Escape From Konoha

On January 15th, it was still freezing cold.

Although this season is not the coldest time of the year, there are still many days to go before spring begins.

The 'Fourth Ninja War', which frightened all countries, broke out at the most sudden moment, but only half a month passed. This ninja war was instigated by the ninja villages of the four great nations of fire, water, earth and wind. The war, like the turmoil when it broke out, has now ended with turmoil and an abrupt end.

But the real end is naturally impossible, because according to the trends in Iwagakure Village, they have dispatched 10,000 ninjas to the western front of the Land of Earth, with a tough attitude of taking back the lost homeland by force. The three ninja villages of Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure as allies also showed their support. More and more ninja troops were sent to the front line, although they no longer used small countries as battlefields to start fierce battles like before. , but this gesture is no less than telling the Kingdom of Ghosts that the war started by them is not over yet.

The Kingdom of Demons, as the side that was 'beaten', followed the same strategy. A large number of ninjas were transferred from the territory and stationed at the border.

Especially in the newly captured land in the western part of Earth Country, there are 3,000 elite ninjas, 10,000 non-ninja soldiers, 900 armored artillery vehicles, 150 flying ninjas, and a storage of 3,000 elite ninjas. With enough living and medical supplies to last tens of thousands of troops for several years, they faced off against Iwagakure's 10,000 ninjas at the border.

Taking this as a reference, maybe the Kingdom of Ghosts is also planning to maintain a long-term stalemate with the Kingdom of Earth.

As the three allies of Iwagakure, Shinobi Village were also treated seriously by the Kingdom of Demons.

The military force, which is a mixture of ninjas and non-ninjas, arrived at the border area belonging to the Kingdom of Demons one step ahead and carried out tight garrison, ready to fight one against four again.

Although all parties have temporarily stopped fighting, if this situation continues, the war may not break out again.

And by that time, I'm afraid it won't be the petty fight it was before. It may be accompanied by the demise of a big country or even more big countries, and the end of the war will come.

This is definitely not a good thing for a small country located near a war zone.

Especially the Kingdom of Birds, which is the only way for Konoha to attack the Kingdom of Demons, its daimyo is helplessly watching all these things happen, and can only hope that these big countries can live in peace.

Maybe the supplies of the ninjas are sufficient for now, but if the stalemate continues, sooner or later they will "take local materials" in the Kingdom of Birds, harm the civilians and towns of the Kingdom of Birds, and plunder the living supplies of the Kingdom of Birds in the name of conscription. Forcing the nobles of the Kingdom of Birds to provide them with funds... After all, the past experiences of the Kingdom of Rain have already proven that all this will actually happen, and it is not an unfounded malicious speculation about these big countries.

A big country that has the ability to make rules must also have the ability to break those rules. It's just a matter of whether they want to break, not whether they can.

"Why haven't we negotiated yet? I don't want to stay in this hellish place anymore."

The air in the sea west of the Ghost Country is very cold.

You can even see huge glaciers floating on the sea in the distance.

Yagura walked to the edge of the island camp and looked at the endless sea in front of him.

The rest of the sea is not wrapped in thick fog, only thin fog, so you may see glaciers.

However, as long as you look to the east, you will find that the western sea of ​​​​the Kingdom of Ghosts has been shrouded in a barrier technique, covering the entire sea area with thick fog.

If you enter rashly, you will be noticed by the fleet of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and then disappear mysteriously.

A ninja that can achieve this level is definitely not a single ninja who is performing the barrier technique that releases thick fog. It is only possible if at least hundreds of ninjas are performing it together, plus a huge energy core that can continuously provide a supply of chakra. create this scenario.

It is impossible for a ghost country that can build a fleet of steel fleets not to pay attention to naval battles.

Although it can be done with Kirigakure's ability, the attacker is not the Kingdom of Demons now. The Kingdom of Demons, as the defender, can better hunt in it.

Yagura was thinking, if we really fight against the Kingdom of Ghosts, how to solve this situation?

Sure enough, it would be best to use the power of the three tails and throw a few tailed beast jade over first to explore the path.

Or let the ninjas of the Snow clan advance all the way through the frozen sea, causing obstacles to the fleet of the Kingdom of Ghosts... The prerequisite is that the sailing route of the fleet of the Kingdom of Ghosts is known.

After all, once detected, the Ghost Country can attack from a distance several kilometers away instead of fighting ninjas closely.

