Escape From Konoha

After returning from Shiraishi, the thoughts in Sasuke's mind felt like they were mixed into a mess. No matter what he was thinking about, it would suddenly stop and he didn't know where to explore.

When he came to his senses, he realized that he had reached the dormitory area.

In front of the road, a figure stood in the middle of the road, seeming to have been waiting for him for a long time.

"Looking at the sad look on your face, did something happen?"

The person blocking the road was none other than Kakashi. His hair seemed to be a little longer than last time he saw it, and was being pushed up by the ninja protector. Only his face was still wearing the same black mask, half of which was still there. Cover your face.

According to Sasuke, the other party dressed like this when he was still studying in the ninja school.

"If you don't teach well at the school, why do you come here all the time?"

Sasuke asked without answering.

Kakashi's current main job is at the ninja school in the military area. Although it is within the same military area, it is not close in terms of distance. If he is not deliberately looking for it, he will basically not be able to see it.

"I heard that you came back from the border. Now it's just out of concern for the younger generation. However, looking at your doubtful expression at this time, you must have heard some strange remarks from a certain guy. Start to doubt yourself."

From Kakashi's point of view, Sasuke's aura was a little too sluggish at the moment, as if he had been severely punished by something.

This kind of bewildered emotion was something Kakashi had never seen before.

Even when he had a blood feud in the past, he was never like this.

Therefore, Kakashi concluded that Sasuke must have experienced something not long ago.

"This kind of thing..." Sasuke wanted to deny it, but when he thought of his confused posture at this time, and the feeling that there was no silver in this place, he let out a breath and looked directly at Kakashi. eyes, and asked: "Kakashi, what is your ideal? Or, what kind of life do you want?"

"Is it such a high-level topic from the beginning? And it's so sudden."

Kakashi was also stuck for a moment, and felt a little overwhelmed by Sasuke's sudden question.

But rather than panic, it would be better to say that I was shocked.

"Answer quickly."

"Still not as polite as before." Kakashi muttered, and just said in a normal tone: "Is it ideal? I probably don't have that kind of thing, but I don't seem to know if I have it."

This ambiguous, even perfunctory tone made Sasuke frown in dissatisfaction, showing signs of direct anger.

"Uh...I'm not trying to deal with you, Sasuke. I really don't know what my current ideal is. After all, ideals always conflict with reality. After experiencing various things, the original ideal, It has long been beyond recognition. And ideals are called ideals precisely because they are hopeless to be realized. Therefore, if people change, then the ideals will also change. People who can stick to it will eventually be few."

Kakashi said in a slightly more cautious tone at the end.

"Something unachievable?"

"Yes, it is precisely because it is difficult to realize that it is called an ideal and is fantasized happily by people. Sasuke, do you regard revenge as your ideal in life?"

Kakashi's profound question took Sasuke's breath away.

"That's not the case."

Sasuke shook his head.

Although he was deeply involved in the whirlpool of revenge in the past, he also knew that revenge was not an ideal and would not confuse the two.

"That's good. To put it bluntly, ideals are too easy to be changed by external things. What I insisted on when I was five years old, what I insisted on when I was fifteen, and what I insist on now are different at every stage. Changes occur. So to me, ideals are like the sun. You can look up to it and be in awe, but you can’t get too close. If you are too attached to the ideal itself, it will be burned to ashes by the sun."

"Yeah?"

Sasuke discovered that Shiraishi and Kakashi's words had a lot in common.

That is, they will not be too entangled in the meaning of the word ideal. It has been said that once something like ideal is blocked by reality, it is too easy to change.

After all, it is human beings who design such things, and human beings are creatures that can never satisfy their current achievements. If they get one, they want ten, and if they get ten, they want hundreds. There is no end. In the end, I am afraid that even ideals and desires will become unclear and confused.

If it reaches that level, it will be a disaster.

"It's okay. It would be great if I could help you. After all, there are some things that there is no point in saying too much about. Besides, it's not like you have nothing to do. Didn't you want to revitalize the Uchiha clan in the past? Now the Uchiha clan's population is Scarce, I think you can work more on the population..."

"unnecessary."

Sasuke didn't wait for Kakashi to finish and interrupted coldly.

"that……"

"unnecessary."

