Escape From Konoha

Two days later.

Lieduo Kingdom, the royal palace.

As an envoy from the Kingdom of Ghosts, Shiraishi expressed condolences to the King of Lietuo Kingdom. After hearing Baishi's origin, the King of Lietuo Kingdom, who was sitting on the throne in the main hall, also looked at Baishi with surprised eyes, and then slowly spoke:

"The Kingdom of Ghosts, I remember that in the records of the ancient kings, it seemed to be a country ruled by witches. Its history is as old as our Lietuo Kingdom... But, Mr. Chiba Shiraishi, are you really willing to serve Lietuo? Does Tuo Kingdom provide sufficient water sources?"

Baishi looked at the king of Lietuo Kingdom. He was an old man over fifty years old. His eyes were soft and kind, but his whole person seemed very energetic.

Through conversation, Shiraishi can determine that this is a king who loves his people like a son.

Under the hopeful eyes of Lietuo Kingdom, Bai Shi solemnly nodded and said: "It's absolutely true. I can represent the Kingdom of Ghosts and engage in diplomacy with your country to provide your country with sufficient living water sources so that Lietuo Country will no longer Distressed by water shortage.”

The King of Lietuo Kingdom pondered for a moment and said: "So, Mr. Qianye Shiraishi, what do you want to get from Lietuo Kingdom? I am not afraid of your ridicule. Lietuo Kingdom has been in seclusion for hundreds of years. It is a land built on an oasis. It is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. If the Kingdom of Ghosts is really willing to help Lituo Kingdom solve the water shortage problem, as a king, I would be very grateful."

Although the Litao Kingdom has been closed to the outside world for several centuries, the diplomacy between countries is based on the interests of exchanging what they have. As the king of Lietuo Kingdom, he still understood this truth.

For Baishi to help Lie Tuo country in this way, he must have something else for Lie Tuo country.

"I hope that the national library of the Litao Kingdom will be opened to me. I need to enter it and investigate some materials."

Baishi's condition somewhat surprised the king of Lietuo Kingdom.

Because not long ago, a snake-like man named Orochimaru also proposed the same condition.

However, unlike Baishi's long-term support to Lituo Country to solve the water shortage problem, the water source provided by Dashewan is limited, and it will be used up within ten years at most.

"Is it just this?"

"Yes, because of some things, I need to go into it and investigate some documents about ancient times. In addition, I hope that those books can be copied by me."

Although some of the documents were taken away by Orochimaru, many documents are still preserved in the national library of Lietuo Kingdom.

"That's it, okay."

The King of Lietuo Kingdom thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

He didn't know why outsiders always wanted to explore ancient documents recently, but as long as the water shortage problem in Lietuo Kingdom could be completely solved, even if the entire national library was given to the Kingdom of Ghosts, it would not be a problem for him. What a pity.

Faced with the pressure of survival, as the king of Lietuo Kingdom, he must consider the lives of his citizens instead of prioritizing ancient books.

The issue of survival is the most important.

Living is a top priority. This is the view of the King of Redo Kingdom.

If people can't guarantee their own survival, those books are just useless waste paper.

"I'm very grateful. Someone will come over to discuss related diplomatic matters in the near future. In addition, if His Majesty the King is willing, we can also help Lietuo Kingdom open the way to the outside world and allow Lietuo Country to formally integrate into the outside world."

In Baishi's view, the reason why Lietuo Kingdom is so closed is due to its unique geographical environment.

The entire country is surrounded by rocky mountains with an altitude of more than several thousand meters. Beyond the rocky mountains, there is thousands of miles of desert. If ordinary people want to pass through layers of desert and then climb thousands of meters of mountains, it is easy for accidents to occur on the way.

This resulted in the information between Lietuo Kingdom and the outside world being almost disconnected.

When asking people from the outside about Lietuo Kingdom, they were probably also confused, thinking that there was no such country as Lietuo Country in the ninja world.

Only some poems mention the existence of this country.

Previously, in the intelligence system of the Kingdom of Ghosts, there was only a few words about the Lietuo Kingdom.

But I didn't expect that such a closed country would have contact with the former Six Paths Immortal.

"Do you want to communicate with the outside world? Forget it, with such high mountains surrounding the country, it is very difficult to communicate with the outside world. Besides, I heard the former kings say that the outside world is very chaotic, and I don't want the people to be involved in cruel wars. among.”