"Generally speaking, it will not be so fast, and the situation may change at any time. We may continue to fight and give up the possibility of negotiation."

Mei Terumi, who was standing next to Yagura, spoke.

Her pupils also glanced towards the western sea of ​​the Kingdom of Ghosts, and she spoke calmly.

"Is that old Tsuchikage so decisive?"

Yagura rubbed his somewhat red nose and exhaled white cold air from his mouth.

I couldn't help but laugh when I thought of the image of the Tsuchikage in the conference room, furious like the Raikage, smashing tables, chairs, and cups into pieces.

I originally thought of picking up the leaks from behind and letting Konoha, Sunagakure and Kirigakure go up to test them, but at the end of the fight I found that I had suffered the most heavy losses... Yagura had been very clear about this Tsuchikage's thoughts from the beginning.

In other words, the rest of the shadows can be seen, but the Fire Country and Konoha, as the initiators, must be the main force to fight with the Ghost Country. In order to regain the land in the past, Sunagakure will inevitably increase the intensity of its attacks. Since the people in the country are rioting everywhere and confronting the Kingdom of Demons, Sunagakure will definitely be the main force attacking the Kingdom of Demons... Although now As a result, Iwagakure, who had no strong appeal at the beginning and just wanted to pick up the leaks with peace of mind, inexplicably became the main force against the Kingdom of Demons.

In this way, the Kingdom of Demon caught the Kingdom of Earth by surprise and quickly occupied part of the western part of the Kingdom of Earth. Both the Tsuchikage and the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Earth must have hated the Kingdom of Demon at this time. It's itchy.

"If you want to die with the enemy before retirement and shine until the last moment, it is not impossible."

Terumi Mei said.

No one knows what Iwagakure will do until the last moment.

Anyone could see that Onoki didn't have a few years left in Tsuchikage's position.

"Yeah?"

Yagura didn't care about that.

In this alliance of the four major powers, all parties have suffered losses, and it is nothing more than a matter of severity.

Even Kirigakure suffered a loss, and the loss was the biggest, because he, the Mizukage, was about to step down, so he would naturally regard it as Kirigakure's 'loss'.

"Next, I am going back to China to deal with the Daimyo. You will be the sole agent for matters here, including any subsequent negotiations. From now on, you will be the Fifth Mizukage."

There was no solemnity or convening of a Jonin meeting to discuss the matter. In the calm, Yagura handed over the throne of Mizukage very casually.

After saying that, he turned around and returned to the camp.

There’s a feeling of ‘getting all the work done and then going on vacation’.

Terumi Mei was also not too surprised, and just nodded calmly.

After working as Mizukage's assistant for these years, he was later promoted by Yagura to act as Mizukage's agent. Mizukage's work has already become familiar to him.

Even the ANBU of Kirigakure, a few years ago, was commanded by her as an assistant.

Handing over the position of Mizukage in this way is just a natural result.

When things here are over, just return to Kirigakure to make up for the succession ceremony and formally announce it to all countries.

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With a feeble whimpering sound, the giant toad's body fell onto the snow covered in pools of blood.

Around it, there are hundreds of toads that are the same size as humans, or slightly larger, the size of a single-bedroom house.

Not one of these toads survived the battle.

On the blood-stained snow, the figures of three giant cats stood there extremely eye-catching.

Surrounding the three-headed giant cat, there are hundreds of fully armed Ghost Country ninjas, responsible for cleaning the battlefield.

"Sorry, Bai Huo, I accidentally snatched your prey."

The orange-red cat is wrapped with a black belt, and on its back is a large black square box, which is similar to some kind of instrument. I don't know what it is used for.

It said in a light tone to the giant white cat next to it.

"Chihuo, if you want to apologize, you must at least bring out the wine you have collected to be sincere."

Bai Huo snorted coldly, his voice was clear and crisp, but it sounded very cold and hard. There was no doubt that he was a female cat.

"You two don't quarrel anymore, you have more work to do next."

Black Cat Yehuo walked over and glanced at the large dead toad.

This giant toad, which was once Bai Huo's opponent in Miaomu Mountain, has now turned into a corpse.

It was none other than Gamahiro, the general of Myoboku Mountain, the brother of his rival Gamabunta.

The two knives controlled by Toad Guang broke into several pieces and were inserted diagonally into the surrounding snow. They remained standing despite being blown by the wind.

