Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 290 Stealth Raid
Menma was also stunned at the first moment.

Facing Shibuki's extremely sincere eyes.

Menma also took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and nodded heavily. He also bowed slightly in return and said, "Please rest assured, Shibuki-san. I am also a member of the Takigakure Village. I will definitely destroy all the invading enemies one by one!"

A situation where the decision is made in one word.

Menma used his confidence and composure to completely control the situation.

Or maybe this was something that had been decided from the beginning.

For Takigakure Village.

They simply didn't have any other choice.

Fully integrated and aligned high-level opinion.

Afterwards, this high-level meeting entered the rhythm of Abbot Menma, and orders were conveyed one after another from Menma's mouth. After the initial discomfort, Ajun, Duolan, Fushimi and others in the lower positions chose to acquiesce one by one and accepted the orders.

at this moment.

It was as if Menma had directly become the master of Takigakure Village.

Fu, who was sitting on the side, was also looking at Menma's still young and immature face. She sighed softly in her heart, and the words her grandfather Wu said on the day he passed away emerged in her mind.

'This is probably a scene you could have foreseen, Grandpa Wu...'

Tasks are assigned in an orderly manner.

The entire Takigakure Village also took action shortly afterwards.

After receiving their own orders, figures one after another gathered at different locations of the Ninja Village.

One item after another of supplies were moved out of the warehouse.

The current strategic goal is indeed to quickly defeat the front-line troops of the Hidden Cloud Village with lightning speed, but this does not mean that this war will end in a short time.

Sometimes, if the enemy is a little stubborn, it is very likely that the battle will last indefinitely, so Menma naturally needs to be fully prepared.

Including the Kusagakure Village side, when Taki Ninja took action.

Menma's orders were also sent to Karin through his own summoning beast, and then conveyed to Wuwei.

In this war, the Kusagakure Village does not need to take the main responsibility, it just needs to protect the flanks of the battle line.

The power of the two ninja villages has not been integrated at all, and is not suitable for joint operations. The leader of the Kusagakure Ninja Village has just been changed, and Wuwei still needs more time to integrate the power within the Kusagakure Village.

If it's not necessary, it's best not to do anything.

Of course, a more important reason is that Menma didn't think he needed the power of the Kusagakure ninja at the beginning.

The Fourth Raikage only brought with him more than 3,000 Cloud Ninjas.

Such a little power.

That Fourth Raikage was indeed very confident.

But what Menma has to do is to completely break this layer of confidence!
"Master Menma, the personnel have been assembled."

"Master Menma, it will take some time to prepare the supplies..."

"Lord Menma, the advance troops have already entered the designated position."

"Lord Menma, news has come back from the front that the Cloud Ninja troops are about to arrive at our border."

Clear and accurate orders.

Feedback messages received in succession.

Menma was fully prepared to deal with all potential enemies such as Konoha and Kumogakure, but the Fourth Raikage obviously underestimated Menma.

In the eyes of the Fourth Raikage.

After all, it's Konoha, Orochimaru, and the so-called three tailed beasts that need to be wary.

What's left of the so-called strategy?
He really was not taken seriously by the Fourth Raikage at all, and this Raikage would definitely pay a heavy price for his arrogance.

The frost country that we directly passed through, arrived at an area full of jungles and canyons called Xiangchuan.

This is an area located at the junction of three countries.

The north is the permanently neutral country, the country of iron, located in the north of the continent. The southeast is the country where Orochimaru once established his main base, the country of fields.

And to the west is the target of the Hidden Cloud Village this time - the Land of Water Trap.

The straight-line distance to Takigakushi Village is only a few hours.

The Fourth Raikage led the troops of his own ninja village and attacked violently along the way, after eliminating two nearby Taki ninja strongholds.

He ordered the troops to set up camp in this area.

Establish a simple front-line military camp outpost.

The confident Fourth Raikage certainly felt that this joint operation between his clan and Konoha was bound to be a win.

But I also feel that it won’t be that easy.

It takes a certain amount of time and a corresponding price to achieve this.

The Fourth Raikage did have this awareness.

