Escape From Konoha

When entering the Land of Rain area, you need to put on a windbreaker to protect yourself from the rain.

For a country where it rains all year round, the changes in the four seasons do not have any special external characteristics. It is just that in winter, the rain will be even colder, so cold that it penetrates the bone marrow.

During the war, many people from the Rain Kingdom froze to death in the freezing rain.

If the weather is too cold, even a ninja's combat effectiveness will be affected.

But it's still summer, and autumn hasn't even come yet, so the rain isn't that cold, and it's still within the range of human tolerance.

Along the way, I saw the villages and towns in the Kingdom of Rain that were in ruins and awaiting redevelopment. During the Third Ninja War, 60% of the villages and towns in the Kingdom of Rain were destroyed and were in the hardest-hit area by the war.

Only a handful of large towns were protected and not seriously damaged.

However, the economic depression in the Country of Rain after the war is certain, or even the description of economic depression is to praise the Country of Rain, because the entire economic system of the Country of Rain collapsed after the war, and the country was short of food. Comparison after the war Before the war, the population was almost a quarter smaller.

Some died in the ninja war, and some escaped from the country of rain to make a living in other countries.

Especially families with young adults take their parents, wives and children to leave the Land of Rain, a land of right and wrong, as soon as possible. Therefore, in the Kingdom of Rain, there are more elderly people and more children who are unable to give birth.

Such an environment can easily breed evil.

But the strange thing is that there are not too many violations of discipline in the Kingdom of Rain.

The robbers and wandering ninjas were wiped out, and they could only make a living honestly and according to the rules. This gave the Kingdom of Rain a good basic development environment.

And such a stable environment was undoubtedly brought about by Yuyin Village.

Most of the ninjas from Yuyin Village have been wandering in the Kingdom of Rain all year round, giving this land stability.

With the prestige of the daimyo and nobles of the Land of Rain completely lost, people no longer trust the daimyo, nobles and other high-level personnel who abandoned the country and the people during the war. On the contrary, in order to fight against the invading forces, the leader of the Rain Hidden Village, Hanzo, died heroically. He has won the respect and love of the people of the Rain Country.

It can be said that today's Yuyin Village has won the hearts of the people in the Kingdom of Rain.

The power of daimyo and aristocrats was completely empty.

The soldiers also completely stopped taking orders from the incompetent and life-hungry daimyo and nobles. They took refuge in the ninjas of Amegakure Village, followed Amegakure's orders, and stabilized the internal environment of the country.

This is the current situation of Yuyin Village at the moment.

Ninjas and soldiers help the people rebuild their homes. Scenes like this can be seen everywhere.

This gave Obito and Lin a familiar sense of seeing the early development and construction of the Demon Country.

Although the manpower and resources mobilized were completely incomparable to the Ghost Kingdom at that time, they did choose the most people-friendly route.

It stands to reason that Amegakure Village only needs to develop itself. Restoring the vitality of the country is the task of the daimyo and nobles.

However, all this is now done by Yuyin Village.

It is conceivable that the power of the daimyo and nobles in this country has weakened to the limit, and there is the possibility of embarking on another path.

However, according to what Obito and Lin knew, the surrounding powers would not allow Amegakure to be so satisfied.

They have begun to secretly fund the daimyo and nobles of the Rain Country in an attempt to fight against the Hidden Rain Village, prompting another civil strife in the Rain Country.

Only in this way can the environment surrounding a big country be stable and achieve long-term peace and order.

Therefore, various turmoils will definitely occur within the Kingdom of Rain, forcing the Hidden Rain Village to make concessions.

If Yuyin Village does not want to expose Akatsuki's existence, then concession is Yuyin's only choice.

Change requires opportunities and soil, as well as strength. Currently, Yuyin does not have such a stable environment, nor does it have the strength to compete head-on with big powers.

Because of this, Akatsuki must be in urgent need of these weapons from the Kingdom of Demons.

