Escape From Konoha

Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire.

In the attic named Tenshu, for the joint visit of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konoha Jounin Squad Leader Nara Shikaku, as the daimyo of the Land of Fire, they naturally had to receive a grand reception.

It's just that because the current situation in the Land of Fire is different from ordinary, neither the Daimyo nor the Hokage have time to focus on it.

"I didn't expect you, Sarutobi, would come here to visit me in person. We haven't seen each other for a long time since a party years ago."

Seeing Hiruzen arriving at the Daming Mansion in such a hurry, the Fire Country Daimyo was relieved and also expressed emotion.

He has known Hiruzen, Danzo and others since he was a teenager, and has a good relationship with them, establishing a deep friendship.

Therefore, when Hiruzen succeeded in becoming Hokage, he also provided considerable assistance in the early stage to assist Hiruzen in stabilizing the internal balance of Konoha.

But when I see my old friend now aged like this, I still can't help but sigh in my heart.

Compared to the gathering a few years ago, Hiruzen looked even older.

This kind of aging is not just about appearance, but also about inner aging.

The high-spirited Third Hokage in the past has become a piece of history in the past, deeply buried.

"I really have no choice. Therefore, there are some things that must be agreed upon by the two of us."

Hiruzen smiled helplessly.

If it is not necessary, as Hokage, he really cannot leave his post without permission. Instead, he should sit in Konoha, strategize, and issue orders conveniently.

The Fire Country Daimyo nodded slightly.

Hiruzen then looked at Shikaku. After Shikaku nodded, he said to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire: "Your Excellency, these are just my personal speculations. Iwagakure withdrew his troops, but Kumogakure began to carry out military exercises in the Country of Yu. Action, the Kingdom of Ghosts began to control the situation in the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Waves. The timing of these things and the targets they targeted seemed too coincidental. Although there is no definite evidence, I think this may be the plan of the Kingdom of Ghosts. .”

After listening to Shikaku's words, the Fire Country Daimyo did not object, but looked at Hiruzen and said: "To be honest, Konoha Village is really full of talents. Even if they leave Konoha, they can still make waves in the world, and they can also He has become the number one enemy of the Fire Country. If possible, I hope that Sarutobi can pay more attention to the inner character of ninjas in the future instead of just focusing on their talents. If their talents are used to deal with the Fire Country and Konoha , then, it would be better to eliminate people with such talents as soon as possible."

The name of the Fire Country has a certain meaning.

He knew who the man Shikaku was referring to was.

Chiba Shiraishi.

A defector ninja who was not particularly troublesome in the ninja world before the Wind Country War.

If there is a sudden news about the Kingdom of Ghosts, this person will be ignored until now.

Compared to the prestigious names of Uchiha and Hinata, only the top management of Konoha knew how dangerous Chiba Shiraishi was, and the outside world did not pay much attention to this person. Many times, they would even regard the other party as a vassal of Uchiha Ruri and Hinata Ayane, rather than as a mastermind.

Facing the sarcasm of the Fire Nation daimyo, Hiruzen knew that the other party had complaints in his heart, and this was the result of Konoha's lack of education.

Therefore, Hiruzen had no excuse.

Although he himself felt that he had worked very hard on the ideological education of Konoha ninjas, the result was that Chiba Shiraishi defected, which also caused problems for Uchiha and Hinata. Later, his disciple Orochimaru also left Konoha because of taboo research.

These are things that have already happened and there is nothing we can do to change them.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Since Minato's sacrifice, Konoha has been unstable internally and externally. As the Hokage, it is impossible for me to have everything go smoothly."

"The fourth generation? It's indeed a pity. If he hadn't died young, he might have been a good successor."

As for the conflicts that arose during the transfer of power between the two generations of Hokages, it is not convenient for the Daimyo of the Fire Country, as an outsider, to evaluate them.

To be fair, if he were to suddenly give up his position as daimyo and pass it on to his heir, he would be somewhat reluctant and doubtful about his heir's abilities, thinking that the heir was not qualified enough to possess the talents of a daimyo.

