Escape From Konoha

Slug looked at the human below who was as big as a pebble on the roadside. In its eyes, Shiraishi's body is indeed only the size of a pebble on the roadside.

"Human ninja, who are you? I sensed an abnormality in the psychic scroll that was previously placed outside. I remember that it was the contract sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan."

Slug's voice was a soft female voice, and her tone was very peaceful, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

"Are you the Slug Immortal from the Shiggy Bone Forest?"

Shiraishi raised his head and asked with respect.

"Just call me a living slug, that's my name. Also, I'm not an immortal, I'm just a slug that knows magic."

The giant slug named Living Slug still sounds gentle and kind, and its words are also very modest and restrained.

Even if the other person is a weak human being, he will give him the utmost respect.

Baishi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had judged a gentleman with a villain's heart before. Immortal Slug was harmless to him, and it seemed that he didn't take the contract he obtained through cheating into consideration.

"Then I will call you by your name directly, you bastard."

"Okay, feel free. So, can you introduce yourself?"

"I am Chiba Shiraishi, a former Konoha ninja."

"Before? In other words, now you are a traitor?"

The living creature asked curiously.

"Although I don't think so myself, according to the rules of the five major ninja villages today, I am indeed a defected ninja from Konoha Ninja Village."

Shiraishi replied.

Seemingly seeing Shiraishi's concerns, the living creature just said softly: "Don't worry, human rules cannot apply to me. Although I have signed a contract with Lord Tsunade of Konoha, it does not mean that I am A psychic beast that belongs to Konoha. Having said that, I am very curious about your reason for defecting to Konoha, Mr. Shiraishi. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t answer, I just want to understand the situation.”

Shiraishi has already seen that this living viper is a psychic beast with a completely neutral attitude toward humans.

Considering that the other party has been alive for thousands of years, he must have looked past everything.

He is past the age of competitiveness and is not interested in power.

Among humans, only contractors can influence its stance, but stance is a very ambiguous term.

If no one in Konoha has a contract with it, then Konoha's affairs have nothing to do with it.

What it cares about is only the position and attitude of the contractor.

"It's not something unspeakable. Konoha's philosophy didn't suit me, so I left there. I planned to do some more interesting things in the ninja world, but I was always at a loss in Konoha. This is why I left Konoha. Ye’s reason.”

Shiraishi answered the live snake's question according to his own will.

Just now I learned from the words of the living beast that Shiraishi had confirmed that the contract between him and it was valid.

“If we have different ideas and part ways, there’s really no way we can do it.”

Huo Li didn't know what past events he remembered, and he agreed with Bai Shi's words.

People with different ideas have very different paths and ways of thinking. If they are put together forcibly, conflicts will break out.

Huoju has seen this kind of thing countless times, and such problems have also arisen among many of its past contractors.

Human beings are always troubled by various things.

Love, family affection, money, power, religious belief, war, etc.

"Although I don't mind Lord Shiraishi contracting with me in that way, it's only for this time."

The living creature knew what Shiraishi had done on the contract scroll it had left behind in the ninja world. Fortunately, the contractor whose name was erased had passed away hundreds of years ago, and there was no breach of contract.

Shiraishi used the contract sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan to forcefully terminate the psychic contract between the contractor and himself, and then filled in a new name. Such an unexpected contract situation had never occurred before, and the living creature planned to abide by this agreement. But only this time.

The next time Shiraishi plans to do this, randomly tampering with the content on the almost abandoned contract scroll, the living beast will regard that kind of contract as invalid.

"I understand. I originally just planned to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to succeed."

Shiraishi nodded and said that he would not change the contents of the contract scroll again.

"This is the new contract scroll, please take it, Lord Shiraishi. Please remember to bring the discarded contract scroll when you come next time. Even if the contract scroll is full, it seems there are risks."

When Shiraishi said this, he stood there scratching his head in embarrassment.

At this time, a huge psychic scroll wriggled out from under the living dragon's body, rolled to and stopped next to Shiraishi.

