Escape From Konoha

As Onoki spoke loudly, the atmosphere in the conference room seemed to become even quieter, and there was a sense of urgency that made it difficult to communicate smoothly.

"Your Majesty Tsuchikage is so impressive. He actually planned to get to the point right from the beginning."

When everyone was silent, Shiraishi, who was drinking tea from a teacup, suddenly laughed softly, which seemed particularly abrupt in this extremely silent conference room.

"Don't say these sarcastic words here. Your Excellency, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Demons, I believe that the threat of Akatsuki has endangered the safety of the ninja world, so I have to abandon the meaningless part. After all, we need to act as soon as possible to eliminate the threat. Cut off the weeds and eradicate the roots at the budding stage.”

Ohnoki once again stated his point of view, squinting his somewhat cloudy eyes. Even though his body was aging, his body still exuded a fierce aura, almost comparable to Shiraishi.

"I didn't mean that. I just think what Mr. Tsuchikage said is biased."

Shiraishi put down the tea cup calmly, keeping a smile on his face, and looked straight at Ohnoki who was sitting in his seat and speaking.

"What do you mean by this, Your Excellency, Minister of War?"

Onoki raised his brows, seeming very puzzled by Shiraishi's words. He didn't feel that what he just said was unfair.

Even Kurotsuchi and Akatsuki, who were standing behind Ohnoki, frowned and stared at Shiraishi. No matter how slow they were, they knew that this young man who looked very young was hostile to Iwagakure and was deliberately making things difficult for them.

Shiraishi sighed and said in a helpless tone: "As Mifune said before, it is not convenient for samurai to participate in disputes between ninjas. This so-called Five Shadows Conference, after all, is just a country that has lost its tailed beast. It’s just a matter of collecting debts from poachers. But we, the Ghost Country, have no need in this regard, so if we really want to bring the Ghost Country into the alliance’s chariot, we should at least pay equal remuneration.”

"This is no longer something that a country can handle, and I heard that Nanao, who has been missing for almost twenty years, was stolen by your people from the Kingdom of Demons. Can you say that it has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Demons?"

It was not Onoki who spoke, but Terumi Mei, the Fifth Mizukage who was closest to Shiraishi's right hand side. He seemed to be dissatisfied with Shiraishi's attitude of shirking responsibility.

"Compared to the previous one, you are still too immature, Mizukage-dono. Well...but there are rumors that when Konoha was attacked a few days ago, your Mizukage and the Six-Tails Jinchuuriki of Kirigakure were also He was kidnapped by Akatsuki's people, so are you anxious to hear my retort to the Tsuchikage at this time? He is really an impatient young man."

Shiraishi answered slowly, and although his tone was very polite, the meaning behind his words was as sharp as a sharp knife, mercilessly exposing Kirigakure's embarrassment.

"䱱——"

Terumi Mei's beautiful face instantly became as gloomy as water, and she stared at Shiraishi with an extremely livid look.

Standing behind her were the jounin Ao and Oni Deng Mangetsu, who also cast hostile glances at everyone in the Kingdom of Oni. They looked like they wanted to come forward and have a fight immediately before giving up.

"Indeed, with my qualifications, compared to everyone here, it is indeed relatively shallow... But I know the truth of death and coldness, but the Kingdom of Ghosts does not seem to understand this."

Terumi Mei kept her livid complexion, and after taking a deep breath, her gaze passed over Shiraishi's body like a sharp blade.

"Because we in the Demon Country don't value the power of tailed beasts very much. To protect the country, we don't need tailed beasts, which are difficult-to-control chakra creatures. To take a step back, even if there are tailed beasts in the country, we still have the strength to protect the tailed beasts from being violated. , there is no need to fake the hands of others. But in this regard, Kirigakure is very lacking. Moreover, the principle of lips dying and teeth cold should not be taught by a closed village like Kirigakure. If it is not stuck in its ways and refuses to communicate closely with other countries, it will not fall behind. Let’s get to where we are today.”

Shiraishi spoke with straightforward words, and the smile on his face remained. Even if his side face was stared at by Terumi Mei's eyes, he still did not turn his head to look at her. He played with the teacup in his hand seriously, as if he thought playing with the teacup was more interesting than having a meeting.

Seeing this tense situation, Mifune knew that if he didn't step forward to stop it, Kirigakure and the people from Oni Country would definitely fight.

The Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Ghosts was as sharp and merciless as ever in the meeting.

"You two, this is a meeting place for a neutral country. Please refrain from using force and restrain your own violent behavior that has not yet begun. Peace is the most important thing."