"Fighting until the last moment, we have to find a way out for our companions. It is a pity that we never bowed to the enemy... However, since we are enemies, there is nothing we can do about it. Chi Huo, give them the last mercy, at least let them After death, enjoy eternal peace.”

Ye Huo looked at Toad Guang's body. The body was covered with burn marks and there were huge bloody mouths torn open by sharp claws. The blood flowing out there had condensed into chunks under the blowing of the cold wind.

"Let me come again?"

Chi Huo muttered dissatisfiedly.

As the Four Heavenly Kings of the Ninja Cat Clan, it had been placed in Yehuo's hands at a slight disadvantage, leading to it being used by it.

Although the ninja cat clan does not believe in the rule that the strong are respected, the strong do have certain priority in this regard.

"Boss Yuhuo is not here. Among us, you are the only one who is the best at fire escape."

Yehuo said.

"knew."

Chihuo did not refute this statement. His orange-red hair shone like flames, and the temperature in the surrounding snow began to warm up.

He walked to the place where the toad corpses had been collected by the ninjas of the Demon Country. A large number of toad corpses were piled up around Toadhiro's corpse, forming a hill.

After the ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts retreated to a safe area, it bent down slightly, and the black iron box on its back suddenly made a sound. Two dark pipes emerged from the black iron box, pointing to the 'hill' ahead.

As it injected chakra, fire suddenly lit up deep in the two dark pipes connecting the black iron box. As the air buzzed, a straight torrent of flames quickly shot out from the two pipes, sweeping the hill ahead. 'superior.

Raging flames surrounded the 'hill', and the blood thawed in the scorching heat, gurgling down and spreading a red carpet on the snow.

A large number of corpses burned together, the flames soaring into the sky, undying in the biting cold wind, and even the air was deformed in the flames.

"Do you want to continue the pursuit? If you continue the pursuit, we will reach the border of the Land of Fire."

The only female cat, Bai Huo, licked the white hair on her forelimbs and looked into the distance with her bright eyes.

On its exposed claws, Toad Guang's blood and minced flesh remained.

Yehuo raised his head gracefully and looked into the distance. There was still an endless snowfield, and he didn't know where it would stretch.

"Go back. It would be troublesome to fall into the encirclement of Konoha. Moreover, after chasing here, the remaining toads are no longer of concern."

Ye Huo shook his head, it was unwise to continue the pursuit.

Miaomu Mountain has been destroyed. Due to the loss of vitality, the land there has turned from the so-called paradise into a barren and barren land. At least for many years, it is impossible for animals to live there.

Myobokuyama is finished.

"In this way, maybe we, the Ninja Clan, can aspire to conquer the new Holy Land."

At this time, Chi Huo said this.

The defeat of Miaomu Mountain may not have much impact on the human world, but in the world of psychic beasts, it is enough to cause an uproar.

The ninja cat clan that participated in this operation must have gained great popularity in the world of psychic beasts.

Those weak psychic beasts might also come to look for the Ninja Cat Clan and seek their protection.

Although compared to Ryūchi Cave and Shigu Forest, the background of the ninja cat clan is very shallow. The only human cat that fully understands the magic is Yu Huo, the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings. However, under the Holy Land, there is no longer a threat to the world of psychic beasts. A group of psychic beasts with the status of Ninja Cat Clan.

In this way, the Ninja Cat Clan will have enough time to develop, accumulate their own heritage, and become a new sacred place for psychic beasts.

"That way I'll be busy."

Nightfire doesn't have Redfire's point of view.

Establishing a holy land is the goal that all psychic beast groups desire.

But this goal is not easy to achieve.

Among the Ninja Cat Clan, except for them, the Four Heavenly Kings, few can fight.

As for the attack on Mount Myoboku this time, if it weren't for the assistance of Oni Country and Ryūchi Cave, if the Ninja Clan went to war with Mount Myōboku, they might not even be able to get in, and they would be completely wiped out outside.

Whether it was the giant toad of Iwajuku that almost swallowed their boss, the two immortals, or the large number of large toads, the countless toad guards with special abilities all proved the rich heritage of Miaomu Mountain.

If you want to accumulate the foundation and become a holy land, it will take at least a hundred years.

Not long after, Ye Huo and the others turned around and left, and the accompanying ninjas from the Ghost Country also returned, leaving only the mountain of corpses still burning on the snow. Before the corpses were turned into ashes, the fire would not disappear.

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"Sorry, lustful immortal, it's all because of me that the big toad immortal..."

