Escape From Konoha

"Sasuke, are you awake already?"

When Sakura opened the door and came in, she saw that Sasuke was not lying on the hospital bed, but sitting there, waking up from his drowsiness.

Seeing Sakura coming in, Sasuke felt his whole body aching and his back ached, but he still nodded to reassure Sakura.

"Is the final over yet?"

"Yes, the final is over."

Sakura hesitated for a moment and then said it.

Considering that Sasuke was not in good physical condition at this time, she still did not tell Naruto about entering the finals.

She vaguely felt that there was a fierce competition between Sasuke and Naruto.

If Sasuke learns that Naruto finally got better grades than him, he will inevitably be arrogant and arrogant, and it will inevitably affect his mood.

Sakura thought it would be better to wait until Sasuke was discharged from the hospital before talking about this matter.

Fortunately, Sasuke just asked casually and did not delve deeper into the matter, which made Sakura sigh in relief.

"I didn't know why before, but suddenly I felt someone talking in my ear..."

Sasuke held his forehead, which was starting to hurt a little, with a look of confusion on his face.

"Probably the doctor here."

Sakura didn't pay attention and came over to comfort him.

Sasuke did not retort, but he had a vague feeling that the person who spoke in his ear just now did not look like a medical ninja who was treating his injuries.

However, Sasuke also didn't delve into this kind of matter. Although he felt back pain now, for some reason, his body became lighter than before.

Is it because of psychological effects?

Sasuke didn't understand what was going on, and he didn't pay too much attention to losing in the final.

It can only show that his strength is still insufficient at present and needs further polishing.

After all, he had been doing this for the past few years under the guidance of Kakashi, and he had never won a head-on victory.

Such a failure was not enough to defeat his confidence.

"Sasuke, take a good rest, Mr. Kakashi will come to see you later, I'll go to see Naruto first, his injury seems to be quite serious."

After Sakura and Sasuke talked for a while, considering that Naruto seemed to need her own care, she wanted to visit him.

"Well, go ahead. I need some quiet rest too."

Sasuke nodded, but frowned, thinking seriously about something, probably summarizing his shortcomings in the battle.

Sakura didn't say anything. After pouring a glass of hot water for Sasuke, she quickly left the ward and headed to Naruto.

I don't know how long it took, Sasuke kept sitting on the hospital bed until the pain on his body started to ease, and then he tried to get out of bed, but just as he moved his body, suddenly a piercing pain rushed into his mind, making him feel sick. He gasped.

"I advise you not to get out of bed easily."

Kakashi's figure suddenly appeared from the window, and he didn't know when he appeared there. The window opened, and warm wind blew in from outside.

"Have you been eavesdropping for a while?"

Sasuke snorted softly.

"Oh, did you see that?"

"No, I just judged it based on your habit of sneaking around."

Let's not talk about whether he could detect Kakashi's figure in his heyday, but Sasuke understands that he has no ability to detect Kakashi's traces just because of his current poor state.

But thinking of Kakashi's usual elusive behavior, Sasuke said this based on the most basic judgment.

"...You are still so unreasonable and unforgiving."

Kakashi sighed helplessly.

"Naruto made it to the finals, right?"

Sasuke asked suddenly after being silent for a while.

"Why do you think so?"

"Because of Sakura's hesitant expression, she is taking care of my emotions. Moreover, her stay here is too short. Normally, she would definitely try to stay here, but she didn't do that, but avoided it. What, you just walked away when you saw that I was fine."

The light in Sasuke's eyes was very pure, as if he had seen through the essence of the matter.

Although he was not boasting, Sasuke knew how popular he was among girls of the same age.

Sakura has always been undisguised about her admiration for her. Even a slow-witted idiot like Naruto can see this kind of thing, let alone him as the client.

It's just that he's not interested in things like love at all.

In other words, I don’t have the time or qualifications to be interested.

There are so many things that he is burdened with, so much that he is unwilling to waste his energy on such boring things as falling in love.

