Escape From Konoha

Konoha, roots.

Taking the scroll tied with a rope from Kabuto's hand, Danzo untied the rope calmly, opened the scroll, and saw the contents on the scroll at a glance.

Then, he turned his eyes to look at Kabuto and asked, "Does Orochimaru only ask you to deliver this kind of thing?"

It was obvious that he was not very satisfied with Orochimaru's reward.

You know, even if Orochimaru defected, he also used the resources at his disposal to provide Orochimaru with a lot of convenience.

In Danzo's view, Orochimaru's reward for him, or the roots, and the roots' support for Orochimaru, the exchange of interests between the two is completely unequal.

Kabuto nodded and said: "Yes, this is Lord Orochimaru's answer to Lord Danzo. Lord Orochimaru said that he alone cannot copy the technology of the Demon Country. That kind of powerful military industrial system requires a complete Only a team can develop. And Konoha currently lacks such a technical team. Even Lord Orochimaru cannot shake the technical status of the Kingdom of Demons with the power of one person."

This reason can only barely convince Danzo.

However, the military industry is indeed a blind spot in Danzo's cognition.

In the past, he had never thought that Konoha would be made trouble by something like this.

Although there are such technical employees in Konoha, the number is not large, and they are not famous figures. In addition, the funds provided by the top management for this department have always been very short, so there has been no achievements for many years.

Because in Danzo's opinion, instead of studying the military industry, it is better to study the power of wood escape and tailed beasts, which can make Konoha quickly become stronger.

However, times began to enter a turning point.

Steel that was considered useless in the past has squeezed the ninja's war market.

The weapons produced by the Kingdom of Ghosts crowd out the traditional ninja power of the entire Five Powers system.

As for the local ninjas of the Ghost Country, they are originally a combination of traditional ninjas and industrial era ninjas.

At least according to the intelligence collected at the root, the wandering witches in the Kingdom of Ghosts and the debt collectors of the Chamber of Commerce in various places will carry a variety of strange weapons. Even elite ninjas will accidentally catch these people. road.

Therefore, the ninjas of the Ghost Country do not have to worry about their war market being squeezed. The Demon Country's military does not rely on entrusted tasks to obtain development funds. The one who really provides funds for the Demon Country's military is the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, a giant business alliance in the ninja world. If you want to curb the development of the Kingdom of Ghosts, you must first overthrow the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce.

But the problem is that it would be a fool's errand to overthrow the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce.

So far, the industry chain of Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce has matured to a terrifying level.

From food to medical, from furniture to arms, every industry has its presence in this chamber of commerce. And the products sold are also widely praised in the industry.

Even if one or two of the industries were suppressed by using the power of the Fire Nation, it would be meaningless.

Moreover, once unfair business competition is used to make things difficult for the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, the military forces of the Kingdom of Demons will follow suit.

Because of this, Danzo believed that the complete military, political and financial system of the Demon Country was terrifying.

Compared to the Kingdom of Thunder, the Kingdom of Ghosts is the real enemy of Konoha and the Kingdom of Fire.

"By the way, there is one more thing. Orochimaru hopes that Lord Danzo will agree to it."

Kabuto said as he remembered something.

"What?"

"Lord Orochimaru hopes that Lord Danzo can give him the research information on the banned tailed beast medicine. Lord Orochimaru is very interested in the banned tailed beast medicine developed by Root."

"Is this your idea or Orochimaru's?"

Danzo's gaze pierced people's hearts like sharp blades.

Kabuto smiled slightly and said without any fear: "Of course it's Orochimaru-sama's idea."

Danzo did not speak immediately, but after a short silence, he sneered and said: "That guy Orochimaru really takes care of you. Seeing you like this reminds me of Nono U. If she sees You must be very disappointed with your duplicitous behavior now."

As if he had touched the taboo in Kabuto's heart, Kabuto couldn't help but change his face, clenched his fists tightly, and glanced at Danzo with cold eyes, as if he had eaten Danzo alive.

"Isn't this what Danzo-sama wants? To turn me into this."

"No, this is just a choice you make. I just provide such a platform."

Danzo said.

"Like Uchiha Itachi? Be careful that it will bite you back sooner or later."

"Although the chick has learned to fly, it still has shackles around its neck. This is the fate of you and Itachi."

"I'll remember this."

Kabuto's expression returned to normal, his cold gaze disappeared, and there was a smile of unknown meaning.

Seeing Kabuto adjusting his emotions so quickly, Danzo couldn't help but feel regretful.

It's a pity that such a perfect spy doesn't belong to Gen.

"You are no less talented in espionage than your adoptive mother Nonoyu. But unlike you, Nonoyu is a clear lotus in the dark. Unable to bear the darkness, she broke away from her roots and went to work in an orphanage. But you are used to it. You fell into the darkness and gradually enjoyed deceiving others. You are a born spy."

