Escape From Konoha

When he returned to the VIP room, Kazuki found that Oyajo's figure had disappeared.

In the VIP room, there was only a servant dressed as a ninja waiting for Kazuto's arrival.

Judging from the opponent's calm figure, Kazuki could easily tell that the opponent was a jounin-level ninja.

"Where are the people from Oya Castle?"

Yiji won three competitions in a row, and when she came back, she questioned him unceremoniously.

The ninja who stayed behind in Oya Castle said: "Master Oya Castle has important matters to deal with and has left the island one step ahead of schedule."

"Heh, he escaped pretty quickly."

Yi Ji sneered. She wanted to teach the other party a lesson when she came back, but she didn't expect that this weapons dealer was more cunning than she thought.

He is worthy of being called the Merchant of Death.

This vigilance cannot be underestimated.

The ninja was still neither humble nor condescending in response to Ichiki's taunt, so he took out a scroll from his arms and handed it over.

"This is what Lord Oyajo asked me to give to Miss Kazuhime. He said the things inside are what Miss Kazuhime needs."

After the ninja said these words, Kazuki's expression suddenly became solemn, and his brows rose, as if his identity had been seen through, and he was a little surprised.

Could it be Kado?

No, that guy has always been loyal and would not do such unnecessary things, otherwise he would not be promoted to the top of the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association.

That means that she exists in the intelligence system of Oya Castle.

But this point still made Yiji confused.

Her information is classified as top secret in the Kingdom of Demons. Even Konoha's understanding of her is limited to some things on paper, and most of the information on paper is misleading.

But Miyajo can see through her true identity, which is worth intriguing.

The power of this dead businessman was greater than she imagined.

Ichiki took the scroll in a somewhat unhappy mood. This feeling of being seen through made her very unhappy. The most unacceptable thing was that she seemed to know too little about Oya Castle.

After the ninja handed the scroll to Kazuki, he exited the VIP room.

This is the room where Oya Castle specializes in viewing the arena. No one can break in here without permission from Oya Castle, not even the staff of the arena.

Therefore, after getting the information he needed, Kazuji did not leave immediately. Instead, he regarded the VIP room as his own territory and began to read the intelligence clues left by Oya Castle.

After unfolding the scroll, Yi Ji was a little casual at first, but as time went by, the more he looked down, the more serious his face became.

The amount of information that Oya Castle left in the scroll was too astonishing, and she never thought that the merchant alliance on the isolated island would be so bold and directly involve its black hands in the country's sovereignty.

The information provided in the scroll seemed a bit unbelievable to Ichiki.

Because the merchant alliance of the isolated island is beginning to be dissatisfied with this small area and is ready to look for the next target. They plan to build a 'paradise' city that is even larger than the current isolated island.

For this reason, they started plotting many years ago.

And their next target is clear - the Country of Waves.

The Country of Waves is a small island country. Even so, its territory is much larger than that of an isolated island, enough to accommodate a population of hundreds of thousands.

Moreover, the border of the Country of Waves is shrouded in fog all year round, and the local weather is special, which is comparable to that of the Country of Rain, where it rains all year round.

For this reason, the merchant alliance on the isolated island raised a large amount of funds that shocked Yi Ji. It has to be said that the combined financial resources of these merchants have exceeded the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce.

According to their plan, they did have a high success rate in the end.

Having enough money can solve many troublesome problems.

But that's just what it looks like.

After Yiji read it, she took a deep breath and raised the corners of her mouth into a cold smile.

"Do these idiots really think that a big country would allow such an uneasy factor that is beyond their control to appear around them?"

In the final analysis, they are just businessmen who think that profit can unite everything.

But when it comes to matters at the national level, especially the level of the five major countries, no matter how much money is spent, it will become meaningless.

The rulers of the country who can become famous in the five major countries are not dim-witted, and they do not want to be robbed of power by their subordinates.

Once their power disputes are touched upon, their extremely ruthless side will appear.

Rain Country is the perfect example.

Because it is powerful, its decline is inevitable, otherwise it will be the big country that suffers.

The success of Ghost Country is accidental and cannot be used as a universal example.

Just like the coup in Kirigakure Village.

At the end of the scroll, Oyajo gave a list of merchant names.

They are all big businessmen involved in the plan to control the Kingdom of Waves behind the scenes.

Every businessman's name was familiar to Yi Ji, a leader in the business world.

Let Yi Ji know that these businessmen's bold plans are not just a joke, but are actually put into action.

They plan to take control of the Land of Waves.

Although the scroll mentioned the Wave Kingdom plan, it said nothing about the situation in the Fire Kingdom.

