Escape From Konoha

"Miss, this is the information that Lei Guangtuan just sent over."

It is located in a relatively quiet factory building in the factory, which is temporarily used by Yiji as her office.

After knocking on the door, a Jonin from the Ghost Country presented a piece of information to Kazuki.

"That is to say, has the identity of the mouse who forged the name of the Ziyue people and launched a surprise attack on the factory been found out?"

Yiji raised her head, put down the book in her hand, and looked at the person coming.

"Yes, this is the process of the Thunder Light Group testing them. Moreover, the guys caught before also revealed something under interrogation. They are not bounty hunters of the Purple Moon Clan, but they are also affiliated with the underground. The black market, but it was hired to attack here. Only the leading ninja is not a bounty hunter."

Ninja of the Ghost Country replied.

Yiji nodded slightly, then picked up the information and began to scan, his pupils dilated slightly.

"Yunyin... a tailed beast."

The above is the news that Qian Nao, the leader of the Lei Guang Group, tested the other party not long ago.

During the fight, although it was only for a moment, it showed the ability to be immune to the Blood Dragon Eye illusion, and showed a tail with condensed chakra, making it undoubtedly a tailed beast.

Moreover, the power of the tailed beast was manipulated by the opponent as he wished, and did not go berserk.

Coupled with her female identity, it is easy to think of who the other party is.

Kumogakure's Two-Tailed Jinchuuriki - Two Yukijin.

Unlike Kumogakure's Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki Kirabi, although the two Yukijin have also practiced to become perfect Jinchuuriki, so far there have been no rumors of the other becoming a perfect Jinchuuriki.

It is possible that Yun Yin secretly strengthened himself in order to hide his clumsiness without revealing it.

Or, the other party really didn't become a perfect ninchuriki like the eight-tailed ninchuriki, and he was still far from the real perfect ninchuriki.

But being able to communicate with the tailed beast in depth, there is no doubt about it.

The visual illusion of Blood Dragon Eye is not inferior to Sharingan, and it is more aggressive than Sharingan.

Even this level of illusion was instantly deciphered by the other party. Obviously, the second tail in the other party's body had already initially recognized the will and strength of Jinzhu Riki.

In addition, being able to materialize part of the Tailed Beast's body and control it freely is a precursor to becoming a perfect Jinchuriki.

"Miss, what should we do next?"

The Jonin of the Demon Country looked worried.

After all, he is a perfect ninja, or a ninja who is approaching perfection.

In terms of pure destructive power, it is even higher than today's Five Kages.

If the opponent is allowed to mess around in such a tiny place as the Kingdom of Waves, such a small country is simply not enough to toss about.

Although they are not afraid, ordinary people can't stand the blow of the tail beast's power.

What's more, knowing that they have Sharingan ninjas, Kumogakure also sent the two-tailed Jinchuuriki over. Obviously, the two-tailed Jinchuuriki is not afraid of the so-called Sharingan illusion.

"No, the more power you mobilize, the deeper Konoha's defenses will be, and maybe it will be bad."

In the land of waves, Konoha Ninja Village is the most threatening.

This place is too close to the land of fire, whether it is the land of ghosts or the land of thunder, they are actually very far away from here.

Once any unplanned changes occur, it will be beyond our reach.

If you deliberately mobilize troops for Yun Yin's people, it will only stimulate Konoha's sensitive nerves even more.

"However, if this is not the case, we can only say that we are reluctant to deal with Yunyin's tail beast with our troops. If Konoha's side intervenes again..."

"Don't think about it, Konoha will definitely intervene."

Ichiki interrupted the Jonin and said affirmatively.

If such a good opportunity is missed, it will be difficult for Konoha to attack the Kingdom of Demons next time.

Therefore, when Kumogakure takes action, Konoha will definitely take corresponding insurance measures.

Although Konoha doesn't know yet that the bounty hunter disguised as the Purple Moon Clan is a ninja from Kumogakure's side.

"Really, it seems that we have to be more serious this time. Go and call Cardo over. Also, notify the Thunder Group and reveal to Konoha the traces of the Kumogakure ninja disguised as the Purple Moon Clan."

"Tell Konoha?"

Very surprised by Yiji's decision.

"There's no point in hiding it anyway. Konoha and Kumogakure's goals are us, so let's use this opportunity to let the Thunder Group further deepen their cooperation with Konoha."

"yes."

"I will take care of it myself when the two-tailed Jinchuuriki arrives. That's it."

"I see."

The Jonin of the Kingdom of Oni nodded. He knew that Ichiki's strength was not inferior to that of the contemporary Five Kages. Having such a powerful ninja in charge gave them the confidence to dare to operate under the eyes of the Country of Fire.

After all, five Kage-level ninjas cannot be easily dispatched.

