Escape From Konoha

Union Army Headquarters.

Located at the junction of the Kingdom of Iron and the Kingdom of Taki, it looks like a huge beast from a distance, standing abruptly on the plain.

Although the construction took less than half a month, the size of the land and the building already gave it a shocking feeling.

Batch after batch of materials were transported in from the outside, and then a large amount of materials began to be transported outwards, like blood transfusions, to various branch strongholds of the Alliance Army to hold on.

In the sky, hundreds of ninjas piloting flying ninja tools flew from high altitude and dispersed to the surrounding areas, taking full control of the surrounding area.

There are also Iwagakure's sentient ninjas who are good at earth escape underground to guard against enemy surprise attacks.

Moreover, the latest radar inside the Alliance Army Headquarters Fortress is turned on all day long, cooperating with the ninjas on patrol to launch uninterrupted defense 24 hours a day.

Facing this level of defensive power, there is no other way but to attack with force.

The new and magnificent tall building is divided into fifteen floors. Elevators have been installed inside, allowing you to go directly from the bottom to the upper floors.

In the conference room.

The leaders of the alliance, headed by the contemporary Five Kages, as well as the Third Mizukage, General Mifune of the Iron Kingdom, the leader of Takigakure, or the leaders of other small country ninja villages, all gathered here.

However, even though so many people were summoned, it was still the Five Shadows who could really make the final decision.

"The Kingdom of Ghosts has replied to the letter. They agreed to join forces and kill Akatsuki's people first, and then our alliance army will decide the winner with the Kingdom of Ghosts."

The Fourth Raikage told this matter.

Unlike previous ninja wars, this time there were three parties involved.

No matter which side, they all possess unparalleled strength. It can be said that almost all ninjas in the ninja world are involved. Not even the Iron Kingdom warriors could escape.

If the daimyo didn't allow it, the Fourth Raikage would have wanted to incorporate the ninja monks from the five major national ninja temples.

The power of the Ninja Temple is not weak. There are thousands of Ninja monks in the five major countries. This is a considerable force.

Moreover, the ninja monks of the Ninja Temple, like the shrine maidens of the Kingdom of Demons, all inherit mysterious power internally. This power is related to the chakra system of ancient times.

Fortunately, the Fourth Raikage just felt sorry and did not force it.

"Allying with the Kingdom of Demons always feels like seeking skin from a tiger. The last time we attacked the Kingdom of Demons, we Kirigakure sacrificed thousands of elite ninjas, but we were unable to shake their sea territory at all."

The Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei sighed, with a slightly sad look on his slightly charming face.

"There is nothing we can do about it. No matter what the reason for this war is, in short, we must take back the tailed beast first and avoid the birth of the infinite Tsukuyomi. This matter is the most important. Therefore, in the tail beast Before the beast is recovered, it would be unwise to fight against the Kingdom of Demons.”

Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, crossed his arms on his chest and said to Mei Terumi.

Not just Terumi Mei, there is basically no one among the Five Kages here who likes to deal with the Kingdom of Demons.

The five major countries can deal with each other because they are similar in strength.

Even the Kingdom of Thunder, which has the strongest comprehensive strength, does not have a substantial gap with the other villages. Generally speaking, it is still within the range that can be estimated.

However, the power of the Kingdom of Demons has long surpassed that of the great powers. The Fourth Ninja World War not only resisted the ninja forces of the four countries, but also uprooted Mt. Myoki, one of the Three Holy Lands. Although the power of Ryūchi Cave was used, it can also be seen that the military power of the Kingdom of Ghosts has opened up a very exaggerated gap with other major countries.

"Yes, no matter what, the conflict of interests is our internal matter, but if Akatsuki's plan succeeds, the ninja world will be destroyed...At this time, the lesser of two evils is the right choice. Things like the Ten-Tails , should not exist.”

Mifune, as a neutral party, also nodded in the same way.

