Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

—Human Bomber!

Glug glug glug!

Choji rolled over and slammed Izumo against the wall, causing Izumo's eyes to roll back and he to faint.

Ino stepped forward: "I'm sorry, Chunin brothers, we only want to see our teacher. We will apologize to the Hokage later!"

Ino took the key from Izumo's waist.

After opening the dungeon door and going through several twists and turns, they finally found Asma leaning dejectedly against the wall on the lowest level of the dungeon!

Ino gripped the bars of the cell door with both hands and called out, "Asuma-sensei!"

Asuma looked up at the sound: "Ino...?"

"Asuma-sensei, why did you do such a foolish thing?" Ino's eyes glistened with tears. She respected Asuma from the bottom of her heart, and when she heard from her father what Asuma had done, she almost fainted.

Asuma said guiltily, "I'm sorry, Ino. I've disappointed you. Someone like me is not worthy to be your teacher."

Ino shook her head vigorously: "Don't say such things. In my heart, you will always be worthy of respect and love. I think you must have your reasons..."

Asuma stood up and walked over, dragging his shackles. "Ino, this is Teacher's last request. Please unlock these shackles for me."

"Huh?" Ino was stunned.

Asma said sadly, "My teacher's hands are tied, he has to be fed, and he can't even go to the toilet freely. I can't accept this out of dignity..."

"But I..."

"I know what you're worried about. Once my hands are freed, I can form hand seals, use ninjutsu, and have a chance to escape!"

“But as an outstanding child of the Yamanaka clan, you possess excellent chakra sensing abilities. You can confirm that I can no longer use chakra. Before I went to prison, Kakashi had the Hyuga clan seal my chakra points. In other words, even if I could form hand seals, I couldn't use ninjutsu, so…”

"But……"

"Please, Ino!!" Asuma knelt heavily before his former disciple.

"No, teacher, please! I'll help you unlock it!" Ino pleaded, taking out the keys and trying them one by one...

With a click, the shackles on Asma's left hand were unlocked, but the shackles came in pairs.

Ino wiped her sweat and continued fiddling with the keys: "Teacher, don't rush, let me help you open the right hand..."

“There’s no need for that anymore…” Asuma’s eyes darkened.

"Huh?"

Click!

Asuma's freed left hand slipped through a gap in the railing and accurately gripped Ino's throat. *Sizzle!* The Dark Release patterns on his palm bloomed, absorbing Ino's chakra!

“Asuma, teacher…” In Ino’s fading vision, she saw Asuma’s狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) face: “Ino, I should have taught you that you are too kind. You should be especially careful when the enemy tries to play the emotional card…”

Thump! Ino fell to the ground: "But, in my heart, I have never regarded Asuma-sensei as... an enemy."

"..." Asuma reached into Ino's ninja tool pouch at her waist and took out a kunai.

Noisy!

Wind-style chakra infused!

Click!Click!

He broke through the shackles and bars, successfully escaping: "Ino's chakra alone isn't enough to unlock the pressure points..."

Asuma had just stepped out when he saw Choji standing not far away, dumbfounded: "Asuma... teacher."

Asuma's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his lips: "The Akimichi clan's secret technique can convert a large amount of chakra into calories and store them in subcutaneous fat."

boom!!

He lunged forward, grabbed Choji by the neck, and unleashed his Dark Release.

"Ugh..." Choji's body shrank rapidly as a large amount of chakra surged in, impacting Asuma's sealed chakra points. Finally, with a snap, the seal was broken.

thump!

Exhausted, Choji collapsed at Asuma's feet.

Asuma, having regained his strength, gazed at the dark, shimmering lines on his palm: "The power of Dark Release is truly useful, Kabuto Yakushi. You've really given me something wonderful..."

"Those two advisors don't seem to be imprisoned here, but oh well, it's impossible for them to betray Konoha with me..."

Asma looked around, then finally looked away.

