Escape From Konoha

The endless deep sea surface, with the pale and cold full moon reflected on it, brings a bit of loneliness and chill.

Silently, a head protruded from the sea and began to breathe the fresh air from the outside world.

Although the human body structure is different from that of ordinary people and can live in the water for a long time like a fish, Kisame still doesn't like the feeling of being squeezed by the sea water.

There was also the boundless darkness and death-like silence deep under the sea, which he also disliked.

"The information sent back from the sharks should be this route. It seems that we have won the lottery."

During the mission of tracking Turtle Island, Kisame locked a total of three routes.

Two of the routes were left to the Bai Jue people to track, while the last route was handled by himself.

After dozens of hours of investigation, the specific location of Turtle Island was finally found.

But here comes the real rub.

Since there are two Jinchuuriki on Turtle Island, the security issues above must be top-notch.

Not only are they equipped with a large number of elite combatants, but there are also probably specialized sensing ninja troops, and there may also be a high-tech radar system developed by Kumogakure himself... Can it be hidden using ninjutsu?

Even Kisame, who was good at fighting in the water, could not guarantee that he would be able to approach Turtle Island safely at this time.

However, it is impossible to truly anchor the location of Turtle Island without getting close to it.

Otherwise, even if it is found this time, Turtle Island will be transferred soon.

Regarding this problem, Kisame quickly made a decision.

The body silently dived into the sea water again and began to move in the direction of the target.

…

Compared with the tense situation outside, the atmosphere on Turtle Island seems a lot more relaxed, at least it has not been completely exaggerated by the urgent atmosphere of the outside world waiting for war.

Moreover, for a certain Jinchuuriki, today is also a day worth celebrating.

"Everyone, today is my birthday, please enjoy and eat!"

At the dinner party in the evening, Naruto, as the host of the party, announced this loudly to everyone.

There are idle Konoha ninjas on the island, as well as several Jonin from Kumogakure, including Kirabi, the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki.

In addition, those ninjas on duty were also given cakes.

"It's really yours, Naruto, where did you get these things?"

As a die-hard friend of Naruto, Inuzuka Kiba was a little surprised that Naruto would make such elaborate arrangements.

Although there are a lot of supplies on Ghost Island, such rich food and such luxurious cakes should be impossible to prepare.

"Well, of course, when I'm in Konoha, I just ask Grandma Tsunade to prepare it for me in advance, and then find someone to transport it over."

Naruto explained.

After all, it is his birthday once a year, and it is also an extremely important day for Naruto.

Originally, he also hoped that he could spend his birthday party today with all his friends, but this wish would probably not be realized.

The only people here are Team 7, Team Kai, and Hinata's peers from Team 8.

For example, Shikamaru's Ino Shikacho team is probably already on the front line and has been assigned important tasks.

Even so, Naruto was content.

After all, the situation is so tense now, and he is satisfied to be able to gather so many people.

With the sound of a match being struck, the candle inserted in the cream was lit.

"In that case, let me sing a song to celebrate Naruto's happy birthday! Yeah~~"

At this time, Kirabi suddenly stood up, holding a microphone that he had found out from nowhere, and was ready to use his singing voice to completely cheer up the entire birthday party.

"Lord Kirabi, are you planning to turn this birthday party into a funeral party?"

Samyi poured cold water on him without hesitation.

At this kind of banquet, one must never let the other party sing a song.

It was impossible to turn it into a funeral banquet, but it would make everyone present foam at the mouth. Samyi could imagine this scenario.

"Oh~ Then please leave it to Uncle Kirabi!"

Naruto seemed very excited, thinking that Kirabi's singing could make the atmosphere of the banquet more lively, so he nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Don't worry, this birthday party will definitely be something you will never forget, Naruto!"

Kirabi showed a confident smile and cleared his throat into the microphone.

When Samui and several other Kumogakure jonins who were invited saw that they could not stop it, their faces turned pale and they became less alive.

…

After a night.

Naruto opened his eyes in a daze and sat up from the bed. For some reason, there was nothing about last night's birthday party in his mind, as if the memory had been directly erased by someone.

