Escape From Konoha

"Long time no see, Master Shiraishi."

Lin worked very quickly. Within ten minutes, she brought the pharmacist Nonou and the pharmacist Kabuto, who had returned to the Demon Country, to the laboratory to meet Shiraishi.

"It's been a while since I last saw you. Judging from your appearance, you should have planned a good trip during this period."

Shiraishi nodded, glanced quickly at Nonoyu's young and gentle face, and spoke.

If you weren't aware of Nonou's personality, you would probably think that she was a harmless miko.

But unfortunately, once you experience some things, you can't get rid of them.

She has been absorbed into the roots of Konoha since she was a child, learning all kinds of espionage and medical knowledge. She has long been accustomed to disguising her true appearance. This is almost an instinct engraved in her body and has nothing to do with her own will.

Just like a ninja who is often active on the battlefield, once he returns to a peaceful life and stops working as a ninja, it will take a long time to adapt to daily life, and more or less some war stress reactions will occur.

Nonoyu is used to the career of a spy. Even if he doesn't have to do spy work now, he is still excellent at disguise.

This seemed to be true for Kabuto Yakushi who was following her.

Although the two are not related by blood, standing together, they look like a real mother and son, carved from the same mold.

"I should say it's not bad." Nonoyu smiled slightly, and nothing else could be seen from her expression except a smile: "So, Mr. Shiraishi specifically called me and Kabuto over at this time. Do you have anything to ask? "

Nonoyu didn't think his boss, Shiraishi, would call him over for no reason.

The current situation in the shinobi world is very unstable. The Akatsuki organization has been exposed to the front, which has made many countries panic. Konoha was attacked, the Kumogakure eight tails were stolen, and Kirigakure is also suspected of having problems...especially the news that the Five Kage Conference is about to be held. , was also exposed.

A great change has come.

In this chaotic situation, as the military leader of the Demon Country, Shiraishi's burden is not easy at all.

"There are some things to deal with. The main purpose is to ask your adopted son some questions."

Shiraishi did not deny it, and stated his purpose of summoning the two of them.

After Kabuto heard this, he raised his eyebrows. Regarding Shiraishi, what he knew was limited to the information on paper, but the information on paper often differed from the actual situation.

"Do you want to ask about Lord Orochimaru?"

Kabuto quickly realized something.

Although he is currently reluctantly assigned to the Demon Country's military due to Nonou, he still has a certain degree of awe for his late master Orochimaru.

Shiraishi gave him an appreciative look. The other person's brain was extremely smart, and he could deduce the reason just from his words.

"That's right."

"However, I remember that the Kingdom of Demons should have stolen all of Orochimaru-sama's achievements, so there should be nothing I need to add."

Kabuto was puzzled by this and looked at Shiraishi in confusion.

"Three Cunning Rabbits, what appears on the surface are often discarded things. Really important things may not necessarily be recorded on paper. Maybe the Demon Country has mastered 99% of Orochimaru's achievements, but there are still 99% One, uncontrollably wandering outside the intelligence system of the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Shiraishi said.

"Then, what Master Shiraishi wants to know is..."

Kabuto became curious about this, and an interested smile appeared on his face.

Obviously, he became interested in the fact that the Kingdom of Ghosts failed to grasp the remaining 1% of Orochimaru.

"What do you know about polar particles?"

Shiraishi asked directly.

"Polar particles..." Kabuto thought for a moment, frowned and said, "I seem to have heard Orochimaru-sama mention this. It seems to be a mysterious space substance that has a very powerful amplification effect on chakra. Orochimaru-sama We also take this very seriously and don’t allow anyone to touch it.”

"The Three-Tails and Six-Tails of Kirigakure Village were taken away by Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki. The battle ended almost in an instant. According to the information I received, Nagato defeated the Three-Tails and Six-Tails Jinchuriki by using the extremely powerful particles. A special substance."

Shiraishi's words made Nonou and Kabuto look surprised.

"Master Baishi means..."

"In addition to amplifying chakra, polar particles also have other uses, such as blocking the jinchuriki's chakra."

Shiraishi said with certainty.

