In the deep bamboo forest, there is silence, and you can hardly feel the breath of a wild beast.

The surrounding area was devastated, hundreds of meters of ground were rolled up, and countless bamboos fell, mixing with the reddish-brown soil.

Everywhere there were tragic signs of destruction and the moist smell of the flood.

"Hoo ......"

He let out a long breath from his mouth, and the expression on his face was very tired.

On the ground, there was a badly wounded ninja who was wearing a bright red armor that was different from ordinary ninjas, and even half of his face was covered.

He was completely unconscious at the moment, most of the bright red armor on his body was damaged, and the chakra in his body bottomed out, completely losing the ability to resist.

The ghost shark continued to gasp, and with a tired face, he picked up the big knife shark muscle and put the shark muscle behind his back.

Squatting on the ground, his palm grasping the back collar of the bright red armored ninja, dragging the ninja's body in the lightest way possible.

When they came to the outside of the bamboo forest, more than a dozen rock ninjas fell on the ground, and none of them survived.

A young man wearing a red cloud coat on a black background stood in the center of the corpse, his eyes flashing with scarlet light, and the eyes of the three-hooked jade writing wheel were extremely conspicuous in the dim environment.

He looked at the body of the rock shinobi on the ground with a blank face, heard the footsteps coming from behind him, and turned around to see the oni shark dragging a ninja over.

Iwakuin is a ninja man, and he is also the current five-tailed pillar force of Iwakuin Village.

In the ninja world, he is known as the 'Steam Ninja', and is good at using boiling and fire escape.

On the red cloud coat on the black background of the ghost shark, most of it has been damaged, revealing the desire underwear inside, with serious burn marks.

"Looks like it's solved."

Itachi said in a calm tone.

"Don't say it so lightly, this guy is not an opponent to solve easily, fortunately, he was eliminated before he turned into a tailed beast, otherwise you would need to come over and help."

The ghost shark grinned with a mouthful of fangs.

Judging by his tone, it seems that winning is not very easy.

"There's no better place to deal with people in an organization than you. It's easy for you to settle the battle before the human pillar force tails the beast transforms. ”

Itachi's gaze looked at the big knife shark muscle behind the ghost shark, which was a very terrifying weapon.

That knife was able to devour all the tailed beast Chakra that manifested the human pillar power in an instant, making the human pillar force fall into a weakened state.

As long as it is not a complete body, the human pillar strength is in front of the ghost shark, and the combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened.

That's why Xiao wants to absorb him too.

The various abilities of the ghost shark are very restrained by the human pillar force.

Sure enough, none of them are simple ninjas. Itachi said secretly in his heart.

"Maybe."

The oni shark walked to the side of the rock and sat down, threw the body of the rock ninja to the side at will, and rested on his own.

It's not that the chakra is insufficient, in Akatsuki, his chakra is one of the best, comparable to the tailed beast.

It's just a big battle, and he now feels that his mental and physical exertion is serious, and he needs to recover.

At this moment, the soil shook slightly, and a black and white mixture emerged from the soil.

"It's hard work, and the capture of the five tails is smoother than expected."

Bai Jue grinned.

The ghost shark snorted lightly and replied not very satisfied: "Don't say it so easily, it's not you who are here to deal with the human pillar force." In this way, my indicator is also completed. The next person is a pillar force, and I don't need to catch it. ”

The ghost shark looked towards the weasel intentionally or unintentionally.

According to the regulations, everyone in the organization needs to capture a tailed beast.

His task indicators have been completed, and he can be leisurely for a long time, just need to take on the rest of the tasks even after another.

The task of capturing the human pillar force is too tiring, and the battle is also very dangerous. If he's not careful, he'll die here.

"Of course. The success of the five-tailed capture this time can be said to be a good start for the organization, which is something to be happy about. ”

Hei Jue's deep voice sounded, but it was also difficult to hide a trace of excitement.

"It was really a wise move to recruit you in the first place, if you are a talent, it would be nice to have a few more."

