Escape From Konoha

On the second day after Yagura was resurrected, regarding the alliance matters regarding the Five Kage Conference a few days ago, headed by the five major nations outside the Demon Country, an official announcement was made to the ninja world.

It also means that the outbreak of the Fifth Ninja War is an unchangeable fact.

It's just that it's different from the previous three Ninja World Wars. The traditional five major powers attack each other, compete for territory and resources, and start military competition. This time, the war was formed by an alliance of ninjas from the five major nations who had attacked each other in the past. They jointly declared war on the Akatsuki organization, which was born in the Land of Rain.

Although all countries knew that after the Five Kage Conference, the great powers made a certain decision, which was probably related to the Fifth Ninja War, but when this fact was officially announced, all countries still fell into unspeakable panic.

It's okay for big countries with strong comprehensive strength, but small countries with small territories and insufficient military strength will bear the brunt of the victims every time a war breaks out. If you are lucky, you can survive, but if you are unlucky, it is common for the country to be destroyed and the family to be destroyed.

This statement is not alarmist. After the Warring States Period, the number of countries became smaller and smaller, and there were no emerging countries. In the era of one country and one village, the power of big countries is increasing day by day and they are unstoppable. Small countries counterattack and become big countries. In the past few decades, there is only one example of the country of ghosts. For example, some small countries with strong ninja weapons, such as the Country of Taki and the Country of Rain, all fell tragically on the road to a big country, with countless victims.

With every war, the status of big countries becomes more and more stable, while small countries become more impoverished. It has almost become a tacit fact.

Although this time the Fifth Ninja War has not officially started, judging from the declarations of war made by the five major powers, its scale is far greater than any other Ninja War.

The only good thing is that the outbreak of this war will not be as sudden and direct as the previous wars, leaving some preparation time to slow down the impact.

The ninjas also deliberately avoided irrelevant personnel and tried their best to ask all countries to evacuate the war zone in advance.

At this time, inside the administrative building of the Ghost Country military jurisdiction.

On the desk in front of Shiraishi, there is a declaration of war and a war participation agreement jointly rectified by the five major powers.

——Since the establishment of the one country, one village era, the ninja world has been able to enjoy a more stable and peaceful international environment than the Warring States Period. The five major countries have played an important role in establishing peace.

But now there is a country of rain that connives and shelters the international criminal organization Akatsuki, and uses the tailed beasts of other countries to try to use the "Infinite Tsukuyomi" to control all mankind in order to achieve the evil ambition of ruling the ninja world. In addition, there is also a certain Some countries use the opportunity to stir up troubles under the pretext of opposing the one country, one village era, and collude with the terrorist organization Akatsuki, intending to undermine the balance of the international order, fanning flames and creating war in various parts of the ninja world. Such countries should also be warned In name, be restricted.

Otherwise, they can be regarded as lawbreakers who disrupt the peace, and they will be included in the same category as the Akatsuki Organization, and they will be subject to legitimate military attacks.

Finally, I call on people with lofty ideals in the ninja world who are thinking about peace to join our alliance of the five major countries and strongly boycott such illegal countries and organizations.

Fight to the end for a happy and peaceful tomorrow in the ninja world.

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At the end of the declaration of war, the family crests of the five great figures and the joint signature seals of the contemporary Five Shadows were also attached.

After Shiraishi scanned the war declaration jointly issued by the five major powers, he also knew what kind of uproar such a declaration would cause in various parts of the ninja world.

Moreover, although the lawless countries mentioned in the declaration of war are not directly named, anyone with a discerning eye will know which lawless country the declaration refers to.

It's really like swearing without uttering a curse word, and the words hidden in the words are aimed at the country of ghosts.

Although the influence of the Kingdom of Ghosts now exceeds that of any major country, if the five major countries adopt the form of an alliance and join forces, then the cumulative prestige will inevitably far exceed that of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The sensational force created is also unprecedentedly powerful.

The alliance of the five major powers has never happened before in history, and it is undoubtedly a precedent.

And compared to the petty fight of the Fourth Ninja War, Shiraishi knew that the attitude of the five major powers in this war was very serious and resolute.

"The declaration of war is well written."

Shiraishi put down the war declaration document in his hand, without any worry on his face. Even when facing the alliance of the five major powers, he could show a relaxed and at ease attitude, and he did not hesitate to praise the contents of the war declaration document.

Although the Kingdom of Ghosts will indeed feel tremendous pressure when the five major countries unite, as the leader of the military, he cannot show cowardice at any time.

Even if you are worried, you must show an attitude of absolute confidence to make the people below feel at ease.

If the top is messy, the bottom will follow.

vice versa.

What is important is that there must be close communication and contact between the top and bottom.

"How are the arrangements for calming the emotions of the domestic people?"

