Escape From Konoha

monitoring room.

The screens basically covered the corners of the entire room. There were seven masked Anbu ninjas staying in the monitoring room, staring at the screen without blinking, trying to find something unusual. .

However, they have been working here for about hundreds of hours, and they still cannot find any valuable information from the screen.

On the screen in the middle, there is a deep environment picture, a huge iron gate separates the inside from the outside world, where is the headquarters of Root.

It is also the current key surveillance location of the ANBU.

Other locations, such as the remaining strongholds of the roots in Konoha, are also monitored to ensure that there is no leakage.

Not long after, the door to the monitoring room was pushed open, and Kakashi walked in from the outside.

Not wearing ANBU clothes, but Konoha Jounin clothes.

"minister."

The ANBU ninjas inside all said hello to Kakashi.

"I just came over to see how you are doing, what's going on, Tenzo?"

Kakashi looked at one of the ANBU ninjas and called out his name.

"Nothing has been discovered yet. The people at the root have been very honest during this period."

Tenzo took off his mask and sighed softly, seeming to be disappointed with the result.

The transfer of the position of Naruto, it is impossible that Genbu did not get some rumors, but after getting these rumors, the people in Genbu behaved so calmly, giving people the feeling that they were holding back some terrible ultimate move.

This kind of calmness is not a good thing in Tianzang's opinion.

Now Konoha can no longer withstand the torment.

As a senior member of the ANBU, he did not want the roots to disrupt the order of the village at this critical moment and cause any surprises to occur during the handover ceremony of the Fifth Hokage.

It is true that the root leader, Elder Danzo, was very courageous and had made many great contributions to Konoha during the Great Ninja War.

However, Tenzo did not think that the other party was qualified for the job of Hokage.

If the situation evolves into that, it could be very bad.

"Hokage-sama is very worried about the situation here. If possible, expand the surveillance area."

Kakashi said.

"Probably not. This is already the largest monitoring range that Anbu can do, even if it is not much worse than the scale when monitoring the Uchiha clan."

Tenzo replied.

The current level of ANBU surveillance over the Roots reminded him of the massive surveillance operation conducted by ANBU against the Uchiha clan a few years ago.

The surveillance levels of the two are almost the same, both are at the highest level, and almost half of the ANBU are involved in this operation.

This level of surveillance shows how vigilant the authorities are when it comes to their roots and cannot be ignored.

Kakashi nodded. He looked up at the surveillance images on the surrounding screens and scanned them quickly.

"Speaking of which, will the minister join in the action next?"

Tenzo asked.

"Yes, but it's only temporary. It will have to be removed later. It's not yet certain when it will officially come back."

Kakashi had no need to hide anything.

"I thought, Buchou, your job of guiding jounin was over."

Tianzang said regretfully.

After all, if Kakashi comes back, the pressure on him will be reduced a lot. It was really a bit confusing for him to deal with the ANBU work alone.

"How is it possible? No matter what, at least we have to wait until they are on their own."

Kakashi shook his head.

"I'm on my own..."

Tianzang sighed a little.

In this way, Kakashi's job of coaching jounin will not end until at least the three genin of the seventh team have become chuunin.

Otherwise, the genin cannot be said to be in charge, but is at most a rookie.

In terms of strength, it's okay, but if there are flaws in the brain, it's a bit tricky. After all, Chunin's eligibility criteria are not only based on strength alone, but also the extremely important leadership ability, as well as basic intelligence collection and transmission capabilities must also meet the minimum standards.

"Take your time. I'll leave it to you. I have to go over and make arrangements before I can get back to work."

"It's okay. Anyway, we are here to watch, so there won't be any problems for a while."

Tianzang nodded and made a serious promise.

Kakashi patted Tenzo on the shoulder, turned around and left the monitoring room without saying anything.

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The sky was overcast, and although it wasn't raining, there was no sunshine either.

In an open space in a park not far from the downtown area, members of Team 7 met here.

"Hey, how have you three been resting these past few days?"

Seeing three familiar young faces, Kakashi was not late on purpose and said hello to the three of them.

"Needless to say, my body has already started to rust. Kakashi-sensei, let's go find Grandpa Hokage to take over the mission!"

Naruto said energetically, very excited.

Obviously, just resting these past few days left him with nowhere to vent his excess energy, and he had long thought about continuing to show off his talents.

Sasuke snorted, he had similar thoughts.

The injuries on his body that were tortured by Itachi had almost recovered, and he was ready to take on the mission at any time.

"It's a good thing to be motivated, but I may not have time to spend with you next time."

Kakashi said looking at the three of them.

"Why?"

Not only Naruto blinked in confusion, but Sakura also looked at Kakashi in confusion.

