Escape From Konoha

The wilderness is like the pure land of the wasteland world, and the sky above seems to be shrouded in an abyss-like darkness, endless, deep, and boundless.

"Damn it, Chakra——"

On the Pure Land, part of the area was destroyed by the battle, making the land even more desolate.

Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, felt that the chakra in his body was decreasing crazily as one ninjutsu after another was released, and he couldn't help but secretly grit his teeth.

As a result, the immortal body and infinite chakra reincarnated in the dirt have completely lost their use.

His strategy of using long-range ninjutsu and constantly kiting Shiraishi was also declared bankrupt.

Not only that, he showed disbelief when he saw Bai Shi running leisurely in the sea of ​​​​fire he created.

He knew how powerful his fire escape was. Even the ninjas of the Uchiha clan could only compare with the top ones.

The temperature of the flames exceeds 1,500 degrees, and even steel will be melted.

But Shiraishi seemed to ignore the high-temperature impact of the flames and chose to sprint forward, approaching from the shortest distance.

Thinking back to before, Hashirama's wooden escape also collapsed in an instant. In a vague way, Hiruzen seemed to have grasped something, but also seemed not to grasp it.

"In this case……"

Hiruzen looked solemn and used the last remaining chakra to disperse four shadow clones.

The shadow clone and the main body form separate seals.

Shiraishi just glanced at it and continued to rush forward without even looking at it, as if he didn't intend to miss the opportunity to pursue Hiruzen.

From the beginning to the end, he never paid attention to the opponent's ninjutsu.

The so-called ninjutsu is not as effective as direct physical skills for him.

"Boring moves."

The steps under his feet accelerated, like an arrow piercing the sea of ​​fire.

"Five escapes·Dalian bombs!"

Taking away a large amount of chakra, the jets of flames, thunder and lightning, rocks, storms, and floods instantly covered the world in front of him, and merged into one place, hitting Shiraishi with an unstoppable trend.

With the powerful blow, the ground of Pure Land was also severely damaged.

In Shiraishi's ears, he could even hear the noise of a certain consciousness that was seriously dissatisfied, as if urging him to end the battle quickly.

"Immortal Technique, Wood Release, All Bag Techniques!"

After Hiruzen used Five Escapes and Large Continuous Bullets, Hashirama quickly followed up.

A huge wooden hand burst out of the ground directly from Shiraishi's feet, and immediately grasped Shiraishi after he jumped up.

"Um?"

Shiraishi felt the huge restraint in his palm, making it impossible for him to break free.

The jets of mixed chakra of five attributes were also constantly impacting him, but Shiraishi couldn't feel the unimaginable pressure to others and remained motionless.

At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed behind Bai Shi.

When those soul tentacles were unable to react, the bright silver sword light, like the sharp fangs of a beast, rushed forward.

Poof!

The white ‘fangs’ pierced through Bai Shi’s body.

Punctured from the heart.

Shiraishi's body and soul tentacles were stiff for a while.

"Great! Well done, Konoha White Fang!"

When the Fourth Raikage saw this scene, he was overjoyed and shouted out.

"Sorry, I seem to have troubled you."

Looking at the White Fang dagger that pierced through the heart of his disciple Shiraishi, Sakumo, who was acting as an assassin, showed a helpless smile.

The next second, when he was about to turn the White Fang dagger and completely break Shiraishi's heart, he was shocked to find that no matter how hard he tried, he could not turn the White Fang dagger, as if the blade and the body were welded together and out of his control. .

Involuntarily, Sakumo's face changed with surprise.

He let go of the White Fang dagger and tried to dodge, but it was already too late.

Illusory shadows blocked the surrounding area, and the soul tentacles were like the tentacles of an octopus, contracting rapidly and strangling Sakumo's body, and their strength continued to increase, as if they were crushing all the bones in his body.

The coldness hit and froze Sakumo's body, unable to move anymore under the strangulation of the soul tentacles.

"I thought the one I caught this time would be the Fourth Raikage, but I didn't expect it would be you, Sakumo-sensei."

