Escape From Konoha

Ghost Kingdom Intelligence and Security Supervision Department, data room on the third underground floor.

There are approximately hundreds of maintenance personnel stationed in this department.

The only content of their work here is to maintain the intelligence agencies of the entire Ghost Country operating 24 hours a day, all year round.

Although it is not necessary to be ready to go to the battlefield at any time like the combat department, the personnel working here are also under tremendous pressure due to the difficulty of their work.

Every moment, new information will flow in from external branches, and then the new information must be sorted out and sent to the corresponding personnel accurately and accurately at the first time. If there is a word of flaw in it, it may be Let the Kingdom of Ghosts suffer a huge loss of profits.

As a result, even with hundreds of regular employees, the work environment here is often high-pressure due to the sheer volume and complexity of processing information.

Having said that, none of this has much to do with Kakashi at the moment.

He was parachuted into this department by Shiraishi and served as the so-called 'security consultant'. However, the most important job at the moment is not to directly participate in the same working environment as the others, but to make the most of what the Kingdom of Ghosts has gained so far. of important information.

Then, by the way, supervise the daily work attitude of the staff here to see if there are any defects.

Although he does not have the real power to directly arrest or transfer personnel, the fact that he can reach "Heaven Listens" is enough to prove that this position is not as simple as imagined.

Because the actual person in charge of Kakashi is Shiraishi, who is the Minister of Military Affairs, and he is a close minister with a very close relationship. Basically, only those who are absolutely loyal and reliable in work ability can appear in this position.

Therefore, for Kakashi, the most important job at the moment is to read a lot of information and know it by heart. Even if he cannot read it by heart, he must find the corresponding information as soon as possible in an unexpected moment. Collect.

From this point of view, the importance of this position is self-evident.

Especially when looking to the future, the channels for promotion to 'security consultant' are not only diverse, but some even lead directly to the core levels of the military.

After visiting Sasuke, he had been spending time in the underground data room of the Intelligence Department reading the collection here.

The intelligence system of the Kingdom of Ghosts is very large and more complete than Konoha's. The amount of top-secret information collected is also higher than that of Konoha.

Especially in terms of details, some of the information included seems incredible as if people were present at the scene and directly participated in it.

Light footsteps came from the side, Kakashi raised his head, and it was a manager of the data room who came over.

"Mr. Kakashi, Master Shiraishi asked you to come over."

"I see."

Kakashi simply put the unread information in the corresponding location and left the quiet data room.

It was about half an hour later that I slowly arrived at Shiraishi's office.

Judging from the manner in which he conveyed the message, it was not an urgent matter, so Kakashi strolled over and didn't appear to be very anxious.

After hearing a 'come in', Kakashi opened the door and entered the office.

Sure enough, I saw Shiraishi working hard at the desk.

As Minister of Military Affairs, his burden is not easy either.

I just don’t know if it is the real body here.

Shiraishi, who is both the Minister of Military Affairs and a researcher, does not spend all his time in the office, dealing with heavy official duties. Instead, he will leave his shadow clone to work for him from time to time, while the main body goes to the research laboratory to carry out research tasks. .

Shiraishi didn't say anything about Kakashi's "late" attitude. It was just a trivial matter, and what he asked Kakashi to do at this time was not an urgent matter.

"How's it going over there, Uchiha Sasuke? Has the situation stabilized?"

Of course, what Shiraishi asked was not about Sasuke's physical injuries. No matter how serious the injury was, even if he had short legs and missing arms, Shiraishi could heal him.

What he was asking about was Sasuke's mental state at this time.

"After venting, he has stabilized for the time being. It seems that after this incident, he has a deep understanding of where his limits are at this time. He should be more cautious and serious in his next planning arrangements."

Kakashi had already learned the specific things from Obito, including Sasuke's defeat at the hands of Naruto, and he also had an in-depth understanding of it.

In his opinion, if Sasuke's simple revenge against Konoha had not been backed by the Demon Country, he might have been arrested as soon as he entered and become a guinea pig on the operating table.

Even if Konoha's current power is reduced again and again, for Sasuke, who has just awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, it is still a behemoth.

If they fought guerrilla battles outside, they might still have a chance of winning. If they stormed into Konoha headquarters, they probably didn't expect to come out of it alive in the first place.

Kakashi had a very accurate grasp of Sasuke's thoughts.

"That's good, then I won't go over to express my condolences in person. Liuli will probably go over to visit him in person to understand his specific situation at this time."

After all, Ruri, the rising star of the Uchiha clan, as the clan leader, would naturally have high hopes for young people like Sasuke.

