The land of ghosts.

Deep in the mountains that lead somewhere, the water that forms a waterfall cascades down from the upstream, creating a huge pool of water below.

In the middle of the pool, there is a stone protruding from the water, and a woman in a black ninja costume sits with her hands folded, carefully reconciling herself with the breath of nature, and her heart falls into a state of tranquility.

If I had to say it, it was a state of mind that was equivalent to 'death'.

Empty everything in body and mind.

The chakra in the body is in harmony with the natural energy very smoothly, and there is nothing that is not smooth.

Soon her closed eyes opened, each one turning red, and a magatama emerged from it.

Through the reflection of the water surface, Ruri intuitively saw the current situation of her eyes and began a new round of evolution.

Of course, it can also be said that the original writing wheel eye is being restored.

And this kind of recovery is based on the strong pupil power of the previous state of the three hooks, and the pupil power is even stronger than before.

"It's so reluctant to restore the one-hook jade alone, and at this pace, if you want to return to the three-hook jade form, it will take at least three years to do it......"

Ruri can feel stronger now than she did when she fought Madara a few months ago.

But thinking back to the momentary power that Madara once demonstrated, there was still a daunting gap between himself and Madara.

Although I can be calm when I practice, as long as I recall my ruthless defeat, my mood will occasionally be a little irritable.

Ruri stood up from the stone, and the next moment she was on the shore of the waterhole, patting the folds of her clothes.

"Oh, it's amazing to practice in a place where water splashes everywhere and doesn't get a drop of water on your clothes and body."

Ayane walked from the forest in front of her and smiled in disgust with Ruri.

"When you talk to me, it's better to change your tone."

"Don't say that, I'm just curious about your current writing wheel."

Ayane stared at Liuli's pair of one-hook jade writing wheel eyes with interest, although it was a one-hook jade form, but the pressure brought to her was stronger than the previous three-hook jade writing wheel eyes.

"Rare and weird."

"This kind of writing wheel eye should be said to be unprecedented. But can the whites of my eyes make any drastic changes? ”

Ayane began to think.

Her white eye pupil power is indeed powerful, but she can't have a clear hierarchical evolutionary route like Writing Wheel Eye.

One hook jade, two hook jade, three hook jade, then the forbidden kaleidoscope power, and finally the reincarnation eye.

In contrast, the evolution of the white eye is much more shabby, which can be described as simple.

"Don't be obedient, the functions of the writing wheel eye and the white eye have their own merits, and there can be no perfect power in this world."

The offensive nature of the writing wheel eye is more powerful, and the white eye is more functional, and they can exert their own unique charm in their respective fields.

It's like a ninja team with medical ninjas to reduce the casualty rate.

It is precisely because of the shortcomings of a single person that there is teamwork, making up for each other's shortcomings, and making the strength close to perfection.

As a former member of the White Fang Squad, Ruri is well aware of this.

If he is a blade that can pierce the heart of the enemy, then Ayane is the eye that sees through the enemy's tactics and the strongest shield in the team.

Although she hates Ayane's personality, among ninjas with white eyes, this woman is the only one who can cooperate with her and has enough ability to keep up with her fight.

There is no better 'eye' than her.

"That being said, I always feel a little unwilling, so let's find an opportunity to let Shiraishi-kun check it on me, and carefully examine every part of my body......"

Rumble!

The air shook violently.

At Ruri's shoulder, a powerful chakra erupted, and the blood-red entity chakra arm swung a heavy punch at Ayane's body.

"It's stronger again, it's stronger than before, and the bones in my arms hurt a little......"

Ayane caught the attack that fell from above with her bare hands, and although she managed to put it down, the pain in her arm was not a joke.

And—

"It's time for you to improve your tactile illusions. If you encounter my type, there is no way to successfully perform tactile illusions, and it will only be a waste of chakra. ”

Ayane smiled and said this advice to Ruri.

The tactile illusion of the glass can be performed through utensils, physical chakra, and even physical contact.

Ordinary people fight with Ruri, and unless they avoid the above three attack forms, they will soon be put down by Ruri's tactile illusion.

Of course, for ninjas like Ayane, who can see the direction of the enemy's chakra flow and can repel the chakra impact with great power from every part of the body at any time, the chakra who casts the tactile illusion will be directly beaten back by the original way, or even scattered, causing the illusion to be invalid.

"I don't know who was knocked down by my illusion before. Illusions are just a little trick, so I don't waste my precious time on them. And, don't forget, my last name is Uchiha. ”

After Ruri said this, Ayane's eyes suddenly widened.

Liuli's body twisted in place, and then her body turned into black smoke, silently melting into the air and disappearing.

