Escape From Konoha

Several figures were running through the forest. Due to the dense trees, the sun's rays could not penetrate, so the forest was shrouded in a dark and cold color.

"Lord Raikage, after passing through this forest, you can go to the nearest port and return to the Kingdom of Thunder from there."

Beside the Fourth Raikage, a plump male Kumonin Jominin said.

"Understood, hurry up and return to the country of thunder as soon as possible."

The Fourth Raikage nodded and his speed surged.

"Yes, Lord Raikage!"

Accompanying Yunyin Jōnin responded heavily, and also increased his speed, running behind the fourth generation of Raikage.

They went out with the Fourth Raikage this time because of a secret technique passed down from generation to generation in Sugino Village.

The effect of this secret technique will make the Fourth Raikage's Thunder Release Ninja Body Technique more comprehensive. Therefore, after learning about the existence of the secret technique in Sugi Nomura, the Fourth Raikage couldn't wait to lead several Kumogakure Jonin attacked Sugzhi Village, and obtained Sugzhi Village's secret scroll from the ancestral hall.

Afterwards, there was a battle with the ninjas who were chasing up by Shanzhicun, and Shanzhicun was very eager to regain the secret scroll.

But due to strength, we can only do some harassment along the way.

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage was not that worried about his next journey back to the Land of Thunder.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage and other Kumo ninjas who were running towards the outside of the forest suddenly heard a strange noise coming from behind.

The Kumogakure jounin, including the Fourth Raikage, all became vigilant. They stopped, turned around, and looked into the depths of the forest that had turned pitch black at some point. It looked like the bloody mouth of a beast, which made people feel uncomfortable. Create a feeling of fear.

"Who are you pretending to be a fool? Get out of here!"

A Kumogakure jounin asked in the dark forest.

"hehe."

The cold laughter floated into the ears of the Kumogakure ninja from the darkness of the forest.

A pair of red eyes, like hungry wolves, lit up in the darkness.

Standing or standing upside down on a branch, as a group of five, they released a strong aura towards the Fourth Raikage and others.

"I originally thought that the people who robbed the secret technique of Sugino Village were just a few Jonin of Kumogakure, but I didn't expect that it was the Fourth Raikage-dono in person."

"From the tone of your voice, you are not ninjas from Sugino Village, right?"

Facing the five people hiding in the darkness, with only five pairs of eyes exposed, Kumogakure Jōnin asked in a solemn voice.

"We are hunters employed by the Sugi Village. We have no village and no owner. We are people who use people's money to eliminate disasters. The purpose of coming here is to retrieve the secret scroll of the Sugi Village. Hand over the things Bar."

One of them replied with a gloomy tone.

"They say don't play tricks there!"

The Kumogakure Jonin standing next to the Fourth Raikage did not hesitate to draw the ninja sword behind him and rushed towards the five people in the darkness.

The five people in the darkness immediately disappeared on the branches like black smoke, and then a fierce white light enveloped everything in front of them.

Not only the Kumogakure ninjas who rushed up, but also the Fourth Raikage behind them had their vision obstructed by the bright light.

"What is this? A blindfold?"

Fourth Raikage frowned and said something coldly.

"The cage has been set up, now it's time to hunt!"

The cold voice came from the darkness again, with a mocking meaning inside.

"Damn it, how dare you look down on us!"

Another Kumogakure jounin rushed out, formed seals with his hands, and began to release ninjutsu at the source of the sound.

"Lightning Thunder Rat Shock!"

After the squeaking rattle, a large number of thunder blades spun and flew at extremely fast speeds, cutting into the darkness in an attempt to catch all the ninjas in the darkness.

However, after he finished performing the ninjutsu, he suddenly screamed in pain.

A huge insect-shaped lump protruded from his chest, pushing up his ninja uniform.

Under the disbelieving gaze of the Kumogakure jounin, the insect-shaped lump on his chest swelled again and exploded with a roar, leaving only a pile of charred flesh scattered in the firelight.

The Kumogakure ninjas who saw this scene shrank their pupils and became furious.

"Nikayi!"

Calling the name of the dead Kumogakure jounin, the other Kumogakure ninjas, including the Fourth Raikage, were angry at this scene.

