Escape From Konoha

The rainy forest was filled with the smell of burning fire, and the ground turned into a pitch-black scorched earth due to the previous bombardment.

A large amount of wood fragments remained on the spot, which were the traces left after the Wood Release and Wooden Man were attacked.

Kakashi appeared here and picked up some wood fragments in his hand. He could feel that these wood fragments were different from ordinary trees and had extraordinary vitality.

Carefully put the scraps on your hands into transparent bags and collect them on the battlefield.

"What's the use of collecting these?"

Parker came to Kakashi's side and asked with some confusion.

Kakashi glanced at Parker and said to him: "It's just evidence used to cover up people's eyes. Take it back and give it to the Third Hokage to prove that I acted against orders without permission and did not return in vain, thereby reducing my own presence in this incident." feel."

When the time comes, Konoha will definitely focus on these wood escape remnants.

"But you can't avoid punishment, right?"

Parker said.

After all, Kakashi's action, like Obito's, was an act without authorization from his superiors.

If there is no corresponding punishment from Konoha, it would be a bit unjustifiable.

Kakashi sighed quietly and said: "This is exactly what I want. My father gave up the mission and committed suicide because of rescuing his companions. This is the unanimous view of the senior management. What I have to do now is to make the same choice to prove that I am in Minato." The transformation has been successful under the guidance of the teacher. In this way, they can use this incident to control me to a certain extent and better hold my weapon in their hands. Then they will feel relieved about me, for the sake of their future in wood. To prepare for Ye’s promotion, he must put his control in their hands.”

Therefore, what are some trivial punishments?

Because, this is all the illusion that I want to create in Konoha's higher-ups.

Everything is moving towards the result he wants.

"...You are really scary, Kakashi."

"If I have no shortcomings, keeping a distance from anyone is the biggest flaw. Doing some unexpected and reasonable things will reduce their doubts. The important thing is to let them have a feeling that they can completely grasp me. , the illusion that I am the perfect weapon in their hands. This is just the most basic course for an espionage officer."

"In other words, are Obito and Lin also the ones you are using?"

Puck looked directly into Kakashi's eyes.

Kakashi avoided Parker's sight, and after being silent for a while, he murmured in a low voice:

"Bonds are the most ridiculous thing. Everything I do is just a disguise. Naive fools like them can only be used as targets for me to use. The only value of their existence is these. Father is leaving, and I What we have to take now is not the same path.”

After saying that, Kakashi turned around and left, his thin body disappearing into the wind and rain.

Parker sighed.

Really, it's still the same as before, not very frank.

After all, if you don't really care, no matter how much you pretend, your flaws will be revealed sooner or later. There is no way to just let nature take its course.

If you just want to be a small person who is transparent and does not attract the attention of senior officials, simple disguise will certainly work.

But if you want to get in touch with the core of Konoha, you must accept the so-called bonds in Konoha and give true feelings.

That's why Parker thinks Kakashi is a terrible person.

Whether it's his talent as a ninja or his performance skills as an espionage officer.

They all put 100% of their emotions and energy into it, and can accurately grasp the difference between the two, and make the best choice for themselves as an espionage officer.

If one day the blades of Konoha are facing each other, you can hurt your companions with sincere feelings and without any malice.

Moving his limbs, Parker followed Kakashi's footsteps and disappeared together.

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Pain shot through me, especially in my back.

It was like it was being burned by flames all the time.

In such pain, Nagato woke up from his coma.

The surrounding light seemed very dark, and the reincarnation eye looked at this strange environment. Nagato tried his best to think about what happened before he fell into coma.

——Everyone in Akatsuki was killed, and Yahiko was also killed. Everyone turned into cold, speechless corpses.

The person who did this came from the same ninja village - Konoha - as his most beloved teacher Jiraiya.

Later, in order to save Xiaonan, the entire back of his body was injured by the detonating talisman. The burning sensation coming from behind now is probably due to this reason.