Ayane turned to see Ruri's figure at the exit to the forest outside, staring at her with a mocking smile.

"My illusion is that the sense of touch and the sense of sight attack at the same time, and it is completely useless to defend against the sense of touch, so it's best to remember that. It seems that your white eyes still need to be practiced. ”

"Hmm......"

Ayane puffed out her cheeks and glared at Ruri with an unhappy expression.

I obviously wanted to come over and show off the results of my cultivation for a while, but I didn't expect to be confused by the mere Writing Wheel Eye Illusion.

To be precise, her white eye pupil power was suppressed by Liuli's writing wheel eye pupil power.

If it weren't for the fact that her pupil power was surpassed, the general writing wheel eye, even if it was a writing wheel eye in the form of a three-hook jade, she would have no problem looking at each other all the time.

Because of the ordinary writing wheel eyes, they will be crushed by the power of her white pupils, and even the failure of illusion will eat itself.

"So you're both here."

In the oppressive atmosphere, Shiraishi followed the path to find this quiet cultivation area.

It was quite surprising to see that Ruri and Ayane were here.

Could it be that these two people are cultivating together today?

"That's just right, I don't have to look for them one by one, I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?"

Ruri clasped her hands in front of her chest and turned to Shiraishi and asked.

"Our position is exposed."

Shiraishi's words were astonishing.

Ruri and Ayane's faces froze.

"What's going on? Why is it exposed? ”

"I don't know. Although there are a few speculations...... However, this incident still caught me a little unexpected. ”

Shiraishi scratched his head and smiled helplessly.

As he spoke, he opened the scroll he had brought with him and showed the contents to the second girl.

The name of the fog hidden ninja that was thunderous also naturally fell into their eyes.

"Looking for cooperation?"

Although the matter of revealing the location is a bit tricky, whether it is Ruri, Ayane, or Shiraishi, they all know that this is just a temptation of the other party.

That is, the so-called speculation, there is no absolute evidence to prove that the three of them are lurking in the country of ghosts.

Moreover, there is an underlying intent to ask for cooperation.

Because the three of them knew that the fog was now in an internal festering and predicament.

The other party does not have enough confidence to turn the tide, and cooperating with the notorious traitor will certainly damage the face of the fog...... However, if Wuyin's internal reforms fail, the situation will be more terrible than the loss of face.

Of course, all this is based on the other party's belief that the three of them are dormant in the land of ghosts.

Now, it may have been a temptation, but it was marked with your name directly at the end of the scroll...... Assertive? Or stupid?

Because the three of them weren't sure if the person who sent the scroll here was the Mist Hidden Ninja himself, or maybe there were other people pretending to be ghosts. This option cannot be ruled out directly.

"So far. However, in addition to seeking cooperation, it may also be someone who makes us jump out on our own under the guise of ......"

Shiraishi nodded.

"If it's someone else...... Madara Uchiha? ”

Ruri groaned.

"Nope. If it was Madara Uchiha, there was no need to do it at all. Because once we are exposed, then the things about his life will also be revealed. Compared to Madara, we have an advantage. He can't be the kind of person who would make boring temptations. ”

Even if Madara knew where they were, it wouldn't help.

At best, it would make it a little harder for them to act against him.

And compared to the three of them, Madara himself is even more disgraceful.

Exposing them will do no good to Madara.

Shiraishi was well aware that Madara's purpose had never been to eradicate the three of them, but to wait and plan something else.

That thing was more important than dealing with the three of them, and it was probably related to the Divine Tree and the Tailed Beast.

Therefore, even if there was someone else who came to intimidate and threaten them in the name of the Mist Hidden Ninja, that person would definitely not be Madara Uchiha.

"Are you going to the Land of Rainbows for an appointment?"

The other party asks to meet in the Land of Rainbow, which is a country closer to the Land of Water.

"I was just about to ask for your advice. After all, this matter is not small, and it cannot be careless. ”

And what Shiraishi found most interesting was that he didn't know if the other party was the misty ninja on the scroll, or maybe the rest of them were pretending.

Obviously, the person hiding in the unknown is also unclear whether the three of them are lurking in the country of ghosts.

Neither of them, neither of them can know exactly, and their guess must be correct.

It's a game.

"Then let the boy come over. If the person on the scroll is correct, it's not too late to reverse our psychic past. ”

Although Ruri is very confident in her own strength, but the ninja world hides the dragon and crouching tiger, so it's better to be careful.

"However, it doesn't say when the meeting time is, so you can't let General Tu stay in the Rainbow Country all the time."

