Escape From Konoha

A large number of figures were flying through the secret passage. In the blink of an eye, they jumped over the upward slope steps and arrived at the large platform where the exit of the secret passage was.

The leader was Tsunade. After clearing the way, she sent ANBU who were good at exploration and found this secret passage for escape.

Perhaps because this was a secret passage specially used for emergency escape, there were no obstacles such as traps along the way, so Tsunade led the ANBU to the platform space where the exit was located smoothly.

However, when they were preparing to take the next step, after seeing the scene on the platform clearly, both Tsunade and the accompanying Anbu and patrolling ninjas couldn't help but change their faces and stared at a piece of ground. .

I saw that the ground was stained red with blood, and a female corpse was lying coldly in a pool of blood. Her black hair was scattered like seaweed. Her whole body was motionless, and the scene seemed to be still.

This female corpse is none other than the target they have been pursuing - Asami Masumi.

At this time, the opponent's fire of life was extinguished, and even the chakra on his body could not be sensed, and he no longer had the characteristics of a living person.

When Tsunade saw the body, her first reaction was disbelief - it wasn't real.

How could a dangerous ninja who was able to escape despite being surrounded by Konoha die so easily in a place like this?

And judging from the surrounding environment, there are no traces of battle.

How is this going?

Tsunade suddenly felt that her brain was not used enough. She frowned tightly and stared at the female corpse in front of her. She was confused for a moment and began to think about why Asami Masumi suddenly died suddenly in such a place.

The most important thing is, who did it?

Why do you want to kill the other party here?

Tsunade's expression unknowingly turned serious.

"Lord Hokage, what exactly is this..."

The dangerous criminal who was on the run while being chased by Konoha not long ago had now turned into an unclaimed female corpse. Such a sharp contrast made the Konoha ninjas who followed him confused.

"have no idea."

Tsunade shook her head simply.

What was happening before her eyes was beyond her imagination.

She didn't expect Asami Masumi to die in such a place, and it didn't look like suicide.

She put on white medical gloves and approached Asami Masumi's body, taking every step very carefully. Nothing happened until she came to the body.

Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, squatted down, and touched the body with her gloved palm.

Pupils, lips, neck, simple detection work on the head.

Then he placed his palm on the fatal wound on his chest, where the bleeding was the largest, as if some kind of sharp blade had penetrated his chest, along with his heart, eventually causing his heart to stop beating and die.

Kill with one blow.

Otherwise, the body had no secondary fatal injuries.

The expression on his face was peaceful, and no decent information could be read from it. Therefore, the information that could be provided was not enough for Tsunade to deduce more content.

But there was only one thing Tsunade was sure of, Asami Masumi did not die at the hands of Konoha ninjas.

Moreover, he died in an ambush at the exit of the early escape tunnel. This made Tsunade start to have wild thoughts, and a reliable idea suddenly came to her mind - kill and silence.

As the saying goes, the more you know, the faster you die. Spies are good at collecting information, but once too much confidential information is taken in, their own security will be threatened.

This is not to be alarmist, because it has too much confidential information, even the user will inevitably feel wary when faced with such an existence.

The best way is to silence the spies after they lose their use value, so that the secrets known to the spies are completely buried in the darkness and no one knows.

"The country of ghosts?"

Tsunade frowned, guessing this possibility.

In addition to Konoha, the Kingdom of Demons is more likely to attack.

If the higher-ups of the Demon Country judge that Asami Masumi has no use value, then it is not impossible to destroy her on the way back and bury all the secrets she knows.

Only the dead can keep secrets.

Thinking of this, Tsunade couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.

It is difficult to agree with this kind of behavior that ruthlessly kills one's own people.

"Take her body back and conduct a detailed examination at that time."

Tsunade stood up and gave instructions to an ANBU.

Although he knew that there was probably no way to obtain any information from the corpse that was left behind, he could not leave the corpse alone just in case.

Moreover, the past was always a matter of teacher and student, and she couldn't bear to see Asami Masumi's body exposed in the wilderness after her death, where she would slowly decay.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

The Anbu who was pointed out quickly took out a blank scroll, put Asami Masumi's body into the scroll, and carried it with him.

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Open your sleepy eyes.

Asami Masumi suddenly woke up from her deep sleep, lying upright on the hospital bed, and the first thing she saw was the white ceiling.

The air was filled with the soothing smell of disinfectant.

This environment, as well as the familiar smell of disinfectant, left no doubt that this was a ward.

Before he fell into coma, he should have been confronting Shiraishi, but for some reason, his vision suddenly went dark and he lost consciousness. When I woke up, I came here.

I guess I was hit from behind, so my memory is very vague, and I still feel a little pain in the back of my neck.

Before she could think too much, sleepiness and soreness immediately took over her body, causing her to groan in pain and slowly sit up from the hospital bed.

She was covered with a white soft quilt. Judging from the slightly luxurious layout of the ward, this should be regarded as a relatively high-end private ward.

She turned her head and looked out the window. White mist was lingering outside the window, and she heard the sound of rolling waves.

