Escape From Konoha Chapter 763

   Chapter 763 Agreement

  Following Tsunade's instructions, the other Gokages also turned around and looked up at Nagato, the leader of the Akatsuki organization.

   "It's your plan to interfere with the Kingdom of Ghosts joining the alliance, Nagato. So, now that you have achieved your purpose of coming here, you still plan to continue fighting with us, and are you unwilling to return the tailed beast?"

   Tsunade was the first to ask the question.

   "As I said, the balance of the ninja world with the tailed beast has been broken. Besides, if I return the tailed beast, the Kingdom of Rain will immediately fall into the past state. I don't believe that after you get back the tailed beast, you will let the Kingdom of Rain go."

   Nagato stared at him with indifferent eyes.

   Tsunade opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but finally chose to keep his mouth shut.

   This is an unsolvable problem.

  "Treaties are just waste paper, not binding at all. You Five Kages understand this truth better than me. You have torn up treaties and betrayed the allies more than once in the past. I hate using violence to achieve my goals, but violence is the only criterion leading to victory. The justice of the loser is not called justice. This is the rule set by you. So, let us set off the fifth ninja war and decide the winner in one go. The winner gets everything, and the loser will be eliminated from this world."

   Nagato said lightly, as if talking about a trivial matter.

   "Are you serious about the Fifth Ninja World War? At that time, your opponent will be the entire five major countries... no, all the countries."

  Onoki tried to find a flaw in Nagato's face.

   But unfortunately, he couldn't analyze the information beneficial to himself from Nagato's face, it was just a pure poker face.

   "Don't use such words to scare me, Tuying. You have already parted ways with the ghost country. As long as you are dealt with, the rest of the country is just as simple as picking something out of a bag."

  Nagato's voice was calm, turning a deaf ear to Onogi's threats.

   "It seems that the purpose of your coming here is to officially declare war on us. Although I didn't know that you used despicable means to attack the fourth generation, but then, we, Kirigakure, will stay with us to the end."

   Terumi Mei responded to Nagato with a firm tone.

   Then, she swept towards the other four shadows.

   "What about you? There is no possibility of reconciliation between us and Akatsuki."

   Following Terumi Mei's words, Fourth Raikage snorted. Clenching his fists tightly, he stared at Nagato with ferocious eyes, without giving in at all.

   "This kind of thing goes without saying, of course it is a challenge. What ten tails, what infinite monthly reading, I will tear it up with my own hands!"

   Tsunade, Rasa, and Onoki did not speak, but their attitudes acquiesced to the words of Terumi Mei and Fourth Raikage Ai, and decided to stand on the same front and fight the Akatsuki organization to the end.

  Of course, the country of ghosts also needs to be vigilant.

  This war is likely to be a complicated situation of three-party melee.

   "Very well, it suits me to use the ninja way to resolve all the disputes of this era. Since this is the case, then, let's regulate the rules of this war."

   Nagato nodded when he saw Gokage responding to his declaration of war.

"rule?"

   "That's right, since the ninja method is used to end the dispute, it is necessary to avoid the involvement of irrelevant people, such as civilians in warring countries."

   Nagato's reincarnation eyes revealed a deep light, making it difficult for people to see what he was thinking.

   "Nagato, you mean..."

   Tsunade seemed to understand something.

   "I know that some of your countries have begun to evacuate civilians at the border, but in a short while, with such a large population, you cannot move to a safe area at once. The same is true for our Rain Country. Therefore, we need to set a date. Before that, we need to make all preparations. I think you don't want to see a large number of refugees appearing, otherwise, even if you win in the end, it will be a tragic victory."

  Nagato narrated that such conditions made Fourth Raikage and Terumimei not feel much yet, but considering that their country borders the Land of Rain, Rasa, Onogi, and Tsunade, they began to think seriously about Nagato's conditions.

  Before the Five Kages Conference was held, the Five Kages had already expected that there would be a tough battle with the Xiao organization. Therefore, as early as the beginning of the talks, the Daming Mansions of the Fire Nation, the Earth Nation, and the Wind Nation had already issued orders in advance to transfer ordinary people from the border areas bordering the Rain Nation and transfer them to safe areas to prevent the outbreak of war and cause countless casualties.

  Even if the order is issued in advance, due to the large number of people and the need to establish a safe zone for civilians to survive the war, this kind of thing is definitely not achievable in a short time.

