Escape From Konoha

early October.

A few days have passed since the end of the Chunin exam, but many people from various countries who came to watch the Chunin exam still chose to stay in the land of ghosts after the game, and will not leave in the short term.

In the past few days, Shiraishi has mainly focused on handling the follow-up matters of the Chunin Exams, and began to consider the appointment of new Chunin.

Chunin is the backbone of ninjas. At this level, it can be regarded as a small team leader. Naturally, the appointment of Chunin should be considered from a comprehensive perspective. Therefore, when it comes to appointing Chunin, Baishi will not Dare to be careless.

What's more, in the special period when the Jnin's combat power is seriously lacking, the Chunin is the core of the entire team. In addition to its own strength, its leadership ability must also be considered.

However, considering that countries have different levels of difficulty in auditing Chunin, even though it is one of the organizers, it is not convenient to intervene in the management of other countries' ninja villages. Ability evaluation.

As for the genin of the remaining villages, they are naturally handed over to the corresponding villages for review and rating by their senior officials.

Moreover, although the performance in the finals is important, the first and second exams are also included in the rating.

So busy, I rarely have time to rest until today.

"sit down."

After dealing with the related mistakes of the day, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. In a reception room, Shiraishi personally received Mei Terumi.

After sitting down, Terumi Mei still seemed to be unwilling to ask: "Your Excellency Shiraishi, apart from the three plans proposed that day, is Junmaro's condition really uncontrollable?"

Not only does Yakura value Junmaro's talent as a ninja, she, the agent Mizukage who is about to assume the position of the fifth Mizukage, also values ​​Junmaro, a young hero of Kirigakure village.

For ninjas with outstanding abilities, Terumi Mei naturally hopes that the more the better, especially for young geniuses like Junmaro, he does not want to see him die young. If things really turn out like that, it will be a great regret for Kirigakure Village.

Shiraishi knew that Rizhao Meiming had little respite just like himself because of Jun Malu's affairs, but considering the relationship between the two parties, he still insisted on telling the truth: "With my medical level, if I go further, Maybe there is a cure. But I think you should be clear that Jun Ma Lu’s disease is caused by the blood inheritance limit, and the disease has already penetrated into the bone marrow. If you want to remove it, you can only see his own will.”

In fact, this was the first time Shiraishi had seen such a strange symptom.

He knew that some overly powerful blood inheritance boundaries would cause a certain burden on the human body, but it was the first time he encountered such a level of burden on the body like the corpse bone vein.

Strictly speaking, this is an innate disease, as long as the corpse bone vein is not used, there will be no danger, but once the corpse bone vein is used, it will accelerate the decline of the body.

It's a pity that there are too few cases about corpse bone veins. Otherwise, it should be of great help in treating Kimimaro.

With his current medical level, he can only provide these three solutions that are not solutions.

Either give up being a ninja, or give up the blood inheritance limit of corpse bone veins.

Kimimaro can only choose one of the limits of blood inheritance and life.

As for the third way, it is to take medicine to suppress the deterioration of the condition. Although Jun Malu can continue to use the ability of the corpse bone vein, if he does so, Jun Malu can only live to be thirty years old at most.

Moreover, living to the age of 30 is still the time given by Baishi optimistically. If Jun Malu intensifies and abuses his blood inheritance limit, it is very likely that his body will directly decline before the age of 25.

From the perspective of a medical ninja, Shiraishi hopes that Kimimaro will choose the second option and give up the corpse veins.

Even without using the ability of the corpse veins, the physical foundation of the Kaguya clan is there, and it is completely possible to become a jounin specializing in taijutsu, although the road will be much more bumpy.

But from a ninja's point of view, this plan was unacceptable to Kimimaro, otherwise he would not have strongly insisted on choosing the third medical plan that day.

"I understand. Anyway, thank you Mr. Shiraishi for taking so much trouble."

Terumi Mei also understood that medical ninjutsu was not a panacea. Before coming, she had already prepared for the worst. But after confirming again and again, I still feel disappointed.

"It doesn't matter. After all, I didn't help much. I will send someone to make the relevant medicines and let him take them regularly."

"That's troublesome. Kimimaro, I will leave him in the Kingdom of Demons temporarily, and then I will leave the Kingdom of Demons with the envoy and return to Kirigakure. After leaving the village for such a long time, it is time to say goodbye."

Shiraishi was not surprised. Calculating the time, it was indeed almost time for the envoys from various countries to leave the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Yesterday afternoon, Rasa had already left the Kingdom of Demons early with the delegation from Sunagakure Village, as well as the genin from Sunagakure Village participating in the finals.

