Escape From Konoha

Naruto shouted loudly, and everyone in the corridor could hear it.

Sasuke, who was the party, naturally listened to it, so he glanced in the direction of the voice, and saw a yellow-haired figure rushing towards him, his expression mixed with extremely complicated emotions.

Anxiety, nervousness, unease, and excitement that could not be concealed, all appeared on his face, which was extremely exciting.

It's just that Sasuke's expression remained calm compared to the excitement and restraint of the people who came.

It seems that the person in front of him is just a stone that can be seen everywhere, and it is not worth paying too much attention.

Staring indifferently at the figure running over, Sasuke stood still.

Shiraishi, who was standing by Sasuke's side, was watching this scene with great interest, but considering that there was no need for contact with Konoha Ninja, he gently stretched out his hand, and the shadow under his feet began to float, protruding. Out of the ground, a dark and long shadow blade was instantly cut out, and it hit the face of Naruto who was running.

The terrifying murderous aura was approaching, and Naruto leaped, easily dodging the Shadow Blade's attack.

However, more Shadow Blades split apart, slashing towards Naruto's body from different directions, trying to tear him apart.

Ding Ding Ding!

The fire sputtered, only to see the kunai in Naruto's hand, constantly colliding with the shadow blade as fast as a gust of wind, making a sound that can only be produced by metal-to-metal collision.

The shadow blades that attacked were all blocked by Naruto.

But also because of this, Naruto's footsteps were successfully blocked, and the morale that originally rushed forward was also brutally interrupted by Shiraishi, and fell into a downturn.

Sasuke stared blankly at the battle in front of him, his eyes remained calm, and Naruto's appearance did not cause him to change at all.

Although Naruto suddenly appeared here, he was slightly surprised, but after thinking about it, no matter what Konoha did, what did it have to do with him?

What's more, he and Konoha's top management still have a blood debt that has not been settled.

The old companions, the bonds, are nothing but shackles that are placed on oneself.

"Looking like you don't seem to want to do it, I'll stop it for you, shouldn't you mind?"

Shiraishi took back the Shadow Dancer's shadow blade, turned his head and asked Sasuke with a smile.

"I have no interest in these guys, it doesn't matter what you do with them."

Sasuke responded with an extremely indifferent tone.

Hearing Sasuke's words, Naruto's body trembled subconsciously, and the familiar and unfamiliar face suddenly felt that there was an incompatible sky between him and Sasuke, separating them.

"Sasuke, why are you with this person?"

Naruto's tone trembled, and there was a bad premonition in his heart.

"Even though three years have passed, it seems that you still haven't changed at all, Naruto. His presence here naturally means that I'm with him."

Sasuke's mouth twitched, showing a cold mocking smile, as if mocking something.

"The one with him... what does that mean, Sasuke?"

Naruto was a little unbelievable.

Fortunately, the people behind caught up at this time, and Tianzang took the lead in blocking Naruto, scanning Shiraishi and Sasuke with extremely vigilant eyes, and did not patrol back and forth between the two, suppressing the shock in his heart.

Intuition tells him that Sasuke is involved with the people of the country of ghosts, and there is an extremely important secret in it.

An absurd and terrifying guess emerged from the bottom of Tianzang's heart.

"Calm down, Naruto." Jiraiya patted Naruto on the shoulder to wake him up from his daze, and he started running chakra all over his body, entering a fighting state, staring at Shiraishi with dreadful eyes, and his eyes were enlightened. : "So that's what happened, Konoha, Orochimaru, and the rest of the village, were you all fooled, Chiba Shiraishi?"

"Fool? Jiraiya-sama, what's going on?"

In the eyes of Tianzang and others, they are confused, for Zilai Ye's ()

saying, surprised.

Shiraishi smiled indifferently, even if Jirai guessed part of the truth, it couldn't cause the slightest wave in his heart.

"Don't you understand when you see this? Sasuke Uchiha, from the very beginning, he took refuge in Orochimaru, which was a pretense used to divert Konoha's attention. The purpose is to leave a nail here in Orochimaru, and then when the time is right Destroy Orochimaru and annex Orochimaru's forces."

Zilai also told the truth that he understood, Pi Xiaorou did not smile.

Even he just wanted to understand something and was horrified by Shiraishi's plan.

This truth made everyone present stunned, and an icy chill naturally emerged from the bottom of their hearts, and their bodies stiffened.

"I'm right, Chiba Shiroishi."

Although Jiraiya is a doubt, but at this time can not confirm his guess.

Shiraishi and Sasuke remained silent, but they looked like they had acquiesced to such a thing.

"You are such a scheming guy. That guy Orochimaru didn't show up, he must have been killed by you guys. What a sad guy to die under such a scheme."

A look of grief flashed across Jiraiya's face, but he quickly covered up this grief and stared at Shiraishi, his eyes filled with some kind of determination.

"No, actually, Orochimaru

I should be grateful to me, I at least provided him with a platform to implement his ideals, but unfortunately, he failed to grasp this opportunity and became the nourishment for others to grow up. "

Shiraishi smiled.

At the same time, he also told Jiraiya and others in disguise that they were a step late, and that Orochimaru had been solved by him.

Their mission on this trip has failed.

"Really? Since this Uchiha kid is from your side, what about Kakashi? Is that guy also your pawn?"

Zilai also continued to seek answers.

Shiraishi didn't answer the question, just said, "Whatever you say, I don't have time to talk to you now, it's almost time to leave."

Sasuke raised his brows, turned his head and asked, "Why, don't you just get rid of them by the way? With your strength and mine, you can easily do this."

Sasuke's words made Jiraiya and the others feel alarmed and put on a fighting stance, fearing that the other party would attack.

Shiraishi glanced at the faces of Jiraiya and the others, then shook his head and said, "There's no need for this, I'm not here to do these things. Besides, you don't have time right now, so feel free to waste it here."

Sasuke pondered for a while, nodded, and agreed with this statement.

He really doesn't have time to waste on these people now, and he has one more important thing to do.

After doing this, it will be the turn of these Konoha ninjas.

"Want to run away?"

Zilai also narrowed his eyes, and moved his footsteps indistinctly, as if planning to stop the two from leaving.

"Sasuke..."

Naruto's expression was a little silent, and he wanted to say something, but after seeing Sasuke's extremely indifferent eyes, his mood fell inexplicably.

"why…"

He lowered his head, as if he didn't want to face the current Sasuke, his face was full of struggle and pain.

He wanted to stop, but didn't know what to say.

"Because I'm an avenger, a naive guy like you will never understand. You'd better stay in the village, play your ninja game, and stop chasing me."

Sasuke said extremely insulting words, raised his hand expressionlessly, and the lightning flashed in his hand, pointing directly at the ceiling above his head.

Guessing Sasuke's next move, Anbu, who was already ready to go, aimed at this moment and rushed towards Sasuke.

"Don't try to succeed!"

Sasuke didn't change his color, and in his raised hand, the thunder light jumped, and he let out a roar like a beast.

boom!

The light image of thunder and lightning is the shells bombarding the ceiling. After the air stagnates for a moment, the ceiling of the corridor is struck by lightning ()

The light tore, and large rocks fell from above, blocking the road.

boom!

There was another explosion, and Anbu blasted away the rocks blocking the road with ninjutsu, and came to the place where Sasuke and Shiroishi stood before. They were nowhere to be seen, and there was no one there.

So they looked up and saw a huge opening leading to the outside, presented in the ceiling.

Without hesitation, one after another figure swishes through the huge hole in the ceiling, including Naruto, jumping through the hole to the top of this huge building.

There is a blue sky outside, and the sky is clear.

However, when they came to the top of the building, one after another air blade ripped apart the atmosphere, breaking through the air and making a harsh and sharp sound.

Not only that, under the sunlight, these air blades reflect a gorgeous but dangerous light, making people's eyes sting and they can't help but want to close them.

Everyone couldn't help but change their color, and hurriedly dodged to avoid being involved in the air blade.

A few Anbu couldn't dodge in time, were slashed by the air blade, screamed directly, fell into a pool of blood the next moment, and their bodies twitched slightly, proving that they were dying from serious injuries and did not die immediately.

