Escape From Konoha

The western part of the Fire Nation.

Confederate 5th Regiment camp.

Perhaps due to psychological effects, after nightfall, Mifune suddenly sensed a chilling aura in the air, and his palms began to subconsciously tighten the katana at his waist.

Even so, this cold aura still lingered, and Mifune couldn't feel the slightest sense of security with the weapon in his hand.

The samurai's intuition told him that this was because of the fierce battles on the battlefield in the Kingdom of Rain, which caused the skies of neighboring countries to be filled with this ominous color.

The moon was bright and clear, the wind was light and the clouds were light, but the sky Mifune saw always had a layer of haze and a faint scarlet color, as if the moon was stained with blood and began to turn red.

Mifune stood outside the conference room tent, raised his head, looked at the moonlight with his eyes, narrowed slightly, and held the handle of the katana a little harder, trying to use this method to dispel the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart.

There was a lot of noise near the camp, the sound of troops gathering.

Ten minutes ago, Konoha Yamanaka Kaiichi Jounin, captain of the intelligence force located at the Alliance Army Headquarters, conveyed the operational instructions of the staff to the various alliance units of the Alliance Army.

The alliance with the Kingdom of Ghosts has been torn up. Next, the Alliance Army and the Kingdom of Ghosts are no longer in an alliance and can attack at will.

As one of the main forces of the Alliance Army, the Fifth Regiment has been guarding the western part of the Fire Country since the beginning of the war, and occasionally participated in the war, so the losses were very small, and it still retains most of its troops until now. This is a weapon that can A sharp blade that penetrates the land of rain.

There are more than 20,000 people in total, with a total of 150 squadrons, most of which are combat squadrons, a small number of medical squadrons and reconnaissance squadrons, and air force squadrons that focus on air combat.

In addition, there are thousands of warriors from the Iron Kingdom, accounting for about one-sixth of the Fifth Regiment.

If these thousands of warriors are ignored, the number of the fifth regiment will not exceed 20,000.

And this is where Mifune hesitated.

The reason why he participated in this battle on behalf of the Iron Kingdom was not because he wanted to be an enemy of the Demon Kingdom, but because of the existence of Akatsuki and Ten-Tails, he had to join forces with the Alliance Army. The main purpose is to destroy the Akatsuki and assist the Alliance to recover the tailed beasts to prevent the world from being controlled by techniques like Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Now that the Alliance Army has broken up with the Kingdom of Demons, it means that the battle against Akatsuki has come to an end and is no longer a threat. As the assisting party, the Iron Country should retreat bravely at this time, evacuate the ninja battlefield, and return to the Iron Country Daimyo to recover.

However, is this really the case?

Will the Union Army let him go?

Thousands of warriors, plus him as a warrior general, are already a powerful force.

Even those ninja villages from small countries were brought here, including those from neutral countries. As a samurai group from the neutral country Iron Country, where should they go?

Unlike those weak ninjas from small countries, the Iron Kingdom has a strong military and has enough room to operate in terms of choices.

Therefore, how to choose now has become a difficult problem in Mifune's mind.

As the departure time approached, he was still thinking about this issue.

Should we leave or continue to fight?

"..."

Just as Mifune was deep in thought, footsteps came from behind.

"Rijiao?"

"It's me, Mifune-sama."

The tall samurai Satokaku came closer and bowed slightly to Mifune.

He served as the squadron leader in the Fifth Wing, replacing Mifune and responsible for mediating disputes among the ninjas in the villages of the Alliance's Fifth Wing, including those bounty hunters who had many grievances.

"Have all the troops been assembled?"

"Yes, due to the battle order issued by the headquarters, the ninjas in each village have finally put aside their prejudices for the time being. Most of the squadrons have been assembled, and a few are still adjusting. But I think it will take a while before we can set off and the troops will move in. The Land of Rain.”

Rikkaku replied in a calm tone.