Shiraishi looked at Ayane who came to his office. He managed the security force of the Kingdom of Demons and had deeper direct ties with the people.

"Most people are relatively stable emotionally, and only a very small number of people express panic and worry, as well as an indifferent attitude."

Ayane revealed the investigation results of the security forces.

"Compared to the small countries at home and allied with us, they are more susceptible to interference from external factors."

Liuli, who also came to the office, sat on the sofa with her legs crossed and spoke out her opinion.

"That's right. At a time like this, it's clear who is the enemy and who is the friend. The five major powers' alliance issuing such a notice is nothing more than trying to stimulate our allies and make them change their positions. Even if they don't surrender, They also have to keep them neutral in this duel.”

Shiraishi nodded, he also noticed this.

But he had no good solution. He could only let the government carry out negotiations and try to focus on appeasement.

Before the outcome of this war is achieved, it is easy for some of the Allies to fish in troubled waters and become mere weeds.

In addition to some allies who have in-depth cooperation with the Kingdom of Ghosts, they have expressed their support and actively provided various resources to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

In their view, the Kingdom of Oni, which won the Fourth Ninja War, defeated a powerful ally of the Four Kingdoms Alliance. Even if the alliance added a Kingdom of Thunder, the Kingdom of Oni would not be without the power to fight.

Moreover, they have cooperated too closely with the Kingdom of Ghosts and have been labeled like this. It is very difficult to take them off again.

After receiving it, Shiraishi looked at another agreement sent together with the war declaration document.

The locations of combat zones and non-combat zones are marked above. Ninja battles can only be carried out in the prescribed combat zones.

If we attack people in non-war zones, we will be targeted by all countries.

It can be said that minimizing the damage of the war is very different from previous ninja wars.

Shiraishi looked at the war zone divided on the map. Basically half of the ninja territory would be reduced to a war zone, and he could open fire and fight at will.

The two major countries closest to the Ghost Kingdom, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth, will contribute more than half of their territory as battlefields.

The same is true for the Country of Fire. The population is mainly concentrated in the north and northeastern regions, and most of the territory can be directly used for war.

Shiraishi didn't think much about it. Such a form of war would be beneficial to any country.

After all, the scale is so huge that if no restrictions are imposed, the population of the ninja world may shrink significantly during this war.

So, he signed it, which also meant that the Kingdom of Ghosts would officially intervene in this war and become a third-party group.

In addition, there were several other inconsequential regulations, but Shiraishi did not pay attention to them.

In order to cope with this war, he, like other countries, began to transfer the population on the border of the Kingdom of Ghosts to clear a battlefield.

Although I don’t think the Kingdom of Ghosts will be directly invaded by others, there is nothing wrong with being careful.

"Yakura is now resurrected, and Kirigakure's side will also be stable. Next, it's time to consider the second pair of Eternal Kaleidoscopes. As for the surgery, I'll wait until I come back from the Shimobone Forest. Ruri, you should prepare first. Bar."

Baishi paused and said to Liuli.

"Moist Bone Forest?"

Liuli and Ayane frowned, wondering why Shiraishi suddenly wanted to go to Shigu Forest at this time.

"There are some things about the Pure Land that I want to know from the living snake."

Shiraishi thought of the psychic scroll that was suspected of signing a contract. After leaving the Pure Land, he had not used it outside once. Mainly because of this unknown thing, he was confused and needed to find a suitable place to study it carefully. OK.

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Bai Shi came to Shigu Forest through the counter-spiritual technique.

It is still the same as before, the scenery here has not changed at all no matter how long it has passed.

No matter how many times I look at the body of the living dragon, I still feel extremely shocked.

"Lord Shiraishi, what do you want from me?"

The living beetle lowered its gaze. It had a very good vision, and it suddenly spotted a white stone that was as big as a bean in its eyes.

Generally speaking, Shiraishi would not come directly to its body for nothing. On the contrary, if he came in person, he would probably have something important to explain to it.

The living dragon has no dissatisfaction with this kind of thing.

In this long life with no end in sight, although it likes tranquility, it doesn't hate excitement either.

After all, staying alone in Shigulin all year round will also cause boredom, so occasionally it will separate some clones and go to the ninja world to quietly conduct "adventures" to observe the various changes in the world and watch the changes and development of the world.

Compared to its unchanging life as a spectator, observing humans can bring it more pleasure.

Shiraishi didn't hide it either. His relationship with the living dragon was that of both a teacher and a friend.

"It's like this. I came here to ask you, living snake, what you think of the Pure Land."

Shiraishi asked unhurriedly, looking up at the live snake.

"Pure land?"

Huo Li's tone was full of doubts, and he didn't understand why Bai Shi suddenly mentioned the Pure Land.

"That's not a pretty place."

