Escape From Konoha

The moment Onijima Shinobu announced the winner, warm applause came from the audience stage one after another.

In such an atmosphere, Cai Ye just glanced at it lightly, and was not shaken by these victories, showing an attitude of being flattered or humiliated.

However, in his own territory, he finally defended his position as the champion, which isn't too bad a feeling.

"Even that level of Chakra can be blocked, what a powerful kid."

Red sighed.

"It's not so powerful, it's better to say it's terrifying. His overall strength is basically comparable to that of Jonin."

Asuma was speechless.

Even he didn't have much confidence that he could block the last move unless he got intelligence in advance and took preventive measures in advance.

But ninja battles often involve a time lag in obtaining information. In a real battlefield, there is little time to obtain sufficient information and then make arrangements slowly.

Otherwise, the sacrifice rate of ninjas would not remain high every year.

The overall strength of a twelve-year-old can be compared with that of a Jonin. This is already a quite terrifying evaluation.

There are only a few such geniuses in their history of Konoha. If they don't die on the way, they will all be powerful ninjas with a good reputation.

For example, Uchiha Ruri and Hinata Ayane, who have left Konoha, are both ninjas who became famous at a young age.

When he was still studying at the ninja school, he was already Konoha's leading genius jōnin at that time. At that time, he was often used as a positive teaching material by the teachers of the ninja school to encourage future generations.

Although there were some deviations later, it could not hide the fact that they were talented.

Of course, like the late Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Itachi who has defected to Konoha, and Kakashi who is now the Minister of Anbu, they also showed a powerful strength that is not lost to Jonin in their youth.

"It is indeed unique to make every part of the body into a weapon that can kill people."

Kai was simply shocked by Aya's physical skills.

Although his physical skills are very strong, he doesn't use many parts of his body very well, and he can't control such an inconspicuous thing as hair to such a degree.

But in terms of utilization rate of the body's 'weapon', Aya has surpassed him as a jounin.

Perhaps this is the uniqueness of the Hyuga clan in the land of ghosts.

Compared with the traditional soft boxing, they are obviously advancing with the times, not sticking to traditional methods, but based on the most basic and comprehensive use of chakra ability of the Hyuga clan, they have embarked on a path that is completely different from the tradition.

And this path, so far, is brilliant and brilliant, which has benefited him a lot as a Jonin and greatly broadened his horizons.

"If he is that strong, no one at our age can defeat him, right?"

Shikamaru held his head in his hands, looking distressed.

Unlike other peers who only lamented the idea that the other party is amazing, he saw more things, and naturally his considerations were not limited to the surface.

What's more important is that the younger generation in the Kingdom of Ghosts is not just the one in front of you.

Each of the several military genin from the Kingdom of Demons participating in the finals can be said to be a unique figure.

Moreover, he believed that the rule that the opponent could not be killed in the game might even have greatly restricted the performance of the genin of the Demon Country.

He could feel that these Genin of the Demon Country were all combatants who had experienced many bloody battles.

Not only does he have a solid foundation, but his comprehensive abilities in all aspects are far beyond the genin level.

This is not a good thing for Konoha, which has an extremely unharmonious relationship with the Kingdom of Demons.

Under the influence of his father these years, he naturally knew what kind of extremely terrifying behemoth he would face if he took over the position of Konoha Jonin squad leader in the future.

In contrast, although Konoha has many talents, overall, it is still a little behind.

The most crucial point...

Shikamaru looked at Chiba Shiraishi on the high platform and sighed in his heart.

Too young.

The Hokage of their village is already old. According to his father, the health of the Third Hokage has been getting worse every day in recent years. It is not surprising that he collapses from exhaustion at work.

It is common for elderly people of this age group to experience a direct physical collapse whenever they receive some strong stimulation.

This kind of pressure is extremely heavy even for a young man, let alone what kind of terrible pressure it is for an old man to bear.

Asuma seemed to see what Shikamaru was thinking, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Shikamaru, you don't need to think so much, we jonins are still here. Sometimes, don't bear the responsibility that you shouldn't To take responsibility.”

Shikamaru turned his head and glanced at Asuma, who was smiling faintly at him. He always felt that there was something in the other person's words, but he didn't know exactly what the other person was going to say, but he still nodded.