"This..." A look of surprise appeared on Kabuto's face, hesitating: "Lord Orochimaru has never mentioned it to me, and I haven't paid much attention to the matter of pole particles. But Lord Orochimaru, indeed, The Akatsuki organization has researched a lot of things in secret, but they are not recorded in the data files."

"Really? That's a shame."

Shiraishi sighed.

Although he already knew the answer, he was still disappointed that he couldn't find a breakthrough from Kabuto.

"Master Shiraishi, is this important?"

Nonoyu asked.

"If my guess is true, Nagato has a secret weapon against the Jinchuriki, then the security of the Jinchuriki will be greatly reduced, which is not a good thing for us."

Considering the importance of the tailed beast, Lin, who could have participated in the battle, now Shiraishi also needs to consider whether to let the opponent become one of the combat forces by then.

"But forget it, it's too early to think about this now. The situation is now deadlocked, and we still have time to prepare."

Shiraishi said.

The current situation has become very obvious. The Akatsuki organization, which has been forced to the front, can no longer fish in troubled waters like in the past, but needs to face the pressure from other major powers.

It is true that the tens of thousands of Bai Jue and the equally large dragon beast legion look fierce enough to take down a big country head-on.

But there are three major countries surrounding the Kingdom of Rain.

Kumogakure is also actively mobilizing troops to cooperate with the three villages of Konoha, Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

Maybe these villages cannot concentrate all their strength in a short period of time, but gathering ten or twenty thousand ninjas is definitely not a problem.

If the Kingdom of Rain is used as the battlefield, even if Yugakure successfully blocks it, the fierce battle will destroy the entire Kingdom of Rain.

The Kingdom of Rain is not only small, but also surrounded by enemies on all sides. There is no deep strategic space at all.

Once a war breaks out, it will be a comprehensive war without any buffering room.

During this period, the Kingdom of Wind, Kingdom of Earth, and Kingdom of Fire have begun to evacuate border residents and stationed large-scale ninja troops to complete pre-war mobilization.

These big countries are also waiting, waiting for the establishment of the alliance, waiting for the entire national machine to start functioning.

It seemed that a battle was about to break out, but in the end, because both sides were in the stage of accumulating power, they briefly fell into a strange state of balance.

However, how long can this fragile fulcrum of balance sustain the confrontation between all parties?

Regarding this, Shiraishi needs to put a question mark.

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September 25th.

In the surrounding areas with the Kingdom of Rain as its core, the atmosphere of this confrontation has become more tense as time goes by.

Sunagakure stationed 6,000 ninjas on the eastern border of the Land of Wind, Iwagakure stationed 6,500 ninjas on the southeastern border of the Land of Earth, and Konoha deployed 5,000 ninjas on the western border of the Land of Fire. If you don't count the three thousand Kumogakure ninjas who have landed from River Country, there are at least 17,000 ninjas concentrated in the three villages of Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure alone. Including Kumogakure, the concentrated ninja force exceeded 20,000.

Almost like catching a turtle in an urn, they surrounded the Kingdom of Rain and blocked all the passages in and out of the Kingdom of Rain. In this way, they attempted to completely block the roads from the Kingdom of Rain to the outside world.

The White Zetsu and Dragon Beast legions that appeared in the Kingdom of Rain were also divided into four troops, and they spread out evenly towards the Kingdom of Rain, and started confrontations with the troops from each village. Both hostile parties are exercising restraint and will not detonate this imminent war before the orders from superiors arrive.

"The shadows from each village have already set off, and their destination is the Kingdom of Iron. They plan to hold a Five Shadow Conference there."

After Hei Jue returned to Yuyin Village, he immediately came to the central tower filled with wind and rain and reported the matter to Xiao Nan with a solemn tone.

Obviously, the convening of the Five Shadows Conference put a lot of pressure on them.

The balance in front of us is due to lack of preparation by all parties, and there is still a fulcrum as a balance to adjust, but once the Five Shadows Conference is over, this fulcrum of balance will immediately lose its effect.

The 20,000 ninjas stationed around the Land of Rain were not only to prevent Amegakure's surprise attack, but also to allow the Five Kage Conference to be held smoothly without interference from external factors.