Although the finances of Akatsuki and Amegakure are probably close to a deficit, they must use ninjutsu and various research materials in exchange for equal value with the Kingdom of Demons in order to pay for the acquisition of large amounts of arms.

"You can already see Yuyin Village. If you walk for a while, you can go in."

Wearing a hooded raincoat, Lin wore a lavender mask with patterns on her face. Through the eye holes of the mask, her slightly bright eyes saw the Yuyin Village standing in the center of the inner sea.

Like a steel city, it stands solemnly in the rain, desolate and tragic.

The hazy halo diffused in the air, guiding Lin and Obito to the path ahead in such a dim sky.

"Are the Akatsuki members there? Speaking of which, the guy named Ah Fei there, I haven't settled the enmity with him yet."

Obito was wearing the same black raincoat as Lin, but it was one size larger.

He wears a white mask with magatama patterns on his face. There are three magatama sharingan eyes on the left and right sides revealed through the eye holes of the mask, blooming with red pupils.

He spoke with dissatisfied words, as if he was still worried about the lost Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Don't mess around, Obito, the agreement with them still lasts five years."

Lin reminded Obito.

"Don't worry, Lin, I'm not that stupid. The others don't matter, but the guy with the Samsara Eye is the real trouble."

Obito nodded.

Now over twenty, he is no longer the stupid young man he once was.

It is basically possible to judge the current situation.

The Samsara Eye, which makes the three strongest combat powers in the Kingdom of Ghosts fearful, is absolutely impossible for him to defeat the opponent alone. At most, he can use the advantage of the pupil technique to contain it.

But if the reincarnation eye still has the ability to restrain his time and space pupil technique, it will be very difficult.

After all, the Samsara Eye has the ability to use gravity to bend the air, and furthermore, it can also bend space, which may interfere with the normal operation of his space-time pupil technique.

"The left eye that was lost was the offensive eye. If I get it back, the divine power can be activated faster. The current feeling of not being able to go up or down still limits the performance of my eye skills."

Although he has learned senjutsu, his current method of attacking and containing enemies is still based on Sharingan.

After all, this is the biggest advantage of Blood Succession Limits. If we give up this advantage and focus on magic instead, we are putting the cart before the horse.

Even if immortal magic can enhance pupil power, the foundation of pupil power cannot be too bad.

If the pupil power is too weak, it may not even be able to withstand the amplification ability of immortal magic.

It’s important to lay down a good foundation.

Soon, after passing the bridge in the rain and passing the gate inspection by the Amegakure ninjas, Obito and Lin successfully entered the Amegakure Village.

The tall towers standing in the cold rain became more eye-catching under close observation. They seemed to reach into the sky and remained motionless despite being blown by the wind and rain, which shows how strong they are.

Even though it is the center of power in the Land of Rain, the population of Rain Hidden Village is far less than before the Third Ninja War. Apart from residents, ninjas are rarely seen here. Most of the ninjas in Amegakure Village have been sent out to perform tasks. It is estimated that the number of ninjas staying in the village can only be 200.

If only there were less than two hundred rain ninjas, the defensive strength of Rain Hidden Village would indeed be the lowest in history.

But thinking of Yuyin's current leader, Nagato, who has been sitting in Yuyin Village, he alone is enough to withstand thousands of troops.

The mere number of people probably has no deterrent effect on him.

Entering the area with dense towers, this is no longer a residential street, and the atmosphere is particularly deserted. There is no noise from people, only the sound of wind and rain echoing in the ears.

Go through the barbed wire and stop under the tallest tower, where there is already a woman waiting there.

Wearing a coat with red clouds on a black background, and blue hair, giving people a deserted feeling, his face is pale, without much blood.

In the wind and rain, the figure became hazy.

Seeing Obito and Lin coming, Xiaonan turned around and led the way ahead without saying a word, leading Obito and Lin into the tower.

