Escape From Konoha

Tsunade left about five minutes later.

Probably because I was worried that staying here for too long would arouse the suspicion of interested people.

After all, as Konoha's Sannin, it is indeed a bit unreasonable to come alone to communicate with the enemy in private.

Just thinking of the proposal Tsunade mentioned just now, after Tsunade left, the indifference in Shiraishi's eyes was immediately replaced by an indifference that lost temperature.

The tea on the table in front of him was already cold, which seemed to be the state of mind that Baishi wanted to show at this time.

Although a little disappointed, this disappointment was quickly swept away from Baishi's heart.

After all, he wanted Tsunade to abandon Konoha and join the Kingdom of Demons. From the beginning, Shiraishi didn't hold much expectation.

Unlike him, Tsunade has too many fetters with Konoha, and the blood on her body has already flowed the color of Konoha.

The reason why he came here to recruit without giving up was that firstly, he valued Tsunade's medical ability, which could greatly alleviate the medical pressure in the Kingdom of Demons. Her achievements in medical ninjutsu were unquestionable; secondly, if Tsunade was allowed to join the Kingdom of Demons, country, can further weaken Konoha's strength, or in other words, the real purpose is to weaken the overall strength of the five major powers.

The five traditional powers have continued to expand their armaments and increase the number of ninjas over the years. Except for Sunagakure, who is still recovering, every village can now raise a ninja force of tens of thousands at any time and launch a large-scale war. If they are given enough time to prepare, they can pull up more ninja troops and continuously throw them into the war. This greatly increased the burden on the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Unfortunately, Tsunade still refused.

She chose to inherit the will of fire. It can also be said that it was the new will of fire that she summarized and comprehended, trying to restore Konoha to its past glory, and even go further.

As the founder of the initial medical reform, Tsunade already possesses flexible abilities that are different from ordinary people. Although he is over fifty, his thinking is not rigid.

On the contrary, she is keen to learn all kinds of knowledge, and traveling has continuously increased her new understanding of the world, nature, and human beings.

It can be said that Shiraishi is not surprised that Tsunade is trying to use what he has learned to reform within Konoha. Rather, Shiraishi felt a little strange that she didn't make any changes.

The only thing I didn't expect was that she proposed a plan to unite with the ghost country.

Although the idea is very good, for a future that even Tsunade herself may not be able to confirm, he wants to buy two years from the Kingdom of Demon like a white wolf... Even if he is willing to wait, the Kingdom of Demon has Can't wait.

If Konoha, which has the support of the Demon Country, is still unable to form an alliance with the Demon Country after two years, then this will not only provide Konoha with time to develop stably, but also take advantage of the Demon Country's Technology has strengthened the enemy's effective strength.

Doing this kind of thing is really not worth the gain.

He didn't reject Tsunade face to face, he just didn't want to see her disappointed.

In Shiraishi's heart, such a consideration was born, which can be said to be a disguised rejection.

"A verbal agreement will only become a verbal agreement in the end. I have to say, this is really a pity, Tsunade-sensei..."

Shiraishi sighed, stood up from the cushion, straightened the wrinkles on the clothes.

"Lord Shiraishi."

The wandering witch appeared in the corner of the room, waiting for orders.

"I'll leave this to you."

"yes."

After receiving the response from the wandering witch, Shiraishi walked towards the door.

The matter here is over, and next, it's time to find out what's going on at Hama Mountain. A coldness flashed in Bai Shi's eyes.

The so-called Toad Mountain is Miaomu Mountain.

One of the three holy places in the world of psychic beasts, it is the worry-free paradise of toads.

It is said that it is an extremely secret paradise in the ninja world. People who don't know the place may not be able to find its entrance even if they walk for a month without sleep.

However, he already knew the entrance location of Miaomu Mountain from the live dragon, so he didn't need to search randomly like a headless fly, which saved him a lot of time.

But what is the environment inside Mount Miaomu? How many large psychic beasts are there? How many psychic beasts are capable of celestial arts? What levels are they at? What level is that giant toad immortal who has lived for thousands of years? Creatures... These are all unknown things to Baishi.

And the unknown means that rashly starting a war with it will create uncontrollable risks.

Shiraishi has always disliked uncontrollable risks. What he has to do is to find out the detailed combat layout of Miaomu Mountain, and then change this part of the risk from unknown to controllable.

Finally...annihilation!

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"You're back so soon, Tsunade-sama?"

Shizune, who was still resting in the room, realized that Tsunade had been out for less than twenty minutes and quickly returned. She was a little surprised at Tsunade's mobility.

