Escape From Konoha

Late at night, eleven o'clock.

At this time, most people in Konoha Village have finished their day's work and are beginning to wander in the dream of peace and tranquility, washing away the fatigue from the day's work.

In the deserted forest, only the hazy moonlight shone down, and you could vaguely see the outline of a path leading deeper into the woods.

Shiraishi led the way along this path. Behind him, Asami Masumi walked slowly and slowly.

Perhaps it was the lingering smell of rain at dusk, but the air blowing from the woods on both sides of the trail was slightly cold, which made her body feel cold, and she subconsciously hugged her arms tightly.

She glanced at Bai Shi who kept walking ahead without looking back, bit her lower lip with a slight grievance, and followed up again with an extremely reluctant look.

This is the private territory of the Uchiha clan.

Outsiders are prohibited from visiting it, and only those with "permission" from the Uchiha clan are eligible to use this forest.

As the 'brother-in-law' of a genius Jonin of the Uchiha clan, he obviously also has the right to use this forest.

According to Asami Masumi's guess, not surprisingly, the forest area that Shiraishi brought him to was the private territory of the Uchiha genius girl.

Safe, secret, no man's land, a man and a woman alone.

All kinds of bad words came to mind. Although he was not very willing to think about the worst, in Asami Masumi's view, this situation was really not good for herself.

As a ninja, she was not naive.

In the battle of ninjas, blindly compromising will eventually lose all the chips until there is no retreat.

If the other party makes very excessive demands later, even if it means death, a few of the other party's teeth will be broken. Having made up her mind, Asami Masumi lowered her head, and a faint white light appeared on the lenses, making it impossible to see her sharp eyes.

Then, she quietly slipped the scalpel hidden in her cuff into her right hand, and a warm sense of security filled her chest from within.

Although I was taught how to use kunai and shuriken when I was in the ninja school, and my fiancé also gave me some guidance on the use of ninja tools... But compared to kunai and shuriken, This is a familiar killing ninja tool, but she prefers to use a more delicate tool like a scalpel.

Not only is it easy to hide, it is also as sharp as a kunai.

The most important thing is that as a medical ninja, she has far more exposure to medical tools than ordinary ninja tools.

You can use this to easily cut open the enemy's abdomen and chest, cut off the enemy's throat and trachea, and cause the enemy's body to bleed profusely, making him feel more painful than death.

The enemy is like a patient lying on the operating table.

And I was just performing an operation on these 'patients' who would never wake up.

So, like a normal person, she kept up with Shiraishi's steps step by step, and her steps became much lighter.

While following Shiraishi, she had already thought about the steps she would need to take to slit the other person's throat if there was a conflict later.

"arrive."

Ahead, Shiraishi's voice sounded and he stopped.

But he didn't look back, he just said these words into the air around him, making sure that the people behind him could hear him.

Asami Masumi then raised her head, pushed the frame on the bridge of her nose with the middle finger of her right hand, looked at the surrounding environment, and her eyes flickered.

At the end of the path, there was a rather wide open space, about a thousand square meters, surrounded by tall trees. Even the moonlight shining in the night sky could not penetrate the thick forest to reach this open space.

At the corner of the open space, a wooden house was built. It didn't look very big overall. The windows and doors were tightly sealed, so you couldn't see what was inside.

The rest is blank.

But it is not accurate to say that it is completely blank. There are still many wooden stakes and targets in the open space, as well as soil digging and construction tools that have not been collected in time.

There is no doubt that this is an extremely secretive private training place that belongs to someone's private property.

People in the village cannot approach him, and the Hokage, including the ANBU directly under the Hokage, cannot intervene without any reason and invade the privacy here.

Every piece of land here is engraved with the name of 'Uchiha', which is full of deterrence.

This also means that no matter what happens here, it will be difficult for outsiders to investigate.

Asami Masumi couldn't help but hold on to the white coat on her body, and hid the scalpel in her right hand more tightly to ensure that it would not be exposed.

In this way, no matter what happens later, he will not lose the power to resist.

"come on."

