Escape From Konoha

"Oh, is it a rare sunny day today?"

Hidan entered the Hidden Rain Village through a secret passage. He looked up at the sky that was beginning to clear above his head, showing a look of surprise.

There are sunny days like this.

For the leader who commands many S-class rebellious ninjas, it seems that he can change local celestial phenomena, although it is not easy to do so.

It also lasts for a whole day, which consumes a lot of chakra.

"But it's good this way. You don't have to get wet in the rain anymore."

Hidan didn't really like rainy weather.

In this country, rain means sorrow and death, and can bring all kinds of misfortunes.

According to the motto of life, Hidan has always considered himself a cheerful and lively person, which is completely inappropriate for this kind of weather.

Therefore, after entering the Hidden Rain Village at this time, Hidan's mood rarely improved a lot.

"Lord Leader, is this the secret base of our church?"

Yi Xue, who was following Hidan, asked excitedly.

I have a strong curiosity about this place.

"Uh... Strictly speaking, that's right. Although the people gathered here are all atheists."

Hidan answered vaguely.

After all, the Akatsuki and Amegakure villages are governed separately.

The villagers and ninjas of Yuyin Village are completely unaware of Akatsuki's existence.

And Xiao will not interfere with the life of Yuyin Village.

If you want to enter the commercial area of ​​Yuyin Village, you only need to transform or change clothes, bring the free pass given by Nagato, and then you can wander around the commercial street of Yuyin Village at will.

However, it is still impossible to promote the evil religion.

Although Nagato would not have any reaction to him promoting the Evil God Cult within Akatsuki, if he dared to promote it to the villagers and ninjas in Amegakure Village... I feel that something very scary would happen.

But when I think about it, there are a group of atheists inside Akatsuki. No matter how much publicity is given, they will not change their beliefs.

Sigh... Hidan sighed silently, feeling that he had a long way to go due to his responsibilities.

"That's right."

Yixue tilted her head, looking like she understood but didn't quite understand.

The high tower entering the center of Yuyin from the secret passage may be subject to rainy weather all year round. Even if the sky clears today, the air inside the tower still has a strong smell of moisture.

Even though he had been here many times, Hidan still felt a little uncomfortable.

All the way up to the top of the tower is Akatsuki's conference room, where the leader Nagato is located.

If there are no special circumstances, the other party will basically sit here.

Ever since he joined the organization, Hidan had never heard of Nagato, the leader of the organization, having any experience of going out.

I haven't been out for such a long time. Isn't it already moldy? Hidan's mind was filled with malicious thoughts.

"Hidan, I'm coming back earlier than expected."

In the living room on the top floor of the tower, Nagato met Hidan who had returned from outside.

The living room is very spacious, but there are only a few couches spaced apart from each other. There are no items placed in the rest of the space, making it look very empty.

Moreover, there are no walls in the direction facing the living room door, and it is empty. It is directly connected to the open-air platform, and the sunlight shines in.

On a rainy day, you can talk here while listening to the sound of rain.

"Of course, it doesn't matter who I am, a goal of this level can be achieved in a few or two clicks. But seriously, can you please stop letting me do this kind of thing next time? If I am corrupted by money, If you lose your faith, the evil god will punish you."

Hidan scratched his head, looking extremely troubled.

As a loyal believer of the Evil God Cult, he is always associated with money that can easily corrupt people, and even his soul begins to become dusty.

He placed the black leather suitcase he was carrying in his left hand on the tea table next to the sofa, and there was a heavy sound.

Or rather, it was the sound of banknotes that annoyed him.

It's sin, it's blasphemy.

"There are three bounty targets in total, and the total bounty amount is 23 million taels, which is a lot."

Hidan put down the black suitcase filled with banknotes.

"Thanks a lot."

Nagato nodded with satisfaction and simply ignored Hidan's complaints just now.

After all, Hidan couldn't directly give him a difficult task when he lacked team members.

