Escape From Konoha

"Hey, what's going on?"

"How could there be such a big cat?"

"What are the guys in Konoha doing...this is the Chunin exam!"

In Konoha, chaos began, not only the Hokage Building at the center of the administration, but also the northwest region where the advisors were located. Also attacked and put into crisis, there was also the ninja school area, which was the chunin exam venue.

The huge black cat, whose body was completely black and whose tail was covered with a silver alloy blade, made its debut by crushing a building and appeared in front of everyone in shock.

With a slight sweep of its tail, the sharp sword energy swept across the ruins behind it, causing the already unbearable ruins to be immediately torn from the middle, and countless rubbles rolled down.

The amber eyes were full of high-spirited fighting spirit.

This huge black cat is Ye Huo, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Ninja Cat Clan.

Compared with the two members of the same race, White Fire and Red Fire, he is firmly in the second place behind the orange cat Feather Fire of the Ninja Cat Clan.

Moreover, after the battle against Miaomu Mountain more than two years ago, its natural energy cultivation has taken a further step, and it has initially come into contact with the realm of immortality.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that I have only half a foot in this field.

Unsurprisingly, it will soon become the second ninja cat to enter the realm of immortality.

Once you step into this level, you will naturally have the ability to perceive things that ordinary people cannot.

With a single glance of its amber eyes, it could clearly see the environment here.

Although the candidates in the building opposite were in panic, according to its perception, some of the people in the ninja school had already been ambushed.

Judging from the chakra they sensed, they were all a group of ninjas with considerable strength.

Sure enough, when it took out its forelimbs and prepared to attack the teaching building where the candidates were, silhouettes of people appeared from the darkness one after another, surrounded it from all directions, and silently pulled up a dense net to wrap it up. In this dense network spread out.

Come prepared.

Nightfire sneered. If it had not come into contact with the Immortal Realm, fighting the Konoha ninja alone would be much more difficult.

But now it has half-footed its way into the realm of immortality. Among Konoha, the only ninjas who can threaten it are the Hokage or the Sannin.

The rest of the ninjas were nothing more than a little more troublesome to deal with.

What's more, it belongs to the attacking side, and this is an important area of ​​Konoha. It can fight without any scruples, unlike the Konoha ninjas who are partially restricted.

Under the circumstances, the task of attracting firepower for Sasuke was not too difficult for him.

"However, that boy hasn't fully used the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan yet. I hope there won't be any accidents..."

Yehuo narrowed his eyes slightly.

It, white fire, and red fire are only responsible for attracting fire power. As long as you pay a little attention, there is no danger to your life.

But Sasuke is different. The opponent has just awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and before he can fully integrate himself with the Mangekyō, he directly declares war on Konoha. If he is not careful, even if he has the Mangekyō Sharingan, he may not be able to escape unscathed.

Then I thought about it and felt that I was worrying too much.

This time, it is not just the psychic beasts of the ninja cat clan who are following Sasuke, but another kaleidoscope holder from the Kingdom of Ghosts is also following, and will contain the most elite force in Konoha.

Without these troubles, Sasuke's situation would be much safer.

After thinking about it, Yehuo glanced at the surrounding Konoha ninjas, and his fighting spirit completely boiled.

It could see that these Konoha ninjas who rushed up had long and deep auras, and each one of them was an elite ninja with considerable strength.

Even if it steps into the realm of immortality with half a foot, it may still be injured if it is not careful.

Fighting here will indeed make Konoha ninjas constrained and they dare not let go casually, but this is also the base camp of Konoha. If a group falls, more Konoha ninjas will charge up. Reinforcements can be said to be A steady stream.

"Get away!"

Stamping his limbs on the ground, Ye Huo just took a breath and turned the air he sucked into his mouth into a storm and spit it out, blowing away the Konoha ninjas coming from the front and rolling them away in one breath, leaving their clothes They became broken, causing the sharp stones to leave bleeding scars on their bodies.

However, this was only the enemy in the front being blown away. The Konoha ninjas on the left, right and behind were not greatly affected. When they saw their companions being blown away by the night fire, they did not show fear, but let their bodies fly faster. Run out, quickly approach Nightfire, and launch a surprise attack.

