Escape From Konoha

Tsunade left, about five minutes later.

Probably because he was worried that he would stay here for too long and cause suspicious people.

After all, as Konoha's Sannin, it is indeed a bit unreasonable to come alone to communicate with the enemy privately.

Just thinking of the proposal Tsunade mentioned just now, after Tsunade left, the indifference in Shiraishi's eyes was immediately replaced by a cold indifference that lost his warmth.

The tea on the table in front of him was cold, as if Shiraishi wanted to show his mood at this time.

Although a little disappointed, this disappointment was quickly swept away from Shiraishi's heart.

After all, he wanted Tsunade to turn his back on Konoha and join the country of ghosts. From the beginning, Shiraishi didn't have much expectations.

Unlike him, Tsunade and Konoha had too many fetters, and the blood on her body was already the color of Konoha.

The reason why he didn't give up on coming to recruit is because he values ​​Tsunade's medical ability, which can greatly relieve the medical pressure in the country of ghosts. Her achievements in medical ninjutsu are beyond doubt; secondly, if Tsunade joins ghosts Country, can further weaken the strength of Konoha, or the real purpose is to weaken the overall strength of the five major countries.

The traditional five countries have continuously expanded their armaments and increased the number of ninjas over the years. Except for Sandyin, who is still recovering, each village can now pull up a ninja army of tens of thousands of people anytime and anywhere to launch large-scale wars. If they are given enough time to prepare, they can also pull up more ninja troops and continuously invest in the war. This greatly increased the burden on the country of ghosts.

Unfortunately, Tsunade still refused.

She chose to inherit the Will of Fire. It can also be said that she summed up and comprehended the new Will of Fire, trying to restore Konoha to its past glory, and even go a step further.

As the founder of the initial medical reform, Tsunade has a different flexibility from ordinary people. Although he is over fifty, his mind is not rigid.

On the contrary, she is keen to learn all kinds of knowledge, and travel has continuously increased her new understanding of the world, nature and human beings.

It can be said that Tsunade tried to use what he had realized to reform Konoha, and Shiraishi was not surprised. Rather, Shiraishi felt a little strange that she didn't make changes.

The only thing she didn't expect was that she proposed a plan to unite with the country of ghosts.

Although the idea is very good, but for such a future that even Tsunade himself may not be able to confirm, he wants to buy two years from the country of ghosts like a wolf with empty gloves... Even if he is willing to wait, the country of ghosts Can't wait.

If Konoha, who is supported by the Kingdom of Ghosts, is still unable to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Ghosts after two years, then this will not only provide Konoha with time for stable development, but also equal to taking advantage of the Kingdom of Ghosts. Technology strengthens the enemy's living strength.

Doing this kind of thing is really worth it.

He didn't reject Tsunade face to face, he just didn't want to see her lost.

In Shiraishi's heart, such a consideration was born, which can be said to be a disguised rejection.

"A verbal agreement will only become a verbal agreement in the end. I have to say, this is really a pity, Tsunade-sensei..."

Shiraishi sighed, stood up from the seat cushion, and straightened the wrinkles on his clothes.

"Master Shiraishi."

The Wandering Miko appeared in the corner of the room, waiting for an order.

"I'll leave it to you here."

"Yes."

After receiving the Wandering Miko's response, Shiraishi walked towards the door.

The matter here is over. Next, it's time to find out what's going on at Toad Mountain. A coldness flashed in Bai Shi's eyes.

The so-called Toad Mountain is Miaomu Mountain.

One of the three holy places in the world of psychic beasts, it belongs to the worry-free paradise of toads.

It is said that it is a hidden paradise located in the ninja world. People who do not know the place may not be able to find the entrance even if they walk for a month without sleep.

However, he had already learned the location of the entrance of Miaomu Mountain from the live cockroach, so he didn't need to look for it like a headless fly, which saved him a lot of time.

But what kind of environment is inside Miaomu Mountain, how many large psychic beasts are there, how many psychic beasts are there, and what level are they at? What level is the big toad fairy who has lived for thousands of years? The creatures... these are unknown things to Shiraishi.

The unknown, which means that it is risky to start a war with it, will produce uncontrollable risks.

Baishi has always disliked uncontrollable risks. What he has to do is to find out the detailed deployment of Miaomu Mountain, and then change this part of the risk from unknown to controllable.

Finally... annihilation!

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"You're back so soon, Tsunade-sama?"

Still resting in the silent room, he realized that Tsunade had been out for less than 20 minutes, and quickly returned, and was a little surprised by Tsunade's ability to act.