"What about the Kingdom of Ghosts?"

Konan asked.

"The invitations to Iwagakure and Kumogakure have been sent. Although we haven't seen them leaving yet, I think they will not miss this grand event."

Hei Jue looked at it very rationally.

Although he very much hopes that the Kingdom of Ghosts will reject this Five Shadows Conference, so that the pressure faced by the Akatsuki organization will be much less, he can only think about such a good thing.

According to his guess, the probability of the Kingdom of Ghosts participating in the talks is as high as 90%.

Seeing Xiaonan's silence, Hei Ze continued to add: "Forcing the Akatsuki organization to come to the stage, the preliminary plan of the Kingdom of Ghosts has been achieved. If nothing else happens, they will use the Five Shadows Conference to make a fuss. This is important for It would be very deadly for us."

It's just that the Akatsuki organization can't stop such an alliance.

Not only Hei Zetsu understands this, but Xiaonan is also very clear about it.

The purpose of this Five Kage Conference is extremely clear, which is to urge the countries to form an alliance, eliminate the potential threat of Yugakure, and regain their tailed beasts.

War is inevitable.

"Are you going to go to the scene to disrupt their negotiations?"

Konan asked with a frown.

"No, there is no point in sabotaging their negotiations in the past. Their purpose was to form an alliance to deal with us. However, before the battle, we need to resolve some things."

Hei Jue's eyes were dark.

"What?"

"Civilians in the Kingdom of Rain. They have no combat capabilities. Once a war breaks out, they will definitely die and no one can escape. And because of their existence, we here may not be able to fight with all our strength to protect them, leading to the failure of the battle. "

Black Zetsu simply stated a cruel reality.

The Kingdom of Rain is surrounded by four villages. All exits are blocked. Those trapped inside the country are not only Bai Zetsu and the Dragon Beast Legion, but also more than one million ordinary people.

If they are not moved out, when the flames of war spread throughout the Kingdom of Rain, there will be absolutely no one left alive.

After listening, Xiaonan's brows furrowed even more.

This issue is also what worries her the most.

If Yugakure and Akatsuki have any weaknesses, this is their biggest weakness.

"Black Zetsu, make no mistake, neither I nor Nagato will give up on them. These people are the foundation of the Rain Country."

Xiaonan looked directly into Hei Jue's emotionless eyes and said firmly.

"I understand, but there is not much time left for us. We must arrange this before the end of the Five Shadows Conference, otherwise..."

Hei Jue paused when he said this, but the meaning was already very obvious.

Once the Five Shadows Conference is over, it means that the major powers have reached an alliance. By then, it will be too late to take action.

Now, there are only two days left before the Five Shadows Conference is held.

"I will mention this to Nagato."

Xiaonan took a deep breath, knowing that if this matter was not handled properly, it would bring devastating consequences to the Country of Rain, and it must be treated with caution.

Thinking of this, Xiaonan couldn't help but contact Nagato again, trying his best to complete the relocation of the people of the Land of Rain before the end of the Five Shadows Conference.

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At four o'clock in the afternoon, the sun began to set in the west, and the light and heat were no longer as strong as at noon.

Onoki, who had received feedback from all the village shadows, was leading the accompanying team to gather at the main entrance of Iwakakure.

In addition to a team of Anbu hidden in the dark, there were a male and a female ninja accompanying Ohnoki.

The former is nearly two meters tall, strong and strong, with a very prominent dumpling nose. He is the elite Jonin Akatsuki of Iwagakure Village. Known for his strange strength and earth escape skills, he is also one of Tsuchikage Onoki's most protégés.

The latter has a slender figure, an even height, and short, shiny black hair. She looks like a young girl no more than twenty years old. Like Akatsuki, she is also an elite Jonin of Iwagakure Village - Kurotsuchi.

In addition to her status as a Jonin, she is also the granddaughter of Tsuchikage Onoki, one of the few talented ninjas in Iwagakure who can create their own bloodline.

Although Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi can be said to be less experienced than most jounin in Iwagakure, in terms of strength, they are considered to be powerful among the jounin. No matter in terms of relationship or ability, Onoki has given high trust to the two of them. Taking the two of them to participate in the Five Shadows Conference this time also shows how much they are valued.

