Escape From Konoha

Cold fog floats on the sea. In the white cold fog, a huge cruise ship is anchored on the sea.

Looking around, there is not a single island in sight. It is all bottomless cold fog and freezing air, which means that this place is inaccessible.

This is a sea area located in the northern part of the Snow Country. Due to the special ice and snow environment of the Snow Country, the air in the sea area is much colder than in other sea areas.

Although the near-zero temperature is a place that ordinary people are reluctant to approach, for ninjas, such temperatures are still within the tolerance range.

Ninjas who can freely use chakra are much stronger than ordinary people in terms of their ability to withstand the cold.

On this super large cruise ship with a total length of more than 100 meters, all the people gathered on it were ninjas.

Even on the nearby sea shrouded in cold fog, a ninja would stand guard every twenty meters, surrounding the place like an iron barrel.

The ninjas gathered here belong to four different camps.

Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and the Demon Country military.

Four ninjas from different countries gather here.

"Really, why is the location of the meeting in this barren land? You young people don't take care of me, an old man, at all."

Complaints from the third Tsuchikage Onoki resounded in the heated conference room.

Before Tsuchikage Onoki entered, three people were already sitting in the conference room.

Chiba Shiraishi, the military leader of the Demon Country.

Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage Ai.

The Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, Tangachi Yagura.

In today's ninja world, every one of them is a big shot who can cause international turmoil just by stamping his feet.

The standards of the meeting were only lower than those of the Five Shadows Conference.

"Stop complaining here, Mr. Ohnoki. Compared to the Earth Kingdom, I traveled a long way to get here."

Yagura sighed helplessly.

Behind him, followed Kirigakure Jonin Ao, and Kirigakure Jonin Mangetsu, who was also known as a child prodigy.

"Didn't you expect that even Kirigakure got involved? It seems that this time he is serious about it."

Onoki raised his eyebrows. Although he knew the specific people who came to participate in this meeting, the diplomatic methods of the Demon Country still made him feel a little sad when Kirigakure Village was actually brought in.

After all, the current situation is different from the previous war in the Kingdom of Wind, and it has isolated Konoha and Sunagakure.

Onoki could also guess a thing or two about Shiraishi's purpose of doing this.

I hope to divide the ninjas of the five major countries to ensure that the Kingdom of Demons will not be besieged.

However, Ohnoki didn't think it mattered about this situation.

Anyway, the transactions with Sunagakure and Konoha were only based on interests.

If the Kingdom of Oni can offer a better reward, then selling out Sunagakure and Konoha is not something that cannot be considered.

After all, the Daimyo of the Earth Country found him and asked him to participate in this meeting. He already had the intention of parting ways with the Fire Country.

You can gain benefits by joining forces with the Country of Fire, and you can also gain benefits by joining forces with the Country of Ghosts. Moreover, the Country of Ghosts can give you more, so it is naturally more cost-effective to abandon the Country of Fire.

The only pity is that Kirigakure is also brought in. In this way, the benefits are not three points, but four points.

Considering the enemies to be dealt with next, it would be a good choice for all four parties to share the responsibility.

Now Iwagakure is very short of military development funds.

Even if it has to be divided equally with the Daimyo of the Land of Earth in the future, it will be enough to increase the overall strength of Iwagakure Village and cultivate more outstanding ninjas.

Following Ōnoki came his son Huangtu, and another powerful Iwagakure Jonin, who served as Ōnoki's bodyguard this time.

But there must be more than just that. Secretly, there are also master ANBU from various hidden villages. There are no less than fifty Jonin gathered here, both covertly and covertly.

And among the Jonin, they all belong to the elite level, possessing secret techniques and special abilities within the limits of blood inheritance.

"Now that you're here, don't be there, mother-in-law, and start the meeting quickly."

The Fourth Raikage crossed his arms in front of his chest and snorted dissatisfied.

Behind the Raikage, the guards are Kumogakure Jonin Darui and Nozomi, who are considered loyal confidants of the Fourth Raikage.

Ohnoki glanced at the rude Fourth Raikage and glared at him slightly, but didn't say anything.

