Escape From Konoha

"This old woman... really likes to be nosy."

After being silent for a long time, Xie seemed to have accepted the facts before him. He suddenly became irritable for some reason and said this.

He covered his head with his right hand, covering almost his entire face so that no one could see his face at this time, giving him the look of a headache.

Obviously this kind of situation would never happen to the puppet, but Scorpion could sense this strange emotion very clearly at this time.

It was as if the long-standing seal sleeping deep in the soul was suddenly broken open.

"Even if you resurrect me, what will happen? Nothing will change."

"Elder Qianyo just feels that he owes you, and did not guide you well and correctly when you were young, so he will compensate you at this time. But I think, if you hadn't taken back the 'human' part in the end, , otherwise no matter how much Elder Qiandai loves you, she will not use the forbidden technique of reincarnation for you."

Luo Sha said so.

"What a ridiculous thing to do, women always like this."

Scorpion sneered.

Immediately afterwards, he glanced at Luo Sha with sharp eyes. Although all the weapons in his body were removed, it would not be so easy if the other party wanted to kill him.

"Then, what are you going to do to me next? Imprison me in Sunagakure's torture chamber?"

"I have this idea. After all, you were not only the culprit who killed the Third Kazekage, but also joined a terrorist organization and took away the tailed beast from the village. To be honest, until now, I can't find any reason to forgive you. .According to the rules of the village, a rebellious ninja like you will not regret dying a hundred times."

Luo Sha responded to Xie with a cold tone.

Scorpion killed the Third Kazekage, which directly led to Sunagakure's subsequent defeat against Konoha in the Third Ninja War. It should have been an excellent opportunity, but it was wasted.

If not, Sunagakure can completely use the Third Ninja War to further strengthen himself and realize Sunagakure's rise plan.

At the same time, in the later war in the Kingdom of Wind, Sunagakure would not lose too much of its top combat power, and was squeezed by the Kingdom of Demons in paying compensation to them.

And the root of all this comes from Scorpion's betrayal.

At this point, no ninja who loves Sunagakure would be able to forgive Xia's actions.

The harm that Scorpion can do to Sunagakure alone is really too great.

Not to mention, now a terrorist organization has taken away Sunagakure's one tail.

He was already trying his best just to suppress his murderous intention towards Scorpion.

"Yeah?"

"This is for Elder Qianyo's sake. What you did in the past was to tarnish Elder Qianyo's reputation. If Elder Qianyo hadn't been suppressing you in the village and managing relations between all parties, the past few years would have been It’s not just a painless pursuit of you.”

Luo Sha said so.

Before learning that Scorpion was the culprit who killed the Third Kazekage, Sunagakure's pursuit of Scorpion had always been very ambiguous.

Especially in the early days, when Chiyo was still the person in charge of the high-level institutions of Sunagakure Village, many senior officials were intimidated by Chiyo's authority and did not discuss the matter more. They could only turn a blind eye to dangerous rebellious ninjas like Scorpion. One eye.

Later, after the Third Ninja War ended, some people used this incident to criticize Chiyo and forced the other party to step down. Although Chiyo successfully blocked it at that time, he also suffered a heavy blow to his reputation, which forced him to turn to behind-the-scenes operations.

The occurrence of all this is inextricably related to Scorpion.

Because Xia was supposed to be regarded by Chiyo as the successor of Sunagakure's will, the best candidate for the fourth Kazekage!

Even the Third Kazekage who had been in power in the past had a more favorable attitude on this matter, believing that Scorpion could take over the Kazekage's position after him and lead Sunagakure to become stronger.

"Isn't it a little late to say these things now?"

Xie smiled coldly.

Luo Sha shook his head, stared at Xia's face that was the same as before, and said: "As a Kazekage, I shouldn't have let a rebellious ninja like you leave, but Elder Chiyo has made great contributions to the village, and I can't bear it either. Elder Qiandai is now extinct...so, you go."

