Escape From Konoha

"What does Anbu do? Hurry up and get that brat back!"

The entire Tuying Building began to tilt, and a terrifying pothole appeared on the huge rock wall behind it, which was caused by an explosion.

Not only that, even the foundation at the bottom of the Tsuchikage Building was severely damaged, causing the magnificent Tsuchikage Building to be affected and tilt to one side.

Standing on the rooftop of the Tsuchikage building, Onoki, the third generation of Tsuchikage, lost his temper wantonly. Terrifying chakra erupted from his short body, causing the surrounding air to condense, giving people a suffocating feeling of being trapped in a quagmire.

"I'm very sorry, Master Tukage, we're going to capture Didara right now!"

The Iwagakure ANBU ninjas who felt the Tsuchikage's overwhelming anger did not dare to talk back. They carefully followed Ohnoki's instructions and quickly dispersed, intending to capture the culprit who caused the damage to the Tsuchikage building as soon as possible and wait for the Tsuchikage's words. .

"Really, one by one is so useless, like this, how can I safely hand over Tuying's position to the next generation."

Seeing Anbu who left in a hurry, the dissatisfaction in Ohnoki's eyes became more intense.

"Father, it's useless to be angry again. The most important thing now is to capture Deidara. In any case, this explosion of the Tsuchikage Building can no longer be dismissed as a joke."

The tall Huangtu came over. He also noticed the movement from the Tuying Building and started to rush over.

A huge roar exploded at the Tsuchikage Building like an enemy attack, but there was no sign of an enemy attack, so there was only one answer.

It was a good deed done by a little ghost named Didara who belonged to the Iwagakure Demolition Unit.

The opponent is a disciple of his father Tsuchikage Onoki. He uses the forbidden jutsu of Iwagakure Village and is based on clay. He can use explosive ninjutsu similar to the blood successor boundary.

At only eleven years old, he is already well-known in the village as a genius ninja.

But the opponent's ability to cause trouble is completely proportional to the degree of his genius.

He has experimented with explosives in the village more than once, causing dissatisfaction among many villagers. This time, he almost blew up the Tsuchikage Building. His attitude and character are not bad.

"He must be secretly resentful about me confining him before... Really, why can't his character be more restrained? If he doesn't change his bad temper, he will fall into trouble sooner or later. "

Although Ohnoki's tone was dissatisfied, it was also full of concern.

No matter how naughty he is, the other party is still a disciple that he is proud of. If he can be led on the right path, he will definitely become a pillar of Iwagakure Village in the future.

Going a step further, maybe he could inherit his position as Tuying.

It's a pity that there are huge flaws in his personality, and he is not calm enough. If he is used by an aggressive general, he will easily suffer in battle.

"It's not an easy thing to correct his troublesome artistic personality."

Huangtu sighed.

Onogi snorted, and said, "Forget it, the matter of arresting him has been handed over to Anbu. How about it, have you found Han's whereabouts?"

Zhu Lihan, the five-tailed man, went out to perform a mission and has been missing for about three months.

This incident can be said to have aroused the great attention of all the senior management of Yan Yin.

At that time, even he, who participated in the Five Kages Conference, rushed back directly from the Iron Country, just to deal with the disappearance of the Five Tails Jinchuriki.

"Sorry, I just found some clues, but there is no link between the information, and it is impossible to form clues to point the suspicion to whom."

Huang Tu told the truth and told the results of the investigation.

Although the Iwagakure ninjas were still secretly investigating, but there was no news after so long, Huang Tu knew that there was no hope of retrieving the Five-Tailed Jinchuuriki Han.

Being killed and the tailed beast captured, this was the only result that Huang Tu could think of.

"That's really strange. The time when Han disappeared was very close to the time when the Five Shadows Conference started. Intuitively, I suspect that it was the work of the Kingdom of Ghosts."

"However, the war between the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Wind ended not long ago, and Qianba Shiraishi and the others had no time to commit the crime. After all, at that time, the Kingdom of Ghosts, like the five major countries, were preparing to participate in the Five Shadows Conference."

Loess rational analysis.

"I just doubt it. After all, the Uchiha clan in Konoha is finished. There is only one seedling left, and there are still many ninjas from the Uchiha clan in the Kingdom of Demons. Especially the Uchiha who have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. Liuli, with those eyes, it can effectively suppress the power of the tailed beast."

