Escape From Konoha

Black Moon People.

A team of bounty hunters with samurai as the main member.

There are hundreds of people, 80% of whom are samurai who are proficient in swordsmanship, and the remaining members are composed of ninjas.

The leader's name is Kuroda, which is said to be his surname. His name is ominous. He was born in the Kingdom of Iron. He once had a sword duel with Mifune, the current general of the Kingdom of Iron. However, because he was defeated by Mifune in the sword duel, he felt shameless to stay in the Iron Country. Kingdom, left the Kingdom of Iron thirty years ago and wandered around the ninja world.

When he appeared again, it was as a bounty hunter that he took off the head of a famous person in a small country and slaughtered all the famous people in that small country. As a result, he became famous in the underground black market and attracted the favor of many employers.

Then, as he became more and more active in the underground black market, a group of powerful warriors naturally gathered around him to work for him. Even some defecting ninjas were impressed by his superb swordsmanship and joined his team. .

Eventually, a team of bounty hunters called the ‘Black Moon Crowd’ was formed.

When its reputation was at its peak, even the Xuan Yuanzhong shunned the team and found it difficult to confront them head-on.

On the rooftop of an outdoor hotel, Yi Ji took various information about the Black Moon Sect and had a general understanding of the Black Moon Sect he would deal with next.

In addition to the leader Kuroda, there are also many troublesome samurai and ninjas among the Black Moon people.

After all, being able to run rampant in the underground black market for more than 20 years and still remain standing, no matter how you look at it, it is not a simple team.

According to information provided by former bounty hunter Kakuzu, the swordsmanship of Kuroda, the leader of the Black Moon clan, may have surpassed the current Iron Country general Mifune after a long period of training between life and death.

Moreover, Kuroda's swordsmanship is different from Mifune's concept of "harmony". He attaches great importance to killing and has completely trained himself into a killing sword!

In terms of swordsmanship, he is more dangerous than General Mifune of the Iron Kingdom.

"Samurai... a product of the old era. I never thought that such an existence would exist in this era. The killing sword might bring me a lot of fun."

Kazuhime took out a photo of Kuroda. It was an old man with white hair and wrinkles on his face. His eyes were as calm and turbid as stagnant water. Staring at it for a long time gave people a terrifying feeling of being swallowed by this stagnant water.

"Besides, sword duels and the like are much more interesting than expected. After all, swordsmanship is what I am least good at."

Ichihime touched the Kusanagi sword on her waist.

Although she has a sword of the same level as the Kusanagi Sword, she has not undergone systematic swordsmanship training. After all, she is a ninja, not a samurai, and will spend a lot of time on swordsmanship.

Even if Susanoo is enabled to use the chakra sword, it will only be violently dismantled with the help of materialized chakra.

She prefers to convince people with strength rather than skills.

She was born with a body and chakra comparable to that of a tailed beast. It would be a real waste if she did not take advantage of this.

Thinking of this, Yiji slowly put away the information and photos, stretched out her chakra wings behind her back, and flapped gently towards the void, vibrating the air, setting off invisible air waves, flying off the ground into the sky, like a shooting star in the sky. Lost trace.

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At the junction of the Kingdom of Taki and the Kingdom of Iron, the headquarters of the Alliance of the Five Powers is already quite large. From the appearance alone, it can be expected that this is an extremely majestic giant fortress.

Since the leader, the Fourth Raikage, and Konoha's Hokage, Tsunade, went to Turtle Island, the only high-level leaders of the alliance who remained at the headquarters at this time were Tsuchikage Onoki, Kazekage Rasa, and Mizukage Terumi Mei.

However, the Iron Kingdom, as a country of samurai, is also an important part of the alliance. Therefore, Mifune, as the general of the Iron Kingdom, can barely be regarded as one of the top leaders of the alliance. His daily job is to regulate the Five Shadows. conflicts between. The Five Kages also respect Mifune very much. Even if Mifune is not as strong as them, he is definitely the best among the Five Kages.

"Black Moon Clan... Lord Tsuchikage, have you still contacted them?"

