Escape From Konoha

In the woods, there was a sound of metal clashing.

After the kunai made contact with the kunai, both sides quickly stepped back, then invariably regained their strength and rushed towards their opponents.

Seeing Sakura rushing toward him from the front, Tenzou's hand holding the kunai suddenly tightened, and the kunai in his hand instantly broke away from his palm and flew towards Sakura's face.

Sakura raised her arm without changing her expression, and used the kunai in her hand to deflect the kunai thrown by Tenzo, letting the kunai fall to the ground.

The moment Sakura blocked the kunai, Tenzo quickly formed seals with his hands to concentrate the chakra in his body.

"Earth Release·Earth Release!"

Snapped!

She slapped the ground with her palm, and before Sakura could rush in front of her, the ground in front of her suddenly bulged up and was quickly cut in the middle, leaving Sakura's feet free and disrupting her attack steps.

Sure enough, Sakura lost her balance and fell towards the cracked ground. She had to wave her arms and pierce the kunai into the earth and rocks beside her to stabilize her body.

After seeing this scene, Tenzo was not going to let go.

But considering Sakura's reflexes, this level is barely adequate.

At least it should be better than the information he had received before.

It was probably related to the fact that he had been practicing behind Tsunade during these days.

However, this is not enough.

"Water Release·Water Wave Hand!"

Without hesitation, Tenzo formed a seal with his hands again and released the next ninjutsu with great calmness.

From his open palm, a stream of water with extremely strong impact suddenly emerged, rushing towards Sakura's body, intending to drag her into the violent torrent.

"Rasengan!"

As a figure flashed in front of Sakura, he pushed out the chakra ball in his hand.

The powerful torrent, which was enough to wash away dozens of people, was immediately stopped by the power of the spiral, turned into collapsing water droplets, and disappeared in the air.

When Tianzang saw this scene, his expression remained as usual, and then his eyes squinted around him.

I don't know when I was surrounded.

There were a dozen of Naruto's shadow clones surrounding him, and they implemented a siege tactic against him and swarmed him.

So far, the actions of the two of them have been within Tianzang's expectations, and their abilities and tactical configurations are exactly the same as what was described in the intelligence.

However, just because it is exactly as described in the intelligence does not mean it is easy to deal with.

In a hand-to-hand encounter with the shadow clones, Tianzang's face couldn't help but darken, and his eyes revealed a serious look.

Although the ninjutsu and tactical configuration are no different from the intelligence, the shadow clone's experience against the enemy has become the key to reversing the occupation.

The shadow clone that was supposed to be just used as cannon fodder, gathering intelligence, and attracting the enemy's attention, used physical skills quite well, and his bare-handed fighting posture also became somewhat methodical.

Three or five people may not feel the pressure, but if a dozen of them come together, Tianzang will also feel a little pressure.

It seems that this boy was not wasting his time by following Lord Jiraiya for several months! Tianzang sighed in his heart.

In this way, he had to show his strength as a Jonin.

Sakura is second, but if Naruto disperses more shadow clones, this battle will undoubtedly become more difficult.

Young people today are really scary.

"Earth Dungeon Earth Flow City Wall!"

Breaking away from the entanglement of the shadow clones, Tenzo retreated to the rear, keeping a safe distance from the shadow clones.

Then, slap your hands on the ground.

Boom!

Boom!

Just as the shadow clones were about to rush forward, the ground suddenly shook violently.

"Whoa, what happened?"

Naruto, who was standing with Sakura, looked around nervously.

I saw the sand and stones on the surrounding ground constantly vibrating, and with a crackling sound, cracks appeared on the ground in front of me, and a whole piece of land rose high, forming a huge cliff.

"This is……"

Looking at the huge wall created by Tenzo, both Naruto and Sakura opened their mouths.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

First, a small piece of spray flowed down from the top of the mountain, and then came the endless torrent, smashing the rocks along the way, and overwhelmingly sloping down from the sky, forming a large shadow, covering Sakura, Naruto and all the shadow clones. Swallow in.

"careful!"

The attack range of the water flow is so wide that a simple Rasengan can no longer make a gap in it.

However, even if Naruto and Sakura retreated backwards, they still could not exceed the speed of the water pouring down from the sky. In the blink of an eye, they and their shadow clones were swept into the rapids and rushed into the distance.