In this regard, Yi Ji did not feel too disappointed.

It is already a good reward to get this plan.

No matter how powerful Oya Castle is, it is impossible to know what the top officials of the Fire Country are thinking. This is not at the same level as the isolated island.

In addition, the daimyo of the land of winds was once threatened by the debt collectors of the land of ghosts, and now the strength of the guards around the daimyo of the five major kingdoms can be said to have doubled several times.

Even if the gold medal debt collector from the chamber of commerce is sent over this time, it is estimated that they will be crushed there.

As for the arrangements on the Fire Nation, Kazuki can roughly guess.

After these merchants actually control the Kingdom of Bo, the Kingdom of Fire will use the name of "justice" to crusade against the Kingdom of Wave. At that time, not only can they get all the territory and population of the Kingdom of Wave, but they can also embezzle the wealth of these merchants. Huge assets.

If it were her, she would also choose to do this.

The happiest dancers on the table are just pawns used to deceive people, and the real black hand behind the scenes is probably the daimyo of the land of fire.

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The Kingdom of Fire, Daming Mansion.

In a poetic and picturesque manor, Danzo and the fire country daimyo sat face to face, with a chessboard between them.

"General, Elder Danzo."

Following the final move, Daimyo of the Fire Country half covered his face with a folding fan, narrowed his eyes slightly, and seemed very happy.

"well……"

Danzo looked at the lost chess game, sighed, and then said with a smile: "Your Excellency Daimyo's chess skills are getting more and more sophisticated. It turns out that the first few moves before were all traps."

The Fire Nation daimyo took off the folding fan and said with a smile, "Oh, that's just luck. Elder Danzo is really too humble."

"Maybe."

Danzo didn't care about this, but just replied lightly.

The fire country daimyo didn't say anything about it. Compared with their next plan, the victory or defeat on the chessboard is just to pass the leisure time.

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I played chess with Danzo. When I first came to power, I was with you, and there was Hirizhan... Time is really unforgiving."

The fire country daimyo changed to a friend's name instead of a formal one, and he is quite nostalgic for the old days.

"Hiruzen is getting old."

Danzo didn't even raise his eyelids.

"But it is because of him that the situation of Konoha's major families can be stabilized. In the past, it was okay to have Lord Hashirama and Lord Tomona... But Uchiha Madara's rebellion, the first ninja war suddenly started, after that, The development of the situation has changed somewhat.”

The Fire Country Daimyo smiled bitterly.

To be honest, he has a lot of prejudice against the Kingdom of Thunder.

Konoha was originally a good place, but it was because of the unfortunate sacrifice of the second generation Hokage Senju Tobirama that problems appeared in the balance system of the major families in Konoha Village.

Among them, the Uchiha clan is the most powerful.

Although he is not the actual controller of Konoha, Hirizhan has asked him many times in the past to provide some financial support. He didn't ask too much about it, and directly approved Konoha a large amount of development funds.

In fact, it was to stabilize the balance of the major families in Konoha.

Fortunately, the three ninja clans of Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi are staunch supporters of the Hokage faction, and the ninja management skills of the Nara clan are generally excellent. They assisted the still immature Ninja at that time, and with his financial assistance, they barely stabilized The situation in Konoha.

Danzo also became the root at that time, used to suppress the Uchiha clan.

It's just that all this shouldn't have happened.

It all comes down to the First Ninja War.

Kumogakure planned to sign an armistice agreement with Konoha. Kumogakure Jonin Kinaku and Ginko were dissatisfied with the end of the war and attacked the venue, killing Kumogakure's second-generation Raikage on the spot, and then led his troops to hunt down the second-generation Hokage. Thousand Hands Tobirama caused the death of the second Hokage.

It also led to the fact that Hiruzen was unable to complete many of the decisions made by the previous generation of Hokage, so he could only give up some of them and focus on balancing policies.

Therefore, he still has prejudices against the Kingdom of Thunder.

If Kumogakure hadn't gone back on his word, the Second Hokage wouldn't have died in such a humiliating way.

Although the Kingdom of Thunder made compensation afterwards, which gave the Country of Fire enough face, it also left a big knot in the heart of him, a famous figure of the Country of Fire, which he still cannot get rid of.

In his opinion, no amount of compensation was enough to buy back a second-generation Hokage Senju Tobirama.

As the saying goes, a thousand armies are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. In his opinion, the Thousand Hands Gate can open a huge gap between the Fire Country and the other four countries, and dominate the ninja world from now on.

Senju Hashirama is stronger than strength, Senju Tobirama is stronger than political skills, stronger than various innovations and reforms, and dares to do things that ordinary people dare not think of. Facts have proved that any decision made by the other party will benefit the Fire Country and Konoha.

