Escape From Konoha

The eastern fortress of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

A large number of dark armored artillery vehicles pressed against the snow, moving back and forth in and out of the fortress.

There are also military cargo trucks following the operation, continuously delivering daily necessities and medical supplies to the strongholds of the Earth Kingdom.

The offensive of the Four Nations Alliance has become slightly decadent, and the power dispersed by the Kingdom of Ghosts has also expanded to the limit. It is unwise to continue to expand the territory.

Because of continued expansion, the forces stationed in the country will inevitably be greatly weakened, leading to problems in local public security management.

Before next year's conscription comes, all that is needed is to stick to the land of the Earth Kingdom that was bitten off in this war.

After all, the large piece of land of the Kingdom of Earth that has been bitten has many mining areas that can produce various precious metals and ores that can conduct chakra. These resources can further enrich the military and civilian technology of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The military personnel stationed at this fortress include 600 ninjas and 3,000 non-ninja combatants.

These non-ninja combatants use improved two-handed kunai guns, bombs, etc. as their main attack weapons. In addition, after injecting diluted natural energy potions, the physical skills have also been strengthened. Although they are not comparable to Chuunin, with the physical skills and the standard equipment of the Demon Country, the average combat power is compared to the traditional Ninja Villages of the five major countries. Genin is not weak at all.

In addition, there is a considerable number of support personnel.

Coupled with the rich supplies stored here, even if the fortress is besieged, it can hold on for a long time.

What's more, this is the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and it is impossible for a large group of enemies to surround this place silently.

In a single-use personal treatment room, the space is not large, only twenty square meters. Ayane, sitting on a chair, is receiving treatment from Shiraishi who has returned from Mt. Myoboku.

The broken bones and torn flesh of the removed arms have been restored to their original state after injecting a large amount of active life energy, and the skin is as smooth and tender as white jade. Then Shiraishi reconnected the two arms to Ayane's shoulders.

As a large number of granules began to contact each other, the flesh, blood, bones and other important tissues of the arm and shoulder were connected together without gaps.

Ayane, who was wearing a white sleeveless lining, stood up from her seat and moved her recovered arm slightly. Apart from some soreness at the original incision site and the inability to use her full strength immediately, there were no adverse sequelae.

"It's just connected, it's better not to move it, or it will fall off again."

Shiraishi glanced at Ayane, who was moving her arm, and discouraged her from over-moving, causing the wound to burst.

However, these are just words of relief. He is extremely confident in his magical skills. Even if he moves his arms harder, he will not fall off. However, if he wants to fully recover, it is better to stay calm for a few days.

"Don't worry, I know the severity. Sure enough, this state is still reassuring. Without hands, it will be inconvenient to use the soft fist."

Ayane walked to the clothes rack and put her ninja uniform back on her body.

Shiraishi glanced at Ayane's trembling chest and looked away.

"Speaking of which, how's it going with Yiji? I heard that there seems to be something wrong with her. Are you okay?"

After getting dressed, Ayane picked up the cup and poured herself a glass of water without looking back to Shiraishi.

"It seems to have been disturbed by Danzo's genjutsu, but after Liuli passed by, the genjutsu was successfully resolved and both of them were fine."

Shiraishi told what he learned.

"The genjutsu...is it Uchiha Shisui's kaleidoscope?"

Ayane turned her head and looked at Shiraishi while drinking water.

"Hmm. According to Kakashi's past report, Shisui's Mangekyo Eye Technique should be a powerful illusion that can control people. But the name, principle and limitations of the Eye Technique are not very clear... Moreover, Konoha risks I didn't expect such a huge public pressure to release Danzo. It seems that the strategy for dealing with Konoha will have to change slightly in the future."

"As the saying goes, a monkey will jump over a wall in a hurry, is this the truth? People who are forced into desperate situations will easily abandon their principles. It seems that they have no other means."

Ayane said with a smile.

"Maybe, but even if we don't go to Konoha to cause trouble, Akatsuki will not let Kyuubi go. Sooner or later, they will have to fight with Konoha."

Shiraishi thought this way.

Although the enemy of your enemy may not be your friend, it can be done with a little use.

