Escape From Konoha

The next day, at noon.

The border between the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Wind.

The snow has stopped, because it is blocked by dark clouds and the sun cannot shine directly on the earth, making the sky gray.

"You're too late, the battle is over."

In the vast snowy field, the center seemed to have been hollowed out, and a shockingly large pit appeared.

The mix of placer gold and mud makes the gold's shine a bit dim.

Ayane was sitting alone on the edge of the pit, eating a can of meat in her hand. When she heard footsteps coming from behind, she turned her head slightly and saw Shiraishi and Ruri, and said to them.

"It seems like it's a lot easier on you than you thought."

All Shiraishi saw was Ayane who had lost chakra and had a few traces on her clothes. He thought that the image would be more embarrassing. After all, the opponent was the Kazekage, one of the Five Kage, plus a large number of escort jounin and ANBU superiors. Shinobu, even with the help of Water Dragon God and Earth General, it is not easy to resist so many elite ninjas. But the results turned out to be much better than I expected.

"Both of us just tried it out and did not continue the fight. However, the evaluation of the Kazekage is completely different from what you have made in the past. Compared with the time when he fought with Liuli, his sand gold ninjutsu changed. He has to be even sharper. The Water Dragon God's water escape technique is completely useless to him, but he is on the suppressed side."

Ayane recalled the previous battle scene and sighed like this.

"After all, after coming out of the shadows, my state of mind has become stronger and more determined. Does this count as helping the other party?"

Shiraishi smiled like this.

This is also expected, Luo Sha is already at the peak of his career as a ninja, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Coupled with the breakthrough in mental state, maybe I can see a higher realm.

"If you said that to that Kazekage in person, he would probably want to beat you up."

Even if he is freed from the shadows, for one of the Five Shadows, being deliberately let go is a very humiliating thing.

As a result, Sunagakure Village was in a lifeless state in the second half of the previous year, and most of the development time was wasted.

"As expected, water escape ninjutsu can deal with ordinary sand, but the placer gold used to deal with Luo sand has no advantage in the first place."

Shiraishi was not surprised.

The density of placer gold is about twenty times that of water. The amount of chakra and control ability of Luo Sha, who can control such heavy placer gold freely, is undoubtedly top level.

In other words, the Water Dragon God needs to summon twenty times the amount of placer gold to barely compete with Luosha's placer gold.

Even if the placer gold is dyed wet, it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of placer gold that is twenty times heavier, and it will not affect the speed and power of Luo Sha's placer gold.

Even the Sand Iron Technique of the Third Kazekage is not as powerful as Sand Gold in frontal attack.

Because the density of iron is only seven times that of water, it is far less heavy than placer gold.

After all, the Water Dragon God is only one of the clones. Although the single system of ninjutsu has been strengthened and even given the ability of senjutsu, it would be too much to take it for granted if he wants to compete with the five-kage level ninja.

However, in addition to creating water escape, the Water Dragon God also has the ability to absorb chakra and has immortality comparable to that of a general. These characteristics can be used to contain some powerful and invincible beings.

When these characteristics were first given to the Water Dragon God, it was originally to maximize the fluidity of 'water' and mainly to contain the enemy, not to kill the enemy.

"So, what was the outcome of the meeting?"

Although they succeeded in forcing back Rasa and others, Ayane was not able to go to the meeting site in person to know the detailed process.

"It went very well. Konoha has temporarily compromised. Next, Konoha will take this opportunity to increase its national power as much as possible."

Shiraishi told the result.

"That's right, I delayed Rasa in vain. Then, shall we organize the reunion of Konoha and Sunagakure? Although the meeting is over, Rasa does not seem to have any intention of returning to Sunagakure Village immediately."

Ayane pointed in a direction, which was the direction Luo Sha left.

Shiraishi also looked over, and within the perceptible range of his sensory ninjutsu, he sensed the movements of Rasha and his group.

In addition to Rasa, the Kazekage, beside him, there are also more than a dozen ninjas with very powerful chakras, all of whom are elite jounin of Sunagakure Village.

Not only that, but the movements of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and others were also sensed. At this speed, the two parties would successfully merge in three minutes.

