Escape From Konoha

"Everyone evacuates!"

As the ground and forest began to shake, a bad premonition came to Yi Ji's mind. Before she could think about it, she turned around and shouted to the members of the Thorn Team who wanted to come up to help.

The next battle is definitely not something they can participate in.

The so-called support is nothing more than coming to die. Apart from delaying the enemy's attack, it has no effect.

And now she didn't need them to delay the enemy, so it was a useless sacrifice.

Upon hearing Yiji's order, the members of the Thorn Team did not hesitate, quickly jumped back and evacuated from the center of the battlefield.

However, before they could evacuate from the battlefield, a powerful suction force was generated from the black ball in the sky, causing their bodies to stagnate.

No matter how hard they tried, they could not escape this powerful gravitational pull.

Kaka!

First, pebbles floated into the sky, and then the ground tore apart, and rocks bulged upward.

The giant tree rooted in the forest was also shaking restlessly, and the roots at the bottom began to be pulled upwards by force, pulling out of the ground, exposing a corner of it.

Seeing this scene, Yi Ji knew that she could not continue like this. If the 'black ball' in the sky was allowed to exert its power, the entire Thorn Team would be wiped out except for herself, and only a few people would survive.

No longer hesitating, Ichiki summoned the lava warrior outside her body and entered the third stage of Susanoo. Hot air surged around her, evaporating the rainwater that came from her. She raised her head and stared at the star in the sky that continued to explode with gravity. The black ball of energy, the lava warrior's eyes as bright as the sun, were filled with a coldness.

Buzz!

The air vibrated, and the lava warrior transformed the weapon directly into the form of a bow. He held the bow arm with his left hand, pinched the bow string with his right hand, and stretched it backward as hard as he could.

A flaming giant sword without sword turns into an arrow. At the moment when the bowstring is stretched into a full moon, the end of the sword is pinched between the fingers of the right hand at the right time, and the tip of the sword is pointed directly at the black ball in the sky.

Zheng!

The flaming giant sword flew out like a meteor.

boom!

The flash of light and fire wave that detonated the birth swallowed up the black ball in an instant.

When the storm and fire disappeared, the black ball was floating in the sky without any trace of damage.

But Yi Ji's goal has been achieved. Although the flame giant sword did not destroy the black ball, the huge movement caused by the explosion caused chaos in the gravitational field formed by the black ball.

The members of the Thorn Team, who were originally stagnant under the gravity, quickly broke away from the control of gravity and fled deep into the other side of the forest, not daring to stop for a moment.

That finger-sized black ball brought them too much fear.

Once caught in it, not even chakra armor can withstand its power.

When Ichiki saw the members of the Thorn Team fleeing the battlefield, she put away the Lava Warrior to avoid wasting chakra.

The steps flew out, preparing to escape from the control of gravity.

Her chakra and body are powerful enough to rival the tailed beasts. Although this kind of gravity is troublesome, it does not constrain her actions.

Unexpectedly, just as she was about to break away from the gravitational pull, a gravitational force from the side suddenly turned into an invisible big hand, pulling her body so that she could not retreat.

"All things are attracted by heaven!"

Sansho Hanzo, who had been made into a puppet, opened his hands and aimed his palms at Ichiki. Small black vortexes appeared in the palms of his hands.

Different from the previous repulsive force, this is the opposite suction force, which is used to restrain Kazuki so that she cannot escape control.

Click!

Just as Yi Ji was about to disperse the suction force, the ground beneath her feet suddenly collapsed, forming a rock and flying towards the sky.

Not only her feet, but the surrounding earth was not spared either. One after another, rocks the size of houses broke away from the earth and converged towards the black ball in the sky.

Hey!

Yiji looked down and saw a figure flickering in the forest below.

He jumped to the top of the treetops in the forest in twos and twos. He was as light as a swallow and stood tall. He wore the same black red cloud coat as the puppet Hanzo. His eyes were samsara eyes. He was strong and tall. His right palm raised Get up and point to the sky.

