Escape From Konoha

The originally intact street has turned into a chaotic ruined area.

A large number of Sunagakure ninjas began to carry stones and clear the obstacles on the street as quickly as possible.

However, because there were too many places destroyed by Shukaku, even if a large number of Sunagakure ninjas were invested, they could not solve it in a short time.

"I didn't expect that Rasa was able to suppress Shukaku alone in the end. Judging from the result, this shouldn't be bad, sister."

Ebizo came to the ruins and said in surprise.

That's good. He, an old man, doesn't have to personally use the sealing technique to suppress Shukaku.

After all, his energy is not as good as when he was young, and he cannot display the strength he had in his prime. With his old body, it is still quite difficult to suppress Shukaku.

Even if the one who caused trouble in Sunagakure Village was not the Perfect Shukaku, it was still not something that ordinary ninjas could deal with.

Chiyo did not speak, but twitched the corner of his mouth as he looked at the water storage tower and the electricity storage tower that were destroyed by Luosha. These are important infrastructures that the villagers of Sunagakure Village rely on for their lives.

Now that it was destroyed by Rasa in order to suppress Shukaku, Sunagakure Village may be in an embarrassing state of lack of electricity and water for some time to come. They need to tighten their belts and temporarily live in poverty.

This prodigal Feng Ying! Chiyo couldn't help but murmur in her heart.

The funds for the development of Sunagakure Village were already very tight, but now that Luo Sha is messing around in the village, the funds are even tighter.

I still don’t know if Daimyo will take the initiative to reimburse me.

However, even if the daimyo is asked to reimburse him, it will probably take a lot of effort.

"Based on the results, that's right... Oh, forget it, he finally has some responsibilities as a Kazekage. I just didn't expect that an incomplete Shukaku could make him become like this."

In the past, there was no need to use such a small abacus, just use placer gold to suppress the tailed beast head-on.

Luo Sha's placer gold was originally a secret technique specially developed to better control Shukaku's power.

Like the sand iron of the past three generations of Kazekage, it can effectively restrain Shukaku's chakra.

"There is no other way. After being idle for a few months, his body will inevitably become a little sluggish. However, it is a good thing that he can regain some energy through this."

Ebizo noticed that in the center of the ruins, Rasa was calmly and orderly directing the Suna ninja's work, and his worries relaxed a little.

Chiyo was silent, his lips moved, but in the end he turned around and left the scene without saying anything.

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the next day.

The riot caused by Shukaku's rampage was basically calmed down, because Rasa was nearby when the incident occurred, and Shukaku's target was also Rasa. Therefore, the turmoil caused by Shukaku this time did not affect Saragakure. Caused too many casualties.

However, many buildings were damaged during the riots, resulting in serious economic losses.

Among the hotels.

The Konoha ninja who was on a mission to Sunagakure naturally had everything that happened last night deeply engraved in his mind.

Due to their status as envoys, they were under strict protection by the Sand Ninja last night. They did not participate in the battle and could only watch from a distance.

Fortunately, the riot caused by Shukaku did not last long, and was suppressed by Sunagakure Village, and calm was restored.

"I didn't expect to see such a thrilling scene as soon as I came to Sand Hidden Village. This is really... people don't know what to say."

The leader of the Konoha ninja mission to Sunagakure this time is Yamanaka Kaiichi, one of the Ino Shikacho trio and the leader of the clan in Konoha Mountain.

Following him to Sunagakure Village was Akimichi Dingza, who was also a member of the Inar, Deer and Butterfly group.

The remaining personnel are also Konoha's chuunin and jounin.

The purpose of their coming here is to further unite with Sunagakure Village to curb the actions of the Demon Kingdom's military.

"It's been suppressed, hasn't it? Let Sunagakure Village deal with the matter of the tailed beast by itself. It won't hinder the purpose of our trip."

Dingzuo didn't have any worries.

The tailed beast's rampage had nothing to do with Konoha. On the contrary, as messengers, they suffered a terrible disaster and spent a frightening night.

Fortunately, the ending was not bad, Sunagakure successfully suppressed Shukaku and sealed it again.

"I hope so. However, Shukaku going berserk at this time really makes people sweat."

The worry in Haiyi's eyes did not dissipate.

He actually didn't have the slightest confidence in his future alliance with Sunagakure.