"Are you really willing to let me go?"

Xie looked at Luo Sha in surprise and confirmed again.

He had known Luo Sha since he was young and knew Luo Sha's personality well. He would not be so emotional based on his experience in dealing with things.

Moreover, given the atmosphere of Sunagakure Village at the time, if you wanted to overpower your opponents and become the Kazekage, if you were always driven by emotions, you would not be able to sit on the throne of the Kazekage, even if you had Chiyo behind you to support you.

Because there were spies ambushed in the village, he generally knew some of the changes in the situation that had occurred within Sunagakure Village when Rasa assumed the position of Kazekage.

The elders who were in power at that time either retired or were purged and became Luo Sha's one-spoken party.

Especially after learning that in order to cultivate Sunagakure's tailed beast weapons, the other party had sent ninjas to deliberately 'assassinate' his son Gaara in his early years to stimulate his growth...

This shows the other party's cold-blooded and cruel nature.

"Just this once."

Luo Sha said in an awkward tone.

"You have become weak and compassionate, Luo Sha. In the past, as long as you were an enemy, whether it was external or internal, you could be used and eliminated without mercy."

Xie paused and said this.

"Maybe, but people will always change after some things. In short, you'd better not appear in my sight in the future. Otherwise, even with the relationship of Elder Qianyo, I will no longer tolerate your betrayal , I will kill you."

Luo Sha sighed, then no longer looked at Xie, turned around and left the tent.

The placer gold lurking underground also evacuated invisibly.

As Luo Sha left, silence returned to the space, leaving Xie alone, silently looking at the body kneeling on the ground for a long time.

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"You acted too aggressively this time. Although it's a good thing to have the courage to save people, it's not worthwhile to just get involved yourself if you fail to save people."

In the Konoha ninja team rushing back to Konoha Village, Shikamaru and Naruto were hanging at the back of the team.

After learning what had happened, Shikamaru frowned slightly at the risky behavior of Naruto and others, thinking that the attack method of Naruto and others was too radical. And without waiting for the antidote to arrive, he directly fought against a ninja of Scorpion's level. If he got a slight cut, things would become very troublesome.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Who said the situation was very critical at that time? Besides, everything was fine in the end, right?"

Naruto said.

"That's just because you are lucky enough, and the people from the Ghost Country have attracted a lot of the enemy's attention. Otherwise, given your situation at the time, it might be very dangerous."

Shikamaru shook his head, not quite agreeing with Naruto's perfunctory statement.

If it hadn't been for the unexpected intervention of the Oni Kingdom and Naruto's own strength, which exceeded the enemy's expectations and caught the enemy by surprise, the entire army might have been annihilated.

At that time, not only the first tail, but also the nine tails may be taken away by the enemy.

"Speaking of the Kingdom of Ghosts... I seem to have forgotten something important."

Naruto began to think hard, feeling as if he had suddenly forgotten something, and frowned.

"Ah! I remembered it!"

Naruto's loud shout made Shikamaru sweat on his face, and he asked helplessly: "Don't you guys always be surprised, so what's wrong?"

"I asked those guys from Xianggui Country about Sakura! Damn it, I just told you why I always felt something was wrong when I came back!"

Naruto looked like he was about to cry without tears, and it seemed that he was angry with himself.

"What to do, Shikamaru?"

He looked at Shikamaru for help.

"What's the use of asking me about this kind of thing? I've already gone back."

Shikamaru replied speechlessly.

"Is it too late to go and chase him now?"

"Do you think it's still too late? More than a day has passed. If you catch up now, you will definitely not be able to catch up. And without official documents, foreign ninjas are not allowed to enter the country of ghosts at will. If they are discovered, they will be directly regarded as intruders. Arrest and imprison them.”

Shikamaru explained the stakes.

It's definitely too late to turn back and catch up now.

The country of ghosts has extremely strict border protection. It is impossible for ninjas without written permission to walk within the country. It can almost be described as being difficult to move.