Xiao Nan led the two of them into a spacious room and stopped.

Obito had no desire to communicate with Konan. The three magatama sharingan in his right eye began to change and turned into the state of the Mangekyo Sharingan. The chakra began to condense and the eye power was released instantly.

The space in the room was obviously affected by some kind of force, and it became irregularly turbulent.

Soon, a large number of sealed light yellow wooden boxes were placed in front of Xiao Nan, and there were roughly fifty such boxes.

Obito exhaled softly. It was quite difficult for his pupil technique to store so many items at once.

So, I couldn't help but curse Bai Shi in my heart.

He really regarded his precious space-time pupil technique as a transportation tool.

If it weren't for Lin's sake, he wouldn't want to come over and do such a thankless thing.

"Check to see if there is anything wrong with the goods."

"No, you don't need to lie about this."

Rather than believing in the Kingdom of Ghosts, it is more about trusting Nagato's judgment. Konan believes that there is no need to check.

This will do no good to the country of ghosts.

Obito curled his lips and did not answer.

Xiaonan walked to the corner, opened the cupboard there, and took out a dead tree half a person's height.

Putting it in front of Obito and Lin, Konan took two steps back.

"This is the follow-up fee for you."

Obito was not polite, and used the space-time pupil technique of his right eye to absorb the half-human tall dead tree into different time and space.

"The transaction is completed, then we will say goodbye."

Lin said.

"Please."

Xiao Nan nodded and did not try to persuade the two of them.

Obito and Lin looked at each other, left the room, and walked toward the outside of the tower.

After Xiaonan watched the two people leave, she stretched out her hand, and a large number of white films flew out, folded into the shape of white butterflies, and lifted the wooden boxes one by one from the bottom, and began to carry them to the high-rise space of the tower.

Among the Akatsuki members, she and Nagato are now the only ones left in the Hidden Rain Village. White Zetsu and Black Zetsu go out to search for information. As the strongest individual, Fei is thinking about life in a place where no one knows.

The other members also have their own things to do.

Research, practice, and perform tasks.

There is still a long time to prepare before the next operation to capture the tailed beast, so there is no rush for the time being.

Now, for her and Nagato, it is more important to stabilize the environment within the Land of Rain.

For this reason, this arms deal needs to be carried out with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Currently, among Amegakure, except for her and Nagato, there are no particularly outstanding ninjas. There are only a few jounin, and most of them are chuunin and genin. These chunin and genin need military weapons from the Kingdom of Demons. Strengthen your own survival and combat capabilities.

At least facing the big country's next plan, she can have some resistance, so that the pressure on her and Nagato will not be so great.

But in terms of cultivating talents... Xiaonan still couldn't help but sigh.

At the beginning, Hanzo and Konoha united to expel Sunagakure and took away a large number of Amegakure's elites. In the end, they fought with Sunagakure and suffered heavy casualties, resulting in Amegakure's current situation.

The most important thing is that recently, big countries have begun to suppress small countries again. Countries such as the Country of Rain and the Country of Grass, which have ninja villages, have become the primary targets of attack.

Even if they want to cultivate them, big countries will not give them time to develop stably.

It can only be said that the sudden rise of the Ghost Country has aroused the vigilance of big countries towards small countries and made them realize that they must prevent the next Ghost Country from appearing in time.

Therefore, small countries with ninja villages will have a more difficult time surviving in the next international environment.

In order to ensure surrounding stability, major powers are bound to take such actions.

No one can change this.

Mortuary.

This is the location where Nagato used to cultivate the body of Pain's Six Paths.

It is also a very important facility room in the tower.

In this room, surrounded by various barriers and sealing techniques, it is filled with chakra visible to the naked eye. There are even chakras condensed into solid balls of light, which embellish the entire room into a beautiful starry sky.

Located on both sides of the room are the corpses of Six Paths.