Although the understanding of war still stayed a few centuries ago, the King of Lietuo Kingdom also knew the cruelty of war. Rather than doing that, it would be better to protect this pure land and live a peaceful life with peace of mind.

Therefore, he was not particularly enthusiastic about Shiraishi's proposal to bring Lietuo Kingdom to the outside world. On the contrary, he was very repulsive.

"..."

Shiraishi sighed inwardly.

Lietuo Kingdom's closed-door mentality was far beyond his imagination.

However, this is also the way of survival for Lietuo Kingdom. Others make fun of Lietuo Country for its ignorance and closedness, but the people of Lietuo Country are wondering why the outside world wants to start a war.

Just having enjoyed hundreds of years of peace without war, Lietuo Kingdom has made many countries envious.

Baishi knew that changing Lietuo Kingdom's closed mind was not something that could be accomplished in the short term.

But no matter how closed this country is, sooner or later outsiders will break the tranquility.

Under his deliberate promotion, the ninja world will enter the era of technological revolution ahead of schedule. By that time, all closed areas in the ninja world will be revealed one by one.

Whether it is active or forced, this trend cannot be changed.

However, changing Lietuo Kingdom can only wait until later.

The top priority is to analyze the ancient documents of Lietuo Kingdom as soon as possible.

Even though the most important parts were taken away by Orochimaru, there are definitely some leftovers.

In such a huge library, it is normal for one or two books to be missed occasionally.

"In that case, I'll take my leave now."

"Okay, I'll have someone take you to the library."

The King of Lieduo Kingdom nodded and ordered the specialized personnel to lead Baishi to the national library.

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Lietuo Kingdom National Library.

A dozen scholars from the Kingdom of Ghosts who came with Shiraishi were reading books in this huge library.

These scholars from the Kingdom of Ghosts are all experts in ancient writing. Although they are not ninjas, they are keen to explore the past history of the ninja world. Even if it is an ancient text, it is not particularly difficult for them to interpret it.

The ancient books in the library of Lietuo Kingdom made them feel like they had found a treasure.

But they did not forget the purpose of their coming, which was to find out the ancient books about the legend of the Six Paths Immortals and convert the texts in them into modern texts.

After all, although Shiraishi is interested in the history of the ninja world, he has not specifically studied ancient writing, and it is very difficult to decipher it.

Along with Baishi, there are Liuli and Lingyin. The two of them are also interested in the country of Lituo, and it involves the immortals of the Six Paths, as well as the meteorites that fell from the sky. No matter what kind, they are worthy of their seriousness. treat.

Analyzing ancient texts is not difficult for the scholars of the ghost country. The only difficulty is that there are too many books here. It is difficult to find out all the books about the deeds of the Six Paths Immortals within a few days.

Therefore, after staying in the library for three full days, the scholars finally found out the books related to the deeds of the Immortal of the Six Paths one by one, and put them in front of the three of Baishi.

In the single room of the library, Shiraishi looked at a pile of texts in front of him, which had been translated in modern languages, so it wasn't particularly exhausting for him to read.

One of the articles caught Shiraishi's attention.

The general content above is that the Immortal of the Six Paths once suffered from a strange disease and traveled to the Lituo Kingdom, and met Tatar, an astronomer thousands of years ago in the Lituo Kingdom, and the two became friends.

During their acquaintance, the strange disease of the Sage of the Six Paths recurred again. At this moment, a meteorite fell from the sky, and the Sage of the Six Paths split it open, but the force of the meteorite still spread to the ground. The pit formed a lake.

After the Immortal of Six Paths split open the meteorite, the strange disease on his body completely disappeared.

The reason is that meteorites contain wonderful space materials, which are called "polar particles" by astronomer Tatar. This material has very terrifying power.

But Immortal Six Paths felt that such power might be of great use in the future, so he took out the 'polar particles' from the meteorite and divided it into two parts. Part of it was placed in a place called "The Sky Falling on the Earth" in Lietuo Kingdom.

The other half of the polar particles are placed at the 'planets that have not left'.

"The sky that fell on the ground... probably refers to the lake that was formed on the ground due to accumulated rain when meteorites fell thousands of years ago."

After reading the content of the text, Shiraishi remembered something.

According to the information obtained by Obito, Orochimaru took out half of the pole particles at the lake location of the "Sky that fell on the ground" in the Reedo Kingdom. Because the lake can illuminate the sky, it is called the "sky falling on the ground."