Shikamaru also knew that he was a little too worried for thinking this way.

In any case, what I need is to grow, not to take on responsibilities that I cannot bear.

Thinking of this, Shikamaru felt much more relaxed, and the pressure was suddenly relieved a lot.

Kurenai heard Asuma's words from the side and felt that such words should not be said to a genin. It would only increase the pressure on the young man, but he hesitated and did not speak.

Asma is not an innocent person, maybe Shikamaru's existence is not ordinary, after all, the direct heir of the Nara clan, it is true that he cannot use ordinary thinking to think about it.

"Kakashi, what do you think?"

Asma asked.

Kakashi scratched his head, and replied: "Let's talk about it at that time. The answer to this kind of matter can only be known after a high-level meeting. The most important thing now is to arrange these ninjas first, so as to avoid any accidents."

"That's all we have to do."

Asuma nodded and said nothing more.

Sakura had no interest in the riddles between the Jonin, but felt sorry for Naruto's loss.

Seeing Naruto being carried away by the medical ninja and sent to the infirmary for recuperation, Sakura had the intention of leaving.

"Don't go yet, there will be an awards ceremony next. Although Naruto didn't win the championship, the reward for the runner-up is still quite generous, and there is also Sasuke's consolation prize. At that time, you can help the two of them win it. "

Seeing that Sakura was about to leave, Kakashi spoke.

"Eh?"

Just as Sakura was about to leave, when she heard Kakashi say this, she suddenly remembered that there was an award ceremony to be held next.

All contestants who participate in the finals will receive a consolation prize, and the top contestants will also be encouraged with more generous prizes.

Although it is not anything related to ninjas, just items used in daily life, it also proves the organizer's sincerity.

"That's it, then I'll wait a little longer."

Sakura thought about it, and felt that Sasuke and Naruto had special medical staff to take care of them, and she didn't need her medical ninjutsu. Even if she went a little late, it would be fine, so she simply stayed.

"But Kakashi-sensei can do this kind of thing, right?"

Sakura asked.

Kakashi rubbed his chin and said, "Sorry, I have something to do next, so I'll leave for now. I'll pack and bring dinner. Please, Sakura, take care of the two of you first."

Before Sakura could say anything, Kakashi formed a seal with his hands and disappeared from the place into a sheet of white smoke.

"What, you leave the mess to me to deal with again, Kakashi-sensei is just too lazy."

Sakura had seen Kakashi's irresponsible behavior so many times that she didn't bother to complain.

This kind of attitude of coming and leaving as soon as she said it made her not know what to say.

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"Speaking of which, today is the day of the finals of the Joint Chuunin Examination."

In the hollow area of ​​the woods, there was no shade in the sky above. The man with the shark face looked at the extremely hot sun above his head, opened his mouth, and felt that his skin was a little dry.

Kisame wondered if he should find a hot spring hotel and take a dip in the hot springs to cool down a bit.

If this kind of weather continues to come out, it is simply asking for trouble.

Itachi, who was walking in front, was wearing the same black and red cloud coat as Kisame. He looked back at Kisame, wondering what the other person meant.

"Hehe, it's not interesting. I just thought Itachi that you might care about this kind of thing. From what Bai Ze said, it seems that your brother is also a contestant."

Kisame's smile looked a bit innocent.

But Itachi knows that Kisame's simple and honest appearance is an extremely cold and delicate mind.

Coupled with the high strength, even in the Akatsuki organization, it is like a duck to water, which is completely different from the monitored object.

However, it is not difficult to change this status, that is to surrender to the upper echelons of the organization, draw a clear line with Konoha, and concentrate on doing things for the organization. Then, with Nagato's courage, he must not mind his past. of.

But...do you really want to do this?

The dream when he was young, the expectations of his parents, the attention of Hokage, the hatred of his younger brother, the heavy responsibility given to him by the village... everything weighed him down and he couldn't breathe.

Although after a few years, his perspective on things is no longer as extreme as before, and the dispute behind the Uchiha extermination may not be manipulated by Danzo alone... But Itachi really can't imagine that the one who trusted him and Shisui The Hokage would be such an unbearable person.

What exactly went wrong back then?

