Escape From Konoha

Among the white quiet rooms on all sides, there is only a solitary stone platform located in the center of the room. Even if there is no light, the lighting effect of the wall almost makes this white quiet room as bright as day.

There was a man sleeping on the stone platform. He was not breathing, his skin was pale, and his muscles were stiff. He had obviously been dead for a long time.

However, since it was well preserved, the flesh was not in any bad condition except for being a little stiff.

Other than that, the white quiet room was empty with no other furnishings.

Bai Shi pushed the door open and walked into this quiet room. After closing the door, he first looked at the body of the 'young man' sleeping peacefully on the stone platform.

It is said that he is a teenager because of the appearance of the male corpse. He looks about ten years old, with a rather immature baby face, as if he has not yet fully grown up. However, people who are familiar with the identity of the 'teenager' Wouldn't think so.

Because the identity of this corpse in life was that of the fourth generation Mizukage of Kirigakure Village - Goju Yagura, the former three-tailed Jinchuuriki.

Due to Akatsuki's plot, he died not long ago, and even the tailed beast in his body was deprived of him.

Judging from the fact that he can't sense the tailed beast in his opponent's body, this kind of thing is a foregone conclusion.

Shiraishi approached the stone platform, stood beside it, touched his chin, and lightly swept up and down Yagura's body.

The smell of a genuine corpse, and both the clothes and manners were preserved as usual. It is conceivable that Yagura did not experience a battle in the last moment of his life, but was suddenly knocked down. There was no time to resist.

For a Five Kage, even one of the first Five Kages, such a failure is extremely unusual.

Fortunately, Shiraishi doesn't worry much about this kind of thing. If he has any doubts, as long as Yagura's consciousness is reawakened, everything will be revealed.

After thinking about it, Shiraishi wasted no time and put his palm on Yagura's forehead. The rich green energy turned into a fluid like water and brushed through Yagura's body. The originally stiff muscles slowly became relaxed.

Even the abnormal skin color, which was as pale as paper, slowly regained its color under the shroud of this green energy.

After the magical convalescence, the corpse has regained its vitality.

The next step is to actually perform the reincarnation ninjutsu and awaken his consciousness from the pure land again.

Shiraishi withdrew his palm from Yagura's forehead and looked at Yagura, who looked like a living person, thoughtfully.

"Pure land..."

Shiraishi actually had many speculations about this place.

No matter what kind of reincarnation ninjutsu, resurrecting the dead can almost never avoid the Pure Land.

Therefore, in this world, apart from the Pure Land, there are also many other places that house the ‘dead’.

The clone he created, Ako, has the ability to accept the souls of the dead.

The Uzumaki clan has sealed away all the corpses and also has the ability to retain the souls of the dead.

The witchcraft of the ghost country witches also creates a different time and space, sealing the souls of monsters in the rest of the world.

The steps of resurrection are very simple. To put it in rough terms, it is to summon the soul back from another time and space, treat it as an important part, reinstall it on the corpse, and then inject vitality into the body that combines spirit and flesh.

From this point of view, the Pure Land is almost a similar place. It is some kind of extremely mysterious different time and space, but the space is larger and it can accommodate more souls.

"I wonder if I can directly connect to that place now..."

Shiraishi murmured to himself.

Without thinking much, Bai Shi raised his hands and formed the seal leisurely.

Every time a seal is formed, the magic chakra in Shiraishi's body will overflow involuntarily, rippling in the air, surrounding the surrounding area and the stone platform area. In just the blink of an eye, a large amount of energy in Shiraishi's body is consumed , with a serious face.

It was very difficult for him to consume such a huge amount of magic chakra all at once.

And because Yagura died beyond the optimal resurrection period, his soul has already been deeply rooted in the Pure Land, and it takes more Senjutsu Chakra than usual to bring his soul back from the Pure Land.

As the rich life energy spread, the feeling of pulling became stronger and stronger. Baishi slowly closed his eyes, and the magic chakra in his body was like a flood, flowing out of the body wantonly.

…

In the mist, a pair of bright eyes opened.

There was a vast expanse of white in front of his eyes, and his bright eyes immediately brightened up, as if something new and strange had happened, and he had a strong interest.

"Pure land."

After a brief moment of surprise, Bai Shi uttered two words and glanced around. The vast white fog was rolling everywhere, and he couldn't see his fingers, covered by the fog.

Moreover, more than that, an extremely heavy feeling of stagnation made Shiraishi feel extremely uncomfortable, as if someone was holding his throat and preventing him from breathing.

