Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 300 The shock continues to ferment

It’s not that the Hidden Cloud Village cannot be defeated.

The Fourth Raikage is not invulnerable.

But that definitely depends on who the opponent is.

It is normal to lose to Konoha and Iwagakure. Even if it is the current Mist Village and Sand Village, other national ninja villages will not feel particularly shocked. They are more or less one of the five major ninja villages. Outsiders do not know the internal details, but at least in their opinion, these ninja villages should have such a foundation.

But what is Takigakure Village?
A medium-sized ninja village.

I heard that they were able to defeat the Hidden Cloud Village in a head-on combat without any conspiracy or trickery.

How is this possible?
The moment you receive it for the first time.

Those small country ninja villages all seem like something out of a dream.

In the Sand Village, which is also a large ninja village, the fifth Kazekage Maki also issued an order to withdraw all front-line troops after hesitating for a long time.

Originally, Maki was planning to respond to Konoha's call and send some people to join the team. After all, their Sand Village is still a nominal ally of Konoha, and they also wanted to see if they could get some benefits by the way.

After all, he has three tailed beasts as his jinchūriki.

The Sand Village doesn't dare to touch these things now, but they can always share some of the benefits in other aspects, such as mission shares. Maki believes that the Fifth Hokage of the Konohagakure Village, Princess Tsunade, will definitely take care of its allies.

This was Maki's original intention.

But now the Fifth Kazekage still chose to retreat.

It is no exaggeration to say that the power displayed by the Takigakure Village led by Menma has surpassed that of their Sand Village.

Not to mention there is also the Kusagakure Village.

Even if they are just making up the numbers.

The combined momentum is something that the current Sand Village cannot rival.

Maki still made a choice very from the heart.

God knows if he will be beaten up if he gets close to him. The Sand Village cannot afford any losses now.

Not to mention the thousands of casualties.

Even the loss of hundreds or thousands of people is enough to make Maki feel painful.

"The Sand Village can no longer withstand the turmoil..."

Maki stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in his office, looking towards the northeast, and sighed softly in his heart.

The weakness of the Sand Village forces Maki to make the safest choice.

And the same goes.

The same is true for the Hidden Mist Village.

It can be said that the moment Master Yuan received the news of the Hidden Cloud Village's defeat, he showed an unprecedented look of shock.

You have to know that before that, this old man had already overestimated the strength of the Taki and Kusa coalition led by Menma as much as possible, but he did not expect that it was still far beyond his expectations.

Especially when hearing that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki Yugao was fighting head-on against the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud Village.

After only a moment's silence, the Master immediately issued the latest order and passed it on to Mei Terumi, Ao and others at the front line.

The situation has changed a lot!
They, the Hidden Mist Village, also have to change their previous strategy.

Are they going to invade Takigakure Village again?
No, no!
That is no longer something they can decide!
The weak Sand Village and Kirigakure do not have much room for independent choice. For them, the most important thing is to transition smoothly during this period.

After all, the Great Ninja Village still has the heritage and potential that a Great Ninja Village should have.

But the prerequisite is that you don’t commit suicide.

Maki and Yuanshi, as the current leaders of the two major ninja villages, can see this point very clearly. Taking the initiative to stop the pace is the most correct choice. To put it bluntly, the two major ninja villages now can barely protect themselves, let alone take the initiative to advance.

Therefore, even though the Six-Tails Jinchuriki is related to the dignity and actual interests of the Hidden Mist Village, in the face of greater threats, the Master still has to forcibly stop the progress of his own village.

Mei Terumi and Ao, who were at the front line, also resolutely carried out the orders of their own master the moment they received the message.

Taking risks depends on the situation.

If there are several levels of probability, then you can indeed give it a try.

But when it is clear that the risks far outweigh the benefits, or even when the benefits are not visible, then you must have the self-knowledge to stop.

And at the same time.

In the Hidden Leaf Village, in the exclusive Hokage building.

"Just let me go, Granny Tsunade. Menma is my biological brother. I believe there must be other ways. I will go and bring Menma back myself!!"

Naruto suddenly pushed open the door of the office, and with an obviously impatient expression, he looked at Tsunade who was handling official business in the main seat and shouted loudly.

Three days ago.

After being brought back to the village by Jiraiya.

At first Naruto thought it was just because of other things, but the more time passed, the stranger he felt.

Although Tsunade specifically ordered to block the information from Naruto, this kind of thing is not so easy to suppress, not to mention the large-scale deployment of Konoha ninjas. Unless Naruto is a fool, he really can't see it at all.

Tsunade didn't think she could keep it secret forever, and just followed the principle of delaying it for a few days. Eventually Naruto himself discovered something was wrong, so as a last resort, she dispatched her own ANBU members to monitor Naruto in batches 24 hours a day. Iruka even followed Tsunade's orders to stay by Naruto's side all the time.

The purpose is to prevent Naruto from leaving Konohagakure Village easily.

Tsunade has already made up her mind to take this opportunity to completely solve the Menma problem, so naturally she doesn't want Naruto to get involved.

Naruto tried to leave the village quietly several times, but was stopped each time.

The current Naruto is not as strong as the level shown in the later part of the original work, and he does not have the Nine-Tails Chakra as a plug-in. Although his personal strength has reached the level of a jonin due to his outstanding talent, it is still impossible for him to easily escape the surveillance of these direct Anbu.

therefore.

Naruto can only choose to "break through head-on".

And it was when Naruto finished speaking.

