Escape From Konoha

"The order from the headquarters has come down. Let's march towards Kusagakure next, and let the Kusagakure ninjas in the alliance stay to guard the camp."

The order from the Alliance Army Headquarters was immediately conveyed to the captain of the corresponding wing, and Darui quickly made arrangements, obeying the order from the Alliance Army Headquarters, and set off to the southwest of Caoyin Village.

Kusakure Village has been occupied by White Zetsu troops. Akatsuki has set a deep nail in the Country of Grass. Unless this nail is removed, the Alliance Army will not be able to bypass it and approach the border of the Country of Rain.

But if this happens, the next battle will definitely be an extremely brutal battle.

The White Army side defends, and the Alliance Army side is responsible for the attack.

"So fast? It seems that there is a lot of pressure at the headquarters."

Akimichi Dingzao was thinking seriously with a serious expression.

The news that the White Zetsu troops were gathering towards Kusagakure had just been sent back to the Alliance Army headquarters. Within an hour, a decision had been made over there. The more decisive you were at this time, the greater the pressure you would naturally bear.

"Yes, people from the second and third wings will also gather here later, and Feng Ying will temporarily serve as the commander-in-chief of the three wings... Moreover, the headquarters requires our three wings to complete the task within three days. To end the battle within 10 seconds, Kusagakure must be captured."

Darui took a deep breath.

Hiding those grasses within three days is not an easy task.

Bai Zetsu, who was the first to act in advance, was probably ready to wait for work in Caoyakure.

Secondly, the current camps of each regiment are basically stationed around Kannabi Bridge. It is quite far away from Kusagakure. Even if the whole army advances, it will take at least half a day's journey.

Coupled with various chores, it will also kill a lot of time. There were only two days left for them to attack Kusagakure.

It is currently unknown how many White Zetsus have gathered in Kusakuin Village, but since Akatsuki dares to put up such a formation, they will not let the alliance army succeed easily and take over Kuosin Village.

The expressions of the other squadron leaders also changed. Taking Kusagakure within three days was not an easy task.

Although the battle with Bai Jue didn't last long, they were all afraid of this man-made creature that was not afraid of death.

In terms of willpower, no ninja force can match them.

Even if the weapons, equipment, and soldiers are superior to them, once hand-to-hand combat begins, a lot of sacrifices will be made. Unless it is to carry out multiple fire coverage like the Demon Kingdom, sweeping away White Zetsu in a large area. Unfortunately, the current Alliance Air Force is unable to do this.

Just the fact that Bai Jue can hide and move underground can make their air force stare helplessly in the sky.

The transfer order was quickly issued from Darui, and each squadron leader also left the conference room, returned to the squadron he managed, summoned the people who were busy, and began to gather together.

About ten minutes later, about a thousand Alliance ninjas were left behind, and the first regiment of more than 14,000 people left Kannabi Bridge at full speed and marched towards the southwest Kusanagi Village.

At the same time, a large number of Alliance ninjas piloted flying ninjas and conducted land and air searches with the reconnaissance troops on land to first check whether there were any hidden dangers and traps along the route ahead.

◎Kyuubi looked at the red-haired woman Kushina in front of him, and suddenly felt tired.

These bastards are really haunting. They oppressed it when they were alive, and they will not let it go after death, and continue to show off their power here.

Is this a public toilet where you can come and leave whenever you want?

However, it doesn't dare to relax at all now. Compared to Minato, Kushina's ability makes it more fearful and vigilant.

It is precisely because Minato incorporated Kushina's chakra when he sealed it that he can always suppress its chakra and prevent it from losing control.

On the other side, due to the fading of Kyuubi's dark consciousness, Naruto's consciousness gradually regained consciousness, and the devil's seductive voice in his mind also dissipated in an instant.

But resisting Kyuubi's dark consciousness also consumed a lot of his energy, and he immediately started panting.

Immediately, he stared blankly at the red-haired woman who appeared between him and Kyuubi, his mind trembled suddenly, and his lips seemed to tremble.

