Escape From Konoha Chapter 348

  Chapter 348 Wandering Miko

   "Master Yuhuo."

  The ninja cats gathered around the giant orange cat respectfully, and found the backbone.

   Itachi stared at the huge ninja cat blocking the road, his expression no longer as relaxed as before.

  Ninja Cat Yuhuo, he knew it.

  Most of the ninja cats in the ninja cat family are not good at fighting, but good at intelligence gathering, while Yuhuo is a very rare fighting ninja cat.

  Even in the history of the ninja cat clan, there has never been a fighting ninja cat that surpassed it in strength.

  Its contractor is also a well-known ninja in the ninja world—Uchiha Ruri.

  According to Itachi's knowledge, Yuhuo's current status in the Ninja Cat Clan is second only to the leader Cat Granny.

   "Leave, Uchiha Itachi, there is no place for you here, and our Ninja Clan will no longer provide you with information and weapons."

   Standing in front of all the ninja cats, Yuhuo took advantage of his body and spoke condescendingly to Itachi.

   There was also a hint of hostility in the cat's pupils.

   This is also a matter of course. There are many ninja cats in the ninja family who have a good relationship with the ninjas of the Uchiha family.

  Even the relatively mild-tempered ninja cats in the ninja cat family remain neutral and do not express their views on the issue of Uchiha Itachi, but no one will publicly support the other party's behavior.

  Most ninja cats have unanimously terminated Itachi's contract, and all the strongholds of the ninja cat clan are no longer open to Itachi, whether it is information or supplies, they will no longer share with Itachi and work for him.

   "I came here to pick up some things, and it happened to be at the cat mother-in-law's place. I will leave after picking up the things."

  Itachi used the three-gou jade writing sharing eyes to look at Yuhuo calmly, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.

   It's just Itachi's stubborn behavior, which makes Yuhuo very angry, and a little annoyed by Uchiha Itachi's ignorance.

   Don't people and cats who don't see here welcome him?

   Or do you want to break into the stronghold of the Ninja Cat Clan? Such behavior is tantamount to provocation.

   "Huh! If you don't leave again, then, never leave here!"

  Yu Huo took a step forward, and the cat's paw stepped on the ground, causing a slight vibration. The body as big as a hill covered the sun and cast a large shadow.

  The outer layer of the body is covered with substantive chakra visible to the naked eye. Kisame feels this powerful chakra, and feels that his breathing has become a little suffocated.

   This cat seems to be more than just big. Ghost shark thought to himself.

  He looked at the scene in front of him with great interest, without any intention of stepping forward to help.

   Itachi sighed slightly, not knowing whether it was regret or something, his hands stretched out from his sleeves, with a few shurikens between his fingers, ready to fight at any time.

  Suddenly, a black shadow flew over from a distance. It was a ninja cat that looked like a fox with a letter carved on its forehead.

   "Feather Fire."

  Ninja Cat shouted Yuhuo's name.

   "What are you doing, Dianhuo? You can eat the dried fish first, I have 'guests' here to entertain you."

   Yuhuo looked at the ninja cat, which was not as big as his own palm, and called out the opponent's name.

   Especially when it comes to the word 'guest', the tone is emphasized.

   "It has nothing to do with dried fish. Granny Cat knows what's going on here and has already agreed to his request."

  Ninja cat named Dianhuo also glanced at Itachi.

   "What's so good about this kind of guy? Just let me burn him with one fire."

  Yu Huo's attitude was very dissatisfied.

   "However, you are too violent to fight and will destroy the entire stronghold. Grandma Cat doesn't want to move so soon."

   Dianhuo said.

   "Really, wouldn't it be enough to just drive away this kind of traitor? There is no need to condone it at all. The cat mother-in-law really..."

  Yu Huo snorted coldly, although he was dissatisfied with Grandma Cat's decision, but he still had to give some face.

  Ignoring Yuhuo's complaints, Dianhuo walked up to Itachi and said, "Come with me."

   As he spoke, he reluctantly led the way.

  Under the hostile gaze of many ninja cats, Itachi followed Dianhuo into the stronghold of the ninja cats with a calm expression.