Killing Yunyin Rehu in front of them with such a vicious method is tantamount to provoking the majesty of Yunyin Village.

"Have you seen the consequences of attacking us? Hand over the secret scroll of Sugi Nomura and Rao Er will not die!"

"Die to me!"

What responded to the ninja in the darkness was the angry thunder and lightning fist of the Fourth Raikage.

There are people who can make Yunyin compromise, but Yunyin's dignity is definitely not something that a group of lawless bounty hunters can challenge.

Carrying dense tears all over his body, the fourth generation Raikage entered the thunder armor mode. Not only did he attack and defend in one, but his speed also increased greatly.

He turned into lightning, rushed into the depths of the forest wrapped in darkness, and dropped his fist on a piece of land.

Boom!

The ground exploded.

A figure jumped away from the exploding land and looked at the Fourth Raikage solemnly.

"Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A huge water dragon rose from the ground and fell from the sky to hit the Fourth Raikage who was preparing to continue the attack.

The Fourth Raikage snorted heavily, his pupils were covered by lightning, and only a flash of lightning was seen. The Fourth Raikage's body had disappeared from the place, and the water dragon rushed to the open space, forming a body of water.

"This speed and power are really exaggerated. It is worthy of the Five Shadows."

The native boy who was lucky enough to escape the disaster looked at the floor that was smashed by the Fourth Raikage's fist. If he had been a step later, his head might have been torn apart and exploded.

"Lord Raikage!"

The other Kumogakure jounin also rushed over to assist. One of them was about to release his ninjutsu when suddenly a large insect-shaped lump appeared on his chest, which was terrifying.

"ah!"

The release of the ninjutsu was stopped in time, so that the insect-shaped mass did not expand further and reach the point of explosion.

But the Kumogakure jounin was also pale, and his body was twitching on the ground with a face full of pain, and cold sweat continued to break out on his forehead.

The Fourth Raikage, who wanted to continue fighting the enemy, heard the screams of his subordinates and couldn't help but look around. He saw that the weird insect-shaped lump was still occupying the subordinate's chest, and it was just one step away from exploding. .

"Haha, rather than dealing with us, it would be better to save your comrades, Raikage-sama. If you are willing to hand over the secret technique of Sugi Nomura, I would not mind showing mercy and sparing his life."

Insect Man appeared next to Earth Man, talking to the Fourth Raikage as a leader, and spoke with a smile.

"Damn it!"

The Fourth Raikage's face was gloomy, but the look on his face showed that he was not convinced and did not give in to the insect man.

Chong Man also knew this and sighed. This mission with a bounty of 80 million taels was really difficult to accomplish.

Unexpectedly, his blasting insects were useless against the Fourth Raikage.

It is probably because the chakra flows so fast that the blasting bugs have no time to absorb and hatch, thus posing a threat to the Fourth Raikage.

However, if the fourth generation of Raikage wants to avoid the blasters all the time, they must maintain the Thunderbolt armor mode and consume a lot of chakra.

Generally speaking, this will soon become exhausted due to insufficient chakra.

But the problem is, the Chakra of the fourth generation of Raikage is at the level of a tailed beast.

Even if they run out of chakra, I am afraid that the fourth generation of Raikage will still retain much more chakra than ordinary people.

Like his father Sandai Raikage, he is a genuine humanoid tailed beast.

Wanting to fight a war of attrition with the fourth generation of Raikage is obviously the most stupid approach.

"If you want to exchange for the lives of your subordinates, then hand over the secret scroll of Sugi Nomura. Otherwise, in that state, your subordinates will die of pain in just a few days. This is how to contact us, and you are welcome to come and trade. , Your Excellency Leiying, our Xuan Yuan Association will always congratulate you."

Worm Man threw a scroll on the ground, then jumped back with Earth Man, plunged into the darkness, and disappeared.

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"Are you okay? Looks very tired."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Baishi was sitting in the living room at home. He heard footsteps coming from behind, and turned his head. What he saw was Liuli who had just come back from outside, with a deep tired look on his face, so he asked with concern.

Liuli glanced at Baishi, and replied: "It's nothing, arranging those little devils is really troublesome."