  Besides, due to the preparations for the Kingdom of Ghosts, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth may now need to transfer people from the bordering areas of the Kingdom of Ghosts, resulting in a greater workload.

  As for giving up this part of the population, Tsunade and others do not consider this kind of thing at all.

  In any era, population is a more expensive resource than land.

   It can be said that there are countless grassroots that support the entire noble group, and the development funds of Ninja Village depend on the distribution of the noble group, but the main foundation lies in the grassroots. If we abandon the grassroots and allow other countries to plunder, or cause huge casualties, how long will it take to recover afterward?

  In all previous ninja world wars, at the beginning of the war, the first priority of the great powers was to transfer the civilians in the border theaters of their own country first, and then they would fight without any scruples. In this way, even if the war is lost, the aristocratic group can use the large amount of taxes collected from the grassroots to recover from the trauma in just a few years.

   Tsunade, Rasa, and Onogi looked at each other, and then looked at Fourth Raikage and Terumi Mei who didn't need to worry much about this matter.

  Yunyin is located in the northeast region of the mainland, far away from the country of rain, and the fog is hanging overseas alone, so there is no need to worry about war, it will spread to the country of water as soon as possible.

  After seeing the eyes of the three of Tsunade, even the fourth Raikage, who was prone to restlessness, couldn't help being silent, frowning and thinking.

  Now that an alliance has been formed, the problems faced by Konoha, Sand Yin, and Yan Yin at this time naturally need to be solved by the entire alliance.

   Besides, the fourth generation of Raikage knew faintly that he was likely to serve as the leader of the alliance in the future. If he didn't handle it well, it might cause the alliance to fall apart.

  The Fourth Ninja World War is a lesson from the past. Due to the distrust among the countries, they were defeated by the ghost country one by one. The first priority now is to establish enough trust and a sense of identity, and we must not fight on our own and repeat the same mistakes.

  Thus, Fourth Raikage took a deep breath. First he was hit by Nagato's Shinra Tensei, and then he was hit by Ayane's Kamiku.

   "Yes, the battle of ninjas should not affect irrelevant personnel. It's just that our big country still has the deep space to effectively transfer civilians in border theaters. How will the Kingdom of Rain under your control handle this matter?"

  Fourth Raikage looked directly at Nagato and asked.

  Great countries represent not only military power, but also comprehensive strength such as land and population.

  Even if half of the land is divided as a battlefield, the other half of the land that belongs to the safe zone can be temporarily used to resettle the people.

   But the Land of Rain is not good. This country is small and does not have much depth. If you want to transfer the population, you must first have a so-called safe zone.

   "During this war, the population of the Land of Rain will be transferred to the Land of Rivers for resettlement."

   Nagato paused, and said to Gokage.

   "The country of rivers?"

  Fourth Raikage led by Five Kages was taken aback.

   "Exactly."

  Five Kages looked at each other.

   Tsunade frowned and asked, "Will the River Country agree?"

   "You can temporarily divide the country of the river into a neutral country, and promise them that this war will not affect the country of the river. Using this as a bargaining chip, they will agree."

  Nagato looked at Gokage, as if he was very confident in persuading him.

   After all, to temporarily divide the country of the river into a neutral country, what he said alone does not count, and more than half of the big countries need to be approved.

   "Since this is the case, we need more time to raise troops and supplies, so the date for the start of the war is up to us to set."

   Tsunade didn't wait for Fourth Raikage to speak, and asked.

  After the fourth generation of Lei Yingying, what he wanted to say was the same. The alliance of five major countries needs some initiative.

  Nagato thought about it for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, the time is determined by you. If Akatsuki is defeated, the Kingdom of Rain will belong to you, and the land and population can be divided up as you like."

  Similarly, if Akatsuki wins, the result will be the same.

  The vast land and population will be gradually eaten away by the Kingdom of Rain, and become a stepping stone for the Kingdom of Rain to become a big country.

  The Five Kages breathed a sigh of relief. No matter how bad the impact of such a war with 'rules', at least it will not let the situation completely get out of control.

   Immediately thought of a key question.

   "What should the kingdom of ghosts do?"

  Luo Sha raised his own question at this time.

  As the representative of the Ghost Kingdom, Shiraishi has 'fleeed' from the scene.

  What is the will of the other side, they are not prepared.