Hearing the calm laughter of Shiraishi, who had his back turned to him, Sakumo's eyes were extremely complicated and pleased.

"I'm causing trouble for you..."

"No, at this level, it can't be called a trouble. Then, you can become a part of me for the time being. After the war is over, I will release your soul to return to the pure land."

Shiraishi tilted his head slightly and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Really? In that case, just use my power..."

Sakumo sighed and gave up resistance.

The illusory spirit body was peeled off from the reincarnated body of the dirty earth and merged into Shiraishi's body.

The unknown ninja corpse at the root fell from mid-air, and one person was lost again.

Click!

Shiraishi raised the knife and lowered it. The sharp chakra scalpel directly cut off the wooden palm that restrained him, and fell to the ground. The White Fang dagger was still inserted in his chest.

Swinging a soul tentacle, he wrapped it around the handle of White Fang's dagger and pulled out the dagger from behind.

He smiled brightly at Tsunade and the others, and walked forward leisurely.

Seeing the shock and disbelief on the faces of Tsunade and others, Shiraishi let out a gentle and gentle laugh:

"What are you surprised about? Don't you think that just with this level of injury, you can defeat me? If it was a few months ago, maybe there would be a chance. Now I, even myself I don’t know what extent of injuries it would take to die.”

His rhetorical question left Tsunade and others at a loss.

Even Hashirama has developed a strong interest in Shiraishi's life structure.

You know, that knife didn't simply pierce Shiraishi's heart, but cut Shiraishi's heart in half.

This is not a trivial matter that can be brushed off with an injury of this magnitude.

"Tsuna...the ninja you trained...has a lot of skills..."

Hashirama didn't hesitate to praise him.

Even if his heart is split open, it will become difficult and he will die if he is not careful.

The opponent's vitality is probably so tenacious that pure flesh and blood can no longer serve as the only carrier for the continuation of his life.

There is more than one carrier of his life.

Therefore, just attacking a flesh and blood body may not kill the opponent at all.

Is it related to the strength of the soul? Hashirama thought about this.

If that's really the case, destroying the other person's body might not help.

Tsunade didn't want to respond to Hashirama's compliments at all, but just took a deep breath.

immortal!

It was the only thing she could think of.

Advanced medical ninjas do have powerful self-healing abilities, such as her and Hashirama. She was not surprised that Shiraishi was able to do this.

However, the heart can be recovered as if nothing happened after being cut open. This is no longer the scope of medical ninjutsu.

Hiruzen and the Fourth Raikage also guessed this. If they are touched by the opponent's soul tentacles, they will die. If they are pierced through the heart, they will not die. Do they have to cut off the opponent's head?

Or...even if you chop off the opponent's head, you can't kill him at all?

And if you want to try, you must pay a life.

Because if you want to chop off the opponent's head, you have to get close to him.

Being close to someone means that they will be entangled in the other person's soul tentacles and have their soul taken away.

The Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth and stared at Shiraishi with fierce eyes. The hair on his head stood upright under the stimulation of thunder and lightning. The burst of chakra was indeed amazing, even overwhelming Shiraishi, but his body Trembling and afraid to the point of not daring to act rashly.

He didn't know if Shiraishi would die if his head was chopped off, but it was worth a try.

But what if it fails?

There is no chance to come back if you fail.

Because the other party will devour more souls to strengthen itself.

However, if you don't try, you may lose the opportunity to counterattack forever.

The dilemma was the situation that the Fourth Raikage was in at this time.

"Are you thinking about how to cut off my head?"

Shiraishi's cold voice made the Fourth Raikage wake up suddenly and his pupils narrowed.

His mind was read.

"Don't be surprised, because if it were me, I would make the same judgment. So, do you want to take a gamble? Let's see if I take your soul away first, or you take off my head first. It's very difficult. It’s an interesting game.”

Shiraishi nodded his head with his finger.

"You mean...game?"

"Isn't it? There is not much time left for you. Here, your chakra will disappear soon. The longer the time is delayed, the better it is for me."

