Escape From Konoha

In the forest, the unsheathed blade in Yiji's hand was stained red with blood. The blood flowed to the tip of the blade, and finally gathered into teardrop-like blood beads, falling down one by one.

In the end, Ichiki skillfully wielded the Kusanagi sword, held a sword flower in front of her, sheathed the sword, and completed the battle in one go.

Around her, the corpses of all the warriors and ninjas of the Black Moon had fallen.

Including the leader Kuroda, he also fell at the feet of Ichihime covered in blood. A huge gash was opened in his chest by the Kusanagi sword. The blood gurgled out and formed a pool of blood. He was completely dead.

His wrinkled face was full of fear and panic, completely devoid of his previous calm expression of having everything in his hands.

"It's such a boring battle. If we just compete in swordsmanship, maybe we can live longer."

Yiji looked at Kuroda's old face that seemed lifeless and shook her head slightly, feeling that such a battle could not arouse her interest at all.

The reason why she asked the remaining members of the Thorn Team to choose another bounty hunter to take action, and she chose the Black Moon Clan, was because she heard that the leader of the Black Moon Clan was a master of swordsmanship. For this battle, before she came, I have a strong sense of expectation and hope to see many exquisite sword skills from Kuroda.

However...the reality is so cruel.

This leader of the Black Moon clan has long since abandoned his swordsmanship and is just a ninja disguising himself as a samurai.

Perhaps he had lost his samurai self-esteem since his defeat to Iron Country general Mifune thirty years ago.

Whether or not he had once been the real thing, he was now undoubtedly a fake.

In contrast, if you fight with the attitude of learning swordsmanship, the Iron Kingdom general is more worth looking forward to.

Chakra wings rose up from behind Ichiji, floating upward from the ground, and only stopped rising when they were about thirty meters away from the ground.

Seeing the crimson ground covered with hundreds of corpses, Yi Ji formed a seal with her hands.

"Fire Escape·The great fire is extinguished."

Flames suddenly shot out from the mouth, like meteorites falling to the ground, and then there was a violent explosion, turning the ground into a sea of ​​fire, swallowing up all the bodies of the Black Moon people, and cremating them.

After all, if these corpses were allowed to decay naturally, they might cause a plague in the local area.

After the problem of the corpse was dealt with, Yiji planned to fly away and prepare to go to the next target location.

"Hey, Your Highness Princess."

There is only one person in the Thorns group who would call her that.

Yi Ji turned around to look, and saw Deidara flying over on a white clay bird. Judging from his dusty appearance and his embarrassed appearance, it was obvious that he had experienced a hard battle before.

But judging from the excitement in his eyes, the mission was probably completed.

This time the Thorns Team was dispatched. As the strongest ones, Ichiki and Deidara acted alone, while the rest acted jointly.

"Why are you in such a mess?"

Seeing the dust on Deidara's clothes, Kazuki knew that Deidara's mission was successfully completed, but the process might have been a little bumpy.

"Stop talking, there are a few troublesome guys in the target who can use long-range ninjutsu. Fortunately, I was the one who passed by. If it were others who passed by, there might be damage. Hmm."

Deidara spread his hands helplessly.

"You are responsible for the 'Rakshasa people', right?"

Kazuki thought of the name of the bounty hunter Deidara was going to deal with.

This is a bounty hunter team made up of wandering ninjas. They are extremely famous in the black market, and they are no less competitive than organizations like the Thunderbolt Group.

Of course, it's just fame. In terms of strength, the Thunder Light Group is stronger.

After all, if the target becomes a ball of lightning, Deidara will probably not be able to come back.

"Yes, the intelligence is wrong. Their leader is not a ninja with both thunder and fire escape techniques, but is proficient in the four escape techniques of thunder, fire, wind and water. If I hadn't thrown a C3 No. 18 in time in the end , he was seriously injured and almost fell down there. But now all the Rakshasa members have been so moved by my art that their bones are gone. Hmm."

Listening to Deidara's explanation, Ichiji nodded slightly.

"Speaking of which, the information I got is somewhat inconsistent. The leader of the Black Moon Crowd is not a pure warrior. These top bounty hunters in the black market are a group of troublesome guys who are good at hiding their cards. The intelligence is all part of what they want people to know. Be careful next, if you trust the intelligence too much, you may suffer big losses."

