Escape From Konoha

"Border closure?"

In the castle guard of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind, Luo Sha, the Fourth Kazekage of Sand Hidden Village, looked at the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind who was sitting peacefully on the main seat with doubtful eyes and asked what this meant.

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind, who was sitting in the main seat, looked slightly bloated and fat. He just replied calmly to Luo Sha: "The ghost army of the Kingdom of Ghosts has revived. As a Kazekage, you should have heard about it."

"Yes."

The Ghost Legion, also known as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, is a group of special puppet soldiers made of solid rock.

The skill of puppetry even surpasses most of the puppet masters in Sunagakure Village.

Instead, it can be controlled remotely, and the maximum number of people can be controlled to an astonishing degree.

However, Luo Sha was relieved when he thought that the magicians who controlled these stone soldiers were not human beings, but monsters and sprites passed down from ancient times.

The existence of monsters has existed since ancient times.

It is said that in the era when the Sage of Six Paths passed down the ninja sect, ninjas were not yet the mainstream. At that time, the ninja world fell into a chaos of demons dancing, and countless monsters were born. They fed on human flesh and blood and had cruel personalities, which brought great influence to the human kingdom at that time. Inflicted terrible damage.

Among them, monster sprites are the best.

He was defeated by a wandering miko at that time, and his soul was sealed in a shrine in the Kingdom of Oni, while his body was placed in a volcano shrine in the neighboring country of Numa, and was isolated and disposed of separately.

The Kingdom of Oni and the surrounding countries such as Swamp Country and Yuno Country appreciate the contribution of shrine maidens and respect her.

After that, the daimyo system of Oni Country was abandoned, becoming the only country in the ninja world without a daimyo system, and the miko abolished the role of daimyo.

However, these things are too ancient, and Luo Sha can only find some clues from ancient books.

Whether they are ancient monsters or Immortals of Six Paths, they are just mythical creatures.

No matter how powerful the monster sprite is, it is only at the level of a tailed beast.

Rasa, who has the ability to seal tailed beasts, naturally disdains the monsters from the Kingdom of Demons.

This was also his doubt about the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind sealing the national border.

In Luo Sha's view, this is a complete fuss.

"Monsters are different from tailed beasts. They are special creatures that are different from tailed beasts."

The daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind glanced at Luo Sha with some deep meaning.

"Special creature?"

"The monster sprite is different from the pure chakra creature like the tailed beast. It is a special species born from various negative emotions of human beings combined with chakra. In essence, it is the dark consciousness deep in the human heart. Human beings do not If it is destroyed, the monsters will not die."

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind slowly shook the folding fan in his hand and spoke slowly.

"This is similar to tailed beasts... However, as long as the sealing technique is used..."

Luo Sha was about to answer when she was interrupted.

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind took a deep look at Luo Sha: "You are a human being. If you are a human being, you will have evil thoughts and darkness, and have all kinds of desires. In that case, you will only become food in the mouths of monsters. Like this Explanation, you should understand the importance of the witches in the Kingdom of Ghosts. Their lineage has long been inhuman."

Luo Sha fell silent.

It was indeed the first time he had heard of such a thing.

Does it require someone without evil intentions to seal it?

As a daimyo from the Kingdom of Wind, he would not lie about this kind of thing.

In this way, this monster is simply a natural disaster born to eliminate human beings.

No wonder the daimyo of the Land of Wind thought that Sand Hidden Village was unable to deal with the monsters and sprites.

That is not an existence that humans can seal.

"Didn't Elder Qianyo and Elder Ebizo talk about this to you, Kazekage?"

The daimyo of the country of wind asked strangely.

The true identity of the shrine maiden in the Kingdom of Ghosts is not a hard-to-know secret for the top leaders of the five major countries.

Among Sunagakure, it is impossible that the Chiyo siblings, who had assisted the Second Kazekage and the Third Kazekage, did not know some of the secrets of the Demon Country.

