Escape From Konoha

The land of thunder.

"ah!"

The sound of screams came from the canyon, and immediately, the eyes of the Kumogakure ninja who were being watched immediately turned scarlet, with three black magatama appearing in their eyes, and the expression on their faces became completely dull.

Itachi stared blankly at the Cloud Ninja who was controlled by his Sharingan, with cold eyes. The Cloud Ninja wriggled his lips and began to speak.

When the words spoken by Kumo Ninja were all remembered, Itachi released the Sharingan's genjutsu, and Kumo Ninja also lost the support of his strength, and his body fell straight to one side, losing his breath.

boom!

A scorching fireball was spit out from Itachi's mouth, burning the Kumo ninja's body completely.

Otherwise, leaving traces of being controlled by the Sharingan will make things very difficult.

Itachi, who wanted to be perfect in everything he did, would not allow himself to make such a mistake.

"Has the information been obtained?"

Kisame from the same group came up from behind, carrying the body of a Kumo ninja on the large blade Samehada on his shoulder, which he easily eliminated.

"The level of these ninjas is too low and they don't know anything about the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki. I don't know how Bai Zetsu's investigation is going and whether there is any new progress."

Itachi muttered to himself like this, his scarlet eyes scanning the distance.

"Even if there is new progress, when the time comes, the two of us will go and capture it. Really, we have obviously captured the four-tailed and fifth-tailed beasts, and we will probably be responsible for the eight-tailed beast next..."

Kisame sighed, looking like he was troubled.

"At the moment, we are just collecting intelligence. After all, the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki is the perfect Jinchuuriki. Most people used to just die. When the time comes, we must be prepared to face the Fourth Raikage directly."

Itachi also sighed lightly.

Among all the Chuuriki, there are two that are the most difficult to catch.

These two Jinchuuriki are both perfect Jinchuuriki.

One is Kumogakure's Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki, Kirabi, the adopted brother of the Fourth Raikage, and a member of Kumogakure's Abby group. He was almost inseparable from the Fourth Raikage. Unless it was during a special war period, Kirabi basically had no precedent of leaving the village alone. Once Kirabi leaves the village, the Fourth Raikage will definitely follow him. Therefore, it is very difficult to capture Kirabi.

The second person is Kirigakure's predecessor, Mizukage Goju Yagura. He is also a perfect Jinchuuriki. He is very powerful and has many elite guards around him. Even if he retires in his prime, it will be no less difficult to capture him than Kirabi.

These are two huge problems that the Akatsuki organization will inevitably face in its next actions.

"I hate thunder and speed ninjas."

Kisame twitched the corners of his mouth.

Although his physical skills are not weak, his strongest ability is the ability of Water Release and Samehada to absorb chakra.

The Thunderbolt Ninja, who is good at bursts of speed, will affect the performance of his Water Type Ninjutsu.

"In the previous One-Tail operation, the organization lost two members, Scorpion and Hidan, and is now short of manpower. Next, we need to be careful here."

Itachi gave Kisame a piece of advice.

"I can understand Hidan's words. Strictly speaking, his technique is very flawed. But the Scorpion Council was defeated, which I didn't expect. The Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki who has always been ignored seems to have become a climate. "

Kisame didn't take these words to heart and laughed twice.

"Who knows about this kind of thing."

"It's so cold. Your companion died, and you didn't even look sad at all, Itachi."

Kisame said this.

Although he was the one who leaked Hidan's information and gave out the list of people responsible for arresting Ichimi this time, he is still an outstanding employee who works conscientiously and loyally for the great cause of the organization.

I feel 'heartbroken' for my dead companions.

Itachi snorted lightly, not caring about Kisame's words.

Because he heard the meaning of gloating from Kisame's mouth.

Kisame is a guy with a worse personality than him.

"Go back. I heard that Nagato is already at Amegakure and has prepared a mourning party to bid farewell to the two of them."

"All right."