   "Put pressure on both sides. If the other side disagrees with our plan, first gather all troops and kill the ghost country."

  Fourth Raikage looked at Nagato.

   "As your Excellency Raikage said, the Ghost Kingdom is also one of the sovereign parties in this war, and it must be limited within the 'rules'. If it is rejected, then Akatsuki will cooperate with the five major countries to eliminate the Ghost Kingdom first, and then decide the outcome between us."

  Nagato nodded in agreement.

   I even hope that Shiraishi's attitude will be tougher, so that Akatsuki can unite with the five major countries and eliminate the ghost country first.

   For Nagato, this is a wishful thing.

   Compared with the Five Great Nations, Bi Xiao is better at hiding the ghost country, which makes Nagato even more afraid. If we can take this opportunity to get rid of the confidant of the ghost country, half of the war can be said to have been won.

   "By the way, although the date of the start of the war is decided by you, the time must be after the population of the Land of Rain has been transferred. Otherwise, Akatsuki will not admit it."

  Nagato reminded Gokage not to think about taking advantage of loopholes. If there is a completely unlimited battle, then, like the past ninja wars, it will cause a large loss of population.

  Since the Warring States Period, the population of many countries in the ninja world has been in a state of negative growth all year round. A country like the Country of Demons, where baby booms often occur, and a country with a year-round population explosion, is almost the only one in the ninja world.

   "That's natural. After all, in addition to transferring the population, we also need to prepare troops, establish a command headquarters, and a large amount of supplies for combat. It will also take a long time. However, it will not exceed mid-October at the latest."

  Fourth Raikage followed Nagato's words and clearly gave a deadline.

   In this way, whether it is the Five Great Nations or Xiao, there will be half a month to prepare.

   This is enough for both sides to prepare for the pre-war action.

   "Then, I won't bother you, and we will meet again when the war starts."

  Interfere in the Kingdom of Ghosts joining the alliance, and at the same time gain time and space for the Country of Rain to transfer the population. Nagato has achieved the two goals, and there is no need to stay here.

   It's not speculative, Xiao Xiao has plundered the tail beasts of the five major countries, and the damaged country can't wait to kill him soon.

  The reason why he was able to negotiate with Harmony here was nothing but Ji Xiaoxiao's strength and strong attitude.

  If Akatsuki still maintains the attitude and strength of the third Ninja World War, he will definitely be wiped out immediately when he comes here, otherwise, even exchanging a word, the five major countries feel that it is a waste of time.

   Only those who can push each other at the negotiating table and scold each other like rogues will be regarded as real opponents.

  With the help of gravity, Nagato flew off the ground, and his figure was quickly blurred in the wind and snow, disappearing.

  The whistling sound of the wind and snow is endless, and the freezing air does not affect the combat effectiveness of the ninjas and samurai. The body naturally bursts with warm breath to expel the cold.

  Only Mifune, General of the Iron Country, looked at the huge pothole at the top of the castle with great distress.

   It is not known whether these people will be reimbursed for the cost of repairing the building in the future.

  Ninjas are indeed the source of the chaos.

   "Mifune, change the meeting room again. We need to discuss the alliance next. Moreover, Akatsuki seems to plan to control the world with infinite moon reading, and the samurai may not be able to survive alone."

  The four generations of Raikage have always acted in a hurry, as long as they are determined, they will act unswervingly.

   "Okay, Lord Raikage."

   Mifune sighed helplessly.

  Neutral countries, it seems that they are not completely neutral countries.

   But think about it, at the moment when the war broke out, the protection system of a neutral country is like a covenant between big countries, a scrap of paper.

  Mifune brought Gokage and Gokage's guards to another conference room.

  Compared with the previous conference room, the space of this conference room is relatively small, only half the size of the previous conference room.

  But the Five Kages didn't care about these red tapes, and now is not the time to demand style.

   "As for the alliance, I think you all have a supportive attitude. Then, let's recommend one directly now. Let us choose who will be the commander of the allied army." The fourth Raikage just sat down and spoke like this, and then said: "Of course, I will recommend myself. In my opinion, there are some problems in your four villages. A lot of rebellion in Akatsuki came from your village. Especially Konoha, even the rise of the ghost country is also related to your Konoha's inaction. There's a huge relationship."

   Tsunade rolled her eyes. Although she knew it was true, she was still very angry.

   It's just that now is not the time to argue with Raikage about these things, so he kept silent and acquiesced to Raikage's position as the coach.