Turning around, Shiraishi took a moment to look at Asami Masumi's figure, and froze on her expressionless face for two or three seconds, then turned his head again, walked towards the closed door of the wooden house, took out the key and opened it. door lock.

The room was dark, and he couldn't see his fingers. Shiraishi habitually touched the wall next to him and pressed the switch. The room was illuminated by bright yellow lights, driving away the darkness.

With a nervous mood, he followed Shiraishi into the wooden house.

Hearing the soft click of the door behind him, Asami Masumi's heart skipped a beat.

In addition to the double bed for resting, there are only some simple tables and chairs in the wooden house. It seems to be just a temporary stop for resting when you feel tired during the cultivation process.

"Sorry, meeting in other places is easy to be discovered. Although this place is simple and simple, it is better than being hidden. Coupled with my sensory ninjutsu, I guarantee that no one will eavesdrop. Don't worry, Asami-san."

No, wouldn't it be more dangerous?

As Shiraishi's comforting words came out, Asami Masumi became even more alert.

"Let me tell you first, I won't do that kind of thing with you. Just give up."

Leaning against the corner, Asami Masumi hid her right hand holding the scalpel behind her back. Although her expression was slightly helpless, her words revealed a firm rejection.

"?"

That kind of thing?

What kind of thing?

Shiraishi was slightly stunned, unable to react for a moment, and was stunned on the spot.

Then I saw Asami Masumi's fair face that looked helpless and sad, but also full of stubbornness. She was biting her lower lip slightly, as if she was engaging in some kind of extremely fierce psychological struggle. I don't know why. , full of a weak atmosphere that wants to be bullied.

"..."

Shiraishi opened his mouth slightly, unable to keep up with the old classmate's jumping remarks.

"Asami-san, I'm a ninja, how could I force a woman to do something like that?"

"It's possible. Before you became a ninja, you were first a man, or a man of this special age. Moreover, there are only two of us here. No matter what happens, no one outside will know."

"..."

I feel like if we continue to dwell on this topic, it will turn into a discussion about male physiological behavior.

"This request is indeed very tempting, but please don't worry, I don't need you to solve my physical needs."

It felt like this old classmate had misunderstood something.

Could it be that in the eyes of outsiders, I was the kind of pervert who would take a keen interest in other people's fiancées?

Shiraishi shook his head, he really couldn't compliment the other party's brain circuit.

"Are you trying to make me surrender mentally first?"

The struggling and sad expression on his face became more vivid and vivid.

"Before you say this, could you please take the scalpel off your hand?"

While seducing him with a helpless and weak posture, she held the scalpel tightly in her hand.

If you walked over unprepared, your throat would be slit and you would die.

Asami Masumi's body trembled slightly.

was discovered.

Lowering his head, the helpless and weak expression on his face disappeared instantly, as if by magic.

"Did you notice? I thought I hid it well."

Shiraishi had no explanation.

How could a chuunin who held the position of team leader in the drug development team of the pharmacy department behave so weakly.

"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you, and you don't need to be so vigilant. The reason why I brought you here is just because it is hidden enough here to ensure that no accidents will happen on the way to learn the truth."

Shiraishi did not approach Masumi Asami, but kept a distance of three to four meters from him and spoke with a smile.

"the truth?"

As if confused by these two words, Asami Masumi raised her head and looked into Shiraishi's smiling eyes.

"Of course it's the truth about your fiancé, Jonin Fujisaki, who died in the mission. To be honest, after watching the whole process, I was also scared."

"you know!?"

As Shiraishi finished speaking, Asami Masumi's voice suddenly became excited and nervous.

The next moment, her expression became alert again, staring at Shiraishi's whole body, shaking her head and questioning: "No, you are not a member of the secret mission team, and you have a close relationship with the Uchiha clan. Lord Hokage will not do it at all. ……You lied to me!"

He suddenly recognized this fact, so that his eyes became terrifying, and he stared at Shiraishi fiercely, as if he wanted to poke a big hole in him.

"Indeed, I am not a member of the Fujisaki Jonin team. Likewise, the Sandaime would not tell me such a secret thing... That is because there is another 'person' who told me the truth..."

