Escape From Konoha

With a click, the lock was opened by the key.

Then there was the sound of the door being pushed open, and two people walked in from the outside.

I saw that the environment inside the house was not as dark as imagined, but extremely bright, with a long and narrow hallway, at the end of which was a bathroom, and a staircase leading to the second floor.

Of the two people who came in, one of them seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly said to the person beside him:

"Shikamaru, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like no one lives here. Could it be that you made a mistake?"

"How come, even if I made a mistake, the people in Anbu will not make a mistake. This is where your parents used to live, and now it belongs to your new home."

The two who entered were Naruto and Shikamaru.

Facing Naruto's question, Shikamaru gave a clear answer.

Because the identity of Naruto's son of the Fourth Hokage was confirmed by the high-level officials, the legacy of the Fourth Hokage couple, which was originally held by the high-level officials, had to be returned to Naruto, the fourth-generation Hokage's son, under the pressure of various public opinions. the only heir.

Under the leadership of Shikamaru, Naruto also came to the place where his parents used to live in Konoha, and came to receive this rich inheritance.

But when Naruto came in, he was keenly aware that there was no dust in the house that should have been uninhabited for more than ten years.

Even the slippers placed in the entrance are neatly placed.

Not only that, but if it was a house that had not been lived in for more than ten years, it would inevitably lack popularity, but in this house, that was not the case. Moreover, the windows are bright and clean, giving people an atmosphere of someone living here.

"Then what's going on here?"

Naruto pointed to the slippers at the entrance and the clean floor without a trace of dust.

"You are really stupid. For a place like this, of course there will be specialized personnel to come and clean it regularly. Moreover, this house has been repaired many times in the past ten years, so it won't let it fail."

Facing Naruto's confusion, Shikamaru put his hands in his trouser pockets, as if nothing had happened.

"Yeah?"

"Of course, in short, after you bring the salute from the apartment, you can move in directly."

Shikamaru walked forward, as if he was the master of this house.

Naruto hurriedly followed, and followed Shikamaru down the corridor.

Then, his footsteps stopped suddenly.

I saw an eye-catching photo frame hanging on one wall of the corridor.

Inside the photo frame, there is a photo inlaid. A man and a woman appearing in the photo, the man has yellow hair and a sunny smile on his face, giving people a hearty and delicate feeling. The woman, on the other hand, has striking red long hair, cuddling intimately with the yellow-haired man, with a sweet and happy smile on her face.

No matter from which angle you look at it, they are a perfect couple.

Looking at the picture on the wall, the expression on Naruto's face was slightly silent, and the expression in his eyes became complicated.

Although no one answered him, he knew that this loving young man and woman were the host and hostess of this house.

Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, and his wife Uzumaki Kushina.

Also his biological parents.

Seeing Naruto staring at the photo on the wall, Shikamaru stood aside and waited quietly, not disturbing Naruto now.

Although what Naruto saw at this time was not a real person, there must be countless things in his heart that he wanted to tell his parents.

Shikamaru can't understand how it feels to be a child without father and mother, so he can't comfort Naruto at this time. This is Naruto's privacy, and only he can understand what it feels like to have no parents.

After a long time, Naruto came back to his senses, and his eyes shifted from the photo.

"Come on, Shikamaru, take me to another room."

"Are you all right?"

"Of course, I'm Uzumaki Naruto!"

Looking at the bright smile on Naruto's face, as if all the sadness and loss had been swept away from his heart, Shikamaru couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.

Next, Shikamaru showed Naruto the rest of the house.

Like the empty corridor, in most rooms of this house, all the furniture inside has disappeared, like empty boxes placed in the house.

Not only that, but at the bottom of the house, there is a basement with a larger space than the house above.

In this huge basement, there are a lot of bookshelves neatly arranged, but all the books and scrolls on the bookshelves are gone.

Even on the workbench, there was only a lonely old desk lamp and a pen holder without a pen.

Naruto pressed the switch of the old desk lamp, and the light came on suddenly, making the side of the workbench even brighter.

In a daze, he seemed to see a yellow-haired man sitting in front of the workbench, turning on the desk lamp, and writing something on the paper with a pen.

Beside the man, there was a red-haired woman who came over with tea, smiling kindly and talking to the yellow-haired man.

From the backs of the two, Naruto instantly felt an unprecedented warm feeling of generosity and security.

"I heard from my father that the four generations of adults will work here every time they go home, and his wife will often accompany him here until late to rest."

"Well, I can feel..."

"Feel?"

"No, nothing."

