Escape From Konoha

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Konoha, the Yushima family.

It is a two-story residential house with a slightly larger area. It is surrounded by a wide courtyard wall. There are a large number of flower pots in the courtyard. Since it is winter, the flowers planted in the flower pots have basically withered. Covered with white snowflakes.

At this moment, this second-story residential house is being blocked by the guards. In addition to Tianzo, a close friend of Joinin, who came with Tsunade, there are two groups of eight Anbu ninjas.

When I came to the living room of Yudao's house, I could see the blood on the floor and walls.

On the sofa in the living room, there were several kunai, and on the blood-stained wall, there were also several shuriken fixed on the wall.

Not only that, the tea table that was originally used to put things was burned by the fire, and some places were burnt to black.

There was also a pothole on the floor in the center of the living room, which was the trace of flames burning.

Tsunade just glanced at it, and with his eyesight for many years, he understood that this kind of trace was left over from the fire escape technique.

"It's a little weird..."

Tsunade, who didn't care about the traces of the survey site here, pinched the black ash on the floor. The burned floor had already cooled down.

"It's a bit strange." Tianzang also nodded, his eyes glanced around at random, and he also found a lot of abnormal places: "Judging from the battle scene, Amayoma Shinobu should have encountered a strong opponent here. , Many parts of the living room were damaged. However... the people around didn't notice it at all. It wasn't until Anbu patrolled that they found out what happened here."

Generally speaking, this is something that simply cannot happen.

Such a tragic battle, the movement must be huge, and it is impossible not to attract the attention of the people around.

The fact is that until Anbu came, the residents said that there was no abnormal sound here.

What's more, Yudao is the Shangnin of Konoha Village. Although the level is still at the level of Shangnin, it is also the threshold of entering the Shangnin.

A ninja whose level has reached this level should have enough time to ask for help from outside even if they encounter a surprise attack from the jounin.

Moreover, the battle time on the scene seemed a bit lengthy, proving that Yushima Shinobi was not under the control of the enemy in the first place, but experienced a tragic battle before being subdued by the enemy.

Therefore, Amayoma Shinobu had all the time to ask the patrolling Anbu for help, and to subdue the attackers together.

"Are you sure that when there is a battle here, the people around you are not alert?"

Tsunade narrowed his eyes slightly and asked again.

"Sure."

Tianzang nodded.

This question, he asked the responsible Anbu and the guards to ask a dozen times, and repeatedly confirmed the testimony of the surrounding residents.

"If that's the case, then there's only one possibility. This place is blocked by a spell. It looks like a fierce battle. From the outside, it looks very normal here."

Tsunade guessed like this.

Only such speculation is in line with the current situation.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain the traces of the battle here, and it will be so intense that outsiders will not be aware of it.

"Obstructing vision and sound, and disrupting illusions... a compound illusion barrier?"

Tianzang was speechless.

In this way, the person who started is very powerful. Among the upper ninjas, the strength also belongs to the extremely strong category.

Moreover, he is proficient in enchantment and illusion, and can easily combine the two techniques perfectly to achieve the effect of blocking the vision and sound of outsiders.

In this way, in the eyes of outsiders, it is naturally calm here, and Umashima Shinobu cannot ask the patrolling Anbu for help before defeating the enemy.

"Lord Hokage, what should we do next?"

Tianzang asked.

Tsunade frowned, thinking that so many people had gone missing in a few days, including a Chunin and a Jounin... Honestly, the severity of the incident was escalating.

It must be resolved as soon as possible before panic is created.

However, no matter how you think about it, there seems to be no connection between these consecutive disappearances.

And the attackers, why did these people disappear.

Judging from the report, the property here has not been lost, and all kinds of valuables have been well preserved, which shows that it is not a money crime. Moreover, making such a big battle, for the sake of money crime, is not worth it at all, it is a bit overkill.

"Continue to follow up."

After thinking for a while, Tsunade couldn't understand the connection, and the disappearance of all the personnel was very strange.