Seeing Jiraiya returning to Konoha, Naruto looked remorseful, as if he hated himself for rushing to the battlefield regardless of safety at Mt. Myoboku.

If it were not for his safety, the Great Toad Immortal would never have failed, and Miaomu Mountain would not have been destroyed, causing countless toads to die in the battle.

When he thought that the entire Miaomu Mountain might have been destroyed due to his own mistakes, Naruto felt that he almost couldn't breathe.

Jiraiya didn't finish speaking, nor did he reprimand Naruto, he just touched his head with a sad expression on his face.

Especially when he saw the lonely faces of Fukasaku Sage and Shima Sage in the living room of Naruto's house, there was deep pain on their faces, and they also felt the same self-blame as Naruto.

If he could be stronger, or if he didn't fall into the evil plot of the Demon Country... he could escape from the frontline battlefield and go to Mt. Myoboku to support him, and Konoha would not go to great lengths for him and concentrate its forces on rescuing him, unable to do so. Rushing to Miaomu Mountain for help...

Both he and Konoha were actually plotted by the Kingdom of Demons.

His role as a Sannin is not only to enable the Kingdom of Demons to better annihilate Konoha's active forces, but also to contain him and Konoha's main force in the Kingdom of Bears, preventing them from advancing or retreating, so that they cannot support Mt. Myoboku. Affecting the balance of the battle on Miaomu Mountain.

After all, in a battle like that, even a slight advantage may have a huge tilt due to Konoha's participation.

It is precisely in order to prevent this that the Kingdom of Demons has trapped Konoha in the battlefield of the Kingdom of Bears, unable to extricate itself.

Originally, Tsunade, as Hokage, could go to Mt. Myoboku.

However, there was a quality problem with the medicines sent to the front line by the medical department, so she, the Hokage, had to wait in Konoha, alert to the existence of "inner ghosts", and lost the best opportunity to support Mt. Myoboku.

"If you feel guilty, then practice hard and avenge the death of the Great Toad Immortal. Simply blaming yourself is useless."

Jiraiya said.

"Yes, I understand." Naruto took a deep breath, cheered up, looked at Jiraiya again, and asked: "Speaking of it, lustful sage, why did the Kingdom of Demons attack Mt. Miaomu? This war , is it really us Konoha who started it?"

Naruto asked this question at this time.

He was very confused about the current situation.

For example, why did the Kingdom of Oni attack Mt. Miaomu?

Why did Konoha unite with other countries to launch a war against the Kingdom of Demons?

This all confused Naruto.

Jiraiya looked directly into Naruto's eyes.

"This is for the stability of the ninja world. When you were on your previous mission, you passed by the Country of Ikea, and you should understand what happened there. The people there rebelled and overthrew the rule of the daimyo, causing the Country of Ikea to fall into a horrific civil war. , and the one who started it is the Kingdom of Ghosts.”

Hearing this, Naruto thought of that restless night.

Countless figures rushed into the Daming Mansion of the Country of Chi, and the samurai who defended the Daiming fell in a pool of blood one by one. The unarmed Daiming family, old, young, women, and children were also imprisoned by the group of militiamen.

Such a scene was very shocking to Naruto, who had been living in peace for a long time.

Although, the battle scene is far less shocking than the Miaomu Mountain battlefield this time.

"The Country of Waves that you visited earlier was also invaded by the Country of Ghosts, where a civil war broke out and countless people died. And these are just the tip of the iceberg... in many small countries that you can't see. , such a scene was also staged. Under the instigation of the Demon Country, a tragic civil war broke out. The reason why the four major alliances attacked the Demon Country this time was to curb the Demon Country's aggression in various parts of the ninja world. , to restore stability to the order of the ninja world."

Jiraiya said this.

"Then what's going on at Miaomu Mountain?"

"The Great Toad Sage once said that Chiba Shiraishi, the military minister of the Demon Country, would bring huge trauma to the ninja world and let the flames of war burn the entire ninja world... Such predictions have become a reality one by one. I think Precisely because of this, the other party led the ninjas from the Kingdom of Demons and united with Ryūchi Cave to attack Mt. Myoboku. In addition, it is also related to you."

"I?"

Naruto was confused as to what it had to do with him.