Hearing the question from the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind, Luo Sha sighed and said: "In fact, the two elders Chiyo and Ebizo are already in semi-hidden state due to their old age and the current stable situation in Sunagakure. Retired. I haven’t interfered with the affairs of the village for three or four years.”

The Chiyo siblings are older than the current third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen of Konoha. In addition, in the third ninja war, the Chiyo siblings were each injured. After the ninja war, I thought of retreating.

The reason for semi-retirement was to pave the way for him, the Fourth Kazekage, to prevent Sunagakure Village from getting into all kinds of troublesome struggles for power.

Now that the situation in Sunagakure Village is stable, it is natural for the Chiyo siblings to retire to rest in retirement.

The daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind shook the folding fan in his hand, nodded and said: "So that's it, no wonder you don't know about it, Kazekage. To deal with monsters and sprites, you can only rely on the power of witches. Ninjas can deal with such things. , there is no advantage, and it will only add unnecessary sacrifices."

In this way, it can be explained that Luo Sha didn't know about this kind of thing.

The shrine maiden of the Demon Country is indeed a mysterious symbol of the ninja world.

Luo Sha has been busy with the construction work of Sunagakure Village and restoring the military strength of Sunagakure Village in recent years, so naturally he will not pay attention to the witches in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

In fact, if the ghost army rebellion had not broken out in the Kingdom of Ghosts now, all countries might have forgotten the existence of the witches in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"In this case, it is not unnecessary to seal the national border. I will arrange manpower as soon as possible to prevent those ghost soldiers from invading the borders of the Kingdom of Wind."

"Well, this matter is left to you to handle."

The daimyo of the country of wind is not worried about such things at all.

Although the ninja cannot defeat the demon, there is still no big problem in stopping the ghost army under the demon.

It is the duty of the witches of the Kingdom of Ghosts to seal the monsters. This is why the five major countries allow the Kingdom of Ghosts to exist as a neutral country.

"Speaking of which, during the Third Ninja War, we, Sunagakure, borrowed a large loan from the Shion Flower Merchant Guild in the Land of Demons. Now the repayment date is about to expire in one or two months, and the loan needs to be repaid. If so... can the daimyo help you?"

Luo Sha looked at the Daimyo of the Country of Wind with some embarrassment.

The construction of Sunagakure Village consumed too much money. If you want to repay the loan from the Shion Flower Chamber of Commerce, Sunagakure Village itself cannot afford to repay it.

Therefore, Luo Sha hopes that the daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind and the major nobles in the country will share the loan equally and repay the loan.

Hearing these words, the fat figure of the Land of Wind Daimyo paused slightly, and his narrowed eyes suddenly opened, as if he suddenly woke up, and the folding fan in his hand did not shake.

"Fengying, you know that our Kingdom of Wind is a poor country located on the desert, with a long-term shortage of water and food..."

"..."

Compared with the other four big countries, it is indeed a bit poorer, but compared with the small countries, the Kingdom of Wind still has amazing financial resources.

However, Luo Sha would naturally not mention such words at this time, which would offend the reputation of the great name of the Kingdom of Wind.

"Let them give it a few more years... and then we'll see in a few years."

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind did not say that he would not repay the debt, but he also did not say that he would immediately repay it for Sunagakure Village.

Luo Sha roughly understood the hidden meaning of the name of the Kingdom of Wind, and probably wanted to delay it indefinitely and did not want to repay the loan.

"In this case, wouldn't it offend the shrine maiden of the Kingdom of Ghosts too much..."

"The Kingdom of Demons is the Kingdom of Demons, and the Miko is a Miko. Miko will not interfere in the affairs of the human world. In the final analysis, the Miko is a symbol of being forced to be bound there by the residents of the Demon Country who were unable to survive on their own in ancient times. They are not symbols. It is done voluntarily. It is precisely because she is the most good that she can deal with the most evil monsters. The reason why witches have always lived outside of human beings is because they cannot look directly at the darkness in people's hearts."

The daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind said slowly, not worried at all that the witch from the Kingdom of Ghost would make a fuss about such a thing.