As a Kazekage, Luo Sha is very busy with work, and it is his limit to be able to squeeze out a few days to come to the Kingdom of Demons. In the past few days since he left, it is estimated that a large number of documents that have not been processed have accumulated in the other party's office.

Terumi Mei's situation is slightly different. Although she is the next fifth generation Mizukage, she is currently only acting as the acting Mizukage, and is in a handover position with Yagura. As long as he is not promoted to a full-time official, Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage, will still need to make decisions on major matters in Kirigakure Village.

However, this state of handover of positions may not last long.

Kirigakure Village has begun to secretly infiltrate the township units of the Land of Water, beginning to block the connection between the upper and lower classes of the Land of Water. Yagura, the fourth generation Mizukage, will also switch from an open line to a hidden line. In order to facilitate subsequent actions, the fifth The appointment of Dai Shuiying is very important.

According to Shiraishi's guess, Terumi Mei will be able to sit on the Mizukage's throne in half a year at most and live in peace.

"In this case, I will not try to persuade them to stay. In addition, as for the Daming Mansion in the Kingdom of Water, for the time being, the main thing is to stabilize them, and don't act too hastily."

Thinking of something, Baishi solemnly reminded him.

Before the finals of the third Chunin Examination began, Yagura had a secret message conveying that the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind had begun to secretly unite with the daimyo of other major countries to establish an alliance that would weaken or even annihilate the Kingdom of Demons. .

If Yagura hadn't learned the news from the Daimyo of the Land of Water, he would still be kept in the dark, which shows the secretive nature of the secret actions of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.

"Don't worry, this plan has been laid out by Oni no Kuni and Kirigakure for more than ten years. Lord Yagura has always been very patient about waiting for the right time."

Terumi Mei smiled slightly, not worried at all, and seemed confident.

Because both Shiraishi and Yagura are very patient ninjas.

In order for the former to officially come to the forefront and strengthen the country of ghosts to become the sixth largest country, it relies not only on excellent governance capabilities, but also on the ability to tolerate that is different from ordinary people.

In the same way, in order to eradicate the Blood Mist regime in Kirigakure Village, Yagura also chose to be patient and allowed the Blood Mist ninjas to dominate the Kirigakure Village for many years, choosing to sit on the sidelines and take no action. Before launching the coup, no one probably thought that Yagura, who was a supporter of the Blood Mist Sect, would turn out to be the top leader of the opposition. His ability to withstand should not be underestimated.

For them, either they don't take action, or they take action with a thunderous strike, cutting off all the enemy's escape routes and leaving no chance for the enemy to make a comeback.

"Then I'm relieved. Please forward this letter to Yagura for me. If you want to reconnect with him, it seems that you can only wait until next time."

Shiraishi handed a letter he had already written to Terumi Mei and asked her to deliver it on his behalf.

Terumi Mei nodded and put the letter away.

"By the way, Kisame, when do you plan to activate it? Akatsuki has now obtained three tailed beasts, namely two, four and five tails. With the fourth tailed beast, they may attack the Kirigakure Village. "

Although the probability of attacking the one-tailed beast of Sunagakure and the nine-tailed beast of Konoha is higher, it cannot be ruled out that Akatsuki organized the sword to take a wrong approach and directly attack the two tailed beasts of Kirigakure in an unexpected way.

If that situation develops, then Yagura will become a thorn in Akatsuki's side and expose himself to danger.

"Kissame? I haven't contacted him for a long time, because the more contacts there are, the greater the possibility of exposure... But now the Akatsuki organization has officially entered the sight of other villages, and it is indeed time to activate the ghost It's time for the dark shark."

No matter how hard the Akatsuki organization hides it, the news caused by the capture of tailed beasts cannot be completely hidden from the eyes and ears of these powerful ninja villages. Especially if Iwagakure loses two jinchūriki, he will probably bite the tail of the Akatsuki organization. Let it go, take back the four tails and five tails.

Similarly, Kumogakure, whose second tail was taken away, will also join the search.

However, considering the distrust between the ninja villages in various countries, Terumi Mei felt that it would be difficult for these ninja villages to unite under the current situation.

The gap created by decades of fighting with each other is not so easy to eliminate.

Only Kirigakure Village, which has been without foreign wars for more than thirty years and is located in a corner, can reluctantly ease its relations with the ninja villages of various countries.