Only Sasuke seemed to have thought of something and frowned.

"There are not so many reasons. After all, I have my own things to do. In addition, there is one more thing to congratulate."

"Congratulations?"

"Yes, congratulations to Sasuke for becoming a chuunin."

Kakashi smiled and took out the Hokage's official appointment letter from his ninja bag.

"W-what, chuunin!?"

Naruto's eyes widened in astonishment, looking at Sasuke with a look of disbelief and slight surprise on his face, who then calmed down and cried out.

"Sasuke...has he become a chuunin?"

There was surprise in Sakura's eyes, and the look she looked at Sasuke was even more sparkling and moving.

Becoming a chunin just six months after graduation is a very rare thing in the village.

"Then, what about me?"

Naruto asked hurriedly.

"Of course I lost."

Kakashi put the appointment letter into Sasuke and said to Naruto without hesitation.

Naruto looked dissatisfied, as if he wanted to say something, but Kakashi interrupted: "Your previous exam results were unqualified, and the basics were too poor. I will give you this next to give you a good tutoring session."

With that said, Kakashi took out a thick book from somewhere and solemnly placed it in front of Naruto.

"What's this?"

Naruto took the heavy book in a daze and forgot what to say for a moment.

"About basic ninja knowledge and basic theoretical knowledge, if you want to become an excellent Hokage, this is what you must learn."

Kakashi touched Naruto's head and said softly.

Naruto was still slightly dissatisfied, but no matter how unwilling he was, he still nodded, looking a little disappointed.

"Work hard next. In addition, I have something to do recently and I have to leave for a while. During this period, Lord Hokage will arrange for another jounin to guide you."

"Another Jonin? Who is it?"

Naruto gathered his mood and quickly got out of the depression of Sasuke being promoted to chuunin, he raised his head and asked.

Kakashi turned to one side, just as someone was coming towards him.

He is an adult male about the same age as Kakashi.

Wearing a black tight-fitting ninja suit, a black turban on his hair, and a pair of sunglasses on his face, he gave a simple and capable impression.

"it's me."

"ah!"

Naruto seemed to recognize the identity of the other party and pointed at the Konoha jounin who suddenly appeared and was speechless.

"Do you know Ebisu Jounin, Naruto?"

Kakashi was surprised when he saw Naruto's reaction.

"Of course, he has been defeated by my seduction skills before, and I secretly saw him buying those things in the bookstore more than once - ugh!"

In the middle of Naruto's words, Ebisu rushed up and covered his mouth.

"I'll treat you to Ichiraku Ramen later, and don't tell those things about me!"

Ebisu said into Naruto's ear with a smile.

He didn't want his glorious past to be known to his colleagues and lovely juniors.

"Ten meals!"

Naruto opened his mouth.

"No, three meals at most. Don't be too proud, kid!"

"make a deal."

After the whispered exchange, a dirty transaction came to an end.

Seeing Naruto and Ebisu whispering there, the other three looked puzzled.

It seems that the relationship between the two of them is quite good.

"Do the two of you know each other?"

Kakashi asked again.

"Hahaha, how should I put it, that is really a bad fate."

Slapping Naruto on the back hard, Ebisu laughed exaggeratedly, leaving Naruto speechless.

In fact, he and Ebisu are not particularly familiar with each other, they can only be regarded as acquaintances.

But he understood this, this guy was a big pervert who was not inferior to the lecherous immortal.

Not understanding what was going on, Kakashi didn't pay attention, and said, "Then, during this period, I'll leave it to you, Ebisu."

"Don't worry, I will take care of the arrangements for the three of them. Anyway, Master Sun has been busy with homework recently, so I am just free here."

Ebisu nodded in agreement.

"Master Sun?"

Sasuke seemed interested.

"It's Konohamaru."

Naruto replied.

"Konohamaru... I remember that is the grandson of Lord Hokage."

Sasuke thought of something, and a naughty kid's face appeared.

He knew that the Third Hokage had a grandson named Konohamaru, and he was a very naughty child.

"Yes, I am Master Sun's Konohamaru's tutor, and I am also a special jounin in the village who is proficient in educational abilities."

Ebisu pushed up the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose and said in a proud tone.

"Are there any jounin capable of this?"

Sasuke was surprised.

He knew that a jounin was technically the product of a chuunin and a jounin.

To put it simply, a chuunin with a particularly outstanding ability can be promoted to a special jounin.

But this was the first time he had heard of a special jounin with outstanding educational abilities.

"That's it. Ebisu Jounin's educational ability can be said to be among the best in the village. In this regard, even I am slightly inferior. You must be obedient."

Kakashi added.

Can't tell at all.