Shiraishi said with a smile.

"who is it?"

Asami Masumi's eyes were full of doubts, and she obviously didn't believe everything Shiraishi said.

Shiraishi did not explain directly, but took out a scroll from his pocket, put it on the floor and slowly opened it under Asami Masumi's curious gaze.

"untie."

The scrolls spread out on the floor immediately emitted a cloud of white smoke.

Along with the white smoke, there was a corpse lying coldly on the floor.

"Wujun!?"

Seeing the true appearance of this corpse, Asami Masumi's eyes suddenly widened.

Losing his previous composure, he suddenly rushed forward and knelt down in front of the corpse.

With trembling fingers, he touched the corpse's cheek, and for a moment he couldn't believe it was true.

"Chiba-san, why is Wu-kun's body here with you?"

"It was taken out of the ANBU incineration room and almost destroyed."

In order to obtain this corpse, even his own 'son' was thrown into the incinerator.

"But, I remember the ANBU sent by Hokage-sama said that Wu-kun's body can no longer be found..."

She wanted to tell herself that this was just Shiraishi's conspiracy.

However, no matter how you question it, the authenticity of this corpse is genuine.

She immediately realized that her fiancé's death was not as simple as it seemed.

He died in the line of duty while performing a secret mission, and even his body was missing. This was just an official statement.

But what is the truth?

Why did the Hokage lie to her?

Why not tell yourself what the secret mission is?

Why do you make yourself give up revenge again and again?

All kinds of questions filled my mind, which was very confusing.

"In order to prevent irrelevant people from obtaining the village's secrets, some artistic processing is naturally required in the external rhetoric..."

"But I am Lord Wu's fiancée, not an outsider!"

Facing Asami Masumi's somewhat hoarse voice, Shiraishi's tone remained calm:

"That's why I have to hide it from you so that you can continue to live here as a Konoha ninja."

As Shiraishi finished speaking, Asami Masumi's face was stunned.

"Because it's me... you have to hide it even more?"

what is this?

Asami Masumi only felt that her brain was not used enough.

Seeing the other party's expression, the initial thoughts in my heart were obviously gradually shaken.

And this is exactly the effect Shiraishi wants.

"Asami-san, I said before that I want to make a deal with you. But the way you are now, you may still be a little confused about this and unable to really make up your mind. So, let me first let you know the inside story, and then Consider whether to make this deal with me."

"What do you need me to do?"

Although she didn't know what deal Shiraishi wanted to make with her, she had to know the inside story of her fiancé's death.

"It's very simple. Next, you close your eyes, and then I will tell you the truth through some means."

"Close your eyes?"

Shrinking his body, he was obviously somewhat resistant to this request.

"You can do it without closing your eyes, but the effect will be a little bad."

"abnormal!"

Shiraishi took a deep breath and his tone suddenly became serious.

"Asami-san, I will use forbidden techniques to temporarily connect your spirit with the memory space of Fujisaki Jonin, allowing you to intuitively understand everything that happened to Fujisaki Jonin."

"Is that all?"

The eyes flickered with distrust.

"I'm not forcing you to believe it. Of course, I don't care whether this deal is completed or not, and it doesn't have much impact on me, but you may not be able to come into contact with the truth about the death of Jonin Fujisaki for the rest of your life."

Bai Shi looked straight at him, calm and calm.

"I see."

Perhaps she felt that Shiraishi did not have any ill intentions towards her, and as Shiraishi said, it would be difficult for her to learn the truth about her fiancé's death if she missed this opportunity.

No matter what, you have to understand the inside story.

"bring it on."

After saying this, Asami Masumi closed her eyes and knelt down in front of the corpse, as if she was letting Shiraishi do whatever she wanted. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, but she didn't dare to open them even though she wanted to.

Seeing this, Shiraishi didn't say much, and simply extended his palm to the classmate in front of him who was already unsuspecting of him...

…

"Hokage-sama."

A gentle and firm voice sounded in a secret room.

The sealed room had only a few candles lighting up the surrounding darkness.

I saw a young man wearing a Jounin uniform of Konoha, kneeling on one knee in front of the Third Hokage, with a respectful attitude of listening to the teachings.

