Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 257 A New Round of Situation
The outbreak of a war.

It would never be due to a single reason, including the collision between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village this time. While attracting the attention of most people outside, many people only saw the reason of the death of Darui and other Cloud Ninjas released by the Hidden Cloud Village.

In fact, this is certainly the direct cause, but it is not the only one, nor is it the fundamental cause.

Of course, only a small number of elite people can see through these things, and the other 99 percent of people are just watching for fun.

And the Konoha side.

The corresponding deployments made in response to the actions of the Hidden Cloud Village, and most importantly the tough response, made the Fourth Raikage furious. He was already accustomed to suppressing others.

How could he possibly accept Konoha's extremely strong counter-response! ?

Nothing said.

He directly ordered the Cloud Ninjas on the front line to create friction and conflicts.

On the one hand, rumors were spread widely, saying that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki who defected from the Hidden Mist Village had fallen into the hands of the Hidden Leaf Village, and even that the Hidden Leaf Village had already secretly captured the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki back, and that Konoha, which had already restored its full strength, was about to re-expand its fangs on the entire ninja world.

To this end, he called on all the ninja villages in the entire ninja world to join in the crusade against Konoha. It's not that the Fourth Raikage was afraid of Konoha. If it were a one-on-one duel, the current Fourth Raikage really didn't think that his own ninja village would lose to the Hidden Leaf Village.

Even though Jiraiya and Tsunade were senior ninjas who reached adulthood many years earlier than him, the Fourth Raikage Ai was not afraid of them.

But his only worry was that if he really got into a fight with the Hidden Leaf Village and got involved in an all-out war, it would be easy for other ninja villages to take advantage of them.

Either other ninja villages will fight each other, or everyone will besiege Konohagakure Village together.

The Fourth Raikage would never do such a stupid thing as to make wedding dresses for others.

Post these messages.

The purpose is to stir up trouble and to arouse the fear and covetousness of Konoha among the major ninja villages again!
what?
No evidence?

No one believes it?
Don't be silly. This kind of thing is a pure conspiracy. Once it is released, everyone will believe it if Konoha cannot refute it.

The reason is very simple.

Who makes Konoha still so powerful, so rich, and so coveted! ?
The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade!
The major countries covet Konoha's prosperity and are even more afraid of Konoha's strength.

Konoha can either make the final decision and crush all the major countries with force, making all the ninja villages submit to it, or it can weaken and give up most of its interests to other ninja villages to feed their stomachs.

Only then will peace be possible.

But the greater possibility is that they will perish due to weakness.

Because the gap of human desire can never be filled.

A world where people understand each other?

ridiculous!

In the original novel, whether it was Hashirama Senju or the later Uzumaki Naruto, didn’t they first rely on their strength to gain everyone’s approval before they could start the so-called peace? ?

That is the falsest peace.

It is also the most unstable peace.

Because it all depends on the safety of one person.

Therefore, once Hashirama Senju died, the ninja world once again entered an era of war. Once Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke died, the arrival of a chaotic era was also entirely foreseeable.

Such collisions are bound to occur between people, especially between people of different forces!
obviously.

Konoha is now a thorn in everyone's side.

The corresponding news was almost released in the Hidden Cloud Village, and it took the lead in provoking local friction with the Hidden Leaf Village in the border area.

All the major ninja villages are beginning to get restless.

Including the Sand Village, which had just renewed its alliance with Konoha less than half a year ago, it also has the intention of looking east. It's not that the Sand Village has become bolder and has unreasonable ambitions again, but the vitality lost in the last war has not yet recovered.

There is some movement in the Sand Village, and Junjun is just trying to protect himself.

If Konoha really wants to further dominate the ninja world and puts it into action, that would be the time for the Sand Village to strongly oppose it.

Maintaining the current situation is in the best interests of the Sand Village.

As for the Iwagakure Village, Ōnoki's attitude seemed a little ambiguous, because although the old man did not mobilize too many troops to the border, spies from the Iwagakure Village frequently appeared in the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning.

Its intention is also obvious.

