Escape From Konoha

"Back to the days!"

In the forest of the Country of Grass, as the woman's body rotates, she releases powerful chakra with herself as the core, forming a huge chakra ball, causing a hurricane to dance.

The flames, lightning, and water flow flying from all directions disappeared in an instant, and some of them were even blown back by the original path.

The Konoha ninjas armed with various weapons had miserable cuts all over their bodies and fell to the ground like rags.

"hateful……"

Although he was not deterred by such a terrifying momentum, he was still angry when he saw his companions suffering heavy casualties.

They were knocked to the ground, but as long as their bodies could still move, they still stood up with their incomparable perseverance, rushed towards the enemy, and launched the most courageous attack.

Facing the menacing Konoha ninjas, the black-haired woman who had stopped spinning stared at them with pure white eyes and a smile on her lips.

There is obviously no majestic or fierce aura, but the overwhelming and powerful presence can easily manipulate these Konoha ninjas in the palm of their hands.

"Earth Dungeon·Yansu Beng!"

A voice came from behind the girl, and the ground began to crack. The Konoha ninjas who were attacking the girl were immediately stopped, and they were in a hurry because the ground suddenly cracked.

A famous Iwa ninja leaped out from the shadows and caught the Konoha ninja off guard.

The battle lasted for a few minutes and ended. Many bodies of Konoha ninjas fell on the ground, including the bodies of Iwa ninjas.

Although they were ambushed by the Iwa Ninjas, the powerful fighting power of the Konoha Ninjas and the combination of various secret techniques still made the Iwa Ninjas feel extremely troublesome.

Regarding this fighting situation, the white-eyed woman did not say anything.

The relationship between her and Iwa Ninja was just a financial partnership.

Iwa Ninja's sacrifice was not part of her calculations.

But being able to annihilate multiple Konoha teams at the minimum cost, speaking of it, it was also the Iwa Ninja who made a profit.

Anyway, with the Earth Country, one of the five major countries, as the backend, Iwagakure Village's reserve funds are still quite sufficient.

Using money to hire powerful ninjas to participate in wars is what this village is good at.

"Then, this commission is considered complete. If you still want to continue commissioning me to work, you must prepare money in advance."

Said with a smile to one of Iwagakushi here.

After finishing speaking, she used the instant body technique to leave at a speed that even the rock ninjas could not see.

"Hyuga Ayane...? Konoha is really depraved too. Using 'Konoha Ninja' to deal with Konoha Ninja, Tsuchikage-sama really has a unique idea."

Seeing Ayane leave using the teleportation technique, the Iwagakure jounin did not stop him, and he knew very well that their relationship with each other was only based on money.

One pays and the other kills. This is an absolutely fair and just business.

But because of Ayane's joining, the Konoha ninjas in the Country of Grass did fall into a difficult situation.

Not only because of her personal strength, but also because of the enviable and jealous blood inheritance boundary of Byakugan, which has more intuitive detection capabilities than the sensing ninja, and can be said to be an important strategic weapon.

In the past, only Konoha could enjoy such a powerful strategic weapon.

Now with the appearance of Ayane, this 'weapon' is no longer exclusive to the Konoha family.

As long as you can afford enough money, you can ask 'Baiyan' to fight for Iwanin.

And this kind of thing, only they rock ninja can do it.

The rest of Ninja Village will take into account their own face, and they are somewhat unable to hold back their figures, and go to contact bounty hunters in the underground black market.

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"This is already the fourth time!"

In a tent in the Konoha Camp in the Country of Grass, there is a temporary meeting place.

As the commander-in-chief, Jiraiya convened a meeting of more than a dozen Junin here to explain the predicament they are facing now.

"Continuing like this, we can only retreat and garrison."

Jiraiya's face was serious, he never thought that the situation in the Land of Grass, which was finally stabilized, would be broken by a little girl with white eyes.

In just a few days, the patrol troops sent out were attacked four times.

A total of one jounin, more than thirty chunin, and several genin were lost.

Since the start of the Third Ninja War, there have been about 2,400 Konoha ninjas stationed in the Country of Grass.

After several months of testing and fighting, more than three hundred ninjas were lost.

The situation on Iwagakure's side was similar, and the losses were a little more serious than those of Konoha.

But with the appearance of Ayane, the situation began to show signs of reversal.

Supply points were attacked, patrol units frequently lost contact, and dozens of ninjas were sacrificed in just a few days, including extremely important jounin.

Now he can only continuously strengthen the defense here and huddle together, unable to get too far away from each other. Although the support is sufficient, it is difficult to judge and prevent the movements of Iwagakure from the outside world.

If this continues, if you don't retreat, you will soon be surrounded by Iwagakure in the form of dumplings.

Being surrounded by Iwagakure's method of making dumplings, Jiraiya and the other jounin knew what the consequences would be.

completely annihilated!

