Escape From Konoha

The land of grass.

Konoha Camp.

In a tent, Danzo was wearing a black coat, sitting quietly on a chair, receiving treatment from a medical ninja.

After giving Danzo the medicine, the medical ninja smiled and said:

"Master Danzo, according to the current recovery situation, you will be able to act on your own in another week."

Danzo nodded lightly, with no emotions on his face.

Regarding his physical condition, Danzo knows better than anyone else.

Although the injuries caused by Rou Quan have almost healed, it still left a bad negative impact on his body, and his body's reflexes also dropped a lot.

Not only that, but he also lost an arm. His strength may have dropped to less than 70% of what he was in his heyday.

However, including the psychic beast-Dream Eater, it is still barely able to participate in the upcoming war as a senior combatant of Konoha.

Although he longs for the position of Hokage, now is not the time to care about it.

With the situation the village was facing now, he couldn't compete with Hokage Hiruzen for power and gain, allowing outsiders to take advantage of the situation.

After the medical ninja left, a root ninja walked in.

Wearing a black coat and sunglasses on his face, he seemed to have a mysterious aura surrounding him, making people think he was extraordinary.

Aburame Ryoma is his name, and he is one of the top figures in the Aburame family of the Konoha Clan.

He is the same generation as the Sannin, and is strong enough to compete with the Sannin. He is an elite jounin of Konoha who can not fall behind in a short period of time.

As the deputy leader of the Root Organization, he was in charge of the Root Organization during the period when Danzo was unable to take charge.

Coupled with the radical ideas of his fighting sect, Danzo had great trust in his character and abilities.

An outstanding Konoha ninja who can still fulfill his fundamental duties even if he is unconscious.

"You're here, Ryoma."

"Yes, Lord Danzo. Congratulations on your recovery."

Ryoma spoke calmly, as if he didn't care about anything.

Danzo didn't mind Ryoma's indifferent tone. In fact, he was used to Ryoma's indifferent and profound look, which always made people think that he was thinking of some very powerful strategies.

After wearing sunglasses, it is even more difficult to judge what he is thinking through his facial expressions.

"While I was in coma, what happened in the ninja world and the village recently? Tell me everything. I need to judge how to carry out the next action."

"yes."

Danzo actually woke up a week ago. However, after waking up, due to poor mental and physical strength, he focused on recuperating for the time being and did not pay much attention to the internal affairs and external affairs.

Ryoma began to introduce the important things that happened while Danzo was recovering from his injuries. Some of the more important ones took the time to describe in detail, and the unimportant ones were briefly summarized.

Having followed Danzo for many years, Ryoma knows how to tell stories that can make Danzo understand the current situation in the shortest possible time, and whether the situation Konoha is facing now is good or bad.

After hearing that Koharu and Mito Kadeni had secretly disobeyed the Hokage's orders and conducted a secret investigation on the Hyuga clan, the calm expression on Danzo's face suddenly turned gloomy, and anger flashed in his eyes.

"These two idiots, who have served as consultants for so many years, are really getting better and better! Is now the time to hold the Hyuga clan accountable?"

Moreover, this matter itself has little to do with the Hyuga clan.

Although saying this was a bit demoralizing to him, Danzo believed that it would be more appropriate for Hiruzen, as the Hokage, to handle the matter himself as to how to handle the future relationship between the Hyuga clan.

The Hyuga clan is not a fighting sect in the village. The importance of this clan in the village is completely different from that of the Uchiha clan.

This matter can only be appeased by Hokage himself, not through the hands of consultants or even Gen Mo.

This will only make the Hyuga Clan and the high-level eccentric, and keep the Hyuga Clan out of the door. If because of this incident, the Hyuga Clan moves closer to the Uchiha Clan, things will be really troublesome.

"It seems that I need to go back to the village as soon as possible."

Danzo pondered for a moment and made a decision to return to the village.

Compared with foreign enemies, it is more important to appease the Hyuga clan instead of continuing to exert pressure.