On each side, three bodies were placed. This is the Six Paths Corpse, and it is Amegakure's second secret weapon besides Nagato.

After the adjustments made by Orochimaru, Scorpion and Beilihu, as well as the support of the sacred tree, the strength of the Six Paths Corpse is now different from what it used to be.

Except for the strongest Heavenly Path, although the other five paths do not have the strength to ride a thousand horses, the six paths combined into one are definitely not something that ordinary ninjas can deal with.

They can be said to be a different kind of Nagato existence.

In the foreseeable wars in the future, they will become powerful weapons against the enemy.

"Is the transaction over?"

When Konan came in, Nagato was checking the status of Rokudo's corpse and asked casually.

Xiaonan nodded, indicating that the transaction was completed.

"Next, call back the ninjas of Amegakure outside and distribute those weapons."

Nagato ordered in a calm voice.

"I have sent out the order. They will return to the village tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"That's good. Next, it depends on the methods of the three great kingdoms of wind, earth, and fire. We can only use them as they come."

To be honest, Nagato wanted to directly kill the aristocratic forces that abandoned the country and people during the war.

But Nagato also knew the consequences of killing these people.

The political environments of the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Ghosts are different.

The Kingdom of Oni is the only country in the ninja world without a daimyo. The most fundamental reason is the special existence of miko.

Even the Iron Kingdom, where samurai are rampant, is still dominated by the daimyo.

Only when you really face such a bloodline can you realize how desperate it is.

This is also the reason why Nagato wanted to kill but did not dare to kill the daimyo and nobles of Rain Country.

Killing these people can be a temporary pleasure, but it means that the Kingdom of Rain has reached a dead end, and there is no room for buffering in the conflicts between it and the big powers.

And by keeping these famous names and nobles, there is currently room for buffering conflicts with the great powers.

For now, it is not suitable to completely break up with a big country.

"If the weapons dealers in the Kingdom of Rain were not too weak, we wouldn't have to abandon the near and seek the far."

When Xiaonan said this, she was still a little aggrieved.

"It's difficult for everyone to survive in this world. Let's understand some of their difficulties."

Nagato glanced at Konan and comforted her.

This kind of thing has long been commonplace in the Country of Rain.

During the past wars, many towns in the Land of Rain had special hotels that only Konoha ninjas and Sunagakure ninjas could stay in, and the same was true for weapons.

They sold their ninja tools to Amegakure ninjas at ridiculously high prices, with an arrogant attitude, and they were so flattering and weak to bully the powerful ninjas.

Even now, those weapons dealers have received subtle hints from certain people, and the price of ninja tools sold to Yugakure ninjas is slowly rising day by day.

Just last month, Yugakure's finances gradually became unaffordable.

The ninja tools from the Kingdom of Ghosts are not only reasonably priced, but their functions are also more advanced and more powerful. Although they are equally expensive, they are completely different from businessmen from small countries who only flatter big countries.

The Kingdom of Ghosts now has enough confidence and will not be restricted by the policies of major powers.

The weapons dealers in the Kingdom of Rain are different. In order to survive, they can only seek refuge with the big countries, pray for their protection, and find stability in troubled times.

Faced with this situation, Nagato didn't have much to do.

Anyway, no matter how bad the Rain Country is now, it will never be worse than during the Third Ninja War.

At least Amegakure has a certain degree of sovereignty, instead of handing over the fate of the country to the daimyo and noble agents who bully the weak and fear the strong.

It's not that there aren't weapons dealers from the Country of Rain who secretly support Yu Gakure, but compared to the general environment, their support for Yu Gakure is at best a drop in the bucket.

Even so, Yugakure began to win over people's hearts, and everything was moving in a good direction.

At least it proved that all his efforts over the years were not in vain.

One day, the Rain Nation will gain true respect internationally, in the form of war.

The path mentioned by Yahiko and Jiraiya is too idealistic and will only increase the arrogance of the powerful nation.