It was not surprising to the daimyo that Hiruzen had such an idea at that time.

As he spoke, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire turned his attention to Shikaku and praised him with a smile: "Although Mr. Shikaku's guess is just a theoretical analysis, he is worthy of Nara for being able to see the essence of the matter to this extent. A clan of ninjas.”

"Your Majesty the Daimyo is so complimentary."

Shikaku was helpless.

Rather than being called worthy of being a member of the Nara clan, he hoped that the daimyo would praise him personally, not the Nara clan.

Although many members of the Nara clan are quite intelligent, and the ninjas of the Nara clan have served as the jounin squad leaders of Konoha for generations, the binding of family and talent still makes Shikaku feel a little uncomfortable.

But often, family bloodline is something that cannot be given up.

If you take on the family's bloodline, you will give feedback to the family, and at the same time, you will fight with the dignity of the family on your back.

"I am seriously praising Mr. Shikaku's intelligence. I have mentioned it from Sarutobi and Danzo more than once."

The Fire Country Daimyo smiled.

"Elder Danzo?"

Shikaku was slightly surprised.

"Why, do you find it weird? Although Danzo is a true fighting sect in Konoha, he still looks at people with a very vicious look, but his personality is a little more gloomy. Most of the time, he is still quite cute."

cute?

Shikaku couldn't help but complain about the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Danzo was no longer a slightly gloomy man, but a very gloomy man.

The roots represent the darkness of Konoha, and these darkness are things that Konoha cannot give up.

If there were no Danzo, then Anbu would completely replace Root's functions. After all, the root is just a part of the ANBU.

Danzo is also the shadow behind Naruto.

No country can only have a bright side. Therefore, Shikaku is afraid of Danzo, but he also recognizes the existence of Danzo and his roots.

After all, reality is not a fairy tale.

"Then, what the Lord Daimyo means is..."

"About this, Konoha Anbu seems to have not collected enough information. This is no wonder. In many cases, the intelligence systems of Daming Palace and Konoha are not in common, and the methods are also different. Mr. Shikaku can analyze it. So much information really surprised me.”

The Daimyo of the Fire Country sighed when he said this.

Hiruzen and Shikaku looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

Without being too immersed in the distressed sigh, the Fire Country Daimyo took out a scroll from his sleeve, placed it in front of Hiruzen, and unfolded the scroll himself.

"Let's take a look. This is the information that was sent back from the isolated island a few days ago. I didn't expect that the Kingdom of Ghosts would attack so decisively, and it was not just the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Thunder that united. Even the Kingdom of Water, Got caught up in it.”

It can be said that, except for the Kingdom of Wind, which is still licking its wounds in a corner, all the major countries in the ninja world have been involved in this turmoil by the Kingdom of Demon.

This kind of method makes the Daimyo of the Fire Country deeply fearful.

At the same time, he also regretted why such a person would defect from Konoha. This was also the reason why he hoped that Hiruzen would focus on cultivating talents and character in the future.

If he cultivated such a terrifying enemy every time, he wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Or it can be said that I can't laugh or cry.

Hiruzen and Shikaku glanced at the information on the scroll, and at the same time, cold sweat ran down their faces.

December 7th.

The isolated island, an area beyond the reach of the law, was attacked by the allied ninja forces of the four kingdoms of Ghost, Thunder, Earth, and Water, and is now completely occupied.

December 9th.

Shion, the new shrine maiden of the Demon Country, and the daimyo of the three major nations, jointly convened an international parliament to detail the numerous crimes of the isolated island merchants and make judgments in accordance with international law.

The five major nations were involved in the three major nations. Therefore, even if the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind were not involved, the trial was approved by the majority.

Although many small countries protested secretly, in the face of the joint pressure from the Kingdom of Ghosts and the three big countries, the small countries that had interests related to the Lonely Island Business Alliance had their protests suppressed directly, and they could not afford to turn a corner. spray.