Once he tries hard to recall the scene at last night's banquet, his brain will subconsciously send out a warning signal, stinging his brain and causing him to give up recalling it.

So, Naruto looked confused.

What happened last night?

"Naruto-kun, are you awake?"

A gentle voice sounded.

Hinata came over with a hot water bottle and breakfast and placed them on the table next to her, waiting for Naruto to enjoy them.

"It's Hinata. My mind seems to have forgotten something... Whenever I think about what happened last night, I suddenly get a headache."

Naruto frowned, rubbing his eyebrows with his fingers, and told Hinata in a rather distressed tone.

Hinata's gentle expression also froze for an instant.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. Nothing happened last night."

Hinata suppressed the nervousness in her heart and answered in a normal tone, but her speech speed was much faster.

"Yeah?"

Unable to tell anything from Hinata's face, Naruto stopped thinking about it.

However, what made him feel regretful was that he had no memory of such an important birthday party last night.

"Well, I don't know who was careless last night and accidentally replaced the tea with wine. Naruto-kun must be drunk so he doesn't remember these things."

Hinata fooled Naruto with lame excuses.

After all, Naruto is always so careless, and he never thinks deeply about trivial matters that have nothing to do with training.

Hinata knows these things very clearly.

Sure enough, Naruto tilted his head and thought for a while, then relaxed his brows.

No wonder my head hurt so much after I woke up. It turned out to be because I was drunk.

"Thank you so much for taking care of me, Hinata."

Naruto thanked Hinata.

"It doesn't matter. I don't have any tasks today, so I can spare a lot of time."

Hinata waved her hands nervously.

At this time, Naruto was about to say something when the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

"Are you awake, Naruto?"

Tenzo walked in.

"What's the matter, Yamato-sensei?"

Naruto sat on the edge of the bed in his pajamas and started looking for slippers.

"Also, although it is a good thing to relax, don't relax too much at this time. Don't forget our mission here. Today is the day when Mr. Kirabi officially teaches you how to control the power of the Nine-Tails. After breakfast, hurry up. Click to gather at the True Waterfall.”

After Tianzang finished speaking, he walked out.

"I almost forgot that there was such a thing."

Naruto also remembered that today was the day to officially follow the training behind Kirabi.

So, he quickly got dressed, put on a ninja forehead protector, finished the breakfast prepared by Hinata as quickly as possible, and gathered at the Real Waterfall at a sprinting speed.

"Has the little girl from the Hyuga clan come here too?"

At the Real Waterfall, Samui, who was in charge of chores, saw Hinata following Naruto.

However, she didn't care.

It's better to say that with Byakugan, even if there is any problem here, the problem can be found quickly.

Besides, since the trial of the Waterfall of Truth is open to Naruto, there is no need to keep it hidden.

"Hey, Naruto, I've been waiting for you for a long time. The next training is a real battle. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger. Do you understand?"

Kirabi said this.

"Come here, Uncle Kirabi, I'm ready!"

Naruto clenched his fists, his face filled with confidence.

"It's a good thing to have confidence. Then, come with me, and the Konoha ninjas who can use wood escape. Samui, and the little girl from the Hinata family. I'll leave it to you to guard the outside. Don't let irrelevant people come in."

After Kirabi finished speaking, he jumped and rushed towards the Waterfall of Reality, falling into the water curtain and disappearing.

Naruto and Tenzo looked at each other and followed Kirabi's example, jumping into the water curtain of the waterfall.

Behind the water curtain of the waterfall, there is a cave.

The purity of the air, far fresher than the outside world, made Naruto and Tenzo feel extremely relaxed.

But in contrast, the cave sky behind the waterfall is a ruin.

There are murals depicting various monsters on the walls. Judging from the peeling oil paint and stone skin on them, they are at least hundreds of years old.

Not only that, there are also a large number of headless humanoid statues placed on both sides.

Most of these headless statues wear monks' clothing, but there are also other clothing, but according to Tianzang's judgment, even the most recent statues have at least dozens or even hundreds of years of existence.

Moreover, these headless statues gave Naruto and Tenzo a chilling feeling.

This feeling is indescribable, like a mountain pressing down on their hearts, suffocating their breathing.

"Is this the final trial venue?"

