Escape From Konoha

The roaring screams were slowly buried by the sound of wind and snow that covered them again, and the hot airflow gradually disappeared in the icy cold wind. The lava-burning warrior's eyes, which were originally as bright as the sun, began to dim.

During the rampage, he fought with the ninjas of Konoha and the two toads of Mt. Myoboku for more than a long time, and finally slowly lowered his head in the nervous sight of the ninjas of Konoha.

The hands holding the giant sword also lost their strength, causing the giant sword to fall down, causing a slight vibration.

The solid body transformed towards transparency. In a burst of light and shadow distortion, accompanied by a large number of sparks, it merged into the air and lost traces, as if it had never happened.

Seeing the lava warrior disappear, the Konoha ninjas did not cheer. They did not feel that this was a battle that could be called a victory. They only felt happy and bitter for the rest of their lives.

The earth is in a mess and the cold wind is howling.

On the charred earth, beautiful snowflakes began to fall, covering the gradually cooling corpse.

As far as the eye could see, this originally high-spirited army was already overwhelmed by absolute force, to the point where it could no longer hold its head up.

Everything that happened on this night will be remembered for the rest of their lives like a nightmare that will never go away.

Standing on top of Gamabunta's head, Jiraiya looked at the devastated land and countless corpses of Konoha ninjas. The anger in his heart had nowhere to vent. He just stood on top of Toad's head with a livid face, accepting the biting cold wind. It seemed like this would wake him up a bit.

As the team leader, the Sarutobi clan jounin had an unshirkable responsibility in this encounter.

But he knew that now was not the time to feel guilty and self-blame. With this feeling of grief and self-blame, he must direct everyone to clean the battlefield and collect the corpses of his dead companions. He did not want their corpses to be exposed in the wilderness in a foreign land.

Jiraiya lifted the psychic technique and sent Gamabunta and another toad back to Mt. Myoboku.

He came to the side of the jounin of the Sarutobi clan and said in a deep voice: "Tell me exactly what happened this time. I need to understand the situation."

The jounin of the Sarutobi clan nodded, not paying attention to the black ash and blood on his face, and began to dictate the story of the encounter to Jiraiya with a dull expression.

From encountering a surprise attack and then counter-encircling them, they misjudged the combat effectiveness of both sides. As a result, the three thousand troops were completely intercepted here and ravaged by the eleven-man squad from the Kingdom of Ghosts, resulting in heavy losses now.

If Jiraiya hadn't come with timely support, I'm afraid very few of the three thousand troops would have been able to escape, and more than half of them would have been annihilated by the enemy here.

After listening to the narrated experience of this Sarutobi clan jounin, Jiraiya kept a sullen face, and finally took a deep breath of cold air and sighed.

He did not accuse this Sarutobi clan jounin of his fault here. If there was a fault, as a commanding officer, each of them would be responsible for the fault of command.

After all, they thought they had orchestrated the efficiency of the Ghost Country's actions and miscalculated the Ghost Country's counterattack time, which could be as early as tomorrow morning at the earliest.

As a result, the Ghost Country moved faster than all of them expected.

And no one expected that such a terrifying elite team was hidden in the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

And the members among them are all holders of forbidden arts, secret arts, and blood inheritance limits. Leaving aside the leader Ichiki, each of the remaining ten people has a powerful strength that is at least as strong as a hundred chunin.

Ninjas with such strength, once formed into an organization, can go into battle lightly and rely on their strong mobility to run unimpeded on the battlefield, weaving back and forth between enemy formations and disrupting the opponent's strategic deployment.

Even if a large-scale force confronts the enemy from the front, it can easily retreat even if it is ultimately defeated.

In the past, Konoha also had such troops.

Interspersing enemy formations on the side battlefield, and using it properly, can effectively contain the enemy's main force and greatly increase the winning rate on the frontal battlefield.

That's the White Fang team.

But even the White Fang team could only contain the enemy's main force from the side battlefield in the past, and was unable to compete with a large-scale ninja force.

Caught in a large force, the White Fang team would also suffer.

The elite team from the Kingdom of Ghosts has surpassed the White Fang team from Konoha in the past in terms of size and combat effectiveness.

Whether it is to contain the opponent's main force from the side battlefield or from the front battlefield, they are capable of doing the job.

This encounter undoubtedly confirmed this.

An army of eleven.

"Jiraiya-sama, what should we do next? The Kingdom of Demons has such a force. Based on our words alone, I'm afraid..."

Even standing next to one of the three ninjas, the jounin of the Sarutobi clan did not feel much safe at the moment.