Let him work for the organization to make money and replenish Akatsuki's treasury. This will not only allow Hidan to find a job, but also ensure that the other person can complete the task alone.

If he were to capture the tailed beast directly, he would probably be killed without help. In that case, we would have to look for new candidates again.

After all, it is still very difficult to find capable ninjas these days.

Then, Nagato's eyes fell on Yixue, who was on the left side behind Hidan.

"Hidan, he is..."

"He is Yi Xue, my new disciple. How about it, leader, do you think he is qualified? I am going to treat him as a member of my team."

Hidan asked with a smile.

"...Have we met somewhere?"

Without responding to Hidan's question, Nagato glanced at Yi Xue seriously and asked him.

I always feel like I have seen this young man somewhere before.

“…the valley of hypocrisy.”

Yi Xue looked at Nagato's reincarnation eyes and said these four words.

Apparently, he also recognized Nagato.

The other party had a chance encounter with me outside the Valley of Hypocrisy in the past.

This pair of samsara eyes left a very deep impression on him.

Unexpectedly, the other party was actually the ‘boss’ of the leader.

Fate is such a wonderful thing.

"The Valley of Hypocrisy? So that's it, he was the brat back then."

Nagato also remembered who this boy was.

When Uchiha Ruri destroyed the Valley of Hypocrisy, this boy was one of the survivors.

But at that time, he remembered that the name given by the other party was not Yixue, but another unfamiliar name.

Sure enough, the name given at that time was a false one.

Ninjas who survive in the Valley of Hypocrisy will live again with a new identity, a new personality, and a new name.

"Well, chief, do you know Yixue?"

Now it was Hidan's turn to be curious.

"We met once. Hmm... In that case, let's let him be a substitute member and team up with you for the time being, Hidan. After confirming his abilities, it won't be too late to become a full member."

Nagato didn't know much about Yi Xue's abilities.

Just based on his feeling, he should be a very powerful ninja.

However, the specific level still needs a period of investigation and cannot be decided immediately.

Ninjas in the Valley of Hypocrisy are isolated from the world all year round. It is unrealistic to intuitively understand their approximate level through their 'records'.

Therefore, Nagato placed Yi Xue as a substitute member, temporarily teaming up with Hidan. After the observation results came out, it would not be too late to make him a regular member.

If the other party is strong enough, this is just a simple matter of going through the motions.

"Next, here are these goals."

After Nagato thought about it, he took out a few more wanted lists and placed them in front of Hidan.

Obviously, this is a new bounty mission.

Both Yuyin and Xiao were very short of money at this time.

Sometimes, he was very envious of Shiraishi. There are a lot of talents under his command, whether they are technical talents or money-making talents, they are all available. For something as vulgar as making money, you don't need to personally intervene at all, and a steady stream of funds will be delivered to your hands.

"Hey, leader, isn't it? I just came back and now I have to... Is the organization so short of money?"

Hidan resisted the urge to curse.

"There is no way. Mr. Orochimaru and Beilihu need research funds."

Nagato explained patiently, not getting annoyed by Hidan's loud shouting.

"Damn it, I'm not a bounty hunter who works for money. Rather, I hate vulgar money."

Hidan clearly felt repulsed by the mission assigned by Nagato.

"The market has been sluggish recently, and the bounty business is a profitable industry with relatively high rewards. In addition, the other teams have important tasks, so you can only serve them. In addition, I also want to take a look at the co-production capabilities of your team. .”

Nagato's eyes fell on Yi Xue.

I hope that through these bounty tasks, I can take a look at Yixue’s business level.

For example, what is the relationship with 'money'?

"..."

Hidan sighed in despair.

Vulgar, disgusting, sinful money is corroding his heart and life.

If believers are allowed to make money without conscience, they will definitely go to hell after death.

Hurry and destroy this hopelessly rotten atheist organization!

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The country of the valley.

"The results came out. It was a person named 'Yixue' who killed these people."

