Escape From Konoha

"Okay, that's it for today. Please be safe after school and go home early. Well, that's it."

Iruka gave instructions to the students in the class, then walked out of the classroom holding the textbook he picked up from the desk.

The moment Iruka walked out of the classroom, the class immediately burst into deafening cheers, as if they were released from prison after being jailed, and everyone's face showed an extremely relaxed color.

Even Sasuke Uchiha, a top student, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Different from the reason why others breathed a sigh of relief, Sasuke thought that this boring class could finally end, and next would be his extremely important personal training time.

It's not that he looks down on Iruka, but he really can't learn anything useful in a place like ninja school.

He has already mastered the three skills involved in the graduation exam, and is unrivaled among his peers.

As for the physical fitness test, they were also among the best, except for a certain yellow-haired crane tail who was overly energetic.

The practical application of physical skills also ranks first in the grade.

It was no longer necessary for him to continue studying in the ninja school.

Unfortunately, Konoha now is different from the war years in previous years. Ninja school students are strictly required to complete a six-year course before they can graduate from the ninja school.

This is why Sasuke still needs to study in the ninja school, although the knowledge in the ninja school has no effect on Sasuke.

Looking at the classmates who were playfully walking out of the classroom side by side, Sasuke put his cold hands in his pockets, which unexpectedly attracted the attention and shouts of the girls. He also left the classroom with a calm expression in the eyes of some boys.

Huh, what a bunch of idiots. Sasuke secretly expressed his disdain for such a definition of his classmates.

He left the school and walked towards the woods not far from his residence. It was a place where he often practiced and it was also part of the Uchiha clan's heritage. It was now his private domain and the village had no right to take it back.

In this way, when you practice here, you can avoid being disturbed by other people waiting to come over.

As for teacher Iruka's instructions to pay attention to safety and go home early, Sasuke ignored it.

Although he does feel that the atmosphere in the village has been a bit unusual recently. The adults occasionally get together and talk about some relatively sensitive words, such as war, the country of ghosts...

But this kind of thing has nothing to do with students like him who have not graduated.

The war was too far away from him.

His only goal now is to improve his strength, kill Itachi Uchiha, and restore the glory of the Uchiha clan.

As for other things, they have to be ranked behind this.

In a dark place that Sasuke didn't know about, two Anbu peeked at everything Sasuke was doing through the hidden shade of the trees.

Sasuke's training progress naturally fell into the eyes of the Anbu, who recorded everything in detail, picked out the important parts, compiled it into information, and reported it to the Hokage regularly.

After all, he is the last Uchiha of Konoha. In the future, Uchiha of Konoha will probably need the other party to regain his reputation.

The ANBU responsible for looking after Sasuke didn't dare to be careless, but they didn't expose themselves to Sasuke.

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Regarding Uchiha Sasuke, Hiruzen's mood has always been a mixture of fear and expectation.

Sasuke is Itachi's younger brother. Itachi's ninja talent is more than just excellent. In the decades he has been the Hokage, except for the Fourth Generation Namami Feng Minato, he has never seen anyone with ninja talent who can compete with him. Comparable to Itachi.

As Itachi's younger brother, Sasuke's ninja talent is naturally not bad. If he gets the right training, his strength will quickly improve by leaps and bounds. Especially under the pressure of a radical mentality such as revenge, the opponent will do anything to gain power.

But on the other hand, he was also afraid of Sasuke's growth.

Mangekyō Sharingan.

In today's ninja world, there are already two pairs of eyes like this.

One pair belongs to Itachi, and his pupil ability is unknown.

A pair of Uchiha glass, with ever-changing eye skills, is close to the thunder escape. However, the specific nature has not yet been investigated clearly, and the information is still too scarce, let alone the countermeasures.

The power of the Mangekyō Sharingan is too powerful.

The ninjas of the Uchiha clan have equally unpredictable personalities.

Even the dead Shisui only revealed the fact that he possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan under forced circumstances.

