MTL - Escape From Konoha-v6 Chapter 145 departure

Waves of waves rushed towards the shore tirelessly, hitting the reefs and rocky mountains, splashing foamy waves, and then disappeared without a trace.

Sasuke stood on the edge of the cliff, quietly looking at the seascape in front of him. The noon sun was not strong, but it made the originally cool sea breeze mixed with some warmth, making Sasuke's body warm up.

The bangs that fell on both sides of his cheeks danced with the wind, covering his black and white eyes from time to time.

On the turbulent and distant sea, Sasuke could vaguely see that there was a bridge that could be called ingenious, spanning the sea and connecting to the horizon.

That was the sea-crossing bridge that Team 7 once protected together with the Lei Guang Group in the Kingdom of Waves.

This bridge, since the moment it was built, meant that the navigation between the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire was no longer a problem.

Whether it is cultural exchanges or business exchanges, it has become very convenient for the people of the two countries.

Looking at the bridge, Sasuke lost his mind for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.

I don't know how long it has passed, until the sound of footsteps came from behind, Sasuke withdrew his gaze looking at the sea view, and from the corner of his eye, he could see several figures walking behind him.

The leader is Qian Nao, the leader of the Lei Guang Group.

A 'girl' with a baby face.

Judging from the extraordinary aura emanating from them, the rest of them should not be the peripheral and support members of the Leiguang regiment, but the core members. They stood ten meters away and divided this place into a restricted area, preventing idlers from entering it by mistake.

"Little Sasuke, it seems that your injuries have all recovered."

Chino's voice always sounded majestic.

Maybe it has something to do with her short stature.

I always feel that speaking in a childish voice does not meet the standards of an adult, nor can it intimidate the members under my command.

After all, she was a real adult after all.

"I've troubled you for the past few days, and it's almost time for me to leave here."

Sasuke put his eyes back on the bridge across the sea and stared closely.

Before long, he will cross the bridge and reach Konoha as quickly as possible, completing the final step in his revenge plan.

"It's sad."

Chino fiddled with her blown hair, and spoke in a low voice.

Maybe Chino's tone was wrong, Sasuke subconsciously turned his gaze to her.

She looked more melancholy than before.

"Although Xiao Sasuke has been suppressing these days to avoid being noticed by outsiders, I can feel the feeling of being helpless."

Chino's lavender eyes became deep and dark.

"Speaking of which, my fate is a bit similar to that of little Sasuke. The difference is that the blood pool clan I was born in was exterminated before I was sensible. So, little Sasuke's mood, I probably I can understand a little bit."

"The pool of blood?"

Sasuke groaned slightly.

He had heard that this family had conflicts with his Uchiha clan during the Sengoku period.

A woman from the Xuezhichi clan who used to be a relative of the daimyo of the country of thunder was once the concubine of the daimyo of the country of thunder, but in the end she died because of murdering the daimyo's wife of the country of thunder, which eventually implicated the whole blood Chi family.

At that time, it was the Uchiha clan who were hired by the main wife of the daimyo of the land of thunder to deal with the blood pool clan.

Later, the whole family was exiled, and after that, the records about the Blood Pool family were directly cut off.

When news about this family appeared again, it was that this family was attacked by unknown persons and the whole family died.

Judging from the information from Orochimaru, this clan has been extinct for at least twenty years.

In other words, Chino is likely to be the last holder of the Blood Pond Blood Successor Limit.

"The power of Xueji Boundary is easy to be coveted by outsiders. I was originally in the black market, and was used as a slave to flow among various big businessmen, and fought with different ninjas in the arena. In the end, I was captured by the kingdom of ghosts. The Chamber of Commerce valued it, secretly bought it, and was absorbed into the military.”

"I didn't expect you to have such a tortuous life."

Sasuke sighed.

Although it was an understatement, Sasuke could understand the danger in it.

Black market merchants are not good people.

In their hands, Chino must have suffered all kinds of hardships to survive the difficult environment.

"Well, these are all things in the past, and I'm not very willing to talk about these bad things. Compared with the things on my side, the Uchiha clan you belong to seems to have a more complicated relationship with Konoha."

Leaving aside the intelligence system of the Kingdom of Ghosts, as the Kingdom of Waves adjacent to the Kingdom of Fire, Lei Guangtuan has worked here for many years and knows far more than outsiders.

Some things can be guessed from the fragmentary information, and the truth can be slowly spelled out.

Although Konoha's external statement is that the elimination of the Uchiha clan was done by Uchiha Itachi himself.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is impossible.