   "I also support Lord Raikage."

   Terumi Mei's second example.

   Luo Sha said nothing, closed his eyes, and acquiesced like Tsunade.

  Among the five ninja villages, Sagakushi is the weakest. Among the big countries, the comprehensive power of the Land of Wind is also the weakest. Adding his strength, among the five kages, he is probably not the opponent of Raikage and Tsuchikage, so he is not qualified to compete for this position.

   "Then let Raikage boy take charge."

  Onoki snorted heavily. Although he was also very interested in the position of the Allied Army coach, considering his advanced age, he might not be able to withstand such a great pressure.

  If he was twenty years younger, no matter what he said, he would have to compete with the muscular man of the Fourth Raikage.

   "However, boy Leiying, your character is too impulsive. You want to act later. You must calm down before acting. If necessary, this old man will stop your reckless actions."

  Onoki added a sentence.

   Afterwards, Onogi looked at the group of Kirigakure, and finally his eyes fell on Terumi Mei, who was the second to express his opinion.

   "In addition, during the last war, Kirigakure often lied about the battle situation. Therefore, I hope that you, Mizukage, will not learn from your predecessors. This battle is about the survival of the ninja world. Once you fail, there is no chance of a comeback."

   "Don't worry, I will accept the supervision of everyone."

   Terumi Mei looked calm, agreed with Onogi's words, and was willing to accept the supervision of the other four kages.

  Fourth Raikage nodded, the current atmosphere is good, Ohnoki and Mizukage Terumimei were both willing to take a step back and did not continue to entangle.

   "Then, the next step is to win over more allies."

  Fourth Raikage proposed.

   "More allies?"

   Several people were puzzled by Lei Ying's words.

   "That's right, for example, Takigakure who lost Nanao. The strength of this village has been strong in the past, and it was even assigned to a tailed beast. Although it has declined in recent years, it is also a strong boost. You can use the gap between them and the kingdom of ghosts to pull them into the alliance."

   After listening to the other four videos, they thought about it and felt that this plan was feasible.

   Takigakure's strength is obvious to all in small countries, and it is absolutely not a problem to gather thousands of ninjas.

   "What about the Land of Iron?"

  Onoki looked at Mifune.

   Mifune nodded and said: "Infinity Tsukiyomi is too harmful. This is no longer a ninja business. Samurai will also participate. However, our samurai will only participate in the battle with Akatsuki. If there is a subsequent conflict with the ghost country, our samurai will not respond and will not help each other."

   Mifune expressed his relatively neutral position.

  The five shadows nodded in agreement, approving Mifune's position.

   "I would like to ask, how many warriors can join the war in Iron Kingdom?"

   Luo Sha asked curiously.

   Mifune thought for a while and replied: "The number of warriors who can participate in the battle is about 4,000."

  Compared to the ninjas of big countries, this part of power is not strong, but among small countries, it is definitely at the top level.

  Luo Sha nodded slightly, and said: "After forming an alliance, we, Shayin, can gather 16,000 ninjas."

   "Yanyin can produce more than 20,000 people."

   Ohnogi replied.

   "The same is true for Kirigakure, who can take out more than 20,000 ninjas to join the battle."

   Terumi Mei attaches a sentence.

   Tsunade didn't think too much, and said to the shadows: "If Konoha, you can come up with 18,000 ninjas."

  Finally, they looked at Fourth Raikage.

   Yunyin has a strong military force, which is already a recognized fact in the ninja world.

  Among the six great nations, the Kingdom of Thunder is also the closest to the Kingdom of Ghosts in terms of overall strength.

  The fourth generation of Raikage let out a heavy breath, and reported a number: "Yun Yin will bring out 25,000 ninjas, as well as a number of imitation warships, and a self-developed chakra cannon that simulates the attack of Tailed Beast Jade."

  Hearing this number, Tsunade and others trembled in their hearts after the last self-developed chakra cannon that simulated the attack of the Tailed Beast Jade.

  Especially the chakra cannon that simulates the attack of the tailed beast jade. Judging from the name, it is definitely a heavy firearm with amazing destructive power.

   It is conceivable that although the industrial capacity of the country of thunder is not as good as that of the country of ghosts, it is bound to surpass other big countries.

   As an allied force, this is undoubtedly good news.

  Even if it is necessary to guard against Yunyin, it is something to consider after the war.