At this time, in the temporary conference room of the alliance headquarters, only the Tsuchikage, Kazekage, Mizukage and the general of the Iron Kingdom were having a short meeting here.

Mifune, who occasionally glanced at some document, suddenly raised his head and looked at Tsuchikage Onoki, with a bit of surprise in his eyes.

"Yes, the Black Moons have a very powerful reputation in the black market, and their leader, Kuroda, is a troublesome figure. If used properly, it can have unexpected miraculous effects."

Ohnoki responded calmly and did not think there would be any problems in hiring the Black Moon People.

"Kuroda? That black warrior from the black market?"

Feng Ying Luo Sha also seemed to have remembered something and said suddenly.

Onoki nodded.

"Yes, in the era I experienced, the black warrior Kuroda was a man with extremely strong swordsmanship. His swordsmanship was once praised by Hanzo, the leader of Yugakure. However, later I heard that he used to fight in the Iron Kingdom He lost to Mifune-dono in the swordsmanship competition held by the country's daimyo, and then left the Kingdom of Iron for unknown reasons and began to hang out in the black market."

After speaking, Ohnoki cast a questioning look at Mifune.

Mifune looked at Kuroda's photo and couldn't help but sigh when he met those silent eyes that were like a pool of stagnant water.

"There is such a thing. But at that time, I was just lucky enough to beat him, but I didn't expect that he would leave the Kingdom of Iron directly after the failure. Originally, I wanted him to be my deputy and work with him Working under a daimyo, I didn’t expect...it’s really a twist of fate.”

"To be praised highly by Mifune-dono, it seems that Kuroda's strength is worth looking forward to."

Terumi Mei also joined in the conversation.

Although the era of samurai has long passed, Terumi Mei will not underestimate this group.

Just like the shrine maidens of the Oni Kingdom and the Ninja Temples of the Five Great Countries, before the era of one country and one village came, before that, shrine maidens, samurai, and monks were all flourishing.

Even if the influence is beginning to shrink now, you will suffer a loss if you underestimate it too much.

"Kuroda is very strong, and his kendo is different from mine. The kendo I insist on is 'harmony', while his is killing. If it is a life and death battle, maybe I will be killed by him. Although he He is a samurai, but he will never stick to the samurai tradition. For him, as long as he can kill the enemy, it is the strongest swordsmanship."

Mifune's face turned serious.

"The end justifies the means?"

"Yes, he likes to scare his enemies with killing. I once heard that after he left the Iron Kingdom, he slaughtered all the famous mansions in a small country because of a bounty mission, and became famous. After that, his various actions also became famous. He kills everyone, leaving no one alive, and is obsessed with killing. The so-called bounty mission is just an excuse for him to find strong people to kill. This kind of thing is really..."

Mifune put down the photo and sighed again.

In this regard, the three shadows didn't say anything.

They only want to use the power of Kuroda and the Black Moon People. As for Kuroda's character and methods, there is no point in exploring them.

Besides, the black market is a mixed place, with no one of any kind. But there are only good people. Those who can survive on this platform and make a famous name must be those with countless blood stained hands.

"In addition to the Black Moon Clan led by Kuroda, the overall strength of the Thunder Light Group and the Shura Clan are also good, and they are all a group of difficult ninjas. If used well, they can bring us good benefits, and we can eliminate some dangerous people. Let them handle the tasks.”

Luo Sha spoke up at this time.

"They are all experts with rich combat experience. As long as the money is available, they will flock to the mission even if it is a narrow escape. This is the personality of a bounty hunter."

Onoki nodded in approval. Although the alliance had 120,000 ninjas, its strength was very limited. Especially some dangerous missions were likely to cause huge losses to the alliance.

Then, handing over these dangerous tasks to bounty hunters who work hard for money not only preserves the strength of the alliance, but also helps suppress the arrogance of the enemy.

For the alliance, the loss is just some money.

"Next, you guys wait here for the Raikage and Hokage to come back. While the reserve funds are still sufficient, I need to contact some more bounty hunters and let them serve as cannon fodder for the alliance."