Because he had seen this woman in the photo.

"Who are you……"

"How should I put it? This should be considered our first official meeting. The last time I really saw you was when you were just born... But if you have anything to say, let's wait until we defeat this fox."

Kushina's red pupils looked at Naruto with softness in her eyes, but when she felt the strange movement from the golden chain behind her, a violent aura steamed through the space again, she knew that now was not the time to talk to Naruto.

Turning her head, Kushina met Kyuubi's eyes full of hatred.

Naruto also wiped the slight moisture from the corners of his eyes and smiled. The shackles on his body seemed to be liberated all of a sudden, and he felt much more relaxed.

"Ah, that's right. We can't have a good conversation without knocking down this stinky fox, Mom."

Kushina's body trembled slightly, then she calmed down and formed seals with her hands.

Several chains with golden aura extended from the back again, wrapping around Nine-Tails' limbs, further binding its body.

"hateful!"

Kyuubi roared loudly and roared.

Feeling the unparalleled and powerful binding force on the body, it is simply the same as the Sharingan and Wooden, which can be called a world-like existence.

Even though he possesses infinite chakra, he cannot break away from the chains.

The chain continuously compresses its chakra output, making the chakra in its body as unshakable as a rock.

The idea of ​​​​mobilizing chakra is also lost in the sea, making no waves.

As a result, Kyuubi roared even more violently, and his body struggled violently, shaking the space, and ripples kept swaying on the water, just like Kyuubi's unwilling state of mind, full of hatred and anger.

"Don't waste your efforts, Kyuubi, this is my most powerful Vajra blockade. You with only half the strength cannot escape."

Kushina looked at Kyuubi, who was suppressed to the ground by her and unable to move, and smiled.

"Next, it's up to you, Naruto."

"oh!"

Seemingly inspired, Naruto released his chakra without hesitation, turned into physical hands, and stretched out towards Kyuubi.

The nine-tailed beast's tyrannical eyes showed signs of wavering for the first time.

"Naruto, you bastard, stop it! Do you really want to betray your heart? You who feel my dark consciousness should understand that this world is hopeless, and this woman just wants to use you for protection It’s just Konoha! That kind of thing is not worth it!”

"Stinky fox..."

Naruto's chakra hand has grasped Kyuubi's body, and something is flowing in through Kyuubi's body.

Then, a confident smile began to appear on Naruto's face.

"...This is the first time I've seen you begging for mercy. Are you scared?"

"Uzumaki Naruto!!!"

The Kyuubi roared and kept tearing at the chains with its claws, trying to attack Naruto, but the golden chains were like a chasm, preventing it from taking a step forward.

The more you struggle, the more painful it becomes.

But the more painful it is, the more it fills its heart with the will to resist.

"As you said, my true heart is indeed dissatisfied with certain people and certain things, and I have also hated them. I have always ignored it in the past, or did not want to admit it... but I have no reason to do so. And hate the whole world."

Naruto said, feeling the liberation of his heart for the first time, such a joyful thing.

"Uncle Bi said that those who are truly powerful will never be shaken by the darkness in their hearts. I will face up to my determination in the future, so let me crush the darkness in your heart!"

"Uzumaki, Uzumaki, Naruto!"

The pain and unwillingness turned into murderous intent, and the murderous intent in the nine-tailed beast's eyes took shape, as if it was going to poke countless holes in Naruto's body.

Suddenly, the power flowing into the body from the Kyuubi reached a certain critical point. Naruto suddenly felt that his body became extremely light, and golden halos began to gather on Naruto's body.

When Kushina saw this scene, her eyes also fluctuated, and then she calmed down:

"The same change as Minato, the other jinchūriki do not have this kind of mutation. Mito-sama once said to me that the Nine-Tails is different from the other tailed beasts. Is this what you mean?"

As for the Nine-Tails, which had been deprived of huge energy by Naruto, its originally plump body shape immediately became as skinny and skinny as if it lacked nutrition.