Because it will not help him in his revenge, it will only become a drag on him.

Therefore, he wanted to get close to Naruto who had been chasing him more than Sakura.

Only in this way can he become stronger and get closer to revenge.

"I told you, are you a little too self-righteous?"

Kakashi scratched his head.

"I just know what I'm doing and what I'm going to do in the future. So, what's the result?"

Sasuke looked directly into Kakashi's listless eyes.

"As you guessed, Naruto entered the finals, but lost to Chiba Sai from the Kingdom of Ghosts and missed the championship."

Kakashi was blunt.

Unlike Sakura, he will take care of Sasuke in another way and promote his growth.

"Really? It seems that the things in his body have given him a lot of help."

Sasuke seemed to be hinting at something.

"Have you been able to see this far?"

Kakashi was slightly surprised.

"I know Naruto's foundation very well. If he wants to reach the finals, then he can only rely on that kind of thing. Because the players behind will only be stronger than the other. Just relying on real materials, the current Naruto is still too young."

Sasuke acknowledged Naruto's usual hard work, but everything requires a step-by-step process.

As a teammate, he knew what Naruto's strengths and weaknesses were.

That's why he could see clearly where Naruto's strength lies.

Naruto's strength is only for those who have no means against him, but when faced with real monsters, his weaknesses will be infinitely magnified.

Moreover, the no-kill rule in this final gave ninjas like Naruto a lot of room for maneuver.

Kakashi was satisfied with Sasuke's analysis.

"It seems that I don't need to comfort you specially."

"Although I feel a little unhappy in my heart, if you lose, you lose. There is nothing to say. So, what is the thing in Naruto's body? That is something more evil than Orochimaru's chakra..."

Sasuke's expression became serious, and he was not afraid to look at Kakashi, wanting to know the answer.

Kakashi and Sasuke looked at each other for about three seconds, then slowly said: "Tailed beast."

"Tail beast? I remember it was..."

"There are nine tailed beasts in this world. Eight of them belong to the shinobi villages of the five great kingdoms of fire, wind, earth, water, and thunder. The last tailed beast belongs to the Takigakure village of the country of Taki, but I heard that the Takigakure Village lost their tailed beasts during the Third Ninja War. The Kingdom of Demons did not allocate tailed beasts due to its late rise. The tailed beasts in Naruto's body are from the first Hokage. Since the beginning of the ruling period, it has always been the private property of Konoha and the contemporary Jinchuuriki."

"Is that so?"

Sasuke knew that tailed beasts were powerful creatures made of pure chakra, but he did not expect that his teammate would have such a sensitive identity.

Naruto is an important tail beast weapon in the village.

It can be said to be a person, or it can be said to be a... weapon!

Very much in line with the traditional definition of a ninja as a tool.

"You should have heard the name of the tailed beast. It's called the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. And Gaara, who fought Naruto before, is also Jinchuriki. A sand-tailed Shukuru is sealed in his body."

After hearing Kakashi's words, Sasuke opened his eyes wide.

Then he thought of Gaara's equally abnormal half-animal body when he competed with Naruto, and his face became serious.

"The strength of Jinzhuriki is difficult to judge with common sense. As their emotions fluctuate violently, they will release the tailed beast chakra in their bodies. If they are not controlled, they will directly let the tailed beast descend in a full body. For everyone For most ninjas, it would be a terrible disaster."

"Don't use such words to comfort me, I'm not a child."

Just like he can use special chakra, then, there are many groups with special powers in this world, but it is not too many to say too few.

Especially the finalists, everyone has their own special skills.

Sasuke never thought that he would be the only ninja to enjoy special services.

It's important for people to know themselves, and they are still far behind those top-level ninjas.

"It's good that you understand."

"Next, I will further improve Chidori, and extend Chidori according to my method. In addition, regarding the issue of immortality... Are you really sure that the ninja cat clan that signed a contract with the Uchiha clan holds that so-called Is it the fairy art?"

Sasuke wanted to confirm this.