Even though he didn't know, the living dragon answered the question dutifully and expressed his opinion.

"Huh? Damn it, have you ever been there?"

Shiraishi noticed the tone of the voice of the living beast and concluded that the Pure Land was not a beautiful place. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have had such an understanding.

"There used to be a clone that accidentally got involved in a chaotic time and space and fell into the Pure Land, so I have some understanding of the situation there."

Lively explained.

"?"

Is this okay?

Shiraishi was shocked.

"Master Shiraishi, the world in the past was not as 'stable' as it is now, especially in the one hundred years before and after the spread of chakra, countless strange creatures and phenomena were born due to chakra. In that era, there were The boundary between life and death is not very clear. I think Mr. Shiraishi, who has come into contact with the secret of the soul, should have a deep understanding of this."

The words of the living beast caused Bai Shi to think deeply.

Indeed, his understanding of the past was all from books, and what he understood was fundamentally different from that of a person who experienced it personally.

At this point, the live dragon has more say.

"The Pure Land... is a mutated existence born in nature after the emergence of Chakra. That place is full of lifeless energy. If the soul of a living person is not strong enough and accidentally falls into the Pure Land, he will be affected by the 'rules' there. Assimilate and become a part of it. Master Shiraishi asked this, he must have been to that place."

When the living beast said this, he was sure of something.

With the strength of Shiraishi's soul, he can survive even if he leaves his body.

Although the so-called long-term vision is not possible, the vitality of the soul can last for hundreds of years, which is not a problem in the eyes of the living beetle.

In ancient times, many people could do this kind of ninja.

However, with the development of the times, ninjas paid more and more attention to killing, but did not explore its deeper meaning, and only explored the outermost things. It can be said that the techniques used by ninjas to utilize chakra are very crude and only have its form but not its charm.

"I used reincarnation ninjutsu on a dead friend before, and I happened to sense some fluctuations in time and space. I borrowed the 'toll' and went there out of curiosity to take a look."

Shiraishi nodded, not hiding anything.

"Yes, the Pure Land is the same as the alien space-time created by the Kingdom of Ghosts to seal the monsters and sprites. However, the alien space-time created by the witch is to suppress the demon sprites and has a terrifying suppressive power on evil spirits. And the alien space-time created by the Pure Land is The purpose of different time and space is to house the souls who have nowhere to go, and to wash away their resentment and achieve a purifying effect."

"Why do you do this?"

Shiraishi has some understanding, but there are still parts that he doesn’t quite understand.

"Before the energy of Chakra was born, the soul did not actually exist. The emergence of Chakra gave living things such characteristics. Because Chakra can carry consciousness, in many classics, Chakra is regarded as spiritual Some kind of continuation of the Pure Land. The birth of the Pure Land is also a choice made by nature. Since the soul exists, it is necessary to manage its devices and draw clear boundaries. After all, if the boundaries between life and death become very blurred, it will lead to many Unforeseen disasters occur.”

"Define the line between life and death?"

Shiraishi thought of something.

"Thousands of years ago, due to the sudden interference of chakra, the boundary between life and death was blurred. However, with the growth and evolution of the Pure Land, this boundary became more and more clear. The living have a world of the living, and the dead also have a world of the dead. , bringing the integrity of the world one step closer. As for why the Pure Land wants to wash away the resentment in the soul, I think it is probably related to chakra... Lord Shiraishi knows about the existence of tailed beasts. They have extremely powerful chakra, but These chakras cannot be used effectively directly. It is because the chakras in them contain strong negative energy, which can make a person's temperament change drastically."

Taking the tailed beast as an example, Shiraishi felt that things were much simpler.

When the soul goes to the Pure Land, it will carry more or less negative energy, and these negative energies will cause great damage to the Pure Land, and may even lead to the destruction of the Pure Land.

After all, the Pure Land accommodates a whole world of dead people, and it constantly receives a large number of souls carrying negative energy every day. Once such negative energy accumulates, Shiraishi cannot imagine what the result will be.

After Ako absorbed the soul, Shiraishi first eliminated the resentment in these souls before he could borrow the energy of the soul body to enhance his own soul.

If he absorbs a pure natural soul, Shiraishi knows what the result will be after thinking about it for a moment.

From this point of view, the pressure on the Pure Land is greater than him.

However, he absorbs the soul power of the soul body in order to strengthen himself, and what is the purpose of purifying the soul in the Pure Land?

To stabilize the integrity and order of the world?

Thinking of this, Shiraishi took a deep breath and took out a black scroll from his ninja bag.

Opening the scroll, there was only his name on it.

"Lord Shiraishi, may I ask what this scroll is..."

The tone of the living beast was surprised. On the scroll, it sensed the breath of the pure land.

