Escape From Konoha

"really……"

Leaning your back against the wall, move forward cautiously.

The number of ninjas patrolling and guarding began to decrease, and many important positions were left vacant.

Kabuto easily bypassed the ANBU cordon that controlled the base based on his familiarity with the routes of the Root headquarters base.

Now that root ninjas are restricted from moving around, the defense of this area, which originally belonged to Konoha's highest alert level, is becoming fragile.

And due to the lack of manpower in the ANBU, the ANBU that controls the roots can only barely control it on the surface. Many places are full of loopholes due to staff vacancies.

It was this opportunity that Kabuto was waiting for.

In the past, although he could freely enter and exit the root base, his every move was monitored by Danzo's subordinates. In this kind of place, it was impossible to avoid root's sight.

According to Kabuto's investigation, barrier barriers have been set up in many places in the root base, and even Byakugan cannot see through them.

Sentient ninjas are here, and if you don't know the route well, it's easy to get lost in a place like this.

"Next, it seems there won't be any more surprises..."

Dou has been avoiding the root's pursuit these days. Although it is very hard to hide, he was almost pulled out from the dark by the root's people several times, but for today's huge harvest, all of it is worth it.

Kabuto walked silently on the floor like a cat. Every route here was familiar to him. He had been waiting for this moment for many years.

Even if he has become a plaything in Danzo's hands all these years and has done a lot of dirty things for him that he doesn't want, he will not hesitate.

Soon, Kabuto arrived at his destination.

This is a large cold room.

It is also a place commonly known as morgue and morgue.

However, this is not a place to keep corpses for experiments.

The corpses preserved in this room are all Konoha ninjas who once belonged to Gen.

After their sacrifice, if there is no loss of the body, it will be transported here for preservation, so that they can obtain their final rest and tranquility.

And in order to ensure that these root ninjas get the final tranquility after death, each corpse is stored in a separate coffin.

Each coffin is marked with a number, the original name of the victim, and a code name at the root.

There are a total of 113 coffins, which means that there are a total of 113 elite ninjas who died as unknown Konoha ninjas.

It is also the number of all those who died in the mission over the past few decades.

This is undoubtedly an astonishing number considering the stringent requirements placed on the strength of formal members by the Roots.

After all, those who can be absorbed into the root must be special ninjas who master the secret technique or the blood inheritance limit.

Kabuto swept over each coffin, passing through the names and code names of these people, constantly looking for his target.

Finally, he stopped in front of coffin No. 81.

Under the number, the name 'Yakushi Nonou' is engraved.

She was the 81st root ninja who died in the mission. Her medical skills were among the best in Konoha in the past.

Because the heart was too yearning for the light, during the Third Ninja World War, he was half out of the root, and with the support of Konoha's three generations of Hokage, he opened a wartime orphanage, which can be said to be a heterogeneous among the roots. But even so, due to her powerful medical and espionage capabilities, she was reactivated by Danzo, so she could not erase the traces of her roots until she died.

After her death, the body was still recovered by the Root people to prevent the secrets in the body from being explored, and was kept in the morgue at the Root headquarters. This is also a natural result.

"It's been a long time, Dean. It's really easy for me to find you."

Kabuto took off the glasses from his face, a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.

Although the current self has found the meaning of life, such as the meaning of life given by Orochimaru, but the person who gave himself the original meaning and name and made him live strong is this woman lying in the coffin.

Just like the report card released in a ninja school, people only pay attention to the first place and often ignore who is the second place.

The same is true for Kabuto.

Initially and later, this is the definition that has been made in my heart and will not change as time goes by.

Therefore, whether it is Orochimaru that gives him the meaning of existence, or he regards Orochimaru as a substitute for the most important woman, Dou can no longer tell this point.

But there was only one thing that Kabuto knew very well.

That is, in my heart, this woman's status is irreplaceable.

Some people spend their whole lives paying for the pain of childhood.

But some people can use their childhood to heal their whole life.

Kabuto undoubtedly belongs to the latter.

From this point of view, he is also one of the luckiest people in the war years.

As a war orphan, I spent a happy and carefree childhood with her company when I was most lonely and helpless.

It is also because of this period of childhood that I was able to survive tenaciously in this cruel world later.

Dou took a deep breath, put his glasses back on, then stretched out his hand tremblingly, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, an excited and happy smile appeared on his face.

He slowly lifted the heavy coffin boards, letting the light shine into the abyss-like darkness.

In a daze, a gentle smiling face appeared in Kabuto's mind.

