Escape From Konoha

What Hei Jue reported immediately caused Xiaonan, who was still calm at first, to panic. He couldn't believe that this was true.

Her expression changed and she asked, "How could this happen?"

How could the four villages of Konoha, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure suddenly join forces to send envoys to Amegakure?

Although the jinchūriki were plundered and the tailed beasts were stolen, the village that had lost it would definitely launch a search operation with 120% of its strength.

However, in recent times, all Akatsuki's actions have been stopped due to lack of personnel, and they are hiding in Yuyin Village in order to avoid being noticed by these villages and follow the clues to target Yuyin Village.

However, the current situation seems to be different from what she imagined.

No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't understand how Yugakure got noticed by these villages.

Hei Jue stared at Xiaonan's somewhat flustered face and said directly without any reason to raise any suspicion: "What exactly happened? I'm still sending Bai Jue over to investigate. However, those villages may not know about Akatsuki. The details, but one country knows it."

Xiao Nan suddenly understood and his face darkened.

"Ghost Country!"

Black Zetsu nodded and said: "Yes, the rumors about Pain outside were probably spread by them. And they used their intelligence system all over the ninja world to cut a wound on us and let people in several villages smell it. The smell of blood lures them here."

Hei Jian had no 100% proof for such a guess, but when something like this happened suddenly, he felt that the Ghost Country had the biggest suspicion.

"Impossible, what is their purpose for doing this? Could it be that the Kingdom of Ghosts has..."

Xiaonan thought of something, and besides being gloomy, there was also a hint of worry on her face.

In these years, Akatsuki has not only been plotting against the tailed beasts in the Jinchuuriki of various ninja villages, but she has also not taken the Demon Country to the west of the continent lightly.

On the contrary, this country is more dangerous than any other big country.

After sacrificing countless White Zetsus, the Amegakure Village also collected a large amount of information about the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Starting from the Third Ninja World War, he then went to the Kingdom of Demons to knock on the door of the Kingdom of Wind with force, and gained a strong foundation to become a great country. After that, the country of Waves was used as a test base, and civil wars began to stir up in many small countries in the ninja world, thereby achieving the purpose of remote control behind the scenes and gaining access to more land, resources, and populations.

In the end, there was one result - the Great Ninja War.

In the Fourth Ninja War more than two years ago, the Kingdom of Oni seemed to have captured a huge piece of territory from the Kingdom of Earth as a finale. But according to Akatsuki's intelligence system, the greatest achievement of the Demon Country in this war was not how much land was captured, but how many effective forces were annihilated in each village.

In the Four Kingdoms Alliance, more than 10,000 ninjas died in battle alone. Even two years later, these villages are still licking their wounds and not recovering.

However, at this time, the Kingdom of Ghosts is using Akatsuki as bait to break the existing balance. Of course, Xiaonan knows what this means.

——The Fifth Ninja War.

Hei Jue was calmer than Xiaonan and said: "No, it shouldn't be that time yet. If they really prepare everything, then these villages will not just send out envoys, but directly send troops to attack Yugakure. Take away the tailed beast by force.”

Xiaonan calmed down a little when Hei Jue said this.

That's right, if the Kingdom of Ghosts really wants to break the balance, these villages won't just send envoys here.

The reason for sending the mission is that these villages are obviously not sure about the connection between Yugakure and Akatsuki, and they are still in the exploratory stage.

"So, there is still room for maneuver, right?"

Xiao Nan pondered for a moment.

Hei Jue's eyes were dark and profound.

"It's probably impossible. Now that the Oni Kingdom has decided to throw out this bait, it will not stop. The connection between Yugakure and Akatsuki will be exposed sooner or later. The initiative cannot be handed over to the Oni Kingdom."

Konan nodded.

I think Hei Zetsu's words make sense. Being so passive all the time will only allow the Kingdom of Demons to reap the benefits.

"What are you going to do?"

"Nagato-sama still needs some time. Let's get rid of these villages temporarily. At the same time, we will also throw out some information about the Kingdom of Demons to muddy the waters of the Ninja World. Next, it depends on us and the Kingdom of Demons. Which side moves faster.”

Black Jue said.

"Then, I'll leave these matters to you. I'll take charge of Yugakure and get rid of the envoys from the villages in Konoha."

Xiaonan divided the work.

"Be careful, don't let people like Konoha find out. They will probably be dishonest then."

"Don't worry, this is Yugakure, not a place where they can run wild."

Xiaonan's tone was slightly cold.

Nowadays, Amegakure is no longer an existence that can be manipulated by villages like Konoha.

If you ignore it, you will pay the price in blood.

When Hei Jue saw this, he didn't say anything, dived into the floor and disappeared, as if he had never been there before, with no breath at all.

The rain outside was getting heavier and colder.

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A large river that runs through the forests on all sides of the Land of Fire.