Naruto glanced at the ancient ruins. It was hard to imagine that there was such a magical place on Turtle Island.

Tianzang was also amazed. For archaeologists in the archaeological field, this place is a priceless treasure.

"Yes, this is where you and Kyuubi fought."

Kirabi nodded.

"Wait, before that, we should take precautions first, right? When fighting the Kyuubi, you can't be reckless."

Tenzo shouted at this time.

He knew how terrifying the power of the tailed beasts was. Naruto's four-tailed state was already extremely exaggerated. If all the power of the nine tails was released, Tenzo felt that things would get out of control, so he should take it step by step.

"You guy who knows wood release, you are not a jinchuriki, you don't understand. If you want to be recognized by the tailed beasts, you need the most primitive wildness of human beings...Tailed beasts and ninjas are different. Even if you conquer the darkness in your heart, they Nor will we recognize the weak.”

Kirabi shook his head, thinking that Tenzo's understanding of tailed beasts was too shallow.

"Tailed beasts are crazy, so you have to become crazier and more wild than them, so that you can truly defeat them!"

Kirabi continued to declare, asking Naruto to abandon all previous views and reshape new values ​​​​for tailed beasts.

Kirabi walked forward, leading the way for the two of them.

When we reached the end of the ruins, we stopped in front of a wall. A monster relief appeared on the wall, with its mouth wide open and a weird smile, giving people an uneasy feeling.

At first glance, it looks very religious, like a relief sculpture made by monks.

"This is……"

"The specific name is not clear, but according to the records we got from Kumogakure, this relief can allow the jinchūriki and the tailed beasts to talk directly face to face."

"Face to face...that's all?"

Tenzo felt incredible.

"The ancient people's wisdom in the application of tailed beasts is no worse than that of us today. Although there are no detailed records of the perfect jinchūriki in history, in my opinion, in the ancient times, there must be someone who became the perfect jinchūriki. power, and then built this sanctuary specifically for the Jinchūriki to tame the tailed beasts. However, even so, this ruins also experienced the baptism of war a long time ago, but fortunately the most important part was not destroyed. In the end, this ruins was found by our archaeologists from Yunyin Village and moved to Turtle Island."

Kirabi replied.

"incredible……"

"The world is so wonderful. There are many things that we cannot understand... However, this is not the time to talk about this. Naruto, next you put your head in the mouth of this relief."

Kirabi pointed at the mouth of the monster relief, which was open.

"Put the head...in?"

Thinking that he heard it wrong, Naruto wanted to confirm it again.

"You heard it right, put your head in. This is the entrance to the trial. And only those who have conquered the inner darkness and have a pure heart can open it."

Kirabi pointed at the mouth of the monster sculpture again. The teeth and lips were deeply painted.

"Besides, this isn't peeling paint, it's dried blood."

"Blood?"

"The blood splattered from the necks bitten off. Have you seen those headless statues before? Those are the Jinchuriki who have never passed the test and had their necks bitten off by the relief sculptures."

Naruto swallowed after hearing Kirabi's explanation.

"So, do you want to practice at the waterfall first?"

"Cultivation must be done step by step. These Jinchuuriki are idiots who came here directly for the second level without passing the first level... They don't even recognize themselves, and the darkness in their hearts is about to overflow. Who will die if they don't die? "

Kirabi said with an indifferent expression.

"Wait, this is really..."

Tenzo wants to stop it.

If such a dangerous trial fails, Naruto will be killed. Rather than doing this, it is better to remain as is.

"Captain Yamato!"

Naruto interrupted Tenzo and looked directly at the relief.

"I'm here to learn to control the power of the Nine-Tails. If I hesitate here, all my previous efforts will be in vain."

"But……"

Tenzo wanted to say something more, but when he saw Naruto's determined eyes, he sighed and stopped stopping.

So, Naruto took a deep breath and stretched his head towards the embossed monster's mouth.

Tianzang stared at it without blinking, as if he was afraid that if he blinked, he would miss something important.

Until Naruto stuck his entire head into the monster's mouth——

“Googaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

A shrill, weird laughter appeared from the monster's mouth, extremely abrupt.

"ah!"