Small countries such as the Country of Grass, the Country of Tang, and the Country of Bears, which have Ninja Villages, did not say anything and expressed their unconditional obedience.

From the looks of it, this doesn't seem to have much to do with the Fire Country.

But the problem is that in this international meeting, the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind were not invited, and even before it was made public, not even a bit of news was revealed.

Hiruzen and Shikaku knew where the problem was.

Isolating the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind, and further dividing the connections between the five major nations, the momentum of the Kingdom of Ghosts to become the sixth largest nation has become unstoppable, and no external force can stop it.

The target is not pointed at the Ninja Village, but at a more core national level.

Daming Mansion represents the political center of a country, while Ninja Village is the military center.

If it is a time of war, the country will naturally make decisions around the Ninja Village.

Now is the period of non-ninja world war, so pointing the finger at the political level of a country is undoubtedly more lethal than pointing at the ninja village.

Ninja Village can establish diplomatic relations with foreign countries, but it needs to be recognized by the Daming Palace and needs to be followed by state officials in order to represent the will of the country.

On the contrary, Ninja Village does not have the power to participate in politics.

The country and Ninja Village seem to be a whole, but in fact there is a wall between them. Normally, this wall would not hinder the union of the two, but now, under the ingenious use of the kingdom of ghosts, this wall has an obstructive effect.

Shikaku's mind was heavy.

I feel more and more in my heart that this may be some kind of sign before the coming of some kind of reform.

Because as long as this malpractice persists, the kingdom of ghosts will be inherently invincible.

Because the Kingdom of Ghosts emphasizes the existence of the government and the military as one.

Although the functions of the respective representatives are different, but the interests are completely consistent, then there is no situation where any party is lagging behind or cannot keep up with the progress.

On the contrary, Daming Mansion and Konoha Village in the Land of Fire will check and balance each other unless it is an urgent moment.

The one-country-one-village system seems to be an extremely beautiful balance, but it only looks beautiful.

What is the so-called country, and why can the ghost country take such a path? If the Fire Nation follows the same path...

Thinking of this, more cold sweat appeared on Lu Jiu's face.

Because once the country of fire takes the road, it means that daimyo and hokage must die and survive.

Of course, it is not a literal death, but a functional 'death' like a daimyo or a hokage, with one of them serving as the absolute mastermind, unifying all the voices of a country.

Neither Hiruzen nor the Fire Country Daimyo noticed Shikaku's inner thoughts. After all, it was normal for such bad information to make Shikaku so nervous.

Even their first reaction when they saw the news was to be overwhelmed and anxious.

After a short silence, the Fire Country's daimyo was the first to speak: "It seems that the Earth Country no longer intends to intervene in the civil war in the Rain Country. The Yunyin Chen Bing Tang Country is trying to distract us from the war. I guess It is not the result that the Raikage and the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder want. But the necessary preparations must still be carried out and we cannot show too much weakness."

The Kingdom of Thunder not only hopes that the Kingdom of Ghosts will weaken the Kingdom of Fire, but also does not want the Kingdom of Ghosts to become the next Kingdom of Fire. Therefore, the basis for cooperation between the two countries is closeness but also vigilance.

This is how the balance between countries is maintained.

There are no eternal enemies and no eternal friends.

The Kingdom of Thunder covets the throne of the largest nation in the ninja world, the Kingdom of Oni longs for the status of the sixth largest nation, and the Kingdom of Earth is as conservative as ever and hides in secret.

As for the Kingdom of Water and the Hidden Kiri Village that were pulled into the alliance by the Kingdom of Demons, they seemed like unrelated people who were randomly dragged to the platform.

According to rumors, the rebel ninja Kisaki Kisame of the Kirigakure Village assassinated the Daimyo of the Land of Water when he defected. As a result, the relationship between the Daimyo of the Land of Water and the Kirigakure Village has not become very harmonious. It is still Repairing the relationship.

Before its own internal conflicts have been resolved, Kirigakure Village will not be so unwise and act as radically as Kumogakure.

Even so, the dangers faced by the Fire Nation and Konoha are still terrifying.