There were dense jungles on both sides of the river bank, hiding all kinds of poisonous insects and beasts. However, Jiraiya was accustomed to walking on the ground here. He knocked down a huge wild boar that unfortunately attacked him, leaving it dazed on the ground, and decided Today's lunch is this wild boar.

But before the food on the wild boar was processed, figures swished in the forest, and two figures quickly landed in front of Jiraiya.

They were wearing Konoha ANBU costumes and animal-shaped masks on their faces, standing in front of Jiraiya.

"Jiraiya-sama, this is a secret message entrusted to you by Hokage-sama."

"Oh, is it Tsunade? Really, how come it's at this time?"

Jiraiya complained, clutching his hungry stomach, and took the secret document from the ANBU with his other hand.

After reading the contents of the secret document, Jiraiya frowned slightly.

"Do you want me to represent Konoha as an envoy to Amegakure? Just let Tenzo go through this kind of thing. I'm not good at diplomacy."

The content of the secret document was for him to visit Amegakure Village on behalf of Konoha.

However, Jiraiya has never been very interested in diplomatic matters. Although he will use the Country of Rain as an important reconnaissance location in the future, it does not mean that he wants to enter the Hidden Rain Village.

Judging from the information he obtained, there should be no connection between that organization and Yugakure.

Furthermore, because this village was once taken over by Konoha, and during the takeover period, Danzo's roots had a bloody rule there, and they were blood relatives of Amegakure's former leader, Sanshouyu Hanzo, as well as Hanzo's trusted subordinates and their families. Kill them all. It is said that thousands of people were directly executed at that time. Only a few lucky people on the list escaped. It wasn't until the Kingdom of Rain regained its independence that these people dared to return to Yugakure and clear Hanzo's name.

Therefore, this resulted in an irreconcilable blood feud between Amegakure and Konoha.

Jiraiya felt very uncomfortable when he thought of entering Amegakure and being stared at coldly by countless Amegakure ninjas and villagers with hateful eyes.

"But, Hokage-sama..."

An ANBU wanted to say something, but Jiraiya interrupted directly:

"Okay, let's settle it. Just let Tenzo represent Konoha. After all, we can't focus on just one Amegakure. Moreover, with the help of other villages, Amegakure should be able to cooperate."

Jiraiya firmly refused and handed back the secret document in his hand, so the two Anbu had no choice but to nod, take the secret document from Jiraiya's hand, and return to Tsunade.

Seeing the two ANBU leave, Jiraiya also breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, there are two countries he least wants to go to, one is the Kingdom of Ghosts and the other is the Kingdom of Rain.

The former is where the Son of Destruction is, and the latter...is a bad fate.

Every time he thought of the Kingdom of Rain, he couldn't help but think of the three disciples who died in the war.

It was as if their smiles were still like the holy flowers that bloomed yesterday, but were then ruthlessly destroyed by the flames of war and became victims of the game between great powers.

Even the son of prophecy who he had placed high hopes on and regarded as being able to achieve peace in the ninja world died in the flames of war.

"war……"

Jiraiya suddenly felt depressed.

By now, it's too late to say anything.

The only one who can save this ninja world now is the new son of the prophecy, and he is also the world's final savior.

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The village is located in the rain, surrounded by vast inland lakes.

At first glance, it looks like a huge city built on the water.

The rusty steel tower stands in the wind and rain, as straight as a spear. From a distance, it looks like a jungle made of steel.

The heavy atmosphere of industrialization has accentuated this village for some time.

The village that was once under the bloody rule of Konoha has already resumed production. Various shops are arranged in an orderly manner. On the tall steel buildings, there are huge electronic screens playing old advertisements.

Different from the newness of the Ghost Country, the industrial equipment in this country is filled with an old atmosphere.

Especially under the heavy rain, there is a tragic and desolate atmosphere surrounding this place.

Perhaps it is because the road has been effectively opened, and there are many pedestrians on the road. Although it is not necessarily prosperous, there is a warm feeling of being at peace with being rich.

The envoys from several villages in Konoha were received by a Jonin of Amegakure and were introduced to Amegakure Village. They went to the central tower of Amegakure - that is, the entire Amegakure Village and even the highest administrative district of the Country of Rain. .

The envoys passing by looked at this village that had been devastated by the war. However, by this time, the traces of the war had long dissipated, and everyone could feel the peaceful atmosphere in the village.

Moreover, Sunny dolls made of white paper are hung in front of houses and shops.

Thinking that the Country of Rain is a country that rains all year round, with few sunny days throughout the year, the envoys disapproved.

"Speaking of which, I occasionally heard people say that Yuyin Village will have a sunny day every weekend. Is this true?"

A ninja from Sunagakure asked with a smile to the Amegakure jounin who was leading the way.

The Amegakure jounin who led the way also smiled in a 'friendly' manner, which seemed a bit forced.

