Escape From Konoha

In the spacious room where the intelligence department and staff members gathered, the intelligence department ninjas, led by Konoha Jonin Yamanaka Kaiichi and Kirigakure Jonin Ao, were working tirelessly to communicate with the troops from all sides, basically every fifteen minutes or so. Information will be exchanged every half an hour to ensure that there are no problems with each unit.

Even if the enemy launches an attack, the Intelligence Department can receive information immediately and allow staff members to make strategic arrangements.

In addition, the headquarters has been built like an iron barrel by tens of thousands of Alliance ninjas. There are also tens of thousands of Alliance troops to the north and west. The Intelligence Department and Staff Department located in the rear can be said to be impregnable.

But in this case, the task falling on them is equally onerous.

Staying awake all day and night has become the norm.

In the most serious cases, you need to work overtime for two consecutive days and nights, and you are still in a state of consuming chakra all the time. If it is not replenished, even a ninja will die of exhaustion.

In addition, the elite troops headed by the Five Shadows on the front line are carrying out beheading operations. Under such circumstances, no matter how reluctant the Intelligence Department and the General Staff are, they must persevere at this time.

Think on the bright side, all the results will be answered before dawn tomorrow.

No matter which side wins in the end, the war will not drag on for long.

However, according to a war prediction report prepared by the General Staff based on the combat effectiveness of all parties, the Alliance's current victory rate seems to be greater.

Although the Kingdom of Demons has strong combat power, the strongest power is mainly concentrated in a very small number of ninjas. Akatsuki is the same way. Apart from Nagato and the unknown body of the Ten-Tails, the thing called the Golem of the Heretic, there is no combat power that can withstand the alliance.

If it had been the Alliance Army that had not adopted the Reincarnation Tactics, the situation would have been very bad, with little chance of winning. However, with the addition of the Reincarnated Ninjas, this was a double-edged sword that was enough to reverse all disadvantages.

Because of the double-edged sword, Shikaku was still a little worried that Danzo would make unpredictable actions at critical moments.

After all, this root leader had many criminal records during the Third Hokage's reign.

"Are Shikaku Jōnin worried about the battle ahead?"

Mabuyi saw that Shikaku's face was dull, and he had been preoccupied even after finishing his sloppy dinner, making people wonder what he was thinking.

"Aren't you worried, Abuyi Jounin?"

Shikaku came back to his senses, and instead of answering the question, he looked at Yumo Gakuin, the think-tank lady.

To be honest, with the opponent's mind and the ability to deliver supplies anytime and anywhere, in the past ninja world wars, they can produce a powerful deterrent and effect that is not weaker than that of the Five Kages.

Unfortunately, in this war, in addition to regular battles between middle and lower-class ninjas, there are also high-tech battles. Monster-level ninjas are even more powerful. When they gather together, Mabuyi's original outstanding abilities become powerless.

Shikaku had experienced this feeling more than once.

The last time I experienced it was during the Fourth Ninja War, when I faced off against the Kingdom of Demons.

The tactics he had exhausted his brains were all dismantled simply and crudely by the opponent with violence. The terrifying military power that crushed all strategies and countermeasures with an upright division made Shikaku feel that his Konoha brain was useless.

From that moment on, Shikaku understood that no matter how useful his brain was, it was not as useful as the enemy's steel cannon, let alone the ninjas who were like moving natural disasters.

This era is changing rapidly, whether it is the form of ninja warfare, the national system, or everyone's self-awakening, it is changing every moment.

Even though the Alliance Army had gathered such a huge force, Shikaku still had an uneasy feeling.

There is no reason for this feeling, just pure intuition.

Shikaku knew that this was his natural fear of the drastic changes in the times, but he could only watch and be unable to participate in them.

Until the Five Shadows left, this worry still could not be eliminated from Shikaku's heart.

"There are so many things to worry about. I wonder which one Shikakujounin is talking about?" Mabuyi replied calmly. Judging from her tone, it seemed that she was completely relieved, and there was even a wry smile on her face. , "Honestly, there are too few places where we can participate in the next battle. As a think tank, wisdom is of no help to the core battlefield. It can only deal with some trivial matters. Anyone else will have psychological problems. Let’s take a break.”

They are all Jonin who assist the Shadow of a Village. In the village, I dare not say that one person is inferior to ten thousand people, but in terms of status, there is not much difference.

They, who should have been core figures in the war, are now reduced to marginal figures. How can they be so depressed?

"I thought Mabuyi Jounin never cared."

"I just don't want to lose face in front of the boss. In any case, the heads of state leaving the rear area to us is a sign of trust in our abilities."

Mabuyi has the ability to adjust her mood very quickly.

Jonin who are qualified to serve as Shadow Assistants are also top-notch in terms of psychological stress resistance.