Yi Ji reminded me.

If the Black Moon People only made intelligence errors, Yiji wouldn't take it seriously. After all, she was strong enough. Even if there were some errors in the intelligence, she was fully capable of turning the tide.

But for Deidara and the rest of the Thorns Team, these mistakes might prove fatal.

In fact, how can a bounty hunter who has been running rampant in the black market for many years be found out so easily? None of these people are economical.

For example, if another member of the Black Moon Clan had come over, they might have fallen into Kuroda's hands and would have had no chance to fight back.

"Then, I will go hunting for the next target. See you later, Your Highness."

Deidara couldn't wait to fly away with the clay white bird. He finally got out and had a brand new art. Of course he wanted to let the world be touched by his art again.

There was no retention of Deidara. After all, dealing with the top bounty hunters in the black market was not an easy job. Plus there's a time limit, so it's not time to relax yet.

"Next is the 'Believer Group'... there are really all kinds of people in the black market."

Yiji took out the information about the 'Believer Group' and looked at the bald heads on it, feeling speechless.

This is a team of bounty hunters formed in the form of a religion.

Its internal members are all defected monks from the five great ninja temples of the five traditional countries.

In this era dominated by ninjas, the power of the five major ninja temples has also shrunk somewhat. Some ninja monks who were unwilling to be squeezed by ninjas tried to initiate changes and suppress the power of ninjas.

But the result ended in failure. Those who failed lost their living space in the Ninja Temple, so they left their homeland with hatred. Over time, they formed a "group of believers".

In the beginning, the group of believers was not a bounty hunter in the black market, but a monk organization outside the five major countries. Internally, it preached the lofty goal of overthrowing the rule of ninjas and shining a bright light on the Ninja Temple.

However, due to lack of sufficient funds and believers, the power of the believers group has been unable to develop, which ultimately led to the organization bowing its head in the face of reality.

Although it is still under the slogan of overthrowing ninjas and shining a bright light on the Ninja Temple, the inside has long been corrupted, and it has become a feared bounty hunter in the black market, working hard for money.

Not only that, the Kingdom of Ghosts also found out that the believers secretly cultivated their own underworld forces, established secret branches in many countries, and got involved in illegal businesses such as pornography, gambling and drugs.

The ninja temples of the five major countries couldn't stand this. They believed that these ninja monks who left the ninja temples had tarnished the faith of the monks. They once jointly launched an attack on the believers' group, but in the end due to various problems, they failed to completely eliminate the believers' group. As a result, the believer group is still secretly operating in the ninja world.

"It seems that monks in this era have become less pure. In this case, it is better to send them to see the Buddha."

Yiji flapped her wings and flew into the distance, heading towards the target location.

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The country of Xun.

Somewhere among the forests and mountains, a magnificent temple rises from the ground.

It covers an extremely large area, and even several nearby hills that produce medicinal herbs are the back gardens of this temple.

It's just that the door of the temple is made of pure steel, and its shape is extremely luxurious. However, the pyrotechnics are too heavy, making it difficult for people to think that this is a serious temple.

In front of the iron gate of the temple, four monks wearing gray robes stood majestically. They showed their solemn faces, giving people a sense of what the so-called Angry Eyes King Kong looks like.

It's just that this solemn and simple appearance, combined with this magnificent temple, makes Yi Ji flying high in the sky feel awkward no matter how she looks at it.

It’s not like she hasn’t been to the temple.

Not only temples, but also shrines for mikos, she has been to them many times.

After all, the Kingdom of Ghosts is now a mixed country. Many people immigrated during the war, including many monks.

But relatively speaking, monks are different from ninjas. Although secret chakra training methods are also spread among them, most monks, like witches, are not keen on fighting.

Therefore, the killing aura on them is not strong.

But the temple here is different. It is magnificent on the outside and the monks are solemn, but inside the whole temple is filled with a strong smell of blood, which is irritating to the eyes and nose.

Just from a high altitude, Yiji even saw the interior of the temple, with many gorgeously decorated buildings. There lived a group of young women in gorgeous clothes, full of smoke and dust, and walking among the pilgrims, as if they were on their own. All over the world.

