Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 148: Extremely Strong Ambition

"Then, all subsequent matters will be handed over to Guicun. This is the deposit for the mission, and we will not bother you any further."

After confirming the key points of the task one last time and paying the agreed task deposit on the spot, Menma stood up with satisfaction.

"Ah, then I'll take you two there."

Afterwards, with the farewell of Shibuki and Shizuo, they left Takigakure Village the same way they came, watching the backs of Menma and the other man as they left.

Shibuki's face still couldn't hide his excitement.

This was the first major diplomatic negotiation he had accomplished. In the eyes of the young Shibuki, this mission would definitely bring great benefits to their Takigakure Village, and there might even be some invisible benefits.

"Chief, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to accept this mission like this? After all, this involves Konoha. If we are not careful, our Takigakure Village may be drawn into an unpredictable vortex."

Shisha at one side looked at Shibuki with a gloomy look and said.

What he said was not unreasonable, but in the current ninja world, it was common for ninja villages in various countries to compete for mission shares. Even if such a mission involved some internal issues of the Land of Fire and the Hidden Leaf Village, compared with the visible benefits, what was wrong with taking some risks? There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Hookah smoking is mostly a form of opposition for the sake of opposition.

He had been eyeing the position of leader of Takigakure Village, and now he was intent on overthrowing Shibuki. How could he be willing to see Shibuki stabilize his position by gaining various political achievements? ?
"Shuiyan-san, this is a done deal, and didn't we just ask Elder Qingtuo for his opinion? Now that we have received the mission, let's execute it according to the rules."

Shibuki was unusually tough and spoke to Shisha in a very serious tone while looking at her.

This was a somewhat unexpected conversation.

Shiyan's expression suddenly turned cold.

The conversation inside just now had already made Shuiyan very unhappy, and now she was confronted so directly that the anger in her heart was rising. However, this was the main entrance of the ninja village, and Shibuki was still the leader of the village.

Shi Yan suppressed the anger in her heart, snorted coldly, and turned away.

"Don't give me a chance, Shibuki, and you old guys, don't force me. If you really make me angry, I will destroy this village as well!"

As Shuyan turned around, a hint of coldness appeared in her pupils, and she was thinking with murderous intent in her heart.

Shemu was looking at Shuiyan's back as she turned and left, with a look of helplessness on his face. Given his personality, he didn't want to be so tough. To be honest, Shemu was really worried about what Shuiyan had just worried about.

To describe it in one sentence, Shibuki is the kind of person who hopes that everything can go smoothly, but from the current perspective, this mission can indeed bring great benefits to their ninja village and to him. Thinking of the teachings of the deceased old leader and the instructions of Elder Qingtuo just now, Shibuki shook his head and clenched his hands tightly.

'I must not let them down!'

Without mentioning the problems within Takigakure Village.

On the other side, Menma and Karin, who had already successfully left the main gate, untied the transformation ritual and restored their appearance after completely leaving the territory of Takigakure Village.

When he thought about how smoothly this business went, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a beautiful arc.

"Menma, I still don't understand why you want to go to Takigakure Village?"

Karin on the side was still confused. She couldn't understand Menma's behavior at all. Of course, this was also because Karin didn't know Menma's plan yet. Therefore, many of Menma's actions didn't seem to make much sense to Karin. "Hehe, looking for Takigakure is of course for future arrangements. Karin, didn't I say before that we need a stable base for the future? Orochimaru-san is just a transition after all. Moreover, you don't believe in Orochimaru-san, and I don't believe in him either. The relationship between us is just a mutually beneficial one. Therefore, I need to make more preparations in advance. This time I came to Takigakure, it's just a preliminary reconnaissance and test."

Menma smiled lightly and told Karin his intentions without hiding anything.

"Oh!? So that's how it is, does that mean we will join the Takigakure Village from now on? But we used the transformation jutsu to go there, will this have any impact?"

Xianglin first nodded as if she suddenly understood something, then frowned and asked with a puzzled look.

"It's hard to say at the moment. Let's just wait and see. For the time being, the leader Shibuki is a little interesting, but we still have to wait and see. It's hard to say for sure."

Menma said with a smile.

Because of Shibuki, because of the Heroic Water, and more importantly, because of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki Fu, Takigakure Village is of course Menma's first choice. As long as it is possible, Menma will do his best to take control of Takigakure Village in the future, but Menma is very clear about how difficult it is.

But no matter how difficult it is, he has to do it.

This is one of the most reliable options.

As for the outcome, that depends on fate.

The time left for Menma is not much, but not too little either. Three years is enough to change everything.

"Oh? Then what does the mission you asked them to carry out mean? And the people you are looking for? Who are they?"

Karin nodded as if she understood, then as if she had thought of something, she widened her eyes and looked at Menma and asked.

"Oh, that, it's just a matter of following the trend. We can't just go to a ninja village without any reason and look for a meeting with the leader of a ninja village, right? In addition, this mission can be carried out for a long time, so that we can contact Takigakure Village from time to time and make further arrangements. The people we are looking for are, first, the descendants of the former daimyo of the First Kingdom, Suzaki Gossa, who I promised to Urushi before, and the descendants of our Uzumaki clan who are scattered in the ninja world, as well as some other specific candidates."

Menma paused for a moment before continuing.

"That's it!"

Karin nodded and replied.

"As I said before, how things will develop in the future depends on both our choices and theirs."

Menma turned around, as if he could see through the layers of mountains and see the interior of Takigakure Village. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he spoke softly.

"Come on, Karin, it's time to go back."

"Ok!"

Following from that.

Menma and Karin each exploded their chakras and walked side by side, quickly flying back towards the location of the Land of Fields on the east side.

(End of this chapter)