"Because you are the savior prophesied by the Great Toad Sage, the son of the prophecy who can bring peace to the ninja world. The actions of the Demon Country and Chiba Shiraishi prove that the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage is true. So, you As the Son of Prophecy, it will become a reality to defeat the Kingdom of Ghosts and Qianba Shiraishi in the future. Therefore, the other party plans to strike first and eliminate the Great Toad Immortal and you as the Son of Prophecy in advance."

Jiraiya could only guess this.

Jiraiya was not particularly clear on the real reason why the Demon Country attacked Mt. Myoboku this time.

But the most reliable basis is that Chiba Shiraishi of the Demon Country was afraid of the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage and that Naruto in the prophecy would become the nemesis of the Demon Country and him, so he planned the battle of Mt. Miaomu.

As long as the Great Toad Sage and Naruto are eliminated, no one can control the Kingdom of Ghosts in the future.

This is the most reasonable result that Jiraiya speculated based on Mt. Myoboku's prophecy.

Ignoring Naruto who was speechless, Jiraiya walked towards Fukasaku Sage and Shima Sage.

"Boss Fukasaku, sister Shima, next...what are your plans next?"

Jiraiya looked at the two immortals' lost expressions and couldn't bear to ask.

The destruction of Miaomu Mountain was undoubtedly a huge blow to the two immortals.

Once the home they had lived in for eight hundred years was destroyed, you can imagine the grief of the two immortals at this time.

Fukasaku Sage smiled bitterly and replied: "We have no idea about revenge. The next step is to gather the defeated soldiers of Mount Myoboku and go to a place where no one will disturb them to redefine their lives."

Although most of Mount Myoboku's high-end combat power was wiped out by the ninjas from the Kingdom of Demons and the White Snake Sage of Ryukichi Cave, the power of these two immortals was enough to protect themselves in this dangerous ninja world.

At least, most of the magical inheritance of Miaomu Mountain are remembered in their minds, and a paradise can be re-opened for them to cultivate their health and rest.

In addition to those that cannot be taken away, important props such as Miaomu Mountain's contract documents are also well kept in their hands.

Jiraiya wanted to say something, but considering something, he didn't say it and just nodded.

"As for senjutsu, I will stay in Konoha temporarily and guide little Naruto to continue practicing. As long as he enters senjutsu mode, it will be the same wherever he practices senjutsu. As for the fake... Immortal Talisman... When I left, I only had time to take away some, and the remaining fake Immortal Talisman should have been collected by the Kingdom of Ghosts by now."

Fukasaku Sage took out five brand new Pseudo-Sage Talismans from his pocket, which were filled with a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra. Once filled with Senjutsu Chakra, ten seriously injured people could be cured.

Jiraiya solemnly accepted these pseudo-immortal talismans. In the future, they might become important tools used by Konoha to deal with the Kingdom of Demons.

"Speaking of which, there is one thing I'm confused about. How did Qianye Baishi defeat the Great Toad Immortal?"

Jiraiya thought twice before asking this question.

Fukasaku Sennin shook his head at this.

"I'm not particularly sure. In that state, the great master can be said to be indestructible. His ability to withstand strikes has long surpassed that of tailed beasts. There shouldn't be any ninjutsu or weapons in this world that can attack giants. The master caused fatal injuries..."

The result was that the Great Toad Immortal was defeated inexplicably.

The last time I saw him, not even a trace of chakra had disappeared from his body.

Those symptoms seemed to be similar to the result after Shima Sennin was stabbed by the being called Ako in the past, but Fukasaku Sennin still felt that something was different.

But what exactly it is, Fukasaku Sennin doesn't know.

Jiraiya had no choice but to give up. In terms of intelligence, further investigation was needed.

"Next, we may no longer be able to provide any useful help to Konoha. Everything after that can only rely on you to move forward. Remember, before little Naruto has grown up, don't rashly contact the Kingdom of Ghosts. Start a war.”

After saying this, Fukasaku Sennin felt that he had done his best to benevolent and righteous.

After teaching Naruto the celestial arts, he left Konoha with his wife and the defeated soldiers of Mt. Myoboku, re-opened a paradise in the ninja world, and no longer interfered with the rights and wrongs of the human world.

Jiraiya nodded heavily.

In this war, they are indeed a little impatient.

Although Kirigakure was holding back for one reason, the most fundamental reason was that their understanding of the Kingdom of Demons was too shallow, which led to major mistakes in arrangements.

Jiraiya looked at Naruto in silence, this was the only hope to fight against the Kingdom of Demons and Chiba Shiraishi in the future.

From now on, even if it costs your life, you must protect it.