Escape from Konoha Ye Xining

The truce with Sha Yin was a few days later.

This time, the place where the armistice agreement was signed was re-determined. The mission that Konoha was traveling on was not attacked, and the scene of the armistice agreement passed peacefully.

Although the war is over, ninjas still have to be stationed here at the border of the Nation of Fire.

Moreover, it is not a matter of a day or two to evacuate and return to the village. The unused supplies need to be counted, and there are still many wounded people who need to be taken care of.

There is also the body of the victim, which needs to be verified and transported back to the village.

The Shuo Mao team has nothing to do now, the war is over, and there is no need to go to the rear of the Sand Hidden Camp to carry out sabotage work.

Regardless of the other three, Shiraishi is in a state of being requisitioned because he is a medical ninja, and he has to stay in the medical unit every day.

When these wounded recover from their injuries and return to Konoha, it will be much smoother.

On this day, Shiraishi worked in the medical unit as usual, cooperating with other medical ninjas to treat injured ninjas.

In fact, the medical ninjas who perform the surgery are all adult ninjas with rich experience and superb skills.

Shiraishi didn't complain about this, so his workload would be much easier.

This kind of life lasted until the beginning of December, when the Konoha ninjas on the front line began to leave camp and return to the village, Shiraishi ended his work as a medical unit.

Returning to the village from the front line, because the walk was not very fast, it took a total of three or four days to return to the village.

During the period, we have to take care of the wounded and protect the important supplies that have not been used up. We can't act too fast, otherwise we should return to the village within a day.

When he returned to the village, Baishi also enjoyed the treatment of a "hero" for the first time.

The high-level Konoha, headed by the third Hokage, led a large number of Konoha ninjas, surrounded by villagers from Konoha Village, to welcome the ninjas who returned from the front line.

After resting for a day, Konoha held a large funeral ceremony the next day.

Only more than 500 people were able to bring back the corpses, and less than one tenth of them preserved the integrity of the corpses.

And there are still many ninja corpses whose corpses cannot be found, or whose corpses are so mutilated that they cannot be identified as their own, or sand hidden ninja corpses, there are even more ninjas in this part.

The weather in December is already very cold.

In addition to the day of the burial ceremony, the weather was not very clear, and the sun was rarely seen.

The four members of Shuo Mao's team, dressed in pure black mourning clothes, stood in front of the newly added tombstones, expressing their silent tribute.

This time, the war with Sand Yin lasted for more than two years. It was even worse than the War of the Land of Rain, and even surpassed the War of the Land of Rain in terms of sacrifice rate.

The comprehensive level of ninjas who formed Sand Yin was far beyond that of Yuyin Village ninjas.

"I didn't see Tsunade Shinobu."

Ayane looked around and whispered.

Shiraishi also circled around, and Orochimaru and Jiraiya of the Sannin also came, and even Jiraiya's disciple Minato was there, but Tsunade was the only one to be seen.

"After all, this war directly caused her to lose two of her closest relatives. It's only natural that she doesn't want to attend this kind of funeral. However, after everyone leaves, she will sneak here alone."

He didn't want others to see Sannin's fragile side, and then chose a person to come to mourn. From Shiraishi's point of view, Tsunade's heart has become weak.

However, people have different levels of inner strength and weakness, and their ability to withstand bad news also varies from person to person.

This kind of thing is completely understandable to Shiraishi.

"You guys go back first, I'll go to Hokage-sama to discuss something."

After the funeral, Shuo Mo left this sentence and walked towards the position where the third Hokage and other high-level officials were located.

The three of Baishi did not object, they looked at each other, and left the mausoleum park

"It seems that this year's New Year festival will be very deserted."

Ayane walked on the road and said something, as if she was regretting.

After hearing this, Baishi and Liuli also nodded slightly.

It is now December, and many families have been torn apart because of the war. Although the festival will be held as usual, it is certain that it will not be as lively as in previous years.

Not only civilians, but also many ninjas sacrificed by major ninja clans.

"What are you going to do next? The war is over, it always feels so sudden."

"That's because our team has never participated in a frontal war, so we think so."

Shiraishi responded to Ayane's emotion.

"You two, don't take it lightly just because the war is over. If you die, it will be very difficult to find a ninja who can match my rhythm."

