Escape From Konoha

"That's it."

I don't know how much time passed, but Tianzang who was at the entrance of the secret passage in the bedroom suddenly said something and took the lead in stepping on the sloping downward stairs and walked towards the darkness.

Naruto and Sai looked at each other and followed Tenzo into the dark passage and down the stairs.

The stairway is not very long, but since there are no lights in the secret passage, visibility is almost non-existent.

Even if a ninja walks in this kind of passage, it will be difficult for him to move freely.

However, as if he had anticipated this situation, Tenzo took out a palm-sized flashlight from his ninja bag. Although the model was small, the light it emitted was very bright. The secret passage, which was originally dark and invisible, was instantly illuminated by lights, revealing the surrounding environment.

The floors, walls, and ceilings of the secret tunnel are all carefully polished by hand. In terms of the amount of work, it is by no means small.

Although he was shocked that there would be such a carefully designed secret passage under the Haruno couple's bed board, it was not the time to care about it now. Tenzang just wanted to find the missing Haruno family of three as soon as possible.

Judging from the current development, this may be the only clue and must not be lost.

"There are footprints on the ground. Not only are they new, but they are also messy. They are definitely not two or three people, but at least fifteen people."

At this time, Sai knelt down and took out a small flashlight, illuminated the footprints on the ground, touched them with his fingers, and expressed his opinion.

Naruto held his knees and bent down slightly. He looked at the messy footprints with a troubled expression and tilted his head in confusion. He didn't know how Sai could judge this information.

"Sure enough, as Hokage-sama said, the reason why Asami Masumi attacked Naruto was to create the illusion of attacking Kyuubi and lure us into it, so that her accomplices would have time to evacuate safely."

The concentration of ANBU's power is something that only happens under special circumstances.

For example, nineteen years ago, when Chiba Shiraishi and others defected, they used the Kyuubi as bait to attract all of Konoha's high-end combat power, including the Hokage, and most of the Anbu's manpower was also lured over, in order to ensure the safety of the Kyuubi. , this is a necessary measure.

And this will definitely lead to a decrease in patrols in other locations in Konoha.

Asami Masumi used this method. Although Tsunade saw through it halfway, it did buy her accomplices time to escape.

After all, it is very difficult to send so many people out of Konoha silently, and not too many at a time.

It can be judged that Asami Masumi's accomplices passed through this secret passage and left Konoha more than an hour ago.

After confirming this, Tenzo and others continued to move forward.

In the dim passage, the concept of time becomes very blurred, and it gives people an extremely uncomfortable and depressing feeling.

In the secret passage, it was so quiet that only the footsteps of people running could be heard.

Perhaps after advancing a few kilometers, Tianzang and others suddenly stopped and looked ahead in surprise.

What lay ahead was not one passage, but two secret passages branching off.

There are footprints in the secret passage on the left, but there are no footprints in the secret passage on the right.

Normally, one should pursue the secret passage on the left, while the secret passage on the right is probably a trap left for the enemy.

But this kind of trap can also be achieved by doing the opposite. For example, the secret passage without footprints on the right is safe, while the footprints on the secret passage on the left are disguised traces, a trap designed to make people take it lightly.

"Two secret paths, which one is the correct one?"

Naruto stood in front of the two secret passages, frowning and thinking.

"Maybe the two secret passages are traps."

Sai said with a smile.

"Eh?"

Naruto turned his head in shock and looked at the mysterious smile on Sai's face.

"In the past, when I was training at the root, I would occasionally encounter traps like this that seemed to be dead ends. In fact, the real exit was hidden."

After saying that, Sayi didn't waste any time, unfolded the scroll, and began to draw black snakes only half a meter long on it, and then gave them life with chakra.

"Go!"

The black snakes obeyed Sai's orders, spread out, and rushed into the two secret passages.

About a minute passed, but the black snakes that rushed into the two secret passages did not cause any movement.