And a five-kage level ninja like Kazuhime who can move at will is as intimidating as a tailed beast.

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"Haha, what an idiot. After studying for so long, you can't even tread water!"

Qianno, who was sitting on the railing, saw Naruto's extremely slow progress in treading water. When Naruto fell into the sea again and turned into a drowned rat, he couldn't help but let out a huge laugh.

"Damn it! What did you say, you little dwarf?"

Not to be outdone, Naruto fought back.

"I'm telling you the truth. Your teacher has obviously told you the secret of treading water, but the result is still the same as before, without any change. Is your brain super slow?"

"hateful!"

He yelled again, Naruto was at a loss for words.

Because what Chino said was that Kakashi had told him the trick, but the practice of treading water still progressed extremely slowly.

If it weren't for his willpower to be appraised enough, Chino would have said that he couldn't hold his head up long ago.

"Are you really a Konoha ninja?"

"What?"

"Since the past, Konoha has been called the cradle of geniuses by outsiders, with elites emerging in large numbers. But now, I have some doubts about this rumor."

"One day, I too will become the village's elite ninja."

Naruto stood on a small fishing boat, raised his head and looked at Chino who was sitting on the railing of the bridge, and said seriously.

This fishing boat is a nearby fisherman's boat, which was borrowed by Naruto.

"Really? If you can also become an elite ninja, then Konoha is probably doomed."

Chino said to herself, but the voice was still read by Naruto.

Naruto glared at Qianno but did not make a move.

Tell him directly that it is not wise to fight with Chino.

And as long as no one dies, Kakashi and Sasuke probably won't help him.

He went up alone and was just asking for trouble.

So, enduring Qianno's mocking gaze, Naruto began to tread water again, and then with a pop, he fell into the sea water.

Qianno's loud laughter came from the railing, and she was very satisfied with Naruto's clumsy and funny look.

Taking other people's failures as a source of happiness, this dwarf's character is really bad! Naruto thought so in his mind, but in order to try hard to prove his ability to Qianno, he stopped yelling at Qianno, but silently endured the ridicule and focused all his attention on treading water practice.

"I'm telling you, you have such a bad character. This kid will be beaten to death by you."

Feng Xin appeared next to Qianno at some point and said to her.

"Nothing, just to kill some boring time."

Qianno said this without looking back.

She swayed her legs slightly and kept her eyes on Naruto. Seeing him climb onto the boat again and again and then fall into the water again and again was much more interesting than being in a daze.

"This kid has great willpower. If he can persevere, he might become a good ninja."

Feng Xin also looked at Naruto and made this comment.

"Oh, your vision is too bad. This kid is so stupid. He has been practicing for an entire afternoon and has not grown at all. His progress is slower than a tortoise crawling."

Qianno disagreed with this.

Feng Xin shook his head. He just said it casually and had no intention of getting entangled with Qianno on this topic.

"There's a letter from over there, asking us to share the information with Konoha."

Feng Xin whispered, and only Qianno could hear it.

Qianano suddenly stopped shaking her legs, turned her head and glanced at Feng Xin, who was expressionless.

Qianno turned around, jumped down from the railing, and patted the non-existent dust on her butt.

"In this case, I will take a few people to explain to the person in charge of Konoha, and I will leave the protection work here to you."

"Okay, leave it to me."

Feng Xin nodded and agreed.

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The sun was setting, and the dusk scene made the sky darken quickly.

Construction at the construction site also began to stop, ending the day's work.

"Sasuke, Naruto, you two stay tonight and keep vigil here at the construction site. Someone will bring dinner to you later."

Kakashi ordered.

"Me and Sasuke?"

Because he had just finished treading water practice, Naruto was still wet and looked at Kakashi in surprise.

Sasuke had no emotion on his face and chose to acquiesce to Kakashi's instructions.

"Yes, because it may be a little unrest at night. Although the people from the Thunder Light Regiment will also assign some people to keep watch here, they have too much work to do and may be overwhelmed. Now that we have been paid, we must I have fulfilled my mission. I have already discussed this matter with the people from the Lightning Regiment."

Kakashi said.

As for Sasuke and Naruto's safety, Kakashi wasn't worried.

There were many jounin and ANBU escorts in the dark, and even if he encountered any accidents, they would be enough to support him.

After all, the construction site is not too far from Dazner's house.

"I know, leave this place to me and Naruto."

Sasuke nodded.

"Then it's up to you, Sakura, let's go."

"Yes, Kakashi-sensei."

Sakura followed Kakashi's footsteps and left with the workers.

"Really, it would be great if I could stay vigil with Sakura."

Naruto started thinking there.

Sasuke had no opinion on this. As Kakashi said, since the country of Waves has paid the mission reward, as ninjas, they should be loyal to the mission.

