Escape From Konoha

The atmosphere in the office suddenly became so quiet that it was almost audible.

Shiraishi's eyes were fixed on Nonoyu's fair face, which was still smiling gently. When he asked this question, the emotion on the other person's face did not change at all, as if he was not aware of this question.

"Yakushi...Kabuto?"

After a long time, wondering if he recalled something, No Naiyu slowly spoke out these words in a soft voice.

"Yes, there are a lot of strange things about his intelligence."

Shiraishi crossed his hands on the table and still stared at Nonoyu's face.

"How to say?"

Nonoyu seemed to be very interested in this information, and his smile became deeper.

"Judging from the information collected in Konoha, Kabuto Yakushi was a child brought back to Konoha for training by the Jonin of the Konoha Medical Corps during the Battle of Mount Kikyo. His grades in school were average, and he did not have any bright spots after graduation. His achievements are like that of most genin with ordinary qualifications. He has taken the chunin exams many times in a row and failed to advance to chunin."

"Does it look unremarkable?"

"Yes. But the problem is that he has an extremely close relationship with Danzo and Orochimaru. Judging from the intelligence collected, it is currently impossible to determine whether he is helping Danzo or Orochimaru. So such a Later, the issue of his identity became a major point of doubt. All the information he had before joining Konoha was cut out, replaced with an inconspicuous identity information, and integrated into Konoha with a new identity. The village has not aroused suspicion among Konoha insiders until now.”

Generally speaking, a ninja of Kabuto's level does not need him to take care of him personally. This is the work of the intelligence department.

It's just that Dou appeared in the Chunin Exam this time, and from the clues obtained from it, it can be confirmed that he had a direct meeting with Orochimaru during the Chunin Exam.

But based on this alone, Shiraishi couldn't determine what Kabu's position was.

Is it the spy that Danzo arranged to be next to Orochimaru, or the spy that Orochimaru placed inside Konoha.

Although Kakashi seems to be more inclined to the side of Orochimaru from the information collected by Kakashi, a multi-faceted spy like Kakashi will not easily reveal his true position.

Maybe the side that leans towards Orochimaru is just a deliberately fabricated phenomenon.

"If you walk a tightrope, you may die suddenly one day."

Looking at the photo on the information file, Nonaiyu felt a slight pain in his heart.

Sure enough, Danzo did not fulfill the contract with her at the beginning, and let the child go as promised.

Instead, continue to use the opponent and become a pawn under Gen Bu's hands.

As for the intervention of Orochimaru... that should have happened after her 'death'.

A child who has no past, no country, and no so-called stance because of the war is Gengen's favorite war orphan, and he is very suitable to develop into a grassroots spy.

Swaying between Danzo and Orochimaru, two dangerous characters, is no different from walking a tightrope, and if you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces.

"Yes, but this kind of thing is very common. There are countless orphans produced by the ninja world war, and he is just a negligible one of them. It is also because of this that you quit from the root and transferred to the orphanage to work."

Shiraishi took a sip of tea.

"Master Shiraishi, are you doubting me?"

"No, if you doubt it, you won't be able to stand here and talk to me calmly. After all, apart from the kingdom of ghosts, there is no second force that will accept your refuge unconditionally. I have never restricted everything about you, even if you joined The Intelligence Department is just a choice you made. Even if you planned to live in seclusion in a shrine for the rest of your life, I wouldn't say anything."

No one wants to mention the scars caused by war.

Especially women like Nonoyu who are more emotional than rational.

The darkness at her roots completely corrupted her kindness, and she was condemned by her conscience all the time.

But even so, until he died, he could not get rid of the control of the roots.

Because her kindness and ability did not match, she was unable to protect more orphans from the root, so she was used by Danzo to squeeze out the last trace of value.

"That's true." No Naiyu sighed, and said with a sad smile: "I thought that after practicing at the shrine, I could forget everything in the past and start my life again. But... I am still a greedy woman .”

"There's nothing wrong with that, because your kindness can only be useful if you rely on me. If you want to quit the intelligence department, you can leave at any time. Anyway, with your ability, it's not difficult to manage the orphanage in the Kingdom of Ghosts."