Refers to the thirty or so Uchiha children who were brought to the Kingdom of Demons from Konoha.

Ordinary little devils are not that difficult to arrange. These thirty or so children, regardless of the purity of their bloodline, there is no doubt that they are all members of the same family, and they have inherited the Sharingan blood inheritance limit of the Uchiha clan to some extent. .

In addition, the research department of the Kingdom of Demons has now developed a method to increase the probability of opening the Sharingan without side effects. In other words, it is estimated that more than 90% of these thirty children who have not yet grown up will be able to open the Sharingan in the future. If they work hard on their own, it wouldn't be difficult for everyone to activate their Sharingan.

Because of this, neither Liuli nor the staff of the Ghost Country could treat these thirty children with the limit of blood inheritance as ordinary people. From the moment they speak out, they are fundamentally different from ordinary people.

The world is so unfair.

But because of this, the responsibilities and obligations they will bear in the future will be heavier than those of ordinary people.

"Isn't this a good thing? Otherwise, it would not be easy for the Uchiha clan ninjas you brought to the Kingdom of Demons to spread their branches in the Kingdom of Demons. With this group With the new force, we can see very good results in ten or twenty years.”

Because of frequent wars, men and women in the ninja world generally get married and have children at an early age.

Liuli was only twenty years old when she first became pregnant. In this era of extremely high war mortality, she was considered relatively late.

"Maybe."

Liuli responded lightly.

"So, have you told them about the genocide of the Konoha Uchiha clan?"

Shiraishi asked Liuli while playing with the flintlock gun in his hand.

Liuli hesitated for a moment, but nodded.

"I've said it, after all, it's a bit unfair to them to hide this kind of thing. However, after that, it's a bit busy to channel the hatred in their hearts. They cry and make trouble, it's really noisy."

Liuli rarely complained, but she would also feel a headache when faced with dozens of children who cried and made noises after hearing the facts about the genocide.

She couldn't talk about it, and she couldn't fight. It gave her a headache even more than fighting thousands of sand ninjas.

"Don't worry about this. The Kingdom of Ghosts has a special mental therapy center for children. Let them go there to relieve their emotions first, and then arrange for them to go to ninja school."

Regarding this matter, Shiraishi can't make any judgment.

In this era, whether you are an adult or a child, the most vulnerable thing is your heart.

Especially for the Uchiha clan, the Blood Succession Limited Ninja clan that can use negative emotions to open their eyes, it is even more necessary to provide emotional counseling for them.

Using negative emotions to open your eyes is too easy to be exploited by the darkness in your heart. In addition, if you gain too much power at once, extreme and aloof psychology will naturally take over.

This is a common problem among many ninjas in the Konoha Uchiha clan.

"I'm already making arrangements. So, how about the investigation into the truth about the genocide of the Uchiha clan? Was it Itachi Uchiha or Konoha?"

Liuli's tone became stiff. Even though she said she didn't say anything, she was still worried about it in her heart.

No matter how stupid the Konoha Uchiha clan is, it is still the blood of the Uchiha clan, and it is perished at the hands of one of its own people. What is going on?

Therefore, for others, the Uchiha genocide incident is already history, but in Liuli's view, this does not mean the end.

She wanted to know the whole truth behind the Uchiha genocide.

"Based on the information provided by Konoha's informants, most of them can be reconstructed with evidence. Among them, there are two things worth mentioning."

Shiraishi remembered something and said.

"Which two things?"

"Kakashi also learned about it recently. Because he became the ANBU minister, Danzo valued him even more than before. Therefore, Kakashi took this opportunity to look through the records of past root operations. Approximately Seven years ago, I began to pay attention to Uchiha Itachi."

"Seven years ago? At that time, Uchiha Itachi was still in school, right?"

Liuli frowned.

She and Shiraishi didn't know about this. There were people deployed by them among the ANBU, but the root's review method was too strict, and it was impossible for anyone to betray Danzo.

Not only does the root need to annihilate people's emotions, but it also requires sealing techniques to control it.

Roots and Anbu are completely different departments, even though Roots is nominally a branch of Anbu.