Using black market bounty hunters to attack the enemy in war has been Onoki's usual method.

The other three didn't speak, just nodded, acquiescing to Ohnoki's approach.

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The land of secrets.

There was no one left in the village that originally had hundreds of villagers. The fire burned down the entire village and plunged it into a sea of ​​flames.

The corpses in the village were burned by the flames, exuding a hot and bloody smell, rushing toward their faces.

Not far from the village covered by fire, a group of figures wearing hats and black clothes were resting on the spot.

The leader was an old man over sixty years old, with gray hair, wrinkles on his face, and a scar on his right cheek. His eyes were as calm and deep as dead water, and he stared quietly at the village covered by fire not far away, causing There was a faint flame dancing in his eyes.

The old man was dressed like a samurai in ancient times, wearing black laminated armor from the previous era. His white hair was tied up with a black headband and tied into a ponytail. His old and withered palms were placed on the samurai sword at his waist.

The handle of the katana is black, the same color as the black armor on the old man, and it is seamless.

"Mr. Kuroda, the reclusive samurai in this village have been eliminated. There are still two stops left, namely the Kingdom of Flowers and the Kingdom of Iron. After that, there will be a bounty mission from the Alliance of Five Powers."

A warrior wearing a hat from the Black Moon Clan came forward and bowed his head next to the old man Kuroda with a respectful attitude and a hint of awe in his tone.

As the true leader of the Black Moon clan, the old man Kuroda's strength has already overwhelmed all the samurai and ninjas in the team.

As one of the largest bounty hunter teams in the black market, Black Moon is not short of funds.

They usually only have two jobs. One is to accept bounty tasks from the black market, and only large bounty tasks with a bounty of more than 20 million taels are eligible to be taken over by them.

The second job is to find powerful samurai from all over the ninja world. Their leader Kuroda hopes to fight with all the superb swordsman samurai in the ninja world in order to hone his sword skills.

There was such a warrior in this burned village.

But the warrior had already retired and swore never to fight again, hoping to live out his remaining days in peace.

So, in order to force him to take action, Kuroda asked members of the Black Moon Clan to massacre the entire village.

The samurai was so angry that he broke his oath and took up his sword again to avenge the villagers.

Perhaps because he hadn't held a sword for too long, the reclusive samurai's swordsmanship seemed to Kuroda to be very slow. In disappointment, Kuroda killed him with a single sword.

In short, in this battle, the Black Moon people could see that leader Kuroda was very disappointed.

Maybe in his opinion, the samurai's sword has become so dull that he is no longer worthy of being a samurai.

After all, the belief that the Black Moon people believe in is not money, but killing.

They like to fight with all kinds of strong men, and feel that if they can die in the killing, it is something they are proud of.

Money is just an excuse for them to kill.

"...The Kingdom of Iron."

The eyes that were originally a pool of stagnant water finally had some fluctuations, and Kuroda's dark eyes swept over him lightly.

"What a nostalgic name. Speaking of which, does my swordsmanship surpass that of Mifune?"

Kuroda touched the only scar on his right cheek.

Those were the marks that someone had cut open with a sharp blade.

Thirty years later, this scar still caused him a dull pain.

"Mr. Kuroda's swordsmanship is unmatched in the world. This is an undoubted fact. The so-called generals of the Iron Kingdom are just people in name only. After all, if a sword is not stained with blood every day, it will become extremely slow."

The warrior on the side said firmly.

"Then, let's go. I hope my next opponent won't disappoint me again."

"yes!"

The samurai and ninjas belonging to the Black Moon Clan all stood up, as many as a hundred people, and gathered around Kuroda.

In the forest, the Black Moon people, led by the Kuroda samurai, began to run quickly, with the goal being the direction of the Flower Country, preparing to challenge the samurai there.

Suddenly, Kuroda, the team leader, suddenly noticed something. He suddenly stopped running and stood still in an open space. His originally deep and calm eyes suddenly became sharp and menacing. He peered through the gaps in the forest leaves. Into deeper darkness.