Liuli poured cold water beside her.

Baishi laughed and said, "It's okay, safety first has always been my code of conduct."

The end of the war does not mean that ninjas have lost their usefulness.

In peacetime, ninjas also have to perform tasks, but compared with wartime, the task difficulty will be much lower.

Shiraishi thought that he hadn't tried to accept normal missions yet, and the missions he had been doing all along were fighting enemy ninjas.

The lowest level is also a B-level mission, and the regular one is an A-level task. Occasionally, he will follow Shuo Mao to perform an S-level task, paddling behind to mix military merits.

Thinking that Ruri and Ayane in the team are already zhongnin, and he is the only one in Sakumo's team who is the lowest level jinnin, Shiraishi is thinking about when it would be better to become a zhongnin.

After all, Genin felt a little out of place in the elite Sakumo team.

After chatting for a while, the three also parted ways and went home separately.

"Speaking of which, uncle and aunt, will they come back this year for the New Year?"

"I'll send something back."

"Really? Don't you feel lonely?"

Shiraishi asked.

"It doesn't matter."

"It seems that this year it will be the two of us watching the night together again."

Shiraishi put his hands behind his head and said casually.

"Yeah, another year without any expectations."

Liuli said this, and then glanced at the gray sky, dazed in a daze.

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December passed quickly, and since Konoha and Sand Yin signed an armistice agreement, nothing major happened in the ninja world.

During this period, Shuo Mao's team only carried out two missions, both of which were relatively simple C-level missions, destroying a bandit stronghold in the Kingdom of Fire, and escorting a caravan to the neighboring country of Bo.

Compared to the peaceful ninja world, some minor things happened in Konoha Village.

That is, Tsunade resigned from Konoha Hospital and turned to the ninja school's business of cultivating medical ninjas.

This baffles many people.

Among them, Shiraishi was the one who was puzzled.

Because of Tsunade's excellent medical ninjutsu, in today's ninja world, no one can match him.

The strongest ninja is naturally 'Five Kages'.

But in the world of medical ninjas, the strongest person today is undoubtedly Tsunade.

In the eyes of medical ninjas, Tsunade is the pinnacle they want to surpass.

With Tsunade's ability, it is completely possible to work in Konoha Hospital while training medical ninjas for Konoha in the ninja school. The functions of the two do not conflict with each other.

After all, working at Konoha Hospital, she is only occasionally asked to use some difficult operations. Most of the injuries can be handled by other medical ninjas.

In this regard, the high-level side did not have any explanation, but only expressed respect for Tsunade's own wishes.

Although he gave up his position at Konoha Hospital, Konoha's medical ninjas can still ask Tsunade for some difficult medical knowledge.

Tsunade didn't say anything about it.

It can be said that she is the greatest authority in the field of medical ninjas.

She herself is also very keen on cultivating more excellent medical ninjas for the village.

Compared with the other two of the Sannin, Tsunade's prestige is undoubtedly stronger, and he has a huge mass base.

The various medicines she developed for Konoha, during the war, cracked all the poisons of the elder Chiyo Sagakure, and with her own power, greatly reduced the poison attack ability of Sagakure's puppet troops.

Not to mention, during the war, there were countless Konoha ninjas rescued by her surgery, and many Konoha ninjas were grateful to her. Invisibly, they accumulated a large number of contacts and mass base.

If it is said who among the Sannin is most likely to become the future Hokage, Shiraishi believes that Tsunade is more likely than the other two.

Inheriting the excellent blood of her grandfather's first generation of Hokage, she has a solid mass base, countless patients have been rescued by her surgery, and her strength is outstanding in Jonin... If she herself has the will to be Hokage, it is estimated that there are not many people in Konoha Will go against it.

But this is only Shiraishi's family opinion, because Konoha's political environment is very... well, how should I put it, it is very special.

Shiraishi really couldn't find the right words to describe it, so he could only use 'special' to describe Konoha's political environment.

The Anbu, the directly subordinate force that Hokage relies most heavily on, is divided into Anbu and Genbu.

The control of Root is not in the hands of Hokage, but it has the same freedom of action as Anbe.

Uchiha controls Konoha's garrison, and in some powers it surpasses Naruto's directly subordinate Anbu.

