Escape From Konoha

October 18, morning.

The Alliance troops stationed in the Country of Grass once again launched an attack on the White Zetsu troops in the Grass Hidden Village.

Although at the beginning of this critical battle, the Alliance Army did not know exactly how many White Zetsus were stationed in Caoyin Village, but after several confrontations, the Alliance Army roughly estimated the number of White Zetsus staying in Caoyin Village, which was about one day. About fifteen thousand.

This number is astonishing. According to Alliance Army intelligence, the total strength of Akatsuki's White Zetsu troops is only over 70,000. With such a number of White Zetsu currently stationed in Kusagakure, it is conceivable that Akatsuki has already made preparations to fight with the Alliance Army. Prepare for a tough battle.

The sky in the morning should have been clear and bright. However, under the flames of war between the Alliance Army and Akatsuki, the sky became covered with dark clouds. A large number of flying ninjas soared in the sky and began to drop bombs on the opponent's positions. There were endless explosions.

Each round of bombing will cause the originally damaged streets and buildings of Caoyin Village to become fragmented.

The plan to destroy all White Zetsu in the Land of Grass within three days undoubtedly ended in failure.

So far, on the frontal battlefield of the Country of Grass, the Alliance Army has not had a substantial advantage over the White Zetsu troops.

Less than an hour after the battle started in the morning, a large number of wounded were transported back and received surgical treatment, and then a steady stream of troops were dispatched to attack Bai Jue's position in Caoyin Village in turn.

Fierce fighting was taking place everywhere from the sky, on land, to the ground, and the killings on both sides never stopped for a moment.

Bai Zetsu, a special individual with special abilities, began to reduce his number. The alliance's squadron leader-level Jonin also suffered casualties that cannot be ignored in frontal battles.

In this situation where this advantage is not obvious, and some Bai Jue use their transformation skills to continuously assassinate the medical personnel of the Alliance army, the sacrifice rate of the Alliance army is only slightly better than that of the Bai Jue troops in terms of statistics.

Darui, the captain of the 1st Regiment who fought bloody battles on the front line, was almost soaked in blood, both his own and his comrades' blood. Not only was he physically and mentally exhausted, but he also shouted to kill for a long time. , which also made his throat sting.

As the position advances, the speed of the attack is actually getting slower and slower, and the difficulty is also becoming more and more difficult.

Various dragon beasts as huge as hills emerged in endlessly, and they were also summoned by some special Bai Zetsu using psychic techniques to cause trauma to the alliance forces.

The fighting lasted for several hours before it came to a brief end. Both sides stopped their troops and retreated to their safe positions in the rear, staring at each other eagerly.

After such a fierce fight, both the Alliance Army and the White Jue troops were extremely tired and needed to rest and regain their strength before they could fight on the battlefield again.

"It is not an option to continue like this. We must find a way to break the current deadlock. Otherwise, if the deadlock continues like this, all our main forces will be contained here."

Darui, who returned from the battlefield, was wearing the blood-stained ninja uniform. He didn't have time to change into a new set of clothes, so he put forward his opinions in a simple meeting room set up in a tent.

"Yes, if our main force is unable to advance, we may miss the best opportunity if we delay."

A squadron leader Jonin who had followed Darui in the previous charge also nodded in agreement.

The other jounin at the squadron leader level also agreed with this view. Originally, according to the instructions given by the headquarters, they only had three days at most to use to attack Kusagakure Village.

However, it has been more than three days now. Not to mention the capture of Caoyin, even half of Caoyin Village is still occupied by Bai Jue troops, fiercely resisting the alliance's attack.

If this situation continues, it will be an unpredictable unknown when Caoyin will be captured.

This is not a good thing for the Alliance Army.

"If we launch a general attack at all costs, we can indeed capture Kusagakure as quickly as possible, but in that case, our casualties will be extremely heavy. In the past few days, the number of attacks on medical ninjas and injured personnel has increased day by day."

Luo Sha expressed her current predicament and frowned, obviously feeling embarrassed about this matter.