Loess took the initiative to move the seat, and Ohnoki sat on it calmly and placed his Tsuchikage hat in front of him.

"Speaking of which, isn't the girl with white eyes the one who came here this time?"

Ohnoki glanced at Shiraishi, who was closing his eyes to rest, slightly curious.

The guard standing behind Shiraishi was not Ayane or Ruri.

Instead, she is a young girl wearing a miko costume, who is Shiraishi's wind-attribute clone, Tianyu Girl.

The other person was Naoko, a yang-type clone who was napping and was less than the height of the conference table. He was holding a spear that was taller than the others.

"The situation in the Kingdom of Ghosts is a bit unstable, and we need strong people to take charge."

Shiraishi replied calmly.

After all, it was the people in the underground black market who did it.

There were too many bounty hunters lurking in. Although most of them were eliminated, there were still some fish that slipped through the net and were not caught.

And as the conflict escalates, the friction between the underground black market and the Kingdom of Ghosts is also increasing.

"You don't have to worry about small characters like that. Isn't it a bit too lenient for the Kingdom of Ghosts to control them like this?"

There was a smile on Onoki's face, like a kind and lovely little old man.

Indeed, he has heard a little about the contradiction between the underground black market and the ghost country.

In the final analysis, this is because the kingdom of ghosts is too lenient.

Moreover, this kind of thing is impossible to ban.

In the past, the Five Great Powers had thought about eradicating the underground black market, but in the end they found that it was impossible to eradicate it no matter what.

Because this is just a platform, as long as there are people around, this thing can never be cleaned up.

In the existing ninja village, who knows the situation of the underground black market best, it must be Yanyin.

In the ninja world wars in the past, Yan Yin used the mercenaries in the underground black market more than once, causing a lot of troubles to various countries.

"Your Excellency Tuying, do you think it is reasonable for this kind of platform to exist?"

Shiraishi asked.

Onoki stopped talking. Is that reasonable?

Of course it is unreasonable.

As Tsuchikage, Onoki knows what the underground black market represents.

However, the existence of this kind of platform is tacitly approved by the daimyo and nobles of the five major countries, and in many cases, this platform has indeed given many benefits to the five major countries, so it is allowed to exist.

However, the reward system of the underground black market is incompatible with the system of the ghost country, and it is a natural offense.

Because the military of the ghost country has too strict control over the civilians.

From important cities, then to towns, and finally to villages, all have set up special security forces to coordinate the security of the country at one point.

If the underground black market were to operate within the territory of the ghost country, it would inevitably cause chaos among the people of the ghost country and conflicts with the country's security forces.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Ghosts has the advantage of attacking first.

The underground black market has encountered unprecedented crowding out in the western part of the mainland, and its market share has decreased.

Seeing Onoki not speaking, Shiraishi did not say anything, some things are still not suitable to be brought to the surface, including this meeting.

That's why it has to be done in secret here, and the shadows who came to participate also understand this.

Baishi then gestured to Tianyu Nu behind him.

Tianyu Nu nodded slowly, walked to the side and pressed the button.

As soon as the lights in the conference room dimmed, only the lights in an area around the conference table were still on.

"Okay, I won't gossip. This time, I am anxious that the purpose of the three coming here is very simple, and that is to target the merchant alliance on the isolated island. According to the information I have collected, and some top-secret information provided by the informants inside the isolated island Information, this merchant alliance, conspired a terrible conspiracy to control the country. This kind of behavior has seriously hindered international security. If it is not targeted now, it will definitely encourage the ambitions of some bad businessmen in the future and make them follow suit. This kind of thing , it’s something you don’t want to see.”

Shiraishi said first.

That's the official story, but the truth behind it is the key point.

The Country of Fire plans to devour the merchant alliance on the isolated island and take control of the Country of Waves at the same time.

The Kingdom of Ghost discovered the purpose of the Kingdom of Fire, so it initiated this secret meeting.

Unite the four countries of Ghost Country, Thunder Country, Earth Country, and Water Country to take the lead in annihilating the merchant alliance on the isolated island, divide the wealth of the isolated island, and at the same time disrupt the situation in the Land of Waves, giving the Land of Fire Add to the chaos.

