Escape From Konoha

The truce with Sandyin is a few days later.

This time, the place where the armistice agreement was signed was re-determined. The mission that Konoha traveled was not attacked. The scene of the armistice agreement passed calmly.

Although the war is over, the borders of the country of fire still have to be stationed here by ninjas.

Moreover, it is not a matter of one or two days to evacuate and return to the village. The materials that are not used up need to be counted, and there are many wounded people who also need to be taken care of.

There is also the body of the victim, which needs to be verified and transported back to the village.

Sakumo's team has nothing to do now, and the war is over, and they don't need to go to the rear of the sand hidden camp to carry out sabotage work.

Leaving aside the other three, Shiraishi is being requisitioned because he is a medical ninja, and he has to stay in the medical unit every day.

When these wounded people recover and return to Konoha, it will be much smoother.

On this day, Shiraishi worked in the medical unit as usual, working with the rest of the medical ninjas to treat the wounded ninjas.

In fact, the medical ninjas who started the operation were all experienced and skilled adult ninjas.

Shiraishi didn't complain about this, so his workload would be much easier.

This kind of days continued until early December, when the Konoha ninjas on the front line began to pull out camp and return to the village, and Shiraishi finished his medical team work.

Returning to the village from the front line, it took a total of three or four days to return to the village due to not walking very fast.

During this period, we have to take care of the wounded and protect the important supplies that have not been used up. We must not act too fast, otherwise we should return to the village within a day.

When he returned to the village, Shiraishi also enjoyed the treatment of a 'hero' for the first time.

The high-level Konoha headed by the three generations of Naruto, led a large number of Konoha ninjas, and the villagers of Konoha Village around them to welcome the ninjas who returned from the front line.

After a day's rest, Konoha held a large burial ceremony the next day.

Only more than 500 people were able to bring back the corpse, and less than one tenth of them were able to preserve the integrity of the corpse.

And there are still many corpses that cannot be found, or the corpses are so mutilated that they cannot be identified as their own, or the corpses of Sandyin's ninjas. There are even more ninjas in this part.

The weather in December is already very cold.

In addition, on the day of the burial ceremony, the weather was not very sunny, and the sun was rarely seen.

The four members of Sakumo's team wore pure black mourning clothes and stood in front of the newly added tombstones, expressing silence.

This time, the war with Sandyin lasted for more than two years. Compared with the War in the Kingdom of Rain, it was even worse. In terms of sacrifice rate, it even surpassed the War in the Kingdom of Rain.

The comprehensive level of the ninjas in the formation of Sandyin is far beyond that of the ninjas in Yuyin Village.

"I didn't see Tsunade Joinin."

Ayane looked around and said in a low voice.

Shiraishi also circled around, Orochimaru and Jiraiya from the three ninjas came, and even Jiraiya's disciple Minato was there, but Tsunade was the only one who didn't see him.

"After all, this war has directly caused her to lose two of her closest people. It's only natural that she doesn't want to attend this kind of funeral. However, after everyone leaves, she will come here secretly."

She didn't want others to see Sannin's fragile side, and then chose someone to come to mourn. From Shiraishi's point of view, Tsunade's heart has become weak.

However, people have different levels of inner strength, and their tolerance for bad news also varies from person to person.

Shiraishi completely understands this.

"You guys go back first, I'll go to Hokage-sama to discuss something."

After the funeral, Sakumo dropped this sentence and walked towards the location of the three-generation Hokage and other high-level executives.

The three of Shiraishi didn't object either. They looked at each other and left the Mausoleum Park.

"It seems that this year's New Year's ceremony will be very deserted."

Ayane said something while walking on the road, as if she was regretting.

After Shiraishi and Liuli heard this, they also nodded slightly.

It is now December, and many families have been torn apart because of the war. Although the festival will be held as usual, it is certain that the liveliness will not be as good as in previous years.

Not only civilians, there are also many ninjas sacrificed by the major ninja tribes.

"What are you going to do next? The war is over, it always feels very sudden."

"That's because our team has never participated in a frontal war, so I think so."

Shiraishi replied to Ayane's emotion.

"You two, don't take it lightly because the war is over. If you die, it will be very difficult to find a ninja who can match my rhythm."

