Escape From Konoha

After hearing Naruto's remarks, Minato knew that Naruto was not feeling well at this time.

But that was the truth, and Minato was powerless to argue or change anything.

After a moment, Naruto seemed to regain his mood, looked at Minato again, and asked: "Speaking of which, Dad, why did Chiba Shiraishi betray Konoha? I heard that he was still a student of Grandma Tsunade in the past."

Although knowing these things will make the mood that is already hostile to the other party even worse.

But Naruto felt that the other party might have some deep-seated reasons for doing this.

For example, why did the other party leave Konoha, and why did he target Konoha and his parents, causing him to lose and become an orphan since he was a child?

At this time, Naruto realized that he actually knew nothing about the man 'Qianye Shiraishi'.

I have no idea about his past, his life, or his purpose.

Naruto hoped that Minato, as his father, could answer his questions.

Minato smiled happily that Naruto could ask this question. Being able to think of this level proved that Naruto had indeed grown in thinking.

He is no longer as dazed as before, he only knows how to keep moving forward.

This is a very fatal weakness for ninjas.

So, he patted the side and motioned for Naruto to sit down.

"Sit down, Naruto, this may be a bit long. But if you want to know, I will tell you everything I know."

"yes."

Naruto sat obediently next to Minato, assuming a quiet posture of listening.

The Kyuubi on the other side of the wooden fence yawned extremely lazily. He was bored by Minato and Naruto's behavior and slowly dozed off.

Seeing Naruto sit down, Minato prepared a sentence and slowly said:

"Actually, speaking of the grudge between him and Konoha, I think there are personal reasons, but it may also be related to his ambition of not wanting to be inferior to others."

Minato stated his speculation, and then continued to recall that it was an unknown past.

"First of all, in terms of personal grudges, something happened to him at the end of the Second Ninja War. At that time, Chiba Shiraishi, who was on the battlefield, fighting for the victory of the village and performing important S-level tasks, was once attacked Betrayal by the village’s top brass, and almost died at the hands of one of his own people.”

Minato's straightforward words made Naruto widen his eyes in disbelief, thinking that he almost heard it wrong.

"Betrayed by the village's senior officials... and almost died?"

Doesn't this mean that he was betrayed by his own people?

This surprised Naruto.

Minato nodded with a somewhat solemn expression.

"Yes, and what happened is much more than that. After I became Hokage, I also looked through some past files and learned more about the inside story. At that time, the top leaders of the village, the root leader Shimura Danzo, and The relationship between the Uchiha clan was extremely bad, even to the point of being incompatible with each other. As a genius with great reputation in the Uchiha clan at that time, Uchiha Ruri, who is also Chiba Shiraishi's current wife, undoubtedly became a stumbling block in the eyes of Genbe. Get rid of it quickly."

Danzo.

It's Danzo again.

Naruto always felt that every major event that happened in Konoha seemed to be related to this sullen-faced old man named Danzo.

And because the relationship with the other family is very poor, he wants to kill the geniuses in the other family. This is really unreasonable in Naruto's opinion.

I don’t understand why friends from the same village want to kill each other.

Ignoring Naruto's gradually stirring heart, Minato spoke again.

"In order to eliminate Uchiha Ruri, the potential Uchiha genius, during a special S-class mission, Genbe deliberately created false mission information to maliciously mislead Chiba Shiraishi's White Fang team to attack the wrong stronghold, thereby falling into Surrounded by the main force of the Sand Ninja."

"and after?"

Although he knew that the other party did not die in that operation, Naruto couldn't help but ask.

How did the White Fang team escape from the crisis, and whether the village took appropriate measures to remedy this mistake later.

"The specific situation is not clear. I only know that Chiba Shiraishi, together with his teammates at the time, Uchiha Ruri and Hinata Ayane, survived a narrow escape. And according to the subsequent investigation, it was not just Suna who was chasing the three of them at that time. The main force of Shinobi, as well as the root ninjas who also belong to Konoha, also want to kill people and silence them."

Not only the pressure from the Suna Ninja, but even the Konoha camp was unable to notify, because once formal channels were used to contact Konoha's ninja troops, the request for help would inevitably be intercepted by the root ninjas, making the situation even more dangerous.

In this unfavorable situation with enemies on all sides, the three of them still fought their way out and successfully returned to the Konoha camp... Although he did not witness it with his own eyes, Naruto could guess how dangerous the situation was at that time with just a few words.