Then he channeled the heretic demon and swallowed up all the souls of the Konoha ninjas who killed Akatsuki, leaving no one behind.

Finally, a dark guy emerged from the ground and appeared in front of him. He was so injured that he couldn't hold on and passed out.

Recalling everything that happened before he fell into coma, Nagato breathed heavily, his body exuding a gloomy and terrifying aura, and he finally calmed down.

There was the sound of walking in the darkness, and someone was approaching.

Nagato raised his head and asked with a low breath:

"Is it Xiaonan?"

No one answered.

As the sound of walking in the darkness approached, Nagato couldn't help but tense up, showing a vigilant expression.

These walking steps and sounds were not made by Xiaonan.

Then, a slightly stooped body slowly walked out of the darkness, holding a candle in his hand, his long pale hair hanging down from his head, and his turbid red Sharingan staring at Nagato.

This person is Madara.

However, he didn't sit on the wooden chair he usually made and use the power of the sacred tree to maintain his life activities.

Although his body was withered, he stood firmly on the ground with his own strength and came to Nagato.

He opened his mouth and said to Nagato: "If you are calling that little girl with blue hair, she is sleeping in the room inside and I didn't do anything to her."

Nagato opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a while.

When he saw the Sharingan that Madara exposed, his expression immediately tightened, and he immediately gathered chakras, trying to release some ninjutsu.

Sharingan Sharingan is the limit of blood inheritance that only the Konoha Uchiha clan has.

"I advise you not to move now. Your health is in very bad shape now, and ordinary medical ninjutsu cannot cure you. Moreover, I am not your enemy. Like you, I have struggled to find peace. Deplorable man.”

Madara's voice is not loud, but it has a magical power to confuse people's hearts.

Nagato fell silent, and asked after a while, "Who are you?"

"The undead of Uchiha... Madara Uchiha."

Hearing Madara's words, Nagato widened his eyes in shock.

Madara...Uchiha Madara?

What is this person talking about?

Isn't Madara a legendary ninja who died decades ago?

And he died at the hands of the first Hokage Senju Hashirama.

"Are you kidding me?"

Nagato had a scowl on his face.

Madara held a candle with weak candlelight in his hand and said slowly: "I'm not kidding you. I did lose to Senju Hashirama back then, but that was my carefully calculated plan. In order to get a stronger Strength, as a last resort.”

"More power?"

Nagato spoke subconsciously.

"It's those reincarnation eyes of yours."

Madara's calm tone sounded.

"..." Nagato, who was sitting there, was stunned, his mouth opened wide, and he closed it for a long time. Then he sighed with a headache and said: "Is there any benefit in deceiving a guy like me? Or do you think I really Won’t it kill you?”

Nagato's Rinnegan released cold murderous intent.

Madara ignored Nagato's killing intent and still answered slowly: "If you are really the original owner of the Rinnegan, then why do you have all kinds of discomfort when using the Rinnegan. For example, Heretic Golem.”

"you!"

Nagato's expression changed slightly.

Madara is telling the truth, although he has mastered the eyes of reincarnation, but controlling these eyes is not as easy to use as imagined.

Because every time he uses the pupil technique of the reincarnation eye, he needs to consume far more chakra than the technique itself.

But it is a bit far-fetched to use this kind of statement to prove that the Samsara Eye is not his property.

However, if what Madara said is true, doubts immediately arose in Nagato's heart.

"If the eyes of reincarnation belong to you, why do you use such precious eyes on me?"

"Don't you understand when you see me like this? Compared with your young body, the load of the Samsara Eye on my body is more demanding. You are of the Uzumaki clan's physique, and you can withstand the power of the Samsara Eye to a certain extent. side effects."

Madara answered.

Madara's explanation was still unconvincing to Nagato.

"And it's not for free. I hope to accomplish one thing for you, and that's my reward for you."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Madara spoke these four words with a calm expression.