The memory was so clear that the blood seemed to be flowing backwards and began to boil hotly.

However, all this came to an abrupt end when the coffin boards were opened.

The smile froze on Kabuto's face.

Inside the coffin, it was empty.

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"How is this going……"

Sakura and Shino were shocked when they arrived to see the trees and land around them being destroyed on a large scale.

The sky in the distance is overcast with heavy clouds, with faint thunder gleaming from the dark clouds, and the air is filled with a moist atmosphere.

At this moment, a faint moan seemed to be heard.

Sakura and Shino looked towards the source of the sound, and immediately saw Kiba and Akamaru lying on the ground with bruises.

"tooth!"

Sakura and Shino ran over to check on Kiba and Akamaru's injuries.

"It's you...I'm so sorry, we failed to intercept Sasuke..."

Kiba reluctantly opened his eyes, and after seeing it was Sakura and Shino, he said with difficulty.

"how so……"

"Don't worry about me yet, I can still hold on, hurry up and find Hinata..."

Kiba stopped Sakura who was about to use medical ninjutsu on her and asked her to go find Hinata.

"Hinata?"

Sakura was taken aback.

"That bastard Sasuke... hurry up and get over there!"

After saying this, Ya fell down and fell unconscious.

Just when Sakura was at a loss, an insect flew over and landed on Shino's fingertips.

"Sakura, come with me. Hinata seems to be in danger."

Shino didn't wait for Sakura to respond and ran straight in one direction.

"Wait for me, Shino."

After glancing at the unconscious Kiba, Sakura had no choice but to follow Shino.

Soon, Sakura, who was following Shino, stopped in a clearing.

Seeing Hinata who was bleeding heavily in the chest cavity, her face was as pale as a dead person, Sakura's expression changed suddenly, she took out the medical kit from the ninja bag without hesitation, rushed to Hinata, and gave her first aid.

Although Shino was worried about Hinata's condition, he also knew that he could not disturb Sakura at this time to prevent her from making mistakes during the first aid process.

He dispersed his parasites in the surrounding woods, keeping vigil while looking for traces of Shikamaru and others.

Kiba and Hinata are both here, so the others should be here too.

Judging from the traces of the battle here, it is likely that the mission to pursue Sasuke failed.

Soon, the parasitic bugs sent word that Shikamaru and Choji had found them.

Although the injury was serious, it was not fatal. Only Hinata's condition was very bad.

Judging from the amount of bleeding in her chest, she was probably seriously injured.

About half an hour passed, Xiao Sakura sat down on the ground as if she was exhausted, with fine sweat dripping down her face, and let out a exhausted breath.

"How is it going?"

Shino stepped forward and asked.

"The injury has barely stabilized. There is a special chakra running in her body to prevent Hinata's injury from getting worse, but she needs to be transported back to the village as soon as possible for the second course of treatment. Fortunately, she only hit her shoulder and lung. The position between, if the position is deflected a little more..."

Sakura didn't say anything, but Shino knew what the consequence of what Sakura said was.

If it hits the heart, I'm afraid it will die immediately, instead of leaving a chance for first aid like this.

Hearing what Sakura said, Shino also breathed a sigh of relief, and asked:

"Can you tell what kind of ninjutsu it was that injured Hinata?"

Shino's question silenced Sakura.

When Zhi Nai saw this situation, he didn't ask any more questions. Both of them knew the answer. Then, a flash of anger flashed in the eyes behind the sunglasses, and Zhi Nai's lowered palms slowly clenched into fists.

At this moment, a series of figures flashed in the open space, causing Sakura and Shino to turn their heads to look.

"Hey, are you okay?"

The people who appeared here suddenly were wearing Konoha ninja clothes. In the team, there were three other ninjas in white clothes.

On the back of these ninjas in white clothes, there is a word 'medical' surrounded by a circle embroidered.

He is a medical ninja of Konoha Medical Department.

In addition to these three medical ninjas, there are four other ninjas, one Jōnin and three Zhongnin.

The first person to ask questions was the leader of the team.

"You are……"

"I'm Shangrenzhu Village. I'm a high-level adviser. I'm here to support you."

The jounin said.

Sakura and Shino's expressions relaxed.

"Thank you for your support. There are several seriously injured people here. Please transfer them back to the village as soon as possible."

Sakura knew that Ino had made progress, so she immediately told them that there were wounded in need of first aid.

"Of course, that's what we're here for."

Shinobu Takemura commanded the subordinates and medical ninjas behind him to go around and bring the wounded.