There are few ways to deal with tailed beasts, but it is not impossible. Sealing technique, wood escape, and sharing eyes are all the most effective ways.

Moreover, Han himself is also a powerful jounin and can control tailed beasts to a certain extent. At the moment when the wooden escape is not obvious, ordinary sealing techniques and sharingan can't be used against Han.

"If this is the case, Uchiha Itachi is the most suspicious."

Huang Tu's face became solemn.

"That kid who killed the entire clan?"

Hearing Huang Tu say this, Onoki nodded secretly.

Indeed, even though Uchiha Ruri had the special power to suppress the Jinchūriki, at that time, the Demon Country had just ended its war and was preparing to participate in the Five Kage Conference, so there was no time to cause trouble in the ninja world.

Uchiha Itachi is different. The opponent is a traitorous ninja, and his whereabouts are a mystery. The destruction of the Uchiha clan also proves that he has extraordinary strength. He may also have opened the Mangekyo Sharingan, forming a powerful suppression of the tailed beasts. .

But one thing doesn't make sense, that is why Uchiha Itachi wanted to capture the tailed beast?

How did he find traces of Han?

The traces of Jinchuuriki are a very top-secret matter in Iwagakure Village. Where can a traitorous nin get information about Han and capture him in a targeted manner?

No matter who the suspicion was pointed at, Onoki felt extremely headache.

There is too little information available, and there is no way to conduct reasonable reasoning and analysis.

"Continue to search for traces of Han. I hope that apart from the Kingdom of Ghosts, another mysterious and deeply hidden force will not appear..."

Ohnoki decided to continue the investigation and at the same time strengthen the protection of the four-tailed jinchuriki to avoid another missing jinchuriki incident.

"Yes, I will arrange it."

"Is there anything else? If not, I have to go deal with it. Being made trouble by Deidara makes me feel even more unhappy."

"The letter from the Daimyo seems to indicate an intention to unite with the Fire Nation."

At this time, Huang Tu presented a letter.

Ohnoki took the letter and read it from beginning to end.

"The Kingdom of Rain? I didn't expect to really plan to take action at this time."

"After all, Yuyin Village is a tough one. If Yuyin Village is allowed to take complete power, it will not be a good thing for the daimyo."

Huangtu said.

"Who is the leader of Yugakure now? Do you have any information about him?"

Onoki asked.

Huangtu shook his head and replied: "Since Kanzo stepped down, he has mysteriously disappeared from the ninja world, and it is said that he has also lost contact with Danzo at the root. The person who currently rules the Rain Hidden Village is called Pain, and he is an extremely mysterious guy. .”

"Penn? Among Hanzo's subordinates in the past, was there such an Amegakure ninja?"

Onoki frowned.

Salamander Hanzo is also his old opponent.

As the saying goes, only by knowing the enemy and knowing yourself can you win a hundred battles.

In order to deal with Sansho Hanzo in the past, he collected a lot of information about the other party, including the cronies around the other party, and investigated thoroughly.

Ohnoki remembered that among Hanzo's cronies, there should be no ninja named 'Penn'.

"No, no. In all the information about the Amegakure ninjas we have collected, there is no such person as Pain. We just know that the Amegakure ninjas call their leader after Pain."

"So, he is a ninja whose life experience is a mystery."

"Yes."

"How is his strength?"

"It's not clear, but according to reliable intelligence, all the spies who sneaked into Yuyin after Kanzang stepped down have all disappeared and there is no news. Since then, Yuyin has completely cut off contact with the outside world and only stayed in the Kingdom of Rain. Activities, other than that, there is nothing worthy of attention.”

Huang Tu's face was solemn.

Ohnoki thought for a while and said: "The current person in charge of the Civil War in the Land of Rain is Danzo from the Land of Fire. He has a close cooperative relationship with Kanzo, who previously usurped the position of leader of Amegakure. Since the Daimyo After agreeing to cooperate with the Fire Nation, you must be careful when working with Danzo."

"What does father mean?"