Sunagakure Village has not yet breathed a sigh of relief from the previous war in the Land of Wind, and now the tailed beast seems to have had some accidents, so I thought there was a 50% chance that Sunagakure would agree to Konoha's cooperation.

As for now, I'm afraid the chance of success is less than 30%.

For Sunagakure today, recuperating and recuperating is the best choice, rather than joining a complicated international battle.

"It's not a good time to visit right now. I'll go tomorrow to test the thoughts of Sunagakure's senior officials and see if they agree to join forces with us, Konoha, to jointly deal with the Kingdom of Demons."

Dingzuo suggested.

At this time, Sunagakure was busy restoring the village's buildings, and everything became very busy from top to bottom. Even if Konoha wanted to negotiate, Sunagakure had to let Sunagakure take a breath.

Hai nodded, knowing this was the best choice.

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isolated island.

The fog cleared, and a huge island floated alone on the sea, surrounded by a large number of ships, and distributed with allied ninjas from the Demon Country's military, Kumo Hidden Village and other forces.

After several days of searching, all the absconding people on the island were found one by one and became prisoners of the Ghost Country and other countries.

According to the principle of equal distribution proposed by the four countries, the captives and wealth will be distributed equally after valuation. There is no problem of who is more and who is less, and unnecessary fights caused by uneven distribution should be avoided as much as possible.

"The matter on the isolated island has basically been resolved. What are you going to do next? Does the Land of Waves need my help, such as adding a little more pressure to the Land of Fire?"

In the temporary residence of Ghost Country, Yagura secretly met with Shiraishi and asked Shiraishi's next plan.

Shiraishi glanced at Yagura, shook his head calmly and said, "No, it's not time to reveal our relationship yet. Nagato, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, is too wary of me at this time. If he notices anything, he will probably become suspicious. The authenticity of Kisame's defection. That would only alert the enemy."

"Anyway, Kumogakure is taking care of me, so I think it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Yagura asked.

Cloud Hidden Village has taken military action to distract the Fire Country.

Then, if Kirigakure Village also takes some actions, it won't appear too eye-catching.

To outsiders, this is nothing more than a plan by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. Besides, I have already made arrangements for the Country of Waves, so there is no need to make the situation there more complicated."

Although the Kingdom of Water is very close to the Kingdom of Waves, the current situation in the ninja world is actually very delicately balanced.

There are too many forces involved, and it is easy to destroy the balance that has been maintained.

Moreover, suddenly intervening in the affairs of the Country of Waves is not in line with the closed style of Kirigakure Village. Instead, it will make people think that Kirigakure Village has other agendas.

After all, although Yagura is one of the Five Kages, his reputation has never been very good in the ninja world, and he is often criticized.

The coup overthrew the rule of the previous Mizukage. In the eyes of other people, Yagura was the biggest traitor in Kirigakure Village.

commit the following.

With a bad head.

In this era of ninja world where the hierarchy has long been solidified and the lower class cannot resist the upper class, Yagura's approach is undoubtedly irritating the sensitive nerves of some people and is destined not to be loved by the country's leaders.

Even the respected Elder Genshi of Kirigakure Village started planning for the next generation of Mizukage when Yagura came to power in the coup, and did not intend to let Yagura sit in the position of Mizukage for too long.

It is because Yagura's position is not right and he is not regarded as 'orthodox' by the old diehards.

From this point of view, Shiraishi feels that his identity is not too legitimate.

Although the status of rebel ninja has been cancelled, the subsequent effects are still there, but no one dares to mention it in person. As for behind his back, people will still gossip a lot.

What he and Yagura did was originally contrary to the traditions of the ninja world, and was not liked by the 'traditions'.

Especially the five major countries represented among them.

"Well, if there is any need for help, Kirigakure will provide assistance. As for Kisame, don't worry. I have not contacted him since he defected. All actions are taken by Kisame himself. Judgment to decide."

The current Akatsuki has not taken any formal action, so most of the information Kisame can provide is of little value.

Now Kisame is still trusting the Akatsuki organization. If something unexpected happens at this time, then the plan for Kisame to infiltrate the Akatsuki organization will be in vain for so many years.

"Don't worry, if you are really in trouble, I won't hesitate to ask for help."

The Kingdom of Ghosts is currently facing a lot of pressure, but in Shiraishi's view, these can all be resolved through political diplomacy and other means, rather than through war.