"That, and the other one is Uzumaki Naruto, I don't know where he went for the time being, and he may continue to look for Sasuke..."

Before Sakura could finish speaking, Takemura Jounin said:

"Please don't worry, Uzumaki Naruto's side has already been handled by Jiraiya-sama, one of the three ninjas, and the perception ninja of the Yamanaka clan is also accompanying him. Uchiha Sasuke should also be brought back smoothly."

The task of Takemura Kami Shinobi is to deal with the wounded that may exist during the pursuit. As for Naruto's safety and the matter of bringing back Uchiha Sasuke, it is up to Sannin himself to come forward.

Although there are still some doubts in this, Takemura Jounin will not interfere with these matters. He only needs to complete his work.

Sakura and Shino looked at each other and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to chase Sasuke and find Naruto.

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The Valley of the End.

The rain dampened the forest and the ground.

When Jiraiya and others arrived, they only saw Naruto lying on the muddy ground covered in blood.

There were three people who came with Jiraiya.

They are the Jonin of the Yamanaka Clan and the Inuzuka Clan, responsible for the perception and tracking of the team.

The last person is the sub-captain of Anbu, wearing an Anbu ninja outfit and a beige hooded coat, and is an expert in assassination and medical treatment.

He walked up to Naruto who was lying on the ground, squatted down, his hands were covered with emerald green light, covering the wound on Naruto's body.

The wound on Naruto's body was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, but due to lack of blood, his face was still pale, but his breathing finally calmed down.

"How's it going?"

Jiraiya stepped forward and asked.

The captain of the dark section stood up and replied: "Even if you don't use medical ninjutsu to treat it, there is no danger. It should be related to the Nine-Tails Chakra. I will probably be alive and kicking tomorrow."

In the symbiosis of Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast, once Jinchuriki is in danger, Tailed Beast will provide its own chakra for protection and fighting.

This is also the case with Naruto now. In order to ensure that Naruto will not die, Kyuubi will do his best to keep Naruto's life and prevent him from dying.

As a medical expert, he only needs to deal with it briefly in the follow-up.

At the same time, he was also shocked by Naruto's resilience. Even with the assistance of a tailed beast, it would be very difficult to recover from this injury within a day.

Maybe there is also his own physique at work.

The huge vitality of the Uzumaki clan.

"That's good. This kid is really messing around. He left the village rashly. If he meets someone from that organization, it will be terrible."

Jiraiya lifted Naruto on his shoulders and couldn't help but complain softly to Naruto.

First something happened to the village, and then his mentor Hiruzen Sarutobi died. If something went wrong with Naruto now, he really didn't know what to do.

Fortunately the worst didn't happen.

"What should I do next? Are you going to chase Uchiha Sasuke? It seems that he has left. Judging from the traces of the battle, it will take at least half an hour."

The ANBU captain said.

"I want to escort Naruto back to Konoha, and I will leave it to you to pursue Uchiha Sasuke. You can try to communicate with the troops on the border. It is not that simple for that Uchiha boy to pass there. "

Jiraiya gave instructions to Jonin of the Yamanaka clan and the Inuzuka clan.

Nowadays, Konoha's internal management system is very chaotic, and many places need to be controlled by Jonin.

For this support mission, it is already the limit to be able to squeeze out a few junin.

After all, in Konoha, Danzo, an unstable bomb, still exists, causing the energy of Anbu and many jounin to temporarily focus on internal stability.

Another point is that compared to Uchiha Sasuke, Naruto's importance is the highest priority, both in his eyes and in the eyes of senior officials.

"yes."

After receiving Jiraiya's order, the jonin of the Yamanaka clan and the Inuzuka clan immediately nodded and launched a pursuit operation.

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"come in."

In front of a huge rock with no entrance, Kakashi stopped, stretched out his hand and placed it on a raised stone of the rock, turning it slightly.

Traces of trembling immediately appeared on the huge rock, and a stone door opened. Within the stone door, there was an underground staircase leading to the ground.

Panting, Sasuke followed Kakashi into the rock, and walked down the underground stairs towards the ground.

After about ten meters deep into the ground, the underground stairs reached the end.

Then there is a smooth secret passage.

There are many intersections in the secret road. On both sides of the secret road, there are snake-like candlesticks, and the candles on them have long been extinguished.

Kakashi could only take out the lamp in the ninja bag to illuminate the road ahead.

Occasionally, when it shines on those serpentine candlesticks, it gives people a gloomy feeling, as if a live snake is twisting there.