This kind of suppressive force against the aliens who do not belong to this world is more powerful than the suppressive force in the belly of the God of Death. It is as if a huge mountain is pressing on his body. If his soul is not strong enough, he might not be able to do it in the future. At that moment, you will be assimilated into the time and space here and become a part of it.

"It seems to have been successful. It is somewhat similar to the 'cage' created by 'Chizi'. No matter how it changes, it will basically develop in this direction."

Shiraishi paused, retracted his wandering gaze, and stretched out his palm forward, seemingly touching the void of nothing, but in the end it seemed as if he had grasped tangible but invisible physical matter.

All of a sudden, the surrounding white fog dissipated, and the visible area of ​​vision grew visibly to the naked eye, eventually growing to a distance of several hundred meters before finally stopping.

The dry and barren land is filled with gray sky and gloomy atmosphere.

A large number of green light sources stand like torches on this barren and barren land.

Each torch light source represents a soul.

They seemed to have collectively fallen into a deep sleep, with dull faces and closed eyes, motionless like dead puppets.

The soul body is wrapped with red mist-like threads, rotating around the soul body.

Bai Shi stared at the threads formed by the red mist, some were thin, some were thick, and even dyed the soul blood red, releasing extremely strong resentment and malice, like extremely dark filth, polluting this time and space.

Shiraishi felt vaguely uncomfortable and understood that the white mist before was a barrier that isolated and cleansed the 'filth', but the efficiency was too slow and it would take a long time to wash away the 'filth' in the soul.

The reason is that in the fog that has not yet dispersed, Shiraishi can faintly feel that there is more powerful "filth" and resentment in it.

If the barrier mist is blown further, you might be able to see the hell scene of demons dancing wildly.

Shiraishi was amused by this.

"Pure Land...is this what it originally meant?"

A world to purify the soul.

Every deceased person leaves this world with more or less sins. When sinful souls come to the Pure Land, they will be purified by the supernatural powers here.

As for what will be born after purification, Shiraishi doesn't know.

Although I have used reincarnation ninjutsu in the past, after all, I only pulled my soul out of the Pure Land in the present world. However, I did not personally come into contact with the existence of the Pure Land. I just knew that there was such a place.

Looking at it now, the Pure Land is really hiding some huge secrets.

"This way?"

Locking onto a familiar chakra, Shiraishi controlled his soul and flashed out like a bolt of lightning.

Perhaps sensing a fatal threat, the soul lights that had lost consciousness and were like puppets began to tremble in panic as if encountering wild beasts.

Shiraishi ignored these soul light sources and stopped in front of one of them, which was a very powerful soul light source.

This group of soul light sources has a stronger sense of existence than other souls, and it is not wrapped with threads of red mist, but blood-red blood mist that is about to turn into a solid substance, as if blood is dripping out.

Through the faint blood-red light, Yagura's face can be vaguely seen. Like those souls, he is falling into a strange state of sleep.

"The resentment on the ninja is even heavier..."

Shiraishi thought of Ako's soul contained in the 'Death Soul Gun', and he also had great resentment. The stronger the ninja, the more so.

At that time, it took him a lot of effort to clear away the resentment in these souls and transform them into pure soul power.

However, it is still very rare for a soul like Yagura to be so red that it almost bleeds in the pure land.

Shiraishi stretched out his hand slightly towards Yagura's soul, and a burst of energy entered it.

Yagura's soul remained motionless and showed no signs of waking up.

"Is it simply impossible to revive here...or is the input power not enough?"

Shiraishi glanced at Yagura, who was still sleeping, and looked thoughtful.

However, the Pure Land's suppressive power on the soul is indeed stronger than the God of Death.

While in the belly of the God of Death, those sealed souls, although they continued to suffer, did not fall into a deep sleep and could still stay awake, but they could not escape.

But the souls here in the Pure Land are suppressed to the point where they cannot maintain consciousness.

Only an alien like him can remain free and unrestricted.

Shiraishi took a deep breath, reached out and grabbed Yagura's shoulder, and found that the other party's soul was fixed in the void, unable to move.

At the same time, a strong malice was unleashed against Shiraishi.

It seemed to come with some kind of warning.

"..."

He sneaked in at the moment when he was connected to the Pure Land through reincarnation ninjutsu.

In essence, the senjutsu chakra used to resurrect Yagura still stayed in this world, that is, the earthly world, and did not enter the pure land.

Then, using consciousness to communicate, a huge amount of magic chakra suddenly appeared from the void, and then scattered in the pure land space, blending with the air.

Shiraishi grabbed Yagura again, and found that this time it was easy to grab Yagura's soul, which was so red that it was bleeding.