Wu Jun!

Seeing this Konoha Jonin kneeling down in front of the Third Hokage, Asami Masumi instantly recognized the other person's identity.

It is his fiancé Fujisaki Takeshi.

At this moment, the gentleness on his face had faded away, and he was filled with the decisiveness and perseverance that a ninja should have.

However, no matter how Asami Masumi kept shouting in her heart, her voice could not be transmitted to the person who no longer existed.

Because this is just Fujisaki Takeshi's memory space.

The real Takeshi Fujisaki has passed away long ago.

"I'm sorry, Wu, for keeping you waiting. I wasted a little time by holding a meeting."

The voice of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen sounded.

"Hokage-sama has many things to do every day, and there is nothing we can do about it."

"Really? You're still the same...forget it, now is not the time to talk about this. Have you really thought about it, Wu?"

Hiruzen's expression instantly became serious, and he stared straight at the young man in front of him, with a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

It seemed as if he was considering whether to entrust such an important task to this young man.

"Yes, I have thought about it clearly. The forces of the roots are getting stronger and stronger. If you want to restore the peace of the village, you must control their development as soon as possible. Only in that way, the tragedy of Mr. Sakumo will not happen again, and the tragedy of Uchiha will not happen again." The relationship between the clan can also be eased smoothly. With all due respect, the root’s hand is really stretched too far, and sooner or later it will cause disaster for the village.”

Fujisaki Takeshi analyzed in a calm and calm tone.

"well……"

Hiruzen smoked a cigarette and began to frown as before.

"In addition, I have successfully connected with the people in the root. Starting tomorrow, I will be planted with a curse seal by Danzo... I will collect enough evidence in the root as soon as possible to ensure that it can be used at the next Jonin meeting. Go up and wipe out all the forces that Danzo belongs to."

"In this case, the sacrifice for you will be too great, and your life will probably be in danger... Are you really sure? Once you embark on this path, there is no possibility of turning back. Even I, the Hokage, , and don’t know what will happen.”

"Yes, please leave it to me, Hokage-sama."

Looking at the firm smile on the young man's face, Hiruzen finally sighed and nodded heavily.

"There are several non-staff personnel in the Roots. They were chess pieces that I placed there. Danzo didn't know about this. When you go to the Roots, you can contact them and ask them to assist you in your actions. In addition, if you don't get it within a month, If there is evidence, evacuate the roots immediately. As long as you come to my place, even if you are cursed, Danzo will not dare to do anything to you."

A document was handed to Takeshi Fujisaki's hand, which recorded the information of those non-staff members.

"yes!"

After taking the file, the figure disappeared from the secret room like a twisted black phantom.

…

"Welcome to join our roots, Fujisaki Jonin. For the sake of Danzo-sama and the great cause of Konoha, you will feel sincerely honored for your choice today!"

A root ninja wearing a mask with thick and strange paint, exuding a cold and dark aura, stood on a criss-crossing aisle suspended in mid-air, and received Takeshi Fujisaki, the newly joined jounin.

…

"I heard that Fujisaki you are good at illusions and assassinations, so I'll leave this guy to you to deal with."

The root ninja handed over a wanted notice, which showed an A-level wanted criminal and a jounin.

…

"Illusion: The Art of Darkness!"

Endless darkness enveloped the day, turning the forest into pitch black.

The defecting ninja who was shrouded in darkness did not even see a figure. He only saw a flash of sword light passing through the darkness, followed by a chill on his neck, warm blood spurting out, and he fell towards the ground.

…

"Next, Lord Danzo will meet you in person. Although you have not been here for a long time, you are very good at assassination. Danzo has always admired geniuses. In such a short period of time, Lord Danzo has been I’ve met you twice, you’re really a great guy.”

…

"We are the roots of Konoha, and we are also the darkness of Konoha. Things that are inconvenient for the Hokage to handle, the Roots can handle for us. What the Hokage cannot do, our Roots can do. But one day, even if we are in darkness "We, like mice crossing the street, will find fire in the darkness, become the light that bathes the village, and drive the weak conservatives out of office!"