"Danzo and Orochimaru once plotted against Hanzo during the Third Ninja War. It is really insecure to join forces with such people. Anyway, as long as the momentum of seizing power in Amegakure Village is suppressed, after all, compared to Amago It’s the country of ghosts and the country of ghosts that worries me even more.”

Onogi looked to the west with deep eyes.

From a comprehensive perspective, although the Fire Nation has obtained the fruits of victory in the Third Ninja War, its own losses have been extremely serious.

During the battle between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Demons, Sunagakure Kazekage was depressed, thousands of ninjas were killed, and almost all the strength that had finally been recovered from the Third Ninja World War was lost. The five major countries are at the bottom, which is already worthy of the name.

If it were not for the purpose of suppressing the development momentum of the Kingdom of Ghosts, the Kingdom of Wind would probably be removed from the ranks of the five major countries, allowing the Kingdom of Ghosts to take over.

It can be said that in the central and western parts of the ninja world, the biggest enemy of the Earth Kingdom is no longer the Fire Kingdom, but the Demon Kingdom, which has a fierce development momentum and is even more vigorous.

Intervening in the Civil War in the Land of Rain and relaxing the surveillance of the Land of Ghosts at this time is not a good choice.

But this is the daimyo's proposal. As long as it does not violate the principle, Ohnoki is not inconvenient to offend the face of the daimyo of the land of earth.

Ending the civil war in the Kingdom of Rain as soon as possible and quickly redirecting attention to the Kingdom of Ghosts, this is Onoki's true thoughts.

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"Yanyin's movement has also changed."

Continuous heavy rain covered the entire valley, and Bai Jue reported to Xiaonan.

Nagato has already gone to the Kingdom of Demons alone to conduct cooperation negotiations, temporarily bringing the Kingdom of Demons over to help the Rain Hidden Village.

Therefore, Yuyin Village is temporarily left to Xiaonan to handle, while Bai Jue is responsible for collecting intelligence on the battlefield and detecting enemy movements.

"Do you know how many there are?"

Xiaonan frowned tightly.

"There are about three hundred people, and the main force is chuunin."

Bai Jue replied.

After hearing this, Konan lowered his head slightly and thought. Three hundred Iwagakure ninjas were not that many. Compared with the Third Ninja World War, the number of troops Iwagakure put on the battlefield could even be said to be very sparse.

But Iwagakure's entry is a very dangerous signal.

The Kingdom of Earth, which had been watching from the sidelines, also planned to intervene, coinciding with the Kingdom of Fire. They had only one target - Yuyin Village.

Only when Yuyin Village is stepped on again, or even wiped out, will these big countries feel at ease.

Because compared to the Grass Hidden Village in the Country of Grass, the Rain Hidden Village has potentially dangerous factors.

That is to resist, instead of being resigned like Caoyin Village, allowing big powers to bully them without daring to fight back.

"What should we do next? Nagato-sama, do you have any plans for the next step?"

Bai Jue asked.

"Nagato has gone to the Kingdom of Demons to solicit help."

"Qianba Shiraishi won't agree easily. He is a guy who can't afford to do anything early. This will only make the country of ghosts high-profile here and become the target of public criticism."

"Nagato has a way to make Chiba Shiraishi agree."

Speaking of this, Xiaonan remembered what Nagato said before leaving, and her expression suddenly became strange.

"Um?"

Seeing Xiao Nan's confident look, Bai Jue's face was a little confused, but he was wise enough not to ask.

While Xiao Nan and Bai Jue were talking, footsteps came from outside the cave, and together with the sound of rain, they reached the ears of Xiao Nan and Bai Jue.

"Oh, it's not a coincidence that you are back. You two, now is not a good time to organize a meeting."

Bai Jue smiled and looked at the two people who walked in.

One tall and one short.

Wearing a black red cloud coat and a bamboo hat with bells on his head, the slightly shorter man revealed a pair of scarlet eyes, which shone brightly in the dim cave. You could clearly see three more eyes in the red pupils. A black hook jade.

Sharingan.

Uchiha Itachi.

The tall man was naturally his teammate Kisame Inekaki. He walked over with a grin on his face and a large sword on his back, Samehada.

"It does not seem suitable for a meeting. It has become messy outside, and Yuyin Village has become much emptier than before."

When Kisame said this, it meant that he and Itachi had already returned to Amegakure Village before coming here.