As for joining forces with the Ghost Country, the Akatsuki organization was first excluded. This plan was approved by more than half of the people, including the Five Shadows.

Taking back the tailed beasts and dividing them into the hands of each village again is the safest way.

This not only continues to maintain the balance of the past, but also prevents the tailed beasts from being concentrated again and creating terrifying chakra creatures like the Ten Tails.

"The matter has come to this, and it's too late to regret it. The only uncertainty is whether the Ghost Country will abide by the agreement, or stab us in the back when we go to war with Akatsuki. Therefore, before joining forces with the Ghost Country At the same time, we must also be wary of their little moves and not be careless.”

The Fourth Raikage knocked on the table, and the meaning of his words was very clear. While confirming the alliance with the Kingdom of Demons, he must also guard against their underhanded tricks.

This kind of breach of covenant is not uncommon between countries.

Paper or something has no binding force at all.

Especially at this critical time.

The other five shadows, as well as the leaders of the other villages, also nodded secretly.

Betrayal at this time may very well lead to a crisis of destruction for the Alliance Army.

"What Raikage said is right, you have to be extra careful with this kind of thing." Ohnoki nodded and continued: "Next, there is the establishment of the Staff Department and the Intelligence Department. According to the meetings held a few days ago, the personnel have been basically determined. Yes, please confirm again."

After speaking, Onoki took out the printed paper documents and gave each person a copy.

Among the Alliance Army, the Fourth Ai, as the Raikage, is the most senior leader of the Alliance Army.

The general staff of the Alliance Army is Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage.

However, most of the time, Tsunade is not involved. After all, she is the general staff officer and also serves as a medical ninja.

Therefore, the alliance army's staff force is mainly composed of Konoha jounin Nara Shikaku and Kumogakure jounin Mabui. The other villages also dispatched jonins with mental abilities and a lot of combat experience to join the staff to assist. Two acting staff officers.

In addition, the intelligence force is mainly composed of Konoha Jonin Yamanaka Haiichi and Kirigakure Jonin Ao, and is assisted by sensory ninjas from other villages. In addition to passing on information, they will also contact each unit in a timely manner to facilitate Understand the frontline battle situation and make correct strategic deployments.

Under the intelligence force, a reconnaissance force, mainly composed of sensory ninjas, was established to search and collect intelligence.

This is the main component of the Alliance Army and occupies very important responsibilities.

"There are Jounin from Konoha in important positions in the General Staff and Intelligence Department. Is there something wrong with the distribution of duties?"

Luo Sha hesitated.

For such an important department, Sunagakure was basically just going through the motions, which made him quite dissatisfied.

This is also related to the decline of Sunagakure's talents.

In this regard, Iwagakure is almost the same.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Not to mention Nara Shikaku, everyone is aware of the secretive abilities of the Yamanaka clan. With Yamanaka Haiichi here, the Intelligence Department can operate at the most efficient speed and become our most important Eyes and mouth.”

Knowing that Tsunade was inconvenient to answer this question, the Fourth Raikage took the initiative to speak.

"Where is Kirigakure's Ao? You know, based on Kirigakure's performance during the Fourth Ninja War, there is enough reason to suspect that some of Kirigakure's top cadres were infiltrated by the Kingdom of Oni."

Luo Sha frowned.

"I can't pretend that I haven't heard this, Kazekage-dono. Those high-level cadres who cheated on others have been cleaned up by the fourth generation. Even if there are any left, they can't touch the core of Kirigakure. And Ao is not just our Kirigakure. Yin is the leading sentient ninja, and he is also the veteran of Kirigakure. It is impossible for such a person to be bribed by outsiders. It is best not to underestimate us Kirigakure."

Terumi Mei said with a smile.

"..."

The Fourth Yagura who launched the coup was also a close minister of the Third Mizukage. Luo Sha secretly cursed.

Even close ministers are not impossible to betray.

However, Rasa also knew that it was impossible to place Sunagakure Jonin in important positions in these departments.