"Kakashi, since you're so determined to have the village align itself with those scumbags from the Shadows, don't blame me for being ruthless... I will expose all your actions and plans to the 'Daimyo of the Land of Fire,' and you will perish along with this rotten village!!"

Chapter 418 Strategic Planning!

Asuma emerged from the dungeon and saw Izumo and Kotetsu lying in front of the door.

"..." He stood in front of the two men, his eyes flashing with killing intent, but after a brief silence, he ultimately did not kill them. He bent down, took the ninja tool bags they carried, and disappeared into the darkness.

The news of Asma's escape from prison has spread, which is obviously a surprise at this critical moment!

In the Hokage's office.

Shikaku leaned against the table: "Asuma is outnumbered and outmatched. He wouldn't be foolish enough to confront us head-on again. The only thing he can do to stop us is to leak our plans, which would put us in a very passive position..."

"Sigh, what a troublesome time. We were almost completely safe, but then this happened." Kakashi sighed and asked, "How are those four doing now?"

"Izumo no Tetsuo is unharmed. Asuma held back. I suspect it's because he didn't want to feel guilty about harming his disciple. Otherwise, I can't think of any reason why he would spare their lives at this point..."

"However, this is a real blow to the two children, especially Ino... She idolizes Asuma just like she idolizes her own father. What a tragedy."

Shikaku closed his eyes in anguish, and when he opened them again, he looked out the window and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to leave the Land of Fire so easily. I just hope that we won't suffer too many casualties..."

A few days later, in the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Fire, behind a curtain, the Daimyo covered his face with a fan and listened to Asuma's report: "I see... After Minato Namikaze, it's Kakashi Hatake. Neither of these two, master and disciple, is easy for me. I thought he would be grateful. I will not care about his resume and will promote him to Hokage."

"The charge of Konoha's rebellion has been confirmed. Should we immediately send troops to quell the rebellion?" a military officer asked.

"Hmm..." The daimyo pondered for a moment before saying, "No rush. Aggressive warfare is the worst strategy. There are countless ways to deal with these ninjas, and moreover, it will give us a more legitimate reason to attack..."

Whoosh! The daimyo snapped his fan shut: "Pass down the order: to prevent spies from infiltrating, no civilians who have left Konoha Village are allowed to reside in any of the cities under the Land of Fire's jurisdiction; otherwise, it will be considered treason!"

Another day passed, and Konoha had completed all the preparations for the great migration and was ready to depart when a piece of bad news arrived: "Hokage, something terrible has happened! The people we dispersed earlier have now blocked the village completely! They claim that we have left them with nowhere to go!"

"What!" Kakashi sat up in shock, but after hearing what had happened, he slumped back down, looking dejected. "How could this happen!"

"As expected... the information has already been leaked through Asuma." Shikaku sighed, "Moreover, the old fox is still the most cunning. The Daimyo knows all too well what the weaknesses of the Konoha ninja are. This is the horror of power politics. Without a doubt, we are really on the defensive... We can only activate the contingency plan set up for this step."

Realizing there was a risk of information leaks, Shikaku made multiple preparations.

"Distribute some defensive ninja tools to civilians and provide them with basic training, so that they have at least some ability to protect themselves and are not too much of a burden..."

"However, food is still a huge problem. In order to reduce the burden of marching, we had already processed most of the food into ration pills suitable for ninjas."

"We now have tens of thousands more mouths to feed, so we have no choice but to give up our military rations to these civilians. In addition, we will hunt and forage for wild fruits along the way to keep ourselves fed. This will inevitably increase the time we are stuck in the Land of Fire. Every extra day we stay, we are at greater risk of being besieged!"

Shikaku closed his eyes, fine beads of sweat trickling down his forehead: "No matter how I calculate it, the possibility of being completely surrounded and annihilated is not zero. This is a terrible situation! Kakashi, I know you really want to prove your abilities to the Shadows, but we have to be responsible for our lives. Put aside your pride. In the worst-case scenario, let the Shadows step in to assist..."

"Ah, that's what I thought too." Kakashi wrote a letter and sent it to the Feathered Emperor City under the starry night.