Just as Naruto was getting impatient, there was a sudden loud bang - no, it should be said that it was two loud bangs, but since they sounded at the same time, it sounded like only one loud bang.

Hot firelight shone in the two secret passages, followed by the sound of stones hitting the ground, causing the ground to shake.

Not long after, both secret passages were buried by broken stones and became dead ends.

"Look, it looks like the exit is hidden."

Sai put the scroll away, stood up and smiled at Naruto.

"I didn't expect you to be quite capable, Saai. You can guess this."

Naruto praised.

If it were him, he might have stepped directly into the enemy's trap and been buried alive in the secret passage.

"This is just the basic ability of a root ninja. In the past, during training, I encountered more dangerous and despicable traps than this..."

Zuo Jing lowered his head, not knowing what he thought of, his voice became smaller and smaller, and his eyes were silent.

Ignoring the exchange between Naruto and Sai, Tenzo ordered the ANBU who followed him:

"Look around carefully. The hidden safety exit should be nearby, not too far away."

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The bright moonlight shrouded the silvery forest. Asami Masumi, who was still wearing a Konoha Jounin uniform and a white coat, was moving quickly through the snowy forest, leaving a white afterimage on the road, and in the forest. snow cover of the same color.

The cold north wind blew across, and the temperature in the forest began to drop sharply, becoming colder and colder.

What came out of Asami Masumi's mouth was white gas. While flying, the white gas spit out was like a meteor dragging backwards.

The round black pupils turned to both sides. Although the movement was very small, there was an unfamiliar chakra approaching him, and there was no doubt that someone was planning a sneak attack.

Sure enough, when she happened to run to an open space, a figure quickly appeared from behind the big tree and flew toward her as fast as lightning.

Without hesitation, Asami Masumi quickly rotated her body, her black hair tossed to the other side swaying in the wind, and she waved a half-moon-shaped blue blade in her hand.

Blood splattered.

The Konoha ninja whose chest was cut open by her chakra scalpel just whimpered in pain and fell down.

The blood spurting out from his chest splashed onto her white coat and the lenses of the glasses on her face.

There was a faint smile on her blood-stained face, and she stood motionless, giving the impression that she was admiring her own masterpiece.

Then, her body suddenly turned sideways, and the blade that struck from behind pierced her flying white coat without any warning. However, because of this, the flying white coat instantly obscured the attacker's vision, giving him a premonition. His pupils widened in an ominous manner.

Poof!

The pain in the back of his neck caused the attacking Konoha ninja to lose consciousness instantly.

The chakra scalpel, which was as tough and sharp as a famous sword, cut open the back of the Konoha ninja's neck as lightly as cutting tofu, about half a foot deep.

Kill with one blow.

"Since you are chasing me, it means you are here with the awareness that you will die. I actually hate killing people, because every time I use a scalpel, I will make myself covered in blood, which is very troublesome to take care of."

Asami Masumi looked down at the blood on her white coat, took off her blood-stained glasses, and wiped them clean with the handkerchief she took out of her white coat.

Wait until the blood stains on it are wiped off before putting it back on your eyes.

"She's nearby, Hokage-sama has an order, don't let her escape!"

Not far away, there was such a shouting, the footsteps were very messy, and there were many people.

Not only the ANBU, but also the patrol troops patrolling the Fire Country outside Konoha Village were also activated by Tsunade, with the intention of capturing her and bringing her back to Konoha for trial.

After taking a look at the commotion, Asami Masumi turned around and ran out quickly, disappearing into the open space.

Even she would find it very difficult if she got entangled with these guys.

After all, she was just an ordinary medical ninja. If she wasn't careful, she wouldn't have been able to successfully escape from such a dense siege.

"Everything we can do has been done. I hope there won't be any accidents over there."

She was referring to Haruno Zhao's route.

In order to allow the last group of people to evacuate safely, she did not hesitate to use herself as the final bait, attracting most of the firepower of the Hokage and ANBU. If an accident happened like this, she could only express regret.

As for guilt, of course there is no such feeling.

