Escape From Konoha

"Long time no see, sister."

When I came in with some trepidation, I heard the girl in the room laughing.

Hinata took a deep breath, and stared straight at the girl in the room. Her eyes and pupils were exactly the same as her own, but unlike her own short hair, the other's hair was not only long, but also spread out, but it had been carefully curated. Handling without any appearance of clutter.

"Hanabi, why are you here?"

Hinata, who was originally training with Shino, was informed by the ninja of the separation family and came to a hotel in the country of ghosts.

This place was temporarily requisitioned by the Konoha Hyuga clan. Not only Konoha's Anbu, but also a small ninja troop from the kingdom of ghosts are around to protect the safety of this hotel.

The guests who were originally in the hotel were also arranged to other hotels. This can basically be regarded as protecting the second daughter of the Konoha Hyuga clan.

Even in Shion City, which has adequate protection, there might still be some guy who would take risks and try to rob Byakugan.

As the eldest daughter, Hinata is also under strict protection, but it is not as obvious as the second daughter Hanabi.

However, Hinata was a little nervous and confused about Hanabi's arrival.

"Why, didn't the clan explain it to you before you came?"

Hanabi asked instead without answering.

"Father, he didn't tell me..."

"Really? Actually, it's nothing. I was just arranged by the clan elders to watch tomorrow's third joint Chunin exam as the representative of Konoha Hinata's clan."

Hanabi was playing with a kunai in her hand, and there was a pink doll on the kunai's ring handle.

As far as weapons are concerned, they seem to be toys used to kill time rather than used in combat.

Or maybe what the other party expressed was that in her eyes, there is no difference between ninja tools and toys.

After all, she is a sister who often says that her hobby is cultivation. Her thoughts are naturally very different from those of ordinary people.

"Then why are you looking for me now?"

Although she has been playing with her younger sister since she was a child, Hinata often cannot figure out her younger sister's thoughts.

While playing with the kunai in his hand, Hanabi walked over and said, "The clan is very disappointed that you lost in the preliminary round."

An extremely plain sentence, but Hinata couldn't help but tremble.

"I have obviously enjoyed so many excellent teachers, but if it ends at this level, even my father would feel ashamed."

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Hinata replied quietly.

"You don't need to say this to me. After all, it's not a big deal to me. I think those Mrs. Zong made a fuss over a molehill, and you're just an idiot sister."

Hanabi chuckled.

"Hanabi!"

Even though she has a relatively weak personality, Hinata couldn't help but straighten her face after being called an idiot by her younger sister, preparing to show her dignity as an older sister.

It's just that when I met Huahuo's eyes, seeing the pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, I couldn't help lowering my eyebrows and bowing my head again, and my fingers twisted together unconsciously again, confessing my inner anxiety and panic.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. It's not my job to reprimand you, sister. I just want to take this opportunity to comfort my idiot sister who is feeling depressed at the moment. But looking at you now, you don't seem to need my comfort. ”

"Thanks……"

Hinata seemed to feel Hanabi's concern, and Hinata felt warm in her heart.

"Is it because of Uzumaki Naruto?"

"Well, Naruto-kun...eh?"

When Hinata came to her senses, she felt that she had said something embarrassing subconsciously, so she covered her mouth and started to move backwards.

"Don't be so nervous. You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me. Women in love are indeed very interesting. No matter how many times I see a sister like this, I still find it interesting."

Hanabi looked Hinata up and down and said with a teasing laugh.

"They all said no!"

Hinata blushed.

"I know, it's just your unrequited love. As far as I know, Uzumaki Naruto seems to only regard you as a friend."

"how do you know?"

"Don't underestimate the Hinata family's intelligence capabilities. You can know this kind of thing with just a few clicks of your fingers."

"That's it, it doesn't matter, it's enough for me to just watch Naruto-kun from a distance..."

Seeing her sister's lackluster reaction, Hanabi was speechless.

You are the eldest lady of the clan, with a huge fortune and countless servants. Can't you be more confident? She really wanted to teach her sister a lesson like this.

No, it is better to say that the scene of teaching the elder sister as a younger sister is also very interesting.

Just thinking about it makes Hanabi feel extremely happy.

It's hard to imagine that after receiving the elite education of the Hyuga clan, she can still maintain such a pure side, which Hanabi could not have expected.

Same as before, no progress at all.

What only improved was my appetite and breasts!

"Forget it, this is your business, you can do whatever you want. In addition to calling you here this time to catch up with you, I actually have a second mission, which is about brother Neci."

Hanabi's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Brother Neji?"

Hinata's eyes widened.