This was the strategy that the Alliance Army had formulated from the beginning. The first to fourth regiments would check and balance the main forces of the Kingdom of Ghosts. As for the fifth regiment, at the moment the war was declared, they would go to the Kingdom of Rain and fight for the Five Shadows. Help out.

In addition, the same is true for those bounty hunters who were invited. The next place they will go to is the Kingdom of Rain, where they will enter the core battlefield and accept the command of the Five Shadows.

The Bai Jue and Dragon Beast Legions that stood in front of them disappeared for some unknown reason. Then, the road in front of them was smooth.

Before entering the core battlefield, I thought there would be no more twists and turns.

but……

Thinking of something, Satokaku looked at Mifune's back. His upright figure was like a sharp blade about to be unsheathed. Although he tried to restrain himself, there was still a sharp aura emanating from his torso, which made people's skin feel slightly. Stinging.

"In that case, let's summon all the squadron commanders who can take charge. I have something to announce."

Mifune's face was calm. After saying this, he stared at the dark clouds in the western sky and remained silent without saying a word.

"yes."

Li Jiao did not hesitate, went down quickly, and immediately summoned the squadron leaders who were in charge.

Less than two minutes had passed, and a dozen elite jounin from Konoha, Sunagakure, Kumogakure and other villages came here to gather in accordance with Mifune's summons.

Compared with other squadron leaders, they are stronger and have enough commanding experience to effectively command troops in combat.

In the fifth alliance, their voice is probably equal to that of Rikou, second only to Mifune, the captain of the fifth alliance.

"Captain, we are about to leave. Could you please tell us what's the reason for summoning us here at this time?"

A squadron leader Jonin from Kumogakure was the first to be unable to bear it, looked at Mifune, and took the initiative to ask Mifune about his intention in issuing the summons order.

After Satokaku brought them here, he took the initiative to stand beside Mifune and protect him closely.

Later, there was also a group of armored samurai, about dozens of them, who were all the elites of the Iron Kingdom samurai group. Their superb sword skills alone were enough to suppress chuunin, and a few of them could even fight with jounin. The elite of the entire Iron Kingdom, the foundation of the country.

"Yeah, if it's to mediate disputes, I personally think it's unnecessary. We don't have time to waste on this."

Konoha's squadron leader Jonin was the first to answer.

The order from the Alliance Army Headquarters has been clearly issued to each of their squadron leaders.

The next battle plan is very important. Although the ninjas in each village dislike each other, they only come up with it after they have free time. At this time, it is impossible to abandon the headquarters' battle plan just because of this friction. regardless of.

The squadron leaders still understand the priority of the matter.

Moreover, those who have conflicts are not jounin at the level of the squadron leader. Most of them are chuunin and genin from each village. When conflicts arise, squadron leaders like them, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, will never get involved and will even actively cooperate. The warriors of the Iron Kingdom put an end to internal fighting. And this is also the order secretly given to them by the Five Shadows at the beginning of the war, at least not to let the chain slip at the critical moment.

"Don't worry, I didn't call you here specifically for these things, but..."

Mifune paused before speaking and glanced at these people.

"But what, Your Excellency, Captain?"

Everyone was puzzled by Mifune's attitude and couldn't wait to ask more questions.

Mifune was silent for a moment and closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he opened his eyes. The colors in his eyes were very clear and bright, without any turbidity.

"Next, I and the warriors from the Kingdom of Iron will break away from the Alliance Army, give up the subsequent battle in the Kingdom of Rain, and return to the Kingdom of Iron to guard it. I leave the command of the Alliance Army's fifth wing to you."

"Varied--"

"Your Excellency, Captain, what do you mean?"

"Captain, do you want to betray our Alliance Army?"

Hearing Mifune's resignation, the dozen or so squadron leaders in front of him were shocked.

Of course, after the shock, there was more anger and questioning. He was very repelled by Mifune's idea of ​​​​retreating without a fight, and began to issue words of reprimand and accusation.

Seeing the angry expressions of these people, Satokaku, who stood beside Mifune, subconsciously held down the hilt of his knife, fearing that these people would suddenly attack Mifune in a state of anger.