Sky Feather Girl, who was suspended in mid-air, swept towards the ground with a cold and ruthless gaze, compressing the air in her palms, and pouring it into the Immortal Technique Chakra, the prototype of the air blade appeared, stirring the air frantically, making people tremble.

On the other side, about tens of meters away from Naruto and the others, a huge creature that smelted black steel and machinery landed, causing Shiraishi and Sasuke to jump on its back, then flapping its steel wings, floating off the ground, towards the sky. fly away.

"Wait, Sasuke!"

Naruto saw that Sasuke was about to leave, his eyes were red, and he flew in the direction where the giant beast was about to leave.

Tian Yu Nu was about to release the air blade to block it.

"Ninjutsu, the technique of chaotic lion hair!"

Countless strands of silver-white hair that were as sharp as steel needles, under the control of Jiraiya, launched an offensive against Tianyu Nu.

Tian Yu Nu quickly flashed, flew to the side, and threw out the air blade in her hand, cutting off a section of silver-white hair.

But because of this, the best time to stop Naruto was lost.

At Naruto's speed, it only takes a short moment to open enough distance from Tian Yu Nu.

only-

Lei Ming Maru looked at Naruto who was running towards him, and remembered a not-so-good memory.

It remembers that the reason why it has become what it is now is all thanks to this guy.

Without thinking about it, it opened its huge mouth and spit out a lightning cannon.

boom!

Under the bombardment of the concentrated lightning, the top of the building was smashed by an impact, and a large number of rocks fell towards the interior of the building, causing a large amount of dense dust to obstruct the view.

The powerful shock wave generated by the explosion immediately involved Naruto, who couldn't dodge, and forced him to stop. He had to gather chakra under his feet and firmly fix his feet on the floor to prevent his body from being lifted by the strong wind. fly.

"Cut, is it crooked?"

Lei Mingwan also knew that Naruto was difficult to deal with, and it was somewhat unrealistic to rely on this kind of attack to hit the opponent.

However, the purpose of blocking the opponent has been achieved.

"Sasuke-"

In the frantic storm, Naruto shouted Sasuke's name, trying to get him to change his mind and not leave.

"Don't worry, Naruto, after I have dealt with the traitor Itachi, it will be your turn, Konoha. Go back and tell those senior officials to wash their necks and wait for me."

Sasuke looked at Naruto, who was in a state of anxiety and lost every inch. His eyes were terrifyingly cold. Naruto was stunned for a moment. He was about to rush up, and he stopped breathing. He was frightened by Sasuke's hateful and hideous eyes.

After Sasuke finished speaking, he withdrew his gaze, ignored it, turned around, turned his back on Naruto, and left the other side with an indifferent back.

Shiraishi lightly swept Naruto's face, turned his back, and stopped looking.

Fanning the steel wings on both sides, Lei Mingwan quickly rushed into the sky, ()

It flew hundreds of meters into the air and continued to rise until the figure turned into a pitch-black dot in the field of vision of the crowd below.

Tian Yu Nu launched an air blade and once again cut off the long silver hair that was coming. She glanced at Jiraiya who had launched a long-range ninjutsu to harass her. She used the wind to guide her body into the air, and pulled with the people below. Drive a safe distance and chase after Lei Ming Maru, who is only a small dot in the sky.

"Damn it! Ninjutsu flying in the sky is too shameless!"

Ya looked angrily at Tian Yunu who flew away without a trace of muddy water, her secret technique could not hit the opponent at all.

Moreover, the other party mastered flying ninjutsu, and in the case of insufficient air-to-air ability, the other party simply came and went as he wanted, without their consent at all.

"Tooth, the battle between ninjas has never been fair. This only shows that we still have many shortcomings that need to be made up."

Shino shoved the sunglasses on his face, recalled the bad bug, and analyzed it calmly, pointing out his own shortcomings and shortcomings.

Before his worms could get close to the other party, they were blown away by the storm, and their interference effect was limited.

"Well, Naruto-kun, is he alright..."

Hinata looked forward worriedly, Naruto staring blankly at the sky, his voice sounded soft and worried, very worried.

After finally meeting with Sasuke, only a few words were said, and the other party was even more indifferent and completely ignorant, which made Hinata very worried that Naruto's mood would get worse.

She could clearly feel Naruto's inner struggle and loss at this time.

"Who knows. However, Sasuke has indeed changed. The bugs advised me that it is best not to fight him."

Shino put his hands in his pockets, and the pair of eyes under the sunglasses did not know what he was thinking.

Akamaru under Ya also whimpered twice, as if he had smelled something from Sasuke, his breath was sluggish, his limbs trembled, and he looked unsteady, which made Ya feel very speechless and face dull.

"Jiraiya-sama, what should I do now?"

Tianzang came to Jiraiya's side and asked about the next move.

On the other side, the medical ninjas in Anbu are treating their companions, and they can only stand by in place until there is no next order.

"It's impractical to catch up, anyway, let's search the base first, maybe you can find something of value. As for Naruto..."

Jirai also glanced at Naruto who was still standing there, paused, and said, "Let him calm down by himself. That Uchiha boy has already completely planned to stand on the opposite side of Konoha and go back. After that, we must take precautions. His target is the senior elders of the village, and even Hokage."

"What about Orochimaru here?"

Tian Zang smiled bitterly.

This operation was really a complete failure, and I didn't expect that Orochimaru also had a situation set up by the country of ghosts.

Sasuke and Kakashi are suspected of joining the country of ghosts, and there is no worse news than this.

"What else can we do? Just tell the truth when we go back. This kind of accident is beyond our control."

Jirai also felt a headache, but as the saying goes, there are too many lice and there is no fear of biting. The matter has reached this level, and it is the right way to find a solution as soon as possible.

But there is no doubt that this mission ended with the sudden intervention of the Kingdom of Ghosts and was forced to be interrupted.

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Storm-like slashes roared in the burning forest.

The whistling sound of thunder flashed past, and the impact force carried by the two-handed knives directly suppressed the momentum of the lava warrior from the front after colliding with the burning chakra sword.

Although this suppression only lasted for two or three seconds, it was enough time for Darui, Raikage's deputy.

He gave up his love knife, his mouth opened, deep

Taking a deep breath, the chakras of the whole body began to work and gathered in the palm of his hand.

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Then, he quickly formed a seal, and black lightning wrapped around Darui's body.

"Thunderbolt Black Spot!"

In the air, the furious roar of the beast could be heard.

It was a huge black panther, the whole body was constructed with pitch-black lightning.

There was a flash of black light in the air, and before the lava warrior had time to dodge, the black panther slammed into it and hit it instantly.

The whole body was entangled by jet-black lightning, and the lava warrior's body went further into rigidity, revealing a fatal flaw.

The chest hit by the black panther, a tiny crack appeared in the chest of the lava warrior.

It's now! Darui cried out in his heart.

"Lan Dun · Li Zou Lock Caustic Su!"

Darui released the remaining chakra in his hand in one breath, leaving nothing behind.

I saw more than a dozen lasers with extremely strong penetrating power sprayed out from their hands, hitting the lava warrior's chest directly.

At this time, the lava warrior who was bound by the black lightning was unable to move his body.

"Gum-"

The next moment, the lava warrior seemed to let out an anthropomorphic muffled sound.

The dozens of lasers fired from Darui's hands concentrated a little to widen the open wound on the lava warrior's chest, and then the lasers rushed into the lava warrior's chest, hitting Baoyu at the heart.

Kaka!

Baoyu also couldn't withstand the bombardment of the laser, and while trembling, a terrifying crack appeared, and it shattered directly.

Without the support of the precious jade, the lava warrior's body was like shards of broken glass, cracked and bounced, and finally gasified into a flame, which disappeared from Darui's field of vision.

Seeing that the Lava Warrior was finally defeated by himself, Darui let out a long breath.

Not only the Lei Dun inherited from the three generations of Raikage, but even the Lan Dun at the bottom of the box was used. Although the enemy was successfully defeated in the end, when I thought that this was just a 'toy in the mouth of others, Darui point. The joy is gone.