"Yes, this is a miracle performed by Master Payne. He will block the rain above the village every weekend, and the dark clouds will break, allowing the sun to shine into the village."

This is actually not a miracle in Yuyin Village.

Even outsiders who come to Yuyin Village on that weekend can see such a shocking scene and feel that it is an omnipotent god descending to earth.

"Really? In other words, are all the Sunny Dolls arranged by your Lord Payne?"

The ninja from Iwagakure asked, without much respect in his tone.

Amegakure Jōnin still just smiled reluctantly and replied: "No, that is something made by the God Envoy."

Angel?

When the ninjas from several villages heard this, they immediately raised their brows.

Some people smiled coldly, did the leader of this village really regard himself as a 'god'? Even the angels were found.

However, this is the matter of other villages after all. As envoys, they have more important things to do, so they will not find fault with this kind of thing. At most, it will be disdain and ridicule in their hearts.

Tenzo, who is in the envoy group, came on behalf of Konoha. He did not show disdain like other villages. Although he felt that the ninjas in Amegakure Village were rare and strange, but no matter what, there was still less friction. Better.

Amegakure Village is an extremely exclusive village. The floating people in this village are basically from the Country of Rain. It is rare to see people from other places coming. Just like Kirigakure, it implements a closed country policy.

Konoha has sent people to test this village in the past, but nothing useful was obtained every time. I also thought about forming an alliance with this neighbor, but considering that during the Third Ninja War, Konoha betrayed Amegakure once, and Danzo's roots still exercised bloody rule here, so there was no such thing as re-alliance. What progress.

"However, this feeling..."

Tianzang subconsciously stretched out his palm under the raincoat and let the rain fall into his palm.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that the weight of the rainwater in Yuyin Village is a bit unusual, and it feels like I’m being stared at.

But the next moment, this feeling disappeared directly, as if it had never existed.

So, Tenzo looked up at the sky above Yuyin Village. It was still daytime, but the weather above Yuyin Village was very dark. The clouds were like a huge vortex, and the center was dark, like an abyss. Tenzo was frightened. In a cold sweat, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to stare at the sky for too long.

What exactly is this? Illusion? Tian Zang felt a little confused for a moment.

An oppressive feeling that he didn't know came from made him unable to breathe.

However, he did not notice anything abnormal, so he could only attribute this feeling to the fact that he had been too tired recently, so he had abnormal hallucinations.

"Everyone, this is it. Next, please send one person from each village to follow me to see Lord Payne."

The Amegakure jounin stopped in front of the entrance of a tall tower, turned around and stared at the envoys from the four villages.

There are about seven or eight people in each village's envoy group, a total of more than thirty people.

But there was only one person in the lead.

In other words, only four people are allowed to enter and visit.

Tianzang and other leaders of several villages looked at each other, nodded, turned around and said a few words to the people behind them, asking them to stay and wait for the results, and the four of them could go in.

Therefore, Tenzo and other four envoys followed Yugakure Jonin into the tower. In the corridor, everyone lifted the raincoat hats on their heads, untied the raincoats, put them on the prepared hangers aside, and followed them lightly.

Although the tower building looks very much like an industrial building on the outside, there is no elevator installed inside, and you can only walk up through the stairs.

The people who were following him were not impatient at all, and no one had any trouble. As a result, there was only the sound of footsteps in the corridor, making the space seem extraordinarily quiet, and the sound of rain outside could not be heard.

I don’t know how long I walked on the long corridor, but finally, under the leadership of the Jonin Amegakure, I reached the end of the high-rise building.

Then there was a straight passage with closed doors on both sides. There were dim incandescent lamps installed on the ceiling of the corridor. Some of them seemed to have not been replaced for a long time and began to flicker. At the end of the road is a door that leads to an unknown place.

The Jonin Amegakure walked to the end, knelt down, and gently opened the door, revealing the scene inside.

There is also a house within a house that looks like a square box. The overall frame is made of wood and is covered with translucent paper. There is an oil lamp shining inside, so you can see clearly. A figure is kneeling in it like a fierce warrior. , you can vaguely see the outline of the other party.

A group of Amegakure ninjas were arranged around the 'square', and the corner position was also occupied by the figure of Amegakure ninjas.

This means that the envoys received will be seen clearly by the Amegakure ninjas before and after, and they will not be able to make small movements.

Samurai? Tenzo saw the burly figure of 'Quange' through the shiny wallpaper.

According to some information he received, Payne, the current leader of Amegakure, is called the successor of Sanshouyu Hanzo.

As the former leader of Amegakure, Sansho Hanzo is a ninja with superb swordsmanship and is almost the best in the ninja world.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the current leader Payne received everyone in the posture of a warrior.

But, who is the other party?

