Escape From Konoha

I don't know how long it has been since that tragic night.

Sasuke has no interest in paying attention to the concept of time. The only thing that keeps him alive now is one belief - revenge.

To take revenge on the hateful man who slashed the butcher knife at his own people and his parents.

How much respect and admiration I had for that man in the past, but now how deeply I hate that man in my heart.

Since the genocide incident, Sasuke has lived under the shadow of nightmares every day. Every night when he closes his eyes in bed, he can't help but recall that night full of blood and killing.

The butcher’s brother…

Seeing the dead tribesmen...

Seeing the bodies of his parents lying at his brother's feet...

Then I woke up from my sleep in a cold sweat.

This happened over and over again, until his mental state gradually lost control.

Fortunately, it's not like no one cares about him in this village.

The Third Hokage, who was dealing with many things every day, would come over to comfort him every once in a while, which made Sasuke feel guilty.

Because every time the Third Hokage came over, he always had a cold face, as if he could no longer smile.

Seeing the kind-faced Third Hokage, he behaved so rudely...

There must be no one in the village who doesn't respect Naruto, and Sasuke is no exception.

Such a big shot must be very busy every day, but he still has to find time to visit a poor Uchiha clan member like him. This makes Sasuke extremely embarrassed... Maybe he should be more polite next time the kind old man comes over.

"Sasuke, we have an appointment to play a ninja game together. Do you want to go?"

When school was over in the afternoon, a classmate from the same class came over to invite me.

The opponent's name is Nara Shikamaru, and he is a guy who often sleeps in class.

Because of this, he was nicknamed one of the 'Idiot Trio' by his classmates, and Sasuke was deeply impressed by him.

Sasuke looked at him deeply, shook his head and said, "No, you can find someone else."

Maybe in the past, I would have agreed after thinking about it.

But now... the power is not enough.

Compared with that man, I was as weak as an ant. In front of him, I was not even qualified to stand.

With such a fragile self, there is no time to play ninja games.

The only thing he insists on surviving is revenge.

Moreover, it was so unexpected that a person who talked about "trouble" all day long, with whom he was not familiar with at ordinary times, came to invite me to play ninja games.

Behind this, someone might be hinting him to do this.

However, there should be no malicious intent.

There is no way that I would waste my precious cultivation time on such things.

Without hesitation, Sasuke left the classroom.

"so troublesome……"

Shikamaru scratched his head and looked listlessly at the white clouds in the sky.

If you send out the invitation so suddenly, you will probably be suspected.

He didn't dare to look down on the top student in the class.

In this class, except for a certain idiot, everyone in the same grade has a certain skill.

Sasuke's ability to become the top student in this class is enough to prove his strength and brains.

There is no way to hide such a little cleverness like mine.

After leaving school, Sasuke bought rice balls and treated them as dinner.

Come to the open woods around the Uchiha clan and start practicing here.

Fire escape, shuriken, and taijutsu all remained intact.

Because the Sharingan is not activated, Sasuke is not very proficient in the use of illusions, and he only knows a little bit about it.

Sasuke has already planned the training of genjutsu and will study it after he opens his Sharingan.

As a ninja of the Uchiha clan, there is no need to deliberately practice illusions. As long as the Sharingan is turned on, genjutsu is something that can be learned naturally.

Just thinking about the Sharingan, Sasuke's eyes immediately showed a hint of gloom.

He remembered his father saying that Itachi opened his Sharingan at the age of eight, and it took a short time to be able to use it freely. However, he was now the same age as Itachi, but there was no sign of opening his eyes.

The most important thing is that Itachi graduated from the ninja school at the age of six and was able to go out to perform missions and fight various powerful enemies to improve his strength.

But I am still a student in the ninja school, so I can only play ninja games later in the school.

Jealousy and hatred filled his chest together, so that there was a hint of cruelty and coldness in his eyes.

Jealousy, the emotion that comes with hatred, is something Sasuke can't even think about.

In the past, no matter how powerful Itachi's talent and strength were, I had always only respected and admired him, and would never be jealous of Itachi's talent and strength.

But now that he had such dark emotions, Sasuke was subconsciously shocked.

He quickly suppressed his inner restlessness and regained his composure.

"Huh...huh..."

Panting heavily, Sasuke's face was covered with cold sweat and struggle.

Now I need to calm down, need to practice to become stronger, gain more power than Itachi, and then kill him.

Avenge his clan and parents, and then restore the prestige of the Uchiha clan.

He would never forget the strange looks some students in the class were looking at him.

Maybe there is no malice, but in Sasuke's view, it is ridicule and pity.

After the sun went down, the woods were also shrouded in dark shadows, only the hazy moonlight fell down.

