Escape From Konoha

"Earth Escape: Open the Earth and Dig!"

On the Kusagakure battlefield, the Alliance army finally broke through the northern gate. The captain of the second regiment, Huang Tu, together with several Iwagakure jounin from the Alliance army, charged to the front line. Regardless of their injuries, they began to use ninjutsu. Thick chakra erupted from the surface of the body, causing the surrounding airflow to rush wildly along with it.

Along with the rumbling sound, cracks appeared in the ground ahead like an earthquake. The outer ground began to crack and collapse, and the middle ground began to rise. The upward trend did not stop until the middle ground rose to an altitude of tens or even hundreds of meters.

The rising earth stands like a volcano with its center hollowed out. A bottom-up force surges out from the hollow of the volcano.

"Get out of here!"

Along with the loud roar of the loess, countless Bai Jue lurking in the ground panicked and found that their bodies could no longer move. A powerful force pulled their bodies, causing them to lose the last piece of parasitic space on the earth.

boom!

White Zetsu spewed out from the volcano's cave, like fireworks scattered after a concentrated explosion, screaming and falling freely from the sky.

They are forced to move out of the ground, which means that the defenses they built underground will also lose their value.

The Alliance Army's plan was very straightforward. After breaking through the northern entrance, Iwagakure's earth escape ninjas could directly pull the White Zetsu concentrated in one area out of the ground to avoid underground fighting.

The reason why this tactic has not been adopted in the past is because although Bai Zetsu is hiding underground, the team is relatively scattered, which is not conducive to the use of this ninjutsu, and will instead make the enemy wary.

But now that these White Zetsu are hiding under the grass and are concentrated in a small area, the effect of this ninjutsu is extremely eye-catching.

"Come on! Don't be in a daze!"

Looking at the dense white sky in the sky, for people with trypophobia, the scene may be a bit unpleasant, but most of the ninjas in the alliance army are still in an excited fighting state, knowing that before landing, it is the best. The opportunity to attack cannot be wasted.

Each squadron leader called to the ninjas of his own unit and launched a charge with roars.

Kunai, detonating charms, fire escape, thunder escape, water escape, all weapons or ninjutsu that can be used for long-range attacks were all thrown into the sky in an attempt to cause Bai Zetsu to carry out a large-scale attrition before landing.

Bai Zetsu's combat effectiveness and fighting will are very strong. At least to most alliance ninjas, Bai Zetsu is such a dangerous existence.

What's more, there are special individuals who are beyond the ordinary White Zetsu, as well as a suicidal White Zetsu who desperately self-destructs and attacks the Alliance Army squadron leader, so we should go all out. Those who fight with luck will die quickly here.

From the beginning of the war until now, the battle has lasted for two full hours.

Regarding the intensity of the battle, although the Allied forces had made pre-war estimates at the beginning, war is such an unpredictable thing. A lot of important information will not appear before the war, but will suddenly appear during the battle. , causing a stumbling block for others.

Therefore, as the good news from each unit came frequently, as the commander-in-chief, Kazekage-sama was still in a heavy mood and did not want to speak.

The streets and alleys of Caoyin Village were filled with the sounds of fighting, twisted corpses, and countless people moaning in pain. Buildings were damaged in the battle. The earth was not immune to the damage, and began to collapse everywhere.

The Alliance's air force searched for Bai Zetsu's strongholds for bombing. Although it successfully contained many Bai Zetsu's advances, it also made the scene more chaotic.

At some point, tall walls of fire appeared in Caoyin Village, plunging the entire village into a flaming hell.

The original strategic plan to preserve Cao Yin Village as much as possible ended in failure.

Thinking about it, Bai Zetsu's fighting will is not comparable to that of third-rate ninjas. They will not stop attacking unless they are killed. Even if only their heads were left, they would still want to bite open the throat of the Alliance ninja with their teeth.

If you want to break this hard nut, it will not work at all without the determination to die.

At this point in the battle, Luo Sha already understood that the war situation had gone out of control and the Alliance Army did not want to see it.

At this moment, mushroom-shaped white dust and smoke suddenly sprayed from the ground in the distance, attracting the attention of the Alliance ninjas.

A huge monster comparable to a fortress, a dark shadow peeking out from the white smoke.

With a sharp and ear-piercing roar, the huge monster immediately rushed out of the smoke and flew into the sky.

There are wings extending towards the shoulders on the monster's wrists. Their wings are much larger than the torso, and can be described as covering the sky and the sun.