Liuli poured cold water beside her.

Shiraishi snorted and said, "It's okay, safety first has always been my code of conduct."

The end of the war does not mean that ninjas have lost their usefulness.

In times of peace, ninjas also perform missions, but compared to times of war, the difficulty of missions will be much lower.

Shiraishi thought that he hadn't tried to accept a normal mission, and the missions he had been doing all along were fighting against enemy ninjas.

The lowest level is also a B-level task. The regular is A-level task. Occasionally, he will follow Sakumo to perform an S-level task and paddle the water behind to mix with the military.

Thinking that both Ruri and Ayane in the team were already Chunin, he was the only one in Sakumo's team who was the lowest level Genin, and Shiraishi was thinking about when it would be better to be a Chunin.

After all, Genin felt a little out of place in the elite Sakumo squad.

After chatting for a while, the three also parted ways and went home.

"Speaking of which, uncle and auntie, will they come back this year for the New Year?"

"I will send something back."

"Really? Don't you feel lonely?"

Shiraishi asked.

"It doesn't matter."

"Looks like it's us two vigil together again this year."

Shiraishi put his hands behind his head and said casually.

"Yeah, another year without any expectations."

Liu Li said this, and then her eyes swept to the gray sky, dazed.

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December passed quickly, and since Konoha and Sandyin signed an armistice agreement, nothing major happened in the ninja world.

During this period, the Sakumo team only performed two tasks, both of which were relatively simple C-level tasks, to suppress a robber stronghold in the country of fire, and to **** a caravan to the neighboring country of the country of Bo.

Compared to the peaceful ninja world, there are some not-so-small things happening in Konoha Village.

That is, Tsunade resigned from the Konoha Hospital and devoted himself to the ninja school's business of cultivating medical ninjas.

This makes many people feel baffled.

Among them, Shiraishi was the one who was suspicious.

Because of Tsunade's excellent medical ninjutsu, in today's ninja world, no one can surpass him.

The strongest among the ninjas is naturally the 'Five Shadows'.

But in the medical ninja world, the strongest person today is undoubtedly Tsunade.

In the eyes of medical ninjas, Tsunade is the pinnacle they want to surpass.

With Tsunade's ability, he can work at Konoha Hospital and train medical ninjas for Konoha at the ninja school at the same time. The two functions are not in conflict with each other.

After all, she worked in Konoha Hospital, and only occasionally asked her to use some difficult operations. Most of the injuries, the rest of the medical ninjas could handle.

As for this, the high-level side did not have any explanation, but only expressed respect for Tsunade's own wishes.

Although he gave up his position at Konoha Hospital, Konoha's medical ninja can still ask Tsunade for some difficult medical knowledge.

Tsunade didn't say anything about that.

It can be said that she is the greatest authority in the field of medical ninjas.

She herself is also very keen to train more excellent medical ninjas for the village.

Compared with the other two in the Sannin, Tsunade's prestige is undoubtedly stronger, and he has a huge mass base.

The various drugs she developed for Konoha, during the war, cracked all the poisons of the elder Chiyo Sandyin, and with her own power, greatly reduced the poisonous attack capability of Sandyin's puppet troops.

Not to mention, in the war, the Konoha ninjas rescued by her surgery are innumerable, and many Konoha ninjas are grateful to her.

If among the three ninjas, who is most likely to become the future Hokage, Shiraishi thinks Tsunade is more likely than the other two.

Inheriting the excellent bloodline of grandfather's first Hokage, she has a solid mass foundation. She has rescued countless patients from her surgery, and her strength is outstanding. Go against it.

But this is only the opinion of Shiraishi's family, because Konoha's political environment is very... um, how can I put it, it's very special.

Shiraishi really couldn't find the right words to describe it, so he could only use 'special' to describe Konoha's political environment.

The power of Anbu, the direct subordinate unit that Hokage relies most heavily on, is divided into Anbu and Root.

And the control of the root is not in the hands of Hokage, but it has the right to act freely with the dark part.

Uchiha controls Konoha's garrison, and in some powers he surpasses Hokage's direct subordinate Anbu.

