Escape From Konoha

When Shiraishi arrived at the underground training ground, it happened to be afternoon.

With a built-in air-conditioning device, you can't feel the high temperature on the surface here at all.

"It seems that you have completely mastered the new power."

Shiraishi saw the scene in the training ground and the sparring between the two ended, and he roughly knew that after this period of training, both Ruri and Ayane were able to skillfully use their newly acquired powers.

After all, with their ninja talents, as long as they are given some time, they can integrate this new power and put it into actual combat.

Regarding this, Shiraishi was never surprised or surprised.

"Of course. Although there is still some power that has not been discovered, it is almost the same."

Ayane's words seemed very confident.

Liuli also nodded slightly, agreeing with Ayane's point of view.

The Mangekyō Sharingan Eye Technique in her left eye - the Eight Thunder Gods - is still being explored, and she herself has not been deeply involved in Thunder Release in the past, but she is very confident in her Ninjutsu talent.

Mastering this pupil technique is only a matter of time.

As for the research information on Thunder Escape, a lot of it has been collected within the Ghost Country’s military.

Yuri Lin, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure Village, used to help. Before the other party left, he left a large amount of research information on the Thunder Release Ninjutsu as a reward.

In addition, when she left Konoha, she also took away some of the Uchiha clan's ninjutsu materials, including those related to thunder escape. Making full use of these thunder escape ninjutsu materials would be of great help in learning thunder escape.

I believe it won’t take long for Lei Dun’s learning problems to be solved.

Unlike the right eye's mental resistance eye technique, the Eight Thunder Gods is an extremely extreme attack technique.

Learning and mastering Thunder Escape is the warm-up preparation before warming up to the Eight Thunder God Eye Technique.

"Don't be too proud and complacent. Afterwards, you will make a summary of your newly acquired abilities and report it to me. Since your abilities have undergone some changes, your subsequent cooperation tactics will also need to make certain adjustments."

Teamwork, no matter when and where, is an extremely important tactic and will last forever.

Within the Ghost Country's military, this kind of team tactic is also advocated.

The coordination between people, as long as they cooperate properly, can exert the power of one plus one which is far greater than two.

This tactic has been fully demonstrated in previous ninja wars and is highly recognized by ninjas from all over the world.

Liuli and Ayane nodded, indicating that they understood and would write a report to him.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Shiraishi, the hidden dangers within the Kingdom of Ghosts have been eliminated. When will the next step in the expansion plan be carried out?"

Ayane asked.

The expansion plan of the Kingdom of Ghosts has completed the first step.

That is to take the Star Ninja Village of the Bear Country as the first step, and then slowly encroach on the entire Bear Country.

This plan was already being laid out two years ago.

Now, with the help of the Demon Country, the Star Ninja Village has been rebuilt.

The senior officials of the original Hoshi Ninja Village, headed by the Third Hoshikage, were also integrated into the Demon Country's military system.

It is still known as Star Ninja Village to the outside world, but in fact it has become an important military base installed by the Kingdom of Demons within the Kingdom of Bears, with as many as a thousand ninjas.

Among these thousand ninjas, there were more than twenty jounin.

There are more than four hundred chunin, and the rest of the ninja are genin, in charge of the logistics there.

However, after being equipped with the new ninja tools of the Demon Country, if the genin cooperates and distributes, they can also display impressive strength.

For example, the chakra armor being developed at the Snow Country military base, the improved kunai gun from Sky Country, flying ninja tools, etc.

These standard ninja tools have initially formed mass production management and are gradually being put into formal training. Ninjas with insufficient strength can rely on this standard ninja tool to greatly improve their combat capabilities.

It can be said that the thousands of ninjas at the Star Ninja Village military base, using the new ninja tools and brand-new combat techniques in their hands on the frontal battlefield, can definitely fight head-on with the same number of ninjas from the five major countries, or even better.

But relatively speaking, according to statistics, the cost of maintaining armaments is likely to exceed that of those big countries.

Therefore, the top management, headed by Shiraishi, adopted a strategy of elite troops to reduce the number of ninjas as much as possible to avoid expanding military requirements and increasing the financial burden on the Kingdom of Demons.