Although Sasuke has many flaws, the Uchiha clan, which is famous for its strength, can perfectly cover up other flaws as long as it is strong enough.

No matter how chaotic the world is, powerful force is always an important weapon that protects individuals, families, and the country.

"Then why did you call me here at this time?"

Kakashi asked straight to the point.

As a security consultant for the intelligence department, Kakashi's tasks are neither important nor small.

After all, with such a huge amount of information, even scanning the important parts would take at least more than a month.

"How do you know about the external situation?"

Shiraishi didn't answer directly, but asked like this.

Kakashi carefully considered his words and could not guess Shiraishi's intention at this time. He could only reply: "I dare not say that I understand 100%, but I have 70% to 80% understanding."

Even if it is important information, Kakashi must give priority to reading important information that has been developed in recent years and take the lead in collecting and recording it.

What Shiraishi refers to outside refers to the battlefields of small countries outside the Kingdom of Demons, which are controlled behind the scenes by the Kingdom of Demons.

Generally speaking, direct collisions between big countries rarely occur after the establishment of the One Country, One Village era.

Now more than sixty years have passed, and there have only been four large-scale collisions between such great powers, that is, four ninja wars.

Most of the time, games between big countries are played by controlling small countries behind the scenes as chess players on the chessboard.

According to what Kakashi learned, the Kingdom of Demons has now made direct 'industrial investments' in fifteen small countries, and there are countless indirect ones.

Compared with big countries, there are as many small countries as crucian carp crossing the river.

Some small countries, which only have one castle and a few villages and towns, can also be called a country.

"That's good. There are problems with the intelligence agencies of several countries. Hidden problems cannot be found out by just looking at the words. So I hope you will take people over to the countries mentioned on the list and tell them about the intelligence agencies established there. Check the intelligence system. By the way, see if there are any mice in there."

Kakashi is not only Shiraishi's security adviser in the intelligence department, but also has experience as a spy and the head of Konoha's ANBU.

In this matter, Kakashi's ability to do things cannot be said to be the best in the Demon Country, but at least it will make Shiraishi feel at ease.

The intelligence department has always been an extremely important piece of the puzzle in Whitestone's blueprint.

The initiation and preparation of any operation are inseparable from all kinds of collected intelligence information.

Any problems in this place are not allowed by Shiraishi, and they will not be lenient when necessary to those who have problems.

"Yes, yes, when will we set off? Now?"

Kakashi glanced at the list handed over by Shiraishi. It mentioned the intelligence branches of more than a dozen countries. There were as many as five or six highlighted in red circles.

Checking them all may take a lot of time.

Shiraishi pondered for a moment and said: "It is best to draw the personnel from the Intelligence Department yourself within three days."

Kakashi nodded and left Shiraishi's office.

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The injury healed faster than Sasuke expected. According to his guess, it would take a week to recover, but on the third day, Sasuke was able to get out of bed. Although he has not fully recovered, at least he is no longer hindered in his movements and can use 60 to 70% of the strength he used in his heyday. He no longer needs to lie in a hospital bed and receive care from nursing staff.

From this point of view, the medical technology of Oni Country is indeed very advanced, and villages like Otogakure cannot compare with it. In the past, he had been injured and hospitalized by Orochimaru, and the recovery time needed to be much longer than at this time.

During this period, except for Kakashi and Uchiha Ruri, the leader of the Uchiha clan in the Kingdom of Demons, the only people who came to visit him were Jugo and the four others who rushed back from the Country of Fire after he evacuated Konoha. people.

As they were the ones who attracted Konoha's firepower from outside during his attack on Konoha, it was quite annoying to play a hide-and-seek game with the Konoha ninjas in the Land of Fire. If it weren't for Jugo as their ultimate trump card, the entire army would probably be annihilated under the siege of Konoha ninjas.

As a village under the rule of a great power, although individual Konoha ninjas cannot be compared with ninjas like Sasuke, for ninjas at the level of the four people, once they are surrounded, it is basically a situation of death and no life.

The four of them were originally a few elite ninjas in Otogakure Village except Orochimaru. Even so, they were still encircled and suppressed by Konoha's patrol forces and were unable to confront them head-on. It can be imagined that the strength between the big and small countries The gap, it is not easy to smooth out such a difference in strength.

In short, the good thing among the misfortunes is that they all came back alive and safe under the protection of Jonggo.

"By the way, where is the witch from the Kingdom of Ghosts? Why didn't you see her?"

After the four people left, only Sasuke and Jugo were left in the ward.