"If I were ten years younger, I might fall in love with Mr. Shiraishi... But now, I don't want to be beaten to death."

No Naiyu smiled.

Baishi choked on drinking water, coughed a few times and said, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in old women either. Since Yaoshidou is a child you took in in the orphanage, can you win him over?"

Although he had successfully sneaked into Orochimaru's command through another Konoha rebel ninja.

But the level is still too low, and so far there is no access to more confidential information.

But Yakushi Kabuto is different. He can serve as the link of communication between Danzo and Orochimaru, which means that he has extraordinary abilities and knows more things.

"Although I am his adoptive mother, that child has been very independent since he was a child, and his abilities are different from ordinary children. In addition, he has never had to consider the so-called national position, which means that his life has been drifting... If In the past, I was his belief, so now, either Danzo or Orochimaru is his new belief."

Nonoyu sighed and said the problem.

Although spies need a stance, Kabuto is not an ordinary spy.

Because before he entered the orphanage, he was blank, and his position was always blank.

He is the color that other people color in him and regards this as the whole of his life. This is the problem with positionless espionage.

Whenever someone needs him, he will appear and then become the blade in that person's hand.

After listening to Nonoyu's analysis carefully, Shiraishi let out a breath.

"In other words, before his current belief is destroyed, contacting him will be a bad thing, right?"

“That’s great of you to understand.”

"It's an interesting statement. Then let's put the action of contacting him on hold for now."

Although it was a pity, Shiraishi didn't pay too much attention to this matter.

"Excuse me, Master Shiraishi, is there anything else you want to explain?"

"You stay and work in the headquarters for the time being, and I will send another person to take over from the country of Tang. The rest of the things will be gone. Go down."

"Then I'll take my leave now."

Nonoyu bowed slightly and left the office.

The office was quiet again. Baishi looked relaxed, drinking his afternoon tea relaxedly, and processing the unfinished intelligence documents in his hand at a leisurely pace.

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"You should all know what to do next, right?"

In the hotel, Kakashi summoned Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to his room, sat on the edge of the bed, and asked the three of them in a serious tone.

It looked like something terrible was about to happen next.

"Of course this kind of thing is clear, that is the taste of the ramen in the future, what kind of ramen should I choose!"

Before Sasuke could speak, Naruto raised his hand first to express his opinion.

His behavior naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction from Kakashi, who punched him hard on the head.

"Uh-huh!"

Naruto squatted directly on the ground holding his head, screaming in pain.

"Why did you hit me suddenly, Kakashi-sensei?"

His tone was full of dissatisfaction.

"That's because you didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all. In your opinion, isn't the third exam more important than dinner? And how many times have I said that eating ramen all the time will lead to malnutrition and short stature?" The president is not tall.”

Kakashi pressed his fingers between his eyebrows and looked at Naruto with a huge headache.

"But the ramen is so delicious..."

Naruto argued.

"It should be delicious in moderation. Forget it, now is not the time to talk about such things. I think you have already learned some information about the opponents in the first round of the third test through the previous qualifiers."

Kakashi said.

Although Sakura failed in the preliminary round and was eliminated, Naruto and Sasuke, members of Team 7, successfully advanced.

As the instructing Jonin of Team 7, Kakashi is also honored.

However, he also knew that the official competition of the third test was different from today's qualifying competition. It can be said that there is no such thing as mediocrity among the genin who have advanced to the third exam.

Every battle can be very difficult.

In addition, the competition system is also different from the qualifiers. It is a tournament that requires ranking.

So, with that in mind, be prepared to fight for the long haul, rather than having one fight equal victory.

"Don't worry, Kakashi-sensei, I have already thought of a countermeasure."

After Kakashi said this, Naruto patted his chest with a confident smile on his face.

"Countermeasures? Let me tell you first, the strategy you used to defeat your opponent in the qualifiers cannot be applied to the third final. Moreover, Zhi Nao is a ninja from the oil girl clan. The parasites he controls are not only lethal, but The enemy is also very powerful.”

Kakashi thought that Naruto wanted to use the preliminaries' routine and sneak up on Shino in the third final.