Dividing ninjas into official ninjas and reserve ninjas is also a strategic consideration.

Official ninjas are naturally ninjas who are directly incorporated into the army and are ready to fight at any time.

The ninja reserve army is a candidate for replacement when the number of official ninjas is insufficient, so as to avoid unexpected situations and insufficient ninja combat power, resulting in the collapse of the war situation.

Based on this premise, although the military strength of the Demon Country has not been actually verified, through various comprehensive and comprehensive internal estimates, it can also fight head-on with any major country's Ninja Village without falling behind.

So, in this way, the military, which has expanded its military strength to this point, naturally needs to complete the next military operation.

With the Star Ninja Village as the core, the military has successively sent personnel to the Bear Country to penetrate the entire Bear Country from the civilian and official systems.

The bridge connecting the Bear Country and the Wind Country has been basically completed, and there is only a suitable opportunity left.

Ayane can't wait to have a fight.

The Sand Hidden Village in the Kingdom of Wind can just meet her combat needs.

A Ninja Village of a small country like the one that captured the Hoshi Ninja Village cannot be called a battle at all, it is just a crushing with complete superiority.

"At this time, it is too early for the Kingdom of Wind to declare war. I am also preparing to convene a high-level military meeting to discuss this matter. No matter from which point of view, it is not suitable to take military action against the Kingdom of Wind. Action, however, in terms of time, we should start the action in the next two to three years. But before that, the country of You must be included in the territory, so that we can further deploy naval power."

Naval power is also an important combat force that Shiraishi envisions in the future.

The resources on land are extremely limited, and the larger marine resources are basically blank at the moment, but in the future, sooner or later they will become the target of attention and competition for all countries.

Before that era comes, Shiraishi wants to lead the Kingdom of Demons to seize the opportunity.

Therefore, the development and utilization of marine resources also require agility.

For this reason, Yuno Kuni, which is as close to the ocean as the western part of Oni Kuni, has become a high-quality choice.

Not only that, the Country of Snow also has ports, which can be used to develop naval bases and strengthen the control and exploitation of marine resources.

No matter what era, resources are one of the most important foundations for development. A country's economy and military are all developed based on resources.

"The Country of Netherworld? I remember that there is no ninja village in this country. It should be much easier to move than the Country of Bears. Moreover, I heard that there were rumors that the Country of Netherworld wanted to be merged into the Country of Ghosts in the past."

Ayane remembered something and said.

The outbreak of the Ninja World War was a time when the forces of the Ninja Village in the great country acted extremely rampantly.

It is also the tragedy of a small country.

Only a special neutral country like the Kingdom of Oni would be free from the intrusion of war and develop quietly at the border of the ninja world.

Even neutral countries like the Iron Kingdom have experienced innocent people being forced into wars in the past. Although they quickly broke away, they still cannot change the fact that they were involved in the war.

The situation in the Kingdom of Ghosts is turbulent, which only occurs once every few decades. It is the war between witches and monsters, which brings unrest and fear.

In addition, in the ninja world, there is no neutral country that is more stable than the Kingdom of Demons.

"Yes, but this proposal was rejected by Maitreya Miko at that time. Maitreya Miko also had many considerations and did not want to be disturbed too much by the outside world, so she did not accept the proposal of the Kingdom of Netherworld to be merged into the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Regardless of whether the Kingdom of Ghosts has ambitions or not, once the Kingdom of Ghosts is merged into the Kingdom of Ghosts, it will definitely face a lot of resistance internationally.

Especially the big countries headed by the five big countries, they will definitely block it.

However, Maitreya Miko is no longer here at the moment, and Shion is now in charge of the main line, becoming the new miko of the Kingdom of Demons.

Some changes can be made to the strategy of the Kingdom of You.

However, this kind of plan change can only be carried out in secret like the Bear Country, and cannot surface for the time being.

The more times like this, the more we cannot take it lightly and need to maintain a high level of vigilance.

On Yagura's side, Akatsuki's pressure has been shared. The Demon Country only needs to focus on advancing and improving the expansion plan to see if there are any omissions.