Shiraishi opened it and found that it was a brand new blank contract scroll, so he re-wrote his name on it in blood and pressed his bloody fingerprints.

After re-signing the contract, Shiraishi planned to ask Slug something, because an existence that has survived for thousands of years can be said to be a living history book.

This has extremely important significance in promoting the educational development of the Ghost Country.

If possible, Shiraishi would like to hire a living creature to be a history teacher in the ninja school he established.

"Jiaoji, I want to know..."

Bai Shi was about to speak when suddenly a figure flew out of the white mist behind him and punched him directly in the back.

Before the fist reached Shiraishi's back, the man couldn't move a step.

Because a shadow like a rope wrapped around her body, countless shadow blades spread out and stuck to her heart, neck, back of head and other fatal parts, revealing the slightest bit of cold breath.

If you stab them all, you can instantly turn a person into a hedgehog.

"Tsunade-sensei, you don't have to greet me so warmly when you come up, right?"

Shiraishi called out the name of the female ninja who sneaked up on him from behind, turned around, and smiled lightly when he saw that Tsunade had been restrained by the shadow of the shadow dancer.

"You bastard brat!"

Seeing Shiraishi, Tsunade had as much anger as a torrent to vent, and terrible chakra erupted from her body. As expected, the shadow wrapped around her body had cracks and shattered into pieces.

"Tsunade-sama, please stop your irrational fighting behavior!"

The sound of the live snake worked.

Tsunade's fist reached and stopped in front of Shiraishi, without hitting Shiraishi's face.

The chakra that Shiraishi secretly mobilized also retreated. He knew how terrifying Tsunade's fist power was, and taking a punch was definitely not a joke.

"Slut, what's going on? Why does this guy appear here?"

Tsunade pointed at Shiraishi and asked loudly.

"Tsunade-sama, please calm down. Because Shiraishi-sama, like you, is now my contractor."

Lively explained.

Shiraishi smiled and shrugged. If the three ninjas were not all present, he would not be too worried about Tsunade alone.

Even if the three ninjas gather together, he can still summon the other clones to fight. What's more, this is the Shiggou Forest, and the other two three ninjas can't get here at all. Even if they could come, the war would leave them with little to do.

"What?"

Tsunade was suddenly surprised. She didn't expect that Shiraishi would sign a psychic contract with the living dragon.

She didn't ask why Huo Lai signed a contract with Shiraishi, because it was Huo Lai's own choice, and even she couldn't interfere.

In its eyes, the hatred and conflicts between humans are as small as dust and not worth paying attention to.

If Shiraishi had not signed the contract, the living dragon would naturally be on her side and help her fight against Shiraishi, but that might not be the case now.

It really gave me a big problem. Tsunade smiled bitterly in her mind.

The living creature treats every contractor equally and will not decide whose side to side with based on the length of time they have been together.

After all, she had lived for thousands of years, and even the contract between Tsunade and it was just a passing moment.

Even if Shiraishi is now a rebel ninja of Konoha, this matter itself has nothing to do with living dragons, and he will not express discrimination or dissatisfaction with contractors like rebel ninja.

As long as the contract is established, no matter who the opponent is, the living dragon will fight for him.

Respecting the relationship with any contractor has been the rule of thumb for thousands of years.

This is why Tsunade trusts the living dragon.

But because of this trusting relationship, Tsunade herself felt embarrassed when encountering this special situation.

"Although I used some trickery to obtain the contract with the living snake, in this way, we can be regarded as the same contractor, Tsunade-sensei."

Shiraishi still addressed Tsunade as 'teacher'.

From Tsunade, he learned a lot of advanced knowledge of medical ninjutsu, which helped him a lot.

"I can't afford to be called 'teacher' by you. What do you want to do by destroying the village and killing your colleagues?"

Tsunade stared at Shiraishi with vigilance and anger. If it weren't for the live snake here, she really wanted to rush up and teach this brat who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth.