Tsunade nodded as if responding to Shizune.

"Well, after all, it's not the right time to reminisce about the past. The two sides just need to have frank negotiations. Moreover, as time goes by, I'm afraid that the root side will be alert. So, after talking about the matter, I came back immediately."

Now the people who monitor him are not only Jiraiya, but also the ninjas at the root. Those people are also paying attention to his actions.

If you leave for a long time, Shizune may not be able to keep it a secret.

She didn't want people to notice that she was meeting Bai Shi in private.

"By the way, where's that guy Jiraiya? There's nothing wrong with him, right?"

Tsunade thought of something and looked slightly worried.

With her strength, as long as she is careful, it is not too difficult to secretly meet Shiraishi without hiding it from the people at the root.

But Jiraiya was different. He and he were both Sannin, and their strength was basically at the same level. It was not that easy to hide from him and find Shiraishi.

If you don't take him first, it will be difficult to meet and negotiate with Shiraishi alone.

"Don't worry, Tsunade-sama. Jiraiya-sama ate a lunch box with condiments last night and is probably still sleeping soundly in his room."

The smile on Shizune's face made Tsunade relax.

"That guy's vigilance towards acquaintances is still so weak."

Tsunade shook her head helplessly, not knowing whether this was Jiraiya's advantage or disadvantage.

"So, is it settled, Tsunade-sama?"

Shizune asked cautiously.

"Well, it's time to return to Konoha."

Even without witnessing the various problems facing Konoha at the moment, Tsunade could roughly guess that they were definitely worse than the mess she imagined.

But in Tsunade's eyes, there was no confusion or anxiety, but a glimmer of hope.

She is very interested in the system of the Kingdom of Ghosts and is also very interested in the popular education of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Because the strategy Shiraishi promoted in the Kingdom of Demons reminded her of the second generation Hokage Senju Tobirama. The policies implemented by that one when he was still alive still benefit all aspects of Konoha.

But compared to his era, his policies did bring unparalleled superiority, and the people of Konoha were also proud of it.

Now compared with other ninja villages, Konoha can still be said to be one step ahead in this regard. But compared to the Kingdom of Demons, Konoha gave Tsunade the feeling that she lacked stamina.

This aspect is even more obvious when comparing the Kingdom of Fire with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

From the aspects of industry type and distribution, economy, tax system, agriculture, education, industry, military, etc., the Ghost Country is so powerful and its development momentum is still unstoppable. It cannot be summed up by the word "accidental".

Thinking about it this way, she had vaguely mentioned the Kingdom of Ghosts to Jiraiya many times before, just to test what kind of thoughts Jiraiya had in his heart. Hoping to pull Jiraiya into his own camp.

Fighting alone is always the best option.

However, the result is obvious. Jiraiya turned a blind eye to the various benefits of the Demon Kingdom that benefited the people, and still used the prophecy of Mt. Myoboku to target Shiraishi personally. Even when he ascended to the Demon Kingdom, he was affected by Shiraishi's will and belonged to the 'evil' camp.

In Jiraiya's eyes, the people of the Ghost Country were probably deceived by Shiraishi and fell into a false peace.

If this is a false peace... Tsunade hopes that every country can live in a 'false peace' like the people of the Ghost Country.

Ninja, nobles, commoners, country, ninja village... such terms appeared in Tsunade's mind one by one.

Seeing Tsunade lost in thought, Shizune did not disturb her and left her alone to think.

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"Lovable Sennin! Lustful Sage! Get up quickly and teach me new ninjutsu. It's already noon!"

Amid the violent shaking, Jiraiya blinked and woke up in a daze.

"ah?"

When he woke up, he happened to see Naruto standing in front of him with his hands on his hips, with a confused look on his face as he didn't know what was going on. His mouth was drooling unnaturally, giving people the stupid look of having an erotic dream.

"It's Naruto, what do you want from me?"

Jiraiya, who didn't know why, was still recalling the memories in his dream, and at the same time, his face felt a little unhappy.

I finally had an erotic dream, and now it is being interrupted. This is really a waste.

"What else are you talking about? Don't look at what time it is now!"

Naruto pointed at Jiraiya and shouted.

"time?"

Jiraiya showed a surprised expression, and then looked at the alarm clock. When he saw that the time displayed on it was 12:11, his expression suddenly changed.

Without saying anything, he walked to the window, opened the curtains, and opened the window. The snowy scene outside came into view. The sky was white, and it was obviously not morning.

"Oops, why did I sleep for so long?"