"Such provocative words are useless to me. Because the dean is too clear, death is her greatest salvation."

"Really? Forget it, let's stop this topic."

I don't want to continue irritating Kabuto.

To deal with this kind of seasoned spy, Danzo knows that the power of words alone cannot shake Dou's heart.

Kabuto is different from Itachi. Itachi has a bond and can easily be locked up by words.

And the bondage of the bag is dead.

Genji can't guide Kabuto's path forward, and naturally he can't talk about controlling Kabuto's life.

"Since you want the research materials of Tailed Beast Prohibited Drugs, I will give them to you. All of this is for the next happy cooperation. By the way, there is another question. The meteorite that fell outside Konoha a few days ago, Do you have any clues? According to Kakashi's report, he met the rebellious ninja Kisame from Wuyin Village, and the child Itachi. They are wearing black red cloud coats, and they seem to belong to the same organization as Orochimaru."

"Oshemaru-sama has temporarily left that organization as a support staff of the organization. As for the name of the organization, Oshemaru-sama has not told me, maybe there is something hidden in it. But the meteorite that Danzo-sama said, this matter I don't know, it can't be artificial."

Regarding the meteorite landing around Konoha, Kabuto believed that it was an extremely accidental and probabilistic event.

"But the people from that organization appeared there by coincidence. In the analysis report of Anbu's subsequent investigation, it was stated that the meteorite split from the inside, and it seemed that there was something in it that was taken away."

Danzo stared at Kabuto.

If meteorites fall from the sky, if they are man-made and intentionally take something away, then it is not a simple accident.

And it was already planned.

Dou shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don't know anything about this. Master Orochimaru has always been tight-lipped about this kind of confidential matter. According to Master Orochimaru, the leader of the organization is very powerful. In terms of fighting alone, in today's ninja world, Arguably the most powerful ninja."

"How about the three people in the country of ghosts?"

"Of course that includes those three people. But if the three of them join forces, the outcome will be unpredictable."

This is just a guess, Kabuto doesn't know much about the specific things.

Even though he is a close confidant of Orochimaru and is taken care of by Orochimaru in many matters, there are some things that even a close confidant cannot explain to him.

It's not a matter of distrust, but the more you know, the quicker you die.

Or, he is not yet at a level where he can know the answer.

"It's fine if you don't know, so be it, you can go down. Recently, Hirizhan is investigating foreign spies in the village. Don't expose it. You are going to die, and it will be very troublesome to contact Orochimaru."

Danzo advised.

"Clean up the spies at this time?"

This news made Dou slightly surprised.

"This has nothing to do with you, just do your job well."

Danzo took the scroll, turned around and left, unwilling to say more to Kabuto.

Kabuto didn't lose heart. His identity meant that Danzo would not tell him anything that was too confidential.

However, the Third Hokage began an internal investigation, which was a troublesome matter.

Recently, he felt that it was better for him to be honest and low-key.

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The Country of Waves, Area D.

With the outbreak of the resistance movement of farmers and workers, the power of the aristocracy in the Kingdom of Waves began to shrink sharply.

The decline and demise of the Daming Mansion dealt a fatal blow to the traditional nobles of the Kingdom of Waves, making them unable to muster sufficient troops to fight against the workers and peasants who had risen up.

At first, only the working class attacked the Daming Mansion, and there were less than 500 workers. However, under the premise of being equipped with sophisticated weapons, the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Waves was defeated in the first battle and completely fell.

The aristocratic forces of the Kingdom of Waves, which were originally concentrated in Area A, also moved closer to Area B of the Wave Kingdom after being hit hard. Relying on the last strength, they stood firm and confronted the resistance forces.

However, now both Areas C and D of the Country of Waves are occupied by the resistance force - the Agricultural and Industrial Group, and half of Area A has also been taken over.

It can be said that the power of the nobility has been weakened to the limit.

The war is not over, but the nobles who have been exploiting the interests of the people of Wave Country for many years have also tasted the bitter consequences of their evil deeds over the years.

After occupying half of the country of Waves, the Agricultural and Industrial Corps was not in a hurry to expand its power. Due to the rapid expansion of power, the internal management was chaotic. Under such circumstances, the agricultural and industrial groups began to switch from offense to defense, solving the problem of public security underground, and began to resume field production and accumulate strength.

Not only that, but with the support of the Oni Land Chamber of Commerce, important institutions such as hospitals and schools began to be built in the impoverished and backward areas C and D of the land of Nami.

A series of flat and wide roads also appeared, striving to control all the acquired territory in the shortest possible time, without giving the noble forces any chance to counterattack.