On the other hand, it is also to divide the relationship between big countries.

Everyone present knew this.

They are in high positions, can get first-hand information, and have special strategic analysts beside them. The purpose of Baishi's initiation of this meeting, after a little thought, couldn't be simpler.

As long as the connection between the big countries and the big countries is broken, the relationship between the ghost country and the earth country may be eased. Then, in the western part of the mainland, the ghost country can concentrate on the wind country and let the earth The alliance between the country and the country of wind collapsed.

The merchant alliance on the isolated island is a meeting gift paid by Shiraishi.

At the same time, disrupting the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Rain can also create obstacles for the Kingdom of Fire.

Regarding this kind of thing, the Kingdom of Thunder must also be willing to see it.

The Kingdom of Thunder has been developing its military power and is eyeing the title of the largest country.

So, the first goal is to bring down the Kingdom of Fire, so that the Kingdom of Thunder can become the largest country.

Lure the country of earth with benefits.

Use the status of the Fire Nation to lure the Thunder Nation.

Shiraishi is always prescribing the right medicine.

What the Kingdom of Thunder craves more than money is status, and money is just a by-product.

Only Yagura is the ally Shiraishi wants to help.

From another point of view, the involvement of Tsuchikage and Raikage was also to provide cover for his secret alliance with Yagura.

"Indeed, as a businessman, you just need to practice business honestly. If you want to dominate the country with money, it will indeed create huge hidden dangers."

Ohnoki was dissatisfied.

This dissatisfaction is not directed at Shiraishi, but at the Country of Fire and Konoha.

The merchant alliance who clearly intends to unite with the Land of Earth, but secretly intends to monopolize the isolated island, does not come over to carve up the land with the Land of Earth and Yanyin Village. As an ally, isn't it too greedy?

As a result, Ohnoki doesn't really want to interfere in the affairs of the Kingdom of Rain, so he should just let the three countries of Fire, Ghost, and Rain continue to be entangled.

Seeing that the Fire Nation, which had repeatedly defeated the Earth Nation, was pulled down, Onoki felt secretly happy.

The more fiercely these countries fight, the better, and it would be best if the Country of Wind also gets involved.

"So, as the sponsor, what are you going to do?"

Fourth Raikage looked at Shiraishi and asked aloud.

"It is not difficult for us to capture the isolated island, but we need to pay attention to the subsequent handling of public opinion."

"We will handle this matter internally and combine the forces of the four countries. Once we have enough evidence, we will be able to settle the matter."

The Fourth Raikage said.

An island?

He doesn't care about this kind of power at all. Although the interests involved behind it are huge, no matter how big the interests are, they are not worth mentioning under the military power of the four powerful countries.

Just destroy the merchant alliance on the isolated island and then cultivate a more obedient merchant alliance.

For this kind of thing, there will definitely be follow-up treatment on the daimyo side, instead of just letting it go after it is eliminated.

What the Kingdom of Thunder wants is to suppress the Kingdom of Fire and fulfill its long-cherished wish to become the largest nation in the ninja world.

Whether it is money, resources, or military power, there is nothing that the Kingdom of Thunder lacks.

"Then it will be easy. After the four countries have destroyed the isolated island, we will value the things there and finally divide them equally. What do you think?"

Shiraishi made this opinion.

"Split equally?"

Onoki raised his eyebrows.

"Does Your Excellency Tuying have any comments?"

Shiraishi swept towards Ohnoki.

"No, I just think this plan is reasonable. I have no objection."

Onogi smiled, then fell silent.

In fact, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Demon Country was not a big country and reduce the interests belonging to the Demon Country. However, when he saw that the Fourth Raikage and Yagura didn't seem to have any objections, he had no choice but to comply.

Although it does not have the name of a great country, the Kingdom of Ghosts has a military power that is not inferior to that of the great powers.

Even splitting does not seem unacceptable.

"Then, please ask the three of you to sign the agreement. After that, we will discuss the time to attack the island, how many manpower will be needed, and make proper arrangements."