Vendetta? Or do you simply want to cause panic in Konoha Village to get revenge on Konoha?

"Then, Vice-President Asami..."

Tian Zang hesitated.

This serial disappearance case really needs to be followed up, but in this way, he can't be distracted by investigating the medical department.

"I'll deal with it in person over there, and I'll turn it over to you for follow-up investigation. Find the whereabouts of those missing persons as soon as possible. You need to see people in life, and you need to see corpses in death."

Tsunade said.

"I understand."

Tian Zang looked straight and nodded.

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Sitting on her own desk, Masumi Asami scanned the documents in front of her and tapped the table with her fingers, as if thinking.

Her attention was not on the report on the medical condition of the wounded in front of her, but on the safety of the key members of her team.

Although the case of 'disappearance' successfully misled the investigation direction of the Anbu team, the members' voluntary disappearance turned into a disappearance after being attacked. In this way, the source of the problem is not the missing person, but the mysterious attacker who caused the disappearance.

And this mysterious attacker, in fact, does not exist.

Investigating a non-existent person, no matter how experienced Konoha Anbu is, would never have imagined that this was an evacuation operation. Just to avoid suspicion, disguised as a serial disappearance incident.

Most of the personnel have been evacuated safely... There are still a small half of the personnel left. As time goes on, the inspection of the dark part will also increase. Whether it is communication or evacuation, the next steps will become more and more cumbersome.

The more cumbersome steps, the slightest carelessness, may cause Anbu's suspicion.

It's a pity that she has no cards in her hand to attract the attention of Anbu and Hokage.

She was stared at by Anbu all day, and even when it was convenient or sleeping, she could feel Anbu's ninjas wandering around... In Hokage, her suspicions have risen, and how long she can sustain it is unknown.

It may be tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the next second, suddenly surrounded by Anbu, arrested and imprisoned... But it is certain that this month will not be over at the latest.

The operational space is getting smaller and smaller.

If you continue to sit still, will you fall into passive? Masumi Asami is not thinking about this possibility, but about how to deal with this possible event.

That **** superior, at this time, shouldn't the General Tu stay? Thinking of this, Masumi Asami couldn't help complaining.

If General Tu was still in Konoha, things would be much easier.

What about regularly upgrading the 'system' for the clones, and asking her to wait a few more days... If there is enough time, it's nothing. The key is now to race against time.

The letter also said that if he was caught unfortunately, he would take rescue measures, saying that there is no need to worry... Has it been premised that she will be caught?

This feeling made Asami Masumi feel that it was as unpleasant as visiting relatives.

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"Ah!"

Shiraishi sneezed without warning in the laboratory, picked up a tissue from the side and wiped it on his mouth and nose.

"What's the matter, Shiraishi-sensei? It's not a cold, is it?"

Lin, who was adjusting the machine, heard a sneeze from behind, turned her head and asked.

Shiraishi threw the paper towels into the trash can and piled them up with the discarded experimental materials.

"No, maybe someone is cursing me behind my back."

Shiraishi said so.

His eyes fell on the machine that Lin adjusted.

The floor-standing transparent cylindrical building is about the size of a standard single room in a house. The bottom is a control machine, with a display screen and buttons on it, and it is the height of an adult.

In the transparent cylinder above, a khaki-colored creature resembling a humanoid, quietly curled up, immersed in the green solution full of vitality, and quietly sucked the energy to nourish its body.

It is his avatar soil general.

"That's right, Mr. Shiraishi is outside now, but he is hated by people and ghosts. Moreover, the more famous a person is, the more valuable a person's head is. When going out in the future, Mr. Shiraishi should be more careful. Keep an eye on your head. Yes, not only the rest of the great powers, some desperados, but also want to get your precious head."

This is a famous aphorism that has remained unchanged through the ages.

In this world, it is not only the great powers who hold ninja armaments, but there are countless ninjas who want to take away the "golden head" of Shiraishi in the invisible shadow.