Naruto turned to leave with a soft smile on his lips.

Looking at Naruto's leaving back, Shikamaru tilted his head, showing confusion.

Finally, Naruto and Shikamaru came to the door of a room on the second floor.

Shikamaru took out the key, and before using the key to open the door of this room, he turned to Naruto and said, "This is your bedroom, it seems that when the fourth generation of adults was alive, they planned to leave this room for you to live in."

Naruto nodded.

Immediately, Shikamaru opened the door of the room.

Unlike the rest of the empty rooms, this one seemed unchanged from the beginning.

There are a variety of complete furniture, and you can also see props for babies such as pacifiers and strollers.

Naruto's gaze scanned every corner of the room, and finally landed on a wall with a dazed expression.

I saw a lot of photos on the wall.

In so many photos, the same person appears.

But not the same person at the same time.

The original photo is of a baby who has no ability to take care of himself.

And then there's this baby babbling and learning to walk.

Then there are pictures of Ninja School and graduation from Ninja School.

In the last few photos, the grown-up baby wears Konoha Ninja's forehead, and the record of the photos officially ends here——

Although there are only photos and no words, the photos on this wall describe a person's growth process with the most vivid words.

"Why is there..."

Naruto stared at the person in the photo, showing disbelief.

Because the person in the photo is him.

He has absolutely no idea how the photos got here.

"It was made by three generations of adults."

Shikamaru sighed.

"Grandpa Hokage?"

Naruto looked at Shikamaru in surprise.

"Three generations of adults will take time to come here several times a year, and record your growth process in the form of photos, and put them here for proper preservation, so that your parents can also feel your existence..."

Shikamaru pointed to the desk against the wall, under the glass was a photo of the Fourth Hokage couple that was exactly the same as that in the corridor.

In addition, there is a stack of letters that no one reads.

The writer is Sarutobi Hiruzam of the Third Hokage.

And the objects to be sent are the Fourth Hokage couple.

Holding these letters, Naruto felt heavy.

As if aware of Naruto's heavy heart, Shikamaru walked over and patted Naruto on the shoulder, saying: "This is probably the way the third generation of adults redeemed their sins. Because he failed to treat you as the one agreed with the fourth generation of adults. Protecting the son of a hero made you spend an unhappy childhood. For him, this is the only thing he can do."

Even Hokage has a lot of involuntary things.

Shikamaru can't comment on the actions of the third Hokage, or there is no right or wrong answer for this kind of thing.

"Don't worry, I didn't blame Grandpa Hokage. It's because of this that I can meet true friends, isn't it?"

Facing the smile on Naruto's face, Shikamaru smiled helplessly.

"Naruto, you... Forget it, maybe you are such a person. But if there is any grievance, don't hold it in your heart. It's not good to hold it down. Besides, what are you going to do about Sasuke? And Kaka Teacher Xi also seems to...Although it is a bit inappropriate to say such things now, but Naruto, have you seriously considered the future?"

After talking and laughing, Shikamaru's expression gradually turned serious, asking Naruto's next plan.

"I don't know...I don't understand why Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei left the village, and Kakashi-sensei did something like that...Shikamaru, do you think I'm stupid? Whether it's Sasuke or Kakashi Teacher Xi, it’s as if I’ve never known them before. Could it be that all the experiences of class 7 in the past are fake? But I can clearly feel that their concern for me is not fake..."

Seeing Naruto's frustrated and troubled look, Shikamaru took a deep breath, looked at Naruto with serious eyes, and said to him:

"If you think you are stupid, then enrich your heart and make yourself smarter. If you can't figure it out, then do everything you can to find the answer, no matter how difficult the road ahead is. The road of exploration is always tortuous. Pain, because of this, we ninjas have to continue to grow...Put your chest up, Naruto, in my impression, you are not the kind of person who accepts failure easily!"

"But……"

"Do you still want to experience this failure, Naruto? Anyway, I don't want to experience it. I solemnly tell you, I will do my best to learn, to enrich my ability, and to become Stronger. If Naruto, you stop here, then it is not me who abandons you in the end, but your own cowardice!"

As if under the exaggeration of Shikamaru's words, the look in Naruto's eyes gradually became firm, as if he had been reborn, full of vigor and vitality.

"You're right, it's not time to give up now! If they don't tell me, I'll get the answer myself. One day, I'll ask them to clarify!"

"Maybe it's going to hit the head and bleed."

Shikamaru smiled, but behind the smile was endless helplessness.

"This is also the experience of a ninja. Didn't you say this?"

