Escape From Konoha

Late at night, the land of ghosts.

After the lights in the residential area were turned off, the lights inside a single-family villa were still bright.

After Asuka, Kazuki and other children moved out here and became independent on their own, apart from Shiraishi's clone, only Shiraishi, Ruri and Ayane still lived here.

The lights in the living room were bright. Ruri and Ayane, who were sitting on the sofa, had taken off their usual ninja attire and put on silk nightgowns at home. Even though they were married women, their figures were still not out of shape at all, revealing Her own good and graceful figure.

The two people who were sitting calmly on the sofa at this time were a little less fierce and sharp when working, and a little more leisurely and quiet when relaxing. For the two of them, it seemed that they could switch between work and home anytime and anywhere. should have an attitude.

Facing the two most important women in his life, he may have become accustomed to their postures. Although Shiraishi admired the quiet charm of the two in this state, he also knew that the next step was not the time to talk about the personal relationship between his children. .

Even though he still has some leisure time, Shiraishi is accustomed to taking all risks into account in the implementation plan in advance and making various preparations to deal with various unexpected risks encountered during the operation.

"The Five Shadows Conference will be held the day after tomorrow, that is, at three o'clock in the afternoon on the 27th of this month. If we leave early tomorrow morning, we can arrive in the Iron Country before the conference starts."

Shiraishi placed the invitation to the Five Kage Conference that he received from Iwagakure and Kumogakure on the coffee table in front of him, with a look of consideration on his face.

"The Five Shadows Conference? Counting the next one, this is already the third time. This group of people seems to be really in a hurry."

Ayane fidgeted with her white fingers in front of her face and remembered something.

Liuli picked up the cup and drank the hot water quietly, seemingly not particularly interested in the upcoming Five Shadows Conference.

From the name of the 'Five Shadows Conference' used in the invitation letter, we know that although the Kingdom of Ghosts is invited this time, they are still following the same plan as in the past. It is obvious that they are just afraid of the power of the Kingdom of Ghosts, rather than sincerely I really want to involve the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The name of the Five Shadows itself excludes the joining of the Ghost Kingdom.

Regarding the ideological opposition between countries, it can be said that there is a fundamental irreconcilable contradiction between the Kingdom of Ghosts and the other five major countries.

"So, when you said these words just now, did you plan to get involved the day after tomorrow?"

Liuli's dark pupils stared at Shiraishi with a questioning tone.

"Others have solemnly sent an invitation. It would be rude to refuse. And with the current situation, we can't start a fight for the time being. We just take advantage of the Five Shadows Conference to go over and explore their details, so that we can be more prepared. Some."

Shiraishi nodded and responded to Liuli's question.

"So, Mr. Baishi, have you considered the entourage this time? Since Liuli is not interested, let me go with you."

Ayane said with a smile.

Liuli glanced at Ayane slightly but said nothing.

"That's no problem. If Liuli doesn't go, sitting in the rear can make me feel at ease. As for the other entourage..."

Shiraishi thought about it and agreed to Ayane's request to follow him.

After a brief pause, Shiraishi continued: "Let Cai take charge. There should be no problem with his strength."

Among the children, Ignoring Ichiki, a monster who transcends attempts, although Aya does not have the monster-like talent of Ichihime, she is definitely not bad, and her strength is close to the level of the Five Shadows.

More than enough to serve as a guard.

Although for Shiraishi now, so-called protection is not necessary.

But identity, after all, is not transferred by the will of the person concerned. Sometimes in order to show off an identity that matches his own, even if it is just to look good, or to stand out in an unexpected situation where the leader is not suitable, he will push his outstanding jounin to the stage to show off his muscles.

After all, there is no point in hiding something like strength. Only by revealing it properly can the enemy stay safe.

"Ai? That kid has been doing very well in the security force recently. In a few years, he might be able to take over my position."

Ayane was a little surprised, but then she showed a faint smile. She was obviously very satisfied with her son's talents, and even said such words casually to replace herself.

"You are really lazy. In a few years, Cai will be around 20 years old."