The Country of Grass has assembled nearly 30,000 ninjas, and it is not difficult to capture a Kusanagi.

But just like the tactics adopted by Bai Jue, Bai Jue strangled them by the throat and used special transformation techniques to threaten the medical ninjas and injured personnel in the rear. As a result, a considerable number of main forces had to be dispatched to protect the rear. Safety.

Because once this matter is not handled properly, it may lead to a further increase in the Alliance's sacrifice rate and a direction out of control.

If it hadn't happened because of this, Luo Sha would have charged with a large force, defeated the White Zetsu troops in Caoyin Village, and captured the country of grass in the hands of the alliance.

Then, they can coordinate with the Demon Country military from the Bird Country and launch the final general attack on the Rain Country together, going straight into the heart of the Rain Country and forcing Akatsuki to fight.

Unfortunately, before this great idea could be launched smoothly, it was strongly blocked by the White Zetsu troops, causing their vitality to be wasted on this small piece of land called Kusagakure.

In the past few days, the Alliance Army has sacrificed thousands of ninjas in Caoyin Village, and the medical pressure is increasing day by day.

If the supplies from the Alliance were not delivered directly to the front lines by Mabuyi, a member of the staff at the headquarters, using the technique of heavenly delivery, there would probably be problems with the supplies, putting greater pressure on the front lines.

"Hasn't the headquarters come up with a great plan?"

Darui asked.

"No, the transformation technique used by Bai Jue is very advanced, and even the sensing ninjas within the Alliance Army cannot tell the difference. Even the chakra of the transformation technique they use can be perfectly simulated, to the point where it is fake and real."

Luo Sha shook his head.

There was nothing he could do about this.

The sensing ninjutsu of sensing ninjas is based on sensing chakra and is expanded. If the field of sensing ninjutsu involves only chakra, it will be difficult to find the white Zetsu who has sneaked into the alliance army.

If it weren't for this, Kusagakure's battle situation wouldn't have fallen into this stalemate.

"Then, can't some of the main forces from other theaters be mobilized here? After all, it's not yet time to start a war with the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Darui sighed and continued to ask.

"Those main forces cannot be transferred easily. Our alliance with the Kingdom of Ghosts is not stable. Our comrades may become enemies at any time. You know this. Now we can only attack while waiting for the headquarters to find a perfect solution. Plan."

Luo Sha understood Darui's helpless state of mind. Even the other captains and him, the Kazekage, felt a little powerless.

After all, they currently lack the kind of powerful ninjas that transcend common sense.

As long as one person appears, the current stalemate can be quickly broken.

Or, adding one or two more Five Shadow reinforcements can quickly break this deadlock.

However, ninjas of the Five Kage level cannot be easily mobilized until they are at the last resort stage.

"Ye Cang, you will replace Darui this afternoon and lead your squadron to attack."

Finally, Luo Sha issued such an order and hurriedly ended the meeting.

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Confederate Army, Headquarters Administrative District.

In the brand new corridor without too much dust, only the Fourth Raikage and Tsunade were walking side by side.

"I just received a letter from the Kazekage. The battle situation on the front line still hasn't gained much advantage. It seems that it will take some time to break through Kusugaku's defense line."

The Fourth Raikage's voice was calm and his face was calm as he explained the battle situation on the front line.

"Your Excellency Kazekage has tried his best. Even if I were on the front line, the situation would probably not be much better."

Tsunade spoke.

"I don't mean to hold Feng Ying accountable. After all, those White Zetsu are not incompetent. Their fighting postures that are not afraid of death, and whoever sees them will be shocked by their willpower to regard death as their own. In addition, they There are also some special abilities possessed by individuals. It is really unimaginable that the Kingdom of Ghosts used less than two days to eliminate the resistance of the Kingdom of Birds and open the door to Akatsuki."

The fourth Raikage spoke solemnly. While mentioning the White Zetsu troops, he also did not forget to express his fear of the Kingdom of Demons.

Under the premise of attacking at the same time, their alliance army is still in a bitter confrontation with Akatsuki, and the Kingdom of Ghosts has already cleared all the roads before attacking the Kingdom of Rain, and is only waiting for the final blow to fall on Akatsuki's head.