In the ninja world, there are many ninjas who are good at swordsmanship, but the number of ninjas who are truly excellent at swordsmanship is actually very limited.

Since the opponent is the successor of Hanzo's will, he will definitely not be simple in swordsmanship.

With so many thoughts in his mind, Tianzang still couldn't figure out the true identity of the other party.

Mysterious and powerful, this impression was subconsciously engraved in Tianzang's mind and could not be eliminated.

"Please take a seat. I'm feeling a little unwell. I'm sorry that I can't come out to meet you in person."

The figure in the wallpaper coughed softly. The sound was old and deep, and there seemed to be signs of deliberate changes.

All of a sudden, everyone got rid of the inherent impression that the other party was an old man.

The voice was deliberately forged, and maybe even the person had been modified using the transformation technique. This meant that the person who was separated from them by a wall could be male or female, old or young.

Tianzang and others felt a little unhappy, but they still obeyed the instructions and sat cross-legged on the prepared cushions.

There was no light in the room, only an old oil lamp burning to bring light.

Above the roof, there was an invisible darkness that was bottomless.

"Sir Payne, we are here this time to borrow Yugakure's power and obtain Yugakure's permission to help us search for a group of internationally dangerous criminals in the Kingdom of Rain. I don't know if Yugakure can..."

The first person who couldn't bear it was the Yunyin envoy. He got straight to the point and told the purpose of his trip.

"The Hokage of Konoha has already informed me in advance about this matter. I have also heard a little bit about the dangerous organization that kidnapped tailed beasts from all over the world. However, I want to know how you can determine who is from that organization. , what about those who have taken root in the Kingdom of Rain under my jurisdiction?”

On the opposite side of the wallpaper, the man's confused voice came, puzzled by this.

Tenzo replied: "This information was first obtained by Jiraiya-sama, one of the Sannin of Konoha. Later, after repeated reconnaissance in each of our villages, some suspicious traces were indeed found in the Land of Rain. Of course. , We do not suspect that Yuyin has colluded with that organization, and we hope to forgive him for any offense he has made."

"The Sannin Jiraiya, one of the famous names in my mind is also well known. With his verification, this news is probably true. But I really can't believe that such a group of dangerous people have appeared in the Rain Country under my jurisdiction, and they will also give you to Involved..."

As he spoke, he continued to cough a few more times.

Immediately, he changed the subject:

"However, this matter is of great importance. I cannot make an immediate decision just based on your family's opinions. Let's go back first. I will hold a Jonin meeting in the village and then vote. If the vote is passed, I will report it to all parties. The villages will be notified, and then your villages can..."

As soon as he was halfway through his words, he was interrupted by an angry voice:

"Asshole! I don't have time to wait for you to convene a Jonin meeting before taking action. Besides, I'm not here to listen to you whining here. I'm just here to inform you about this matter. Whether you agree or not, I don't care. Okay, we Kumogakure don’t need your Yugakure’s consent!”

The one who stood up was the Kumogakure messenger. When he said these words, a powerful chakra burst out from his body, tearing the floor under his feet.

Seeing the figure on the opposite side of the wallpaper fell into silence, the Kumogakure messenger immediately snorted coldly, kicked off his feet, and his legs were covered with lightning. Regardless of the unkind eyes of the surrounding Kumogakure ninjas, he rushed forward and clenched his fists hard.

Faced with the sudden difficulty caused by the Kumogakure ninja, Tenzo and other envoys from the three villages did not stop him.

In other words, everything right now is something they have arranged in advance. If the other party delays or disagrees, use another method to achieve 'cooperation' and test this Yugakure's 'god'.

However, what responded to the Kumogakure messenger was a more powerful chakra, like a surging tsunami, which instantly exploded with a torrent of force, crushing the attacking Kumogakure messenger's momentum without a trace in an instant. .

The body of the Kumogakure messenger froze, and cold sweat flowed like rain, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying at that moment. The muscles on his face were twisted together, and his nose and tears flowed out, showing an extremely ugly posture. .

This terrifying torrent of chakra dissipated as quickly as it came, as if it had never appeared before, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

However, the cold feeling of death at that moment was clearly imprinted in the minds of Tianzang and other four village envoys and could not be eliminated.

The muscles all over their body began to tighten. Although it was not as unbearable as the Kumogakure messengers who faced the huge terror, it still made their spines chill. They were frozen in place and unable to move. They stared at the figure on the opposite side of the wallpaper with horrified eyes.

In the torrent of chakra mixed with boundless murderous intent, they saw an illusion like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

The next moment, the head will be separated and the person will fall into a pool of blood.

"I'm tired, please come back. Ahem."

The old and weak words came, making Tian Zang and the other four people stagger out of the door like puppets on strings.

When they walked out of the scary room behind them, they came back to reality and looked at each other as if they were waking up from a dream.

A kind of silent terror weighed heavily on their hearts.