This has always been the most regrettable thing for him, a great name from the Land of Fire.

"Hiruzhan hoped that I would establish the Roots, imitate Tobirama-sensei's light and darkness, and control Konoha at the same time. Unfortunately, he lacked the ability and courage to control the darkness like me. That's why the Roots grew to this point. "

Danzo told the truth.

In front of this old man of the same age, I don't have to be conceited.

In fact, even when his old friend Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, came in person, he was outspoken.

"Indeed, your darkness may no longer be controlled by anyone in Konoha. No, maybe, there is also Hashirama-dono's granddaughter."

The name of the Fire Country has a certain meaning.

In Danzo's view, this sentence was not meant to sow discord, but rather to give advice.

The Land of Fire and Konoha are in a difficult situation right now, so don't do things that will make your loved ones angry and your enemies happy.

Although assassinating Tsunade was indeed a great help to Danzo.

But that would also leave huge hidden dangers within Konoha.

At the same time, Konoha is now green and yellow. Once a war breaks out, the fighting power of Sannin is indispensable.

Jiraiya suffered a disastrous defeat on the battlefield of the Land of Wind, not because Jiraiya was too weak, but because the enemy was too strong.

What kind of trump card is hidden in the kingdom of ghosts and how many ninjas does the kingdom of fire have, and the daimyo of the kingdom of fire knows nothing about it, this is the most difficult thing.

"Tsunade……"

Danzo murmured, with a little fluctuation on his face, but it was limited to this.

Assassinate Tsunade, even if the fire country daimyo didn't say it, he didn't have such an idea.

If he did that, not only would Konoha be unstable internally, Hirazan might also completely break with him.

In that way, the turmoil experienced by Konoha may be unprecedented.

"Let's change the subject, you've heard about what happened in the Kingdom of Waves, right?"

The Fire Country Daimyo narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Your Majesty, do you mean the merchant alliance on the isolated island, or the kingdom of ghosts?"

Danzo asked.

"There are both sides. Although I have always been very patient about fishing, if a third party intervenes, the situation may not be as I wish."

The voice of the Fire Country Daimyo deepened slightly.

"Afraid?"

Danzo frowned.

Under Danzo's slightly astonished gaze, the Fire Nation daimyo nodded quietly.

"Yes, as a daimyo of the Fire Nation, I am indeed afraid. The battlefield is not a chess game. The chess game is open and transparent. As long as you are good at calculating, you can win. On the battlefield, you don't know what means the enemy has. In the In the game of chess, I can beat you, but in real battles, I will lose completely."

The fire country daimyo did not hesitate to reveal his shortcomings.

He was stronger in politics than in combat.

But Danzo is different. Although he knows some political means, he is better at shuttling through the bloody battlefield and rushing to the forefront of the battlefield, which is also the most dangerous place.

Perhaps many people say that Danzo's methods are shady, but when Konoha encountered difficulties in the past, he was the first to charge at the forefront of the battlefield, risking his life to collect intelligence, just to ensure that Konoha and Huo The victory of the country. He escaped death many times and fought bloody battles with the enemy to the end.

During the Third Ninja War, when other families still retained their fighting strength, the elites of the Shimura clan, where Danzo was located, were almost out of ten.

A man who can even abandon his family for the sake of the development of his roots, this is Danzo.

Precisely because they saw Danzo's determination, many ninjas were willing to follow Danzo and sacrifice for the ideals Danzo built.

Even among the Uchiha clan, there are people who are attracted by the darkness in Danzo.

Uchiha Itachi is just one of them.

This is also where the Fire Nation Daimyo admires Danzo.

Not only do you use others as tools, but your own family, including yourself, are also tools that can be used.

"The daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind reportedly submitted a letter of alliance."

Danzo said and more.

"That kind of waste paper is of no use at all. On the contrary, many times the person who stabs you in the back is probably an ally."

The Fire Country Daimyo snorted coldly.

Speaking of this, the daimyo of the Fire Country paused again, and continued: "It is said that the spirit of the fourth Kazekage of Sand Hidden Village has not stabilized. Now Sand Hidden can be said to have no leader, and can only rely on Chiyo and Ebizo Two old men who have long since retired maintain order.”

Compared to Sunagakure, even if Konoha declines, it will not be like this.

While mocking, he also became more wary of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Not killing the Kazekage, but causing a mental blow to him. The current Sunagakure is not recommending the Fifth Kazekage, nor is he not recommending the Fifth Kazekage. He is truly riding a tiger.

Because although the Fourth Kazekage was depressed, he was not stupid or crazy, he just lost his enterprising spirit, and when he faced the Demon Country again, his old wounds were likely to relapse.