For example, the Anbu needs the Hokage order to arrest people, and the security team can detain the suspect before the Hokage order is issued.

As a ninja, Uchiha is very powerful.

However, for Uchiha with such great power, the headquarters of the security force is not in the Konoha Center, but in a relatively secluded place in the village, which is not conducive to the function of the security force.

There are still many problems in principle, which in Shiraishi's view need to be changed.

Although the first generation of Hokage established Konoha, and the second generation of Hokage created the development pattern of Ninja Village, there are many regulations that cannot fit the times in the things left by the two of them.

If changes are not made in the future, some deplorable tragedies will inevitably occur.

Thinking about it carefully, Baishi felt that he was a little unfounded.

The matter of organization has been officially laid on the right track.

The five people he sent out are currently following behind the business group established by Liuli's parents, and have purchased a huge land in the territory of the ghost country where they can establish a base.

As long as Shiraishi waits for the next more intense war to come, he can leave Konoha and go his own way.

His philosophy and his way of thinking are incompatible with this village.

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January, the beginning of the new year.

To avoid suspicion, every New Year's Eve, he and Liuli participate in the festival.

Now that Ayane has joined Shuo Mao's team, they can naturally be together aboveboard, so as not to arouse unnecessary suspicion.

The troops established in the form of squads are, in a sense, connected by bonds. Every member of the squad is like a family.

"Happy New Year."

Putting on a brand-new white kimono with pink cherry blossom patterns painted on it, Ayane, who had been waiting on the street for a long time, bent slightly towards Shiraishi and Ruri who were walking towards her.

"Happy New Year."

The two also bent down slightly, and Liuli didn't show her any expression.

Unlike Ayane, Ruri is wearing a light blue kimono, with a blue headband tied around her hair, and there is a gap between her hair and the clothes around her neck, and her snow-white and slender neck can be seen from the side.

The three exchanged red envelopes with each other, which was considered a gift for this year.

Because there was still war last month, even if it was New Years.

Konoha's New Year celebration this year will be a little quieter.

It's not yet time for the night festival to start, but there are many festive things hanging on the road.

For example, there are fountains made of straw ropes, and some people put pine and bamboo in front of their houses.

On the street, there are already children running on the road with toys, and their laughter can still be heard.

Hearing the laughter of these children, even the sadness brought about after the war was washed away a lot.

"Ruri, your kimono is beautiful."

"Well, yours isn't bad either."

Liuli took a look at the kimono on Ayane. The kimono with white base material and pink cherry blossom pattern really fit Ayane's pure and gentle temperament.

"Yeah, after all, this is the best gift I've received this year."

Ayane said with a smile.

"By the way, where are you two going to play?"

After hearing what Ayane said, he was afraid that she might say something unnecessary at this time, so Shiraishi quickly changed the subject skillfully.

"I heard that there are a few new shops in the village, let's go there and have a look. After we have had enough fun, we will go to eat barbecue with Mr. Shuo Mao in the evening."

Thinking of having an incomparably sumptuous meal tonight, Ayane began to look forward to tonight's festival in her heart.

Shiraishi and Liuli have no objection to this.

The focus is on the barbecue at night.

For this reason, the three of Shiraishi planned not to eat anything during the day.

To be honest, Shiraishi is not very interested in shopping, but he also knows that the fun of Liuli and Ayane's shopping lies in the atmosphere, rather than actually buying something.

Leaving Liuli aside, Ayane's family environment is not bad, and she doesn't have too much attachment to material pursuits.

Otherwise, with Ayane's appetite, an ordinary family would have been overwhelmed.

After all, he was the poorest one.

Liuli and Ayane were there to evaluate and communicate with each other about a certain product. Occasionally, Shiraishi would intervene and give some opinions. The atmosphere was very harmonious, like a family.

Time passed unconsciously, and the sky began to darken.

More and more people came to the street.

Thin white snow began to fall in the sky, adding a bit of chilliness, but after the number of people increased, the chilliness was completely lost.

The ninjas who are usually busy at work also took off their ninja clothes one after another, put on brand new clothes, and participated in the night festival together.

Gradually, the lively atmosphere rose.

There are open-air dramas, in which people wear strange costumes and ghost masks on their heads, and perform bizarre ghost stories, attracting the attention of many children.