When the others saw Kuroda's action, they stopped in unison and began to scan around cautiously.

"Come out, I've found you."

Kuroda said to a thick tree.

With the sound of branches being trampled, a slender figure slowly walked out from behind the trees and appeared in front of Kuroda and the Black Moon members with a calm attitude.

She is a girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with waist-length black hair, and a white hairband tied casually between her hair to simply decorate her long hair.

The upper body is a tight black leather jacket that exposes the skin of the shoulders. The lower body is a combination of black mini skirt and knee socks, and the tight shorts inside the skirt can be seen.

A flintlock gun is fixed on the black belt leg loop on the right thigh, and on the left waist is a long sword with a sheath and a white hilt.

The clothing on his body is simple and convenient, as if he is trying to reduce unnecessary clothing as much as possible to avoid affecting the battle.

There were not many expression elements on an overly delicate face, only a pair of dark eyes, staring at the Black Moon crowd with a half-smile, as if they were laughing.

"If I'm not mistaken, you are the Black Moon Sect, and you are Kuroda, the leader of the Black Moon Sect, who is known as the Black Warrior."

The girl turned her gaze to the leader, Kuroda, and after sizing him up, she spoke.

"Who are you……"

Before Kuroda could say anything, he was following the high-status samurai beside him. When he saw the girl's face, he suddenly thought of something.

He quickly took out a pamphlet and rummaged through it to find the reward list for the girl.

"Chiba Kazuhime, Chiba Shiraishi, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Demon Country, is the daughter of Uchiha Ruri, the current leader of the Uchiha clan in the Demon Country... The bounty is 140 million taels. It's a big fish."

Soon, the warrior looked at the bounty information on the roster and spoke.

As a result, the other members of the Black Moon Clan looked at the girl, Ichiji, with eager eyes.

In this eagerness, there is an extremely cruel killing intention.

As the leader of the Black Moon Sect, Kuroda was extremely surprised when he heard the amount of the reward.

It's not that he is deceived by money, but that a person with a bounty of this level, a businessman or an official, must have a lot of wealth or a lot of power.

And if it is a ninja or samurai, it must be a strong person in a famous town.

Judging from the other party's clothes and aura, it is definitely not because of wealth and power that his bounty reaches this level.

Moreover, even he has heard of the name Chiba Kazuhime.

"Oni Country...I heard that your parents were from Konoha's White Fang Team. The captain of the White Fang Team, Hatake Sakumo, was known as the Konoha White Fang ninja. He once famously used a White Fang short sword in the ninja world. .”

Kuroda ignored Ichiki's words and didn't care what the other person's intention was in coming to him. Instead, he used Ichihime's identity to think of the Konoha White Fang who was once famous in the ninja world.

"That seems to be the case, but I am not interested in the affairs of the previous generation. I heard that you are a famous swordsman. So, this time I will make friends with the sword. I hope that you, the black warrior, , don’t disappoint me too much.”

Ichiki smiled, took out the Kusanagi sword with her right hand, and held the Kusanagi sword tightly in her hand in a standard sword-holding posture without any bias.

Seeing Kazuhime's very standard sword-wielding posture, Kuroda seemed to be aroused, and his eyes lit up.

"Even if my opponent is a woman, I will go all out. And if my sword can be stained with your blood, my swordsmanship will be even better."

Kuroda could feel that Kazuhime was not an ordinary ninja. Such a person, even a woman, was worthy of killing.

So, he held his breath, held the hilt of the katana in his right hand, and assumed a stance for the attack that was more precise than Kazuki's.

Kazuki saw Kuroda's posture.

"Draw your sword and chop."

Yiji swallowed these three words.

As soon as the word was pronounced, Kuroda's figure flashed in front of Ichiji at a speed as fast as lightning.

The katana that fit tightly with the scabbard was unsheathed in an instant, cutting out a cold crescent moon light in Ichiji's eyes. The sharp aura made the skin of Ichiji's face feel the chill of the frozen blood.