  After hearing this, Mifune couldn't help but lament Yunyin's powerful strength, thinking that the chances of the alliance winning the final victory are greater.

   "As expected of Your Excellency Raikage, in this way, the strength of our allied forces has exceeded 100,000. This will be an unprecedented force."

   Mifune's praise made the Five Kages empathize.

   It was the first time for them, who had never thought of uniting here, to feel the mighty weight of a hundred thousand ninjas.

  With such a force, coupled with the top ninjas in each village, the burst of energy can suppress all dissatisfaction.

  "It can't be underestimated too much. The country of ghosts is not a country to be messed with. Although they have only about 10,000 ninjas to fight, their power can offset at least 30,000 ninjas. Moreover, this is not counting the top ninjas in the country of ghosts. Leaving aside the three who control the highest power under the shrine maidens, Chiba Kazuki, Uchiha Sasuke, Hagi Kakashi and others are not weaker than Gokage. In the Uchiha clan of the ghost country, there is another The mysterious ninjas of Time-Space Pupil Art, not to mention, they also have Nanao in their hands."

   Tsunade poured a basin of cold water down, which calmed everyone down a lot and prevented them from getting overheated.

  Although the power of the alliance is strong, the military power of the kingdom of ghosts is also astonishing.

   As for the top ninjas, they can assemble an elite team that can rival the Five Kages.

   "Your Excellency Hokage is right. In addition, their armaments are also very sophisticated, and there are at least 60,000 strengthened soldiers. It can be said that they alone have the strength to go to war with our five major countries at the same time."

  As the first Five Kages to confront the Kingdom of Demons, Luo Sha knows very well how terrifying the Kingdom of Demons is.

   These years of resisting pressure have not been fruitless.

   "This is indeed a problem, but besides Gokage, we also have other top ninjas."

  Fourth Raikage glanced at Naruto behind Tsunade.

   Being able to rely on Hinata Ayane's Kamisaku Strike unscathed, his strength is probably at the level of their Five Kages.

   Not to mention, the opponent is Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, bursting out with all his strength, and his strength is estimated to be higher than Five Kages.

   "Then it's Akatsuki." Terumi Mei coughed lightly, and shifted the topic to Akatsuki, "However, I remember that Nagato seemed to have said at the beginning that Akatsuki had mastered the six-tailed beast. Am I wrong?"

   "Well... so, that Nagato did say that they mastered six-tailed beasts... Wait, isn't it seven-tailed beasts?"

  Onoki, who didn't think there was anything at first, immediately widened his eyes, showing a look of disbelief.

   After being reminded by Terumi Mei and Onokiichi, the other Gokages also opened their eyes wide.

   "One tail, two tails, four tails, including five tails, have long been confirmed to be taken away. I remember that three tails and six tails were also taken away by Xiao not long ago."

  Onoki looked at Terumi Mei and asked him for confirmation.

   "Exactly."

   Terumi Mei gave a wry smile.

   "Then, that is to say, Akatsuki's tailed beasts are these six. Nine tails are with us, and seven tails are in the kingdom of demons... there is one eight tails left. Didn't the eight tails be caught by them? Or, among the three tails and the six tails, who escaped?"

  Onoki looked at Fourth Raikage and Terumi Mei in astonishment.

   Terumi Mei coughed and said, "If the fourth generation or Yudaka escaped, with their personalities, they would definitely contact Kirigakure for help."

   As she spoke, she secretly glanced at the fourth Raikage's position, the meaning was self-evident.

  The atmosphere in the conference room ushered in a strange silence.

   "That, Boss..."

  Darui scratched his head in embarrassment.

   "I remember Kirabi-sama had the experience of sneaking out to play by himself many times in the past by fighting the enemy... Anyway, Kirabi-sama is also the most perfect Jinjuriki, so I think Kirabi-sama is now..."

   Without going on, the fourth Raikage's face turned blue and white, and the muscles on his face kept twitching, making his face twisted ferociously.

   "That idiot, I'm going to crush his skull!!"

  In the conference room, the furious roar of the fourth generation of Raikage came out, which lasted for a long time.

   Lei Yingliang's roar made Baishi, who was running on the snow with earplugs, frowned slightly, and it hurt his eardrums.

  Bai Shi pulled out the earplugs, and the ears felt better.

   "Lei Ying's voice is so loud, my ears were almost broken."