Kisame nodded and followed Itachi's footsteps.

Most of the time, he is Itachi-dominated.

Because of this, he could better observe Itachi's every move.

It's just a pity that in all these years, Itachi has never shown anything unusual in front of him, not even a trace.

Kisame felt helpless, this was a terrible spy who was not inferior to him at all.

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In the office, Shiraishi read the entire task completion process reported by Cai.

From departure to rendezvous with Sunagakure, the battle with Akatsuki, and then the return, although I have not personally experienced it, looking at this report, it is as if I have participated in the action personally.

"There are two mistakes."

Shiraishi put down the work report in his hand and glanced at Ai in front of him.

"Two mistakes?"

Cai was slightly stunned, not understanding what Shiraishi meant.

His reports were all truthful, without any exaggeration. In addition, in his actions, he always focused on his own interests and made no obvious mistakes.

"This time the Akatsuki organization lost not three members, strictly speaking, only one."

"Only one? How is that possible?"

Cai opened her mouth wide.

The immortal Hidan was brought back by him, proving that the Akatsuki organization had indeed lost this member?

Could it be that among the three people the Akatsuki organization lost this time, there are still some who are still alive?

"Deidara of Iwagakure!"

Cai immediately thought of something.

According to Hanami Haruka and Kirie's narrative, Deidara died of self-explosion, leaving no bones.

Although Cai felt suspicious about this incident, he later symbolically searched the location of Deidara's explosion, but found nothing.

Now that I heard Shiraishi's explanation, I suddenly thought that Deidara did not die in the explosion.

That self-destruction was his plan to escape!

"Not only Deidara, the Red Sand Scorpion is not dead either."

Shiraishi tapped his finger on the table and made a sound.

"What? This is impossible! I clearly remember the corpse of the Red Sand Scorpion..."

"Not long ago, Chiyo of Sunagakure died. Although it was announced that he died of a sudden death, I asked General Dou to go to Sunagakure to check, but no body of the Red Sand Scorpion was found."

"!?"

Cai's eyes widened and she suddenly understood something.

The forbidden technique of reincarnation!

After returning, Chiyo used the forbidden technique of reincarnation on the dead Scorpion to resurrect it.

"The Red Sand Scorpion, this guy's abilities are very troublesome. If we encounter him next time, I'm afraid..."

Cai felt a slight headache.

"Don't worry, the other party is just resurrected. But according to Akatsuki's informant, the record is that the Red Sand Scorpion is dead. The other party is likely to break away from Akatsuki after resurrection. Otherwise, that Chiyo will not give up his life .”

Shiraishi knows very well what Chiyo is like. No matter how much she loves her grandson, many times, as the founder of Sunagakure, she still has to consider the overall interests of the village.

He didn't know what kind of psychological impact Chiyo would have on a rebellious Ninja like Xia when he risked his life to save her, but he thought he would never do anything for Akatsuki again.

In this way, Akatsuki actually lost two core combatants in this operation.

The Red Sand Scorpion, and the Immortal Hidan.

"That's it."

Cai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although there are some errors in the content of the report, it has nothing to do with your own will, so don't think too much about it. Next, the letter of appointment as jounin will probably be sent to you the day after tomorrow. If there is nothing else, let's go down first. In addition, , we have basically reached an agreement on the cooperation with Zhi Zhi Country’s medicinal herbs. If you are not very busy, you will need to spend more time with the little princess of Zhi Country during this period.”

Shiraishi waved casually, indicating that Cai could go down.

"..."

The corner of Cai's mouth twitched slightly, and she wanted to say something, but she couldn't say a word, so she turned and left the office.

After Cai left, Shiraishi continued to meet with several Jonin from the military, discussed some matters with them, and then asked them to return to their posts and continue working.

The military's various tasks this year are officially on track. In addition, this year is the most special year, and Shiraishi's burden is also very heavy. This year I probably won’t have much time to rest.