Even if you have to pay for it with your life, it is the fate of a ninja.

"Don't practice at night, keep your spirits up. Kakashi is not here, and we don't know when the battle will happen."

"Yes, I understand. I've been practicing all afternoon and I'm almost exhausted. I'm going to take a rest first. Remember to call me when dinner is served."

Naruto waved his hand and walked to the side weakly.

There is a simple dormitory room on the construction site for Naruto and the others, as well as the ninjas of the Thunder Group to rest.

Even if it is a vigil, it is impossible to sleep directly outside, otherwise it is easy to catch a cold in this season.

…

After dinner, Sakura helps Tatsuna's daughter Tsunami wash the dishes there.

Kakashi took advantage of the moonlight to come to the open space outside and walked towards the nearby woods.

The moonlight was dim, and only a little moonlight shone into the woods.

Under the dim light of the moonlight, a figure has been waiting there for a long time.

"minister."

The ANBU ninja took off his mask and looked at him with the help of the moonlight. He was a male ninja who was a few years younger than Kakashi. He was Tenzo, the current acting minister of ANBU.

A wood escape ninja who inherited the bloodline of the first Hokage.

Like Kakashi, he serves as the right-hand man of the Third Hokage in the ANBU.

I also highly recognize and admire Kakashi, the dedicated ANBU minister.

Use this as a goal to spur your own growth.

"What's the matter with coming to me at this time, Tenzo?"

Kakashi put his hands in his pockets and spoke casually.

"In the afternoon, the leader of the Lightning Regiment came to see me, and she revealed a shocking news to us."

Tianzang looked serious.

"Shocking news?"

"Kumogakure's two-tailed Jinchuuriki came to the Land of Waves and pretended to be a bounty hunter for the Purple Moon Clan."

"...If so, that is indeed shocking news."

Kakashi frowned.

He didn't know much about Yun Yin's two-tailed Jinchuriki.

But he also knew that the fact that a ninja who knew that Sharingan existed on this island was sent here by Kumogakure to perform a mission had already proved one thing - the other party had gone very far on the road to perfect Jinchuuriki.

There is a fundamental difference from Naruto, a jinchūriki who has not yet grown up.

What's more, to be able to subdue the tailed beast, the strength of the jinchūriki itself cannot be underestimated.

Sharing the same mind as the tailed beast is a model of strong alliance.

"Yunyin's purpose is..."

"I'm probably here for the things in the Demon Country Military Factory. Apart from this, I can't think of anything else that could attract the Kumogakure ninjas."

Tianzang said.

Not only Kumogakure, but also their Konoha Village coveted the items in the Demon Country's arsenal.

However, things like 'stealing' cannot be arranged openly.

It is precisely because of this that this joint action between Anbu and Roots took place.

The root department is a special department organization specially established in the dark department to deal with these shady matters.

This time to steal the secrets in the Demon Country's arsenal, the Anbu was assisted, and the root ninjas were the main ones.

But now that Kumogakure's ninjas have come to intervene, the original plan needs to be temporarily changed.

Fortunately, the Kingdom of Ghosts is still investigating the specific identity of the bounty hunter pretending to be the Purple Moon Crowd, and they have determined through the Thunder Light Group that the fourth force is Kumogakure earlier than the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Konoha, who had the priority to learn this information, could in turn take advantage of this and make profits from it.

Kakashi had already seen through Tianzang's thoughts.

But Kakashi did not point out that his work here, according to the instructions of the Third Hokage, was more shocking than practical. There is no need to participate in formal actions except as a last resort.

He is a deterrent weapon that Konoha deliberately planted in the Kingdom of Waves in the name of a C-level mission in order to avoid further conflict with the Kingdom of Demons.

"Did you get notified from the root?"

"It has been notified. At present, our two sides have begun to cooperate and make changes to the original plan. The results will probably appear tomorrow night."

"Then I'm sorry to bother you. I have a lot of involvement here, so I can't act rashly."

Kakashi nodded.

Tianzang nodded in understanding, then dived into the ground and disappeared.

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The next day, morning.

Kakashi and Sakura came to the construction site early in the morning, but only Sasuke was found here, but Naruto disappeared from here.

"Where's that Naruto guy?"

Sasuke was eating breakfast, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said: "He went to another place to practice treading water. He claimed to give that little man a surprise."

As he spoke, he secretly looked in the direction of the Lei Guangtuan.

Qian Nao, the leader of the Lei Guang Group, was still sitting on the railing of the bridge, looking at the endless sea like yesterday.

Kakashi understood.

Even a nervous person like Naruto will feel uncomfortable when others look down on him.

What's more, to some extent, Naruto is also a sensitive child.

Chino's continuous ridicule yesterday aroused Naruto's strong unwillingness.