"..."

Yiji squinted her eyes as she scanned this scene. In this base camp belonging to the believers group, the rumors that they were involved in the illegal business of pornography, gambling, and drugs were not groundless.

Those ‘pilgrims’ who come to pay homage are probably not ordinary people.

Compared to other bounty hunters, the group of believers is not only more powerful in numbers, but also knows how to use religion to establish business ties with high-level officials in various countries.

Bounty hunters may be just a part of their industry. The real big deal is their connections with high-level people in various countries.

The country of Xun, which is famous for its rich production of spices, may have secretly colluded with the believers, otherwise the believers would not have built such a luxurious headquarters here.

"It's so boring."

Yi Ji does not have the so-called savior mentality, and she is not very moved by the filthiness in her heart.

After all, there are so many tragic things in the world, and she can't possibly manage them all.

A beautiful world that satisfies everyone only exists in dreams.

"What the old man said makes some sense. Only an excellent system can eliminate these miseries as much as possible. Even if an individual has unparalleled power, he is still insignificant."

The corner of Yiji's mouth raised slightly, her right hand reached to the left side of her waist, and she grasped the hilt of the sword.

"Let me think about it...how to release that move of drawing the sword."

Standing in the sky above the temple, Kazuhime recalled the battle with Kuroda and the steps that Kuroda used to draw the sword in one go.

And that move of drawing the sword was the only gain she got after fighting Kuroda.

Even those who have been defeated by themselves have their merits that can be absorbed.

Not being ashamed to ask, Yiji thinks this is a good habit.

Only in this way can you step into more and stronger fields.

Ichiki slowly closed her eyes, carefully focused her energy, and kept picturing in her mind the sharp sword power unleashed by Kuroda's sword draw.

A flash of light flashed through his mind like lightning. Without hesitation, Ichiji quickly opened his eyes. A sharp light burst out from the dark pupils, and the Kusanagi sword at his waist was also unsheathed.

laugh!

The blue brilliance cut out a beautiful crescent moon, striking directly and fiercely at the ground beneath its feet.

The monks in the temple also seemed to notice something and suddenly looked towards the sky.

Then they saw a life-shattering blue light falling from the sky, and their expressions were extremely shocked.

This piece of land, including the temple, was split in half by this blue light.

By coincidence, a few unlucky monks were located at the location where Huaguang fell, and they were split in half. A large amount of blood spurted out and was smeared on the temple grounds.

"What, what's going on!?"

"The temple was—"

"The enemy is in heaven!"

The monks in the temple also discovered the black spot in the sky, and they all looked shocked and angry, and used words to attack it.

"The sensitivity is not bad, but this level is not enough. It's just a greeting, so it makes such a fuss."

Seeing the monks' eyes turning to herself, Yi Ji just showed a mischievous smile on her face.

"However, I didn't expect that the power of drawing a sword can be so strong. It's a pity that Kuroda only knows illusions and doesn't use the sword to release chakra. Otherwise, combined with swordsmanship, it will definitely bring some fun. .”

Ichiji thought back to the sword-drawing slash she unleashed.

In fact, this is not a pure sword-drawing technique.

Just use the Kusanagi Sword to polish your chakra to the point of being as sharp as a blade, and then release it physically.

The inspiration for this technique comes from Susanoo's chakra sword.

In other words, it is just the external power of Susanoo's chakra sword, combined with the samurai's drawing and slashing, and applied to normal combat.

In addition to learning to draw your sword and slash, you need to do three things to complete this move.

First, only with strong chakra control can chakra be polished to the point of being as sharp as a blade.

Second, a sword blade is tough enough. Ordinary sword blades cannot support such strong chakra attachment.

Third, a large amount of chakra. This move will consume a huge amount of chakra. Even if ordinary ninjas use it, they will be drained of chakra and enter a weak state.

But no matter which point, it has little to do with swordsmanship.

Kazuhime believed that if he continued to practice in this way, he might be able to split a mountain with one sword without activating the Susanoo.

"It is rumored that General Mifune of the Iron Country can kill dozens of ninjas instantly. If I use this well, I should be able to kill hundreds of people instantly."