The surrounding trees were also trembling under the torrent.

One by one, the shadow clones disappeared under the impact of the water flow. Naruto was also given a large amount of water because he could not dodge.

He poked his head out from under the water in embarrassment, his hair was wet, his mouth was wide open, and he was constantly exposed to the outside air, coughing violently.

"it's over."

The sound that suddenly appeared from behind made Naruto's body stiffen.

boom!

Kicked Naruto out of the water as he was about to get out of the water, causing his body to roll awkwardly on the water.

However, after rolling about ten meters, Naruto's body exploded and dissipated into a cloud of smoke.

It's a shadow clone.

"Successful!"

Two Narutos appeared on the left and right behind Tianzang respectively, swinging their fists and hitting Tianzang's back.

Tianzang didn't look back, he saw this plan clearly from the beginning.

Using shadow clones to confuse other people's vision, and then finding the enemy's weaknesses to sneak attack, this is Naruto's specialty, there is no reason why he wouldn't think of this level.

Just when the fists of the two Narutos were about to hit, tree-like vines suddenly appeared from behind Tenzo, wrapping around the bodies of the two Narutos like snakes, binding their hands and feet tightly, making him unable to move.

"Damn it, what is this!? Wood?"

As if he did not expect such a thing to happen, Naruto pulled hard on the wooden vines wrapped around his body, trying to tear them off.

But as his movements became more and more intense, instead of being pulled and broken, these wooden vines became tighter and tighter under Naruto's pulling, making Naruto's face turn purple.

The other Naruto couldn't bear the pressure and turned into smoke and disappeared.

On the side, Sakura, who had just emerged from the water and kept coughing, raised her head and looked at Tenzo's method of restraining Naruto with a look of disbelief on her face.

"This is... Mudun? Why..."

Sakura couldn't believe what she was seeing.

As far as she knew, the Wooden Release Ninjutsu had long since disappeared in the Leaf Village.

The last ninja who could use Wood Release was the legendary First Hokage.

Since the death of the first Hokage, there has been no more wood-eating ninjas in the ninja world.

But, what's going on with the ninjutsu in front of me?

No matter how you look at it, this is wood release ninjutsu.

Is it an illusion?

However, there is no need for illusions to specifically present the illusion of wood escape.

Ignoring Sakura who was shocked and unable to speak to herself, Tenzou released his palms, released the ninjutsu, untied Naruto's body, and let him fall from the air.

Just when Naruto was about to continue his attack, Tenzo turned around and stretched out his palm to stop the gesture of prohibiting fighting: "Okay, let's end the practice battle here. I probably know your current level."

In the battle just now, he was not too merciful, at least he used some real skills.

Needless to say, Naruto's strength has reached the level of a Chunin, and judging from the opponent's past combat performance, this is not his limit.

Because once his physical skills become organized, the upper limit of his strength brought by his shadow clone technique will become very terrifying.

Therefore, he could not look at Naruto's strength from a normal perspective.

The lower limit is Chuunin, and the upper limit is unknown.

And Sakura's level is easy to see through.

In terms of strength alone, he has not yet reached the standard chuunin level, and can only occupy a place among genin. However, considering the opponent's medical ninja, his role in the team far exceeds the contribution of a chuunin. The value of medical ninjas can be seen from the previous ninja wars. They are absolutely precious resources.

Generally speaking, through the simple test just now, he was very satisfied with the level of the two of them, and it was enough to test them to this point.

If you continue to test the remaining things, you may not be able to contain them, and you can only rely on real combat to test them.

"Is this the end? B-level missions are too simple."

After Naruto was stunned for a moment, he stopped and did not continue to attack Tenzo.

However, in his opinion, this B-level mission was too simple. It was even less difficult than the drill battle a year ago when Team 7 was not established.

At least that time, the three of them failed to get any benefit from Kakashi, and it could even be said that they ended up in a very miserable situation.

Tenzo knew Naruto's thoughts and smiled and replied: "Of course, because compared with when you first became genin, your strength has grown significantly after a year of actual combat. Especially you, Naruto, Give you a little more time, maybe even I won’t be your opponent.”

This is no joke.

From his point of view, Naruto's growth rate was unusual.

At best, it only takes one year to graduate. If he is given another year or even two years, if he doesn't deal with it carefully, he may be in danger of overturning.

