Escape From Konoha

Deep underground, in a huge workshop that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, countless technicians are working here in an orderly manner.

Among so many technicians, even as the eldest son of the military leader of the Demon Country, Asuka is just one of the most ordinary workers.

I was accustomed to wearing a monocle, a clean white coat, and a pair of dirty gloves that were so black that they were almost greasy. Even if there was black engine oil accidentally spilled on my face and lenses, it was completely different. I don't feel anything, I'm just used to being in this workshop, working behind the scenes of these senior technicians.

This is a military industrial research base that is not open to the outside world. All weapons and information technology serve the military system of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

For this reason, the surrounding protective measures have also reached the highest level.

Not to mention the various sensory and protective barriers, there are also a large number of fully armed ninjas, various traps are endless, and there are 24-hour seamless surveillance, even if a Jonin who is proficient in stealth and concealing chakra wants to sneak in Coming in is just a dream.

What's more, the residences of the top three heads of the military are not far from the military area.

With the anti-psychic system in place, support can be provided here anytime and anywhere to suppress all chaos.

The huge steel-colored mechanical creature is about as tall as a three-story villa building.

This is his father, the fire clone - the new body of the fire spirit.

The whole body is made of the latest chakra alloy. A single screw is worth hundreds of thousands taels if placed outside, not to mention the large pieces of chakra alloy assembled. In Asuka's view, this kind of 'toy' is completely Use the accumulated product.

The original fire elves were already quite violent in terms of firepower, and the destructive power they produced was enough to rival more than a dozen jounin.

After this upgrade, its destructive power may be equal to that of several large psychic beasts combined.

After all, the core of this adoption is the blue orb worn by the Great Toad Sage, which can store tailed beast-level chakra.

If circumstances permit, it might be a real 'tailed beast'.

A ‘tailed beast’ belonging to the Kingdom of Demons.

Coupled with the ability to fly, in terms of deterrence, it is even more terrifying than the uncontrollable tailed beast.

but……

Looking at the huge steel creation the size of a three-story building, Asuka felt that the fire elf's new body would at least take a long time to complete.

This is also thanks to the military's sufficient research funds. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to create such a steel monster that costs as much as several battleships.

There are a hundred intermediate and senior technicians gathered here, divided into ten groups.

There are more than a thousand handymen, working here day and night, meditating hard, and drilling their brains to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors.

Technicians are constantly climbing on top of the steel monster, carefully inspecting the assembled parts to see if they are qualified or damaged.

Check it a dozen times and confirm that there are no problems before proceeding to the next step.

Moreover, this is only the body part. As for the internal backbone and energy starting device, the problem of how to 'charge' is more difficult than the body.

Feiniao knew that the next half year of vacation might be in vain again.

To complete this terrifying steel monster, even with the current technological capabilities of the Ghost Country, it cannot be completed in a short time.

Although after it is completed, the Demon Kingdom's military will have an ace in their hands that is comparable to the tailed beast.

Well, it's still a tailed beast that can fly into the sky.

Dad is really good at calling people. Asuka scratched his dirty hair and couldn't remember how many days and nights he hadn't washed his clothes and body seriously.

Anyway, after cleaning, it will get dirty again immediately, so Asuka simply doesn't care about it.

"Asuka, someone is looking for you."

When he was about to take the tool box and go up to inspect the machine with the other technicians, the leader of his working group came over and pointed to the edge entrance of the workshop.

He vaguely saw a girl waiting for him there, waving to him.

It's his sister Yiji.

Asuka put down his toolbox, wiped his gloves full of motor oil on his black-stained white coat, and walked towards the entrance of the huge workshop to meet Ichiji.

"What kind of look are you wearing? How many days have you not showered?"

Yiji was also shocked by the image of her brother Asuka.

There is no trace of the handsome and handsome appearance of the other party. Instead, he looks like a sloppy beggar begging people on the roadside.

"No way, the work here is really too busy. And the superiors have recently approved a major project to change the body of the fire elf, and the materials are also required to withstand the chakra pressure of the tailed beast... This It’s basically making things difficult for people.”

Although a very few ninjas can indeed possess chakra comparable to tailed beasts through training.

For example, the Fourth Raikage, the dead Third Raikage.

The founder of Konoha, the First Hokage.

And the sister in front of me, Ichiji.

However, apart from these people, Asuka had never heard of any human body that could withstand the squeeze of the tailed beast's chakra.

The more chakra the better, at least you have to ensure that your flesh and blood body can withstand it, otherwise your body will explode like a firework.

Therefore, in the eyes of Asuka, the new body of the fire elf is completely making things difficult for them, the technical staff.

Nowadays, the hardest alloy that can be forged in the Kingdom of Demons can only barely withstand the squeeze of tailed beast-level chakra.