"Next, while completing the annexation plan of the Kingdom of You, I will let the debt collectors from the Chamber of Commerce test the reactions of the Kingdom of Wind and Hidden Sand Village. After that, we will make a decision."

Shiraishi made his decision.

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Yuyin.

The downpour was continuous, and the rainwater flowed into the sewer along the steel pipes of the village, and formed a huge canal outside the village.

It makes Yuyin Village look like a village built on the water, floating there alone.

In the tower, dim lights were on, Bai Jue emerged from the ground, and in front of him, Nagato stood upright.

The emotionless reincarnation eyes gave Bai Jue a chilling sense of oppression all the time.

"Nagato-sama, I have already inquired clearly about what was explained before."

Bai Jue said.

"Tell me."

Nagato still stared at Bai Zetsu with an emotionless face.

Bai Zetsu was also used to it and continued to answer: "Since Kisame Inikaki escaped from the Kingdom of Water, he first wandered in the ninja world for half a month. When he was found recently, he was wandering in the underground black market and doing two bounty missions. But at the same time, he was being watched by the pursuit troops from Kirigakure Village, so he was in a bad situation."

Ninja villages in various countries basically have a zero-tolerance attitude towards defecting ninjas.

In particular, this kind of S-class defecting ninja that threatens the security of the village and the country is a thorn in the side of the Ninja Village and a thorn in the flesh.

But for Akatsuki, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to win over Inikisaki Kisame.

Xiao currently has the correct manpower. Compared with the personnel of the peripheral organizations, the core members of the inner circle are the most difficult to recruit.

So far, Orochimaru and the others are still the main ones, working very hard for the organization.

If a powerful ninja can be roped in to join Akatsuki at this time, Akatsuki's plan can be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Iniki Kaki Kisame is one of the defected ninjas on the watch list this time.

"After defecting, did you work in the underground black market?"

Nagato thought for a moment.

To be honest, Kirigakure is the most difficult ninja village to collect information among the five major countries.

Before the First Ninja War in Kirigakure Village, the village leader, the second generation Mizukage Kiden Gengetsu, adopted various institutional policies that imitated Konoha, established ninja schools and ANBU institutions, and strengthened the military strength of Kirigakure Village. . Not only that, the second generation Mizukage Kito Genzuki has always advocated a confidentiality policy.

The so-called confidentiality policy means absolute confidentiality regarding the life and ninjutsu abilities of ninjas.

This kind of secrecy is adopted not only for ninjas from other villages, but also for ninjas from their own village.

Secrecy originated from the second-generation Mizukage, Kiden Gengetsu, and was finally pushed to its peak by his disciple, the third-generation Mizukage.

Although in recent years, this so-called secrecy has been somewhat abandoned after the Fourth Mizukage Goju Yagura came to power, but thinking about Kirigakure Village's long-standing style, it cannot be lifted in a short while.

This also made it more difficult for Akatsuki to obtain information about Kirigakure Village.

If you think about it carefully, since Kirigakure participated in the First Ninja War, it did not appear on the stage in the Second Ninja War and the Third Ninja War.

If the Fourth Mizukage hadn't launched a coup before taking office as Mizukage, all countries would still be in the dark about the dire situation inside Kirigakure Village.

During the Third Ninja War, ninja villages in various countries suffered heavy losses, and the same was true for Kirigakure Village.

The difference is that the ninja villages in other countries lost a large number of ninjas due to foreign wars, and the ninja casualties in Kirigakure Village were purely due to the outbreak of civil war.

This is also the reason why people in Kirigakure Village are secretly laughing at them now.

It's just ridicule, no one dares to underestimate any big Ninja Village.

In the past few years, Hidden Wu Village has lived up to its high expectations and has resumed development at an extremely fast speed. The graduation rate of Ninja School students is also increasing year by year.

Under such a favorable situation, the Daimyo of the Water Kingdom died mysteriously, and Kisame Ingaki, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, defected and became an S-class defector ninja, causing the Kirigakure Village and the Kingdom of Water to fall into the trap again. into the eyes of the world.