After finishing the work at hand, Shiraishi walked to his laboratory thinking about it.

"Lin, how is he doing?"

Wearing a white coat, Shiraishi walked towards Lin's work area.

On the workbench she was responsible for, a head was placed naked on it. The light of the instrument continuously scanned various positions of the head back and forth, performing detection without blind spots and conducting data analysis.

It was the head of the immortal Hidan.

"I just fed him some nutrient solution and fell asleep directly. As for the data, preliminary analysis has been done. To be honest, this is the first time I have seen such a strange life form..."

Lin didn't know how to describe the strange scene in front of her.

She followed Shiraishi and studied all kinds of weird things, but this was the first time she saw a living creature like Hidan that could survive even if its head was left behind.

Especially the brain, which has no digestive system and can still use nutrients to survive, has also had a strong impact on Lin's many years of medical experience.

"The immortality of the Evil God Religion is indeed unique."

Shiraishi stared at Hidan's head and observed.

Judging from the information he collected, Hidan's immortal body was born from a large-scale internal sacrificial ceremony within the Evil God Cult.

And the only one among them who survived was Hidan.

In the past, although the followers of the Evil God Cult were very strong physically, for example, even if their hearts were damaged, they could still survive for a while and continue to fight against the enemy.

However, Hidan is the only cult member who can survive with only his head.

Even the well-informed Shiraishi has developed a strong interest in this special existence.

It's a pity that I never had the opportunity to start research in this area in the past. Now that Hidan has arrived, I have ready-made materials on hand, which solves the basic problem of insufficient materials.

"You take care of the head, and I'll dissect his torso."

Shiraishi put on white gloves, casually took out a delicate scalpel from the inside pocket of his white coat, walked skillfully to the operating table, and stared at Hidan's body on the operating table.

Just like the head, after the nutrients are input, the torso also retains a 'living' breath, proving that the torso is not dead and has extremely terrifying vitality.

Shiraishi took a deep breath, placed the scalpel on Hidan's left chest, and gently opened the skin there...

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It's not just the Kingdom of Oni that's busy. The return of the Konoha ninja who supported Sunagakure to the village also caused shock among the higher-ups.

Because the matter was too top-secret, the top management of Konoha, headed by Tsunade, only held a small-scale secret meeting.

The participants included two advisors from Konoha, the senior elder Hinata Hiashi, the Jonin squad leader Nara Shikaku, and the Hokage himself. A total of five people participated in this meeting.

Although Ichibi's matter has become a foregone conclusion, the message left by Scorpion has become an important topic that Konoha has to take seriously.

"Four months later, Orochimaru will rival Uchiha Sasuke... Will this be a trap for us?"

When the consultant went to bed, Xiaochun looked worried.

Without him, the information obtained from the enemy must be carefully analyzed to determine whether the information is true or false.

And even if the information is true, it may be a trap deliberately designed by the enemy to plot against Konoha, waiting for Konoha to take the bait.

If Konoha rushes forward at once, it is very likely that it will be included in the enemy's calculations.

"Although it is a trap, it is also an opportunity. I think it is better to dispatch a special operations team to arrest Orochimaru and Uchiha Sasuke. In any case, if we continue to let them go, Konoha's situation will become even more unfavorable. There are also cards Cassie's problem also needs to be solved. He is the former ANBU minister and knows too many things about Konoha."

Shikaku's words made everyone present feel silent.

Yes, not only Orochimaru and Sasuke, but also the traitorous ANBU chief Hatake Kakashi is also a very important cleanup target.

Just to deal with these three people, how many jounin need to be sent to ensure that the mission is foolproof?

What's more, if this is a trap, we will face far more than just these three people.

However, let them let go of this opportunity that could be regarded as a breakthrough, and they were unwilling to give up directly.

Because they know that once they miss this opportunity, they will never have another chance to eliminate the opponent.

Once they take action, Konoha will be in danger again.

Especially Uchiha Sasuke.

