Escape From Konoha

"Mother-in-law Hokage, why are you..."

Naruto looked back and forth between the figures of Tenzo and Tsunade, feeling that what happened tonight was so weird that even the Hokage personally took action.

Tsunade did not answer Naruto's question, but continued to look at Asami Masumi with complicated eyes, and sighed with endless regret.

"It came faster than I thought. Sure enough, I still can't underestimate you."

Asami Masumi glanced at Tsunade's figure from the corner of her eyes and smiled softly.

"No, so far, there are still many things that I don't understand. However, since you jumped out on your own initiative, does it mean that you are a spy from the Kingdom of Ghosts?"

Tenzo's chakra fills his limbs and bones, his eyes are extremely alert, and he can attack at any time.

The land of ghosts! spy! Naruto looked at Asami Masumi in shock, not expecting that the other party would have such an identity.

But no matter how naive he was, Naruto understood what kind of danger spies were.

"You...are you Qianye Baishi's subordinate?"

Naruto clenched his fists, with a cold look in his eyes.

"To be more precise, he is my direct superior. Although I feel extremely unhappy with him. He always arranges some complicated and troublesome tasks for me in Konoha, and he almost fell into crisis several times."

Asami Masumi didn't seem to mind telling such information, or maybe she was provoking Naruto to lose his cool.

"I'll make you tell all about him!"

Naruto clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Asami Masumi smiled and said nothing, not taking Naruto's threat to heart.

With the strength of the other party at this time, it was still a little short of a challenge to threaten her.

Putting her hands into the pockets of her white coat and pretending to be taking a leisurely walk, she turned to face Tsunade and faced the face with a slightly complicated expression.

"Don't show such a regretful expression, Hokage-sama. You must have been targeting me for some time."

Tsunade nodded and sighed.

"Yes, when Tianzang sent me the message, I still didn't want to believe it. But I didn't expect that you would really be... Why? Why would you do such a thing?"

"Why? As Hokage, shouldn't you know this best?"

Regarding Tsunade's question, Asami Masumi asked with a strange expression.

"You really know everything."

Tsunade was shocked.

As for the truth about the death of the other party's fiancé Takeshi Fujisaki, she also recently reconstructed it from the side. She is not 100% sure that the other party must have died in the political struggle between her mentor, the Third Hokage, and the roots.

But Asami Masumi seemed to have known it for a long time.

"Isn't this a matter of course? After someone killed her husband, who would pretend that nothing was wrong and work seriously under the hands of the enemy? It's a pity that the Sandaime guy died so easily. I wanted to perform a biopsy on him Study it and cut off his meat piece by piece and feed it to the dogs."

The corners of Asami Masumi's raised lips were filled with a ferocious smile, and her eyes were dark, revealing a twisted dark emotion.

Tsunade was silent, the complex color in her eyes getting stronger.

Fujisaki Takeshi died in the political struggle between the Hokage and the roots, and it was her teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi who abandoned the other party, regarded the other party as an abandoned son, and sent it to Danzo for disposal.

To cover up Danzo’s crimes!

Thus sacrificing Asami Masumi’s fiancé!

Any questioning is meaningless at this time.

Revenge, there is no more natural reason than this.

That's why Tsunade felt mixed emotions. When she first learned the truth, she was hesitant whether to tell Asami Masumi these things.

However, there is no need to worry so much now.

The other party obviously knew more and more comprehensively than she, the Fifth Hokage.

"Maybe. I can't stop you, and I have no reason to stop your hatred and hatred for Sarutobi-sensei. However, as the Fifth Hokage, I have the responsibility to arrest you. Just go ahead and arrest you, Masumi, you can't escape."

Tsunade sighed and cheered up again. The complicated look in her eyes disappeared and was replaced by a look of determination.

"That's good, Hokage-sama. Personally, I admire you very much. If you could have taken over this position earlier, maybe I wouldn't be where I am today... It's really regrettable. "

Asami Masumi continued to laugh.

Her regretful expression seemed to be Kazuma's.

Tsunade frowned, feeling that something was not right.

And this kind of something wrong has always existed since Asami Masumi's sneak attack on Naruto was exposed and lured them to gather here.