Mifune glanced at Shiraishi and Terumi Mei, coughed slightly, and reminded them that this was not their territory, but a neutral place, and using force to coerce the other party was prohibited by the rules.

"Excuse me, Mifune-dono."

Terumi Mei took a deep breath again, trying to calm down her fluctuating mood.

Over there, Tsunade smiled as if she didn't care.

"Shiraishi boy, you are really a completely different person than you were when you were in Konoha. Sarutobi-sensei has told me more than once about your aggressive attitude in meetings."

In this formal meeting, it was the first time Tsunade saw Shiraishi's attitude, which was completely different from the image he had known before.

He is obviously gentle and has a friendly smile, but every word he speaks is like a knife stabbing people's vital points, seizing on people's pain points and attacking them.

"I'm just fighting for the legitimate rights and interests of the Demon Country. Teacher Tsunade, I don't mean anything against you. In any case, before the meeting, you Five Shadows must have been the first to communicate, and the only thing that excluded us from the Demon Country was Externally, this is a kind of discrimination in itself. And now they are tying our country of ghosts onto a chariot to fight a war that does not belong to our country of ghosts... I believe that anyone who hears this will not be happy. good."

Shiraishi gave a reasonable analysis, even if he thought that he could not take a step back even if he was faced with the common hostility of the five shadows present.

"But we do this to take care of the safety of the Demon Country. The emergence of the seventh largest country in the ninja world will affect the international balance. And the problem of tailed beasts..."

Rasa decided to assist Ohnoki and Terumi Mei and confront Shiraishi.

The discord between Sunagakure and the Demon Country, with small-scale conflicts often breaking out at the border, has long been a tacit truth.

"As for the issue of Nanao, I have already said that our country of ghosts is not interested in collecting tailed beasts, and there is no such thing as jinchūriki." Shiraishi interrupted Rasa's words and continued: "In addition, even if the third tailed beast appears, I don’t think it’s a big deal among the seven major countries. In the final analysis, it’s your own incompetence and failure to protect the property inherited from your ancestors. As for destroying the international balance, it’s even more ridiculous.”

"Can this kind of protection of Akatsuki be regarded as testimony that your country of ghosts colluded with Akatsuki?"

Ohnoki said with full of malice.

"Lord Tsuchikage, in the war more than two years ago, you, the four-nation ninja coalition, declared war on the Kingdom of Demons on unfounded charges, which caused heavy losses to our Kingdom of Demons. I haven't come to you to settle the matter yet, so I am so anxious to fight again. Field? Moreover, I remember that it was not our side that lost in the end, was begging for mercy, and wanted peace talks."

"Tch, you're a sharp-tongued brat."

Onoki snorted with a livid face, stimulated by Shiraishi's words.

After calming down his inner irritability, Ohnoki opened his mouth, wanting to continue saying something.

"That's enough for you guys!"

A sudden roar, followed by a roar, exploded on the phantom solid wood tabletop, lightning scattered in all directions, and even the lights in the conference room began to flicker, attracting everyone's attention.

The Fourth Raikage's fist sank into the solid wood of the table, and dazzling lightning was wrapped around his fist, shooting out in all directions. His trembling brows, trembling facial muscles, and the lightning in his eyes seemed to want to devour everything, completely destroying his patience. obliterate.

"Lord Raikage, do you have any other opinions?"

Shiraishi smiled.

Ignoring Shiraishi, the Fourth Raikage just swept across Tsunade, Ohnoki, Rasa, and Terumi Mei.

"Konoha, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure... Akatsuki, the terrorist organization that specializes in collecting S-class rebellious ninjas from various countries, all came out of your four villages. Especially Konoha, where the Hokage is located, has provided many A dangerous traitor who has contributed to the arrogance of the Akatsuki organization more than once. Therefore, this time to form an alliance to destroy Akatsuki, you four villages must join in and pay for the major mistakes you have made in the past, otherwise I will never let you off lightly. !”

The Fourth Raikage's gaze was very intimidating. If Shiraishi's strength was expressed implicitly between the lines, then the Fourth Raikage's strength was displayed externally to intimidate his opponents.

Just the astonishing amount of chakra gushing out from the body is terrifying.

"Raikage, what you say is too arrogant. Although forming an alliance to deal with Akatsuki is an act that we tacitly agree to, it has not been formally formulated and the real leader has not yet been decided."

Ohnoki glanced at the Fourth Raikage with dissatisfaction. Like his father, the Third Raikage, his mind was full of muscles and strength, and he didn't know how to hide it.

"The leader of the alliance army must be me. No matter in terms of strength or credibility, Kumogakure is the most outstanding. After all, in the Akatsuki organization, we don't have the traitorous ninja Kumogakure, nor the experience of colluding with the Akatsuki organization. This alone is enough to prove Kumogakure’s leadership status.”