"Leaving aside the branch family, the main family will try their best to order Brother Ning Ci to win the first round of tomorrow's finals!"

"I remember that brother Ning Ci's opponent in the first round tomorrow is..."

"Chiba Aya. His mother Hyuga Ayane was once a member of the Konoha branch. When she left Konoha, she took many members of the branch family with her and also caused the casualties of some members of the clan. For the clan, , this name is like a taboo."

Hanabi said seriously.

"Really?" Hinata was a little confused, and then said: "But, Brother Ningci is very strong..."

"Neji-nii's Byakugan is defective."

Before Hinata could finish speaking, Hanabi spoke directly.

Hinata was stunned, slightly silent, and looked restlessly at the ground.

Although she had only heard it through her ears and eyes, as a clan member, she still knew some cruel facts.

Those who have been imprinted with the Caged Bird Curse Seal will have some unknown flaws when they open their Byakugan.

In addition, the stability of Rouquan is slightly inferior to that of the Zong family.

However, compared with stability, this shortcoming can be made up for through acquired efforts. But no matter how hard you try to practice the flaws above your white eyes, it won't help.

"In the Kingdom of Demons, the Hyuga clan, except for the new generation, the previous generation were all members of the branch family. They know better than the main family what kind of flaws the branch's Byakugan has. A pair of defective Byakugan, versus a pair without defects. As long as the two sides do not widen the gap in strength, the failure will definitely be the separation."

"What will happen to Brother Neji if we lose?"

Hinata asked worriedly.

After what Hanabi said, she felt that Neji's hope of winning tomorrow was very slim.

"You can't escape the necessary punishment, and maybe Uncle Hizashi will be implicated. Although no one will die, teaching the loser a lesson can comfort your fragile soul a little."

"But, this and Uncle Hizashi——"

"elder sister."

Hanabi interrupted Hinata again.

"Hanabi?"

"Perhaps in normal times, the clan can dominate everything in the branch family... But in the hearts of the older generation of clan elders, there has always been a nightmare that cannot be overcome. For them, Hyuga Ayane is a taboo and something they deeply hate. , I wish I could get rid of it quickly!"

Because as long as it exists, the people of the Zong family will feel that their majesty has been challenged and questioned.

Thousands of years of clan rules had been broken, and they wished that the 'taboo' would come to an extremely miserable end.

But reality is not like this.

The Zong family has been unable to stop all this from happening.

Therefore, we can only transfer this unwillingness and hostility to the other party's still weak heirs, in order to maintain the majesty of the clan.

Although it's a bit ridiculous, this is what the Zong family is thinking about at the moment.

The Zong family, who was forced into such a situation, could only use this method of self-deception to maintain their little self-esteem.

It seemed that as long as he did so, he would still be able to maintain his orthodox status.

"In this case, Brother Neji..."

"That's right, it was just an accident caused by him being assigned to the same group as Chiba Aya by chance. No, maybe, this is the will of God. In the end, what is Hinata in Konoha? Orthodoxy, Hyuga of the Ghost Country is orthodox, as an ancient famous family, pay special attention to the issue of face."

Hanabi walked up to Hinata and smiled at her.

Rather, this is a common problem among wealthy families.

"Y-really?"

"Yes, a biting dog cannot bark. Although you and I are both members of the clan, it is an indisputable fact that Hinata in Konoha is in decline."

Hyuga from the Ghost Country has never tried to prove anything, but no one can ignore the Hyuga clan here.

On the contrary, Konoha's Hyuga clan kept making their own voices...but exposed the fact that they were weak.

"So, sister, I hope that when brother Ningji fails, you will not intercede for him in front of the clan. Otherwise, you will immediately lose your status as the heir of the clan."

The dignity of the Zong family is undoubtedly at a time when it is sensitive and very fragile. If Hinata adds fuel to the fire again, the Zong family who was still supporting her will probably give up on Hinata immediately.

Looking at Hinata who was still struggling, Hanabi calmed down and her tone eased a little.

"Besides, it's useless even if you plead. They won't show mercy to the separation."

The relationship between the clan family and the branch family has long been bad.

In the eyes of the current clan, the separation is an 'enemy', or it has the possibility of becoming an 'enemy'.

Otherwise, it would not be the act of imprisoning the family members of the separated ninjas to control the loyalty of the tribe.

Hanabi knew very well why she couldn't come because she wanted to go to the country of ghosts to watch Neji's match.

It wasn't because the Zong family happened to assign him a task and missed his son's game, but because father and son couldn't come out at the same time.

Once the father and son come out at the same time, there is a possibility of rebellion.