After all, the ten-year agreement with Akatsuki has been terminated, and there is no possibility of friendly coexistence between the two parties in the future.

The enemies of the Kingdom of Ghosts are no longer limited to the traditional great powers, but also the Kingdom of Dawn and Rain.

"If you bring the reincarnation eye over..."

Ayane mentioned this possibility.

"impossible."

Shiraishi glanced at Ayane and said affirmatively.

"Because I understand the pain of being weak, I must become the strongest in order to prevent myself from being bullied. The truth of blood that I understand in troubled times is a potential enemy for a powerful country. Unless Nagato and I One person can make concessions and become a vassal of the other party...otherwise, conflict is inevitable."

But neither Shiraishi nor Nagato can become the other's vassal.

This has nothing to do with personal self-esteem, honor or life. It is a battle between two countries. The winner dominates everything and the loser loses everything.

This is the truth of the world.

If you want to become the strongest country, the Kingdom of Rain must step on all the big countries and take over. The Kingdom of Demons is also their target, or it may be defeated by Nagato, and then you can become the supreme ruler and achieve dominance by the Kingdom of Rain. country’s peaceful world.

But this is not a good thing for other countries.

"In this case, it seems that it will become a difficult opponent."

Ayane sighed.

"No, he is already a difficult opponent. We still know too little about the Samsara Eye. We must become stronger next."

Shiraishi said this.

"But at our level, it's already very difficult to become stronger, right?"

Ayane said with a frown.

She vaguely felt that she had touched the upper limit of this body.

Even if you continue to practice, it will only enrich your methods of fighting enemies, but it will not produce a qualitative change.

After all, no matter how much she pretends to be young, she is still a woman who is almost forty years old. In terms of the human life cycle, the body's development potential has almost reached the end.

To this question, Shiraishi did not answer directly. Instead, he took out an antique-colored scroll from his arms and threw it towards Ayane.

Ayane caught this ancient scroll casually. The material of the scroll was very smooth. Judging from the ancient color, it at least had a long history.

"What's this?"

"It's a magical technique that can strengthen the body found in Mount Miaomu. I think the reason why the body of the Great Toad Sage is so hard must be related to this magical technique."

Shiraishi replied.

"In other words, after practicing this kind of magic, can my body become as hard as the Great Toad Immortal?"

There was a hint of expectation in Ayane's eyes.

"I don't know about this kind of thing. Judging from the physical ability to withstand strikes, the Great Toad Sage has surpassed the tailed beasts in this aspect. Therefore, I think even if it can be done in the end, under human conditions, it will probably take a lot of time. accumulation."

"So, will you turn into a toad after practicing this?"

Ayane nodded and asked the question again.

The magic of the three holy places all have clear biological characteristics.

By practicing the magic of Longdi Cave, the body will have the characteristics of a snake.

In the same way, if you practice the magic of Miaomu Mountain, your body will have the biological characteristics of a toad.

For women, beauty and strength are equally important. Ayane doesn't want toad characteristics to appear on her face and body, such as a big nose full of bumps, and fair and tender skin full of flesh bumps...

"...Don't worry, if this symptom occurs, I will develop medicine to remove this negative impact, or you can try to integrate this part of senjutsu into Hinata's Rouquan system and completely make it your own. "

Shiraishi gave his own reference opinions.

In terms of taijutsu, Ayane has basically reached the end of what a regular ninja can reach. Although attacking physical skills are mainly based on soft boxing, he is not bad at other styles of physical skills. For example, Goken, Ayane is also proficient in it. It's just that the power of the hard fist is far from comparable to that of the soft fist.

After all, Hinata's soft fist is a taijutsu school born to perfectly adapt to the special physique of the Byakugan and the Hyuga clan.

Even so, Ayane can be called a master ninja who combines various schools of physical skills. Using stones from other mountains to attack jade, he might be able to incorporate part of the body-refining magic from Mt. Myoboku into Hinata's. In the soft boxing system.

Although it is not easy to do.

"In that case, let me study it slowly after I go back."

Ayane put away the scroll.

She is still very interested in Miaomu Mountain's collection of physical skills.