After solving the lava warrior on his side, he did not stop, and he could not intervene in the battle between Kai and Yiji.

The speed of the two of them was too fast, and his dynamic vision was a bit reluctant to keep up. He could only believe that Konoha's people would be safe in the battle.

But he looked towards Ye Cang and noticed that the situation there was not good. Don't hesitate to come to support.

- The long black hair swayed in the wind, and a pair of lava armor was formed around Yiji. In addition to having no head and legs, two arms grew out of the torso. Under the sprinting speed of the wind, the imposing flashed in front of Kai. , control the armor to swing the lava fist.

Kai did not meet him, but jumped to the side, dodging the attack.

The fist of the lava hit the ground, causing the ground to overwhelm the impact and begin to crumble.

The surrounding trees also shook violently as the ground cracked, and the leaves squeaked.

Yiji continued to run and rammed along the way. She didn't need the so-called rules at all. Any obstacle in the forest was meaningless in her eyes.

Whether it is trees or rocks, everything in front of her will be smashed to pieces by the lava armor condensed on her body.

Kazuhime's movements were simple and rude.

Every time you land, you have to step out with a force like smashing the ground, and you can span a space of tens of meters in one fell swoop.

At the same time, she took off the short flintlock pistol between the black knee socks and the skirt, and held it tightly in her hand.

In the process, she loaded the bullet and pulled the trigger of the flintlock gun.

boom! boom! boom!

A continuous stream of bullets exploded in the forest.

The fire that devoured the trees.

Lightning that shatters the earth.

There are also wind bullets that can cut through rocks like sharp blades.

All kinds of special bullets were fired one by one from the muzzle of the flintlock gun in Yi Ji's hand, so that Kai could only keep dodging, and there was very little space for a counterattack.

Not only that, the lava fists on both sides of the armor are also not to be outdone, and will ()

The earth and trees that pass by, not a single one left is destroyed.

Damn, can only use the seventh door? Kai, who was in a state of embarrassment, could not help but grit his teeth and support himself.

If this goes on, he won't find a chance to fight back at all.

Even if he faced the peacock again, he probably wouldn't be able to break the armor on the opponent's body.

It seemed that he could feel the more and more surging momentum on Kai's body, and the smile on the corner of Yiji's mouth became more and more profuse.

Not surprisingly, the other party is going to use a stronger trick.

Otherwise, the level of the sixth gate would be too boring.

At this moment, Yiji frowned.

"Hey, isn't it, old man, let me retreat now? I just finished warming up!"

Such words came out of Kazuhime's mouth.

She has tiny black earbuds tucked into her ears that allow for remote calls.

Shiraishi's retreat order came, making her attacking pace abruptly slow down.

Seizing this moment, Kai jumped back, clutching his bullet-bruised arm, and distanced himself from Ichiki.

"Damn old man, I'll kick you out sooner or later!"

With such a dissatisfied voice, there is no doubt that the negotiation failed, and the expression on Kazuhime's face became very depressed.

She glanced at the distance. After Darui killed a lava warrior, he reunited with Ye Cang. At this time, he also just wiped out the second lava warrior.

"It seems that the performance of these toys has room for improvement."

Kazuki thought thoughtfully, scattered the lava armor on her body, loaded a bullet in the flintlock gun, and fired it towards the sky without hesitation.

boom!

It was a firework in the clear sky, a signal flare for retreat, accurately conveyed to the members of the Thorns team.

"It's a pity that I didn't get to see the profound meanings of the Eight Gates of Dunjia's Taijutsu, but I'll stop here this time. Next time, I'll take a good look at your Taijutsu."

Yiji glanced at Kai regretfully, holding a flintlock gun, her figure swept away, she retreated into the unspoiled forest hundreds of meters behind her, and disappeared.

In addition, the members of the thorns team on the battlefield, after receiving the signal, immediately abandoned the enemy, merged with Yiji, and quickly evacuated from the battlefield without any fuss.

Darui and Ye Cang came to Kai's side to meet. Regarding Yiji's departure, the three did not have the idea of ​​stopping them, and they would not take the initiative to pursue them.

Because, Darui was more concerned about the situation on the other side than the whereabouts of Kazuhime.

"I don't know what happened to Orochimaru, I hope there will be no accidents."

Regarding the movements of Erwei, Darui hopes that nothing will go wrong.

"I think nine times out of ten it's a failure. Otherwise, the people of the land of ghosts wouldn't have left so simply."

Ye Cang expressed his guess.

"Hey, at least let me have a little fantasy."

Darui's face was full of helplessness.

Ye Cang ignored Darui's wailing.

"Anyway, it's pointless to stay here, let's go meet up to find out what's going on."

Kai released Bamen Dunjia's green steam state and suggested.

The rest of the people who were restrained by the thorns group also gathered one by one at this time.

Although no one was sacrificed, many people were directly adorned, disgraced, and looked embarrassed.

"Let's go."

Kai glanced around at the crowd, and headed towards the border mountain between the Kingdom of Tian and the Kingdom of Iron, followed by the rest.

Leaving the mountainous border between the Land of Tian and the Land of Iron, the three Shiraishi riding on the back of Lei Ming Maru did not return directly to the land of ghosts, but kept flying towards the east.

When he was about to fly to the end of the forest, Lei Mingwan's speed slowed down a little under Shiraishi's order.

On the plain beyond the forest ahead, you can vaguely see a town sitting there in the distance, full of people.

After the speed slowed down, Lei Mingwan changed from high-altitude flight to low-altitude flight. It was only tens of meters away from the ground, and the forest below was clearly visible.

"What's your plan next? Do you want to come with me to clean up the aftermath?"

On Lei Mingwan's back, Shiraishi took the initiative to ask Sasuke.

"Are you going to take over the power of Orochimaru?"

Sasuke asked suspiciously.

Shiraishi nodded, shook his head again, and said, "There is this purpose, but there are more important things. That guy Orochimaru has not completely died, I need to disperse his will to destroy all of them, and never have future troubles. "

Sasuke's expression became surprised, as if he didn't respond.

As if guessing that Sasuke would show such an expression, Shiraishi smiled and said, "The white snake symbolizes regeneration. This fellow Orochimaru used living body transformation to transform his body into a white snake with powerful vitality. Although it cannot be fully regenerated, he wants to kill him. It's not that easy to kill him. What's more, he still has a hand in the curse. Among the strongholds he built, there are also backup experimental subjects that he used to revive his will."

"That rascal…"

Sasuke touched the curse mark on the back of his neck that had completely disappeared. After Orochimaru was solved, the curse mark on his body also disappeared.

Although I regret this, but after learning the fairy art, the curse mark has little effect on me, so I just regret it a little.

But now it seems that there are still many terrifying traps in the curse mark of Orochimaru, which have not yet been excavated.

"However, how did you know such a thing?"

Sasuke looked at Shiraishi curiously.

Reincarnation Ninjutsu also has a curse mark, which can be said to be a secret that Orochimaru has painstakingly researched, and it is absolutely impossible to miss it.

However, Shiraishi seemed to be very familiar with Orochimaru's reincarnation ninjutsu and spell seal, which surprised Sasuke.

"I've been researching Orochimaru's reincarnation technique and the curse seal for years. As long as it touches the most rooted field, then these ninjutsus have no secrets in front of me. Having said that, this guy The survivability is really troublesome. This is why I personally came to deal with the follow-up. Except for me, there is no second person in the country of ghosts that can completely cut off the vitality of Orochimaru.”

Shiraishi did not hide this.

The main purpose of his coming here is to take Sasuke away. What he really wants to do is to block all the escape routes of Orochimaru, and completely obliterate this dangerous guy from the ninja world.

There is a very close relationship between Orochimaru and Akatsuki, and their contribution to the Akatsuki organization cannot be ignored. To solve the Orochimaru is to cut off the arm of the Akatsuki organization, which is conducive to the arrangement of the follow-up plan for the country of ghosts.

After Sasuke listened to it, his interest was lacking. The mantra on his body had already been solved by the person who was doing 'Indra' in Shiraishi's mouth. Then, the Orochimaru thing naturally didn't need him to do it again.