"Infinite Tsukuyomi? What is that?"

"I've said it before, I am just like you, a miserable person who is looking for peace but can't find it."

When Madara said this, a rare look of sadness appeared on his face, as if he was sighing about something.

"What does this have to do with the infinite moon reading you mentioned?"

"It is the ultimate illusion that can make people in the whole world fall into the illusion. There, you can create the world you want according to your own ideas. It is also the only way to achieve eternal peace in the world."

Spots are tempting.

Nagato couldn't help but imagine such a world.

Pull everyone in the world into the illusion and create the scene you want, then peace will be at your fingertips.

Everyone in Yahiko and Akatsuki, including the Land of Rain, and even people all over the world, will find happiness there and live a carefree and happy life.

Seeing that Nagato was already moved, Madara continued: "Before that, you need to collect the nine tailed beasts scattered around the world, and imprison these little beasts in the heretic demons, so that you can awaken the power to change the history of the world. "

"It's not an easy thing to do."

Nagato woke up from his beautiful fantasy, took a deep breath, and looked at Madara seriously.

"I know it's not easy. The power of the five major countries is not something you can compete with now. After going through so many things, you have seen the true face of this world. Whether it is you, me, or those outside, They are all living in hopeless hell. Only Infinite Tsukuyomi can change everything."

Nagato clenched his fists, and a chill suddenly rose in his heart. He stared at Madara's Sharingan and asked word by word:

"May I ask you a question?"

"What?"

"If my pair of reincarnation eyes are yours...then, was it your plan that I appear here?"

"Do you want to take revenge on me? Give up. I'm already waiting to die. Even if you kill me now, you won't get anything. Instead, you will lose the opportunity to continue to become stronger."

Madara admitted in disguise that he had controlled the direction of the Rain Country’s history to a certain extent.

"I really want to try to see if I can kill you."

The long door handle was raised and aimed at Madara's body.

As long as he wanted, he could kill the old man in front of him at any time.

Madara stared at Nagato's palm indifferently, his expression still terrifyingly calm.

He ignored Nagato's hand that was about to activate the ninjutsu, walked to the other side with the candle, put the candle on the ground, straightened up and looked at Nagato again, staring at Nagato calmly without any change in expression.

Nagato also looked at Madara, and nervous sweat subconsciously flowed down his face.

He didn't know why, but he felt like a frog being stared at by a snake. If he attacked Madara now, his life would end in an instant.

The oppressive feeling of death has never been so clear for a moment.

He obviously gathered his ninjutsu and made up his mind to release his ninjutsu to attack Madara, but why didn't the ninjutsu come out?

It wasn't that he was controlled by Madara, but because the strength gap between the two sides was too large, even his own instinct was preventing him from taking action.

Am I an idiot for taking action against such a being? Nagato couldn't imagine how strong Madara was.

"Killing me is meaningless. Your ability to survive until now and protect those Akatsuki people relies on the power I gave you, right? In a sense, you are also the very lucky one."

"Don't talk nonsense in front of me, I will not be controlled by your will!"

Nagato retorted fiercely, and then panted rapidly, as if all the strength in his body had been drained out of him when he said those words.

"This is a fact. You are confused. Calm down. I am just an old man who has no power to resist."

No power to resist?

Feeling the aura of death that enveloped him, and that the other party could kill him at any time, Nagato did not dare to underestimate the seemingly non-threatening old man in front of him.

I also kind of believe that my reincarnation eye is really Madara's possession.

"...What exactly do you want to do?"

Nagato tried his best to calm down inside.

"I've said it before. I just want you to fully understand the cruelty and ruthlessness of this real world. The longer you live, the more you will understand this truth. In this world, love will be robbed sooner or later, and in the end there will be only Numbness, pain, frustration, regret, and loneliness can all be felt...it’s the same no matter who you are, and you can’t escape this fate.”