Tsunade nodded as if responding to silence.

"Well, after all, it's not suitable for reminiscing the old days. The two sides only need to have an open and honest negotiation. Moreover, as time goes by, I'm afraid the root side will be vigilant. So, after talking about things, I came back immediately."

Now the people monitoring him are not just Jiraiya, but also the ninjas at the root, and those people are also watching their actions together.

If you leave for a long time, Mute may not be able to hide it.

She didn't want people to notice that she met Shiraishi in private.

"By the way, what about that guy from Jiraiya, there's nothing wrong with him, right?"

Tsunade remembered something, and his face was a little worried.

With her strength, as long as you are careful, it is not too difficult for someone who has hidden from the root to secretly meet with Shiraishi.

But Jiraiya is also different. He is the same Sannin as himself, and his strength is basically the same level. It is not so easy to hide from him and find Shiraishi.

If you don't take him first, then it will be difficult to meet with Shiraishi alone to negotiate.

"Don't worry, Tsunade-sama, last night, Lord Jiraiya ate a boxed lunch with seasonings, and now he is still sleeping soundly in his room."

The smile on Mute's face reassured Tsunade.

"That guy's vigilance against acquaintances is still so weak."

Tsunade shook his head helplessly, wondering if this was Jiraiya's advantage or disadvantage.

"So, are you ready, Tsunade-sama?"

Silent asked cautiously.

"Well, it's time to return to Konoha next."

The various problems Konoha is facing at the moment, even without witnessing it, Tsunade can roughly guess one or two, which is definitely worse than the mess he imagined.

But in Tsunade's eyes, there was no confusion or anxiety, but the dawn of hope.

She thought about the system of the country of ghosts for ten minutes, and was also very interested in the universal education of the country of ghosts.

Because of the strategy that Shiraishi promoted in the land of ghosts, she couldn't help but recall the second Hokage Senju Tobirama, the policy implemented by that person when he was alive, which still benefits all aspects of Konoha.

It's just that his policy has indeed brought unparalleled superiority relative to the era he was in, and Konoha's people are also proud of it.

Compared with the rest of the Ninja Village, Konoha can still be said to be one step ahead in this regard. But compared to the country of ghosts, Konoha felt that Tsunade lacked stamina.

This aspect is even more obvious when comparing the country of fire with the country of ghosts.

From the aspects of industry type and distribution, economy, tax system, agriculture, education, industry, military, etc., the country of ghosts is so strong, and the development momentum of the stamina is still unstoppable.

Thinking about it this way, she and Jiraiya have vaguely mentioned the land of ghosts many times before, in order to test what kind of thoughts Jiraiya has in mind. I hope to pull Jiraiya into the camp to support myself.

Fighting alone is always the best solution.

However, the result is obvious. Jiraiya turned a blind eye to the benefits of all kinds of favors to the people in the land of ghosts, and still used Miaomushan's prophecy to target Shiraishi personally. Even when he ascended to the land of ghosts, he was influenced by Shiraishi's will and belonged to the 'evil' camp.

In the eyes of Jiraiya, the people of the land of ghosts were probably all deceived by Shiraishi and fell into a false peace.

If this is a false peace... Tsunade hopes that every country can live in a "false peace" like the people of the land of ghosts.

Ninjas, nobles, commoners, countries, Ninja villages... such terms came to Tsunade's mind one by one.

Seeing Tsunade fell into contemplation, Mute didn't bother, and let her think alone there.

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"Lustful Immortal! Lustful Immortal! Get up quickly and teach me new ninjutsu, it's noon!"

Amidst the violent shaking, Jiraiya blinked and woke up in a daze.

"what?"

When he woke up, he happened to see Naruto standing in front of him with his hips on his shoulders, with a dazed look on his face, not knowing what was going on, and the corners of his mouth were still drooling, giving him the stupid look of having a spring dream.

"It's Naruto, do you have anything to do with me?"

Jiraiya, who doesn't know why, is still reminiscing about the memory in the dream, and at the same time, his face is a little uncomfortable.

I finally had a spring dream, and now I'm still being disturbed, which is too wasteful.

"What else are you talking about, don't look at what time it is now!"

Naruto pointed at Jiraiya and said loudly.

"time?"

Zilai also showed a surprised expression, then looked at the alarm clock, and saw that the time displayed on it was 12:11, and his face changed suddenly.

He walked to the window without saying a word, opened the curtains, opened the window, and the snow outside came into view, the sky was white, obviously it was not morning.

"Oops, why did I sleep so long?"