Coupled with Naruto's identity, once Naruto really does that, it will not be a simple detention, but will escalate into a diplomatic incident between countries with greater conflicts, which is likely to detonate the conflict between the Kingdom of Demons and Konoha. A new round of war.

"There will be more opportunities to deal with them in the future. Besides, didn't you get the information about Orochimaru from Scorpion? Now compared to Sakura, it's better to pay more attention to Sasuke's affairs."

Shikamaru changed the subject.

"By the way, Sasuke! Scorpion said that Orochimaru will take Sasuke's body away in four months!"

Naruto also suddenly remembered this matter.

"Shikamaru, when you get back, ask Granny Tsunade to immediately give the order to arrest Orochimaru."

"After all, he is still a Konoha Sannin, not a dangerous criminal who can be arrested as soon as possible. Moreover, before the other party takes action, we cannot act too hastily, otherwise we will easily alert the enemy and miss the opportunity."

Shikamaru glanced at the anxious Naruto and replied.

"Does that mean we can't take action until four months later?"

Naruto responded.

"Yes, the time may need to be advanced a bit. In short, it is impossible to capture Orochimaru now."

Shikamaru nodded.

But there are many difficulties involved.

First, they had no way to confirm whether the information provided by Scorpion was accurate. This might be a trap designed for Konoha.

Secondly, if the information given by Scorpion is true, then this operation will not only arrest Orochimaru as Naruto said.

Instead, he took advantage of the conflict between Orochimaru and Sasuke to arrest him together with Sasuke, or even execute them on the spot and bring back their bodies.

Because the threat Konoha faces now is not only Orochimaru, but Sasuke, who wants to take revenge on the higher-ups, is also an extremely unstable bomb for Konoha.

Third, if this is a trap, Konoha must be prepared for a full-scale conflict with that organization, and Konoha must also send powerful enough ninjas there. Among the ninjas going there, it would be best to exclude Naruto.

Although Naruto is powerful and a huge help, there are uncontrollable risks.

First, he couldn't really attack Sasuke; second, if it was a trap, there was a risk that the Kyuubi would be snatched away by the enemy.

These two important factors made Naruto's actions easily interfered with by factors other than combat, leading to direct failure of the mission.

Based on the above complex reasons, Shikamaru believed that it would be best to exclude Naruto from the hunt for Orochimaru four months later, and instead gather the strength of other than Naruto to send Jonin to form a special operations team to capture Orochimaru and Sasuke.

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Sunagakure, cemetery.

In the sky full of yellow sand, a figure stood alone in front of the tomb, staring at the tombstone intently, as if caught in some kind of memory, silent.

After a long time, his face changed, and there were subtle footsteps behind him, which were not hidden.

An old man came over and came to Xie's side. Like Xie, he looked at the tombstone in front of him quietly, a trace of sadness appearing on his old face.

"You have been standing here for several hours. Do you think of the past?"

Ebizo's old and trembling voice sounded, giving people the feeling that he had already stepped half-foot into the coffin and was out of breath.

It may also be that seeing the death of his biological sister, whom he had been dependent on for many years, caused excessive grief and physical trauma.

"Did i do something wrong?"

Xie looked at the tombstone in front of him blankly.

He couldn't understand why he was resurrected by Chiyo.

I don’t understand the meaning of my own existence.

The 'eternity' that was extremely firm in the past has long been ended at the time of 'death'.

"There is no regret in life, just like time will not flow backwards. Once it starts flowing, it will not stop. The thing I feel most guilty about, sister, is that when you were young, you did not realize the true loneliness in your heart, which made you Finally, I chose to leave Sunagakure and escape from being paralyzed in the box of 'eternity'."

Ebizo's words made Xia's expression look even more silent.

His so-called 'eternity' is just loneliness.

In this way, he does not have to wait for others, nor does he have to make anyone wait for him.

In the end, I was left alone.

