Escape From Konoha

"stop!"

At the exit of the forest, Chiyo, who was running at the front, noticed the strange smell in front of him and immediately stretched out his arms. When he stopped, he stopped the people behind him from stopping too.

Naruto, who practices immortality, has superhuman perception ability. The pupils of his eyes tend to be in the shape of the word 'one'. There is also a line of orange paint around the eyes, and his eyes are fixed on a big tree in front of him. .

Without keeping Chiyo, Naruto and others waiting, a thin figure slowly walked out from behind the tree and stood majestically in front of the road, blocking everyone's way.

Black and red cloud coat.

Long black hair tied into a single ponytail.

And the scarlet three-magatama Sharingan that cannot be ignored, as if cursed, reflecting a terrifying cold color.

Uchiha Itachi.

"Who are you……"

The ninjas born in Konoha, including Naruto, suddenly opened their eyes and put on vigilant fighting postures.

"Is this kid...the Sharingan, and this face, the rumored genocide Itachi?"

Chiyo also narrowed his cloudy and old eyes, as if he remembered something in a daze.

As the terminator of the Konoha Uchiha clan, during the era when Itachi was active, Chiyo and other older generation ninjas, although they have long since retired, are not ignorant of the outside world.

What's more, not long after the Konoha Uchiha clan was exterminated, the war between Sunagakure and the Demon Country broke out.

At that time, she also acted for Luo Sha, who was unable to govern, and handled the village's government affairs for a period of time.

Among them, the information about Itachi is naturally among the well-known ones, and he is a dangerous traitorous nin who needs strict attention.

"More than that, he is the owner of the Mangekyo Sharingan, just like Uchiha Ruri from the Kingdom of Ghosts, and his strength is unfathomable."

Tenzo took a deep breath.

"Since he appears here, it means that the enemy's lair is nearby."

Chiyo judged this based on Itachi's appearance.

“We all do it together.”

Tenzo formed a seal with his hands, preparing to fight.

"Captain Yamato, leave this battle to me alone!"

Naruto walked in front of Tenzo and stopped Tenzo who rushed to fight.

"What?"

"Gaara is nearby, there is no need for us to waste time here. Let me fight him alone while you go rescue Gaara. By the way, I also have something I want to ask him."

Naruto clenched his fists, his eyes never leaving Itachi's body.

"But……"

Tenzo hesitated.

It was too risky to let Naruto fight Itachi alone here.

"Among all the people here, I am the only one who can deal with him. I will solve the problems here quickly and join you as soon as possible."

Naruto's green pupils were full of determination.

"Alone...? Today's young people are too old for me to accept. In that case, let's do what you ask for and let's go rescue Gaara."

Compared to Tenzo who was hesitant, Chiyo simply agreed.

"Then, I leave it to you, boy of Konoha."

Chiyo laughed in a light tone that was not expected of an elderly person, then jumped forward and continued running forward.

Seeing this, Tenzou had no choice but to take Huonoko, Sai and Nara Suzaku to follow.

Seeing Naruto and the others split into two groups, Itachi's Sharingan flickered slightly, and as soon as his fingers made a slight move, a figure flashed in front of his eyes and punched him hard in the face.

It was Naruto.

Facing Naruto's instant attack, it was almost invisible to the naked eye. If it were an ordinary ninja, he would definitely receive a punch from the front under such a fast attack.

But according to Itachi's Sharingan observation, such speed was not enough to prevent him from catching it.

He easily wrapped his palm around Naruto's fist and blocked the punch from the front.

So fast! Naruto was shocked that Itachi's skinny body could actually keep up with his speed in sage mode.

Moreover, it is very powerful!

After receiving his punch, Itachi's face was calm, as if receiving such a heavy punch was just a normal thing.

"Compared to a few years ago, we have indeed made a lot of progress, and we have also entered the realm of immortals that ordinary people cannot touch..."

Itachi finally spoke.