Ding!

Ichihime struck back and slashed the Kusanagi sword, firmly blocking Kuroda's sword draw.

Although the speed is very fast, if it is an ordinary ninja, it will definitely be shocked by the speed of drawing and slashing with the sword, and then Kuroda can easily remove the head during the execution of the technique.

Seeing Kazuki easily blocking his first blow, Kuroda's wrinkled old face showed no signs of movement, as if he was not surprised by Kazuki's actions.

The dark figure disappeared from Yiji's eyes like a phantom. Yiji felt a thorn in her back. Without time to think, her body instinctively turned around and hurriedly struck out with a sword.

The Kusanagi sword and the katana collided again, and sparks shot out, passing in front of Kazuhime and Kuroda's eyes.

So fast! Even though she overestimated Kuroda's speed as much as possible, after the actual battle, she found that he still underestimated Kuroda's speed.

She could not imagine the speed that an old man over sixty could display.

Kuroda remained unmoved and had no thoughts of pity. The sword light released by the katana in his hand was faster than the other, flying like a meteor, which made people dazzled.

Kazuki didn't dare to blink. If she made a mistake, Kuroda would touch her throat with the knife.

This dangerous intuition kept warning Yiji.

This old man named Kuroda can definitely do this kind of thing.

Ichiki swung the blade violently. Perhaps feeling that Ichiki's strength was very strong, Kuroda dodged back with a light posture, kicked his feet on the ground, and easily released the power from Ichiki's blade, leaving her helpless. Return with success.

The swordsmanship is too standard and rigid without much flexibility, but the speed and power are very strong. After a short exchange, Kuroda had already figured out the general situation of Kazuhime.

Seeing that the sword he struck with all his strength was easily deflected by Kuroda, Kazuhime was not discouraged. The opponent's skill was far superior to hers, so it was natural for him to be able to do this.

Yiji is very aware of her swordsmanship level, and her swordsmanship relies on her strong body.

For her, as long as she can hit the enemy, that's all.

"It seems that you, little girl, are indeed worth killing."

Confirming this again, Kuroda's breathing rhythm began to change, and the light in his eyes became darker, but in the darkness, there was a faint light, which was very strange.

"I think so too. After all, I came here with the attitude of learning swordsmanship. Before I hack you to death, it would be better to show all your swordsmanship. After all, we make friends with swords." "

Kazuhime smiled freely. She and Kuroda seemed not to be enemies, but a pair of old friends reunited after a long absence.

However, her smile made Kuroda feel no warmth.

Kuroda said nothing, but silently continued to assume the stance of drawing the sword. He raised his heels slightly, the air shook, and the figure disappeared like a phantom again.

The sharp and cold sword light appeared in the air, easily cutting through the obstruction of the air. Coupled with Kuroda's lightning speed, even the most experienced ninja would have a headache.

In terms of swordsmanship alone, Yiji indeed felt unprecedented pressure.

Compared with her, the movements in Kuroda's hands seemed to have been refined over many years and formed into body instincts. When the sword was drawn, it seemed as if he didn't need to think about it to deliver the most exquisite blow.

This level of swordsmanship would be impossible to achieve without decades of hard training.

Moreover, each knife struck directly at the fatal position of Yiji's body.

As explained in the information, this guy's swordsmanship is for killing.

"Um?"

Relying on her extraordinary physique, Kazuhime tried her best to resist all Kuroda's attacks, but then she felt something strange about the collision between the Kusanagi sword and the katana.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Kazuki felt something strange in Kuroda's sword style.

This abnormality made Yiji feel a little familiar, as if she had encountered the same situation when fighting someone in the past.

Illusion? Yiji frowned secretly, feeling wary in her heart.

The Kusanagi sword and the katana collided in the air again, causing sparks to fly.

Perhaps because the fighting was too fierce, the members of the Black Moon Crowd dispersed around, not daring to approach the core battlefield.

In their eyes, both Kuroda and Kazuhime moved as fast as lightning.