Strictly speaking, although she has a superior-subordinate relationship with Shiraishi, this is only a formal relationship.

In the final analysis, she had no so-called sense of belonging, whether it was Konoha or the man Chiba Shiraishi.

Konoha had ruined her life, and she wanted to witness the decline and even destruction of this village with her own eyes.

Only in this way can the dark hole that kept stirring in her heart be filled.

As for Qianye Baishi, she also couldn't trust him. She and he were in a relationship of mutual use.

It just happened that the other party's purpose coincided with his own.

The other party used him to obtain information about Konoha.

And he used the transmitted information to take revenge on the village of Konoha and hasten its demise.

However, he still needs to go to the Kingdom of Ghosts to complete the final transaction.

Before that, Konoha's pursuers must be thrown away.

There were more and more sounds of running footsteps in my ears, and they were coming from all directions, getting closer and closer to my position.

Although she possesses the sensory ninjutsu, which can warn the enemy's location in advance, there must also be sensory ninjas among Konoha's patrol troops.

In this case, the two sides can be said to be fighting with open cards.

"Here, grab her!"

With the help of perception ninjutsu, the location was quickly revealed.

Asami Masumi seemed to ignore the rapid and fierce shouts around her, and her footsteps flew faster, rushing into the darkness of the forest ahead.

Before she could advance too far, the kunai and shurikens that appeared above her came down like a hail of bullets.

The number is extremely large, and under normal circumstances, such attacks cannot be dodged at all.

However, Asami Masumi's figure swayed slightly in an instant, leaving only a wisp of cool breeze in place, and quickly disappeared from there.

The Konoha ninja who was staring there in the dark, his pupils widened, did not see how the opponent moved at all, and disappeared from the field of vision.

"How is it possible-uh!?"

It was cold under his neck, and the chakra scalpel mixed with the smell of disinfectant passed silently across his neck. Before he could leave any more words, bright red blood spurted out from his throat in an instant, and his whole body lost all strength. Like, falling from the shady branches of the trees, dyeing the white snow in the forest red.

"hateful!"

Seeing that another person had died, the Konoha ninjas who were chasing them were very angry.

One of them quickly formed a seal and opened his mouth to Asami Masumi:

"Fire Escape·Phoenix Immortal Fire Art!"

It is smaller in size than Go Fireball Jutsu, but the extremely large number of ball-shaped flames are also very fast. In the blink of an eye, it blocks all the dodgeable directions of Asami Masumi, and its momentum is amazing.

However, beyond expectation, Asami Masumi smiled slightly at this, her figure flashed like the wind, and she rushed to the top speed.

He used his body to knock away the attacking fireball, and in the blink of an eye he rushed in front of the Konoha ninja who was releasing the fire escape ninjutsu.

There were serious burn marks on the white coat, and the palm holding the chakra scalpel was also burned by the flames, and her skin was scorched, but she waved the chakra scalpel from bottom to top regardless, and waved the blue Beautiful and radiant.

"Varied--"

He didn't expect the opponent to do this at all, and the ninja who released the fire escape had no time to dodge.

The chakra scalpel moved along the ninja's abdomen to his chest, and finally the flesh and bones of his jaw were quickly cut open.

His body was like a sprinkler with blood gushing out. After losing strength, he fell on the snow. The blood that continued to flow from the wound formed a pool of blood and dyed the ground red.

"This guy!"

The ninjas on both sides were horrified. The death of their companions was too tragic and strange.

"That's why I don't like killing people. It's too troublesome to wash the clothes."

There were more blood stains on the white coat. Asami Masumi pressed her forehead helplessly, looking like she had a severe headache.

"Damn it! Don't underestimate people!"

Taking the opponent's helpless words as a provocation, the surrounding Konoha ninjas swarmed forward, not giving the opponent a chance to breathe.

Asami Masumi turned around and crossed paths with one of the Konoha ninjas.