Feiniao really didn't know what to say to that father's request.

These days, when he was discussing with other technicians, he almost scratched his head.

"That's really hard on you."

Not good at research, Yiji couldn't give much advice.

Although she also learned from Shiraishi and made her Susanoo into an independent clone.

However, that thing only requires continuous study of ninjutsu. It does not require additional support from technicians and can be completed independently.

"Speaking of which, how is the war outside? I heard that my mother went to the Iron Country to attend talks. What was the result? Was the war mediated?"

Asuka took Yiji to a small cubicle in the workshop, away from the noise in the workshop. Otherwise, the roar of machinery and the loud shouts of personnel would be unbearable to the ears of people who are not used to this place.

"It's over. However, the troops stationed on the eastern border will not be evacuated in the short term. The higher-ups hope to replace the troops there in turn and gain some 'experience' there. After all, the border is a place where there is an occasional small friction. It’s a normal thing.”

Yiji smiled narrowly.

In the foreseeable future, the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Ghosts will be extremely unstable.

With the signing of the armistice agreement, large-scale conflicts will no longer exist, but it is still too simple for small-scale armed fighting incidents to occur when stationed at the border.

The top brass of the military could not miss such a good opportunity and directly evacuate large troops from the border.

Such a good training and power-building target should not be used in vain.

After all, the most important thing in today's era is the cultivation of talents.

Whether it is the technical personnel or the combat quality of the ninja, they are the top priority.

After possessing advanced technology and weapons, the requirements for the comprehensive quality of talents themselves have become higher.

The country of ghosts has experienced a baby boom for more than ten years, and its population has also grown rapidly, quickly approaching the average population of a large country.

Next year, or the year after that, massive conscription will come again, further filling the military's fighting manpower.

In this way, the strategy of using the Kingdom of Earth as the training target to increase the army's combat experience becomes very important.

At the same time, not only can the Kingdom of Earth become a friendly 'neighbor' to the Kingdom of Ghosts, but it will also play a major role in stabilizing the border.

"Is that so?"

Asuka thought for a moment and understood the intentions of the military brass, or rather his father.

This is also in line with the consistent style of the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts. In terms of external strength, it is not weaker than the Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin Village, and is even more powerful.

"Then why did you come here to see me? I will be very busy these days, and I don't have time to go home for dinner."

Asuka said.

"I'm here to deliver something. The old man is going to give Thunder Maru a new body. Didn't he capture Miaomu Mountain before? By the way, he also collected some remaining pieces of meat from the Great Toad Sage. The old man hopes to open another project team to bring These pieces of meat were reactivated, then reorganized, and used to forge Thunder Pill's new body. The remaining pieces of meat from the Great Toad Immortal are what I sent to another project team, so I stopped by to take a look at the situation here."

Kazuki explained.

"Thunder Pill?"

"Well, I heard that when it went to the Fire Country to support, its body was torn to pieces by the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki's One-Tailed Beast Tama."

"..."

Asuka was speechless.

This is really a sad story.

"So, in a short period of time, two clones have been unable to be used."

The fire elf's consciousness is beginning to connect with the blue orb left by the Great Toad Immortal, and it will take some time to adjust.

Moreover, before the body is created, the fire elf only has one self-destruction technique that can be activated, and it cannot be used as a regular combat force.

"Yes, but don't worry, there won't be any more wars in the next short time, otherwise the old man won't waste two precious combat forces at this time. Okay, I have to leave, and next I will I want to go to the Country of Valley."

Yi Ji tidied her clothes and planned to leave.

"The Country of Valley? What are you doing there?"

Asuka frowned.

He had heard of this country, which was a small country dominated by valleys and forests.

If I remember correctly, there was an armed militia organization cultivated by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and they were planning how to overthrow the hereditary nobles in their country.

"The militia there was attacked by unknown people and lost a lot of people. The old man asked me to take people over to deal with it and see who was causing trouble."

After Yi Ji said goodbye to Asuka, she walked out of the cubicle and walked out of the workshop.

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"Lord Raikage, there is news from the Iron Kingdom that the Allied Forces of the Oni Kingdom and the four major nations seem to have reached a unified agreement and are preparing to cease the war."

The Raikage's exclusive secretary, Jonin Mabuyi, took this news into the Raikage's office and reported to the Fourth Raikage himself.

In the office, in addition to the Fourth Raikage, there were also two of Raikage's bodyguards, Darui and Nozomi, both of whom were powerful Jounin of Kumogakure.

"Huh? Did they cease the war? I thought that the Ghost Country would continue to fight, and the Alliance would also launch a strong counterattack... It seems that there will be no good things to come."

Darui felt a little surprised.