"I will control the safety of the Seven-Tails here, and I will leave it to you for the Three-Tails and Six-Tails. Although using the tailed beasts as bait to turn the Akatsuki Organization and the other great powers against each other is part of the plan, we cannot give up on our side. tail beast."

Baishi said seriously.

For Shiraishi, he doesn't care whether the tailed beasts in the other ninja villages are captured by the Akatsuki organization one by one. He only needs to ensure the safety of the three-tails, six-tails and seven-tails.

As long as you firmly hold these three tailed beasts in your hands, you can take the initiative.

"I will tell Mizukage-sama to be more careful."

Terumi Mei looked awe-inspiring.

"Well, then why not let me handle the matter of notifying Kisame."

Shiraishi smiled mysteriously.

"oh?"

Terumi looked at Shiraishi puzzled.

Shiraishi didn't show off and answered: "My idiot son discovered that Uchiha Itachi and Kisame were staying in the Kingdom of Birds. He probably wanted to ambush the Konoha team returning to the Kingdom of Fire there. I will inform Kakashi. In the chaos, contact Kisame so you are not easily exposed."

"In that case, please."

Terumi Mei was not pretentious, and nodded in agreement.

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The country of birds.

After the finals, the Jounin of Konoha, headed by Kakashi, and the genin who participated in the competition, stayed in the capital of the Kingdom of Demons for a few days before officially resigning and returning to the Country of Fire.

Although the prosperity of the Ghost Country made these Konoha genin who had never seen the world reluctant to leave, due to the orders of the jonin, they had no choice but to pack their luggage and leave with them, returning to the village to resume their lives.

So, the four instructor jounin and the twelve genin, a total of sixteen people, took the train from the Kingdom of Demons, got off at the terminal station arriving at the Kingdom of Bears, and then returned to the Kingdom of Fire on foot.

"Why can't the train reach our Fire Country? If it could reach the Fire Country, we wouldn't have to walk so hard."

In the empty woods where he camped, Naruto complained more than once. Apparently he was a little bit upset about not having a train ride.

After getting used to such convenient transportation, Naruto suddenly felt that it was not convenient to use his legs to travel.

"I'm telling you, have you been a little lazy recently? Ninja is not a profession for enjoying life."

When Naruto said this, Kakashi came directly behind Naruto, pressed his head with his hand, and said in a teaching tone.

"Obviously, Kakashi-sensei, you are usually the most lazy, and after every mission, you have to pay a large commission fee."

Naruto muttered under his breath.

"..."

Kakashi was speechless.

Unexpectedly, Naruto still couldn't let go of this kind of thing for so long.

But it is right to think so, because Kakashi has also experienced this many times by setting aside half of his hard-earned commission fee and handing it over to the instructing Jonin who has done the least work.

In the past, he also hated this kind of dirty adult behavior of getting something for nothing, but after he became a mentor jounin...

Sure enough, in the end, I became the person I hate the most. Kakashi was filled with emotion.

"I really can't believe that a stupid-looking guy will end up as the runner-up."

On the other side of the resting space, watching Naruto bickering with Kakashi, Tenten said with interest.

"Naruto is very strong, it seems that I will redouble my efforts in the future! Youth does not allow slack!"

Xiao Li, who was exercising with lateral leg presses, had raging flames burning in his eyes at the moment, as if burning his excess physical strength at this time.

"As expected of my students, they have managed to get over the blow of failure so quickly. In this case, as a teacher, I am here to release the power of youth with you!"

Seeing that Xiao Li, who is still in recovery, is still strict with himself, without any slack, Kai burst into tears for a moment.

"Teacher Kai~"

Xiao Li raised his head with tears in his eyes, looked at Kai who appeared in front of him, his voice choked up.

"Li~"

For some reason, seeing the scene of Kai and Xiao Li embracing in the setting sun and crying bitterly, everyone around felt a chill.

"It's so disgusting, they actually hugged each other..."

Ino, who helped set up the camp, felt as if he was going to vomit when he saw the scene where the man was crying and hugging each other.

"If this continues, I don't know when the tent will be set up."

Shikamaru held the wooden pole in his hand, looking distressed.

"If you don't want to pitch a tent, you can try hunting."

Asma came over with a cigarette in her mouth.

"Aren't the jonins helping at all?"

Shikamaru looked at Asma who was wandering around with nothing to do, and said in an envious tone.

"Well, this is to train your survival ability in the wild. Although the Chunin Exam has passed this time, you must be fully prepared for the next Chunin Exam."

Asuma said matter-of-factly.