In mid-air, the Konoha ninja didn't realize the pain until his chest was cut open and the spurting blood flew past his eyes. His chest was cut open and his ribs were broken. However, before he could scream, he realized the pain. He was cut off from his body, fell from the air, rolled a few times and stopped, lying motionless on the snow.

Qiang——

The chakra scalpel collided with a chakra-colored ninja sword, making a crisp metallic sound in the forest.

The energy that surged from the opposite side was far superior to her own. Asami Masumi felt her arms numb and looked at the Konoha ninja who was fighting with her in surprise.

Wearing a jounin ninja uniform, he has a strong physique, and the bulging muscles all over his body are as hard as steel. The format of the ninja sword is also different from ordinary ninja swords. The back of the sword is thicker, and the length of the ninja sword is also longer and wider. It looks like Very explosive.

Letting out a slightly depressed groan, Asami Masumi stepped back and quickly distanced herself from the other party.

Wrestling with this kind of explosive ninja is just asking for trouble.

"Earth Release·Split the Earth and Turn the Palm!"

The moment Asami Masumi stepped back and landed, a Konoha ninja had already aimed at the opportunity. After forming a seal, he pressed his hands on the ground, cracking the ground under Asami Masumi's feet, causing her to step into the air and lose her footing.

"Successful!"

Holding the handle of the knife with both hands, the Konoha Jonin's muscles bulged, his eyes lit up, and he seized this hard-earned opportunity to suppress. In an instant, his legs and feet gathered a large amount of chakra, and his figure flew out like a whirlwind and jumped into the air. He raised the broad-backed ninja sword in his hand above his head and quickly slashed it down.

boom!

The earth that was originally shattered exploded again.

The strong air flow rushed freely, blowing away the surrounding sand, rocks and snow.

"cough!"

Compared with this Konoha ninja, Asami Masumi's body seemed weaker. Her back directly hit an uneven stone, her face turned pale, and her lips slightly gritted her teeth, and a trace of scarlet flowed out.

She used the chakra scalpel in her right hand to support the suppression of the ninja sword, but the terrifying force that poured in was too much for her to bear. She felt as if her finger bones were about to shatter, and she lost consciousness.

"snort!"

The Konoha jounin let out a thick grunt, and his strength surged again. The generous ninja sword pressed forward again. The blade touched Asami Masumi's shoulder, and blood flowed out, dyeing her uniform and white coat red.

Facing the rough suppression of this Konoha Jonin, Asami Masumi still had a smile on her pale face. In her perception, more and more ninjas were coming over.

But there was no trace of timidity on her face. With her free left hand, she pinched the temple of the glasses on her eyes and folded them gently.

Click!

The temples of the glasses seemed to have triggered a mechanism and detached from the frame. What was exposed at the tip was a slender knife, which was more delicate and slender than a medical scalpel.

When the Konoha Jonin saw this scene, his expression changed drastically. As he quickly retreated, a wisp of wind flew past his face, and the flying temples cut a wound on his face.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the smell of cold disinfectant poured into his nostrils, and his neck felt like a world between ice and fire, bitingly cold and as hot as fire.

He saw the chakra scalpel in Asami Masumi's right hand being inserted sharply into his throat.

"What the hell..."

Taking these words as the end of his life, this Konoha jounin fell down with an unwilling heart.

The lenses were stained red with blood, and the glasses that had lost one side of their brackets were still hanging on Asami Masumi's face, but they had fallen off towards the bridge of her nose.

"team leader!"

"Kill her and avenge the captain!"

The surrounding Konoha ninjas were undoubtedly furious, and murderous servants came one after another.

Asami Masumi threw the glasses that had lost one temple on the roadside, took out a new pair of glasses from the red-stained white coat, and put them on her face.

Then, she showed an emotionless smile that was so clean that it could even be called cold. The chakra scalpel in her hand released a flowing blue light and faced the surrounding Konoha ninjas.

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That was before everything happened——

Several years have passed since the Second Ninja War, but the situation between countries is still tense.