The Hidden Mist Village had the biggest reaction.

You have to know that before that, the information reported to the village by the Mist Ninja pursuit team was that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki had been lost and was highly suspected to have been taken away by the Hidden Leaf Village, and then there was the battle between Menma and Jiraiya.

It seems to be the best supporting evidence for further progress.

Now, with the information that the Hidden Cloud Village is almost patting its chest with "boom boom" as secondary proof, the Hidden Mist Village will definitely point the finger directly at the Hidden Leaf Village.

At present, Mei Terumi has not yet ascended to power.

The de facto person in charge of the Kirigakure Village is the old man Yuanshi (in fact, even if Mei Terumi takes over later, as long as Yuanshi is still there, the old man with the highest prestige and power in the Kirigakure Village is still this old man, but he will not point fingers at Ying unless it is necessary, which is annoying.)
Although the Hidden Mist Village experienced a particularly bloody and dark period.

This has led to a significant weakening of the overall strength of the ninja village, and it and the Sand Village are a pair of brothers in distress. According to common sense, they should now enter the most stable stage of rest and recuperation.

But this does involve the Tailed Beast Jinchūriki of one's own ninja village.

The Master is steady, but not timid.

After careful consideration.

The Master also sent relevant personnel to the Hidden Leaf Village for questioning, and mobilized thousands of Mist Ninjas to advance to an island just across the Wave Country. Using there as a seesaw, the Mist Ninjas could easily invade the interior of the Fire Country.

This is no longer the initial war.

After the destruction of Whirlpool Country and Whirlpool Village.

The Hidden Leaf Village lost its most natural barrier.

The Mist Ninja can directly threaten the vital hinterland of the Hidden Leaf Village.

Of course, compared to the aggressive wording of the Fourth Raikage, the notice spoken by the Master himself seemed much milder in its words.

But the purpose is still very clear.

That means the Hidden Leaf Village must give an explanation to the Hidden Mist Village as well. Either hand over the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, or provide irrefutable evidence to prove that the Six-Tails is not under the control of your Hidden Leaf Village.

if not.

For the benefit of the ninja village.

For the dignity of a great country.

The Hidden Mist Village had no choice but to declare war on Konoha. It can be said that at the moment Tsunade received the notice from the Hidden Mist Village, she almost couldn't suppress the wild power in her body.

Obviously, it wasn't done by the Hidden Leaf Village, but they wanted to put all the blame on them. How to prove it!? How to prove it!?
What can you prove it?

This is a dead end, right?
But he has a legitimate reason.

At least that's what it seems on the surface, not to mention that the tone of the Kirigakure seems so 'gentle'. Although there is no essential difference, Tsunade has to be patient and explain it carefully.

In the northern region, local friction has already broken out with the Cloud Ninjas.

The total number of ninjas deployed by both sides has exceeded three thousand. If the scale of the collision continues to expand and the southeast provokes the Mist Ninja to declare war, Konoha will fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

This is not the case now.

Not to mention that the quality and quantity of ninjas have declined a lot.

Even the top commander-level figures are completely incomparable to the past.

No matter from which perspective, the Hidden Leaf Village must stabilize the Hidden Mist Village. It is also because of this that Tsunade, after weighing the pros and cons, gave the information about Orochimaru to the Hidden Mist Village.

The world is big, but the interests and safety of the village are the greatest.

It must also be ranked at the top of the priority list.

As for whether the Hidden Mist Village believes it or not, that is their business and not something Tsunade can control.

She can only try her best to stabilize the current situation.

He also sent a special person to coordinate with the Sand Village.

If a war really breaks out, Konoha needs an ally like the Sand Village. Even if it is not that strong, it at least looks powerful enough!

It can still divert some attention and energy, right?

For example, the Iwagakure Village in the northwest?
The relationship between the five major countries has been fully demonstrated in the past few decades. Many times, it depends not only on their respective strength, but also on their respective diplomatic means. After all, no one can reach the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha now. They are the ones who can really make the decision with a single word.

It only takes one person to wipe out the entire ninja world.

The road to peace.