It can be seen that Shisui is not completely loyal to Konoha, and Shisui's kaleidoscope pupil technique can fundamentally change a person's will. Such pupil technique is placed on an Uchiha tribesman with unstable factors. For Ye Lai, it could turn into a disaster.

After all, there are too few Uchiha ninjas like Itachi who can think from the perspective of the village without hesitation.

Sasuke, who shares the same bloodline as Itachi, may also awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan in the future.

But, will Sasuke stand as firmly on the side of the village as Itachi did?

After knowing the truth about the genocide.

No, according to the agreement, Itachi would eliminate this possibility.

But what if Sasuke knows the truth...

just in case……

Hiruzen frowned deeply, looking at the information about Sasuke presented by the ANBU, Hiruzen fell into the same hesitation as before.

Because of his hesitation, Danzo had the opportunity to take advantage of it and directly ordered Itachi to destroy the Uchiha clan, exceeding the Hokage's authority, but he also successfully prevented the outbreak of civil war in Konoha. From an overall perspective, Danzo is also a contributor to stabilizing peace in Konoha.

"Uchiha Sasuke...Uchiha Sasuke..."

With the rise of the Kingdom of Demons, the Uchiha clan also exists in the Kingdom of Demons. It is impossible to keep this matter from Sasuke forever.

Because it is unrealistic.

Now that he has his order, even if someone in the village mentions the Kingdom of Demons, they are still very secretive about the Uchiha clan in the Kingdom of Demons. The source of the news was temporarily concealed.

But Sasuke will know sooner or later, maybe one year later, two years later, four years later... In short, this kind of thing cannot be hidden. It can only be postponed for a while.

Now that he knows there are still clan members left, what decision will Sasuke make?

For Sasuke, who has lost his clan members, revenge has become his only living belief.

Even if he has been influenced by the will of fire since childhood, it is inevitable that the other party will not have the idea of ​​​​leaving Konoha and going to the Kingdom of Demons to seek the true power of Uchiha.

"Hokage-sama."

There was a knock on the door outside the office.

"Come in."

Hiruzen put away the folder that recorded Sasuke's information, carefully placed it in a drawer, and said something to the person outside the door.

The door of the office opened, and Jonin squad leader Nara Shikaku walked in from the outside. He held a pile of heavy documents in his arms and placed them on Hiruzen's desk.

"Things have become busy again recently."

Looking at the pile of undisposed documents, Hiruzen puffed on his pipe and frowned.

"There is no way, the situation in the Country of Rain has changed too fast, and now the Country of Ghosts has also intervened, and the Daimyo are starting to get anxious."

Lu Jiu sighed.

The current Fire Country does not have the strength to fight against the Ghost Country.

The post-war development of the Third Ninja World War has not yet completely recovered. A few months ago, Konoha also lost a group of elites in the battle with the Kingdom of Wind. If a full-scale war broke out with the Kingdom of Demons, the chances of winning would be extremely small.

Hiruzen opened the top file. Not surprisingly, a considerable part of the pile of files was about the civil war in the Land of Rain.

"Do you think Konoha should get involved now?"

Sneaking into the Country of Rain is an extremely secretive matter. What really messes up the situation in the Country of Rain is the ninja troops affiliated with the Daming Mansion of the Country of Fire. The root of Danzo is only responsible for intelligence collection and does not directly participate in combat.

"No matter what, we cannot let the Kingdom of Demons underestimate the power of Konoha."

Shikaku thought about it and said this.

At this time, the attitude must be tougher, even if it is pretending to be tough, it must give the countries the appearance that Konoha is still strong, so that some restless countries that covet the Land of Fire will not dare to act rashly.

"A deterrent?"

"Yes. The Kingdom of Ghosts also has the same idea. From the overall view of the other party's layout of the Kingdom of Waves, they do not want to directly break out a war with the big powers, but control it behind the scenes and conduct proxy wars. Now the Kingdom of Ghosts has settled in Rain The same is true for the country."

proxy war.

That's easy to understand.