Shiraishi shook his head and said: "No, there is no need to attack them now."

First of all, the opponent's strength is not weak. Putting aside the Hokage and Kazekage, the ninjas beside them are not simple things either.

Especially Mito Katoen and Koharu Koharu. Although these two people belong to the grassroots faction among the top management of Konoha, they are also disciples of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama.

As far as ninja abilities are concerned, the strength of the two of them is worthy of recognition. Maybe he will be a powerful ninja on the same level as Danzo.

Although the three of them can defeat the Hokage and Kazekage group together, it is impossible to leave everyone behind. Once someone escapes and the news is revealed, it will be the beginning of the Fourth Ninja War.

The Kingdom of Ghosts is not ready for this now.

Insufficient strength accumulation.

"The deal with the Country of Rain is over. From now on, we will become enemies rather than friends. In order to capture the tailed beasts, Nagato will definitely confront the five major countries. We must also make preparations during this time."

"Reincarnation Eye? If I had known earlier, after killing Madara, I should have killed him at all costs."

"I think too much. After killing Madara, the three of us were in a state of severe chakra deficiency. Ruri and your eyes had not evolved, and Ako was not born yet. If we really wanted to fight, we still don't know who killed whom. "

Shiraishi was slightly speechless about Ayane's whimsical idea.

Because in the battle with Madara, the opponent did not use the power of the Samsara Eye.

The records of Nagato's past attacks were limited to a few specific techniques, and the real secret of the Rinnegan was not revealed at all.

Only this time, by destroying the Daming Mansion of the Land of Rain, Nagato showed a little bit of the power of the Samsara Eye, but there are still too many ambiguities to judge Nagato's strength through these.

What's more, Nagato still has the body of the Ten-Tails in his hands. Even through analysis of some of the fragments of the Ten-Tails body, Shiraishi knows that it is a monster that surpasses known attempts.

Maybe the legend that the leader of the Ninja Sect, Rokudo Sennin, made the moon is not a myth fabricated by later generations, but a real historical fact.

"Really, if one day the moon suddenly falls from the sky, it doesn't seem to be a surprise."

Baishi looked at the clouds in the sky, wondering what he was thinking.

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"Lord Danzo."

Konoha, in the root headquarters base.

Shanfeng walked in from the outside, followed by an eleven or twelve-year-old boy. The boy was dressed in a very strange way, with black clothes on his body and a black mask on his face. Except for his eyes and mouth, the rest of his body was covered. Covered by a black mask.

He followed Shan Zhongfeng to the room where Danzo was, and looked at everything in the room with curious eyes.

Danzo, who was standing in the center of the room, glanced over Shan Zhongfeng, and fixed on the boy behind Shan Zhongfeng.

"Is this the child?"

Danzo asked.

"Yes."

Shan Zhongfeng nodded, and then he turned his head to gesture to the boy behind him.

The boy also came back to his senses, took a step forward, bowed slightly to Danzo and said, "The oily woman took the root, and I met Master Danzo."

Danzo nodded and said in an almost cold voice: "Zhiwei should have told you that from today on, you don't need to go to ninja school. You will become a substitute member of the Roots."

"yes."

Although the boy Younv Qugen is very young, he already has a very firm idea of ​​sacrificing for the village.

From today on, he will follow the orders of his family, remain anonymous in the darkness, become a ninja in the darkness, abandon the honor of his family, and dedicate everything to Konoha.

Even your own freedom and life.

"Originally, I wanted to wait for you to graduate from the Ninja School normally before recruiting you from the Aburame Clan. However, the root is now in urgent need of manpower, and with the sacrifice of Ryoma, I have to choose an outstanding ninja from the Aburame Clan. .Do you have this awareness?"

Danzo forced the oil girl to take the root with almost stern eyes.

"I have heard about Ryoma-sama. Although I cannot be compared with Ryoma-sama now, sooner or later I will become the cornerstone of the root."

Aburame's tone was very firm.

The oily girl Ryoma, in the previous operation, collected information in Yuyin Village, but was assassinated, and no news was sent back.

It has to be said that this is a great loss of roots and leaves.