The Fourth Raikage swept through the crowd with his words without shame.

It seemed that he was shocked by the words of the Fourth Raikage. The Kage who was called before could not help but lower his eyebrows in thought.

Although I would like to refute it, this is the fact.

The Akatsuki organization brought together S-class rebel ninjas from the four villages of Konoha, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure, which brought huge trouble to various countries. In comparison, Kumogakure's dominant position was somewhat According to this, it is also the most acceptable solution.

It's just that the Fourth Raikage's words made people angry, and they wanted to subconsciously refute his point of view.

"If there are no opponents, then the matter is settled."

The Fourth Raikage wanted to confirm again and scanned everyone's faces.

"We Sunagakure are not interested in who will be the leader of the Alliance Army. We just want to get rid of the hidden dangers on the border as soon as possible and recapture the stolen one. If Kumogakure can guarantee this, there is no problem in complying for the time being. Just like this Come on, what should we do in the Kingdom of Ghosts?"

Luo Sha asked, glancing towards Bai Shi intentionally or unintentionally.

Tsunade, Ohnoki, and Terumi Mei also looked slightly condensed. Although the previous hostility was indeed caused by the five shadows colluding before the meeting, the power of the Demon Country should not be underestimated.

The country of ghosts has a completely different ideology than the country they belong to, and does not support the traditional aristocratic order. In addition, the Fourth Ninja World War basically broke up with other countries. Ninjas in these villages in Konoha have no idea about ghosts. All countries have strong hatred. If the other party joins in, there will be a lot of troubles. We must also prevent the possibility of backstabbing by the other party.

Therefore, whether the Kingdom of Ghosts is brought in or excluded, the Alliance Army, which respects the traditional five major powers, will have to bear a lot of risks.

"Chiba Shiraishi."

The Fourth Raikage glanced over.

"What advice do you have, Raikage-dono?"

Shiraishi asked with a smile.

Even if the five shadows united in front of him, it didn't seem to have any impact on him. He pretended not to hear it and was calmer and calmer than he imagined.

"I have to ask some questions clearly before I can consider whether to bring the Kingdom of Ghosts in."

The Fourth Raikage looked at Shiraishi like this.

"oh."

Shiraishi's smile faded slightly.

"As for whether Takigakure's Nanao is now controlled by your Demon Kingdom, please tell the truth."

The Fourth Raikage was skeptical about the rumors in the ninja world. After all, the Takigakure Nanao had been missing for nearly twenty years. Even if he wanted to find evidence to prove whose hands the Nanao was in, it was impossible to find it.

Therefore, he did not intend to explore the truth and the truth directly, but directly asked Shiraishi to judge whether the Kingdom of Ghosts had the prerequisites to join the alliance.

Shiraishi touched his chin, nodded calmly under the gaze of everyone, and replied: "The Nanao is indeed in the hands of our country of ghosts. However, the development of things is different from what you think, because this tailed beast is not directly What we snatched from Takigakure’s hands was intercepted by us in the Demon Country at the moment when Takigakure’s Nanao was stolen.”

"That's nice to say. After all, we don't know the truth. Moreover, we denied it before, but now we admit it frankly...all the words of the Minister of Military Affairs are untrustworthy."

Onoki smiled coldly.

"If you don't believe it, you don't have to listen, Lord Tsuchikage. Our miko from the Kingdom of Demons are also very good at holding funerals for people. Do you want to try it yourself?"

Shiraishi asked back.

Ohnoki's face turned blue and white, then he snorted and said nothing.

"Tsuchikage, don't interrupt." The Fourth Raikage glared at Onoki, and then turned his attention to Shiraishi, "I won't ask you how the Nanao got into your hands. That's your Demon Country and Taki. Diplomatic matters that Yin should consider. About the Akatsuki, how much do you, the Demon Country, know? Collecting and sealing the tailed beasts requires a lot of time and technology. According to the important message left by Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha, before his death, The ultimate goal of this organization seems to be to launch a technique called 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' against the ninja world."

"Infinite Tsukuyomi..."

Shiraishi fell into thought.

"What's the matter, boy Baishi, do you have something to hide?"

Tsunade asked.

"No, that's not the case. It's just that it's a bit too bizarre to talk about it from the beginning. But if you want to know, I can tell you what Akatsuki will do after collecting the tailed beasts."

Hearing this, the five shadows present all became quiet and stopped arguing.