Asami Masumi is currently the biggest suspect, but it has not yet been determined.

But at this time, Asami Masumi was the first to lose her temper and took the initiative to expose her identity.

Speaking of which, the current scene gave Tsunade a familiar feeling.

It seems that something similar happened in Konoha at some time in the past. Someone attacked the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki in the village...

Sneak attack on the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki!

Tsunade's body trembled, and she suddenly thought of something.

Nineteen years ago, when Chiba Shiraishi defected, he used the same trick to focus all the attention of Konoha, causing the defectors of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans to safely evacuate from Konoha.

Draw fire and allow non-combatants to exit safely.

Transfer...disappearance...whole family disappears...

For a moment, Tsunade seemed to understand something, and her expression became extremely ugly.

"The ninjas who disappeared recently in the village are your subordinates! They are also spies planted in Konoha by the Kingdom of Demons!"

Tsunade was not questioning, but confirming something with an extremely sure tone.

"You have a smart and flexible brain, Hokage-sama."

Asami Masumi narrowed her eyes and praised.

"The missing person...is a spy?"

Tenzo glanced at Tsunade, then at Asami Masumi, as if he had suddenly figured something out, and some clues finally connected in his mind.

At first, the Anbu's investigation direction was not related to this aspect. After all, the missing persons had nothing to do with the investigation of the moles in the medical department.

Coupled with the discovery of traces of fighting in the homes of missing persons, it is natural to attribute these missing persons as 'victims' and believe that this is the work of an attacker. They do not expect that these disappearances are caused by this group of missing persons. A scene written and directed by the staff.

The purpose is to confuse the Anbu's investigation direction, give wrong information, and make the Anbu fall into the wrong investigation direction.

Because the so-called battle traces were made by the missing persons themselves.

"Get her!"

Tsunade waved her hand and pointed at Asami Masumi, not intending to talk nonsense.

While she, the Hokage, and the Anbu's attention had shifted here, the spies had already started taking action to evacuate Konoha.

Take down Asami Masumi as quickly as possible, then search the entire Konoha Village.

Tsunade was annoyed at her carelessness. The other party's purpose was not to get the Kyuubi at all, but to use the illusion of 'attacking the Kyuubi' to attract the Hokage and Anbu so that her subordinates could take action faster and get out of Konoha. Evacuate.

After hearing Tsunade's order, dozens of ANBU swarmed forward, not being polite to Asami Masumi.

Faced with such a traitor who endangers the safety of Konoha, there is naturally no reason to explain.

The ANBU's operational formation is very powerful, and the weakest ANBU are also the best among the chuunin, not to mention, there are a considerable number of jounin-level ninjas in it.

"What a pity... My arrangements have been completed. Now that I'm here, let's stay here for a while, Hokage-sama. To be honest, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki is really a very good bait."

Asami Masumi smiled slightly and formed a seal with her hands.

Four purple beams of light quickly rushed into the sky from the four corners of the earth.

Whether it was Tsunade or the ANBU's movements, they all stopped and couldn't help but look towards the direction of the purple light beam.

I saw erected purple light pillars, connected two by two, forming a purple barrier wall, blocking all directions.

"Four Purple Flame Formation, when?"

Tsunade opened her mouth wide, completely unaware that someone around her had preset the barrier technique in advance.

Asami Masumi didn't give any explanation, and while smiling, her body turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.

Shadow clone!

When Tsunade saw this scene, she was so angry that the chakra in her body began to boil rapidly. The ground beneath her feet sunk into a large area as the high-density chakra squeezed her, making a miserable cracking sound that extended in all directions, even It reached the edge of the barrier.

"..."

Tenzo and others couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from their faces. The angry look of Lord Hokage was so terrifying!

This kind of strange power, even if it is hit, the bones in the whole body will be shattered.

"What are you doing standing still? Hurry up and break this barrier!"

Seeing the ANBU looking at each other, Tsunade became even more furious and shouted loudly.

"yes!"

The ANBU dispersed in the blink of an eye and reached the four corners inside the barrier.

It was discovered that the person maintaining the Four Purple Flame Formation was not a ninja, but a scroll standing upright.