"Well, it was just something I couldn't help, because there were too many things to consider at that time. Moreover, I don't feel like I owe anything to Konoha. After all, Danzo's roots once wanted to kill me, and your teacher The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, sat idly by and instead magnanimously forgave Danzo. This is truly a deep comradeship."

Shiraishi responded with a smile, but to Tsunade's ears, it sounded like a hidden sarcasm.

Although Shiraishi's tone is just a plain narrative, it is even more ironic because of this.

"Is this the reason why you defected from the village?"

Tsunade took a deep breath.

Regarding Danzo's incident, it was indeed Konoha and her teacher who felt sorry for Shiraishi, so she had nothing to argue with.

This man is very dangerous, especially the shadow ninjutsu that blocked her attack just now. It is the same as the shadow jutsu of the Nara clan, but the intensity of the attack and restraint are even greater.

She also used strong strange strength to break free.

If you encounter a normal ninja, you will probably be killed instantly.

As analyzed by the intelligence department, this kind of shadow technique is very dangerous, and you will be killed if you are not careful.

To fight against Shiraishi, one must be extremely attentive and not be able to relax even for a moment.

"How could it be? I just see that today's ninja world is a bit too boring, so I just want to find some fun for myself. So, I don't suggest that you stop me. Among all the Konoha ninjas today, I The only person who doesn't want to fight is you."

After hearing what Shiraishi said, Tsunade frowned. Although she realized that Shiraishi had his own special purpose for leaving Konoha, he revealed very little in his mouth and could not tell what he wanted to do.

"But is it really okay for you to come to Shiggakure at this time? Konoha is already fighting Iwagakure and Sunagakure. Without you, the medical pressure will be great."

"It's best not to underestimate the ninjas in the village. You should know very well how good their medical skills are."

After all, Shiraishi's part in cultivating the new generation of medical ninja in Konoha is partly due to it.

Konoha's current medical system can definitely be said to be unparalleled in the ninja world and has no rivals.

Rather than worrying about the situation in Konoha, Tsunade felt that Shiraishi's side also needed to be watched.

Originally, she planned to come here to say goodbye to the living dragons and leave the Marsh Bone Forest, but when she saw Shiraishi coming here, Tsunade suspected that Shiraishi's purpose was somewhat evil.

I am very concerned about the purpose of Shiraishi's contract with the living dragon.

After all, there are many treasures and inheritances here that are not found in the ninja world.

"The purpose of your contract with the living dragon...isn't it for magic?"

Tsunade suddenly thought of something, her face changed slightly, and she looked at Shiraishi solemnly.

Since ancient times, most of the ninjas who have been looking for contracts with the three holy lands have come for the magic of the holy lands.

Tsunade was worried that Shiraishi also came here for the method of practicing senjutsu.

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. Living dragon, can you take me to visit the wet bone forest?"

Baishi did not answer directly, but raised his head and said something to the beast.

"Okay, please follow my clone to visit."

The living slug readily agreed, splitting from its huge body a slug about the same size as Shiraishi, and led the way for Shiraishi.

"Then I won't disturb you anymore, Tsunade-sensei."

Baishi left with the clone of the living snake and visited Shigu Forest. Baishi was very curious about this holy land that had existed for thousands of years.

After Shiraishi left, Tsunade immediately asked Xiangli urgently: "Liubi, this guy made a contract with you, is he here for celestial magic?"

"That's not the case, Tsunade-sama. Shiraishi-sama cannot come here for senjutsu."

"Why do you say that?"

"I can feel that Lord Shiraishi already has Senjutsu Chakra in his body. He has already learned Senjutsu and the Senjutsu Chakra is quite stable. There is no need to learn my Senjutsu. Besides, my Senjutsu is not very suitable. Ninja training, you know this, Tsunade-sama.”

From the beginning, the living dragon felt that Shiraishi had chakra and natural energy in his body, and they could integrate them well. It was obvious that Shiraishi's magic mode had stabilized and there was no need to learn the magic of Shigulin.