Moreover, he has personally experienced Orochimaru's strength once before, and there is no need to do the same thing a second time.

"It's up to you, I'll just stop here."

Sensing a few familiar scents in the forest, Sasuke stopped the Lei Ming Maru under his feet and began to circle over the forest.

Baishi naturally noticed a few breaths of the forest, but he just glanced at it and stopped paying attention.

"By the way, how am I going to find you after that? Or should I just go back to the land of ghosts?"

Sasuke suddenly turned his head and asked.

Shiraishi pondered for a while, then responded, "If you're not in a hurry, you can stop at the town ahead for two days. I'll be able to resolve this matter at noon the day after tomorrow. I'll meet you at that time, and then Return to the ghost together ()

country. "

"See you the day after tomorrow."

Sasuke nodded, turned his head, glanced at the forest below, jumped down, and disappeared into the forest.

On Lei Ming Maru's back, only Shiraishi and Tian Yu Nu were left.

However, in the ground nearby, Shiroishi also sensed the breath of General Tu, and after swallowing the data files in the stronghold, he quickly chased after him.

The speed of General Tu's movement in the ground was no slower than the flying speed of Lei Mingwan, and even slightly faster, so Shiraishi was not worried that General Tu would fall behind.

"Let's go, go to the northern stronghold, and meet Kakashi."

Shiraishi gave an order, and Lei Mingmaru turned the track in the air without saying a word, glanced at Sasuke who fell into the forest, then withdrew his gaze and fluttered his wings towards the north.

…

There are several figures running fast in the forest. Judging from their hurried and panicked expressions, it seems that there is some huge terror behind them, making them dare not stop for a moment, and just run away for their lives.

They are the four people of Yinyin Village and Shigego.

After confirming that the crisis was over, the group of five stopped in a clearing in the forest, supported the trees, and got a little respite.

"Damn, who the **** is that guy?

I chopped off both of my arms with a wind knife. If we continued to entangle me at that time, I'm afraid we would be in trouble. "

Guitong Maru fell to the ground and sat down with the trunk on his back. He originally had six arms, but now he lost two arms on the right side, resulting in only four arms left.

Although there are still arms that can be used, it will not be completely disabled, but the loss of strength is inevitable.

He gritted his teeth, grabbed the medical bandage, and continued to wrap around the bleeding wound, where the bandage wrapped before was completely dyed red.

The other three of the group of four were also quite awkward, and the only one who was unharmed was Chongwu.

He was neither injured nor breathed, and looking at his appearance, he ran all the way down, very relaxed, and didn't feel tired.

This is also related to his efforts to avoid the battle, and before that, Sasuke reminded him that if someone attacks the stronghold, just leave and do not fight.

Based on the trust in Sasuke, Shigego immediately fled the stronghold at the moment when the stronghold alarm sounded and went to the place designated by Sasuke to meet.

As for the group of four Yinyin, he encountered them by chance on the way to escape.

Obviously, they could not resist the enemy attacking the stronghold, and chose to abandon the stronghold and tactically withdraw.

After all, the enemy's firepower is ferocious. In that case, there is no way to join the others. Apart from death, the only way is to escape.

Not only them, Chonggo also saw a lot of people escape from the stronghold along the way.

"The other party is wearing a shrine maiden's clothes, so she must be a shrine maiden from the land of ghosts."

Tayu also grabbed the recorder in his hand, remembered something, and said.

"Well, a shrine maiden who knows ninjutsu... that's the only country that has it. Hell, how come ninjas from the country of ghosts are here?"

As the strongest among the four, Zuo Jin angrily smashed the tree next to him, gritted his teeth, and seemed extremely angry about this.

Jirofang hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Is it okay for us to leave like this? The people from the land of ghosts raided the stronghold, most likely targeting Orochimaru-sama."

"The difference in strength between us and her is too great. In that case, going up to fight is just a needless sacrifice. And I believe that she was definitely not the only one who came to attack the stronghold at that time. It is estimated that someone has sneaked in in advance. Recently Where is the base?"

Zuo Jin suddenly raised his head, straightened his face, and asked.

"Sakon, are you thinking of gathering people from other strongholds and then counterattacking back?"

Kitomaru seemed to understand Zuo Jin's plan.

"I have this idea. The previous retreat was a last resort. In that case, we had to flee and evacuate, but now we must gather more people and go back and make a contribution. Otherwise, Orochimaru-sama will be blamed, and none of us will have good fruit to eat. ()

. "

Zuo Jin said so.

Although the previous escape was an expedient measure, it was impossible to really abandon that stronghold. The other three of the group of four fell silent and agreed to Zuo Jin's proposal.

"I don't know what happened to Sasuke-sama at this time."

A worried look appeared on Tayuya's face at this time.

When the stronghold was attacked at that time, all of them, the garrisoned ninjas, went out to meet the enemy.

As a result, under the fierce attack of the enemy, they quickly suffered a disastrous defeat.

Coupled with the fact that the enemy intentionally blocked the entrance to the stronghold, they didn't even have room to retreat to the stronghold or make a tactical retreat, so they had to escape into the mountains and forests to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

And there is another point that worries Tayu, that is, the timing of the attack of the Kingdom of Ghosts is too coincidental.

It happened to be the critical moment when Orochimaru held the reincarnation ceremony, which made Tayu also think of some bad things.

"Hmph." Zuo Jin felt extremely unhappy when he heard the name, and sneered: "Don't worry about this dead man's name, Tayuya. That guy, Sasuke Uchiha, was already taken by Lord Orochimaru at this time. Everything was taken away. His fate of being taken away from him was already doomed."

Compared with the sadness on Tayuya's face, Chongo, who was silently paying attention to all this by the side, seemed very calm at that time, and was not hit by Zuo Jin's contemptuous words.

And after attacking Tayuya, Zuojin's eyes swept to the side of Chongwu who did not speak, and a look of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Hey, Shigego, where are you going next? Do you want to join us to gather people and fight back? Follow the arrogant and arrogant guy like Sasuke Uchiha, how can it be more promising to continue to follow Mr. Orochimaru."

Zuo Jin's words were full of wooing towards Shigego.

As a result, Chonggo just glanced at him lightly, just like a stone statue, his eyes were closed, and he stood there silently.

When Zuo Jin saw Chong Wu ignoring him, he just closed his eyes and rested, his face suddenly sank, it was hard to see the extreme.

Sensing that the relationship between Sakon and Shigego was a little stiff, the pale-faced Guidoumaru tried to stand up from the ground, clutching the wound on his broken arm, coughing and saying, "You two calm down, now is not the time for conflicts. The most important thing is now. We still need to gather people as soon as possible to support Orochimaru-sama. I'm worried that I'm late, and something may happen there again."

At this moment, an untimely voice came in, extremely cold:

"There's no need to do that kind of thing anymore, Kitomaru, it's over."

The sudden voice made Chonggo, who was in deep thought, suddenly open his eyes, looking at

Man, his eyes light up slightly.

The rest of the people were stunned, Tayuya and Jirofang's faces were stunned for a moment, then they turned to look with joy.

"Sasuke-sama!?"

It was Sasuke who appeared not far away and intervened in their conversation.

His body was spotless at this time, he walked slowly and expressionlessly, glanced at the faces of Chongwu and others, then stopped and stopped moving forward.

Seeing Sasuke appear, Zuo Jin's face became even more ugly, almost ashen.

Kidoumaru glanced at Sasuke, thoughtfully, as if he was secretly inferring something.

"Sasuke."

Among the crowd, the only one who was relatively calm was Shigego.

Compared with the four members of Qi Yin Yin, he and Sasuke have the closest relationship.

He came to stand behind Sasuke, and faintly confronted the group of four to determine his position.

And he also affirmed one thing at the same time, Orochimaru failed.

Sasuke standing here intact is the best proof.

As for the country of ghosts, it is likely that Sasuke invited reinforcements.

"Chonggo, are you trying to betray Orochimaru-sama?"

Zuojin angrily wanted to accuse Shigego, as if he was very dissatisfied with Shigego's betrayal.

