Escape From Konoha

The town at night was quiet and peaceful, but from a hotel, an angry voice with gnashing teeth came from:

"Damn the Xuan Yuans, how dare you use such despicable methods!"

The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists tightly, raised his eyebrows, and showed a terrifying scowl.

On the bed, a Kumogakure ninja was twitching in pain, his face twisted in agony.

The swollen insect-shaped lump on his chest seemed to be stirring with life, and looked extremely ferocious and scary.

The medical ninja who was in charge of treating the Yunyin ninja also had a dignified look on his face. Afterwards, he stood up and said in a discouraged voice, "Sorry, Lord Raikage, I can't do anything about Karai's injury."

"What do you mean? Amayi, you are the elite medical ninja in our village."

The Fourth Raikage couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that the medical ninja Amai was also helpless with such an injury.

Amayi smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Raikage, my medical skills are limited."

"Is there really no way?"

The Fourth Raikage was still a little reluctant. Karai was not only an elite Jonin in the village, but also an important subordinate who was with him through life and death.

Seeing his subordinates approaching death step by step and in such pain made him feel sad in various ways.

Amai shook her head.

"This kind of injury is very rare and I couldn't find an entry point."

"Have there not been similar cases in Kumogakure's medical system?"

"No. Because basically all the people targeted by the Xuan Yuans are dead, and there are very few left alive."

The Xuan Yuanzhong are not an ordinary mercenary ninja army in the underground black market. They are a group of five and are the most powerful bounty hunters in the underground black market.

When this group first became famous, it originated from the Third Ninja War. It was hired by Onoki, the third generation Tsuchikage of Iwagakure Village, to participate in the Ninja War.

After the third Ninja World War ended, they returned to the underground black market, employed by big businessmen from various countries, and had contacts with high-level officials from various countries, with a huge network of relationships.

Maybe some of their high-ranking officials in the Kingdom of Thunder have hired Xuan Yuanzhong to deal with some shameful matters.

This kind of thing is actually very common in the ninja world.

After all, some things are shady and not suitable for the ninjas of your own country to deal with.

Therefore, it is necessary for the underground black market to exist.

"I'm sorry... Raikage-sama, I have embarrassed the village..."

Kumogakure Jonin Karai, who was sitting on the bed, opened his eyes with difficulty and apologized to the Fourth Raikage.

Being brought to such a miserable state by a group of bounty hunters was truly worthy of his reputation as a Kumogakure jounin.

"Stop talking, Karai, you still need more rest now. I will definitely find a way to deal with your injury. Even if it is..."

The Fourth Raikage walked to the bed and comforted Karai.

That's right, the lives of subordinates are more important than ninjutsu.

If it really doesn't work, compromising with the Xuan Yuans is also a way.

At worst, return the scroll of secret art first, and bring someone over next time, destroy the entire Sugi Village, and take back the scroll of secret art again, which is also a way.

But that would be equivalent to him, the Raikage, bowing to the bounty hunter and smearing Kumogakure's face.

"You can't do this, Lord Raikage! You are one of the Five Shadows. You must not bow to the Xuan Yuans for my sake...ahem!"

Karayi became excited and stopped the fourth generation Raikage from bowing to the Xuanzhong.

"Don't talk, just take a good rest now."

The Fourth Raikage didn't respond, but asked Karai to have a good rest.

Then, he winked at Amayi, and the medical ninja Amayi nodded and retreated from the room.

Not long after, the Fourth Raikage also came out of the room.

"Master Raikage."

"Tell me honestly, if a medical operation is performed, how likely is it to be successful?"

The Fourth Raikage looked at Amayi with a serious face.

Under the pressure of the fourth generation of Raikage, Amayi said: "The probability of survival is less than 1%, because of the lack of successful cases, and there is no sophisticated medical equipment here. With my level of medical ninjutsu, it is difficult to perform it. .I'm very sorry, Raikage-sama."

As she spoke, Ama Yi lowered her head in shame.

Although Kumogakure also followed Konoha's medical reform system, compared to Konoha, Kumogakure lacked a truly top medical ninja like Tsunade.