Yehuo felt wary and jumped into the air without even thinking.

The sharp-edged water flowed across the ground, cutting the buildings in the ruins into two halves.

It was a ninjutsu called Water Release and Water Breaking Wave, which could turn water into a sharp blade and cut the target in half.

The person who performed this technique was an ANBU Jonin. Different from ordinary ANBU, he not only wore the standard ANBU uniform, but also put on a beige windbreaker, which represented his strength and status, unlike ordinary ANBU. Ninjas are different, they are jounin who belong to the leadership class of ANBU.

The Anbu who followed him launched attacks at the same time. Each of them swung a dark chain from their cuffs, threw it into the void, and wrapped it around Ye Huo's body in the blink of an eye, preparing to restrict Ye Huo's movements.

Ye Huo glanced at it, and the silver alloy blade covering his tail flashed sharply, directly cutting the chains into pieces, and jumped to the open space of the playground outside the ruins.

Except for the teaching building that welcomes candidates, the rest of the Ninja School is already deserted.

Although the Konoha ninjas are still constrained, as long as their defense line has not collapsed, then they will not take too much care during the battle.

There were approximately hundreds of Konoha ninjas besieging them, and some of them even emerged from the hills behind the ninja school, obviously ready for reinforcements at any time.

The violent vibration quickly spread to the entire ninja school. Even the teaching building, which was heavily protected, looked like a crumbling dangerous building that could be destroyed at any time in the next storm-like attack.

It was also because of the intensity of the battle that even under the protection of hundreds of Konoha ninjas, the candidates on the floor still did not feel safe.

The destructive power of Night Fire is astonishing. Just by running, it can create a hurricane, blowing away the land and surrounding buildings. Just by spitting it out, it can release a storm that blows away ninjas.

Not to mention the alloy blade covering the tail, which cuts iron like mud and can split the earth in half with just one swing.

Without hesitation, even if a hill were to block it, it would only be a matter of one blow.

And its speed is amazing. Once the distance is opened, long-range ninjutsu cannot threaten him at all.

If you get close to it and release ninjutsu, you may be able to hit it effectively, but that also means that you will be completely within the attack range of Night Fire, and your life may be in danger at any time.

"It's such a troublesome big guy. It seems like there's no way to control it using ordinary methods."

Located at the railing of the rooftop of the teaching building, Morino Ihiki appeared there wearing a black trench coat. He was followed by several close anbu, and his eyes were solemnly looking at the ninja cat Yehui who was making a big fuss in the ninja school.

Although the surrounding Konoha ninjas could barely contain the opponent's footsteps, as time went by, such containment tactics would inevitably cause problems, and Ye Huo successfully broke through.

"Damn it, what do the people of the Demon Country want to do? Do they want to trigger the Fifth Ninja War?"

Acting like this in Konoha Village can be regarded as a serious declaration of war.

The ANBU following Ibiki cursed in great annoyance.

"Humph, it's hard to say whether the Fifth Ninja War will be triggered or not, but even if the operation fails, they can blame it on Uchiha Sasuke's personal behavior. They will probably use this excuse to excuse themselves."

Ibixi said so.

Moreover, Konoha could not refute it yet.

Because there is no use in retorting, Konoha now simply cannot bear the consequences of an all-out war with the Kingdom of Demons.

The disastrous defeat of the Fourth Ninja World War is still vivid in our minds. Even Myokiyama, an ally, was reduced to ashes by the Demon Country in that war.

Therefore, Ibixi is never optimistic about the outcome.

The best result is to eliminate all these troublemakers in Konoha and let the Kingdom of Demons suffer a great loss.

"Then let's go too. If we continue to let it go, I'm worried that it will spread to the business district outside the school."

If the battle spread over there, the village would suffer greater losses. Therefore, Ibiki and the ANBU on the rooftop immediately took action to join the battle group surrounding Ye Huo.

"The art of channeling: Sad Dark Lightning!"

Ibiki, who was marching on the edge of the battlefield, looking for an opportunity, quickly formed a seal and pressed his hands to the ground when Yahui turned around and knocked away several Konoha ninjas.