It was also named Liuhu, after the first character of the Immortal of Six Paths.

"So, where are the planets that haven't left...?"

Ayane said with a frown.

Baishi thought for a while and replied: "The sky that fell on the ground refers to the underground. Then, the planet that has not left... the planet should refer to a certain place in the sky. If the legend of the Six Paths Immortals man-made moon is true, then he will It is not impossible for the other half of the polar particles to be emitted high into the sky and stop somewhere in the sky."

"Speaking of which, in the ability of Samsara Eye, there is indeed a means of controlling gravity."

Liuli also thought of something.

"Besides, if you want to obtain polar particles, you need a specific seal. Orochimaru interpreted the method of unlocking the seal based on the game of placing stars in the Lituo Kingdom. The earth card corresponds to the ground, and the star card... The stars must be in the sky. Therefore, the remaining The lower half of the polar particles can only be somewhere in the sky."

The twelve kinds of flower cards in Lituo Kingdom's pendulum stars correspond to December and the twelve constellations.

Among them, flower cards are divided into two types: star cards and earth cards.

Because the polar particles of Lituo Kingdom are located on the ground, Dashewan analyzed that the solution to the seal is the soil card.

Then, if the other half of the polar particles is placed in the sky, it should correspond to six star cards, and then arrange them according to the twelve basic ninja seals to get the correct seal order.

"If that's the case, how do I get it? Even with the latest model of flying ninjas, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get close to the half of the polar particles."

Liuli felt that with their means, it was very difficult to obtain the extreme particles in the sky.

"When I use a lot of dragon chakra, the fire spirit and the sky feather girl can fly to a position about 50,000 meters above the ground, and it will become very difficult to continue upward."

Fifty thousand meters, that is, fifty kilometers.

This is his clone's highest ascending position.

The supply of chakra is one aspect, and the most critical thing is the harsh environment at high altitude.

Although the fire elves and Tianyu girls are artificial humans, they are better at dealing with many harsh environments than humans. But this kind of response also has a limit, and it is impossible to really ignore the high-altitude environment.

"I think Mr. Baishi is thinking too much. Before determining the height of the pole particle, we must first find the position of the pole particle. If the position cannot be determined, even if the height is determined, we don't know where to start. "

Ayane poured cold water on her.

Shiraishi nodded in agreement: "That's right, determining the position of the pole particle is the most important thing. However, Orochimaru acted earlier than us. When we speculate here, he may have already started to act."

Although unwilling to admit it, by the time they determine the location of the polar particles, Orochimaru may have already obtained half of the polar particles.

Obtaining extreme particles from high altitude may be very difficult for others, but the ninja's methods are all kinds of strange, and Orochimaru is a ninja with quick thinking. Combined with Nagato's reincarnation eyes, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not succeed.

Even so, Shiraishi did not sit still, and began to continue reading the materials patiently.

Ayane and Liuli didn't bother, and calmed down to search for records about the Sage of the Six Paths in the literature, maybe they could find more clues about the other half of the polar particles.

After more than half an hour like this, Shiraishi suddenly let out a surprise, which attracted the attention of Liuli and Ayane.

"What's wrong? Did you find any clues?"

Liuli asked.

Shiraishi did not answer immediately, but spread out the text in his hand and placed it in front of Liuli and Ayane.

"This is……"

Seeing the above content, both Liuli and Ayane looked surprised.

This translated modern text is not about the deeds of the Sage of the Six Paths, but records a mysterious technique.

Reincarnation is the translated name.

As the name suggests, this is a ninjutsu that can literally bring the dead back to life.

The inventor is ominous, but there is no connection between the spell and the reincarnation eye, so there is a high probability that it was not created by the Immortals of the Six Paths, but probably some kind of forbidden technique of reincarnation created by the ancients of Lietuo Kingdom.

"Similar to the reincarnation technique, I remember that when you created Chizi, you seemed to have filled in a similar technique."

Ayane thought of something.

Baishi nodded and said: "Chizi does have the ability to resurrect, but that kind of resurrection is too restrictive, and the target is very single, and can only be used once in a lifetime. This reincarnation is different, it can be used by outsiders without restriction, and consumes It is only chakra, not the life force of the caster."

As he said this, Bai Shi felt regretful again.

"Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be a complete technique, but just a piece of information about the creation of the reincarnation technique, and many parts are incomplete."

"Can that be further improved?"

Reviving the dead is undoubtedly the top ninjutsu.