"..."

It feels like going to a mall for shopping.

Senjutsu chakra is the money needed for shopping, and Yagura's soul is the goods he pays for.

You cannot take away items from the store without paying money.

Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand.

Prostitution for free is shameful.

The malice also disappeared, and instead turned into kindness and joy.

Not only because Shiraishi paid a considerable amount of 'remuneration', but also because a soul like Yagura, who is entangled in countless sins, will make this place even more filthy. I hope this trouble will be taken away as soon as possible.

He also told him with a childish hint that he could take away this troublesome soul.

Like a child, there is a clear distinction between love and hate.

"...Like senjutsu chakra?"

No.

Shiraishi rejected this view.

His soul has been trained to this point, and he can sense more and more things, such as a person's emotions, a person's character, and even the essence of a person or thing.

It's not so much that he loves Senjutsu Chakra, but rather his rich life energy transformed from Senjutsu Chakra.

In order to verify this conjecture, Shiraishi took a deep breath, and magic chakra emerged from the spirit body again, converting it into life energy, and continuously blending into the void.

Good thoughts swept over him again, and the repressive power of the Pure Land disappeared directly from his body, allowing him to move more freely in the Pure Land with unprecedented ease.

As time went by, this kindness seemed to take on a touch of intimacy and curiosity.

However, Shiraishi intercepted the transmission of Senjutsu chakra.

The closeness immediately turned into resentment, as if he was expressing his dissatisfaction with his desires.

"..."

The corner of Shiraishi's mouth twitched.

He was sure that the Pure Land definitely had its own consciousness.

Although the intelligence of Pure Land Consciousness may not be high and it cannot be seen or touched, it is certainly not a dead thing.

It can think and have its own emotions. It will be angry at the robbers who take it for granted, and it will also show kindness to the visitors who give it favors.

Just like a creature with certain intelligence.

So, Shiraishi grabbed Yagura's soul, came to another soul, stretched out his hand, and a faint brilliance shrouded it, and the faint red mist on the soul dissipated like a cloud.

He wanted to test the consciousness of the Pure Land. In addition to the life energy transformed by the magical chakra, there was another way.

That is the purification of the soul.

Judging from the white mist barrier that surrounds the place to purify the grievances, it seems that the Pure Land hates the grievances on the souls of the deceased.

If the resentment in the soul is purified, will there be a possibility of further development with Pure Land consciousness?

The red mist on the soul in front of him was pushed away, and the clean and refreshing breath made the soul sublime as if it were newly born.

Buzz.

The air vibrates.

Bai Shi looked up and looked slightly startled.

A black scroll fell out of the void, suspended in front of Bai Shi, and spread out the white paper of the scroll.

"This is……"

Psychic scroll! ?

Shiraishi's eyes widened in astonishment, with a look of shock in his eyes.

Pure Land... is a psychic beast?

Shiraishi suppressed the fear in his heart and tried his best to calm down his brain.

Slowly, Shiraishi stretched out his free hand, used his fingers as a pen and soul energy as ink to write the name of the original contractor in the first column of the scroll.

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When I opened my eyes, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

Yagura felt as if he had been sleeping for a century. The pain and weakness surged throughout his body, but he still managed to support his body and sat up from the stone platform.

My mind was in a blur, trying to think about what happened before I fell into coma.

In the end, he recalled that he seemed to have been captured by Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki, who restricted chakra by some unknown means and lost the power to resist.

So, three tails...

By the way, three tails!

Suddenly remembering something, Yagura quickly sensed the three tails in his body - Isozu, and wanted to talk to him.

"No need to look for it, the three tails have been taken away."

A familiar voice sounded from the side, and Yagura turned his head in shock and saw Shiraishi with a condensed face.

"Is it you? This is..."

"This is the Kingdom of Ghosts. Our plan to intercept Nagato failed. The Three-Tails and Six-Tails have been sealed in the body of the Ten-Tails."

Shiraishi Yan told Yagura this cruel answer in a concise and concise manner.

Yagura was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, lowered his head and sighed in frustration.

"That's right. Has that guy Jizu been captured?"

To say that I am not disappointed is completely false.

A perfect jinchuriki refers to a being who is completely connected with the tailed beast and can perfectly utilize all the power of the tailed beast. It is also the highest state pursued by all jinchuriki.

In this state, the jinchuuriki and the tailed beasts are truly close friends relying on life and death, and they are existences that can be completely trusted.

"So, my current situation is..."

Yagura is very curious about his current state.

If the tailed beast is separated, the jinchuriki will definitely die. This is an iron law. Currently, no jinchuriki can break this rule.