"Although it's a bit strange, there is indeed such a record in the root. The person in charge is Aburame Ryoma of the Aburame clan. After Orochimaru left the root in the past, he has been the deputy commander of the root and Danzo's trusted right-hand man. . Not only the results of Kakashi’s investigation, but the Konoha Jounin Yuzuki Minazuki who recently surrendered to us, who used to be Uchiha Itachi’s mentoring Jounin, also revealed that the root ordered him to spy on Uchiha Itachi.”

As you can imagine, things that were uncertain at first suddenly became clear.

It was also completely confirmed that Uchiha Itachi showed signs of being used by his roots.

This may be related to his childhood experience, and he has developed too much negative consciousness. It is natural for such a person to be targeted by Danzo, the Shinobi, and used as a tool.

"What about the second thing?"

"Three years ago, Itachi Uchiha took the Chunin Exam alone. Soon after, he was recruited into the ANBU by the Third Hokage."

"Participating in the Chuunin Exam alone does not meet the standards of Konoha's Chunin Exam. Even joining ANBU must be based on teamwork. Uchiha Itachi has not grown up to the point where he does not need teammates."

Liuli made an objective evaluation.

She had also heard her daughter Kazuhime say this, but at that time Uchiha Itachi was only one of the better ninjas of the Konoha Uchiha clan, so she didn't pay much attention.

"More than that, Kakashi recently found out that after Uchiha Itachi joined the Anbu, there were signs of contact with the Roots. Therefore, based on the signs before and after the Uchiha clan was exterminated, it can be basically concluded that this was Danzo's plan. The third generation Hokage was hesitant and allowed Danzo to do what he did. At the critical moment, he still focused on 'balance'... probably because he was too old and could no longer control the Uchiha who had the intention of a coup. It’s a clan.”

Therefore, the annihilation of the Uchiha clan was the product of the Third Hokage's inaction.

Danzo took advantage of this gap, took advantage of the weakness of the Third Hokage, took advantage of the darkness in Uchiha Itachi's heart, and completed the Uchiha plan to exterminate the Uchiha clan.

The plans are intertwined.

If it wasn't for one of his own people, Shiraishi would also be applauded for this plan to eliminate the enemy.

But for a moment, Shiraishi didn't know how to evaluate Danzo when he cut off his arm.

Should I say it is really for the peace of Konoha, or to implement the policies left by the Second Hokage?

But then again, does the will of the second Hokage really hope that the subsequent Hokage will wipe out the Uchiha clan?

This kind of thing is no longer testable.

"So, what happened to Akatsuki? After Uchiha Itachi exterminated the clan, he immediately joined the Akatsuki organization. Akatsuki's intelligence is too good."

Liuli was confused about this.

Unlike them who were born in Konoha, it is not that simple for Akatsuki to place his own people in Konoha.

Unless it's through Orochimaru.

But according to Kakashi's report, Orochimaru's old men, before and after the Uchiha genocide, had always been honest and did their duty without any unusual behavior.

"It's very simple. I have made assumptions before. Either Akatsuki secretly colluded with Danzo, or the Akatsuki organization, like us, has placed informants in Konoha. But the latter is unlikely, so using Uchiha Itachi Coming to destroy the Uchiha was probably a joint decision between Danzo and Akatsuki. They secretly colluded. This kind of cooperation may have been maintained after the Uchiha clan was exterminated."

"In the end, one of our own died, right?"

Liuli didn't care who was behind the plan. What she felt was unworthy was that the Uchiha clan was actually instigated by outsiders and allowed their own people to wipe out the clan.

This is where Liuli feels the most angry.

"If you feel unhappy, after the agreement with Akatsuki is over, then the same result will come if you personally eliminate the traitors of the Uchiha clan."

"Without my own hands, Akatsuki will eventually take the lead in clearing out that traitor."

Liuli sneered.

If there was Akatsuki's actions behind the Uchiha genocide, then Uchiha Itachi was simply sold to Akatsuki by his roots.

When his value is used up, there will be no place for Uchiha Itachi, whether it is Roots, Akatsuki, or Konoha.

The Uchiha clan in the Kingdom of Demons also hated Uchiha Itachi deeply and would never accept such a traitor who betrayed the family.

