Escape From Konoha

October 2nd.

Members of Class 7, Class 8 and Team Kai, who received orders from Tsunade, arrived on time at Turtle Island in the waters of the Kingdom of Thunder at around ten o'clock in the morning.

This 'promised land' that can move freely on the sea naturally aroused everyone's surprise.

Generally speaking, when ninjas think of the word giant beast, they will think of creatures like tailed beasts or large psychic beasts. However, after seeing this turtle island, they discovered that the existence of turtle island is more important than tailed beasts and monsters. Large psychic beasts are much larger. If you want to get a glimpse of Turtle Island, you can only look down from a high altitude.

"Awesome, is this where we will stay next?"

Naruto looked at the inverted thorn-like rock pillars on Turtle Island, surrounding the edge of Turtle Island in a neat circle, forming an excellent natural protective circle.

The entrance to Turtle Island is hidden among the dense rock pillars. If there is no one to guide you, you can only break into Turtle Island from the air.

"It seems so."

Tianzang nodded, also surprised by the existence of Turtle Island.

This was the first time he had seen such a huge creature.

Hyuga Neji, who is affiliated with Team Kai, also participated in this S-class mission. After he opened his Byakugan, he looked directly at the Turtle Island in front of him. As a result, a backlash of energy was suddenly discharged from the surrounding Turtle Island, causing Neji's eyes narrowed subconsciously due to the pain.

When he opened his eyes again, Neji had already closed his Byakugan.

"Brother Neji, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Neji's face looked wrong, Hinata, who was a member of the eighth team's search team, quickly became worried.

"I'm fine. This island has a very strong anti-reconnaissance system. Even my white eyes can't penetrate it."

Neji shook his head and informed everyone of the defense level of this turtle island.

"Can't you even see through the Byakugan? Let's not talk about the rest. There seems to be no doubt about the concealment ability."

Tianzang nodded and said unexpectedly.

If Kumogakure didn't even have this means, then this island wouldn't have been chosen by the alliance as a secret base to hide the Jinchūriki.

After all, in the coming war, the existence of the Jinchuuriki is related to the survival of the alliance. I believe no one will have any evil thoughts in this regard.

Following the directions given by Tsunade, Tenzo led everyone to the entrance of Turtle Island.

There, Kumogakure's ANBU had been waiting for a long time.

After Tenzo showed the letter, the Kumogakure ANBU standing guard at the entrance confirmed that the letter was correct before releasing Konoha and others into the interior of Turtle Island. The rigorous attitude is evident.

After passing through the quiet rock cave, everyone soon walked out of the rock cave, and a lush forest suddenly opened up before their eyes. Vaguely, there is a road for people to walk in front of them, which runs through the entire forest.

The trees here are extremely tall, and their roots are entangled, and their thick roots are beginning to break out of the ground. They look extremely tough and full of vitality.

The quiet and peaceful atmosphere gives people the illusion of being in a paradise, and they begin to immerse themselves in such a peaceful atmosphere without knowing it.

"You are finally here."

The sudden sound interrupted everyone's contemplation.

Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage came hand in hand and stood in front of everyone.

"Grandma Tsunade, Uncle Raikage."

"Hokage-sama, Raikage-sama."

With different names, Naruto and his group walked up and met with Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage.

"Hokage-sama, we are not too late."

As the leader of the team, Tenzo reported his work to Tsunade.

"No, it's just time to gather. But you weren't followed along the way, right?"

Tsunade asked.

Tianzang paused for a moment, nodded and replied: "Don't worry, Hokage-sama, except for relevant personnel, we did not disclose this mission to anyone. And on the way here, we also carefully checked all the way, whether it was the sea area or the The sky will only move this way after confirming that there is no one's spy."

"That's good. If this place is exposed, things will be in trouble. Raikage, I'll leave the rest of the work to you, Kumogakure."

Tsunade turned to look at the Fourth Raikage.

"Don't worry, Naruto, Turtle Island will be transferred soon and leave the waters of the Land of Thunder. Coupled with the advanced equipment on the island, which has the function of automatically shielding chakra, it will not be that easy for the enemy to locate Turtle Island. And, just in case, don’t we still have the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan here?”

The Fourth Raikage glanced at Hinata and Neji. Although he was very jealous of Konoha due to disputes between countries in the past, now that the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan is used by the alliance, in the field of reconnaissance, it will make people Much peace of mind.

He believed that with the various equipment and barriers on Turtle Island, coupled with Konoha's Byakugan, it would not be an easy task for either Akatsuki or the Demon Country to lock down the location of Turtle Island. Even if you can finally find it, it will take a lot of time. By that time, they had already successfully transferred the jinchūriki to another place.

