Escape From Konoha

The sun was setting in the west, and the sky in the distance was covered with brilliant sunset. It was dusk, and the group of people came to a side entrance of Konoha that was personally guarded by ANBU, and quickly gathered here.

Since they came to Konoha under the guise of attending the Chunin Examination Negotiation Meeting, the support teams of Kumogakure and Sunagakure easily sneaked in under Konoha's arrangement.

The leader of Yunyin Village is a sturdy man with dark skin and white hair. His bangs on the left cover his eyes, and he scratches his head from time to time, making people feel the decadence from the inside out. Qi.

This man is none other than Kumogakure's Jounin Darui, the Fourth Raikage's right-hand man, and his weight is no less than that of the Fourth Raikage's secretary Azabui.

There is only one main text and one main martial arts. The two focus on completely different aspects, but they are undoubtedly the backbone of Yunyin.

Behind him, there were two ANBU teams from Kumogakure, plus the leader Darui. Kumogakure sent a total of nine ninjas, including seven jounin and two outstanding chuunin. , with special abilities. It can be said that no one is mediocre, which shows how much Kumogakure attaches to this cooperation with Konoha.

The person sent by Sunagakure was the Burning Release ninja Ye Cang, followed by more than a dozen of Sunagakure's elite ninjas, including several powerful jounin.

Like Kumo Gakure, Sunagakure also attaches great importance to this cooperation. They hope to find the stolen One-Tail through Orochimaru's line and regain the One-Tail from the enemy's hands.

As the leading party, Konoha naturally had the most people participating in this special operation.

The four members of the seventh team, including Naruto, and the eighth team, who were responsible for tracking and locating the enemy. Except for the instructor Yuhi Kurenai, who did not come, the other three were all gathered in the team.

In addition, there were four members of Kai's team, and two ANBU teams.

The total number of people dispatched by Konoha was 19, making it the ninja village with the largest number of dispatches among the three villages. If you include Jiraiya who is still in charge of surveillance at the front, there are exactly twenty people.

"In other words, the Sannin of Konoha will also join the operation, right?"

Darui of Kumogakure asked before taking action.

Tsunade, who summoned the operations personnel at the side door, nodded to Darui's question and responded: "Yes, Jiraiya has already arranged in advance and is monitoring the movements of that stronghold. If there is any news, He will immediately send an envoy to inform you. If possible, I hope you can put aside all prejudices and work closely together this time."

With that said, Tsunade looked at Darui with inquiring eyes.

As an ally of Konoha, there is no need to worry about Sunagakure's actions. The only uncertain factor is Kumogakure.

If it weren't for Konoha's own lack of strength this time, Tsunade would not have planned to invite Kumogakure in.

The reason is that Konoha, which has a very poor relationship with Kumogakure, really lacks the basis for cooperation between them.

Darui raised his hands as if to surrender, and sighed helplessly: "Don't worry, Hokage-sama, this matter is very important. Before we came, Raikage asked us to obey all your commands in Konoha. For us, the current trend of obtaining the second tail is the most important, and we will leave the rest of the grievances for later."

As long as the movements of the two tails can be obtained during this operation, then there is no harm in following Konoha's arrangements.

This is the implication of Darui's words.

Seeing Darui and the Kumogakure ninjas surrendering, this was also Tsunade's purpose, so she nodded with slight satisfaction.

"In this case, we in Konoha will not be respectful of the command this time."

Darui nodded in agreement.

Sunagakure's Ye Cang also had no objections. Originally, Konoha was the party that contributed the most to this operation and should have been given the command right to do so. What's more, if the three parties lose the basis for cooperation from the beginning, then this operation may involve huge risks.

This is what all parties need to consider.

"Grandma Tsunade, are you okay yet? I'm fully prepared."

On the other side, Naruto began to call weakly, obviously he couldn't wait to start.

For him, this time it was a race against time.

"Idiot, who do you think allowed him to join the operation this time?" Shikamaru, who was next to Tsunade, laughed and scolded Naruto, and then gave him a piece of advice: "Although I have said it countless times before, this mission is called People do not have any right to act privately. No matter what happens, they must absolutely obey the orders of their superiors. Otherwise, you will stay in the village for the rest of your life and never want to go out again."

Seeing Shikamaru's serious and serious face, Naruto also knew that being able to participate in the mission this time was the result of Tsunade's lobbying.

The other senior officials seemed reluctant to let him participate in this mission.

Therefore, Naruto hurriedly began to nod, indicating that he would be serious and obedient and would not do anything unruly like the last mission.

"So, that's it for now. I wish you all a safe journey and let's start taking action."