I saw the flesh and blood of his raised right palm suddenly squirming, the mechanism made a clicking sound, and small metal missiles poked out from the squirming flesh.

The tails of these small missiles sprayed fire, leaving flame trails in the air, and they rushed straight towards Ichiki standing on the rock in the sky to launch an attack.

Boom boom boom!

The explosion power of the small missile was extremely terrifying, filling the air with dust and fire, and the surrounding rocks were shattered into powder in the aftermath.

However, a hurricane blew past, blowing away the dust and firelight lingering around her body. Chakra wings like a peacock's tail shone behind Ichiji, and she fluttered her wings.

Except for a little dust on his clothes, he was completely unscathed.

Although an attack of this level was just a scratch to her, not even a scratch, Ichiji was still furious.

Holding the air with his palm, thunder and lightning flashed, and kunai flew out from the ninja tool bag. The surface of the kunai was filled with electric light, forming a thunder and lightning aperture floating around Ichiki's body.

The man with the Samsara Eye who launched the missile quickly retreated.

late.

The kunai warrior full of electric light turned into blue lasers and blasted the earth due to the obstacles of atmosphere and gravity.

Boom boom boom!

A large piece of the forest that had withstood the thunder and lightning kunai bombardment was directly gouged out, exposing a giant crater with a radius of more than ten meters.

The man with Samsara Eyes who had previously launched the small missile fell motionless in it, his clothes were torn, his head was lifted off, exposing the mechanical parts in his brain, and only the exposed bearings on his body were still rotating slowly.

"Um?"

After dealing with the man with Samsara Eyes who launched the small missile, Ichiki suddenly realized something was wrong and looked at the ground below in shock.

Compared with the scene at this moment, the rocks that were just the size of houses floating before were undoubtedly dwarfed.

In Yiji's surprised eyes, she saw the ground below moving.

A huge piece of land that was hundreds of meters long broke away from the earth, quickly flew into the sky, and converged towards the black ball.

On the edge of the cliff, Hanzo, who had been reduced to a puppet, gathered gravitational vortices with his hands. This was undoubtedly telling others that this huge piece of land with a length of hundreds of meters was peeled off the earth by his ninjutsu.

"drink!"

As the chakra exploded further, the huge landmass, which could be described as covering the sky and the sun, rushed high into the sky at a faster speed.

Boom!

Boom!

Wherever the huge landmass passed, all the rocks in its path were crushed and involved.

Immediately, this huge piece of land began to tear from the middle, rolled up, and pinched the black ball.

Boom!

The two mountains collided, making a deafening explosion.

But what is surprising is that not a single rock or gravel fell from the sky. They were all stuck in the air by the suction of the black ball and could not land.

More and more rocks are rushing into the sky, mixing and grinding with the huge rock mountains that are constantly squeezing.

Within a few tens of seconds, the rock stopped floating, and a huge stone ball formed in the sky.

The thunder light has long since disappeared from the dark clouds, and the wind and rain have been washed away, revealing a bright full moon, illuminating the earth with its white and gentle brilliance, quiet and peaceful.

"After capturing..."

The old man stared at the huge stone ball in the sky, which could be described as covering the sky and the sun, and murmured.

boom!

A dull sound came from inside the stone ball, interrupting his speech and making his emotionless Samsara Eyes widen in disbelief.

Thousands of meters high in the sky, a palm-sized rock suddenly protruded from the surface of the stone ball.

A palm covered with black gloves poked out of the surface of the stone ball. The wrist, as white as snow, without any scratches, came into contact with the air outside. It clenched slightly and then loosened it, as if it was stretching.

boom!

The terrifying aura brewed inside the stone ball and burst out in an instant.

The flame beam carrying huge energy broke through the cage and swept away the outside atmosphere.

Immediately afterwards, dense thunder and lightning gathered on the outer layer of the flame beam, causing the thunder to spread.

There was a sense of solemnity between heaven and earth.

After the dust cleared, at the edge of the gouged gap, a slender figure stood steadily upside down on the surface of the stone ball.