"I hope, Ryoma also admired you a lot during his lifetime, thinking that once you master your own abilities, you can become a powerful killing weapon in Konoha. Next, you will receive the most stringent guidance from the roots, and I will give you all my expectations It’s high too. Get down.”

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

Without too many words, Togen nodded, followed the order without hesitation and walked out of the room, leaving room for Yamanakakaze and Danzo.

"It takes time for rooting to grow, and we are running out of time now."

After taking root and leaving, Danzo sighed.

Ever since he heard the news of Longma's sacrifice, he felt that he was really tired and his mentality began to age.

Even in the dark world of Konoha, it is inevitable to feel sad and lost for the subordinates who have followed him for decades and devoted themselves to their duties.

Even if the principle of eliminating human desires is followed at all, it is to prevent ninjas from being dragged down by unnecessary emotions during the execution of tasks.

However, how could human beings really abandon their emotions.

I usually don't notice such emotions, but I always reveal my true emotions inadvertently.

It's part of being human.

Something that even he, the root leader, cannot give up.

"Why should Danzo-sama be so pessimistic? Although our Konoha is weak now, we have gained a stable space for development. Next, we must strengthen the armed forces of the village."

Mountain Wind spoke.

"Of course a strong village is a top priority, but I am even more worried. This so-called development space was deliberately given to us by Chiba Shiraishi. In Konoha, there is a nail in the country of ghosts, and his position in the ANBU is not low! "

A cold light flashed in Danzo's eyes.

"Anbu!?"

Shanfeng looked shocked.

"There was a problem with the civil strife in the Kingdom of Waves. There was a squad of ANBU stationed there, but it was not until the civil strife broke out in the Kingdom of Waves that the ANBU team sent the news back. This is because someone secretly intercepted their messages early, which caused us There is no way to get information in time in the Land of Waves. In ANBU, there are five people who can do it."

After hearing this, Shanfeng looked awe-inspiring.

Of the five people Danzo was referring to, he naturally knew which ones were the most suspicious.

The ANBU chief... and the four ANBU captains.

Only the five of them have such authority in ANBU.

"Could it be Kakashi? It is said that Kakashi's father, Konoha White Fang, was once the mentor of Chiba Shiraishi."

Shanfeng asked.

"I thought so too, but Kakashi's position is wavering between Konoha and Orochimaru. In addition, Hiruzen and I pay a lot of attention to him, and he once risked his life to save Jiraiya. Even when the fourth generation was alive, Kakashi was highly recognized."

Danzo shook his head.

Kakashi's contribution to Konoha is undoubtedly outstanding.

Moreover, he had received personal guidance from the Fourth Hokage. Even if he was bewitched by Orochimaru, Danzo believed that Konoha would have a greater importance in Kakashi's heart.

Therefore, Danzo is more suspicious of the four captains of the Anbu than Kakashi, the head of the Anbu.

In addition to the minister Kakashi, the captains of the four dark parts are also high-ranking and powerful.

As long as they use the power in their hands a little bit, Konoha can be kept ignorant of what happened in the land of waves.

"It seems that Anbu will usher in another bloodbath."

Shanfeng felt a little emotional.

As a branch of the ANBU, the Roots fought fiercely with the ANBU. However, seeing that there was a big problem with the ANBU's management system, as a member of the Roots, he was a little unhappy.

"Hiruzhan's side has already started investigating. Let's also pay attention to our personnel and find out as soon as possible which of the ANBU squad leaders is the mole planted by the Kingdom of Demons."

ANBU is an extremely important department with real power in Konoha. If there is an insider or someone like a squad leader in this department, it will undoubtedly cause major flaws in Konoha's intelligence.

"yes."

"Besides, ask Dou to contact Orochimaru. I need to start a new cooperation with him."

Danzo was silent for a moment before giving this order.

As Konoha's current elder, he should cut off contact with Rebel Nin.

But Orochimaru's genius thinking and creative ability are urgently needed at the root.

Compared with using the talents of Orochimaru, the relationship between Root and Orochimaru is more like an equal cooperative relationship between the two parties.

Even if Orochimaru became a traitor, he still maintained such a close relationship.