They are still the three tailed beast jinchuriki after all.

"Let's just wait here for a while. Then, Kamisi, you take your men to sweep the surroundings. The Taki ninjas are getting more and more outrageous. They even dare to cross the border and set up a base. We need to make them wake up and understand their position!"

The Fourth Raikage Ai looked at the territory of Taki Country not far away, snorted coldly, and said with a hint of disdain.

"Yes, Yondaime-sama!"

On one side, a black-haired man with extremely fair skin and a sturdy body stepped out and answered in a muffled voice.

The majestic aura emanating from his body.

This is enough to prove that this man is also an extremely powerful jonin in the Hidden Cloud Village.

The Cloud Ninjas distributed down.

A base stronghold that was established quickly and in an orderly manner.

From this aspect, we can also see the extremely high quality of the Cloud Ninjas.

"Lord Raikage, shouldn't we go a little deeper? This place is still quite far from Takigakure Village, right?"

At that moment, a Cloud Ninja named Kaminishi led dozens of his companions to leave the camp and go to the surrounding areas for fixed patrols.

In the back, a plump, tall woman with short golden hair also walked lightly to the back of the Fourth Raikage and asked with a puzzled look.

Isn’t our own Lord Raikage planning to seize the initiative and suppress Takigakure Village first?

If we stop at this position, wouldn't it give Konoha time to catch up?

This blonde woman is none other than Samui, one of the exclusive secretaries of the Fourth Raikage and a senior ninja of the Hidden Cloud Village.

He is deeply trusted by the Fourth Raikage.

He often handles many government affairs and carries out secret missions on behalf of the Fourth Raikage.

"This is the perfect distance. If we go deeper, who knows what dangers are waiting ahead? If it's just the Takigakure Village, then there's no need to worry. But after all, there are three tailed beasts. If we push them too far and start a fight early, we, the Kumogakure Ninjas, will have to endure too many unnecessary losses, and we may even be defeated. We must be on guard. In addition, there's that bastard Orochimaru, and we also need to be on guard against the Iwagakure Village. This area is the best distance!"

The Fourth Raikage said without turning his head.

"I see!"

The blonde woman also showed a look of realization and nodded slightly.

Tailed beast.

That is an existence that not only ordinary ninjas should tremble and be terrified of.

Even the Fourth Raikage Ai must be treated with caution.

Vulpix and Nanai are fine.

The Fourth Raikage was confident that he and the elite Cloud Ninja troops he led could suppress the situation, except for Menma, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

The Fourth Raikage Ai was still a little unsure.

Judging from the currently available information, this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki can already mobilize a large amount of Nine-Tails' chakra.

But what is uncertain is whether it can be completely transformed into a tailed beast. This is a key point.

From the perspective of ordinary Jinchūriki, whether one can completely transform into a tailed beast is an important measure of strength!
This can be done.

It means that the power of the tailed beast can be exerted almost 100%.

The Nine-Tails is the most powerful tailed beast in the current ninja world. Even though the Fourth Raikage has never witnessed or fought against it personally, judging from the powerful performance of his own Eight-Tails and the price Konoha paid 13 years ago.

It is somewhat possible to judge how terrifying the Nine-Tailed Fox is when it is at its full strength.

If that were to happen, one Nine-Tailed Fox would already be very dangerous, and if other forces were added, the risk factor would definitely increase exponentially.

As the shadow of a village.

He can make decisions on his own, but he must also consider the entire ninja village and all the cloud ninjas. He cannot just rush forward without caring about the consequences.

There is a sense of measure and scale control here.

Very important.

Ai is just arrogant and rude, and at most a little conceited, but he is not stupid. After all, he is the shadow of a village. Without some skills, it is impossible for him to get to the top, or even if he gets to the top, he will be pushed down.

Therefore, it is impossible for the Fourth Raikage Ai to take the ninjas of his own village to do anything adventurous. He just wants to threaten the Takigakure Village first, take the opportunity to take the initiative and test Konoha.

Anyway, it is impossible for Takigakure Village to take the initiative to attack.

This has been amply demonstrated over the past few decades.

Does the small ninja village dare to attack the big ninja village?