He was very familiar with Hiruzen's gentle temperament, which could be called a peacemaker and steady in everything. As a consultant, Koharu and Mito Kaden who had done this thing would definitely not be punished too harshly. They would only be punished. Implement warning level sanctions.

This shortcoming has indeed become the basis for the development of the roots in peacetime, but at this time, if the advisors are allowed to continue to run wild, this shortcoming of being Hokage will become the culprit that destroys the balance of the village.

"This is unnecessary, Danzo-sama."

Aburame Ryoma spoke at this moment.

Although when he received the news, he was also dissatisfied with the approach of the two consultants. Originally, the Hyuga clan was already in dire straits due to the defection incident. Doing so would only add fuel to the fire and put the village and Hyuga together. The relationship between the clans is estranged.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Lord Hokage has come to apologize in person, and severely criticized the advisors at the Jonin meeting. The ANBU will monitor the two of them twenty-four hours a day until the end of the war. And on some matters, he will punish the Hyuga clan. Make concessions.”

Ryoma answered methodically.

"Is that so?"

"And...according to the information I received, when the two consultants visited the Hyuga clan that day, there was no conflict. Instead, they successfully obtained the permission of the clan elders of the Hyuga clan. Only the branch family seemed to have some complaints. "

But the branch family in the Hyuga clan has nothing to do with the core power, so their views are irrelevant.

After all, after the defection incident, the management of the family division has become more stringent.

"..."

Danzo was a little surprised to hear that the Hyuga clan had this reaction.

Ri Zhan will make a remedy for this matter, he can predict it. However, the clan of the Hyuga clan actually made such concessions. After all, they had a strong attitude and refused the consultant's search operation. Hiruzen would not do anything. In this matter, the roots of the Hyuga clan in the village would also be taken into consideration. stand and support.

only……

Danzo could not predict whether this matter would be good or bad for the future of the village.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

The elders of the Hyuga clan are all clan ninjas who have retired for many years. They have neglected fighting for at least twenty or even thirty years. They have always been contented in the village and have long forgotten the idea of ​​advancement. Compared with fighting against the high-level, planning to calm down is more in line with their usual style of catering.

"For the village at present, it is a good thing for the Hyuga clan to respond in this way."

Ryoma hesitated and said.

"No, it is only a good thing during the war. But it is inevitable that this will not be secretly instigated by some people. If someone is secretly planning this, in the long run, Konoha has already lost."

Danzo gritted his teeth and forced out these words.

"You mean..."

"Hyuga Ayane."

"This is too alarmist."

"I have personally fought against all three of them. They are by no means ordinary ninjas. Especially Uchiha Ruri, who was only slightly inferior in the battle with Hiruzen that day."

Although in that battle, because of consideration for the safety of Kyuubi, Hokage Hiraku did not use all his strength, but only acted with siege tactics. However, it cannot be proved that in that battle, Uchiha Ruri also used his full strength.

Moreover, Hyuga Ayane's strength is equally impressive. Judging from the strength she finally showed that day, I'm afraid it would take Matt Dai, a taijutsu ninja practicing the Eight Gate Dungeon, plus the entire fighting force of Genbu, to barely pull it off. Take it.

There is no doubt that the strength of these two women is ninja that can be compared with the 'Five Shadows'.

"Are there any spies in the Hinata branch?"

"This is just a guess, but here's the problem. We can neither force the Hyuga clan to be too tight nor completely ignore them. If Hyuga Ayane does this intentionally, the Hyuga clan will also be a member of Konoha in the future. A time bomb. How could they let go of such an easy-to-use chess piece, given their 'caged bird' deactivation technology."

A sharp look flashed in Danzo's eyes.

If it were him, he would also adopt such an aboveboard conspiracy.

Because the Hyuga clan is different from the Uchiha clan, even if they know that there is a high probability that there are internal ghosts in this family who will leak the situation of Konoha, they cannot act rashly or take drastic measures against the Hyuga clan.

Hinata's Byakugan has always been Konoha's most important strategic weapon, and its function far exceeds the convenience brought by Sharingan.

Konoha's many surprise attacks and counterattacks were able to run smoothly because of the Byakugan.