The flame of the candle flickered, reflecting Nagato's silent face.

"Over the years, you and your companions established the Akatsuki, hoping to end the war through peace talks and bring peace to the Land of Rain. However, reality still gave you the most ruthless sword. Sunagakure's oppression, Konoha's betrayal , let you understand that relying on peace talks to bring peace is simply not feasible. The path to peace that you believed in before is fundamentally wrong."

Nagato still didn't speak, but Madara knew he was listening carefully.

Everything he said was irrefutable fact.

"Therefore, in this ninja world, there is no such thing as a fair and just solution. The winner controls everything, and the loser loses everything. This is the bloody true face of the ninja world."

"So, you faked your death and escaped from Senju Hashirama decades ago just to plan your so-called infinite Tsukuyomi, and do you want to completely end the pain of reality?"

Nagato took a deep breath and completely understood Madara's thoughts.

The longer you live, the more you experience and the more you see.

Madara must have been a loving person in the past.

But the love in my heart eventually lost to reality as time went by.

All that was left in Madara's chest now was pure numbness and pain.

The only result of escaping reality is that only the illusion world of Infinite Tsukuyomi can save his heart.

"That's right. I want to change this turbid world and cut off the inevitable cause and effect between winners and losers. Infinite Tsukuyomi is the best solution. I will create a world where losers do not exist and everyone is happy. It is a peaceful world where all the winners can live happily.”

Madara's voice was not loud, but his words were full of determination, and he naturally formed a powerful deterrent that made people believe his words.

So, Madara extended an invitation to Nagato, his tone full of sincere feelings.

"Nagato, I hope you can help me and inherit my will. My body is about to die. You are the only person who can inherit my will and become the savior of this ninja world."

Nagato was speechless for a moment, then spoke, following his own heart, not according to Madara's will:

"Although what you say is very good, I refuse."

Nagato's answer did not make Madara angry, but looked at Nagato with interest.

"Can you tell me the reason for your refusal?"

He originally thought that Nagato would act according to his own will if he despaired of reality, but he didn't expect that he had other ideas.

Although time was tight, he still had time to chat for a while.

"Yahiko and the others are already dead. Even if they are resurrected in the illusion world, it will not change the fact that they are dead. The infinite Tsukuyomi world you mentioned is a denial of their existence in the world. I no longer agree with Akatsuki's approach in the past. But that doesn’t mean I will desecrate their will.”

Nagato's face finally regained a little calmness.

It is true that the infinite Tsukuyomi world mentioned by Madara is indeed a beautiful world that makes people yearn for.

Everything can be changed according to your own ideas.

However, no matter how beautiful it is, it is just a dream like a mirror.

He has woken up from his dream.

At the moment when Hanzo went to die.

The moment he saw Yahiko and the destruction of Akatsuki.

After he understood that he was trapped in hell and tore apart the hypocrisy that understanding between people can bring peace...

He had already woken up from his dream.

He no longer wants to dream. No matter how sweet the dream is, how happy the dream is, how beautiful the dream is, it is not what he wants now.

What he wants is to change this living hell of reality. Replace Yahiko, replace Hanzo, replace the Kingdom of Rain, and use your own method to find a new and sustainable path of peace.

Instead of relying on the dream world of Infinite Tsukuyomi to accomplish all this.

Otherwise, it will be a complete denial of one's own past, reality of humanity and history.

Even his own behavior itself is meaningless and seems extremely ridiculous.

This is Nagato's determination.

Madara also felt Nagato's firm determination.

There is no doubt that Nagato rejected his will.

Their wills are not compatible and cannot be fused together.

"In other words, even if this ninja world leaves you bruised and bruised, you still have to drag your scarred body and keep going. Do you have extravagant hopes for the boring reality?"

There was no sadness or joy on Madara's face.

"Yes. If you don't do this, then everything is worthless."

"If you continue to do this, it will be accompanied by more pain in the future."