As Tsunade took a deep breath and said this, the open space in front of the side door became empty for an instant. Dozens of figures flashed out and a few leaves were blown down by the strong wind and scattered all over the floor. .

"They shouldn't have any accidents during this operation, right?"

Shikamaru looked at the direction where Naruto and others were leaving and asked.

"If the information is correct, there will be no problem, but if that stronghold is a trap, you must consider the consequences of failure. That is why I sent Jiraiya and Kaidu there to prevent such a thing from happening."

Tsunade said calmly.

Naruto aside, Jiraiya and Kai were the core combatants of the Konoha team in this mission. With the presence of these two people, even if this is a trap, it can ensure that our troops can retreat from the battlefield without allowing the enemy to take advantage of the loophole.

"However, I have seen the forbidden technique of the Eight Gate Dunjia. It requires overdrafting the body in order to obtain a temporary burst of power."

Shikamaru frowned.

Tsunade nodded and said: "Yes, the forbidden technique is a double-edged sword, and you should be careful when using it. As long as Kai does not use the eighth gate, given his current physique, plus the special one I gave him Healing medicine is absolutely fine.”

Every line reveals authority and confidence in the medical field.

Shikamaru remained silent and just nodded slightly.

"Okay, let's go back. The first test of this year's Chunin Exams will be hosted by you and Sunagakure's Temari. Don't mess things up."

Tsunade turned around, patted Shikamaru's thin but extremely strong shoulder, and joked with a smile.

"Don't ask me to do such troublesome things...really."

Especially when working with women, just thinking about it, Shikamaru could predict the bleak days of the next month.

However, Shikamaru only talked about it, but he had already paid full attention in his heart and decided to successfully conduct the first test of the Chunin Examination.

Complain when he should complain, and be serious when he should be serious. This is his lowest requirement for himself.

'Be careful, Naruto, don't be reluctant to attack Sasuke when you meet him.' He silently blessed this sentence in his heart, and his eyes no longer lingered on the whereabouts of Naruto and others, and he raised his steps and followed Tsunade away.

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The group of people quickly shuttled through the forest. Since they set off at dusk, even though the sky was about to darken, everyone was still in high spirits. They took hard steps and rushed towards the direction of Tian Country.

According to their planned itinerary, there was no rest time until they arrived at Orochimaru's stronghold at the western border of Tian Country.

Try to arrive at the destination before sunset the next day, surround the destination stronghold, capture Orochimaru, an important source of information, alive, torture him, and obtain the whereabouts of the stolen tailed beast.

Therefore, whether it was Konoha who took the lead, or Kumogakure and Sunagakure who assisted Konoha, they all gathered enough strength to start flying forward, and were prepared to have no rest time for the next twenty-four hours.

"Mr. Darui, Miss Yekura, this is information about Orochimaru, Uchiha Sasuke and Hatake Kakashi. Because these three people are likely to be dealt with in this mission, please confirm again as soon as possible. , is there any discrepancy with what you knew before?"

As the captain of this action force, Tianzang also felt under great pressure. He took out two intelligence documents that he had prepared and handed them to Darui and Ye Cang while running, so that they could confirm the authenticity of the intelligence again.

Darui and Ye Cang did not refuse and kept running. At the same time, they began to confirm the intelligence documents in their hands to see if the intelligence information recorded on them was correct.

"No, it's exactly the same as what we learned before. However, I remember that Kakashi Hatake didn't seem to be mentioned in the previous plan."

Darui asked the doubts in his heart.

Tenzo nodded and replied: "That's because Jiraiya, who is responsible for monitoring the movement ahead, has only confirmed the location of Orochimaru and Uchiha Sasuke, but has not determined the whereabouts of Hatake Kakashi."

"In other words, the opponent may be in that stronghold, or it may not be in that stronghold, right?"

Ye Cang asked.

"Yes, and for this reason, we have to prepare for the worst. After all, the source of the intelligence is a member of that organization. Whether this is a trap designed for us is unknown. Since we cannot alert the snake, Jiraiya also does not If you dare to go deep alone, you are afraid of being alerted by Orochimaru."

Tianzang explained.

"It's right to be cautious. Rather than act recklessly, this action should be more cautious. Even if we want to alert the snake, we have to wait until we get there." Darui agreed with this statement, and then a confident smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: " However, there are so many of us, most of them are Jonin, so even if there are traps there, it is not a cause for concern."

He was bound to get the information Orochimaru had.

Moreover, the three ninja villages united and dispatched so many elite ninjas at once, and Orochimaru could not make any trouble at all.

Naruto silently listened to the exchanges between these people, but his mind was no longer here.