After all, it was a reward of 2 billion taels, which was a bit more than the sum of the rewards offered by the Five Shadows.

As long as you take down this head, you can eat and drink for a lifetime.

It can also be seen that in this ninja world, how many people want Shiraishi to die quickly.

The release of so many bounties is definitely not one faction, but the accumulation of bounties after the union of many forces, reaching 2 billion taels.

The amount of bounty offered in the underground black market remains high, firmly occupying the position of the chief.

"Is this a new-fashioned joke?"

Shiraishi raised an eyebrow.

I don't really care about the bounty in the underground black market.

Although the power of the underground black market is huge and is associated with many countries, there are only a handful of bounty hunters who can attract his attention.

Not to mention, Xuan Yuanzhong and Leiguang Group, which occupy a considerable proportion, are private bounty weapons belonging to the country of ghosts.

"Just tell the truth, Shiraishi-sensei, you don't need to care."

Lin smiled lightly. After all, the reward amount of 2 billion taels can indeed attract countless troubles.

Immediately afterwards, she focused her attention again, and skillfully controlled the handles and buttons on the machine, and immediately poured the ground powder into the delivery port, and then mixed it with the solution in the cylinder. For the soil generals inside to absorb.

"Speaking of which, the maintenance time this time is a little tighter than last time. Did General Tu encounter any trouble outside?"

Lin asked casually.

Shiraishi's clone, although it is convenient to use many times, requires regular maintenance.

At the earliest, maintenance was required once a year to check the physical condition.

After that, with the upgrading of technology, regular maintenance is required every two to three years.

She remembered that it was still a year and a half ago that General Tu had the last maintenance. Logically speaking, it would take half a year at the earliest before maintenance was required.

"Probably because I've eaten too much recently, my stomach has been ruined. Since I came back from Konoha, I've been suffering from stomach troubles, and my spirit is sluggish, and the enchantment space inside my body has also been damaged."

Shiraishi put his hands into the pockets of his coat, looked up at the general sleeping in the container, and explained.

"Is that so?" Lin nodded: "I didn't say that, Mr. Shiraishi, you really don't care about your avatar. How can it be said that it is also the flesh that fell from you."

"Don't worry about this. Next, I will use the enchantment space technique I got from Miaomu Mountain to further expand the storage capacity in its body and increase its upper limit... In this case, there should be no problem."

Shiraishi thought about the answer.

"No, the problem is bigger now."

Lin covered her head with a headache.

"I'll ask you to take care of it here, I'll go out and deal with some things."

"Hasn't someone already handled the truce negotiating with the big powers?"

Lynn asked in confusion.

"It's Masumi's side. The intelligence team on her side needs to be transferred from Konoha. I have to prepare for them."

Although some of the personnel have been separated from Konoha, the entire Fire Nation is now under martial law, so those who have left Konoha are still temporarily staying in the stronghold within the Fire Nation.

And as time goes by, Masumi Asami's actions will become more difficult.

This side also needs to act as soon as possible to help these people smuggle out of the country of fire.

"Actually, I don't think it's necessary to evacuate the entire intelligence team."

Lynn said so.

"No need, the next work center is not Konoha. Miaomu Mountain no longer exists, Masumi's intelligence team, staying in Konoha is of little significance. Everything that should be obtained has been obtained, and it is more than expected. More. Let them continue to stay in Konoha, there may be problems."

Leaving those words, Shiraishi left the laboratory.

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In an apartment that can be seen everywhere, three figures gathered in a residential room, playing cards with extremely relaxed expressions.

But the content of the speech has nothing to do with poker.

"Are the three of us left on Konoha's side now?"

One person played a card and spoke in a very low voice.

"No, there is also a family of three from Chunye Zhao. According to the order, he, like us, was the last batch of people to leave."

Another person followed suit.

"Now that the team leader Asami can't be contacted, the worst has happened. She has been completely targeted, and it's probably only a matter of time before she is exposed."

