Escape From Konoha

There was no moonlight in the dark sky, only black clouds filled the air, the roar of thunder was still heard, and the sound of rain was rapid and violent.

Letting the cold rain hit his face, only two weak gasps remained on the ruined platform.

The aura belonging to Itachi was extremely weak, and the blade penetrated his chest, making his already seriously injured body even worse, and his face was bloodless.

Standing on the collapsed tall wall, waves of vortex ripples suddenly appeared in the air, and a figure flashed out of the air without any warning.

He was wearing a black raincoat, and his right eye was blood red with mysterious black patterns emerging.

"Is it finally over? The weather looks really bad."

After he said this, his body merged into the air again and disappeared without a trace.

Mud splashed in the ruins, forming criss-crossing channels and flowing freely.

This heavy rain never stops, as if it is going to swallow up the whole world.

"Hey, Itachi..."

Sasuke, who was lying on the ground, turned his head slightly and looked at Itachi's side face stained with muddy water. After calming down, he found that his mood was not as happy and joyful as he imagined. There was just a feeling that even he couldn't describe. Understand the emptiness and loneliness.

This man was once the brother he admired.

He is one of the people he cherishes the most.

Whether it was fate or some other reason that led him to this point, Sasuke suddenly didn't want to explore.

But there were some things that he had to figure out.

Itachi just stared blankly at this dark scene that seemed to be weeping. His breath was weak, and his life was like a candle in the wind, which might be extinguished at any time.

Hearing Sasuke's voice, he did not respond immediately, but still stared blankly at the sky.

"You attacked all the clan members, why did you leave me alive alone?"

Sasuke asked.

The answer Itachi gave before did not convince him.

Moreover, the so-called need to use his eyes to reach a higher level was obviously a sudden decision made after being abandoned by Konoha.

No, maybe even this reason is part of his lie.

"Because of the transaction..."

Itachi barely suppressed the pain of the blade piercing his chest.

"trade?"

"The higher-ups in Konoha need a chain to restrain my actions. As my only relative in this world, you are the best chain to restrain me. So since you left Konoha, my contact with them has been interrupted..."

This is an act of distrust.

However, Itachi was not surprised that Konoha would make such a move.

No matter what the reason is for becoming a rebellious nin, you are not worthy of trust.

In the past, Sasuke served as the chain to control him, but once there was a problem with Sasuke, the 'middleman' who linked their trusting relationship, it would be a matter of time before the trust broke down.

After all, for a person who can ruthlessly attack his own people, no one would be able to use it without restraint chains.

He could destroy Uchiha for the sake of peace in Konoha.

That can also be used for other reasons to target Konoha.

He left Konoha with the feeling that he would not be trusted by anyone.

He had predicted the current outcome many years ago.

For him, this was a script that was already destined after he left Konoha.

"fraud."

Sasuke replied coldly. Obviously, he still thinks that Itachi didn't tell the truth.

This man, from the beginning, used one lie to explain another lie.

The reason why he didn't kill him in the first place was definitely not because of the deal with Konoha's high-level officials.

Therefore, Sasuke's mood at this time was very complicated.

Hearing Sasuke's answer, Itachi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile. His eyes looking at the sky became increasingly gloomy, as life was passing quickly.

"You have really become stronger, Sasuke, you have completely surpassed me now..."

Sasuke was silent.

He hated this man.

I also love this man.

He is his closest brother.

He is also the target of his own revenge.

I felt so depressed that I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"At the beginning, I planned to use Shisui's pupil technique to reverse your will and leave you with the last escape route... Because no matter what the truth is, a person cannot survive in this world alone. But since you already have Now that I have made a new choice and learned the truth, it is no longer appropriate for you to continue to stay in Konoha..."

Itachi coughed lightly, and more blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"In the past, I wanted to change the world as Hokage, but I ended up being so arrogant that I couldn't see anyone other than myself, so I have accomplished nothing until now..."

"To this day, I can still recall the scene when my father took me to the battlefield for the first time. Perhaps at that time, my life was dominated by that kind of will..."

"In the end, I am the one who is bound by 'cognition'. So, forgive me, Sasuke, this is the last time... just live according to your own will..."

Itachi looked at the tearful sky, the vision in front of him was blurry and getting darker.

It was as if a cold tide was swallowing up his body, making him unable to move. Even his voice gradually became inaudible.

Sasuke looked up at the sky with dull eyes, expressionless.

Facing Itachi's passing, he just remained silent without saying a word.

Then he closed his eyes tiredly.

What fell from the corners of my eyes was not just rain, but also teardrops, falling crystal clear.