Ye Huo instinctively sensed that something was wrong, but it was too late. He lowered his head in shock. A huge black shadow was reflected in his amber eyes, followed by a loud bang, and he could only see the boundless darkness surrounding it. He, and his body continued to sink with the darkness, and the playground and the figures of Konoha ninjas also disappeared from sight.

"Psychic barrier?"

Ye Huo narrowed his eyes, not expecting that there were ninjas who could use this kind of technique among Konoha's ANBU.

So, he stretched out his forelimbs, stuck out his tongue and licked it. A pair of slightly narrowed cat eyes observed this dark space with great interest.

"It's not very skillful, but it's worth a try."

The limbs began to stand on the invisible darkness. Yehuo didn't care about the darkness and coldness squeezing around him. He just shook his huge body, and an extremely thick chakra overflowed from the body, spreading all over the black. The surface of the hair is dyed with a golden halo.

Especially at the tail, the gold wrapped there almost turned into substance, making the originally silver alloy blade develop a dazzling color like gold, revealing an ethereal and majestic aura.

Without hesitation, Yehuo swiped his tail forcefully, and the golden blade cut through the air like a golden lightning, slashing towards the invisible darkness ahead.

…

Strong iron chains were wrapped around the huge lucky cat, and it slowly sank with a rumbling sound, causing the earth to hum and vibrate, as if it was moaning.

Ibiki, who controlled the lucky cat to suppress the night fire, kept his hands in a hand seal posture, and cold sweat was flowing on his face. It was obvious that sealing the night fire with the psychic lucky cat was not an easy task for him.

"This cat has such strong chakra. If this continues, I can only suppress it for ten minutes at most. Evacuate the candidates here as soon as possible. I can't suppress it for too long!"

Ibiki controls the giant lucky cat to sink, doing so can buy more time.

The accompanying Anbu nodded and rushed to the teaching building, informing the candidates and invigilators there to leave the ninja school as soon as possible.

Ten minutes later, this place will become a fierce battlefield again. By then, the scale of the battle will probably expand again, and it will no longer be safe to stay here.

For a ninja of Genin level to participate in such a battle, there is nothing he can do but die.

…

"Phew, I finally settled down."

Seeing that Ye Huo was sealed in the Lucky Cat, Temari, one of the proctors, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Immediately, she turned to look at Shikamaru, the only acquaintance in Konoha, and asked in a bad tone:

"Hey, Shikamaru, what's going on? How could a psychic beast attack Konoha at this time... Moreover, your Konoha ANBU arrived just in time. Didn't you already know that this place would be here? Attacked?"

Originally, Temari planned to take action to fend off the menacing psychic beast and buy time for the candidates to escape.

But before they could take action, countless Konoha ninjas, as well as ANBU who were the troops directly under the Hokage, suddenly appeared and intercepted the troublesome psychic beasts in time to prevent the candidates from being harmed.

No matter how you look at it, this cannot be explained by chance.

But Shikamaru just stared out the window at the lucky cat that sealed the night fire, frowning and saying nothing, as if he was thinking about something.

"Shikamaru, please explain to me quickly—"

Temari was not a patient woman. When she saw Shikamaru ignoring her words, an unknown anger arose in her heart. She pressed Shikamaru's shoulders hard with her palms and was about to force him to turn around and face her.

With a bang, Shikamaru, who was held down by her, turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.

Temari's eyes widened in shock, feeling incredible.

Shadow clone! ?

As the invigilator of the first Chuunin exam, letting the shadow clone replace the main body is really a bit messy, isn't it?

In the classroom, equally chaotic were the candidates taking the exam.

After such a commotion, there was no way this exam could continue.

"What's going on? Konoha guys, come out and explain!"

"Yes, if you don't give us a reasonable explanation, our ninjas in Kusugakure will not give up!"

"It's the same with us in Takigakure Village. We finally came here to take the exam, but something like this happened! We must give us an explanation!"

The noisy candidates were in a mess, and not many candidates were still sitting in their seats to compete.

Although some proctors tried their best to reassure, the results were extremely low.

"What's going on? That big black cat, I think it's a psychic beast from the ninja cat clan. Why does it appear here?"

Naruto was even more confused.

He was no stranger to night fire.

He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Ninja Cat Clan. He was once summoned by Sasuke and fought against Gamabunta summoned by him.