Yagura nodded, and after sitting for a while, he said goodbye and left without anyone noticing.

After Yagura left, a Jonin from the Kingdom of Demons walked in.

"What's going on? Have you found out the outcome of the negotiation between Sunagakure and Konoha?"

Shiraishi asked directly without waiting for the Jonin of the Demon Country to speak.

Although Konoha's visit to Sunagakure Village this time to pray for union with Sunagakure was a secret operation.

But this kind of secret visit is only a secret for other countries.

With Kakashi as the Minister of ANBU, he can know many of Konoha's decisions immediately.

Even if Kakashi does not know the decision of the Third Hokage, as long as the intelligence is mobilized intact, the intelligence department of the Ghost Country can conduct a rigorous analysis and speculate on what Konoha's next move may be.

Even though he was not in Konoha, he seemed to be directly involved in high-level meetings in Konoha.

"The results of this matter have not yet been determined. But..."

"But what?"

"A big event happened in Sunagakure Village last night. One Shukaku suddenly went berserk, causing many buildings in Sunagakure Village to be destroyed. However, due to timely precautions, no personnel losses occurred."

Shiraishi frowned, and Ichibi Shukaku went berserk?

"Is the news reliable?"

"The liaison personnel stationed in Sunagakure Village explained it this way. Moreover, when Shukaku went berserk, he made a lot of noise. Many ninjas and civilians saw it with their own eyes. I believe this incident is not false."

Ninja of the Ghost Country replied.

"I know, let's go down."

Shiraishi waved his hand.

"yes."

The Jonin of the Kingdom of Demons respectfully stepped back.

After the Jonin from the Kingdom of Ghosts retreated, Shiraishi revealed his thoughts.

When Ichibi Shukaku went berserk, was there some new problem within Sunagakure? Or... was it just an accident?

The previous one-tailed Jinchuriki passed away, and this one-tailed Jinchuriki is the youngest son of the fourth Kazekage Rasa, named Gaara's child.

In fact, this is not a particularly confidential matter in the hidden sand.

Even if you don't know it at first, you can tell from the villagers' various discrimination and indifference towards Gaara, as well as sensitive curse words such as 'monster'.

Sometimes Shiraishi really doesn't know what the senior officials of Ninja Village think.

They longed for the power of the tailed beasts, but adopted this laissez-faire policy, making the villagers collectively hostile to the jinchūriki and isolating them. They also gave the reason to prevent the tailed beasts from causing chaos.

People who are so distorted by their minds are more likely to cause disasters, and may even take extreme actions to retaliate against their own people.

This can also easily reveal the identity of the Jinchuuriki. It will not achieve the effect of protecting the Jinchuuriki as mentioned by the senior officials of the Ninja Village. Instead, it will expose the Jinchuuriki to the enemy's sight and be targeted by people with malicious intentions. There is a possibility of being targeted by others. Possibility of kidnapping.

Baishi only felt a little bit emotional about these things, and didn't think much about them.

The more bizarre and stupid Ninja Village's actions are, the more beneficial it will be to the kingdom of ghosts.

What we need to pay attention to right now should be the combination of Konoha and Sand Hidden.

Although I don't want to admit it, if Sa Yin really intends to intervene at this time, it will indeed distract the attention of the ghost country.

Even sending troops to the border as a deterrent can still have the desired effect.

Shiraishi didn't dare to bet that Sayin would not attack the kingdom of ghosts.

Even if revenge is needed, it will happen later and will cause heavy losses to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Sunagakure Village...sigh..."

Compared to Konoha, there are not many spies placed in Sunagakure Village by the Kingdom of Oni, and most of them are low-level personnel, not the middle and upper-level personnel of the village, and cannot detect the highly confidential information of Sunagakure Village.

As a result, it becomes extremely difficult to find out the intentions of Sunagakure's senior management.

Therefore, if you want to know whether Sunagakure and Konoha intend to unite or refuse to cooperate, you need to start with Konoha.

However, Konoha, which has already suffered a loss, probably will not let the Kingdom of Demons easily obtain this information.

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"Luo Sha."

In the hospital ward, two former Sunagakure consultants, Chiyo and Ebizo, came together.

Gaara was lying on the hospital bed in a daze, and the nurse was giving him an infusion to help his body recover as soon as possible.