The voice was clear and cold, without the slightest emotion.

"But it's quite stupid of you to be left alone."

As Itachi's voice fell, Naruto's eyes fell into a trance.

Illusion!

With a sudden jolt, when Naruto came to his senses, Itachi's fist was reflected in his eyes.

boom!

Naruto rolled out, blocked the arm in front of him, and was punched hard by Itachi.

Although he couldn't feel the pain, Itachi's elusive genjutsu cast a shadow on Naruto's heart.

In Naruto's body, Minato, who observed all this, sighed helplessly. Naruto was indeed overconfident in this battle.

Itachi was fundamentally different from all the ninjas Naruto had faced in the past.

"What big talk? It's just illusion. In my opinion, Sasuke's illusion is much stronger than yours."

Naruto smiled half-heartedly.

"The arrogance caused by individual strength ignores the changes in the surrounding environment. Looking at you now, it is as if you are seeing your past self..."

The shuriken slipped from Itachi's sleeves and was caught between his fingers.

Then give it a hard shake.

These shurikens flew over as fast as lightning.

But it's not a straight line, it's a parabola.

"This level of attack..."

Easily dodging the shuriken attack, Naruto was about to attack when the sound of the shuriken hitting him came from behind.

"What?"

The shurikens that met behind Naruto immediately changed their flight trajectory after a powerful impact, and turned and shot towards Naruto's back.

Naruto didn't expect this at all and couldn't even understand how Itachi could do it to this extent.

For a moment, he was dodging shurikens in a hurry.

Itachi's figure flashed in front of Naruto, holding a kunai in his right hand, and drew towards Naruto's neck.

The left hand is hidden in the cuff and begins to form the seal.

Naruto gritted his teeth, the opponent's attacks were as continuous as a furious wave, and the timing was just right.

It's as if every step is demanding the most perfect state, and does not allow the slightest unexpected factor to appear in one's own fighting rhythm!

He narrowly dodged the kunai, but before he could close the distance, Itachi spit out a scorching fireball and flew straight towards him.

Naruto rolled over in embarrassment. Traces of flames appeared again on his newly changed clothes, which were covered with dust.

Naruto stood up from the ground, took a breath, and put away his contempt.

He couldn't find the slightest flaw in Itachi's body in terms of taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu.

And the opponent's power doesn't stop there, the opponent can also perfectly connect these three abilities together.

Naruto knew that with his current self, even if he entered sage mode, it would not be easy to defeat the opponent with physical skills.

It can even be said that it is impossible to do it at all.

The other party's strength is not just as simple as the Sharingan.

"Since individuals can't have an effect on you, then use group tactics."

A confident smile quickly appeared on Naruto's face, and he made hand seal gestures with his hands.

Shadow clone? Itachi narrowed his Sharingan, one Naruto was so difficult to deal with, if a dozen or dozens of them came out, he would soon be at a disadvantage.

Do you want to give up here?

After all, Naruto's idea of ​​saving Gaara coincided with his own.

However, Bai Jue must be watching nearby.

If he just gives up here, will he be restricted in his subsequent actions... After all, Kisame on the other side must be fighting with all his strength and desperately resisting the enemy's advance.

If you just give up suddenly, it will be too conspicuous.

Just as he was about to step forward to stop Naruto, Itachi was suddenly startled.

My body...can't move.

There was something pulling at his body from behind.

"It seems like my old lady's skills are still some time away from retirement."

Chiyo's lively voice, which resembled that of a young man, sounded behind Itachi.

The opponent stood not far behind Itachi, with ten fingers connected to chakra wires, attached to Itachi's limbs, and controlling his body.

"Grandma Chiyo!?"

Naruto, who was about to use the shadow clone technique, was stunned.

"I see, did you leave on purpose just now?"

Itachi's face darkened, this situation was indeed beyond his expectation.

"but……"

In Chiyo's shocked expression, water immediately rolled up on the surrounding plains.