"Then how to prevent it?"

Faced with Ryoma's question, Danzo just shook his head. In a short period of time, he could not come up with any good ideas.

"Currently, the Hyuga clan can only leave it alone. Since the situation in the village has been reluctantly stabilized by Hiruzen, ending the war between Sunagakure and Iwagakure as soon as possible is the top priority."

“The manpower at the root is lacking right now.”

Ryoma told the root of the current dilemma.

"It doesn't matter, I will select six Jonin from the Shimura clan and fill them into the roots as temporary members."

Knowing that there is currently an urgent shortage of manpower in the Roots, I have no choice but to show off my clan's heritage to temporarily make up for the lack of combat power in the Roots.

"With all due respect, if this continues, the Shimura clan..."

Ryoma had a premonition that the next task facing the root would be very harsh and difficult.

"This is the fate of ninjas. It is also the fate of Gen. As long as it is for Konoha, they will deserve to die. Next, we will go to the Land of Rain."

Danzo's eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he had determined that the country would usher in the most terrifying bloody storm in history.

"The Land of Rain?"

"Iwagakure is a tough nut to crack, especially the large-scale combined attack ninjutsu, which is their strength. Moreover, Iwagakure has more manpower than Konoha in the Land of Grass, and can only barely resist in frontal combat. I will Dai is here to fill up the battle force, and the next battlefield will be in the Kingdom of Rain."

Danzo held the tip of his cane and poked it at the map where the Land of Rain was located, his eyes cold-blooded.

"If you want to break the alliance between Sunagakure and Iwagakure, you must first start with the weakest Sunagakure."

"But……"

Ryoma hesitated.

Sunagakure's combat power is indeed weaker than Iwagakure, but Sunagakure can use all his strength to attack Konoha, and they have no worries.

Orochimaru fought a defensive battle in the Country of Rain, because regardless of the cost, the fighting was far more brutal than in the Country of Grass.

"It doesn't matter, I already have a countermeasure. In a week, I will leave after my body recovers. You go prepare and transfer the jounin from the Shimura clan here."

"yes."

Seeing that Danzo was determined, Ryoma could only accept the order.

"By the way, Lord Danzo, do I also want to follow you to the Land of Rain?"

"No, you continue to stay as the head of the family who protects the Hyuga clan. The Hyuga clan is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Being able to treat both clans and branch families equally will be an important bridge between the clan and the village. How to deal with the future problems of the Hyuga clan? His existence Crucial."

"I understand. I will protect him to the death."

Aburame Ryoma nodded seriously.

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The chakra sphere is wrapped in the breath of wind.

It was a chakra ball infused with changes in the properties of wind attribute chakra - Wind Release Rasengan.

Then, aim the chakra ball, which is infused with the power of the changing properties of wind-attribute chakra, at the ground and press it.

Accompanied by a huge roar and a harsh sound like stone slices across glass, people couldn't help but want to cover their ears to prevent the harsh sound from entering their ears.

A big pit appeared on the ground. The scene in the pit looked like it had been severely ravaged by a large beast with its claws. Compared with the ordinary Rasengan, the power of the Rasengan that is infused with changes in chakra properties is undoubtedly higher. grade.

Minato looked at the huge destructive power caused by his ninjutsu, and what appeared on his face was sweat from hard work and a tired smile.

"This form can barely be used for demonstration..."

Minato said this about his ninjutsu.

Although it is powerful enough to severely damage ninjas like Hyuga Ayane, the preparation time is too long and cannot keep up with the action of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu.

And because he had to inject chakra properties to change, he still couldn't find the perfect trick. While performing this ninjutsu and running the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, it could easily cause the ninjutsu to fail and cause harm to his body.

Therefore, it cannot be used in actual combat immediately, but because of its huge destructive power, it can be used as a one-hit kill card, but various conditions need to be considered when using it.

"Excellent, powerful!"

The ones who trained with Minato were naturally Kakashi and the other three.

Obito stared at the big hole created by Minato with his mouth wide open. Compared to his powerful fire ball jutsu, the destructive power of this jutsu, to be honest, had exceeded his knowledge.