Mifune stretched out his hand and stopped him, indicating that there was no need to be so vigilant.

Although his body is old, he still has some reflexes due to his years of cultivation and recuperation. Even a ninja of the level of the Five Kages cannot sneak up on him silently. Otherwise, he would not have been selected as the captain of the Fifth Regiment by the Union Army.

Faced with the accusations and dissatisfaction of these people, Mifune did not get angry. Rather, their reactions were within his expectations.

He is the captain of the fifth regiment. At this time, he retreated from the Alliance without a fight. In the eyes of most Alliance ninjas, his behavior was considered a 'betrayal'.

But from the standpoint of the Iron Kingdom, Mifune did not believe that he had betrayed his covenant.

"Everyone——"

Mifune's loud words came, overwhelming the arguments of these people:

"——We samurai joined the Alliance Army in the name of assisting parties. The purpose is to destroy Akatsuki and prevent the infinite Tsukuyomi from happening. We are fighting for the peace of the ninja world. But now the Alliance Army and the Kingdom of Demons It has been broken, and the Akatsuki matter has probably been settled. Then, as the assisting party, we samurai naturally have no reason to fight against the Kingdom of Demons. This is your ninja's war, and the samurai will not intervene."

Mifune's voice was firm.

He thought about it for a long time, and finally made up his mind to step down as captain of the Fifth Regiment of the Union Army.

For him, the position of captain is not an honor, but a shackle, a tool that binds him and the warriors to the Alliance Army.

"If we are fighting for peace, then please continue to assist us, captain, to defeat the Kingdom of Demons. In this way, the ninja world will naturally have permanent peace. The righteous side will surely win."

The squadron leader Jonin of Sunagakure stepped forward and said with a serious look on his face.

Mifune glanced at him and replied with a calm face: "There is no definite statement or evidence about who is justice between the Alliance Army and the Demon Country. Moreover, the position between countries itself is relative justice, and Something that is not absolute.”

"Don't you need to think about it again, Captain? If you withdraw at this time, I think the headquarters will be very dissatisfied. Please consider it for the sake of the Iron Kingdom."

The words spoken by the captain of Kumogakure Squadron were already threatening.

Mifune was silent for a moment and continued: "Before the war started, I signed an agreement with the Five Shadows. During the war with the Kingdom of Demons, the warriors of the Kingdom of Iron will break away from the alliance and will not serve as assisters and continue to fight for the Kingdom of Demons. The Union Army goes to war. This is something that has been decided for a long time.”

"If that's the case, why didn't we get the relevant order? At the headquarters, why do you want you to continue to serve as the captain? Is the so-called agreement made up by the captain himself?"

The distrust was clear on the faces of the group.

But their intention was also very clear. They wanted Mifune and the samurai to be completely tied to the alliance and fight for them.

After all, this is a powerful warrior approaching the level of the Five Shadows, and he is a strong support for the Alliance Army.

It's not that they don't understand. The reason why they have been messing around here is to stop Mifune's behavior of breaking away from the alliance and force the other party to give up such unrealistic ideas.

"Yes, and at this time, can the Kingdom of Iron remain neutral? In the eyes of the Kingdom of Ghosts, you have already become one with our Alliance Army. Your Excellency, Captain, please don't say this again, no?" Everyone will be as considerate as we are.”

The others echoed, and although they were unhappy with each other, they all unanimously united to stop Mifune and the samurai from leaving the alliance.

"You guys, don't let Mifune-sama--"

Mifune didn't get angry, but Satokaku couldn't help it.

Seeing the faces of this group of people who kept pushing me forward, I felt very angry.

Before the word '四' came out of his mouth, a rumbling sound suddenly sounded in the east of the camp, pillars of fire formed into the sky, and the crowd's chaos and yelling came.

"That is--"

Mifune and the squadron leaders all changed their expressions and looked towards the place where the fire started.