Uncontrollable pain, sadness, anguish, and emptiness all surged into his heart, making Sasuke feel suffocated like never before.

Although his eyes were closed tightly, the sudden scalding heat seemed to put his eyes on a rack for execution.

Pain, something wants to wake up from the depths of the eyes and flow freely in the eyes.

Slowly, Sasuke's body returned to calm.

The burning sensation in his eyes slowly subsided, and his closed eyes slowly opened.

The scenery in front of him was dyed bright red by his eyes.

The world is still the same world, but Sasuke felt that he saw something completely different from before, and saw a brand new world.

The corners of his mouth slowly raised, and there was madness in his smile.

Between heaven and earth, there was only the sound of torrential rain, which was still ringing.

And that creepy low voice.

"Konoha..."

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"It seems like the rain won't stop until the early morning..."

On the balcony of the second floor, Liuli, who was only wearing a thin pajamas, raised her head and looked at the sky with dark pupils. The stars and the moon were not visible, the sky was filled with dark clouds, and a sudden heavy rain seemed to flood the entire city.

Thunder began to roar in the distant sky, and lightning could be faintly seen shining in the dark clouds in the distance.

Shiraishi came from behind, put his hands around Liuli's graceful and soft waist, and followed her to look at the heavy rain outside, and expressed his judgment.

Liuli didn't speak, but frowned, seeming to be thinking about something.

He didn't care about Shiraishi's careless behavior on his body.

"Why, you look frowning, are you worried about the situation in Lin Zhiguo?"

Although for this operation, he sent many wandering witches to take care of the forest country in advance, in order to avoid any irreparable accidents during the operation.

As the saying goes, before the three armies are moved, food and grass go first. Baishi always likes to prepare for a rainy day.

What's more, the role of intelligence will not be less important than food and grass.

Before every important war, he would focus on collecting intelligence to compare the military, economic, and political advantages and disadvantages of both sides, the amount of troops, equipment, and logistics invested, including the temperament and strategic tendencies of the top leaders of both sides leading the war. , are all top priorities.

Although this Lin Kingdom operation was not considered a war, he had made various arrangements in advance to cope with many unexpected situations.

"No, I'm not worried about the situation over there. I'm just worried that he will be completely carried away by hatred during this battle. In that case, things will become more troublesome than they are now."

The ‘he’ here naturally refers to Sasuke, the Avenger.

Although Ruri didn't intend to stop Sasuke's revenge, she was more worried about Sasuke's mental state after his revenge than revenge.

The inner feelings that have been suppressed for a long time suddenly get violent catharsis, which may even bring the Sharingan closer to the next level. Such changes can easily distort the psychology of the person involved and evolve into an extremely vicious personality. .

The 'curse' of the Sharingan is not groundless.

Even if you obtain magic, there is no 100% guarantee of success to the extent you can suppress it.

She didn't want an outstanding young talent to suddenly awaken a personality that went berserk and out of control.

That would be a huge loss to the Demon Country and the Uchiha clan.

Liuli's words made Shiraishi nod slightly. This situation is indeed possible.

It is possible that what you get after revenge is not relief, but the emergence of another extreme path.

This kind of personality transformation occurred many times during the Great Ninja War.

The pressure accumulated in Sasuke's heart is unimaginable to ordinary people, and it started to accumulate in the most critical period of childhood.

It wasn't until now that I was able to vent.

Especially in the process of catharsis, this negative emotion will rapidly expand and become the nourishment for the evolution of the Sharingan...Under the double rampage, if one's willpower is not strong enough, what will happen will be difficult for outsiders to prevent.

"However, it's too late to stop now. Uchiha Itachi has long been determined to die, and the victory of the battle is destined from the beginning. As for Konoha next, it is the key..."

In this action called 'revenge', Itachi was not the main body, but the senior officials of Konoha who had controlled Itachi's life behind the scenes were.

Itachi was just a springboard for Sasuke to seek revenge against the higher-ups in Konoha.

The battle does not end with Itachi's death.

The real battle of revenge will begin the moment Itachi dies.

"Although I don't know how much power Konoha still retains now, Danzo is very troublesome. He has traded a lot of troublesome things from Orochimaru in the past, and coupled with his behavior that does not care about the process at all... ...He may have secretly prepared some 'trump card', so he has become more confident these days."

Baishi chuckled, and there was no hint of fear in his tone, but he spoke out this possible guess very calmly.

"Do you want to take this opportunity to test it out?"

Liuli understood what Baishi meant and pondered slightly.

"If he can reach Danzo. But I guess he doesn't have the ability to force Danzo to show up in person. The roots gather most of the fighting ninjas in Konoha, symbolizing Konoha's most elite power. Following Danzo's command is completely different from those two advisors who have little real power."