Sasuke looked at the time and knew that he should go back to rest.

However, before going back to rest, he needed to go somewhere.

——Nanga Shrine.

In the past, it was an important place for clan gatherings of the Uchiha clan.

The people who can enter here and participate in the clan meeting are all the most powerful ninjas in the family.

But now the shrine has become extremely depressed. A gloomy atmosphere has enveloped the shrine. When walking on the stone steps, there is only the sound of wind filled with cold air. Apart from this, no other sounds can be heard.

Entering the main hall of the shrine, according to the information Itachi left behind, counting from the right, there is a major family secret hidden under the seventh tatami.

Sasuke entered it without any hindrance and walked straight to the innermost part.

There is an ancient stone tablet standing there. There are many unrecognizable fonts engraved on the stone tablet, or it may not look like some kind of known writing, and it requires some kind of 'power' to open it.

This is what Itachi mentioned, the biggest secret of the Uchiha clan.

But these days, Sasuke comes here almost every few days, but every time he returns without success.

The code on the stone tablet was too profound, and I could only decipher a very small part of it, and it was an insignificant part.

Sasuke estimated that he would need a Sharingan or even a higher-level Mangekyo Sharingan to figure out the secrets.

Itachi must know all the secrets on this.

Because he has the Mangekyo Sharingan.

How far behind are you? Thinking of this kind of thing, Sasuke was immediately filled with unwillingness and gritted his teeth.

One day, I will personally kill the traitor who betrayed the clan and the village!

The honor of the clan must be defended by oneself!

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The weather in August is much warmer than expected.

Under such a scorching sun, on the sea near the southern part of the Country of Fire, a huge steel ship came riding the wind and waves.

The appearance is somewhat incompatible with various ships of the modern era.

This is a ship collectively referred to as an 'aircraft carrier'. The shape of the hull has not changed much, but the chassis is larger, and the building materials are mostly made of steel or alloy instead of wood.

On this kind of ship, there are also various multi-faceted towers with complex shapes.

The gun barrel, flight track, and more areas of unknown use all indicate that such a ship is not for civilian or commercial use, but for military use.

The largest cruise ship parked at the port of the southern city of the Kingdom of Fire is nothing compared to such a giant steel ship. The deterrence and hardness of the two are not at the same level.

The giant steel ship docked at the city's port. Since the crowd had already been evacuated, there were not many people waiting to gather here.

However, there were still many people pointing at the giant steel ship from a long distance away.

In today's ninja world, such a giant steel ship has never appeared.

But ninjas who have experienced the Second Ninja War should know something.

In the past, when the Kingdom of Sky declared war with the five major countries, the Kingdom of Sky had developed a similar huge ship. Although it had sufficient firepower, it was too bulky and the core parts were damaged by the ninjutsu of the ninjas and sank. seabed.

Shikaku, who is responsible for the task of welcoming the envoys from the Kingdom of Demons, naturally knows this.

The Kingdom of Ghosts now produces flying ninja tools, kunai guns, and giant steel ships that are more troublesome than the Kingdom of Sky. The prototypes of these technologies are all similar to those of the Kingdom of Sky in the past.

Not surprisingly, the remnants of the Kingdom of Sky were found and eliminated by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and their technologies were collected for secondary creation and research.

Looking at the behemoth docked at the port, Shikaku also took a deep breath.

Although he knew that such a giant steel ship would definitely be a bit cumbersome in action, he understood that if the Kingdom of Demons dared to take it out, it must have overcome many of the weaknesses of the ships of the Kingdom of Sky in the past, and wanted to destroy it with the power of ninjas. , it is estimated to be difficult.

Moreover, just facing such a huge 'monster' will make you feel extremely shocked.

The military power of the Kingdom of Ghosts is probably much stronger than the estimated maximum.

After getting off the ship, Ruri first saw Shikaku waiting there. Beside him, there were Yamanaka Haiichi, Akimichi Choza and other Konoha ninjas.

There were about a dozen people who greeted him.

There are jounin and there are chuunin.

Behind Liuli, her daughter Ichihime followed closely behind, and behind them were several jounin from the kingdom of ghosts, while patrolling the surrounding environment, they approached the Konoha ninja.

Shikaku welcomed the arrival of Liuli and others, and then said: "Hokage-sama is waiting for you in the village, please come with me."

Liuli looked at Shikaku, his old friend, and just nodded without any objection. He left the port with Shikaku and set off towards Konoha.

Everyone moved very quickly, and arrived at Konoha Village in about half a day.

Liuli looked at the familiar gate of Konoha. It was the same as in the past. He didn't expect that it had been more than ten years since he left here, and there was still no change at all.

