Escape From Konoha

The trials from the four villages in Konoha went much faster than Xiaonan expected.

Although relevant preparations have been made in advance to dispel the suspicions of these villages, Xiaonan also understands that it is only a matter of time before Yuyin is exposed. Under the joint infiltration of the four ninja villages, some secrets in this village cannot be completely concealed.

All she could do was to delay the investigation progress in these villages as much as possible, and by the way, involve the Kingdom of Ghosts to attract some of Akatsuki's firepower.

As for what the final consequences will be, Xiaonan has not thought about it, but no matter what, it will not be worse than Yugakure being exposed.

"Huh... I finally feel clean."

In the high tower in the center of the rain, Xiao Nan used paper transformation to hide the envoys from the four villages who came from afar again. Then he changed back to his original appearance, walked out from behind the wallpaper, and breathed out slowly.

Unlike last time, there was no need to threaten the envoys of these ninja villages this time. Too fierce resistance would only further stimulate the desire of the four villages to explore. Although a timely retreat cannot dispel their doubts, at least a direct conflict will not break out and they can buy time.

Now for Akatsuki and Yugakure, the most important thing is to gain time.

Not only Akatsuki and Amegakure, but the Demon Country and even the other big countries, are all racing against time, trying to unearth the secrets behind the scenes that are secretly hidden in the ninja world, so that the so-called truth can be revealed to the world.

"But the next step is the key. Just now, news came from Bai Zetsu underground that they captured two ninjas from Kumogakure, and they are now being held in a cell and under guard."

The mixture of Black Zetsu and White Zetsu emerged half of the body from the floor next to it, and then slowly pulled the body off the floor, standing next to Konan, Black Zetsu told in a hoarse and low tone.

"Kumogakure? Sure enough, this is the first place where I can't bear it."

Konan said with a headache.

Unlike other ninja villages that suffered losses, Kumogakure has been recuperating his energy over the years, and has collected various forbidden and secret techniques throughout the ninja world, and studied the Kingdom of Demons, focusing on industrial research. According to Bai Zetsu According to the report, Yunyin and some key cities in the Kingdom of Thunder have begun to transform into industrialization.

And it has a large maritime fleet, and began to imitate and imitate the tailed beast jade to produce something called chakra shells, completely strengthening the country's military power.

If there was a conflict with this village, she and Nagato might be fine, but Amegakure would probably be blasted to pieces by Kumogakure's long-range firepower.

Therefore, if there is a war with these villages, the best way is to annihilate the enemy outside and not start the battle near Yugakure.

"This village doesn't like to swallow its anger. After all, losing a tailed beast is not a trivial matter. Any trace of it will cause huge trouble. Among these villages, the most troublesome one is Kumogakure."

Black Zetsu analyzes from an objective perspective.

The two Kumogakure ninjas caught earlier who were planning to lurk in were just appetizers.

The real highlight is later, and I'm afraid not only Kumogakure, but most of the other villages will also assist in the operation.

"Let's not talk about this. How is the Kingdom of Ghosts? Did the news that was sent out before achieve the desired effect?"

Konan asked.

As the driving force behind the ninja world, Xiaonan hopes that the other side can share the pressure.

"No, the Kingdom of Demons has not admitted that it owns the Seven-Tails. Likewise, the murder of the Fourth Hokage of Konoha and the attack on Konoha with the Nine-Tails sixteen years ago are completely false. It said that it will punish those who create public opinion. Hold accountable.”

The reaction of the Kingdom of Ghosts is not unexpected. Anyone with a normal mind would deny these things.

The secret actions of various major powers may be dirty and dark, but on the surface they still check and balance each other, take peace as their first priority, and war will not easily break out.

Not long after the Fourth Ninja World War, the structure of the Ninja World has changed. Even in the face of difficulties from various countries, the Kingdom of Oni only needs to push back and forth diplomatically, and no one will really dare to search within its territory.

In contrast, if Amegakure refuses the ninjas from these villages to enter the Kingdom of Rain to search for something, it is estimated that the people from these villages will soon have a large army to attack the country. I don't mind using my fists to talk to Amegakure about 'reason'.

The two countries faced the same problem, but the attitudes of several villages towards them were completely different.

Unable to find a breakthrough from the Kingdom of Demons, they will definitely list the Kingdom of Rain as the first target of suspicion. Unless it is absolutely necessary, these ninja villages will not dare to offend the Kingdom of Demons.

After hearing this, Xiaonan just nodded silently. She also knew these things, but doing so was a no-brainer.

In short, as long as it can divert some attention from the Kingdom of Ghosts, it is a good thing. It is impossible even to think about using this method to put the Kingdom of Ghosts into trouble.

"Recall all the free White Zetsus. In addition, insert all the special White Zetsu individuals that can be mobilized deep underground near Yugakure, and drag them out for as long as possible."