Although I don't like to join forces with a group of rebels, but now I don't seem to be qualified to say such things.

He is also a traitor.

The Sandaime... Itachi sighed softly in his heart.

"That kind of guy has nothing to look forward to. Now he doesn't even have the qualifications for me to steal his eyes."

Itachi said.

"That's right, I heard that when you were ten years old, Itachi, you passed the Chunin exam by yourself. You are really amazing."

Kisame chuckled.

Itachi acquiesced.

Just like he was investigating the affairs of Kisame, Guisame must also be secretly investigating his affairs.

This kind of tacit understanding has long been a tacit fact on both sides.

"It's nothing, Konoha has never lacked talent."

Itachi said a fact that is both proud and heartbreaking.

It is true that Konoha has no shortage of geniuses, but the fact is that after these geniuses grow up, they will either set up a separate faction, leave Konoha, or become defected ninjas... There are also those like him who left the village with special missions.

"Where are we going next? The leader hasn't released any missions recently, and the rest of the organization seems to be busy with their own affairs."

Kisame kind of misses what happened in Wuyin Village.

Although busy, it is fulfilling.

After joining the Akatsuki organization, in addition to completing a few important tasks regularly every year and holding meetings every once in a while to keep in touch with each other, the rest of the time is very leisurely, and the monthly salary is also paid as usual.

Kisame was so idle that he didn't know what to do and was a little confused for a moment.

When he first took over this mission, Yagura had obviously said that this was a dangerous espionage mission that might make him feel like he had a narrow escape from death.

But the actual situation is that within a few years of working, I have already started to take leisure and retirement in the organization.

If one day I buy a yard and raise some fish in the pond... Kisame started to think wildly for a while.

It seems that this kind of life is not bad.

But looking at the high salary paid every month, Kisame felt guilty.

I should take the initiative to do something for the organization to alleviate this feeling of guilt.

For example, let several big countries pay attention to the dangers of the Akatsuki organization earlier, so that they can have the motivation to work.

Otherwise, if this continues, I may really be directly fed up and crippled by the organization.

"If there is nothing else, you can go check out the location in advance and prepare for subsequent actions."

Itachi also saw Kisame's boring mentality, and this idle mentality was exactly what he wanted.

Moreover, he also had something he wanted to verify.

"Stepping in?"

Kisame didn't understand the hidden meaning in Itachi's words for a moment.

"Let's go, rest tonight at the hotel in the town ahead, and think about the next thing."

Itachi stepped forward.

Kisame lazily raised the sword Samehada, placed it behind him, and slowly followed Itachi's footsteps.

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A bonfire crackled in the uncolored white room.

The light and shadow of the flames shone on the white walls, reflecting the swaying shadows of the flames.

Shiraishi looked at the young man in front of him who was sitting by the campfire and dressed in an ancient style. The more he looked at him, the more he could feel that the background between him and the entire world seemed extremely abrupt and out of place.

"A little girl sneaked in before and accidentally awakened my consciousness. The technique you used is the same... However, I didn't expect someone to find this place. It seems that you have a deep understanding of the concept of technique."

As if he could tell that Shiraishi was wary of him, the young man waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down. His voice was calm, as if he didn't care about anything.

Rather than being detached, it is better to say that even emotions have been lost, like a cold machine that is just maintaining life, lacking human sensibility, and maybe even rationality is about to be lost.

"It's just a fluke. If your strength hadn't declined, I might not even be able to get in."

Shiraishi sat down opposite the bonfire. Although he was secretly alert, he remained calm on the surface.

"Can you see my strength in my heyday?"

The young man seemed to become very interested, although there was no warm smile at all.

The emotional loss is very serious. Is it because of the long-term relationship? Shiraishi began to guess.

"It can be seen that even the remaining Chakra can make people feel frightened, otherwise I wouldn't be so vigilant."

Madara... no, even above Madara! Feeling the chakra of the young man, Shiraishi was slightly amazed.

The remaining Chakra is already so powerful, so what about the heyday?

Being able to peek at the power of the opponent in its heyday, what Shiraishi said is half true and half false.

He could see that the opponent's strength far exceeded his common sense knowledge of ninjas, but as for where the upper limit was, Shiraishi couldn't see it.