   Kisame shrugged helplessly by himself, and waited outside with great sense of humor, accepting the surveillance of the ninja cats.

   The maze-like underground corridor, even though Itachi has been here many times in the past, he still feels dizzy and doesn't know which way is right.

  This underground labyrinth is like countless tentacles rooted in the ground, protecting the safety of the ninja cats.

   Entering the innermost room, Dianhuo didn't go in, but let Itachi go in alone.

  At the front of the room, an old woman with a lot of cats who couldn't tolerate cats curled up beside her, sat cross-legged very quietly, with gray hair, cat ear hair ornaments on her head, and a pipe in her hand.

  Although the age can be called old, the appearance of the whole person is still very energetic.

   Cat mother-in-law.

  Although she claims to be a cat mother-in-law, she is actually a human being.

   It's just that the other party's family, like the Uchiha family, also has a symbiotic contractual relationship with the Ninja cat family.

  The cat mother-in-law's family is the leading business family in the ninja world. It mainly deals in arms, sells them underground, and secretly provides weapons and supplies for the Uchiha family.

  Even Konoha knows very little about this kind of thing.

  Thus, the tripartite relationship is obvious.

  The cat mother-in-law family provides a business platform to sell arms and earn development funds.

  The ninja cats are responsible for the handling work, saving manpower, and at the same time spread all over the ninja world, responsible for intelligence collection.

  The Uchiha clan provided military support and carried out protection work.

   "Is it Itachi?"

  The cat mother-in-law who was sitting there spoke, and after taking a puff of cigarette, she cast her cloudy eyes on Itachi.

   "Yes, Cat Granny."

   "It has changed a lot. You were not like this before."

  Grandma Cat looked at Itachi's familiar face. Although the face still hadn't changed much from before, it lacked vitality and a smile, only coldness, which prevented Granny Cat from comparing him with the past.

  It's so strange that the cat mother-in-law doesn't even know it.

  Itachi didn't say anything about it, and stood there silently.

   "Oh...forget it, since you made that kind of decision, you must also know that the Ninja Cat Clan, including the family behind me, are very dissatisfied with your behavior."

   "I'm just testing my measure, that's all."

  Itachi replied calmly.

  The purpose is to erect a cold-blooded and ruthless image of rebellion to outsiders for the sake of power.

   "Itachi, I watched you grow up, you are not that kind of person. Satisfied with paranoid justice, that is just self-moving. There is nothing but pain and failure."

  Grandma Cat said earnestly.

   "You worry too much, cat mother-in-law."

   "Maybe, but since you have already made a choice, I can't control you anymore. After all, you have done such a thing, and the Ninja Cat Clan cannot tolerate your existence. Officially erase your name, and your contract with the Ninja Cat Clan ends here."

   After the cat mother-in-law finished speaking, a three-color ninja cat came out of the shadows, pushed a huge scroll, and placed it at Itachi's feet.

  The ninja cats who signed a contract with Itachi in the past, although the contract was terminated, but Itachi's own name has not been crossed from the scroll of the ninja cat clan.

  This time is also a ceremony to dissolve the contract.

"yes."

  Itachi didn't object, spread the scroll, found his name, made seals with both hands, and after performing the spell, the 'Uchiha Itachi' on the scroll disappeared and turned into a blank, which meant the end of his contract with the ninja cats.

  Although Itachi felt a sense of loss in his heart, his eyes became firm when he thought of something.

  Maybe he betrayed the family, but he doesn't regret the extermination of the Uchiha clan.

   Only in this way can we avoid the conflict between the family and the village, avoid the outbreak of the Fourth Ninja World War, and prevent Konoha from falling into a place of eternal doom.

  From this point of view, it is worth sacrificing the Uchiha clan in order to save more lives.

   "The supplies you entrusted me to buy before, blank scrolls, kunai, detonators and other things are all ready. This is the last time. Remember not to come again next time."

  Grandma Cat pointed to a package not far away, which contained the ninja equipment needed by Itachi.

   "Trouble."

   Itachi took out a stack of money from the ninja bag and placed it in front of Grandma Cat, not wanting to owe Granny Cat too much favor.