Xiaonan gave this order.

"Do you want to do this?"

Black Zetsu didn't seem too happy about it.

After all, the scattered Bai Jue are all important 'eyes'. If these eyes are lost, they will not be able to get information from the outside world immediately.

"The top priority now is to protect the secrets in Amegakure Village. If things here are leaked, our plan may fall short and benefit the Demon Country. As Madara's will, you don't want Nagato to be affected at this time. Interference?"

Xiao Nan looked closely at Hei Ze.

"..." Black Zetsu was silent for a moment and said: "You can summon those White Zetsu back, but the White Zetsu who are placed near Kirigakure, Kumogakure and Konoha must not be evacuated. If during this period, the jinchūriki are lost. We will be more passive at the general location of the location. And in each place, we must ensure that there are one or two special individuals Bai Jue to ensure nothing goes wrong."

There are still tailed beasts in these three villages. Before the tailed beasts in these villages are captured, no matter how big the sacrifice is, the surveillance of these three villages must be guaranteed.

It took a lot of effort to determine the approximate location and residence of these jinchuriki. If these villages change their views on jinchuriki again during this period, and this side cannot keep up with them immediately, all the efforts of the past few months will be wasted. Lose.

Although the difficulty of infiltrating these villages is not as good as the Kingdom of Ghosts, it is not something that just any third-rate character can infiltrate.

"...Okay, let's do it like this."

Xiaonan and Hei Jue each took a step back and reached this agreement.

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Mid-late August.

After learning that the Nanao fell into the hands of the Demon Country, Takigakure conducted four consecutive diplomatic incidents with the Demon Country within seven days, and Konoha also sent personnel to help Takigakure. In addition to the Nanao incident, Konoha also mentioned the Kyuubi attack on Konoha and the sacrifice of the fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

There is not much solid evidence in Konoha about the Nanao incident, but there are many doubts about the Kyuubi attack on Konoha and the sacrifice of the fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato. The most critical point is that the former Kyuubi Jinchuuriki Uzumaki Kushina gave birth and became The important reason for the serious decline in Konoha's strength sixteen years ago was revealed.

At that time, the hospital staff who prescribed medicine for the former Kyuubi Jinchuuriki Uzumaki Kushina was none other than Asami Masumi, the former director of the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital. This person has already been determined to be in collusion with the Demon Country, and the other party is fully capable of inferring that his predecessor The approximate date on which the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki gave birth, thereby causing Konoha to suffer.

All of this vaguely points to the Kingdom of Ghosts. In order to weaken Konoha's prestige and military power at the time, the Nine-Tails went berserk and deliberately assassinated the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

Konoha, which has obtained some important physical evidence, will naturally cling to this. However, since the most important witness, Asami Masumi, has been silenced, the current results in these matters are not ideal.

At most, it just has a certain upper hand in public opinion.

But this is obviously not what Konoha and Takigakure want.

Therefore, the rhetorical negotiations between the three parties were very intense. However, the main focus of the Demon Country was on dealing with Konoha. As for Takigakure, it kept claiming that the Demon Country had not kidnapped the Nanao. If the Demon Country wanted to take over, it must come up with something. Reliable personal and material evidence, otherwise it will not be accepted.

The foreign affairs department is constantly stirring up trouble, but the military in the country of ghosts is peaceful and completely ignores the voices from the outside world.

After all, this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

At most, I can sigh with emotion, the diplomatic department is really lively, fighting with different people every day, and the quarrels are endless.

This is already a normal day for the foreign affairs department of the Kingdom of Ghosts, so there is no need to pay attention.

Shiraishi, who was sitting in the office, also ignored the matters between Konoha and Takigakure. As the Minister of Military Affairs, there was no need for him to personally deal with these trivial matters. As long as there is not enough personal and material evidence, at most it will gain some advantage in words, and the work of resisting these people is exactly what the personnel of the diplomatic department need to do.

If he couldn't handle such a small matter well, he had to consider whether he should report it to the government, replace the people in the diplomatic department, and arrange for more capable people to take care of it.

Compared to Konoha and Takigakure, Shiraishi has more important things to deal with now.

In front of him stood Kakashi who had rushed over from the intelligence department.

The other party's face showed a good mental state. It seemed that the work and rest time during this period were arranged in a very orderly manner without any trouble.

"Your next duty station is the ninja school."

Shiraishi decided where Kakashi would go next.

The important information of the intelligence department has been thoroughly understood by Kakashi. There is no need to throw all his energy into the intelligence department. That would be too much of a waste of Kakashi's talents.

"Ninja school?"

"It is an important foundation of the military, and the relationships inside are intricate. Many Jonin came from there. Your position there is basically the same as that of the intelligence department, serving as a teaching consultant. I hope you will use your knowledge to The foundation of those students has been polished even stronger.”