Ye Cang is strong enough, but she is a general candidate and is not good at mental and intelligence analysis.

Maki... probably only has some influence in Sunagakure Village. In the eyes of other villages, he is not a jounin worthy of special attention.

The other jounin of Sunagakure either completely retired like Ebizo and ignored the disputes in the shinobi world, or they were not qualified enough and their abilities were not recognized.

"It seems that there is no problem." The Fourth Raikage turned to look at Mifune, "Mifune, have you done what you asked for?"

Mifune nodded.

"It's been taken care of. Please take a look."

Mifune took out a forehead protector.

It is completely different from the previous ninja forehead protectors. There is no eye-catching and familiar mark. Instead, there is the word "forbearance".

"Everyone who used to dominate one side is now united for a common reason and is fighting against a common enemy. So, I think the word 'forbearance' is the most appropriate for the alliance army. In addition, we samurai, He will also act as a ninja."

The rest of the shadows nodded secretly.

Since we plan to unite, in order to enhance internal cohesion, it is reasonable to use the same kind of forehead protector.

Although this cannot completely resolve some internal disputes, it at least has a good start.

Picking up the forehead protector with the word 'nin', the Fourth Raikage walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the conference room.

The others followed suit.

In the huge square outside, nearly 100,000 ninjas gathered.

They are densely packed, with their bodies as straight as spears, arranged in an orderly manner, as if they are connected into one body. Everyone is as powerful as a rainbow, and one hundred thousand ninjas gathered together. At a glance, it is extremely shocking.

Everyone in the conference room, including Wuying, had their eyes shaken with eager light.

"Everyone, the winner of the Fifth Ninja War will be us!"

"certainly!"

As soon as the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, the others immediately responded with loud voices.

…

"The forehead protector with the word 'forbearance' in it, do you want to replace it with this thing?"

In the large room where the staff and intelligence departments were mixed, jounin from all the villages of the Alliance Army gathered together.

The jounin headed by Nara Shikaku and Mabuyi formed a staff force.

The jonins headed by Yamanaka Haiichi and Ao formed an intelligence unit.

Everyone here has received the forehead protector with the word 'nin' that was just distributed. According to the understanding of the superiors, all ninjas and samurai affiliated with the Alliance Army will wear this forehead protector in combat.

"This is natural. This is our determination to unite. As an example, we cannot ignore the role of people's hearts."

Mabuyi and Shikaku were the first to put down their original forehead protectors and replace them with the forehead protectors with the word 'nin' used by the Alliance Army.

The others also followed suit and put on forehead protectors with the word 'forbearance'.

"Then, now we need to test the performance of the equipment here."

Haiyi and Qing walked to the center of the room, where a huge water ball floated. In addition, there were cables and head-mounted instruments connected to the cables.

The two of them and the remaining Sensing Jōnin sat around the huge water ball. They did not wear head-mounted protective equipment. They just formed seals with their hands and used chakra to communicate with the water ball. Waves of ripples began to sway on it.

"It seems to be running very well."

After a few seconds, Haiyi, who seemed to have received something, nodded and confirmed that there was no problem with the performance.

The other jounin responsible for sensing also looked at each other and nodded, indicating that there was no problem and they could operate normally.

"Next, more sensory ninjas will be summoned. Although according to the meeting of the leaders, there is no need to fight the Kingdom of Demons yet, but there will inevitably be conflicts in the future. The Kingdom of Demons has the ability to counter sensory ninjutsu. If we don’t unite with more sensing ninjas, we may be confused by their perception and blockade.”

Haiyi solemnly reminded.

During the Fourth Ninja War, Konoha suffered a disadvantage in this regard, resulting in being surrounded by the Demon Country troops, and had no choice but to stay in the camp and wait to die. Outside the camp, it's a dangerous area.

If we don't pay attention to this issue, facing the Kingdom of Ghosts, the Alliance Army will become blind men who cannot see. Before the war even started, their combat effectiveness was reduced.