Although the limbs are controlled, the fingers can still move.

It is not difficult for Itachi to decode the seal with one hand.

"Water Release·Water Fang Bullet!"

The tornado-like water hits the chakra threads attached to the back.

Hearing only the sound of threads pulling, Itachi felt his body relax and regain freedom.

Without thinking twice, Itachi turned around and rushed towards Chiyo.

Chiyo looked panicked and retreated backwards.

Snapped!

Not only Naruto, but also Itachi's face was slightly startled.

His full-speed strike was blocked.

Chiyo's impossibly old and withered palm stretched out like lightning and firmly caught Itachi's attack.

The panic color on Chiyo's face immediately disappeared, and she blinked like a naughty child.

"I just lied to you."

"..."

Naruto's heart was relieved, but suddenly he became angry for no reason, and he had the impulsive idea of ​​beating the opponent.

"Boy, your physical skills are very good. It's rare for you to have such excellent physical skills at your age."

Although he is old, Chiyo can feel that Itachi's excellent physical skills and combat consciousness are not something that can be developed overnight, and require thousands of hard trainings.

"..."

Itachi didn't answer, just focusing on the battle in front of him. But compared to his physical skills, it's really not easy for an old woman to have such physical strength. Using traditional taijutsu to get close to the puppet master himself and defeat the opponent, but putting it on Chiyo would obviously have little effect. Faintly, Itachi even felt that his attack pattern had been seen through by the opponent.

Just when he was about to distance himself from Chiyo and think about the next battle strategy——

boom!

Consciousness fell into darkness.

A ray of light penetrated from his temple.

His body shook and he fell straight down.

Naruto and Chiyo were stunned, and then looked in the direction where the bullets flew.

Aya, holding a sniper rifle in her hand, led Xiang Rin and Yamazaki Ku and flew over.

The person who fired the bullet and killed Itachi in one blow was none other than Sai.

Due to the successful containment of Chiyo and Naruto, it was the perfect time for him to launch a sniper attack.

"Hey, what are you doing, this is important——"

Naruto rushed up, grabbed Cai's collar angrily, and asked.

"Just a stand-in."

Cai replied calmly.

If it's the real thing, it couldn't be better. He added in his mind.

However, he didn't think the Uchiha Itachi who appeared here was the real thing.

Although it has the same speed, strength, reaction ability and fighting consciousness as the main body, there is too little chakra in the body.

A normal Uchiha ninja, or an Uchiha ninja with the Mangekyo Sharingan activated, cannot have such a low amount of chakra.

Therefore, he could basically conclude that the ferret that appeared here was a fake just like the 'shark'.

"substitute?"

Naruto was stunned and looked back.

He found Itachi lying on the ground, and at some point he transformed into a strange ninja.

On the opponent's forehead, he wore Sunagakure's ninja forehead protector.

"He is Yura..."

Chiyo opened his eyes wide when he saw the true face of the corpse, and revealed the corpse's identity during life.

"Yura? That uncle who sneaked up on the Kazekage..." Naruto let go of Sai's collar, blinked, and looked confused: "What's going on? Why did Itachi..."

"That's it. The enemy uses forbidden arts and uses living people as carriers to act as a medium in the outside world. Once they die, they will become the original form of the carrier."

Cai explained based on the information she had deduced.

"What a magical ninjutsu..."

Chiyo just marveled and said no more.

Naruto lowered his head in disappointment. He wanted to know more from Itachi, but he didn't expect that it would be a fake.

"Don't be surprised if a guy who can target tailed beasts uses any strange ninjutsu. Next, the enemy's means of blocking have been removed. Let's get there quickly."

Cai suggested.

"good."

Although Chiyo guessed that the purpose of the three people might not be to rescue the jinchuriki, but to deal with such a dangerous organization, the power of the Demon Country team is also indispensable.

What a terrible future! Chiyo's eyes lingered on Cai's body for a moment, then moved away calmly.