Naruto's panicked screams were heard, and he desperately supported the wall with his hands, as if struggling to pull his head out of the relief mouth.

"Naruto!"

Tenzo was so frightened that he turned pale and rushed forward instantly. Without thinking, he hugged Naruto's body and pulled him back hard.

As a result, it was easier than expected, and Naruto was dragged out of the monster's mouth in an instant.

"Hahahaha, you must have been fooled by me, I knew you would be fooled, Captain Yamato!"

Seeing Naruto's proud smile, Yamato's face was stunned and he didn't react.

"Well done, Naruto. I did the same thing in the past, and ended up being hung up and whipped by Brother for a day and a night! Yeah~~"

Kirabi, who did not take it too seriously, not only did not teach him a lesson, but instead laughed and praised Naruto, as if this was something to be proud of.

After Tianzang came back to his senses, his face suddenly darkened and his fists suddenly became hard.

These two bastard jinchūriki!

At this moment, there was a sound of moving stones, and the stone door next to the relief moved sideways to the left, revealing a piece of white.

"The door is open. The joke ends here, come in. The work after that may be a fight to the death."

After Kirabi finished speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the stone door.

Naruto and Tenzo followed.

The space inside the stone gate is pale, without any color.

So much so that Naruto and Tenzo felt that the sense of space was very confusing, and even their feet were pale, as if they had no entity, but they could walk very smoothly.

"here it is……"

"This is a special space that can suppress the chakra of tailed beasts. It should have been created by ancient monks. If Naruto fails, we can use the special power here to lock the Nine Tails. When I failed before, the eight You can't move here, but the power of the Nine-Tails is much stronger than that of the Eight-Tails. Even if it can be locked, the effect may not be too little. So, Naruto, you can't be careless just because you have a way out."

Kirabi warned Naruto seriously.

"Ah, I understand how powerful that fox is."

Naruto nodded seriously, feeling a little nervous.

"Mudun guy, you are watching from the side. Tailed beast chakra may leak out of Naruto's body, and your Mudun will be needed to suppress it."

Kirabi said to Tenzo again.

"Leave it to me. I can't suppress the Kyuubi with all its strength, but it's only a part of the Kyuubi's chakra. It's not difficult for me to suppress it."

Tenzo nodded.

"That's good." Kirabi looked at Naruto again, "Speaking of which, what kind of sealing technique did your father use to seal the Nine-Tails in your body?"

"It's a four-image seal. It's just a combination of two kinds of four-image seals, and finally it forms a Bagua seal."

Naruto learned these things from Minato.

"It's a really high-level sealing technique. I learned it from your mother Uzumaki Kushina, right? It's much safer than my iron armor seal. So, the key to unlocking the Kyuubi is in your hand now, right?"

Kirabi asked again.

Generally speaking, only the caster will hold the key and have the ability to open the tailed beast seal at any time.

"Yes, I have a key here."

Naruto nodded.

Kirabi sat down and motioned for Naruto to sit down as well.

On the pale to the point of nothingness, the two of them sat looking at each other.

Kirabi held out his fist.

"Now fist bump with me. In this way, in the battle with Kyuubi, I will help you by talking to your mind, teach you how to quickly subdue Kyuubi, and let him be your helper."

"Thank you, Uncle Kirabi."

Naruto stretched out his fist without hesitation and touched Kirabi's fist.

Strange ripples rippled from the fists of the two men.

A wave of tiredness also hit Naruto, making him sleepily close his eyes.

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"What a nightmare. Last night's birthday party..."

Tenten, who was on patrol, recalled what happened at Naruto's birthday party last night, and couldn't help but shiver, feeling a chill coming over him.

"Don't remind me of something bad like that."

Neji frowned and said to Tenten.

Even he couldn't stand the singing of the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki.

In a sense, he is a more dangerous person than his identity as a Chuuriki.

The four members of Kai's team are responsible for the waters north of Turtle Island. In addition to their four Konoha ninjas, there is also an elite patrol team led by Kumogakure's other jounin.

And each area is equipped with two to three sensory ninjas.

Coupled with the radar system on the island, whether it is the sky or the seabed, you can have a clear view and provide early warning.