Shiraishi said.

Kakashi has experienced many things and is good at many things.

He participated in the Great Ninja War when he was young. After the war, he rose up the ranks in Konoha and entered the ANBU, becoming team leader, squad leader, deputy director, and then director. Later, he also served as a manager in the Konoha Security Department for a period of time. Secretly, he is able to move among the Fourth Hokage, the Third Hokage, Genbu, and Orochimaru with ease, and he also has powerful assassination skills.

In the espionage course, his experience is extremely valuable knowledge for students who will engage in espionage in the future.

As for ninjas, although Kakashi is good at thunder escape and earth escape, he is also slightly involved in other attributes of chakra, and he is a very rare all-attribute chakra. At the age of ten, he created the A-level ninjutsu Chidori, and later used the Chidori to derive a large number of thunder escape techniques of this system. The experience gained along the way is of great reference and learning value to students.

Unless you are a freak like Kazuki, with Kakashi's ability, you can quickly adapt to teaching all kinds of students.

"Is that so? I understand. So, does the Intelligence Department need to resign?"

Kakashi nodded, understanding what Shiraishi was thinking.

Regardless of his own experience and areas of expertise, he is indeed very good at teaching students in ninja schools, and he can quickly accumulate connections in the school.

Whether it is other teachers, ninjas who have graduated from school, or students during the study period, these are valuable human resources.

The Kingdom of Oni adopts a strategy of training ninjas with fewer skills, which results in the genin, chunin, and jounin of the Kingdom of Oni surpassing the average level of ninjas from other major countries at the same level. If paired with excellent ninja equipment, such as chakra armor, which can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of ninjas, they can basically handle multiple people at the same level at the same time.

In the Fourth Ninja War, the Jonin of the Kingdom of Demons, with their outstanding strength and chakra armor, could deal with two to three enemy Jonin at the same time without defeat.

The Demon Country, which seems to have only about 300 Jonin, actually shows more than double the strength.

For villages like Sunagakure and Iwagakure, leaving aside top ninjas like the Gokage, it would not be a problem to deal with two or three at once.

"The Security Advisor of the Intelligence Department will be retained for the time being. Next, your focus will be on the Ninja School. The Intelligence Department will check it two to three times every ten days."

After arranging Kakashi's work, Shiraishi asked him to leave.

The deployment of the military is proceeding quietly.

A few days ago, Uchiha Sasuke also left the Kingdom of Demons with Jugo, four of his subordinates, and went to the border between the Kingdom of Demons and the Kingdom of Earth to patrol there. In addition, Liuli also dispatched Hoshino, the miko who had followed Sasuke before, and rejoined Sasuke's team to perform medical work.

Miko Hoshino, whose real name is Uchiha Hoshino, is different from most Uchiha ninjas who take a purely combat route. She is not only excellent in combat, but also good at medical ninjutsu. This is obviously some insignificant support from the Uchiha clan to Sasuke.

Of course, maybe I still have the idea that it would be great if these two Uchiha people could create some sparks of passion while working together.

Regardless of appearance, personality, or qualifications, Uchiha Hoshino is a leader among the younger generation of Uchiha. Apart from being three or four years older than Sasuke, there is nothing wrong with him in other aspects.

Shiraishi didn't pay much attention to these things and just gave an approval reply.

Arranging Sasuke to the Iwagakure front is, on the one hand, to train the opponent's grassroots abilities. On the other hand, it is also because if the Fifth Ninja War breaks out in the future, then Sasuke will be a sharp knife that pierces directly into the heart of the Earth Country. , you can attack the hinterland of the Earth Kingdom at any time.

The resources divided up by the big powers are getting smaller and smaller, but the proportion of the Kingdom of Demons is getting bigger and bigger. Land and population are the key. Even without Akatsuki's involvement, the Fifth Ninja War will be accompanied by resources and land. was unevenly distributed and thus detonated.

The Fourth Ninja War was just a wrong attempt by the major powers. The conflicts themselves were only the first leaks and had not accumulated to the point of being irreconcilable.

But not anymore.

The pace of the Kingdom of Ghosts is getting faster and faster, like a train that has reached its highest speed and its braking function has been stopped, and it cannot stop even if it wants to.

The current Ghost Country is no longer transferred or determined by Shiraishi's personal will.

There is no other way but to move forward and reach the end.

But there is only one thing that Shiraishi can decide.

That's where the war started and how the first shots were fired.

In the map of the ninja world opened in front of him, Shiraishi's eyes calmly focused on the area surrounded by the great powers - the Land of Rain.

"The tailed beast...although it is poorly prepared, it is impossible for everything to go as planned."

With that said, Shiraishi dialed the signal and issued an order to the contact person on the other side:

"Notify all high-level cadres that the highest-level military meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on the 31st of this month in the conference room 301 of the First Administrative Building."