Especially as the latter's granddaughter Kurotsuchi, he was able to create his own bloodline limit when he was only a teenager. Once this ability grows up, in Ohnoki's view, it is only a matter of time before he surpasses his father Huangtu, and maybe he can move towards a higher level. It is not impossible to sprint from the position of Tsuchikage.

"Huangtu, I will leave the village's government affairs to you for the time being. Don't make any mistakes for me."

"Don't worry, I will pay attention, father."

Huangtu nodded solemnly and made a serious promise to Ohnoki.

"Oh, Dad, you are still the same. Just relax a little and it will be good. It is not good to be too serious. Right, old man?"

Regarding his father Huang Tu's more sincere personality, Kurotsuchi patted his shoulders and said, turning to ask Ohnoki with a smile.

"Kurotsuchi, don't be so rude. You need to change your irritable personality."

Onoki glared at the young granddaughter. It was all due to his pampering in the past that he had developed such a strong personality that lost dignity. Now he felt that it was too late to correct her.

"Speaking of which, is there still no reply from the Ghost Country?"

Ohnoki looked at Loess.

The Five Kage Conference is about to be held. As the Five Kages, they have unified their caliber and responded to Iwagakure in agreement.

But only in the Kingdom of Demons, there was no reply after the invitation was sent, leaving Onoki wondering what the Kingdom of Demons was doing.

Huang Tu shook his head and said: "I haven't seen the reply over there yet. Maybe I forgot to reply. After all, they won't miss such an important meeting."

"That's why I hate today's little ghosts. They don't know how to respect the old and love the young at all." Onoki snorted, obviously dissatisfied with the attitude of the ghost country, "Then let it be like this. It doesn't matter if they don't come. Don't worry about that. Alright, let’s set off.”

After saying that, Ohnoki took the lead and turned around and set off in the opposite direction to the main entrance.

"Then, dad, I'll leave it to you to take care of the village. We'll be back soon, bye."

Kurotsuchi waved, and then followed Ohnoki's steps towards the Kingdom of Iron.

"I'm going over too, Jounin Yellow Earth. I will protect Lord Tsuchikage and Kurotsuchi during the meeting."

Akatsuchi nodded politely to Yellow Earth and followed Ohnoki and Kurotsuchi.

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dusk.

Konoha, main entrance.

Tsunade also gathered people and gathered at the main entrance.

Accompanying them are 'Pig' and 'Butterfly' from the Konoha Inar, Deer, and Butterfly trio, as well as Yamanaka Haiichi and Akimichi Choza. In addition, another spot is also given for Naru, who is a jinchuriki. People accompanied him to the Kingdom of Iron to participate in the Five Shadows Conference.

"Really, Granny Tsunade, why do you even have to go with me?"

Naruto, who had just been released from the hospital for two days, was not interested in the Five Kage Talks.

"I don't want this either, but the enemy may target you at any time now. If you are in the village, the village will be attacked again. It will be safer to take you to the Five Shadows Conference together."

Tsunade explained patiently.

Naruto crossed his arms and could only reluctantly accept this explanation.

"Okay, Naruto, don't be willful. Lord Hokage is doing this for your own good. The village has not recovered yet and cannot withstand another setback. Moreover, according to the information revealed by Kumogakure and Kirigakure, it seems that It seems that the Jinchūriki on their side have also been attacked. Your current situation is more dangerous than before. If you stay in one place all the time, you will be easily discovered."

Hai patted Naruto on the shoulder and said solemnly.

After hearing this, Naruto was also frightened and felt a sudden sense of crisis.

"I remember that Akatsuki seemed to have obtained four tailed beasts before..."

"Yes, if the information from Kumogakure and Kirigakure is correct, then Akatsuki has obtained a total of seven tailed beasts. In other words, except for the nine tails in your body and the missing seven tails, the enemy has gathered all the tailed beasts. All together. If the enemy takes action again, you will become their focus, and Konoha and Konoha will also be in crisis."

After Naruto heard this, he immediately shut his mouth obediently.