"It actually crushed two of my ribs. It feels like I haven't been injured for a long time. It's worthy of the samsara eye. I almost thought I couldn't get out."

Yi Ji, who was standing upside down on the surface of the stone ball, had a normal expression. She just lightly hit her shoulders with her fists and moved her muscles.

The gravitational field generated around the black ball has disappeared. Yiji's body is free again, the chakra on the soles of her feet is loosened, and she falls headfirst to the earth a thousand meters away.

When he was about to touch the ground, Ichiji spread his chakra wings behind his back to expel the airflow. His figure flashed again and stood firmly on the ground, causing only a little dust around his feet to rise.

Yiji glanced around and saw that the nearest forest was several hundred meters away.

The potholes on one side sunk downwards in a progressive manner, making it a deserted place.

"That guy with the Samsara Eye has already escaped."

Not seeing his figure, Yiji knew that the enemy had withdrawn.

If you catch up at this time, it's already too late.

So, Yi Ji pondered for a moment, then left here to find the remaining members of the Thorn Team to join up.

In any case, this mission finally ended successfully.

The Scorpion of Red Sand, Hidan, Orochimaru, Deidara, Itachi Uchiha... The Akatsuki organization has lost five people so far.

This time even the puppets of the Samsara Eye were dispatched, which showed that Akatsuki's manpower was seriously insufficient.

…

In a cave more than ten kilometers away from the battlefield.

Black rods were inserted upside down into the ground to form a formation, and the candlelight on the candlestick on the rock wall flickered.

A figure stood up from the surrounding black sticks, wearing a coat with red clouds on a black background. The half-black and half-white body was wrapped in a pitcher plant covered with thorns.

"It failed."

It was Bai Jue who spoke.

"Ah, I didn't expect that even Heavenly Dao could not deal with her. Although we control the Six Paths of Payne and cannot exert full power, we still have 70% of the original power. As a result, after the opponent cracked the Earth Explosion Sky Star, it was almost intact... Even if Nagato-sama personally leads the Six Paths, I'm afraid..."

Hei Jue didn't say anything further, but the meaning was already clear.

Even with a complete Six Paths Pain, it may not be able to defeat the opponent. At most, it will result in a lose-lose situation for both sides.

Even if all six paths of Pain are wiped out, the opponent will only be seriously injured.

Six Paths Pain is already Akatsuki's highest-ranking combatant besides their leader Nagato.

If even Six Paths Pain cannot defeat the opponent, then the leader Nagato can only do it himself to ensure that everything is foolproof.

"Her chakra and body are already at the level of a tailed beast. From now on, there is no point in investing more chess pieces, as they will be hunted down one by one."

Bai Jue sighed helplessly.

Hei Jue pulled out the black rods on the ground and then controlled his body to leave.

"Their purpose is to force Nagato-sama to come to the stage in advance to replace the Kingdom of Ghosts and attract the firepower of the five major countries. They can be the last oriole... In the battle of intelligence, we have already lost. "

This operation is said to be a competition of combat power, but in essence it is also an intelligence war.

The Kingdom of Lin has long been controlled by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and even the most elite Thorn Team ambushed here in advance, but they knew nothing.

If the Sixth Path of Pain had not been dispatched in time to help, I am afraid that all members of the organization here would have been annihilated.

"Let's wait until Nagato-sama completes the preparations. We can't act rashly during this period. Otherwise, we will be sniped by the Kingdom of Demons, or they will reveal information, causing both the five major countries and us to suffer..."

With an absolute advantage in intelligence, Black Zetsu has no doubt that the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot do this.

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The rain was intense.

The sky and the earth were stained red with blood.

Everywhere is filled with smoke and fire, the prelude to a war called war.

In the shock wave caused by the explosion, in the black rainstorm formed by kunai and shuriken, in the scene of flying flesh and blood, countless ninjas rushed forward one after another, holding kunai and ninja swords, using ninja swords. Technique, with a ferocious and cruel face, using the most violent means to tear apart the enemy in front of him.

The ninja who killed the enemy a moment ago was about to smile triumphantly, but was immediately overwhelmed by kunai and fell into a pool of blood.