Even in many cases, they look at things more rationally than Ying.

As the guide of the village, Ying would inevitably have to be emotional at times to win over people's hearts, but they definitely couldn't.

Shikaku nodded without objecting.

The operation of the rear area cannot be said to be unimportant, but the standard of victory is no longer based on the victory of other divisions on the battlefield.

What is important is the core battlefield, that is, the battlefield on the Rain Kingdom side.

"Moreover, if we can win on the battlefield here, even if the Kingdom of Rain fails, we will have room for maneuver in the end. After all, there are so many ninjas left that we can't kill them all."

Mabuyi said this.

As long as the Alliance army can't kill all the ninjas, the Kingdom of Demons must use the rat weapon to give the Alliance army room to make concessions within limited regulations. Otherwise, so many ninjas rioting out of control would be enough to turn the entire ninja world upside down.

In the same way, as long as all the living forces of the Kingdom of Ghosts are not wiped out, even if their military leaders die fighting in the Kingdom of Rain and suffer heavy losses, the Kingdom of Ghosts is still qualified to negotiate with the Alliance Army.

"Forget it. Although our side has the advantage in numbers, this is no longer an era where numbers determine the outcome of a war."

Shikaku didn't take Mabuyi's words seriously, knowing that her words were just a joke.

In Shikaku's opinion, the best way at the moment is to completely mediate the war here and just wait for the end of the war in the Kingdom of Rain. This can avoid maximum casualties.

Because unlike the White Zetsu troops, fighting head-on with the Kingdom of Demons, Shikaku already had a psychological shadow.

The memory of being imprisoned in the Kingdom of Birds and being imprisoned by the Kingdom of Ghosts, unable to move, is still vivid in my mind.

He didn't think he could defeat the Kingdom of Ghosts with the advantage of numbers.

Mabuyi didn't argue. What Shikaku said was true. In the previous battle, the air force of the Kingdom of Demons showed terrible destructive power. It only took one night to blow up a quarter of the land of the Kingdom of Birds. Shen, in less than two days, annihilated tens of thousands of White Zetsu whose average strength reached Chuunin level.

In Mabuyi's opinion, such an extravagant and wasteful saturation attack was simply insane.

But at the same time, he was also flustered by the exaggerated military logistics of the Demon Country's military.

Cannonballs can be shot out like this, and it is hard to imagine what kind of military supplies have been specially reserved and mobilized for this war.

It is obvious that their side is the alliance of the great powers.

"Next, just wait for the news from the Kingdom of Rain while paying attention to the news on other battlefields. Although the war will end after this night, I don't think the Kingdom of Ghosts will be so obedient and wait for the end of the war. .”

Shikaku sighed.

In other words, the mutual confrontation stage is over, and when the covenant is lifted, it will be a real fight.

Even if there is no news coming from the front, Shikaku can guess that the main force of the Kingdom of Ghosts has begun to assemble and launch an attack on the Alliance Army at any time. Even... already on the way here.

Mabuyi nodded and was about to speak——

"He is worthy of being one of the two think tanks of the Alliance Army. However, even if he guessed this, it would be meaningless."

The strange voice that came from nowhere made the expressions of all the Alliance soldiers in the room change with shock. Some ninjas with quick reactions had already stood up and took action.

Unfortunately, it is still slow.

The lights went out.

A brilliant and intense lightning flashed in the darkness.

"ah!"

The screams rose and fell, followed by the sound of someone falling.

"What's wrong--"

"Qing, you——"

When the lights were turned on again, Shikaku and the others were all wrapped in dense lightning, which completely paralyzed their bodies, making it difficult for them to even speak.

Even if he could speak, he couldn't shout too loudly.

It was as if all the nerves in his body were out of control, and he fell to the ground twitching.

What made Shikaku and Mabuyi's eyes widen even more was that Ao, the Kirigakure jounin who was originally working with Haiichi, went crazy out of nowhere and pounced directly on Haiichi and other intelligence department ninjas, beating them unexpectedly. faint.

Such a sudden scene made Shikaku and Mabui's brains start to shut down. They didn't know what kind of medicine the Kirigakure jounin had taken and how he could attack one of his own.

Immediately, Shikaku looked at the figure who suddenly appeared in the room. He had silver hair and a short sword with lightning in his hand. He was smiling at him and greeted him kindly.

"Hey, Shikaku, long time no see."

"...Kakashi, how could you..."

Shikaku was dumbfounded.

How is this going? Why did Kakashi appear here?

How did he get in? And Qing...

Suddenly, there was an explosion in his head, as if he suddenly understood something, his body froze.

Just when Shikaku was about to say something, the space beside Kakashi was distorted, spiral ripples swayed in the air, and a man and a woman walked out of the distorted air.

"Kakashi, you still move so fast."