"Okay, Kyuubi boy, follow me, and the rest will follow the arrangements and be responsible for guarding the island."

The Fourth Raikage began to take over Tsunade's words and issued orders to everyone in Konoha.

"Let Tenzo follow, he is a wood release ninja. If Naruto's Nine-Tails power goes wild, his ninjutsu can restrain him."

Tsunade spoke up at this time.

The Fourth Raikage nodded and agreed.

"Then you two come with me."

After saying that, the Fourth Raikage turned and left, motioning for Tenzo and Naruto to follow.

Without hesitation, Tenzo and Naruto, who knew the mission, quickly followed the steps of the Fourth Raikage and walked towards the depths of the forest.

"Next, Kai, I will leave the Konoha ninjas here to your command for the time being. In addition, Sai, I remember your ninjutsu. You can fly in the air. You should be responsible for monitoring the sky to prevent the enemy from coming. Raid from above. Although this turtle island can deal with enemies on the sea, if the enemy attacks from the air, the defense may be somewhat insufficient."

Tsunade pondered for a moment and arranged the work of the other Konoha ninjas on Turtle Island.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Kai nodded solemnly and led the remaining Konoha ninjas to join the Kumogakure ninjas on Turtle Island for mission handover.

…

"It's here, it's here."

The Fourth Raikage took Tenzo and Naruto to the center of the forest and stopped in front of a waterfall.

When the three of them arrived here, one person had already arrived first, and it was Kirabi.

He was sitting cross-legged on a stone at the edge of the pool. He picked up a pen and lowered his head to record something in his notebook. He muttered words and entered a state of total selflessness.

"This guy is..."

Seeing Kirabi's unusual style of sunglasses, Naruto's mood suddenly became a little subtle.

"I am a musical genius~~I want to do better~~I am an elite ninja~~better than anyone else~~I am destined to walk on the unmanned track and become the most shining existence~~"

"..."

Listening to this weird tune that couldn't even be called a song, Naruto suddenly felt a chill in his body and shuddered, as if goosebumps were aroused by this weird tune.

"Uncle Raikage, don't tell me, the next person to guide my practice is this weird guy who sings strange songs."

Naruto seemed to have some kind of expectation.

"Unfortunately, it is indeed this guy who will guide you in the training of a perfect Jinchuuriki."

The Fourth Raikage ruthlessly shattered Naruto's illusions and told him the cruel fact.

"In addition, this is not a ballad. It is a rap rap that he created himself, although he calls himself himself. No one can appreciate it except himself. Every time he holds a concert, it can cause a terrifying scene of tens of thousands of people in the village."

While shattering Naruto's illusions, the Fourth Raikage also mercilessly despised his brother's musical talent.

"That can no longer be described as terrifying."

Tianzang couldn't help but sweat and complained.

Naruto took a deep breath. Since he knew that the Kirabi in front of him was a Jinchuuriki like himself, he should get to know him first no matter what.

So, Naruto took a step forward.

"Well, I am..."

"Someone greets me, should I talk to him~~ If it were my choice, I would turn around and ignore him~~"

Naruto's response was still Kirabi's rap with a strong personality.

Naruto also finally understood what the Fourth Raikage's phrase "self-proclaimed" meant. Even if a record of this kind of rap song was released, he would probably not patronize it.

This guy has no talent at all.

"I said, I don't have time to play around with you here. I am here to control the power of the Nine-Tails. Please teach me how to control the power of the tailed beasts. I am also a Jinchuuriki, so you should understand."

Naruto took a deep breath, bent down with his hands clasped together, interrupted Kirabi's lyrics in a sincere manner, and asked.

Kirabi broke away from his rapping state, raised his neck, and looked directly at Naruto under his sunglasses.

"..."

fell into silence.

"Although Brother did ask me to do this, no one can make the decision for me whether I agree or not."

Kirabi replied.

"What's the meaning?"

"Your attitude is not good, and even if we are both Jinchuuriki, our understanding of tailed beasts is completely different. Are you really qualified to let me teach you?"

Kirabi's eyes under his sunglasses revealed a strong look of doubt.

"Of course, I have already controlled the nine-tails to the level of four-tails. Even in the five-tails state, I can barely control it."

Naruto answered without hesitation.

"I heard that you have been exposed to the real training of jinchuriki for less than a year, and you have developed the power of the tailed beast to this point. It is indeed a remarkable act. But I said that your attitude is not good, so I don't plan to teach you."