As soon as they rushed into the sky, the shadows falling down covered the nearby Alliance ninja figures.

Samsara Eyes, shining with the cold metallic color, replaced their original eyes, sweeping across the battlefield with ruthless eyes.

With their wings flapping, a strong wind howled by. The Alliance ninjas who were fighting Bai Jue on the road had no time to dodge. Together with Bai Jue, they were swept up in the strong wind and crashed into the ruins not far away.

This group of monsters didn't care about the enemy or friendly forces at all, they just attacked indiscriminately.

In addition, there are similar large creatures on the ground. Their backs are bulged like sails raised on ships, their ferocious gaping mouth spits out fishy breath, and their white teeth are densely arranged like saw teeth.

Their eyes have also been replaced by samsara eyes.

The body is nearly twenty meters long and weighs dozens of tons. The impact of its body alone is enough to make people frightened.

There is not just one such creature, but a group of them.

They were summoned by Bai Zetsu and used to fight against the ninjas of the Alliance Army.

"Damn it!"

"Stop this group of monsters, don't let them disrupt our formation!"

The Jonin, who has rich experience in dealing with large creatures, is frightened by the enemy's methods, but he can still command his troops to intercept these giant creatures in the face of danger.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

A certain squadron was fighting three giant creatures, and dozens of huge fireballs were immediately shot out from the crowd.

The large creature with the same skin color as a lizard used its flesh and blood body to block the burning of the fireball. The fireball scorched part of the skin, causing them to howl in pain, but the erect hind legs did not stop because of this. Keep running at a very fast speed.

boom!

The Alliance ninjas on the road did not dare to resist head-on, and jumped to both sides to avoid the attack.

As a result, the immovable building was destroyed and collapsed instantly.

"Continue the attack!"

Some squadron leaders gave decisive orders.

Ninjutsu is not useless against this group of large creatures, but it cannot determine life or death with one blow. In this case, quantity should be used instead of quality to consume these monsters to death.

"Leave it to me. Sure enough, Xiao has a backup plan."

Luo Sha's voice came, and the sand gold platform under his feet was suspended in the air.

He clasped his hands together, and the Caoyin earth immediately began to ripple. Countless amounts of sand gold rushed from the earth to the sky, forming turbulent waves tens of meters high.

"Roar!"

The giant beast attacked by the placer gold had most of its body buried in the placer gold and roared at Luo Sha with boiling murderous intent.

"Is this the ancient dragon beast secretly mass-produced by Akatsuki? That's the end of it."

Glancing coldly at the dragon beasts wrapped in placer gold on the ground, Luo Sha shook his right hand hard.

boom!

boom!

boom!

Under the brute force of the placer gold, the bodies of the dragon beasts exploded, turning into rain of blood all over the sky.

This scene greatly boosted the morale of the ninjas in the Alliance Army, and they went even more crazy to kill Bai Zetsu.

Bai Jue also fought back vigorously, fighting to the last man regardless of casualties.

Luo Sha glanced at the next battlefield. Now that Akatsuki's dragon beast has appeared, it means that Bai Zetsu here has no extra means.

But it is still not that simple to end the battle here.

There are too many Bai Zetsu here, and there are too many dragon beasts.

Even he, the Five Shadows, could not turn the battlefield around alone. His participation in the battle was just to add a more weighty bargaining chip to the Alliance forces here.

dawn--

The battle ended briefly.

The smoke of gunpowder still filled the sky above Caoyin, the smoke of the war never dispersed, and the aura of chilling still appeared on everyone's face.

The entire northern area of ​​Kusagakure, as well as part of the eastern and western areas, are occupied by the Alliance Army.

The battle at the forefront is still going on, but the troops at the rear are constantly receiving wounded soldiers who have retreated from the front battlefield for emergency treatment.

As one of the Five Shadows, Rasa naturally fought on the front line and participated in the battle. The rear was left to the defense of the two co-captains, Darui and Ye Cang.

Since moving out of the Underground White Zetsu still requires the ability of Loess and other Iwagakure jounin, he cannot retreat yet.

"It's strange, Bai Jue's offensive has begun to slow down."

Luo Sha hoped to end the battle as soon as possible, so he kept pursuing and fighting fiercely on the front battlefield, not giving Bai Jue a chance to breathe.

Logically speaking, Bai Jue should not refuse this invitation to fight.

You must know that when there are so many wounded in the Alliance Army, it is the moment when the combat effectiveness is insufficient, and it is also the best time for Bai Jue to attack.