"How is that possible? Anyway, I have already thought of a new countermeasure, which will definitely surprise you. However, this requires Sakura's help."

Naruto scratched his head and laughed sheepishly.

"My help?"

Sakura glanced at Naruto suspiciously, wondering what strange idea he was thinking in his mind.

"Yeah, okay, Sakura?"

"Even if you say that, I don't know what you want me to do for you? Let me tell you first, if I can do it, it's fine to help you. But if it's a date or something, like cheering you up, then no."

After hearing what Sakura said, Naruto didn't know whether he should be moved or disappointed.

"Don't worry, it's not a date, it's just a serious request. Let's talk about it then. After all, what ramen we eat tonight is the most important."

Naruto quickly put away his disappointed mood, regained his smile, and hurriedly walked out the door.

"You're so good at getting things done, Naruto."

It was too late to stop Naruto, so Kakashi could only sigh helplessly.

"Once that guy decides on something, even ten cows can't get him back. Let's wait until tomorrow to talk about countermeasures."

Sasuke also agreed with Naruto's approach.

Kakashi had no choice but to comply.

Following Naruto to the corridor, a group of people immediately greeted him on the opposite side.

It was a team led by the remaining Konoha instructor jounin.

The three instructor jounin, Asuma, Kurenai, and Gai, were all there, followed by the genin of their team.

When they came out of the room at this time, they must have wanted to go out for a dinner instead of staying in the hotel and eating free meals.

"Kakashi, are you going out too?"

Gai asked coming over, patting Kakashi on the shoulder.

"Yes, after all, I finally passed the preliminaries, so I should celebrate anyway."

Kakashi replied with a shrug.

"It seems that we all thought of going together. But I didn't expect that two people from the team you led would advance to the third final. When the time comes, let's compete to see whose student has a higher ranking."

Kai said enthusiastically.

Before Kakashi could answer, Kurenai also joined in: "It looks very interesting. If the two 'seniors' don't mind, I would also like to participate. However, it seems that someone cannot participate."

His eyes squinted towards Asuma's position.

Asma suddenly felt a sword piercing his heart, and said with a wry smile: "Hey, you guys are talking about yourselves, don't suddenly rub salt into my wounds. The students here don't seem to be very lucky."

"Attributing failure to luck, are you looking for excuses? You really don't look like a man who dares to take action."

Hong thought for a moment and joked with a smile.

"Okay, I admit defeat."

Seeing Asuma surrendering decisively, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino behind him all complained.

This is too lacking in the aura that a jounin should have.

Is this what is called one thing descending from another?

"Have the relationship between the two become so good? However, today's time is limited, so let's end the chat here for now. When the finals are over, let's have another big party."

Kakashi saw that the time was almost up and did not continue to linger here.

"See you."

"goodbye."

Kakashi took Naruto and the three of them away.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Kai also took Neci and the three of them away from here.

Only the members of Red Team and Asuma Team were left in the corridor.

"Well, if you don't mind, Hong, do you want to go have barbecue with me? I heard that there is the world's best high-end barbecue restaurant here. I'll treat you."

Asuma looked at Kurenai awkwardly and coughed slightly, but still said the invitation.

"But I'm losing weight recently, and..."

Red frowned.

Then, she looked at Hinata, whose presence in the team was extremely low, feeling a little rejected in her heart.

"What does it matter? Since it's Mr. Asuma's treat, there's no problem. I just want to have a barbecue to replenish my blood."

The tooth with a bandage on his nose said carelessly.

After treatment with medical ninjutsu, his nasal bones have recovered, but there is still a little pain. It will heal after a rest.

He could see that Asuma was pursuing his mentor, Jonin Kurenai, and he said this because he hoped to help him.

"I don't care, what about you Hinata?"

Shino nodded and glanced at Hinata.

Hinata lowered her head and wring her fingers shyly. For some reason, the miserable scene of Asuma's bankruptcy appeared in her mind.

"I, my words..."

Before Hinata could finish speaking, Asuma made the final decision and said, "That's it, let's go have barbecue together."

"Well, hopefully your wallet will hold up by then."