Jiraiya patted his head in annoyance, never expecting that he had slept for such a long time.

I remember that after dinner last night, I was working on the manuscript in my room, and my memory after that was very blurry.

So, he looked at the desk. There were a large number of manuscripts on it, but the papers were scattered. There were even more than a dozen unorganized papers filled with text on the floor.

Seeing this, Jiraiya became even more confused.

I really don’t know how I fell asleep last night, and I still slept for nearly ten hours... Is it because I have been too tired recently?

However, after resting for such a long time, Jiraiya did feel much more energetic.

Maybe it's because I've been really tired recently. Jiraiya had no choice but to attribute the reason to being too tired.

"Okay, don't worry about these things, teach me new ninjutsu quickly, like the Rasengan move! I want to become stronger quickly!"

Naruto was clinging to Jiraiya like a plaster.

"How can a move like the Rasengan level be so easy to come by?"

Jiraiya simply rolled his eyes at Naruto's request.

The Rasengan is the ultimate form of chakra change, and its training difficulty reaches the extremely high A level.

Even Jiraiya has not mastered many A-level ninjutsu, and those A-level ninjutsu are not suitable for Naruto to practice.

"Besides, the strength of a ninja does not depend on how many ninjutsu you have mastered. After all, you need the assistance of a shadow avatar even to cast the spiral pill. Next, you have two training goals."

"two?"

"Well, that's right, one is to strive to use spiral pills with one hand... The other is that you need to learn physical skills systematically, instead of relying on feeling to hit them randomly. I can guarantee that if you can use the basics of physical skills Once you level up, and with your shadow clone technique, it won't be difficult for you to be as powerful as a jounin, or even surpass him!"

Jiraiya said in a serious tone.

"You didn't just say that to me, right?"

"Who would lie to you, you brat? Besides, I believe you should have suffered a lot in this regard. You haven't made effective use of the advantages of the shadow clone technique at all. So your shadow clone technique has given people The feeling is that it is only superficial and can only delay or serve as cannon fodder, making it difficult to form an effective suppressive force on the enemy."

Jiraiya was not joking when he said this.

If Naruto improves his physical skills, then summoning dozens or even hundreds of shadow clones to join the battle together, that kind of scene, even Zirai, will also need a headache.

More importantly, because Naruto has the Nine-Tails in his body, he can largely avoid the backlash of the Shadow Clone Technique, and the Nine-Tails will bear it on his behalf.

Otherwise, Naruto would have become dementia long ago by abusing the Shadow Clone Technique.

"Okay, but I can't practice physical skills by myself."

"Don't worry, I will teach you personally. Moreover, compared to explaining theory to you, using actual combat will allow you to comprehend the essence of physical arts. When the time comes, be prepared to be bruised and bruised."

Jiraiya said with a ferocious expression.

"Then let the horse come over!"

"Well, let's talk about this later. I need to go to Tsunade. After all, the village still needs a new Hokage. This is the top priority. You should be mentally prepared here. Physical training is quite hard, and I will practice with you. Ninjutsu is completely different in difficulty.”

"oh!"

Naruto happily stayed in Jiraiya's room and watched Jiraiya leave.

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"Really, I finally got rid of that annoying brat. I don't know what Tsunade is thinking..."

After being separated from Naruto, Jiraiya went to find Tsunade.

I thought about what I would do if Tsunade continued to hesitate.

Although he also wanted to use tougher methods, considering that the opponent was Tsunade, this method may not be effective.

Maybe it will have a negative effect.

Therefore, the specific operation needs to be discussed in the long term.

Arriving at the door of Tsunade's room, Jiraiya hesitated for a moment and was about to reach out and knock on the door when the door of the room opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was Tsunade.

She had noticed it in advance when Jiraiya was standing outside.

"Well……"

"Why are you dazing, come in."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she turned around.

Jiraiya scratched his nose and followed Tsunade into the room.

Seeing that Tsunade and Shizune were packing up their things, Jiraiya couldn't help asking:

"Packing things up so soon, where are you planning to go?"

"Are you stupid? Of course I'm going back to Konoha. I just had enough fun outside, and it's almost time to go back."

Tsunade's answer made Jiraiya widen his eyes in disbelief, as if he didn't hear clearly for a moment, as if he was re-confirming something, and continued to ask: "Well, what did you say?"

"Is there something wrong with your ears? I should have made it clear enough."

Tsunade tilted her head, seeming a little impatient.

No, no, there's absolutely nothing wrong with my ears. Jiraiya said in his mind.