"here it is……"

Sasuke endured the weird and rancid smell here, and asked Kakashi in front of him.

"A stronghold placed by Orochimaru in the Land of Fire was probably created during the Third Ninja War. However, later Orochimaru left Konoha in a hurry, and this stronghold has been abandoned. It is said that before, this place It’s where Orochimaru was used for human trials.”

Kakashi walked forward and explained to Sasuke who was following him.

"That's really funny. No wonder there is a smell of rotting corpses in the air. How many corpses did that guy dispose of here?"

Sasuke covered his mouth and nose, disgusted with the smell here.

"I don't know. There were too many people missing during the war, so it's difficult to count accurately. However, Orochimaru had not defected to Konoha at that time. The living subjects used for human experiments were probably enemy ninjas."

Although the middle and lower levels of the village are not very supportive of human experimentation, if they want to develop medical technology and delve into various forbidden and secret arts, human experimentation is an unavoidable part.

Among Konoha, there are ninjas who are keen on human experiments to bring strength, especially Danzo and Orochimaru.

In order to win the war, these two men did not care what means they used.

"arrive."

Kakashi turned several intersections and led Sasuke to the door of a stone room.

Kakashi entered the stone chamber first and lit the candles in the stone chamber.

There was only a bed for resting, and nothing else.

Sasuke found that this place was not as dirty as he imagined. Even the dust on the bed boards and the floor had been cleaned. It didn't look like a place that had been abandoned for more than ten years.

"This is the only place that is clean. I specially asked someone to clean it a few days ago. We will rest here tonight."

"Then what should I do with dinner? I no longer have any Bingliang Pills on me."

Sasuke said.

There is still a lot of time until tomorrow.

He left Konoha without stopping today and didn't eat breakfast or lunch.

He now needs to recover his physical strength and chakra, and must get enough food.

"It will be delivered after dinner."

Kakashi also considered this issue and reassured Sasuke.

After hearing this, Sasuke took out a portable medical kit from his ninja bag.

When he took it out, Sasuke did not open it immediately, but fell into some kind of memory.

"Sakura gave it to you, this medical kit."

Kakashi said.

He knew that for the safety of the members of the team, including him, the guiding jounin, Sakura had given them all a homemade medical kit. The medical equipment in it could be used to stop bleeding, heal injuries, and detoxify. Compared with Konoha's unified standard medical kit, each has its own merits.

"This kind of thing makes no sense."

Sasuke opened the medical box, took out a medical bandage, and wrapped it skillfully on his arms and abdomen.

"The movements are quite skillful, just like a real medical staff. Is this what Sakura taught you?"

"..."

For some reason, Sasuke felt very angry.

"Now you can tell me who you are. You are not from this side of Konoha at all."

If he was on Konoha's side, he should have been brought back to Konoha by Kakashi before and accepted high-level interrogation.

But Kakashi didn't do that. Instead, he chose to take him away and send him to Orochimaru's abandoned stronghold in the Land of Fire. Moreover... Kakashi's identity may be much more than that.

"Didn't you investigate me secretly?"

Kakashi asked rhetorically.

"Yes, I secretly investigated you out of curiosity. You were the disciple and confidant of the Fourth Hokage at first, but after the Fourth Hokage died in the line of duty, you became a popular person around the Sandaime. That's all I know. .”

Moreover, this is something that many ninjas in Konoha know, and it is not considered a secret.

"The Fourth Hokage? It's such an ancient title. You are right. After the death of the Fourth Hokage, I worked under the Third Hokage, but on the other hand, I also relied on Danzo and Orochimaru to do their work for them. We did a lot of things. For example, we helped them ambush nails among the ANBU and the security team, and we also provided them with the movements of the Third Hokage so that they could always keep track of the movements of the Third Hokage."

"You are really scary."

After listening to Kakashi's narration, Sasuke couldn't help but be shocked by Kakashi's boldness.

The Fourth Hokage, the Third Hokage, the senior executive named Danzo, and the S-class rebel ninja Orochimaru, each of them can be said to be important figures, but Kakashi lives like a fish in water among these people. I don't want to shock people. All difficult.

"It's nothing, just out of mission."

"Mission? Speaking of which, I remember you mentioned the kingdom of ghosts before..."

"It's rare that you still remember this. Yes, the reason why I serve as a multi-faceted spy among the four of them is, on the one hand, because of my own reasons, and on the other hand, it is also because Qianba Shiraishi gave me this task. He It can be said that he is my direct superior. The intelligence station of the Kingdom of Demons in Konoha was established by me and others, of course, with the convenience of being an Anbu."