To the miko of the Demon Country, it makes no difference which country the humans are from, and she has no intention of running the country.

Always living in the shrine and ignoring the world is to ensure the sanctity of the soul.

If you enter the secular world, you will inevitably be eroded by the darkness of the secular world and lose the power to deal with monsters.

Luo Sha was thoughtful, but she didn't expect that there was such a difference between a witch and a country of ghosts.

If you put it this way, isn’t the country of ghosts a country without a master?

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When the Sunagakure ninjas of the Wind Country sealed the national border, the Earth Country, one of the five countries adjacent to the Demon Country, also relied on the ninjas of Iwagakure Village to seal the national border at almost the same time to prevent the ghost army of monsters and sprites. Invasion.

It is said that there is already a team of Iwagakure Jonin who unfortunately died in the battle with the ghost army.

The blades, shurikens, kunai, and detonating charms of the ninjas are basically useless against the ghost army.

They can only rely on earth escape ninjutsu to create terrain and limit the marching speed of the ghost army, but the effect is minimal.

In addition, the Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Fire, which are relatively far away from the Kingdom of Ghosts, have not been affected.

The Kingdom of Water, across the sea from the Kingdom of Ghosts, also survived, but it also sent symbolic ninja troops to the coastal areas to set up defenses.

As the main war country, the Kingdom of Ghosts had already entered a state of war preparations before the major powers took action.

Various towns are under the control of the military and implement a comprehensive blockade policy.

The central mountains, southern forests, and western coastal areas have become the main battlefields for fierce battles against the ghost army.

But even if it exists as the main battlefield, it is mainly a diversionary war.

The stone soldiers of the Ghost Legion are invulnerable to water, fire, and weapons. It is not a wise move for the flesh and blood of ninjas to fight against them.

You can only learn from the Iwagakure ninjas of the Earth Kingdom and use the Earth Release Ninjutsu to change the terrain and enter into a tug-of-war.

When the Demon Kingdom's military took action, Shiraishi, as the leader of the Demon Kingdom's military, had already left the Demon Kingdom as soon as possible and went to the Swamp Kingdom where the demon sprite's body was.

Compared to the Kingdom of Ghosts, the disasters suffered by the Kingdom of Swamp were more serious.

Many villages and towns were destroyed by the ghost army due to the lack of time to set up defense measures and the lack of ninja power in the country.

Fortunately, the evacuation order was issued in time and did not cause a large number of casualties.

Moreover, the Swamp Country is originally a small country with a small land and sparse people, which greatly avoids all kinds of noisy and trampling incidents when taking refuge.

Smoke billowing villages, fields and roads were badly damaged.

A large number of stone soldiers passed through the deserted village, causing the earth to shake.

Standing on the treetops and watching the scene of these stone soldiers crossing the border, Shiraishi thought for a moment.

The shadow under his feet suddenly lengthened, flowing down the tree trunks to the ground, and then turned into a dark shadow blade, sweeping across the several stone soldiers marching ahead like lightning.

The shadow blade was like a sharp sword that cut iron like clay. Wherever it passed, the legs of the stone soldier's chassis were cut off.

The cut area was as smooth as a mirror.

Seemingly noticing something, hundreds of stone soldiers raised their heads at the same time, their scarlet eyes looking straight at the location of Bai Shi.

These stone soldiers raised their arms and made a throwing motion.

The hard stone blades were like raindrops, attacking towards Shiraishi.

Boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

The thrown stone blade itself had a terrifying weight, and it was projected with the power of a giant elephant, causing an explosion attack more terrifying than a ninja detonating talisman.

Trees fell one by one, causing a rumble of falling sounds.

Bai Shi quickly shuttled between the woods, dodging stone blades thrown into the woods.

Although he was not used to frontal combat, Shiraishi relied on his physical skills to be able to cope with the stone blade's projectile attack.

Moreover, there were shadow dancers who blocked most of the attacks for him, making it very easy to deal with them.

"Has it been noticed?"