In fact, after experiencing such power, only returning to Konoha's home can bring a sense of security.

"Anyway, let's go to the camp to rest and discuss the next thing."

For a moment, Jiraiya couldn't think of any good ideas. He was good at leading a charge, but it was better to leave things like strategy and tactics to professionals.

However, only one thing is clear, that is, the strategic and tactical templates used by the Demon Kingdom in this war that they deduced from existing data have no reference value at all, and must be rearranged.

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Konoha.

Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru and others gathered around the table in the private room to celebrate Hinata's birthday and enjoy the food.

It was still snowing outside, but the excitement and heating inside the private room created a warm world that was completely different from the outside.

They were sweating hotly as they put the hot delicacies into their mouths.

Time passed slowly in their lively exchanges.

The last step is to give gifts.

Everyone carefully prepared gifts for Hinata, and Hinata thanked them one by one and accepted them.

Being blessed by so many friends is a very rare and precious memory for a young lady.

After all, in her memory, this was the first time she had spent a birthday party with her friends.

In previous years, I basically spent time at home with my parents and my sister Hanabi.

Although I am very happy, I still feel nervous when spending a birthday party with my family, especially when my father is present. I feel that even a lively birthday party will become a normal family meal.

"Hinata, this is my gift to you, it's a chakra glove!"

It was Naruto's turn to give a birthday gift. What he gave was a pair of gloves that could conduct chakra well. They were packaged in a beautiful gift box and placed in Hinata's hands solemnly.

Hinata accepted Naruto's gift a little shyly and coyly.

"Thank you, Naruto-kun..."

Seeing Hinata accepting the gift, Naruto was about to say something when Sakura's question came from beside him:

"I've wanted to ask for a long time, why did you give me chakra gloves, Naruto?"

Naruto scratched his head and said: "Ah, well, I think the most practical gift should be given. If it is left at home and never used, wouldn't it be a meaningless decoration?"

After all, Hinata uses soft fists and is a typical melee ninja.

With the physical characteristics of the Hyuga clan, coupled with this kind of gloves that can conduct chakra excellently, it can be said to be even more powerful.

"In other words, do you want Hinata to keep it in your mind? Naruto, I didn't expect you to be quite good at it."

Sakura smiled ambiguously.

Naruto blinked in confusion, not understanding what this sentence meant.

He just considered the practicality of the gift and Hinata used soft fist, so he chose this gift?

Why does it feel so weird in Sakura's mouth? Naruto scratched his head and felt very confused for a moment.

Hinata's face turned red and turned into an attractive red apple.

"Well, Hinata, please don't take it seriously. A brain like Naruto won't understand."

Shikamaru came over and patted Naruto on the shoulder, seeming to see something.

"?"

Naruto was even more confused now.

I always feel like I'm not talking to them on the same channel.

"I-I know."

Hinata nodded. Although she knew Naruto didn't mean that, she still felt warm in her heart.

"Then, it's almost time, so I'll take my leave."

Hinata held the gift box, bowed to everyone, and planned to leave.

As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, even though it was her birthday, the clan's schedule for her was very strict and she could not stay outside for too long.

The clan had many opinions on her, but in the end they did not make up their mind to abolish her status as the heir of the clan. They just expressed that intention, which also meant that Hinata had to follow the rules of the Hyuga clan in many things now. There is no way to go beyond the rules.

Sakura turned to Naruto and said, "Naruto, go see Hinata off."

"Eh?"

"It's inconvenient for Hinata to carry so many gifts alone. And it's not safe for a girl to walk alone at night."

"How is that possible? This is inside the village. How can there be any danger?"

Ino and the other girls helplessly held their foreheads, as if sighing. Even Choji, who was still sitting at the dining table eating, couldn't help but stop eating.

Zuo Jing smiled and said nothing, seeming to find this scene very interesting.

"Idiot, just go if you are told. What are you talking about?"

boom!

Without any hesitation, Sakura aimed a punch at Naruto's head.

So, at Sakura's strong request, Naruto shed tears of 'excitement', shared part of the gift box for Hinata, and escorted her back to the Hyuga clan's territory.

"Is that okay?"

Shikamaru asked, walking up to Sakura.

"It doesn't matter, it's not Naruto I like either."

Sakura replied very bachelorly.

She only had 'brotherly' feelings towards Naruto and had no idea of ​​love at all.

"Rather than pursuing me, Hinata is more suitable for Naruto. With Naruto's kind of temperament, he needs a back-up to deal with his chores, and I don't know how to take care of people."

Sakura flipped her cherry-colored hair and smiled.