Located in a certain mansion in Area D, this place serves as a temporary base for the Shion Flower Merchant Association from the Country of Ghosts to settle in the Country of Waves.

In the study, Yiji scanned the recently submitted reports one by one, and said in a regretful and boring tone: "Really, I thought these nobles could resist more fiercely, but I didn't expect it to be so useless. They just used it as shrinkage. Here comes the turtle.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. We can't say that most nobles bully the weak and shy away from the strong, but there are definitely not many nobles in such a small country who have the backbone. It's just because of the shadow of their ancestors that they are able to be tyrannical here."

Cardo said with a smile.

If the resistance is fierce, many people will die.

And in a battle that is bound to be lost, those nobles will choose to protect themselves wisely.

"What about the Land of Fire?"

Although the aristocratic power of Wave Country has shrunk, it has not suffered a devastating blow. It is just that it lacks the leader of the Daimyo family and briefly fell into panic.

So, not long ago, they sent envoys to the Land of Fire to ask for help.

Hope to use the power of the Fire Nation to quell the turmoil within the country.

"It's just a reputational condemnation. The consequences of military intervention are likely to turn into a war like the Kingdom of Rain. Now both of us are restraining our impulses to war."

Because once a war breaks out in a big country, it means that the ninja world war breaks out, not the current small fights.

Although the Third Ninja World War was a battle between big nations, it affected countless small nations, and the Land of Rain was just one of the victims.

It is not worth triggering the Fourth Ninja World War for a wave country.

This is the tacit understanding of all the high-level people in the kingdom of ghosts and the kingdom of fire.

"The old man said that the Fire Nation will not give up, so they will take action soon. The reputational condemnation is just to divert our attention. They should take other actions."

Yiji said.

Cardo nodded. Although as a businessman, he didn't know much about politics, he also understood that the Country of Waves was an important gateway to the Country of Fire, and it was impossible to allow the Country of Ghosts to take over.

"From our side, they are powerless. Therefore, if the Nation of Fire wants to intervene, it will only start planning from within the agricultural and industrial groups."

After all, there are many opportunistic people in the Agricultural and Industrial Corps. Such people can easily be bribed with money, causing problems in the internal management system of the Agricultural and Industrial Corps.

The so-called Agricultural and Industrial Corps is, after all, a group of uneducated farmers and workers. Even if they gain the upper hand for a while with the support of the Kingdom of Ghosts, there are still many problems.

It is precisely because of this that the country of ghosts will immediately start the construction of hospitals and schools, and start to organize the interior of the agricultural and industrial groups.

Of course, the production plants of industrialized equipment are also being built simultaneously, trying to improve the poverty problem in the Kingdom of Waves in the shortest possible time.

"When people get rich overnight, they will gradually forget themselves, indulge in beautiful dreams, and become unmotivated. After acquiring the wealth of famous people, many people in the Agricultural and Industrial Corps are indeed satisfied. For them , this may already be the end of their lives.”

But this is not the result that the Kingdom of Ghosts wants.

Therefore, these opportunistic people will inevitably be bribed by the various benefits promised by the Fire Nation, and become worms within the Agricultural and Industrial Corps, ruining the good situation in front of them.

As for class struggles, these people would not care about them.

After the talks with the Daimyos of the Land of Fire in the Land of Rain, the tax reduction policy implemented in the country seemed very good, but it was really easy for the nobles to make money from the common people.

Taxes may be reduced, but the gang forces that work for the nobles will usually increase the proportion of protection fees.

This also led to the policy of the fire country daimyo, which is actually the same as if it had not been promulgated. Internationally, the Fire Nation's daimyo might gain a wave of fame, but domestic people estimate that many ordinary people will still hate it.

Individuals just need to be self-disciplined.

But an organization, a country, requires strong management policies and cannot be relaxed.

In the matter of tax reduction, the interests of the fire country daimyo and the fire country nobles obviously began to conflict. If the name is reduced, the aristocratic forces will naturally find a way to get back the less money from other places.

When the industrial reform was carried out in the Kingdom of Ghosts, it was also opposed by many local nobles.

But fortunately, there is a huge chamber of commerce like the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce behind it, and the previous generation of witches gave the green light in terms of policy, so when the industrial reform was carried out, it did not rely too much on the support of the local nobles of the ghost country.

Unlike the local nobles in the Kingdom of Ghosts, the local nobles in the Kingdom of Fire are more powerful and entrenched.

Almost all the industries in the Land of Fire are managed by them alone.

From the merchants to the gang forces that charge security fees, the nobles are behind the scenes.

The Daming Mansion is only the most powerful branch of the nobility, but in many cases, the interests of these people cannot be ignored, otherwise conflicts and protests will arise.

"Then what do you want to do next, Miss?"

Cardo asked.