Although the system is considered complete, the technology is ultimately limited. As for this technical gap, it is difficult to see results in a short period of time. It will take time and a large number of outstanding talents.

Before the Third Ninja War, Kumogakure, like every village, did not popularize the medical ninja education system on a large scale.

After Konoha succeeded, they started to follow suit.

Just as the second generation of Naruto created the ninja school system in the past, breaking the ninja's monopoly on ninjutsu knowledge and cultivating endless civilian ninjas, this system was also imitated by Yun Yin and other ninja villages, greatly enhancing the military strength of the five major countries.

It was also at that time that the influence of the one-country-one-village system reached its peak.

The same goes for the health care reform that Tsunade advocates.

Konoha is a well-deserved pioneer.

Therefore, it is natural that there is a gap with Konoha in terms of medical ninjutsu technology.

"If Karayi is sent back to the village for treatment, will it increase the probability of survival?"

"The probability will not increase much. Again, the cases are too few and too rare. We are completely ignorant of the characteristics of the explosive bugs. If one mistake is made, Kalay may be killed. Moreover, the explosive bugs have grown to this point. It has already caused Karayi to suffer so much. According to the situation, Karayi will die in pain in less than two days."

The implication is that sending Karai back to Kumogakure won't change anything. You may die on the way back.

"hateful!"

The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists and asked him to watch his subordinates die. This was really frustrating.

In this case, we can only negotiate with the people of Xuan Yuan Zhong.

Next time, I will lead people to completely destroy the Sugi Village and retrieve the secret scroll.

"Don't worry too much, Master Raikage. When I went out, I saw a person on the street. If it was her, there should be a way to treat Karai's injury."

Amayi hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

"Huh? Tell me who it is?"

The Fourth Raikage heard that someone could cure Karai and asked quickly.

If that's the case, then he doesn't have to bow to the Xuan Yuans.

"One of the Sannin of Konoha, Lady Tsunade. She is traveling in this town and is temporarily staying in another hotel not far away."

Ama Yi revealed the identity of the other party.

"Tsunade!?"

The Fourth Raikage was surprised at first, and then frowned deeply.

"Yes."

Amai nodded.

To be honest, he didn't really want to talk about it. After all, asking ninjas from other villages would really dishonor the Raikage's face.

However, as Karayi's life is concerned, Amayi feels that what happens next depends on the will of the Raikage himself.

"In that case, let's go find Tsunade to treat Karai."

Without thinking for long, the Fourth Raikage decided to seek help from Tsunade.

As for losing face, the Fourth Raikage is already mentally prepared for this.

No matter how despised by Konoha's Sannin in the future, it is better than bowing to the bounty hunter and losing Gokage's face.

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Located in the center of the Great Forest of Bear Country, is the location of Hoshino Village.

In the territory belonging to Xingren Village, the style of houses is relatively simple and unadorned, but the original buildings of Xingren Village have been renovated. Whether it's a hospital, a ninja school, or Xingying's office, these important places are not too delicate.

In Star Ninja Village, even decent-sized streets are rarely seen. The ninjas and villagers here seem to be living a peaceful life without disputes with the world.

But all this veneer of peace is an illusion.

Located in the Xingying Office, not far from the huge water tower, there is a secret passage leading to the depths of the ground.

Compared with the villages on the surface, the biggest secret of the village lies below the Xingren Village.

A house made of cement and steel is far stronger than a house made of wood, and it is not easy to rot. Not only that, there are also streets extending in all directions, commercial streets, schools, hospitals, military factories for manufacturing weapons, and large warehouses for storing food and supplies, all of which are available here.

There are far more people living underground than on the surface.

No one can imagine that under the Xingren Village, there is a town that is bigger than the Xingren Village itself.

The town now has a population of tens of thousands, and they settled down here.

Although the scale is small, opening such a town underground is an extremely huge project.

Even if ninjutsu is used for development, it is not a town that can be built overnight.

After all, the firmness of the underground space and the collection of light sources must be considered, which is a very time-consuming and costly project.