"I will ask the following to pay attention to this. However, it will take some time to recruit people. Among the Kirigakure ninjas I brought, there are a few people who meet the needs of Mr. Haiyi, and they can come in handy."

Qing nodded in response.

"Then please. In short, call in as many sentient ninjas as possible."

Haiyi did not refuse. Since they are all members of the Alliance Army, there is no distinction between them for the time being.

After all, Konoha is even worse than Kirigakure when it comes to being infiltrated by the Kingdom of Demons.

As close ministers of the Fourth and Fifth Mizukage, Ao and those he personally recommends can bestow trust.

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It was already night when Kisame returned to Amegakure.

Everything in Yuyin Village was completely silent. Except for the tall tower in the center, there was no breath of life.

Everyone was transferred away and took refuge in the safe zone of River Country.

Even the Amegakure ninjas were moved to the safe zone every last one and were banned from participating in the war by Nagato.

"Are you back? It seems that you have gone through a hard battle."

In the hall on the top floor of the tower, Nagato stood there, looking at the returning Kisame with a calm expression and a calm tone.

"Yes, there are a group of troublesome ninjas gathered on Turtle Island. If we continue to fight hard, even I will be left there completely."

Kisame nodded.

His hair and clothes were wet from the rain, his body was a little cold, and the fatigue on his face was equally obvious.

"but……"

Kisame grinned at this time, showing his sharp teeth.

"The mission is considered completed. I finally mixed a tracking shark water bomb into the Thousand Sharks and marked it on Turtle Island. I can lock the position of Turtle Island at any time. However, I only have three days. After three days, the mark will disappear.”

"No, three days is enough."

Nagato was very satisfied with the result.

Among all the members, Kisame is definitely the most hardworking and accomplished one.

"Well, what should I say?"

"The Alliance Army has issued a declaration of war. Tomorrow morning, as soon as the sun rises, the war will begin."

"So fast?"

"After they have deployed, of course they must start the war as soon as possible. In addition, the movement of some troops from the Kingdom of Ghosts is also very obvious, and they are heading towards Akatsuki."

There was a hint of caution in Nagato's tone.

The Alliance Army is already troublesome enough, and the Kingdom of Demons is also involved, planning to jointly attack the areas occupied by Akatsuki's forces. This is a signal that gives him a headache.

The worst thing still happened.

After Shiraishi participated in the Five Kage Conference and exposed the Ten-Tails and Infinite Tsukuyomi, Nagato knew that Shiraishi was preparing for the war at that time.

In order to give the Alliance Army and the Kingdom of Ghosts an opportunity and reason to unite.

Although Akatsuki's plan is not to control the world with infinite Tsukuyomi, who would believe such words?

As long as you actually have the card to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi in your hand, it will be the first dangerous target to eliminate for the Alliance Army.

Some dangers do not depend on activating or not activating, but whether they are in hand or not.

With this possibility, which is less than 1 in 10,000, the Alliance Army will take action. This is inevitable.

Otherwise, why would the samurai of the Iron Kingdom declare that samurai would not be at odds with the Demon Kingdom, but clearly specify that Akatsuki is their enemy?

"This is a bad time. The Alliance Army and the Kingdom of Ghosts are now targeting us. Can the White Zetsu and those dragon beasts sent out really stop them from joining forces?"

Kisame smiled, but the meaning of his smile was not relaxed at all.

Both the Alliance Army and the Kingdom of Ghosts are behemoths.

Either side has the powerful ability to compete head-on with Akatsuki.

Now that the two behemoths are united, it is even more terrifying.

"Things are not that bad. As long as we can quickly capture the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, then victory belongs to us. Fortunately, we now know the specific whereabouts of the Jinchuuriki, and we just need to keep an eye on them. ”

Nagato said.

"Where are the seven tails? We only have six tailed beasts in our hands."

Kisame frowned.