Shiraishi was not in a hurry at all and stopped walking, leaving the choice of attack to Tsunade and others.

The undefended posture has flaws everywhere.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is just a trap to lure them.

Of course, it could also be that Shiraishi is bluffing.

After all, if his head is removed, even if he doesn't die, Shiraishi can lose his mobility.

This tactic is very necessary to implement.

Thinking of this, the Fourth Raikage didn't talk nonsense.

"Hokage, cover me!"

The Fourth Raikage crushed the ground and rushed towards Shiraishi in one breath.

As one of the Five Shadows, he couldn't stop because of the other party's threats.

There is no word "compromise" in his dictionary.

"Immortal Technique·Wood Release·Thorn Killing Technique!"

Hashirama carried out a feint attack, creating an opportunity for the Fourth Raikage to approach Shiraishi.

A large number of vines shot out like long snakes, rushing to the front of the Fourth Raikage and attacking Shiraishi first.

Shiraishi did not attack head-on, but jumped to dodge.

"Isn't it invalid?"

Hiruzen's eyes widened, as if he had discovered some secret.

"It may have something to do with the ingestion of natural energy. His clone seems to have the ability to invalidate ninjutsu, but it shouldn't be able to break the senjutsu."

Tsunade made a wild guess.

"In this case, there is still a chance."

Hiruzen's eyes lit up.

If ninjutsu is useless, use senjutsu to suppress the opponent.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen also rushed forward with the Fourth Raikage.

Although he is called a doctor of ninjutsu, his physical skills are not weak either.

He took out a scroll and held a ninja sword from it. The sound of the blade tearing the air came from it.

Shiraishi jumped left and right, dodging attacks while attacking the Fourth Raikage and Hiruzen with his soul tentacles.

The two people who were disturbed by the soul tentacles would not be able to exert their full power, otherwise their speed would also make Shiraishi feel troublesome.

Regardless of Hiruzen, the former Hokage, there is no doubt that the Fourth Raikage is the fastest ninja in the world, second only to the space-time ninjutsu.

He didn't like dealing with such speedy ninjas.

"But the toughest guy is still..."

From the corner of his eye, Shiraishi glanced at Hashirama who was behind to provide support.

The Wood Release can be used offensively or defensively, from a distance or up close. Not only is it fully functional, it is also powerful enough to kill.

If there is anyone present who has the ability to threaten him the most, it is Hashirama, the first Hokage.

The most important point is that he is determined to win the other party's soul.

At this moment, the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked.

Tsunade's fist shattered the ground, and the cracks extended, causing Shiraishi's feet to miss.

Works well together.

Shiraishi thought so.

But his face was calm in the face of danger, and the soul tentacles directly wrapped around his body, surrounding his body.

The Fourth Raikage and Hiruzen, who originally wanted to launch a close-range attack, gave up the attack out of reluctance and reopened the distance.

"We must find a way to break through. If this continues, my chakra will sooner or later-"

Hiruzen gasped.

It is clear that the body reincarnated in the filthy earth will not feel tired.

But at this time, he did feel tired and his speed began to decline.

The previous large-volume bombs consumed a lot of his chakra.

Now there is another fierce attack and defense, and the chakra is consumed faster. It won't take long for his chakra to bottom out.

If they can't find a chance to win before then, the situation will be unfavorable for them.

Just as he was thinking about how to reverse the situation, the ground beneath his feet suddenly surged, making him bow his head in shock.

It was too late to get out of the way, the soft mud grabbed Hiruzen's legs like a swamp, making his body sink deep into it.

"Sarutobi-sensei!"

Tsunade wanted to go to the rescue.

Shiraishi's soul tentacles were faster than her, and the sound of penetrating the body sounded, causing Tsunade's running movement to stop for an instant.

"hateful……"

Hiruzen looked at the soul tentacles penetrating into his body. His body was completely unable to control himself. Even if he wanted to use magic to save himself, he couldn't.

"...You...won't...succeed..."

As the words fell, the shadow of the spirit body was withdrawn from the body.