What illuminates the underground space is a special light bulb that collects sunlight from the outside and uses chakra as the driving energy to keep the light for a long time, so that people will not live in darkness. The plants here can also perform photosynthesis well to ensure sufficient oxygen.

The underground town is the real Star Ninja Village today.

The simple villages outside are just used to hide from others.

After all, many things here cannot be easily seen.

Although the Kingdom of Wind was defeated, it also brought the Kingdom of Ghosts into the sight of all major powers.

Now the approaching Kingdom of Wind and Kingdom of Earth have become very sensitive to any actions of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Even forcing the Kingdom of Wind to sign a compensation agreement took a lot of time and twists and turns. If it were announced at this time that the Hoshi Ninja Village had become a subsidiary force of the Kingdom of Demons, it would definitely be interfered by external forces from the Wind and Earth countries.

The folks of Xiong Country have been preaching and hanging pots to help the world for about ten years, and the country of ghosts is now rising. Like the country of You, the culture of witches has also flourished, making daimyo and nobles rule over the people, with prestige. greatly missing.

It is only a short step away from the Ghost Kingdom taking over the entire Bear Kingdom.

"You are living a good life here, Chiying."

The middle-aged man sitting in the office, from all aspects, is quite ordinary, just like a farmer who often farms in the farmland, he belongs to the unremarkable type.

But he is the leader of a team led by the intelligence agency of the Ghost Country's military.

Codenamed Ugly Cow.

The task of his team is to ensure that the Kingdom of Ghosts can take over the Country of Bears without any worries. It has been operating in the Country of Bears for many years, and it is currently dealing with the closing of the network in the Country of Bears.

Opposite him was a young man with a cold temperament and handsome appearance.

He sat there, looking taciturn, and didn't pay attention to the ugly cow's ridicule.

His name is Akei, and he is also a member of the military intelligence agency of the Kingdom of Demons.

Now he is also the new leader of the Star Ninja Village. On the surface, he surrenders to the Daimyo of the Bear Country, but secretly cooperates with the Chou Niu, waiting for the opportunity to capture the Bear Country.

"You are so taciturn. In daily life, can the princess stand it?"

The ugly cow asked jokingly.

Chiying's wife is Zhuhime, the princess of Xiong Zhiguo. In order to win Chiying, a blood-successor limit ninja, into his camp, Daimyo Xiongzhi did not hesitate to sacrifice his daughter's happiness to win Chiying.

This is why the Daimyo of the Bear Country is so relieved about the Star Ninja Village.

Likewise, this also facilitates various actions of the Ghost Country in the Bear Country.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, and Zhuji doesn't think so."

Chi Ying frowned.

"Really? It seems that after having a woman, there have indeed been some changes. Then, let me tell you about the current situation. You remember to deal with the tail."

The ugly cow smiled and said.

"Tail?"

Chi Ying looked at Chou Niu in confusion.

"The public momentum is very stable. There are also special personnel to deal with the high-level officials of the Bear Country. In addition, the Star Ninja Village has been digested by us. No matter how ambitious the Bear Country daimyo is, he will only lose in the end. Therefore, the bear country's daimyo and The nobles are not the main trouble now, our enemies are now the turn of the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth."

The ugly cow looked serious when he said this.

The Bear Country is a small country sandwiched between the Ghost Country, the Wind Country, and the Earth Country.

As the situation on the main road becomes turbulent, the situation becomes even more difficult.

Chiying stared at the ugly cow and said nothing.

"Although the Kingdom of Wind admitted defeat on the surface, in fact, the other side has been secretly looking for an important reason for the defeat. And where did the Ghost Kingdom troops that sneaked into the Kingdom of Wind come from? This is what they are confused about. Now that they have their hands free, they have sent ninjas to sneak into the Country of You and the Country of Bears to start investigating this matter."

"Then, kill all these sand ninjas who have sneaked into the Bear Country!"

A coldness flashed in Chiying's eyes.

Ugly Bull shook his head and said: "If these people are killed, things will be even more troublesome. Now the Xiong Kingdom only needs a blunt knife to cut slowly. You Zhiguo can't find anything, but Xiongzhiguo, they will definitely Contact the Star Ninja Village. When the time comes, follow the steps on the scroll."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll and placed it on the table.