But he felt that there was definitely something wrong with Tsunade's head... Yesterday, she looked worried, but now she agreed directly, so that the eyes she looked at Tsunade were full of scrutiny.

"What's that look in your face?"

Tsunade raised a brow.

"You couldn't be someone else using the transformation technique..."

As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, Tsunade swung up a straight fist and grazed Jiraiya's cheek. The strong wind brought by it blew Jiraiya's hair and made Jiraiya feel the sting on his cheek. pain.

Cold sweat dripped from Jiraiya's face.

It seems to be the real thing.

Most people don't have such a terrifying momentum when punching.

However, Jiraiya still had doubts in his eyes.

"Well, Tsunade, are you being stimulated by something? Although the village does need Hokage now, if you have something on your mind, there is no need to rush. There is still time."

"There is no such thing, I just figured it out."

"Isn't this speed too fast? That's not what you said yesterday."

Although a woman's temper is very fickle, but the speed of this fickleness caught Zilai by surprise.

"Shizune, have you packed your things?"

Tsunade ignored Jiraiya who was standing there in a daze, and turned to look at Shizune.

"It's packed, Tsunade-sama, and you can leave at any time now."

"Then, let's have lunch before setting off."

"yes."

During the exchange, Tsunade directly determined the next itinerary.

Standing aside, Jiraiya had no choice but to recognize the reality.

In terms of results, this is not a bad thing.

Moreover, it would be better to leave this place as soon as possible, at least you don't have to face a dangerous person like Chiba Shiraishi.

Even if their side had the advantage in terms of numbers, if they really fought, Jiraiya would really feel unsure.

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The weather was very peaceful in the afternoon.

Sunny days in this season are relatively rare.

However, as if to tear this pleasant afternoon apart, footsteps hurriedly sounded on the corridor.

It is located on the second floor balcony, separated from the inner corridor by a door.

Yiji pushed open the heavy door leading to the balcony on the second floor, and what appeared in her sight was a scene of leisurely afternoon tea.

She saw her mother, Ruri Uchiha, and her lifelong enemy, a woman named Hinata Ayane, sitting face to face at opposite ends of the table.

The tea set on the table is complete, and there are precious pastries that look very sweet and delicious. The two of them are picking up a fork to insert it, putting it into their mouths and destroying it at a leisurely speed.

After seeing her push the door, mother Liuli wiped the cream from the corner of her mouth with a tissue, and asked slowly, "Did you finish the work so quickly?"

"After the work is done, come over and enjoy yourself. You have been tired for a long time."

Ayane took out a piece of pastry and placed it on one side of the table, leaving it for Kazuhime.

"What does it mean to be tired for a long time? Didn't you all leave it to me to deal with the business affairs of the past two days, but didn't you touch it yourself? By the way, as soon as the old man left, the two of you would have a tea party at home, isn't it too much?" A little more?"

Faced with Ichihime's shy questioning tone, Ayane touched her lips with her finger, as if relishing the sweetness on her finger, blinked at Ichihime suspiciously, then put down her finger, and gracefully picked up the teacup, Taste it.

"You don't need to say that, we are also doing this for your own good, so that you can have a better platform for training, so we deliberately give you the opportunity. In this way, after Mr. Baishi retires, you will be the number one in the military. .”

It was obviously a lie, but it turned out to be true.

Anyone who is more naive might just believe it.

But Yiji didn't believe a word of what this 'little mother' said.

The two of them were obviously taking advantage of the old man's absence to give themselves a secret vacation. The reason why they left the job to her was to exercise her business handling ability, but in fact they were just being lazy and didn't want to read those complicated and lengthy things. official documents.

Is it because of old age?

Strangely enough, Yi Ji rejected this idea.

The two of them are now in their thirties, at the peak of their energy.

Judging from the fact that his old man always puts wolfberry in his tea, we know how powerful these two people are in their nightlife.

She was wondering whether she should move out and live alone so as not to disturb their three-person world.

"...By the way, the old man just sent back the news."

Putting aside these messy thoughts, Yiji also sat down and joined the afternoon tea party. She picked up a fork and inserted a piece of dessert into her mouth.

The sweetness that melts in your mouth immediately brightened Yiji's busy mood.

I have to say that these two people enjoy themselves very much. The weather is indeed suitable for holding a tea party and putting down their work for a while.

"Any news? How did he reply?"

Ayane's eating slowed down.

"He is now rushing to Miaomu Mountain, preparing to go there to detect the enemy's situation."

"In other words, Tsunade's negotiation is over, right?"

Liuli just listened quietly, while Ayane did the work of talking to Kazuki.