Naruto signed a contract with Miaomu Mountain in the Three Holy Lands, and he might learn some magic in the future.

Although he doesn't know what senjutsu is, Sasuke wants to arm himself with more power and make himself stronger.

"Well, it's up to you to dig it out yourself. I just heard about it."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and smiled, which made Sasuke feel extremely annoying.

It was this mystical style again that made Sasuke extremely unhappy.

If he wasn't inferior in strength, he would have wanted to punch Kakashi hard in the face.

"However, there may not be much time left for you to grow up stably in Konoha."

Kakashi turned around and looked at the blue sky above his head through the open window, feeling profound.

Sasuke's eyes fell on Kakashi's back and he frowned slightly.

What does it mean?

What does it mean that there is not much time left for him to grow up stably in Konoha?

Is something big going to happen to Konoha?

"After returning to Konoha, I may disappear for a while. At that time, you can adapt to the situation and stabilize Naruto and Sakura for me, so that they don't act rashly."

"What's the meaning?"

"There will be huge changes in the upper levels of Konoha."

Kakashi left this unfinished sentence and disappeared from the room.

Sasuke's eyes widened, full of shock.

Big changes in the upper levels of Konoha?

Then something came to mind, was it something about the next Hokage?

Sasuke's guess is understandable.

Because the Sandai Hokage in the village is too old, I can occasionally learn from the gossip in the village that the Sandai Hokage's physical fitness is declining day by day, and it will not be surprising when he becomes tired.

Then, it is very necessary to decide on the candidate for the next Hokage.

Kakashi...what role will you play in it? Sasuke looked at the direction Kakashi left, feeling confused for a moment.

Then Sasuke was relieved.

That is, with his current status, it seems that he is not enough to intervene in such disputes.

It is still unclear whether he can become a chuunin. If there is any big change at the top of the village, that is something that only the jonins are qualified to consider.

Forget it, I'll just follow Kakashi's instructions and practice in peace. Sasuke thought so.

No matter what happened in the village, it could never involve him, a nobody.

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"So this interesting thing happened while I was away?"

After the award ceremony, the Joint Chunin Examination naturally came to an end. In the simple conference room, only Shiraishi, Ayane and Ruri were here.

Obito took Lin to recover from her injuries. Judging from Lin's mental trauma, it would probably take some time to recover.

After hearing what Shiraishi saw and heard in Sasuke's spiritual world, Ayane's face suddenly showed an interesting smile.

"I remember that Indra is the ancestor of your Uchiha clan, right?"

Ayane looked at Liuli.

"So what? He is already dead anyway, and his soul may be gone now."

Liuli shrugged his shoulders. Judging from the origin of his bloodline, Indra was indeed the founder of the Uchiha clan.

But the Uchiha clan is not inferior to this ancestor. Even Uchiha Madara doesn't have much respect. Naturally, she doesn't have much feeling for an ancestor like Indra who has been separated by countless generations.

At most, it feels like a very powerful ancestor has died, and I will remember it a little bit later.

Other than that, there isn't much volatility.

"Tsk, it's really heartless. Forget it, let's discuss what to do next? According to Shiraishi-kun, Uchiha Sasuke is the reincarnation of Indra this time, and Uchiha Madara should be the previous one. The reincarnation of Asura. So the question is, who is the reincarnation of Asura?"

Ayane asked the key to the problem.

"This reincarnation of Asura has a suspected target, but it is not completely certain yet. But the previous reincarnation of Asura, if the predictions are correct, should be the first Hokage Senju Hashirama. Because he is Madara The most powerful opponent in life is also the descendant of Asura."

Shiraishi said.

According to the characteristics of Indra and Asura attracting and fighting each other, this is the most reasonable speculation.

"The god of ninjas? So, Shiraishi-kun has been wondering for a long time why, among the Senshou clan, only the first generation of Hokage can use wood escape ninjutsu."

Ayane thought of an assumption that Shiraishi had made when he was still in Konoha.

If this involves the so-called power of Asura, Ayane couldn't help but look serious.