"I understand, is there anything else you want to order?"

Chi Ying nodded.

"Don't bother you, I heard that your highness princess is pregnant, you should spend more time with her. The next thing, I will discuss with Master Lei Mingmaru, you just need to put Hoshino The village is well managed, just don't let those Sunagakure ninjas notice anything. This is your job now."

The ugly cow stood up from the sofa and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

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"It seems that Chiying has made arrangements."

Seeing the Ugly Cow who took office in front of him, his body stiffened suddenly. Lei Mingwan, who was squatting on the desk in an elegant posture, smiled softly, and picked up a piece of red bean Daifuku on the side plate with his paws to taste. .

"Yes, Lord Raimimaru, as long as Akekage follows the steps, the people of Sunagakure Village will not become suspicious."

The ugly cow nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work. You have done a very good job recently. I will explain it to my father."

Thunder Maru said in a complimentary tone.

"Then the next action plan..."

"Well, follow your method. After all, I am only in charge of work inspections. The specific actions have been drawn up at the military meeting a few years ago. You can follow the above. But there is one thing, that is the formal action , wait until the storm has passed before implementing it, now it is better not to stimulate the sensitive and fragile nerves of the Wind Kingdom."

Because the country of ghosts is already very powerful, if it reveals its ambition to annex the surrounding small countries, then, in this tense situation, more accidents will inevitably happen.

When the time comes, the Kingdom of Earth will definitely get involved.

Facing the Wind Kingdom family, the pressure is not obvious, but when facing two big countries at the same time, pressure from all aspects will become apparent.

Therefore, although the Kingdom of Ghosts has given up all mission entrustments, it does not mean that the two countries of Wind and Earth are completely relieved of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The battle on the surface is over, and the next battle will be carried out in secret.

Now that Sunagakure has sent ninjas to sneak into the country of bears to investigate, they may have suspected something.

The more times like this, the more important it is not to expose one’s flaws.

After all, Sunagakure certainly couldn't imagine that the Hoshi Ninja Village had already been branded as the Kingdom of Demons.

Moreover, Chi Ying, the leader of the Star Ninja Village, is the son-in-law of the Daimyo of the Bear Country. Presumably the ninjas of the Sand Hidden Village came to investigate, and the Daimyo of the Bear Country could also use it as a shield for the Ghost Country.

Once the situation calms down, that will be the best time to truly replace the Bear Country.

Cut slowly with a blunt knife, nibble away slowly, don't rush, don't be slow, just let everything fall into place.

Too much pursuit of success will lead to the formation of a strong tail, making the good situation of the Ghost Country passive.

"yes."

Chou Niu also knows this kind of thing.

Before the country of ghosts infiltrated the country of bears, it had already cultivated a large number of witches. They roamed around the territory of the country of bears, hanging pots to help the world, and won a lot of favor among the people. Many villagers even took the initiative to build shrines for the wandering witches. The prestige of witches among the people has formed an absolute trend.

It won't be too long before the bear country is annexed.

The only problem is that the reaction of the Wind and Earth Kingdoms will definitely be fierce, and the other major powers will definitely suppress the Ghost Kingdom.

All of these must be dealt with in advance and cannot be careless.

"Then, I'll take the first step."

"Well, go ahead."

Thunder Pill waved his paw, indicating that Ugly Cow could leave.

The ugly cow nodded, walked out of the room and left.

After watching the ugly cow leave, Lei Mingwan continued to pick up the red bean daifuku on the plate and began to eat it. This refreshing sweetness made it never tire of eating.

"Well... I'm a little sleepy. We'll talk about the work report later."

Lei Mingwan was in no hurry to contact the people at the headquarters.

Anyway, this kind of matter just needs to be handed over to the people below. If the headquarters changes any resolutions, it will definitely be notified as soon as possible to change the plan of the Bear Kingdom.

If there is no notification, it means that the plan will still be implemented according to the original route.