Ayane said suspiciously, pointing to the contents of the scroll.

only said that they would meet in the country of rainbows, but they didn't say what time to go to the country of rainbows, and the information was still too vague.

"No, the other party has actually given the time. According to my estimates, there is a high probability that the fog ninja himself is right. ”

Shiraishi touched his chin and thought.

If it was really that fog ninja who came looking for cooperation, he really needed to think about what kind of attitude to approach and what kind of way to cooperate.

Konoha can be said to be a mortal enemy, and with that weird and distorted political environment, it is difficult to exist as an alliance.

Yun Yin is domineering, a loner, likes to solve everything with his fists, and the situation in the village is stable. But it is precisely because it is too stable that it cannot be used as an alliance.

Yanyin and Yunyin are about the same, the internal environment is stable, and there is no possibility of success at this stage.

As for the sand hide...... There would have been a chance. However, the high-level Chiyo sisters and brothers of the Sand Hide successfully turned the internal contradictions caused by the mysterious disappearance of the three generations of Kazekage into external contradictions, which made the heart of the Sand Hidden Army also stable.

If you think about it carefully, only Wu Yin, who is in the midst of fierce infighting and desperate for a radical change in the system, can become a 'friend'. And the odds are not low.

The premise is to assist the reformers to successfully overthrow the rule of the third generation of Mizukage and change in a direction that is beneficial to the country of ghosts, otherwise everything will be suspended.

The degree of this must be grasped well.

◎

Misty Upper Shinobi Tachibana Yakura was ordered by the third generation of Mizukage to visit the country of ghosts, and this incident did not cause any uproar.

Yakura took a step to Kuraki Kamishinobu in the country of ghosts, and in front of a ward in the building of the Shionka Pharmaceutical Company, he met the right-hand man of the third generation of Mizukage.

Behind Yakura, there were several fellow shinobi, and even if the bloody aura on their bodies was suppressed, it still floated in the air, making people feel cold and uncomfortable.

This is the consistent breath of those who firmly implement the 'blood mist' policy.

Just walking past them, one can smell a disgusting smell of blood.

Among them, Goji Yakura is one of the best.

Even the contemporary ninja sword seven people were suppressed by his power, and in Wuyin Village, it can be said that there is an existence under one person and above ten thousand people.

If nothing else, when the third generation of Mizukage abdicates in the near future, there is a high probability that the other party will be able to inherit the position of the fourth generation of Mizukage and become the new leader of the Blood Mist Faction.

Therefore, as reformers, Cangmu and Nakayoshi, the two shinobi, are naturally cold to Yakura's face.

"This is the command of the third generation."

Naturally, Yakura didn't have anything superfluous to say to the two of them, but he just resolutely carried out the orders of the third generation of Mizukage.

"Is it true that the matter of releasing Ringo Shangnin was released?"

Kuraki Kamishinobu asked knowingly.

Because he had secretly returned to Wuyin beforehand, he asked this question just to avoid arousing suspicion.

There was no emotion fluctuation in Yakura's purple pupils, and he said in a cold voice: "Although I myself really want to get rid of your reformers as soon as possible, but letting Ringo Yuri go is an order given by Mizukage-sama himself." Thank you Mizukage-sama for your kindness. Please also be honest when you go back, and don't go against Mizukage-sama, after all, the medical ninjutsu and perceptual ninjutsu of the two of you are still very important to the village elders. ”

It's not so much that the third generation of Mizukage is benevolent, but because of old age and weakness, even his heart has become more hesitant than before.

Besides, I think there is also a consideration of the special abilities of Kuraki and Nakayoshi.

It is not easy to cultivate a good medical ninja, and compared to a medical ninja, the cultivation of a perception ninja also consumes time and resources.

Combatants can be replenished as quickly as possible, but the medical ninjas and sentient ninjas are dead, and there is no way to remedy them anytime soon.

Even Konoha with a more comprehensive medical system will not easily abandon a medical ninja.

Not to mention the fog of the medical system, which is just getting started.

"We got it."

Kuraki Kamishinobu nodded, the expression on his face was indistinguishable.

"I won't go in the ward, anyway, Lin Yuri is not very welcome to people like me. I'm going to pay a visit to His Excellency Maitreya, the shrine maiden of the Oni Country, to discuss the placement of Ringo Yuri in the future. Hurry up and pack up, by the way, the Thunder Knife must be taken away. Meet outside Aster City at 3 p.m. ”

The mission is to protect the medical ninja and the sentient ninja, as well as the precious Thunder Knife Tooth.

It is precisely because of this that he, who also has a pivotal position in the fog, was sent here to convey Mizukage's orders.

After saying this, Yakura turned around and left with a few shinobi behind him.