The scroll unfolds a part of the paper, with the set barrier technique engraved on it, and chakra is continuously released from it.

The magician only needs to guide him with specific spells, and the scrolls and enchantment spells in the surrounding scrolls will automatically activate.

Even one person can complete the Four Purple Flame Formation, which requires four people to operate.

Moreover, the power of the four-purple flame formation maintained has not diminished at all. Even if a five-kage level ninja is sealed inside, it will be difficult to escape.

The disadvantage is that the chakra stored in the scroll is limited and does not last long.

Judging from the detection results of the ANBU, this barrier will last for up to two hours before disappearing automatically.

However, the ANBU would not wait foolishly until the chakra in the scroll was exhausted. Tsunade gave them the task of breaking this barrier as soon as possible.

Among the ANBU gathered here, there is no shortage of elite ninjas who are proficient in barrier techniques. The Four Purple Flame Formation is also an advanced barrier technique that they must learn. They are very skilled in the use and removal of this barrier technique.

Sitting cross-legged, they formed seals with their hands, circulated the chakra in their bodies, and turned into entities to flow to the scroll that released the chakra. They communicated with the ownerless chakra in it, found flaws in it, and rewritten the spells on the scroll.

"How long will it take to lift this barrier?"

Tsunade came to one of the corners and asked an ANBU who was sitting cross-legged to communicate the scroll technique.

"Judging from the amount of chakra released from the scroll, it will take about half an hour."

ANBU replied.

Tsunade rubbed her eyebrows, it seemed that the ANBU's ability level needed to be further improved.

But thanks to Asami Masumi’s ‘confession’, some things that I didn’t understand were all connected together.

Asami Masumi's associates used the disappearance to successfully mislead the ANBU in the direction of their investigation.

But because of this incident, the ANBU increased their patrols in the village.

In this case, it would be extremely difficult to repeat the same trick and set up a 'disappearance incident'.

Especially after Ameshima Shinobi's 'disappearance', the ANBU's actions became more covert and they became more sensitive to the movements around them.

Therefore, after Shinobu 'disappeared' on Amejima, Asami Masumi's associates temporarily stopped and waited for the opportunity.

And this opportunity must wait until the Anbu's attention leaves the village and moves to other places.

The existence of spies, even if they see a little light, will lead to death.

If Asami Masumi and her accomplices want to move, they must make careful arrangements and be cautious.

In the final stage, Asami Masumi chose to expose herself in advance, just like Chiba Shiraishi nineteen years ago, using the attack on the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki as bait to divert the attention of the Hokage and Anbu, so that the last accomplice could be safely transferred.

During the period when they were trapped in the Four Purple Flame Formation, the enemy was already preparing for the transfer. If they had moved faster, they might have left Konoha long ago.

Although anxious, Tsunade did not show panic on her face and remained calm.

As time passed by, as everyone waited anxiously, the barrier wall that enveloped the surroundings finally began to shake violently, twisting, and finally melted into the air and dissipated invisible.

"Tenzo, you take some people to search for Asami Masumi's accomplices, and I will lead people to chase Asami Masumi."

Although half an hour was wasted here, no matter how fast the other party moves, it is impossible to leave the Country of Fire in such a short period of time.

"yes!"

Tenzo had some guesses about Asami Masumi's accomplices.

After saying that, Tenzo disappeared from the spot and left with him, along with a detachment of sixteen ANBU.

"Eh? Wait, what about me? Granny Hokage, what should I do?"

Seeing Tenzo leaving so simply, Naruto was stunned and looked at Tsunade eagerly.

"...You go and act with Tenzo...that is, your Captain Yamato, and that kid at the root."

Tsunade looked up at the sky. A giant bird made of ink was flying in the sky. A figure was sitting on the back of the giant bird. It was Sai.

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"

Naruto chased after Tenzo in the direction where he left, and Sai, who was sitting on the giant bird in the sky, also moved to follow Tenzo.

"Go and notify Jiraiya that the mole has been found. He doesn't need to keep an eye on him. Ask him to follow him and take care of Naruto. After that, inform the border garrison and seal off the entire Fire Country. No one is allowed in or out!”

Tsunade turned to an ANBU and told him.