Shikamaru looked at Sakura's palm, and there were some calluses on it.

He knew that Sakura must have practiced very terrifying physical skills these days, such as strange strength and so on... It was indeed not suitable to 'take care of' people.

"makes sense……"

"Shikamaru, no one has told you that your eyes are rude?"

Sakura glanced sideways, obviously noticing Shikamaru's gaze.

"Uh... Sakura, please stop staring at my head. I don't want to become an idiot like Naruto."

Shikamaru joked, taking a step or two to the side to create a safe distance. He was afraid that the other party would hit him on the head like Naruto did. After all, he didn't have the ability to withstand beatings like Naruto, and his head would definitely be damaged.

"But speaking of it, Hinata is really working hard. It's her birthday, but she still has to go home so early."

Sakura looked at the end of the street, where Hinata and Naruto were drifting away, and lamented that the life of a wealthy lady did not seem to be as good as she imagined.

"Well, everyone has their own difficulties with this kind of thing. It just depends on how everyone can help themselves."

Shikamaru put his hands behind his head and said these words.

After enjoying the treatment of the family, it is natural to also bear the corresponding responsibilities of the family.

Especially for a wealthy family like Hinata, the family's rules are much stricter than those of the regular ninja clan, and their enforcement is also very thorough.

"Speaking of which, Shikamaru, have you felt that something is not right in the village these past two days?"

Sakura suddenly asked.

"Huh? Are you saying that the ninjas in the village suddenly have less sex? I don't know about this."

Shikamaru understood what Sakura was referring to, but unfortunately, there was a lack of information for reference, and he didn't know why there were fewer ninjas in the village recently.

Could it be that they are collectively participating in some mission?

Moreover, Dad doesn’t know where he is, and there is no one to discuss it with. I hope nothing will happen. Shikamaru thought, but for some reason, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

…

"Sister, you are back."

"Hanabi?"

After returning to the clan and saying goodbye to Naruto, Hinata returned to her family home.

Before returning to her room, she met her younger sister Hanabi in the corridor.

The other party was wearing a white bathrobe with pink petals printed on it, walking barefoot in the corridor. Her long hair was wet and exuding a refreshing fragrance. She had obviously just come out of the shower.

"The hot water has been boiled, go and wash it quickly."

Hanabi stared at Hinata's breasts and said.

"Okay, okay. I'll put the gifts in the room before going."

Hinata responded hurriedly, maybe because she left too quickly, a gift box fell down.

Just as Hinata was about to bend down and prepare to put it away again, someone picked up the gift box that fell on the ground faster than her.

"Wait, Hanabi-"

"Sister, why are you so nervous?"

Hanabi weighed the gift box, then untied the ribbon to see what was inside.

"Is there something suspicious inside? Speaking of which, my sister is also at this age."

"What are you talking about! This is what Naruto-kun gave to me--"

"Oh, I just said casually, don't be nervous, sister. I see, is this a gift from Huang Mao to you? I want to take a look at it even more."

With that said, she threw away the ribbon and opened the gift box. Hanabi saw a pair of brand new gloves inside.

The color of the gloves is dark blue, and the material is close to real leather. There is a small iron guard on one side, which is obviously a glove used by ninjas.

After a little stimulation with chakra, Hanabi realized that the chakra conduction properties of these gloves were very good.

Can better stimulate soft fist.

She also owns a pair of these chakra gloves.

"It's this thing. Generally speaking, you shouldn't choose something more romantic when giving it to a girl..."

Before Hanabi finished speaking, Hinata put down the other gift boxes in her hand and took the chakra glove away from Hanabi.

"It's just a birthday present, where did you want it to go?"

Although she wanted to toughen her voice, Hinata's voice still sounded soft.

"It's not what I'm thinking about. It's obviously my sister and you're starting to have random thoughts."

Hanabi's small body was filled with the majesty of an adult.

Hinata subconsciously took a step back to the side, hit the wall, and had no way to return.

Hanabi placed one palm on the wall, raised her head slightly, and her pure white pupils looked up with sharp colors.

"W-what are you doing, Hanabi? I tell you, I'm your sister..."

"It's because my sister is like this that I can't help but want to bully her... This is obviously my sister's fault."

"Please, please don't do this...I..."

Hinata bit her lip tightly, looking pitiful as if she was being bullied, and her eyes wandered timidly.

"What a nasty body. It was obviously more conservative a year ago."

"I do not want this……"

"You want to use this to seduce your Naruto-kun, right? I didn't expect that the dignified young lady of Hinata would be so shameless."

Hanabi's body moved closer, almost touching Hinata's chest.

"That's not the case!"