"Yes... I won't go into details one by one. It probably means that the Konoha ninja named Tsunade intends to form an alliance with our ghost country as the Fifth Hokage."

"Hey, is this the answer?"

Ayane sounded surprised after hearing what Kazuhime recounted.

Liuli couldn't help but look over and raised her brows slightly.

"And we were also given a grace period of two years."

"...I see, I didn't expect her to make such a determination, but if I think about it carefully, it seems reasonable. So, will Shiraishi-kun agree or refuse?"

Ayane stuffed a piece of dessert into her mouth and chewed it slowly.

"He asked us to continue to deal with it according to the original plan. There is no need to specifically change our attitude towards Konoha and the Land of Fire."

Kazuki relayed Shiraishi's answer, making Ruri and Ayane nod with satisfaction.

Fortunately, there is no emotion.

It's not that it's not good to form an alliance with Konoha, it's just that it's simply impossible to achieve.

Not to mention that they have too many personal grievances with Konoha. Even putting aside personal grievances, the contradiction between the two countries is so sharp that it has reached a situation of incompatibility. It is not surprising when a war breaks out.

If Konoha can immediately switch to the camp of the ghost country at this moment, there is indeed a possibility of sitting down and negotiating.

But the reality is that Konoha will not choose to do this.

Tsunade is Tsunade, Konoha is Konoha, Tsunade cannot represent Konoha, let alone the Kingdom of Fire.

"Although it's a good thing that he didn't get carried away by his emotions, I think even Shiraishi-kun will inevitably have a little compassion when he actually gets to the battlefield."

Ayane expressed her concerns.

Although Tsunade did not formally accept Shiraishi as her disciple in the past, she spared no effort in her early years to pass on her medical knowledge and valuable practical experience to Shiraishi without any secret. The two of them were not teachers and students, but they were better than teachers and students. In the field of medical ninjutsu, it can be said that Shiraishi was the one who led the way, providing him with extremely solid technical accumulation for his early medical ninjutsu. Shiraishi's ability to advance so smoothly in the field of medical ninjutsu is inseparable from the help provided by Tsunade. Otherwise, it would be difficult to fully understand the profound and difficult professional knowledge by relying on self-study alone.

Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that Shiraishi respects and appreciates Tsunade to the extent that he leaves room for her on the battlefield.

And Tsunade is one of the few people in Konoha who really cares about him. Even when he later taught at the ninja school, he protected Shiraishi many times so that he did not receive too much interference from the upper class and provided a safe environment for him to grow up. If she had to attack the teacher she once respected, Ayane herself might not be able to be so cruel.

Human beings are creatures whose rationality is often induced by emotions to do things that are not in line with the 'correct' purpose.

Just like she doesn't like her mother who is submissive to the family's will, but after all, she is a relative whose blood is thicker than water. There are some words and some actions that she cannot practice.

Even now, she has provided her mother with a stable residence in the Kingdom of Demons, so that she does not have to be bound by the traditional rules of the Hyuga clan and can do whatever she wants... As a result, her mother still complains about her, He believes that one should not fight with family members, but should be considerate and tolerant.

Although she could scold or ridicule, whenever she wanted to do so, Ayane still chose silence and avoidance towards her mother. So much so that she only gets along with her mother during holidays and festivals. Most of the time, she pays servants to take care of her mother's daily life, and she stays away silently, out of sight and out of mind.

Ruri somewhat sympathizes with Ayane's concerns.

On this point, she and Ayane had the same idea.

After a brief thought, Liuli said in a calm tone:

"It doesn't matter. I will make up my mind for him when the time comes. It is the wife's responsibility and obligation to deal with things that are inconvenient for her husband to deal with. There is actually no need for you to worry about this kind of thing."

When Liuli finished saying this, Ichiji clearly noticed an unhappy look on Ayane's face.

It was as if I originally wanted to make a similar statement, but at the critical moment, someone beat me to it.

But what made Kazuki a little regretful was that the unhappiness on Ayane's face quickly disappeared while drinking tea.

There was no fight.

Yi Ji felt that the tea party had suddenly lost its flavor.

"Besides this, is there anything else?"

Liuli asked next.

Yiji nodded slightly.

"Well, there is indeed one more thing I want to report to you, and that is that the mechanical force suitable for land combat has begun to take shape and can be officially put into use in exercises. How about you go over to test the first mechanical force in the ninja world? The power?"

After listening to Ichiji's work report, Liuli and Ayane couldn't help but turn their heads, their eyes meeting in the air.