When they thought that the other party would target the high-level officials of Konoha, Koharu and Mito Kadoyan both felt a chill on the back of their necks, and a biting chill ran up their backs.

"But with Konoha's current manpower, I'm afraid it's not enough. We don't know if Kakashi will also be at his destination four months later."

Tsunade gritted her teeth slightly, feeling that the matter was difficult.

"It would be best if Kakashi doesn't show up by then. We can concentrate our efforts to eliminate Orochimaru and Uchiha Sasuke."

Mito Menyan said.

"Anyway, let's submit the list of people we think is suitable first. Anyway, there is still time to prepare."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she dismissed the meeting.

Everyone nodded and left the conference room in an orderly manner.

After everyone left, Tsunade sat alone on the sofa, holding her forehead with her palms, leaning her back on the sofa, staring blankly at the chandelier above her head, lost in thought.

"Looks like you're in trouble, Tsunade."

A teasing voice came from behind, and Jiraiya walked out of the shadow of the wall and walked in at some point.

"It's you, have you heard the news?"

Tsuna asked without turning his head.

Jiraiya sighed and said: "It's still the same, I haven't found out much useful things. I don't know where the organization came from, and there is no trace of it."

"Such an organization cannot be unknown. They have already obtained the four tailed beasts. Not to mention the rest, how to seal the four tailed beasts is a major problem. Jinchuuriki are not that easy to find."

Tsunade sat up straight, her eyes showing sharp colors.

"But the fact is that they do have a way to seal the tailed beasts. As for whether they take the form of jinchūriki to seal the tailed beasts, that's unknown."

Jiraiya spread his hands helplessly, obviously not particularly clear about this.

"It is dangerous to continue to let them go. Yesterday, Sunagakure's Kazekage sent a letter, hoping to unite the two villages in the name of organizing a five-kage meeting in the Iron Kingdom, so that the five villages with tailed beasts can unite and uproot this organization. "

Tsunade said without thinking.

"Five Shadows Conference?" Jiraiya was stunned, then touched his chin and said: "This is a good way. Combining the power of the five villages can not only uncover the enemies in the dark, but also promote the development of each village. The diplomatic relations can also play a decisive role in resisting the Kingdom of Ghosts. Let the five major countries be connected as a whole."

Tsunade was slightly speechless. No matter what this guy did, he felt like he was going to have trouble with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Although the country of ghosts is indeed a powerful country that requires strict defense.

"Five Shadows Alliance... don't have too much expectations for this kind of thing. If there is no unanimous appeal, it will end up being like two years ago, when the Kingdom of Ghosts seizes the opportunity and breaks them apart. Such an alliance is actually fragile. Unbearable."

Even the Five Kage Alliance only reached a relationship based on the stance of the tailed beasts.

If we bring the Kingdom of Demons to the table based on the Tailed Beasts, it will make the situation worse.

"So, what do the shadows in the other villages say?"

"I haven't seen their reply yet, so Iwagakure probably won't be a problem...but Kirigakure and Kumogakure may not be able to take any action."

Tsunade shook her head.

When it comes to matters involving tailed beasts, the Kage of each village will definitely not allow ninjas from other countries to get involved.

"Perhaps... what this organization has currently obtained is not four tailed beasts, but five tailed beasts."

Jiraiya said this silently.

"What?"

Tsunade turned her head in surprise and looked at Jiraiya.

"Do you still remember the disappearance of Nanao from Takigakure Village more than ten years ago? I recently re-investigated what happened at that time. Two disciples of Minato, Nohara Rin, and Uchiha Obito disappeared one after another, and later it was rumored that The rumor that Nohara Rin stole the Nanao from Takigakure made the relationship between Konoha and Takigakure very bad."

Jiraiya's face became serious.

"You mean..."

"At that time, the first Konoha ninja to pursue the missing Nohara Rin and Uchiha Obito was Kakashi. Kakashi was a member of Orochimaru, and Orochimaru was a member of this organization. If Orochimaru had been Having an affair with this organization..."