"But, I have no time to waste."

"That's your business and has nothing to do with me."

Kirabi still responded coldly, unmoved.

"What? Do you know what time it is now? There is going to be a big battle soon, and I have to become stronger."

Naruto said urgently.

"It's meaningless to just become stronger. It's hard to imagine that you are the son of the yellow flash. Compared with him, you are so far behind."

"hateful!"

Naruto clenched his fists and wanted to punch him, but finally calmed down and his original enthusiasm slowly cooled down.

"Brother, I'm going back to the dormitory to rest first. When the war starts, call me over. This kid doesn't look like he's anything special."

Kirabi stood up from the stone and left along the path without even looking at Naruto.

Naruto didn't stop him, he just stared at Kirabi's back without saying a word, as if he was wondering where he had offended Kirabi.

"He is a strange person."

Tenzo said from the side. Even though he heard the conversation between Kirabi and Naruto, he did not step forward to help Naruto, but just watched.

"He is like this, but he is indeed the best Jinchuuriki."

The Fourth Raikage replied in a proud tone.

"But the two of them just met, and they don't seem very happy. Is it really okay to continue like this, Raikage-sama?"

Tenzo began to worry about this mission.

"If he can't overcome even this setback, then it will be impossible for Naruto to complete the training of a perfect Jinchuuriki. He has his own set of methods, and even I can't dissuade him. Trust him, the rest will not matter. I dare say, but in the training of jinchuriki, no one in this world is better than him. He is the most suitable jinchuriki teacher for Naruto."

The Fourth Raikage said he was powerless.

He was not a Jinchūriki, and no Kira had a greater say in that regard.

Tenzo could only nod silently. The first meeting between the two jinchūriki could be described as an unhappy one.

"The people have been brought here. It's up to you how you teach Naruto to train. I still have a lot of things to deal with at the headquarters. The Hokage and I will go back to the headquarters first."

After the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, just like Kirabi, he turned around and left without any further delay.

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The country of ghosts.

Due to the turmoil in the international situation, even the powerful Ghost Country will inevitably have a somewhat solemn atmosphere in the country under this situation.

And because of this unstable international environment, merchants do not want to risk their lives for trade. Instead, they wait for the international situation to calm down before considering doing business.

However, this was just when the market for merchants began to slump, and those arms dealers who mainly sold arms probably wished that such a chaotic situation could continue for a long time. Because the more this situation is, the higher the benefits they can obtain.

A shadow clone was created to look after Ayane's condition, while Shiraishi, who was sitting in the office and processing the latest information, could see the information sent from various regions, about the Akatsuki organization and the alliance of the five major nations. , and also about the black market trends in the ninja world... In short, due to the signs of war, various countries have experienced varying degrees of turmoil. To compile such a large amount of intelligence information, the intelligence department is already operating at high load.

Even knowing this, Shiraishi had no better way but to temporarily add personnel to the intelligence department to prevent the intelligence department from being overwhelmed.

"The black market... the bounty hunters... the Alliance of the Five Powers really spared no effort in order to increase their own combat effectiveness."

Shiraishi looked at the information sent by the Thunder Light Group. Currently, it is known that there are more than ten bounty hunter teams hired by the Five Powers Alliance. And this number is not completely fixed yet.

As time goes by, the Alliance will likely hire more teams of bounty hunters.

The team of bounty hunters hired first are all elites in the black market. In these teams, there are at least a few jounin-level ninjas.

If the alliance of the five major powers spends a lot of money again to recruit people from the black market, they will probably trade among the middle-level bounty hunters in the black market.

And if the power of these bounty hunters were concentrated, they would be a powerful force. If used to deal with the Kingdom of Ghosts, it would be somewhat troublesome.

"It is necessary to suppress the black market, otherwise the situation will be very difficult if they get together."

Shiraishi looked at the information sent by the Thunder Light Group. It listed in detail the names of the bounty hunter teams that had been hired by the Alliance of Five Powers. As long as he followed the clues and searched for them, he should be able to pick off a few of them.

Not long after, there was a knock on the office door.

Before Bai Shi could speak, people outside had already walked in uninvited.

There are only a few people in the entire Ghost Country who can do this.

"Old man, do you have anything to do with me?"

Yiji walked in without any dignity. She seemed to have an intimidating aura when she walked. There were probably not many people who could remain calm under her direct gaze.

Shiraishi is one of them.

"There is a task for you and the Thorn Team."

As Kazuki's strength continues to grow, Shiraishi has already planned to separate Kazuki and the Thorns team for statistics.