Once this technique is fully mastered, it means that the three of them can cooperate in tactics in the future, and the means can become more.

"The derivation process is difficult, but for me, it's not a problem. The fairy art of the wet bone forest is originally inclined to life force, and it has the same effect as this reincarnation art. Although the position of the other half of the polar particle was not obtained, it was obtained This research material will make your trip worthwhile.”

Holding the research materials of reincarnation, Shiraishi finally showed a smile on his face.

For the other half of the polar particles, he no longer had expectations, but now he has obtained research data on reincarnation, which can be said to be a pleasant surprise.

Now he can't wait to return to the ghost country and start researching this reincarnation technique.

Of course, one of the extreme particles in hand also needs to be analyzed as soon as possible. If Pole Particles can enhance the ninja's strength, then maybe it can make his clone grow further.

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Late March.

On a sunny day, when the winter snow melts, the greenery of early spring begins to spread in many places.

At the Rain Country Conference, Konoha, which had lost the title of leader of the Ninja Village, also ushered in a brief period of peace.

"Replace squad leader?"

Arriving at the office of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, Kakashi looked slightly surprised.

Under Kakashi's surprised gaze, Hirizhan nodded solemnly and said: "That's right, all three captains of the Ankara except Tianzang will be replaced. Not only that, but they also need to be secretly monitored. Some of them were in collusion with the kingdom of ghosts. There was civil turmoil in the kingdom of wave, and the news spread to Konoha after the civil turmoil started, and it was obvious that someone secretly intercepted the information, which delayed the timing."

Among the ANBU, the only ones who could do this were the squad leaders.

Kakashi was also capable of doing it, but Hiruzen didn't think it would be Kakashi who did it.

Although Kakashi's life experience, and Chiba Shiraishi and others, have some kind of "close" relationship, but as far as Hirizhan knows, after that, Kakashi's connection with Shiraishi and the others began to gradually estrange.

Coupled with Minato's guidance, Kakashi risked his life to save Jiraiya, which was also the fact that Hiruzen firmly believed that Kakashi was a Konoha ninja.

And Kakashi has lived up to expectations. He has worked conscientiously in the ANBU over the years and has done an excellent job in everything he does.

Since he became the head of ANBU, he has also shared a lot of pressure for him.

This reminded Hiruzen of Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo.

Inheriting his father's White Fang sword skills, Kakashi is naturally Konoha's sharpest sword.

He is the important leader he will leave to the Fifth Hokage.

"But the other three ANBU captains were dismissed for this reason..."

Kakashi was very embarrassed.

Hiruzen also sighed and said: "I don't want to do this, but Konoha will enter an extremely important period of development, and we cannot allow any more accidents. For the positions of the three of them, elite Jonin will be selected from the ANBU. Take the position of acting squad leader. Once the investigation is over, and if there is indeed no problem with them, reinstate them to their original positions."

"That way, they might be more accepting."

Kakashi nodded. From the perspective of a Konoha ninja, he really should speak like this.

"I'll leave this to you, Kakashi."

"Where, this is what I should do."

However, this guess is obviously wrong.

Although he had placed spies from the Kingdom of Demons in the ANBU, they were not at the squad leader level.

Because Anbu at the captain level will receive more attention and easily expose his feet.

Anbu upper class, he alone is enough.

As for why the ANBU's information was delayed, it was because the ANBU in the Land of Waves had been manipulated by Sharingan illusions without anyone noticing, and had been misled in time, successfully allowing the Daimyofu and Konoha of the Land of Fire to misunderstanding occurs.

Of course, Kakashi would not say such words.

But I also know that Hirizhan is going to do the real thing next to cleanse the spies of the ghost country in Konoha Village.

It's time for those people to be honest for a while.

Anyway, nothing major has happened recently, and as a multi-faceted spy, he can also take a good rest for a while.

"You will deal with this matter later. Also, about Uchiha Sasuke..."

As Hizan said, he looked at Kakashi and found that the other party was looking at the window.

Hirizhan frowned dissatisfied: "Kakashi, what's wrong with you?"

It seemed that after hearing Hirizhan's displeased tone, Kakashi also came back to his senses, and only then realized his impoliteness with an ah.

"Sorry, Hokage-sama, because I suddenly saw something falling from the sky..."

Kakashi's explanation stunned Hirizhan, he thought Kakashi was simply distracted.

He also followed Kakashi's line of sight and looked out the window, his mouth slightly open, showing a rare look of surprise.