"You're quite honest."

The young man seemed to be praising Shiraishi for his wise move.

He has seen all kinds of people, it is not so much experience as it is an instinct engraved in his body.

"My name is Indra."

After a while of silence, the young man—Indra suddenly spoke.

Shiraishi nodded. Judging from the fact that he could call the name "Asura", he must have some relationship with Asura, and he was wearing such ancient clothes, as well as a pair of three magatama Sharingan...

If it is Indra, the ancestor of the Uchiha clan, then it is also reasonable.

"Can you tell me how many years have passed since my era?"

Indra did not explain his origin, because he could tell from Shiraishi's expression that the other party did not know anything about him, and it just saved the time of introducing himself.

"A long time, about a thousand years."

Shiraishi gave a number with a similar time difference.

According to ancient book records, when Otsutsuki Kaguya was sealed by the brothers of the Six Paths Sage, the two sons of the Six Paths Sage, Indra and Asura, had already been born.

"A thousand years……"

Hearing this number, even Indra's face fell into a trance. He murmured and fell into some complicated memories, remembering something.

"...A thousand years have passed..."

Not knowing whether it was crying, laughing, or just pure emotion, Indra continued to fiddle with the bonfire with a wooden stick, watching the flames burn.

In the writing wheel eyes, the light and shadow of the flame fluctuations are reflected.

"A thousand years ago, as the eldest son of a fairy, I...failed in the battle with my younger brother Ashura for the successor of the Ninja sect."

Indra lowered his head and continued to look at the bonfire. Sharingan became extremely scarlet and ferocious.

fail!

This is really a shameful word that made him feel infinite pain in his heart when he recalled it!

So much so that his chakra-condensed body began to tremble slightly.

The indifferent face regained the emotional fluctuations of a human being.

"It's really unfair... No matter what I do, it's obvious that I do it better and faster... My father always favors Asura and thinks that I have embarked on a wrong path and will lead the world astray... He always believes that , Asura's 'love' is the key to changing the world!"

Indra continued to speak, and the more he narrated, the more the muscles on his face twitched, showing pain and annoyance, loss, and hatred.

It is the hatred of his younger brother Asura.

It is also the hatred towards his unfair father, Sage of Six Paths!

"Even in the end, my father passed on the magic to Asura, denying my will."

"With your talent, it's not difficult to learn magic, right?"

Shiraishi asked strangely.

It can be seen from Indra's powerful chakra that he has the talent to learn and perfectly master the magic of immortality.

What's more, according to a few records in ancient books, Indra's talent far exceeds that of Asura.

Because Indra is the founder of the ninjutsu system.

The seals used in the ninja world today were all developed by Indra, which lowered the threshold for using ninjutsu and benefited many people, making ninjutsu no longer the patent of the Otsutsuki clan.

With such a big heart, he wondered why Indra was defeated by Asura in history.

No matter from any angle, Indra's ability is stronger than Asura.

"So what? Since my father doesn't teach me, then I naturally don't bother to learn the magic of immortality. I want to prove to him that even Asura who has learned the magic of immortality will always be my defeat!"

"..."

Shiraishi was dumbfounded.

Should I be stubborn, or overly proud?

This sense of pride gave Shiraishi a familiar sense of déjà vu.

He remembered that during the Konoha period, in order to target the Uchiha clan, Danzo gave the three of them wrong information during a mission, which caused them to almost die in the siege of the Suna Ninja.

Although later, in order to calm down the turmoil and prevent the matter from getting too big, the Hokage allowed Ruri to choose any ninjutsu to learn from the Book of Sealings and use it as his own accumulation.

But Liuli did not accept this kind of charity, which was almost merciful, and never bowed to the high-level Konoha from the beginning to the end.

Because of this incident, there was an indelible gap between Liuli and the top management of Konoha, which became a thorn in Liuli's heart at that time.

Now the same shadow can be seen in Indra, the ancestor of the Uchiha clan.

This kind of personality...is it worthy to be said that they belong to the same family?

"Later, I created Seal and Jutsu and made a huge mistake. The conflict with my father suddenly broke out."

"contradiction?"

Shiraishi frowned incomprehensibly.