However, this group of White Zetsu only appeared scattered on the front battlefield, fighting with the Alliance ninjas one after another, giving people a feeling of being passive about the battle, as if the passion for fighting had been drained away.

This strange scene made Luo Sha wary, wondering what insidious intentions Bai Jue or the person controlling Bai Jue was planning.

"It's not good, Kazekage-sama!"

The Alliance ninja running anxiously from behind was just a chuunin. The way he was panting and flustered meant that what he was conveying was not a small matter.

"What happened?"

Luo Sha asked quickly.

Bai Jue's strange movements made him uneasy.

"Many people in the rear were secretly replaced by Bai Zetsu. Those Bai Zetsu who turned into our Alliance ninjas constantly attacked the wounded and medical ninjas, preventing the medical ninjas from rescuing them."

When these words were spoken, not only Luo Sha, but also the other squadron leaders' expressions changed drastically.

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boom!

"Damn it, do Akatsuki guys only do these shady tricks?"

At the Alliance Army Headquarters, the Fourth Raikage slapped the table hard, his eyebrows were knitted together, and he looked furious, much like a beast that had lost its mind in an angry state.

"Although the method is a bit despicable, as long as it can deter the enemy, then they will do whatever it takes."

A sigh from Acting Chief of Staff Nara Shikaku.

His current headache is as severe as that of the Fourth Raikage.

Bai Jue used his transformation technique to take on the appearance of an Alliance ninja and blended into the Alliance troops. The targets of his attacks were mainly the wounded and medical ninjas.

Due to the lack of timely response in the first place, or the fact that Bai Zetsu did not expect that Bai Jue could use this tactic, when the headquarters received the news, hundreds of wounded people died in the attack on the front lines, and even the medical ninjas also lost their lives. Quite a few.

It was even discovered that several Bai Zetsu turned into members of the medical team and secretly poisoned the wounded. They were eventually discovered and then blew themselves up in the operating room, which really scared many people.

In this situation, even the smartest brain seems to have lost its meaning.

Arrangement of troops was not difficult for Shikaku.

But Bai Jue's sneak attack strategy of transformation is no longer a problem that can be solved by cleverness.

Without targeted technology in this area, even if a few White Zetsus were captured in the Alliance Army, it would be of no avail.

Even if they are investigated one by one, it will take time and may even cause civil unrest.

At this critical moment when Kusanagi has lost half of its territory, if the Alliance forces withdraw, it means that all the opportunities gained from previous sacrifices will be wasted.

If the battle continues, Bai Jue will continue to adopt this sneak attack strategy, causing heavy losses to the Alliance Army.

"Not only that, there is also news from the front line that supplies have been bombed, and supplies that were originally sufficient have become scarce."

Mabuyi also frowned and bit her fingers at this time, feeling troubled by the frequent bad news.

With the gift of heaven, the transportation of materials is not a big problem. This batch of materials can be transported to the front line for replenishment at any time.

But if these Bai Jue are not pulled out, no matter how much supplies are sent over, they will end up being shattered into pieces. The supplies that eventually fall to our own people may not be enough to allow them to continue fighting.

This is the trickiest part.

Any action taken that does not address this issue will have little effect.

"Mabuyi, how about the material reserves?"

The Fourth Raikage asked.

"Although it is enough to squander it at will, it is impossible for us to consume it without restraint. Otherwise, there will be a lot of objections from the daimyo."

Mabuyi replied.

The war supplies needed by the Alliance Army this time were provided by the five major powers.

It can be said that the reserves are astonishing. Even if ninjas consume more supplies than ordinary people, it is still enough for hundreds of thousands of ninjas to continue fighting for several years.

Just spending it indiscriminately like this will not only fall into Akatsuki's scheme, but also make the daimyo dissatisfied.

Even if supplies are sufficient, every resource should be fully utilized and used wisely.

"Is there no way to find those White Zetsu?"

The Fourth Raikage asked in a muffled voice.

"You can ask the sensing ninja to go over and try it, but I don't think the effect is very effective. According to the information, Bai Zetsu's transformation technique seems to be able to perfectly imitate chakra breath. If it is a sensing ninja that uses chakra breath, it is impossible to use it." Distinguish White Zetsu.”

Shikaku shook his head.

Most sensing ninjas rely on chakra to sense. If the enemy has the ability to imitate chakra, then even the most dexterous sensing ninjutsu will be useless.

This also includes the mountain clan.

The Five Kages began to think hard. Although they were the best in a certain field, none of them was good at sensing ninjutsu.

