Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 137 Next step

"Go out to find someone? If I'm not mistaken, Orochimaru-san should be planning to go find Tsunade-san, right?"

Menma looked at Orochimaru with a half-smile and said.

"It's true that nothing can be hidden from Menma-kun. But please don't misunderstand me, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that there are some things I need to confirm with Tsunade."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly, then said with a smile.

"That's nothing. I just need to see that Orochimaru-san agrees to the terms of our deal. As for what Orochimaru-san wants to do, that's definitely Orochimaru-san's own freedom, right?"

Orochimaru's words.

Menma doesn't believe a word of it, but this is the correct thing to do.

If people like them could be trusted, it would be the biggest joke in the world.

"Haha, that's the best. So, Menma-kun, are you interested in meeting Tsunade with me? If luck is with you, my former teammate might be able to provide Menma-kun with even greater help in his research."

Orochimaru said softly, looking at Menma meaningfully.

Menma's eyes narrowed slightly, but only for a second before he smiled nonchalantly, "No, I won't go. I also need to go out for the next few days. I have some things to deal with."

"Oh? Menma-kun is going out too? Maybe it's not so appropriate at this point in time?"

Orochimaru didn't really care whether Menma went with him or not, but when he heard that Menma needed to leave the Otogakure Village temporarily, Orochimaru's expression changed slightly.

"What? Orochimaru-san, are you still going to restrict my freedom? This seems to be different from what we agreed on before, right?"

Menma's expression instantly turned cold, and his slightly narrowed eyes revealed a hint of dangerous coldness.

He and Orochimaru were just collaborators.

In order to get Orochimaru's help, Menma doesn't mind cooperating with Orochimaru in other aspects, and even being slightly restricted to some extent at this stage is not a big problem.

But this does not mean that Menma will be at the mercy of Orochimaru in everything.

This is not just a practical need.

It is even more of a taboo that is bothering you.

The momentum that is waiting to be unleashed, and the eerie chakra fluctuations that gradually spread out.

After witnessing Menma kill Shiranui Genma cleanly and efficiently, and when he felt the aura of Menma directly, his body trembled subconsciously, and his expression became more solemn than ever before.

Orochimaru remained calm and replied with a smile, "Why would Menma-kun think so? I am very happy with our cooperative relationship, at least for now. I just want to remind you that the ninja world is not so peaceful now. It not only refers to Konoha, but also Kumogakure and Iwagakure have taken action. As far as I know, the target is Menma-kun. I think you should know the reason, right?"

"Oh? Is that so? I did misunderstand Orochimaru-san. I have considered all these issues. Orochimaru-san doesn't need to worry about anything. I won't leave too far. I am just going to do a small thing."

Menma also nodded with an expression of 'sudden enlightenment' and replied with a chuckle.

"Oh, that's the best. Then please be extremely careful about your safety. Also, this base will be abandoned in the near future, so it's best if you can return as soon as possible."

Orochimaru said as he stared at Menma with his narrow snake eyes.

There was clearly a hint of warning in the words.

"Well, I understand. It'll only take a few days. Who knows, I might even come back before you, Orochimaru-san. Besides, there are other ways to contact us, right?"

Menma replied nonchalantly.

"Haha, it would be best if Menma-kun knows what's going on. I'd like to wish him all the best."

Orochimaru looked at Menma deeply, then nodded slowly.

No one asked what Menma was doing.

It was useless to ask. Through such a conversation today, Orochimaru further confirmed the position and relationship between them.

In my heart, I am becoming more and more afraid of Menma.

The initial impression of Ma on the other side had long since vanished into thin air.

Mentally, Orochimaru treated Menma as an equal and would never underestimate him because of his age.

"I will take Orochimaru-san's advice here."

Menma said with a raised eyebrow.

Soon afterwards.

Orochimaru also turned around and left with Kabuto Yakushi.

Looking at the back of Orochimaru as he left.

There was also a hint of a strange color in Menma's pupils.

"Menma, are we leaving here? Where are we going?"

Sitting nearby, Karin, who had remained silent from beginning to end, turned her head and looked at Menma and asked softly after Orochimaru left.

"Well, this was decided before leaving Konoha. There is something I need to obtain as soon as possible. It will be a great help to us now. It is not far away. It is just to the west of the Land of Rice and at the border with the Land of Water Trap. It will probably take less than half a day to get there from here."

Menma replied softly.

"Taki no Kuni?"

Xianglin nodded, not quite understanding.

Menma didn't explain much.

"Let's go pack our bags, we'll leave this afternoon."

The two of them turned around and went back to the house at the back, packed up briefly, and just as Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi left, Menma took Karin and left the Otogakure Village, heading towards their intended target location.

The country of Taki.

As one of the few countries in the ninja world that has ninja villages.

The status of Takigakure is second only to the five great ninja villages. The reason is very simple. Takigakure has a tailed beast. This was allocated to Takigakure by the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju, when the tailed beasts were distributed decades ago. It is obvious that this is because the strength of Takigakure was really second only to the five great ninja villages at that time. Otherwise, why didn't Kusagakure, Yugakure, and Amegakure get the tailed beast! ?
Kakuzu, the financial manager of the Akatsuki organization, was from Takigakure Village, and the forbidden technique that he relied on to become stronger also originally belonged to Takigakure Village.

This was originally a ninja village that had the potential to catch up with the five major ninja villages and even become one of the six major nations, but in the following decades, Takigakure Village continued to decline, due to both the Ninja World War and its own reasons. Kakuzu's defection was also one of the reasons.

The Takigakure Village has been declining over the years, and now it can only be tough towards other small ninja villages.

Once it faces the five major countries, Takigakure Village will have to keep a low profile.

The five major countries still maintain an absolute crushing situation when facing these other small countries and ninja villages.

The reason why these small country ninja villages can continue to exist is because of the tacit understanding between the five major countries. Before anyone owns them, or feels that they do not have the strength to flatten the entire ninja world, these small country ninja villages have a meaning of existence.

Just like the blue planet where Menma lived in his previous life, why didn't the former colonial powers localize their colonies and truly integrate them into the country?

Do those politicians have no foresight at all? Do they fully see the benefits of doing this?
The answer is obviously no.

The reason why those great powers have always maintained a large number of colonies is that doing so can maximize their interests.

This is similar to the reason why the five major powers deliberately left these small countries between them.

(End of this chapter)