"This matter begins more than a thousand years ago. In the world at that time, although there were no ninjas and no Chakra, war was still the mainstream. In order to obtain more survival resources, countries conquered each other, causing endless killings. .At the same time, a giant tree was born on the earth that reached into the sky. A fruit was born on the top of the tree. A woman climbed up and ate the fruit."

Shiraishi spoke eloquently, making the five shadows and the guards look slightly stunned.

This seems to have nothing to do with the current topic, but considering Shiraishi's identity, the other party will not be aimless.

"Giant tree... fruit... woman... Your Excellency, Minister of Military Affairs, what do you want to express?"

"As I said, there was no such thing as Chakra in the world at that time, but since this woman ate the fruit from the tree, the world has gained an energy called 'Chakra'. And that tree The tree is also called the sacred tree."

"What?"

Everyone was surprised.

Is this how Chakra was born?

Shiraishi ignored it and continued: "This woman's name is Kaguya Otsutsuki. Her origin is unknown. After she took the fruit of the sacred tree, she became the first person in the world to possess chakra and gained ultimate power. With the power of one person to calm down the troubled times, she is respected by the world as the 'Goddess of the Moon'. And she has three eyes, both eyes are white eyes, and the third eye between the eyebrows is the Magatama Samsara Eye."

Roll your eyes? Magatama reincarnation eye?

What's this?

"Hey, hey, what about the white eyes and the magatama samsara eyes? Are you sure you're not just talking nonsense here?"

Darui, who was behind the Fourth Raikage, couldn't help but complain.

Heaton punched him in the abdomen and glared at him accusingly, signaling Darui to be quiet.

"What happened next?"

Tsunade's face became cautious, because what Shiraishi said was briefly recorded in the ancient documents of the Hyuga clan, and some places coincided with it.

She believed that when Shiraishi told such a story, he was definitely not being mysterious.

Moreover, it involves the Rinnegan Eye. Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki, is a ninja with the Rinnegan Eye... No matter how you look at it, there are very terrifying secrets in it.

"After that, Kaguya gave birth to two sons, the eldest son Otsutsuki Hagoromo and the second son Otsutsuki Hamura. These two brothers inherited Kaguya's bloodline and were born with supernatural powers that ordinary people could not match. After the two brothers came of age, they originally calmed down the troubled times. Kaguya suddenly made a decision, which was to use a technique called 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' to control everyone in the world."

Naruto, who was behind Tsunade, was startled when he heard this. Otsutsuki Hagoromo, he remembered Asura once mentioned this name.

"This is too alarmist. What kind of magic can control the entire world?"

Ohnoki frowned, unconvinced by such an unrealistic story.

"This is true, because Kaguya, who took the fruit of the sacred tree, has completely become a monster called the 'Ten-Tails', which is the strongest chakra aggregate that combines all the power of the nine-tailed beasts and can be activated." "Infinite Tsukuyomi' pulls everyone in the world into the world of illusions and becomes the puppets of the magician. These puppets are the White Zetsu in the Land of Rain now. They are the ancients who were turned into puppets by Kaguya in ancient times."

Shiraishi's words made everyone present widen their eyes.

Some of them squirmed, wanting to ask something, but Shiraishi didn't give them a chance and continued: "Kaguya Otsutsuki, who played with the world wantonly, met with the dissatisfaction of the two children. They were repelled by their mother's behavior of controlling human beings, so They rose up to resist. In the end, the two of them worked together to seal their mother Kaguya. The two brothers successfully stopped their mother from doing evil. In order to prevent their mother Kaguya from escaping, the second son Hamura went to the moon to guard his mother's sealed place and establish a tribe. That was The origin of the Hyuga clan. And the eldest son Otsutsuki Hagoromo prayed for the art of peace, established the ninja sect, and slayed demons. He is also the Six Paths Sage mentioned in the myths we are now familiar with."

"..."

The people present just frowned, thinking and analyzing the information.

This was the first time they had heard of such a thing, and they could not judge whether Bai Shi's words were true or false.

"In order to prevent the Ten-Tails, that is, mother Kaguya from resurrecting, the Six Paths Sage has his younger brother Hamura. This first insurance is not enough, so he has set up a second insurance, which is to split the Ten-Tails into one to nine tails. The head-tailed beasts are scattered all over the ninja world... As for the nine-headed tailed beasts, I think you know it very well, so I don’t need to say more."

After Shiraishi finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip to moisten his dry throat.

The others were still in shock, digesting this shocking information.

Mifune was the first to react, and finally choked out a sentence: "Shiraishi-dono's story... is really wonderful."

Obviously, he didn't trust such bizarre stories.

There are many others who have the same idea as Mifune.

Only Tsunade and Naruto's Konoha ninja showed serious expressions.