Later, when the Kingdom of Oni attacked Mount Myoboku, the opponent also appeared in Mount Myoboku and killed many toads in Mount Myoboku.

I can never mistake the other person's appearance.

——It seems that there is a problem with Konoha's security. From just now, I have felt a lot of chaotic chakra aura, especially in the northwest of the village, where the chakra is much more chaotic than in other places. and……

Minato's solemn voice sounded in Naruto's mind.

--and? And what, Dad?

——I sensed the chakra of the child named Sasuke there. However, it doesn’t seem right. This chakra aura seems a little different from before. Maybe I sensed it wrong...

Minato was also very confused. Generally speaking, it is difficult to fundamentally change the aura of chakra.

The chakra he sensed was indeed very similar to Sasuke's chakra, but it was colder and colder than Sasuke's chakra before, and was full of disordered chaos and darkness.

So he was a little confused and not very sure whether the other party was Sasuke.

"What!?"

Naruto's body stiffened suddenly, and his mind went blank, so that Minato's words behind him were completely ignored by him.

Without any explanation, Naruto squeezed through the crowd, stepped on the window and jumped to the rooftop of the teaching building in front of everyone's astonished gaze.

Naruto jumped to the rooftop and looked northwest.

There was thick smoke billowing there, and although no sound could be heard here due to the distance, the abnormally rolling smoke screen clearly proved that a fierce battle was taking place there.

"Hey, Naruto, wait a minute, the ANBU just sent an order, and you will have to evacuate next—"

A Konoha Chuunin proctor jumped up, wanting to stop Naruto and ask him to evacuate with the other candidates.

However, before he could finish his words, Naruto had already disappeared from the rooftop.

Hanoko and Sai caught up, but they could only stare at the empty rooftop like the Chuunin proctor.

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"Then, Lord Daimyo, I will take my leave now. Regarding the matters mentioned this time, we will visit again tomorrow for consultation."

In the castle tower of the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire, the diplomats from the Kingdom of Ghosts saluted slightly, respectfully led the rest of the mission, and left the castle tower that symbolized the authority of the Daimyo, leaving behind a cloudy and uncertain face. The name of the country.

Leaving the castle tower along the stairs, the envoys from the Kingdom of Ghosts, led by a Daming Palace attendant, walked on a spacious corridor and went to the Daming Palace guest house to rest in the hope of visiting that place again tomorrow. A great name from the Land of Fire.

Ichihime, who is among the diplomatic corps of the Kingdom of Demons, is the only ninja from the military in the corps.

He also followed the people from the mission as they left the castle tower and headed towards the guest house.

However, just after leaving the castle tower and arriving at the eaves of the corridor, several figures suddenly stood in the center of the corridor, blocking everyone's way.

"Jiraiya-sama, this..."

The Daming Mansion waiter who was leading the delegation from the Kingdom of Ghosts suddenly frowned in embarrassment when he saw the person blocking his way in the corridor, and stepped forward to ask.

Although the Konoha ninja and the daimyo act on the principle of non-interference with each other, as the other party's Sannin, his opinions, even the daimyo, sometimes cannot be ignored.

If he wanted to attack the delegation from the Kingdom of Ghosts at this time, he, a waiter from the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Fire, would not be able to stop them.

But in that case, the Fire Country will inevitably have a diplomatic conflict with the Ghost Country, and it may even escalate into a military conflict.

"Don't worry, I just came to see Miss Chiba Kazuhime for something, and it won't affect the diplomacy between the two countries."

Jiraiya's eyes were not on the diplomats of the Kingdom of Demons, but on Kazuhime, who was almost transparent but could not be ignored in the mission.

Beside him were two Konoha Jonin, Kai and Tenzo. Like Jiraiya, they were watching Ichiki's every move and did not dare to relax at all.

"Your Highness Yiji."

The diplomat from the Kingdom of Ghosts frowned slightly, looked back at Kazuji, and asked her about her next arrangements.

Although in terms of duties, he does not need to obey the orders of Kazuki, a military personnel, but Kazuki, in addition to having this status in the military, is also the adopted daughter of Maitreya, the former miko of the Kingdom of Demons. She once served as a princess. In the name of his name, he went to Konoha to study.