Using small countries as a chessboard, they engage in behind-the-scenes games with big countries. Both sides sit firmly in the rear and prevent the situation from getting completely out of control.

"But we also have the idea of ​​launching an all-out war with a big country. What we are doing now is just to make us lose our vigilance."

Hiruzen said.

After hearing this, Lu Jiu nodded seriously.

Hiruzen's words were not unreasonable. The initiative could not be left to the Demon Country. Even if a full-scale war did not necessarily break out, the mobilization and mobilization of supplies before the war still needed to be completed.

"First, dispatch 1,500 ninjas to the western border of the Country of Fire to show an attitude of marching towards the Country of Rain. The village should be in a pre-war state and be prepared for everything to face the Country of Ghosts."

"Let's hold a Jonin meeting to explain this matter."

Lu Jiu suggested.

"It will be arranged later."

In the past, the form of jounin meetings was more important than the meaning, but now with the decline of the Hokage's authority, the importance of jounin meetings has also made Hiruzen pay more attention to it. Otherwise, it is not that simple to check and balance the power of consultants and roots.

Thinking of this, Hirizhan couldn't help but miss the past, the time when Bai Fang and Sannin were together.

"By the way, regarding Sasuke Uchiha and Shikahisa, what do you think is a better arrangement?"

Hiruzen suddenly remembered something and asked Shikaku.

"Uh...this thing..."

To be honest, Shikajiu didn't want to get involved in the handling of the orphans of the Uchiha clan, because it often meant trouble.

"It doesn't matter, you don't have to feel pressure here."

Hiruzen wanted Shikaku to tell the truth.

Shikaku sighed, knowing he couldn't escape.

"Then let me speak frankly, Lord Hokage. According to my troublesome son, Uchiha Sasuke has basically completed the necessary training in the ninja school. Whether it is the three body skills or the taijutsu, compared with his peers, , is undoubtedly at the forefront. If Uchiha Sasuke wants to go further, it doesn’t make much sense to stay in the ninja school.”

Lu Jiu replied like this.

Things like theory must be put into practice after all.

Starting from the idea of ​​cultivating excellent ninjas, it is more appropriate to adopt more elite private teaching for Sasuke.

After all, the same is true for his son Nara Shikamaru.

The knowledge in the ninja school is only at the level of learning. The family's secret ninjutsu is the foundation. In the family, more elite small class private teaching will be adopted.

Although the establishment of the Ninja School has created the so-called "fairness", this fairness is also relative fairness, not absolute fairness.

What's more, Sasuke has a blood inheritance limit that most ninjas don't have. If it is left like this, it will just waste the opponent's talent.

Shikaku would not have been worried in the past, but now that the Uchiha clan has been wiped out, Sasuke has lost all his elders overnight. No one can guide Sasuke on how to use power, and he has also lost the teaching resources of the Uchiha clan. This is a tragedy for the blood successor limit ninja.

Konoha is in urgent need of combat power. If Sasuke can be trained, he can be a huge help to Konoha in the future.

This was Shikaku's idea.

Hiruzen began to think about it.

It's not that he can't understand Shikaku's thoughts, but the truth about the Uchiha clan's genocide is not as simple as the world sees it. It involves the 'darkness' of Konoha's top brass, which is something Hiruzen doesn't want to be exposed.

He was afraid that sooner or later, Sasuke would discover the truth about the genocide. At that time, instead of being a help to Konoha, he would become a sharp blade piercing Konoha's heart.

Sasuke is an Avenger.

He is no longer an immature child.

Carrying a blood feud, such people are most likely to go to extremes. In pursuit of power, they are like Orochimaru who left Konoha...

hesitate.

Such hesitation appeared in his heart more than once, making Hiruzen's mentality gradually age.

If he was tougher in dealing with the Uchiha clan, maybe things would turn around for the Uchiha clan.

This is all caused by his incompetence and hesitation.

Rather than blaming Danzo for killing him first and telling him later, he now regretted his own incompetence and hesitation even more.

Then, Hiruzen's eyes became firm.

Now is not the time to hesitate.