Naruto also recovered from his disappointment and followed suit.

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Eyes turned.

Just for a moment, Itachi's consciousness returned to the space where the tailed beast was sealed.

For some reason, Itachi always felt that the atmosphere around him seemed a bit strange.

Kisame even turned his face to one side, looking a little afraid to see people.

The weird atmosphere and weird behavior made Itachi feel confused.

However, he was not a talkative person. Although he felt strange, he did not ask any more questions about the current situation.

"How about the strength of the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki?"

Xie asked politely.

He wanted to hear Itachi's assessment.

Itachi glanced at him and replied: "In a one-on-one situation, only the leader can deal with him."

In previous battles, Naruto basically only used Taijutsu.

From what Itachi knew, Taijutsu seemed to be the one ability that Naruto was least good at.

What the opponent is good at is the art of multiple shadow clones, which uses group attacks as the ultimate method.

Once the opponent uses this ninjutsu in Sage mode, he must use the Mangekyō Sharingan to have a chance of winning.

Itachi's words attracted everyone's attention.

Even Nagato turned his head and glanced at Itachi's face a few times, as if he was trying to find out whether the other person's words were true or false.

"Alarmist?"

Scorpio narrowed his eyes, showing a dangerous look.

"No, I'm just telling the truth. His chakra is very strong. If you don't handle it carefully, you may die in his hands."

After Itachi said this, he closed his eyes and stopped paying attention to the movements of the outside world.

"snort!"

Scorpion admits that the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki is very powerful, but he will never lose in his own art!

Moreover, the real battle is not determined by the amount of chakra.

"Is there a quarrel? I don't want to disturb you, but trouble is coming now. The enemy will arrive in about five minutes."

Bai Ze's playful laughter interrupted the dispute between Scorpion and Weasel.

Nagato said: "Even if we use the Elephant Turn Jutsu again, it seems it will be too late."

It will take more than an hour to completely seal the tail.

The enemy will arrive in five minutes, too late.

"Then what should we do, give up the last part of the one-tailed chakra?"

Orochimaru asked with interest.

"No, it's not that time yet. Scorpion, Deidara, you go out to meet the enemy. If my guess is correct, Hidan should have almost arrived here."

Nagato gave the order.

Scorpion and Deidara looked at each other, knowing that Nagato planned to let them take the initiative in exchange for time to seal the One-Tail.

However, the two of them didn't care about this. They put down their sealing gestures, interrupted the sealing ceremony, jumped off the fingers of the heretic demon, and raised a cloud of dust.

Deidara took out the military food pills and took them to restore his strength and chakra.

Not only that, the clay in the ninja tool bag has also been replenished, which is barely enough to cope with a battle.

Xie just silently took out the scroll and unfolded it. On the unfolded scroll, an eye-catching word 'three' appeared.

boom!

The Third Kazekage, whose face was slightly damaged and had no time to repair, appeared next to Scorpion.

The chakra threads on the five fingers of Scorpion's right hand are connected to the body of the Third Kazekage, about two or three meters above the ground, quietly suspended in the air.

Scorpion and Deidara stepped forward and came to the entrance of the cave, where a huge stone blocked the entrance.

Xie pressed his left hand on the boulder, and the boulder immediately hummed upwards, revealing the outside world.

Just when Scorpion and Deidara were about to go out, Nagato's voice came from behind:

"Be careful, Scorpion, Deidara, the enemy's strength is not simple."

Xia snorted lightly, disapproving of Nagato's prompt.

No matter what kind of enemy he faces, his eternal art will never fail.

"Chief, just look forward to the art of Brother Scorpion and me. Hmm."

Deidara responded easily. He spit out a piece of clay from the palm of his remaining right hand and threw it towards the ground. A huge white clay bird appeared from the smoke. Deidara jumped up and landed steadily. Certainly.