Moreover, the name of the princess is proof that it is effectively recorded in the archives.

Although the previous generation of miko Maitreya did not hold the corresponding ceremony, the fact that it can be preserved in the archives is obviously a tacit approval of Kazuki's name as a princess.

At this point, he couldn't ignore Yi Ji's existence.

On the surface, he was the leader of the visit to the Fire Country daimyo, but secretly all his actions had to be authorized and approved by Kazuhime, the princess of the Ghost Country.

"You guys go back first, I'll be there soon."

Yiji said calmly.

"yes."

The diplomat glanced at the faces of Jiraiya and others, and asked the waiter of Daming Palace to lead the way, passing by Jiraiya and other Konoha ninjas.

As the delegation left, the space in the corridor suddenly became much wider.

Yi Ji turned her back and stared at the pond in the courtyard with her clear black eyes. It happened that a few leaves fell, causing ripples on the water, causing the reflection on the water to become messy.

At this time, she was not wearing ninja attire, but a kimono with a complicated style that was a mixture of black and white. Her skin was as white as jade, and her hair was as long as her waist, giving her a unique sense of splendor.

But the smile that appeared on his face from time to time made people feel unusually ominous.

"Please don't worry, everyone in Konoha. I am visiting the Land of Fire this time as a princess, and I will not do anything extraordinary."

Before anyone else from Jiraiya could say anything, Ichiki was the first to speak, explaining the purpose of his visit.

Compared to the person she was as a ninja, now that she is visiting the Land of Fire as a 'princess', she is a bit more demure and gentle. She is completely different from the person she was on the battlefield.

If Jiraiya and others didn't know her true identity, they would really think that she was just a harmless princess of a country.

But it's obviously impossible.

Even if the monster-like chakra in her body has been restrained, just being close to it will inevitably make even a slightly sensitive ninja feel uneasy.

"We won't take such things lightly. After all, the reason for visiting the Fire Country at this time is really unconvincing."

Ever since he was at the castle tower, Jiraiya had been secretly watching Ichiki's every move.

Such an existence, just coming within ten meters of the Daimyo, means it is an uncontrollable danger.

Therefore, once the opponent does something outrageous here, he will lead the Konoha ninja stationed in Daming Mansion to quickly suppress it.

"Really? But it's a pity that I really don't plan to do anything this time. Besides, it would be too much of a fuss for the Hokage to let the three of you come over. Aren't you afraid that the back of Konoha will fall into emptiness? "

Yiji smiled sarcastically.

Or it could be that she was absolutely confident in her own strength, because her tone was much lighter than usual.

Jiraiya declined to comment.

Facing such a monster, no amount of defense can be overestimated.

But as He said, he was also a little worried about Konoha's current situation at this time.

If he was only half-convinced about Sasuke's attack on Konoha before. In any case, trying to subvert Konoha or beheading high-level officials by one person is really not something a smart person would do.

But as it happened that Kazuhime, as a princess, followed the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Demons and came to visit the Daming Mansion, then Jiraiya could be sure that Konoha at this time must have been attacked by Uchiha Sasuke.

Not only that, the Konoha troops stationed at the border of the Kingdom of Fire are constantly increasing their manpower in the western and coastal areas and entering a state of first-level combat readiness throughout the day to guard against sneak attacks by troops from the Kingdom of Ghosts on the border of the Kingdom of Fire.

An Uchiha Sasuke would naturally not let Konoha make such a fuss, but if the opponent was the Demon Country, he would have to be careful. Even if it was a one in ten thousand chance, Konoha didn't dare to gamble.

Therefore, he, the Sannin, Kai and Tenzo were sent to the Daming Mansion by Tsunade to protect the safety of the Fire Country Daimyo while Kazuhime was stationed in the Fire Country Daimyo Mansion as the Princess of Oni Country.

In this match, Konoha has never regarded Uchiha Sasuke as an equal opponent to itself. What Konoha really wants to deal with is the country of ghosts that secretly supports Sasuke's revenge.

This is a new round of confrontation between Konoha and the Kingdom of Demons after the Fourth Ninja War.

Guarding Ichiki in the Daming Mansion to prevent her from causing trouble in the Land of Fire was an S-level mission that he, the Sannin, personally took over!