After eating the last piece of red bean daifu, he picks up the toothpick and picks his teeth gracefully. Afterwards, Lei Mingwan lightly jumps onto the back of the transfer, curling up there habitually.

He stretched out his paws lazily, yawned, closed his eyes sleepily, and stood still, wanting to have a good sleep at this time, and then go to work.

After all, during the days here, he only needs to report the situation to the headquarters when necessary. Most of the time, he is doing work like disciplinary inspection. Other than that, his task is to eat and sleep.

Compared to the hard-working days in the Kingdom of Ghosts, this is real life here.

With a bed that is wider and softer than a pet house, and countless delicacies, you don't have to worry about being occupied by people, and you don't have to worry about snacks being robbed. Chi Ying, who is in charge here, will meet all its needs.

It would be even better if there were a few gentle and lovely maids to serve it.

This is undoubtedly heaven.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from my ears:

"You really enjoy being here, Thundermaru."

Hearing this familiar voice, Lei Mingwan's hair froze all over his body, and suddenly he lost all sleepiness. He raised his head and looked at Shiraishi who had appeared in the room at some time, and his words became stammered:

"F-Father? Why are you here?"

It sounded a bit panicked.

His eyes began to move restlessly, and the paws stretched out in front of him began to scratch each other subconsciously, and the excited smile was made of tears.

"Come over and inspect the situation here to see if there are any problems."

Star Ninja Village involves the layout of the Demon Country in the Bear Country. Even with a detailed and stable plan, Shiraishi will always pay attention to the situation here.

Unlike the Kingdom of Netherworld and the Kingdom of Snow, the issues in the Bear Kingdom are more complicated to deal with.

"How could there be a problem here? Father, you are completely over-worried."

Lei Mingwan's eyes were a little dodgey.

There is indeed no problem here, but thinking about the depraved days I have lived here for the past two years, and seeing Baishi's indifferent eyes that seem to have seen through everything, I feel inexplicably guilty.

This time Shiraishi came over unexpectedly to check his homework, which happened to be when he was lazy and sleeping, so he didn't even have time to prepare.

"Leave aside Ugly Cow and Red Shadow, I heard that you are living a life of luxury and dissipation here."

"Uh... This kind of thing is completely non-existent. I have been doing the inspection work seriously every day, but it just so happens that my stomach feels a little uncomfortable today, so I took a nap..."

At the end of the sentence, under Shiraishi's serious gaze, Raimeimaru's head lowered lower and lower, and his defensive voice became smaller and smaller.

After all, it is indeed a fact that it lives a decadent life of eating and being lazy here.

"Forget it, I don't mean to blame you. Originally, your role here was just to serve as a bridge between the Star Ninja Village and the headquarters."

Seeing that Shiraishi didn't blame him, Raimeimaru also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, do you have any other instructions that you need to convey?"

Thunder Maru asked cautiously, jumping from the swivel chair to the desk.

Shiraishi took a look at Lei Mingmaru and said, "The situation in Hoshi Ninja Village has stabilized, and you don't need to sit here anymore. Next, I'm going out to do something, to meet Tsunade of Sannin, you Come with me. After this, I will arrange for you to go to the Country of Waves, where you will assist Kazuhime in his operations."

"yes."

Lei Mingwan shrugged his head and responded.

It seems that I will no longer be able to enjoy the high quality of life in Star Ninja Village.

The country of waves... Lei Mingmaru thinks that if I remember correctly, it is a very poor small country in the ninja world. It is said that the big names in this country owe a lot of foreign debts, and now they are being chased by gold medal debt collectors from the country of ghosts. debt.

In addition, it was Kazuki who was taking charge of affairs in the Land of Waves this time. Raimemaru could imagine the busy days ahead and could not continue to be lazy.

"Then, let's go now and join the Xuan Yuans first."

"Are you going to explain it to Chi Ying?"

"No need, I've already told Aka Shadow before I came to see you. He and Chou Niu will be solely responsible for the next affairs of Star Ninja Village."

Shiraishi glanced at Thundermaru and walked out of the room first. Seeing this, Thundermaru could only scratch each other with his paws, jumped down from the desk, and trotted to keep up with Shiraishi.