Instead, he looked at the gradually dimming sky in the distance, his eyes flashing, as if he had remembered something.

Sasuke...

Subconsciously, Naruto clenched his fists and galloped out like a charge, following the large army.

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The next day, near noon.

After Sasuke finished his training in the morning, he went to a natural pool as usual, unbuttoned his shirt to reveal his strong upper body, walked under the waterfall, and rinsed his body with warm water illuminated by the sun.

I saw Sasuke standing still under the waterfall. The waterfall, which could wash away the rocks, poured down, but it failed to shake Sasuke's body in the slightest. On the contrary, when the torrent fell on Sasuke, the crystal water droplets kept splashing everywhere. go out.

The black hair was completely wet by the water. The pleasant coolness and the faint warmth when the sun shone down made Sasuke feel that the weather today was very good, making him want to settle down and take a short lunch break. , to wash away fatigue.

But Sasuke knew that it was far from the time to rest.

He still has a lot of things to do, and even if he wants to completely relax, he has to do it after finishing these things.

"Is it Chongwu?"

Sasuke was facing the waterfall, using the water of the waterfall to wash his body. When he heard subtle footsteps approaching from behind, he asked.

"It's me, Sasuke-sama."

It wasn't Chonggo's voice, but a girl's voice that was equally respectful and filled with strange emotions.

She stood on the outskirts of the pool, looking at Sasuke's exposed back with clear black and white pupils, and looked away with a slight blush on her face.

The long hair that fell down was like a ball of red fire.

"It's you, Tayuya, have you come back? In other words, the mission assigned to the four of you has been completed, right?"

Sasuke gave a faint hum and did not turn around. He still turned his back to the other person and talked to the girl.

As the acting leader of the Four in the absence of Orochimaru, Sasuke has the power of life and death over the Four Otogakure.

In this Otogakure Village, only Tayuya and his group of Otogakure ninjas who can master the second state of the curse seal and will not be deprived of their sanity can get into his eyes.

Although some of the other Otogakure ninjas who were planted with cursed seals were indeed good in strength, perhaps the cursed seal burned out their brains while enhancing their strength. Naturally, Sasuke would not look at these incomplete products. glance.

The reason why Sasuke looked at the four of them differently was because he wanted to form a team of confidants of his own strength.

Many times, ninjas cannot survive alone.

The reason why his strength has improved rapidly in Orochimaru over the years is not only the various resources provided by Orochimaru and the celestial magic training methods obtained from the Kingdom of Demons, but also partly because there are many people behind him, preparing for him. All the logistics.

The cost of traveling, the maintenance and replacement of ninja tools, and all the food, clothing, housing and transportation do not need to be done by him personally, and the time saved is also considerable.

This is what the four people mean to him.

If there are any tedious tasks that are inconvenient to complete by yourself, or time-consuming errands, just leave them to them.

With these support staff, he could plunge into cultivation without hesitation, focus on becoming stronger, and not be bothered by trivial matters.

"Yes, Sasuke-sama, our mission of suppressing the riot stronghold has been completed."

Duoyu also answered.

"Thank you for your hard work. Is there anything else?"

Sasuke asked lightly.

Tayuya hesitated for a moment and replied: "Just now, Lord Orochimaru gave an order for you to go to the laboratory to find him. It seems that there is something important to discuss with you."

"Is that guy back? I know."

Sasuke paused and continued to answer in an indifferent tone.

As a result, the dark and deep pupils suddenly turned red, and three mysterious black magatama appeared, rotating slightly in the eyes.

Removing his body from the waterfall, Sasuke walked with his feet naturally on the surface of the pool, taking his time.

When he walked next to Tayuya, Tayuya felt a rush of heat from Sasuke, as if his whole body had turned into a sun that was constantly releasing heat, and the surrounding air was filled with this heat. The terrifying heat steamed and bent it out of shape.

Tayuya felt the fierce male aura coming towards his face and saw Sasuke's still exposed and unclothed upper body close at hand. His face turned redder and he quietly lowered his head.

Under the heat, Sasuke's wet clothes were dried, and then he casually put the clothes on his body.

"Lord Sasuke..."

Just as Sasuke was about to continue walking away, Tayuya's voice came from beside him.

"What's up?"

"If possible, you should leave here as soon as possible. You are not suitable for this kind of place. Lord Orochimaru has actually been..."

Always……

In this case, Tayuya could not continue to speak. She just lowered her head, like a child who had made a mistake, and did not dare to raise her head and look at Sasuke.

Sasuke glanced at Tayuya's lowered body with his Sharingan. Unable to see what he was thinking at this time, he turned his head and walked out without saying a word.