Ji Lai also patted his head in annoyance, never thought that he would have slept for such a long time.

I remember that after having dinner last night, I was rushing to the manuscript in the room, and the memory after that was very vague.

So, he looked at the desk, there were a lot of manuscripts on it, but the papers were scattered, and there were more than ten sheets of paper on the ground that were not organized and filled with words.

Seeing this, Zilai was even more puzzled.

I really don't know how I fell asleep last night, and I still slept for nearly ten hours... Could it be that I was too tired recently?

However, after resting for such a long time, Jiraiya did feel much refreshed.

Maybe I've been really tired recently. Jiraiya had no choice but to attribute the reason to the fact that he was too tired.

"Okay, don't worry about these things, let's teach me new ninjutsu, like Spiral Pill! I want to become stronger faster!"

Naruto wrapped around Jiraiya like a cowhide plaster.

"How can it be so easy to have tricks like Spiral Pill."

Jiraiya rolled his eyes at Naruto's request.

Spiral pills are the ultimate chakra form changes, and the difficulty of cultivation reaches super high A-level.

Even Jiraiya has not mastered too many A-level difficulty ninjutsu, and those A-level ninjutsu are not suitable for Naruto to practice.

"Furthermore, the strength of a ninja does not depend on how much ninjutsu you have mastered. After all, you need the assistance of a shadow clone to even cast a spiral pill. Next, there are two goals for your cultivation."

"two?"

"Well, yes, one is to try to use the Spiral Pill with one hand... The other is that you need to systematically learn taijutsu, rather than relying on feeling to hit randomly. I can guarantee that if you can use the basics of taijutsu Ascend it up, and then cooperate with your shadow avatar technique, it is not difficult for your strength to match the shoulders, or even surpass it!"

Jiraiya said in a serious tone.

"You didn't say this to me perfunctorily, did you?"

"Who would lie to you, this brat. Besides, I believe you should have suffered a lot in this regard. You have not made efficient use of the advantages of the shadow avatar technique. So your shadow avatar technique gives people The feeling is that it is only on the surface, can only delay, or become cannon fodder, it is difficult to form an effective suppression force on the enemy."

Jiraiya's words are not a joke.

If Naruto improves his foundation of physical skills, then summoning dozens or even hundreds of shadow clones to join the battle together, even if it is Jiraiya, will need a headache.

More importantly, because Naruto has nine tails in his body, he can largely avoid the backlash of the shadow avatar technique, and the nine tails bear it instead of himself.

Otherwise, Naruto's way of abusing the shadow cloning technique would have long since become dementia.

"Okay, but I can't exercise physical skills by myself."

"Don't worry, I will teach you personally. Moreover, rather than telling you theories, using actual combat will allow you to understand the essence of taijutsu. When the time comes, you will be bruised and bruised."

Jiraiya also said with a vicious expression.

"Then let the horses come!"

"Well, let's talk about this later. I need to go to Tsunade's side. After all, the village still needs a new Hokage. This is a top priority. You are mentally prepared here. Physical training is quite hard. The difficulty of ninjutsu is completely different."

"Oh!"

Naruto stayed in Jiraiya's room with great interest, and watched Jiraiya leave.

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"Really, I finally got rid of that annoying kid, and I don't know what Tsunade is thinking about..."

After separating from Naruto, Jiraiya went to find Tsunade.

I thought to myself what would I do if Tsunade continued to hesitate.

Although he also wanted to use a tougher method, considering that the opponent was Tsunade, this method might not be effective.

It might even have the opposite effect.

Therefore, how to operate it needs to be discussed in the long run.

When he came to the door of Tsunade's room, Jirai also hesitated for a while, and just as he was about to reach out and knock on the door, the door of the room opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was Tsunade.

When Jiraiya stood outside, she had already noticed it in advance.

"Uh……"

"What are you doing, come in."

Tsunade turned around after saying that.

Jiraiya scratched his nose and followed Tsunade into the room.

Seeing that Tsunade and Mute were packing their things, Jiraiya, who saw this scene, couldn't help but ask:

"So soon to pack up, where are you planning to go?"

"Are you stupid? Of course it's back to Konoha, just enough to play outside, it's almost time to go back."

Tsunade's answer caused Jiraiya's eyes to widen in disbelief, as if he didn't hear clearly, as if he was re-determining something, and continued to ask: "Well, what did you say?"

"Is there something wrong with your ears? I should have said it clearly enough."

Tsunade tilted his head, seemingly impatient.

No no, absolutely no problem with my ears. Zilai also said in his heart.