"Naruto, you bastard! You took everything from me, you took everything from me-"

Kyuubi looked up to the sky and roared, and the binding force of the golden chain began to decrease. The aura on Kyuubi's body became more and more violent, as if it had entered a berserk and crazy mode.

This is the first time he has suffered such a loss in the hands of humans. Even though he was controlled by Uchiha Madara in the past and suppressed by the first Hokage and Uzumaki Mito, he has never been so embarrassed.

Because those people couldn't take away its essence and could only make superficial use of its chakra.

But Naruto was digging at its roots, and managed to do so.

Shocked and angry, this was exactly the state of mind Kyuubi was experiencing at this moment.

Countless chakras gathered together, and a tailed beast jade that was so huge that it exceeded the size of the nine-tails appeared in mid-air.

The aura full of destructive and intimidating force caused sweat to break out on Naruto's face.

"This guy's chakra is too exaggerated... Then, let's try this."

Naruto formed a seal with his hands and slapped the water.

"Psychic art!"

The sound of breaking through the sky sounded.

There are more than a dozen mahogany torii gates, all falling from the sky.

Among them, nine mahogany torii gates press on the nine tails of Kyuubi, and the rest press on Kyuubi's limbs and torso respectively.

The last thing is the neck, which makes it crawl and unable to raise its head.

The gathered tailed beast jade also disappeared into smoke and never existed again.

"This... belongs to Old Man Liudao... How could you..."

The same goes for the previous Tao-Seeking Jade, which is a forbidden technique that should not be mastered by mortals.

It was the first time that Kyuubi was so unfamiliar with this 'landlord'.

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In the Kingdom of Birds, among the frontline fortresses.

After a high-intensity battle that lasted for dozens of hours, Yi Ji's face did not show any signs of fatigue. On the contrary, she was very energetic. If there was another battle, I believe she would be able to perform smoothly without any abnormal performance.

"No wonder the old man always likes to take a break from his busy schedule. It's really nice to enjoy afternoon tea."

In the lounge, Yiji, who had nothing to do, stayed here and held a one-person afternoon tea party at the window, drinking afternoon tea slowly to pass the time.

Even after a long battle, she did not feel tired physically or mentally. However, when the sweetness and mellowness of the black tea entered her throat, her body seemed to have received a slight electric shock, and she let out a pleasant moan.

Ichiji was enjoying afternoon tea while bathing in the sunshine. Before the troops behind them caught up, the frontline troops would temporarily cease their activities and confront the White Zetsu troops from the Land of Rain.

However, she also knew that this tranquility could only last for a short time. As soon as the rear troops arrived, she would immediately launch a fierce attack on the Kingdom of Rain and tear open a huge gap on the western defense line of the Kingdom of Rain. Crack, and finally drive straight in.

There was a knock on the door, and then someone walked in.

It is Hinata Aoi in the group, a white-eyed ninja who inherits the blood of the Hyuga clan.

Although he is young, he is already a member of the jonin community.

Wearing the military's black ninja uniform, a windbreaker-like jacket, and a saber made of chakra metal around his waist, he did not wear the heavy chakra armor.

"Team leader, you are so lucky to be hiding in your room alone drinking afternoon tea."

As soon as Hinata came in, she made a joke.

"It's just relaxing before the big battle. How about it? Do you want to come together?"

Kazuhime did not look embarrassed when her subordinates discovered her laziness. Instead, she readily invited Hinata Aoi to join her tea party.

"I'll forget it, I still have a lot of work to do. Besides, I'm on duty tonight, and I have to go back and take a nap soon, otherwise I won't have the energy to patrol."

Hinata shook her head and refused Ichiki's invitation to a tea party.

She placed the documents she held in her arms on an empty spot on the table.

"This is information sent from the headquarters about the alliance's recent movements. They are planning to launch an offensive and defensive battle with Akatsuki in Kusayak Village."

Hinata put down the file and said.

"Kusagakure?"

"Well, because Kusagakure's location is very close to the Land of Rain, after the Kusagakure ninjas evacuated, Akatsuki was eyeing it. Originally, the White Zetsu troops only used it as a transit point, but now... they may have other intentions. "

Hinata said.

