Escape From Konoha

Compared to the raging wars on the front lines, the daimyo from all over the world in the safe zone of the neutral Iron Kingdom were actually having a very leisurely time at the moment.

However, this is only what happened to the lords of small countries. As the initiators of the alliance - the five great names who lead the five major countries, even if they are located in the castle in the safe zone, they still do not feel relaxed about their burdens. On the contrary, their mood can be said It's very heavy.

Because only two days after the start of the Fifth Ninja World War, the Kingdom of Demons expelled all the White Zetsu troops stationed in the Kingdom of Birds with lightning speed. According to the intelligence statistics of the Alliance Army, the Kingdom of Demons expelled all White Zetsu troops stationed in the Kingdom of Birds. There are as many as 20,000 Bai Jue troops in the country.

The combat power of each White Zetsu is equal to the Chuunin level on average. In other words, it is the powerful force of 20,000 chunin, among which there are special White Zetsu individuals who can use the secret technique of wood escape of the first Hokage. However, such a large number and extremely high-quality elite troops, in the hands of the Demon Country, I couldn't last even two days.

It would be fine if the army of the Kingdom of Demons pressed down on the border. Unfortunately, the total number of troops from the Kingdom of Demons occupying the Kingdom of Birds was less than four thousand. They almost captured the entire Kingdom of Birds with a huge advantage of slight casualties.

Compared to the Alliance forces who are still fighting the White Zetsu troops in the Kingdom of Grass, the Kingdom of Demons has probably begun to use their idle time to digest the results of the entire Kingdom of Birds. As soon as they finish digesting the Kingdom of Birds, they will attack Akatsuki's area of ​​influence again.

And their next move is probably to directly attack the Kingdom of Rain.

"Tell me, what should we do next? The battle situation on the front line seems to be a little worse than we imagined."

Akatsuki's combat effectiveness was within their estimates. Although Akatsuki was powerful, it seemed to be far behind compared to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

I believe that as long as the Kingdom of Demons adopts the same tactics, no matter how many soldiers Akatsuki has, it will be impossible to severely damage the Kingdom of Demons. On the contrary, they only need to keep dropping a bunch of scrap metal to defeat the White Zetsu troops. The army was defeated.

Without the means to suppress their air force, no matter how many Bai Jue were involved, they would just die. This is also true for the Alliance Army.

Except for a small number of ninjas who are good at aerial combat, ninjas who operate on land are simply living targets of the Kingdom of Ghosts, without the slightest resistance.

Judging from the results of the Ghost Kingdom dropping bombs and bombing the Bird Kingdom without any scruples, they have already stocked up a considerable amount of explosive bombs, otherwise it would be impossible to adopt such a radical and extravagant strategy.

Even one of those ground-attack bombs that go tens or even hundreds of meters deep into the ground and can directly cause huge damage to Bai Jue underground is probably expensive to build.

However, the Kingdom of Ghosts continued bombing in the Kingdom of Birds all night, sinking almost a quarter of the land of the Kingdom of Birds.

Judging from the videos and photos sent back, many forests and mountains in the Bird Country have been razed to the ground, which is shocking even at a glance.

"Indeed, the military industry they have developed is at least many years ahead of us. Unfortunately, all we can rely on now is the strength of the ninjas themselves..."

Facing the worries of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, the Daimyo of the Earth Country also felt heavy, but he also knew that the establishment of the industrial system did not happen overnight.

What's more, the Kingdom of Ghosts strictly controls many core military technologies and does not reveal anything to the outside world.

For those technical personnel, close protection is also implemented, and no outsiders are given the opportunity to win over or come into contact with them.

As soon as they have the idea of ​​​​contact, if they reach out to the Demon Country's military, they will be cut off ruthlessly by the Minister of Military Affairs.

Not to mention, this is something that the Demon Country has already started to take action during the Third Ninja War.

At that time, the five major countries were still busy with wars, but the Kingdom of Demons secretly collected scientists from all over the ninja world and brought them together in the Kingdom of Demons. This was how the industrial system of the Kingdom of Demons was later established.

If they had known that these technicians had the power to change the world, they would not have made the country of ghosts the only one that is now dominant.