Even though the Uchiha clan suffered trauma during the Third Ninja World War and their strength was reduced, they are still a giant in the ninja world with many masters in the clan.

In addition, it is still located in Konoha Village, and if you want to solve a huge family silently, besides Uchiha Itachi, there must be a helping hand.

As for who this helping hand is, there is a high probability that it is an insider of Konoha, and they are in a high position, so that they can cooperate with the inside and outside to accomplish the impossible thing of exterminating the clan overnight.

Sasuke was slightly silent, his reaction had already acquiesced in the correctness of Chino's words.

Obtaining Itachi's memory, with the help of Itachi's perspective, before and after the extermination of the Konoha Uchiha clan, he understood clearly without any mistakes.

"So, don't die. Also, be careful, I don't want to hear the news that you died in Konoha one day, little Sasuke."

Qian Nao smiled slightly, turned around and led the ninjas of the Lei Guang Group away from the cliff.

Sasuke, who stayed behind, watched Chino and the others leave.

It wasn't until they could no longer see their backs that they turned their gazes and glanced in one direction.

— Konoha.

"It's almost time to start..."

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The eve of the joint Chunin exam.

The last regular meeting is being held.

It was already dark outside, and the person who presided over the meeting was an experienced Shinobi Konoha.

Shikamaru, one of the chief examiners, and Temari from Sand Hidden, all met here to participate in the meeting.

Tomorrow is the start time of the first exam of the Joint Chunin Exam. According to statistics, the number of participants in this Joint Chunin Exam has reached 220 people.

Although the number of people has decreased compared to four years ago, it will still be very lively when so many ninja gather together.

"But... let Naruto take the Chunin exam, are you Konoha serious?"

After the meeting, Temari did not leave first, but scanned a very familiar name on the list of candidates, and a familiar face in the photo behind the name, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Shikamaru put his hands behind his head, leaned back against the seat and smiled, "There's nothing to make a fuss about, after all, Naruto is a real ninja. Isn't it?"

"Please give us a bunch of ninjas like this."

Temari couldn't help complaining.

Although she knew what Shikamaru said was true, she still felt that it was a bit outrageous for Naruto to take part in such a playful exam.

Is Konoha planning to wipe out all the other candidates?

If the other party is serious, they will definitely be able to do this in the second test.

At that time, it is likely that there will be no need for a third test.

A ninja who can defeat the red sand scorpion is too bullying to take this kind of test.

For a ninja of his strength, the battle of the Chunin Exam is no different from playing house.

"Don't worry, what you're worried about won't happen."

Shikamaru knew what Temari was worried about.

"Yeah?"

Temari couldn't believe it.

"In fact, we have already communicated with Naruto in advance, so that he can mainly overcome the first exam. The second and third exams are not within the scope of review. That is to say, as long as he is in the first exam In the written test on the field, he passed both the grade and the process performance, even if he abstained from the subsequent test, it will not affect him becoming a Chunin."

Shikamaru explained.

Chunin is a test of the comprehensive quality of ninjas, not just a simple judgment of the strength of ninjas.

Therefore, this time, Konoha authorized Naruto to take the second and third exams seriously, and only needed to overcome the first exam.

Because if Naruto is made to be serious in the second and third exams, uncontrollable accidents are likely to happen, and it will also block the promotion path of the rest of the ninja.

"That's it."

Temari breathed a sigh of relief.

In this case, it is a relief.

For this joint Zhongnin exam, Sha Yin dispatched many elites from the lower ninja, just to show the current strength of Sand Yin Village. She didn't want these ninjas to be kicked out before they showed it.

"Okay, the meeting is over, and it's time for us to leave. Tomorrow, we have to get up early, and we have to deal with so many candidates at once, so we can't rest well."

Shikamaru stretched and stood up from the seat.

"Hmph, I don't have to worry about it at all, but you look decadent. I'm very worried that it will be transmitted to the candidates who take the exam tomorrow. As a Chunin, at least you have to set an example."

Temari smiled teasingly.

"Uh... let's talk about this kind of thing later. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."

Shikamaru hurriedly dropped this sentence and fled in embarrassment.

Sure enough, he was still not good at dealing with women.

"It's really a troublesome guy."

I don't know what came to mind, Temari looked at Shikamaru's back, the corner of his mouth twitched, and the smile on his face widened.

…

Shikamaru, who left the conference room, did not go home directly, but wandered around Konoha's commercial street.

Perhaps it was because there were a lot of people from other countries during the Chunin exam, this already prosperous commercial street became more atmospheric, as if some important celebration was being held.