Just like the Third Raikage who was surrounded by Iwa Ninja before.

In the encirclement war, Iwagakure's combat effectiveness can be said to be the best among the five major countries.

In the past, they had all experienced the difficulty and terror of the Iwagakure siege.

Therefore, according to Jiraiya's idea, the gap must be opened as soon as possible to allow the patrol force to operate as before.

Currently, Iwagakure's movements can only be accomplished by relying on a team with extremely high mobility.

However, this kind of team is not easy to find, and because the number is so small, many places cannot be taken into account, and the intelligence collection becomes incomplete.

"That's right, even Minato can't take care of all aspects. And if the patrol task is only handed over to his team, then he won't be able to form a containment force in other aspects."

One jounin sighed.

Because Minato often goes out on missions, he is not here to attend the meeting at this time.

Minato's Flying Thunder God Jutsu was even more maneuverable than the late Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo. Many times, many jounin at the same level regarded Minato as the White Fang.

In terms of offense, Minato is still a little green and not as lethal as White Fang, but signs of this are already emerging.

Soon, he will be able to take over the job of replacing Konoha White Fang.

"If Shuo Mao is still around..."

The other Jonin didn't know what he was thinking of, but when he said this, it made him even more melancholy.

The others couldn't help but think that if Sakumo was still alive at this time, then the enemy's nightmare would be two instead of one.

During the Second Ninja War, the effects of Konoha White Fang's highly mobile combat methods were obvious to all.

Suppressing the enemy's troops on the flank so that they dare not act rashly can end the battle at the minimum cost.

Whether it is to contain the enemy's main force or make the enemy passively defend, it can bring unexpected benefits.

However, this type of ninja is too difficult to find. Since the birth of the ninja world, there are only a few people who are qualified for such a job.

"Speaking of which, the ones we have to deal with now are the members of Sakumo's team, right? As a ninja from the Hyuga branch, it is really suspicious that he is not restricted by the 'caged bird'."

They who fought on the front line had heard about the Konoha defection incident in February this year, but they did not know the details.

However, as a member of the Hyuga branch, his defection was not destroyed by the clan's "caged bird", which also proved one thing - that is, the "caged bird" seal of the Hyuga clan was broken.

"There are far fewer Hyuga ninjas coming to the front line than before. Isn't this the best proof? The Hyuga clan is hesitating whether to put the separated ninjas on the battlefield."

Things in wealthy families are always so complicated, but as outsiders, they can only adopt a wait-and-see attitude. This is not something they can manage.

"I didn't think so before, but now I think about it, if the Byakugan ninja is the imaginary enemy, things will undoubtedly become difficult to handle. Lord Jiraiya, I suggest you retreat a certain distance. In this case, if you are surrounded by Iwagakure, Things are going to get complicated."

Finally, a Jonin suggested.

Some people agreed with his proposal, while others did not.

Because once they retreat, it means that Iwagakure's troops will march straight in again and wreak havoc in the Land of Fire.

It took a lot of effort to force the Iwagakure ninjas to fight in the Land of Grass, but now they are unwilling to return with the great situation they have achieved.

"This is too weak. It's just a blind eye. We should immediately gather an elite team targeting her abilities and eliminate her as soon as possible."

"To put it simply, it's a white eye. The other party is fully aware of all our ambush. If the situation is not good, she will definitely run away."

"Not necessarily. After the Byakugan grows, the distance it can observe is between five and six kilometers in radius. Although the insight is stronger than that of the sensing ninja, the range of perception is far less than that of the sensing ninja."

"She was a member of the White Fang Team. She was a genius ninja who was already a Jonin at the age of sixteen. We don't have that many elite ninjas to deal with her."

"Yes, Iwagakure's Explosive Release Hunter, and the Third Tsuchikage's son Loess, are not simple enemies. Especially Explosive Release Hunter, he used to be the captain of Iwagakure's explosive force, and his Explosive Release Death Rate was too high , even if it is just a scratch, you will be seriously injured due to the violent explosion."

The Jonin discussed it a lot, but at the end of the discussion, they couldn't come up with an accurate idea.

After all, the Byakugan used to be on their side, but now they are the enemy. The strategies formulated and the candidates to complete the tasks have also changed.

In addition, Iwagakure's side was not just watching in vain.

After all, it was Iwagakure who hired rebel ninjas into the battlefield.

Seeing that the Jonin were undecided, Jiraiya also thought deeply about it, and finally adopted a relatively safe idea:

"I have decided to retreat."

"Jiraiya-sama?"

"Now we are unable to obtain detailed information about Iwagakure's movements from the outside world, so we can avoid being surrounded by Iwagakure and retreat to this place to rest."

Jiraiya pointed to a location on the map.

"On the border?"