"yes!"

The ANBU who was clicked responded and disappeared from Tsunade.

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"Captain Yamato, isn't this Sakura's barbecue restaurant? What are we doing here?"

Standing at the entrance of Haruno Barbecue Restaurant, Naruto, who was following Tenzo, blinked in confusion, wondering why Tenzo came here?

Didn't he say that he wanted to track down Asami Masumi's spy accomplices?

"The only thing that all the recent missing people have in common is that they have a soft spot for this barbecue restaurant. If it is not a coincidence, this barbecue restaurant might hide some secrets."

After saying that, Tenzou took Naruto and the taciturn Saai into the Haruno Barbecue Restaurant.

"Welcome, are you three?"

The reception staff showed sweet smiles, but there was a hint of fatigue on their faces.

Tianzang shook his head and said: "No, we are not here to eat. I have something to talk to the owner of Haruno here. Where is he?"

After looking around the barbecue restaurant, I didn't find Haruno Zhao and his wife.

The staff then took a careful look at Tenzo and the other three, and said in surprise: "You are Sakura's companions, and you also guide jounin, right? No wonder you look so familiar."

"Yes, where is the Haruno shop owner?"

Tianzang asked again.

The staff member smiled helplessly and said, "Because Sakura fainted from exhaustion, the store owner sent her home to rest... Well, about an hour and a half has passed."

For this reason, the staff in the store were very busy.

"Sakura fainted?"

Naruto's face grew anxious.

"Yes, according to the shop owner, it seems to be caused by fatigue."

The staff answered patiently.

"In other words, the three members of the Haruno family are not here, right?"

Tenzo got the point.

"Yes, the landlady didn't come tonight, she will still be here tomorrow afternoon."

The staff member thought about it and said.

"I understand. If you don't mind, can I search here again?"

Tianzang looked directly into the staff's eyes, putting a little pressure on them.

"Well...as long as it doesn't cause any trouble to the guests."

The staff hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement with Tianzang's majestic gaze.

"Thank you."

Tianzang said something, then quickly entered the store and searched the entire barbecue restaurant.

The Anbu, located in the darkness, also launched a search operation, not sparing any corner here.

Ten minutes passed and nothing was found here.

Tianzang came outside the Haruno Barbeque Restaurant and felt something was not right.

"Let's go and visit Sakura's house."

Tianzang exhaled and looked solemn.

The search team set out again, and in less than a minute, they arrived outside the two-story residential house of Haruno's house.

The room was brightly lit, but the curtains were all closed, so you couldn't see what was inside.

Tenzang rang the doorbell, letting the ringing sound clearly reach the house.

However, more than ten seconds passed, and there was no movement in the room. No one came to open the door.

Tianzang rang the doorbell again, but there was still no sound in the house, and no one came to open the door.

Tenzo realized something was wrong.

A small piece of wood stretched out from between the fingers and penetrated into the keyhole. With a click, the lock was unlocked from the inside and the door was gently pushed open.

Taking Naruto and Sai to the living room of Haruno's house, a program was playing on the TV, the remote control was placed quietly on the coffee table, and there was no one in the living room and kitchen.

Tianzang's face darkened, and he made a gesture, and a dozen black shadows moved around the living room of Haruno's house, opening all the rooms on the first floor for search.

Tenzo led Naruto and Sai to the second floor.

The bedroom, study room, and laboratory were checked one by one.

"Didn't the people at the barbecue restaurant say that Uncle Haruno took Sakura home to rest? Why is there no one in the house?"

Naruto saw an empty bedroom, full of pink girly style, but there was only a slight smell left in it, but Sakura was not lying on the bed in the bedroom to rest, leaving Naruto scratching his head and looking at Tenzo in confusion. .

"Captain Yamato, Naruto, there is a discovery here."

Sai's voice came from not far away, and Tenzo and Naruto quickly ran over and came to the research room.

I saw Sai alone searching for something in the laboratory. When he saw the two people coming in, he turned around and said, "All the research materials here have disappeared. What is left are only some reference books of little use."

Naruto was stunned and Tenzo was silent.

Suddenly, some originally unrelated information was generated in Tianzang's mind.