What's more, the roots are full of ninjas who practice secret arts and forbidden arts. Although the quality cannot be compared with the Thorn Team of the Demon Country's military, the quantity far exceeds it.

Their level of eliteness is no worse than that of the ANBU directly under the Hokage. Even if you take into account the basic characteristics of being brave and not afraid of death, the level of trouble is even higher than that of the ANBU directly under the Hokage.

In the past ninja wars, root ninjas have launched suicidal attacks more than once, causing huge trouble to enemy ninjas.

If it is just a few people, it is not terrible to have such a will. What is terrible is that the entire root is inheriting this idea, and they are a group of real dead warriors.

They will use all means to kill their enemies, including but not limited to suicide.

Therefore, Shiraishi is looking forward to how far Sasuke can push Konoha.

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Heavy rain continued.

In the forest, A Fei's figure kept dancing and running through the rain forest.

The rain wet his whole body, and his right arm disappeared, leaving it bare, revealing white flesh and blood tissue, exposed to the air.

The strange thing is that there is no blood there, just a white mass with a void in the middle, as if there is nothingness inside without any internal organs.

He was breathing heavily and looked very miserable.

Due to the loss of his right arm, he is now unable to even use the Wood Release Seal.

The most powerful attack and defense methods have been restricted.

The only thing left now is the hidden power and the power of a single Mangekyō Sharingan.

However, just a single Mangekyō Sharingan could not get him out of the next predicament.

Although I really want to use Hidden Ninjutsu to sneak into the earth and leave, but when I sneak into the earth, I feel like I am being watched.

Not surprisingly, that should be Qianye Baishi's earth clone, and he came with him at this time.

Keep an eye on yourself in the earth.

Fortunately, its ability is one of the best among Bai Jue individuals. If it were the other individuals, they would have been directly killed by the enemy in the soil.

In this operation, not only did he not get Itachi's eyes, he also lost an arm, which was a huge loss.

If he had to do it all over again, he would definitely stay away from the Kingdom of Forest and would never step foot here.

I really don’t know how the group of Bai Jue who monitors the movements of the Kingdom of Ghosts do things. This place is almost surrounded by people from the Kingdom of Ghosts, forming a dragnet situation. Not even a bubble pops up over there. Shouldn’t it? Will it have been solved by someone?

Ah Fei was thinking wildly while running forward quickly.

Losing an arm would at most prevent him from forming seals and using Wood Release, but it would not affect his actions.

There was a whooshing sound in his ears. Although the sound was very low in the heavy rain, Ah Fei still heard it clearly.

The Thorns Group.

You don't need to think about it to know who is chasing you from behind.

This group of people is like dog-skin plaster, stuck behind them and unable to shake them off.

Just when A Fei looked back and visually measured the distance between himself and his pursuer, the moment he turned back, his hair stood on end.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Oncoming was an extremely huge flame dragon.

The moment the fire dragon was ejected from the mouth of the magician, it was flying like lightning. Wherever it passed, all the trees were turned into ashes, leaving scratches and ravaged scorch marks on the ground. Even the rain that fell on the fire dragon, It also evaporates cleanly in an instant.

Moreover, the fire dragon's size loss in the rain can be ignored.

Just by visual inspection, the length of this fire dragon was more than ten meters, like a terrifying giant beast with claws torn apart, coming with fangs and claws.

Anyone who could use such a fire escape technique, A Fei knew without thinking, must be the 'princess'.

Among the ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts who were chasing her, she was the only one who could use the B-level fire escape technique to such an exaggerated level.

Before the fire dragon could reach his eyes, A Fei felt that his body was hot, and his throat felt like lava had flowed into it, making his throat dry.

Of course, he had no voice.

"Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

A huge shark surged out from the front, its whole body made of thick water, and it rode the heavy rain to attack the fire dragon.

chi chi!

The water-condensed shark was half-swallowed by the huge fire dragon just once it met. Hot steam burst out and filled the forest.

The fire dragon continued unabated, leaving a scorched black track dozens of meters long on the ground. The trees and rainwater along the way disappeared without a trace.

On the side of the charred track, A Fei rolled in a panic. After he stopped, he looked at the track in front of him that extended deep into the forest, with lingering fear.

"A Fei, it seems you need help."

A teasing voice came from behind.

The tall figure stood in the rain, and Kisame's face, hair, and clothes were all wet.

He grinned, watching A Fei reveal a smile, and subconsciously touched the same muscle on his back with his palm.

The rain poured down in torrents.

"Oh, you are really helpful at this time, Kisame-senpai."

Ah Fei breathed a sigh of relief and stood up from the mud.