  Seeing Itachi's behavior, Granny Cat didn't say anything. Whether Itachi is willing or not, he will not be able to rely on the power of the Ninja Cat Clan from now on.

   "I'll take care of Sasuke."

   When Itachi took the package and walked to the door, the voice of the cat mother-in-law came from behind.

   Itachi paused.

"Thanks."

   Taking a deep breath, Itachi left without saying a word, disappearing from Granny Cat's sight.

  Grandma Cat looked at the direction in which Itachi was leaving, and sighed again.

   "This kind of person doesn't need to give him any good looks, right, cat mother-in-law?"

  A big orange cat appeared beside the cat mother-in-law. Compared with the huge body before, Yuhuo shrunk his size down to the extent that the room could accommodate it.

   "After all, the blood of the Uchiha clan flows in his body."

   "But he broke the contract, that is the traitor of the Uchiha clan, and the enemy of Lord Liuli."

  Yuhuo doesn't agree with Granny Cat's statement.

   "Don't worry, this is the last time I will help him. From now on, Itachi can only rely on his own strength to survive in the cruel world."

   "I see, if he comes again next time, I will kill him directly."

   "Itachi is not a simple child. Maybe he is a little lacking in experience, but as a ninja, his ability is very outstanding. His current strength may not even be able to deal with you."

  Grandma Cat reminds Yuhuo.

   "I can use the reverse psychic technique to summon Lord Liuli."

   "Liuli... That is indeed a solution. But, the country of ghosts, is it really not going to take Sasuke away?"

  Grandma Cat frowned and asked.

"Sasuke Uchiha?"

  Yuhuo tilted his head.

   "Sasuke stays alone in Konoha, and he needs the approval and company of his tribe. Although I don't know what secrets are hidden behind the Uchiha extermination, Sasuke's life in Konoha is absolutely not as free as imagined."

  Grandma Cat's cloudy eyes reveal everything.

   "Don't worry about this matter, mother-in-law. Konoha will not let people go easily now. But at the right time, Master Liuli will take Uchiha Sasuke away. After all, he is Uchiha's blood, and he is not a traitor like Uchiha Itachi. Naturally, he will not let him stay outside forever."

   "That's good. Although my old man is old, his eyes are not blind."

   "Then I'll go first. There will be a big move in the Kingdom of Ghosts recently. Mother-in-law, you should also pay attention to it. This is a good opportunity to make a fortune by selling arms. Don't forget to buy me some fresh dried fish."

  Yu Huo left this sentence, wagged his tail, and walked slowly towards the door.

  The civil war in the Land of Rain is intensifying, and there are many more unidentified ninjas raging everywhere in the Land of Rain, making the flames of war likely to develop out of control.

  At this time, no matter the big country involved in the civil war in the Land of Rain, or the ninjas in Hidden Rain Village, they are all looking for a way to break the situation.

  Xiaonan has been patient all the time and didn't make a move. She just sits behind and directs. Her ninjutsu is too iconic.

   If she makes a move, many people will realize her identity.

  Especially her mentor, Jiraiya, one of the Sannin.

  At that time, Nagato's reincarnation eye may also be exposed to the vision of the Five Great Nations and become the target of public criticism.

   But in this way, the battle situation of Yuyin is bound to fall into a certain decline. Fortunately, a large number of arms and weapons have been purchased in advance from the ghost country, and a militia team of tens of thousands of people has been pulled up. Cooperating with the ninjas of Yuyin Village who also joined the battle, there is no problem in persisting for a while.

  Just as she and Nagato guessed, the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Earth did not want to expand the scale of the war, which would cause greater turmoil.

  Because the Land of Rain is a place of four wars, it is not suitable to be stationed at all. At least no major country has expressed the idea of ​​encroaching on the Land of Rain.

  As long as this country is chaotic and cowardly, it is the best outcome for the surrounding big countries.

  What they want to destroy is the courage of the Kingdom of Rain to resist, not destroy this country and encroach on their territory.

   This is not just a war, but also a political game.

   It is only now revealed in the form of war.

  At the beginning of November, the weather became colder and colder. Nagato left the Land of Rain for half a month before finally returning from the Land of Demons.

   "How about it, Nagato, did Chiba Shiraishi agree to your terms?"