A huge fireball, like a meteor, fell rapidly from the distant sky. According to this trend, it should eventually hit the ground.

While Hiruzen and Kakashi were stunned, the meteor fireball fell on the ground far away from Konoha.

Then, the ground seemed to have been hit hard, and the entire Hokage Building shook violently, startling Hiruzen and Kakashi.

The soaring explosion flames spewed towards the sky.

"what is that?"

Unknown things fell from the sky, both Hiruzen and Kakashi were a little stunned.

Moreover, the sound of the explosion could be felt even here in Konoha Village.

Even at this moment, the door of the office was knocked open.

Its attire is that of a ninja from the perception class.

His face was pale, and he didn't have time to salute, so he immediately shouted in panic: "Hokage-sama, just now we discovered a very huge chakra reaction source, which is stronger than the tailed beast, not far from the village!"

Hiruzen's expression changed slightly.

"We'll talk about replacing the squad leader later. Kakashi, you immediately lead the ANBU to the location of the explosion to see what happened!"

The sudden chakra reaction comparable to that of a tailed beast was obviously related to the fireball that just fell to the ground. Hiruzen could only guess this.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

Kakashi received the order, disappeared from the office in a flash, and quickly rushed towards the location of the explosion.

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"Water Release·Exploding Water Wave!"

Water like a tsunami spewed out from the man's mouth.

The fire that spread in the forest was immediately extinguished by the water flow and turned into a wetland with a radius of several hundred meters.

But the heat generated by the meteorite falling to the ground still makes people feel like their skin is burning.

The man carrying a bandage and a big knife couldn't help but look depressed after using water escape to put out the fire.

"What? You called me here specifically to put out the fire."

Nagato, who was standing beside Kisame, said, "Don't complain, you are the only one in the organization who is best at using water escape. A fire in the forest is very troublesome."

Although this is the boundary of the Land of Fire and not far from Konoha Village, Nagato has no intention of taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

"That being said, I'm not a firefighter."

The complaint on Kisame's face deepened.

Ignoring Kisame's complaints, Nagato headed towards the center of the pit after seeing the fire extinguished.

"Speaking of which, why do you need to bring down meteorites from the sky? Is it for research?"

Seeing that his complaints were ineffective, Kisame had no choice but to follow Nagato's footsteps and want to know more details.

Nagato glanced at Kisame and said, "It's not a secret that can't be revealed. Something in this meteorite has high research value and is a treasure left by the Sage of the Six Paths."

"Six Paths Immortal? Is it related to the Samsara Eye?"

Kisame became even more curious.

He had never heard of this matter.

"Who knows, whether it has anything to do with the reincarnation eye or not, research is needed to prove it."

Nagato said in an uncertain tone.

Soon, the two of them reached the center of the crater, where the huge meteorite had been torn apart.

Under Kisame's curious gaze, Nagato began to form seals.

A dazzling light pillar suddenly rose from the rubble of the meteorite. In the dazzling light pillar, a bamboo tube floated quietly.

Nagato did not go to get it immediately, but released a large amount of chakra from his body, and the surrounding air began to twist irregularly, even affecting the normal space structure.

"What is this doing?"

Although Nagato's gravitational force in distorting space is very powerful, Kisame believes that there is a deeper purpose in it.

"The time and space technique used to defend against someone, depending on the situation, the other party is not here."

Nagato did not explain in detail, but stretched out his hand towards the light beam.

"Vientiane Tianyin!"

The gravitational force of adsorption was generated, and the next moment, the bamboo tube in the light pillar fell into Nagato's hand.

The light pillar also disappeared from the meteorite, as if it had never happened.

"Is this what you want to get, chief? Speaking of which, the legendary immortal is really weird, he would even think of putting things in the starry sky."

Kisame couldn't help but complain.

"Probably because I don't want this power to be abused by the ninjas."

Nagato could only make such speculation.

"Even if the matter is resolved, I have to join Itachi as soon as possible. There seems to be something wrong with that guy's body."

Kisame said intentionally or unintentionally.

"Yeah?"

Is there something wrong with Itachi's body?

Nagato really didn’t understand this matter.

However, this was a mixed blessing for him.

It is true that Itachi is a spy who entered the Akatsuki organization with a different purpose, but he is also one of the few powerful combatants in the organization.

With his positive abilities, even a Sannin like Orochimaru is no match.

The most important thing is that Itachi is only fourteen years old now.