But now that he was still alive, Yagura vaguely thought of some possibility.

"I used the reincarnation technique on you. As for your body, Kisame got it back."

Shiraishi explained a little bit.

"Do you still have such a skill?"

After receiving the confirmation, Yagura was even more surprised.

Shiraishi acquiesced.

"How's the situation outside?"

Yagura slowly sat on the edge of the stone platform, gently pressing his temples with his fingers, as if he had a headache.

"The Five Shadows Conference has ended. The five major countries have officially established an alliance and are now recruiting troops everywhere."

"Has the Kingdom of Ghosts joined?"

"No."

"That's good. If this side also joins, the alliance will probably have problems by then. The original plan can't be used, so let's use an alternative plan."

Yagura nodded.

"I think so too, but losing two tailed beasts is still a bit troublesome. According to my guess, the larger the tailed beasts absorbed, the stronger the power of the heretic golem."

Shiraishi said.

"Sorry, I didn't expect Nagato to have something like that against the Jinchūriki."

Yagura sighed.

"I have seen the memories of your confrontation with Nagato. I can only say that they also have trump cards that we don't know about. Fortunately, the Kyuubi and Eight-Tails sides went very smoothly."

Shiraishi's words made Yagura roll his eyes.

However, Yagura, who knew he was in the wrong, didn't care about Shiraishi's unauthorized access to his memories.

"There's nothing wrong with Mei Mei. Although she took over my position, such a big thing happened suddenly. I'm worried that her methods are still very immature..."

Yagura looked worried.

He was worried that Terumi Mei would make some irrational choices because of his problems.

In fact, from the beginning of the alliance with the Kingdom of Demons, Kirigakure had no way out.

"It has been calmed down for the time being, but you still need to come forward to make it completely calm over there."

Shiraishi knew Yagura's concerns.

"Then, I'll just nag you for a while now. I can't appear in the public eye yet."

Yagura is very aware of his current situation.

Once the resurrection from the dead is known to outsiders, many unnecessary changes will occur.

"Don't worry, I have arranged a place for you. During this period, you can stay here with me."

Shiraishi nodded and took the initiative to take over the matter.

In this way, Kirigakure's side has finally stabilized, and no more accidents will happen.

However, this time when he was reincarnated in Yagura and went to the Pure Land, a lot of things happened.

Pure Land has consciousness, psychic contract... No matter which one it is, Shiraishi is shocked and curious.

If time didn't allow it and he needed to prepare for the next Fifth Ninja War, he would like to stay in the Pure Land for the time being and explore it carefully.

Judging from the available information, Pure Land is likely to be some kind of strange creature born from chakra.

Just like the monsters that once ran rampant in the ninja world.

But unlike monsters that love human negative energy, Pure Land hates human souls contaminated with negative energy and regards them as irrecyclable garbage.

So when he took away Yagura's soul, Jodo was not only not dissatisfied, but showed kindness to Shiraishi's behavior.

Compared to the Shinigami, who have a strong sense of territoriality, Pure Land is more communicative.

However, before further communication with Pure Land, Shiraishi felt the need to go somewhere first.

——Damp Bone Forest.

It has become Shiraishi's subconscious behavior to ask questions when he doesn't know something.

A living dragon that has lived for so many years might know something about the Pure Land.

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The white mist dissipated again, and ripples appeared in the dirty void.

A figure suddenly sat cross-legged in the void, floating in a magical way.

His clothes are very ancient, his clothes are similar to those of a monk, he has two horns growing out of his head, and he has a pair of lavender eyes of reincarnation. With an almost majestic sight, he scans this desolate land where a large number of souls stand.

Under his suspended body, nine black jade-like spheres were arranged in a circle, dragging his body.

The black tin stick in his hand has the sun on one end and the moon on the other, forming the opposition and unity of yin and yang.

After a long time, he tapped the tin stick in his hand against the void, and the void rippled like ripples, but nothing happened after that. Only the filthy breath in his soul still infected this world that did not belong to the living.

The monk frowned slightly.

"strangeness……"

It was obvious that he sensed the breath of a living person, but in the end he didn't notice anything.

This feeling of having nowhere to start was the first time the monk had encountered it.

In order to verify something, the monk closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and sat still in the void as if communicating with someone.

After a long time, the monk in white clothes opened his eyes and ended the exchange, with a sigh on his face.

"Don't you want to communicate with me?"

Shaking his head, as if he knew that there was no point in continuing to explore like this, the monk's figure gradually disappeared in the void, as mysterious as his arrival, and suddenly disappeared from the sky.