Based on this situation, in line with the idea of ​​absorbing newcomers for the organization, Nagato has the intention of recruiting Kisame Kisame.

For this reason, he asked Bai Jue to collect information about the dried persimmon and ghost shark. Whether it is after defection or before defection, the information is of high reference value.

Not long after he became a rebel, he quickly transferred to work in the underground black market, which shows that he is living in distress at the moment and has lost the source of money for his livelihood. The underground black market is the only place where he can support his family.

But there are still problems.

Nagato frowned and asked, "What's the reason for Kisame's defection? Have you figured it out yet?"

Yes, Wuyin Village has never announced the specific reason why Kisame Kisame defected from Ninja Village.

With an "unknown" criminal motive, he was identified as an S-class defected ninja by the senior management of Wuyin Village.

In Nagato's view, this is a very incredible thing.

There must be other secrets hidden in the dried persimmon ghost shark.

What's more coincidental is that the defection of Kanshiki Kisame happened together with the mysterious death of the daimyo of the land of water.

It is not difficult for people to imagine that there is an inevitable causal connection between these two things.

At least, that's what Nagato thinks.

Bai Zetsu chuckled and said to Nagato: "According to the information I collected, Inogaki Kisame was when the fourth Mizukage Gotachibana Yagura went to the Daming Mansion to attend a meeting. While the fourth Mizukage was resting, Inogaki Kisame Kisame suddenly attacked a large number of high-level officials of the Kingdom of Water, including the daimyo. Among them, the daimyo of the Kingdom of Water died on the spot, and several senior officials were also seriously injured. Fortunately, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura arrived in time. Stopping it prevented it from causing a bigger tragedy."

"What's the reason for his attack on the Daimyo of Water Country?"

Nagato asked.

Anyone with a discerning eye can find some interesting things about the causal relationship between these two things.

But compared to this, Nagato is more concerned about the reason why Kisame Kisame attacked the Daimyo of the Water Country and killed him.

This is very important to Nagato.

Bai Jue thought for a moment and said, "Nagato-sama, you should have heard about the Blood Mist Sect."

The Blood Mist Faction was the faction organization that secretly controlled a large amount of real power in Kirigakure Village before the Fourth Mizukage Gotachibana Yagura came to power.

They adopted extremely extreme strategies to transform the ninjas in Kirigakure Village and eliminate dissidents, so that the sky above Kirigakure Village was filled with a bloody aura like blood mist all year round, calling for ominous omens.

However, this faction was annihilated by the new Mizukage Yagura after the fourth generation Mizukage Gotachibana Yagura successfully launched a coup. Currently, within Kirigakure Village, the Blood Mist Sect has disappeared and completely lost its traces.

"Kisaki Kisame is a ninja of the Blood Mist Sect?"

Nagato also heard about the Blood Mist Sect.

"Yes. He was originally one of the Seven Former Ninja Swordsmen and a subordinate of the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Demon. After the death of the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Demon, he was taken into custody by Yagura. Later, for some unknown reason, he was released by Yagura and became a One of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure Village, mastering the Great Sword Samehada. It is said that before defecting, he was one of Yagura's guard jounin and was highly trusted by Yagura."

Bai Jue told the information he had heard.

"The Blood Mist Sect, detained and released, became the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the Mizukage's confidants... and finally defected... This is really an extremely complicated ninja resume."

Nagato frowned in thought.

"Not only that, but according to the information I have received, the Blood Mist Sect that developed within Kirigakure Village seems to be driven by the daimyo of the Land of Water, controlling it behind the scenes."

"In other words, is this defection an act of revenge carried out by Kisame out of resentment against the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water for ruthlessly abandoning the Blood Mist Sect?"

Nagato nodded thoughtfully and quickly figured out the key.

In fact, this is not difficult to think about.

Things seem complicated, but in fact, once you know the causes and consequences, this matter is no longer chaotic, but an incomparable logical relationship with traces to follow.

The daimyo of the Kingdom of Water was behind the scenes to help the Blood Mist Sect grow, thereby gaining access to the military power within Kirigakure Village.