Suddenly, several figures landed in front of the four members of Team Kai.

The leader was a man over fifty years old.

He wears the attire of a Kumogakure ninja, but his skin color is different from that of ordinary people from the Kingdom of Thunder, and is relatively whiter.

He is slightly taller than average, and wears an eyepatch on his left eye with the word "Thunder" engraved on it.

"Mr. Todai?"

Kai stretched out his hand to signal Neji and the others to stop.

The leading Kumogakure jonin is the Melting Release ninja Dodai.

He is the courtier of Kumogakure's successive Raikage and is a well-deserved core figure of Kumogakure.

In order to ensure the safety of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, Kumogakure also placed him on Turtle Island to protect the safety of the two Jinchuuriki.

"Kai Jōnin, there is a strange chakra approaching Turtle Island from the back. Please be prepared to attack and be sure to intercept the enemy outside the island."

Tutai did not have time to reminisce and directly issued the order.

"Understood, leave it to us. Neji, Tenten, Li, let's go."

Kai took the lead and rushed towards the northern waters of Turtle Island.

"Yes, Teacher Kai!"

Neji and the other two quickly followed suit, following closely behind.

"You three, please go there too. The enemy's chakra is no small matter... Although I don't know whether it's from Akatsuki or from the Kingdom of Demons, so be careful."

Dodai said to the three Kumogakure ninjas behind him.

The three Kumogakure ninjas nodded and followed Kai's team to attack the sea to the north.

…

"Everyone, according to the message from Tutai, the location of Turtle Island has been discovered."

At the Alliance Army Headquarters, the Fourth Raikage spoke out this information with a serious face.

"The Molten Ninja Earth Platform? I didn't expect it to be noticed so quickly. Which side is it from?"

Onoki raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"It has not been determined yet. In short, according to the information we have received, both Akatsuki and the Ghost Country seem to be quietly targeting the location of Turtle Island."

The Fourth Raikage is the so-called leader of the Alliance Army. This position is not easy at all.

And with the possibility of accidents on Turtle Island, the work will be even busier.

"Mabuyi, be ready for the divine gift at any time. If the Turtle Island side needs support, I will go there immediately."

The Fourth Raikage looked at Mabuyi standing aside.

The other party is not only his secretary, but also an extremely precious time and space ninja in Hidden Cloud Village.

The art of heavenly sending he masters can transport people or objects to the corresponding location anytime and anywhere. In the past, Kumogakure relied on this technique to make it impossible for people to attack the supplies Kumogakure sent to the front line.

This tactic has only failed in the hands of Yellow Flash.

"Yes, Raikage-sama."

Azabu nodded solemnly.

The protection power deployed on Turtle Island is sufficient, but it cannot completely guarantee the absolute safety there.

Therefore, a lot of effort is needed in terms of support.

Fortunately, the Fourth Raikage's body was strong enough to withstand the squeeze of time and space ninjutsu, and he could arrive at Turtle Island instantly for support.

"Speaking of this, I also reserved a Flying Thunder God Kunai at Kai's place. There are three Jonin in Konoha who can jointly use the Flying Thunder Formation Technique to transfer people in time and space."

Tsunade said at this time.

"Well done, Hokage, this way, we don't need to be too anxious."

The Fourth Raikage nodded, acknowledging Tsunade's caution.

The rest of the shadow's expression was also much more relaxed.

As long as it can be supported at any time, Turtle Island is like an iron wall that cannot be breached.

The Heavenly Sending Technique and the Flying Thunder Formation Technique are both very difficult time and space ninjutsu. It is necessary to notify the Demon Country to be vigilant. It is best to deal with the caster in advance so that this efficient support tactic will be ineffective. Terumi Mei, who also showed a relaxed expression, started a new round of planning in her heart.

Among all the ninjutsu, the time and space ninjutsu is definitely one of the most mysterious and difficult.

Is Mei considering limiting Kumogakure and Konoha's space-time ninjutsu? The third Mizukage sitting next to Terumi Mei was equally thoughtful.

If you want to reduce the alliance's support ability, you must first kill the practitioners who can use space-time ninjutsu.

However, how to act specifically requires the assistance of the Kingdom of Ghosts.