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In his own pharmacy, Kabuto has been doing the work of preparing medicines since he moved to the base here, preparing for some special experimental subjects in this base.

While the curse seal brings power, it also comes with the risk that after the power explodes, uncontrollability will cause people to lose their rationality.

And his job is to use the new drugs developed as much as possible to stabilize the emotions of these special experimental subjects, help them control the power of the curse seal, and expand the number of collections in Orochimaru's hands.

Although these collectibles are just toys for ninjas like Orochimaru to play with in their spare time, they can also play a very good role if used as cannon fodder at critical moments.

After all, if you want to expand the scale of Yinyin Village and collect more information and resources, you cannot do without the support of many people and the community.

Even a researcher as strong as Orochimaru needs the help of others to gain a foothold.

Once you lose someone, you lose your eyes and ears, you can't hear the sounds outside, and you don't know what's going on outside. This is a very dangerous thing for a traitor who is wanted by a big country.

After skillfully placing the medicinal herbs in the bowl and then grinding them into pieces, Kabuto put down the bowl in his hand, walked out of the nearby shelf, took out the unopened medicinal herbs wrapped in brown paper, and continued to grind and crush them using the same technique.

Although the work in hand was carried out in an orderly manner, Dou's ears were always pricked up, listening to the movement outside the pharmacy.

According to what he knew, Orochimaru came back two hours ago.

And Orochimaru's return to this stronghold means that he is fully prepared-ready to plunder Sasuke's body.

Once Sasuke's body is plundered by Orochimaru, whether it is the blood following the boundary or the senjutsu, everything will become the property of Orochimaru.

So far, all the efforts of Sasuke, all the life he has lived, will be turned into meaningless bubbles, just to make a wedding dress for Oshemaru.

While grinding medicinal materials, listen to the world outside the pharmacy.

According to Dou's understanding of Orochimaru, he devoured Sasuke's body either today or tomorrow.

Orochimaru is a patient person, but at the same time, he is also a very patient person. Especially at this time, it is estimated that it will be difficult to control the restlessness in my heart, and I will eagerly swallow everything Sasuke has.

"But, who will be the ultimate winner?"

No one could answer this answer, Dou twittered, then laughed dumbfoundedly, shook his head, and concentrated on the work in front of him.

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cold.

Before pushing open the door of the laboratory where Orochimaru was located, Sasuke felt the biting coldness from the cold door.

As Sasuke stretched out his hand, the door of the laboratory opened a small gap, revealing the bright yellow and slightly dim light inside the laboratory, full of decay.

Then with a hard push, the laboratory door opened completely, and Sasuke stepped forward calmly and walked into the laboratory.

The coldness and the smell of disinfectant similar to that of a hospital room immediately filled Sasuke's nasal cavity.

After entering, Sasuke discovered that the space in this laboratory was very wide. The aisle in the middle was more than ten meters wide, which was enough for more than a dozen people to walk side by side without feeling crowded.

There are a large number of floor-standing cultivation devices placed on both sides. Through the glass of the device, you can see the miserable green bubbling liquid inside, as well as various twisted and weird giant creatures soaked in the liquid.

At first glance, Sasuke couldn't name these strange creatures. He had never seen similar creatures even in the biological atlas.

"Synthetic beast? It's still as bad as ever, and it makes me watch such a dirty thing."

Sasuke frowned, a hint of disgust in his tone.

These synthetic beasts make people feel extremely uncomfortable from a physiological state, not to mention the fact that they are still alive, which makes people feel sick and want to vomit.

When he came to stand in the center of the aisle, Sasuke withdrew his eyes from the synthetic beast in the training device and scanned the nearby environment. He did not see Orochimaru, and there was no place to hide here.

Regarding Orochimaru's hiding and pretending to be mysterious, Sasuke frowned deeper and said dissatisfiedly: "Orochimaru, come out, I'm already here."

There was no response, the corridors of space were still empty, only Sasuke's echo came.

Sasuke hummed softly and was about to lift his feet to continue walking when suddenly——

Boom!

The sound erupted from deep underground.

The ominous sound of the cracking earth caused the entire building to shake, causing the surrounding wall panels to wail. Under Sasuke's feet, a horrifying huge crack appeared. The inside was pitch black and bottomless.

Hiss.

The giant snake vomited a letter, and its fierce and bloody eyes poked its head out of the crack in the darkness. This huge monster from the darkness suddenly tore open its bloody mouth, targeting Sasuke's body, and emerged from the darkness. Culled out.

(PS: I made a mistake before. Taino Country and Takino Country are not bordering each other. This is the western border of Taino Country, close to the Iron Country...)