Obito, who was attracted by the ninjutsu, held the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, spread the fingers of his right hand widely, and shouted with high morale:

"Very good, I'm coming too! Come out, Rasengan!"

A ray of breeze passed through his fingers, but nothing happened.

"..."

Kakashi looked at him with dead eyes, as if he was looking at an idiot.

Lin and Minato showed an awkward but not rude smile.

"Are you stupid? With such poor chakra control, you are not suitable for this Muji Ninjutsu. You'd better practice your Fire Release Ninjutsu."

Kakashi said so.

When it comes to chakra control, Obito can be said to have extremely poor qualifications.

Maybe it's because of his nature and strong nerves, or maybe there's something wrong with his brain. Some ninjutsu that require extremely high chakra control requirements cannot be learned, and there is no progress.

If this continues, even if the Sharingan is awakened, the level of genjutsu will probably be in a mess.

After all, genjutsu is a special technique that requires extremely fine chakra control and is more difficult to learn than many techniques.

"What are you talking about, Kakashi? When I open my Sharingan, I will definitely surpass you!"

Obito said immediately unconvinced.

"Uchiha is a famous family, right? Even if he doesn't use the Sharingan, he should be a first-class ninja. Hanging the Sharingan on his buckle all day long, isn't it a standard statement? Or, if you don't have the Sharingan, you can't Become an elite ninja?"

Kakashi said in a calm tone.

Obito was so angry that his stomach was about to explode, and when he was about to retort, Kakashi stretched out a hand, and a perfect chakra ball was spinning in his hand.

It was Minato's Rasengan.

"It's amazing, Kakashi, for mastering Minato-sensei's A-level ninjutsu so quickly."

Lin looked at Kakashi with adoring eyes.

"Tch, it's just an A-level ninjutsu. I will definitely create a stronger S-level secret ninjutsu in the future! Just wait and see!"

When Obito saw Rin admiring Kakashi like this, he immediately became disgusted, and the bitter smell of vinegar filled the air.

Minato just smiled at everything in front of him.

Although Kakashi mastered the know-how of using the Rasengan so quickly, he was a little surprised, but when he thought about Kakashi's talent that could not be speculated by common sense, it did not seem so difficult to accept.

"Okay, that's it for today's training. I have to go on patrol tomorrow and have a good rest in the rest of the time."

"yes."

When Minato heard the three people's responses, he nodded and used the teleportation technique to leave.

"What are you going to do next?"

Obito asked.

"Next, I'm going to practice alone for a while, don't come and disturb me."

Kakashi said.

"The devil wants to play with you."

With his hands behind his head, Obito snorted softly as he watched Kakashi's cold back leaving with a knife behind his back.

Came to a quiet woods, the surrounding dense leaves blocked the sun, making the environment here a bit dark.

Kakashi touched the tree next to him with one finger, and a current flowed through the finger, then spread on the tree, scattered into countless threads, and spread around.

After making sure that no one was watching him, he took out a chalk-shaped dark green crystal from his ninja bag.

"Can this little thing really convey information?"

Kakashi held this crystal, somewhat doubting whether such a small thing could really store and send text with a huge amount of information.

After all, this kind of thing has never appeared in the ninja world.

It is more convenient than the birds kept in captivity in Ninja Village.

Moreover, as long as humans have mastery of natural energy, they can use it at will.

This is true even if they are thousands of miles apart.

It is said to be the latest information collector developed by the Scientific Research Department of the Kingdom of Ghosts using natural energy. It has functions such as information transmission and storage.

Because the cost is extremely high, it is currently impossible to popularize it on a large scale. Therefore, the position of the first batch of members who have this kind of information collector becomes quite important.

"Forget it, let's pass the information over quickly."

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Far away in Ziyuan City in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Office of the military jurisdiction.

Shiraishi is sitting in his own office, enjoying a rare quiet afternoon tea time.