"There is only a deal between me and Orochimaru, not his department ()

down, so there is no relationship between backing and not betraying. And in the final analysis, you are just an inferior product created with me as a prototype. "

Shigego spoke calmly and told the cruel truth that made Zuojin feel extremely humiliated.

Without waiting for Zuo Jin to continue his anger and questioning, Kitomaru, who has always been known for his calmness, sighed, as if he had guessed something, and stared at Sasuke with seriousness and disbelief.

"Sasuke-sama, if I expected it right, you appeared here safe and sound because you defeated Orochimaru-sama, right?"

Kitomaru's words were like thunder blasting directly in the ears of the other three of the four, and they all stared at Sasuke with incredible eyes.

Even Zuo Jin, who had never dealt with Sasuke, was so shocked that he was speechless.

Sasuke nodded unabashedly at Kidoumaru's question, and said indifferently, "Yes, Orochimaru has been defeated by me. All his efforts have been wasted."

Although there were predictions about this matter, after getting the confirmation of Sasuke himself, Guitongmaru couldn't help taking a breath, and the horror in his eyes could no longer be concealed. At the same time, he looked into Sasuke's eyes. There was a hint of eagerness.

"Sasuke-sama, you actually defeated... No, this is really incredible..."

Tayu also struggled, and did not feel too much pain and loss because of the death of Orochimaru.

Rather, there is a hint of coziness and excitement in my heart.

It's just that the news was too sudden, and the truth of the matter exceeded her imagination, so she couldn't believe it for a while.

"No, it's impossible! You're nothing but blood, how could you defeat Master Orochimaru? This is a fake, this must be a lie you made up! Lord Orochimaru, he—"

Zuo Jin didn't believe that all of this was happening, he started talking nonsense, kept shaking his head, he couldn't believe this kind of thing.

Sasuke didn't speak, his black and white pupils were immediately replaced by red writing wheels.

Just for a moment, the eyes of the four people who had contact with Sasuke's writing wheel eyes were all in a trance, and when they reacted, the surrounding scene had changed greatly.

In the dark sky, a huge three-hooked jade writing wheel eye illuminated the earth with blood light.

The white giant snake that was unwilling to roar at the sky with Sharinyan, in pain and mourning, the body of the white giant snake turned into white particles like fine sand, scattered in the air, and disappeared.

"This scene, could it be Orochimaru-sama's last... No, how could this be..."

At the end of the picture, Tayuya, Kitomaru, and Jirofang were all right. Although there was a touch of sadness on their faces, they quickly cheered up.

Only Zuo Jin sat on the ground in a daze, murmuring, 'Impossible, three words, with a dull expression.

"Then Yinyin Village has already existed in name only, what are the plans for the four of you next?"

Sasuke closed the writing wheel and asked.

Zuo Jin was still in a daze, murmured, 'Impossible, the three of Tayuya looked at each other, the expressions on their faces were hesitant, as if there were some concerns, and there was no way to really make up their minds.

"I would like to follow Sasuke-sama."

In the end, Tayuya was the first to speak, breaking the silence. Saying these words, she was relieved and stood behind Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded with satisfaction to Tayuya's self-consciousness.

It is worth noting that over the past few years, he has spent time instructing her in illusion.

Jirofang looked at Tayuya, and then at Kidoumaru. Without saying a word, he also came behind Sasuke, standing with Shigego and Tayuya.

"If that's the case, then count me as one."

Kitomaru smiled helplessly, and assumed a posture of surrender. Knowing that the situation was over, he decided to surrender to Sasuke.

In fact, this is the only option.

From a long time ago, he saw that Sasuke had a coveted heart for the four of them and wanted to truly unite

rate them.

However, since there are still Orochimaru pressed on it, there has been no ()

Really make an invitation.

But now that Sasuke has successfully defeated Orochimaru, this concern naturally no longer exists.

And, to be honest, Kidoumaru thinks following behind Sasuke is more promising than following Orochimaru.

He walked behind Sasuke and lined up with Shigego and Tayuya.

Only Zuo Jin was left standing there alone, and in the blink of an eye, he found that there was no one beside him.

"Kidomaru, you guys are worthy of Orochimaru-sama for doing this—"

Zuo Jin stretched out his hand, wanting to accuse Tayuya and others of being greedy for life and fear of death, but Sasuke's icy and sharp gaze came over, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on top of his head, making him completely sober from his anger.

The clothes behind him were also soaked in cold sweat, his neck shrank subconsciously, and his body was stiff and unable to move.

This murderous aura gave Zuo Jin the illusion of facing Orochimaru directly.

No, this was a more terrifying murderous aura than Orochimaru, it almost made his eyes sting, and all the bones in his body began to soften involuntarily.

Just kidding, a kid younger than me, how could it be possible... Zuo Jin shook his head in a panic and stepped back, unable to believe the fact that Sasuke had surpassed Orochimaru.

"If that's the case, then, you go downstairs and meet that fellow Orochimaru."

The Kusanagi sword on Sasuke's waist was half drawn, and a dazzling cold light was reflected on the silver-bright sword.

Zuo Jin's heart was alarming, and he felt his heart stop beating, holding his breath.

Like a frog being stared at by a snake, unfortunately, he is the kind of frog that is about to be eaten by a snake.

"Sasuke-sama!"

Without any hesitation, Zuo Jin bowed his head and knelt down on one knee, expressing his surrender to Sasuke.

When he finished saying this, the Kusanagi sword had stopped in front of him, and the sharp sword energy swept out, making him feel like his face was cut open.

Looking at the tip of Kusanagi's sword so close at hand, Zuo Jin secretly swallowed his saliva, secretly glad that he surrendered in time, if it was a second later...

Can't even imagine it.

Seeing Sasuke's surrender, Sasuke no longer threatened the other party, retracted the Kusanagi sword into the scabbard, and turned away silently.

"Sasuke-sama, where are we going next?"

Duo Yu also came up and asked.

As the first surrender of the group of four, she entered the subordinate state very quickly.

Zuo Jin also stood up from the ground. Although he was reluctant to become Sasuke's subordinate, he could only keep up and obey the arrangement.

"Let's gather at the town in front. As for the action plan, we will make plans in the land of ghosts."

Although the target is Uchiha Itachi, and Konoha once targeted the Uchiha family, Sasuke has not yet considered how to act.

Moreover, before he completes these two goals, he still needs to check his own strength and what level he has reached, so as to avoid accidents.

"The land of ghosts?"

Except for Chongwu, the other four looked stunned, and a very absurd association occurred in their hearts.

Mr. Sasuke should be... Looking at Sasuke's indifferent face at this time, the four of them temporarily suppressed their doubts and remained silent.

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"Yo, Kakashi, it's been a long time."

In front of a cave, Shiraishi jumped off the back of the landed Lei Ming Maru, saw Kakashi standing at the entrance of the cave, waiting for him for a long time, and greeted him familiarly.

"Yeah, but you still look the same as before."

Kakashi nodded, like a meeting between old acquaintances, and began to communicate in plain words.

Shiraishi's appearance looked quite young, much younger than someone in his mid-thirties like him.

"Because no one wants to admit the fact that they are old."

"That's right, after all, you're almost forty years old."

Kakashi nodded, not bothering about this. ()

But what he said unintentionally made Shiraishi slightly hurt.

"By the way, I didn't go to Sasuke's side, how is the situation?"

Kakashi led the way ahead, leading Shiraishi and Tianyu Mai into the cave.

Inside is an artificially excavated walkway, with serpentine candlesticks hanging on both sides, with candles burning on them, and the dim light and shadow make the tunnel of the cave look very gloomy.

This is undoubtedly a stronghold building in line with the aesthetic style of Orochimaru.

"As planned, most of Orochimaru's power was defeated by Sasuke. Next, we only need to deal with the remaining will so that he cannot return."

Shiraishi replied.

"Sasuke did a good job. He didn't expect to grow to this point in just a few years."

Kakashi nodded, although his tone did not fluctuate at all, his steps became brisk, and he was obviously in a good mood.

"However, he should be looking for Itachi next, right? Do you have any plans?"