Many Suna Ninja believe that the Fourth Kazekage will get back on their feet, but some also hope to elect a new Kazekage to the throne.

The two factions were at a stalemate, and even Chiyo was about to be unable to maintain the situation.

With such an ally, the Fire Country Daimyo didn't know what to say.

But the ghost country that caused all this is calm and continues to secretly plan some unknown secrets.

The Kingdom of Thunder stood aside and watched, while the Kingdom of Earth was still hesitant to join the alliance.

The Daimyo of the Fire Country was speechless.

The flames didn't burn him, so he probably couldn't feel the burning sensation.

"Then the daimyo came to me this time because he hopes that the roots will go to the country of waves to assist in the operation, right?"

Danzo asked.

The Daimyo of the Country of Fire shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. Although the Country of Ghosts is a bit troublesome, the Country of Ghosts is too far away from the Country of Waves, and they are powerless to do many things. Therefore, the situation in the Country of Waves is somewhat Tricky, but Danzo is not needed yet.”

"What does the name mean?"

"The Land of Rain."

There was a cold and stern look in the eyes of the great name of the Fire Country.

"The Land of Rain?"

"Yes, the Rain Hidden Village has now gained most of the reputation of the Country of Rain. The power of the daimyo and nobles has weakened. If this continues, sooner or later they will become puppets controlled by the Rain Hidden Village."

Such a village hidden in the rain aroused the vigilance of the fire country's daimyo.

Danzo understood what the Fire Country Daimyo meant.

"Just two days ago, civil strife broke out in the Kingdom of Rain. The forces supported by the daimyo and nobles had a confrontation with the militia organization remotely controlled behind the scenes in Hidden Rain Village."

The Fire Nation Daimyo continued.

"I know, I will wait for an opportunity to use the root ninjas to escalate the fighting situation there again, and assist the daimyo and nobles of the Rain Country to help them 'fight' with the Hidden Rain Village!"

Talking to smart people saves effort.

The Fire Country Daimyo was very satisfied with Danzo's answer.

Although he tends to support the daimyo forces in the Country of Rain, he also hopes that the Country of Rain, a country with ninja villages, can be completely weakened.

Just like the Grass Hidden Village in the Country of Grass, it doesn't matter if you are a wallflower with no dignity.

On the contrary, if a country like the Kingdom of Ghosts appears again that dares to show off in front of a big country, it will definitely not be a bad thing for the Kingdom of Fire.

How can I allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?

The stronger the Kingdom of Rain becomes, the more he can't sleep peacefully.

The weaker the Rain Kingdom is, the more he can sleep peacefully.

As for how many people died and who died, as a daimyo of the Fire Country, he didn't care.

The most valuable thing in this world is human life, and the least valuable thing is human life.

With a single command, countless people can be exposed to the wilderness.

This is the power of being a daimyo of the five great nations.

"In addition, I will write a letter to the Kingdom of Ghosts to stop the supply of weapons to Yuyin Village. The other daimyo will also send a letter at the same time to impose certain restrictions on the sales of arms in the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Speaking of this, the name of the Fire Country didn't look very good.

Because according to intelligence, most of the weapons used by the militia organizations controlled by the Rain Hidden Village were provided by the Kingdom of Ghosts, which caused huge trauma to the army controlled by the Daimyo of the Rain Country.

Fortunately, the Kingdom of Ghosts is only selling weapons now, and has not directly intervened in the sovereignty struggle of the Kingdom of Rain, which relieves a lot of pressure on his side.

However, the Kingdom of Ghosts does not intend to intervene in the sovereignty struggle of the Kingdom of Rain, because it does not want to provoke the three major countries of Fire, Earth, and Wind at the same time.

After all, the Kingdom of Rain is located between the three major kingdoms. No matter how unscrupulous the Kingdom of Ghosts is, it will not be so ignorant.

Being able to provide weapons and increase the chaos in the Kingdom of Rain is already the limit of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

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It rained heavily.

Standing in the rain, once again coming to the center of the battlefield, Nagato still felt only sadness and loneliness.

It's just that this battle is not a battle between ninjas, but a battle between ordinary people and ordinary people.

Even so, the fierceness of the battle is actually the same.

It is also life. If you are scratched, you will scream, and if you are stabbed in the vitals, you will die.

It's just that this country has longed for peace for too long, and it has longed for dignity for too long.

So long ago, people in the Land of Rain seem to have forgotten that they once had such a thing.

Even if it's just like fireworks, it's a short moment.

But as long as I have experienced it, I will miss those days very much.

But when the war came, everything was destroyed.