Danzo's resonant voice was like ice that would never melt for thousands of years, cold, domineering, and firm.

Darkness enveloped him. Masumi Asami, who was watching as a third party at this time, even though she knew this was a memory, she still felt her body trembling because of the darkness in this man.

Would her fiancé want to compete with such a dangerous person in the enemy's base camp?

What a mess!

…

The memory at the root is dark and depressing.

There are endless dirty jobs to be done every day, and there are endless enemies to kill every day.

Even just the tip of the iceberg is enough to make people feel terrified.

Unknowingly, Fujisaki Takeshi has been living here for more than half a month.

His daily job is to kill people.

Some were spies from other villages, and some were ninjas from their own village who blocked the advance of the base.

As time goes by, Fujisaki Takeshi knows that the mission deadline is coming. If nothing is done, the mission can only be treated as a failure.

And the next time you want to get in touch with the roots, it won't be so easy.

With this adventurous idea, from Asami Masumi's perspective, Fujisaki Takeshi created a shadow clone to deal with the root's murder test. The main body used illusions to hide his figure, shield his own chakra, and sneak into the root. data room to collect evidence.

Go all the way to the room where the root contains confidential information. Here you must knock out the root guard guarding the door.

No hesitation.

"Illusion: The Art of Darkness!"

"who!?"

There was darkness in front of him, and the root ninja guarding the door immediately sensed an intruder.

Before they could take the next step, their throats were slit by the blade, and they immediately fell into silence.

Darkness removed.

Takeshi Fujisaki held a blood-stained ninja sword, flanked by fallen root ninjas. Their necks were cut open, and blood spattered on the floor and walls beside them. They were all killed with one knife.

…

In the data room, Takeshi Fujisaki was rummaging through various intelligence materials.

Here, there are also hidden secrets that cannot be revealed to others.

As the darkest organization in the ANBU, this organization has done many unknown things behind the Hokage's back.

What Fujisaki Takeshi wants to find are the secrets that prove the harmfulness of the roots.

Try to seize the opportunity in the jounin meeting in the near future, so as to eliminate the root threat to Hokage.

While rummaging through it, Takeshi Fujisaki glanced at the information above. The more he read, the more cold sweat broke out on his face.

It's not that I'm nervous, but because every recorded event has a huge impact.

And it also involves the ninja clan, which has deep-rooted power.

Horrified by what Danzo was secretly planning.

But it also means that if all these things are revealed, the roots will be severely damaged.

He stuffed the documents and scrolls recording intelligence information into the backpack he carried with him.

At the end, there was only one scroll left, so I had to stuff it into my ninja tool bag and carry it with me.

"Here! Get him!"

In the corridor outside the data room, there was the sound of running footsteps.

Fujisaki Takeshi showed no fear and formed seals with his hands to spread the darkness out. The root ninja who rushed in only felt darkness in front of his eyes.

Then screams broke out and the crowd fell into chaos.

Fujisaki Takeshi frowned slightly. The feeling of the blade cutting into the flesh was wrong, but it did not cause fatal injuries to these root ninjas.

However, the point is not to deal with these root ninjas, he must send these secrets to the Hokage.

Therefore, regardless of these injuries, the root ninja fell into chaos in the darkness.

Now it's a race against time to escape, and not a single second can be wasted.

Every route here has been explored clearly with the help of the Hokage's arrangement.

He couldn't force his way through the main entrance. There were many people there. With his strength, he couldn't force his way through, and he would most likely be caught.

You can only leave through the remote, less guarded side door.

…

The forest in northwestern Konoha.

With a booming explosion, and amid the screams of the Root ninjas, Fujisaki Takeshi rolled out of the Root base covered in blood.

Since the side door is thickened by various techniques, it can only be forced open in this rough way. In this way, you will inevitably be involved in danger and cause injuries.

"Ahem!"

After coughing twice violently, Takeshi Fujisaki quickly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and while running towards the west, he endured the severe pain that his bones were about to fall apart, put his fingers in his mouth, and blew a whistle.

An eagle's cry sounded from the sky.