On the contrary, the Kingdom of Ghosts gave the Kingdom of Wind a severe blow. As a big country, the Kingdom of Wind has become much more honest in recent times and only dares to play small tricks in secret.

In this regard, there is no difference between big countries and small countries. They both bully the weak and fear the strong.

"Next, I will go to Orochimaru's base. He seems to have a new plan. I will leave it to you. I will put the six Pains on standby. If there is a problem, let them and I Get in touch."

"Don't trust Orochimaru too much, I always think he has some bad ideas."

Konan reminded Nagato.

"You are worrying too much, Xiaonan. And now we are not qualified to be picky here. Orochimaru's knowledge and research capabilities are what we need. People like him, in addition to pursuing eternal life, are also giving Just have some fun yourself.”

Eternal life... is indeed a very intoxicating dream.

Nagato had never thought about this kind of thing.

Probably now, he is not old enough to think about life and death.

Most of the time, he thinks about how to bring peace, rather than using the resources of the ninja world to satisfy his own private desires.

At the moment when Yahiko and Hanzo died for their ideals, sooner or later he would follow the same path as them.

Victory or defeat can only be known after fighting.

Before the war comes, all he has to do is make all adequate preparations, that's all.

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The huge steel cruise ship docked at the port undoubtedly stands out among the scattered wooden fishing boats around it.

Multiple flags were erected on the cruise ship, with asters flying on the flags. This was a cruise ship coming from the land of ghosts.

On the cruise ship, every corner is filled with ninjas from the Demon Kingdom's military. You can occasionally see debt collectors affiliated with the Shion Flower Merchant Association. Some of them also came to the Land of Waves with this cruise ship. .

In the lounge of the cruise ship, Kazuki took the report submitted by the people below and had a good preliminary understanding of the current situation in the Country of Waves.

"This country is poorer than imagined."

Not only did the people have no money, but even the daimyo and nobles owed a lot of debt to the Kingdom of Demons, and they have not yet paid off.

Coupled with political corruption, the country's military willpower is also very weak.

As a result, when she first arrived, she was attacked by three waves of pirates.

Compared with the army controlled by Daming Mansion, the pirates' combat effectiveness seems to be stronger.

This made Yi Ji not know where to complain.

The official army of the country is weaker than the pirates. It is better to simply destroy this kind of country and start a new one.

No wonder we meet so many pirates on the road. If this place were a little more chaotic, it would become a crime zone where no one cares.

Darker than the underground black market.

"Speaking of which, where is Kado? I haven't seen anyone since morning."

Kazuhime asked a Jonin from the Kingdom of Demon next to him.

"President Kado went to the Daimyo Palace of the Country of Waves in the morning to meet the Daimyo of the Country of Waves. It seems that he will obtain certain sovereignty from the Daimyo of the Country of Waves."

After all, the Daimyo of the Country of Waves is currently being troubled by the debt collectors of the Country of Demons. If he goes to negotiate with the Daimyo of the Country of Waves now, his progress in the Country of Waves will undoubtedly be much easier.

"Yeah?"

"Then the eldest lady wants to call President Kado back?"

"No, let him go. Next, we will visit this man named Dazuna. He is a bridge-building expert in the Kingdom of Waves. It is said that he has a high reputation in this country. Let's use him as an entry point. .”

Yiji glanced at the other piece of personal information in her hand.

The bridge-building expert named Dazuna is a well-known local. If he can be brought into the camp, it will be of great help to the layout of the Kingdom of Demons in the Kingdom of Waves.

It would be even better if we could use the other party's reputation to win over more people.

Anyway, this country is already chaotic enough, and there will be no problem if it becomes a little more chaotic.

Only after great chaos can we achieve great governance.

"Prepare a gift and choose a few people to formally visit with me tomorrow morning. Let's go down."

"yes."

The Jonin from the Kingdom of Demons bowed slightly and exited the lounge.