In terms of firepower, the Demon Country's military is terrifying.

Until now, he feels that this kind of record is too eye-catching.

Tsunade responded with silence. She could not deny this, and felt a little pressure in her heart.

Seeing Tsunade not saying a word, the Fourth Raikage then asked: "Hokage, what do you think of Danzo's tactic of reincarnation in the dirty earth?"

Tsunade said without thinking: "This is our own business. There is no need to disturb the peace of our ancestors. Although the art of reincarnation in dirty soil was created by my second grandfather, this art is really..."

Tsunade did not continue, but her rejection of the dirty land reincarnation tactic was self-evident.

The Fourth Raikage was not surprised by Tsunade's answer.

In the previous vote, Tsunade had firmly voted against it, and it was natural for her to say this now.

"What do you think we have a chance of winning in the battle with the Kingdom of Ghosts after we deal with Akatsuki?"

The Fourth Raikage glanced at Tsunade beside him, as if he wanted to find out something.

"Well..."

Tsunade struggled.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, after the Akatsuki is dealt with, if the Alliance Army and the Kingdom of Demons start a full-scale war, they will most likely lose more than they win.

"You should have seen Hinata Ayane's performance at the Five Kage Conference that day. Even I couldn't do anything to her. And there are several ninjas of her level in the Demon Country... To be honest, this It’s not to undermine our self-confidence. In my opinion, even if the number of our current five shadows doubles, it will be very difficult to change the decline.”

The Fourth Raikage gave a pertinent self-evaluation.

As the supreme leader of the Alliance Army, he knew how strong the Alliance Army was now, but facing a meat grinder-level ninja like Hinata Ayane, there was no good way except to pile up human lives.

"Raikage, are you planning to give up cooperating with the Demon Country and turn to Akatsuki?"

Tsunade frowned.

"No, Akatsuki is our common goal to eliminate. We have the same interests as the Kingdom of Demons on this point, and we will not change it. What I mean is that I agree with the Tsuchikage's idea. Although Danzo's approach , it is true that it desecrates the heroic souls of our ancestors to a certain extent, but if we are at the end of our rope, this may not be a life-saving straw. No matter what kind of ninjutsu it is, as long as it can contribute to the victory of the Alliance, whether it is evil or righteous It doesn’t matter. There is only one acceptable outcome for us – and that is victory!”

The Fourth Raikage's voice was deep and solemn.

Hate Danzo? Naturally, it is extremely annoying.

Although Danzo did not collect the biological tissues of the past Raikages of Kumogakure through tomb robbing, his tactics of using dead Raikages to fight were also desecrating the Raikages of Kumogakure.

However, on the other hand, this is also an excellent tactic that can provide the Alliance Army with many high-end combat capabilities.

When Tsunade heard what the Fourth Raikage said, she knew that, just like the Tsuchikage Onoki, the Fourth Raikage was somewhat interested in the dirty land reincarnation tactic.

You can't just look at the Fourth Raikage's well-developed limbs and think that he has no brains. On the contrary, he is an extremely realistic leader and believes too much in power. No matter what strategy he considers, he always considers it from a practical point of view.

Although the dirty soil reincarnation tactic goes against the moral standards of ordinary people, it has great value if it can be used well.

Even Tsunade couldn't deny this.

None of the forbidden techniques that can be recorded in the Konoha Sealing Book exist simply.

"No matter what, I will stick to my guns. Regarding this, you may be disappointed, Raikage."

Tsunade fiddled with the hair on her forehead and confessed frankly.

Although the dirty soil reincarnation tactic is extremely useful, it doesn't fit with her philosophy.

"I'm just reminding you that at a critical moment, as the supreme leader of the Alliance Army, I need to be responsible for the lives of my ninjas. I don't care about evil or righteous methods. As long as I can win this war, it doesn't matter whether the method is despicable or not. I’m telling you now, I just hope you won’t break with the Alliance because of this, and be mentally prepared for this.”