After a long process of sorting out and checking memories, the interrogating ninjas of the Ghost Country finally found some clues about the murderer from the dead.

And based on the last remaining memories of the deceased, the murderer's appearance was drawn.

"Yixue?"

Yi Ji raised her eyebrows, having never heard of this person at all.

She took the picture of the murderer and saw clearly that he was a handsome young man with brown skin and silver hair.

The image was extremely unfamiliar. Whether it was the name or the appearance, this was the first time she had seen it.

Being able to take down so many ninjas at once, logically speaking, he would never be unknown in the ninja world.

However, in the intelligence system of the Kingdom of Ghosts, this number one figure does not exist.

"Can you know who he is?"

Ichiji asked.

"There is no information about him in the intelligence system, but judging from the extracted memories, he grew up in the Valley of Hypocrisy when he was very young... Although he has the face of a teenager, his real age is slightly older than his appearance. "

The interrogation ninja's troubled answer.

"What about his blood inheritance limit ability?"

"In the extracted memory, he can manipulate soft soil, which is a kind of blood escape technique that combines hardness and softness. It is more fluid than simple earth escape, and more tough than simple water escape. It's like making up for the shortcomings of water escape and earth escape and merging them into one."

The interrogation ninja gave this evaluation.

"Interesting abilities."

Yi Ji stared at the figures on the drawing, and the unknown limits of blood inheritance were enough to arouse her interest.

"Report this matter to the superiors and ask them to investigate this ninja named 'Yixue'. Since the Valley of Hypocrisy was destroyed by him, he should have fled to another country now."

"yes."

The interrogation ninja responded and went down.

Ichiji also stretched. This matter has come to an end for the time being. She will still need to sit in the Valley Country for a while before she can go back. I hope there will be no more accidents in the future.

She actually thought more about the eastern border of the Kingdom of Ghosts and the confrontation with the border troops of the Kingdom of Earth.

Unfortunately, she is still in the punishment period, and she will not be reinstated in a short period of time.

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The country of ghosts, Ziyuan City.

This super-era city full of industrialization seems to be undergoing rapid changes every moment.

Compared to the last time she came to this city, Sakura felt that it seemed more prosperous.

Even though she was only a genin, Sakura knew this city. In the ninja world, it was called the 'Business City' by many wealthy businessmen.

Businessmen from all over the world, no matter how big or small, are trying to open their own businesses here.

Even if it's just one harvest, it's enough to feed and drink for several lifetimes.

There were even rumors that there was ‘gold everywhere’ here.

Just by walking around, you can become a billionaire.

Standing on the second-floor balcony of his single-family villa, he could see more people than in Konoha Village. Even if it was lightly snowing, it could not resist people's enthusiasm to go out.

You only need to cross two platforms to reach the prosperous commercial street of Ziyuan City.

From a geographical point of view, every inch of land here is indeed very valuable.

Thanks to the merits accumulated by his parents over the years, the government of the Kingdom of Ghosts paid them as a 'salary'.

In addition, there is also a medium-sized BBQ restaurant, which is just the Haruno BBQ restaurant in Konoha Shopping Street turned into the Haruno BBQ restaurant in Shion City Shopping Street.

In terms of treatment, it should be considered very generous.

but……

Sakura was bored and looked at everything in the city, as well as the gray sky with light snow, a little dazed.

Suddenly I was in a strange environment and I didn't know what to do.

Except for his family, everyone here is very strange to him.

Moreover, I don’t know what kind of arrangements I will passively accept next.

If you are hostile to your past partners...

Sakura thought about this possibility.

This is not impossible to happen, because the relationship between the Kingdom of Ghosts, the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha is very bad.

Not long ago, an extremely brutal war broke out. Judging from the latest news, Konoha ended in defeat after making some compensation... It is not difficult to see that the already tense relationship between the two parties has become even worse. In this way, it is not impossible for hostility to resume and war to break out.