Seeing Asuma finalizing the matter so quickly, Kurenai had no choice but to follow his wishes, hoping that Asuma would have extra living expenses this month.

"It doesn't matter, I have enough funds here, enough for eight people to eat."

After all, there is only one big eater in the team, Chou. With the money he carries, it is more than enough to deal with this big eater.

Moreover, Hehong can develop further through this opportunity.

Thinking of this, Asma couldn't help but look forward to the next barbecue dinner.

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after an hour.

The sky was completely dark, and at the same time, the prosperity of Ziyuan City was fully revealed.

Under the hazy and beautiful night, the noisy sounds are endless. Neon lights of various colors gave off a fantastic and magnificent scene, and the crowds on the streets were much larger than during the day.

It seems that this is the moment when a city truly releases its charm.

There are many kinds of shops on the roadside. As long as you can think of it, you can find it here. Even if you can't think of it, you can find everything here.

Not only that, because this is the commercial center of the ninja world, you can see people from all over the world coming and going on the streets, wearing different styles of clothing, gathering together. This kind of scene will inevitably be a bit shocking to people who see it for the first time.

"There are indeed a lot of people in this city."

Naruto got off the bus. Although it was a novel means of transportation that he had never seen in Konoha, in less than half a day, Naruto became familiar with the operation of the bus and accepted new things very quickly.

When he came down and saw the bustling scene of people on the street, he immediately sighed.

Even during festival gatherings in Konoha, it was rare to see so many people gathered together.

And this is just a common sight when Ziyuan City enters the night.

Naruto compared this place with Konoha, and couldn't help but feel a deep sense of frustration.

"After all, it is a commercial capital, and the flow of people will inevitably be much larger than that of ordinary cities."

Kakashi nodded and said.

A few years ago, although Ziyuan City was also very prosperous, it was far from being so bustling and lively.

The Kingdom of Ghosts is developing too fast.

The urban construction of Ziyuan City is not only a reflection of the industrial capabilities of the Kingdom of Ghosts. When building Ziyuan City based on industry, the greening of the city was also well planned. The pollution brought by industry has not appeared in this city.

It is said that under the entire city, there is a super-large purification system with chakra as the core energy, which can keep the city clean at all times.

"Not at all. I've been to the capital of our country of fire, and it's completely incomparable with here."

Sasuke couldn't help but take a deep breath at the blossoming scenery around him.

Regardless of the military power represented by ninjas, the industrial power of the Ghost Country is too powerful.

Compared to this, Konoha seemed to be lagging behind an entire era.

It made Sasuke deeply doubt whether the sentence in the ninja school textbook-the Land of Fire is the center of the ninja world is correct.

Although the two countries are in the ninja world at the same time, the lives of their respective citizens are different by an era.

The people here are brightly dressed and full of energy, and their eyes are filled with some kind of strong and firm will. It seems that from their eyes, you can see that everything is changing and starting to change towards the beauty they insist on in their hearts.

Even Konoha Village couldn't compare to this kind of scene.

Not to mention the rest of the Fire Nation.

Sasuke, who had gone out on many C-level missions, knew with his own eyes that civilians in many areas of the Fire Country lived extremely difficult and simple lives.

Although this is not bad, but... the Fire Nation should be able to do better instead of settling for the status quo.

"If you want to change, you can only rely on more people to work together. Because the power of one person is limited after all."

Kakashi seemed to sense some of Sasuke's thoughts and spoke.

Sasuke nodded, not worrying too much about this matter.

He is just an ordinary genin. Even if he has different ideas, he can only remain silent now and cannot make his voice heard in the village or even in the country.

As for my responsibilities, I just need to be a good genin for the time being, instead of aiming too high and taking on responsibilities that I shouldn't bear.

"The three of you will go shopping together next."

Kakashi said suddenly.

"Eh? Kakashi-sensei, don't you come with us?"

Sakura turned her head in surprise.

Kakashi said embarrassedly: "Sorry, I have something to deal with here."

"But, the preliminaries are over, right? The other team's coaching jonins don't have any missions either."

Sakura thought there was another problem in the exam.

"It has nothing to do with that, it's some personal matters of mine. In short, the three of you should not play too late and go back to rest before eleven o'clock. In addition, I paid for your ramen."