Besides, B-level tasks are actually not difficult in a strict sense.

Under Ninja are considered C-level and D-level missions.

The B-level mission is to fight ninjas. As for the ninja level, even if you encounter genin during the process, it will be considered a B-level mission.

The truly difficult missions start at A and S levels, and are basically direct battles with ninjas with Jonin strength.

"is that so?"

Naruto chuckled and started scratching his head, as if he was a little embarrassed to be praised like this by the Jonin.

"Naruto, I'm not joking, I'm saying this seriously... It seems that the shadow clone training method taught to you by Kakashi-senpai is indeed very effective and allows you to develop your potential to the greatest extent. "

Tianzang is very aware of how poor Naruto's foundation was in the past, and Taijutsu is a field that is hard to master. Without a cheating device like the Sharingan, it is difficult to quickly learn from others.

As for Naruto, he had only learned Taijutsu from Jiraiya for two or three months during these days, and he already had considerable skills... This kind of rapid and steady growth made Tenzo not know what to say.

"Kakashi...senpai?"

When Tenzo said this, both Naruto and Sakura were startled, and looked at Tenzo in unison.

Tianzang smiled helplessly.

"As you can imagine, I was born in ANBU, and my immediate superior in ANBU was none other than Hatake Kakashi."

His current position in ANBU is at the deputy minister level, and he also holds the position of squad leader part-time.

As for the position of the minister, it has not yet been determined.

On the one hand, this is because no suitable candidate has emerged yet, and on the other hand, there are other forces that are obstructing it.

"That's it..."

It can be seen that when Kakashi was mentioned, both of them looked lonely, and their shoulders dropped weakly.

Tenzo didn't give a clue, he knew Kakashi's status in the hearts of the two of them, which can be seen from the fact that they only called themselves 'Captain Yamato' instead of 'Yamato-sensei'.

In their minds, perhaps the only teacher of Class 7 is Kakashi.

Tenzo also felt puzzled and regretful about Kakashi's betrayal.

But he is an adult and will not indulge in boring emotions.

During the many years he had lived in ANBU, he had become accustomed to loss and betrayal, and his character had long been tempered to be tenacious.

"So, Captain Yamato, do you know why Mr. Kakashi killed the third generation grandfather and why he betrayed the village? I asked Granny Tsunade, but she didn't tell me anything. Later I asked the lustful immortal too Same."

At this time, Naruto raised his head and looked at Tenzo with firm eyes.

Since the other party is Kakashi's subordinate, he must know a lot about Kakashi.

After hearing Naruto's question, Sakura looked at Tenzo after being stunned, with longing in her eyes.

Obviously, she also wanted to know the reason why Kakashi betrayed Konoha on the charge of assassinating Hokage.

She didn't believe that the man in her impression, who was a bit lazy but always concerned about the safety of the students, could be a cold-blooded betrayer.

Seeing the anticipation in their eyes, Tianzang felt a little embarrassed.

If this matter is not handled well, will there be some estrangement in the team?

What a headache. Tianzang sighed helplessly.

"In that case, let me briefly talk to you. However, never say this to outsiders, because it involves some privacy in the past."

"Don't worry, we won't talk nonsense. Tell us the truth quickly, Captain Yamato."

Naruto assured as he patted his chest.

Tenzo nodded, and after a pause, he said, "Before we talk about this matter, do you know Kakashi-senpai's father?"

Naruto was stunned, and Sakura thought of something and replied: "I know a little bit. I heard that Kakashi-sensei's father is also a great Konoha ninja. He seems to be called Konoha White Fang. However, it is said that That White Fang passed away a long time ago."

"Then do you know the reason for his death?"

Naruto and Sakura shook their heads in confusion.

Tianzang took a deep breath, and it was obvious that the next content made him feel even more stressed.

However, if they continue to struggle, this part of the truth will be revealed sooner or later.

If this incident can solve the doubts in their hearts, it can be considered a good thing.

"Kakashi-senpai's father is called Hatake Sakumo. He was an extremely shining star in Konoha more than 20 years ago. In terms of prestige, he was not weaker than the Sannin at that time, and White Fang was his intimidator. A title given to an enemy. Kakashi-senpai’s sword skills were passed down from White Fang.”

"Then how did such a ninja die? On the battlefield..."

"No, White Fang...Hatake Sakumo died of suicide."

suicide!