Liuli glanced at Ayane speechlessly. Generally speaking, at their age, although there would be no substantial breakthroughs in strength, maintaining this peak combat power for more than twenty years would definitely not be a problem.

According to normal thinking, even if there is a change of leadership, it will only be considered after more than 20 years.

"I have no interest in controlling power. When I took the position of captain of the security force, I was forced to do so by Shiraishi-kun. Besides, age has never been a problem. Namikaze Minato was already twenty-four years old when he became the captain. The Hokage of Konoha?"

Ayane tilted her head, the smile still on her face.

"Two people from different backgrounds cannot be confused. Although Sai has excellent abilities, Namikaze Minato is the Hokage who fought his way out from the dead, causing the yellow flash and becoming a famous name that is feared by the world."

Liuli shook her head.

Namikaze Minato's success in becoming the Hokage was not only due to the general environment of that era, but also because the power within Konoha happened to be in a transition period, which was both inevitable and accidental.

Furthermore, the police force of the Ghost Country is a violent law enforcement agency responsible for the entire country, and no matter how powerful the Hokage of Konoha is, he can only develop his political ambitions in Konoha Village... In terms of work pressure, the former Definitely no lighter than the latter.

"Do you feel a little regretful because you were unable to have a formal battle with the opponent?"

Ayane laughed jokingly.

Liuli snorted lightly but did not deny it.

Twenty-one years ago, when she left Konoha, she only had a hasty fight with Namikaze Minato once, and it ended in an anticlimactic manner, which made her very regretful and hoped that she could have a real fight with him in the future.

Unfortunately, the Kyuubi went on a rampage sixteen years ago, leading to the life and death of the other party, making this wish of hers a complete regret that she could not achieve.

Even though he knew that the opponent was now hiding in the body of Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, Ruri lost interest in fighting the opponent.

Because the opponent is a dead person and cannot let her enjoy the real fun of fighting.

"You are too serious about this. However, I remember that Danzo seems to have used the art of reincarnation, summoning many ninjas who were famous in the ninja world in the past... By then, there may be prey you like. oh."

Ayane looked at Liuli and smiled.

Liuli narrowed her eyes slightly.

"I hope so."

"Now that the itinerary is finalized, it's time to rest. In addition, we need to inform Cai now so that he can make preparations."

After all, the two guards who participated in the Five Shadows Conference decided casually here without any formal meeting, so Cai didn't know anything about what was going on here.

With that said, Ayane stood up from the sofa and walked towards the second floor.

"Ah, that's right." Ayane, who walked to the entrance of the corridor, seemed to have remembered something, turned around and said with a smile: "Shiraishi-kun, don't play too much with Liuli tonight, we have to be on our way tomorrow morning."

Afterwards, the sound of her going upstairs was heard, and her figure disappeared.

Shiraishi, who originally planned to take a rest, subconsciously looked at Liuli after Ayane reminded him.

Fang Zheng crossed his arms, lifted one slender white jade leg, and placed it on the other leg, causing the thin black nightgown to open and close slightly, revealing an attractive and in-depth mystery.

Then he swept towards the other person's neck, which was equally delicate and white, elegant and slender, just right.

At the same time, a pair of dark pupils that seemed to have countless starlight points looked directly over, and their eyes collided in mid-air.

Liuli turned her head slightly, keeping her hands crossed across her chest. Baishi seemed to be able to hear the almost disdainful hum coming from her nostrils.

But intentionally or unintentionally, the nightgown covering her white legs opened and closed to a larger scale.

This kind of blatant and undisguised invitation seems to be ready to be loved by her husband.

Baishi's heart was filled with heat. He stepped forward and hugged Liuli's graceful body, which was as light as a feather and as ripe as a peach. His breathing became heavier and he walked quickly towards the bedroom, letting everything fall into place.

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The next day, at five o'clock in the morning, the sky was only a little bright.

At the east gate of Ziyuan City, Cai arrived at the gathering place on time, put on a black military backpack weighing about 20 kilograms, fired a sniper rifle, stood upright, glanced around, and subconsciously began to investigate.