"After this incident happened, there was a big commotion among the higher-ups. However, because the Third Generation came forward and personally apologized to the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, the incident was reluctantly suppressed, and the Uchiha and Hyuga clans were allowed to Let bygones be bygones. And because it was during the war, we still needed to rely on Danzo’s root power, so the Third Generation only gave him a warning and did not severely punish Danzo in his subsequent treatment."

After listening to Minato's narration, Naruto's expression became extremely complicated.

If Minato hadn't told it himself, he wouldn't have known that such a thing had happened in Konoha's past.

Betrayed by the ninjas of the same village and almost killed at the hands of his own people, the Hokage gave a gentle warning to the murderer of the ninjas of the same village.

This is something that is difficult for anyone to accept.

He risked his life to fight for the victory of the village, but was betrayed by his companions. In the end, the murderer got away with it because of the protection of the Hokage, leaving the victim with no way to complain.

Naruto thought about it, if he had experienced such a thing, what choice would he make?

Such a beautiful village, full of practical significance, Naruto felt that his past knowledge was too shallow and ignorant.

Minato felt clearly what Naruto was feeling in his heart at this moment, but he didn't point it out and continued to talk about it.

"This matter was settled because Uchiha, Hinata, and the Third Generation made a compromise. However, the gap between Uchiha and the higher-ups widened again. As for Chiba Shiraishi, there was no mention of the subsequent handling of the mission. ...I guess I feel that there is no need to explain anything to a civilian ninja who has no identity and no knowledge."

Although this is in the name of protection, the other party is put aside to avoid being liquidated at the root.

Based on the situation at the time, Chiba Shiraishi had no knowledge of the matter and believed that he had been plotted by Suna Ninja. In the mission report, he was also "unconscious throughout the entire process."

But the decision-making of the top management itself is full of favoritism, which is the key factor that ultimately makes the problem bigger.

"Then the White Fang suicide incident broke out... Well, you should have learned something about this matter from the mouth of the jounin named Yamato. I won't go into details about the details. I can only tell you, Kakashi Behind the suicide of Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo, the father of Konoha, there is indeed the shadow of Danzo's control, and the inaction and indulgence of the third generation of adults, allowing the rumors to expand, leading to this tragedy."

Naruto silently wrote down these things, maybe he was used to it, and continued to hear these things, and his mood was not as depressed as it was at the beginning.

"These two incidents probably had a huge impact on Chiba Shiraishi, but no one was aware of it at the time. Even the Third Generation Master was later perfectly deceived by him. After all, at that time, he He has no reputation in the ninja world, and his abilities are very ordinary except for medical ninjutsu. He is also a civilian, so the senior officials will not pay too much attention to such a ninja who is of ordinary origin and ability."

When Minato said this, the conversation changed slightly:

"You will know what happened next. He later incited some of the Uchiha and Hinata tribesmen to successfully escape from Konoha in the early stages of the Third Ninja War. Later, the Sandaime sent search troops many times to find their whereabouts. Nothing was found. It wasn’t until the Wind Country War six years ago that we found out that the three of them had been hiding in the Ghost Country after leaving Konoha.”

Unfortunately, Konoha, which had experienced the Third Ninja War at that time, was already weak.

Coupled with the sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage, Kumogakure subsequently launched an attack on Konoha, making Konoha's situation even worse.

Facing the rapidly rising Demon Country, even after joining forces with Sunagakure, it ended in a disastrous defeat.

"Dad, these things are top secret information that cannot be spread outside the village."

Naruto said.

"Well, because the people and things involved are too complicated, generally speaking, they will not be dealt with publicly. However, in my time, the village's intelligence collection on him was not as detailed as it is today. No matter what I do, , or the senior management, at that time they only thought that he was the follower behind Uchiha Ruri, and that the relationship between the two went beyond friendship, but they did not realize at all that he was probably the one who had the dominant say."

Minato sighed.

Ninjas are good at disguise, which is an excellent talent in itself.

It's really uncomfortable to be deceived, but based on the situation at the time, if Chiba Shiraishi behaved slightly wrong, he would have an irreversible end and become a victim of the political struggle between the top management and the Uchiha clan.

Regardless, the Sandaime might imprison the other party for life in the name of 'protection'.

But Danzo will definitely send people to directly eliminate Shiraishi, the 'insider', and there will be no second option.