Sasuke reiterated again, his eyes seemed to have a very terrifying murderous look, staring straight at Kakashi, which made Kakashi a little creepy. He didn't know why Sasuke reacted so much.

"Speaking of which, Kakashi, do you have time next?"

Sasuke paused and asked.

"Today's class is over, so I have some free time. What's wrong?"

"I remember that it is also the teacher's basic job to test the students' practical ability in stages. Next, just stay with me for a while."

There was a hint of fighting spirit brewing in Sasuke's eyes.

"Are you serious, Sasuke?"

Kakashi was silent for a moment before asking.

Sasuke didn't answer, but looked directly at Kakashi with a pair of fighting eyes.

Kakashi, who knew Sasuke's intention, couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, to be honest, I'm also a little curious about your new pair of eyes."

Although he knew that Sasuke's Sharingan was an improvement over the Mangekyou, Kakashi had not yet witnessed the specific posture, so he wanted to witness Sasuke's new power with his own eyes.

"It's just what I wanted. I've wanted to beat you up for a long time. Unfortunately, in the past, I either wasn't your match and just got beaten up, or I just didn't have the time."

Sasuke spoke his mind without hesitation.

The corner of Kakashi's mouth twitched.

…

Buzz.

A low vibrating sound spread through the air.

At the same time, the sky in the distance was obviously distorted, like a torn canvas.

Not only that, there was also a strong earthquake on the ground, allowing Shiraishi to clearly perceive the scene of destruction caused by the collision of two powerful chakras.

"That's the direction of the third training ground, right? The boundary is almost broken. Who is doing this?"

Ayane, who came out of the laboratory, was standing next to Shiraishi. Looking in her direction, she was also walking towards Shiraishi's office area.

Since she didn't turn on her Byakugan, she could only guess who the fighting parties were.

"It's Sasuke and Kakashi, they're sparring."

Shiraishi shrugged and immediately distinguished the characteristics of the two chakras. He knew which two people were engaging in such random sparring at the third training ground, which almost reached the upper limit of what the training ground's barrier could bear.

After all, the strength of these two people is not comparable to that of ordinary ninjas. If they release their full strength, this kind of barrier, which is lower than the Four Purple Flame Formation, will not be able to sustain it for too long.

Ayane understood that among the ninjas staying here now, apart from a limited number of people, only Sasuke and Kakashi could do such a thing.

Regardless of Sasuke, Kakashi's strength is also very extraordinary.

"If Sasuke fails to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo, Kakashi still has the strength to fight. But now, Sasuke will be the winner in the end."

Ayane made an estimate like this.

"It's true that the competition is like this, but if it's a life and death battle, the variables are a bit big. Kakashi's strongest point is not his frontal ability, but his silent sneaking and assassination ability, which can be used in any unexpected situation. , assassinating the enemy, and even sensing ninjutsu, it is difficult to detect his chakra."

Shiraishi said.

A ninja like Kakashi's own strength has reached the level of the Five Kages. If he specializes in assassination, he will be a headache for anyone.

Maybe even the time to eat, sleep, and go to the toilet may be assassinated by him, making people sleepless all night.

In addition, after the surge of lightning escape, the speed is not weaker than that of the Fourth Raikage. Kakashi is completely able to miss a single blow and escape thousands of miles away.

In one sentence, Kakashi is more like an assassin-type fourth-generation Raikage.

"Speaking of which, if Liuli's surgery is completed, will her strength be the same as Madara's before?"

Ayane asked.

As for surpassing Sasuke, this kind of thing is inevitable at present.

No matter what Sasuke's strength is at this time, he is still in the growth stage. In terms of chakra, he is quite different from Ruri who is at the peak of all abilities. Only the Sharingan is one level higher. Can reverse the disadvantage.

But if he had eyes of the same level, Sasuke would be at a disadvantage again in all abilities. Coupled with the gap in combat experience, the difference in strength between the two will be further amplified.

At this time, contrast spots are a good target.

"I don't know. We can only evaluate the combat effectiveness of Madara and the Ninja God Senju Hashirama within a certain range. We cannot know the specific level of their combat effectiveness in their heyday... Moreover, even if they have Eternal Mangekyō, Sasuke and Madara are also different at the same level.”

Shiraishi said in a meaningful tone.

"You mean...Indra?"

Ayane also seemed to remember something.