For example, Anbu needs a Hokage order book to arrest people, and the guards can detain suspects before the Hokage order book is issued.

As a ninja, Uchiha's power is very powerful.

However, for Uchiha, who has such great power, the headquarters of the garrison is not the Konoha Center, but in a relatively secluded part of the village, which is not conducive to the functioning of the garrison.

There are still many issues of principle that, in Shiraishi's view, need to be changed.

Although the first Hokage established Konoha, and the second Hokage created the development pattern of Ninja Village, there are also many regulations that cannot be adapted to the times in the things they left behind.

If changes are not made in the future, some regrettable tragedies will inevitably occur.

Thinking about it carefully, Shiraishi felt that he was a little unfounded.

Organizational matters have been officially laid out.

The five people he dispatched are currently following the business group established by Liuli's parents, and they have purchased a huge site in the land of ghosts where they can establish a base.

As long as Shiraishi waits for the next more intense war to come, he can leave Konoha and go his own way.

His philosophy, his mode of thinking, are incompatible with this village.

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January, the beginning of the new year.

In order to avoid suspicion, every time during the New Year, I attend festivals with Liuli.

Now that Ayane has joined Sakumo's team, she can naturally be together openly and without causing unnecessary suspicion.

A unit established in the form of a squad is, in a sense, a connection of fetters. Every member of the squad is like a family.

"Happy New Year."

Ayane, who had been waiting on the street for a long time, put on a brand-new white kimono with pink cherry blossoms painted on it, and bowed slightly to Shiroishi and Ruri who were walking towards her.

"Happy New Year."

The two of them also bent down slightly, and Liuli didn't show her any face.

Unlike Ayane, Ruri was wearing a light blue kimono, with a blue headband on her hair, and the clothes on her hair and neck were somewhat empty, and her snow-white and slender neck could be seen from the side.

The three exchanged red envelopes with each other, which were considered gifts this year.

Because last month was still at war, even in the new year.

Konoha's New Year's celebration this year will be a little quieter.

It's not yet time for the night festival to start, but there are also many festive things hanging on the road.

For example, some people put pine and bamboo in front of their own door in the spring made of straw rope.

On the street, there are already children holding toys, running on the road, and they can still hear their laughter.

Hearing the laughter of these children, even the sadness brought by the war was washed away a lot.

"Liu Li, your kimono is very beautiful."

"Well, yours is not bad."

Liuli glanced at the kimono on Ayane's body. The kimono with white as the base material and pink cherry blossoms as the pattern really fits Ayane's pure and gentle temperament.

"Yeah, after all, this is the best gift I've received this year."

Ayane said with a smile.

"By the way, where are you two going to play?"

After hearing Ayane say those words, Shiraishi quickly changed the topic skillfully, afraid that she might say something unnecessary at this time.

"I heard that there are a few new shops in the village. Let's go there and have a look. After we've had enough, we'll go to eat barbecue with Sakumo-sensei in the evening."

Thinking of an incomparably sumptuous meal in the evening, Ayane was looking forward to the festival tonight.

Shiraishi and Ruri have no opinion on this.

The focus is on the barbecue in the evening.

For this reason, Shiraishi and the others decided not to eat anything during the day.

To be honest, Shiraishi is not very interested in shopping, but he also knows that the fun of shopping for Ruri and Ayane lies in the atmosphere, not really buying anything.

Liuli aside, Ayane's family environment is not bad, and she is not too obsessed with material pursuits.

Otherwise, with Ayane's appetite, ordinary families would have already been eaten up.

After all, he was the poorest one.

Ruri and Ayane were there to evaluate and communicate about a certain product. Occasionally, Shiraishi would also intervene and give some opinions. The atmosphere was very harmonious, and it was quite family-like.

Time passed unknowingly, and the sky began to darken.

More and more people came to the street.

The thin white snow began to fall in the sky, adding a bit of coldness, but after the number of people increased, the coldness could not be felt at all.

The ninjas who are usually busy at work also took off their ninja clothes and put on new clothes to participate in the night festival together.

Gradually, the lively atmosphere rose.

There is an open-air drama. The people in the play wear strange clothes and ghost masks, and perform bizarre stories of ghosts and ghosts, which attracts the attention of many children.