After Yakura left, Kuraki and Nakayoshi breathed a sigh of relief.

Overall, the task was completed.

However, the struggle between the Blood Mist faction and the reformists will not end because of this, but will lead to more and more contradictions between the two factions over time, and may even lead to a coup d'état struggle that affects the stability of the whole village.

As the ninja of the fog, they can't stay out of it.

◎

Hayashi Yuri sought medical treatment in the land of ghosts, but died of an incurable disease.

The news quickly spread among the ninja community, and the reactions from village to village were mixed.

After all, this is a housework of the foggy and has nothing to do with them. Besides, Hayashi Yuri, a genius ninja who escaped from thunder, was seriously ill, and he had been known by the villages before, and in the past year, he had not heard of the other party going out on a mission. Now that he is seriously ill and has died, it is also reasonable.

And Tsunade, who knew some of the inside stories, was also stunned when he heard the news, and sighed.

It was not that Hayashi Yuri had any incurable disease at all, but that he was highly poisoned, which caused his body to be severely weakened, and he could no longer live as a ninja.

The person who can heal her injuries is probably the only one in this ninja world, Chiba Shiraishi, her student who has long since left Konoha.

She recommended the people of the Misty Hidden to go to the Land of Ghosts, just to alleviate the further deterioration of Hayashi Yuri's injuries, but at present, the effect is not as great as expected.

Or ...... It was suicide on its own.

Tsunade has seen this kind of thing many times, and a sick man who can only spend the second half of his life in a hospital bed is more painful for a ninja than death.

Instead of becoming the kind of person who is not a ghost or a ghost, and ending his life by himself, it is much easier, and he does not need to see his own embarrassed and humble ugly posture.

For Ringo Yuri, death is a relief.

"No matter what the village, there is this kind of political struggle......"

Tsunade took a sip of tea and sighed softly.

In this regard, as a member of the Konoha ninja, she can't laugh at other villages.

◎

Three days later.

In the port town of Rainbow Country, in an inconspicuous dark alleyway, General Tu's head came out of the soil layer, and the head rotated more than 180 degrees, carefully perceiving the situation inside this town.

After sensing the 'target' chakra, it continues to retract into the soil layer and quickly moves towards the location of the 'target'.

In less than ten seconds, General Tu stopped and appeared in a dark room.

After turning his head to look and making sure that there was no problem here, he immediately cast a ninjutsu with a seal, and pressed his palm on the ground violently.

Bang!

With a puff of white smoke drifting through the house, the figures of Shiraishi, Ruri, and Ayane appeared here.

"It's a very dark environment."

"After all, it's a big man with a lot of fog, and if it is discovered, things will become very troublesome."

Shiraishi chuckled, and when he got here, his perceptual ninjutsu was also working.

He turned to look at a wooden door next to him, and behind the wooden door, there was a room, and in that room, the 'target' was located.

"I'll just be alone."

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay, the other party came alone. Although there is no need, the outside defense will be left to you. ”

Shiraishi nodded to the second girl, pushed open the wooden door next to him, and walked inside.

Entering the inner room, it was similar to the room outside, the light was dark, which was very suitable for hiding, and a figure stood in the darkness with his back to the white stone.

When he heard footsteps behind him, he turned around and faced Shiraishi.

"I didn't expect it to be me. It seems that my estimate is not wrong. ”

The man in the dark said in surprise.

Shiraishi looked at the dark environment around him, and then said to the man, "You are really cautious when you deliberately chose this kind of place, and you came as a shadow clone. ”

"My body is being watched by the third generation, and it would be bad if he noticed something."

"Let's cut it short, I don't have much time with you. How are you going to work together? ”

Shiraishi asked straight to the point.

The other party has a prominent identity in the fog, and it is indeed inconvenient in many places.

Coming into contact with one's own reninous self is also an act of risk.

"I need you to heal Yuuri's injuries. And to hide her existence for the time being, it's very simple for you, who control the country of ghosts behind the scenes. ”

"And what are you going to exchange for?"

"When the time comes, the fog will correct your name. Erase your archives as a traitor. ”

Shiraishi's eyes narrowed.

The other party was able to anticipate this level, and it seems that a series of changes in the country of ghosts have definitely been carefully studied.

There are some doorways in this.

"Interesting. But I don't think a Ringo Yuli is worth it for you to do this. Let's talk about the other conditions as well, and I'll weigh the pros and cons. ”

Although the reputation of the Ninja Seven is very high, it is not worth such a big concession from the fog.

To justify the traitor, and it is also the name of the three of them with special identities, the pressure that Wu Yin will bear in the international arena at that time is absolutely extraordinary.