"Use my words to teach me? Well, I will reluctantly join in. But let me say it first, don't expect Kakashi and Sasuke to turn back easily. Even if they turn back, what is waiting for them will be watching There is no end to the prison. Therefore, when necessary... fight with the determination to kill them!"

Unlike Naruto, Shikamaru is not innocent.

It's even clear that it's impossible for Sasuke and Kakashi to return to Konoha.

Maybe this kind of thing is cruel, but Shikamaru still felt that he had to make it clear with Naruto.

Compared to saying it later, giving Naruto a vaccination now will make Naruto more aware of this cruel fact.

Naruto's expression was awe-inspiring, but his eyes were full of determination, and he didn't shake his determination because of Shikamaru's words.

"In that case, now, follow me to Mount Miaomu!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly broke in.

Jiraiya's figure appeared at the window, obviously he heard all the conversation between Naruto and Shikamaru just now.

"A lecherous fairy?"

"Master Ziraiya?"

It comes from the different names of Naruto and Shikamaru.

But the same thing is that they are all surprised by Zirai who suddenly appeared here.

"Is Shikahisa's son? As a ninja, you are really outstanding. Naruto is really lucky to have a friend like you."

Jiraiya looked at Shikamaru, and there was no stinginess in his tone of praise.

"You're flattered, Mr. Ziraiya. I just want to do my duty as a friend, but to be honest, this idiot is really worrying."

Shikamaru smiled.

"Haha, leave the rest to me."

Jiraiya also took Shikamaru's words.

"What are you doing? I have been looking for you to teach me how to practice these days when I came back, but I have never been able to find you. Are you planning to renege on your debt?"

Naruto pointed at Jiraiya angrily.

"Sorry, I have some things to do these days. But now I have finally finished my work, so I will take you to Mt. Miaomu next."

Jiraiya came over and stroked Naruto's head.

"Mt. Miaomu? Such a familiar name..."

Naruto rubbed his chin, and began to think about the place name Mt. Miaogi, where he seemed to have heard of it.

"……Are you stupid?"

Ji Lai was also speechless about this.

The target of the contract can be forgotten, what is in his brain?

"By the way, what are you going to do at Mt. Miaomu?"

Naruto asked confused.

Ji Lai also replied: "What do you ask so many, anyway, it's not harmful to you."

Many people want to go to Mt. Miaogi but can't find the way. Naruto doesn't care about it, and he doesn't know how lucky he is, which makes Zirai quite a headache.

"Is it to learn fairy art?"

Shikamaru asked suddenly.

"Shikamaru boy, did you hear about it from your father?"

Jiraiya was not surprised that Shikamaru could say the word "Senjutsu".

Although there are not many people who know these things, Shikamaru's father Shikahisa happens to be one of them.

"Yes, I heard some from my father occasionally. If that's the case, then I won't bother you. You should practice hard, Naruto."

After saying that, Shikamaru bid farewell to the two and left from the window.

"Immortal art? Lustful fairy, what is immortal art? Can I learn it by going to Mount Miaomu?"

Naruto showed curiosity.

"This kind of thing, you will understand when you go there."

Jilai also dealt with Naruto vaguely, obviously intending to pretend to be mysterious to the end.

Because he felt that even if he explained these theoretical long speeches to Naruto, the other party might not be able to understand them. When the time comes to actually demonstrate it, the effect will be better.

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Standing in front of the huge waterfall, Sasuke closed his eyes tightly. The water flow of the waterfall hit the stones, forming countless mist.

The scattered water mist clings to Sasuke's skin, allowing Sasuke to clearly feel the changes in the water flow of the waterfall.

As if to seize the inspiration formed in his brain at that moment, Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and a large amount of chakra began to surge.

For a moment, the sound of birdsong directly overwhelmed the sound of water hitting the ground.

A thunderous boom followed, and the entire waterfall exploded from the bottom.

The upstream water flow turned into a more turbulent torrent, causing the entire waterfall to flow upstream, forming a scene that violated the laws of nature.

Such a scene lasted for more than ten seconds before it finally ended.

The waterfall resumed its normal flow, and the countercurrent that violated the natural rules before seemed to never exist.

Looking at the flowing waterfall in front of him, Sasuke frowned, obviously he was not very satisfied with his Chidori's power.

However, just when he was feeling dissatisfied with his Chidori's power, applause sounded like admiration from behind:

"It's amazing. Is that the brand new Chidori? I didn't expect to be able to cut off such a big waterfall."

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Sasuke turned around.

The moment he turned around, Sasuke's black and white pupils were immediately replaced by a patch of red.