And Luo Sha also stood aside, watching all this quietly.

It wasn't until Chiyowa's voice sounded that Luo Sha slowly turned around.

"How's Gaara doing?"

Chiyo had no intention of making small talk and asked directly.

Knowing Chiyo's resolute character, Luo Sha didn't mind, and said honestly: "The seal has stabilized, but the body and spirit need to recover for a week."

As he spoke, he tilted his head and glanced at the nurse.

The nurse understood what Luo Sha meant and quickly walked out of the ward to make room.

After seeing the nurse leave, Chiyo continued: "This time Shukaku went berserk, and as the Kazekage, you must bear full responsibility."

Guarding Gaara, the Jinchuuriki, was Rasa's job as the Kazekage.

This time Shukaku caused chaos in Sunagakure Village, which was caused by Rasa's lack of supervision.

Although it did not cause any serious casualties, it also caused great panic to the villagers.

Luo Sha fell silent, looked at Chiyo calmly, nodded and said: "I know. I'm sorry for making you two worry about me for so long, and I will take on the title of Kazekage again in the future."

Chiyo took a deep look at Luo Sha, she didn't know how Luo Sha had crossed the hurdle in her heart, but Luo Sha was able to face her own failure calmly, it was a blessing in misfortune.

It seemed that Shukaku's rampage did not necessarily bring negative consequences.

She is not afraid of Luo Sha making mistakes, but she is afraid that Luo Sha will go her own way without repentance, like a stubborn cow that won't let go. That would bring disaster even more terrible to Sunagakure than failure.

After all, changing Kazekage's candidate at this time will bring many disadvantages to Shayin, such as the transfer of power, and a mistake in operation will cause internal fighting and bloodshed. This will make Sha Yin, who should have been weakened, become even weaker and fall into a terrifying internal friction.

"I don't know what you thought in the past, but as a ninja, defeat is not shameful. Even Senju Hashirama, the god of ninja back then, was not without setbacks. You are Kazekage, and you are better than all the people in the village. Everyone must be strong in the face of failure. Don’t pay attention to some gossip in the village, as long as you make up for your mistakes and do things for the village with your heart, they will not shake your position in Fengying.”

Chiyo solemnly warned.

Since the establishment of the ninja village system, the position of shadow has been extremely important.

And fighting for the position of shadow, there are many examples of such fighting.

Leaving aside, the coup d'état in Wuyin Village in recent years is a living example.

In order to seize the position of the Fourth Mizukage, Goju Yagura did not hesitate to launch a coup, causing thousands of Kirigakure ninjas to die in the civil strife.

Although he succeeded in seizing the position of Mizukage, it also caused Kirigakure to suffer heavy losses.

If the same bloodshed happened in Sand Hidden, Chiyo couldn't imagine what the future of Sand Hidden Village would be like.

Chiyo doesn't want this kind of thing that hurts the enemy and the relatives to happen to her village.

"yes."

Luo Sha nodded solemnly.

"As for Qianye Baishi, this person is very good at manipulating people's hearts. You have to be extra careful when you meet him in the future. Don't deal with it alone. Only by cooperating with the rest of the village can you restrain him."

The situation is stronger than the people, and now the comprehensive strength of the Kingdom of Wind is weaker than that of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

If you want to suppress the development momentum of the Kingdom of Ghosts, you must unite with other countries and fight alone. The Kingdom of Wind is not the opponent of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Whether from a military or economic perspective, the Kingdom of Wind is inferior to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

As for the political aspect, that is something that the daimyo of the Land of Wind should consider, not the work of Sunagakure Village.

Luo Sha's expression was slightly unnatural. Although he had finally emerged from the shadow of the failure, he still felt a little uncomfortable when Chiyo suddenly mentioned the name. In the end, he reluctantly nodded, saying that he would be careful of the other party's calculations.

With the current situation of the Kingdom of Wind, it is indeed impossible to deal with the Kingdom of Ghosts alone.

It seems that cooperation with the Country of Fire cannot be discussed on paper, but should be put into practical actions as soon as possible.

The current severe international situation does not allow the Kingdom of Wind to swing back and forth like the Kingdom of Earth.

Moreover, from a standpoint, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts are incompatible with each other.

After talking about these, Chiyo turned his attention to Gaara on the hospital bed.