"The old man intends to relax here, and can't push the Nation of Fire too hard. Next, you go to contact the Leiguang Group and ask them to contact the Land of Waves Agricultural and Industrial Group, and get a turn from there."

"Thunder Light Group? Do you want them to dispatch now?"

Kado was surprised.

The so-called Lei Guang Group is a mercenary group in the underground black market.

Like Xuan Yuanzhong, the Lei Guang Regiment belongs to a secret force trained by the Ghost Kingdom's military.

All members of the Thunder Light Group are ninjas who possess secret arts or blood inheritance limited abilities.

In terms of hard power, they are only slightly worse than Xuan Yuan Zhong.

Recently, they have become famous in the underground black market. Like the Xuan Yuan Zhong, they belong to the pillar-level mercenary group in the underground black market.

"There is nothing we can do about it. If a big country fights, it will be painless at best, but the Country of Waves may not be able to bear it."

Yi Ji sighed.

It is precisely because she is a ninja that she understands how desperate and powerless ordinary people are when facing ninjas.

The Agricultural and Industrial Corps of the Country of Waves did defeat the local nobles of the Country of Waves, but in her opinion, this kind of battle was just a small fight.

Even if the strength of the Agricultural and Industrial Corps were ten times stronger, she could handle it alone.

And the Land of Fire does not lack elite ninjas.

"It doesn't make sense, right? That's right. Using the Kingdom of Waves as a springboard to infiltrate the Kingdom of Fire is not a project that can be completed in a short period of time. Then, I'll go down and contact the people from the Lightning Regiment first."

Kaduo gave a slight salute, turned and left.

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In the dilapidated temple, the Buddha statues are dilapidated and the corners are covered with cobwebs.

In addition, there was a crater in the floor caused by the explosion, and thick smoke was rising.

A young man with dark blond hair, about twelve or thirteen years old, was adjusting the black and red cloud uniform he had just put on. He said in an unhappy tone to the three people next to him: "Let me tell you first, I have no intention of doing anything for you. The organization is completely dedicated, and it’s just because you said you could find art there that we reluctantly agreed to join you.”

The shark-faced man chuckled and said, "He seems to be a arrogant brat. I didn't expect that after eating Itachi's illusion, he would dare to be so arrogant. If he had been a step later, he would have exploded into the sky."

The hideous man with a hunched waist and a few hairs on his head also sneered.

"This kind of kid looks like he will die early. I hope he can last a little longer. He also said that instant explosion is art. This is just self-impression. Only eternity is the real art."

"Hmph, I disagree with this statement. Guys like you will never be able to understand the essence of art in a lifetime. The so-called art refers to the aesthetics of instant explosion, huh."

The boy put on his clothes, put his hair behind his back, and said in a very contemptuous tone.

"What did you say?"

The voice was laced with murderous intent.

"Hey, this is a new guy, give him a little bit of space, Scorpion."

The shark-faced man laughed.

"Don't cause trouble here, or I'll kill you too, Kisame. Didn't you hear this brat arrogantly provoking me?"

Scorpio's tone was filled with impatience.

The eyes that looked at the young man were filled with ferocious bloodshot eyes and filled with murderous intent.

"Scorpion, if he dies, it will be very difficult to find a new person. The leader also said that you should be more patient. This guy's power will be of great use in the future."

Just when Xia couldn't help but want to take action, Itachi, who was silent on the side, spoke and stopped Xia's actions.

Scorpion tilted his head slightly. Although he was very unhappy with Itachi's attitude, he also knew that finding new people was a troublesome matter.

If he did something here, Itachi and Kisame would definitely come and stop him.

One on two, no matter how confident he is, he can't guarantee victory. Besides, there was no reason to fight the two of them.

"Even if I let him team up with me, I won't agree with his art. The instant aesthetics dominated by illusions is really ridiculous."

Xie snorted coldly, turned around and left first.

Itachi didn't speak, turned around in silence, and followed Scorpion's footsteps and left.

"Your name is Deidara, right? Come on, I'll take you to see our leader now. He's a scary guy. Be careful not to say the wrong thing, otherwise no one will be able to save you."

Kisame reminded.

"What? This kind of organization has no artistic taste. I regret agreeing to join you."

The boy named Deidara complained, especially looking at Itachi's back with a hint of unwillingness and resentment in his eyes.

Sharingan genjutsu... is really a very annoying thing.

One day, this guy is going to explode. It actually made his art look bad.

With this thought passing through his mind, Deidara looked at his clothes again and said in a rather satisfied tone:

"The design of the clothes is quite artistic. Wearing this clothes will definitely make you more handsome and artistic when you become colder. Hmm."

Kisame heard Deidara talking to himself and scratched his head helplessly.

He seems to be a problem child with a very troubled personality.