He stared coldly at the visitor with the three-gou jade writing sharing eyes.

"Who are you……"

"Long time no see, Sasuke-kun. It's been a long time since the Chunin Exam finals."

The visitor touched his glasses, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth, walking towards Sasuke.

"Pharmacist pocket."

Said the name of the man with glasses.

Sasuke raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, and then sneered, "Are you from Orochimaru?"

When he was taking the Chunin exam, he felt that the other party's behavior was a little abnormal, hiding some unknown secret.

It's just that I didn't expect to see each other again in a place like Yinnin Village.

Then, the answer is obvious, the other party is a person from Orochimaru, a spy who was planted by Orochimaru in Konoha.

He might be surprised if it was normal.

But then thinking about what happened these days, no matter who has the identity of a spy in Konoha, it is not surprising.

"This is an obvious thing. And, don't be so outspoken, it should be said that we are all Oshemaru-sama's people. On this point, we are the same."

Kabuki continued to approach Sasuke in an approaching tone.

"Stay away from me, I hate people getting too close to me."

Sasuke ignored the almost rhetoric of the bag, and responded with a cold attitude.

Feeling the icy breath released from Sasuke's writing wheel eyes, Dou stopped, and smiled helplessly: "It's still not so cute as before, don't worry, you are Master Orochimaru's sweetheart, I dare not fight against you. And , anyway, I used to be a partner of the same village, in fact, you don't have to be so vigilant against me."

"Who knows this kind of thing. What is your purpose for coming to me? Did Orochimaru ask you to come? Where is he?"

Sasuke asked bluntly, with a harsh and persuasive tone, as if he was interrogating a prisoner.

"You really don't have any respect for Oshemaru-sama, but since Oshemaru-sama has no objection to this, I won't say anything. But I still want to remind you, if you continue to be unresponsive to Oshemaru-sama here Some tributes will be assassinated by those who worship too much."

It is a kind reminder, but what is in my heart is unknown.

Sasuke didn't speak, feeling that there was absolutely no need to pay attention to this level of problems.

Because in the past few days, he has been attacked thirty-one times.

Whether it was eating or sleeping, some ninjas in Yinnin Village were constantly assassinating him.

And every time after the assassination failed, he still yelled words like "Master Oshemaru" in his mouth, like a religious fanatic, crazy and persistent.

Although it is more troublesome, these assassins are far from being troublesome.

To deal with this group of guys, Sasuke rarely even used Sharingan, and he could defeat most of them with just physical skills.

Even though the abilities of some tone ninja are more difficult, after opening Sharingan, it is still another form of crushing battle.

"Okay, let's talk business with you."

Dou could see that Sasuke was in a bad mood, and knew that the other party was not such a cold-tempered person. The reason why he did this was to survive here and to add a protective color.

Kindness here represents weakness and bullying, and only by defeating the ninjas here in a cruel way can they win their respect.

"This is the medicine Master Orochimaru asked me to give you to use. I prepared it for a long time according to the formula given by Master Orochimaru, and failed many times to get it out. Don't waste it."

Toto took out a palm-sized glass bottle from his pocket, which contained mixed black and white capsules, and placed it in front of Sasuke.

Sasuke reached out to take it, and asked directly, "What kind of medicine is this?"

"A precious secret medicine used to enhance your physique, mental strength, and chakra."

Dou said with a smile.

"What about the side effects?"

Sasuke was unmoved.

"Thirty years of life lost."

Kabuki replied with the same smile.

"..."

Sasuke glanced at the bag coldly, with a strong look of doubt in his eyes.

"Well, I lied to you. In fact, the side effects are very small, and they are almost negligible to you. These secret medicines can make you grow faster than normal training. Master Oshemaru said that with normal cultivation methods, Don't talk about defeating Uchiha Itachi, you have no chance of touching his heels."

Dou spoke the cruelest truth in a calm tone.

"How to use it?"

Sasuke's tone was blunt, and he wondered if he was stimulated by this sentence.

"Just take one pill every forty-eight hours. This is the first-level secret medicine. After eating the first-level secret medicine, you will be given the second-level and third-level secret medicine."

When Dou said this, the smile on his face grew stronger.

"What is the use?"

"Let you go further on the road of curse seal, and maybe even open the door to another world..."

The smile on Dou's face was full of mystery.

"A gate to another world?"

Sasuke muttered to himself, as if he was thinking about the meaning of this.

Faced with Sasuke's doubts, Kabuya responded, with longing in his eyes:

"That's right, that's a powerful force called 'Xianshu'..."