As soon as Shiraishi finished speaking, Tian Yunv had already placed the three prepared agreements in front of Ohnoki, the Fourth Raikage and Yagura.

The three of them will sign this cooperation agreement for the actions of the isolated island merchant alliance on behalf of the daimyo of their respective countries.

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"Did another assassination happen? These guys really did everything they could to force me to show up."

In the office study room, Yiji didn't know how many times she had received such news. From the helplessness at the beginning, to the numbness now.

It's hard to say how angry she is. After all, in Yi Ji's opinion, this is just her last desperate struggle.

Being able to only use side tactics such as assassination already means that this group of isolated island businessmen who cooperated with the Country of Fire have run out of skills.

"They are businessmen after all. Apart from money, they have no other means."

If it were a normal business competition, Cardo might have to scramble, but assassination... Facing today's ghost country, these businessmen really dare to think about it.

Was it the Fire Nation that gave them such confidence?

"I heard that you were attacked recently. Is this true?"

Ichiji looked at Kado.

"Thanks to Miss, it was finally safe and sound."

Cardo said modestly.

In fact, without even seeing the faces of the assassins, he was picked out by his guards and buried where no one could see him.

For a group of assassins who were licking blood from the knife edge, there was no need to be merciful, just let them disappear. They also warned the group of businessmen not to use such boring assassination methods.

If assassination was really necessary, the power of the Kingdom of Ghosts could kill these businessmen countless times.

It’s just not necessary and does not conform to the philosophy of the Demon Country’s military.

Once assassination tactics become popular, the reputation of the Ghost Country's military will be questioned by the public.

"What did the headquarters say?"

The merchant alliance of the isolated island has officially taken action, so this kind of thing must be reported to the military headquarters of the Country of Ghosts, so that the headquarters can understand the situation of the Country of Waves in a timely manner and make effective countermeasures.

"wait."

Kado gave only one word.

"wait?"

"This place is very close to the Country of Fire. If you rashly start a fight in the Country of Waves, it will be easy for the Country of Fire to take advantage."

"This is not what the old man always does."

Ichiji pondered for a moment.

He knows that Shiraishi always likes to make plans before taking action, but that doesn't mean that he will be the kind of person who doesn't fight back after suffering a loss, nor does he like to be passively beaten all the time.

Therefore, Yi Ji was slightly confused by the instructions given by the headquarters.

"Maybe Mr. Shiraishi has other considerations. After all, the Kingdom of Ghosts is not only facing the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Rain. The underground black market has also begun to rebound. Although it does not pose a big threat, it can still provide The military is causing some trouble."

Cardo said.

"No need to explain, I know this kind of thing very well. Since this is the decision of the headquarters, then I will implement it."

The disparity in intelligence is something that Yi Ji knows about.

When the headquarters made such a decision, it must have gotten some information that she didn't have, or it had started a plan that she didn't know about. Let her wait for the opportunity here so that she can keep her peace and not affect the layout of the rear.

Lack of experience is Yiji's biggest shortcoming.

Therefore, here in the Country of Waves, she focuses more on studying, and Cardo handles most of the things.

Cardo nodded and was about to say something when suddenly the study door was pushed open without permission.

A ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts hurried in, his whole body soaked with water, his face anxious, as if he had encountered some urgent sudden accident.

"It's not good, Miss, the dam that protects the coast from waves has been washed away by the sea!"

"Dam? Where was the dam breached?"

Ichihime and Kado were taken aback. The Land of Waves has many dams, big and small, that are used to block the waves in the sea. Now that they heard that there was a leak in a dam, they didn't react for a while.

"It's the sea dam in Area D!"

Area D?

Yi Ji and Ka Duo's expressions changed drastically.

Isn't that the area where the factory construction base is located?

The sea-blocking dam there should last for another 20 to 30 years based on its age and strength. How could it be destroyed by sea water at this time?

If something happens to that dam, not only the factory construction base, but also nearby towns may be washed away.

Yiji couldn't sit still.

The figure disappeared from the study and ran quickly towards the sea dam in Zone D of the Country of Waves.