Everyone had a happy smile on their faces, and they were doing their own things seriously. The exhausted Shikamaru couldn't help but be infected by such a smile, and the pressure that had accumulated on his body dissipated immediately.

This is all he has to protect.

Never allow anyone to destroy it.

Sasuke... Shikamaru murmured this familiar yet unfamiliar name in his heart.

Just as he was about to walk forward, a figure who was out of place interspersed among the crowd, turned around and disappeared.

Seeing this scene, Shikamaru shuddered slightly.

Then he sighed, he didn't scratch his head as usual, but tried his best to keep calm, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and followed the instructions given by the figure.

The destination is a well-established meatball shop.

Because the storefront is relatively dilapidated, the business is not very good. In a commercial street with so many people, there are no more than ten guests present.

Come to a secluded corner of the store and sit down, just enough to be isolated from the rest of the customers.

But when Shikamaru glanced at these guests, he realized something was wrong.

While eating meatballs, they inadvertently monitored the entire shop with the corner of their eyes, not letting go of any corner.

Moreover, their position just happened to surround that secluded seat intentionally or unintentionally.

Obviously, the identities of these guests are in doubt.

Be really careful. Shikamaru said this in his heart, and sat down on the opposite seat in a secluded corner.

"My name is Leopard, and I'm Sai's boss."

He has black hair, a slightly slender face, average appearance, and is very young, about twenty years old.

The moment Shikamaru sat down, the young man across from him introduced himself just like that.

Shikamaru nodded, indicating that he understood.

Seeing that Shikamaru didn't speak first, the young man who called himself 'Leopard' didn't care, but asked himself while eating the meatball:

"Before explaining the mission, I would like to ask, when do you think Uchiha Sasuke will choose to attack Konoha?"

Rather than asking, it was more like testing Shikamaru's ability.

"Tomorrow, there was a problem with the security of the patrolling troops a few days ago. Obviously, it was intentional, not an accidental accident. If it were me, I would also use the opportunity of the Chunin exam to launch a surprise attack."

Shikamaru said calmly.

He wasn't 100% sure, he just put himself in the situation and thought about it, and gave the most likely answer.

Sasuke is a very patient person, but when he encounters something that has to be done, his patience may not be enough.

Especially when he has gained great strength and the ability to take revenge, his heart will no longer be as calm as before, but turbulent, and he can't wait for a moment.

"As Danzo-sama said, you have a good mind and are good at analysis. No need to guess, Uchiha Sasuke will definitely come to attack tomorrow. I think you know the movement of Lin Zhiguo, the Uchiha stronghold there There was a battle... The black flame that appeared in the field was caused by Uchiha Itachi's kaleidoscope writing wheel eye pupil technique, named Amaterasu. At the focus of the line of sight, an inextinguishable flame burned, burning the enemy to death... Ninja In the world, only Uchiha Itachi has this ability."

Leopard gave this extremely critical information.

As Uchiha Itachi's superior authority, Genbu knows most of its abilities very well.

Especially the pair of pupils technique, which is one of the top secrets at the root.

"So that's the case, have their brothers met?"

Shikamaru's voice lowered.

"Ah, and it seems that their brothers are not very happy to get along. Of course, the most terrifying thing is not this matter. The most terrifying thing is that after defeating Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke may have awakened a new power. And We don't know anything about this new power."

Leopard said so solemnly.

Sharingan is the eye of spiritual reflection, and the awakened pupil technique will also awaken different pupil techniques according to the mental journey of the holder.

And the power of each kind of pupil technique can be called terrifying, absolutely no one can resist it.

"It sounds like it's going to be a really tough fight."

Shikamaru looked at Maruko in front of him, but didn't move.

"Sharingan's power is so troublesome. In short, all success or failure depends on tomorrow. Another point, we have to guard against the ghost country, so the power given to you will not be too much, otherwise There is no way to guard against the ninjas of the ghost country. If you can't do anything, it doesn't matter if you just retreat."

Leopard has already opened his mouth on the premise that Shikamaru failed.

No matter how good the resourcefulness is, in the face of the absolute difference in strength, these cleverness are only small cleverness, and have little impact on the outcome.

Even if Shikamaru's strength is not weaker than that of Jonin, the opponent is very likely to be a Kaleidoscope Sharingan, even adding a Jonin is really risky.

Saying that, Leopard took out a document from his pocket and placed it in front of Shikamaru.

"This is the operative assigned to you by Lord Danzo. Their identity information, including their ability characteristics, are all written on it. Then, good luck to you, bye."