"After the things here have been dealt with, I will return to Shion City first. I will ask you to take charge of Iwagakure's side. Ohnoki is still mobilizing troops and generals, and Iwagakure still has the ability to counterattack, so don't take it lightly."

After saying this, Shiraishi put away the medical kit and left the treatment room.

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"Lord Kazekage, this is a letter from the Tsuchikage."

An ANBU jounin appeared and presented a letter.

Luo Sha, who was sitting in the lounge and reading the battle report, raised his head, took the letter, and unfolded it.

After reading the above content, Luo Sha sighed lightly.

Not surprisingly, it was a petition.

Onoki, the third Tsuchikage, hopes that the villages can once again put aside their old grudges and send the main force to fight against the Kingdom of Demons.

Not only Konoha, but Kirigakure, who had been insulted before, seemed to be the Tsuchikage's target in the letter.

The western defense line of the Kingdom of Earth was lost, resulting in nearly a quarter of the land in the west being taken over by the Kingdom of Ghosts and completely occupied. If you want to regain the lost ground, you have to go through a hard battle.

The letter stated that Iwagakure had mobilized 10,000 combat-ready ninjas and planned to counterattack the Kingdom of Demons again to regain the lost land.

And it is not limited to frontal battles. At that time, five thousand ninjas will be divided into parts, divided into hundreds of routes, and dispatched at the same time to attack the more populated towns in the Kingdom of Demons and carry out sabotage work behind enemy lines.

By then, no matter how fast the ninjas of the Ghost Country move, they will not be able to take care of everything.

However, in Luo Sha's view, this is no longer just a military competition between the Kingdom of Ghosts, but also an intention to die with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Rosa did not doubt whether Iwagakure could do this. If all bottom lines and rules were abandoned, it would indeed cause heavy losses to the Kingdom of Demons, causing the death of countless civilians and causing heavy damage to the economy of the Kingdom of Demons.

are you crazy? Luo Sha didn't think so. The Tsuchikage was just driven into panic.

Because in this war, Iwagakure undoubtedly suffered the greatest losses.

Nearly seven thousand ninjas died on the battlefield in just half a month, which was even more tragic than Sunagakure's losses a few years ago.

Although the words in the letter seemed like angry words, Luo Sha did not dare to think that it was just a momentary gaffe.

This means that Iwagakure is preparing for a decisive battle with the Kingdom of Demons.

Determined to remobilize 10,000 ninjas and take back the country at all costs and means.

Luo Sha was speechless at this.

Therefore, Iwagakure hoped that all parties in the alliance would send 10,000 ninjas each, for a total of 40,000 ninjas, to directly launch a general attack, led by the four shadows.

No matter how the Kingdom of Demons deploys, it will be impossible to stop the 40,000 ninjas from invading the territory of the Kingdom of Demons simultaneously and inflicting heavy damage on them.

Rasa also believed that this could bring serious damage to the Kingdom of Demons. No matter how powerful Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri and Hyuga Ayane were, they would not be able to quickly wipe out the 40,000 scattered ninjas one by one.

In the same way, the number of ninjas in the Allied Forces far exceeds that of the Kingdom of Demons. Once such a strategy is adopted, the Kingdom of Demons cannot cover everything, and many towns and civilians will be affected... But this also means that the Kingdom of Demons can also use Use the same tactics to retaliate against other countries.

In the end, it will only evolve into a vicious war in which all parties continue to send ninjas to burn, kill and loot in the enemy's territory, completely losing control.

In the past, this kind of thing only happened to small countries, but if it escalated to the level of a big country, the big countries would lose control of each other... Luo Sha shuddered.

Moreover, not to mention the consequences of this, just mobilizing 10,000 ninjas to go on an expedition is not a small matter.

This is gambling on the fate of the entire country.

It's a bit selfish to think this way. In this war, Sunagakure did not suffer much losses, and it also regained some land that had fallen into the hands of the Demon Country.

There is absolutely no need to follow Iwagakure in a war that risks the fate of the country.