Unfortunately, the most meaningless thing in this world is what if.

In the past, they attached great importance to the cultivation of ninjas as a way to strengthen their national defense, but did not pay attention to scientific investment. This is an indisputable fact.

"Even if we rely on ninjas, only a small number of ninjas can form a certain deterrent."

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder put his hands in his sleeves and clasped them together in front of him. He looked at the photos on the table and squinted slightly.

Above are the flattened hills, forests, and extremely desolate land.

"This scale of destructive power reminds me of the battle scene between Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara decades ago. Because of the battle between the two of them, I remember the islands near the waters of the Land of Fire, just As soon as it hit, more than half of them were swept away, and some were even split in half. Huge, deep and long sword marks still remain."

It was not so much a battle of ninjas as a battle between two gods.

Although they did not witness it, they did take very few photos of the aftermath of the battle and kept them in their Daming Mansion.

This was also the reason why later daimyo feared and reused ninjas.

If they hadn't preserved such photos and various documents, it would be difficult for them to believe that an individual could have such power to destroy the world.

The Daimyo of the Country of Fire nodded slightly when he heard the Daimyo of the Country of Thunder's speech.

Such things, as well as photos, are also kept in the collection room in the Daiming Mansion of the Land of Fire, alongside those precious historical documents.

"Hashirama-dono's power can indeed be described as earth-shattering. However, there will probably be no more ninjas with his power and all-embracing tolerance. But dangerous ninjas like Uchiha Madara, now There are quite a few more.”

The Fire Nation Daimyo said, meaning something.

"Uchiha? It is said that when Uchiha is dispatched, Senju will definitely appear on the opposite side. Only the power of Senju can fight against the Uchiha clan."

The great name of the Kingdom of Wind intervened.

"Unfortunately, now that the Senju has declined, the evil power of Uchiha is still alive, and terrorists like Uchiha Madara have appeared. To be honest, from the beginning, I did not agree with the alliance with the Kingdom of Demons. I I always feel that they are scarier than Akatsuki."

The Daimyo of Earth Country sighed, rubbing his brows with a headache.

The institutional system of the five major countries is the rule of the game for one country and one village. Although the daimyo do not participate in military decisions, the alliance requires the approval of the daimyo to some extent. Otherwise, the five shadows will not have the power to reach an agreement with the ghost country. alliance agreement.

Before the start of the Fifth Ninja War, there was a fierce debate among the daimyo of the five nations regarding the alliance with the Kingdom of Demons.

Among them, the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder, the Kingdom of Wind, and the Kingdom of Water thought they could unite with the Kingdom of Ghosts to eliminate Akatsuki from the chessboard. However, he and the Daimyo of the Fire Country were opposed to joining forces with the Kingdom of Demons, believing that they could cooperate with Akatsuki to eliminate the Kingdom of Demons from the chessboard first.

However, the result of the three-on-two situation was that the Alliance Army and the Demon Country temporarily formed an alliance and launched a two-on-one military operation against Akatsuki.

"Wind Daimyo, why did you agree to the resolution to unite with the Kingdom of Demons? Our two countries, who are at the forefront of fighting against the Kingdom of Demons, know the horror of that country best."

The daimyo of the country of earth looked at the daimyo of the country of wind.

"I very much agree with the idea of ​​the Earth Daimyo, and I also know that joining forces with the Kingdom of Demons is not a good move, but before that, we should also take back the tailed beasts. They are an indispensable force for the Alliance Army. For this, we Didn’t the village where the original tailed beast belongs prepare a new jinchūriki?”

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind replied.

"However, the Kingdom of Demons will also participate in the carving up of the tailed beasts. After annihilating Akatsuki, they will not act in accordance with the content of the agreement. The balance system established by Lord Hashirama has been completely destroyed by the Kingdom of Demons. They I definitely won’t mind having one or two tailed beasts in my hands to play with.”

The words of the Daimyo of the Land of Earth are also what worries the other Daimyos.

Paper is not binding, and there is no judge who violates the contract and imposes punishment on violators.

The reason why the agreement was effective in the past was because the judge, Senju Hashirama, was still alive.