Yiji nodded slightly, pushed the cake and black tea in front of her slightly, and revealed the map on the table.

It is a reduced and precise map of the ninja world.

When Hinata saw this, she was slightly speechless. Was she planning to have afternoon tea and work at the same time?

"I remember that the Alliance troops stationed in the Country of Grass were mainly the 1st Regiment, and some squadrons of the 2nd and 3rd Regiment were merged into it."

"Yes, but part of the main force of the Second and Third Wings is in the Country of Grass, and with the assistance of Kazekage, one of the Five Shadows, the conflict in the Country of Grass may be fierce."

Hinata predicted this outcome.

"It seems that they are feeling pressure to dispatch the Five Kage. The first regiment of the Alliance Army is currently stationed in the Kannabi Bridge area. It will take at least half a day to reach Kusagakure... The battle will be in the middle of the night, or tomorrow let's start."

Kazuki looked at the location of Kannabi Bridge on the map.

There was an important turning point in the Third Ninja War, the battle where Konoha's fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato became famous.

But in the Fifth Ninja War, such an important strategic location seemed insignificant.

In the past, battles involving thousands of ninjas would have been earth-shattering.

But now the Alliance Army's ninja troops can easily march tens of thousands of ninjas.

At present, they have invested 30,000 troops in the Country of Grass.

The number of ninjas in a ninja village in a big country may not reach this level.

"So, should we go over and take a hand in this battle?"

Hinata asked.

"Well... forget it, before I assisted them, I just wanted to mobilize their enthusiasm and help them push faster. Now that they have this kind of consciousness, there is no need to pay attention to them anymore. Send people from the reconnaissance team to follow them and collect information. Information would be great.”

Although the amount of ammunition in the warehouse is still sufficient, it is not a problem to plow the Bird Country a few more times, but there is no need to participate in such meaningless things.

After all, if they continue to rely on other countries, the morale of the Alliance Army will be very low, which can be said to be fatal.

They urgently needed a war to flex the muscles of the Union Army.

Yiji could see such an intention at a glance.

Hinata Aoi then left, leaving Kazuo alone in the room again, enjoying a peaceful afternoon tea.

This rare leisure is hard-won.

"Peace, really..."

The word 'good' has not escaped my lips.

Boom!

A fire quickly ignited in a corner of the fortress, and the roaring sound made the teacup Yiji held start to tremble, and the black tea in the cup rippled.

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Yiji stared blankly at the corner of the fortress where the explosion occurred, and then her expression changed. That was the weapons warehouse of the fortress.

There are various spare ammunition stored there, as well as heavyweight equipment such as chakra armor, or traditional lightweight ninja equipment such as kunai and detonating charms.

Therefore, the weapons warehouse will be heavily guarded and protected by a barrier around the clock.

Even the warehouse itself is made of special materials, and its load-bearing tonnage is beyond imagination.

With this level of protection, it is impossible to sneak in silently.

Without thinking much, Yi Ji quickly put down the tea cup with half a cup of black tea left. The figure had disappeared into the room, and only half a cup of black tea was still radiating residual heat under her eyes.

Jumping a distance of tens of meters, in less than a moment, Yiji flashed to the weapons warehouse area.

The weapons warehouse is a standard block-shaped building, divided into one ground floor and two underground floors. It is entirely gray and white in color. The door is made of chakra metal and dyed black with paint. Both the walls and the door have spells engraved on them. Block the perception ninjutsu and stealth ninjutsu from the outside world, making it impossible to spy on or enter them.

Responsible for guarding the weapons warehouse are two jounin wearing chakra armor and dozens of chuunin.

But at this time, one of the Jonin's chakra armors had cracks on it, and his mask flew out. He fell to the ground in shock, revealing a pale male face with bleeding from the corners of his mouth.

Several chuunin even died unfortunately, turning into charred corpses.

The culprit was a White Zetsu who had been blown to pieces, and many of the pieces of crushed flesh were also charred black.