Bai Jue smiled greedily.

And the people who discovered the talent of the ghost shark were many white peers.

Bai Jue was even more proud in his heart, and sure enough, he was the number one hero of Xiao.

If there are a few more spies like me, there will be no need for the Xiao Organization to be opened...... The ghost shark was slightly speechless in his heart.

However, it is good news that his ability is relied on by the organization.

He also kept his mission in mind, in the past few years, as long as Xiao didn't carry out an operation against the fog hidden, he didn't need to pass on information to the village, and he could be a traitor honestly.

Because this is an extremely important period of gaining trust, it is necessary to do one's duty and loyally for the organization, so that it can be trusted by the leader of the Know.

Thinking of the leader, a trace of solemnity flashed in the ghost shark's eyes.

When he joined Xiao, he used to fight with the leader for the reason of discussion.

However, that time...... Nothing useful was learned at all. Even if you know that the other party will use gravity to center on yourself and bounce or pull the enemy, the force is too fierce.

So much so that he had to fight with all his might to deal with the force of gravity and traction.

"The next thing to do is to prepare for the sealing of the Five Tails, there is a secret base provided by Beryuhu nearby, where the sealing ceremony will be held. Come with us. ”

Black Jedi said.

"Can't you just let me rest a little longer? That's enough. ”

The oni shark complained, but still got up from the rock, dragged the body of the rock ninja, and followed it with Itachi to the hidden base in the nearby area.

"That's right."

At this time, Hei Jue suddenly spoke again, and turned his head to look at Itachi.

"What's wrong?"

Itachi asked expressionlessly.

Black Jedi paused and said, "The war in the Land of the Wind is over. ”

After hearing this, Itachi's face was still silent, but his heart was tight.

According to the reconnaissance of Hakujue in the Akatsuna, the Sand Hidden Force of the Wind Country also hides a Konoha army, which is led by Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas.

Staring at the black face, there was nothing to be seen from his dark face.

"Sand Hide was defeated, Kazekage Raksha was beaten out of the psychological shadow, and most of the elite team that Konoha supported Sand Hide, most of the army was wiped out, including the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law of the three generations of Hokage, and Jirai, one of the three ninjas, was also captured. Moreover, the ninjas of the country of demons are said to have suffered less than 200 casualties, but Shagakure has lost 3,700 ninjas. It's a tragic end. ”

Hei Jue said.

"This was an unexpected surprise, I didn't expect it to turn out like this, did Ichi, were?"

The oni shark had a surprised look on his face and tilted his head and smiled at Itachi.

"Boring."

Itachi closed his eyes and said in a cold tone.

The head of the dark department and the deputy minister were killed, and one of the three ninja was captured, Itachi couldn't imagine how weak Konoha would be inside at the moment.

This is really bad news.

Bai Jue laughed and laughed: "I went to the scene with Xiao Hei to observe, Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri, what a monster-like guy." Of the more than 3,000 sand ninjas, most of them died at the hands of the two of them. If it weren't for the appearance of an eight-door Dunjia ninja in the middle, it is estimated that Chiba Shiraishi would not need to do anything, and just relying on Uchiha Ruri's Susa Nenghu, he would be able to suppress three thousand sand ninjas, including Kazekage. ”

Hei Jue replied again: "Almost." However, Chiba Shiraishi has the ability to replenish chakra, and this time it was not used, even if more than 3,000 sand ninja were annihilated, it was not the upper limit of their strength. If you encounter it in the future, try to be careful, although it is useless to be careful. ”

Black never thought that these team members, with the information, would be able to deal with such monsters.

Some ninjas, even if they know about their weaknesses, still can't beat them.

Just to increase the chances of these people escaping.

After all, it would be quite difficult to find so many capable ninjas, and it would delay the progress of sealing the tailed beast.

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in the office.