"It would be great if Grandma Mito is still alive. Her chakra can distinguish people's malice, and maybe she can find White Zetsu."

Tsunade thought of something at this time and looked helpless.

"In short, let's capture some White Zetsu first and let them study their physiological structures. Maybe we can find out some useful information. In addition, let Luo Sha postpone the attack and try not to let the White Zetsu who sneaked in find a sneak attack. Opportunity."

In the end, the Fourth Raikage decided that the main thing to do now was to preserve his strength and the attack could be postponed.

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"call……"

In the water prison space, as if a century had passed, Naruto's eyes opened, an inexplicable light appeared in his eyes, and he let out a long breath.

The nine tails that were originally crawling in front of him had disappeared, leaving only a pile of mahogany torii gates alone in the water, making slight ripples.

Feeling the warm breath in his body, something was awakening. This feeling made Naruto feel refreshed as never before, as if all the heavy baggage of the past had been thrown away by him.

The chakra was so full that even he couldn't believe it.

He was confident that he could easily suppress his former self before he conquered Kyuubi.

Even if he encounters Pain's Six Paths alone, he can easily deal with them all by himself.

"What a powerful chakra. I feel like I can do anything with this power."

Naruto expressed this amazing feeling.

However, Naruto also knew that this was an illusion.

Accepting another dark self means that he admits that there are many things in this world that he can change with power, but there are also many things that he cannot solve with force.

"How does it feel? It feels great to liberate your nature."

Minato's laughter came from behind, followed by the sound of footsteps approaching.

"Yes, this feeling is great. I have never felt so relaxed. I feel that everything I lost has returned to my body in an instant."

Hearing Minato's teasing, Naruto turned around with a smile on his face and looked at the two people walking towards him, with pride and joy on their faces.

"I've made you worry, Dad and Mom."

"Don't say that, Naruto, we have only done trivial things. If you can't bend the will of Nine-Tails, no matter how much we do, it will be meaningless."

Minato said with a smile.

After subduing the body of the Nine-Tails by force, the most critical and core step to conquer the tailed beast is to synchronize with the will of the tailed beast, share the hatred that spans thousands of years with the tailed beast, and establish a symbiotic relationship of flesh and blood.

If Naruto loses himself in the hatred accumulated over these long years, it means failure.

Everything he and Kushina had done before had lost its due value.

Fortunately, Naruto survived that step.

"That Kumogakure ninja named Kirabi is very good. Without his help, Naruto, you wouldn't have recognized yourself to this point. Naruto, please thank him well after you get out."

Kushina also pursed her lips and smiled.

This time Naruto was able to overcome the difficulty, not only because of her mother's contribution, but also because of Kirabi, another Jinchuuriki.

Otherwise, just by recognizing himself, Naruto may fail.

"Of course, I will thank Uncle Bi later. But, now..."

Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment, his eyes subconsciously drifting to other directions, he hesitated to speak.

Kushina smiled softly, stepped forward and hugged Naruto's body, making Naruto startled.

"I'm sorry, Naruto, maybe we were too selfish in the past, which is why we made your childhood so difficult. If I could have considered your feelings at that time, maybe what happened later..."

Naruto's stiff expression also softened.

"Mom, you don't have to apologize for this kind of thing. I did have hatred for you in the past, but after all, you paid for my birth at the cost of your own lives. As the Hokage and Jonin of the village, you also protect the village. Your responsibilities cannot make you abandon the overall situation just because of me."

Naruto sniffed and held back the grievance:

"Besides, going through ups and downs is just a trivial matter, and it won't bother me at all. After all, I now have many trustworthy partners, right? As a Jinchuuriki, I will work hard to change other people's views on me. So... …no need to say sorry."

Hearing Naruto's words, Kushina hugged Naruto tighter.

Minato laughed happily at the side: "Naruto, you have really grown up——"

boom!

A merciless punch instantly knocked Minato to the ground, causing a big swelling on the top of his head.

I saw Kushina letting go of Naruto, her long red hair flying like a group of demons, like a red bloody demon.

"If possible, I don't want Naruto to grow up in this way. That stinky old man from the third generation should die earlier, otherwise I would let him know personally what color his blood is, and what I entrusted him to do in the first place , just one thing was not completed, and all the inheritance we left to Naruto was seized."

"Ahem...Well, the Sandaime also has his own difficulties. Danzo pushed hard and had to compromise. Moreover, the Sandaime is dead now, so there is no point in pursuing the blame..."

Minato got up from the ground and was about to explain, but when he saw the aura on Kushina's body becoming more and more violent, he immediately shut up.