Shiraishi held down Hiruzen's spirit body, admiring his masterpiece, and then slowly inserted it into his body.

"Maybe, but that's not something you should consider anymore, doctor. Just reunite with your successor inside my body."

With a faint smile, Shiraishi turned his head to look at Tsunade, who had a scowl on his face.

"This angry expression is really rare, Tsunade-sensei. Does it make you sad to see your mentor arrested? I gave you a chance, but you just gave up."

While making sarcastic remarks, he burped, as if he had eaten too much.

That smile, in Tsunade's eyes, became more unbeatable and dangerous.

"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. You'd better mean to do this, because I won't show mercy to you either."

Tsunade clenched her fists hard, and her eyes became cold and heavy, as if she was carrying something unknown.

Shiraishi nodded and continued to smile:

"Haha, that's the best. Although I think you probably can't kill me, you're just doing useless work. Besides, I'm not in the mood to play with you anymore. I'll just defeat you with the next blow."

Shiraishi's words were full of confidence and decisiveness.

"You said defeat...are you looking down on us? Bastard!"

When the Fourth Raikage heard this, he immediately felt that he had been underestimated and couldn't help but feel angry.

Hashirama was also surprised, wondering where Shiraishi got his confidence.

Although this situation does put them at a slight disadvantage, they are not really at the end of their rope.

Therefore, their winning rate is also there, but it is very slim.

"To be honest, there are always people who don't like to hear it. So, let me give you a hint."

"hint?"

Bai Shi turned his head and looked to the side. It was a ball of soft mud, twisted into an irregular human shape. There were no eyeballs in the eye sockets, just two holes, but the depths of it exuded an earthy yellow light. When the body twists, it will make a sticky sliding sound.

It was General Tu who followed him into the Pure Land.

"This guy is my first clone, and his ability is very practical. It is difficult to sense the stealth technique, even the perception ninjutsu, but don't you find it strange? Why didn't this guy help in the battle until just now? He obviously has such a convenient ability.”

Shiraishi put his hand into his ninja tool bag and seemed to be rummaging for something.

Hearing what Shiraishi said, Tsunade and the other three felt uneasy in their hearts.

Yes, you obviously have such a convenient ability, why didn't you come out to help until now?

"Actually, I've always wanted to try to see if my current body is immortal. Just in time, I'll use this to confirm."

Soon, Shiraishi took out a small remote control-like device from his ninja bag.

There is only a red button on it, and your thumb is lightly printed on it.

"That is--"

Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage's pupils shrank, and they immediately realized something, and their expressions suddenly changed.

There are bombs planted in the ground.

And it is a complete technological creation, with no chakra added.

Therefore, it was hidden from Hashirama's ninjutsu perception.

"Run away!"

There was no hesitation, the only option left in his mind was to escape.

"The era of relying solely on ninjutsu to fight has passed, Tsunade-sensei!"

Shiraishi charged forward and took the initiative to enter the minefield.

With a snap, the button was pressed.

There were no signs or any foreshadowing.

Even Hashirama, who had strong sensory abilities, did not notice the slightest danger.

The whole world was enveloped in brilliant light.

Everyone was caught in the violent explosion and lost their figures.

The sound and vision were all washed away by the explosion that surged from the earth to the sky.

The world shook, and the strong wind howled non-stop.

The light emitted by the flame began to expand endlessly, and then seemed to burn out the dark night, sweeping away the darkness and turbidity above.

Bringing new light to this desolate world.

The entire surface of the earth began to change shape, and the light and heat generated by the explosion began to disperse. The entire affected area seemed to be in a furnace, being roasted by the intense light and heat.

Dust filled the air, and the fire was still racing.

Shiraishi locked his target, and the flames produced by the explosion melted all the flesh and blood in his body, releasing hot white steam.

However, with this level of injury, Shiraishi didn't even frown and kept moving towards the 'target' at top speed.

The dust spread before my eyes.

The figure of the ‘target’ has been seen.

Hashirama, who was already a little unconscious after being hit by the explosion, had many parts of his body blown to pieces, and his legs lost the ability to move. He slowly healed with the help of his remaining senjutsu chakra.