"Five Shadows Conference...... It seems that Shagakure wants to use the influence of the five major powers to put pressure on us diplomatically. ”

Preparations are already underway for the convening of the Five Shadows Conference, and the venue for the conference is the country of neutral railways.

It is a country located at the northern end of the main road of the ninja world.,Unlike the shrine girl culture of the Oni Country.,It's a country that worships samurai.,And the climate is harsh.,Like the Snow Country.,It's a cold country that is buried by winter snow all year round.。

An independent country, an independent authority, an independent culture, the Iron Country is such a country.

The strength of the samurai under his command is also a relatively powerful force under the five major powers.

And this time, as the venue of the Five Shadows Conference, it is also because of the recognition of the strength of the Iron Country.

Shiraishi thought to himself.

"It seems that you have not given them enough hardship, if you want me to say, you should have thrown the fire spirit directly into the sky above the Sand Hidden Village before, it will be more effective than anything else."

Sitting on the sofa and taking a sip of tea, Ayane smiled.

"It's not just ninjas who die like that, it's more civilians who die."

Shiraishi shook his head.

The ninja villages of the five major countries were established in the form of mixed military and civilian housing.

This means that if you want to attack Ninja Village, then you will inevitably involve countless civilians.

Moreover, even without these civilians, he was not extreme enough to uproot Shayin Village at such a time.

Because to do so would only lead to the Fourth Great Ninja War, and if you are not prepared, you will undoubtedly be killing yourself.

"So, what do you do now? After all, we still have the identity of traitor, and if Konoha doesn't take back the wanted document for traitor, we can't overwhelm each other in righteousness. ”

The first is that the body is not right, and at this point, it is no longer possible to act with the dangerous thinking of rebellion.

In any case, the surface work must be done to look good.

"The Five Shadows Conference will be held in the Iron Country in five days, although the time is relatively tight, but there is no big problem with Konoha secretly operating on the side."

Shiraishi said.

"How does it work? I don't think they'll compromise with us so easily. ”

Ayane raised an eyebrow.

"Heh, now the internal power system of Konoha is fragmented, and the roots have formed a trend of tail that cannot be dropped, gradually encroaching on the power within Konoha, and even the Hyuga clan is secretly in contact with the roots. That Hokage-sama has more headaches than he imagined. Coupled with this incident, do you think he still has a choice? ”

Shiraishi said with a smile.

The three generations of Hokage are over sixty years old, and their health is not as good as a year, and it is time to think about the future and the heir, otherwise one day they will suddenly leave and Konoha will continue to consume internally in order to compete for the position of Hokage. This is the first thing that the three generations of Hokage have to consider.

And the election of the five generations of Hokage, Orochimaru has defected, and now it will only be produced in the two of them.

The other two of the three ninjas, Jiraiya and Tsunade.

The problem is that Jiraiya is now in the hands of the Oni Country, and he is under the strict supervision of the powerful lords of the Uzumaki clan and the Hyuga clan that he has sent.

And he used multiple sealing techniques to weaken his strength to the level of ordinary people.

Don't talk about rescue, just bring the rescuers in.

Ayane suddenly came over.

"I see, is that why you don't kill Jiraiya? Used to trade with Konoha? ”

"For Konoha , Jiraiya is more valuable than being alive. No matter how hostile the three Hokage were, he couldn't ignore Jiraiya's safety. There is no successor, which is the greatest sorrow of the leader of a ninja village, and it will also lead to the collapse of a village. ”

Shiraishi replied.

"I thought Kakashi would become the fifth Hokage."

Ayane muttered.

"No, Kakashi, although he has the ability, also has that time...... But Mr. Shuomao's matter has always been a thorn in the hearts of the higher-ups. Even if Kakashi didn't care, the Konoha higher-ups had to think carefully about these factors. ”

Although Shiraishi also thinks about this kind of thing, it's still unrealistic to think about it, Kakashi's strength is there, but his reputation is still insufficient, although he has gained a firm foothold in the shadows, but in the end he is not a real core person, and he is far less close to a talent like Jiraiya, who has been personally cultivated since childhood.