However, this war is different.

Once it ends, the Rain Nation will gain stability.

So it's worth killing some people.

Those who died for the war also thought so in their hearts, willing to be crushed by the cruel machine of war for the sake of the lives of the younger generations.

He is not a war fanatic, but he has to rely on war to achieve peace, which seems to be ironic to his ideals.

But Nagato, who stood in the cold rain, remained unwavering in his will.

Life is born and life dies.

I only hope that when those people reincarnate in the next life, this world is already a peaceful world, living in a healthy and happy home.

"Nagato."

Xiaonan's voice came from behind.

But it wasn't just one person's voice, there was another person following Xiao Nan.

Orochimaru.

While licking his tongue, the other party looked at Nagato eagerly.

But when Nagato turned around, he lowered Sannin's proud head without hesitation, and the eagerness in his eyes cooled down a bit.

Facing the rising star of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Itachi, he still has the guts to covet the opponent's Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

But Nagato was different.

He can measure Uchiha Itachi's strength, and combined, he will not exceed himself by much.

With some means, it is not impossible to get the other party's body.

But facing Nagato, he couldn't think of anything now.

Although he knew that Nagato didn't care about these, but based on the principle of doing things carefully, Orochimaru still felt that it was better to be careful.

"Why are Mr. Orochimaru here?"

For Orochimaru, Nagato has always used honorific titles.

Even if he surpasses Orochimaru in terms of strength, the knowledge that the other party has in his mind, and Orochimaru who skillfully uses this knowledge, deserves his respect.

In contrast, Nagato thinks this is where he is far inferior to Orochimaru.

"I heard that a war broke out here, so I came here to take a look. The battlefield of the Kingdom of Rain is really a nostalgic scene."

Orochimaru looked at the countless lives lost due to the war in the valley below, and he didn't know whether he was feeling sad or feeling nostalgic.

Xiao Nan snorted coldly, still caring about Orochimaru.

It was because the opponent and Danzo betrayed Yuyin during the Third Ninja World War that Hanzo was killed and Yahiko died tragically at the hands of Konoha Nebu.

In her opinion, Nagato's behavior was just raising the prospect of trouble.

"Let's not talk about this for now. How is the recruitment of the new member? The man named Oya Chengyan."

Nagato asked.

Orochimaru spread his hands helplessly and said: "Oyajo Yan rejected my solicitation, he does things as he pleases, and has more strongholds than mine, as long as he wants to hide, I can't find him. When necessary, he can even give up his own wealth without hesitation. I don't know what he wants at all. Maybe it's just for playing in the world."

The reason for recruiting Beiruhu is that the other party desires stronger power and needs the body of a powerful blood successor ninja.

In short, they are all prescribing the right medicine.

And Oya Castle Flame is very well hidden.

Orochimaru doesn't know what the other person wants or what Akatsuki can give him. It is undoubtedly difficult to recruit such a person.

Nagato didn't say anything about this.

There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the ninja world. If Orochimaru hadn't told him about it, he wouldn't have known that the dead merchant, Oyajo Yan, was a ninja with strength comparable to the three ninjas.

And such a powerful ninja is obsessed with business, but judging by the other party's attitude, he doesn't care about wealth.

The mind of this kind of person is not comprehensible to normal people at all.

Therefore, there is no source to explore for attracting the other party.

Ignoring Orochimaru, Nagato looked at Xiaonan and asked, "Is there anything you can do to come to me at this time?"

Xiao Nan stepped forward and took out a letter from his arms.

"This is?"

"It's a letter written by Jiraiya-sensei to Chief Yuyin. It's for you, Nagato."

The current leader of Yuyin is Nagato, so this letter from Jiraiya is addressed to Nagato.

Even Jiraiya didn't know Nagato's identity at the moment.

After hearing it, Orochimaru also looked at the letter with great interest, wondering how Nagato would deal with it.

As for what Jiraiya wrote in the letter, Orochimaru can roughly guess.

"It's nothing more than the set of peace ideas that persuade people to value peace... Yahiko has already paid the price for this, and Akatsuki has also paid the price for this. The same is true for Yuyin and the Kingdom of Rain."

Nagato took the letter but did not open it to read it.

The envelope turned into shreds, which he fluttered in the rain.

"Mistakes need to be corrected. If you fail, you can learn from the experience that can lead to victory. Now we have nowhere to go but war!"

Moreover, the source of this war was not initiated by the Kingdom of Rain.

Maybe the past years made him feel nostalgic, but now he bears the destiny of a country.

Weighed on the balance together with the fate of the whole country, the weight of the mentor seems insignificant.

"Peace in the Land of Rain begins with this war!"