When Jiraiya said this, he stopped talking.

According to the information he received, this organization targeting tailed beasts was not established in recent years.

It was established earlier than Orochimaru left Konoha, and it cannot be ruled out that it took shape during the Third Ninja War.

Tsunade was slightly silent after hearing this. Although Jiraiya's speculations were a bit too bizarre, after careful consideration, it was also a line.

Because after she became Hokage, when she looked through Kakashi's mission records, there were indeed some places that were too coincidental about the records of this mission. In addition, it also involves the disappearance of the tailed beast in Takigakure Village...

It is not excluded that the Nanao at that time had fallen directly into the hands of this organization through the operations of Orochimaru and Kakashi.

"In addition, you should still remember. Orochimaru once secretly went to Kumogakure during the Great Ninja War, triggering the rampage of the predecessor of the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki, resulting in the death of the predecessor of the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki... Although this incident was his own fault, Afterwards, this news was also blocked by Sarutobi-sensei, and only a few people in Konoha knew about it at the time. But at that time, he was indeed secretly conducting research on tailed beasts."

Jiraiya once again broke the news, which made Tsunade feel a little shaken.

Yes, Orochimaru showed interest in the power of the tailed beasts by attacking Kumogakure's predecessor, the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki, during his tenure in Konoha.

Based on this situation, there are plenty of reasons to plunder the Nanao of Takigakure Village.

What's more, the person sent out to find the missing persons at that time was Kakashi, who was in collusion with Orochimaru...

All the causes and consequences seemed to be successfully connected together.

Although Tsunade still felt that something was not right, for example, why was Nohara Rin missing? Why do the people in Takigakure insist that Nohara Rin took away the Nanao? Why did Nohara Rin go to Takigakure Village to take away Nanao? How did she do it? Why did she go to Takigakure to take away Nanao?

What role did Uchiha Obito play in this?

"Four...or even five tailed beasts. If your guess comes true, this organization has now mastered more than half of the tailed beasts."

After Jiraiya's narration, she couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency in her heart.

Although she didn't know what purpose this organization started to collect tailed beasts, it was definitely not a good thing for Konoha.

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It was dark, and the stars and moon hung in the sky.

"Sasuke, you are here."

Jugo's voice came from behind.

Sasuke, who was standing on the cliff and realizing his own power, quietly opened his hand, and a stream of electricity condensed in his palm, emitting a brilliant light and sizzling sound in the darkness.

There was also a faint flash of lightning in the red Sharingan eyes.

After hearing the call from behind, Sasuke squinted backward slightly.

"What's the matter, Jugo?"

"I learned some things about Akatsuki from Kabuto."

Jugo replied.

He knew that Sasuke was very concerned about a certain member of Akatsuki, so he specifically asked Kabuto about some of Akatsuki's recent actions.

"Is it related to Itachi?"

Sasuke's cold voice came out.

"No, it's information about the rest of Akatsuki."

Jugo shook his head.

"In that case, there's no need to tell me. I'm not interested in other guys."

Sasuke squeezed hard, and the lightning in his palm was immediately dispersed, turning into long thunder snakes, flying around Sasuke's body, dazzlingly.

Jugo looked at this scene in amazement, sighing that Sasuke's lightning escape had become more precise and powerful in operation.

It won't take long for you to break through the upper limit again and enter a whole new realm.

"By the way, there is also Konoha's Uzumaki Naruto. Do you want to hear his information? He seems to have been involved in Akatsuki's battle this time."

Jugo remembered something and asked Sasuke.

Sasuke paused slightly.

"Anyway, I'm bored now, so I'll just listen to it."

Sasuke snorted.

Then, the long thunder snake flying around his body was disturbed by some kind of will, and began to flow in all directions, lighting up the wilderness, and then quickly disappeared, never existing, and silently.