Entering the village through the Konoha gate, the first thing you see is still the huge Hokage Rock carved on the cliff in the distance.

"Why, do you miss seeing Shadow Rock?"

Shikaku asked with a smile.

Liuli didn't refute, nodded and said: "Yes, it's a bit nostalgic. I have been away for more than ten years, but this picture is like yesterday. But there are still differences. At that time, there were only three statues on the shadow rock. "

"The extra one is the statue of the fourth generation Minato-sama."

"I know, but it's a pity that he is dead."

Liuli nodded.

After hearing this, Lu Jiu's mouth twitched slightly, and the smile froze directly on his face.

He knew that Liuli was just seeking truth from facts and didn't mean to be malicious or mocking, but he still felt a little uncomfortable hearing such words.

And if he remembers correctly, the reason why Nine-Tails rioted in the first place was also inseparable from the secret operation of the kingdom of ghosts.

"I have always wanted to compete head-on with him, but unfortunately I don't have this opportunity now."

Lu Jiu heard Liuli continue to sigh, but didn't say anything.

I also regret in my heart, if Minato hadn't died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, it would have been fine. With Minato's tough attitude and his strength, he could definitely have a huge deterrent effect on the Kingdom of Demons, preventing the Kingdom of Demons from acting rashly.

Konoha will not become a laughing stock at the Five Kages Conference.

Compromise and concessions were made to the rebellious ninja, which dealt a heavy blow to Konoha's face.

"Speaking of which, is it enough to bring such a small number of people? That's the collection of an entire family."

Lu Jiu looked at several ninjas from the Oni Nation behind Liuli, and a cruel girl who looked very similar to Liuli.

How many people want to move a family's collection is unrealistic.

"No problem, Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company should be able to squeeze out some people from the branches opened in Konoha."

Liuli said.

During the War of the Land of Winds, several branches of Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company in Konoha were banned and monitored.

But with the end of the war and the defeat of Sand Hidden and Konoha, Konoha lifted the confinement and surveillance of these branches, as if nothing had happened.

Once that line is touched, it will be equivalent to giving the kingdom of ghosts an excuse to attack Konoha.

This is a completely unfavorable situation for Konoha.

The current Konoha can't stand too much toss, under the circumstances of such a heavy loss.

"Mom, I'll leave the negotiation to you. I'll take a look around."

At this time, Yiji suddenly spoke.

Liuli glanced at her and nodded in agreement.

Ichihime had studied in Konoha in the past and was no stranger to the situation here, so she didn't need a guide.

"Don't cause trouble."

Yiji waved her hand to indicate that she understood.

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"Uncle, a big bowl of miso barbecued pork ramen!"

The curtain was opened first, and a boy with six beards on his face ran in and shouted happily to the boss behind the counter.

"Oh, it's Naruto, I'm a little late today."

The forty-year-old hand glanced at Naruto and smiled kindly.

"Because practicing is a waste of time."

The kid named Naruto answered.

"Naruto is really a hard-working boy. His grades in school must be very good."

Shou Da said.

"Where there."

Naruto scratched his head and smiled shyly.

It’s really hard to say that I am the last in the practical class and the last in the theoretical class.

He was also teased as the leader of a trio of idiots in his class. One day, he wanted to become Hokage and shut up those guys!

"Acorus, a large bowl of miso barbecued pork ramen. Remember to put more barbecued pork. It belongs to Naruto."

Shouda shouted to the people in the kitchen.

"I got it, Dad."

A girl's clear voice came from the kitchen.

Naruto sat there waiting expectantly for his ramen to be ready.

At this moment, the curtain was opened again.

"Welcome, guest, what kind of ramen would you like to eat?"

Shandai said to the guests who came in.

"Two large bowls of tonkotsu char siu ramen, take away."

The girl who came in was none other than Kazuki, she said to her hands.

"Okay, pack two large bowls of tonkotsu and barbecued pork ramen."

He wrote it down with his hand and asked the girl in the kitchen to work.

"Speaking of which, the little girl's face and temperament are a bit familiar. I feel like I've seen the same girl somewhere."

He was looking at Yiji's face as if he was recalling something.

"I lived in Konoha for a while a few years ago."

Ichiji replied.

"It seems to be like this... However, I think this familiarity is more like a long time ago. In the past, a combination of a man and two women often came to eat the ramen I made, and occasionally brought their leader When the jounin came over, one of the girls was particularly good at eating, and she would eat dozens of bowls every time, which made their leading jounin always look bitter."

Because at that time, it was not my own platform, but my father's platform. I was always busy in the kitchen and had very little time to contact customers.

"Yeah?"