"Although I still hate Chiba Shiraishi because he caused our family to be unable to truly reunite... But from the perspective of an enemy, what he did was reasonable. At that time, whether he was a rebellious ninja or The Five Kage who have enemy countries are all very afraid of me, the newly appointed Fourth Hokage. Once the appeasement policy that the Third Hokage has implemented to the end is lifted by me, coupled with my unique space and time ninjutsu, it will be a big blow to any party. Not a good thing."

Minato scratched his forehead in distress. Although it was suspected of boasting, that was indeed the situation at that time.

At that time, the Third Ninja World War had reached its final stage. Due to his abilities, all parties were afraid of his space-time ninjutsu. It was as if Konoha's second-generation Hokage had been resurrected and became the fastest ninja in the ninja world of that era. good reputation.

"I think it is because Qianba Shiraishi has such scruples that he wants to get rid of me as soon as possible. But I didn't expect that he would make a fuss about your mother for the second time. He knows my weaknesses very well. , also knows how to deal with me, there is such a terrible enemy in the secret... To be honest, thinking about it now, I still have a cold sweat."

As a result, he failed.

The other party's spy lurked in Konoha and calculated the date when his wife would give birth.

Eventually, he and his wife Kushina died.

"Did he take action himself?"

Naruto asked.

Minato pondered for a moment and replied: "No, what appeared in Konoha at that time was a ninja with a strange aura. He possessed the most advanced form of the Sharingan - the Mangekyo Sharingan, which can distort time and space remotely and attack. It was he who controlled the Kyuubi at that time and attacked Konoha. In addition, there was another mysterious ninja wearing a black robe. He was very powerful. My time and space ninjutsu could not take him down in a short time. "

"Even dad, you don't know who they are?"

Naruto asked in surprise.

Minato's expression was heavy: "Yes, at that time I only suspected Chiba Shiraishi and was not completely sure. But if I think about it carefully, judging from the tone of the man in black robe, he was not taking orders from Chiba Shiraishi, but We have a cooperative relationship with the other party, and our identity and origins are full of unknowns.”

"Then the other holder of the Mangekyō Sharingan is..."

"I don't know his identity either. But I think he is not the Uchiha ninja from the Kingdom of Oni or Konoha, but belongs to an unknown third party."

"Unknown... third party?"

Naruto was startled, doesn't this mean that there is a third 'Uchiha clan'?

"That's more or less the case. Due to the lack of information, I don't know much about it. After my death, the country of ghosts where Qianba Shiraishi is located also secretly developed rapidly. Judging from the results, his plan was indeed successful. . This kind of enemy is really a headache. Even if I hadn't died at the time, it might not be realistic to defeat him... His ability is far more weird and difficult to deal with than imagined."

Minato said.

"Even so, Dad, you are very powerful. You can make so many powerful ninjas target you. And they are many people who join forces and fight alone. Dad will have no problem."

Naruto tried to comfort him, thinking that the battle back then was full of unfairness to Minato.

In response to Naruto's childish words of comfort, Minato smiled dumbly and said to him: "Naruto, failure is failure, whether it is conspiracy or being defeated from the front on the battlefield, the world of ninjas does not pay attention to these things. . Moreover, many of my past victories were based on sneak attacks. Because a dead person cannot express dissatisfaction to a living person."

Naruto's expression seemed lonely.

Minato touched Naruto's head and smiled at him in a calm tone and said: "And judging from Chiba Shiraishi's follow-up actions, based on the scattered information I have learned so far, I am afraid that he is carrying out an extremely shocking plan. plan."

"Amazing plan."

"The system of the Demon Country is completely different from the systems of other countries in the ninja world today. It is even inherently conflicting in many places. It does not have much respect for lords like daimyo. The jurisdiction of ninjas is also more rigorous than that of ninja villages. Militarization... Although there are also some hidden dangers within the Kingdom of Demons, such as the fact that the blood successor families such as the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan have too much power. Once they reach a large scale, they will become like Konoha, monopolizing the power class. But As long as Qianye Baishi remains alive, these hidden dangers will not explode and will remain dormant for a long time."

The smile on Minato's face faded, his expression gradually became serious and solemn, and a sharp color flashed across his green eyes.

Naruto sat next to him, folding his hands on his chest, tilting his head, looking puzzled.

What Minato said was so profound that he didn't understand a word, and it was completely unlike the simple and straightforward answers he gave him before.

Instead, let him think about the problem, look for clues, and get the answer.