This is the common thought among Sasuke and the three of them.

The three of them are deeply aware of Kakashi's ability. Because of this, they cannot imagine that there is a jounin who is better at educating than Kakashi.

However, even if they suspected it, Kakashi only temporarily handed over the leadership of Team 7 to Ebisu, and then left in a hurry.

There were still a lot of things on the Anbu side, and he didn't have time to waste here.

"Speaking of which, what on earth is Kakashi-sensei going to do? Leaving so suddenly..."

Naruto looked curious.

"Maybe something happened to the ANBU. However, this has nothing to do with you. Next, you should accept my special training."

Ebisu interrupted the three of them from their thoughts and brought them back to their senses.

"I don't have to. I can practice even if I am alone."

Before Ebisu could start working, Sasuke rejected Ebisu's request, quickly left, and went to practice alone.

In his opinion, Ebisu, a special jounin with weak strength, could not teach him anything useful at all.

In Ebisu, he didn't feel the pressure of being invincible. Although he might not be able to win one-on-one, he was just a very weak jounin after all.

With this time, he can complete the training by himself without Ebisu's help.

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"Damn it! Isn't it okay? If this continues, I won't be that guy's opponent at all..."

There was a clearing in the woods, full of potholes, and traces of flames and lightning strikes. Sasuke panted and stood in the middle of the clearing, dissipating the lightning in his hands. He always felt that he was still not good enough now. Order something.

Especially not long ago, after seeing Itachi again, he became more and more dissatisfied with his current strength.

Even with Orochimaru's curse seal, he was unable to fight back in front of Itachi.

Not only that, the genjutsu that instantly controlled his mind... Sasuke shuddered just thinking about it.

Sasuke understood that he not only had to make breakthroughs in ninjutsu and taijutsu, but he also had to keep improving and make greater breakthroughs in genjutsu.

Because his physical skills and ninjutsu have temporarily reached a bottleneck, it is difficult to make breakthroughs in a short period of time. His only shortcoming now is illusion.

As long as his illusion ability is improved, his strength can leap forward.

Otherwise, you will still be played by Itachi's illusion next time.

Moreover, he might not be so lucky to retreat safely next time.

However, it is not that easy to make a breakthrough in illusion.

Especially the genjutsu of the Sharingan. Apart from him, there is no other person in Konoha who possesses the Sharingan.

In this case, he could only resort to the next best thing and find a jounin who was proficient in illusion to help him.

The first thing Sasuke thought of was Yuhi Kurenai.

Although the opponent's genjutsu attainments are not as good as Itachi's, there is no doubt that the opponent is a jounin who specializes in genjutsu, which can save him from many detours in genjutsu.

It's just that... the other person is not the instructor of Class 7. He only said a few words before. Instructing genjutsu does not happen overnight. Even Sasuke felt rude to ask others to do so.

Apart from this, among the jounin he knew, there was no other jounin who was good at genjutsu.

Sasuke rubbed his forehead with a headache. Since he could not find a genjutsu jounin to teach him for the time being, he could only continue to practice ninjutsu and taijutsu without wasting time.

As for genjutsu, let's wait until we find a suitable jounin later.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came to my ears.

Sasuke turned around and looked stunned.

"It's you."

The visitor was none other than Ebisu.

"I've already taken care of Naruto and Sakura. The only thing left to deal with is you, Uchiha Sasuke."

Ebisu smiled and said, seemingly not noticing the dissatisfaction in Sasuke's eyes.

Maybe you feel that following him in training is a waste of time.

Sasuke was surprised by Ebisu's words. Forget Sakura, Naruto is a very difficult person to deal with.

However, less than two hours before he left...did he win Naruto's approval?

Or are you just bragging?

"I said no, I will take care of my own affairs."

The implication is - you are no longer of use to me.

Although this kind of words may sound a bit hurtful, this is exactly what Sasuke meant.

"Actually, I don't really like teaching a arrogant brat like you, but I can't help it. This is the request of Lord Hokage and Kakashi, so I reluctantly came to guide you."

Ebisu said this.

"Then I'm really sorry. Please refuse their kindness for me."

Sasuke spoke calmly.

"It's impossible. They say this is a mission. If I can't get you to accept my guidance, then the mission will be a failure. This is a big blow to me, an elite teacher."

"..."

Sasuke fell silent, his dissatisfaction evident on his face.

"Okay then, let's have a practical exercise. If I accidentally win, how about you accept my guidance?"

Ebisu suggested.

"It's a waste of time. However, it's not bad to just think of it as accumulating combat experience with Jonin."

Although Sasuke guided the battle with the Jonin to be very difficult, he felt confident that he would win.