"The Nanao is most likely being personally protected by someone sent by Chiba Shiraishi, and that candidate is probably Obito Uchiha. It is almost impossible to snatch food from his hands."

In terms of combat ability, Nagato is not afraid of Uchiha Obito.

But the opponent's space-time pupil technique is too convenient. Even he can only distort space and restrict the opponent to a certain extent. But if the other party wants to leave, or hides in a special space and does not come out, others can only stare.

And as far as Nagato knows, the reason why Uchiha Obito awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan was because of Nohara Rin, the Seven-Tailed Jinchūriki.

Those were the chains Chiba Shiraishi used to trap Uchiha Obito. In terms of protection, it was absolutely terrifying beyond imagination.

In contrast, the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails still have the possibility of being captured.

"In short, when the war officially starts, I will immediately set out to arrest the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails and recover them. Pain and Fei will assist Bai Zetsu and the Dragon Beast Legion to contain the main force of the Alliance Army and the Kingdom of Ghosts. "

"This way, you don't have to worry about it for the time being."

Kisame smiled reassuringly.

"No, it's not time to feel at ease yet. There is still a hidden troublesome guy. I don't know when he will take action."

Nagato's eyes were incomprehensible.

Kisame raised his eyebrows and looked at Nagato with questioning eyes.

Regarding this question, Nagato did not hide it and spit out a name from his mouth:

"Shimura Danzo."

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"Brother Scorpion, are you really not going to act with me? Obviously our artistic coordination is so perfect. Hmm."

In the Aster City Military District, Deidara, as a member of the Thorn Team, will now serve as the vanguard, following Ichiji as he rushes towards the Kingdom of Rain, and fires the first shot of the Kingdom of Ghosts' attack on Akatsuki.

However, before leaving, Deidara still hoped that Scorpion could also act with him.

Just like in the past.

Regarding Deidara's invitation, Scorpion just glanced at him lightly.

"The reason why I agreed to that princess's invitation is because of the high salary and stability here. I am no longer interested in the fighting and killing in the ninja world."

"...I always feel that Brother Scorpion, you look like one of those bald men who have seen through the world of mortals."

Deidara looked at Scorpion's indifferent attitude and couldn't help but complain.

"Deidara, I am almost forty years old, and now I just want a peaceful life."

"..."

Deidara glanced at Scorpion's childish face, which looked like he was only fifteen years old at most.

And in terms of biological age, he is also fifteen years old.

However, Deidara knew that Scorpio's mentality was already approaching middle age.

From the moment he came back from the dead, his will began to slowly change.

Wanting to live, living for the dead, is not just for yourself like in the past.

Deidara was happy that Scorpion had found a reason for him to live for, but he was not envious at all.

He also wants to show his art to the world, and no matter who takes advantage of it, he must be determined to continue.

"Okay, then Brother Scorpion, let's enjoy our retirement life here while appreciating my art. Hmm."

"Just don't die."

Under Scorpion's watch, Deidara jumped on the back of the huge white bird that had been pinched and flew towards the sky, quickly becoming the size of a black dot.

In the moonlit night sky, the stars shine extremely brightly.

With the help of flying ninja tools, dozens of figures flew like meteors in the sky, and with a whoosh, they easily crossed a distance of hundreds of meters.

Only Ichiji, who was leading the team from the front, soared in the air with six chakra wings derived from the peacock magic method, shining with brilliant blue brilliance.

The cities on the earth are still brightly lit, but as everyone flies quickly, they are getting farther and farther away, and the city's scene has become blurry.

Deidara caught up with the members of the group, his dark blond hair tied with a rope flowing back as he flew at extremely high speeds.

Ichiji glanced sideways back and saw Deidara returning to the team, so she suddenly increased her speed and flew towards the southeast.

The others also understood, and in the silent exchange, all members tacitly increased their speed, leaving shining meteor trails in the night sky, and headed towards the southeast front line.