this, Nagato looked at Kisame and Itachi and asked, "There's no clue left, right?"

Itachi was silent and didn't answer, but Kisame responded enthusiastically: "Don't worry, leader. After many days, Iwagakure only thought of tracing it now, and it was already too late. And at that time, Bai Zetsu was cleaning up the traces behind, so Iwagakure alone Yin’s pursuit ability can’t be found on us yet.”

"That's good. We haven't been able to attract the attention of the five major countries yet. This is considered a water-testing operation. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the results."

Nagato was not stingy with his praise.

Immediately, he turned his head, looked towards Black Jue and White Jue, and continued to ask: "What was the result of the Five Shadows Conference?"

Black Zetsu replied: "There is no way to find out. Once you get too close there, you will be sensed by Chiba Shiraishi's perception ninjutsu. It seems that he does not want us to know the details of the Five Shadows Conference."

"It's really prudent. But for us, whether we know it or not, it doesn't have much impact. The existing structure of the ninja world will definitely change with the previous war between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts. This It’s an indisputable fact.”

In contrast, Akatsuki still couldn't see the light, which made Nagato very regretful.

The impoverished Rain Country cannot withstand much hardship.

Moreover, it is surrounded by the three big countries of fire, earth, and wind. Now that there is a special case like the Ghost Country, they will not allow a second small country to rise.

If it were him personally, he would naturally not be afraid, but sometimes he must make some compromises and concessions for the Kingdom of Rain.

When a person lives in the world, he will always care about something and protect something.

There is a taboo in everyone's heart that no one can violate.

"Yes, and what the five major countries don't know is that the Kingdom of Demons has already secretly conquered the Kingdom of Snow and the Kingdom of You. Most of the Bear Kingdom, including the Star Ninja Village, is also under the control of the Kingdom of Demons. Wait until the right time When the time comes, these three countries will support the Kingdom of Ghosts together. In the Kingdom of Snow, there is an arms production factory that even I cannot sneak into. This time we are fighting the Kingdom of Wind, the weapons and equipment of the Kingdom of Ghosts are probably still hidden. A lot was not taken out."

Hei Jue's voice became low, and his tone was full of fear.

"Chiba Shiraishi always likes to watch three steps at a time. Not counting the other ninjas in the Kingdom of Ghosts, he, Uchiha Ruri, and Hinata Ayane alone would need at least 15,000 ninjas to successfully encircle and suppress them. .Every one of them can occupy a decisive position on the frontal battlefield. The Five Shadows seriously underestimated the strength of the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Taking into account additional factors such as morale, environment, tactics, etc., fifteen thousand ninjas is still the lowest estimate.

This point, Nagato is very clear.

After hearing Nagato's words, all the Akatsuki members were a little silent.

Itachi, in particular, was even more surprised. He knew that Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri were very powerful who could defeat Sunagakure on the frontal battlefield, but now he heard the leader Nagato's evaluation that at least fifteen thousand were needed. Only ninjas can carry out the encirclement and suppression of the three of them.

Is this an exaggeration?

Fifteen thousand ninjas, what is that concept?

A great nation's ninja village, all the ninjas combined, may even exceed some.

Not to mention Chunin, there are many Jenin.

Even so, it would take fifteen thousand ninjas to carry out the encirclement and suppression...

Considering that with Nagato's strength, there is no need to lie, that is to say, this is true and reliable information.

Itachi took a breath of air in his heart. Such a terrifying and dangerous existence must be reported to the village.

Otherwise, Konoha will definitely suffer a big loss next time it faces the Kingdom of Demons.

What he revealed was information about the Kingdom of Ghosts, so it should not be considered a violation of the agreement with Madara.

Moreover, what Nagato said made Itachi wonder whether he did this on purpose to let himself, a 'spy', pass this information to Konoha in order to take the Kingdom of Demons more seriously.

The more I think about it, the more likely it is.

Because in the organization, besides Madara, Nagato is also an insider who knows the truth about him.

Even Madara seemed to be in awe of Nagato.

Is it possible to think that Nagato's strength is even higher than Madara's?

"Itachi-kun."

Orochimaru's sinister voice came.

"What's the matter, Orochimaru-senpai?"

Itachi put away the complicated thoughts in his heart and turned to look at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru stretched out his long tongue and licked it. After his disgusting and sticky eyes glanced back and forth on Itachi's body, he finally shifted his gaze and looked at the dead Five-Tails Jinchuuriki on the ground - Han.

"Can you please temporarily seal this corpse? I will ask you to collect it later. My filthy earth reincarnation technique still lacks the corpses of some powerful ninjas as experimental materials."

Itachi endured the nausea and nodded in agreement.

"I see."

Of course he had heard of the art of reincarnation from dirty soil.

He did not expect that Orochimaru, in addition to pursuing immortality, would also study the forbidden art of playing with corpses.

But when I think about Orochimaru's no-taboo behavior and trampling on human ethics, I don't feel anything at all.

It's a poisonous snake through and through, covered in human skin.

"Thank you very much. In this way, we will have more chips."

After saying that, Orochimaru released the seal, and the rainbow-like phantom disappeared from the fingers of the heretic demon.

Scorpio snorted coldly and followed Orochimaru away.

Seeing that the topic was over, Nagato glanced at the people who were left behind and said:

"Then, this sealing work ends here. From now on, please continue your efforts and fight for Akatsuki's lofty ideals. Disband."

After saying that, he released the spell, and at the same moment, he disappeared with the heretic demon and Xiaonan.

The figures of Bai Zetsu, Black Zetsu, and Bei Liuhu also disappeared from the white mist caused by the release of the spell, and left this place.

In the end, only Itachi and Kisame were left.

Itachi walked to Han's body, took out a blank scroll, and prepared to seal Han's body inside.

Kisame walked behind Itachi, pondered for a moment and said: "Well, I don't know whether I should say this, Itachi, you'd better be careful about Orochimaru. He is different from Beiruhu. He is a very dangerous person." existence. If you die, I will have to find a new teammate."

"Thank you for your concern. We will go separately for the time being. You have what you want to do."

Itachi sealed up the hero's body, looking like he was thinking about Kisame.

Kisame shrugged helplessly, there was really nothing he wanted to do for the time being.

But he also knew that Itachi seemed to have some personal matters to deal with next, and Kisame expressed his understanding.

As 'spies', they still have some things in common.