"You also said that if you hadn't gone your own way, Naruto wouldn't have grown up this way. You Hokages have dirty hearts."

Kushina stared at Minato with disdain.

"..."

Seeing his father's expression of wanting to say something but not daring to say it, Naruto immediately understood who had the highest status in the family.

"Uh, I'm sorry, Naruto, my mother's appearance may have scared you, but I'm usually very gentle, mother. Right, Minato?"

Seeing Naruto's stunned look, Kushina quickly stopped her violent behavior and showed a virtuous and gentle smile.

"Yes, yes, your mother is the gentlest woman in the world."

Minato barely squeezed out a tear of emotion from his eyes, nodded in agreement and smiled.

Naruto suddenly felt that the Hokage was not such a great person.

"I have a deep understanding of your matters."

"That's good. If you find a girlfriend in the future, you must find someone like my mother."

Kushina said seriously and patted Naruto on the shoulder.

Minato walked up coughing, his expression became slightly serious:

"Now that the matter on your side is settled, Naruto, it's almost time for us to leave."

Minato's words made Kushina and Naruto's expressions freeze.

"Leave, leave?"

"Don't make a fuss, Naruto. You should understand that something is wrong with your mother and I. In fact, we are using some special means to stay here. And this contract will last until you and Kyuubi decide the winner. It’s over. In other words, now that you have conquered the Kyuubi, your mother and I must go where we should go according to the contract."

"How could it be? Didn't we just meet? Why..."

Naruto became excited, as if he didn't want to be separated like this.

The joy of conquering the Kyuubi was also replaced by sadness.

Kushina stroked Naruto's hair and smiled gently: "Don't be like this, Naruto, you are not a child anymore. We are already dead, but because of some things, we have no choice but to continue to live in this state. You want He needs to be a strong man who can be relied on, and he can no longer cry like he used to."

"B-but-"

Naruto still couldn't accept it.

"Mom is right. Well, don't send us off with this expression, be happy. If you are unhappy, we will also be sad with you when we leave. In addition, as a parting gift, I have prepared it for you Okay, I've poured all of my father's 'love' into this."

Minato smiled slightly and reached out to touch Naruto's hair, and a golden energy flowed into Naruto's body.

"This is……"

Naruto's eyes widened in surprise.

"This is the other half of the Nine-Tails that I have conquered. Now I give it to you. The Nine-Tails in you and me, merged into one, are the complete form of the Nine-Tails. With this, you can do it in the next step. During the battle, protect yourself."

Minato smiled softly, and as the Nine-Tails chakra flowed out, his figure became more and more unreal.

"Then, mom can't show weakness. This is the 'King Kong Blockade' used by the Uzumaki clan to limit chakra. I will keep it in your body. I hope that every time you use it, you will think of mom."

Kushina also injected her 'gift' into Naruto's body.

As the figure became illusory, Kushina's voice gradually became blurred:

"I'm different from your father. I don't want you to be a hero. I just hope that you can grow up happily in the future. If things don't work, just protect yourself and run away. To my mother, there is nothing more important than you. important……"

Looking at the two illusory figures in front of him, the corners of Naruto's eyes became slightly moist, but he still showed a bright smile on his face, not wanting them to see his weak side at the last moment.

Be a strong and reliable person.

…

On the pale earth, crosses were erected one after another, and blue-green humanoid spirits were bound to the crosses with dark chains covered with charms, like prisoners waiting for trial.

These spirits roared like beasts, struggled, and tore at the chains on their bodies.

They were all ninjas who had used the Corpse Seal before their death, or were captured by this forbidden technique, which meant that they would be imprisoned here forever.

There is no sense of time, corroding the soul over the long years, and it will not stop until the end of the world.

For Minato and Kushina, such a scene will always be shocking no matter how many times they watch it.

The moment the contract arrived, their spirit bodies separated from Naruto's body and were transported to this pale time and space.

clatter.

The sound of footsteps came.

A strange chakra that doesn't belong to this world.

Minato and Kushina glanced at the visitor with keen eyes.

Although it was in the shape of a spirit body, the two of them recognized the identity of the person at first glance——

Chiba Shiraishi.

The other party's face was covered with a gentle smile, like an amiable traveling ambassador. The warm smile made people feel cordial.

"You two, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

As his words fell to the ground.

The air trembled, and a white ghost-like figure appeared in the sky.

He held a short knife in his mouth, rosary beads wrapped around his palms, and stared straight at Shiraishi with a pair of cold eyes.