"Well, this starts with my father's philosophy when he founded the ninja sect. The purpose of his father's founding of the ninja sect is to enable people to communicate and understand each other with the help of chakra, and to build a world without disputes where everyone can A Datong world where everyone can live and work in peace and contentment.”

"What an amazing dream."

Although this kind of beauty is difficult to exist in reality, Shiraishi doesn't dislike idealized things, as long as they don't interfere with his actions.

After all, he did not deprive people of the right to dream.

"Yes, at that time, bandits were rampant and monsters were everywhere. My father traveled around the world, killed countless demons and ghosts, and was worshiped by countless people. He could be said to be a 'saint'-like figure in the world. The philosophy of Ninja Sect also became a topic that people talked about at that time. Dao’s current of thought.”

When Indra said this, he couldn't hide his admiration and yearning for his father, the Sage of the Six Paths.

"My father has been working hard for world peace all his life. When he was alive, the world rarely ushered in peace. But my father knew that he would die sooner or later, and he did not want the peace that the ninja clan had managed to maintain to be destroyed. He hoped that from me and Asuras choose among themselves the next heir to the Ninja Sect. But I know that my father has always favored Asuras because of Asuras' concept of 'love', so maybe I already lost when this competition started."

Indra sighed softly.

Although many of his memories have been lost over the past thousand years, only the memories with his father and Asura are still fresh in his mind, as if they happened yesterday.

"But I still insist on my own approach. Asura's 'love' is beautiful, but it lacks action. Human beings are not that smart. Only power can restrain their behavior."

Baishi neither shook his head nor nodded, but just listened silently.

"And the era at that time was not just about banditry and monsters raging. The more fundamental problem was the aristocratic collectives that exploited the people layer by layer. Those people couldn't be influenced by 'love'. Even people could be preyed upon by them. When it comes to trading items, the evil they do is countless times more evil than bandits and monsters. I can only use my power to convince them to make them believe in Asura's 'love'."

"However, it is useless to solve them alone."

Shiraishi said.

"My father also said this at the time. Although I was unwilling to accept it, I could only obey. And that was one of the reasons why I originally created the Seal and Art. Since I can't directly make them compromise, then I will give those powerless civilians powerful weapons. , let them make better use of chakra, learn ninjutsu, use power to intimidate the noble groups, and take back their own interests from the nobles..."

Indra's Sharingan became extremely scarlet and hot.

But soon, the heat in his eyes disappeared and he regained his composure.

"I did this secretly, hoping to make some achievements and let my father recognize my efforts. But unfortunately, something happened later that made me regret it. Do you know what happened?"

Indra did not say it directly, but looked at Baishi. He wanted to hear what this future person thought.

Over the endless years, he became accustomed to loneliness and changed his original aloof character. He is both a narrator and an excellent listener.

Baishi glanced at Indra, thought for a moment, and then said, "The war broke out, right?"

Indra's eyes widened with surprise. He didn't expect Baishi to guess the answer so quickly.

"This is not difficult to guess. Because you only taught those ignorant civilians seals and arts, but you did not teach them how to restrain their own violence. There is a saying that virtue is not matched, and those civilians who have no ideological awareness , after suddenly gaining great power, the first thing they did was to kill all the nobles who exploited them, and then divided up their property, becoming a group that was more terrifying than ordinary bandits and destabilizing the world. They continued to plunder , and continued to massacre nobles, leading to more innocent civilians being displaced and the collapse of the national system."

If this vicious cycle continues without restraint, it will inevitably lead to horrific and bloody battles.

The group of civilians who learned power became more terrifying demons than the nobles!

Already superior to others, they have become the incarnation of destroying order!

This is similar to the arrangement he made in the Kingdom of Waves, but because the military power of the Kingdom of Demons is constantly controlled from above, constantly restraining the group of civilians in the Kingdom of Waves who are suffering from being exploited by the nobles, even if they overthrow the nobles, they will only be able to Be able to obey your duties honestly and dare not do unnecessary things.

Out-of-control forces must be controlled and maintained by more terrifying violence, teaching them to establish a new order, and at the same time educating them so that they can learn and explore the nature of things and how to manage the country instead of letting them go berserk. .

Indra also sighed:

"If I could see through it earlier, maybe the tragedy of war would not have happened..."