The white bird flew outside with Deidara on its back and disappeared together with the scorpion's figure.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

The boulder moved downwards, blocking the airtight entrance to the cave again.

"...I always feel like this is their last farewell ceremony."

I don’t know who it was that said this very cold joke.

"Kisame, don't joke with the lives of your companions. This is precious time that Scorpion and Deidara risked their lives to buy for us. We must not waste it."

Nagato lectured Kisame in a stern tone.

"Yes, Chief."

With an inexplicable meaning in his eyes, Kisame stopped talking and focused on the sealed one-tailed chakra.

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Figures leaped along the forest path.

Sai, Naruto, Chiyo and others who later caught up caught up with Tenzo, Hanoko, Saai and Nara Suzaku who were moving in front, and everyone merged together.

Just when a group of people were about to sprint to the enemy's lair, a human silhouette appeared in the sky and landed quickly.

It was Yamazaki Hisashi who used the flying ninja tool to explore the nearby area.

He put away his flying ninja tool, took a deep breath, and brought back a vital piece of information:

"In the northeast, about ten kilometers away, there is a person wearing black and red clouds, rushing towards us."

"You mean one?"

Chiyo grasped the crux of the matter.

"Yes, there is only one person. According to the information collected from our country of ghosts, the other person's name is Hidan. He was born in Yunin Village and is related to the evil sect that was destroyed in the past."

Hisashi Yamazaki revealed this important information.

Chiyo and Tenzo looked at each other, they were very unfamiliar with the name 'Hidan'.

Yu Ninja Village is just a little-known small country Ninja Village.

As for the so-called Evil God Cult, it seems that it is only famous in the Tang Country.

Beyond the borders of Tang Country, there is no place for this church to survive.

However, the evil god cultist named 'Hidan' who was able to be absorbed into this organization is probably not an ordinary ninja.

"Have you been discovered? It seems that the enemy also has excellent investigators. They sent people to stop us before, and they found our position with great accuracy."

Chiyo pondered.

"I think since the Oni Kingdom knows the other party's identity information, how about leaving this ninja named 'Hidan' to you to deal with? We Konoha and Sunagakure are responsible for the main enemies here. "

Tianzang stood up and divided into groups.

Naruto felt that the atmosphere here was not quite right, but he couldn't tell what was strange at the moment.

Huonoko and Sai tacitly stood on the side of Tenzo and Chiyo, silently expressing their support.

Xianglin clicked her tongue in displeasure, and just as she was about to say something, Cai spoke first and said, "Okay, let the three of us deal with the evil cultists here."

Saying that, Cai turned around without any hesitation and ran towards the northeast.

Seeing Ai's actions, Xiang Rin and Yamazaki realized that it was just a waste of time to argue with the guys from Konoha and Sunagakure here, so they turned around and followed Ai and ran away together. Before leaving, Xiang Rin glared at the ninjas of Konoha and Sunagakure fiercely, as if saying, 'Remember this for me'.

Tian Zang didn't take Xiang Rin's threats seriously at all.

In fact, I always feel uneasy when I am working with the ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Next is an important rescue operation. Before the purpose of the Ghost Country team is uncertain, it is the best way to get them away from here.

…

"What? It's obviously because of us that we found this place."

On the way to the northeast, Xianglin muttered gloomily.

I feel very depressed about Konoha's behavior of crossing the river and burning down the bridge.

"There is no way, our purpose is not clear, and they are aware of this, so they are wary of us. However, this is not bad. I did not intend to rescue Yiwei. It makes no difference to us which side we deal with. .”

There was no emotion or anger in Cai's tone.

He saw the vigilance of Konoha and Sunagakure, and naturally understood some of their little thoughts.

If it were him, he would adopt a similar strategy to fend off people with ulterior motives during key actions.

"Aya, aren't you angry?"

"Of course I'm angry, but being angry won't solve the problem. In order to complete this mission, I can tolerate their behavior."

There was no emotion in Cai's eyes, like mechanical parts working precisely.