"If suffering is an inevitable part of my life, then pain is meaningful. Madara, you'd better not underestimate humans!"

Nagato's determined words made Madara sigh.

"Do you really think so?"

Madara glanced deeply at Nagato, as if he wanted to see through Nagato's true thoughts.

"...Yes, that's what I think."

Nagato's eyes did not dodge.

"The potential for failure is too great."

"Even if I fail one day in the future, it will still be the same. Don't try to use your will to control me. Guys who are escaping from reality should stop demagogueing people here."

Human beings can only truly grow when they experience pain.

And no matter how painful it is, we still have to hold up our chests, grit our teeth, endure the grief and bear the burden and move forward.

Use hardships as a tool to sharpen your own claws, making yourself stronger and ultimately not defeated by any existence in reality.

This is Nagato's choice.

It is also Akatsuki's will.

Madara laughed.

Then laughed.

Laughing loudly, shrugging his shoulders.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Even though his old wrinkled face was wrinkled and ugly from laughing so hard, Madara still couldn't stop laughing.

The laughter lasted for a long time before slowly stopping.

"why are you laughing?"

Nagato thought there was something wrong with Madara's brain.

"No, no, no, you are beyond my expectations, Nagato. I didn't expect you to be such an interesting existence. I really want to see what it will be like when you fail. It will definitely please me. time."

"If you want to kill me, you'd better do it now, otherwise I will definitely kill you. You will definitely not be able to see my failure."

Nagato looked at Madara nervously.

Madara's thoughts were too dangerous, so dangerous that he couldn't help but want to kill him.

Allowing such a guy to exist would be a disaster for himself and the ninja world.

"Why do you think I will kill you? Just because you rejected me, do I have to kill you? There is actually no inevitable causal connection between the two."

Madara looked at Nagato with a smile.

Madara's words made Nagato frown and look at him incomprehensively.

"What I said is true, Nagato. Before you came, I didn't think that you would veto my will. Because in my opinion, you have experienced a lot of pain in reality, and infinite Tsukuyomi is the most suitable way for you. . But since you have other ideas, just treat it as a whim. I want to see where you can go in the end."

Madara smiled.

"What?"

"You just said it, the pain of reality also has meaning. From now on, the Samsara Eye is something that truly belongs to you."

"My stuff?"

Nagato muttered to himself as he covered his eyes.

"That's right. I will not interfere with your actions until you fail. But...if you fail, I will use my own way to cut off the cause and effect in the world."

The smile on Madara's face completely disappeared, and he stared closely at Nagato's Rinnegan, his eyes sunk deep into his eye sockets, and his chapped lips opened to speak meaningful words.

Then, he turned his head and looked at the ground aside.

"Black Zetsu."

Hei Jue's figure emerged from the ground with a respectful attitude and a hoarse and low voice:

"Madara-sama."

"This is equivalent to half of my body. From today on, he will always follow you and you can do whatever you want. Time is running out. He will explain the remaining doubts to you."

Madara pointed at Black Zetsu and said to Nagato.

After saying that, Madara turned around and walked towards the darkness.

"where are you going?"

"Go and deal with the three little mice that came here."

Madara's calm words sounded, and his body completely merged into the darkness and disappeared.

After Madara left, Black Zetsu looked at Nagato and said respectfully: "Nagato-sama, from now on, I will exist as your subordinate. Moreover, I will not betray you until you fail. The power will work for you.”

"I can understand that if I fail, will you make a move?"

"This is Madara-sama's will. Please follow me. I will help you transplant the cells of the first Hokage Senju Hashirama to further grow your strength. Regarding the reincarnation eye and the tailed beast, I also I will tell you everything without missing a beat. No matter what you do next, strength is indispensable. Only the will of the strong can illuminate the whole world."

The flame of the candle was naturally extinguished, and the darkness swallowed Nagato and Kuroze's figures.