Due to the start of the civil war, almost half of the ninjas in the Rain Hidden Village were transferred and began to mobilize in the Land of Rain.

But this does not mean that the defensive power within the Rain Hidden Village is empty. If someone wants to sneak attack the Rain Hidden Village at this time and thus cut off the retreat of the Rain Hidden Ninjas, it can only be said that that person is very unlucky.

Within the Kingdom of Rain, there is no place more dangerous than Hidden Rain Village.

"Sorry, we're at war now. Maybe next year will be much better."

Xiaonan said apologetically.

"It doesn't matter, but can the war really end next year? According to Itachi and I's observation, not only the Fire Country, but also the Iwagakure Village of the Earth Country seems to have officially joined. If it is useful, you can always Explain to us."

Kisame smiled and said that he had no expectations that the war would end next year.

"The Fire Country and the Earth Country don't want to expand the war in the Rain Country... No, they don't know anything about the power of Yugakure. They tried to get involved in the sovereignty of the Rain Country, but they just did it at the wrong time. , waged a wrong war."

Xiaonan said so.

"Isn't Nagato here? I also want to know what the next mission is."

Ghost shark asked.

"Nagato has gone to the land of ghosts. Now I am in charge here."

"The country of ghosts?"

Ghost shark was slightly taken aback.

Itachi's Sharingan flashed, but he didn't speak and remained silent.

"Now is not the time to expose Nagato's power. It will be beneficial to both countries to use the Kingdom of Demons to cover up part of the edge and win."

The power of the Kingdom of Ghosts in the west has obviously surpassed that of the Kingdom of Wind, and now it only has to compete with the Kingdom of Earth to determine its overlord status.

If the Kingdom of Ghosts aids the Kingdom of Rain and outweighs the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Fire, then the Kingdom of Ghosts' position in the west will be more stable. The goal of being a big country will also go one step further.

Now the key is to see how the kingdom of ghosts chooses.

Should we continue to watch, or plan to intervene and move towards the goal of being a great power.

"Really? It's good to have an idea. If the leader fails, his ability to lead the organization may also be reduced."

Kisame chuckled lightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xiao Nan did not comment on this.

Akatsuki and Yuyin Village were originally two different camps.

There are some things that Akatsuki can handle, but it is not convenient for Yuyin Village to come forward.

Once countries embark on the road of competition between countries, some methods cannot be brought to the table after all.

After defeating the Country of Wind, Chiba Shiraishi and others were eager to force Konoha to eliminate their status as traitorous ninjas. They were also worried that their status would lead to criticism.

Once these rumors become a general trend, they will affect the ruling power, which is very fatal for the top leaders of the country.

The interests of Akatsuki and Ugakure overlap in some places and complement each other in other ways. Ultimately, Akatsuki is an underground organization that includes dangerous and rebellious ninjas. Xiaonan will not really believe that the members of Akatsuki will work for the rise of Ugakure. Dedicate your life.

"This is not something you need to consider. As for your next task, do whatever you like. As long as it does not attract the attention of those big countries, Nagato will not restrict your freedom. If you really want to do things for the organization, then, Just pay attention to the powerful ninjas in the ninja world recently and absorb them."

"How can it be so easy to find a ninja who meets the requirements... Forget it, Itachi, let's go. I just want to take a rest recently. It's best if I don't have a mission."

Kisame stretched, and took a deep breath.

"No, I'm going to a place next to replenish my equipment. I'm running out of kunai and ration pills."

Itachi spoke.

"Really? Then I'll go with you, too. Kirigakure's pursuit troops have been chasing me more closely recently, so it's safer for the two of us."

Kisame said.

Itachi pondered for a moment, looked at Konan who looked silent, nodded and said, "Okay."

Akatsuki organizes teams of two into action units, both for mutual aid and to monitor each other.

Itachi knew very well what kind of situation he was in within the Akatsuki organization.

Neither Nagato nor Uchiha Madara believed in him and were just using his power instead of treating him as one of their own.

As a close confidant of Nagato, Konan must also know that at such a critical moment, it would be better for him to be under surveillance.

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The ruins of the city, judging from the traces of its destruction, are more than a hundred years old. It is full of ancient smells, deserted, and so quiet that only the sound of wind and sand echoes in the ears.