"And it's not just that, Ruri is going to Konoha to receive the inheritance of the Uchiha clan in the future, and Konoha will definitely not agree, and it will be difficult for us to coerce Konoha by force. As a condition for releasing Jiraiya and the rest of the Konoha Shinobi captives, Konoha needs to pay us two prices. One is to remove the wanted warrant on us, otherwise we will be very passive at the Five Shadows Conference. The other is to retrieve the inheritance of the Uchiha clan, and the Konoha side must not interfere. ”

Shiraishi named the two prices that Konoha had paid.

"I always feel like they won't agree easily."

In any case, the two costs are more excessive than the other.

"The martial arts faction led by the root will naturally not agree easily, but ...... The three generations of Hokage would surely agree, as he was in dire need of a successor now. If he doesn't save Jiraiya, not only will he lose his successor, but Tsunade Sensei will probably no longer trust him. In this way, the authority of the group hidden in Konoha will become greater and greater, until the power of the Hokage is overthrown. ”

The three generations of Hokage had no choice.

Even if he killed his son and daughter-in-law, he would have to do it for Konoha's sake.

As for the dispute with the roots, it is Konoha's own business, and it has nothing to do with the country of ghosts.

"Speaking of which, there are still a group of young children in the Uchiha clan who have not died, and when I came back to garrison before, I found out that there was a group of Uchiha children who escaped the tragic fate of extermination, and they were quietly arranged in the base. Did you or Ruri do it secretly? ”

Ayane asked.

When Bai Shi heard this, he sighed helplessly and said, "It's a pity, it's not either. ”

"Huh? I thought it was you and Ruri who secretly arranged it. ”

"Ruri cut off contact with the Konoha Uchiha clan very early, and when the extermination happened, everything was too sudden to take action. Kakashi also couldn't get much information, because the task of monitoring the Uchiha clan was later transferred to the root of Danzo, and Kakashi's identity was not suitable to actively participate in such a sensitive matter. As for the Uchiha Itachi Exterminator...... The reasons for this are worth pondering. ”

Shiraishi groaned.

Because there are too many irrationalities in it.

How could a thirteen-year-old child do something of this magnitude overnight?

And according to Kakashi's follow-up report, the Uchiha was tragically exterminated, and it was only discovered in the early hours of the next morning...... It's just so weird.

If the Konoha Dark Department had been lazy to this point, the interior would have been captured by the enemy long ago.

There are a lot of things in this, and it's scary to think about.

The root of the group, even Xiao is behind the scenes...... Itachi Uchiha is more likely to be just a pawn in this mission.

Such a meticulous action to annihilate the Uchiha clan was by no means an accident, but had been prepared for a long time.

"Well, it's ...... that brought those little kids back."

Ayane's eyes narrowed.

There is no doubt that in the name of the military of the Oni Country, such an order can be given to the spies who remain in Konoha, and even know about the internal problems of the Uchiha clan before they do, so that they can send these children out on the night of the extermination. The people behind the scenes who are doing this are already very small.

With your eyes closed, you can tell who's doing it.

"Let Ruri investigate this matter herself, she is now arranging those Konoha Uchiha children, I believe that I must have guessed something in my heart, so we don't have to worry."

No matter how this kind of thing is investigated, there is only one direction in the end, and Shiraishi thinks it is safer to leave it to Ruri to deal with.

Ayane nodded, not continuing to ask.

"Then I'll go over and prepare and participate in the pre-conference work of the Five Shadows Conference."

Escort arrangements, including travel issues, need to be prepared in advance.

And you can't completely put your hope on Konoha and be prepared for the worst.

"Please, by the way, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, don't give the country of wind a chance to breathe, try to be tough, and show a resolute appearance of not giving up until you achieve your goal."

Naturally, it is impossible to get the northwest region of the Wind Country so easily, and Sand Hidden Village will not give up easily.