The Ninja Village of the big country is, as always, extremely thirsty for military power. The small countries that surround and rely on the big country for survival can only live in this tense situation and live uneasily.

Since the medical reform, Konoha's medical ninjas have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. Although they have not yet covered all the teams, it is an indisputable fact that the sacrifice rate of ninjas in Konoha's missions has plummeted in recent years.

In this turbulent and troubled world, finding a moment of peace is extremely lucky.

"The weather is really hot..."

Shiraishi put his hand on his forehead and stared at the bright sun above his head. Standing outside the clothing store, he muttered dissatisfiedly.

This hot person really doesn’t want to go out.

And due to the limitations of the ninja world, there is no air conditioner in Konoha Village to adjust the air conditioning.

Although Liuli's house has an underground icehouse that can bring a bit of coolness in the hot summer, there are no such superior conditions outside.

Not to mention not wanting to go out during the holidays, it would be even more difficult to go to the ninja school or the hospital to work in this weather.

Normally, he wouldn't like to go out in this kind of weather. Even if he had to keep an eye on the ANBU and the roots because his teacher Sakumo Hatake committed suicide not long ago, he only left this part of the work to General Dodo, and he didn't need to do it himself at all.

But it's different now, the festival is coming soon.

Today I have to accompany Ruri out to buy the summer kimono that I need to wear during the festival.

Maybe this is the style of a rich lady. Although she has many kimonos for festivals at home, she still goes out to buy them every year.

However, when I think about where Ayane might be staring right now, maybe even tomorrow...

I hope this year’s summer festival can proceed peacefully.

Baishi, who had never believed in gods and Buddhas, couldn't help but put his hands together and worship at this time. As for which god to worship, it is unknown.

At this moment, a young man and woman passing by caught Shiraishi's attention.

The man and woman were about five years apart in age, but they were like lovers at this time, holding hands intimately, talking and laughing as they walked through the street in front of Shiraishi.

Perhaps noticing Shiraishi's gaze, the slightly older young man smiled gently at Shiraishi, said hello, and then left along the street with the girl beside him. It seemed that he was also out to purchase items. Post-summer festival preparations.

Asami Masumi.

It is the name of the girl next to the young man.

He and I could barely be considered acquaintances, after all, they were classmates in the same medical experimental class.

Currently working in the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital, he is responsible for drug development. Although he is young, he is already the leader of a drug development team in the pharmacy department, and he is like a rising star in Konoha's medical community.

But because he is usually taciturn and has average interpersonal relationships, he has a lukewarm face towards everyone, let alone cuddling closely with a man and showing a shy and innocent smile...

Before, it was hard for Shiraishi to imagine that his female classmate would be as keen on love affairs as an ordinary girl.

Although she is not ugly in appearance, she wears thick-framed and rustic glasses, which makes her look like an ascetic girl.

With one glance, one can tell that the other person has nothing to do with love, and with creatures like men.

What's more, the man next to her is young and handsome. From the appearance, he is very attractive to women.

However, this happened miraculously.

However, that man... Shiraishi touched his chin, lowered his head, and his eyes lit up slightly.

Although I am not very sure, if I remember correctly, his name should be Fujisaki Takeshi. Although he is young, he is already a member of the Jounin of Konoha.

Not only that, during the investigation of General Tu, there seemed to be some connection between the other party and the Third Hokage.

He is a Hokage sect jounin who can reach the heights of heaven in Konoha.

"What are you doing?"

A cold voice came from the side. Liuli walked out of the clothing store at some point, empty-handed.

"Nothing, I was thinking about something. Why, didn't you choose?"

Looking at Liuli with empty hands, Shiraishi asked.

"If you don't see anything you like, let's go to the next one."

"OK."

Baishi nodded, quietly passed an order to the underground general, and then followed Liuli as if nothing had happened.

If you track this man named Fujisaki Takeshi, you might get some unexpected surprises. Shiraishi had this thought in his heart.