After hanging up the communication, Shiraishi stood up, leaving a shadow clone behind, left the office, and walked towards the direction of the research institute.

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Jiraiya wore a raincoat and walked on the land of the Land of Rain.

The Rain Country, which had been eroded by several wars, has begun to glow with new vitality.

Although this country has very little land that can be used for sowing due to year-round rainfall problems, it has always had more water and less food. Food is one of the biggest problems in this country.

But now it seems that due to the gradual rise of industry, some emerging industries have revived in some cities in the Kingdom of Rain. Even though food is scarce due to barren land, the Kingdom of Rain can connect the roads of three major countries. In peacetime, You can rely on the slowly developing industry and commerce to obtain funds to purchase large amounts of food.

Although it may not be very prosperous, it can basically solve the food and clothing problems of most people in the Kingdom of Rain, and even leave some room for feedback to Yugakure.

Therefore, it is not so difficult to understand that the people of the Kingdom of Rain regard Pain, the current leader of Yuyin, as a 'god'.

At least in Jiraiya's opinion, the current leader of Amegakure must be a great ninja who loves his people like his own son.

Such compassionate people probably have nothing to do with the dangerous organization that captures tailed beasts and destroys the peace of the ninja world.

Although in Jiraiya's view, there are many doubts about Payne, the current leader of Amegakure, but these doubts are insignificant in the face of this justice and compassion.

"The days of peace are really good. It would be great if it could always be like this."

Jiraiya left the town he had just passed, happy for the stability and peace in the country.

But when I think about the possibility of a dangerous organization hiding in this country, I can't help but become a little worried.

And not only that, Konoha, where he is located, including the other three ninja villages, have recently sent a large number of ninjas into the Land of Rain to search for them.

Although they signed a series of agreements with Amegakure not to disturb the people and not interfere in internal affairs, once a battle breaks out, can such an agreement really restrain the destructive power of ninjas?

During the Third Ninja War, the Konoha ninjas under the leadership of Orochimaru were like wolves and tigers. In order to resist Sunagakure who invaded the Land of Fire, they wreaked havoc everywhere in the Land of Rain, and they did not hesitate to involve Raingakure. . Although a solid foundation was indeed laid for Konoha's victory at that time, what was left to the Land of Rain was indeed an even worse mess.

For a time, Yugakure also fell into the bloody rule of Konoha.

There were some people and some things that he, the Sannin, was powerless to do.

And now, this kind of thing seems to be showing signs of re-emerging in this country.

"We need to act as soon as possible. We can't sit around and wait for death."

Jiraiya murmured.

It is true that as Tsunade suggested, he did not want him to go deep alone, but in the current situation, he might need to take a risk.

If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs.

The matter must be resolved before it gets serious, otherwise it will turn into a huge disaster like the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Both Tsunade and the other villagers underestimated the seriousness of the matter.

boom.

Jiraiya used his psychic technique to summon a toad.

With blue and orange skin, he stretched his legs on the ground, about the size of a human calf, and made a croaking sound at Jiraiya.

This is one of the summoning frogs used by Mount Myouki for communication.

Although most of the toads in Mt. Myoboku were annihilated in the Fourth Ninja War, there were still some toads that escaped, including some with special abilities.

In a country like the Land of Rain, where it rains year after year, it is most suitable to use the toads from Mt. Myoboku to collect information.

"Jiraiya, long time no see. What's wrong with letting me come out this time?"

Summon Frog asked.

For Jiraiya, his emotions were extremely complicated.

But I also know that the reason for the collapse of Mount Miaomu cannot be attributed entirely to Jiraiya and Konoha.

But some of the remaining toads believed that they should completely cut ties with Konoha and Jiraiya to avoid getting involved in ninja disputes again.

However, some toads decided to continue to cooperate with Konoha and take revenge on the Kingdom of Demons.

As for the third faction, it is headed by the two great immortals Fukasaku and Shima. It is a neutral faction and mediates conflicts among them. It belongs to the neutral faction. It neither opposes nor supports Konoha and Jiraiya. It just follows the psychic contract and completes the tasks assigned by the contractor. Other than that, it won't interfere with anything.

"Next, I need you to contact the local toad and investigate some things."

Jiraiya took out a scroll and spread it out in front of the Summoning Frog.

Summoning Frog took a quick glance at it and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it had nothing to do with the Kingdom of Ghosts, it would be fine.

The battle of Miaomu Mountain more than two years ago was still fresh in its memory.

Even the Great Toad Immortal died in that battle, and it didn't have the guts to provoke the beast from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"I understand, leave it to me next. Because the amount of information you gave is relatively small, it will take a lot of time to investigate clearly. I will contact you as soon as I get the news."

The summoning frog agreed, and then jumped away under Jiraiya's gaze.