The ninjas roared past, leaving behind puddles of flesh and mud formed by trampling on them.

Everywhere you looked, there were piles of corpses.

None of the corpses looked peaceful, their faces were numb, twisted, and filled with pain.

Not only the ninjas, but also the destroyed villages, the ravaged cities, and the homeless people who were displaced by the ninja force. They were wailing, falling on the way to escape, wailing in the rain of blood.

Countless lives are being lost.

At the edge of the battlefield, the boy's immature face was full of shock and fear, and he wanted to escape.

But a big hand held his shoulder and held him in place. A being named "Father" said to him in a penetrating voice:

"You have to remember, Itachi, this is war! Peace will never come. When the old war ends, a new war will be born. Sooner or later, you will have to step into such a battle."

Immediately afterwards, there is a peaceful and quiet forest.

The young man of the same race extended a friendly hand to him.

"Hello, I am Uchiha Shisui. You must be Uchiha Itachi. I have heard of you, the genius of Uchiha. Do you want to practice with me?"

The girl standing in front of the door had her hands behind her back and her eyes narrowed into beautiful crescent moons.

"Itachi-kun, thank you for taking me home. Do you have time tomorrow? I want to be with you..."

Carrying shyness and apprehension, the girl's eyes were full of love and tenderness.

"Brother, I came first in today's exam again. As expected, brother is stronger than dad."

His younger brother, who was still in school, followed his footsteps firmly and without hesitation, with longing in his eyes.

"Sorry, Itachi, please buy a little more time. I will definitely find a way to resolve the dispute between the village and Uchiha as soon as possible, at least not..."

The wrinkled old man was smoking a cigarette in a depressed manner. His face was full of decadence and sadness, and he begged the young man in a solemn tone.

"Itachi, the top management no longer trusts the family. I'm tired. Nothing can change. Kill me and use my life to open your eyes... Even if I am alone in the end..."

His only true friend, his instructions before his death, his eyes were full of despair and struggle.

"If the Uchiha clan makes a coup, the Sandaime will be the first to eliminate the Uchiha. That's the kind of person he is. Should he wipe out the clan and leave his younger brother behind, or should you and your younger brother be buried with everyone... How do you go about this path? Choose yourself.”

In the darkness, the sullen old man's voice cut through ice and snow, extremely cold.

"I feel sorry for you, Itachi. I will take good care of Sasuke in the village. Don't worry about Danzo, I will keep him under guard. But I will trouble you about the organization. Alas..."

Under the light, the kind old man assured the young man in the shadow.

"This is Itachi who is new to the organization. From today on, he is a member of the organization. Please get along well with him."

In the dark cave, the red-haired young man began to introduce to the people wearing black and red cloud coats.

The emotionless Samsara Eye stared at the newcomer boy with an inexplicable meaning.

"Itachi-kun, I heard that your brother seemed to have been taken away by Orochimaru. The way you look now, you are indeed worried."

The shark monster looked at the young man who was a little distracted looking at the full moon in the sky, and laughed.

"Mr. Itachi, I think you'd better not fight with others in the future, otherwise no matter how good the medicine is, it won't be able to make you recover. Or do you have a mission that you have to do?"

The compassionate doctor sighed to the young man who came to seek medicine.

In the darkness, the young man with shining scarlet eyes sat silently on the stone chair and began to close his eyes to rest, waiting for his fate to come.

…

When he opened his eyes, the first thing Sasuke saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

It's not a hospital or a cave, but a secluded wooden house.

At the same time, Sasuke also heard the sound of waves lapping on the shore. Is it the beach of which country?

The Kingdom of Lin is not close to the sea. It seems that someone has moved him away from the Kingdom of Lin while he was in coma.

There was severe pain in his body, as if all the muscles and bones in his body had been torn apart. His forehead, chest, and arms were tightly wrapped with medical bandages, and a faint smell of medicine entered his nostrils.

It seemed that his injuries had been treated.

He slowly sat up and glanced aimlessly at the room, then looked out the window.