But he felt that there was definitely something wrong with Tsunade's head... Yesterday, he looked very preoccupied, but now he agreed directly, so that the eyes that looked at Tsunade were full of scrutiny.

"What's your look?"

Tsunade raised his eyebrows.

"You shouldn't be someone else using the transformation technique..."

As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, Tsunade swung a straight fist up, brushing against Jiraiya's cheek, the strong wind entrained, ruffled Jiraiya's hair, and made Jiraiya feel his cheek stab pain.

Cold sweat dripped down his face.

Appears to be genuine.

Ordinary people don't have such a terrifying momentum when throwing a fist.

However, Jiraiya still had doubts in his eyes.

"Um, Tsunade, aren't you stimulated? Although the village really needs Hokage right now, if you have any concerns, you don't need to rush it, there is still time."

"No such thing, just figured it out."

"It's too fast, isn't it? You didn't say that yesterday."

Although a woman's temper is very fickle, the speed of this fickle change caught Jirai by surprise.

"Mute, have you packed your things?"

Tsunade ignored Jiraiya who was stunned there, and turned to look at Mute.

"It's all packed up, Tsunade-sama, and you can leave at any time now."

"Then let's go after lunch."

"Yes."

During the exchange, Tsunade directly determined the next itinerary.

Standing aside, Jiraiya had no choice but to choose to recognize the reality.

As a result, this is not a bad thing.

Moreover, it’s better to leave this place as soon as possible, at least you don’t have to face a dangerous person like Chiba Shiroishi.

Even if their side has the advantage in numbers, if they really fight, Jiraiya is really at a loss.

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The weather in the afternoon was very peaceful.

Sunny days in this season are quite rare.

However, as if to tear apart this pleasant afternoon, the sound of footsteps hurriedly sounded on the corridor.

It is located on the balcony on the second floor, separated from the corridor of the inner room by a door.

Kazuhime pushed open the heavy door leading to the balcony on the second floor, and in her sight, a scene of leisurely afternoon tea appeared.

I saw her mother Uchiha Ruri, and her lifelong enemy, a woman named Hinata Ayane, sitting face to face at both ends of the table.

The tea set on the table is complete, and there are expensive cakes that look very sweet and delicious.

After seeing her coming through the door, mother Liuli took a tissue and wiped the cream from the corner of her mouth, and asked slowly, "Have you finished the work so soon?"

"When the work is done, come over and enjoy it together. You have been tired for a long time."

Ayane prepared a portion of the pastry and placed it on the side of the table for Kazuhime.

"What does it mean to be tired for a long time? Don't you leave all the official business for the past two days to me, but you haven't touched it? In other words, as soon as the old man leaves, the two of you will have a tea party at home, isn't it too much? a little?"

Facing Kazuhime's annoyed questioning tone, Ayane touched her lips with her finger, as if relishing the sweet taste on her finger, she blinked suspiciously at Kaichi, then put down her finger and gracefully raised the teacup, Taste it.

"You don't need to say that. We are doing this for your own good. In order to allow you to have a better training platform, we specially gave you the opportunity. In this way, when Shiraishi-kun retires, you will be the leader of the military. ."

It was obviously a lie, but it turned out to be the same as the truth.

But anyone who is a little more naive might just believe it.

But Yiji didn't believe a word of what this "little mother" said.

These two are obviously taking advantage of the old man's absence to secretly take a vacation for themselves. The reason why they gave her their work is to exercise her business processing ability, but in fact they are just being lazy and don't want to read those complicated and lengthy official documents. .

Is it because of age?

No wonder, Ichiki rejected the idea.

These two people are only in their thirties now, and they are at the peak of their energy.

Judging from the fact that his old man always puts wolfberry in his tea, we can see how the two people's nightlife is fierce at night.

She was wondering if she should move out and live alone, so as not to disturb their three-person world.

"...By the way, the old man just sent back the news."

Putting aside these messy thoughts, Kazuhime also sat down, joined the afternoon tea party, picked up a fork and inserted a piece of dessert into his mouth.

The sweetness that melted in the mouth made Kazuhime's busy mood suddenly brighter.

I have to say that these two people enjoy it very much. This weather is indeed suitable for holding a tea party and putting down the work in hand to be lazy for a while.

"Any news? How did he reply?"

Ayane's eating speed slowed down.

"He is rushing to Miaomu Mountain now, ready to go there to investigate the enemy's situation."

"In other words, Tsunade's negotiation is over, right?"