However, the rise of the Blood Mist Sect, although it relied on bloody methods to suppress the voices of many opponents, also aroused the resistance of many Kirigakure ninjas.

The biggest opponent among them is Goju Yagura.

Therefore, Gotachibana Yagura launched a coup and eliminated the ninjas of the Blood Mist Sect from within the Kirigakure Village, thereby taking over the position of the Fourth Mizukage.

After that, the Daimyo of the Land of Water did not hesitate to abandon the remnants of the Blood Mist Sect, and instead supported Yagura as the victor. This act of adding insult to injury and only focusing on protecting himself undoubtedly angered the remnants of the Blood Mist Sect.

In Kirigakure Village, even though Yagura is a Mizukage, he has forgotten Kisame's past identity and even given him a heavy responsibility.

However, his identity as a ninja of the Blood Mist Sect still brought great inconvenience and trouble to Kisame in Kirigakure Village.

Even Yagura couldn't eliminate the villagers' rejection and resentment towards Kisame.

The villagers of Kirigakure Village would not trust a ninja who was once a member of the Blood Mist Sect.

Kisame, who had endured to the limit in the village, had no choice but to make the irrational choice of defecting.

Taking advantage of the great opportunity of the meeting between Mizukage Mikura and the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water, he borrowed his identity as the Mizukage's guard to kill the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water. This was a way of saying "farewell" to Kirigakure Village, and also to the Blood Mist. The faction failed, and the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water took revenge.

Nagato knew exactly what happened after this.

Kisame, who became an S-class defected ninja, was homeless and could only rely on trading platforms such as the underground black market to earn living expenses to survive in the ninja world. It can be said that it was a rather embarrassing life for a ninja.

"It should be what you guessed, Nagato-sama. Inikigaki Kisame is now being chased and assassinated by Kirigakure's pursuit troops from time to time. If we go over now to help him cover up his traces and escape from Kirigakure's pursuit troops, he will definitely be grateful. . Then recruit him in one fell swoop and let him join the organization."

Bai Zetsu thinks that recruiting Kisame to join Akatsuki is just a piece of cake.

Because no matter how glorious your identity was in the past, once you become a rebel ninja, you have to start all over again.

Only with the help of Akatsuki's power can Kisame avoid the pursuing troops in Kirigakure Village.

Facing a complete state machine, even an S-class defecting ninja can only put strategy first.

"After observing for a while, we can't make a hasty judgment like this. If there is really no problem with him, it won't be too late to recruit him. I'll leave this matter to you, Bai Jue."

It is impossible for the core members of Akatsuki to pass through a simple review like the peripheral members.

Without personal recommendation from core members, if you want to become a core member of the organization, you need to undergo a strict review to determine whether you are suitable to be inducted into the organization and contribute to the organization.

"Yes, then I will go over and continue the investigation. Wait for my good news, Nagato-sama."

Bai Zetsu chuckled and was about to sneak into the floor and leave when Nagato asked again:

"How is the arrangement in Konoha?"

"The cooperation with Danzo is currently relatively stable, and there have been no accidents. Does Mr. Nagato have any other instructions?"

Bai Jue thought about his answer.

"When the time is right, we can give Danzo more help. We need him to divert the attention of the Third Hokage. Let A Feiduo have more contact with Danzo, but remember not to reveal the secret in front of Danzo. Mr. Madara's name, It’s quite a deterrent.”

As long as the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes are always focused on Konoha, unable to escape from the internal situation of Konoha, and looking to the outside world, it will undoubtedly be a huge success for Akatsuki.

In Konoha, the only person who can contain the Third Hokage is Shimura Danzo.

Therefore, Danzo Shimura, the leader of the Roots, is definitely a target worthy of Akatsuki's best efforts to win over and cooperate with him.

The other party's ambition to be the Hokage can be exploited.

Bai Jue nodded, indicating that he understood, and disappeared into the ground.

After Bai Zetsu left, Nagato walked to the rain platform outside the tower. As always, from this height, he overlooked the village soaked in rain.

"Kakisaki Kisame, I hope you won't disappoint me..."