He didn't have any idea about tailed beasts like before. Even one of these creatures that transcended common sense could bring unparalleled deterrence. The Akatsuki organization had gathered more than half of the tailed beasts. Just thinking about it. It makes people feel chilling.

Ignoring Haiichi who was comforting Naruto, Tsunade said sternly to the two people standing in front of her:

"While I'm away, I'll leave it to you two to take care of the village's affairs."

In addition to Nara Shikaku, the Jonin squad leader who has been assisting him, the other one is an old man over seventy years old - Akimichi Tofu.

Within half a year, Konoha suffered two consecutive attacks, causing Konoha's prestige to be significantly reduced, causing many villagers to lose trust and sense of security in the village's senior management.

Therefore, due to the current critical situation in Konoha, Tsunade had to ask this respected old Konoha senior to serve as a temporary advisor to stabilize the unstable people in the village at this time.

"Hokage-sama, please rest assured. Since it is for the village, I will do my best."

Qiudao Qifeng nodded. Although his body was old and no longer as powerful as in his prime, his face still looked very energetic, giving people a feeling of senility.

While responding to Tsunade, his eyes also glanced at Naruto's face, and he seemed to be curious about this Jinchuuriki who fought off powerful enemies for Konoha.

Shikaku nodded similarly, responding to Tsunade's request.

With the help of senior Akimichi Tifeng, his next workload should be much easier.

"I believe in your ability to do things. If there is nothing to explain, then I will set off here."

Tsunade felt that the time was almost up. If she set off at this time, she could arrive at the Land of Iron a few hours in advance.

"By the way, I have one more thing to tell Naruto." Shikaku looked at Naruto.

"Eh? Me?"

Naruto pointed at himself.

"Yes, the participants in this Five Shadows Conference, in addition to the Five Shadows including Lord Hokage, are also the Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Ghosts, Chiba Shiraishi. I know that you have strong hostility towards each other because of some things, but I I still hope you can restrain yourself and not disrupt the normal convening of the conference, let alone provoke that man, he is very dangerous."

Shikaku warned Naruto solemnly.

On the one hand, this Five Shadows Conference is an important platform for the major powers to unite. Although it has not yet officially started, Lu Jiu can already guess what will be discussed during this Five Shadows Conference meeting. Therefore, it is best not to mention irrelevant things, otherwise it will disrupt the order of the conference, make the remaining shadows dissatisfied, and easily leave a bad impression on the ninjas in other villages.

On the other hand, the Kingdom of Demons is very powerful. Even if Naruto is very powerful, if he really takes action, he will most likely be asking for trouble, which will damage Konoha's prestige and attract attention.

"...I understand, Uncle Shikaku, I will be careful and won't mess around there."

After looking at Shikaku, Naruto agreed to Shikaku's request.

"Then, I wish you a smooth trip and set off soon."

Shikaku smiled and nodded.

"Set off."

Tsunade gave a simple greeting and led everyone towards the Kingdom of Iron.

Watching Tsunade and others leave, Shikaku saw Akimichi Tofaze staring at the direction where Tsunade and others left without looking away. He couldn't help but smile and asked:

"Why, Elder Qifeng, are you worried about this Five Shadows Conference?"

"No, that's not the case. After this Five Kage Conference, most countries will form an alliance to deal with the Akatsuki organization, but what will follow will be a brutal war that far exceeds all previous ninja wars. At that time, the commemorative monument will be engraved with Countless new names."

Qiudao Qiufeng's eyes were profound, as if he had a premonition of this future.

Immediately, a cheerful smile appeared on his old and wrinkled face, sweeping away the gloom in his eyes.

"Speaking of which, out of the six people back then, in the blink of an eye, only Danzo and I were left alive. Whether it was Kagami, Hiruzen, or Koharu, they all left one by one. Maybe... now it's our turn. I died for Konoha and became the last 'butterfly'..."

The light of the setting sun reflected a fiery red color on Qiudao Qifeng's face, bursting with the last vitality of life.

What responded to Qiudao Qifeng was Lu Jiu's extremely long silence, looking at the sunset in the distance and saying nothing.