The Fourth Raikage walked forward, always keeping parallel to Tsunade, neither one step too fast nor one step too slowly.

Tsunade was about to say something, but she found three figures suddenly appeared at the bend of the corridor ahead. One of them also saw Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage, and immediately waved:

"Grandma Tsunade, Uncle Raikage!"

The person shouting was none other than Naruto who returned to the Alliance Army headquarters from Turtle Island.

Next to him were Kirabi and Tenzo, one on the left and the other on the right. Judging from their expressions, they seemed quite relaxed. The whole journey back was calm and nothing happened. .

"Hey, you came back so early. It seems that you have succeeded in your cultivation."

Tsunade also put away the solemn expression on her face and showed a faint smile. She was not surprised to see Naruto appear here.

The moment Naruto completed his training, the headquarters received relevant information and already knew that Naruto and others would return to the headquarters from Turtle Island.

Otherwise, she and the Fourth Raikage would not have appeared here to take care of them personally.

"Although there were some twists and turns during the process, it was finally completed."

Naruto didn't cover up.

Tsunade felt that Naruto seemed to be different from the past, but she couldn't tell what this different feeling was.

"I didn't expect you to really be able to control the power of the Nine-Tails."

The Fourth Raikage also looked at Naruto in surprise. In his initial thought, it was impossible for Naruto to pass the test, let alone in such a short period of time, which made the Fourth Raikage find it even more incredible.

"Brother, you underestimated Naruto. He has become super powerful now and will definitely surprise everyone."

Kirabi, who seemed to be aware of the Fourth Raikage's thoughts, also said something for Naruto, with a proud look, as if he was talking about himself.

"Yeah?"

The Fourth Raikage raised his eyebrows, and suddenly, a bolt of lightning flew out, and the Fourth Raikage suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Naruto seemed to be aware of it, and his whole body momentum immediately changed. His whole body began to be covered with a layer of golden chakra. With a slight shake of his figure, he easily dodged the hand grabbed by the Fourth Raikage and stepped aside.

The Fourth Raikage did not stop, his figure turned sharply, and his body turned into a bolt of lightning and disappeared again.

Naruto also turned into golden light and lost all traces. At a speed invisible to the naked eye, he raced in the wide corridor with the Fourth Raikage.

In the eyes of Tsunade and others, they could only vaguely see two rays of light, one blue and one gold, chasing each other as fast as lightning.

Tsunade was not surprised that the Fourth Raikage was so fast. However, Naruto was able to match the Fourth Raikage in terms of speed, which amazed Tsunade.

You must know that the speed of the Fourth Raikage has always been known as the fastest in the ninja world.

Except for the mysterious and abnormal space-time ninjutsu, basically no one can surpass the fourth generation Raikage in speed.

Even a ninja who specializes in taijutsu like Hyuga Ayane must rely on the Byakugan to be on par with the Fourth Raikage in terms of speed.

"He actually has the same speed as Raikage-sama. After becoming a perfect Jinchuuriki, Naruto must have improved too much."

Not only Tsunade, but Tenzo, who had never seen Naruto use his full strength, was also stunned at this time.

Although Naruto passed by quickly, it was still slightly slower than the speed of the top ninjas in the ninja world.

Especially for ninjas like the Fourth Raikage who practiced the Thunder Release Ninja Taijutsu, it would not be easy to equal them.

In Tianzang's eyes, this feels very incredible.

"The flash of this color is simply the second generation of yellow flash. Unfortunately, it is not a time and space ninjutsu, it is just a simple movement of the body."

Although she said it was a pity, when she saw Naruto who was as fast as the Fourth Raikage, Tsunade had a satisfied smile on her lips.

Naruto's growth has exceeded her expectations.

The speed is already so fast, and the strength must not be inferior.

After all, it was the most powerful Kyuubi that he had tamed.

"Even so, it's an exaggeration."

Tenzo closed his mouth and said with a wry smile.

"Where are the others?"

Tsunade turned around and asked.

"Senior Kai and the others are still behind. The three of us came a moment early because we were in a hurry to recover."