Now, his rule of dividing the tailed beasts to balance the power of each country is no longer a deterrent.

"Sharingan? Like Wood Release, it has the power to restrain tailed beasts in a targeted manner, which is indeed a problem."

The five great powers fell into deep thought.

The Demon Country, which possesses the Sharingan, seems to have an advantage over the Alliance in acquiring tailed beasts.

Just as they were frowning and meditating, a knock on the door suddenly sounded——

Thumb thump.

"Come in."

The daimyo of the five great powers ended their contemplation at the same time, and the troubled expressions on their faces instantly returned to calmness and calmness. They maintained a sitting posture and greeted the visitors with an expressionless expression.

A waiter came in.

"See your Excellencies."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

The Fire Country Daimyo narrowed his eyes, and the folding fan he opened covered half of his face.

"The envoy who calls himself 'Gen' would like to ask to see you, Your Excellencies."

The messenger lowered his head and said respectfully.

"Gen? That Konoha Shinobi..."

The daimyo and others of the Land of Thunder looked at each other. As they were in high positions, they naturally knew what kind of organization "Root" was and who its leader was.

Snapped.

The Daimyo of the Country of Fire closed the folding fan and placed it in the palm of his other hand. An interested smile suddenly appeared on his originally calm face.

He knew that Danzo was a more courageous ninja than the late Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

No matter what consequences the matter ultimately derives, it is something that will be considered after the fact.

Although he always causes trouble for others, his unwavering ability to act can occasionally produce good results.

Moreover, the other party never does anything meaningless.

"Duanzo? It seems he is planning to give us a surprise. Let his people come in."

"yes."

The waiter goes down.

Soon, led by the waiter, a young man walked into the room.

The waiter exited the room and closed the door, leaving the space for the daimyo of the five great powers and the messenger of the root.

The Fire Country Daimyo looked at the young man and smiled.

"You are a member of the Aburame clan, right? One of Danzo's deputies. You are so young and promising to be valued by Danzo at this age. The last deputy of Danzo seemed to be a ninja from your Aburame clan. .”

"Yes, that's Ryoma-senpai."

Aburame Togen knelt down in front of the five leaders, her attitude was respectful, but there was no nervousness on her face.

"Fire Daimyo, let's stop here to reminisce about old times." The Daimyo of the Land of Thunder interrupted the exchange between the two, glanced sharply at Aburame Takegen, and asked straight to the point: "Gen's ninja, what's the purpose of your visit... or Tell me, what is the intention of that Shinobi? Please tell me immediately."

In response to the oppressive question from the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder, Aburame Togen's face remained calm, and there was no sign of anger. She just answered calmly:

"That's it. I came here on the order of Danzo-sama, because Danzo-sama wants to make a deal with all the daimyo-lords."

"trade?"

The expressions of the five daimyo fell silent, and the atmosphere in the room also fell silent for an instant.

"As long as all the daimyo agree, both Akatsuki and the Kingdom of Demons will eventually bow to the power of the Alliance Army."

As soon as Aburame said these words, the five daimyo's silent expressions suddenly became astonished.

They don't know what means Danzo has to give him the confidence to say such big words?

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Bear country.

In response to the Fifth Ninja World War, the Demon Country's military built a specially expanded military fortress here. Although it is not as large as the Alliance Army Headquarters Fortress, in terms of sturdiness, it is no less than the Alliance Army Headquarters, or even stronger than the Alliance Army Headquarters. More difficult to break.

And no matter day or night, you can see a large number of flying ninja tools flying out, looking down from the sky at all the movements of the surrounding earth.

There are also countless monitoring radars for multi-faceted detection. Even ninjas who are proficient in the ability to hide chakra, such as those special individuals Bai Zetsu, cannot sneak in silently and create chaos here.

In the conference room, in addition to Shiraishi, Ruri, and Ayane, there was also the fourth Mizukage Gotachibana Yagura who was invited.

After the other party was resurrected, he has been hiding in the Demon Country's military as a franchisee, and has been responsible for the secret mission of secretly contacting Terumi Mei, the fifth generation Mizukage, in order to obtain in time what the Five Kages are talking about.