That's why Naruto left here early in the morning to go to another place to practice treading water.

Really simple and easy to understand child.

"Forget it, let him go. Anyway, he is such a big man, so he won't disappear. When it's meal time, just bring him food."

With the elite Jonin from Konoha following secretly, Kakashi didn't worry about Naruto's safety at all.

Instead, he walked to the side and started patrolling around with Sakura.

Sasuke didn't sleep much from midnight to early morning last night. After breakfast, sleepiness began to come over him. He walked to the simple construction site dormitory and began to close his eyes to rest.

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"Can't force, can't force, can't force..."

At the lake in the woods, Naruto muttered on the shore, and then stepped on the water.

With a plop, he stumbled and fell into the water.

Kakashi warned him that his chakra is too large, and it is more difficult to control chakra delicately than ordinary ninjas.

Whether climbing a tree or treading water, the trick is not to use force.

To an ordinary ninja, this is nothing. Because the amount of chakra is moderate, even if you want to consume a large amount of chakra, you don't have the capital to do so.

But Naruto is different. Every time he treads water, he will consume a lot of chakra. Trying to reduce the chakra on the soles of his feet is easy to say, but it is very difficult for Naruto to do it.

For Naruto, who has to go all out in everything he does, reducing his chakra consumption is not a trick that can be learned in just a few days.

Therefore, this repeated failure did not dampen Naruto's self-confidence, but instead aroused his persistent thoughts about success.

Naruto became more and more anxious about Sasuke who always walked ahead of him, wanting to catch up.

And Sasuke is not inferior to him in terms of hard work. If he stagnates here, he will only be thrown away faster and further by Sasuke, a genius.

If it doesn't work once, do it a hundred times. If it doesn't work a hundred times, do it a thousand times.

Naruto didn't believe that he would not succeed if he tried again and again.

The morning time passed slowly like this, and the sun slowly rose into the sky. The sunlight became stronger and shone over the lake that had lost the shade of the trees. A somewhat tired Naruto began to sit on the shore and breathe, basking in the warm sunshine. .

"Hey, I finally got some tricks..."

The morning training was not really fruitless.

How to reduce his chakra usage, Naruto felt it with his body after repeated failures.

What he has to do now is to let the body remember this feeling, and then form the body's instinct.

If this continues, you can learn how to tread water in less than a few days.

At that time, it will definitely surprise the little men of Lei Guangtuan.

"I'm a little hungry, I don't want to go back, so I might as well grab some fish."

Doing what he wanted, Naruto began to take off his wet top and pants, wearing only boxer shorts, ready to jump into the water to catch fish.

At this moment, the water pattern in the center of the lake suddenly fluctuated, and a white line appeared there.

"!?"

Naruto clearly saw that the white streak was a living person in white clothes.

"Oops, did someone drown?"

Without time to think, Naruto jumped into the water instantly, swam towards the center of the lake, and grabbed his opponent's arm.

The palm of his hand was cold, colder than ice, and Naruto shivered instantly.

But in order to save people, Naruto didn't care, he hugged the unconscious cold body and swam towards the shore.

On the shore, Naruto laid the man in white flat on the dry grass.

Judging from the appearance of the other party, he should be a few years older than him, with the face of a teenager about fifteen or sixteen years old.

On his back, there is also a long-handled object wrapped in a white cloth belt.

On the white cloth belt, there is a very frightening eyeball painted, like a living thing.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Naruto always feels that the eyeballs on these cloth belts are looking at him in a vague way.

The other person had rags of white hair and a pale face, almost indistinguishable from a corpse.

But the strange thing is that when Naruto lay on the other person's chest, he could hear a strong heartbeat, proving that the other person was still alive.

Naruto scratched his head, not knowing how to deal with the other party.

"Forget it, let Sakura come over and take a look. She is a medical ninja and should know..."

Just when Naruto was thinking this, the boy in white suddenly opened his eyes.

Snow-colored eyes were released from the pupils, emotionless, and then he suddenly sat up straight from the ground.

"ah!"

Seeing the other person suddenly sitting upright, Naruto was startled and took a step back, almost falling.

Hearing Naruto's shout, the boy in white turned his head numbly, glanced at Naruto, and said nothing, as if he was thinking about who the person in front of him was, as if he was not an acquaintance of his.

"Um, are you okay?"

Naruto swallowed, feeling that something was wrong with this boy in white.

But Naruto couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

Anyway, very strange.

"..."

"..."

The two continued to look at each other, big eyes staring at small eyes.

The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

"you……"

The young man in white opened his mouth, then fell silent and did not continue.

"Me? What's wrong with me?"

Naruto had a confused look on his face.

The boy in white looked down at his belly, then raised his head and said seriously:

"I'm hungry."