Sasuke is the last reincarnation of Indra, and before Sasuke, the last reincarnation of Indra was Uchiha Madara.

Regardless of their own qualifications, after being guided by Indra's chakra, their strength must be different from the ordinary Sharingan to some extent.

"Yes. However, I think that even if there is a gap between Liuli and Madara, it will not be too big. After all, reaching that level and wanting to determine the winner cannot be achieved in a short time."

Shiraishi guessed.

During normal training, Liuli's previous kaleidoscope state was already the limit she could reach.

The Eternal Kaleidoscope relied on external objects to forcibly break through the upper limit and reach a higher realm. For Liuli, generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

After all, relying on self-cultivation to break through the upper limit of the Sharingan, even if a clear path is clear, the time it takes will definitely be disappointing.

The limit of blood inheritance places too much emphasis on the purity of blood. Such talents are innate and difficult to change.

"Even so, it can be considered as breaking my current upper limit. It's great that I let her take the first step again."

Ayane Tu looked at Shiraishi with a look full of expectation, as if there was a hint of resentment in it.

"...There is nothing we can do about it. There is too little information about the Byakugan, and its promotion method is completely unknown. I heard that the ancestor of the Hyuga clan is Otsutsuki Hamura, the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths. After sealing Kaguya, he led The clan member Yue is guarding the seal. If there is one, then we can only go to the moon to find out."

"The moon, with the current aerospace technology of the Kingdom of Ghosts, we can't reach there."

"Well, there may be other ways to reach the moon, but we don't know. Too many secrets are buried in history. However, it is not impossible to exceed your upper limit. In fact, Ayane, your The body is great and has more development potential than Liuli and I."

Shiraishi looked up and down Ayane's plump body wrapped in a kimono-style ninja uniform with a serious look, confirming something.

"Although I know that my body is very attractive, now is not the time to talk about such things, right? Besides, it's still daytime..."

Having said that, Ayane's eyes flashed movingly, as if she didn't mind having sex at this time.

"What are you thinking about? That's not what I'm talking about."

"what is that?"

"You should know about the two lights in the clouds of Yunyin Village, the two brothers Jinjiao and Yinjiao."

"The two brothers who were killed by the Second Hokage and the Third Raikage?"

Ayane thought of the past of the two brothers, Golden Horn and Silver Horn.

During the First Ninja War, when Konoha and Kumogakure signed an armistice agreement, the two brothers led their troops to attack the agreement venue, murdering the second generation Raikage of their village on the spot, and then hunted down the second generation Hokage. In the end, a war broke out between the two sides, and the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama died in the battle. All the Golden Horn and Silver Horn troops were wiped out, and Silver Horn also died at the hands of the Second Hokage.

In the end, Golden Horn, who was seriously injured and survived, was personally executed by the Third Raikage, who was not yet the Raikage at the time.

"Killing the Second Raikage and the Second Hokage, the two brothers' notoriety was huge at the time. But compared to their powerful notoriety for killing two Five Kages, there is another achievement that is not inferior to this. , but few people know about it.”

Shiraishi meant something, causing the information in Ayane's mind to filter quickly.

"Shiraishi-kun, you mean..."

Ayane suddenly thought of something.

"Kumogakure once secretly captured Kyuubi. The two brothers took the lead at that time. They entered Kyuubi's belly and ate the flesh and blood of Kyuubi raw. They fought with Kyuubi for several days and nights. In the end, Kyuubi could no longer bear the pain of having his flesh and blood eaten raw. , vomited the two brothers out of their stomachs. It is said that after eating the flesh and blood of the nine tails raw, they became an alternative jinchūriki who could use the power of the tailed beasts without the need for tailed beasts, and could transform into tailed beasts."

When Bai Shi said this, a trace of emotion appeared on his face.

Even he had to be surprised by the crazy behavior of the two brothers.

Eating raw tailed beast flesh and blood is something no normal person would think of doing.

"During the Third Raikage Period, Kumogakure's researchers were alarmed by the strength of the Gold and Silver Kaku brothers, and proposed that some Kumogakure ninjas eat raw flesh and blood of the Eight-Tails to artificially mass-produce the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki to further strengthen Kumogakure's military strength. . However, this experiment, which was born out of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers, ended in failure. The Kumogakure ninjas who ate raw flesh and blood of the Eight-Tails were all killed by the flesh and blood of the Eight-Tails, and none of them survived. And this experiment was finally destroyed by the third generation of Lei. The video is sealed and permanently disabled."