I remember, Haruno Zhao said this when talking about Doda Chuunin:

"I also asked him if he was waiting for someone, but every time he shook his head and said nothing. Then he finished the baked vegetarian food and left."

As a vegetarian, Doda Chuunin always pretended to be waiting for someone, but in fact he was not waiting for someone.

But in essence, as a spy of the Kingdom of Demons, Chunin Doda has already waited for the person and successfully completed the information transmission work?

Because the person who has to wait is none other than Haruno Ou, who will go over and talk to Chunin Doda!

Sakura also said something a few days ago that made Tenzo very concerned at this time:

"...I don't know what happened recently. A waiter at my family's barbecue restaurant took a leave of absence. Now I have to go home to help at night..."

The barbecue restaurant has suddenly been very busy recently.

The waiter takes a day off to rest.

Sakura has to go home every night to help.

Combined with the current situation, Sakura, as a medical ninja, is responsible for the important task of developing medical charms. The research data she usually compiles will be handed over to the medical department, and people there will be responsible for review, but Sakura will definitely Leave backup data.

At this time, all the data in the laboratory disappeared.

The Haruno couple and Sakura also disappeared... Like the previous missing persons, the whole family disappeared.

Tianzang's expression changed uncertainly.

Thinking of the intelligence collected by the ANBU, Haruno Meabuki was once in poor health and suffered a severe childbirth incident. It was Asami Masumi who stepped forward to solve the Haruno family's problems.

Eliminating the redundant and erroneous misleading information, and connecting the pieces of information together, a reasonable clue was formed.

Sakura...no, there is something wrong with the Haruno couple!

They are Asami Masumi's subordinate intelligence officers!

On the other side, Sai spread out the scroll he took out, took out a paintbrush, dipped it in ink and quickly painted on the scroll.

Each vivid black mouse was depicted on the scroll. There were about hundreds of them. Following the Saoi seal, the originally flat black mouse magically stood up from the scroll and formed an entity. It quickly began to run up and down the floors of Haruno's house. Get moving.

After a while, the mice returned one by one, forming a line of text on the scroll——

First floor, bedroom, under the bed.

Seeing this line of text, Naruto and the three walked towards the bedroom on the first floor.

It was the room of Mr. and Mrs. Haruno, and there was their wedding photo on the bedside cabinet.

The bed was moved away, revealing pieces of tightly fitted wooden flooring.

Sai looked at the exposed wooden floors without saying a word. He took out his paintbrush, dipped it in ink, and began to quickly sketch on these floors.

After writing the last symbol, the wooden floor suddenly emitted a strong white light, making the three of them couldn't help but squint their eyes.

As the white light disappeared, the ink on it also dried. A piece of pale golden talisman paper emerged from the floor, with eight black spell chains extending out. The floor, walls, and ceiling were all covered with spells in the form of chains, as if A prison.

"Sai, can you crack it?"

Tenzo asked.

"I need the help of ANBU who are proficient in sealing techniques."

Sai made his request.

Tianzang nodded and asked the ANBU who were proficient in sealing techniques in the search team to come over and assist Sai in deciphering the sealing technique on this talisman paper.

Five minutes later, the black incantation on the talisman paper faded, and the spell on it showed signs of instability. As Sai and the two ANBU on the side drew the last incantation, the chain formed by the incantation emitted. A crisp sound broke.

Blue flames burned on the talisman and disappeared into the air.

Then, the originally flat floor collapsed downwards like an open door panel, revealing a large dark hole.

Walking to the edge of the black hole and staring down, you can see several steps extending into the darkness.

This is a sloped passage for people to walk down.

Naruto saw this passage and was about to go down when Tenzo grabbed his sleeve.

"Wait, Naruto, this may be a trap, don't move forward rashly."

Tenzo was not as reckless as Naruto. He cracked the enemy's spells and was killed by traps when he was satisfied. There were countless examples of this.

At all times, ninjas must keep a cool head and not be careless.

Tianzang seal, squeeze out a piece of human-shaped wood from the body to form a wooden clone that is the same as his own body.

He nodded to the wooden clone. The wooden clone clearly followed the downward stairs and entered the invisible darkness, carefully exploring the way.