Orochimaru used to be a member of the root, and he knows that the style of the root and the way of becoming stronger by unscrupulous means are also different from most Konoha ninjas.

This time the Land of Rain War made him realize that the power at the root was still insufficient.

The will of the ninja was lost to steel.

This was something that Danzo could not have imagined in the past.

The Kingdom of Kong, which used unknown technology, was also destroyed by Konoha's ninja attack.

But the industrial technology displayed by the ghost country now made him feel a strong crisis.

How many such weapons are hidden in the Kingdom of Ghosts?

He didn't think that the war in the Kingdom of Rain would make the Kingdom of Ghosts go all out.

"With the sudden end of the Rain Country War, the traditional arms markets of various countries will be impacted as never before. Especially the Iron Country, which is famous for its iron smelting skills in the ninja world, is expected to see a reduction in its share of the arms trade starting next month. Many. Many factories in the Iron Country will close down as a result, and countless traditional craftsmen will lose their jobs."

The lost share will be squeezed out by the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Danzo couldn't imagine how much this would benefit the Kingdom of Demons.

According to his idea, he wanted to show other countries the power of the tailed beast capsule developed by Genbu, so that Genbu could get more research funds.

The promotion plan of Tailed Beast Capsules can be said to have failed.

Although it is not that no one cares about it, the weapons of the Kingdom of Ghosts are definitely the most popular.

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The walls inside the cave are like snake skin, and even the candlesticks used for lighting are in the shape of snakes. The sculpture-like snake opened its vertical pupils, as if it were a living creature.

For those in the know, these snake-like candlesticks are not only lighting objects, but also monitors.

The dark yellow light makes the road in the cave base full of eerie feeling.

In the room at the end of the road, there are various large experimental equipments placed. There are multiple cylindrical glasses more than two meters high, filled with a pale green solution. In this strangely colored solution, not only is it soaked Humanoids, as well as various animals. Judging from the fact that they were tightly closed but still breathing, they were in a strange state of sleep.

“No matter how many times I see it, it’s like another world.”

The young man wearing black-rimmed glasses felt sincerely after seeing the things presented in this room.

"Why, are you also interested in my reincarnation technique, Kabuto?"

Calling out the name of the boy with glasses, Orochimaru's voice was hoarse and magnetic, and his skin was as transparent as a candle, with no trace of the blood color that a normal person should have.

"No, I'm still very young, and I don't have such a strong need for immortality. Besides, that's the result of Lord Orochimaru's research, isn't it?"

Kabuto pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled slightly.

"You are still as dishonest as ever. Sure enough, it was the right choice to take you out of your roots."

Orochimaru looked at Kabuto with admiration. He was always full of expectations for talented ninjas.

After saying this, Orochimaru paused briefly and got down to business.

"So, is it important for Danzo to ask you to return to me now? Generally speaking, there is no need for you, the correspondent, to return to me in person."

The importance of pocket is undoubtedly very important.

He is the only important person left in Konoha who can talk directly to Danzo, and he is not an abandoned son who can be discarded casually.

Moreover, Kabuto's medical ninjutsu also helped him and Danzo solve many problems.

"Danzo hopes to get technical help from Lord Orochimaru."

Kabuto said with a smile.

"Is it because he saw the industrial technology of the Demon Country that he felt out of control? Indeed, he is also an old man. Even though his body has undergone surgery, the power of the Wood Release and Sharingan is too strong. If he persists, Ten years is his limit."

Orochimaru sighed.

Life is such a fragile thing.

He could really feel Danzo's inner anxiety.

Maybe Danzo still has many backup plans, but time waits for no one.

For today's young people, Danzo's generation is already an antique figure.

The reason why Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen is still known to everyone is because of his identity as Hokage.

If you really retire, within a few years, no one will care about you unless you are an acquaintance.

And Danzo has been hiding in the darkness for decades, and this forbearance is indeed scary.

Compared to himself, who is a snake player, Danzo is the real poisonous snake hiding in the dark, and will come out of its hole to bite people at any time, regardless of time and place.

"Then Orochimaru-sama's answer is..."