In terms of ninja strength, he can be said to be the most outstanding young talent in the ninja world.

If Itachi is unable to participate in the capture of the tailed beast due to physical problems, it will be a loss for the Akatsuki organization.

"Continue to pay attention. If the condition worsens, you can give him a break."

This is not caring, just hoping that Itachi can persist longer and shine for the organization.

"I see."

"Okay, I'll leave the aftermath to you, don't be wary."

After that, Nagato took the bamboo tube and used the teleportation technique to disappear from Kisame.

"Really, it's not just about putting out the fire, but also responsible for the aftermath."

Kisame scratched his head helplessly, stood up and jumped out of the pit. He stood on the edge of the pit, looking at the charred forest, grinning slightly, revealing his sharp teeth, and laughed.

A few seconds passed like this, Kisame immediately formed seals with his hands, and a large amount of water suddenly burst out from the waterless ground.

"Water Escape · Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

The water converged into a huge shark, charging towards the charred forest.

Crash!

A large number of trees were washed down by sharks, and four figures jumped out of the forest and scattered around.

"Konoha's ANBU? It's coming faster than expected."

After saying this, Kisame didn't give these Konoha Anbu a chance to communicate. He concentrated chakra on his feet and rushed forward very quickly.

An Anbu took out a ninja knife and came up to parry.

Then, he felt his body sink.

The bandage sword slashed at his ninja sword, and he felt like a huge boulder pressing down on him. Qi and blood surged in his body, almost spurting out blood.

Kisame showed no mercy, and when he saw the Konoha ANBU being suppressed by his own huge power, a sinister smile appeared on his face.

laugh!

The bandage sword slashed across Konoha Anbu's shoulder, mincing the clothes there.

Konoha Anbe let out a pain, and quickly dodged backwards.

The clothes on the shoulders were shredded, revealing irregular cuts.

Not only that, this Konoha Anbu also felt that his body was empty, and the chakra in his body was sucked away by something.

"As expected of Konoha Anbu, the feeling of chakra is delicious. My sword says it is very satisfied."

Feeling Samehada's joyful mood, Kisame also smiled from the bottom of his heart.

"You guy..."

Konoha Anbe, who had been eaten chakra, gritted his teeth.

"Be careful, this guy is Kirigakure's weirdo Kisame Kisaki. Before he defected to Kirigakure, he was one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"

Although Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen are far less famous than the Konoha Sannin, they are also the most experienced ninjas in Kirigakure Village.

Everyone was once a well-known big shot in the ninja world.

"Stop talking nonsense! Save all your little lives!"

Kisame formed another seal, condensing an extremely terrifying chakra in his mouth, and even the air was filled with a strange sense of oppression, making the four Konoha Anbu look nervous.

"Water Release·Exploding Water Wave!"

This time, the explosion of water and waves was more violent than the previous fire extinguishing.

Under the horrified eyes of the four Konoha Anbes, the land was quickly covered by turbulent water, forming a huge lake with a range of more than a kilometer.

"This guy's Chakra... is it a monster?"

In a land without water, he could actually use such a huge scale of water escape, and he seemed to be able to do so with ease. The impact this had on the Anbu of Konoha was unimaginable.

In the ninja world, they had never seen such an exaggerated water escape.

They barely stood still in the surging water, and then saw the ghost shark galloping on the water like surfing, even faster than before.

boom!

The water exploded, and the two Anbu couldn't catch it, and were sent flying, vomiting blood from their mouths.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

One of the other two Anbu immediately used fire escape to stop Kisame's combo attack.

Kisame waved the sword Samehada in his hand, and a wall of water suddenly rose on the surface of the water, extinguishing the fireball.

"Thunder Escape——"

Another ANBU was about to use Thunder Release to launch a surprise attack from the other side, when suddenly a shadow appeared under his feet.

A water shark emerged from the water and bit the calf of this Konoha ANBU.

"ah!"

The painful scream interrupted his ninjutsu.

A piece of meat on the calf was torn off by a water shark, and blood spurted out.

Then another water shark rushed out of the water and bit the ANBU's shoulder. The ANBU used a kunai to cut the water shark in half.

However, this is only the initial test.

After more water sharks smelled the smell of blood, their bloodthirsty desire became stronger, and they bit one after another.

Regardless of the opponent's struggle, he quickly dragged him into the water and disappeared.

Finally, a pool of bright red blood floated on the surface of the water.