"Naruto, it's time for you to replenish your poor historical knowledge. If you continue to target the Hokage, you can't just rely on force. To lead a village, you need more than just strong brute force. The so-called shadow has never been They are not enemies of darkness, but ninjas who control all the light and darkness in the village. They are all the right-hand men of the shadow, and there is no distinction between each other, nor are they superior or inferior."

Minato smiled bitterly.

Even the Fourth Raikage, who was full of muscles, was actually a calculating ninja. He was not as simple-minded as he appeared to be. It was just that the other party had a dedicated team of secretaries, and he only had to deal with important matters. Just make the decision.

But Naruto's situation is different, because his son really lacks sufficient knowledge of many common senses.

All he can think about is training and getting stronger.

This is indeed very important for ninjas, but if you want to become the leader of ninjas, this is not enough. Otherwise, even if you become Hokage, you will only be used as a knife in the hands of others.

For high-level people, their favorites are ninjas like Naruto.

But this kind of like is just for use, and he will never be regarded as a candidate for Hokage, unless a puppet is needed to take the stage.

"But I want to learn magic quickly, how can I have so much time?"

Naruto blinked and replied.

"Well... don't worry about senjutsu. I will also help here, and I will also help you complete the training to control the nine-tailed chakra. It will save a lot of time. You can use these savings. Use your time to read some meaningful books. There are some things that you still need to learn from scratch... It's best to go find your friend named Shikamaru and ask him to help."

"Shikamaru?"

Naruto was startled, not knowing why he was mentioned.

"To have such an outstanding friend who doesn't know how to study, to be honest, you are really wasting your resources, Naruto. The kid named Shikamaru is very outstanding. From what I have observed so far, he is more suitable to be Hokage than you."

Minato deliberately picked a thorn in his mouth.

The result was obvious, the competitive spirit in Naruto's eyes was successfully picked out.

"I know, I will ask him to teach me how to learn!"

Since his father as Hokage had spoken, the other party had the experience of becoming Hokage and must know how to get closer to Hokage, so Naruto agreed without hesitation and was convinced of Minato's words without any doubt.

Minato didn't know whether to be relieved or helpless.

In addition to the disadvantage of being an idiot, in another sense, being an idiot is also an advantage, because with a little help, you will be obedient and easy to tame.

But when he thought that this was his son, Minato didn't know how to evaluate it.

"Then, that's the end of today's exchange. By the way, don't tell anyone about my time here, not even Mr. Jiraiya. I don't want too many people to know my existence."

After saying that, what remained in front of Naruto's eyes was just a golden light that was quickly disappearing.

When Naruto finally came to his senses, the scene in the living room at home returned to his eyes.

Everything that just happened was as illusory as a dream, full of unreality.

But Naruto understood that everything that just happened was real.

Looking out the window, it was completely dark.

Before he knew it, he had been sitting in the living room for several hours.

…

"So...this is why you knocked on my door in the middle of the night?"

The Nara Clan clan's place, in front of the Shikamaru family.

Shikamaru had a face with severe dark circles, and the corner of his mouth twitched as he glanced at Naruto who was standing in front of his house in the middle of the night. If he hadn't considered that the other person was his friend, he would have really wanted to disturb his dreams. Guys, shove it down the drain and flush it away.

Looking at Naruto coming to him with many books in his arms, should he say that he has a weak brain or that his mobility is different from ordinary people?

Shikamaru sighed.

"Forget it, come in. If you have anything to do, you'd better tell it within a few minutes, otherwise I'll be angry."

I am not this guy with excessive energy. During the period of serious injury, he was still so lively and walking around without any problems.

Normal people would just lie on the hospital bed and recuperate, and would not do anything extra.

However, after seeing the depressed expression on Naruto's face dissipated a lot, even though he didn't know what happened after the other person returned, Shikamaru was somewhat relieved to be able to get out of the shadows smoothly.

It would be quite troublesome if the other party was stuck in a corner all the time.

Sasuke and Kakashi left first, and then Sakura... As a companion, he also felt depressed for a while.

But people still have to look forward and correct their stance.

He is a ninja of Konoha, and he can do things according to his own preferences as long as he does not violate the village's principles and stance.

But when it comes to the principle issues of the village, especially the existence of defecting ninjas, there is nothing to talk about.

Whether you kill a rebel ninja or be killed by a rebel ninja, this is the world of ninjas.

(PS: Naruto’s side is finally finished. I know these things are boring, but I wrote it from beginning to end. Next, I will summarize Sasuke and Shiraishi’s side, and then jump to the timeline of the original Shippuden. This is also the The last chapter of the book.)