When Naruto and Sakura heard this, they both held their breath and looked at Tenzo with wide eyes.

"Because he was on a major mission and gave up the mission midway in order to save a seriously injured teammate. After he came back, he was criticized by many people. Even the teammates he rescued also accused him of his fault. , thinking that he should not choose to give up the mission and cause the village to suffer losses for the sake of his companions. Amidst such rapid rumors, he chose to commit suicide. "

As Tenzo recounted this past event in a heavy tone, Naruto and Sakura also looked solemn.

I never thought that a hero who fought for the village would end his life in this way.

"So, this matter and the third generation grandfather..."

"Probably Kakashi-senpai thinks that this is the result of the Third Generation's deliberate actions. After all, the more confidential the mission, the less likely it is to be disseminated to the outside world, let alone to ordinary villagers. Unless someone deliberately takes advantage of this, I think There is no other reason for destroying White Fang's reputation."

Serving in the ANBU, Tenzo knew this very well.

It is impossible to reveal any important secret tasks to the outside world.

Regardless of success or failure, it means that this part of the secret must be sealed forever or written off from the village's archives.

Without the tacit approval of ANBU, such news would not be spread to the outside world.

"Of course, this is just a guess. After all, White Fang committed suicide twenty years ago. No one knows the specific process. There are also many people who believe that Danzo did it."

Tenzo said.

"Danzo?"

A gloomy and terrifying old man's face suddenly appeared in Naruto and Sakura's minds, and they both shuddered.

"Yes, that's him. He is the dark side of Konoha. Many people regard him as the darkness behind the sun. Assassination and spreading rumors are his specialties. At that time, he did have that motive and the ability to do it. To this point.”

Tenzo knew that by saying this, it would be impossible to completely clear away the stains on the Third Hokage, but at least Danzo could help share some of the blame.

After all, Danzo was really involved in that incident, and he was also the specific implementer.

As Hokage, the Third Hokage will not do this kind of thing personally, he will only let the roots do it for him.

"I heard that the elder Danzo is now in jail because he was suspected of attacking the Hokage, trying to control the Third Generation, and seizing the position of the Hokage. Is this true?"

Sakura asked.

"Yes, Danzo is already under strict supervision in the torture chamber and can only retire in a cell for the rest of his life."

Tenzo nodded.

This is true according to the procedural rules, but that Danzo elder has the power to break the rules in Konoha.

However, there is no need to be honest with Naruto and Sakura about these things, just reveal a little information.

"Okay, now that we understand the situation, the new Team 7 will be established again. Before the last team member arrives, let's use D-level and C-level tasks to hone the team's coordination."

Tenzo's words diverted the attention of Naruto and Sakura, allowing them to recover from their silence and start their long-awaited mission career.

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Looking at Onoki who floated into the room from the side door, Tsunade's expression froze in the air for a moment, unable to react at all, and she was shocked as to why she could meet the third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure Village in such a place.

This is the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Fire, not the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Earth.

Could it be that he got lost and accidentally left the Country of Fire and arrived at the Country of Earth, and then lost his way again and arrived at the Daming Mansion of the Country of Earth?

That’s weird!

Tsunade quickly recovered from the shock.

But the shock was not over yet. Next, two figures walked out from behind Tsuchikage Onoki.

Rasa, the fourth Kazekage of Sand Hidden Village.

And...Tachibana Yagura, the fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure Village.

"Lord Tsuchikage, you are blocking the road."

Luo Sha's rude voice sounded, and Ohnomu exited and walked forward faster.

"Humph, I really don't know how to respect the old and care for the young."

After giving Rasa a sidelong glance, Tsuchikage Onoki, who is known as a cunning old man and has titles such as Old Slippery and Two Scales, quickly floated towards the house to make way for the people behind him.

"Isn't this great? After all, Lord Tsuchikage, you have reached the age where you should retire. It would be better to decide on the candidate for the Fourth Tsuchikage quickly. You are the only one left among the Five Kages of the old era."

Yagura, who walked into the room side by side with Rasa, also chuckled, seeming to be teasing Ohnoki's age.

Onoki glanced at Yagura sharply, with a fierce look.

As long as age is involved, for him, it is a difficult issue that hurts his heart.

After all, anyone can see that Iwagakure Village now has no successors.