Bai Shi spoke eloquently again.

In Shiraishi's view, the experiment of eating the tailed beast raw was a cruel experiment that was not allowed to be tolerated compared to the taboo experiment of Konoha.

Otherwise, this experiment would have been banned from research by the Third Raikage who was in power at the time, and would have been permanently sealed.

But this is natural. At that time, there were experiments on tailed beasts, and every village was still in the exploratory stage. It was not as mature as it is now, and even the perfect Jinchuuriki was born as a digit.

If this experiment were to be restarted now, with Yunyin's existing technical capabilities, it would probably be possible to overcome it.

But a strong enough carrier is needed.

Not everyone can withstand the tailed beast chakra with their body. If it is not a powerful carrier, it will only lead to death.

"Ayane, your physical strength is almost comparable to that of a tailed beast. It is not a problem for you to withstand the chakra of a tailed beast. The reason why those Kumogakure ninjas were killed by the flesh and blood of tailed beasts is because of their Their bodies are not strong enough to even pass the first level. However, the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers, who are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, have strong physiques that can forcibly absorb the chakra of the tailed beasts, allowing them to use the power of the tailed beasts for their own purposes without being The darkness of the tailed beast corrodes the mind and controls it freely."

The feats of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers undoubtedly gave Shiraishi a good alternative idea.

And just like the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers, Ayane's bloodline can be traced back to the Otsutsuki clan. There is no reason that Ayane is not as good as the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers in this regard.

"I see, this is indeed a way for me to break through the upper limit. However, it seems that we only have seven tailed beasts and one tailed beast..."

Ayane knew Shiraishi's method and seemed a little hesitant.

This kind of thing would probably be difficult to convince Nanao and Lin.

Bai Shi smiled and said:

"No, I still have the flesh and blood of the other tailed beasts. Moreover, the level of the Nanao's chakra is too low for you. Some flesh and blood is not enough for you to break the existing upper limit, unless you digest the entire Nanao."

"Which tailed beast?"

Baishi calmly spit out two words from his mouth:

"Ten-Tails."

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September 31st.

The border between the Kingdom of Iron and the Kingdom of Taki.

In the endless wilderness, a large number of ninjas worked in an orderly manner with top craftsmen from various countries to build a unique fortress of the Five Powers Alliance here as quickly as possible.

Although such a huge fortress was only provided for the alliance to use in the Fifth Ninja War, the five major powers as the leaders would not be perfunctory in this matter and would try their best to ensure the safety of the fortress. Built to the highest level. The materials used can also resist the bombardment of various industrial weapons and ninjutsu from the ground, the ground, and even the sky.

Such a huge fortress building has only completed one-tenth of the work. The wall has just been built, and various important facilities inside are still being worked on overnight.

In this alliance general base, in a relatively remote open space, there is a temporary simple wooden house, surrounded by ANBU ninjas from the five major ninja villages, which are heavily protected.

In the wooden house, the Five Shadows, headed by the Fourth Raikage, gathered together. Also participating in the meeting were Iron Country General Mifune, and the invited acting leader of Takigakure Village.

The reason why he is the acting leader is because the leader of Takigakure Village was said to be seriously ill and unfortunately could not come, so he asked the jounin in the village to take over the position of leader and participate in the meeting of the Five Powers Alliance.

Although the Five Kages all despised this statement, they also knew that the leader of Takigakure was afraid of war in the Kingdom of Demons, so he could only play the trick of acting as the leader.

If you win, you can follow the alliance to harvest the loot as much as you want, and at the same time get back the Nanao that belongs to your own village.

And if the alliance is defeated in the end, the responsibility can be passed on to the acting leader to protect himself from being liquidated by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

It's just that now the alliance also needs thousands of new ninjas from Takigakure Village, and they didn't deliberately make things difficult for the acting leader at the meeting, just let him sit in the corresponding seat and listen.

The acting leader naturally knew his situation and remained silent throughout the meeting without saying a word, just silently accepting the alliance's orders.