Kakashi took his wallet out of his pocket and took out three ten thousand ryo bills.

"It's too much."

Sakura was a little afraid to answer.

Anyway, spending 30,000 yang for three servings of ramen is a bit wasteful.

"You can spend the extra money on your own. Just consider it as compensation for my inability to accompany you tonight."

Kakashi said this, and Sakura had no choice but to take the 30,000 ryo note from Kakashi's hand.

Then, Sakura asked curiously: "But what personal matters does Kakashi-sensei have to deal with?"

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Secret."

With that said, Kakashi turned and left, quickly disappearing from the crowd without a trace.

"Really, Kakashi-sensei is always mysterious. Tomorrow is a rare opportunity for a gathering."

Naruto was sullen.

"After all, it's a private matter and there's nothing we can do about it. Just spare Kakashi-sensei this time, Naruto."

Sakura comforted Naruto not to be angry.

"What a personal matter. I think it's probably because he went to buy unhealthy books behind our backs, like that one called "Intimate Love in Paradise."

Naruto guessed maliciously.

"impossible?"

Sakura was a little in disbelief.

"That's for sure."

Naruto thought to himself and concluded with the coffin, and said matter-of-factly.

Sasuke ignored the argument between the two, stared at the direction Kakashi left, and began to guess: Private matter? Are you going to meet someone, so it's not convenient for you to take us there?

The guess was fruitless, and Sasuke stopped thinking about it. Since it was a private matter, Kakashi certainly didn't want others to disturb him.

As for what Naruto said about going behind their backs to buy "Intimate Paradise", it was definitely just a figment of his head and there was no real evidence.

Moreover, if you are buying "Intimate Paradise", there is no reason to go behind their backs and buy it alone. Anyway, the impression of bad teachers has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

"Now that Kakashi is gone, let the three of us act together. By the way, I also want to go to the ninja shop here to update the equipment."

"A ninja tool shop? You really need to update the ninja tools in your bag. During the second exam, many kunai and shurikens were damaged."

Sakura nodded in agreement.

"My word is fine."

Naruto didn't need to worry about this problem.

He rarely used kunai and shuriken against his enemies, so the kunai and shuriken in his ninja bag were not particularly worn and were enough to be used in the finals.

Just when the three of Naruto were about to leave, a voice suddenly came:

"You are...Naruto."

It seemed doubtful, but it was affirmative words, and the tone was full of joy.

"Huh?"

Naruto turned around in surprise, and saw a strange combination of a man, a woman, and a dog.

The man has white hair and is wearing a pure white dress. His pupils are like the color of a snow field, lacking the breath of a living person.

He is shorter than Naruto, with a baby face, very cute and immature.

On the back is a long-handled object that is much taller than others, and it is wrapped with a white bandage that draws eyeballs, making it impossible to see the true face.

Next to him, there was a girl wearing a red and white miko uniform. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She had long straight black hair and an emotionless face, giving her an air of indifference that would keep strangers away.

On the shoulder of the girl in the priestess costume, there stood... a four-legged creature like a dog or a cat.

The whole body is pitch black, with a single horn growing from the forehead, and a pair of extremely bright eyes, which seem to have been washed with clean water, which is why they have become so clean and clear.

"Uh, who are you?"

Naruto looked at the white-haired boy's face. Although he felt that he looked familiar, as if he had met him somewhere before, he couldn't remember who he was or where he had seen him before. Naruto was stunned for a moment.

"Naruto, don't you remember me? I'm a child. We met in the land of waves a few months ago."

The white-haired boy ran up to Naruto like a child, and said his name happily.

"The Country of Waves? Nako..."

Naruto tried his best to recall, then remembered something, opened his mouth wide, and couldn't close it for a long time.

"Chi-chizi!?"

The startled performance is enough to describe Naruto's shock at this time, and he yelled directly.

Looking at the white-haired boy in front of him who was even smaller than him, Naruto couldn't connect him closely with the handsome white-haired boy he saw in the Land of Waves.

The two of them, no matter how you look at it, are not the same person.

For a moment, Naruto didn't know how to complain.