Looking at the temple divided into two halves below, Ichiji made this judgment.

While she was muttering to herself here, a buzzing sound sounded.

It turned out that several monks flew into the sky with flying ninja tools and flew towards her.

"...These days samurai are no longer warriors, they start learning ninjutsu, and monks are no longer monks, they use technology instead."

Looking at the gray-clothed monks controlling the flying ninja tools in front of him, Yiji suddenly felt that something was wrong with the style of painting.

Flying ninja tools are no longer a rare commodity in this day and age.

Although the quality of the flying ninja tools in the Demon Country is the best, many countries have begun to produce their own flying ninja tools. Although there are some shortcomings in performance, it is not a problem for people to fly.

Ichiji could tell at a glance that the flying ninja tools used by these monks were not produced in the Kingdom of Demons. The logo on them was produced by an underground factory that she didn't know about.

Moreover, some parts of the appearance of the flying ninja tool are not made of metal, but made of wood.

The flying speed is not fast, and there are no weapons on it. It can only be barely used in aerial combat, and the battle also needs to rely on the ninjutsu of the monks.

However, the flight speed was only relatively speaking. It didn't take long for Yi Ji to enter the shooting range of the monks.

"Thunder Escape: Thunder Phantom Lightning Pillar!"

A flying monk suddenly formed a seal, and a strong thunder light quickly obscured Yi Ji's vision, and created an illusion, shrouding Yi Ji, causing the surrounding scene to change.

"A ninja monk from the Land of Thunder?"

Ichiji, who was not affected by the illusion at all, looked at the Ninja monk who released the Thunder Release.

He has dark skin, is stronger than other ninja monks, and has a fierce face. He is a very standard person from the Kingdom of Thunder.

Ichiji instantly judged that this ninja monk was from the Thunder Temple in the Kingdom of Thunder.

"Come to welcome Thousand Hands Killer!"

Another monk, seeing that Yi Ji was not affected by the illusion at all, immediately changed his attack.

A golden chakra fist formed in front of the monk, rushing towards Ikiji's body like a golden flash.

Yi Ji dodged sideways, but the golden fist was like a gangrene attached to the bone. When Yi Ji changed direction, it also immediately changed direction and chased closely behind Yi Ji.

"This is the secret technique of the Fire Temple...and it has a rough foundation of celestial magic."

Yiji's surprised voice sounded again.

"Hmph, let me catch you without any help!"

The monk who performed the Thousand Hands Kill snorted coldly, his eyes revealing a terrifying murderous intent.

The golden fist immediately increased its speed and hit Ichiki's chest with one punch.

"ah!"

Screams sounded.

The monk who was killed by the Supreme Thousand Hands was suddenly shocked, because the scream was not from Ichiki, but from another monk who flew into the sky with the help of a flying ninja tool and was hit in the face by a golden fist.

The strong impact not only caused blood to flow from his face, but also destroyed the flying ninja tool behind him, causing it to collapse and scatter. The monk fell to the ground with a howling sound.

"Is this...an illusion? When?"

The faces of the monks who flew into the sky were all stunned.

"Of course when I talk to you."

What responded to them was Yiji's indifferent tone.

And the direction comes from behind the Thousand Hands Killing Monk.

The hair on the monk's back stood on end.

laugh!

The blade of the sword swiped across his throat, and blood spilled into the sky.

The flying ninja tool lost control and fell to the ground with the monk's body.

Ichiki held the blood-stained Kusanagi sword and scanned the surrounding monks with her eyes with a smile.

"So, do you think I am myself now? Or do you think the real me is actually among you?"

As soon as Yi Ji said this, the monks all looked at their companions warily, quietly controlled the flying ninja tools, and retreated to a safe distance.

…

At sunset, a layer of beautiful glow is cast on the earth.

The originally magnificent temple has become as terrifying as hell.

The corpses of countless monks lay in a pool of blood, all of them killed with one sword.

The square, chanting hall, and Buddhist hall were all stained red with blood.

Yiji, who was located among the many corpses, looked like she was used to it, with no change in her face.

The women and pilgrims in the temple were not dealt with. Their eyes looking at Yiji were full of fear and panic.