  After Nagato came back, Xiaonan immediately went to greet him and asked him about the result of the secret talks with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

  In a tent in the camp, the two were talking here.

   "Overall, it's going well. Chiba Shiraishi agreed to my conditions and will also give some help to the Land of Rain to help us win this war."

   Nagato said.

   There was some fatigue on his face. It was obvious that the negotiations in the Kingdom of Ghosts had not been smooth sailing, but had gone through several twists and turns.

  The Kingdom of Ghosts is not a charity organization. If you want to ask for help, you must show what the other party is interested in, and explain what the Kingdom of Ghosts can gain from this war.

  Seeing Nagato like this, Xiaonan feels distressed, but she also knows that now is not the time to be sentimental, so she can only suppress this emotion.

   "What is the kingdom of ghosts going to do?"

   "Provide stable logistical support, and follow-up will attract Fire Nation's firepower in other places and hold Fire Nation back. The strategic plan will be a bit long, and I will tell you in detail later. How is the situation here now?"

   Nagato asked.

   "It's a little less optimistic, because the lack of sufficient high-end combat power will make a frontal conflict appear disadvantaged."

   Xiaonan told the truth.

  Most of the elites of Yuyin Village died on the battlefield of the Third Ninja World War. Now there are very few jnin in Yuyin Village, and their strength is a bit flashy.

   "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Nan, just replace me next time."

  Nagato also knows the current difficulties of the Kingdom of Rain, and now he has to act, and can't wait any longer.

   "You want to do it yourself?"

   Konan looked at Nagato in surprise.

   In this way, his identity will be exposed.

   "Don't worry, I'm only showing part of my strength, and I won't use the ability of the eyes of reincarnation, so as not to attract the attention of interested people. After all, the other party has used ninjas. Now, as the leader of Yuyin, I can't just sit idly by. Although we are at a disadvantage now, we must let the big countries know our attitude when necessary, and we will not let them decide."

   Temporarily reached a united front with the Kingdom of Demons, and the pressure on Nagato has eased. In this war, there is more room for manipulation.

  He also knows that his current identity cannot be exposed to the five major countries.

  The Eye of Reincarnation has a lot to do with it. Showing up now will attract countless assassinations, which is not conducive to the development of the Kingdom of Rain.

  He must consider it from the national level, not just his own situation.

  Just because he is strong alone does not mean that the Kingdom of Rain is equally strong.

  The real reason why Qianye Shiraishi is so confident and the five great powers dare not move is because the power of the ghost kingdom is not simply concentrated on a certain person. Economic, military, political, these are all decisive factors.

  The Kingdom of Rain is now politically corrupt, its economy is collapsing, and its military is half disabled. If the problem of the eye of reincarnation is exposed again, although it can show off its prestige for a while, if the big powers block the Country of Rain afterwards, it will make it difficult for the Country of Rain to move forward internationally.

"But…"

   "I will play as 'Payne', and I can also try it. How powerful is the secret technique of Yuyin Village that I have recently practiced. With those secret techniques, it is enough to deal with the current situation."

  Although most of the secret arts in Yuyin Village were looted by Konoha Root in the past, some of them were still inherited.

  Many of them are secret ninjutsu handed down by Hanzo. These secret techniques are equally powerful and very suitable for fighting on the battlefield.

   "Okay, then you be careful."

   Xiaonan saw that Nagato had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to wish silently.

  At this time, she also remembered that the ninjutsu of the Nagatokai is not only related to the eyes of reincarnation, but proficient in all nature and attribute changing ninjutsu is also one of Nagato's most powerful advantages.

   Proficient in the three types of escapism, he is a first-class master among Jonin.

   But Nagato is proficient in all attribute escape techniques, even if he doesn't use the power of reincarnation eye, his strength should not be underestimated.

  Insects are eating the corpse.

  The oily girl Ryoma stood silently in the dilapidated village. In front of him, two Yuyin Xiaren who shouted "Master Payne" before dying were eaten by the worms he released.

  Different from the parasites commonly used by the Younv Clan, he can not only use parasites, but also iron-eating insects that are more destructive than parasites.