The Kingdom of Ghosts has begun to interfere in the affairs of the Country of Waves and the Country of Rain. These two small countries are adjacent to the Country of Fire. Once the forces of the Country of Ghosts move in, it will not be a good thing for the Country of Fire and Konoha. .

This kind of pressure is no less than the pressure caused by facing Iwagakure and Sunagakure at the same time during the Third Shinobi World War.

His hesitation has brought the Uchiha clan to its end. If Konoha continues to decline because of his hesitation, he will have no face when he meets all the Hokages in the future.

What's more, he had already decided to pass on the position of Hokage. Before Jiraiya could reverse Tsunade's will, he had to leave Tsunade a stable foundation to prevent Danzo from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

"I understand, I will tell Kakashi about this."

Hiruzen said with determination.

"Kakashi?"

Shikaku was stunned.

"The affairs of the security team and ANBU have temporarily stabilized, and Kakashi does not need to do many things personally. Kakashi has the experience of being in the same group with Uchiha ninjas in the past, and he knows the Sharingan better than most ninjas in the village. And, when the time is right, I hope to absorb Sasuke into the ANBU.”

Hiruzen gave an explanation.

With Kakashi's guidance, I hope to eliminate some of the hatred in the other party's heart as much as possible, value the bond in the village, and pave the way for Sasuke to join ANBU in the future.

Only in this way can he use Sasuke with confidence.

When Tsunade comes to power, there won't be anyone available.

"Is that so?"

After letting Kakashi, the ANBU minister and acting guard captain, teach him personally, and also arranged for Sasuke to join the ANBU in the future, Shikaku looked at Hiruzen with a determined look on his face.

This Hokage-sama has indeed changed a bit from the past.

It's just that for this change, it would be better if it happened earlier.

Now, I hope we can turn the tide.

Shikaku sighed in his heart, Konoha had missed too many opportunities.

Opportunities have been lost since the Yondaime came to the throne. Trying to save things now, the dual pressures from inside and outside made him feel doubly heavy even as the Jonin squad leader.

Of course, Hiruzen still had something to say.

That was to let Kakashi teach Sasuke, and also to reassure Itachi outside, saying that Konoha would not treat Sasuke badly and would provide his younger brother with the best quality teaching.

In this way, Itachi will serve Konoha even harder.

Even as a rebellious nin, he would die for Konoha.

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"Hokage-sama, you really gave me a troublesome mission."

Kakashi's rather lazy voice sounded in the office of the ANBU headquarters building.

The Hokage's orders were absolute.

For ninjas who are accustomed to being in ANBU, this rule must not be violated. Even the ANBU minister cannot violate it.

Therefore, the moment the Hokage gave the order, Kakashi knew that he could no longer be lazy recently.

He finally managed to finish the affairs of the ANBU and the garrison. As long as the work of the two departments was on track, he only needed to deal with a certain amount of documents every day, and then he would take a walk, read novels, and practice the White Fang Sword Technique. His days would be fine. He has always been so carefree.

But now I have to teach the orphans of Konoha's Uchiha clan one-on-one. It's not that I can't understand the Hokage's thoughts. It's just that in this way, I don't have much time to enjoy Jiraiya's new work "Intimate Paradise".

Really, it's obviously a critical moment, and my leisure time may be reduced again in the future.

"Just teaching a child should be something that the minister can easily do."

Standing in Kakashi's office, there was another ANBU ninja, she smiled at Kakashi.

Mao Yue sunset.

Although she is only an eighteen-year-old girl in her prime, she is already a special jounin in the ANBU.

Proficient in Konoha style swordsmanship.

If an ordinary jounin is not careful, he will be assassinated by her swordsmanship.

He is a swordsman ninja who hides in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to kill with one strike.

He holds the position of squad leader in the ANBU.

He is also one of the important subordinates whom Kakashi relies on.

"Well... who knows, it will be troublesome after all."

Kakashi said casually.

Not only was he worried that teaching Sasuke would squeeze his rest time, but if the Kingdom of Ghosts came to intervene, then the task of teaching Sasuke could not be half-hearted.