If you come to learn the magic of Shigulin, it will not only be a waste of time, but there will also be many unpredictable and unknown risks in the process of practice.

For example, the whole body swells up and turns into a slug.

Although the contract had just been signed, Shiraishi gave it a different feeling from ordinary humans. It was cautious and self-aware, knowing what it needed and what it didn't.

The analysis of what is useful and useless to you is very clear.

"Already learned celestial magic? How is it possible? Where did he learn it? Miaomu Mountain or Ryūchi Cave?"

Tsunade asked in surprise.

"Master Shiraishi's senjutsu model is not inherited from Mt. Myoboku and Ryuji Cave. Humans who learn the celestial magic of psychic beasts will possess some of the characteristics of the psychic beast. The master Shiraishi that Tsunade-sama saw just now is already a It’s in Immortal mode. It should be the Immortal mode that suits humans.”

Although it was the first time he saw it, the living creature believed that the direction he guessed was not wrong.

Moreover, it also heard the exchange between Shiraishi and Tsunade just now.

Tsunade's student, a defector ninja who killed his former colleagues... It is not difficult to guess that Shiraishi is the Konoha defector ninja that Tsunade mentioned, who killed the child of prophecy.

"I'm really looking forward to it. Master Shiraishi's future, no matter what time it is, human beings will be full of wonderful possibilities..."

For some reason, Tsunade felt that the viper's tone became cheerful.

It's like seeing something interesting.

This happy mood was revealed by Tsunade when she saw a live dragon for the first time.

"But doesn't it matter? The Great Toad Immortal of Mt. Myoboku asked you to take care of the child of prophecy, right?"

Tsunade was a little confused.

"Tsunade-sama, the relationship between the three holy places is not as close and friendly as you think, and I hate all meaningless disputes and battles... The children of prophecy are just all living beings in the ninja world. The development of the times can only be achieved by one person alone. It is irreversible, this kind of helpless thing, human beings always repeat the same mistakes and arrogance, and I have seen it many times. In the end, we are all just beings called 'creatures', and there is no difference in essence."

Therefore, the Son of Prophecy may be a special existence in Miaomushan's eyes, but in its eyes, he is just an ordinary person among all living beings.

And the power of one person, no matter how experienced he is, cannot change the world.

This is not just random talk, but human history witnessed by a living creature who has lived for thousands of years.

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Shigu Forest, on top of a mountain.

It was a clear hot spring, and Shiraishi felt the rich life energy in the hot spring.

"Master Shiraishi, this is the life spring I built in the past. Soaking in it is very effective in sensing natural energy and treating injuries. It can also expel many types of poisons."

Without waiting for Shiraishi to ask, the living dragon clone next to him took the initiative to explain to Shiraishi the function of the spring in front of him.

Shiraishi looked at the pool with no boundaries visible at a glance. This should be the largest hot spring Shiraishi had ever seen.

Even the country of hot springs, Yuno Kuni, cannot compare with the life spring water here.

Baishi nodded without hesitation, and a shadow blade passed through. A deep bloody gash was cut on the back of Baishi's hand. Baishi put the deeply wounded palm into the warm spring water of life.

Sure enough, the wound healed quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This recovery speed is even faster than using medical ninjutsu.

"Master Shiraishi has learned the magic of immortality on his own, so the effect of this spring water on you is basically limited to healing."

The living beetle said so.

"Is the spring water drinkable?"

"The effect of drinking it is similar to that of soaking it, but it cannot be stored for a long time when taken out, because it is caused by my magic, and it will soon lose its effectiveness when exposed to the outside world."

The living beetle saw Bai Shi's thoughts and kindly reminded him.

"It's such a pity."

It's normal if you think about it carefully. If the life spring water here could be taken out, Tsunade would have taken it out and given it to the Konoha ninjas.

In war, this is simply a healing tool that can greatly reduce the casualty rate.

However, being able to create such a large healing spring, Shiraishi now has a clearer idea of ​​the slug's magical abilities, and it is no longer as vague as before.