To the east of the camp is the snow storage area for the supplies of the Fifth Regiment. If the supplies there are burned, the Fifth Regiment will basically have no ability to attack.

In particular, the medical supplies there are a top priority and are the key to survival on the battlefield.

Without hesitation, everyone stopped arguing and prepared to head out to the snow storage area in the east of the camp to see what was going on there.

However, before they could take action, the surrounding samurai and ninjas began to move around randomly. Their faces and voices seemed to be in a state of chaos, and they were in a very strange state.

"What's this?"

"Damn! What happened to my brain-"

"The body doesn't obey orders——"

"Oops, we're poisoned!"

In the chaos, some people realized that their group had been poisoned, and they all showed disbelief.

They are fine here and no enemies have sneaked in. How did they get poisoned?

Moreover, this colorless and odorless poison directly affected all of them.

Then, they realized a more critical issue.

The top leaders of the Fifth Wing are all gathered here. They are now collectively poisoned. Without outsiders entering, there is only one outcome that can be imagined -

They all looked at the only squadron leader standing in the field.

From Kirigakure.

It is said that he is from the Kirigakure pursuit force and is a member of the direct subordinates of the Fifth Mizukage.

In the Fifth Wing, he served as the captain of the 31st Squadron.

"you--"

Everyone realized that this Kirigakure jounin had betrayed them.

The reason is not yet clear, but it was too late to react at this time. They fell to the ground, their limbs were not only weak, but all kinds of wonderful fantasies caused the surrounding world to rotate, filled with all kinds of terrible illusions.

This poison not only has a paralyzing effect, but also has the ability to cause hallucinations.

Kirigakure's squadron leader Jonin took out a flare from his pocket very calmly and prepared to pull it open and launch it.

The cold blade touched the skin of his neck, causing him to freeze up. He looked in shock at Mifune, who had put the blade on his neck at some point.

I believe that if he does anything unusual next time, his head will instantly fall to the ground.

"Impossible, how could you..."

As if he couldn't believe that Mifune still had such mobility, Kirigakure's jounin couldn't help but panic.

"Unfortunately, my body's resistance to poison is slightly stronger."

Mifune's face was slightly cold. Not only the ninjas, but also the samurai under his command were affected.

If his body's resistance to toxicity was not higher, there would be no guarantee that problems would not arise.

And even the Jonin are not immune to it, this poison is very scary.

"..."

The Kirigakure jounin did not resist, he honestly let go of his hand, let the signal bomb fall to the ground, raised his hands in surrender, and did not dare to make any rash move.

After all, his mission has been roughly completed. He doesn't know whether Mifune's blade is sharp or not, but cutting off his head is not a problem. He doesn't want to die in a miserable place like this.

"Are you a spy from the Kingdom of Demons? I have long heard that the Kingdom of Demons is good at starting from inside the opponent and inciting them to rebel... But I didn't expect that a Mizukage confidant like you would also be instigated. Recently in the Alliance Among them, it was you who secretly instigated the ninjas of Kirigakure to conflict with the ninjas of other villages."

Mifune's expression became serious, and his tone revealed fear.

"..."

The Kirigakure jounin didn't want to explain, so he just took it like this and remained silent.

Just when Mifune wanted to continue questioning, there was another loud boom.

This time the distance was very close, not far from the camp.

That is the communication area of ​​the Fifth Wing, a place used to communicate with the Alliance Army headquarters and other wings.

call out--

call out--

call out--

Such sounds continued to surround the 5th Wing camp and rushed into the night sky.

Then the unknown object exploded in the sky, and fierce flashes of light emerged, driving away the darkness and turning the night into day.

Not only that, it also contains special chakra fluctuations, which interferes with the fifth wing's signal receiver and completely blocks the information here.

Only then did Mifune realize that the attack from the Kingdom of Demons had begun, and it was more sudden and terrifying than imagined.

First, a group of squadron captains were poisoned, and then contact was interrupted. The fifth wing became an isolated army, and it was an isolated army with huge internal dangers.