It is always a bloody road.

The respective plots of the five major countries, especially the respective deployments of the three major countries, also caused a new round of turmoil in the ninja world.

Moreover, compared to the last time, which seemed dangerous but actually landed almost smoothly, this time the Cloud Ninja took the lead in fighting with the Konoha side, and part of the Iwagakure and Mist Ninja reconnaissance forces also entered the territory of the Fire Country.

The entire Hidden Leaf Village then entered level one combat readiness.

Jiraiya and Naruto's journeys were forcibly interrupted because of this. They originally planned to come back and continue their training journey, but in the current situation, Konoha obviously cannot do without Jiraiya once a war breaks out.

Jiraiya needs to be responsible for at least one aspect of the pressure.

Otherwise, if they rely on Tsunade alone, it will be difficult for Kakashi, Shikaku, Choza and others to provide greater support.

At this moment, the shadow of war has completely covered the sky above the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

A series of issues arise surrounding this battle for the Six-Tails Jinchūriki.

And that was two days before the conflict between the three major countries broke out.

In the Tea Country, in the southwestern coastal area, Orochimaru's main base.

Because he had previously promised to provide more tailed beast chakra to Orochimaru for research, and because of the Sasuke issue, Menma naturally needed to take a detour to Orochimaru's base first.

Before the face of the numb, the pharmacist
Still in that large but very dim room.

Orochimaru looked at the special seal scroll in his hand, and then his narrow snake pupils slowly turned to Menma and Yugao who were sitting on the left. Orochimaru snorted and laughed, "Haha, Menma-kun's efficiency is much faster than I expected. This is the chakra that can provide me with the Six-Tails and the Seven-Tails."

"After all, this is what we have discussed before, isn't it? Orochimaru-san, and helping you is helping me. You should know better than me about the pursuit of the tailed beasts by those big countries and the real goal of that organization."

Menma smiled softly and replied.

Only Yu Gao at the side frowned slightly, still feeling a little uncomfortable.

Not only because of the atmosphere.

More importantly is Orochimaru who is in the main seat.

To be honest, Yugao is not good at facing, and he doesn't like people with Orochimaru's style.

"That's true, but Menma-kun's actions are likely to attract more attention. You know, your identity is very special. You never know when those people will come."

There was a hint of demonic color in Orochimaru's pupils, and he said meaningfully.

"Then I'll need Orochimaru-san to take care of it for a while. It doesn't need to be too much, just let me make the necessary preparations. I think Orochimaru-san should be willing to do this little favor."

Menma looked back at Orochimaru and spoke word by word.

Paper can never cover fire.

Even if it can hold out for a while, it will eventually be burned to ashes.

The news that Yugao joined his side would be exposed sooner or later, especially at the previous point, when he met with Jiraiya and others in the Land of Spring. It didn't matter if there was no evidence. Being guessed would already mean being 'checkmated'.

Therefore, Menma needs some more preparation.

Orochimaru is his own best 'camouflage color'!
"Hehe, it really takes a lot to cooperate with Menma-kun."

Orochimaru smiled lightly and said as if he was in great difficulty.

"But the rewards are also great, aren't they? Orochimaru-san? We are all people who seek the truth together. Maybe there will be disagreements at some point in the future, but at least now we are on the same path. I should even say that only I will walk side by side with you, Orochimaru-san."

Menma knew very well what Orochimaru was pursuing.

Eternal life, supreme power, the truth of the ninja world.

But for all these, Menma can provide corresponding chips.

What? Just talking? Just getting something for nothing? Don't put it so harshly. As long as Orochimaru is willing to accept it, then this is enough bargaining chip.

Said without politeness.

In the current ninja world, no one and no creature knows more information than Menma. Not Obito, not Nagato, not Madara, and not even the sages of the three holy places.

That dark guy still doesn't work.

The greatest golden finger of a time traveler is the omniscient plot reference!
Even though his intrusion has brought about many changes, there are still some things that are limited to him.

What Orochimaru pursues are these limited things.

This is something that only Menma can provide!
(End of this chapter)