Looking down from the top of the mountain, below are the pale woods wrapped in thick fog.

Bare white trees emerged from the thick fog, and only the needle-like sharp tops of the trees could be seen.

"By the way, what kind of tree is that down there? I've never seen this kind of tree in the ninja world."

Shiraishi asked curiously, pointing to the trees below.

It was pale in color, and slugs, clones of living slugs, squirmed and climbed on it. The corrosive mucus secreted from their mouthparts did not leave the slightest sign of decay or melting on it.

"It was originally a common tree in the ninja world, but over the years, it has experienced the transformation of rich natural energy and my corrosive slime, and it has grown into a tree as tough as steel, absorbing natural energy and thriving."

The living beetle said this.

"Can I chop some down?"

"Please do whatever you want, Mr. Shiraishi, these trees are of no use to me. I don't like this withered color either, but if I change my residence, it will only turn the rest of the place into this kind of environment."

The living beetle did not refuse. To it, these were useless external objects.

"You are really indifferent and don't care about anything. To be honest, you idiot, why would a powerful being like you go out of your way to sign a contract with humans?"

Shiraishi wondered about this.

The magical power in the body of the living dragon is so powerful that it is estimated that it will be difficult for humans to reach this level in their lifetime.

Its body only needs to move once to cause damage like landslides and ground cracks.

This is only the power brought by the body itself, not counting its magical power.

It is really strange that such a being would sign a contract with humans.

"Why do you want to sign a contract with humans? Master Shiraishi is really a strange human being. Humans only come to me for magic and strength, and they also value my medical abilities. It is relatively rare for Master Tsunade to treat me as a friend. But Mr. Shiraishi is the first to ask such a question."

The living creature was indeed a little surprised by Shiraishi's question.

This was the first time I saw a ninja like him who pointed out the essence of the problem alive.

"Actually, it's nothing. I signed a contract with humans not to get anything, just because I was bored."

The viper answered in a gentle tone.

"boring?"

Shiraishi turned his head and looked at the clone of the living creature.

"My life span is too long, and I usually pay attention to the care and maintenance of my body. In my eyes, the image of human emotions is too pale. Anyway, there will be nothing left in the end. I don't care about strength and fighting. I am passionate about it, but sometimes I feel lonely. I hope to use the power of human beings to see the changes in the outside world."

"Want to kill some time?"

"Yes. Even I can't see when and where my life will end. I can only draw up a psychic scroll, sign a contract with humans, and use the summons of humans to pass the long and boring time, just like Ryuji Cave and Miaomu Mountain. .”

Human beings will grow old and die sooner or later.

Even a friend like Tsunade might remember her existence now.

But sooner or later, Tsunade will fade in its memory. In the long future, it will forget this friendship, leaving only a cold human name.

And it will always exist in the ninja world, meeting different humans in the future and signing contracts to rely on each other.

Among them, you might meet some interesting humans and bring you unique and precious memories.

The live snake's tone is very peaceful.

That is the path that is finally decided after seeing through all the changes in things.

Shiraishi looked at the living dragon clone next to him. What he felt in it was not loneliness and loneliness, but a wise man who had gone through vicissitudes of life and looked at the world from the perspective of a bystander.

He is not aloof, but an ordinary person like a hermit.

"Really? Then come and witness my life, living beast."

Shiraishi said with a smile.

"?"

The beast raised its head slightly.

"I plan to inject some alternative ideas into this world, which is a path that is incompatible with the current ninja world. When that time comes, maybe after countless years, you will think of some interesting past events and understand it. Smile."

"Well, I will look forward to it, Master Shiraishi."

The lively voice sounded cheerful.

I plan to use Shiraishi's life to witness what kind of changes it will inject into the ninja world.

This change may be the most memorable thing in these years.

Looking back on today's events countless years later, the human ninja named "Chiba Shiraishi" might no longer be a cold name symbol in its memory at that time.