As the direct subordinates of the Hokage, even if they are a layperson in the ANBU, they have priority over many jounin in terms of status and function, because this represents the authority of the Hokage. Therefore, in daily operations, as long as you make good use of the identity of Anbu, it is enough to open a hole in Konoha.

With the continuous promotion of positions in the dark department, it is naturally easier to establish an intelligence station.

"Then this time caused chaos within Konoha, and it is also the kingdom of ghosts..."

Sasuke had a slight look of surprise on his face.

"No, it has nothing to do with that. It's purely a contradiction within Konoha. Even if there is no ghost country, this contradiction will break out sooner or later. The power of Konoha's martial arts faction is getting stronger and stronger, and Danzo wants to seize power from Hokage. Either this year or next year. I just triggered this conflict in advance and pushed Orochimaru in front of Konoha, letting him bear Konoha's anger on my behalf."

This is why Kakashi does not plan to return to the ghost country for the time being.

What he did in Konoha has already caused public outrage. If he returns to the Kingdom of Demons, the Kingdom of Demons will definitely be held accountable by Konoha in this regard, and it will also trigger panic in other countries, which will be very detrimental to the Kingdom of Demons.

But Orochimaru was different.

He is just rebellious, and rebellious has no credibility, and he cannot make his own voice internationally.

Orochimaru disturbs Konoha, not only will other countries not be afraid, but they will only applaud and ridicule Konoha.

For Kakashi, Orochimaru was his scapegoat and the safest haven.

After Sasuke listened, he almost understood most of the things.

"What about leading me to investigate Uchiha..."

"That was arranged by me. But the person who contacted Minazuki Yuzuki was not me, but another intelligence officer at the same level as me."

"Asami Masumi?"

An idea flashed in Sasuke's mind, as if he had grasped some important information.

He suddenly remembered this woman who was the director of the pharmacy department at Konoha Hospital. Her existence is too mysterious, and there are also unknown secrets between her and Kakashi.

Through Kakashi's words, it is clear that the other party is working for Konoha on the surface, but secretly he is probably serving the Kingdom of Demons.

Kakashi said nothing, as if he acquiesced.

"Tell me so much, aren't you afraid that I'll leak it out?"

Sasuke asked.

"It doesn't matter if I tell you. Neither I nor she are, strictly speaking, the most important part."

In this way, it will be easier for Sasuke to think that we are his own people.

"..."

Sasuke was stunned and speechless.

In other words, there is an equally powerful 'ghost' in Konoha.

"Tomorrow I will take you to Orochimaru. The next target to be cleaned up in the Kingdom of Ghosts is Orochimaru. If you can get this certificate by then, you can quickly gain a certain status in the Kingdom of Ghosts. For you It will also be helpful for future promotions. And I am responsible for your assessment and protecting your personal safety at Orochimaru's place."

Kakashi didn't ask whether Sasuke was willing to join the Kingdom of Demons.

In fact, there is no need to ask.

There is an irreparable gap between Sasuke and Konoha who knows the truth.

Orochimaru was willing to take Sasuke in, not out of sincerity, but for another purpose.

The only country left that could accept Sasuke was the Kingdom of Demons. There were his kindred people there, and it was the only place in the world where he could still feel a sense of intimacy.

People who have a home and people who are homeless have completely different moods and ways of thinking when facing difficulties.

Seeing that Sasuke was silent and seemed to be thinking, Kakashi wisely did not disturb him and let him think quietly for a while, which would be more effective.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the stone room, followed by a knock on the door.

"Anyway, let's eat something to fill our stomachs first. The food delivery person is here."

Kakashi said, going to open the door of the stone room.

A man walked in from outside, carrying a lunch bag in his hand, and he could see several hot lunch boxes inside.

"Kakashi, you are really good at summoning people. Don't say it doesn't taste good. I bought it based on a one-to-one ratio of meat and vegetables. I don't want to go out for another trip."

The person who came in handed the toilet bag to Kakashi, scratching his head and grumbling.

He was obviously dissatisfied with Kakashi asking him to run errands.

"Who are you……"

Sasuke raised his head and his eyes widened in surprise when he saw the person delivering the food.

This is an acquaintance.

"Hello, Sasuke-san. What, you just haven't seen me for half a year and you have completely forgotten about your teacher?"

When the visitor saw Sasuke's stunned look, he immediately grinned, which made people feel bad and malicious.

"Mizuki!?"