Madara in his old age could still exert unparalleled power, even for a short time, but it also caused the three of them to suffer a lot at the time.

And the power of the first Hokage, who was so powerful that he could surpass Madara, must be so majestic with his wood escape... It's hard to imagine.

If this power is caused by Asura, then everything makes sense.

Only members of the Thousand Hands tribe who are parasitized by Asura can use Wood Release.

"Yes, for this I have also investigated a lot of information about the Thousand Hands Clan, but there are still many things that don't make sense about the origin of Mu Dun."

As a researcher, Baishi will naturally investigate a matter to the end, even if it is some trivial details, he always wants to restore it and explore the truth.

Unfortunately, too many ancient documents and materials have been lost or damaged due to wars.

Even with the power of the Kingdom of Ghosts, there has been little progress in this regard.

"The Senju clan has been retired for many years. Asura's reincarnation will not be Tsunade-sama, right?"

Ayane had a sudden idea.

"..."

"..."

Baishi and Liuliju looked at her speechlessly.

Tsunade... really dare to think.

"Anyway, the age difference between the two is too much, and Tsunade-sensei can't afford to target an orphan of the Uchiha clan. Don't forget, the descendants of Ashura, in addition to the Senju clan, also have the Uzumaki clan. A group of Asura bloodlines."

Shiraishi reminded.

"Uzumaki Karin? This time the ages match, and the two of them fought in the previous match. So, in this reincarnation, Indra won."

Ayane guessed here again.

"I think the yellow-haired brat from Konoha is more like him."

Liuli said helplessly because she had a headache, and she had to admire Ayane's imagination.

"Uzumaki Naruto? That kind of stupid guy, that's impossible, right?"

Ayane frowned.

"His chakra feels so bright, like a light bulb."

Liuli continued to add.

Baishi also nodded in agreement and said, "That's why I said it just now, but it's just a suspicion... What the specific truth is, needs to be further explored. Compared with this, what is more important now is to find out what Heijue is."

Ruri and Ayane both became dull.

An ancient creature that has lived for thousands of years is still hiding in the darkness of the ninja world and causing trouble. Anyone who hears it will find it troublesome.

From this point of view, the speculation that Black Zetsu is a mutated individual among White Zetsu is completely wrong.

"Are the Black Zetsu mentioned by Indra and the Black Zetsu we know really the same thing?"

Ayane asked unsurely.

"That's why it's necessary to investigate its details. Indra said that you can try to investigate it from Otsutsuki Kaguya."

"This is a bit too difficult."

The Kingdom of Ghosts has been collecting ancient documents and materials, especially various legends from ancient times.

But unfortunately, even after spending countless manpower and financial resources, the understanding of the Six Paths Immortal is still very limited.

Not to mention, Kaguya Otsutsuki earlier.

All traces of Kaguya Otsutsuki may have been erased by the Sage of Six Paths thousands of years ago, and he did not want to be shown to the world.

"I know it's very difficult, but if the black monster we know and Indra's black monster are really the same existence, then we can't let it go."

In fact, Shiraishi also doubted this kind of thing.

However, with the attitude of preferring to believe that something exists rather than something that doesn’t exist, it is necessary to investigate the true background of Black Zetsu.

He believed that if Hei Jue was really planning something, there would definitely be some clues left behind.

"Let Kakashi pay attention to the documents left by the Senju Clan at Konoha, and we will also proceed at the same time to start with Otsutsuki Kaguya. Let's triple the manpower of the archaeological troop."

Shiraishi thought about it and said.

In the absence of major matters, he needs to stay in the Kingdom of Ghosts and will not leave easily.

Moreover, the archaeological team of the Kingdom of Ghosts has been formed, and professional matters are left to professionals to handle.

"Please discuss the specific matters first. I'm going to see the child named Kaguya Kimimaro. Terumi Mei's side should be waiting impatiently."

After saying that, Shiraishi left the conference room.

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When it was getting dark, the club staff began to clean the scene.