A man about the same age as Kakashi pressed his neck that seemed a little sore. His right eye was the Mangekyo Sharingan that was separated from the basic pattern of Magatama, and his left eye was the normal Three Magatama Sharingan. At this time, his right eye The pupil technique is maintaining the movement of the space behind him.

"You are..."

Shikaku's heart sank.

This time, the other party was not wearing a mask, so Shikaku could see the other party's appearance very clearly.

It was the mysterious Uchiha ninja who assisted Sasuke and intercepted the ninja force headed by Naruto three months ago. It was he who finally brought Uchiha Sasuke safely out of Konoha, causing Konoha to suffer huge losses.

The other party's pupil technique is the time and space technique that makes people appear and disappear.

Nebe's guess about his identity is that he is Uchiha Obito who disappeared during the Third Ninja War.

In addition, the female Shikaku wearing a white coat next to him also looks very familiar.

Nohara Lin.

He was also a Konoha ninja who disappeared during the Third Ninja War, and was one of the students of the former Hokage Namikaze Minato during his jounin period.

For her sake, Konoha even went to war with Takigakure directly over the Nanao problem. After that, her parents mysteriously disappeared from Konoha Village, and their life and death are unknown.

In this way, the meaningless speculations ended, and many doubts suddenly became clear in Lu Jiu's heart.

But it seems... I understand this now, it's too late.

He saw from the twisted time and space behind Obito, a Demon Country ninja wearing chakra armor flew out, and with lightning speed, controlled the fallen Staff and Intelligence Department ninjas.

The ropes tied to their bodies completely suppressed the chakra in their bodies. Moreover, the material of the rope is also very tough, and it is impossible to break free with brute force.

All of them were thrown into the corner. Due to their physical weakness, their movements were restricted, and their chakra was blocked. They could only stare at the group of ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts who appeared.

Apart from that, they can do nothing.

Of course, among them, there are two Kirigakure jounin from the staff. They are not under control, but cooperate with the work of the ninjas of the Demon Country and guard the alliance ninjas.

Seeing this, the Alliance ninjas still didn't understand that Kirigakure had betrayed them.

In other words, they were not members of the Alliance Army from the beginning, but were allies of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

I'm afraid Obito, Kakashi and others must have had a share of the credit for sneaking into the Alliance headquarters so smoothly and bypassing all early warning barriers and patrol units.

Ruined. This was the only thought in Shikaku's mind.

"There's no need to look so sad. We don't have the habit of abusing prisoners here. As long as you stay here honestly, your lives will not be in danger. I can guarantee this."

Kakashi walked over, saw the unnatural look on Shikaku's face, and opened his mouth to comfort him.

Although this kind of words is not a relief at all.

Anyone can see that with the headquarters under control, every next move of the Alliance Army will fall into the eyes of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

No, there are worse things.

After seeing Kirigakure's Jonin Ao assist the Demon Country ninjas in controlling the Intelligence Department's ninjas, he returned to his job and continued to maintain the operation of the sensory barrier and communicate with various units of the Alliance Army.

In addition, there are several other Ghost Country ninjas sitting around the sensing ball. The seals are responsible for the operation of the sensing barrier and assist Ao's work.

"How is it possible? You are using -"

At this time, Haiyi, who had woken up, looked at one of the Ghost Country ninjas in horror. The other person was sitting where he had been sitting before.

The opponent not only simulated his chakra, but the sensory ninjutsu he used also had an extremely perfect connection with the sensory ball.

In this way, the other party can not only imitate his voice, communicate with various units, and issue orders, but also avoid suspicion by the captains of each unit and make people believe that he is the captain of the Allied Intelligence Unit, Yamanaka Kaiichi.

"Where did you learn the secret technique of escape from the mountain clan?"

Haiyi's face darkened.

"Haiyi, don't you think that your family is a complete mess, right?"

Kakashi played with the White Fang dagger in his hand and asked indifferently, leaving Haiyi speechless.

Of course, the mountain clan is not a piece of metal.

Otherwise, there would be no radicals in the family who would join the family. For example, Shanfeng, who serves as one of Danzo's arms, is the elite jounin of the Yamanaka clan. Not only that, Shanfeng has also assembled a group of people in the family, Fund Danzo's roots and help him grow.

This group of people is extremely dissatisfied with the appeasement policy carried out by the past three generations of Hokage, and they urgently need a hard-line Hokage to take the stage.

In addition, there are clan members who have united with other families to form an internal interest alliance to fight against Hokage like Tsunade who attempts to reform Konoha, mainly to protect the family. This group of people is most closely involved with the Sarutobi clan.

It's just that Haiyi didn't expect that among the several divided factions, there was actually a faction that colluded with the Kingdom of Ghosts...

This was something he never expected.