The children on the street were jumping and jumping, and even the shouts of the adults were ignored.

"I'm not too late."

After shopping in the afternoon, Baishi and the other three waited at the agreed place. Not long after, Shuo Mao in casual clothes appeared in front of the three.

He also held a two-year-old child in his arms, tightly huddled in Shuo Mao's arms, keeping warm there.

"No, there is still half an hour before the scheduled time. Is this Teacher Shuo Mao's child? It's so cute."

Ayane looked at the child in Shuo Mao's arms, who, like Shuo Mao, had white hair.

He was looking at Ayane with curious eyes.

"Okay, you can come down, Kakashi."

Shuo Mao put down the child in his arms.

This child already has the ability to walk independently. After being placed on the snow by Shuo Mao, he stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

Ayane went up to hold him in her arms, and didn't cry, but he lowered the corners of his eyes, showing a very arrogant expression.

Although the eyes are very lively, this expression... as expected, it would be more comfortable to beat him up.

Baishi didn't think this kind of little ghost was so cute.

"This kid is very energetic."

Ayane said with a smile.

"There is one thing, his body has always been healthy, and he will become an excellent ninja in the future."

"Teacher Shuo Mao, today is a rare celebration, can you not say such disappointing words? It's hard to get out of the busy task."

"Sorry, professional habits."

Because he has a pair of insightful eyes that can see through the essence of things, Shuo Mao subconsciously said those words.

"Liuli, do you want to give me a hug?"

Ayane looked at Liuli.

"No, this kid's eyes are too arrogant. It makes me want to beat him up."

Seeing Kakashi's posture with the corners of his eyes hanging, Liuli felt a little unhappy.

Bai Shi nodded aside, he also felt the same way.

This kid must be a bad boy when he grows up.

"No, I think little Kakashi's eyes are proof of his spirit."

"Where is the spirit?"

"Oh, it seems that Liuli doesn't have the potential to be a good wife and mother."

Ayane seemed to laugh in a proud tone.

Liuli snorted, and said in a disdainful tone: "Excessive compassion will only harm others and oneself."

As she said that, she looked at Baishi with sharp eyes, as if she wanted him to give a fair evaluation.

"Okay, you two, let's enjoy such a lively festival."

Somo said.

Shiraishi breathed a sigh of relief, and gave Shuo Mao a grateful look.

Shuo Mao patted Baishi on the shoulder, as if to say: I can only help here.

Things for young people are really complicated.With Shuo Mao's gaze, he could naturally see some ambiguous relationship between Baishi and the three of them, and he sighed helplessly in his heart.

The next four people entered the barbecue shop not far away.

This yakiniku restaurant is the old place where the Somo team celebrated when it was established.

Shuo Mao was deeply impressed by this.

Because of a meal, he ate his reward for an A-level task.

"Eat less, it's bad for your stomach if you eat too much."

Before ordering, Shuo Mao said seriously.

For the sake of the health of the three of them, it is by no means worrying about their own wallets.

He Konoha Baiya, after all, is also a well-known jounin in the village.

A mere 10 taels...

It's better to be cautious.

"But in order to cope with tonight's big meal, the three of us didn't eat a grain of rice during the day."

Ayane looked at Sakumo with innocent eyes.

"Is this the measure of Konoha Shirato (laughs)? It's really disappointing."

The smile on Liuli's face was very contemptuous.

"I can't help it, it's Konoha Shiratoo after all (laughs)."

Shiraishi also followed behind to fan the flames.

I've been hungry all day, so I must have a big meal tonight.

Shuo Mao couldn't help but laugh, these guys, except for Baishi, the other two are not short of this money, why do they have to make trouble with his wallet?

I should have never offended them during my missions, but instead took good care of them, right?

"Send them all up."

After everyone had chosen what to eat, Shiraishi called a waiter and asked him to prepare it.

The waiter saw the selected ingredients and the quantity on the order... very worried about whether they could finish the table.

But when he saw Ayane, a very familiar little girl, he smiled knowingly.

Not only the ingredients selected are the most expensive and the best, but the portions are also very large. It can be said that they are a big customer of this barbecue restaurant.

— two hours later.

Everyone was full, and when paying, Shuo Mao looked at the huge amount on the bill, his eyes rolled slightly, showing a look of lovelessness.