For example, various countermeasures from the Alliance Army Headquarters, even those that have not yet been determined, are conveyed from Yagura to the Demon Country military in detail.

"Your daughter really likes to mess around. She actually destroyed the Bird Kingdom like this. The famous name of the Bird Kingdom will cry to death."

Yagura and Shiraishi stood side by side, looking at the picture displayed on the electronic screen, which was the doomsday scene of the Kingdom of Birds being bombed by the Air Force of the Kingdom of Demons.

Dark clouds cover the sky and the earth, rivers burnt as crimson as wine, flattened mountains, forests that have been turned over several times, towns in ruins, fertile fields that can no longer be planted... It is conceivable that after the war in the future, birds What kind of expression will the people of the country have when they come back?

Even Yagura felt that Shiraishi's daughter was too fierce in her methods.

In order to annihilate the maximum number of enemy troops with minimum losses, the only word left in their eyes is destruction, and no other path is allowed to appear in front of the Demon Kingdom's military.

But this will inevitably cause dissatisfaction in the Bird Country.

Although this place is classified as a war zone, the damage to this extent has seriously exceeded the standard.

Although Bird Country is a small country, it still has a population of one million. If such a commotion occurs, at least a quarter of the people will become homeless. Once these refugees appear, they will inevitably cause instability in the Bird Country.

"No, it is precisely because I considered this outcome that I will hand over the overall command of the front line to Yiji, giving her the authority to kill first and then report later."

Shiraishi smiled, as if he didn't care what the Kingdom of Birds would become.

After all, in frontline battles, the situation is ever-changing. Even if the news is sent back in time, you still need to repeatedly check the source and authenticity of the information, then think about countermeasures, and finally convey the order to the frontline... But in that case, it will definitely delay a lot of time. Let opportunities pass you by.

If Ichiki is too conservative, it will only give the White Zetsu troops more time to withdraw to the Country of Rain, allowing Akatsuki to retain more strength.

"Moreover, many places in the Kingdom of Ghosts are still very empty. If these refugees have no place to stay, we in the Kingdom of Ghosts will be happy to help. The Kingdom of Birds is a neutral country, and we support neutral countries so that their refugees can have homes. Returning home and having food to eat is also out of international humanitarian considerations. Isn’t it?”

Shiraishi put his hands behind his back and smiled calmly.

"..."

Yagura was speechless.

"Then, do you want to recruit some refugees at that time and show your Kirigakure's international humanitarianism?"

Shiraishi turned around and asked.

Yagura coughed and said with a serious face: "You are right, the spirit of international humanitarianism should of course be upheld without hesitation. Not to mention the rest, there is a place to live and a food supply. We in the Water Kingdom can still squeeze out more Some."

Shiraishi nodded, conspiring to do this.

In this era, the people at the bottom of many countries did not have a deep concept of the country. Due to the war-torn exile and heavy taxes, a large number of refugees were born every year, and most of them were just drifters. Whoever gives him a bite to eat will work hard for him.

Even material cannot be guaranteed, and there is no need to possess human integrity.

Therefore, accepting refugees is also very common for countries with huge needs for population.

This includes the Kingdom of Ghosts, which has a huge need for labor.

It can be said that no country in the ninja world is so eager to get more labor force than the country of ghosts.

"However, we can only consider this matter after we win. If we fail, although I have left many means of self-protection, I cannot predict how far the situation will develop. Of course Nagato will pay attention , but according to the information I got, the thing called Black Zetsu in Akatsuki... is probably an ancient figure that existed thousands of years ago. I don't know what he is planning, so I need to be vigilant."

Shiraishi narrowed his eyes.

He always took Indra's warning to heart.

But for a long time, he couldn't lock Hei Jue's actions, and the opponent's concealment ability was even better than that of General Tu.

The local generals searched for him many times, but all failed.

"That black thing who works with Bai Jue?"

Yagura raised his eyebrows, seeming a little surprised that there was such a strange thing inside Akatsuki. He thought it was also a mutant form of White Zetsu.

Just surviving for a thousand years... If others said it, he would still question it, but he knew that Shiraishi Wu was targeting the person.

This news is probably true.

"Thousands of years ago... did the Six Paths Sage era exist? Can people live for a thousand years?"