Shiraishi came to the special ward in the guild hall.

Because Kimimaro did not fall down due to serious injuries, but because of some special illness, he was arranged here.

Entering the ward, Shiraishi saw three people in the ward.

In addition to Terumi Mei, the agent Mizukage who is about to assume the position of the Fifth Mizukage, there is also Kirigakure Kami Nintoji Minabuchi who has been in the ranks of the new ninja seven in recent years.

He was carrying a beheading sword on his back, his eyes were sharp, and his eyebrowless face, although only half of it was exposed, gave people a very cruel look.

The third person is Kaguya Kimimaro as a patient.

He was lying pale on the hospital bed with a respirator on his face, looking extremely weak, and the chakra in his body was also very disordered, as if out of control.

"Sorry, I'm late to deal with some things over there."

"It doesn't matter, we are troubled here."

Terumi Mei didn't care, and it was their side that took advantage of Shiraishi's busy schedule.

Shiraishi wasn't too polite, and it wasn't the first time he and Terumi Mei met. The two parties have a very close cooperative relationship, so don't worry too much about this trivial matter.

Shiraishi stepped forward, put his hand directly on Junmaru's chest, infiltrated his celestial chakra into Junmaru's body, and checked Junmaru's condition, so that he could intuitively understand Junmaru's condition. physical condition.

About two minutes passed before Shiraishi took back his senjutsu chakra.

During this period, Terumi Mei and Zabuza did not speak to prevent disturbing Shiraishi.

"Do you have his detailed medical history report?"

Shiraishi asked with a frown.

Mei Terumi motioned to Zabuza with her eyes.

Zabuza handed the medical records that he had prepared in front of Shiraishi.

Shiraishi glanced ten lines at a glance, and after a quick glance, he understood everything clearly.

"how?"

Terumi Mei felt uneasy.

"It's very difficult. I would like to ask, has the Kaguya family had any patients with the same condition before?"

Shiraishi closed the medical record report and asked Mi Mei.

"This... I don't know much about it. According to the Huiye clan's own family history records, the above descriptions of those who have awakened the bone veins are basically summed up as 'died young'. Whether there are patients with the same disease, we can't know Got it.”

Terumi Mei said helplessly.

Obviously, Kirigakure has also investigated these considerations about Shiraishi, but not much has been gained.

"So, can Kimimaro's disease be cured?"

"It's not a question of whether it can be cured. His disease is very strange and I'm not completely sure. I have three options here."

Shiraishi pondered for a moment.

"Which three are they?"

"The first option is to simply give up being a ninja."

Unsurprisingly, the offer was decidedly unacceptable.

Therefore, Baishi quickly gave the second plan: "The second plan, I will remove his bone veins, his condition is caused by the blood inheritance limit of the bone veins, as long as the bone veins are removed, the It can go back to normal.”

This plan also made Terumi Mei frown.

"What about the third option?"

"Suppress him with drugs, but if he continues to use the blood succession limit ability for a long time, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive past thirty."

Shiraishi quickly came up with a third option.

All three options have pros and cons.

Terumi Mei thought for a while, and just as she was about to say something, Kimimaro's weak voice came from beside her:

"Mr. Shiraishi...I choose the third treatment option..."

Kimimaro's words made Shiraishi turn his attention to him.

"Are you sure? That will prevent you from living past thirty."

Thirty years old, for this era, dying at this age is already considered a short life.

"Well, I'm sure... it was Lord Yagura who took me out of the prison and allowed me to see a brighter future. I want to continue to use my blood inheritance limit to fight to protect Kirigakure..."

Kimimaro looked at the light on the ceiling. Although his tone was weak, his words were filled with unwavering faith.

"Really? Don't worry, I will do my best to help you live a few more years. Moreover, maybe when you are thirty, my medical ninjutsu will be further improved, and I will be able to completely cure your disease. "

These were just words of comfort from Shiraishi, but Kimimaro still said gratefully:

"Excuse me, Mr. Shiraishi...please help me with the surgery..."