Asami Masumi opened the quilt, endured the pain in her body, put on slippers and got out of bed.

The white coat and ninja uniform she originally wore had been replaced by a brand new white hospital gown, and the smell of blood disappeared.

She walked to the window, glanced outside, and her expression was blank.

Outside is the endless sea.

Her 'territory' was moving across the ocean.

This is not a hospital in a land town at all, but a giant ship.

And to be able to configure such a high-end private ward on the ship, as far as she knew, only... the unexpected sound of the door handle turning came from behind, interrupting Asami Masumi's contemplation.

She turned around, and as expected, she saw Shiraishi opening the door and walking into the ward.

The other party didn't seem surprised that she would wake up at this time, with the same faint smile on her face as before.

How should I put it, he is like a cunning fox, making it impossible to guess what he is thinking in his heart.

But no matter what, you will feel that what this guy is thinking is not a good thing at all.

"Are you awake, Asami-san? Well, it's faster than I thought. It seems that you are recovering well."

Shiraishi took a look at Asami Masumi's whole body. Although she still felt weak, she was able to get out of bed on her own, so it was not a big problem to take care of herself in life.

"Why?"

Asami Masumi fell silent for a moment, stared at the smiling face of the other party, and asked aloud.

"What?"

Shiraishi seemed not to know what the other party was going to ask.

"There is no need for you to complete your agreement with me. I lost the value of your use from the moment I left Konoha."

A spy who has no use value and does not belong to one's own side, so silencing him is the safest approach.

She didn't believe Shiraishi didn't understand this.

The Konoha side thinks she is Shiraishi's confidant, but this is not the case.

She and Shiraishi were just collaborators, and the time of cooperation was limited to before leaving Konoha.

"It's really sad. In the eyes of Asami-san, do I think I'm such a hateful guy who likes to kill people?"

Shiraishi asked in a slightly sad tone.

“Because only in this way can the benefits be maximized.”

Doing this not only avoids the loss of information, but also eliminates the need to complete the transaction with her, which is quick and hassle-free.

"That's true from the perspective of interests, but it would be too unkind for classmates to plot against each other. Besides, you are indeed 'dead'."

The smile on Shiraishi's face faded slightly and he said meaningfully.

"I am dead?"

Asami Masumi didn't react for a moment and didn't understand why Shiraishi said that.

"I left a 'corpse' exactly like you in the secret passage. I believe that Konoha will define you as a dead person soon."

Shiraishi said something.

The situation is not complicated, Asami Masumi can tell the truth.

Shiraishi used a fake corpse to hide it from everyone in Konoha and made himself disappear from Konoha's sight.

In this way, he would avoid being wanted by Konoha and would not have to worry about being hunted by Konoha's pursuit troops all over the world.

"It's really unnecessary."

Asami Masumi lowered her head and said this.

"Because Asami-san has provided me with a lot of important information over the years, this is just a trivial compensation." Shiraishi responded, then thought of something else and asked: "But, Asami-san, you really thought about it, don't you Are you continuing to serve in the Kingdom of Ghosts? With your talents and the contributions you have made over the years, you will soon be able to rise to a high position in the medical department of the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Medical ninjas are in very short supply in every country.

In particular, jonins like Asami Masumi who possess both martial arts and medical skills are even rarer.

Even the medical department of the Demon Country is very eager for excellent medical ninjas like Asami Masumi.

"I'm not interested in the disputes in the ninja world. I just want to live a stable life for the rest of my life. I don't want to do ninja things anymore."

Perhaps her nearly twenty years of espionage career had made her mentally extremely sensitive and easily nervous. She was also full of disgust towards the existence of ninjas and wanted to subconsciously distance herself from them.

If he continues to serve Shiraishi, he will inevitably continue to be involved in ninja disputes.

Now, she just wants to relax and have a good rest, and then find time to give birth to a son and a half daughter to spend the rest of her life.

"That's it...what a pity."

Shiraishi sighed regretfully.

Deep fatigue and numbness appeared in Asami Masumi's eyes.

The moment she left Konoha, her mission was lifted.

Be it hatred or obsession, everything has become worthless in her eyes.

"I will hand over the technology mentioned in the transaction to you after you recover from your injuries."

Shiraishi couldn't force it.

Everyone has their own ambitions. Asami Masumi was forced to get involved in such disputes. From the beginning, she might not belong to this ninja world.

So, Shiraishi turned and left.

However, when he walked to the door, Shiraishi suddenly stopped and turned his head suddenly. His eyes fell on Asami Masumi, and his eyes became deep:

"Actually, besides the technology mentioned in the exchange, I have a better way."

"any solution?"

"I can resurrect Takeshi Fujisaki."

Shiraishi's calm words exploded in Asami Masumi's mind like thunder. She was stunned in the ward on the spot, and her brain went blank in shock.

"Whether you want to go or stay, please give me an accurate answer after I get to the Kingdom of Ghosts, Asami-san."

Shiraishi still didn't want to give up such an excellent medical ninja.