Yagura continued to frown and asked.

"Maybe he is not human at all. I met him once when I was fighting Madara. At that time, I thought it was a mutant of White Zetsu... Although I don't know why he wanted to hide, it's always right to be careful."

Shiraishi replied.

After hearing this, Yagura nodded slightly.

This time in the Fifth Ninja War, all kinds of monsters and monsters came out.

Now that the Immortal of Six Paths is alive, he believes it.

"What are you planning to do next? Directly attack the Kingdom of Rain?"

Yagura asked again.

The image on the electronic screen changed and turned into a road map for combat. A map of the ninja world was drawn in extremely fine detail and presented in front of the four people.

"The Kingdom of Birds is already in our hands, so there is no need to spit it out. However, it may take a while to fully digest it and allow the follow-up troops to catch up. It is just a good time to observe the actions of the Alliance Army."

"Over there? I heard from Ming that the Alliance Army has begun to move their chakra cannons to the front line, and that guy Luo Sha is planning to boost the morale of the frontline ninjas."

Yagura said lightly.

"Chakra cannon... Kumogakure's industrial system is quite well built. I heard that it is a military industrial weapon specially created to imitate the Tailed Beast Jade, but I don't know how powerful it is."

Shiraishi's eyes fell on the Grass Country area where the Alliance Army and the White Zetsu troops were fighting.

Not surprisingly, there will be a new round of focus on the battlefield.

By dispatching these forces to the front line, it is obvious that they do not want the Ghost Country to show off alone and suppress the morale of the Alliance Army.

Wanting to see the new fighting methods of the Kingdom of Ghosts, they became impatient and wanted to prove that their strength was not weaker than that of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Do you want it? Although it is a bit difficult, there is still a way to steal one or two doors and study them."

Yagura asked with a smile.

After hearing this, Bai Shi slowly shook his head.

Although he was indeed interested in chakra cannons, it wasn't to the extent that he had to.

"Forget it, there is no need to create extraneous matters at this time. Now we still need the Alliance Army to consume more of Akatsuki's power for us. The loss of such an important thing will arouse their vigilance. It is not time to attack them yet..."

Bai Shi didn't finish his words.

There was a knock on the door of the conference room.

A figure walked in.

"Lord Shiraishi, this is the information from the daimyo of the five major countries."

The person who came was a cadre of the Military Intelligence Department of the Kingdom of Ghosts. He put down the information and withdrew.

"They are not just hanging around in the safe zone, do they still want to participate?"

Yagura didn't have the slightest favorable impression of the so-called daimyo, especially the daimyo of the Land of Water.

Although the previous Daimyo of the Country of Water had been chopped into pieces by Kisame, Yagura's hands still felt a little itchy every time he saw the Daimyo of the Country of Water's neck.

"They are probably planning to do something behind the scenes. The system of the five major countries is like this. In any case, they can interfere with the decision-making of the five shadows. For this reason, we cannot relax our vigilance against them."

Shiraishi opened the intelligence file and spread it on the table so that others besides himself could clearly see it.

The content revealed above is very brief, with only one sentence - Gen's envoy visited the famous names of the five countries. The content of the conversation is unknown, so please be careful.

Although the content is unknown, Shiraishi feels that the hidden information revealed is rich enough.

"This old guy is not dead yet. I heard that he is already lying in a wheelchair. It is difficult to even stand up."

Ayane clicked her tongue.

"A ninja like him, even if he dies, will not choose to die in a wheelchair... The battlefield is his final destination."

Although he didn't like Danzo, Liuli had to admit that he was a qualified ninja.

"Shimura Danzo..."

Shiraishi looked at the roots mentioned in the intelligence in silence.

He knew that Danzo would be unwilling to participate in this unprecedented event.

"For Konoha, you have sacrificed all the young men in your clan, and now you want to burn yourself out too? The second generation Tobirama really took in a troublesome disciple. The jutsu left behind is also a huge trouble. .”

Bai Shi sighed quietly, then smiled.

"I'll go wake him up. He's been asleep for a long enough time. It's not okay to be lazy all the time."

With that said, he walked out of the conference room.