I saw a large number of shadows scurrying on the water surface. They were water sharks, the number of which was hard to estimate, and Konoha Anbe, who survived the disaster, felt chills in his heart.

In this environment, it was a completely wrong decision to fight against Kisame.

Just as they were thinking about how to break the situation, the water sharks under the water rioted again.

It flew out of the water, opened its huge mouth, and bit at the remaining Anbu of Konoha.

Just when Kisame thought he was going to succeed, suddenly there was the sound of a wild beast roaring in his ears.

The ferocious beasts transformed from thunder and lightning came across the air, sweeping away the water sharks that were flying towards Anbu from all around.

And with this unstoppable momentum, he launched an attack on the sorcerer Kisame.

"Water Escape · Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

Seeing the ferocity of the thunder and lightning beast, Kisame did not hesitate to use the water escape technique with stronger concentrated attack power, summoning a huge water shark, and collided with the thunder and lightning beast in the air.

Rain fell all over the sky from the sky.

A figure flashed in front of the embarrassed Konoha ANBU, wearing an animal mask and staring closely at Kisame.

"minister!"

Anbu almost cried with joy behind him, feeling an unprecedented sense of security.

"This guy is not something you can deal with. Just leave it to me."

The person who appeared here was none other than Kakashi.

"yes!"

The three Anbu retreated without hesitation. Their continued stay here would only increase the pressure on Kakashi.

"I thought it was who it was, but it turned out to be the famous Kakashi. No wonder he can use such a powerful thunder escape."

Kisame laughed, and there was no fear in his tone.

"I care more about what are you doing here than this?"

Kakashi quietly pulled out the White Fang dagger from behind.

"Then it depends on your ability. Don't think that I will tell you honestly."

The water flow surged, and Kisame used the power of the water flow to attack Kakashi without hesitation.

The sword Samehada and the White Fang dagger met each other.

There seemed to be intense lightning in the air.

"It's unbelievable that you actually blocked my frontal attack. You are quite strong."

Kisame said in surprise.

"The surprise is yet to come."

In a flash, Kakashi disappeared from Kisame's sight.

"What?"

Kisame's expression changed, and he felt the skin on the side of his face sting, and he quickly turned around and swung his sword, Samehada.

As a result, all that hit was air.

A stinging feeling hit him from behind. In desperation, Kisame leaned down and rolled to one side, barely escaping Kakashi's sneak attack.

Kisame stood up and jumped, trying to distance himself from Kakashi, while forming seals with his hands to limit Kakashi's speed.

However, this time he miscalculated again.

Kakashi suddenly appeared in front of him and chopped off the White Fang dagger.

Kisame had no choice but to give up the seal and use Samehada to parry.

Kakashi's lightning-like attack speed gave him no time to use ninjutsu even with the seal.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

The scorching fire bullets hit from one side. Kakashi looked sideways and saw lightning immediately gathered in his left hand. He aimed at the fireball in front of him and slashed hard, spreading the fireball.

Kakashi stepped back and stared at the boy who suddenly appeared next to Kisame.

Wearing the same black red cloud uniform as Kisame, the scarlet three-magatama Sharingan emits an eerie light.

Uchiha Itachi!

"Long time no see, Captain Kakashi."

Itachi spoke in a calm tone.

Kakashi didn't answer, just stared at Itachi and Kisame warily, holding the White Fang dagger in his hand tighter.

"Itachi, why are you here?"

Kisame turned his head and asked in confusion.

"We are members of the same team. I am not worried about the situation on your side, so I came here to take a look."

More importantly, Itachi wanted to know what Nagato wanted to do when he was near Konoha.

"So that's it." Kisame nodded, looked at Kakashi and said, "Then, now it's two against one."

Itachi looked at Kakashi calmly and said, "This body of yours is not the original body."

It seems like a question, but in fact it is in an affirmative tone.

Kakashi snorted and said, "I really can't hide anything from you. Forget it, I'll let you go this time. Next time, I'll get rid of you, the traitor who betrayed the village."

After saying that, his body exploded and Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Kisame looked at the place where Kakashi disappeared in shock.

He didn't expect that the person he had been fighting with just now was actually a shadow clone.

"This is the method he always uses, using the shadow clone to involve him, and then the main body looks for an opportunity to carry out the assassination."

However, even the shadow clone has half of Kakashi's chakra. The speed and power of the technique are not much different from the original body. It is just that it cannot be attacked by too powerful attacks. If you don't know Kakashi well, you will always I thought that was the true body.