Don't pay attention to things other than work.

"very scary."

"What?"

"No, I'm talking about, what should we do with this cultist next? From the intelligence point of view, it seems that he is a guy who will not die."

Xianglin cleverly changed the topic.

"Old rules, I'll ambush here, and you go and recover each other's bodies. Ninjas who can't die, dad will probably like this type of experimental material."

Cai stopped and opened her eyes. The meridians around her eyes suddenly bulged ferociously. She stood on a thick tree branch skillfully and set up the sniper rifle she took from behind, pointing the muzzle straight ahead.

"Then you have to be careful not to smash the target's head."

Xiang Rin added this sentence and moved forward with Yamazaki Ku.

I was alone in the forest.

The cold north wind is howling.

Cai took a deep breath, took in a breath of cold air, then held her breath, merging with the whole world, regardless of each other.

With his finger on the trigger of the sniper rifle, Byakugan also activated his perspective and far-sighted abilities. Compared with the so-called magnifying glass, he could more accurately locate the enemy and ignore all obstacles on the road.

Kaoru and Yamazaki Hisashi were approaching the area where the 'target' was. At the same time, Hidan, the cultist who was unaware of the sniper attack from a distance, also entered the Byakugan's observation range.

Calculate the distance between yourself and the target, and predict the target's moving speed and where it will land next.

It's now! Cai's eyes released a cold light and she was about to press the trigger.

A chill went down my neck.

The snake-like object flowed rapidly around his neck and tightened quickly.

Soft and tough!

Cai felt that it was suddenly difficult to breathe.

"Don't even think about hurting the leader, just suffocate to death."

A cheerful voice sounded from behind.

The androgynous boy with brown skin and silver hair appeared silently behind Cai.

It's Yixue.

boom!

Cai's whole body immediately spurted chakra, shattering the soft objects wrapped around her neck and falling to the ground.

Yixue's eyes immediately showed surprise, she stepped back and jumped down from the tree to avoid being hit by Cai's chakra.

"You actually broke free from my ninjutsu..."

There was a hint of caution and solemnity in Yixue's eyes.

"I am the one who should be surprised. You used the stealth technique to directly avoid my white eyes. Your ability must be within the limits of blood inheritance."

Cai lowered his head and swept away. Those soft and tough objects had scattered all over the ground. They were thick and tough mud.

It is impossible to avoid the Byakugan's perception with ordinary latent ninjutsu.

But if it is a latent ninjutsu of the bloody inheritance type, it is a different matter.

Every kind of blood inheritance limit is a unique strength.

"Well, I use Mud Escape, which is a combination of Earth Escape and Water Escape. Therefore, the mud I create has the thickness of soil and the flow and flexibility of water... Even Mr. Bai Jue, It’s hard to find me in hiding.”

Yixue nodded generously and admitted, showing a cheerful and lively smile.

"Look, I can do it easily like this."

The ground beneath my feet began to shake, literally.

Cai thought of the water bed she played on when she was a child. The ground seemed to be undulating water, beginning to soften, shake, and twist.

In his white eyes, Yixue's chakra expanded rapidly.

I saw him forming a seal, and the rippled earth began to spew out a large amount of mud.

The gushing mud formed clay dolls similar to human figures, appearing in all directions of Cai, and there were dozens of them.

Even on some of the surrounding trees, after being sprayed with mud, such clay dolls appeared, hanging there upside down, staring directly at Cai.

"Looking at it this way, it feels like I'm seeing many local generals."

Cai complained about this.

There's nothing I can do about it, the clay doll looks too much like a local general.

However, they are only similar in appearance.

In terms of strength, this kind of clay doll is definitely not as good as the earth general.

After all, if dozens of local generals really swarmed him, Cai felt that giving up the fight might lead to an easier death.

"Go ahead."

Following Yixue's order, dozens of clay dolls attacked Cai, who was standing in the center of the encirclement.