The third sighed.

Obviously worried about the current situation.

After all, espionage is not easy to do, and the end of being discovered is basically only a dead end, and it will also affect his family.

What is even more frightening is that in this long-term espionage career, as the executors, they also have to bear huge mental pressure and cannot relax at all times.

On the enemy's territory, this is a profession that belongs to 'death to the light'.

Even if they were mentally prepared at the beginning, they took this road and learned the mental anti-stress method, but at this time, it was inevitable that they would feel uneasy.

I don't know when the released bait will disturb Anbu's vision.

If Anbu catches any loophole, they are likely to stay here forever.

Today's Konoha, to them, is like a terrifying devil's cave.

The longer you stay here, the more danger there is.

If it wasn't for the circumstances, they would like to fly away immediately and get out of this dangerous situation.

Once targeted, facing Anbu's arrest, they are powerless to resist.

"Just follow the original plan. The more this happens, the less we can't be irritable and need to stay calm."

The person who spoke also sighed, took out a medicine bottle from his pocket, poured out a pill, and chewed it in his mouth.

The originally disturbed state of mind instantly regained her composure.

This is a new drug produced in the country of ghosts, which can forcefully restore calmness to one's mind, so as not to lose calmness at such a time.

At this time, the interior of Konoha Village was already turbulent, and they also risked their lives to gather together again.

Even if he knew that Anbu had not been eyeing them, he still had to keep his face calm and not look different than usual.

"In that case, at five o'clock in the afternoon three days later, act on time."

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At 5:30 in the afternoon, the sky had dimmed, and there was light snow on the streets.

Haruno Yakiniku has a special guest.

"It's Mr. Yamato, it's been a long time, why are you here at this time? Did Sakura cause you trouble?"

Haruno Zhao saw that the guest who entered the door was none other than the leader of the seventh class, where his daughter Sakura belonged to Kamunin Tenzo, whose external name was Yamato.

In the eyes of outsiders, it is an unusually mysterious Konoha Jōnin.

He wasn't wearing Anbu costumes, and he didn't look any different from the rest of Konoha's Joinin.

But Haruno Zhao knew that when the third Hokage was in power, the other party was a close confidant of the third Hokage. And the other party holds an important position in the Anbu Department. In the case of the Anbu Minister's vacancy, the other party is likely to be the next Anbu Minister.

In the face of this level of Jōnin, Haruno Zhao didn't dare to be careless at all, and his mind was extremely vigilant.

My heart is also beating drums, did the other party find something?

"No, the seventh class has not had any tasks recently. Sakura's words are being trained by Hokage-sama."

Tianzang replied with a smile.

Knowing Haruno Zhao is also based on Sakura.

When the seventh shift occasionally gathers for dinner, they will celebrate here.

Of course, it was his Shangnin money.

"Then, you are here this time..."

"Um... how should I put it, I want to trouble Manager Haruno about something. I am entrusted by Hokage-sama, and I want to ask about something."

At present, his focus has changed from monitoring Masumi Asami to investigating the behind-the-scenes truth about the disappearance of people.

During the investigation, he found that the working ninjas among the missing persons did not usually have deep connections, but were just ordinary friends. On the surface, there was no difference.

But the form in which they disappeared was very strange.

Not in line with normal kidnappings.

Even after they disappeared, Tianzang didn't know whether they were alive or dead.

In particular, it also involves a Shangnin, Tianzang knows the truth behind the scenes, I am afraid it will be very shocking.

After reading the materials collected by Anbu for a day and a night, and spending a lot of time eliminating all kinds of unnecessary messy information, I finally came to a conclusion that surprised Tianzang.

These missing ninjas, although seemingly unrelated, all have one thing in common - that is, they love the barbecue at Haruno Yakiniku very much.

Tianzang also thinks that the barbecue in Chunye Roast Meat Restaurant tastes very good. The meat and vegetables are very delicious, and all kinds of condiments are also available. The price is fair, and it is not too expensive.