"The alliance is indeed a bit weak, but if we continue to fight, the Kingdom of Demons will find it very difficult, even if Kirigakure is holding back."

Xi smiled and said.

No matter who wins or loses in this war, it will be a good thing for Kumogakure.

The Allied armies of the four major countries helped Yunyin test out the military power of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and the Kingdom of Ghosts also inflicted heavy losses on the Alliance forces during the war, causing tens of thousands of Allied ninjas to die on the battlefield... It can be said that, except for Yun Yin, The four major ninja villages outside Yin have suffered blows of varying severity.

Especially Iwagakure and Konoha suffered the heaviest losses.

The cumulative number of ninja sacrifices in these two villages alone reached 10,000.

The scale of the sacrificed ninjas was no different than that of the Third Ninja War.

Calling it the 'Fourth Ninja War' is not an exaggeration.

"Neither the Kingdom of Demons nor the Alliance can be underestimated. However, the most important thing is the Kingdom of Demons. Judging from the combat effectiveness shown now, even if we are opposed by Kumogakure, we can't get any benefits. .”

The Fourth Raikage made the final decision and expressed his opinion.

It can be said that the trend of this war exceeded his expectations from the beginning.

In his opinion, the Union Army's performance was very poor.

Not only were the villages unable to unify, but the trust management was also a mess. In addition, the spies inside Konoha and Kirigakure were causing mischief, resulting in frequent defeats on the frontal battlefield.

When he wanted to recover his disadvantage, he encountered another lightning strike from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Under layers of heavy damage, the momentum that was so overwhelming at the beginning was completely exhausted.

It was far different from what he had expected at the beginning, a situation where both sides would suffer losses with the Kingdom of Demons and Kumogakure would take advantage of the opportunity to claim benefits.

As a result, Kumogakure's side had not yet taken action, and the war ended quickly under the leadership of the Demon Country.

What was left to the Union Army was a mess that couldn't be any worse.

Mabuyi also agreed with the Fourth Raikage's assessment.

Although Kumogakure has invested a lot of energy in the military over the years, after watching this battle, Mabuyi understands that there are still many gaps between them and the Kingdom of Demons.

The Kingdom of Ghosts flexibly uses weapons other than ninjas and exchanges these man-made steel for the flesh and blood of the ninjas. This is also one of the main factors why the casualties of the Kingdom of Ghosts do not seem to be large.

Another point is that the ninjas in the Kingdom of Demons are of extremely high quality.

Under the streamlined training model, the average strength of the ninjas in the Kingdom of Ghosts exceeds the average combat strength of the ninjas in the ninja villages of any major country.

"By the way, Lord Raikage, here are the letters from the Alliance Army and the letter from the Kingdom of Demons."

Mabuyi took out two letters.

They come from the alliance of ninja armies composed of the four major countries, and the country of ghosts.

The three Raikages frowned slightly when they saw the two letters in Mabuyi's hand.

Although he has not seen the content of the letter, Raikage is not a fool, and he instantly understood that both parties were trying to win over Kumogakure.

The Alliance Army wants to recruit Yunyin to join the group, and the Kingdom of Ghosts seems to be in urgent need of another big country to become its ally and confront the Alliance Army, so that it can also have international allies to support it.

"Has the Daimyo notified you?"

The Fourth Raikage asked.

Unlike other big countries, the relationship between Kumogakure and the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Thunder has been very harmonious for decades, and there has never been any disagreement.

Militarily, the Daming Mansion of the Land of Thunder gave Yunyin all financial support.

Even though Kumogakure went around plundering small ninja villages and plundering their secret and forbidden arts, causing many daimyo from small countries to protest, in the end it was officials from the Daimyo Mansion of the Kingdom of Thunder who came forward to settle these matters so that Kumogakure would not be disturbed.

Kumogakure also protected the territorial, political, and diplomatic sovereignty integrity of the Kingdom of Thunder to a great extent and provided military support.

Both parties rely on each other, trust each other, and work together to support and work hard to reach this situation.

If we talk about the one-country-one-village system, Konoha started it.

So, the one who combines them all belongs to the Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin without a doubt.

It can be called a model existence of one country and one village.

Unlike the daimyo of the Land of Wind and the Land of Water, they were afraid of the Ninja Villages in their own country, so they cut funding to check and balance the development of the Ninja Villages.

It's not like Iwagakure and the Earth Country Damingfu, who are suspicious of each other and have been plotting against each other for decades.

It's not like the Fire Country Daimyo's treatment of Konoha, which is important in war and vague in peace.

Before the rise of the Demon Country, the daimyo of these big countries did not strongly support their country's ninja villages like they do now.

They are all full of distrust and fear. They hope that the Ninja Village will be useful, but they do not want the Ninja Village to have too much power and threaten the rule and prestige of the Daming Mansion.