He didn't ask how the situation was on Itachi's side. After being prepared, it was impossible for Kisame to complete the task of taking Itachi's eyes.

And judging from the marks on Kisame's body, he probably broke out after a fierce battle.

The footsteps in my ears got closer and closer, then stopped.

On the trees, black shadows stood silently.

The leader was a young girl wearing a black stand-up collar windbreaker and long black hair.

Her face was deserted, and crystal rainwater flowed on both sides of her cheeks, and then flowed down her white neck into her chest.

The mouth was slightly open, breathing slightly, and the red eyes were extremely conspicuous in the dark night, locking on Kisame and Fei.

"Hmph, it looks like it's going to be a tough battle ahead."

Kisame slowly tightened his grip on the big sword, Samehada, and glanced at Fei's back intentionally or unintentionally.

The next moment, when Kisame was about to twitch his sword, Samehada, a cold voice without any emotion came from the depths of the dark forest:

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

The voice was old and cold, yet full of an incomparable sense of power.

The leaves no longer rustled, the falling raindrops solidified, and the space seemed to be still at this moment.

When Kisame heard this voice, he subconsciously released his sword, Samehada, and Fei also breathed a sigh of relief.

boom!

A strong repulsive force like a hurricane suddenly arrived, and the trees and ground that allowed the Thorns Team to stand were completely destroyed by this repulsive force.

A deserted open space measuring tens of meters in size was instantly reclaimed, with not a single blade of grass growing.

"Ahem!"

Unable to deal with such a sneak attack, the members of the Thorn Team fell to pieces on the barren muddy ground, rolling in the mud. Even the armor had cracks visible to the naked eye.

Only Yiji stuck her sword into the ground, stood firmly on the ground, frowned and looked towards the darkness of the forest, where a terrifying aura suddenly appeared.

Suddenly, the bright silver sword light flashed away in the rain.

The figure with long flaxen hair fell in front of his eyes in the blink of an eye, and the sickle in his hand swung out like lightning.

An extremely swift and violent slash.

Ding!

Ichiki stepped forward, her expression unchanged, and she swung the Kusanagi sword in her hand and collided with it.

Two huge chakras impacted each other through the weapons in their hands, like two ferocious beasts, fighting together with a deafening roar.

Kaka!

The earth is overwhelmed.

A pit several meters wide appeared in the barren land beneath his feet, and the hurricane blew away the surrounding rain and mud.

Yi Ji stared at the old man with long light yellow hair and a gas mask in front of him. His eyes were emotionless, and the mysterious Samsara Eye was revealed in them.

The corners of his mouth opened unconsciously, revealing an extremely excited smile.

"Sansho fish...Hanzo!"

As she spoke, the chakra on her body spurted out like a torrent again, and in an instant, it overwhelmed the old man's aura with a crushing tendency.

The cracks in the ground also continued to expand, extending in all directions.

"But... this level is far from enough."

boom!

The powerful earthquake force instantly ejected the old man.

Yi Ji did a sword show on the spot, and flew out like a gust of wind, catching up in the blink of an eye at a faster speed.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

The air was distorted, and a powerful repulsive force was instantly compressed in the old man's other hand.

boom!

Yi Ji's figure froze in the air for a moment, then snorted coldly, and used her flesh and blood body to push forward with force. The repulsive force was enough to easily tear the steel into pieces, but it was not even qualified to shed scars on Yi Ji's body.

She directly deflected the repulsive force with brute force.

He tightened his grip on the Kusanagi sword in his hand and swung it close.

The sickle blocked.

boom!

The old man's body smashed into the ground, and the earth and rocks shattered.

The scythe was riddled with cracks and was on the verge of breaking apart.

The Kusanagi sword that continued to press cut into the old man's shoulder.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

boom!

A stronger repulsive force than before instantly acted on Yiji's body.

Yiji couldn't help but take a few steps back before using her body to remove the repulsive force from her body.

Looking away, the old man had already flickered his steps back and distanced himself.

He glanced at the scythe in his hand that was on the verge of collapse and could no longer be used.

Then, the old man glanced at Yiji and quickly put his hands together.

A heart-stopping chakra was released from the old man's body.

Yiji's eyes flickered, and her figure flew out, trying to interrupt the opponent's spell.

The old man, who had already expected it, continued to retreat backwards, not giving her a chance to sneak attack. During the retreat, his palms opened a distance, and a small black ball as big as a finger appeared between the opposite palms.

"Go ahead."

An old and cold voice came from the old man's mouth.

The small black ball obeyed the command and flew towards the sky, blending into the dark sky and becoming indistinguishable from each other.

"Earth Explosion Sky Star!"