Seeing Shiraishi running towards him, Hashirama understood the other party's plan.

Use the explosion to create an opportunity to attack, so as to close the distance between the two parties, and then deliver a fatal blow.

Although crazy, relying on the powerful self-healing ability, the opponent has crazy confidence.

Moreover, this may seem crazy on the surface, but it is just the result of careful calculation by the other party.

The opponent adopted this tactic after careful consideration to defeat him.

"Immortal Technique, Wood Release, Cutting Technique!"

His mind was spinning, his hands were forming uncontrollable seals, and he struck the final blow.

Wooden thorns flew out.

Tsk!

The sound that penetrated the flesh came out clearly.

The soul tentacles also wrapped around Hashirama's body, and the strong suction force caused the spirit body in his body to flow outward uncontrollably.

"I really want to have a serious fight, but I have caused you too much trouble, junior..."

Hashirama felt a little regretful, as the binding force of the Reincarnation Technique was weakened to the point of being negligible.

Giving up resistance, the spirit body took the initiative to follow Bai Shi's soul tentacles and left.

After his spirit body, another spirit body flew out.

It's just that this spirit body is struggling crazily and doesn't seem to want it to end.

But under the stranglehold of the soul tentacles, no matter how hard he tried to break free, he could only watch his spirit body flowing towards Bai Shi.

"Ahem!"

Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage, who were blown away by the explosion, stood up from the ground panting. The two of them looked at the thick dust in front of them with lingering fear. They could vaguely see the earth that was completely shattered by the explosion.

"Raikage, are you okay?"

Tsunade was breathing heavily, her body dripping with blood.

"No, it's okay."

While speaking, the Fourth Raikage vomited two more mouthfuls of blood, his body was weak and his face was pale.

Most of the Thunder Escape Armor on his body was broken into pieces, and his body, which was as solid as iron, was covered with bruises and bruises in the explosion just like Tsunade.

The burning of the flames was secondary. The force generated by the explosion caused severe trauma to his bones and internal organs.

They looked at each other and looked forward.

The smoke and dust flew away, and a figure stood there motionless, just keeping a standing posture.

He was wearing a torn, blood-stained white coat. Tough wooden thorns pierced out from the inside of his body, branching out and digging several bloody holes in his body.

"Won...did you win?"

Tsunade stared blankly at Shiraishi's miserable state at this moment.

That's proof of the cutting technique.

In her understanding, as long as she was hit by this trick, it would be impossible to survive.

The Fourth Raikage nodded and was about to speak.

A soft sound made him and Tsunade stiffen, looking at Shiraishi in disbelief.

"how come……"

The body was obviously pierced from the inside.

It was absolutely impossible to survive that kind of injury.

But--

"It hurts."

Shiraishi twisted his neck.

"Although you won't die from an injury of this degree, the pain seems to be a bit too much. I almost thought I was dead."

Shiraishi lowered his head and looked at the body lying on the ground in front of him.

Danzo Shimura.

His eyes were wide open, unfocused, and empty.

The unwillingness and struggle on his face are vivid and lifelike.

"It seems that all your means have been exhausted. However, it is really ugly, Elder Danzo. You must be disappointed that I am still alive. But thanks to you, my soul can reach a higher realm. I am deeply touched by both you and the Sandaime in supporting me."

It's like a taunt.

He obviously exhausted all available means, but in the end it still had no effect at all. Instead, the dead he summoned became fuel for his enemy to make further progress.

Turning around, Shiraishi ignored the wooden thorns that penetrated his body and caused endless pain, and faced Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage.

With a spring-like smile on his face, his steps were firm and he moved forward unwaveringly.

"Then... just keep your eyes wide open inside me and see how I ravaged the Leaf Village. Next, only you are left, Tsunade-sensei, the Fourth Raikage, you will also become a part of me. "

On the desolate land, Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage, who focused on Shiraishi, had their common sense of life and death shattered to pieces.

Despair and fear spread so clearly in their hearts for the first time.

monster!