Itachi, who had worked with Kakashi before, knew how difficult it would be for Kakashi to use shadow clone tactics in battle.

"Okay, let's get out of here as soon as possible. There are still many masters in Konoha's ANBU. If we swarm them, even if we two join forces, we will be wiped out."

Especially the ANBU jounin at the squad leader level, everyone is the best among Konoha jounin.

Itachi, who once held the position of captain of the ANBU, knew very well how deep the water in Konoha's ANBU was.

Non-elite ninjas are not allowed to join, this is the ANBU rule.

"Listen to you. Anyway, the order given to me by the leader is just to fight off the investigators sent by Konoha."

Kisame shrugged indifferently, put the sword and Samehada behind him, and looked at the direction Kakashi left with a somewhat thoughtful look.

"Speaking of which, what is the chief doing here?"

Itachi asked before lifting his feet and leaving.

Kisame glanced at Itachi, shook his head and said, "I don't know very well. It seems to be to get something from a meteorite. It is said that it is a treasure left by the Sage of Six Paths."

Kisame's words made Itachi secretly wary.

The eyes of reincarnation...the treasures left by the sages of the Six Paths...Compared to the kingdom of ghosts, the threat of the Akatsuki organization is also not low.

So far, he has not been able to get in touch with Nagato, and the oppressive feeling given to him by the other party is too strong.

This sense of oppression is more depressing and profound than the feeling that Orochimaru gave him.

Not only that, but also Uchiha Madara who is active in the dark, whose depth is unknown.

"The treasure of the Sage of the Six Paths must be very powerful."

Itachi said again.

"Don't think too much, we just need to do our own thing well. I joined the organization to get shelter to avoid being hunted by the ANBU in Kirigakure Village. As long as it is within our ability, we will do whatever the leader arranges." .It’s an equal deal.”

I'm afraid that the ultimate goal of the Akatsuki organization is not simple.

But thinking of Kisame's identity as a traitor, Itachi couldn't criticize anything harshly.

A 'betrayal' like him with special missions is a rare exception.

As a rebellious ninja Kisame, he can't be asked to make any contribution to the peace of the ninja world.

"Speaking of which, Kisame, for what purpose did you kill the Daimyo of the Land of Water?"

Itachi was curious about this.

Kisame sneered and said: "It's just to get revenge on Yagura. That guy killed my former boss, the Fugu Demon of Watermelon Mountain, and came to power through a coup, wiping out the Blood Mist Sect to which I belonged... When I find the right opportunity, I Of course, we want to destroy the relationship between Ninja Village and the Daimyo Prefecture, give Yagura a headache, and also avenge the comrades who died in the coup in the past."

"..."

For such a boring reason, he used the convenience of his own status to assassinate a country's daimyo. From Itachi's point of view, this is inconceivable.

Moreover, the Blood Mist Sect was originally a notorious faction in Kirigakure Village. Even foreign ninjas like Itachi were aware of the bloody policies implemented in the Kingdom of Water during the Blood Mist Sect's reign.

For example, let the graduates of the ninja school kill each other in pairs, and select the winner to graduate and become a ninja.

It is not a pity that the Blood Mist faction was wiped out.

"Then what about you, why are you destroying your own family?"

Kisame knew that this question would hurt Itachi's heart, but he still asked it.

Itachi closed his eyes, recalling that bloody night that he would never forget, and said in a calm tone: "To test my own strength, and to get stronger eye power."

For the peace of Konoha and the peace of the Ninja world, this is a sacrifice that must be made. Itachi added in his mind.

"I thought you were trying to increase the value of the Sharingan."

"Net worth?"

"Yes, many forces in the ninja world, after discovering the blood successor family, will eliminate the family and deliberately leave the last person alive, making the blood successor family more valuable when it is auctioned on the black market."

In many places, humans within the limits of blood inheritance will be treated as monsters and slaughtered.

Some unscrupulous businessmen will also put the Blood Succession Limit Ninja up for auction.

Such darkness may still be happening in the dark corners of the ninja world at this moment.

"...I'm not that bored."

Itachi dropped these words and quickened his pace to leave.

"Don't be so anxious, come and go, those Konoha ANBU don't move that fast."

However, even if Kisame said this, Itachi had no intention of stopping.

In desperation, Kisame had no choice but to speed up, followed closely behind Itachi, and disappeared in the forest.