As Kakashi walked forward, he glanced back at Shiraishi.

Shiraishi followed behind Kakashi, letting him lead the way.

"if not

In the event of an accident, he will temporarily return to the country of ghosts with me, and then go to Itachi. "

"In other words, after knowing the truth, is he still thinking of revenge?"

Kakashi sighed in a self-questioning tone.

Shiraishi smiled and said, "You should know his temperament better than me."

Kakashi kept calm in his eyes, shook his head and said, "No, even I can't see through his current inner thoughts. Besides, it is too arrogant to say that you can see through a person completely."

"Yes, humans are not complex creatures that can be easily understood. But no matter the process, it turns out that Itachi participated in the incident that night, and personally joined outsiders to kill his own clan... This is for Sasuke who knows the truth. It is still unbearable.”

Shiraishi affirmed that.

Kakashi's eyes became complicated.

"Vengeance, only that moment is satisfied, but in the end there is only endless emptiness left."

His tone was full of concern for Sasuke.

But I also know that I can't stop Sasuke's behavior.

It's like his revenge on Sandaime Hokage.

Even if you know revenge, it is impossible to revive the dead and restore what has been lost, but in the end, you still fall into the abyss like moths on fire.

"The emptiness... that can only be felt after revenge. Before that, all preaching is meaningless."

As Shiraishi's words fell to the ground, Kakashi stopped speaking and led the way in front of him.

Coming to a door, Kakashi pushed it open.

Then he stood aside, allowing Shiraishi to see what was in the room.

"This stronghold, Orochimaru's back-hand preparations here, are all here. If possible, I hope you can save these people. Their will has not been corrupted by Orochimaru, and there is still room for recovery."

Shiraishi calmly looked at the crowd in the room. The prisoners in it were different men and women. The older ones were twenty-five or six years old, and the youngest were only seven or eight years old.

The only thing that is the same is that they were planted with the unique curse mark of Orochimaru.

Moreover, the types of curse seals are quite advanced. Although they cannot be compared with Sasuke's Heavenly curse seals, if the number is sufficient, it will be enough to awaken Orochimaru's sleeping will.

In addition, Shiraishi also sensed an aura of disobedience in these people. There is no doubt that all of these people have been transformed by Orochimaru.

It is a carefully selected 'sacrifice.

"I will try my best."

After Shiraishi finished speaking, he let out a long breath and walked into the room.

It didn't take long for Shiraishi to deal with the curse mark on the modified experimental body in the prison cell.

Although the power left by Orochimaru on the curse seal is strange and powerful, even high-level sealing techniques cannot completely suppress such a will that can continuously regenerate sufficient will, which makes people sigh that its vitality is huge, and it is as intractable as an immortal cockroach... But this is not enough in front of Shiraishi, who has begun to touch the root of Chakra.

Techniques come from Chakra, and they also come from Indian styles, and these two important things that constitute 'jutsu' are exactly the areas that Shiraishi has been exploring so far. If Orochimaru's understanding of power is still at the level of 'shu', then Shiraishi's grasp of strength is deeper than 'shu'.

And the curse mark is a kind of 'skill'.

As long as the foundation of the 'jutsu' has not changed, for Shiraishi, it is just boring repeating the same process over and over after knowing the answer in advance.

After removing the curse mark on the last person, Bai Shi withdrew his palm. Although it was only a repeated process, it also consumed a lot of energy from Bai Shi, causing his forehead to sweat.

"Is everything resolved?"

After Shiraishi came out of the room, Kakashi glanced at the room, fell into a state due to the loss of the curse mark, and everyone who passed out in a coma, then closed the book "Intimacy in Paradise" that I had read many times. book, turned to Shiraishi and asked.

Shiraishi nodded and glanced at the comatose people in the room, then sighed and said, "It's all right. They have undergone Orochimaru's living transformation, and their mental and physical strength will be stronger than ordinary people, probably at night. will wake up."

As a result, these people have acquired the basic ability to survive in troubled times, but from the point of view of the process, these people are just lucky poor people.

The human experiment of Orochimaru is no different from the root of Konoha. Although the experimental results are amazing, the fatality rate of the process is extremely high.

As for the fact that Roots used to concentrate resources to carry out the wooden escape experiment, at least hundreds of experimental subjects were consumed.

Ninjas, commoners, old people, women, men, and newborn babies... But in the end, only Amazura of Konoha Anbu survived, becoming an unfortunate and lucky individual.

Unfortunately, in the infant stage, they have experienced cruel human experiments. Fortunately, the other party is the one that succeeded.

The rest of the experimental subjects, without exception, became a pile of white bones that no one cared about, buried in the bottomless darkness.

Orochimaru's human experiment is also similar to the root, ninjas, civilians, men and women, young and old, all who can bring benefits are welcome.

And Orochimaru only needs to pay a little bit of food, so that they have the ability to basically survive, so that they will not die, and they can get endless experimental materials.

Even so, most of them who were consumed as experimental subjects regarded Orochimaru as a 'sacred', the savior who rescued them from the sea of ​​misery.

There are a total of eleven people in this cell. If the survival rate of the living body transformation is one tenth or even lower, it means that they are the unfortunate ones who survived fortunately among hundreds of people.

There are a few of them, and Shiraishi can see that their body structure has been deformed, and they have a tendency to be beasts. They have been transformed into unknown abnormal creatures, and their natural lifespan may only be 30% of normal humans.

"What a terrible world."

Taking a breath, this is what Shiraishi said from the bottom of his heart.

"Are you feeling guilty?"

Kakashi asked.

He knew that the Kingdom of Ghosts had used its own international influence over the years to cause civil wars within many countries. Maybe among those who took refuge in Orochimaru, there were people who had to escape the civil war and had to flee to other countries.

"No, it's a bit cruel to say that, but there is a limit to what I can do, and there is also a limit to what I can do in the country of ghosts. This is something that cannot be achieved immediately with slogans and ideals alone. Peace , is a never-ending war."

Therefore, Shiraishi never put words such as peace and justice on his lips.

()

In human nature, there is conflict. As long as this nature exists, the war between people and between countries cannot be eliminated.

No matter how loud the slogan is, or how grand the ideal is, in essence, it is an act of eliminating dissidents. Keep those who agree with your ideas, and those who don't agree with your ideas are cleaned up as garbage.

And in such a process, no matter how careful and subtle one is, "the existence of sacrifice will be born.

All he can do is keep this number as low as possible.

"Yeah, no matter how many times you look at a victim like this, you'll feel like the world is helpless."

Kakashi doesn't claim to be the savior either.

Human beings can only save themselves, and cannot rely on others for redemption.

Only you can save yourself.

But in the process of self-rescue, fragile human beings are often devastated by powerful external forces. The reality is so cold.

"So, what's next for them? We can't stay here too long."

Kakashi asked the most crucial question.

The existence of these experimental subjects who have been transformed by Orochimaru has no relationship with normal humans.

In addition, they have been isolated from the outside world for a long time, and there is no way to integrate them on their own.

into the human world.

If you let them go, you'll just let them fend for themselves.

"I have dispatched an action team from the country of ghosts, and I'm on the way. At that time, I will negotiate with the Daimyo of the country of the land according to the diplomatic regulations. At that time, these people will be extradited to the country of ghosts for convalescence."

For the stubborn physical illness, Shiraishi can help them clean up with time, and can also restore their bodies to normal human beings, but the psychological trauma may accompany them for a lifetime.

Letting these people go free and flow into the human community would be a very terrifying hidden danger for ordinary people.

Moreover, Shiraishi also adhered to the idea of ​​saving people to the end. Since he decided to intervene, he naturally couldn't give up on this matter.

He doesn't have the ability to save everyone, but if he just relocates dozens or hundreds of people, it's not a problem, and it won't obviously bring political and economic burdens to the country of ghosts.

If it is the migration of hundreds of thousands of people, or even millions of people, Shiraishi really needs to seriously consider whether it will bring heavy pressure to the country of ghosts.

But such a large-scale population transfer will not occur unless there is a long-term war in the ninja world, or an uncontrollable natural disaster, otherwise such a huge population flow will not occur in the ninja world.