"Yes. Recuperate here and formulate a new strategy. In addition, I will also give feedback to the village and come up with strategies to counter the Byakugan as soon as possible, even special operations troops targeting the Byakugan."

The Jonin nodded, agreeing with Jiraiya's approach.

Indeed, with Iwagakure's personality, since he can use the Byakugan, he will definitely not hire him once and then give up.

Let the village select some ninjas with special abilities to target the Byakugan, which will be beneficial to the battle in the Country of Grass.

Although this idea is unrealistic, because it is too difficult to target Byakugan.

Unless enough ninjas are deployed to surround them, it will be difficult to eliminate enemies with Byakugan.

In the past ninja wars, the death rate of ninjas from the Hyuga clan was far lower than that of other ninja clans.

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"Lord Ayane, you've almost had enough fun, so you should go back to the Kingdom of Ghosts as soon as possible. It's too unsafe here."

In the forest, the person who secretly met Ayane was the insect man.

Like Ayane, he is currently employed by Iwagakure and helps Iwagakure with work.

Because Iwagakure wanted to go to war with Konoha on the one hand and Kumogakure on the other. The Third Tsuchikage Onoki himself seemed to have sequelae from his back injury, so he had to increase his funds and search for powerful bounty hunters in the underground black market to fight with Kumogakure. War with Konoha.

The mission scope of the Insect Boy Team is also here in the Country of Grass, fighting Konoha.

Occasionally, if necessary, he will go to the northern border of Earth Country to fight Kumogakure.

This depends on the thoughts and mood of the third Tsuchikage. Anyway, as long as the money is in place, the insect man doesn't care who he fights.

It's just that Ayane is different from him.

As an unknown traitor on Konoha's list, he was not even mentioned by name in the previous defection incident. Now he suddenly stands on the opposite side of Konoha, which has caused a series of very bad consequences.

He also slapped Konoha and the Hyuga clan hard on the face.

It is estimated that the top management of Konoha and Hinata are eager to kill Ayane.

"Don't worry, I have a measure."

It's just because I have no sense of propriety that I let you go back quickly. Insect Man sighed inwardly.

Of course, it is impossible to say such words directly from the mouth.

At this moment, a black shadow emerged from the grass, shuttled across the ground like lightning, entered Ayane's shadow and disappeared.

Ayane was slightly surprised, then understood what was going on, and smiled at the insect man: "Look, they said it's okay. This way, you don't have to worry about my safety. Shadow Dancer's The fairy mode is very powerful."

"..."

Insect Man sighed again.

Shouldn't we just send someone to take this adult back by force?

Why did they send extra manpower to help instead?

Is it really okay to be pampered like this?

"Although there is Shadow Dancer-sama here, Ayane-sama, you should pay attention. After all, your Byakugan is troublesome."

Knowing that he could not dissuade Ayane from going back, Mushio had no choice but to leave these words.

Iwagakure is a little better, after all, it is a cooperative relationship now.

Unless Iwagakure doesn't want to come into contact with the underground black market, he will never break up unilaterally unless absolutely necessary, otherwise it will be equivalent to breaking the agreement of the underground black market.

If Iwagakure loses his credibility, there will no longer be bounty hunters in the underground black market to take care of his business.

This time many bounty hunters joined Iwagakure and participated in the war because of the credibility accumulated by the Third Tsuchikage over the years.

If we lose this credibility, all the hard work of the past years will be in vain.

But other villages may not be so honest.

Especially Kumogakure.

Ayane is assisting Iwagakure's camp, and Kumogakure, who has a deep hatred for Iwagakure, might secretly make some small moves.

It's not just Kumogakure who covets Byakugan, Sunagakure and Kirigakure may also be acting secretly.

For them, the strategic level blood inheritance limit of Byakugan exceeds the importance of most blood inheritance limits.

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"Hinata...Hinata..."

The defection incident, which had finally been calmed down, almost became a hot topic again.

As the third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that he had more headaches this year than in the past few years combined.

Regarding Hinata Ayane's affairs, Hiruzen only knew what was on the surface.

But with the defection incident, the information on the surface needs to be re-examined.

Of course, there are some things that should not be false even if you defect.

For example, talent in ninja.

It is impossible to look at a genius girl who can become a Jonin at the age of sixteen with the eyes of ordinary ninjas. What's more, he also possesses an extremely powerful blood inheritance limit.

In Konoha, those who become jounin in their teens will without exception be the pillars of the village in the future.

For example, his three disciples, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya, who were known as the Sannin, became jounin before they were twenty years old.

Unfortunately, other than that, Hiruzen only knew so much about Ayane.

More information is questionable.

For example, loyalty to the Will of Fire is now a big question mark, and even like Shiraishi, he has to add the trait of being 'good at disguise'.