Although it wouldn't make him bankrupt, it was just a barbecue, which still made him very distressed.

But if this kind of thing happens several times a year, it's only a matter of time before his captain goes bankrupt.

"Thank you for the hospitality, Teacher Shuo Mao."

Looking at the contented faces of the three of them, especially Ayane, she was the one who ate the most.

"The three of you have to think about my wallet more or less."

"But among our team, only Sakumo-sensei, you are a Jonin."

"After all, he is the most powerful Jonin-sama."

"That's right, a qualified Jnin is one who considers his teammates in the team. Thinking about it this way, he is worthy of Konoha Shirato."

Seeing that the three of them praised him, Shuo Mao felt even more headache.

Obviously, he was called Konoha Baiya (laughs) before, because he is small.

The face-changing speed is too fast.

After talking and joking for a while, Sakumo took Kakashi to play elsewhere, and the three of Shiraishi didn't bother him.

It was about twelve o'clock, which was very late.

A thick layer of snow has accumulated on the road.

The festival also changed from lively to deserted, and many shops began to close.

"This year's festival is a little more fun than before. After all, I always feel a little bit reluctant to participate in the festival with the clansmen. It would be nice if it could be like this every year in the future."

Ayane put her hands behind her back, lowered her head and stepped on the snow step by step seriously, then raised her face suddenly, and said with a smile to Shiraishi and Liuli.

"Of course it can be like this every year, we are companions in a small team."

Shiraishi replied.

"Yes. Speaking of which, I like this year's gift very much, so I'll thank you too, Baishi-kun..."

"what?"

When Ayane mentioned this matter suddenly, Shiraishi knew that things were getting troublesome, and was about to use an excuse to change the topic.

A piece of softness touched Shiraishi's cheek, and Ayane's white and crystal-clear delicate profile was in front of him, making him instantly stiff in place.

Liuli was also stunned, forgetting to move.

"Although it's not my first kiss, it's a unique imprint I have left on Mr. Baishi, which is very memorable. So, goodbye."

Ayane smiled shyly, and ran away in the snow with light steps.

While Baishi was still in a daze, Liuli beside him turned red with anger.

It was a kind of humiliation that one's most cherished 'toy' was snatched away by others without hesitation.

This sense of humiliation filled her mind with dark thoughts of wanting to destroy everything.

No other ideas.

"This, this, this - shameless! How shameless! Dirty! Whore!"

As she said that, Liuli made a mudra with both hands, gathering all the chakras in her body.

"Go to hell! Huo Dun·Huo Huo——"

"Wait! Don't mess around in the village!"

Baishi reacted, and immediately stepped forward to stop Liuli, throwing her down on the snow to prevent the fire escape technique from being performed.

After all, it's really not auspicious for Anbu to come to you for the New Year's Eve.

Ayane, who was some distance away from here, naturally heard the commotion behind her, but her mind was no longer on it.

She touched her lips with her fingers, where there was the breath of Shiraishi.

This year is off to a great start.

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mid-December.

The four members of Sakumo's team gathered at the gate of Konoha Village.

"This mission is to suppress an illegal organization in the country of fire. There seem to be ninjas in it, so it's a B-level mission, and it can be upgraded to an A-level mission at any time. It's not a difficult mission, but don't be careless..."

When Shuo Mao was explaining the mission, he suddenly found that the atmosphere in the team was a bit strange.

Ayane had a gentle and harmless innocent smile on her face, as if she didn't notice the strange atmosphere in the team.

Liuli's fierce look at Ayane made Shuo Mao suspect that she would tear Ayane apart.

"Baishi, what happened to the two of them?"

Sakumo looked at Shiraishi, the most ordinary medical ninja in the team and the most normal behavior.

"It's nothing, girls have..."

Liuli walked directly to the side and stepped on Baishi's foot, making him turn blue and speechless.

"Teacher Shuo Mao said that the task is very dangerous, so don't get out of my sight, or I won't guarantee your safety."

Hearing Liuli's threatening words, Baishi could only nod his head in agreement.

Since that day, Liuli's face has become very scary.

It doesn't make sense to reason with a woman in extreme anger.

Shuo Mao scratched his head, for some reason, the team's running-in seemed to become difficult.