Shiraishi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Unlike the stone statue soldiers in the ghost country, the stone statue soldiers in the marsh country can fight back in self-defense, and can quickly find the enemy's position and launch a fierce attack.

Obviously, the ghost's soul is located in the territory of the marsh country, so here, the monster's attention is more concentrated, and it is easier to grasp the movement of the stone soldiers, which is far more dangerous than the stone soldiers in the ghost country.

"But at this point, the intelligence collection is almost complete. Next, we only need to verify one point. Now it's time to go to the Volcano Temple to end everything."

Shiraishi murmured to himself.

Facing supernatural creatures like monsters and sprites, it is impossible to defeat them using the ninja's fighting style.

He had tried it many times in the past, and even the Four Symbols Sealing Technique used by the Uzumaki clan to suppress evil spirits had no effect on the monsters.

Of course, the evil spirit in the ninja's mouth refers to the existence of tailed beasts whose essence is chakra.

Chakra is just the external manifestation of the monster.

The essence of monsters is always the dark part deep in the human heart.

Only a special species with an 'inhuman' body like a witch can exert a suppressive effect on it.

But mikos have their own ways of doing things, and Shiraishi also has his own considerations.

After all, he is the adoptive father of Maitreya's daughter, Zi Yuan, and Maitreya Mistress has also given him a lot of help over the years. At this time, it is natural to contribute and cannot sit idly by.

It is really pitiable to let a witch alone bear this tragic fate for thousands of years for mankind.

"You are the ninja who often hangs around Miroku, right? I recognize your aura."

A creepy voice suddenly sounded in Shiraishi's ears.

Shiraishi dodged subconsciously, but it was still a step too late.

A purple-black mist appeared from the dark woods, arriving in an instant and wrapping Bai Shi's entire body.

"Um?"

In the purple-black fog, a dull voice of doubt came out.

After receiving strong resistance from some kind of force, the purple-black mist bounced off Bai Shi's body, and the color of the light mist also became lighter.

Shiraishi jumped back expressionlessly, staring at the purple-black mist with cautious eyes.

He knew that the demon's consciousness resided in that mist.

"Avoid my sensory ninjutsu and launch a sneak attack on me. Except for Byakugan, I'm afraid the sensory ninjutsu will have no effect on you at all."

"What a wonderful comeback. Human, you are more interesting than I thought."

A certain dark consciousness in the purple-black mist praised Shiraishi like this.

"You should know that your darkness is of no use to me."

"You who are able to use natural energy proficiently, wrapped in the outer layer of your body, are indeed qualified to say this. How about it, do you want to join forces with me? I can give you more powerful power. Natural energy is good, but the human heart Dark power is more interesting than natural energy."

The demon was so tempting to Bai Shi.

"I don't want to become a puppet in your hands. Besides, I have seen through your tricks."

Shiraishi said this as if he had seen through a monster.

"Oh, what an amazing confidence. Human beings are always so arrogant and hypocritical, and they are obviously scared to death. However, no matter how powerful a ninja is, they can't defeat me. A word of advice, don't come to the ancestral hall, anyone in this world can deal with me , there is only Maitreya."

The sprites that play with the darkness of people's hearts are not afraid of the so-called magical ninjutsu of ninjas.

Therefore, Shiraishi, who has mastered natural energy, can only barely protect himself in front of him.

Shiraishi didn't object.

Indeed, having mastered the natural energy, I cannot seal the monsters.

There are too many selfish desires in his heart, which is a flaw of being human.

As long as there are defects in this part, they will be exploited and devoured by monsters.

"Then, there will be a period later. One day, I will make you surrender. At that time, let's see the dark kingdom created by myself. That is the original appearance of the world."

The sprite let out a strange laugh with unknown meaning, and under the gaze of Shiraishi's eyes, the purple-black mist continued to fade in color, and finally dissolved in the air and disappeared.

The stone statue soldiers who originally attacked Baishi were also controlled by some kind of consciousness. They took a detour to avoid Baishi and headed in another direction.

Baishi did not stop the march of the stone statue soldiers. As long as the demons were not defeated, it would be meaningless to destroy more stone statue soldiers.