Father and son...one must remain in Konoha as a 'hostage'.

Looking at Hinata who left here in a daze, Hanabi felt that she had gone too far by doing so.

Just when she was thinking this way, Hyuga Tokuma, who was the guard, came out from the shadow of the corner.

"Miss Hinata is still as kind as before."

Although being kind is a good thing, this kind of kindness is meaningless in the face of the family's rules.

Tokuma, as a branch family, is the most aware of this fact.

As Hanabi's guard, he came to the kingdom of ghosts together... which means that his family, wife and children are under the supervision of Konoha at this time.

Once he behaves abnormally, his family will also suffer.

Due to the lack of manpower in the clan, there is also the help of Konoha's senior management behind it.

As Konoha's only remaining Blood Successor Limit Ninja, the high-level executives don't want any more unstable turmoil in Hinata at this time.

Even though such supervision is very inhumane, it has to be said that this is indeed the only way to effectively prevent family separation and betrayal.

It's just that how long such a distorted supervision method can last is a heavy topic worthy of discussion.

"Yeah, what a frustrating idiot sister. It's time to visit there next time, are you ready?"

Hanabi looked at Tokuma.

"Yes, Master Huahuo, it's ready over there."

Tokuma nodded.

"Then, without further ado, let's set off now."

Hanabi continued to play with Kunai with the puppet tied in his hand, and walked outside.

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"Kazekage-sama, acting as Mizukage-sama, the two of you can come to watch tomorrow's third final match, it's really a splendid sight."

In the reception hall of an international hall in Shion City, Shiraishi, as the Minister of Military Affairs of the Demon Country, personally received Rasa, the fourth generation Kazekage of Sunagakure Village, and Kiri, who also took the trouble to come to the Demon Country to watch the finals from afar. Hidden Village's agent Mizukage - Terumi Mei.

Compared to the latter, the former Kazekage Rasa and Shiraishi have a deep 'friendship' as if they were destined to die.

The past events a few years ago are still vivid in my mind and unforgettable.

The other party's ability to come to the Kingdom of Ghosts was indeed beyond Shiraishi's expectation.

"No, because this is a rare event, so after thinking about it again and again, I still don't want to miss this feast."

After Luo Sha shook hands with Shiraishi, his expression was calm, his tone was very gentle, and he did not show the slightest hostility.

It was as if Shiraishi's 'care' for Sunagakure Village a few years ago had been forgotten by the other party and did not cause the slightest disturbance to him.

However, Baishi knew that Luo Sha had not forgotten the unbearable past.

But being able to remain calm like this... can be regarded as one of the Five Shadows.

Regardless of strength, this kind of courageous attitude that knows shame is not something ordinary people possess.

Thinking of this, Shiraishi looked forward to what kind of surprise Luo Sha would bring to him after his transformation.

He also didn't expect that Luo Sha could recover from his disappointment so quickly.

Shiraishi was thinking whether the initial stimulation caused to Luo Sha was not enough, and further stimulation was needed to completely break the opponent's will...

But there's no point thinking about it now.

Sunagakure Village is now restrained in its sharpness, and like Konoha, it secretly accumulates strength and does not give the Demon Country any opportunities to take advantage of, which makes Shiraishi quite regretful.

Fortunately, the plan to split the five traditional powers has been successful, and the Kingdom of Ghosts has also taken this opportunity to come to power and become the sixth largest country. This mistake is still within Shiraishi's acceptance range.

"It is indeed a feast. I am looking forward to Gaara's performance in the finals."

Shiraishi nodded slightly. Since Luo Sha was so polite, he didn't want to conflict with his tone and showed his kindness.

Rasa also nodded, then looked at Terumi Mei next to him, and said: "I didn't expect that Mr. Mizukage, the acting agent, would also come. It seems that Kirigakure Village also attaches great importance to this final."

"Anyway, two genin from our village have entered the finals. Since the Mizukage-sama cannot come, I can only serve as the next Mizukage candidate. Compared with this, the Hokage of Konoha, It seems like they haven’t come over yet. I remember there were five genin from Konoha who entered the finals on the list.”

Terumi Mei glanced around and found no trace of the Sandaime Hokage of Konoha.

"Hokage-dono is old and it is inconvenient for him to travel long distances. However, Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, is visiting Aster City at this time and can represent the Hokage-dono to visit the finals of the Chunin Examination."

Shiraishi smiled.

As for Iwagakure and Kumogakure... It is probably because none of the genin in the village advanced to the finals, so they did not send decent representatives to visit. They just sent a few jounin to record the process of the finals.

After all, Kumogakure's Raikage paid great attention to face.