"I have forgotten all that kind of thing. Even now, it is difficult for me to recall the appearance of my parents. I only remember that after they left that night, the figures running towards the battlefield could never be seen again. Never came back.”

Scorpion lowered his head, unable to describe his mood at this time in words.

Emotion... this kind of thing, he originally thought he had given up on it long ago...

Why……

Why recall such a thing?

My hands are already full of blood. The so-called human emotions should have been wiped out long ago?

"Where do you plan to go next?"

Ebizo asked.

Scorpio shook his head like a child.

"have no idea."

Ebizo stopped asking, took out a scroll from his arms, and said: "This is the scroll made by ten Chikamatsu people. Your puppets have all been destroyed. From now on, use this for self-defense." In this troubled world, you always need strength to protect yourself. In addition, if you really can't find the goal in life, then replace your sister and continue to promote the career of puppet master. The puppet master in the village is still using you for twenty years. A puppet made years ago.”

He vaguely suggested that Sunagakure's puppet master profession at this time was already showing signs of decline.

If this trend continues, there will be fewer and fewer ninjas to succeed the puppet master.

Xie Xie took the scroll numbly, feeling heavy.

Ebizo nodded, turned and left.

His back was depressed and lonely, and the desolation of the setting sun appeared on his body.

The old people of the old era will pass away one by one, and then new life will be born.

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"I thought you were dead, Scorpion."

Standing in a tall tower in the rain, Nagato met a subordinate who had died in the mission - Scorpion.

The rain was pattering outside, and the damp atmosphere made the heater in the tower seem to have a bit of a chill.

"Nagato."

Scorpion did not call the other party the leader, but called the other party by name.

Nagato's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at Xia intently.

The Samsara Eye, which has lost its emotions and desires, makes the surrounding air seem extremely solemn.

Xie ignored the pressure. He took off the ring with the word "jade" on his hand, walked to Nagato and handed it out.

"My target has been achieved, and now I want to leave Akatsuki."

Xie said calmly.

Four years ago, he and Deidara captured the second tail from the Demon Country in the Country of Waves. A few days ago, he and Deidara once again successfully captured a tailed beast for the organization.

There were two tailed beasts in total, and his mission was completed.

Although he thought so, Nagato frowned slightly.

Generally speaking, this behavior of Scorpion is tantamount to betraying the organization.

"Can you tell me why you left the organization?"

Nagato's aura dissipated, and he calmed down the atmosphere with the tone of a friend, and asked Scorpion.

"I'm tired."

Scorpion only answered this sentence.

His emotionless eyes met the reincarnation eyes.

Nagato was slightly silent.

After a long time, he opened his mouth slightly: "In that case, please leave. Don't appear in my sight again in the future."

From Xie's hand, he took the ring codenamed 'Jade Girl'.

Xie nodded, received this answer, turned and left, walked towards the external platform of the tower, and lost his figure in the rain.

"Nagato-sama, Scorpion knows so much about Akatsuki, and even learned Yin-Yang Escape from you... For such a traitor, I think he should be eliminated immediately."

Bai Zetsu emerged from the ground and suggested to Nagato.

"Forget it, since he has found another path, we should give our blessings for this. After all, there is no need to kill all the companions. Moreover, I believe that Scorpion will keep a secret about the organization's affairs and will not talk about it everywhere."

"yes."

Bai Jue nodded helplessly.

Nagato stared at the direction Xia left, turned around, walked into the shadows, and disappeared.

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"Brother Scorpion!"

Deidara's voice came from behind.

At this time, Scorpion, who had taken off his black red cloud coat and was only wearing a black raincoat, looked back in the rain.

Deidara jumped off the white bird's back.

His face was pale and he was panting as if recovering from a serious illness. The rain soaked his clothes and hair.

Outside Yuyin Village, the two figures looked at each other.

"Deidara, you're not dead yet."

This is the first sentence of Scorpion.