Walking in such a ruined city, Kisame turned his face to both sides, and from time to time, black shadows flashed from the shadows of the ruins.

"Hey, Itachi, we've been watched."

Kisame said to Itachi who was walking in front, while placing his palm on Samehada's bandaged knife handle, his eyes became alert.

Itachi didn't say a word and continued to move forward towards the road until he came to a huge abandoned factory, with a solid wall blocking him.

"Um?"

Kisame looked at the abandoned factory in front of him and noticed something was wrong.

All I could see was Itachi forming a seal with his hands and saying, "Unsolved!"

The scene in front of him immediately changed. A rusty door suddenly appeared on the originally solid wall.

"It really is an illusion."

Ghost shark snorted lightly.

Itachi stretched out his hand towards the iron door, ready to push it open.

Boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

A huge sound sounded, menacingly coming from the other side of the iron gate, and both Itachi and Kisame jumped back.

The moment they jumped back, the iron door exploded with a roar and flew into the air. Thick smoke rolled up from the location of the explosion, depicting the outline of a giant beast in the form of a black shadow.

Judging from the size, it was definitely not a human being, but some kind of beast.

boom!

A huge fireball rolled out from the thick smoke, causing the surrounding air temperature to rise rapidly.

"Water Escape · Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

The attack range of the fireball was too large, so Kisame immediately formed a seal and retreated while gathering water in the waterless land to form a huge shark, biting at the fireball flying in the air.

The white, high-temperature water vapor spread, making the vision in front of him even paler, and nothing could be seen.

After the fireball evaporated the water shark, it still had some remaining strength and continued to attack Kisame.

"He actually suppressed my water escape technique. It seems like he is not an easy guy."

The power of the fireball weakened, and Kisame did not continue to use water escape to resist, but jumped to the side to avoid the impact of the fireball.

But the opponent's ability to use fire escape to suppress the restraining water escape ninjutsu surprised Kisame.

Itachi calmly looked at everything in front of him, his Sharingan glanced to the side, and black shadows spread all around, showing shapes of cats of various colors and breeds.

These cats move quickly and have a human face. They are obviously not ordinary cats, but well-trained ninja cats.

It is also a family member of the ninja cat family in the ninja world.

There were about thirty human cats that appeared. The largest one was as tall as a person, and the smallest one was about the same size as a house cat. They showed their sharp teeth and looked at Weasel with ferocious eyes full of hostility and hatred.

Kisame saw all the human cats unleashing murderous intent on Itachi, and looked at Itachi in surprise.

He didn't know what Itachi had done to provoke so many ninja cats.

"The traitor who betrayed his clan really has the guts to come here, Uchiha Itachi."

The large ninja cat, who was as tall as an adult, said in a cold tone, murderous.

The contract between the Ninja Cat Clan and the Uchiha Clan has a long history. Many Ninja Cats from the Ninja Cat Clan have signed contracts with ninjas from the Uchiha Clan.

This contractual relationship is not just about benefits, but also about deep friendship.

And Itachi's destruction of the Uchiha clan also meant that the contractors who had lived and died with many ninja cats were also killed by Itachi himself. This unforgettable hatred made many ninja cats want to kill Itachi and then be quick.

Even the ninja cat who signed a contract with Itachi immediately made the decision to terminate the contract with Itachi after learning about the Uchiha genocide, stating his position and no longer fighting for Itachi or collecting intelligence.

"I want to meet the cat mother-in-law."

Itachi ignored the hatred and hostile looks of these ninja cats and said calmly.

"Killing our contracted friends, what is your judgment based on that Granny Cat will meet you, a sinner who genocide and denies any relatives?"

The sharp claws of the ninja cat's forelimbs extended, emitting a cold white light in the sunlight.

"I don't want to fight with you, you are no match for me."

Itachi spoke as if stating the truth.

After he finished speaking these words, the earth shook, and a huge shadow emerged from the dust.

It was an orange ninja cat as huge as a fortress.

The round body walked upright like a human, with its belly almost hanging to the ground. With a flick of its orange tail, it swept away the surrounding sand and stones, blew strong winds, and terrifying sunken cracks appeared on the ground. .