It would be a pity for such an outstanding medical ninja to retire to the countryside.

Although he is proficient in medical ninjutsu, he is not technically a member of the medical department.

Although his disciple Lin works in the medical department, most of the time she is buried in the laboratory and rarely participates in management.

Asami Masumi is not only outstanding in medical ninjutsu and strength, she is also very good at managing the medical department... If the other party is willing to join, she will be a suitable candidate for the medical minister.

Asami Masumi recovered from the shock at this time. After all, the ability to resurrect from the dead is too shocking.

Although she had heard that Konoha's Book of Sealings recorded a forbidden technique that could resurrect the dead - Earth Reincarnation, but due to incomplete resurrection and major flaws, it could not be regarded as a qualified reincarnation ninjutsu. .

And when Shiraishi said this, it was obvious that his reincarnation ninjutsu was not about resurrecting the incomplete form of the dead like the reincarnation in the dirty land, but a real reversal of the cause and effect of life and death.

She squirmed and was about to say something, but the white stone at the door had disappeared, and she didn't know where it went.

Asami Masumi sat on the hospital bed dejectedly, with a complicated expression on her face, and she was caught in an extremely painful struggle.

"Wujun..."

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The steel ship penetrated the thin fog on the sea and sailed quickly towards the west.

In the vacant room, when he saw Lei Mingwan lying motionless on the floor like a dead cat, Shiraishi's face did not show much emotion.

I saw Lei Mingwan's body at this time. A large part of his tail was broken off, one of his forelimbs and one of his hind limbs were missing each, and even half of his head was missing... The worst part was that the black hair all over his body was covered with blood and flesh. , the picture feels very bad.

Obviously, no matter how powerful the vitality is, it is impossible to survive after suffering such a severe injury.

However, being directly hit by the nine-tailed beast jade in the form of four tails, leaving a relatively complete body behind, can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.

At least it would save him a lot of effort in repairing it this way, as he wouldn't have to polish it all over again.

The most important 'core' has not been damaged, otherwise the soul and memory would have to be reset... In that case, the resurrected Thunder Pill will no longer be Thunder Pill, but a brand new clone.

That situation was obviously not what Shiraishi wanted to see.

After being together for so many years, he has invested a lot of affection in this 'good son'. It's not something that can be given up just because he can.

Tianyu Nu stood aside silently, obviously because of the 'death' of Lei Mingmaru's brother, her whole body revealed an aura of sadness.

Even though there was still no expression on his face, sadness was almost overflowing from his eyes.

"You said that when you were planning to kill the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, your body's instincts showed a sense of crisis, which prevented you from taking action?"

Shiraishi's eyes moved away from Thunder Maru and fell on Tianyu Nu.

Tianyu Nu nodded.

Shiraishi thought for a moment and knew who was behind the scenes.

Namikaze Minato.

The other party's soul remained intact in Naruto's body, not far from the sealing location of the Kyuubi.

However, in the end, Naruto went berserk and the power of four or even more tails emerged... It seems that the opponent's suppression ability also has great limitations, at least he cannot attack uncontrollably, that is for sure.

Once Naruto encounters a major negative emotional impact, Kyuubi's wild nature will successfully fight back.

Because in this state, the chakras of Naruto and Kyuubi began to be indistinguishable from each other and became one partner.

"Sealing the corpses... this technique seems to be necessary to learn more about in the future."

He also dabbled in the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, but only a few sealing techniques that required the cost of life and soul. He did not study them in depth, but only briefly studied the principles.

Here, the forbidden technique of corpse sealing is extremely special.

Not to mention the complete separation of the Kyuubi, Minato's soul was still intact and was not sealed into the stomach of the God of Death.

This is obviously different from the description of the corpse seal.

Shiraishi didn't think too much. How to seal off the corpses still needs further verification, such as actual operation.

The principles of some techniques and the deeper mysteries can only be truly understood and appreciated after actual practice.

Shiraishi lingered on Lei Mingwan's body for a moment, and then told Tianyu Nu:

"Take good care of its body, and I will repair it after returning to the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Of the seven clones, only four can be used now.

General Tu had a stomachache not long ago and is in the state of 'physical examination' and will not be able to move in the short term.

The fire elf will change into a new body in the near future and will be unable to leave Ziyuan City.

Now that Thunder Maru was bombarded to death by the Tailed Beast Jade, it will also take some time to recover.

Fortunately, the war is now coming to an end. In the tense confrontation, some small frictions occasionally occur, which also makes the whole country of the earth jittery. As expected, negotiations will come soon.

In this case, the pressure on the clones will be relieved a lot.

After giving instructions to Tianyu Nu, Baishi left the room and walked to the corridor outside.

Asami Masumi, the Thundermaru matter has come to an end for the time being.

Next... Shiraishi stopped in the corridor and thought.

"If I remember correctly, it's a little girl named Haruno Sakura. It's really an unexpected surprise that Tsunade-sensei can value her outstanding medical skills..."

As he spoke, Shiraishi walked along the corridor to the right.

The more technical talents like medical ninjas, the better.