Although there were almost no pedestrians entering and exiting through the east gate at this time, Cai still maintained the vigilance that a ninja should have and strictly observed the surrounding environment. After observing all the places, Cai withdrew her gaze and waited calmly.

"Cai, good morning."

Ayane yawned and walked over. Judging from her appearance, she must have just woken up. When she got closer, she rubbed her eyes.

"Mom, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Seeing that there seemed to be a dark circle around Ayane's eyes, Sai suddenly asked in confusion.

"Yeah, the room next door was a little noisy last night, and it didn't quiet down until early in the morning."

Ayane said expressionlessly.

"Quarrel?"

Aya tilted her head, even more confused by Ayane's explanation.

If I remember correctly, the bedroom next door to my mother seemed to be Aunt Liuli's.

"Your father and your Aunt Liuli talked about things for a long time last night. If I had known that they would talk so late, I would have joined them then."

Having said this, Ayane bit her lip, her pure white pupils seemed to reveal unwillingness and a hint of resentment.

"...Well, I think if you're working, you can just finish it in the office, or wait until the next day to do it. There's no need to take it home and finish it overtime."

Cai was concerned about the health of the three of them and thought it was work related matters that kept the three of them busy.

After hearing this, Ayane took a deep look at Ai.

"Cai, you are still young and don't quite understand the hard work of adults."

"?"

Cai was slightly stunned and nodded in understanding.

Although he didn't quite understand the meaning of his mother Ayane's words, he thought there must be some deep meaning in them. At this time, all he had to do was nod in agreement.

After a while, Shiraishi also arrived at the east gate and joined the two.

Cai saw the fatigue on the other person's face, which seemed to be more serious than that of her mother Ayane. She lamented that her father and Aunt Liuli worked so hard that they even took away the time to go home and rest. She must have been very hard when she worked last night.

There was still some resentment about why she was suddenly asked to attend the Five Shadows Conference, but it suddenly disappeared from Cai's heart.

The elders have set such an excellent example. At this critical moment, we cannot be lazy. We must devote more energy to our work.

After all, he is sixteen years old. In this era, he is already an adult and has to bear more responsibilities.

We can no longer let our parents hold us in their arms and act like a spoiled child like we did in the past.

"Cai, relax a little. In fact, all countries have already reached a tacit understanding for the Five Shadows Conference this time. As expected, it is just a formality."

Seemingly sensing Ai's nervousness, Shiraishi patted his shoulder and said a few words of relief.

"yes."

Cai nodded. He was indeed a little nervous because he suddenly had to attend the Five Shadows Conference with his parents.

But it's not because of fear, but because I'm thinking about how to prevent others from looking down on me because of my age, or thinking about what to do if a conflict breaks out to maintain the majesty of the ghost country.

After all, he knew that the military leaders of the other major countries, the Kages who led the ninja villages of the major nations, seemed to have a lot of opinions about the Kingdom of Ghosts.

If you participate in such talks, the Kingdom of Ghosts will most likely be targeted by these people.

When the time comes, a conflict is inevitable.

"Shiraishi-kun, it's time for us to set off. There are only less than forty hours left. If we don't hurry up, we may miss the time."

Ayane looked at her pocket watch to remind her of the time.

"Well, let's go."

Shiraishi nodded. Since both his and Ayane's luggage were placed in the Shadow Dancer's shadow space, it looked like the two of them were empty-handed. However, they were already well prepared and there was no need to stop halfway, heading towards the Kingdom of Iron. Just go to the meeting location.

Shiraishi and Ayane took the lead and ran out, covering a distance of hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye. Sai also gathered chakra at her feet, carrying a backpack weighing 20 kilograms, and flew out like an arrow from a string, chasing after him at the same speed. Follow the footsteps of the two people in front.

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"Is the old man out?"

Yi Ji came to visit the single-family villa where she used to live.

Being so familiar with the environment here, it was easy to find her mother Liuli who had just finished breakfast in the restaurant.