After all, Yiji was right in front of them, killing hundreds of monks in the temple one by one without blinking an eye. Such a cruel scene severely impacted their timid hearts.

"Get out of here quickly, I'm going to burn this temple down right away. I'll give you half a quarter of an hour to pack your bags... But don't take away things that don't belong to you. Otherwise, the guy in my hand won't Recognize people.”

Yiji smiled and looked at the group of women and pilgrims who were frightened by her, and said lightly.

This temple is the headquarters of a group of believers, and there must be an astonishing wealth hidden inside.

Although she was following the order to eliminate this group of monks, it did not prevent her from making a little extra money while doing the task and adding another figure to her private treasury.

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"What did you say?"

At the border of Takino Country, in a stronghold just built by the alliance, Onoki Tsuchikage, who was in charge of affairs here, suddenly stood up and slapped the table, looking at Huang Tu in shock as he came back to report the situation.

"Many bounty hunter groups such as the Black Moon Clan, the Rakshasa Clan, and the Believers Group were destroyed? Could it be that you made a mistake?"

In Onoki's view, these bounty hunter teams are not small organizations. Their military force is even stronger than the military power of many small countries. How can they suddenly be destroyed at the drop of a hat?

Even if the Alliance of the Five Powers wanted to destroy them, they would still need to send out quite powerful ninjas.

"This is absolutely true. This is a photo taken by intelligence officers at the scene."

Huangtu took out the photo and put it in front of Ohnoki.

Ohnoki took it.

The first picture is the scene of the destruction of the Black Moon Clan, with hundreds of charred corpses lying on the burning forest land.

The second picture is of the Rakshasa people. The valley was shattered by the explosion, and the bodies of all the Rakshasa people were buried under the rubble.

The third picture shows a group of believers. In the temple that caught fire, the burnt corpses of monks were scattered all over.

The subsequent photos also showed scenes of destruction. Each photo represented the destruction of a top bounty hunter team.

And such a thing happened in just two or three days.

Ohnoki felt that this information was too dazzling.

Leaving aside the alliance itself, the strength of Iwagakure alone cannot accomplish such a feat in such a short period of time.

To be able to carry out such a thorough and precise attack in such a short time at the same time must have a military power that far exceeds Iwagakure, as well as an extremely large intelligence agency.

"In addition, in the valley where the Rakshasa were destroyed, Deidara's chakra aura remained in the traces of the explosion. Considering that the Rakshasa people died in the explosion, I want Deidara to be the one to take action."

Huangtu said so.

"Wasn't that brat kidnapped by people from the Kingdom of Ghosts a long time ago? How could..."

Ohnoki was extremely surprised.

Then, he thought of a very scary guess, and his face suddenly turned livid.

Looking at the ugly face of his father Onoki, Huangtu said seriously: "Deidara has probably taken refuge in the Kingdom of Demons, and the country that destroyed these forces is also very likely to be the Kingdom of Demons. They have both motives and this The strength can achieve this. What's more, some of the places where these forces were destroyed were destroyed by powerful fire escape. Now the only ninjas in the ninja world who can use such powerful fire escape are the Uchiha clan of the Kingdom of Demons."

"What is this? Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys to show us?"

Onoki's tone became unkind.

These are all powerful forces that can be used by the alliance. However, before they can take action, they are wiped out by the Kingdom of Ghosts in advance, leaving not even a single person alive.

The purpose of such a swift and violent killing action by the Demon Country was self-evident to Onoki.

"Father, what should we do next? If this continues, these hired bounty hunters may..."

Huang Tu had to consider this issue carefully.

"Inform those who have not yet been eliminated that their original strongholds must be abandoned immediately. The top priority is to hide themselves from the Kingdom of Ghosts. Now is not the time to fight against the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Onoki also wanted to launch an attack on the Kingdom of Demons, but the preparations on the alliance's side have not yet been completely completed. On the contrary, if the war started now, the Kingdom of Demons, which had already completed preparations, would probably be very happy with the alliance's offensive measures.

In this way, they will have enough excuses to launch an attack on the alliance and trigger the Fifth Ninja War in advance.

"It can only be the."

Loess nodded, and went down to contact the remaining bounty hunters, inform them of the current urgent situation, avoid being discovered by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and then carry out annihilation.