Kakashi nodded, understanding Shiraishi's thoughts.

"Looks like I need to stay in the land of the land for a while."

He indicated that he would stay in the land of Tian for the time being, to **** these people, and then contact the diplomatic mission of the land of ghosts who came to the land of land, and lead these experimental subjects who were oppressed by Orochimaru to return to the land of ghosts together.

"If you're here, I'll be relieved. But do you have enough people on your side?"

Shiraishi was suspicious.

"There are a few chores, but Shuimu has a lot of people. He basically subdued the people in a stronghold, and he can help him when the time comes."

Kakashi thought for a while, and asked Mizuki to help him by name, which also gave him a chance to rise.

"That guy? His performance is really good. If that's the case, then he will be in full command of you in the future. When this thing is done, I will credit him."

Shiraishi thought about it and agreed to Kakashi's plan, making Kakashi the direct boss of Mizuki and directly leading the other party.

In terms of identity, Shuimu is also a veteran cadre with considerable qualifications in his hands. It was a talent he discovered while he was still in the Konoha period. However, to really subdue the opponent for his own use, after he left Konoha, the opponent was promoted to Chunin.

Although Mizuki's talent as a ninja is average, he is quite talented in personnel management. Moreover, he has a strong desire to express himself, and can grasp the opportunity to promote himself. He is an ambitious man with strong self-motivation.

"I probably have ()

After anticipating the sinister smile that guy was about to show. "

Kakashi said so.

"However, I heard that he has a fiancée who is a medical ninja with good skills... You have been running around all these years, have you considered starting a family? Sakumo-sensei is under Jiuquan, so I don't think he wants to see the Hagi family end."

Shiraishi patted Kakashi on the shoulder and made fun of him in the tone of an elder.

Kakashi shrugged helplessly, always feeling that Shiraishi's topic jumped a bit.

"Well... I haven't met the girl I like yet."

"Do you need me to introduce you? I have a lot of information on princesses from all over the world, and I am at the age of marriage.

"…let's discuss it later."

Kakashi replied sullenly.

Shiraishi will not mention it anymore.

"Then I'll go to the next stronghold. You can send someone over to receive it then."

After finishing speaking, Shiraishi and Kakashi said goodbye, and went to the next stronghold, preparing to dispose of the curse marks on the transformed experimental body there, so as to avoid future troubles.

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The mission of returning to Konoha and arresting Orochimaru ended in complete failure.

In the Hokage office, Jiraiya and Tianzang report to Tsunade.

"...It's like this, Uchiha Sasuke was taken away by Chiba Shiraishi, as for Orochimaru, it should be dead. But specifically Uchiha Sasuke, Chiba Shiraishi, or Orochimaru who was killed by the two of them together , it is unknown.”

Jiraiya's voice became blunt and seemed a little difficult to explain. For him, this was undoubtedly a failed experience.

Especially knowing that Orochimaru is likely to die, the mood becomes more complicated.

No matter what, they were his companions who shared life and death with him in the past. As a result, the difference of one thought turned into opposition, and now the other party has suddenly passed away... This made him relieved, and his heart suddenly became dull.

"It was Sasuke Uchiha who did it."

After listening to Jiraiya's narration, Tsunade directly told him and Tianzang the answer.

This answer made Jiraiya and Tianzang open their eyes in surprise.

"Actually, before you came back, there was already a crazy rumor outside."

Tsunade folded his hands on the table, and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Before we get back? How could..."

Zilai also opened his mouth wide, as if he couldn't believe it.

Did the news spread so quickly?

It was less than a day before they returned from that stronghold,

The face has already reached the point of madness... How is this possible?

If only the high-level officials of the major countries know about it, it is still possible.

But it is impossible to reach the point where the outside world is crazy.

"This is a fact." Tsunade's expression became serious: "Before you came back, Sasuke's killing of Orochimaru had already spread, and the spread was getting wider and wider. I guess many people in the village now, Through foreign merchants, they have already known about this.”

"why is that?"

Zilai also frowned.

I don't understand why such rumors spread.

"Probably to build momentum for Sasuke Uchiha." Tsunade paused and expressed this guess.

"Strengthening..."

"Killing Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, is an opportunity to increase his prestige to a 'celebrity'. Although Sasuke Uchiha is only sixteen years old, he relies on his achievements in killing Orochimaru, and his momentum has already approached the Five Shadows. ”

Tsunade judged so.

No matter who killed Orochimaru in the end, but when such news spreads, only the killing of Orochimaru will be counted on Sasuke's head.

As long as such rumors become a foregone conclusion, no matter what the truth is, people will only regard Sasuke's killing of Orochimaru as the only fact.

"Aren't you afraid that the other party will die halfway through doing this for a Uchiha Sasuke?"

()

Zilai was also a little surprised.

"What if it was really Sasuke Uchiha who killed Orochimaru? It's just a matter of convenience? There's such a possibility, and it's very high."

Tsunade's slightly meaningful rhetorical question left Jirai speechless.

"Can it really be done to such an extent just by using the wheel-writing eye? Could it be that his wheel-writing eye has evolved into a kaleidoscope?"

After calming down, Jirai also doubted this.

"Who knows this kind of thing. Anyway, those two advisors must have some headaches."

Tsunade did not gloat, but sighed faintly.

Although she didn't like the two advisors, Koharu and Mito Menyan, they were Konoha's ninjas after all. Now being targeted by a dangerous person like Sasuke Uchiha is undoubtedly a provocation to Konoha.

"What are you going to do, Tsunade?"

also asked.

"If it's just Sasuke Uchiha, it's not enough to be afraid of. But I'm more worried that the country of ghosts will take this opportunity to intervene. Judging from this action, Sasuke Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake, who used to take refuge in Orochimaru, are very worried. It may be because they were instructed by Chiba Shiraishi behind their backs. Not surprisingly, they were from the land of ghosts from the very beginning.”

Tsunade frowned, which was a sign of her irritability.

The problem now is not with Orochimaru, but with the country of Oni who absorbed Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Sasuke.

There is no doubt that, unconsciously, the country of ghosts once again completed the layout, making its own military strength stronger.

But Konoha has no means to stop it, or in other words, the strength gap between the two sides is too large, and there is no way to stop it.

All Konoha can do is watch all this happen, powerless to change.

Seeing Tsunade in distress, Jiraiya and Tianzang looked at each other and silently exited the room, leaving Tsunade alone in the office.

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Two days have passed since the defeat of Orochimaru.

"I got the broken arm for you."

In the lounge of the small town hotel, Sasuke threw the two broken arms that he found at Guidoumaru.

Guitong Maru quickly caught the two broken arms, looking at the lost arms, with a happy smile on his face, very excited that the lost broken arms were found by Sasuke at this time.

"Thank you so much, Sasuke-sama, for asking you to help me find my broken arm."

Kitomaru is very grateful to Sasuke for this move, and it also proves that he is not wrong.

His new owner is indeed a cold-hearted guy.

Sasuke nodded, then looked at Jirofang and said, "There is no potato chip you like in this town. I'll buy it for you when I arrive in the land of ghosts."

As a result, Jirofang's mood also became happy.

"Speaking of which, did anything happen while I was away?"

Sasuke glanced at everyone.

Just as Guidoumaru was about to answer, Tayuya stepped forward and replied, "Lord Sasuke, during the few hours you left, there were rumors that you defeated Orochimaru."

Because he has been loyal to the new master, Tayuya's name for Orochimaru has also become a reality.

Her eyes were full of admiration and admiration for Sasuke, as well as a strange emotion that even she could perceive, the shyness and admiration of a girl.

Sasuke raised his eyebrows, obviously, he didn't know about it.

"This is how the same thing?"

Tayu also shook his head and continued to answer: "We don't know either. In short, such rumors are everywhere. Now it is estimated that people in many countries know that you killed Orochimaru. Many people even started to worship you. I want to take refuge under your command and accept asylum.”

Fame, this is something that can't be seen or touched, but it actually exists.

In many cases, neither

It is also cumbersome to use.

But sometimes, it can play a very big role ()

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For example, now, those who have been persecuted by Orochimaru will appreciate what Sasuke has done, and even surrender to Sasuke and follow him.