The strength of the Kingdom of Ghosts is beyond imagination. At present, there is also a crisis of trust in the alliance of various countries. Forty thousand ninjas are recruited. Who will be the commander? Are they each doing their own thing? As a result, the Kingdom of Demons may continue to interfere and disintegrate.

On Kirigakure's side, Luo Sha really didn't know what to say.

Every time he thought of the sincere apology letter sent by the Mizukage, he would lament in his heart: Is this Mizukage a comedy artist?

How can Mizukage, who falsely reports a battle like this, be trusted?

The reality is that the ninja village forces of the four major countries cannot be coordinated in a unified manner. Once one party loses control, the blow to the other allies will be devastating.

Kirigakure's Mizukage personally proved that sometimes an ally's illness can be more terrifying than an enemy's!

Based on this situation, Luo Sha didn't think there was any point in continuing this war.

After having already captured part of the lost territory, it would be most beneficial for Sunagakure to stop the losses in time.

Not only that, according to reports from the Sunagakure Anbu, mysterious people wearing black and red cloud coats have been appearing near Sunagakure Village in the past few days.

There is no doubt that this is the mysterious organization whose goal is to capture the tailed beast.

Luo Sha is now even more afraid to act rashly.

After launching an exploratory attack on the Kingdom of Ghosts two days ago to no avail, he has been stationed on the front line, alert to the movements of the Kingdom of Ghosts and the actions of the mysterious organization.

If people from this organization took advantage of his fight with the ninjas of the Demon Country to kidnap Gaara again... Rasa could not guarantee that they would be able to successfully recapture Gaara the second time.

Putting the letter away, Luo Sha rubbed her brow in distress.

The Kingdom of Demons, the mysterious organization that targets tailed beasts, has made him weak, and he is now unable to cooperate with the Tsuchikage's actions.

But if they refuse directly, it will also affect the relationship between the two countries. After all, the war is over, and if you want to fight against the Demon Country in the western part of the continent, Iwagakure's assistance is indispensable.

Soon, Luo Sha drafted two letters and handed them into the hands of the ANBU jounin next to him.

"Send these two letters to the Konoha Hokage and Kirigakure Mizukage respectively, and ask them to open them in person and reply as soon as possible."

"yes."

The ANBU jounin took the two letters and walked out.

Luo Sha looked at the departing ANBU jounin and pondered slightly.

The Tsuchikage has lost his calmness and cannot be persuaded by himself. He needs to unite Konoha's Hokage and Kirigakure's Mizukage, maybe he can calm down the other party.

Things have happened, what matters is how it ends, and the alliance still needs to continue.

Therefore, he also gave a letter to Kirigakure's Mizukage.

Although he is somewhat disdainful of Kirigakure's current Mizukage behavior, Kirigakure's power still makes it necessary to win him over.

This alliance cannot be broken up yet.

Only by maintaining it all the time, even if it is maintained on the surface, can the Kingdom of Ghosts use the rat weapon as a deterrent and maintain its deterrence.

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"The offensive of the Kingdom of Ghosts has stopped..."

In the conference room, two consultants, Koharu and Mito Kaden, looked a little surprised when they learned that the invasion of the Kingdom of Demons against the Kingdom of Earth had eased.

They thought that the war situation in the Kingdom of Earth would further expand, but as a result, the Kingdom of Ghosts stopped its expansion first.

"It can't be said to stop, but they have achieved the established strategic goals and feel that there is no need to expand further. At this time, Ohnoki has remobilized 10,000 ninjas and is preparing to counterattack again... At the same time, he has also attacked us Konoha, and Sunagakure and Kirigakure requested that each send 10,000 ninjas to continue fighting against the Kingdom of Demons."

Tsunade sat on the sofa, looking at the collected frontline battle reports, and narrowed her eyes.

"This is really too messy!"

Xiaochun said after turning to bed.

Konoha has already lost more than 4,000 ninjas in this war. If another 10,000 ninjas are thrown in, the consequences will be unpredictable.

Moreover, Konoha currently does not have enough medical supplies to support 10,000 ninjas.

"Again, if there is no unified dispatch, then no matter how many ninjas are invested, it will be difficult to be effective."