"Tsunade-sama is indeed an excellent Hokage and dares to act boldly, but the strategies she implements are already harming the interests of the ninja clan. The interests are also damaged, so why not choose the demon who is more powerful and more credible? What about the country? At least, after contributing the family secrets, they can get more compensation, and they can also be protected by the country of ghosts, which is more powerful than the Hokage, to keep the family flame alive."

Kakashi asked with a smile.

Every word was like a heavy hammer hitting Hai Yi's heart, almost suffocating him.

"The Ninja Clan... the Ninja Clan... since it is a family, then it will not be based on personal will. It does not mean that you support the Hokage, even if this person is the clan leader."

"..."

Haiyi's face was dull and speechless.

"Hai Yi, don't accept his provocation."

Shikaku comforted him, but Haiyi still couldn't accept it, his face was still dull, and he didn't hear Shikaku's comfort.

Shikaku sighed and shook his head.

If the Yamazaka clan is like this, what about the Nara clan and Akimichi clan who are allied with it, secretly?

You must know that the three tribes of Pig, Deer and Die have been advancing and retreating together since the Warring States Period. They are said to be three tribes, but many times they do not distinguish between each other.

Even now, this is the case.

Some factions of the Yamanaka clan did not want to sink with the Konoha ship, and provided family secrets to the Kingdom of Demons in order to ensure a future. Then, some factions of the Nara clan and the Akimichi clan did the same thing. things.

But it was done very covertly, and even the clan leaders didn't notice anything unusual.

Family...Family...As Kakashi said, the will of the Ninja clan is never based on individuals, but based on the overall interests of the family.

When the Hokage wants to touch the bottom line of a ninja clan, it will inevitably lead to the most fierce resistance.

After weighing the interests, they found that although some of their interests would be damaged by joining the Kingdom of Ghosts, they seemed to gain a lot, so they decisively contacted the Kingdom of Ghosts.

At least in terms of credibility, the Kingdom of Ghosts has always abided by its contract over the years and never violated it. When its allies suffered, they would immediately send troops to support them. The countries that cooperated with it have all benefited a lot.

Compared to a Hokage who couldn't even unite Konoha, the Minister of Military Affairs who was under one person and outnumbered ten thousand people in the Kingdom of Demons, his promises and guarantees were indeed more weighty.

Judging purely based on rationality, Lu Jiu would also make such a choice if he was placed in the situation... let alone the elders in the family.

They are old, but they are not blind.

"At first I didn't understand the man's thoughts, but now I understand a little bit. Tsunade-sama was an opportunity for Konoha at that time... but it was also a bomb that detonated internally. The more you want to change from the inside, the more you will Forced some people into the embrace of the Kingdom of Demons. From the time Tsunade-sama returned to Konoha to take over as Hokage, the cracks in Konoha were not only not repaired, but also expanded further. The three of you can be said to be great in this regard It’s hard work that pays off.”

Kakashi looked at Shikaku and Haiichi, thinking of Ding Zao who was still undergoing surgery, which was meaningful.

In Konoha, it is not unprecedented for the Ninja clan to be wiped out.

The Sandaime Hokage and Danzo had not put away the butcher knife that had bloodbathed a ninja clan. The smell of blood in the air was enough to make them tremble.

The closer Shikaku and the others get to Naruto and help him consolidate power, the more the elders of the Ino, Deer, and Butterflies clan become afraid of Naruto.

They were afraid that Shikaku and the others would become the next Itachi Uchiha and target their family.

Because with the conflict of contradictions, neutrality simply does not exist.

"Uchiha..."

Lu Jiu struggled to spit out these three words from his mouth, and all the energy and energy in his body was taken away.

This is a pain that Konoha can never get around.

The originally honest and honest ninja clan became insecure and began to infiltrate the village, using the power of the ninja clan to gain power. None of them wanted to become fat meat on the chopping block.

No matter what the cause of the matter is, it is a fact that the ninja clan no longer trusts the Hokage's ability to govern.

If at this time of confusion, someone told him that he could save the Ninja clan, but he had to pay some price, then the obvious answer would be for the family elder to secretly surrender.

What's more, the senior officials of the Demon Country have a deep connection with Konoha.

If the Kingdom of Ghosts wins this war and the Alliance Army is defeated, the three tribes can gain post-war protection and their foundations will remain intact.

If the Alliance army wins, they only need to sacrifice themselves, and they can also save their family and put aside their relationship with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

After all, they won't do anything extra except secret trade.

"Don't worry, as a condition of the transaction, your lives will be protected. Next..."

Kakashi put the White Fang dagger behind his back and turned to look at Ao and a group of Oni Country ninjas who were maintaining the perception barrier. They were taking over the work of the Alliance Army's intelligence unit and had already made contact with each wing. .

"...we will have full authority to arrange the Alliance's offensive instructions."

Kakashi's loud voice came from the room.