Although in name, Yi Ji is still the direct superior of the Thorn Team, but if he takes action, it will probably be fine without the people below him. And if it is an opponent that even Ji Ji finds troublesome, the members of the Thorn Team below will probably not be able to help her, but will become a burden.

"Oh?" Ichiki was a little surprised, but quickly regained her composure, "I was actually asked to go out personally. Is it a mission to find the whereabouts of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki?"

The Alliance of the Five Powers secretly hid the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki. Ichiki had already heard about this.

In addition to Akatsuki, the Demon Country is also very interested in the whereabouts of the two jinchūriki.

Although it is not necessary to attack, knowing where the Jinchuuriki is will give you more places to plan.

Being prepared for any eventuality has always been Shiraishi's way of doing things.

"That's not necessary. Uzumaki Naruto and Kirabi are hiding on Kumogakure's Turtle Island... Well, that island is a bit hidden. I sent the Water Dragon God to search around, but couldn't find it. If Turtle Island has been moved outside the waters of the Kingdom of Thunder, so it will be even more troublesome to find it. Let Akatsuki do this troublesome thing for us."

Shiraishi explained.

"Turtle Island? That legendary moving island? I never thought a jinchūriki would be placed there."

"After all, Kumogakure is the only ninja village that has not rebelled and joined the Akatsuki organization. In this regard, the other villages must also trust Kumogakure's abilities."

Although Kumogakure's behavior is mainly domineering, Shiraishi has to admit the many excellences of this village.

"If you're not looking for a Jinchuuriki, what else is there?"

"The situation in the black market is a bit unstable. I'm worried that the Xuan Yuan people are too weak to handle it. Moreover, the Xuan Yuan people recently reported to me that they seem to have been targeted by someone and have encountered a lot of trouble. . You take the people from the Thorn Team out to eliminate as many bounty hunter teams that appear on this list as possible and reduce the pressure on the Xuan Yuans. You just came back from the Five Shadows Conference last time, and you applied for a new search from me. Regarding the carat armor, you can go directly to the warehouse to get it from now on."

Shiraishi provided a list.

Yiji took it, and the names recorded on it were all the names of well-known bounty hunter teams. Even if she was not in the black market, Yiji still knew about these bounty hunter teams, which meant they were not ordinary goods.

Putting aside her as the team leader, if only the rest of the Thorn Team were sent there, it would probably be very difficult to complete this task.

"In addition, according to the latest information I have received, in a week's time, the major shareholders of the black market will hold an important meeting at the black market headquarters. You should go there then."

Shiraishi added this sentence.

"Black market headquarters? What are you doing there? Old man, do you want to discuss business with them?"

Yiji raised her eyebrows.

"Of course not. Putting aside the group of bounty hunters, the major shareholders who are at the top of the black market and control the entire black market have always been very hostile to our Kingdom of Ghosts. Most of them think that we control the western part of the continent and allow their interests to Your dignity must have been seriously damaged."

Shiraishi said to himself.

This kind of thing is easy to understand. The existence of the black market is due to the underground employment platform that emerged in the era of one country, one village.

This platform was just started by a group of businessmen at the beginning, and it did not have much power. However, as some political figures from the five major countries began to use their national power to intervene, this market became extremely scary. The major shareholders of the black market are just the spokespersons pushed to the stage by the five major countries. Although they also represent their own interests, they often do not let the five major countries lead the way.

But most of the time, the will of this platform will still change its position according to the will of the five major countries. Especially at this time, they can easily be coerced and lured by the five major powers. In addition, the Kingdom of Ghosts has cut off all their markets in the western part of the continent, and there have been various unpleasant conflicts in the past, which means that the black market will be detrimental to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Let me go over and curb their momentum against the Kingdom of Ghosts? Is it a warning?"

Ichiji paused, not knowing clearly Shiraishi's attitude.

"No."

Bai Shi's face was calm, and while he was lightly denying it, a frightening cold light appeared in his eyes:

"It's not enough to just suppress them. I don't think the entire black market needs to exist anymore. Verbal warnings have no effect on them. Destroying them physically is the safest way. And now that time is limited, I don't have time to do it. Additional negotiation work. I’ll leave this to you.”

"Is that so? Knocking on the mountain to shake the tiger is indeed a good way. Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory answer to the old man in a week. I just don't know if there is anyone in the black market that has existed for so many years that can make my blood boil. A powerful ninja.”

Yiji put the list into her jacket pocket with anticipation, turned around and left the office.