Yi Ji nodded, she knew who the hand was talking about.

Aunt Ayane, who has also heard of her in the past, is a regular customer of this Ichiraku Ramen.

As for the leader of the Jonin, it should be the dead Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo.

When I was looking through the past photos of my elders, I came across such a person.

Immediately afterwards, Yiji sat bored, waiting for the ramen to be ready.

In such a wait, it is inevitable to look elsewhere.

So, she looked at Naruto who was sitting next to her, a little reserved and curious, secretly looking at her.

After being discovered to be peeking, Naruto quickly looked away, a little restless, his body trembled slightly.

After realizing that he was being stared at by the other party all the time, Naruto became so angry that he didn't dare to breathe.

Although the other party is not a few years older than himself, he feels that the other party is very scary.

This kind of horror, how should I put it, is not a difference in strength, but cowardly and afraid to talk back like an elder with a stern expression on his face.

"Want some candy?"

In such a tense atmosphere, Kazuki broke the awkward atmosphere and said to Naruto.

"Eh?"

Naruto raised his head blankly and looked at Kazuki.

"Want some candy?"

Kazuki asked again.

"That...you, are you talking to me?"

Naruto was a little excited.

For strangers, he has always had a mentality of fear and worry.

I don’t know why, but many adults in the village hate him. Even many children in the school are influenced by those adults. They often secretly hit him with stones and laugh at him as a ‘fox monster’.

Really, he is obviously a human being, how could he be a fox monster?

So that not only in the village, but also in school, there are very few friends who can play together.

Therefore, when strangers accost him and express their kindness, he will be so excited and happy.

Seeing the other party like this, Yiji didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only look at him with pity.

This jinchuriki could easily be abducted from Konoha with a little kindness.

"Choose one. This is a very delicious Baiwei candy. I specially asked the old man to help me make it."

Yi Ji took out a palm-sized bag from somewhere and untied the knot. There were a lot of candies in it.

Each candy is wrapped in exquisite wrapping paper and looks great.

Put it in front of Naruto and let him choose one of them.

"Thank you, big sister. Then I will choose one."

Naruto happily reached into the bag and selected one.

After peeling off the wrapping paper and looking at the candies that were as clear and beautiful as crystal, Naruto swallowed.

This kind of candy is so beautiful. He has never seen such a beautiful candy, and it looks delicious.

Put the candy in your mouth without hesitation.

All of a sudden, a large amount of sour taste filled his entire mouth, causing Naruto's smile to twist into a ball, and his tears were unknowingly sour from the sour taste of the candy.

Naruto's heart was filled with all kinds of resentment towards Ichiki.

very sour!

Does this eldest sister want to murder him?

Why are there such sour candies? The old man who made such candies must be a bad guy.

"It seems that you got sour candy. What a pity, you are not very lucky."

Ichiki looked at Naruto's pained face with a look of satisfaction.

As a child, you just need to understand the dangers of society.

This way, you won't be deceived by adults.

It is so kind to educate children in this way.

"Sister, you're lying, this doesn't taste good at all."

Naruto looked at Kazuo without tears.

The sour taste stayed in the mouth for a minute without dissipating. Naruto had never eaten such an unpalatable candy.

"That's because you were unlucky and picked a sour candy. Is it difficult? Do you want to try it again? There is a super delicious candy hidden in it. Only smart children can eat it."

Ichiki looked at Naruto with a smile.

Super delicious...candy? Naruto looked at Kazuki suspiciously.

Also, is there any connection between being smart and eating the best candy?

However, a ninja won't be knocked down twice in the same place.

After thinking about it, he took out another candy from the bag, uncovered the candy wrapper, hesitated for a moment, and put it in his mouth to hold it.

"Naruto, the miso char siu ramen you ordered is ready..."

At this time, Teida came over with a large bowl of ramen.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Naruto suddenly let out a hoarse shout.

"Hot, so hot! So hot! I'm so hot!"

The lacrimal gland seemed to be broken, and the tears kept rushing down.

The mouth was red and seemed to be swollen.

Naruto jumped up from the seat, climbed onto the counter, and hurriedly called for help:

"Hand, hand, uncle, water, give me water quickly!"

"Naruto, don't mess around, the ramen is about to spill!"

Hands was also startled by Naruto's actions.

"Give me water! I want water! It's too spicy!"

Naruto was still howling, he didn't care if his ramen was spilled, he just needed to drink water to wash away all the spicy taste in his mouth.

Not long after, Ichiki came out with two large bowls of packaged ramen noodles expressionlessly, completely ignoring the frenzied scene in the ramen shop.

"How can you easily believe an adult's words, what a fool."

The Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki was completely defeated.