The current international situation is still dominated by the ninja military competition between the four ninja villages. Although the Kingdom of Demons will not intervene, it will also collect information on the battlefield to avoid being too late to prepare when an accident occurs.

While I was drinking tea, there was an instrument sealed with a plastic covering on the left half of the desk. It was a square device with a side length of fifty centimeters. The sound of mechanical operation suddenly came from inside.

Then a piece of white paper spit out from a gap.

There is a large amount of written information written on it, which is intelligence sent from the distant direction of the Country of Grass.

And the white paper spit out from the machine is not ordinary paper either. The raw materials are mutated trees in the Moist Bone Forest that have been soaked in natural energy for thousands of years, and are extremely compatible with natural energy.

Currently, only the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts uses this kind of paper to transmit information.

According to the information coming from the Land of Grass, the only person Shiraishi could think of was Kakashi.

Although this device has been developed for less than a week, it can quickly transmit information from such a long distance. It seems that the funds allocated to the scientific research department are not wasted.

In Shiraishi's view, the rapid transmission of information will definitely become an inevitable trend in future wars.

This device reminded Shiraishi of communication machines such as telegraph machines in his previous life.

However, unlike the telegraph machine, the communication machine he used here used natural energy to replace the function of electric current.

After all, as long as natural energy can be utilized on a large scale, the way of life of human beings in this world will undergo earth-shaking changes.

As far as prospects are concerned, Shiraishi is still looking forward to it.

Shiraishi nodded slightly after reading the information sent by Kakashi.

Although due to his young age and lack of qualifications, Kakashi was unable to participate in high-level meetings that only Jonin could attend. The information obtained could only be estimated through the flow of personnel in the frontline camp.

However, this information is also of considerable value.

The most important thing is that he got a lot of information about Namikaze Minato.

His ever-changing fighting methods and the powerful ninjutsu he developed, Shiraishi can access immediately.

"Has the property change of Wind Release been successfully added to the Rasengan?"

Although Shiraishi also speculated that Minato would develop such derivative ninjutsu through previous intelligence, he did not expect that the progress would be so rapid.

It seems that not only his talent in space-time ninjutsu, but also his neural reaction speed that surpasses the common sense of the human body, his ability to understand and develop the techniques cannot be underestimated.

A ninjutsu like the Rasengan can barely be copied using the Sharingan. However, after further incorporating changes in nature, it will definitely be an S-level or even a secret ninjutsu that exceeds the S-level. This level of ninjutsu cannot be copied by the Sharingan.

Although Minato's ninjutsu is currently not perfect and can only be said to have made small progress, Shiraishi believes that it is only a matter of time before Minato perfects this jutsu.

"The original judgment was not wrong. This guy is likely to be the turning point in the Third Ninja War, and will also be the most difficult guy..."

Just a Flying Thunder God Jutsu is so tricky. If he were to develop a Ninjutsu with such huge destructive power, he would have to consider higher-level defensive measures.

However, the same move may not be successful twice. After the last accident of the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, there will be more ANBU personnel around him, and the position will be more difficult to grasp.

While Shiraishi was thinking about this, someone came in to report.

"Master Shiraishi, Kirigakure's secret mission to visit the Kingdom of Demons has arrived."

Shiraishi put down the information delivered by Kakashi, with a smile on his face.

It seems that what happened recently is not all bad.

As long as he grasps Kirigakure's Achilles' heel, sooner or later Kirigakure will be dragged onto his thief's ship, and he won't be able to leave even if he wants to.

When Kirigakure secretly visits the mission, Shiraishi understands that person's intentions.

Just as Shiraishi was waiting for a price to see whether selling Kirigakure would be of great help to him, the other party also had the same intention. He wanted to see whether cooperation with Shiraishi could transform Kirigakure, or even go further.

Because he had experienced the blood mist change, that person probably also had a lot of dissatisfaction with the great names and nobles of the Kingdom of Water.

It's just that the system of one country, one village is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If changes are made rashly, Kirigakure will definitely fall to pieces. With this in mind, Shiraishi could understand the other party's caution.

"It happens to be free, take me there to meet them. You can't neglect your precious allies."