In the Golden Palace of Feathered Emperor City, Lin Yu received a letter written in Kakashi's own hand from Saori.

"Has things really come to this?" Lin Yu pondered after putting down the letter.

After reviewing the letter, Saori said, "Lord Feather Emperor, why don't we use your divine power to transfer these people over here?"

“Saori, you overestimate me. I’m not a god. Although my divine power is strong now and I can teleport dozens of people at once, I can’t handle tens of thousands of people unless…”

Lin Yu touched his forehead, where the Yang Seal mark was almost full... but it would take about three more months to fully fill it.

Once fully stored, it becomes a power no less than half the chakra of the Nine-Tails!

If it is used in advance, it will delay the time when it is fully charged again for a long time... It would have been fine before, but the new information brought by Jiraiya makes the masquerade ball led by Madara a threat that cannot be ignored. At this critical moment, Lin Yu cannot let this trump card be delayed!

"I'm sorry, Lord Shadow, it was Saori who was being presumptuous." Saori felt extremely guilty. She bowed gracefully, revealing her half-open collar to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu glanced at it unconsciously, and then said in a completely blank voice, "I was talking about Saori."

"Hi."

Lin Yu took a sip of tea: "I've recently heard some rumors that your relationship with Shen Ji is unusual."

"The relationship is unusual" is a euphemism; it actually means that the two women are comforting each other.

Saori thought to herself: Ah, of course, I deliberately had someone spread the word to you, Lord Yu!

Immediately, she asked in a pitiful tone, "Your Majesty, do you think Saori is lowly?"

The pairing of two women in a lesbian relationship is not a new phenomenon in the tradition of Nadeshiko Province.

Because the majority of the population of Nadeshiko Province is women, men who marry into the family are merely appendages of the state and have low social status.

Moreover, Nadeshiko women have exceptionally high standards, and it is not uncommon for some to remain unmarried throughout their lives. To meet various needs, it is perfectly normal for two women to work together, but since it challenges societal norms, it is never publicized.

Lin Yu put down his teacup and said gently, "It's alright, don't worry about what other people think. Just focus on doing what you love. Love knows no age, no gender, no race..."

The goddess has the blood of a white snake and is a half-human, half-snake being... Therefore, the combination of Saori and the goddess is not only a challenge to gender, but also a transgression of racial boundaries!

"Ah, thank you for your understanding, Lord Feather Emperor!" Saori thought to herself: Very good, this eliminates suspicion, and I don't have to worry about my feelings being exposed and Lord Feather Emperor casting a spell on me! I will secretly work hard to become Lord Feather Emperor's little bitch, oops, concubine!

"Ahem..." Saori coughed twice, then said seriously, "Then how can we aid Konoha without using Kamui? Do we really have to send people to fight against the million-strong army of the Land of Fire? Isn't that too high a price to pay?"

“There’s no need for that.” Lin Yu covered his left eye. “Why must we fight to the death? Kotoamatsukami… isn’t that what it’s all about? Changing the will of the Fire Country’s daimyo is the same as changing the will of a million-strong army.”

Saori said, "I see..."

Lin Yu said, "Prepare the sedan chair!"

Saori was taken aback: "Huh? Aren't you going to just use Kamui to go there? Military orders take time to be transmitted... If you go too late, even if you change the daimyo's will, it will still take a long time for the message to reach the front lines!"

Lin Yu replied, "No, just take me slowly to the Land of Fire in a sedan chair!"

It's a joke! Konoha has done such a terrible thing to Naruto's family. Lin Yu has decided to get justice for them right here and now!

Chapter 419 The Long Night Is Coming!

On the eve of the Great Migration, a silver-haired man carrying a huge scroll emerged from a dark room...

Another man appeared before them: "Shuimu, what do you want?"

Mizuki stopped and said, "Iruka, the Hokage has given me an S-rank mission, instructing me to take the Scroll of Seals and head to the Hidden Ninja Country first..."