The huge crater proves how powerful this White Jue is when it self-destructs.

Even chakra armor can't protect them all.

The chakra armor on the injured jounin was obviously no longer usable. The gem in the center had eye-catching cracks, and the function of absorbing ninjutsu and converting it into his own chakra disappeared.

"This is how the same thing?"

Yiji's face darkened, how could Bai Jue sneak into this place?

She did not immediately pursue the blame, but first figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

"I don't know. This guy transformed into our companion before and came to approach the warehouse. But this place is an important place, and it is impossible to get here even if we take a walk, so we wanted to intercept him and question him, but before we even asked, this guy... …”

Another jounin took off his helmet, revealing a head of striking red hair, with a wry smile on his face.

The appearance of this red hair, coupled with the application of sensory ninjutsu, undoubtedly proves his identity as a ninja of the Uzumaki clan.

After all, the weapons warehouse is in such an important location, and sentient ninjas must be dispatched to conduct reconnaissance at all times. There cannot be any carelessness.

If the weapons warehouse explodes, the nearby area, including the staff, may be lifted up together with their souls and bodies.

"White Zetsu's chakras are all the same. There are backups in the military. Sensory ninjas are trained. The graduation course is to identify the chakra characteristics of White Zetsu. Even if you use transformation techniques, they should not be hidden."

Ichiki raised an eyebrow, not to mention the Uzumaki clan's ninja Kagura's inner eye, which has the best sensing ability in the ninja world and is more sensitive to abnormal chakra. No matter how Bai Zetsu changes, he should not be able to hide from the Uzumaki clan's perception skills.

So, Ichiji came to the minced meat after Bai Zetsu's explosion, squatted down, and reached out to touch the chakra remaining in the minced meat.

"The density of chakra is somewhat abnormal, and the physical strength is obviously stronger than that of ordinary White Zetsu... He is a special individual among White Zetsu. His abilities are mostly to enhance transformation and disguise, which seems to be a tricky thing."

Yi Ji's frown deepened.

In the intelligence system of the Kingdom of Ghosts, these special individuals Bai Zetsu are specially recorded.

Although their appearance is almost the same as that of ordinary White Zetsu, their abilities are far superior to those of ordinary White Zetsu.

And the tendencies are also different. Some have strengthened their submersible ability, some have awakened Wood Release, some have expanded their perception range, and some have enhanced physical skills... It can be said that the types of enhancements are all kinds of strange, and even the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot obtain them all. Bai Jue's information on special individuals.

The only one who knows the answer is probably Nagato.

During the raids on Orochimaru's base, some relevant information was also found, but Orochimaru was not the main participant. Heilihu, who practiced the forbidden art, Onimera no Jutsu, and Nagato, who had the Rinnegan Eye, were the ones who He is the initiator of mass production of special White Zetsu individuals.

The specific number is unknown, but it is not much, but it is not less. These special white skills are used in key places.

Attacking the weapons warehouse at the frontline fortress of the Kingdom of Ghosts is one of the goals.

"It's really troublesome... If this thing continues to be this messy, it will definitely make people panic."

Yi Ji felt a headache.

After tidying up the place and collecting the corpses of several chuunin who unfortunately died in the explosion, Ichiki asked someone to collect the broken flesh and blood of Bai Zetsu, and asked a small team to send these things to the Bear Country Command Headquarters. The people there would Responsible for deciphering the secrets of special Bai Jue individuals.

It would be fine if they were special White Zetsus who had awakened the Wood Release or strengthened their physical skills, but for White Zetsus like this who could draw a cold knife from behind at any time, everyone knew that unless these things were eliminated, they would not be able to fight with peace of mind. .

"It looks like I can't finish the afternoon tea... Is this a way to make this side afraid to act rashly and not be able to join forces with the Alliance Army to jointly attack Kusagakure?"

Yiji rubbed her eyebrows. After returning to the room, she looked at the still warm black tea and the half-eaten cake, and suddenly lost her mood.