Orochimaru did not respond directly, but walked to the shelf nearby, took a scroll from the top, and threw it to Kabuto.

Kabuto raised his head and looked at Orochimaru in confusion.

Orochimaru explained: "About thirteen or fourteen years ago, the ninja world was in the midst of the Third Ninja War. At that time, there was a mysterious force that used the Ninja War to hide its identity and visited all parts of the ninja world who had talents but could not. Talents valued by the country. These people have a wide variety of knowledge. Talents with knowledge in biology, military industry, light industry, architecture, astronomy, history, etc. have all been invited by this force. And there is only one place where they finally gather. "

Following Orochimaru's eloquent talk, Kabuto felt awe-inspiring and had speculations in his mind.

The country these knowledgeable people go to is the country of ghosts.

Orochimaru looked directly at Kabuto and said: "Do you think my wisdom alone can be compared with the entire national machine? Technological innovation requires not only brains, but logistical resources are also an extremely important part. Without materials and solid enough With basic knowledge as a support, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. In biology, I can consider myself as good as the country of ghosts, but fields such as military industry are not what I am good at. "

Just like the Kingdom of Ghosts, even if it has strong knowledge and technology, it cannot imitate the Samsara Eye because of the lack of materials and sufficient basic knowledge.

Many of the things Akatsuki possesses are blind spots in the Kingdom of Demons.

In the same way, much of the knowledge and technology possessed by the Ghost Country is also a blind spot for the Akatsuki Organization and other countries.

Each person and each country focuses on different areas.

Even though Orochimaru is conceited, he also knows that the military industry is indeed not his area of ​​expertise.

That's why he longed for immortality and used time to make up for his lack of knowledge.

Because only if you live forever can you have enough time to pursue the truth.

On the contrary, life spans only a hundred years, and you are already exhausted just by exploring one field.

To achieve the same outstanding results in different fields can only rely on time to accumulate.

This was also Orochimaru's answer to Danzo.

If you want to create military-industrial weapons comparable to the Kingdom of Ghosts, you must first have a strong industrial base.

These are exactly what the Akatsuki organization and the five major nations lack.

In the past, they never believed that so-called steel could match the will of ninjas.

But the reversal of reality is often full of surprises.

"This is good. When different things touch together, sparks called wisdom can be sputtered. This is more important than the power of ninjas, and should be passed down by us humans. It is precisely because of wisdom that this world can It’s going to be so exciting.”

The expression on Orochimaru's face was very happy. He used new things to impact the old things. The sudden burst of will made him feel that a new trend was spreading in the ninja world.

Although this wind is weak at first, it will eventually form a hurricane that sweeps through the entire shinobi world.

"In this case, how should I respond to Danzo?"

Kabuto sighed.

It's not that he doesn't understand Orochimaru's thoughts, but Danzo will be very angry if he looks like this.

"Give the things in your hand to Danzang, and it will be considered as an answer to him."

Orochimaru said indifferently.

Kabuto tilted his head and looked at the scroll in his hand.

"What exactly is this scroll..."

"Just a very interesting little thing."

Kabuto suppressed his curiosity.

"Of course, it's okay for you to peek."

Orochimaru looked at Kabuto with a half-smile.

Kabuto immediately stiffened when Orochimaru saw through his thoughts.

"Okay, I'm kidding you. I'm going to a place now to find some research materials. You should also hurry back to Konoha and deliver the things to Danzo."

Kabuto returned to his normal demeanor.

"The place Orochimaru-sama is going to is..."

A look of sigh appeared on Orochimaru's face.

"Because of the continuous outbreak of wars for thousands of years, many ancient secrets have been annihilated. What I am going to this time is an ancient country that has been inherited from the Six Paths Sage period a thousand years ago. In that country, many ancient secrets are hidden There may be a lot of interesting things you can get from the literature.”

If there was anything else in the ninja world that could interest him as a Sannin and take action, it would be the unknown history and the dust-shrouded secrets of ancient times.

It is not that easy to complete the experiment that Nagato entrusted to him.

The reincarnation eye, the ten tails, everything points to a thousand years ago - the era of the Six Paths Sage.

Because of this, for Orochimaru, the past history still has great exploration value.