The Third Hokage is not afraid that Ayane's appearance will cause turmoil within Konoha, because it is not his original intention to conceal Ayane's identity as a traitor, but the Hyuga clan is also demanding that Ayane's identity as a traitor be concealed as much as possible.

In other words, even if Ayane's identity as a rebel nin was announced, the problem would only be attributed to the Hyuga clan.

With the current situation of the Hyuga clan, things can't get much worse no matter how bad they are.

A while ago, through ANBU investigation, it was discovered that the relationship between the Hyuga clan and the branch clan has become even more rigid.

This was expected by Hiruzen.

Not long after, Koharu, Mito Kadoyan, and Danzo Shimura walked in.

They also learned about this matter and wanted to come over to explore how to solve the problem.

Naturally, the problem they have to solve is not how to deal with the aftermath of this incident, but to consider the strategic layout of the battlefield on the front line.

After all, Ayane's matter has already been settled with Hinata. Once Ayane's identity is revealed, it will be up to their family to downplay the impact.

This is the main premise that the village cannot be chaotic.

"There has been no precedent for defecting ninjas in the Hyuga clan in the past, and the village has not studied the Byakugan restriction tactics too deeply. It seems that the Country of Grass is more troublesome."

After listening to Mito Kadoyan's words, Koharu went to bed and nodded in agreement.

Although Jiraiya wants the village to formulate a strategy against the Byakugan as soon as possible, the Byakugan is not the limit of blood succession in the ordinary sense.

Even with the illusion and darkness technique in the sealed book, it is impossible to seal the Byakugan.

Byakugan is the most advanced clairvoyance technique that can clearly see the human body's meridian system. Unless the meridian system in the human body does not exist, any chakra flow can be detected by the Byakugan ninja in advance.

This is why many villages covet and envy Baiyan.

"Currently, most of the ninjas of the Uchiha clan are distributed in the Kingdom of Rain, working with Orochimaru to deal with Sunagakure, and a small number are concentrated in the Kingdom of Yu to guard against Kumogakure. Even if the Byakugan is used to deal with the Byakugan, the Hyuga clan is currently in internal chaos, and there is still I don’t know when I will be able to adjust my breath.”

"If you had supported me earlier and allowed the Mu Dun plan to be completed, I wouldn't be so troubled now. Even if my opponent has a blank eye, there is nothing to fear."

Danzo spoke, his eyes showing coldness and his dedication to Mu Dun.

"But the experiment itself was too unstable, and many excellent ninjas were sacrificed for it. We can't make the same mistake."

Hearing what Hirizan said, Danzo snorted coldly.

"Hiruzen, is there anyone among the ANBU who can restrain the Byakugan?"

Xiaochun went to bed and asked.

ANBU has gathered a large number of outstanding ninjas in the village, who are all capable of blood succession limits and secret techniques.

Hiruzen replied: "If we want to restrict the Byakugan, there are a few candidates, but we can't completely block it. What's more, Hyuga Ayane is not an ordinary ninja of the Hyuga clan. She is the same as Uchiha Ruri, but she can become a ninja at the age of sixteen. The genius of the Jounin. She is more powerful than just the Byakugan."

When mentioning Uchiha Ruri, Danzo and others all started thinking.

Even among ninjas of the same clan, there are huge differences.

On the night of the defection incident, Liuli's strength was obvious to all. He could fight head-on with Hiruzen, who was the Hokage. It was difficult to judge in a long-term battle, but he could not lose in a short-term battle.

If it were replaced by Ayane, the level would be about the same, so it’s no wonder that Grass Country needs additional support.

It's not just a problem with the Byakugan, but Ayane, who controls the Byakugan, cannot treat her like an ordinary Hyuga ninja, otherwise she will suffer a big loss.

"I remember that genin named Matt Dai... he might be qualified for this job."

Danzo suddenly remembered something and mentioned the name of this ninja that impressed him deeply.

On the night of the defection incident, the genin named 'Matt Dai' also performed very well, which made him excited.

Unfortunately, through contact later, I found that such an outstanding talent was not suitable for his development.

He was afraid that absorbing such a hot-blooded fool would make his roots a mess, such as wearing that weird green tights...

Thinking of this, Danzo's eyelids twitched.

"Dai is in special training."

Hiruzen said.

"Special training?"

"For intensive training in physical skills, I sent a class of ANBU to assist him."

Hiruzen responded.

Originally, he planned to develop Matt Dai in all aspects, but as a result, except for physical skills, his talents in ninjutsu and illusion were terrible, so he gave up the idea.

"His physical skills are very strong and can deal with Hinata's soft fist. Let him and my roots go to the battlefield of the Grass Country. Needless to mention the Sharingan. Since it has chosen to appear, the Byakugan must be recovered as soon as possible. !”

Danzo stared straight at Hirazan with sharp eyes.

Sensing Danzo's determination, Hiruzen was silent for a moment and nodded solemnly.