Hinata quietly argued against such a thing.

She didn't want her breasts to be so swollen.

"I don't believe it, let me check."

"don't want!"

Hinata blushed and guarded her chest in panic to prevent Hanabi from attacking.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing Hinata's embarrassment and panic, Hanabi laughed happily and took two steps back. The majestic aura on her body disappeared and she became no different from an ordinary cute little girl.

Only then did Hinata realize that she had been tricked by Hanabi, and she stared at Hanabi in embarrassment.

This sister is so hateful!

She is obviously the sister!

"Hanabi, you are so rude!"

Hinata's face was filled with unhappiness.

"It's all my fault, sister. You don't have any dignity at all. Do you want to file a complaint?"

"I won't complain, I'm not a child."

Hinata rolled her eyes and started picking up the other gift boxes that had fallen to the floor.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore, sister. My birthday gift has been placed in your room. Then, I wish you a good dream tonight, sister."

Appreciating how interesting her sister Hinata looked, Hanabi walked towards the other end of the corridor with a happy mood.

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The next day, eight o'clock in the morning.

The siren sounded in the sky above Konoha, affecting the entire Konoha Village.

The villagers were still stunned, but the ninjas who were familiar with the siren immediately took action, especially the cadre-level ninjas who served in various units, and rushed towards the Hokage Building.

This alarm sounds, and it will only sound over the village when there is a war in the village, which means that Konoha Village will enter a first-level alert state.

Annbu ninjas posted notices in important areas of the village.

To be more precise, a declaration of war.

——In order to counter the hegemony of the Kingdom of Ghosts and safeguard the sovereignty of the Allies, the Kingdom of Fire, together with the Kingdom of Earth, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Water, decided to declare war on the Kingdom of Ghosts in order to maintain international peace!

——From today until the end of the war, Konoha will be in a level one alert state and entry and exit will be strictly prohibited. All ninjas who violate this rule will be treated as wanted traitors.

——All jounin, chuunin, and genin canceled their original missions, suspended all commissions, and were waiting in the village to prepare for war at any time.

"War, war... Hey, Shikamaru, did you see it? The village issued a declaration of war to the Kingdom of Demons!"

In front of a wall with a proclamation posted on it, the trio of pigs, deers and butterflies of the new generation met here.

Ino pointed at the announcement document, patted Shikamaru on the shoulder hard, and let out a nervous scream.

Choji hummed and ate the potato chips faster and faster, almost only afterimages could be seen, and he was obviously very shocked.

"Ino, you don't have to shout so loud, I can see you."

Shikamaru helplessly shrugged his shoulder that hurt from Ino's slap. Then he turned his attention to the declaration of war posted on the wall and bit his finger, intending to use the pain to clear his head.

Admittedly, he did feel that something was not right in the village these days. His father, as the Jounin squad leader of Konoha, has not been working at the Hokage Building in recent days. Along with Ino and Choji's father, he did not know where he went. There.

But he never guessed that all these abnormalities would be related to the war.

And it’s still a time like this.

This is not like a temporary decision, but a premeditated decision! Seeing that in addition to the Land of Fire, three other major countries were also involved, Shikamaru wanted to know that such a war could not be a temporary decision.

"What should I do, Shikamaru? My father and uncle have not been in the village recently. I'm afraid..."

Ino's face was filled with tension and worry.

Although as a new generation of female ninja, she was born in an era far away from war, it does not mean that she does not understand the cruelty of war.

Just from the few words in the book, you should know that war will cause a large number of deaths and displace many people.

She was worried about her father, who also died on the battlefield.

"What else can we do? Asuma and other jonins have just gone to attend the jounin meeting. For now, this result cannot be changed. Just wait for the orders from your superiors."

Shikamaru spoke calmly on the surface, but the finger bitten by his teeth also trembled slightly, proving his inner uneasiness.

This is a war, not a mission.

In other words, the so-called mission, in the face of war, is not even qualified to carry shoes.

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Hokage Building.

Large meeting room.

Hundreds of jounin gathered together. Masumi Asami, the deputy director of Konoha Hospital, sat at the head of the seat, proving that her status among the jounin was quite extraordinary.

From her position, she could clearly see Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, who was presiding over the meeting, two advisors, and Hinata Hizashi, the leader of the Hyuga clan who was attending a major meeting as a senior elder for the first time.

Next, what countermeasures will the top management take?

While Asami Masumi was thinking about this problem, she took out her notebook and calmly picked up the pen, intending to record the content of this meeting verbatim.

(PS: There will be another chapter soon, which will be posted in two consecutive days.)