Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 164 The Valley of the End
Almost the same pursuit battle.

It's just that some different changes occurred in the development of the process.

The four Sound Ninjas who took the initiative to stay behind, Naruto, Shikamaru and others also fought against them with different configurations of personnel. Whether this will have a different result, it all depends on themselves.

For Menma.

Just like Menma was not interested at all when Orochimaru invited him to meet Tsunade, he was not particularly concerned about the final outcome of this mission.

Menma knows very well what he needs now and what he should do now.

What good would it be for Tsunade to run up to him with Orochimaru?

the answer is negative.

Moreover, knowing that in the original work Jiraiya would definitely go looking for Tsunade, Menma still took the initiative to throw himself into his arms. That was an extremely stupid thing to do. He had to give Jiraiya a chance to find him and capture him again, right?
The period when my brain was abnormal had completely passed after that night in Wave Country.

Menma is now a complete realist.

Everything depends on whether it is beneficial to oneself.

This time, he agreed to come to Orochimaru to support the Four Sound Ninjas with the mentality of doing as much work as he could get.

Therefore, after crossing the border and arriving at the Land of Fire, or even the Valley of the End which is famous in the entire ninja world.

Menma is at a standstill.

This is a very delicate area.

It is the weakest defense point of the Hidden Leaf Village.

If they go deeper, they will have to take more risks. Menma will certainly not go any further. This is also the result originally agreed upon with Orochimaru.

However, those who travel with Menma will obviously feel dissatisfied.

"Menma-kun, why are you stopping here!?"

When those extremely cold words fell.

Menma turned his head and looked at the figure walking beside him.

White hair, green pupils, the conspicuous red dot between the eyebrows that belongs only to that clan, the forked lapels, and the special temperament that emanates from it.

This is the last survivor of the Taketori clan.

Or you can also call him the boy Kaguya-kunmaro.

"Haha, the agreement between Orochimaru-san and I is to pick up the people here. The area ahead is not where I will set foot. That is beyond the agreement."

Menma looked at the young man on the left who was obviously about to reach the end of his life with a puzzled expression, and said in a light tone.

Bone veins.

This is definitely one of the strongest bloodline limits passed down in the ninja world.

To put it bluntly, it is a simplified version of the ultimate move of the Goddess of the Rabbit - the Killing of Ash Bones. From this, we can see that the Taketori clan must have inherited part of Kaguya's bloodline.

It’s a pity that among the strongest people in the history of the Bamboo Cutter, none of them has been able to truly display even one-tenth of the power of the Co-killing Ash Bone.

Although there is not much description in the original book.

But from the fact that the Taketori clan attacked the Hidden Mist Village and were completely wiped out, and did not really cause any serious damage to the Hidden Mist Village, it can be seen that the power of the Taketori clan is just that of a powerful family, but it is limited to the level of a jonin.

Kimimaro has undoubtedly perfectly inherited the bloodline of the Taketori clan. In the original work, he showed the power of the Shikotori. Under normal circumstances, Gaara and Rock Lee combined are no match for Kimimaro. This is enough to show that Kimimaro's strength has at least reached the level of an elite jonin.

He was originally one of Orochimaru's favorite physical vessels.

Unfortunately, the bloodline disease meant that this talented young man from the Taketori clan had very little life left, and his body was constantly being ravaged by the bloodline disease, so it was impossible for Orochimaru to use Kimimaro as his reincarnation vessel.

This time he came out at Kimimaro's own request. He didn't want to end his life lying on a hospital bed struggling. He wanted to give his last bit of strength to Lord Orochimaru in the last moments of his life.

"you!"

Therefore, when he saw Menma's indifferent attitude, he felt that he was challenging the majesty of his Lord Orochimaru, and a hint of grimness appeared in Kimimaro's eyes.

"Buzz!"

It was almost like instinct.

A sharp bone spur as white as jade appeared directly from the palm of his hand.

Comparing it with the sharp cold front that burst out.

"Kimimaro-kun, I advise you to be more rational."

Menma turned his gaze and looked at Kimimaro expressionlessly. The shadow of the fox's eyes was looming, and an extremely strong and cold aura emanated from his body.

Kimimaro's breathing also stagnated.

This chakra fluctuation is clearly stronger than his own.

Kimimaro came to his senses and realized that the young man in front of him was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who was a being that could stand shoulder to shoulder with his own Lord Orochimaru.

Of course, for Orochimaru, Kimimaro, who is not afraid of death, cannot be afraid of Menma, it's just that he knows very well why he came out on this journey.

There's really no point in being fussy here.

Kimimaro just gave Menma a cold look.

Put your bone spurs back in place.

"whoosh"

Then he leaped up.

He rushed forward alone.

Looking at Kimimaro walking away.

Menma smiled lightly and shook his head slightly, with a complex look of pity and envy in his pupils. He felt pity for Kimimaro's fate, but also envied Orochimaru for having so many loyal subordinates.

From this point of view, it is enough to prove that Orochimaru's personal charm is no less than those so-called outstanding leaders, no matter what circumstances Orochimaru was in, what methods he used to train these people.

The result was that without Orochimaru's coercion, all these people were willing to work for Orochimaru, and there were far more than just one person.

"I really envy you, Orochimaru-san."

Menma muttered to himself in his heart.

From this point of view, Orochimaru is indeed quite suitable to be Hokage. At least his leadership ability is definitely stronger than Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Obviously, he could have chosen to stay in Konoha.

Taboo experiment?

Human research?

Please, the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama is the real senior in this respect. Almost all the taboo techniques in Konohagakure are related to this Second Hokage. The Impure World Reincarnation Technique was developed by Tobirama himself. In the process of researching this technique, how many living and dead people did Tobirama use as research materials? Isn't this more exaggerated than Orochimaru? But who dares to criticize this Hokage! ?

Orochimaru could have become the second Senju Tobirama, and even far surpass this second-generation Hokage.

As long as he does the same as the Second Hokage and doesn't use living people from his own ninja village for research, it will be fine.

This is the final and only measure that needs to be grasped.

Of course, Orochimaru might not not understand, but he just didn't want to do so. In his opinion, Konoha was a cage that restricted him, and he didn't want to stay there.

'So, this is what people with different beliefs cannot do together.'

Menma looked up at the huge stone statues of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.

Without any hesitation, he leapt directly to the top of the stone statue of Uchiha Ban, then sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and waited for the meeting he was "looking forward to" again.

(End of this chapter)