"Mifune-sama, Hotaru, Hotaru-"

Mifune's other right-hand man, Samurai Okisuke, ran over anxiously and shouted to Mifune.

"What?"

"The Yinghuo people attacked the warehouse and burned all the materials there! And they also cooperated with the Thunder Group——"

Okisuke finished talking about the situation there in one breath.

"!?"

Fireflies? Weren't they injured by members of the Lightning Regiment? How can you still move?

And he still acted together with the Lightning Regiment and burned down the warehouse of the 5th Regiment?

Because the situation was so sudden and complicated, Mifune felt that his brain was a little exhausted for a while.

"What else?"

Mifune took a deep breath, feeling that things with the Alliance Army could be even worse.

"The people of Shura were fighting with the people of Lei Guang. When I came, they could hardly stand it anymore and killed and injured most of them. Not only that, multiple bounty hunter teams also turned against the enemy at the same time and cooperated with Lei Guang. The regiment is attacking the important facilities of the 5th Regiment!"

Okisuke's face was filled with dust, and he was completely numb to the current situation of the Fifth Wing.

There are too many sieves within the Alliance Army, isn't it papery?

A quarter of the bounty hunters who had spent a lot of money to hire suddenly turned against them, catching them off guard.

Then, he saw the samurai and squadron leader Jonin around him, as well as his colleagues Rikkaku, all falling to the ground. The leader Mifune held a knife on the neck of a Kirigakure Jonin, and there was another look on his face. stay.

"?"

Here...what happened again?

Why did all these squadron leaders fall?

Why is Mifune-sama attacking the Kirigakure ninja?

Thinking of some very terrifying possibility, Okosuke couldn't help but fell silent.

Surrender, you can't fight, you can't win.

Only three of the top management of the Fifth Wing are still able to move, and the rest are down. How can more than 20,000 ninjas lead and command? Moreover, the enemies have begun to raid. The fifth wing is in chaos. The warehouse area and communication area have been destroyed. The fifth wing has been completely reduced to a lonely force.

The remaining hope is to break through to the direction of Grass Country and join up with the main force of the Alliance Army there, or to ask for help from Konoha to the east, and use the communication troops there to ask for help from the Alliance Army headquarters.

A familiar buzzing sound sounded in the sky, and an air force squadron flew over the sky with flying ninja equipment. Although no bombs were dropped, it brought huge pressure to everyone present.

More explosions began to sound from the edge of the 5th Wing camp.

The sea of ​​blood that filled the sky looked extremely intimidating, swallowing up the Alliance ninjas blocking the road into the sea of ​​blood.

The walking corpses with numb expressions were composed of Alliance ninjas. They opened the way in front and rushed into the crowd. Their bodies suddenly swelled and their flesh was torn. They exploded and died in the crowd, and their surrounding companions were also affected.

Several giant blood-colored dragons that were more than ten meters long were attacking the Alliance ninjas below. Even Mifune here could see the brutal power of the blood dragons at a glance.

"That belongs to the leader of the Thunder Light Group..."

Mifune sighed, recognizing that it was the Blood Dragon Eye ability of Chino, the leader of the Lightning Regiment.

Sea of ​​blood, suicide bombs, and blood dragons are all the opponent's special skills, and they have made a name for themselves in the underground black market. With that kind of weird blood inheritance limit, even if he faces the five shadows, he is still capable of fighting.

After seeing this, although there were still some things that he couldn't figure out, he could figure out the general things by himself.

The Thunder Light Group is from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The Kingdom of Waves may have been secretly controlled by the Kingdom of Ghosts. Thinking back to the fact that the cross-sea bridge connecting the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Fire was jointly built by the two countries...

Konoha... or the Country of Fire, most of the area has fallen now.

Thinking of this, Mifune withdrew the katana that was placed on the Kirigakure Jōnin's neck.

At this point, no matter how stubbornly the Fifth Wing resists, defeat will happen sooner or later, and there is no way to recover.