Compared to the relationship between him and the four people as superiors and subordinates, the relationship between him and Jugo is more like friends than superiors and subordinates, so the tone of his speech has become much more casual.

"Are you talking about Hoshino Miko? As for her, I haven't seen her much since she came back. She probably went back to her own team."

Zhongwu thought for a while and expressed his guess.

Hoshino Miko, who followed their team, was not originally from their side. She was only brought in to ensure that there was a medical ninja in the team.

Now that Sasuke will not take any new actions for the time being, then the other party naturally has no reason to stay.

"Yeah?"

Sasuke's tone was rather pity.

The Hoshino miko's medical ninjutsu is very superb. Among all the medical ninjas Sasuke has seen, her medical ninjutsu is also very superb.

She was responsible for all the injured personnel in this operation, and gained everyone's respect with her superb medical ninjutsu. Although the time we got together was short, we were generally quite happy with each other.

Originally, according to his idea, he hoped that the other party would stay in his team even after the operation and continue to contribute his medical capabilities to his team.

It is precisely because he is a main combatant that Sasuke understands the importance of medical ninjas better.

When necessary, they can also be used as a key turning point to reverse the outcome of the entire battlefield.

"So, do you have any new plans for Sasuke? I read the newspaper recently. You killed two advisors in Konoha, but Danzo Shimura, the Dark Ninja, seems to be still alive and well. Konoha lives.”

Jugo asked.

Jugo was no stranger to Danzo.

Whether it was from Orochimaru or Sasuke, he knew a lot about this person.

A Konoha ninja who embodies the dark side of the ninja world.

The roots of Konoha led by him are a ruthless and cold-blooded killing group in the darkest place.

To a certain extent, he is the real culprit behind the destruction of the Konoha Uchiha clan.

"As for the revenge against Danzo, we have temporarily suspended it. Once I have a complete plan, I will go to Konoha again and personally remove his head to pay homage to the dead clan members."

Sasuke's tone suddenly turned cold.

Killing the two advisors allowed him to vent a lot of his inner negative emotions, but the fact that Danzo was still alive made him vent his emotions at the same time, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. Smooth feeling.

However, he won't be so reckless next time.

This time, the Kingdom of Ghosts had arranged a lot of manpower and material resources for his revenge, providing him with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But even the Kingdom of Ghosts would not be able to arrange such an opportunity a second time for his personal revenge.

In the final analysis, he is just a descendant of the Uchiha clan of Konoha, and he only holds the position of Jonin in the Demon Country's military. Although Jonin is an elite member of the Demon Country's military, there are hundreds of such elites in the Demon Country. Generally speaking, they are still insignificant.

If you want to go further and gain status and the ability to take revenge on Danzo, you must continue to climb higher.

A jounin position would not be able to meet his needs.

Fortunately, compared to other Jonin, he not only relies on the Uchiha clan of the Kingdom of Demons, but also has his own team of confidants, so it is not too difficult to get started.

With this kind of thinking, Sasuke instantly became much clearer about the future path.

Whether it is the eye of eternity or the right to speak that is equal to strength, they should be in hand.

"Is that so? In that case, I can take a little rest."

Jugo nodded, following Sasuke out this time, he was also a little tired mentally.

"There is no action for the time being. You can make your own arrangements for the rest of the time. In addition, regarding the pet home you mentioned before, I have already ordered a store on the commercial street of Ziyuan City."

Sasuke always kept Jugo's desire for a pet shop in mind.

Then he told Chongwu the name of the pet store so that he could visit it anytime he had time.

After that, Sasuke went through the discharge procedures, left the military jurisdiction, and headed to the southern suburbs of Aster City.

Arriving in front of a mountain gate in the suburbs, Sasuke stopped and looked at the red torii gates on both sides. On the left side stood a stone tablet with the words "Nanga Shrine" written on it, surrounded by lush green forests.

In the hot summer day, the light is bright, and the birds are chirping in the trees, chirping in my ears.

The Nanga Shrine here is naturally not the Nanga Shrine built in Konoha Village.

It was the Uchiha clan from the Kingdom of Oni who took over a piece of land and rebuilt the Nanga Shrine.

In the history of the Uchiha clan, the Nanga Shrine, which is the gathering place of the clan, has been moved many times due to wars. The most recent move was at the end of the Warring States Period more than sixty years ago, when Konoha was first established. In Konoha Village.

However, the Nanga Shrine in Konoha Village has been in decline for many years due to the genocide of the Uchiha clan eight or nine years ago.