The other party is still unconscious, but his breathing is relatively steady and his life is not in danger.

But there are still traces of Shukaku's chakra on his body, which have not been completely removed.

"Also, there is one more thing. Gaara is emotionally unstable now, which has caused the seal to become loose. For the sake of the safety of the village, don't let Shukaku come out to make trouble, and leave it to our siblings to supervise."

Chiyo said this.

Ebizo stood aside without saying a word, silently supporting his sister Chiyo's decision.

Although the two of them have lived in seclusion, they still need to take charge of the overall situation when the safety of Sunagakure Village is involved.

Shukaku is of great importance, and no careless accidents are allowed. The two of them personally supervise it, which is safer than keeping it next to Luo Sha.

Hearing what Chiyo said, Luo Sha was silent for a while, then raised his head and looked at Chiyo, and said, "If possible, I want to continue to take care of Gaara myself."

"reason."

Chiyo's tone remained unchanged, but he did not deny Luo Sha's decision.

"Tears..."

"Tears?"

"Shouzuru, who has fused Gaara's consciousness, shed painful tears. It was hatred for my father, and for revenge, it triggered the riot last night."

This was something Luo Sha had never noticed before.

He never thought that Gaara, the son, would one day avenge his father and kill him with his own hands.

In fact, if you think about it, this is a matter of course.

Because it was his biological father who taught Gaara to hate, and taught him to sink in darkness.

Isn't it natural for Gaara to take revenge on him? It shouldn't be a surprise.

"He's a jinjuriki."

Chiyo's face turned cold, and his tone revealed dissatisfaction.

"But he is also the child of me and Jialiuluo. I am very clear about Jialiuluo's dying wish, and I have never blamed Gaara..."

Just because Gaara is Inchuriki, out of Kazekage's responsibility, he regards Gaara as a weapon, not his own child.

He will only distribute his love to Temari and Kankuro as family members, but he will not distribute his father's love to Gaara as a weapon.

This is what the jinchūriki has to endure.

But... After seeing Gaara's determination to revenge, Luo Sha realized that it is really right to treat Gaara with the thinking of cultivating weapons?

Although Chiyo told him it was right, so why did Gaara betray?

Because Gaara as a weapon is in pain.

Today he can take action against him as a father.

Tomorrow Gaara can take revenge on all of Sunagakure.

As Sunagakure's weapon, he would take revenge on Kazekage and Sunagakure. This is really ridiculous.

It was also after seeing Gaara's tears that he realized that Gaara was not only a jinchuriki, but also a human being with emotions.

Gaara, who was forced to despair, could only use revenge to vent his dissatisfaction.

He longs to resist, long to be loved, and long to grow up happily like other children.

Instead of being watched and treated indifferently all day long.

"What if the tail beast in his body is still running rampant in the village next time? This time there are no casualties because of the timely response. If the response is not timely next time, do you know how many people will be killed by the crane?"

Chiyo asked coldly.

"If Shokaku riots in the village again, I will resist desperately, and will not let it hurt the people in the village. Moreover, I will take the blame and resign, and I will voluntarily give up Kazekage's position, willing to be punished."

Luo Sha looked at Chiyo without giving in.

"Luo Sha, you—"

Anger surged in Chiyo's heart and she clenched her fists tightly.

"I think Elder Chiyo must have regretted it in his heart, apologizing for his family affection."

Luo Sha lowered her head and said.

Chiyo's body trembled, and the handsome face of a red-haired boy suddenly appeared in his mind, and his eyes became trance-like.

scorpion……

Chiyo felt a sting in her heart.

Her grandson Xie abandoned the village, which was one of the two most painful things in her life.

The first thing was that his son and daughter-in-law were killed by members of Konoha's White Fang team.

The second thing was that he failed to teach his grandson Xie well, which caused him to embark on the wrong path of defecting from the village.

"elder sister."

Ebizo glanced at Chiyo worriedly. He knew how much impact Luosha's words had on Chiyo.

"Luo Sha, since you want to continue to supervise Jinjuriki, then do as you please. I hope that Shukaku will not let Shukaku go berserk again in the future, otherwise, your position of Kazekage will come to an end."

Chiyo had no intention of arguing with Luo Sha anymore. He just warned Luo Sha and walked out of the ward with a dazed expression.