As long as there is a slight error in the information held by the ninja villages of the four major countries, as well as the time of sending battle reports, it may be used by the Demon Country to disintegrate their alliance internally.

In Tsunade's opinion, this is the stupidest and most helpless fact.

She didn't believe Ohnoki couldn't see this. She could only say that the anger in her heart caused the old man's rationality to slowly evaporate.

And judging from the strength currently displayed by the Kingdom of Ghosts, even if it dispatches 40,000 ninjas, it is still a little less interesting.

The most important thing is that Mt. Myoboku, an ally, was directly hit hard by the Kingdom of Demons. Now many toads have begun to lose contact and have not contacted Konoha. I am afraid that they have either been killed or are still being hunted by ninjas from the Kingdom of Demons. Unable to establish contact with Konoha.

"In other words, reject Ohnoki?"

"Just send four thousand more ninjas to the front line, and then stand still. Konoha will next streamline the ninjas. Konoha's ninja troops are currently too bloated."

Regarding Tsunade's answer, the two advisors looked at each other, nodded slightly, and agreed.

Although this kind of behavior can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, it also proves Konoha's supportive attitude towards Iwagakure.

No matter what, the alliance must still be maintained, even if it is just a pretense.

Once the countries disperse, counterattacks from the Kingdom of Ghosts will surely follow. Only by uniting can we prevent the Kingdom of Ghosts from counterattacking.

"In that case, how do you plan to deal with Danzo's matter? Many jounin in the village are arguing fiercely about this matter."

The two advisors looked at Tsunade.

"You can handle it on your own, so I won't do it for you. Although I despise such behavior, it is true that he saved Jiraiya... Moreover, I have a more important job now."

Tsunade sighed and stood up.

"A more important job?"

"Well, next we need to clean up the 'rats' in the medical department. Tianzang should soon have the results of the investigation..."

Tsunade walked to the window and glanced sharply at the window, where Konoha Hospital was located.

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Konoha.

Haruno Grill.

There was a private room decorated like a barbecue room, but no one sitting here paid attention to the sizzling barbecue in front of them.

"I've probably been exposed."

This was the first thing Asami Masumi said when she sat down.

Everyone who heard these words was shocked.

Although I had expected it, I still felt a little nervous inside.

"Don't worry too much. The ANBU just investigated me and have no concrete evidence yet."

Asami Masumi's voice was calm, as if the current crisis did not exist for her at all.

Then, she glanced at everyone and continued:

"Next, I will send you out of the Country of Fire in batches. The secret route has been determined."

"Team Leader Asami, in other words, do we have to abandon the intelligence station established by our group?"

A middle-aged man wearing a light green Konoha ninja uniform couldn't help but said.

Judging from his decoration and appearance, he was just the most ordinary chuunin in Konoha, without any special features.

Asami Masumi glanced at this middle-aged man.

The other party was at the same time as the Fourth Hokage who had died in the line of duty, and was a student in the same class as her direct superior, Chiba Shiraishi.

However, due to limited talent, at this age, he is still just an ordinary chuunin in Konoha.

The eldest son is an ordinary genin in Konoha, but it is said that he also has a younger daughter who is in school. She is in the fourth grade of the ninja school. She is quite talented and is a well-known genius. She has joined the medical ninja intensive class with excellent results. When we get to the Kingdom of Demons, we should be able to provide elite education in medical ninjutsu.

"That's right, there is no need to keep this intelligence site. I am being targeted by the Anbu and will soon leave Konoha. Without me to cover for you and deal with the follow-up tail, if you pass on the information, you will probably be intercepted by the Anbu. Ye captured. Any more questions?"

"there is none left."

"Then, it's best not to leave the village in the near future. If you have to be transferred out of the village, cut off all channels, don't take the initiative to contact anyone, just wait quietly for the order. Someone will arrange for you and your family to evacuate, and I will also do so at any time. Contact you. Dismissed."

After saying that, Asami Masumi formed a seal with her hands and disappeared from the room into a puff of smoke. What's here is just a shadow clone of her.

After she left, the private room became lively. Everyone was drinking and enjoying the delicious barbecue, and it was full of laughter.

It seemed like just an ordinary gathering of friends.