Ruri just listened quietly, and Ayane did the work of talking to Kazuhime.

"Yes... I won't go into details in detail. It probably means that the Konoha ninja called Tsunade intends to form an alliance with our country of ghosts as the fifth Hokage."

"Hey, is that the answer?"

After hearing Kazuhime's retelling, Ayane's tone was surprised.

Liu Li couldn't help but look over, her brows raised slightly.

"And it also gave us a two-year grace period on our side."

"...So that's the case. I didn't expect her to make such a determination, but after thinking about it, it seems reasonable. So, is Shiraishi-kun agreeing or rejecting it?"

Ayane stuffed a piece of dessert into her mouth and chewed it slowly.

"He asked us to continue to deal with the original plan, and we don't need to change our attitude towards Konoha and the Land of Fire."

Kazuhime relayed Shiraishi's answer, and Ruri and Ayane nodded in satisfaction.

Luckily no emotion.

It's not that the alliance with Konoha is bad, but that this kind of thing is simply impossible.

Not to mention that they have too many personal grievances with Konoha, even if the personal grievances are put aside, the contradiction between the two countries is so sharp that it has reached a situation where water and fire are incompatible, and it is not surprising when a war breaks out.

If Konoha can immediately transfer to the camp of the country of ghosts at this moment, it is indeed possible to sit down and negotiate.

But the reality is that Konoha does not choose to do so.

Tsunade is Tsunade, Konoha is Konoha, Tsunade cannot represent Konoha, let alone the country of fire.

"Although it's a good thing not to get carried away by emotions, I think even Shiraishi-kun will inevitably have a little compassion when he actually arrives on the battlefield."

Ayane expressed her concerns.

In the past, although Tsunade did not officially accept Shiraishi as his disciple, he spared no effort in imparting his medical knowledge and valuable practical experience to Shiraishi in the early years, and did not hide it. In the field of medical ninjutsu, it can be said that he was Shiraishi's guide, providing an extremely solid technical accumulation for his early medical ninjutsu. Shiraishi was able to progress so smoothly in the field of medical ninjutsu without the help provided by Tsunade. Otherwise, it would be difficult to understand the profound and difficult professional knowledge through self-study alone.

Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that Shiraishi has respect and gratitude for Tsunade, and even went to the battlefield to leave room for him.

And Tsunade is also among the Konoha, one of the few people who really care about him. Even when he taught at the Ninja School later, he sheltered Shiraishi many times, so that he was not disturbed too much by the upper class and provided a safe growing environment. If you want to do something to the teacher you once respected, if it is Ayane herself, it may not be able to be ruthless.

Human beings, whose rationality, in the final analysis, are often induced by emotions to do things that are not in line with the purpose of 'correct'.

It's like she doesn't like her own family's will, a submissive mother, but after all, she is also a relative whose blood is thicker than water. There are some words and behaviors that cannot be practiced.

Even now, she has provided her mother with a safe place to live in the land of ghosts, so that she does not have to be bound by the traditional rules of the Hinata clan, and can do whatever she wants... As a result, her mother still complains about her, He believes that he should not fight against the family members, and should be considerate and patient.

Although you can scold and ridicule, but whenever she wants to do it, Ayane still chooses silence and avoidance to her mother. As a result, she only gets along with her mother during the festivals. Most of the time, she pays a servant to take care of her mother's daily life, and she stays away silently, out of sight and out of mind.

Ruri somewhat empathized with Ayane's concerns.

On this point, she and Ayane agreed.

After a brief thought, Liuli said in a calm tone:

"It doesn't matter, I will make up my mind for him when the time comes. It is the wife's responsibility and obligation to deal with the things that her husband is inconvenient to deal with. In fact, you don't need to worry about this kind of thing~www.readwn.com~ After finishing this in Liuli As she spoke, Kazuhime clearly noticed the unpleasant look on Ayane's face.

It was as if he wanted to make a similar speech, but at a critical moment, someone preempted it.

It's just that Kazuhime regrets that the unpleasantness on Ayane's face quickly disappeared while drinking tea.

Didn't fight.

Kazuhime felt that the tea would suddenly lose its taste.

"Apart from this, is there anything else?"

Lucy then asked.

Ichiki nodded lightly.

"Well, there is indeed one more thing to report to you, and that is about the mechanical troop that is suitable for land operations. It has begun to scale and can be officially put into use in the exercise. How about you, you have to go and test the first mechanical troop in the ninja world. power?"

After listening to Kazuhime's work report, Ruri and Ayane couldn't help turning their heads, their eyes meeting in the air.