And Iwagakure... probably wouldn't be able to come even if he wanted to.

There was a problem with the Jinchūriki in the village again, and the Chuunin exams were no longer on their minds.

For Iwagakure, retrieving the missing Jinchuuriki is the top priority.

The three of them sat in the reception hall and chatted casually. The atmosphere remained quite harmonious, and they did not mention a word about the various conflicts between the two parties.

After talking for a while, Luo Shacai looked solemn and asked Shiraishi and Terumi Mei: "I wonder if you two have heard of a mysterious organization that has recently appeared with the goal of hunting Jinchuuriki?"

Bai Shi smiled and said nothing.

Terumi Mei nodded and replied: "About this matter, Kirigakure has heard a little bit about it. Why, what does Lord Kazekage mean..."

"What I want to say is that this organization is extremely harmful. And as far as I know, this organization has absorbed many dangerous rebel ninjas, such as Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas of Konoha, and the genocide Itachi, as well as us Among the Red Sand Scorpions of Sunagakure Village, I even heard that the S-class Kirigakure rebel ninja who assassinated the previous Daimyo of Water Country - Inigaki Kisame was among them..."

Luo Sha narrated while observing the expressions of Shiraishi and Terumi Mei.

Compared to Shiraishi's nonchalance, Terumi Mei's expression did fluctuate a little, which made Luo Sha think there was some drama.

"We in the Kirigakure Village have never given up on the pursuit of Inikaki Kisame. According to the report of the pursuit team, the opponent has indeed formed a two-person team with Konoha's traitorous ninja Uchiha Itachi. Lord Kazekage, at this time , why did you bring this up?"

Mei Terumi asked.

"In order to nip it in the bud. Everyone knows that the tailed beast is an important weapon of the country. For such an organization that targets Jinchuuriki, I believe both of them are aware of the dangers involved. Although I am not sure what they want to achieve by using the tailed beast. What purpose, but if they are left alone, it is likely to cause international turmoil...for example, the Fourth Ninja World War."

Luo Sha said seriously.

"Is it too alarmist, Kazekage-sama?"

"Not at all. According to the information leaked from Konoha, that organization has obtained several tailed beasts. In the country of Waves, that organization not long ago obtained the second tail of Kumogakure Village."

Luo Sha looked at Shiraishi.

"My little girl did fight against two ninjas from a certain organization because of the two tails. One of them was Deidara who was from the demolition force of Iwagakure Village, and the other was an unknown puppet master. Mr. Kazekage mentioned that before One of the members of the organization is the Scorpion of Red Sand, which is probably the true identity of the puppet master. However, this has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Demons. As we all know, we in the Kingdom of Demons do not have tailed beasts. No matter how the organization acts, it will never There is no reason to cause trouble. In addition, the military strength of the ghost country is weak, so it is inconvenient to participate in it."

Shiraishi expressed his refusal.

Luo Sha was not surprised. Konoha had contacted the Oni Land many times, but every time she got a reply of rejection.

This is also a matter of course. Although the kingdom of ghosts is a big country, it doesn't have any beasts.

Presumably, that mysterious organization would not take the opportunity to make trouble, provoking the country of ghosts with terrifying military power for no reason.

This organization will only target ninja villages with tailed beasts.

What Luo Sha wanted more was Terumi Mei's response.

If Terumi Mei can be persuaded, then it will not be difficult to convince the Fourth Mizukage Yakura.

Because the fourth Mizukage Yakura is not only the Mizukage of Kirigakure Village, but also a Churiki.

The tail beast in his body will become the target of that organization.

It can be said that Wuyin Village is a natural ally of Sand Yin and Konoha, and it can definitely be drawn into the alliance and become a firm comrade-in-arms of Sand and Konoha.

"I will discuss this matter with Mizukage-sama after I go back."

After being silent for a while, Terumi Mei gave this answer.

Without expressing a clear refusal, in Luo Sha's view, the matter of persuading Wuyin to join the alliance has a success rate of nearly 70% or more.

"Then please. Regarding the finals, I will arrive on time tomorrow, so let me take my leave first."

Now that the goal has been achieved, Luo Sha has the intention of leaving.

Although he had basically come out of that shadow, seeing Shiraishi still doing it beside him, he still couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, and it was impossible to stay truly calm.

"To deal with the Xiao organization together, I didn't expect him to mention it in person at this time."

After Rasa left, Terumi Mei spoke.

"It's to avoid suspicion. If you do it secretly, it will make people more suspicious of the purpose. On the contrary, if you explain the matter clearly in front of me, it will make people less wary. It's a pity..."