Rather than a battle between samurai and ninjas, it was more like two jet-black lightnings colliding with each other at extremely high speeds.

The sharp airflow generated after the sword and katana collided, leaving conspicuous traces of the beast's claws on the surrounding land and trees, indicating the tragic situation of this sword duel.

As the person involved, Kazuki finally confirmed something after blocking Kuroda's attack again, and her expression changed slightly.

"Hey, what you're using isn't a sword at all—"

"too late."

Quiet words, like no one's murmur in the middle of the night, came softly from Kuroda's mouth.

Kuroda's quiet and deep eyes suddenly became as sharp as an eagle, murderous.

This coldness is enough to freeze a person's blood flow.

The wrist twisted, and the katana danced accordingly.

"Secret Sword Technique·Black Teeth!"

pitch black——

It flashed past Ichiji's eyes.

The black sword light bit into Yiji's chest with an almost violent momentum.

The banging sound was not the sound caused by the blade piercing the flesh, but the katana in Kuroda's hand was broken into two pieces.

The broken blade was ejected into the air, spun, then suddenly fell and stuck diagonally on the ground.

Silence dominates the space.

Kuroda Furui Muha's eyes finally lost their calmness, as if he had seen something incredible. He looked at Kazuhime's chest where not a drop of blood flowed out under the sudden stab of the katana, and his pupils widened in shock.

An uneasy feeling emerged from the depths of his heart, causing Kuroda, who was holding the broken sword, to instinctively dodge back and retreat to a safe distance beyond the reach of Ichihime Kusanagi's sword.

"you……"

Before Kuroda could finish speaking, a frightening aura came out of Kazuhime's body. Even Kuroda, who was used to killing, was so nervous that he couldn't finish his words.

"What a mistake. This must be due to a lack of intelligence."

Kazuhime ignored Kuroda at this time, holding the Kusanagi sword in her right hand, and patting her forehead with her left hand, as if she had a headache, focusing on her mistakes.

Immediately, she put down the palm on her forehead and raised her neck. Her eyes, which were originally black and white, were dominated by the red three-magatama Sharingan. The entire forest scenery was reflected in these red eyes, and she looked coldly at Kuroda. Sweep over.

"I thought this would be a swordsmanship duel, but I didn't expect that you, an old guy, would hide the same tactile illusion as my mother in swordsmanship, interfering with my five senses and delaying my sensory abilities. No wonder when I did it before, my hand felt It’s never been right.”

"The killing sword that I pursue is more convenient for killing people than traditional swordsmanship. Moreover, victory is the most important, and it doesn't matter what method is used. Little girl, this era belongs to ninjas, and swordsmanship must keep pace with the times. Advance, otherwise we will fall out of step with the times.”

Kuroda replied matter-of-factly, saying he didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

"..."

Yi Ji was speechless.

I wanted to refute, but I couldn't refute at all.

therefore--

Yi Ji glanced around, and the members of the Black Moon who were just watching the battle had now formed a tight circle surrounding her.

"It seems that the swordsmanship tutorial can only end here. Although it is a bit regretful, I don't plan to remember the name of someone like you, because I am a little unhappy now. I am tired of playing, you can go to hell now. "

Ichihime held the Kusanagi sword with her backhand. Under the surprised gazes of Kuroda and Kuroyue, her hand loosened and the sword blade dropped down and inserted into the ground.

"Uchiha Fire Formation!"

As Yi Ji’s words came to light——

Boom!

Boom!

The earth exploded, and red pillars of fire suddenly spewed out from the ground and rushed into the sky.

And it was not one, but ten or twenty. More pillars of fire rushed into the sky and were scattered around, forming a larger encirclement.

The wall of burning flames connected between the fire pillars, sealing the Black Moon people together with the magician Yi Ji.

"Okay, since you are also a ninja, let's end the battle in the ninja way. Don't call me mean, this path is your choice."

Looking at the Black Moon crowd who were already nervous and uneasy, their eyes finally fell on Kuroda, and a cruel smile appeared on Ichiki's delicate and beautiful face.