Leopard made a gesture, and his figure disappeared in a puff of smoke.

The customers in the shop also disappeared into light smoke, leaving only Shikamaru sitting quietly in the meatball shop.

…

"Captain, is it really okay to leave things to such a brat?"

The following root members and the masked leopard galloped through the deserted alleyway.

Leopard, who was leading the team in front, said calmly: "You should know about this kind of thing. It would be best if it succeeds. If it doesn't work, we will take action to deal with Uchiha Sasuke. The Konoha here is not the people of the ghost country. Not surprisingly, there will be an extra pair of spare kaleidoscope Sharingan in Danzo-sama's hands tomorrow."

The tone is full of confidence.

It is also trust in Danzo.

The rest of the members nodded their heads.

At this moment, the leopard suddenly let out an 'ah'.

"Uh, what's the matter, Captain?"

Hearing the leopard's unidentified cry, the root members felt tense, thinking that something had happened.

"No, that..." Leopard covered his masked face with one hand, and said awkwardly, "I seem to have forgotten to pay just now."

"..."

The root members who followed looked at each other and became speechless.

Leopard sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, after tomorrow's matter is settled, return the meal money to him."

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July 10th, the day of the joint Chunin exam.

seven o'clock in the morning.

In a Konoha apartment, Hongdou woke up from a nightmare.

Perhaps the content of the dream was too horrifying, causing her to sit up directly from the bed, her face and body dripping with sweat, as if she had done a strenuous exercise and wet her pajamas.

As one of Konoha's special jounin, he shouldn't be frightened to this extent by a nightmare, but recalling what was in the dream, Anko still couldn't help shivering.

"Really, even though that **** Orochimaru is dead, I still can't get rid of his influence. Is it because of the curse seal?"

Hong Dou subconsciously touched the curse mark on the back of her neck and smiled wryly.

A month ago, she heard the news of Orochimaru's death. On the one hand, she felt sad for the death of her former teacher. On the other hand, she was also very glad that she finally got rid of Orochimaru's control and no longer had to worry about the curse seal.

Perhaps because of Orochimaru's death, the curse mark on her body has been very stable recently, without any signs of runaway.

Apart from having some dreams about Orochimaru, there are no other abnormalities.

This may be because I 'missed' the other party too much in the past.

Every time, I can dream that I am standing in the boundless darkness, and the sarcoma surging from the ground, seems to be the belly of some carnivorous creature, slowly squeezing towards her.

And every time I look back, I can see Orochimaru standing abruptly behind him, smiling at himself with an unknown meaning.

The content of the dream ends here every time.

"Maybe I should go to the hospital and get some calming medicine..."

Red Bean shook his head.

It's impossible to go on like this, you must get rid of this dream as soon as possible, and let your energy and spirit recover, otherwise you won't even be able to do the task well.

She lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and was about to take off her wet pajamas when something suddenly fell on her shoulders, which made her startled.

"who!?"

She is Konoha's special Jōnin, and her strength is far superior to that of Chunin. Even a Jōnin would not be able to approach behind her silently.

When she turned her head, her body froze.

The bright red light reflected in her eyes.

For a while, sleepiness hit, without the slightest resistance mentality, the body was weak and fell by the window, and passed out.

The person who hypnotized him was wearing a black hooded windbreaker and a mask with a black pattern on his face, exposing a pair of bright red eyes.

Sharingan.

He looked at Hongdou who had been hypnotized by his illusion, and directly reached out to grab Hongdou's neck.

He further uncovered the pajamas there, and then took out a spell from his pocket, and pasted it on the seal on Hongdou's neck.

A snake-shaped mental shock rushed into his brain, screaming at him crazily, full of struggle and panic.

"snort!"

In the bright red right eye, the three hook jades are immediately connected ~www.novelbuddy.com~ to form a kaleidoscope of sharing eyes with more complex patterns.

The snake-shaped mental energy immediately disappeared from his brain without a trace, leaving no residue.

Orochimaru in its heyday, I am not afraid, let alone just a residual mental shock now?

This kind of mental attack may be effective for ordinary ninjas, but in front of his Sharingan, such a mental attack is simply out of reach.

Removed the charm on Hongdou's neck, only to see that the skin of Hongdou's neck was pure white, and the black lines of the curse mark disappeared.

"In this way, the curse seals that were scattered outside were also recovered smoothly."

As he said that, he cast his eyes out of the window, his bright red eyes were full of deepness.

"Next, it depends on how much this junior can do..."

The air twisted, and the air in the room was quiet, only Hongdou's sleeping figure was left.

(end of this chapter)