The overwhelming momentum of the Ghost Kingdom and the eye-catching Thunder Kingdom, with the current power of the Fire Kingdom, are simply unable to withstand the joint suppression of the two countries.

Therefore, there is only one way to break the situation right now, and that is to win over the Kingdom of Wind, which is also rejected by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind can now be said to have a special relationship of brothers and sisters.

"Will the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind and the Kazekage agree?"

Hiruzen expressed concern.

"I am confident of persuading the daimyo of the Land of Wind, but the Kazekage, Sunagakure... Konoha, who are both ninja villagers, should have been more convincing in the past."

The Fire Country Daimyo said not very confidently.

"I heard that Kazekage Rasa's mental condition is still not very good. Because of my mistakes in decision-making, there is a rumor that a Kazekage has been replaced within Sunagakure..."

Hiruzen sighed.

"But he is still Kazekage and can make decisions on Sunagakure's behalf. Chiyo, Sunagakure's former adviser, is getting psychological counseling, and it should be somewhat effective now."

"Well, I will send an envoy to Sunagakure as soon as possible to test Sunagakure's thoughts at the moment. I hope Kazekage can cheer up again."

Hiruzen nodded in agreement.

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A roar that resounded throughout the heaven and earth.

The white divine light representing disaster shrouded from the sky.

Under such light, a terrifying sinkhole appeared in the desert.

Countless twisted and incomplete corpses fell in the pit. All of them stared with eyes wide open, and their resentful will almost appeared from their eyes and turned into reality.

The curse-like voice made Luo Sha choke in pain.

"ah!"

He stood up straight from the bed, his consciousness suddenly awakening from his deep sleep. Holding his sweaty forehead, Luo Sha began to breathe heavily.

The room was dark, and the cold moonlight shone in from the window, allowing Luo Sha to barely see the things around her.

"What, it turned out to be a dream..."

Luo Sha breathed a sigh of relief thankfully.

If he didn't wake up in time, those sand ninjas who cursed him might swarm him and tear his body into pieces.

Because of his poor decision-making, Sunagakure was defeated and thousands of Sunagakure died in the war.

The most incompetent Kazekage in history.

Although I don't know what Suna Ninja's evaluation of this Kazekage is now, those Suna Ninja who usually look at me with strange eyes must be thinking this way in their hearts.

In the history of Sunagakure, no other Kazekage could achieve such 'great achievements' as he did.

Even Luo Sha herself couldn't help but want to mock herself.

Because of his own incompetence, the reputation of the ghost country has been fulfilled, and the ghost country has officially entered the stage among the big countries.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Winds signed a series of humiliating treaties.

The officials of the Daming Mansion, including the Daming, are also quite dissatisfied with him, the Kazekage who caused the defeat of the war. The proposal to replace Kazekage has been frequently put on the agenda recently.

If it wasn't for the suppression of the two elders, Chiyo and Ebino, former advisors, he would have already fallen from Kazekage's throne by now.

So, after he steps down, who will become the fifth generation of wind should?

Ye Cang who uses the Scorch Release Blood Succession Limited Ninjutsu?

If you think about it this way, it seems that she is the most likely.

As long as you are burned and get close to your body, the water in your body will be drained out in an instant, and you will turn into a mummy and die. This has nothing to do with the body's ability to resist blows. In a sense, this kind of blood inheritance limit has the ability to kill with one hit. Terrible properties.

"Really, why is there no resentment in my heart, but I feel a kind of luck of relief..."

Luo Sha's body trembled faintly, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face.

It seems that even he thinks that he does not have the talent to become the Kazekage.

The most incompetent Kazekage in history deserves this kind of treatment.

Cheer up?

Put simply.

As soon as he closed his eyes, the innocent souls of thousands of sand ninjas and their ferocious and cursed faces would appear in his mind, making it difficult for him to sleep or eat well.

How does this cheer him up?

Those sand ninjas trusted him so much and believed in him, the Kazekage.

In the end, he ‘killed’ them with his own hands.