"Brother Scorpion, you are the one. I heard that you died at the hands of Konoha Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki and that old woman Sunagakure. I was just thinking about recovering from my injuries, so I went to Sunagakure and brought your body back. Yeah. Hmm."

Deidara continued to take a breath and said.

"What an idiot. Your information has been leaked. Breaking into Sunagakure will lead to death."

"That won't allow Brother Xie's body to be desecrated. However, the news of your death, Brother Xie, is indeed false. That bastard Bai Jue's intelligence work is really getting worse and worse. It seems that he will bomb it again after he returns. It will take a few deaths to make his memory last longer. Hmm."

Deidara became unhappy.

On this mission, everything went wrong for him.

All the ninjas he encountered targeted his weak points.

Especially the Thunderbolt female ninja in Konoha was his nemesis, causing all the bombs he released to turn into duds, which made him depressed.

Therefore, after using the 'self-destruction' trick to hide his eyesight, he successfully escaped and immediately blew up several Bai Jue to vent his fire.

"I did die, but I was resurrected by that old woman Chiyo with no effort."

Xie snorted coldly.

"Uh...yes, is that so?"

Deidara was stunned for a moment.

Being killed and then resurrected... the relationship between this is a bit too confusing.

However, Deidara did not dwell too much on this matter, but asked: "Speaking of which, my leader just said, Brother Scorpion, you want to leave the organization...Why is this? Why do you want to leave the organization, Brother Scorpion?" Who made you angry?"

"No, it's my own problem. I just feel that this organization is no longer suitable for me, so I want to leave."

Scorpion replied.

"then what do I do?"

"Nagato will probably arrange new teammates for you later."

Scorpion said.

"But only Brother Scorpion and I are a perfect match."

"Don't always lose your temper like a child. I will never come back. Also, remember not to reveal to anyone that I am still alive."

After explaining this, Xie turned around and pulled on his raincoat, preparing to leave.

"In other words, Brother Scorpion, are you planning to retire?"

Deidara, who didn't understand, asked this question.

Xie sneered and retired?

How can it be so simple.

His identity is visible and shameful.

There is no real retreat for a ninja, especially a rebellious ninja like him.

Even if Sunagakure didn't make any arrangements, there were countless people killed by him and turned into puppets. Once their families and friends got clues, they would madly hunt him down and fight him to the death.

The moment you become a ninja, there is no such thing as retirement.

"Deidara."

"What?"

"The life of a ninja is a life of fighting. Nothing will be left except fighting."

The sound of rain was mixed with Scorpion's dull voice.

"It sounds really bleak. I became a ninja just to prove my art. Hmm."

Deidara responded.

"So, you are still a brat who hasn't grown up yet."

"What, Brother Scorpion, are you looking down on me?"

Deidara glared at Scorpion's back with dissatisfaction, feeling that he had been underestimated by Scorpion.

His art is not such a fragile thing.

"Haha, you'd better leave as soon as possible, otherwise the next battle will not be the same as before. If you continue to hold on to such naive ideas, you will definitely die, and once a person dies, You can’t delve into art.”

"Brother Scorpion, have you also learned to be alarmist?"

Deidara spread his hands helplessly.

"Maybe. Anyway, don't die. Don't even think about provoking Itachi. You won't be his match even if you train for another ten years."

A look of fear flashed in Scorpion's eyes, and he left this sentence, regardless of whether Deidara heard it or not, and walked into the rain outside Yuyin Village, slowly walking away.

"Really, Brother Scorpion is looking down on me again. He always doesn't admit that my art can be better than the Sharingan. How can something that relies on blood be so powerful?"

Deidara spoke rather complainingly.

However, he became slightly silent as he watched Xie's retreating figure.

"Alas... Brother Scorpion left this time, and among the artists in the organization, I am the only one left."

Deidara sighed sadly.

"Sure enough, artists are all lonely. Hmm."

Turning around with his back to Scorpion, Deidara ran in the opposite direction.

The rain was pouring down.