Therefore, in many cases, Raikage respects and trusts the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Thunder.

"The Daimyo has already notified us. However, he hopes that Lord Raikage can come over to discuss matters together. After all, no matter which party we reach cooperation with, it means that the Kingdom of Thunder will not be able to stay out of the matter."

Mabuyi said this.

"No, just let the daimyo reply like this - Kumogakure will not intervene in the dispute between them and will continue to remain neutral."

"Yes, I understand. Finally... there is new information about the mysterious organization that captured Yumu Ren."

"Huh? Is there something going on? Say it quickly!"

Both the Fourth Raikage, Darui and Nozomi all looked at Mabuyi with solemn expressions.

No matter what, the lost tailed beast must be regained.

Mabuyi nodded.

"According to accurate intelligence, traces of the movements of the core members of the organization were found in the Country of Valley."

"The Country of Valley?"

"Yes, I heard that there is a civilian armed organization controlled by the Kingdom of Ghosts. It seems that there is a lot of friction with the local nobles. If you want to go there to investigate, there may be a conflict with the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Mabuyi calmly narrated.

"Send a letter to the military of Oni Country, saying that Kumogakure's ANBU will temporarily stay in Valley Country for a period of time in the near future to capture important international criminals and ensure that their influence there is not disturbed."

The Fourth Raikage gave the order like this.

Although there is no fear of ghosts in the country, there is no need to offend the other party for this. It is best to live in peace.

Mabuyi nodded, turned and left the office, implementing the orders given by the Raikage one by one.

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"Ah, why do I, as a member of the Evil God Cult, come here to kill people for money? This is an extremely disrespectful and blasphemous act towards the Evil God."

Human beings are born guilty.

If you want to wash away all the evil in the world, you have to keep killing.

Kill living people and help them escape from suffering.

As the only and last believer of the Evil God Religion, Hidan inserted a black gun into his chest with great annoyance, then fell into the magic circle smeared with blood, holding the silver pendant, facing the Lord—— That is, praying to the evil god of faith.

After praying, he did not stand up, but said these words in a complaining tone.

He believes that the killing behavior of the Evil God Cult is full of redemptive significance. It is not just pure killing, but to achieve the state of redemption through killing.

Because there is no fun in pure killing, if you attach values ​​such as 'salvation' and 'compassion' to it, the image of the evil god will be three-dimensional in an instant.

However, if this kind of salvation is linked to money, it will be filled with an unpleasant smell of copper.

Hidan has seen believers of many religions, whose loyalty and belief in 'god' has been corrupted in the face of money.

In the name of the 'god' they believe in, they do dirty things that have nothing to do with doctrine, and indulge in the depraved joy of making money and corruption.

Whether it is other religions or the evil religion he believes in, there are many believers who are not firm in their beliefs.

Therefore, whenever Hidan encounters such a guy, he will kill every one he sees.

Through killing, you can redeem the lives of these blasphemers, and you will gain the ultimate happiness and joy in the world.

Such killing is so awesome!

The curse-like mark on his body disappeared. Hidan sat up and pulled out the black spear stuck in his heart. Blood spilled from the wound.

Maybe even the heart was pierced.

But Hidan sat there and took a breath as if nothing was wrong.

Although the process of praying is very pleasant, the feeling of being pierced through the body is also uncomfortable.

"Oops, the uniform is torn again. If the boss sees it, he will start preaching again."

Hidan looked at the marks on the black red cloud coat. Although it was opened and pierced through his chest without making a big hole in the clothes, the blood stains were inevitably stained on the clothes, and he scratched his head in embarrassment.

Not far from him, there lay a body that had already cooled down.

He is a rebel ninja.

There was obviously no weapon inserted, but many bloody holes were penetrated in the chest. When he died, the muscles on his face were twisted together, looking extremely painful, and his widened pupils looked like he was seeing hell.

This corpse has a lot of bounties on the underground black market.

This is his mission goal this time.

And his purpose was to follow the instructions from above, deal with this traitorous ninja, and then exchange it for money.

It made him think that what he joined was basically a mercenary organization that worked hard for money.

The leader of the organization is nothing more than a cold-blooded businessman who exploits the labor of low-level workers.

Hidan lamented again when he thought that he would have to deal with the same bounty target again.

"Lord Evil God, please forgive me, this struggling lamb... My patience at this time is all for the sake of more 'redemption' in the future."

The boss of the organization is really too powerful.

There was no way to resist.

He didn't want to be locked up and suffer in a prison of eternal darkness.

Compared to the evil god, Nagato, who is still the leader of the organization at this time, is even more terrifying.

Therefore, Lord Evil God will definitely forgive himself for being so helpless.

After praying, Hidan put the body on his back and walked deeper along the forest path with the bloody March scythe.