In the whole Konoha Village, the reputation is very good.

Except for people who don't like grilled meat very much, for those who like this kind of food, Chunye Grill will be their first choice.

Therefore, even if they are all interested in coming to the Chunye Grill, it does not seem to be unusual.

However, there are also a few weird places here, and Tianzang feels that it is necessary to take a closer look.

"Is Hokage-sama entrusted? In that case, Mr. Yamato come here and talk."

Haruno Zhao thought for a while, and brought Tianzo to a secluded corner to sit down.

"That, Mr. Yamato, I don't know what you want to know."

Haruno Zhao asked after sitting down.

Tianzang didn't hesitate, took out a stack of photos from his arms, and picked out a few of them. They were all working ninjas among the missing, and placed them in front of Haruno Zhao.

"I think the store manager Haruno also heard that a very bad disappearance is taking place in the village. Not only civilians, but even working ninjas have also been implicated. Let these civilians aside, I was investigating this incident. , found the missing working ninja, they all liked to come to the barbecue restaurant of Manager Haruno to celebrate, so they came to ask something."

"Excuse me."

Haruno Zhao calmly said.

Tianzang took out a photo of a slightly obese man.

"Manager Haruno, do you have an impression of this person?"

"Well...of course I know, this is Don Tanaka Shinobu." 渌七7zw

"Really? Manager Haruno has such a good memory that even an ordinary ninja like Don Tanaka Shinobu can remember it."

Tianzang complimented him intentionally or unintentionally.

Haruye Zhao laughed and said: "Where, my memory is actually average, but this Don Tanaka Shinobu left a deep impression on me, so I remember it more clearly. I'll be familiar with it once I come and go."

"Oh?"

"It's like this, this Don Tanaka Shinobu is actually a vegetarian, and every time he comes to the barbecue restaurant alone... At that time, I paid attention to this person."

"Does he have any other strange behavior in the kebab shop?"

Tianzang thought about it.

"The rest of the strange behavior? Um... how do I say it, it gives me the feeling that when he came to the barbecue shop, he was waiting for someone. After all, a vegetarian, it is a bit strange to come to the barbecue shop to eat. when people come."

"Wait someone?"

"Yes. That's how it feels to me."

Haruno Zhao replied.

"So, do you know who he's waiting for?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen anyone sitting across from him. I also asked him if he was waiting for someone, but every time he shook his head and didn't speak. left."

Haruno Zhao gave a wry smile, obviously feeling extremely depressed by the strange behavior of that Don Tanaka Shinobu.

"Is that so?"

Tianzang frowned in thought.

"How is it, Mr. Yamato, is there anything wrong?"

"This information is very valuable."

After saying this sentence, Tianzang began to ask the next question.

Haruno Zhao's face was either frowning, or he began to recall in distress~www.readwn.com~ As if he was racking his brains, he stumblingly recalled some things and told Tianzang, but there were also some missing information, which led to Tianzang getting the information. Information, very fragmented, and a lot of it is useless.

At the end of the question, Tianzang found that it was the behavior of Don Tanaka Shinobu's "waiting for others" at the beginning, which was the most valuable information.

Before leaving, Tianzang also quietly asked a few regular customers of the barbecue restaurant about Don Tanaka Shinobu, and the answer was basically the same as Haruno Zhao.

Did I really think too much? Walking outside the barbecue restaurant, Tianzang shook his head when he saw the booming Chunye barbecue restaurant.

The information provided by Haruno Zhao said that it was valuable and valuable, and that it had no value and no value. The breakthrough of this piece of information was the missing Dotan Chunin.

And if you can't find Dotan Chunin, this information will be extremely tasteless.

While thinking hard, Tianzang put his hands into the pockets of his trousers and stepped forward, preparing to meet with the rest of Anbu to discuss and rearrange the next actions.

At the door of the barbecue restaurant, Haruno Zhao kept the same smile as usual, and watched Tianzang leave.

Everything is normal.