After getting off the bed, her clothes were soaked with cold sweat. Luo Sha opened the door and looked into the living room, which was also dark. She moved unimpeded in the darkness and reached the bathroom.

Turning on the light, turning on the faucet, holding cold water in his hand, and covering his face, Luo Sha's face slowly returned to calm.

He raised his head slightly and looked at himself in the mirror. The dark circles under his eyes were already very serious.

In the past few months, I haven't had a good night's sleep, and my mind has become very unstable, irritable and irritable.

I had to take a lot of medicine every day to barely fall asleep. As a result, I would often wake up in the middle of the night because of nightmares.

Dark circles are completely normal.

Seeing himself so depressed, Luo Sha seemed to have returned to the important day that established his failure——

was let off.

The other party said lightly: "Your Excellency Feng Ying, the war is over, you can leave."

Can you go?

Although the other party was looking at it, in the end, he was not even qualified to be the enemy's prisoner?

He, who should have resisted and reflected the Kazekage's pride, lost the courage to continue fighting at that time.

In the end, he didn't even know how he returned to Sunagakure Village.

coward.

inability.

It seems that such a label will never be cleaned up in a lifetime.

"Chiba Shiraishi!"

Looking at herself in the mirror, Luo Sha's expression became extremely ferocious, as terrifying as an evil spirit, and she gritted her teeth and squeezed out the name from between her teeth.

It was this man who ruined his life.

It was like throwing away trash, sparing his life.

He is not even qualified to die in the opponent's hands.

Feng Ying's dignity was severely trampled on by the other party, and became a stepping stone for the other party to quickly become famous.

It would be better for me to die like this.

Seeing the blade next to the pool, Luo Sha couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.

Luo Sha held the blade in his hand by mistake, but he didn't make the next move. Instead, he stood there blankly, thinking about where to cut it so that he could pass away without pain.

At this moment, a figure flashed quickly in the mirror, which shocked Luo Sha. She put away the blade in her hand, quickly turned back and looked outside the bathroom, where it was dark, and shouted loudly: "Who! Give it! I'm coming out!"

After about a few seconds, a thin and short figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

He has a small body, less than Luo Sha's belly, and is only about seven or eight years old.

He has more serious dark circles under his eyes, a word 'love' engraved on the left side of his forehead, and short red hair.

"It's Gaara, why, it's so late, haven't you slept yet?"

Seeing that it was her youngest son, Luo Sha seemed to be relieved, the ferocity on her face disappeared, and she tried her best to calm down her tone so that no one could see any flaws.

"I never sleep, Father."

The child named Gaara looked at Luo Sha, with a complex mixture of fear, hatred, indifference, etc. in his eyes, and said this sentence in an extremely cold voice.

"..."

Luo Sha opened her mouth and was speechless.

Gaara is his youngest son, and more than that, after the death of the previous generation of the One-Tailed Jinchūriki Bunfu monk, Gaara served as the new container for the One-Tailed One.

Therefore, Gaara is not only his son, but also an extremely important tail beast weapon in Hidden Sand Village.

Also because of Kazuo's strength, Gaara couldn't sleep peacefully like a normal person.

Once Gaara falls into a deep sleep, his own will will weaken, and the power of the tailed beast will awaken, and he will fall into a rage, destroying everything around him.

Therefore, Gaara was deprived of sleep in order to prevent the tailed beast from running amok.

Compared with Konoha's powerful sealing technique inherited from the Uzumaki clan, Sayin's sealing technique for tailed beasts is much worse.

Naturally, one cannot be careless when dealing with tailed beasts.

"Then what's the matter with you?"

"Because I saw the lights here were on, so I came over to take a look."

Gaara replied.

"Really? I'm fine now, you should go back to your room quickly, and watch out for the crane."

Luo Sha nodded and prepared to go back to the room.

Just as Rasa was about to lift her leg, Gaara stared at his father Rasa's pretending to be calm and said:

"Father, were you planning to commit suicide just now?"

"!"

Luo Sha's face instantly darkened.