No, it definitely will.

After all, he is also from the Uchiha clan, and Sasuke does not have a background of betraying his clan members like Itachi. Sooner or later, he will be picked up by the Uchiha clan in the Kingdom of Demons and become a member there.

Now I just don't want to make the matter a big deal, so I will temporarily put Sasuke in Konoha for a while.

When the time is right, Sasuke will leave Konoha.

"Don't worry, senior Tenzo and I will help the minister handle the Anbu matters. As for the security team, aren't they already negotiating with the Hyuga clan?"

Xi Yan smiled.

"Yeah, I still don't know if the Hyuga clan is willing to agree."

Having two jobs, even if Kakashi agreed, the Hokage would not consider it that way.

Therefore, Kakashi is just the acting guard captain.

According to the current situation of Konoha and the instructions of the Hokage, it is hoped that the position of captain of the guard force will be entrusted to the management of the Hyuga clan, with the leader of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiashi, assuming the captain position.

But this request was rejected by Hinata Hizu without hesitation.

Because of fear.

In the past, the reputation of the security force in the hands of the Uchiha clan was not very good. If one assumed the position of the security force, he would be subject to a certain amount of pressure from public opinion.

The Hyuga clan's status is already stable and there is no need to interfere in the police force.

Originally, Nara Shikaku was also a high-quality candidate.

Unfortunately, the other party was the Jonin squad leader, and his usual tasks were already heavy, so he could only miss out on the position of captain of the guard team.

"When does the minister plan to teach the young master of the Uchiha clan?"

Xi Yan asked.

"Let's go in a few days. Let's finish the affairs here in ANBU first. There's no rush anyway."

"The minister just wants to finish watching the new movie "Intimate Love in Paradise"."

"That...ah haha..."

Kakashi scratched his head in embarrassment. It was really embarrassing for a female member to discover the secret.

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Bearing a blood feud.

For Sasuke, the most painful thing is the time when he goes to sleep every night.

As soon as he closed his eyes, the night like a nightmare would come in like a tide, swallowing him into the deep sea, as if he was going to suffocate to death.

Therefore, he has to practice harder than anyone else.

No one can stop him from taking revenge.

While others share interests and laugh and communicate, he can only stand alone in another world.

The warm world is too cruel. There is no so-called friendship in the eyes of the Avengers, and there is no need to communicate with others. He just needs to become stronger silently.

Until the traitor Uchiha Itachi is killed.

Only then will the resentment in his heart be calmed.

Standing in the quiet forest, Sasuke clutched his shuriken.

"call……"

Qi settled in his dantian, and then he slowly let out the breath in his body.

He bent down slightly, jumped up, and turned upside down in the air.

The arms stretched out like lightning, and the shurikens were also shot out, flying towards the target hanging on the tree.

A few bangs passed.

The shurikens all hit the red bullseye without exception.

Sasuke landed on the ground safely, and when he saw his results, a smile appeared on his face.

Before he could satisfy such an achievement, an untimely voice came into his ears:

"Such training is meaningless. You are just wasting your time, Uchiha boy."

"who?"

Sasuke was startled. He looked around and found no one. Then he raised his head and saw a person appearing on the tree where a target was erected.

Holding an open book in his hand, he leaned there lazily.

He placed his eyes intently on the tree, but he saw all of Sasuke's training process and gave him a meaningless evaluation.

"Who are you……"

Sasuke saw the other person's familiar attire, ANBU uniform, a short sword on his back, a mask and silver-white hair, and confirmed that he had seen this person before.

Previously, he entrusted the Hokage to find the missing stone tablet of the Uchiha clan. It was this ANBU subordinate who was responsible for investigating the disappearance of the stone tablet.

We met several times.

"Um, your name is... Kakashi, right?"

Sasuke asked unsurely.

"It's Hatake Kakashi."

Kakashi closed the book, jumped down from the tree, stood in front of Sasuke, looked at Sasuke with a smile, and said his name.