[Ghost Lantern City]: It is located on a small island in the inland sea in the northern part of the Kingdom of Grass. It is surrounded by the sea. The island is named after a kind of sour berry called "Ghost Lantern" that grows all over it.
After the first ninja war, in order to seek self-protection.
The Grass Ninja Village specially accepted the commission from various countries and took the initiative to build a prison on the island specifically to hold criminal ninjas.
After all, for countries.
Some criminal ninjas with sensitive identities would do no good if they were held in their hands.
It's like a hot potato.
Not only do we have to provide them with food and drink, it is a waste of resources;
He is also responsible for the security of the prison and beware of prison robbers.
It's better to find a public prison that specializes in accepting prisoners, just throw them there, and be done with it!
The [Ghost Lantern Castle] prison in Kusakunin Village came into being.
Of course, for the Grass Ninja Village.
On the surface, they are a selfless and dedicated party;
After building a prison, it also takes time and effort to manage criminals.
But this serves their purpose.
First: they can use these criminal ninjas from various countries to study their ninjutsu and find ways to restrain themselves.
Second: they can hide their forbidden experiments and cover up their ambitions through this [Ghost Lantern City] prison.
Third: You can also use this bargaining chip to travel among the diplomacy of various countries to prevent the [Grass Country] from directly becoming a battlefield for major powers.
Otherwise, the nearby Yuyin Village, which was beaten to pieces, might be their fate.
in short.
No country is a bunch of idiots.
Every country, every ninja village...
They are all secretly accumulating strength and planning in their own way.
In an attempt to shake the inherent structure of the five major countries.
Strive for more benefits for your own village.
Whether it's the Rain Ninja Village or the Grass Ninja Village...
This is true.
It just depends on who hides deeper and who is stronger.
…
Now, at dusk.
Outside [Ghost Lantern City], beams of bright light were continuously shooting.
Beware of any suspicious ships or creatures approaching the island.
Of course, few people pay attention to some common and small animals.
Soon, in the night.
A toad suddenly jumped out of the water and came to the island.
And stopped outside the city wall.
"Wow--"
The toad opened its mouth and spit out two figures.
There is no doubt that it is Jiraiya and Tsunade.
"Tsk, that's disgusting!"
"Is it necessary to sneak in like this?"
With a look of disgust on her face, Tsunade took off her coat that was stained with toad stomach juice, revealing the majestic mountain peaks and white shoulders.
Jiraiya's nosebleeds were surging next to him, almost erupting.
At this moment, Jiraiya could only feel.
This kind of infiltration is really necessary!
"Ahem——"
"Don't worry about these details, just focus on the mission."
"According to intelligence, the representatives of Xiao Ninja Village may be having secret talks in this prison city."
"Look, the security here tonight is much tighter than what the intelligence showed."
"If we break in forcefully, we will only forcibly interrupt their secret conversation and cause the mission to fail..."
Jiraiya lowered his voice and explained patiently.
With their strength, forcing a breakthrough is not a problem at all.
But, they are here to complete the task.
Not here to start a war between Konoha and Kusanagi Village.
Until there is evidence, it's better to keep a low profile.
"Pooh!"
"I think you did it on purpose! You are so naughty!"
Tsunade cursed and slapped Jiraiya on the head.
But in fact, she wasn't really angry.
"Hey hey hey!"
Jiraiya touched his head and smiled without saying a word.
Sure enough, the older the woman, the weirder her temper!
However, I was able to go on a mission with Tsunade for the first time in a long time and have adventures together.
Jiraiya was already very satisfied.
Along the way, playing with Tsunade also gave him countless inspirations.
I just feel that if I write ten more H novels, my inspiration will never run out!
"That's all, that's all. It's all up to you."
"What to do next?"
Tsunade waved her hand, showing some seriousness, and no longer hesitated.
"Sneak in first, find their conference room, and see what they are plotting! Then make a decision..."
"Fine."
The two looked at each other and took action immediately.
Relying on their excellent invisibility and physical skills, the two quickly passed through the numerous guards and penetrated deep into the prison city...