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night.

The huge mountains, shrouded in mist, look eerie and mysterious.

A red torii is framed at the entrance of the cave, and the sultry air is constantly being repelled from the cave.

When Shiraishi arrived, Liuli and Ayane had been waiting here at the entrance of the cave for a long time.

"It's too slow. He obviously came to the Swamp Kingdom before us, but he arrived at this time."

These words came from Liuli's mouth.

"Gathering intelligence on the road wasted some time."

Shiraishi explained.

Ayane glanced at Shiraishi and asked: "Is there anything that needs to be changed in the plan? If there is a problem, it will be troublesome."

Shiraishi shook his head and said: "No, continue to act according to the original plan. Judging from the intelligence I have collected so far, there is no need to make unnecessary changes to the plan. Even if there is a contingency, I have a solution here method."

Ruri and Ayane nodded.

Since Shiraishi said this, he must be fully confident.

This man never does anything he is not sure about.

Born without the spirit of an adventurer.

"By the way, there is one more important thing to solve before going in."

Shiraishi looked at his own shadow.

"Shadow Dancer, come out."

The dark shadow highlighted the entity on the ground, and finally formed the appearance of a woman, which is the true form of the shadow dancer.

"Father."

"Although it's a pity, you can't help in the upcoming battle. Just wait here and don't let anyone in."

"yes."

The shadow dancer nodded, and his body disappeared from the spot, blending into the surrounding night.

"Is this really okay? She is your important shield. When the time comes to fight, I will probably not be able to take care of your safety. This time the opponent is different from Uchiha Madara."

Ayane said this.

"There is no way. The risk of using that technique is too high. The shadow dancer may be accidentally injured by me. Moreover, I am not without fighting ability. At least my physical skills have not fallen behind over the years..."

Just as Shiraishi was talking, he felt the questioning glances of Ruri and Ayane and sighed.

Well, compared to these two monsters, my physical skills are indeed a bit unsightly.

The physical skills are good, but compared to most ninjas, these two monsters are no longer among the ranks.

"It's a pity that the Yang clone is still a little hot before it can be used. Otherwise, this plan can be said to be foolproof."

Shiraishi shook his head helplessly.

There is a sense of time waiting for no one.

The three stopped communicating and walked into the cave.

The demon's physical body is sealed in this volcano temple.

The road in the cave has been artificially repaired and spread out relatively flat.

The grooves on the mountain walls on both sides are inlaid with candlesticks. The flames of the candles are not enough to illuminate the entire cave path, so some places still appear dim.

In this dark cave, more footsteps suddenly sounded from the front.

Their eyes were shining with scarlet light, and their whole bodies were surrounded by a dark and eerie aura.

From a physical point of view, they are not the stone soldiers who are causing chaos outside, but a group of living humans.

Shiraishi saw the clothes worn by these people. They were ninjas from Sunagakure, Kumogakure and Iwagakure respectively.

"I was still wondering why all the ninja spies from various countries who secretly sneaked into the Kingdom of Ghosts suddenly disappeared. It turns out that's what happened."

Shiraishi watched these ninjas controlled by the demons.

The hearts of these ninjas have obviously been baptized by the dark power of monsters, and they have become puppet soldiers like stone statue soldiers.

However, compared to the stone statue soldiers outside, this group of ninja puppets controlled by monsters are more dangerous than the stone statue soldiers.

Not only did he retain the ninjutsu he had in life, but he was also specially strengthened by the monsters, making him stronger than he was in life.

Kaka!

The leading Kumogakure ninja performed an exaggerated rotation and twisting of his neck, and even heard the sound of bones breaking. He tilted his head and grinned evilly.

Under his skin, snake-like creatures squirmed and squirmed rapidly.

It made his face look even more terrifying.

Then, like some strange species, he lay on the ground on all fours, roaring like a wild beast from his mouth. Purple-black chakra waves spread out from his mouth, easily blowing up a storm that ripped apart rocks, and launched an attack on the three people in Shiraishi. attack.