Or maybe someone worships his power to kill Orochimaru and surrenders to him.

Of course, this also has bad effects. For example, the price of the bounty in the underground black market has begun to rise. More people want to kill him and exchange the corpse for a high bounty.

"…"

Sasuke fell silent. This kind of fame has both advantages and disadvantages for him.

But overall, the pros should outweigh the cons.

Moreover, such rumors should be deliberately promoted by someone, and the power behind them is enormous.

There is only one person who can do this.

Chiba Shiraishi.

He knew very well that he just defeated Orochimaru, and Shiraishi also contributed to the killing of Orochimaru. But the other party no longer needs these reputations to enhance and show his prestige, so all of them are superimposed on him, allowing him to enjoy the glory of defeating one of the three ninjas, Orochimaru.

Sasuke saw through this part of the truth.

This is a new test.

"Sasuke-sama, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Sasuke didn't say a word, Tayu asked in confusion.

"No, it's nothing, you don't need to pay attention to those rumors outside."

Sasuke said so.

"Yes."

Sasuke looked at the time and said to Shigego, "Shugego, go and get out of the room, and then gather at the entrance of the town."

"it is good."

With a simple answer, Shigego went to the front desk of the hotel to settle the bill.

Sasuke left the hotel quietly with the group of four.

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At the entrance of the town, when Sasuke brought the group of four here, he found that Shiraishi was already riding the giant steel beast called "Lei Ming Maru". .

Even so, passers-by still choose to bypass the giant beast with trepidation, daring not to get too close.

Shiraishi watched the arrival of the five of Sasuke, lingered on Sasuke, and looked at the four people behind him.

If I remember correctly, these people seemed to be Orochimaru's subordinates before.

As for the four people who were watched by Shiraishi, their scalps suddenly went numb, their hearts stopped beating as if they were being grabbed by hands, and they were sweating coldly.

This is the throbbing from the soul, so that they can't have any intention to resist.

Especially when she saw Tianyu girl standing behind Shiraishi, who looked like a loyal guard, she was even more frightened.

If it wasn't for Sasuke's assurance, they would have wanted to reincarnate and escape immediately, not wanting to be with such a terrifying guy.

And Tian Yu Nu didn't respond to the group of four, as if she forgot about the bugs that escaped from her hands two days ago, and didn't care.

"They have nothing to do with Orochimaru and are now my subordinates."

Sasuke explained this to Shiraishi.

Shiraishi nodded and said, "Are there just a few of them?"

"one left."

When Sasuke was talking, Shigego had already arrived at the entrance of the town and met here.

"Come up."

Shiraishi saw that everyone was there and sent an invitation.

In the past two days, he has dealt with all the matters in the country of Tian, ​​and it is time to return to the country of ghosts.

Sasuke jumped up first, standing firmly on Lei Mingmaru's back, and Shigego followed.

The group of four hesitated for a while, then jumped on, closely following Sasuke, their bodies were restrained, and they dared not let go.

Obviously, Shiraishi and Tian Yunu put too much pressure on the four of them.

Lei Mingwan felt the weight on his back increase again. Although he was a little unhappy, but Shiraishi was present, and it was not easy to attack. He just tutted his dissatisfaction, shook his steel wings, rushed into the sky, and flew all the way west, attracting passers-by below. Frequent glances.

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A man wearing a black background with a red cloud ()

The man in clothes, with a sad face, stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the sunset in the distant sky, and the sun that was about to set in the west.

The earth is hovering at the junction of red and black, exuding the last residual heat.

There was the sound of a bonfire burning behind him, crackling loudly.

Although it was not yet night, the ghost shark, who had prepared for a rainy day, had habitually built a fire, and skillfully placed skewered fish on the fire to prepare dinner.

"I went out just now and heard rumors of Orochimaru's death."

Itachi, who stood on the edge of the cliff and looked at the sunset, heard the words of the ghost shark behind him.

Itachi was unmoved, it seemed that Orochimaru's death could not cause him any waves.

"It's your brother, Sasuke Uchiha killed him."

Hearing the long-lost name, Itachi couldn't help but turn his head slightly, the scarlet writing wheel eye, and the ghost shark's figure clearly appeared in the corner of his eye.

The ghost shark sat by the fire, as if he had expected that Itachi would react to such a thing, and continued with a smile: "Speaking of which, it is indeed your younger brother, Itachi, that guy Orochimaru is a cocoon. ”

"It seems that in the hands of Orochimaru, he has also grown."

Itachi was unmoved, and only said those words.

"I don't know what the leader is thinking for the time being, but Orochimaru died suddenly. It is estimated that some adjustments will be needed to organize the next action. Also, be careful, Itachi, your brother's target is likely to be you next."

The ghost shark fiddled with the fire and warned Itachi in a concerned tone.

Itachi's face still did not change at all, looking at the sunset in the distance, in the scarlet writing wheel, he didn't know what was brewing.

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Returning to the land of ghosts is already a day later.

When he saw Ziyuan City, a super-large city with a strong industrial atmosphere, there was no fluctuation in Sasuke's eyes, as if in his eyes, such a city was nothing but ordinary.

Lei Mingwan went straight through the prevention and control area above Ziyuan City, landed safely on the elevator platform in the military area of ​​Ziyuan City, and let everyone jump off its back.

"I have already arranged the residence and positions here for you. The old department of Orochimaru will also be divided into your command. But before that, I need to remove the curse marks on the four of them."

Shiraishi swept Guitongmaru and other four members intentionally or unintentionally, and unintentionally gave them an invisible pressure.

"Doing so will affect their own strength."

Sasuke frowned.

A large part of the strength of the four people depends on the curse mark. If the curse marks on them are removed, it is very likely that their own strength will be greatly reduced.

"The impact is certain, but it's not as serious as you think. Moreover, their bodies have been transformed by the spell mark, and they have a certain basis for sensing natural energy. You can try to expose them to fairy magic."

"Xianju is not a power that can be cultivated overnight."

Sasuke, who has come here, knows this very well.

"That's true."

Shiraishi knew that Sasuke wanted to use the power of the four quickly instead of waiting for an uncertain outcome.

Thinking of this, he turned his attention to Shigego.

"In this case, I need this person to assist me in my experiments, and then try to improve the curse marks on them. If my information is correct, most of the curse marks of Orochimaru, except for the yin and yang escape, come from this person. It's a special physique. It's a really interesting power."

Shiraishi's eyes are full of interest in Chonggo, an immortal body that can naturally gather natural energy.

If he had such a precious experimental material in the past, natural energy and fairy magic would have been perfected earlier.

Shigego didn't pay attention to Shiraishi's slightly fiery gaze. Most researchers have such a strange problem, and they are full of curiosity about the unknown.

This is very similar to Orochimaru, but Orochimaru's curious and unknown eyes are mixed with madness and distortion, ()

Shiraishi was simply curious.

"Shugego, what are your thoughts?"

Sasuke asks Shigego what he thinks.

If the other party is not willing, he will not force it.

"It doesn't matter, I don't see the same maliciousness as Orochimaru in his eyes. Moreover, the environment here is very peaceful, I like it very much, and it has a feeling of being completely quiet."

Chong Wu nodded and said yes~www.readwn.com~ Then, they will ask you for the time being. "

Sasuke agreed to Shiraishi's request.

"Well, don't worry about the research. You must be tired from running all the way. I will let you take you down to rest."

Baishi didn't start the experiment immediately. After so many days away, he must have accumulated a lot of work here, and he needs to go back to deal with it.

Just as Shiraishi was about to lift his foot to leave, Sasuke's voice rang out and stopped Shiraishi:

"Compared to that, I also have a request from my side."

"Oh? Tell me, if it's not too much, I can satisfy you."

Shiraishi stopped in his tracks with great interest.

Sasuke took a deep breath, his eyes changed into the shape of the three-goose jade writing wheel eye at some point, and his eyes were staring at Shiraishi, and a scorching fighting intent erupted from his writing wheel eye:

"My request is very simple, I need a strong opponent who can measure my true strength."