It was the Hokage's exclusive communication ninja hawk, and its flying speed was faster than that of a Jonin sprinting at full speed.

When he saw the messenger eagle flying to a certain height, Fujisaki took off the backpack filled with documents and scrolls from his back, and then threw it high into the sky in one go.

The messenger eagle was as fast as lightning, grabbed the backpack with its talons, flew high into the sky, disappeared in the blink of an eye, and flew to the Hokage Building.

"Success!"

Seeing the messenger eagle leave, at this distance, it takes less than a minute to fly to the location of the Hokage building and deliver these secrets safely to the Hokage.

Fujisaki Takeshi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and showed a embarrassed smile.

"Next..."

Fujisaki Takeshi was also ready to leave and began to evacuate from here, heading to the Hokage Building to join the Hokage.

Suddenly, when he took a step forward, he felt a numbness in his tongue, and then quickly spread throughout his body. His body fell straight down, unable to move.

"Curse...seal..."

After struggling to utter these two words from his mouth, Fujisaki realized something. Nervous cold sweat appeared on his face, and he looked in one direction with his eyes wide open.

A figure stood there.

Danzo Shimura!

"Danzo-sama, I'm sorry, I couldn't intercept that ninja hawk."

A root ninja wearing a black hooded coat and sunglasses came to Danzo.

Aburame Ryoma.

Takeshi Fujisaki immediately recognized the identity of this root ninja, who was equivalent to Danzo's right and left hand. He had a high authority in the root, second only to Danzo.

There was no emotion or anger on Danzo's face, he just pointed his finger at Takeshi Fujisaki who was lying on the ground unable to move:

"Take him back and I'll negotiate with Hiruzen personally!"

…

I won!

Although he didn't say it clearly, that's what Fujisaki Takeshi said on his face when he woke up from the dark and damp dungeon.

Even though he was behind bars, he still had a happy smile on his face, and even laughed heartily under the surprised gaze of the root ninja who was guarding him.

Although he was captured and imprisoned by the people of the Roots, the most important thing is that most of the incriminating information of the Roots flowed to the Hokage.

As long as those criminal evidences are used well, it will be enough to make the roots pay a painful price and make the roots unable to recover from the fall.

When the incriminating evidence was obtained by the Hokage, the roots were completely passive.

Soon, Genbu will be severely suppressed by the Hokage, and he, the Jonin, will be rescued.

From his face, there was no worry about his fate and future, but only a calm and firm confident smile.

In the current situation, the pain is only temporary and victory is about to come.

Wait for me, Masumi! I can see you soon!

Thinking that the girl who was still waiting for his return was his fiancée and the love of his life, the smile on his face couldn't help but turn gentle.

At this moment, a figure stood outside the bars of the cell.

Aburame Ryoma.

The two root ninjas who were originally guarding him have disappeared.

Faced with this big shot who, apart from Danzo, could be regarded as a powerful figure, Takeshi Fujisaki did not show any timidity on his face.

Even though his whole body was drugged and his body was limp, without even the slightest strength to resist, and the ninjutsu could not be activated, to an uninformed person, it seemed that he was the winner, not Ryoma Aburame standing outside the cell. .

"What, Mr. Ryoma, are you here to let me out? What a pity, I won this battle."

Takeshi Fujisaki asked with a smile.

In response to Fujisaki Takeshi's smiling question, Aburame Ryoma's expression did not change. He just took out a notice document and read it aloud in cold and emotionless words:

"We hereby strongly criticize Konoha jounin Fujisaki Takeshi for illegally stealing Konoha secrets in recent days and selling them to enemy countries for his own profit, causing huge losses to Konoha. He is now being arrested for the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason. However, in view of the bad impact of this matter, Therefore, the entire village will not be notified, and three days later, the root will handle the matter on his behalf and be executed secretly!"

The smile on Takeshi Fujisaki's face froze instantly.

Aburame Ryoma ignored the other party's state of mind at this moment and threw the document away, floating lightly into the cell and landing in front of Takeshi Fujisaki.

The exclusive seal belonging to Hokage on it is extremely eye-catching.