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The waves of sea water come one after another, like a giant beast that swallows everything, mercilessly crushing the land and life in front of you.

A large number of workers gathered here, holding tools and soaking wet, but they still gritted their teeth and moved forward to block the sea water.

Because the accident came too suddenly, many people didn't react. Although many people are rushing here, the situation is critical now, and it is estimated that they can't wait for support.

"No, we have to put the rope to the other side!"

"Stop joking, how could it be possible!"

"But if you don't do this, you will just watch the gap getting bigger and bigger!"

"Damn it, how come there is such a big gap in the gate? It must be man-made sabotage!"

Looking at the rough sea water, let alone ordinary people, even a ninja would be overturned by the sea water and swallowed mercilessly by the sea water.

Moreover, there are only two ninjas here.

They were all ninjas from the ghost country who were originally building the base in the factory. There were originally three of them, but one of them had already gone to report the situation, and with the support of ninjas, they would be here soon.

One of the two ninjas is proficient in earth escape, and the other is proficient in taijutsu.

With only one person's earth escape ninjutsu, there is no way to stop the overwhelming impact of the sea water. He can only use earth escape ninjutsu to build a wall to weaken the impact of the sea water, but he can't spare his hands.

"I'll go."

The ninja from the Kingdom of Oni, who is good at physical skills, did not show any timidity when looking at the turbulent and terrifying sea water. He should be able to overcome such a level of sea water.

"However, I don't know how to do repair work. If any of you try to come with me, you might die."

He turned his head to look at a group of workers from the Kingdom of Waves.

Many people showed timidity, and no one was afraid of natural disasters.

Just when the Ghost Country ninja felt a little impatient, a young man squeezed out from among the many workers.

"Let me go with Ninja-sama. I know how to repair it. With Ninja-sama's help, it can be repaired quickly."

The opponent's whole body was soaked by sea water, and there was a very obvious cross scar on his chin. He was wearing coarse clothes and was carrying tools.

"Aren't you a worker here?"

"I'm Kesha the fisherman. I'm not a worker here, but I've joined the workers' cooperative. If the sea water is allowed to wash down, the entire D area will be destroyed."

Kesha said.

The ghost country ninja nodded slightly.

"follow me."

With that said, he also took the tools and jumped from the shore.

Without any hesitation, Kesha grabbed the rope, jumped into the turbulent water, and swam to the other side.

In such a turbulent wave, even though Kesha is proficient in water properties, he is very cautious.

"Is it enough for two people?"

The workers raised questions.

Two people are definitely not enough. Even if one of them is a ninja, it is impossible to stop the sea water. They are just delaying the situation to prevent the situation from getting worse, and buying time for the reinforcements to arrive.

"Let's not be idle here. Let's use sandbags to block it first. Looking at this trend, I'm afraid the flow of sea water will become bigger and bigger!"

"good!"

No one objected, everyone started their own work.

Under the gloomy sky, the workers began to get busy, and more people gathered here, including farmers living in this area, who didn't want to see the sea wash away their fields.

Yiji arrived here in ten minutes.

After running at full speed, even Ichiji took several breaths.

Looking at the unabated sea water, there was a somewhat abnormally huge gap at the position of the double sea-blocking dam, and the posture pushed by the sea water was also a bit abnormal.

Otherwise, even if an accident occurs at the gate, such a disaster will not occur.

"Lord Ichiji!"

The Hyuga clan ninja with Byakugan appeared next to Ichihime and also came to support from other directions.

"Is the situation clear?"

Yi Ji asked calmly.

"In a sea area five kilometers away, a hundred ninjas are gathering a huge chakra there. The sea water was summoned by these ninjas using ninjutsu."

Said the Hyuga clan ninja.

"Knew it……"

Yiji smiled coldly.

The next moment, Yiji formed a seal with both hands, put her thumb in her mouth to draw blood, and slapped it hard on the ground.

"Psychic art!"

A huge water-blue python soared into the sky and fell into the sea at an extremely fast speed. A long and curved shadow appeared on the sea. A pair of snake eyes that were as red as blood also shone brightly in the sea. Starting to swim in the distance.