"In the black market, I have contacted more than a dozen well-known bounty hunter teams, including the most powerful Thunder Light Group. I am also willing to accept the alliance's orders and am not afraid to go to war with Akatsuki and the Kingdom of Ghosts. These The total number of the team is more than 1,500, and even within the league, it can be considered the elite among the elite."

Onoki, the third Tsuchikage, explained the progress of his work.

He is responsible for mobilizing bounty hunters from the black market to be used by the alliance. With sufficient financial support, these bounty hunters who lick their blood on the edge of the knife unanimously agreed to cooperate with the alliance.

They also showed what it means to be brave and fearless of death. As long as the bounty is enough, they don't mind becoming a blade in anyone's hands.

As an uncrowned 'powerful nation', the black market's power is temporarily controlled by the Alliance, and it must also be a sharp knife in the hands of the Alliance to pierce the enemy.

"But this will cost a lot of money."

The speaker was Terumi Mei, and she looked at Ohnoki.

"There is nothing we can do about it. The bounty hunters in the black market only believe in money. They don't believe in anything except money. Moreover, with the concentrated power of our five major countries, these bounties are just a drop in the bucket."

Ohnoki had the confidence to say this.

The liquid funds of the five major countries may not be enough to face the Kingdom of Ghosts alone, but when concentrated, they can definitely surpass the Kingdom of Ghosts.

This is a very crucial war, and neither the five shadows nor the daimyo will be stingy with this level of money.

"Then let them be on standby first. During the war, let them stop accepting bounties other than ours. Tsuchikage, it is up to you to communicate with them about this kind of thing."

The Fourth Raikage considered it for a moment and said.

Among the five shadows, only Ohnoki is the best at dealing with people in the black market. Coupled with his sophisticated management experience, he believes that Ohnoki can handle this matter alone.

"According to the latest data, our alliance has nearly 120,000 ninjas gathered here. Although it is a huge force, how to distribute it is also a huge problem. In addition, our villages have had many conflicts in the past. Encounters can easily lead to conflicts, so I hope you can spend some time on this matter."

The Fourth Raikage's suggestion made everyone nodded slightly.

Fortunately, the samurai of the Iron Country and the ninjas of the small country's ninja villages such as Takigakure are not in conflict with each other. However, if the ninjas of the five major countries want to completely unite, it will take a lot of energy.

"Today, among the nearly 120,000 ninjas, the proportion of jounin is about one to two percent, about 1,600. Among these jounin, some are stronger Elites and important management positions in squadrons and brigades are selected from among them. Information about them will be sent to everyone in a unified manner, and then decisions will be made as quickly as possible."

As the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, the others were shocked to hear that the number of Jonin in the alliance actually reached 1,600.

Especially the acting leader of Takigakure, the cup he picked up began to tremble.

He knew the destructive power of jounin. With an alliance of 1,600 jounin, it would not be an exaggeration to call this power devastating to the world.

Although nearly 90% of it is owned by the five major countries, and the remaining 10% is equally divided among the ninja villages of the small countries, the spread of this news can also greatly encourage the hearts of the people within the alliance.

And this is also the purpose of the Fourth Raikage. Although the enemy's power is very terrifying, in terms of the strength shown by the alliance, it is also unprecedentedly terrifying.

Even in the Kingdom of Demons, there are only about 300 Jonin. Although equipped with various props and their own qualities, the Jonin of the Demon Kingdom can basically fight one against two, but the strength of the Alliance's Jonin can still crush them. A country that suppresses ghosts.

Not to mention, the alliance has a larger base of chuunin groups.

"In addition, there is something about the Jinchūriki. There are currently six tailed beasts in Akatsuki's hands. The Seven-Tails is in the Demon Country, and the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails are on our side. It's hard to say what the purpose of the Demon Country is. , is it to defeat the living forces of our five major countries and realize the ambition of the Kingdom of Demons to dominate the ninja world, or is it to obtain the Ten-Tails and then dominate the world like Akatsuki... Or it is both, but Akatsuki's attitude is extremely clear, Their goal is to have the two tailed beasts in our hands. Therefore, please give your opinion on whether the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki should be placed in the rear for protection, or whether they should be allowed to participate in the battle and make the best use of them. "

After the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, he closed his eyes and sat on his seat without saying a word, allowing the others to start thinking before making a decision on whether the Jinchuuriki should become an important combat force.