The children on the street were jumping and jumping, and even the shouts of adults were not heard.

"I'm not too late."

After shopping in the afternoon, the three of Shiraishi waited at the agreed place, and after a while, Sakumo in plain clothes appeared in front of the three.

He also held a two-year-old child in his arms, huddled tightly in Sakumo's arms, where he kept warm.

"No, it's still half an hour before the scheduled time. Is this Sakumo-sensei's child? It's really cute."

Ayane looked at the child in Sakumo's arms, who, like Sakumo, had white hair.

He was looking at Ayane with curious eyes.

"Okay, you can come down, Kakashi."

Sakumo put the child in his arms down.

This child already had the ability to walk independently. After being placed on the snow by Sakumo, he stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

Ayane went up to hold him in her arms and didn't cry, but he hung up the corners of his eyes, showing a very flat and arrogant expression.

Although the eyes are very energetic, but this expression... as expected, it would be more comfortable to beat him.

Shiraishi doesn't think this kid is so cute.

"This child is very energetic."

Ayane said with a smile.

"Yes, he has always been healthy and will become an excellent ninja in the future."

"Sakumo-sensei, today is a rare celebration, can you not say such disappointing words? It's hard to break away from the busy task."

"Sorry, professional habit."

Sakumo said that subconsciously because he had a pair of eyes that could see through the essence of things.

"Liu Li, do you want to give me a hug?"

Ayane looked at Ruri.

"No, this kid's eyes are too arrogant. It makes me want to slap him."

Seeing Kakashi's eyes hanging from the corners of his eyes, Liuli felt a little unhappy.

Shiraishi nodded, and he felt the same way.

This kid has grown up, so he must be a bad guy.

"No, I think little Kakashi's eyes are a testament to his spirit."

"Where is the spirit?"

"Oh, it seems that Liuli doesn't have the potential to be a good wife and mother."

Ayane seemed to laugh in a proud tone.

Liuli snorted and said in a disdainful tone: "The overflowing compassion will only harm others and oneself."

Saying that, she looked at Shiraishi with sharp eyes, as if asking him to give a fair evaluation.

"Okay, you two, let's enjoy such a lively festival."

Sakumo said.

Shiroishi breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at Sakumo gratefully.

Sakumo patted Shiraishi on the shoulder, as if to say: I can only help here.

Things for young people are really complicated. With Sakumo's eyes, he could naturally see the ambiguous relationship between the three of Shiraishi, and he sighed helplessly.

Next, the four entered the barbecue restaurant not far away.

This yakiniku restaurant is the old place where the Sakumo Squad was founded.

Sakumo was impressed by this.

Because of a meal, I ate his reward for an A-level mission.

"Eat less. Eating too much is bad for your stomach."

Before ordering, Sakumo said seriously.

For the sake of the health of the three of them, I am definitely not worried about my wallet.

He, Konoha Baiya, is also a famous Jōnin in the village.

Just a few hundred thousand taels…

It's better to be careful.

"But the three of us didn't eat a grain of rice during the day in order to cope with tonight's big meal."

Ayane looked at Sakumo with innocent eyes.

"Is this the measure of Konoha White Fang (laughs)? It's really disappointing."

The smile on Liu Li's face was contemptuous.

"No way, after all, it's Konoha White Fang (laughs)."

Shiraishi also followed behind to fan the flames.

I've been hungry all day. I must eat a lot tonight.

Sakumo couldn't help laughing and laughing. Except for Shiraishi, the other two are not bad for this amount of money. Why do they have to live with his wallet?

When you are on a mission, you should never offend them, but instead take good care of them, right?

"Send them all up."

After everyone had chosen what to eat, Shiraishi called a waiter and asked him to go over and prepare.

The waiter saw the ticked ingredients on the order and the quantity... I was worried about whether they could finish the table.

However, when he saw Ayane, a familiar little girl, he smiled knowingly.

Not only did the selected ingredients be the most expensive and the best, but the servings were also very large. It can be said that they are a big customer of their barbecue restaurant.

- Two hours later.

Everyone had eaten and drank, and when paying, Sakumo looked at the huge number on the bill, his eyes turned slightly white, showing a lifeless look.