It is an endless expanse of calm sea, with seagulls flying in the sky, and the scene is natural and peaceful.

Thinking back to his previous dream, Sasuke knew that it was not a dream.

The content of dreams cannot be so detailed and regular.

That was Itachi's past.

It was everything Itachi had ever experienced.

From the time he entered the battlefield at the age of four until he was twenty-one, his whole life was engraved in this dream.

Was it left behind by Itachi?

It can only be like this.

This is also the truth that he finally wants to let himself know, and then let himself who knows all this confirm the future path.

Itachi's arrogance, loneliness, struggle, betrayal, tenderness, pain... everything is so real, as if he has experienced it himself.

Throughout his life, he revolved around the ideals of war and peace.

When he was young, he witnessed the cruelty of war, so he wanted to change the world and aimed to become Hokage.

But his arrogant and lonely personality led him to be seduced by Danzo. While the other students were still enjoying their happy school time, he had already entered the ninja battlefield in advance and was involved in the power struggle between the top management of Konoha and the Uchiha clan. middle.

Become a victim between the clan and the village.

All his choices seemed to be choices, but in the end they were forced decisions.

If you want to save the family, you must support the family coup and seize the position of Hokage. The Fourth Ninja War will inevitably start around Konoha. Under internal and external troubles, even if the Uchiha clan succeeds in the coup, Konoha, which is divided, will only be defeated in the war. One way. Uchiha will also be destroyed.

If you choose a village, you must abandon your family to prevent the war from breaking out. End internal disputes at the minimum cost and avoid expanding conflicts.

No matter which choice you make, it will be accompanied by infamy and pain.

spy. It is such an existence that cannot see the light, like a rat in the gutter, and can only survive in the darkness.

He originally thought he knew enough about Itachi, but after reading this part of his memory, Sasuke discovered that Itachi's experiences were much more complicated than he imagined.

A village, a clan.

Peace, war.

Senju, Uchiha.

The eternal grievances have not disappeared even if they have been entangled for thousands of years.

Every choice is accompanied by blood and sacrifice.

The difference is just a matter of size and how much to sacrifice.

Itachi chose the method with the least sacrifice, ended the internal disputes in Konoha, and avoided the outbreak of the Fourth Ninja War.

That's all.

"That's all..."

Therefore, the Uchiha clan of Konoha disappeared.

Konoha reestablished peace by stepping on the bones of the Uchiha clan.

Their senior officials wantonly took the corpses of the Uchiha tribesmen, conducted human experiments, deprived them of their Sharingan, and even trampled on their last dignity.

Cold, dark feelings surged into Sasuke's heart.

Let his brain be filled with the desire to destroy everything.

The heat like a flame beat in the blood vessels, and then rushed into the eyeballs.

Subconsciously, blood engulfed Sasuke's eyes, and black that did not belong to the basic magatama shape was rendered on top of the blood, outlining a mysterious black pattern.

Sasuke felt the chakra in his body increase rapidly, like boiling water starting to boil, dispelling the coldness from his body.

This chakra was far superior to the chakra he had when fighting Itachi.

Even without looking in the mirror, Sasuke knew what had happened to his Sharingan.

Under the observation of these eyes, the seagull flying on the sea surface flies so slowly, like a turtle crawling.

Touching these brand new eyes, Sasuke raised the corners of his mouth wantonly and let out a low laugh, like an evil ghost climbing up from under the Nine Netherworld.

"Choice..."

Itachi's life was spent acting for the sake of the village. He betrayed his family, killed his lover, killed his parents, and killed his clan members. He made it his duty to protect Konoha throughout his life.

Even until his death, Sasuke could feel that he did not regret his decision to protect Konoha.

His tenderness and loyalty were left to the village and could no longer be shared with the family.

However, the peace of Konoha is not the peace of the Uchiha clan, but the peace based on the blood and bones of the Uchiha clan.

They enjoy the peace that Uchiha bought with their blood and lives. Not only are they not grateful in their hearts, but they are monitoring and vigilant.

What is the use of such peace?

All...destroy!