   Shiraishi complained.

  In order to listen to the follow-up meeting of the five shadows, he turned the volume to the maximum to prevent their communication from being too low to be heard.

   "Hachio? Although that guy was 'defeated' by Kisame, he is still a tricky guy."

   Ayane who was following Shiraishi smiled and said.

   Also pulled out the earplugs, and waited until Lei Ying finished yelling, then put the earplugs in his ears again, and continued to eavesdrop.

  "Well, after all, it is Perfect Jinchuriki. Even if he took the anti-drug, it would be very difficult for Kisame to solve it head-on. However, that operation, he had anticipated this situation and planned to do so. The anti-drug was to ensure that Kisame would not die, not to defeat Yawei. Kirabi is very playful. When encountering a strong enemy, he will not directly fight to the death. Instead, he will choose a tactical retreat. Unless he is desperate, he will fight to the death. Ying, the personality can be said to be completely opposite. When dealing with battles, most of the time he is more frivolous and rarely serious."

   Baishi analyzed in this way.

  The strength of a ninja should not only consider the strength of the ninja itself, but the understanding of its personality can also play a key role in many cases.

   If Kisame wants to defeat Kirabi, he must use the opponent's playability for a long time to enter a state of attrition.

   But this tactic can only be carried out when there is only Kirabi alone in the wild. If this tactic is adopted near Yunyin Village, even if Kirabi is defeated in the end, he will be surrounded by Yunyin and become a prisoner.

   Therefore, in the eight-tailed capture operation, Kisame adopted a strategy of quickly consuming the eight-tailed, pretending to do his best, and risked getting close to the full-strength eight-tailed, so that Kirabi felt the pressure at the first time, and then took the opportunity to slip away.

   In this way, Guixier can also retreat in time before Yunyin arrives to avoid being captured. At the same time, it establishes the image of a serious and honest cadre for Xiao, and gains more trust.

   "However, the alliance of the five major powers is imperative. They will have eight-tailed and nine-tailed beasts, plus more than 100,000 ninjas, which is not a weak force."

  Baishi's eyes are not too relaxed. The combination of these old powers is indeed an extremely terrifying force.

   Besides, among the five major countries, there are also some ninjas whose abilities exceed the specifications.

  Maitekai, eight-door Dunjia.

  With the physique of the opponent far surpassing his father, if he opens all eight doors, he will also be a trump card of the alliance.

  Need to focus on prevention.

   "Where are the samurai? The Iron Kingdom seems to have joined."

  Ayane looked at Shiraishi.

   "It doesn't matter, they will only target Akatsuki, not against us. It doesn't matter if they join or not. This is no longer the era of samurai."

   Baishi has the confidence to say this.

  The era of the samurai has long been eliminated.

   Although thousands of samurai participated in the battle in the Iron Kingdom, the strength of the samurai is weaker than that of ninjas under the same number.

  Among these thousands of samurai, there are only a very small number of individuals who are at the level of jounin.

  The strength of conventional samurai is between genin and chunin, but the attack method mainly relies on chakra attachment, which increases the power and speed of the blade, and has few countermeasures. In this way, the combat effectiveness will be weakened a bit.

   As for Mifune, he is a different type of warrior.

   In front of him, very few ninjas were able to successfully perform ninjutsu. Most of them were beheaded by Mifune during the operation, and the speed reached an incredible level.

  But in the Iron Country, there is only one Mifune.

"that…"

  When Shiraishi and Ayane were communicating, Cai seemed to have doubts and followed their footsteps.

"What's wrong?"

   Baishi looked slightly to one side.

   "No, I just want to ask, is this okay? We came here to participate in the talks, but we were expelled, and the purpose was not achieved."

  Cai looked at her parents' faces that were not worried at all, and felt strange in her heart.

  Ayane's smile grew even wider when faced with Cai's doubts.

   "Speaking of which, Cai, you seem to have not been informed yet."

   "Inform?"

   "Yes, that is, from the very beginning, we did not plan to unite with the five major powers. Rather, it is the purpose of our trip to withdraw from their alliance like this."

   Seeing the malice hidden in her mother Ayane's smile, the expression on Cai's face was extremely astonished.

  From the very beginning... didn't intend to join the Alliance of Great Powers?