Although the 'story' told by Shiraishi is indeed a bit nonsense, they know some inside information from the Hyuga clan and can connect some scattered information smoothly.

This 'story' is probably what actually happened.

To confirm this, Tsunade asked: "Shiraishi boy, it's not that we don't believe what you say, it would be great if you could provide evidence."

"Evidence?" Shiraishi looked at Tsunade strangely.

"What's wrong?"

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Shiraishi's look meant.

"Leaving aside the Hyuga clan in Konoha, it is very likely that there are some fragments left in the clan history documents... Even if the Hyuga clan does not have it, Teacher Tsunade who signed a contract with Shigulin can definitely tell the living Go and ask for confirmation. Tsunade-sensei, you don’t think that the living dragon is just a simple healing psychic beast, right?"

"..."

Tsunade's face froze.

"...For us, history may be stories, or shoddy legends fabricated and adapted by others... But for the 'immortals' who have experienced thousands of years, history is something that has been experienced personally. Their existence itself is a The history that speaks!”

"Damn it! Of course I know this kind of thing. Don't underestimate me. I just want to test you to see if you have noticed this. Although we have parted ways, you can notice this. It is worthy of my teaching." Students come out!”

Tsunade crossed her arms and nodded with satisfaction. After being exposed, she didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed about her boasting.

Everyone knew that Tsunade was trying to resolve her embarrassment, so they didn't point it out.

But Shiraishi mentioned the Slug Immortal in the Shiggy Bone Forest. This is indeed a good entry point, and the information obtained from there is quite convincing.

As Shiraishi said, the psychic beast that has lived for thousands of years is history in itself. Perhaps the Slug Immortal was one of the people who had personally experienced what they were speculating about now.

"So, Kaguya Otsutsuki...the fruit of the sacred tree, the Ten-Tails, the Sage of Six Paths and the Rinnegan Eye, are all real? Is Akatsuki's purpose really..."

Luo Sha, the fourth generation Kazekage, looked heavy.

The illusion that covers the world is such a terrifying power. It is no longer a realm that mortals can touch. It is something that only gods can do!

The goddess of the moon, she truly deserves her title!

"Other than this, I can't think of any other purpose for Akatsuki to collect tailed beasts. They possess the Samsara Eye and steal tailed beasts from various countries. They hate big countries and even the world. They just want to plunge the world into eternity. In their dreams, they created their own self-righteous 'peace'. And the last words of Sannin Jiraiya also confirmed this. Don't they?"

Shiraishi asked with a smile.

"So, what do you mean..."

The Fourth Raikage narrowed his eyes.

Shiraishi crossed his hands and rested his chin, with a deep smile in his eyes.

"Our country of ghosts, like other big countries, will adhere to the path of peaceful development and form a ninja alliance with other countries to get rid of scourges like Akatsuki. Because the order of the ninja world will not be allowed to be trampled by anyone, true peace should be established by more We who have the spirit of peace will create it. We will never be merciful to this group of terrorists who destroy the peace of the ninja world. This is my answer."

It's just that there are some parts of this statement that are hard to agree with.

After all, the Demon Country, which is constantly stirring up trouble in the ninja world and creating small civil wars, can hardly be associated with the word 'spirit of peace'.

As for Shiraishi, who planned all these actions to disrupt order, he talks about peace when he opens his mouth and talks about peace when he doesn't, which adds a bit of weirdness.

Is it because you are too thick-skinned? Some people can't help but think so.

"In that case, will the Kingdom of Ghosts compete for the leadership position of the Alliance Army next?"

Ohnoki asked about this.

"Of course, opportunities will be reserved for those who are prepared. The Demon Country, which also has no traitors and participates in Akatsuki's activities, is naturally qualified to run. And, to put it bluntly, our Demon Country has more powerful people than Kumogakure The military strength of the alliance. With me as the leader of the alliance army, as members of the alliance, you must have a substantial sense of security."

Shiraishi smiled feeling good about himself.

No, there is no sense of security at all! Everyone complained and denied directly in their hearts, but no one opened their mouths to object.

The Fourth Raikage snorted, intense lightning flashing in his pupils, and directed at Shiraishi, releasing intense hostility.

Shiraishi smiled and looked at the Fourth Raikage, not intimidated by the Fourth Raikage's Tailed Beast level chakra, calm and stable.

At this moment, a figure flashed down and appeared in the center of the circular conference table.

It is the ANBU of Konoha.

"Sorry to interrupt your meeting at this time, there is an emergency... there is a huge meteorite falling from the sky!"

The ANBU's trembling and panicked voice sounded clearly in the conference room.