…
At this moment, there is an underground secret meeting room inside [Ghost Lantern City].
Dozens of people were divided into more than ten factions, gathered together, and discussed and argued fiercely.
Obviously, they are all representatives from each small ninja village.
The key points of alliance are being discussed here.
The main proposers of this alliance are [Kusa Ninja Village] and [Taki Ninja Village].
[Taki Ninja Village] already has the title of 'the first small ninja village' among the five hidden villages.
Coupled with the joint proposal of [Grass Ninja Village], which has good strength and reputation, it naturally attracted many small Ninja Villages to join.
Of course, the main reason.
The many major events that have happened recently have frightened these little ninja villages.
The civil strife in Kirigakure Village, the battle in Iwagakure Village, the battle in Konoha, the resurrection of the powerful warriors of the Warring States Period, etc...
The entire ninja world was in turmoil.
It looked like the Fourth Ninja War was about to break out.
This forced these small shinobi villages, which were already on the verge of collapse, to tremble.
We had to huddle together for warmth and find another way out.
After all, no small ninja village is willing to sit back and wait for death.
At this moment, they are discussing.
How to unite the small shinobi villages to jointly resist the threats from the five hidden villages...
…
However, everyone in the secret meeting room did not know.
Outside the house, inside another locked house.
Jiraiya and Tsunade.
He was peering into the conference room through a crystal ball.
In the corner of this room, the prison guard who was knocked unconscious was lying there, motionless.
Jiraiya: "The information is correct, these people are indeed plotting here!"
Tsunade: "So many people, how did they gather here quietly?"
Jiraiya: "I'm afraid they took the opportunity to gather here in the name of escorting criminals..."
Every year, each ninja village will send more or less criminals they capture to the prison of [Ghost Lantern City].
Of course, those responsible for escorting were all ordinary ninjas from each village.
Therefore, it is only necessary to mix representatives from each village into the escort team.
In the name of escort, we rushed to [Ghost Lantern City].
They could easily escape the surveillance of the big powers, gather together quietly, and plot an alliance.
It's a pity that these small ninja villages still underestimated the powerful intelligence network of the five hidden villages.
So much so that [Konoha] was warned early.
and sent out manpower.
"You are really overestimating your capabilities! It's just a small ninja village, can't you just stay on your own terms?"
"How about taking action directly?"
Tsunade cursed and gestured to Jiraiya.
She has a bold personality and doesn't want to continue to mess around.
Jiraiya quickly stopped him and said:
"Everyone wants to live!"
"These small ninja villages are no exception..."
"Don't underestimate their determination; blindly suppressing and bullying them will only deepen hatred!"
"Do you still remember my disciple Nagato?"
"In the future, we can't guarantee whether there will be such geniuses in other small ninja villages; if we blindly suppress them, the tragedy in Konoha may happen again..."
After thinking of Pain's great strength and the final [Super Shinra Tensei].
Tsunade couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
Jiraiya could only agree with what he said and pressed his patience button.
Continue to watch the entire meeting.
…
"Wait! Jiraiya, look at that!"
Suddenly making a discovery, Tsunade pointed to the corner of the crystal ball display.
Jiraiya took a closer look.
Only then did he suddenly realize that it was in the corner of the conference room.
A grass ninja was holding a red-haired woman and stopped there.
Jiraiya, who was quite familiar with the Uzumaki clan, naturally saw the clues at a glance.
After all, looking at the entire ninja world, there are only a handful of ninjas with such bright red hair...
Moreover, even through the crystal ball, he could vaguely feel the rich breath of life on the red-haired woman.
She looks very much like his disciple Minato's wife: Uzumaki Kushina!
"That is? A member of the Uzumaki clan?"
"In addition to Nagato and Naruto, there are actually other remnants of the Uzumaki clan?"
"Why is she here?"
Jiraiya secretly clicked his tongue and exclaimed.
Apart from being amazed that there are still Uzumaki clan members alive.
What he was even more puzzled about was.
How could a Uzumaki clan member appear in such a secret alliance meeting between small countries?
It didn't look like she took the initiative; instead, she seemed to be forced to participate.
Is it possible?
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