   "Don't show such a strange look. The strength on our side is too strong. Joining in will definitely attract the suspicion and vigilance of the allied forces. In the end, all parties will be unable to fight with all their strength because of the drag of the alliance. However, to leave the alliance, we also need a reasonable excuse that cannot be suspected by others."

   Ayane said with a smile.

   "That is to say..."

  Cai figured out something all of a sudden, and came to her senses like enlightenment.

   "The secretly mobilized materials and troops were discovered by Bai Jue on purpose. If we want to leave without arousing suspicion, we can only use the power of a third party, Xiao, to intervene and find an excuse for us to leave."

   Ayane replied like this.

   "But, why do you want to do this?"

   Cai was still a little puzzled.

   Ayane smiled and said nothing.

   But Cai knew that there must be a deep secret in it.

   It's just that his level is not high enough to know these things.

   "Three kilometers to the north, there are more than a dozen people approaching here quickly."

  Baishi suddenly made a sound, and glanced at the forest in the north.

  The moonlight is hazy, the snow is sprinkled with icy snow, the depths of the forest are dark, like a black hole, and the darkness is like a substance, eroding everything.

   "Which side?"

  Ayane tilted her head.

   "Most of them are bounty hunters in the black market. Hearing that the Five Shadows Conference was held, he wanted to exchange a few heads for money. Every time he went out, he would meet this group of people. Cai, I will leave it to you to solve their work. We will go first, and then you can go back to the ghost country alone."

   Baishi quickly thought of a countermeasure.

"yes."

  Cai did not refuse, opened her eyes, and scanned three kilometers to the north at once. The bounty hunter team that Baishi said broke away from the three-person team, turned to the north and rushed away.

boom.

   Soon, gunshots sounded in the silent forest.

   is a sniper bullet fired by Cai.

   "At this time, I purposely pushed Aya away. What are you going to do next, Shiraishi-kun?"

  It was clearly an icy and snowy environment, but Ayane's voice suddenly became ambiguous.

   "The weather is a bit cold, let's go eat some hot food, rest for a night before setting off. If I remember correctly, there is a small town not far to the south."

   Having been to the Iron Country several times, Shiraishi is no stranger to the locations of cities and towns in this country.

   "Ah, speaking of which, it's really cold. My hands are going to be numb."

  Ayane put her hands in front of her lips and blew white hot air, and then she looked very cold. She rubbed her palms together to keep warm, and intentionally or unintentionally moved her shoulders closer to Shiraishi, almost sticking flesh to flesh.

   "However, I didn't bring pajamas. I just accidentally brought the wrong clothes. I brought one of Ruri's ninja clothes. The fabric was a bit see through. I accidentally cut off parts of the navel and skirt. In this kind of weather, it probably won't keep you warm."

  Ayane clasped her hands slightly, and put on a shy posture that only a little woman can have. In her pure white pupils, there was a dew-like crystal light, and her cheeks were flushed as if frozen by the air-conditioning.

   "So...you have to help people keep warm tonight, Shiraishi-kun."

  The shadow of the moon was hazy, and in a clearing in the forest, blood stained the snow red.

  A dozen or so bounty hunters dressed in unusual clothes fell into a pool of blood. Some had their chests blasted by bullets, some had half of their heads blown off, and some had no obvious wounds, but their hearts were shattered by soft fists, and blood flowed from their mouths.

  After dealing with everyone, Cai blew a puff of hot white air that smelled like gunpowder from the muzzle of the sniper rifle to cool down her favorite gun.

   This group of bounty hunters is not weak, and two of them have reached the level of jounin.

  Unfortunately, he took away one of them with a headshot from 800 meters away, and then sniped and killed three of them.

   After that, there was a very straightforward hand-to-hand fight, which took about a minute to hunt down the remaining personnel.

   "After processing, the next step is to return to the kingdom of ghosts."

  Cai knew that his father, Baishi, was deliberately using these bounty hunters to distract him, but he didn't have a strong habit of curiosity.

  Mostly, the two of them had some important matters to deal with alone, so they ordered themselves to return first.

  Thinking about it carefully, my father has been more enthusiastic about his work recently than before. The night before he came to participate in the Five Kages Conference, he was still fighting with Aunt Liuli all night.

   And now, with mother Ayane, it seems that there is too much work to be done, the adults are really hard.

  So, Cai put the sniper rifle on her back again, ignored the harsh ice and snow environment, and embarked on the road back to the ghost country alone.

  (end of this chapter)

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