The heavy responsibility of the Tsuchikage can only be supported by this old man who has come from the Warring States Period to the present era.

He is the only one of the Five Shadows who spanned the Warring States Period and the One Country, One Village era who is still alive today.

Compared with his seniority, even the third Hokage of Konoha who passed away not long ago is a little behind.

"Instead of worrying about the body and bones of an old man like me, Mr. Mizukage, you should worry about the problems in your own country. I heard that the Kingdom of Water has not been peaceful recently. I hope there will not be another disaster similar to the Blood Mist Rebellion. "

Ohnoki's sarcastic words made Yagura smile.

"There is no need to trouble Tsuchikage-dono about the Kingdom of Water." Yagura then looked at Tsunade and showed a rather friendly smile: "This is our first meeting, Hokage-dono, please give me your advice in the future."

Although he had heard of Tsunade as one of the three ninjas in the past and knew her reputation as a medical expert, he had never had the chance to get to know her.

So, technically, this was the first time he and Tsunade had officially met.

After Yagura's greetings, Rasa also nodded to Tsunade as a greeting.

"Not only Grandpa Onoki, who is also known as the Two Scales, but also the Kazekage and the Mizukage came to the Fire Country Daiming Mansion quietly... Why, the last of the Five Kages, Raikage-dono, didn't arrive? "

Tsunade narrowed her eyes, trying to suppress the shock in her heart and make her expression look calm.

But in fact, there were already shocking waves in my heart.

Including her, four of the Five Shadows have gathered in this small room.

What does the Fire Nation Daimyo want to do?

What needs to be done to invite the Five Shadows from other countries to come here to discuss important matters?

Turning his head to look at Shikaku, he found that his expression was always calm, and it was obvious that all this was within his expectation.

Tsunade's heart sank.

It seems that the so-called important military aircraft matter to be discussed this time is much more serious than I imagined, and the scope of the impact is far more than just related to the Country of Fire.

"That irascible boy Raikage must have been frightened by the Kingdom of Demons. After all, he was suppressed by that white-eyed girl on the battlefield in the past."

Onoki made a mocking sound.

Regarding Onoki's evaluation, Rasa and Yagura just shrugged. The Raikage had not yet arrived, and they might be afraid, but it was definitely not because they were afraid of the power of the Demon Country.

Over the years, due to the unrelenting support of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder, the military of the Kingdom of Thunder has developed extremely rapidly, and the number of ninjas in Kumoyin Village has increased every year. Coupled with the oppression of the small country's ninja village, he also became more demanding and searched for countless secret techniques to strengthen the ninja power of Yunyin Village. If a few years ago, Cloud Hidden Village was only the nominal head of the Ninja Village, then now, Cloud Hidden Village definitely has a powerful strength that surpasses the other Ninja Villages!

The Kingdom of Ghosts... When Onoki mentioned this, the ominous premonition in Tsunade's heart became stronger and stronger, so much so that the calm look on her face began to be unable to be maintained.

Four of the Five Shadows were summoned here for a secret discussion, and the words also mentioned the Kingdom of Ghosts... No matter how you look at it, this is a conspiracy against the Kingdom of Ghosts.

And it involves several big countries!

Seemingly sensing something was wrong with Tsunade's expression, Shikaku stepped forward slightly and whispered softly into Tsunade's ear:

"Please calm down, Hokage-sama. Regarding this matter, the Third Generation and the advisors are all in full agreement. Including Lord Jiraiya, who just learned about the matter from the advisor not long ago, also agrees with the matter, but Jiraiya Your Excellency only said that he was in favor of killing the evil leader of the country of ghosts..."

Shikaku's words were like pouring cold water on Tsunade's heart.

Sarutobi-sensei, Jiraiya... Tsunade took a deep breath, her lips slightly bitter.

These two bastards really gave her a difficult problem!

And she didn't know about it until she, and she didn't say hello at all before. She couldn't help but feel boundless anger burning in her heart, and her mind was so confused that she almost lost control and went blank.

Seeing the other three Five Shadows sitting down, the Fire Country Daimyo, who was sitting at the top, stood up from his seat with a smile on his face.

"Then, let the next few things come together to discuss and talk freely. The card game over there hasn't been played yet, so I'll excuse you for a moment."

With that said, the Fire Country Daimyo left his seat and went out through the side door with a satisfied smile.