Now that it is in force, so that Sha Yin does not dare to act rashly and transfer the battlefield to the negotiating table.

If it still can't be properly resolved at the negotiating table, then the Oni no Kuni will have to prepare for a second war with the Sunagare.

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In one of the hospital's lounges, the smell of disinfectant was everywhere.

Ebizo heard the door open, so he looked at the door, and his sister Chiyo appeared at the door and walked in with a frown.

"How is it, sister, is Luo Sha's condition still not improving?"

Since the defeat on the front-line battlefield, Shayin Village has lost the initiative in the war, and nearly 5,000 casualties have only been exchanged for the enemy's 200 casualties, a gap of nearly 25 times, making people can't believe that this is a record that Shayin Village can fight.

In the past, when I fought with Konoha, the gap in battle damage would not be so unbalanced.

As for the people who really did it with Sha Yin, there were only two of them, and if this was used as an excuse to shirk responsibility, Sha Yin would be even more embarrassed.

Being forced to such an extent by two ninjas is the first time in the history of the sand hide.

"The deafness of the ear has been cured, but the brain is still greatly impacted, and the medical ninja who is in charge says that it will take a period of rest to recover."

Chiyo sighed, her old face full of exhaustion.

After the end of the Third Ninja War, he and his younger brother Ebizo were old enough to determine the candidate for the fourth generation of Kazekage, and after completing the handover work, they immediately retired and handed over the future of Sand Hidden Village to the more energetic young people of Sand Hidden Village.

It's just that I didn't expect Luo Sha to give them such a big 'surprise' this time.

The war has only been fought for a month, and thousands of sand ninjas have died, and the vitality recovered after the third ninja world war has suddenly fallen to the bottom again.

The worst thing is that this time it is not the big ones that will lose, but the small ones.

That's where the tricky part becomes.

Although he desperately wanted to lead troops immediately to stifle all potential threats, Chiyo still calmed down and thought about the consequences of doing so.

Impulsiveness doesn't mean much, but because of recklessness, you will fall into the trap of the enemy.

It's like Raksha.

There is nothing wrong with his layout strategy, what is problematic is the strength of Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri...... and Konoha who is busy dealing with the inner ghost.

Not to mention that it is a major mistake to not find out the actual combat effectiveness of the enemy, and joining forces with Konoha is equivalent to completely telling the enemy about his own strategy and acting under the enemy's nose.

Ebizo nodded and continued: "Just now there was a letter from the Daimyo's Mansion that the diplomatic mission of the Oni Country has arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion and asked for the cession of all the land northwest of Kazami Castle as compensation for the invasion of the Oni Country by the Kaze-no-Mansion, and the attitude is very tough. ”

"Let the daimyo delay a little longer, and when the talks of the Five Shadows Conference have a result, maybe they will win over the rest of the ninja villages and put diplomatic pressure on the country of ghosts. They must not want to see the Ghost Country take advantage of the situation, and the Five Shadows Conference will be held, which will be beneficial to our Shayin. ”

Chiyo said.

Originally, the five major powers occupied the most resources in the ninja world, and if they allowed the country of ghosts to rise, it would be equivalent to their share of interests being swallowed by the country of ghosts.

"Sister, it's good if you have an arrangement. In terms of diplomacy, I will temporarily help the daimyo to delay, and when the Five Shadows Conference has a result, and after receiving the support of the daimyo and kage from the rest of the countries, presumably the country of ghosts will also retreat. Until then, they can use their renegade status to make some articles. ”

"Well, I'll handle the Five Shadows Talks."

Chiyo said with a sigh.

Luo Sha's situation is obviously not suitable for participating in the Five Shadows Conference, and the persecution of the ghost country is so tight, and the witch is completely unable to negotiate, since it cannot be solved from within the ghost country, she can only use the outside to put pressure on the ghost country.

I hope that the shadows of various countries can abandon their previous suspicions this time, and jointly suppress the rise of the Oni Country to prevent the emergence of the sixth power.