If it was only Orochimaru and Menma and the others, the Fourth Raikage Ai would not be worried at all. This was a judgment based on his inherent impression and the lack of key information.

The Fourth Raikage Ai would never have thought that the mere 13-year-old Menma would be so decisive, let alone that the relationship between Menma and the Takigakure Village and the Kusagakure Village was far beyond ordinary.

When the Fourth Raikage Ai thought that the opponent could only carefully carry out a comprehensive defense, or go to other ninja villages for help.

On a plain hundreds of kilometers away from where the Cloud Ninjas set up camp.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

Hundreds of figures are rapidly flying forward.

The familiar red hair above the leader.

It was Uzumaki Menma who had led the troops from Takigakure Village not long ago, and beside him were Yutaka, Shibuki, Fu and others.

The huge crowd behind me.

They are all the elite of Takigakure Village.

There are more than 2,500 people in total.

This is all the force that Takigakure Village can dispatch, excluding other border outposts and necessary personnel left behind in the village.

A true outpouring of support.

If this battle fails.

Menma could only consider escaping in a panic.

Only victory is allowed and no defeat is allowed!

"!!!"

Menma had a serious look on his face. He used all his senses to check the surrounding area bit by bit.

Take yourself as the center point.

Within a radius of forty or fifty miles.

No movement can escape Menma's perception.

He wanted to launch a surprise attack at the shortest distance possible, so that he could inflict maximum damage to the Cloud Ninjas.

"Menma-kun, is it really okay for us to move forward at such a high speed? The scouts from the Kumogakure will easily find our tracks, right? Why not spread out and slowly surround us, wouldn't that be more appropriate?"

Shibuki, who was galloping along with him, stayed close to Menma and spoke with a worried look on his face.

"Don't worry, Shibuki-san. Believe me, no Kumo-nin can find us before I find him."

Menma shook his head slightly and said with a very confident look.

Kagura Heart Eye!

The unique technique of the Uzumaki clan.

This was originally a detection skill that far exceeded the existence of the Byakugan.

Now Menma also has the bonus of Nine-Tailed Fox's malicious perception.

In terms of perception ability.

Menma is already the undisputed TOP in the ninja world. Unless one's speed can far exceed Menma's, to a level that Menma cannot react to easily, otherwise, within a fixed range, only Menma's radar can lock onto others, and other sensory ninjas will not be able to easily search for Menma's location.

Although I'm not completely relieved.

But since Menma is so confident.

Shimu naturally nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

And this is actually the case.

The speed of continuous advancement.

In the front position, we didn't encounter any Cloud Ninja at all.

Until it reaches a relative distance.

"!"

The chakra fluctuations detected were transmitted from other directions.

"Yudaka-san, three o'clock direction, ten kilometers!"

Menma suddenly shouted out these words.

"Ok!"

Yu Gao also nodded heavily.

"Whoosh!"

The chakra on the soles of the feet exploded.

It soared up at a high speed and headed towards the location designated by Menma.

It also starts here.

Afterwards, they encountered three or four waves of Cloud Ninja reconnaissance troops. Menma either arranged Yugao or Fu, or even in the frontal position, Menma went out personally and killed these Cloud Ninja reconnaissance personnel one by one!

Fatal perceptual bias.

There is also a dimensional gap in strength.

None of these Cloud Ninjas could escape the fate of being killed.
There was no one who could send out a signal for help or warning, but this was undoubtedly impossible to continue forever. After decades of continuous changes, the reconnaissance and patrol system of the five major ninja villages had reached a very perfect level.

One layer of patrols upon another.

The most important thing is the feedback interval between each other.

Especially during wartime, once a very sensitive "blank" period of time appeared, subsequent investigators would become alert one by one.

Moreover, what Menma led was not a small-scale elite force, but a huge ninja army of more than 2,500 people.

After eliminating four or five waves of Cloud Ninja reconnaissance troops.

They advanced to the point where they were only a few miles away from the Cloud Ninja Camp.

The whereabouts of the large army could not be concealed and were discovered by the Cloud Ninjas.

(End of this chapter)