Tenzo replied.

Afterwards, Tenzou asked casually: "Speaking of which, Hokage-sama, how is the situation on the front line? On the Turtle Island side, we have not yet learned about the situation here in detail."

Tsunade slowly suppressed the smile on her face, frowned and said: "It's not optimistic. Even with Rasa personally on the front line, the Kingdom of Grass has not been completely conquered so far, and we are in a difficult stalemate."

"Have even the Five Shadows begun to move out?"

Tianzang was speechless.

"There is nothing we can do about it. Now we are considering whether to support the second Five Shadows. After all, delaying it will not be good for our alliance."

Tsunade breathed out.

Just as he was talking, the chase over there stopped.

The Fourth Raikage intercepted in front of Naruto, but always touched Naruto's clothes. It can be imagined that in the previous chasing scenes, in terms of speed, he, the Raikage, did not take up any advantage. Cheap.

"Well done, the ninja who can stand up to this point with me when I am at full strength, the first is that white-eyed woman Hinata Ayane, the second is your father, the yellow flash Minato Namikaze, and you are the third people."

The Fourth Raikage praised Naruto's speed at this moment without any hesitation. The hair that stood upright after being stimulated by lightning slowly returned to its original shape, and the violent lightning that enveloped his strong body also disappeared without a trace in an instant. , exhale gently and regain your composure.

"Uncle Raikage is indeed incredibly fast."

Naruto was slightly ashamed.

I thought that with this special state, I could surpass the fourth generation Raikage in speed, but I didn't expect that they would only be evenly matched.

"This is nothing. I can feel that you are not completely familiar with this state yet. Once you are completely familiar with it, you may be faster than me."

The Fourth Raikage told the truth.

"It's been seen."

Naruto scratched his head.

"However, speaking of it, your state is completely different from Bi's, and the feeling is also very different."

Staring at the golden chakra coat on Naruto made the Fourth Raikage frown.

"Well, I call this state the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. There should be a deeper mode, but it will take me time to completely guide it out."

Naruto didn't hide it.

The chakra of Kyuubi is too huge, and the chakra he is using now is only a part of Kyuubi.

"Okay, you two, let's end the discussion here."

Tsunade stepped in at this time, her eyes fell on Naruto with a strange look.

The Fourth Raikage, who wanted to learn more about Naruto's speed, had no choice but to snort and stop.

"Naruto, I have a question I want to ask."

Tsunade looked serious and stared at Naruto.

"What's up?"

Naruto was stunned, not knowing what Tsunade was making such a fuss about.

"In the past, my grandmother, the first Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki of Konoha, once told me that the Nine-Tails had the ability to judge friends and foes through good and evil thoughts. Now that you have tamed the Nine-Tails in your body, then, can this ability Did you inherit it too?”

As soon as this question came out, the expression of the Fourth Raikage changed slightly and he looked at Naruto seriously.

"The ability to sense good intentions and malice... does exist. What, Granny Tsunade, did something happen?"

Seeing the solemn expressions of Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage, Naruto felt that the Alliance Army had encountered some trouble.

"Due to the fierce fighting on the front line, some White Zetsu used special transformation techniques that could not be seen through to sneak into the alliance army and raided our wounded personnel and medical ninjas, causing us a lot of damage. The most hateful thing is that, until now, we are arresting There is no good news about the capture of Bai Jue. Now that you have the ability to sense people's good intentions and malice, I think you should be able to quickly find Bai Jue who is hiding in the Alliance's territory using the transformation technique."

Tsunade explained, briefly explaining the setbacks encountered on the front line.

"I see. Since the situation is not optimistic, then I will also join the war."

Naruto did not hesitate and volunteered to be transferred to the front line to fight.

Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage looked at each other, then turned their heads slightly and turned their gaze back.

"As jinchūriki, you and Kirabi are not only the allies' trump cards, but also protected objects. As for whether to let you go to the battlefield now, we need to go through an internal meeting."

Tsunade said with a serious face, and she and the Fourth Raikage led Naruto and the three of them out of the corridor without any hesitation.