When he attacked Konoha before, he took a look there from a distance. It was overgrown with weeds and many buildings had long been abandoned and no one cared about them.

It won't be long before it will be demolished by the people of Konoha.

Including those Uchiha lands that contained his precious childhood memories.

Taking a deep breath, Sasuke threw away all the distracting thoughts in his mind, stepped on the steps along the torii gate, and stepped up.

When I arrived at the shrine on the top of the mountain, I found that the place was shrouded in clouds and mist, and even the strong sunlight above my head could not penetrate. Even in the hot summer, it maintained a refreshing and cool atmosphere.

In the thin mist, two figures slowly walked out.

One of them was wearing a black ninja outfit, it was Liuli.

Sasuke also knew the other person.

Wearing a red and white miko uniform, with long black hair flowing down, and a heavily painted fox mask on her face, she was the Hoshino miko who had previously joined his team.

At this time, Hoshino Miko, like Ruri, opened a pair of bright red three-magatama Sharingan eyes, which penetrated the thin mist and shone in the eye holes of the mask. Standing quietly beside Liuli, her red eyes had a bewitching and mysterious feel.

Seeing this scene, Sasuke still didn't understand the true identity of Hoshino Miko.

The other party, like himself, is a ninja who has inherited the Uchiha bloodline, and his eyes have evolved to the level of three magatama.

The mysterious aura that floats all over his body, his strength is definitely extraordinary, at least he is starting as a jounin.

"I see, is she from here?"

Sasuke said suddenly.

What kind of wandering witch? This identity is fake. The other party should be the witch on duty stationed at Nanga Shrine.

Although the Nanga Shrine in the past retained its name as a shrine, the personnel on duty were basically non-ninjas and idle members of the clan.

As for coming to the country of ghosts, it is probably to follow the local customs and develop into a real shrine.

"Come in, the rally is about to begin."

After saying that, Liuli turned around and walked towards the shrine with Hoshino Miko.

Sasuke didn't hesitate and followed the two's footsteps.

This meeting is very important to him, because it means that he is now officially included in the Uchiha system of the Kingdom of Demons, and in the future he will use the clan here as the orthodoxy, not the so-called descendant of Konoha Uchiha.

As for the Uchiha of Konoha...just let the wind go.

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It was already a few hours after I walked out of Nanga Shrine.

The light and shadow of dusk envelope the earth, and the gentle breeze in the forest blows the leaves, bringing a pleasant refreshing feeling.

However, as soon as he arrived at the mountain gate, he found that someone was already standing by the trees on one side, waiting for his arrival.

"It seems that you are recovering well and can move freely now. You are recovering faster than I thought."

"You suddenly came to me at this time, what's the matter, Kakashi?"

Sasuke looked at the man leaning against the tree and said his name.

He always likes to state his purpose directly and does not like to mince words.

"There is indeed something. I have taken over an investigation mission. I would like to invite you to join me."

Kakashi also knew Sasuke's personality and directly stated his intentions.

"Investigation mission?"

"There are some hidden dangers in the intelligence system in some areas outside the Kingdom of Ghosts. I have been asked to go over and investigate the cause of the problems. If there are 'rats', I will clean them up."

After Kakashi said this, before waiting for Sasuke to respond, he continued quickly: "Don't be too busy to refuse, I have also heard about the Eye of Eternity. Due to the lack of perfect finished products here, the risk is Unknown, there are experimental simulations going on over there, and they won’t be able to transplant you so soon.”

Hearing Kakashi say this, Sasuke frowned, then relaxed.

Indeed, without a complete finished product as a target for observation, rash experiments may involve some uncontrollable risks.

If the failure results in the destruction of the Mangekyō Sharingan, the gain will outweigh the loss.

"When to set off?"

Since the Eye of Eternity cannot be obtained in a short time, Sasuke is not convenient for Kakashi's request.

Moreover, no matter what, such an attendance mission can be regarded as a qualification, and it is also an important intelligence system. If completed, the resume will be much more glorious.

"Tomorrow morning, you have one night to prepare. In addition, you must be mentally prepared. Some intelligence systems are built in countries where war breaks out, and some scenes are somewhat inappropriate for children."

Before Kakashi left, he reminded Sasuke of this.

Sasuke scoffed at this.

"Hmph, don't underestimate me. I'm not a fool like Naruto who always lives in his ideals."

It was just a battlefield, he had already experienced the real hell.

Therefore, no matter what kind of battlefield he encounters, his heart will be as hard as iron and will not waver in the slightest.

In response, Kakashi shrugged helplessly, turned and left.