Liar, just want to be lazy. Seeing the shameless upper ninja wandering around, leaving all the dirty work to the lower ninja, Shikamaru is envious and jealous.

Sure enough, the first rank of officials crushes people to death, and the first priority of ninjas is to obey orders. This kind of practice of the top ninjas is completely using power for personal gain.

While everyone was playing and complaining, Sasuke and Neji worked silently.

Both of them belong to the type who don't talk much, they are just working hard, and they don't want to pay attention to everything around them.

"That...Brother Ningci..."

Just as Neji was setting up the tent, a soft voice sounded from behind.

Ning Ci didn't look back, and knew who was talking to him.

After turning around, he saw Hinata standing in front of him.

His expression was very calm, as if what happened during the game had not affected him.

It's just that Hinata felt uneasy from Neji's calm mood.

"What's the matter, Hinata-sama?"

Neji's tone was the same as before, without any change, showing both respect and distance.

"After I go back... I will plead for you, brother Neji... as long as I..."

Hinata lowered her head, not daring to meet Neji's eyes.

"Instead of worrying about me, you should think about your future, Hinata-sama. If you don't want to end up like me, becoming the head of the clan is your only way to survive."

Neji interrupted Hinata's next words with a cold attitude, and there was disappointment in his tone.

In his opinion, Hinata's behavior of begging for mercy on his behalf was undoubtedly a stupid act that made him angry.

The moment he lost the game, he was ready to take the punishment.

Since he had lost the face of the Hyuga clan, it was only natural for the clan to punish him.

But if Hinata pleads for herself, the nature of the matter will be completely different.

"After being engraved with this mark, everything will be controlled by others. After recognizing this fact, say this with a suitable attitude."

Looking at Hinata who was at a loss in front of him, Neji's face did not waver at all.

"Obviously Hinata cares about you, what's your attitude? Are you still her brother?"

Naruto, who was not far away, heard the movement here and couldn't bear it any longer, so he asked Neji.

In his opinion, the brother-sister relationship between Hinata and Neji is really awkward. How can there be such a rigid brother-sister relationship in the world?

Although Naruto had no brothers or sisters, he could feel that Hinata and Neji's family bond was a little twisted.

"You don't understand anything, you are not qualified to take care of the Hinata family's family affairs."

Neji glanced at Naruto coldly.

"If you don't speak clearly, how will I know what you are talking about?"

Naruto went crazy.

This kind of cold and cool attitude is simply more hateful than Sasuke. He always likes to show off at critical moments and say things that he doesn't understand at all.

"It's okay, Naruto-kun... Brother Neji is caring about me..."

Hinata tugged at Naruto's clothes, and instead of blaming Neji, she defended him.

Naruto blinked in confusion, with a confused look on his face. In his opinion, Neji's cold and stern behavior didn't look like he cared about his sister at all.

Neji ignored Hinata and Naruto and turned back to the work of setting up the tent.

"In your eyes, just like mine, there is unwillingness and hatred hidden. It's better to vent it out..."

Next to him, a light word came.

Ning Ci froze, turned his head to look at Sasuke, who was putting his head down like himself and setting up a tent, and stopped for a while, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Don't worry about it."

Neji took the tools and walked to another place and started working.

Sasuke looked at his leaving figure. The atmosphere that was incompatible with the whole world was exactly the same as his own in the past.

"Naruto, are you free now?"

Naruto, who was comforting Hinata, suddenly heard a voice coming from next to him.

"Oh, it's Sakura, what's the matter?"

Naruto looked at Sakura who appeared in front of him and asked in confusion.

"It's like this. I found some herbs near the woods, but there are too many of them. I need your help."

Sakura said with a smile.

"That's it, no problem, just leave it to me."

Just when Naruto agreed, Hinata's voice rang out:

"If you don't mind, I can help too."

"Okay, thank you, Hinata."

Sakura happily agreed to come down.

"No, it doesn't matter, as long as I'm with Naruto-kun..."

At this point, Hinata stopped talking and lowered her head.

Naruto just felt that it was a pity that he couldn't be alone with Sakura, but if there were three of them, the efficiency of picking herbs would definitely be faster with two, and he could come back before dinner.

Hong looked at the backs of the three people thoughtfully, frowning as if to confirm something.

"What's wrong?"

Asuma walked over and put his palm on Kurenai's shoulder naturally.

Kurenai calmly took away Asuma's hand on her shoulder and glared at Asuma.

This guy is not honest either.

"It's nothing, maybe I'm overthinking..."