"I got it from the Pure Land, and it signed a contract with me."

"?"

The living creature silently put a question mark on his head.

"Master Shiraishi, you always find some strange things."

The living creature was still surprised and continued: "However, I never expected that the Pure Land would actually give birth to its own consciousness and could also communicate."

After all, being able to make a contract means that the Pure Land is not entirely a dead thing, but an intelligent being.

When it was in the Pure Land, it had never noticed such a thing.

Of course, maybe at that time, there was no such thing as consciousness in the Pure Land, but it was born later.

"Before this, I never dared to imagine that consciousness could exist in the Pure Land."

Shiraishi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

It's really scary.

Shiraishi doesn't know how big the Pure Land world is, but since it can carry the souls of all the dead in this world, even if it is not as good as this world, it is definitely an exaggeration.

But such a world gave birth to its own consciousness.

This also means that when necessary, Pure Land will not operate according to rigid procedures, but will flexibly adjust its own rules of conduct.

"So, what's the reason for the contract?"

"It was just to test it out, so I purified a soul, and then the contract was delivered to me."

Shiraishi spoke to the beast in a consultative tone.

"Purify...soul?"

"Chakra can be used as a carrier of consciousness. Rather than saying that the soul is stained with resentment, it is better to say that the residual chakra in the soul is entangled with the negative energy received during life. And transforming the essence of chakra will destroy the negative energy above. Dispersion is not difficult for me. If I were a jinchuriki, if my body could support it, I could directly become a perfect jinchuriki the moment I sealed the tailed beast into my body."

Shiraishi said.

"I see. Is it for this reason that Pure Land took a liking to Lord Shiraishi and signed a contract with you?"

The living beetle feels like he has been alive for a long time.

But it makes perfect sense if you think about it carefully.

Pure Land plays an important role in purifying the souls of the dead, and Shiraishi also has similar abilities. In the eyes of Pure Land, he may regard Shiraishi as his own "kind" or "tribe".

"This can only be the reason."

Shiraishi did not deny it.

"So, in other words, according to this contract, Master Shiraishi, you can summon the Pure Land, right?"

The living creature asked curiously.

"Well……"

Shiraishi hesitated, then shook his head decisively.

"It's impossible. I don't know how big the Pure Land is, but it's impossible to summon all of the Pure Land. However, it should be possible to summon part of the Pure Land."

Shiraishi is not particularly sure.

He couldn't even summon the body of a living snake using psychic techniques, let alone a pure land equivalent to the world level.

That is definitely not something that can be done manually.

"Can I try it here, slug?"

Shiraishi asked the live snake for his opinion.

"Can."

Huobi thought about it for a moment and agreed to Baishi's request.

It is also very interested in the existence of the Pure Land.

I also want to know whether Shiraishi can summon the Pure Land through the art of channeling.

This is the first human being to sign a contract with the Pure Land.

Let Huo Lai sigh again, Shiraishi is really a maverick ninja.

When Shiraishi saw the live snake agreeing, he turned around and walked back a certain distance before stopping, so as to avoid the subsequent psychic technique from affecting the live snake.

"It's almost done here."

Looking at the large open space around him, Shiraishi nodded.

Shiraishi first bit his finger and let it bleed. As the initial summoning medium, he quickly completed the seal and pressed his hands hard against the earth covered with rich natural energy.

The moment he pressed it, Shiraishi's face suddenly turned pale, and the chakra in his body seemed to have been bitten suddenly and bottomed out.

It was quiet all around, and nothing unusual happened.

The live beetle kept its head in the posture of looking forward curiously.

"coming……"

Sensing something, the living dragon murmured.

Shiraishi also sensed it and looked forward.

A dark crack, like a black lightning, suddenly split open the barrier of the world.

Immediately, the crack was like the bloody mouth of a huge monster suddenly opening, tearing open to the limit.

Gusts of sinister wind blew from the open cracks, making Shiraishi's body stiffen when he felt the sinister wind.

On the opposite side of the crack is a vast, desolate and inhabited land. The sky is dark and dark, filled with the will of death, decayed and desolate.

Looking at the ferocious giant mouth that suddenly opened in front of him, it might be able to swallow a tailed beast.

After the experiment was completed, and he basically understood what the summoned pure land looked like, Shiraishi breathed out a sigh of relief, stood up from the ground, and began to remove the psychic technique.

As a result, the crack appeared intact in the void, connecting with the wet bone forest.

"..."

Not leaving?

Bai Shi was stunned for a moment, then thought of something, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

The dragon vein spar hanging under his neck began to flow out of magic chakra. Shiraishi extracted a lump and transformed it into a kind of vital energy, sending it to the crack like feeding a child.

The crack was finally satisfied and began to heal.

The time and space of this land regained stability with the departure of the pure land space.