Although it won't make him bankrupt, this is just a barbecue, which still makes him very distressed.

However, if this kind of thing happens several times a year, it's only a matter of time before his captain goes bankrupt.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Sakumo-sensei."

Looking at the satisfied faces of the three, especially Ayane, she was the one who ate the most happily.

"You three have to think about my wallet."

"But in our team, only Sakumo-sensei, you are Joinin."

"After all, he is the most powerful Joinin-sama."

"That's right, someone who can think about his teammates is a qualified Jōnin. Thinking of this, he is indeed Konoha Baiya."

Sakumo got even more headache when he saw that the three of them praised him from the left.

Mingming used to call him Konoha Baiya (laughs), but he was small.

The face-changing speed is too fast.

After joking and laughing for a while, Sakumo took Kakashi to another place to play, and the three of Shiraishi didn't bother.

It was about twelve o'clock, and it was very late.

A thick layer of snow has accumulated on the road.

The festival also changed from lively to deserted, and many shops began to close.

"This year's festival is a little happier than before. After all, participating in the festival with my clan makes me feel a little overwhelmed. It would be nice if it was like this every year in the future."

Ayane put her hands behind her back, lowered her head and stepped on the snow step by step, suddenly raised her face, and said to Shiraishi and Ruri with a smile.

"Of course we can do this every year, we are companions in a team."

Shiraishi replied.

"Yeah. Speaking of which, I like this year's gift very much, so I'm here to thank you too, Shiraishi-kun..."

"what?"

When Ayane mentioned this matter abruptly, Shiraishi knew that things had become troublesome, and was about to use an excuse to divert the topic.

A piece of softness touched Shiroishi's cheek, and Ayane's delicate, white and crystalline side was in front of him, making him instantly stiff in place.

Liuli was also stunned and forgot to move.

"Although it's not the first kiss, this is the unique mark I left on Shiraishi-kun. It's very memorable. So, goodbye."

Ayane smiled shyly, and ran away in the snow with light steps.

While Shiraishi was still in a daze, Liu Li, who was beside him, was flushed with anger.

It was a kind of 'toy' that he cherished most, the humiliation of being snatched away by others without hesitation.

This humiliation filled her mind with dark thoughts of wanting to destroy everything.

No other ideas.

"This, this, this - shameless! How shameless! Filthy! A promiscuous woman!"

Saying that, Liu Li made seals on her hands and gathered the chakras of her whole body.

"Go to hell! Huo Dun · Huo Huo—"

"Wait! Don't mess around in the village!"

Shiraishi reacted and immediately stopped Liuli, throwing her on the snow to prevent the fire escape technique from being used. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

After all, it is not very auspicious for Anbu to come to the door during the Chinese New Year.

Ayane, who was some distance away, naturally heard the lively movement behind her, but her mind was no longer there.

She touched her lips with her fingers, and there was the breath of Shiraishi.

This year will be a good start.

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mid-January.

The four of Sakumo's team gathered at the gate of Konoha Village.

"The mission this time is to suppress an illegal organization in the Kingdom of Extinguishing Fire. It seems that there are ninjas in it, so it is a B-level mission, and it can be upgraded to an A-level mission at any time. It is not a difficult mission, but it should not be careless..."

When Sakumo was explaining the mission, he suddenly found that the atmosphere in the team was a bit strange.

Ayane had a gentle and innocent smile on her face, as if she didn't notice the strange atmosphere in the team.

Liuli's extremely vicious eyes aimed at Ayane made Sakumo suspect that she would tear Ayin into eight pieces.

"Baishi, what happened to the two of them?"

Sakumo looked at Shiraishi, the most common and most normal medical ninja in the team.

"It's nothing, girls have every month..."

Liuli walked directly to the side and stepped on Shiraishi's foot, leaving him blushing and speechless.

"Sakumo-sensei said that the mission is very dangerous, so don't get out of my sight, or I won't guarantee your safety."

Hearing Liuli's threatening words, Shiraishi had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Since that day, Liu Li's face has become very scary.

It doesn't make sense to reason with an extremely angry woman.

Sakumo scratched his head. For some reason, the team's running-in seemed to be becoming more difficult.

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