Shiraishi shook his head.

"What's a pity?"

Terumi Mei felt that there was something in Shiraishi's words.

"This is the information just sent from Wuyin Village."

Shiraishi took out a scroll and threw it towards Terumi Mei.

Terumi Mei easily borrowed the scroll, opened it to take a look, glanced briefly, and immediately shrank his pupils, as if he saw something extremely shocking.

"This is……"

"It's not just us, the Nation of Fire and the Nation of Wind also have the intention of setting off the Fourth Ninja World War, and are secretly trying to win over the Nation of Water..."

On the other side of the country of water, the daimyo of the country of water began to contact Yagura not long ago, and seemed to be discussing the possibility.

Then this information fell into Baishi's hands.

Although the plan to besiege the ghost country is still in the planning stage, the determination of the fire country and the wind country is very firm, and the water country is also ready to move.

Because of some things happening at the bottom of the Kingdom of Water at this time, the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Water suspected that it was done by the Kingdom of Ghosts. Therefore, the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Water at this time was also full of suspicion and hostility towards the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"It seems you pushed them too hard."

Although Terumi Mei knew that the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind had become very close in recent years, he did not expect that the daimyo of these two countries were actually planning to start the Fourth Ninja War to target the Kingdom of Demons. This was something Terumi Mei never expected.

If it weren't for the fact that the daimyo of these two countries had recently communicated with the daimyo of the Water Country, and the daimyo of the Water Country had sought out Yagura for discussion, they would still be kept in the dark.

So, Terumi Mei glanced at Shiraishi, smiled and said:

"But I didn't expect that the source of the information this time was not sent from Konoha first..."

Because when the water country daimyo and Yagura discussed this matter, she had already taken people to the ghost country, so she didn't know about it until now.

"Probably because of the preparation work, the three generations of Naruto are handed over to the ninja clan. For example, the pig deer and butterflies."

Shiraishi knew that the roots of Konoha, as well as the forces of the ninja clan, had always been the most difficult places to penetrate in the kingdom of ghosts.

If the third generation of Naruto let those ninjas arrange the preparations for the Fourth Ninja World War, it would be difficult for the kingdom of ghosts to notice.

Moreover, the channels for purchasing war materials are also very careful, deliberately avoiding the operation of the ghost country.

"From this point of view, the Fourth Ninja World War cannot be avoided anyway."

Terumi Mei sighed.

They actually thought of it together with them. I have to say that the names of the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind are also quite far-sighted. They have seen the harmfulness of the system of the Kingdom of Ghosts to these traditional powers.

Although the nobles retained their wealth, their power was basically exploited.

The secret art inheritance of the ninja will be made public. Except for the blood-successor limit ninja who do not have the ability to spread on a large scale, the ninja who inherit the secret art will also be disbanded.

Because the secret art does not rely on blood to pass on, if you find a suitable physique, you can spread it on a certain scale.

Among them, Konoha is the most important.

It can be said that the system of the kingdom of ghosts will weaken Konoha Feixueji's status as a bounded ninja to the same level as ordinary people. Secret arts will no longer form a monopoly market, but tend to become popular.

There is no doubt that there is no room for buffering between Oni Country and Konoha.

Unless the ninja class of Konoha all step down and lose power.

In the other ninja villages, more or less, there are some ninja clans who inherit secret techniques, but they are not as serious as Konoha. But in the Ninja Village, the voices of these Ninja clan are not only powerful, but also have a unified voice, which can interfere with the election of the 'Kage'.

"Probably Nara Shikahisa saw it. After all, the other party is Konoha's current intellectual figure. It is really not to be underestimated that he can advise the current Konoha."

But no matter how smart he is, the other person is from the ninja clan.

The position of the leader of the Jounin squad in Konoha was a result of one's own efforts, but being able to hold a position of strength was also achieved through the strength of the family. When contributing to the village, it is natural to seek benefits for the family. Otherwise, the opponent's position as Jonin squad leader will come to an end without the help of his family.

"Then what should we do next? The Akatsuki organization is also ready to make a move."

Mei Terumi asked.

"We will discuss it after the Chuunin exams, and first make the layout of the Kingdom of Water. This is the most important thing at any time."

Since the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind have secretly made such an arrangement, they will definitely try to win over the remaining Kingdom of Earth and Kingdom of Thunder.

Shiraishi is very clear that before the kingdom of ghosts is completely isolated and confident of victory, the kingdom of fire and the kingdom of wind will not act rashly, but will continue to show their weakness to the kingdom of ghosts.

(PS: The finals start tomorrow)