"I don't hate overconfident brats." Ebisu smiled slightly, looked at the signs around him and said, "Do you need a break?"

"No need, I have enough chakra and physical strength. I will get rid of you as soon as possible."

Sasuke does not practice continuously, but takes a break every once in a while. As long as he does not overdo it, his chakra and physical strength are still very abundant.

"Then it looks like I can't lose this competition."

Ebisu nodded, walked to a position about four meters in front of Sasuke and stopped, with a serious smile on his face, and his eyes behind the sunglasses stared at Sasuke's whole body, looking carefully.

"can we start?"

Sasuke opened his Sharingan.

Although he is a special jounin who is good at education, he is still a jounin after all, so Sasuke plans to go all out from the beginning and does not dare to be careless at all.

"anytime."

As soon as Ebisu finished speaking, Sasuke's figure disappeared from his eyes.

When he reappeared, he had already leapt in front of him, raised his head and punched.

Ebisu stretched out his hand and pushed Sasuke's arm aside with a flick of his hand, and his fist hit the air.

Sasuke's body weight was also a little unsteady due to Ebisu's movements.

Then, Ebisu swept out his leg, and Sasuke's body suddenly tilted toward the ground.

As a last resort, Sasuke pressed his palms to the ground, climbed over backwards, stabilized his body, and looked at Ebisu in surprise.

The Sharingan, which has enhanced dynamic vision, can actually be seen through the enemy's movements and understand it like the back of his hand... This feeling makes Sasuke feel baffled.

Moreover, his Sharingan cannot capture the other person's gaze.

In just two or three seconds of contact, Sasuke could feel that the opponent had the ability to stagger his Sharingan and would not be disturbed by his Sharingan illusion.

What exactly is going on? He probably doesn't have the Sharingan... Sasuke's face looked uncertain.

"What, are you feeling hesitant?"

Ebisu asked with a smile.

"Don't be too arrogant!"

Sasuke snorted coldly and began to use Thunder Chakra to stimulate his body, putting the cells in his body into a high-intensity activation state.

Sharingan, combined with such strong cell activation, he didn't believe that Ebisu could handle it easily.

Snapped!

Ebisu, who caught Sasuke's fist, couldn't help but step back.

Although he managed to parry, Sasuke could feel that it was not particularly easy for Ebisu to parry.

Just...looking at Ebisu who missed his Sharingan again, Sasuke secretly gritted his teeth.

What the hell is going on with this guy?

Obviously his speed and reflexes are not as good as Kakashi's, but he can always avoid his Sharingan just right.

This happens once or twice, and it can be regarded as an accident. But it happens every time, so it’s not accidental.

"You may not believe it, but my understanding of Sharingan may be deeper than yours."

Ebisu suddenly smiled and said this.

"Do not make jokes!"

How could an outsider understand the power of the Sharingan.

Sasuke could only think of this as a provocation from Ebisu, trying to disturb his heart and make him make mistakes.

Stab. The soles of his feet rubbed against the ground, and Ebisu's body slid backwards.

Sasuke's body was flashing with electricity visible to the naked eye, like an electric snake wrapping around his body.

"Chidori? I didn't expect it could be used like this, but you must not be proficient in using this trick."

As Hatake Kakashi's specialty, Ebisu naturally knows Chidori's name.

Although Sasuke spread the Chidori's electricity throughout his body, the essence has not changed, he just transformed the Chidori into a form. Therefore, Ebisu recognized him immediately.

"That's enough for you."

Sasuke looked solemn, he looked down on Ebisu a little.

Unexpectedly, the opponent had the ability to miss his Sharingan, and in terms of physical skills, he couldn't take any advantage by using his Sharingan.

Even if he is good at education, he is still a jounin after all.

The shortcomings of jounin are also unattainable for genin and chuunin. Sasuke had a deeper understanding of this.

"Unfortunately, you will lose soon."

Ebisu relaxed his body and stood still, his whole body relaxed.

"Let's talk in sleep until we wake up!"

The birds chirped, and Sasuke quickly rushed towards Ebisu, intending to suppress the opponent's momentum in one go.

Just as he punched out, his body stiffened suddenly.

The surrounding scene suddenly spun, and the earth, trees, sky, and even Ebisu's body became distorted, like a crooked canvas.

This is--

Illusion! ?

Sasuke's eyes widened in disbelief. When did he fall under the illusion?

Without any time to think about it, Sasuke quickly injected chakra into his Sharingan eyes, released the eye power, and formed seals with his hands.

"untie!"

The scene in front of me started to look normal.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Sasuke felt a sudden chill on his neck.

Ebisu disappeared from his eyes.

Under his neck was a cold kunai.

"you lose."