Next to her, Tianyu Nu was clearing away the dishes. She was like a loyal maid, completing her work meticulously. This made Yiji feel envious and wanted to take such a useful servant away from Shiraishi more than once.

Because of this, even if she leaves the villa, she will occasionally come back to eat and review the delicious food made by Tianyu Nu.

"He went to the Iron Kingdom."

Liuli glanced at Yi Ji and answered her question.

"Iron Kingdom? Are you going to attend the Five Shadows Conference?"

Ichiji recalled what happened recently and immediately guessed Shiraishi's purpose of going to the Land of Iron.

The recent major event in the Kingdom of Iron is that the third Five Shadows Conference is about to take place there, which has attracted the attention of many countries.

"Yes, I left three hours ago. Since it was a temporary decision and I was on vacation today, I haven't officially given the notice yet."

"That's right, but participating in the Five Shadows Conference, such a lively event actually forgot about me. I have always been looking forward to the strength of these Five Shadows. It would be great if we could compete directly."

Yi Ji was a little dissatisfied, and seemed to be complaining about Shiraishi not counting her in this matter.

"Because of your dangerous thoughts, I can't count you. However, isn't your Thorn team conducting special training in the northern region? How come you have time to come back?"

Liuli asked with a frown.

"The chakra armors of some team members were scrapped during training. I'm going to come back and get some new armors."

Kazuki explained.

"Don't go too far in training. That kind of armor is not only precious, but also very troublesome to produce. It has been difficult to increase production."

Liuli gave Yiji advice.

If too much chakra armor is damaged, it will not be able to be assembled by more ninjas at that time, making the sacrificial cracks wider.

For Kazuki, chakra armor may be nothing, but for many ninjas, it is a precious ninja tool that can effectively protect their lives on the battlefield, and each one is very valuable.

"Now that the war may break out at any time, I am also trying to improve their strength as much as possible to increase their survival rate in the next battlefield. After all, once I fight, it will be difficult to take care of my own people, and I will even kill my own people. Got involved accidentally."

Yi Ji looked very helpless.

It cannot be said that a powerful ninja does not value cooperation, but in the Kingdom of Demons, there are not many people who can fight with her seriously. Therefore, most of the time in the past, once she used her full strength, she could only fight alone.

As she said that, she looked at Liuli again, as if she wanted to find a further sense of identity, and then said: "I think mom, you have experienced this kind of thing in the past, that kind of caring for your companions, you have to suppress your strength. situation."

"No, don't confuse me with you. The ninjas who have worked with me as a team over the years have always been your father and the white-eyed woman. I don't need to consider their safety during battle, even if they are in front of me. I will also chop down with all my strength and knock them and the enemy away."

Liuli shook her head, denying Yiji's self-righteous sense of identity.

"..."

Yiji felt like something was stuffed in her mouth, but when she felt carefully, it seemed like nothing was stuffed in her mouth.

"Speaking of which, didn't you include Akatsuki's explosive maniac in your team? His strength should be able to keep up with your movements."

Liuli has read detailed information about the artist of the Akatsuki organization. Although the weakness is obvious, with the technical assistance of the Demon Country, those weaknesses are now being eliminated little by little. Coupled with the special nature of its secret technique, after working with Yi Ji, it may be able to achieve miraculous effects.

"Deidara? If he says it, he can indeed reluctantly cooperate with me. However, such ninjas are hard to come by, and you are very lucky to find one."

Deidara's strength is enough to rank at the forefront of the entire Demon Country military, but a ninja of this level means that it cannot be copied. In fact, when one reaches the level of jounin, he has basically developed his own fighting style and has his own unique ninjutsu skills.

"So, about the chakra armor..."

Yiji said this and got back to business.

"This matter will be discussed after your father comes back. After all, he needs his personal approval. Because the chakra armor transferred to the Thorn Team is specially made and is different from ordinary chakra armor. Such a precious armor ninja tool is a single piece , more expensive than the accumulation of multiple flying ninjas."

"Can't you just use the Sharingan to forge his handwriting? As for the seal, I secretly took the old man's seal and forged an exact one."