It can be said that he is a homeless person through and through.

"It's up to you."

Shiraishi is not very interested in Uchiha Itachi. There should only be one and a half Akatsuki who are worth paying attention to.

One is Nagato, and the other half is a guy covered in black, called Black Zetsu.

That guy seems to be different from Shiro Zetsu, and has inherited Madara's will. Even if he hides Madara's body in the Kingdom of Demons, there is no guarantee that the other party will not come up with some conspiracy to recapture it.

Therefore, how to deal with Madara's body has become a headache for Shiraishi.

Rationally speaking, destroying Madara's body is the best way, but this is Uchiha Madara's body, and Shiraishi doesn't want to let go of such a treasure.

Even if you can't get what's in Madara's brain, the corpse alone has extremely high research value.

"By the way, I have to do some errands next. I may not be able to come back until I go out for a few days."

Shiraishi took a sip of tea, placed the flintlock gun in his hand casually on the coffee table, and stood up from the sofa in the living room.

"Going to do something?"

"I want to recruit Tsunade-sensei, and I plan to have a frank talk with her this time."

"Recruit her?"

Liuli was a little surprised.

"Well, Konoha has been corrupted. If she can agree with my ideals, then not only can it further attack Konoha, but Konoha's orthodox status will also be questioned, and it can also add another general to the Kingdom of Demons."

Shiraishi said this, looking confident.

Although she didn't know what Shiraishi was thinking, Liuli still had a skeptical attitude.

However, Tsunade has been away from Konoha for many years, so she might actually be able to instigate rebellion.

To be honest, in terms of strength alone, Tsunade is the icing on the cake for the Kingdom of Demons. Lin, who has learned senjutsu and obito, and completed senjutsu and perfect jinchuriki training, is not as strong as Tsunade. Weak, maybe even stronger.

But from the perspective of medical ninja, Tsunade's status is indeed of a type that is difficult to be replaced by others.

However, Liuli was not particularly optimistic about the results of Shiraishi's recruitment of Tsunade.

The Senju clan is the purest faction in Konoha. Even though the Senju clan is no longer in glory, the bond left by the first Hokage still affects the heart of the Sannin, preventing her from betraying Konoha.

The doubt in Liuli's eyes did not make Baishi flinch.

"We have to give it a try anyway, right? It's okay if we don't agree. This will stop my thoughts... After all, the subsequent battles will not be like the battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind, allowing us to have enough margin to deal with the enemy. The heart is soft and the hand is soft.”

"As long as you are mentally prepared."

Ruri also felt that Shiraishi was too indulgent towards Tsunade.

Shiraishi curled his lips. Compared to him, Liuli also let go of his disciples from the Konoha period in the previous battle. In terms of sensibility, the two of them are about the same.

However, no matter how emotional you are, it is only based on your own ability to grasp the situation.

In the next battle, not only the five major countries, but also the Akatsuki organization will be involved.

Therefore, there is no way to continue to be merciful to past teachers and disciples.

Liuli also knew this. Next time, even a disciple would kill the opponent mercilessly as long as he appeared on the opposite side.

If we can't become the same camp now, then the ending... no matter what, it may be an outcome that Shiraishi will deeply regret.

"Also, tell Asuka that the ninja tool he modified based on the flintlock gun is very good, but also warn him not to be complacent. He still has a lot to learn."

"It would be better if he could be so focused on learning ninja skills."

Looking at the flintlock gun on the coffee table, Liuli was both pleased and regretful that her eldest son was not doing his job properly.

It's not that it's not good to become a researcher, but Liuli never thought that this would be what a ninja of the Uchiha clan should do.

The battlefield and fighting are the meaning of the existence of the Uchiha clan.

"Everyone has his own ambitions. Besides, there are no rules that stipulate that after becoming a researcher, you cannot become the leader of the Uchiha clan. Maybe that kid will exceed our expectations in the future. Then, please leave the family affairs. This I also stopped by the Star Ninja Village to visit the guy from Thunder Maru. The matter in the Country of Wind is over, and he can be transferred from the Star Ninja Village."

Baishi smiled, said goodbye to Liuli, and walked towards the entrance.