  Grey black without a shiny shell, its body shape and size are not much different from parasites, but its small mouthparts have a very strong bite force, which can bite through even steel.

  Ninjas covered by iron-eating insects will be bitten to death by the extremely strong mouthparts of the insects. The death is miserable and terrifying.

   At this moment, the oily girl Ryoma froze.

  A spiritual idea was transmitted to his mind.

  —Is it the telepathy of the mountain family?

  The oil girl Ryoma noticed that the abnormal mental power had invaded her mind, and realized that it was a secret technique of the Muyeshan clan.

  —Yes, Ryomsama.

  An unfamiliar voice sounded.

-What's up?

  —The current leader of Yuyin Village, Payne, has very little information about him, most of which are incomplete. Mr. Danzo asked Mr. Ryoma to pay more attention to this information. You can sneak into Yuyin Village to investigate if necessary.

-I see. But is this kind of guy who can only hide and act in secret really the savior that Yuyin Ninja said? I doubt it very much.

  The oily girl Ryoma taunted secretly.

  The ninja of the Yamanaka family who conveyed the information did not comment, but silently cut off the connection with the oil girl Ryoma.

  The oily girl Ryoma got a new mission, so naturally she won't stay in this kind of place any longer.

  But he didn't leave immediately, but grabbed a kunai and shot towards the broken wall on one side.

  Kunai firmly rooted on the broken wall, making a sound.

   "If you don't want to die, come out for me."

  The oily girl Ryoma's icy voice penetrated the air.

  A slightly thin figure walked out from the broken wall.

  Wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat to keep out the rain, but the oil girl Ryoma has sharp eyes, and can see at a glance that the material under the coir raincoat is similar to the traditional maiden costume, mainly in red and white.

   "Miko? This is not a country of ghosts."

  The oily girl Ryoma frowned.

   "I'm just a wandering witch who happened to pass by here."

  The oily girl Ryoma sneered.

   "Passing by? Are you here to collect information? And I hate the term Wandering Mistress, because it reminds me of a woman who has died but made me very unhappy. You can stay for me."

  Since they met, the oily girl Ryoma didn't intend to let her go.

  The wandering priestesses scattered all over the ninja world in the kingdom of ghosts are not just as simple as hanging pots to help the world. Increasing folk prestige and collecting intelligence are the real jobs of these wandering priestesses.

  It is the same reason as those debt collectors all over the world.

  It is all under the name of the official, going to various countries, stealing intelligence from various countries, and engaging in some shady underground activities.

  A large number of silver-gray iron-eating insects made a piercing sound, turned into silver-gray clouds, and quickly rushed towards the wandering witch.

  The wandering witch's complexion remained unchanged, her eyes flickered for a moment, and she didn't dodge, allowing a large number of iron-eating insects to pounce on her body and gnaw on her body.

   Hum!

  The air shook slightly.

  The face of the oily girl Ryoma changed, and only a strange black gas remained in place, and the wandering witch suddenly disappeared.

  The iron-eating insects fell down one by one, unable to flap their wings, and soon became motionless, losing their vitality.

"This is…"

  The oily girl Ryoma walked up to the dead iron-eating worm, squatted down, and saw the silver-gray body of the iron-eating worm, which had been dyed pitch black, and was covered with signs of corrosion the size of pinholes.

  A kind of poison that has never been seen before.

   "The wandering priestess of the ghost country is really interesting... Besides, where have I seen this strange familiarity before? How could it be possible, it must be an illusion."

  The oily girl Ryoma narrowed her eyes, revealing a trace of doubt.

   (PS: I used to think it was very strange, that is, during the Third Ninja World War, under the leadership of Yahiko, the Akatsuki organization was already very famous. And it was destroyed under the joint efforts of Danzo and Hanzo. It stands to reason that Danzo must know about Akatsuki. When the Akatsuki organization came out to capture the tailed beast, Konoha didn't think about it on the Land of Rain, and Danzo didn't arrange anything. Jiraiya also revealed that he knew that Yahiko and others were making changes in the Land of Rain. After a little inquiring, I also know that the organization led by Yahiko is called Akatsuki, and it turned out... Could this be the dark under the lamp?)

  (end of this chapter)

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