Yiji looked at Liuli with expectant eyes.

Liuli stared at the daughter in front of her who was gradually becoming lawless, and warned in a stern tone:

"Hand over the forged seal now. In addition, write me a 10,000-word review report. I will personally inspect it at noon tomorrow."

Yiji couldn't help but feel depressed and regretted her self-destruction just now, so she took a deep breath and said in another flattering tone:

"Mom, let's do this. In exchange, I can tell you many unknown secrets of the old man. The old man has done a lot of good things behind your back."

"Don't worry, I know more about his secrets than you do, whether it's the little H book hidden in the wall panel in the bathroom, the personal money placed in the compartment of the notebook, or the obscene uniform he secretly bought for that woman with the white eyes. many."

Liuli stared at Yiji's stiff face and smiled coldly, cold-bloodedly defeating Yiji's unrealistic fantasies.

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September 27, 9 a.m.

Iron country.

Mifune, the general of the Iron Kingdom who was over sixty years old, was very sad at this time.

I feel a headache and helpless towards this group of big countries.

Every time a conflict occurs, the problem must be resolved in the neutral place of the Iron Kingdom. As a result, during such talks, all the warriors in the Iron Kingdom must pay full attention and dare not relax in the slightest. , making the meeting unexpected.

Although holding the Five Shadows Conference in the Iron Kingdom is a recognition of the strength of the neutral country in the Iron Kingdom, it is also a kind of trouble.

Mifune had also heard a little bit about the Akatsuki organization that had caused a lot of commotion in the ninja world recently, and the Amegakure who colluded with it.

Although he was also frightened that this organization could take tailed beasts from the villages of Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, and had the relevant technology to seal the tailed beasts, in the final analysis, this was the conflict between the other party and the great power, and the conflict between the iron and the other. The country has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Therefore, Mifune now only hopes that the Five Shadows can end the meeting quickly, and then let these important figures leave the Iron Kingdom, so as not to involve the Iron Kingdom in the war.

In front of the entrance of the castle in the ice and snow, Mifune took two trusted samurai, Okisuke and Satokaku, with Jonin-level strength, waiting for the distinguished guests to arrive, like tough cypresses, standing proudly in the wind and snow.

The sound of the wind and snow was so loud that even the sound of human breathing could not be heard. The cry of the surrounding beasts was also very weak and was covered up by the wind and snow.

In the snowy sky, after waiting for an unknown amount of time, three figures broke through the wind and snow, began to slow down evenly, and approached the entrance of the castle.

The visitors were none other than Shiraishi, Ayane and Aya.

After a whole day of sleepless nights, the three of them crossed the borders of multiple countries and officially arrived in the Kingdom of Iron.

And judging from the neat clothes of the three of them and the lack of messy breathing, it was obvious that the long journey for a day and a night had not had any impact on their physical strength.

"Mifune-dono, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your samurai demeanor is still as spirited as ever."

Shiraishi came over with a smile, as if greeting an acquaintance, and greeted Mifune skillfully.

Cai also looked curiously at Mifune, the legendary samurai general who commanded the country's military power in the Iron Country.

"Your Majesty Shiraishi, you're welcome. At my age, my swordsmanship has already started to slow down. On the other hand, Mr. Shiraishi and Ayane-dono are still the same as before, without any change."

Mifune looked at the extremely young faces of Shiraishi and Ayane and couldn't help but marvel at the magic of ninjutsu.

Especially Ayane, like a twenty-year-old young woman, the years have stopped for her, allowing her appearance and body to remain in their most beautiful period.

From this look, there is no clue that these two people are actually middle-aged people in their forties.

"Have those people arrived yet?"

Shiraishi nodded, looked at the entrance of the castle and asked.

He could sense that there were many powerful chakra reactions in the castle.

"Except for the Kazekage and the Mizukage, the three of you, the Hokage, the Tsuchikage, and the Raikage, have already arrived."

Mifune responded.

Then, he summoned a sword-wielding samurai wearing heavy armor and led Shiraishi and the others into the castle.