At that time, if I also go to the battlefield and become enemies with my former companions...

Fear, hesitation, and panic suddenly occupied Sakura's pupils.

If the man named "Chiba Shiraishi" hadn't mentioned Sasuke that day, maybe he would have found a way to leave the Kingdom of Ghosts now.

'If you want to know about Sasuke, or if you want to be on the same side as Sasuke, it would be better to stay'... the other party said this.

What's the meaning?

Is there any connection between Sasuke and the Kingdom of Demons?

Didn't he join the rebel ninja Orochimaru with Mr. Kakashi?

Why did the man named Chiba Shiraishi say that?

All kinds of confusing thoughts were born in Sakura's mind, making her decide to stay temporarily and wait and see.

Although it was a bit shameful, she had to admit that Sasuke's news deeply shook her heart.

When Sasuke left, she even felt resentful towards him.

Why leave without saying anything.

Why not take her with you...

Thinking of this, Sakura couldn't help but look embarrassed.

I feel ashamed for my naive thoughts at that time.

Becoming a traitor... is definitely not an easy thing, but it means bearing an extremely heavy price.

Various thoughts flashed through her mind. Sakura looked at the time and saw that it was already one o'clock in the afternoon... Anyway, let's read the medical book first.

No matter what, as long as you have the ability, there will be value in 'utilizing' it wherever you go.

Everything is false, only your own abilities and knowledge will continue to appreciate over time, allowing you to have a better life in this cruel world.

Just as she was about to return to her room, a voice came from below:

"Is it Haruno Sakura?"

"Um?"

Hearing the sound, Sakura looked down.

Outside the courtyard wall, a girl about her own age appeared.

Her long black hair is tied into a relatively simple braid and placed on the right side of her chest. She looks quite delicate and is a girl who becomes more and more attractive the more she looks at her.

She wears a ninja uniform that is a little fancier than ordinary ninjas. She probably modified it herself and it fits her figure perfectly.

Wearing a ninja forehead protector with an aster pattern on his forehead, there is no doubt that the opponent is a ninja belonging to the Demon Country's military.

Moreover, to him, this girl cannot be called a stranger.

If I remember correctly, my name is Hanami Haruka.

During the Chunin Examination, among the six genin from the Land of Demons who entered the preliminaries, the only one who abstained from taking the exam.

His companion is a medical ninja.

It is said that it also has a very rare blood inheritance limit.

"Um..." Sakura scratched her cheek with her fingers and asked with some confusion, "What can I do for you?"

"I am Hanami Haruka." For fear that Sakura would not remember him, Hanami Haruka introduced his name again with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, I am following the order of my superiors to take you to visit the medical department. Yes. If I remember correctly, you are also a medical ninja."

"Medical department? Tour?"

Sakura blinked.

"Yes, although you were a Konoha ninja before, but now that you have joined the Kingdom of Demons, you will naturally be placed in a suitable position based on your abilities. But since you are a newcomer, the first few God, you are not required to get into working mode, you just need to be familiar with the upcoming working environment."

Hanami Haruka replied with a smile.

"That's it...I understand."

Sakura didn't refuse pretentiously.

Indeed, you might never be able to go back to that place in Konoha in this life.

As humans, as ninjas, we have to continue living.

Even if you want to show that you are seeking death and survival, you will only embarrass yourself.

What's more, she is still very curious about the medical department in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

…

The military in the Kingdom of Ghosts consists of multiple military bases, which are areas under the jurisdiction of the military. Non-related personnel are prohibited from entering.

The military gathered all the ninjas in the country and made unified planning management.

Public security issues in cities and towns are fully managed by the security department.

During non-holidays, it is almost impossible to encounter ninjas affiliated with the military in Ziyuan City.

Responsible for protecting the security of Ziyuan City and nearby towns and areas, the military's No. 1 Military Region came forward and fully took over.

Since Ziyuan City is the political, economic and even cultural center of the Kingdom of Ghosts, the ninja forces deployed here are also the most powerful.

The closer you get to the jurisdiction of the military region, the more scattered the surrounding buildings are. There is only a residential area, located outside the military region, far away from the excitement and prosperity of the commercial street. There is a chilly and cold atmosphere in the air.

Although the medical department of the Kingdom of Ghosts, including the medical ninjas it belongs to, is divided into military and civilian uses, the headquarters of the medical department is located within the jurisdiction of the Ziyuan City Military District.

In this special turbulent period, the main force of the medical department is also concentrated on military business to serve it.

The white door remained open and never closed.

The width of the door's opening is about twice as wide as Konoha's main entrance, allowing it to carry more cargo.

From the gate position, you can also see various building groups, arranged in an orderly manner.

It is roughly divided into administrative conference areas, research bases, medical institutions, ninja schools, large-scale comprehensive testing sites and other places.

Following Hanami Haruka into this place, Sakura felt that the serious atmosphere here was too strong.

This made Sakura, who came here for the first time, feel extremely uncomfortable psychologically, as if she, being so loose and free, didn't belong in such a place at all.

Different from the noise in various places in Konoha Village, ninjas and civilians live together. Even in a core administrative area like the Hokage Building, separated by a few walls, there are residential areas and commercial streets. Noisy sounds can be heard during the day. .

But not here, all I feel is cold seriousness.

Because there are no ordinary residents gathered here, except for technical and medical personnel, the people gathered here are all ninjas, or reserve ninjas.

Fundamentally speaking, the word ‘ordinary’ is eliminated here.

Sakura took a deep breath, feeling nervous about such an atmosphere.

The tall building looked completely unremarkable from the outside. Occasionally, a group of heavily armed patrol ninjas walked past.

When passing by the training ground, many ninjas used equipment to practice ninjutsu.

Ninjas, strapped with various weights and wearing thin clothing, flew like the wind around the playground in the cold winter, destroying their endurance and physical fitness.

Looking at their accustomed attitudes, you can tell that this is how they live every day.

In addition to necessary life and tasks, their only job is not to support their families, but to practice, continue to practice, and make themselves stronger!

This surprised Sakura.

During her many years in Konoha, she only practiced ninja training. It was more like ninjas doing this out of some interest and hobby, and it was never forced in a subjective sense.

It is also common to relax for a long time after a mission.

But the ninjas here are different.

The expressions on their faces tell them all the time that they become stronger through practice because this is the work they must complete, the responsibility and obligation they must fulfill.

Rather than out of any interests or hobbies. When you want to practice, you can practice for several days in a row. When you want to relax, you can also relax for a long time.

The greatest training for Konoha ninjas is entrusted tasks.

However, most of the time on commissioned tasks is spent on the road. An encounter seems to only increase the experience of facing the enemy. But for things like strength, in Sakura's opinion, the most important thing is to accumulate it over time and persevere.

Just like these ninjas from the country of ghosts who regard training as their work and obligation.

It's as if someone has been driving them away with a whip - if you don't do this, it will be a blasphemy to the profession of ninja, and you will die on the battlefield! If you want to survive, if you want to have a better life, if you want to survive on the battlefield, you must make yourself strong!

Sakura was shocked and didn't know how to evaluate this behavior for a while.

This subverted her understanding of the profession of ninja.

Now she finally understood why Konoha failed in the war.

This is by no means a coincidence, nor an accident, nor can the victory of the Ghost Country be attributed to a fluke... but a natural result.

The quality of the ninjas on both sides is hugely different!

(PS: Brothers, please join the second group, it’s too deserted. Don’t abandon Ayane-chan just because she is not a rich woman. Tomorrow I will send red envelopes to the second group to make Ayane-chan great! The group name is 'Escape from Konoha 2', the answer to join the group is Hinata Ayane, the group number is in the introduction, just click on it.)