"Naruto, please stop messing around. This is a major issue related to the survival of Konoha. You can't mess around. Lady Tsunade and Lord Jiraiya have already handled it appropriately. Just stay in the village."

Tsunade, who was sitting in the main seat, hadn't said anything yet.

Shizune at one side took the lead and looked at Naruto as he gave him advice earnestly.

"Sister Shizune, I can't stay in the village. Menma is my biological brother and the child of my father and mother. I have to correct his mistakes myself. Granny Tsunade, please let me go to the front line!"

Naruto still shook his head stubbornly and said in an extremely firm tone.

Just like Uzumaki Naruto's obsession with Uchiha Sasuke in the original work.

In this life, Namikaze Naruto faces Uzumaki Menma, who is 12% his brother, and his obsession is even stronger than in the original work. years!
Naruto had always thought he was alone.

It was not until last year that he found out he had a biological brother.

This is a special feeling different from Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Iruka.

It is precisely because of this that Naruto is so stubborn in wanting to catch up with that figure himself!
"Even if Menma already wants to kill you, are you still so persistent, Naruto?"

Tsunade put down the pen in her hand, waved her hand to stop Shizune from saying anything further, crossed her hands under her chin, looked at Naruto with a very serious expression, and said in a deep voice.

In the battle of the Valley of the End.

Menma's attitude was already fully revealed.

Facing Kakashi, facing his own brother Naruto, Menma was able to be so cruel as to kill him. In fact, after that moment, Tsunade had already felt like giving up.

It was just out of a little guilt towards Minato and Kushina.

Out of a desire to protect Naruto and out of trust in Jiraiya.

Tsunade still held it high, but finally chose to put it down.

Just as Tsunade in the original work believed that 'Uzumaki Naruto' would definitely get 'Uchiha Sasuke' back, Tsunade in this life also completely delegated power to Jiraiya and Naruto, suppressing the pressure from the two advisors and Danzo.

This is a privilege that only Tsunade, as the Hokage, can give.

But now that privilege is being taken back.

This is for the continuation of Konoha.

Tsunade thought that what she did was correct, and because of the strength of Menma's side, Tsunade personally issued a call for joint action to several major ninja villages, including the Iwagakure Village, in the name of Hokage.

Is the power of their Konohagakure Village not enough?

Then let’s do it together, two or three companies!

Tsunade is confident that these forces are enough to suppress the forces headed by Menma and Orochimaru. As long as the Nine-Tails can be successfully recovered, Tsunade will not care too much about the remaining problems. This is her duty as the Fifth Hokage of Konohagakure and the granddaughter of Senju Hashirama! !
It can be considered as a form of self-consolation.

After all, Minato and Kushina have two sons. As long as Naruto can be guaranteed to be safe, it can be considered as worthy of Minato's efforts and sacrifices.

Therefore, Tsunade would never allow Naruto to go to the front line.

We can't let Naruto witness Menma being suppressed, right? That would be too cruel.

Anyway, Tsunade herself has great confidence in this joint operation.

In this world, there is no force that can deal with the attack from the three major ninja villages at the same time.

When Naruto heard Tsunade's decisive words, his face froze, and he recalled Menma's cold expression in the battle at the Valley of the End, and his decisive attitude in the Land of Spring.

A hint of sadness appeared in Naruto's pupils.

If I must say, Naruto still can't understand why his brother can be so cruel.

Could the hatred towards Konoha really be that great?

Naruto knew that if his mother had not suddenly spoken up to stop him that day, he might have really died at Menma's hands.

But even so!

Naruto took a deep breath, and the gloom in his pupils was forced to disappear. He raised his head again, looked at Tsunade with a very firm look and said, "I understand, Granny Tsunade, but I still have to go. This is my duty, and it is something I must face. No matter what the final result is, I must be responsible for myself. This is my, no, it is a problem that must be solved between us brothers! Please let me go, Granny Tsunade, I have already done everything I can!"

Naruto is still the same Naruto.

Even though he changed his surname and his childhood living environment, his personality did not change at all.

This is a complete replica of 'Uzumaki Naruto'.

It is definitely a manifestation of the personality that has inherited the 'Asura Reincarnation Chakra'.

Tsunade was looking at Naruto like this, and listening to his still firm words, a hint of helplessness and tenderness appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"They really look alike..."

This is a completely overlapping figure.

Tsunade can really see the mark of her former love on Naruto. They are so similar, so similar.

This is also the reason why Tsunade favors Naruto so much.

This is also the reason why she gave Naruto the necklace she inherited from her grandfather.

Tsunade placed all the family affection that she had once lost on Naruto. It can even be said that Naruto was an important reason why Tsunade returned to Konoha to serve as the Fifth Hokage.

Tsunade admired this perseverance, but was also worried about it.

Because she has already had two painful memories.

I really don't want to see it a third time.

therefore.

Tsunade hardened her heart once again, ready to continue rejecting Naruto, and even planned to send more people to keep a close eye on Naruto.

"Hokage-sama! Urgent news from the front line!!"

Suddenly.

An extremely urgent voice was heard outside the office.

"Ok?"

Urgent news from the front line?

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, and then her expression changed.

"Come in!"

Words shouted out sharply.

"Yes!"

After the Konoha ninja outside responded in a deep voice, he immediately opened the door and strode in.

He knelt on one knee and saluted, "Hokage-sama, Jiraiya-sama reports from the front that the frontline Kumogakure troops suffered a major defeat. Most of the more than 3,000 Kumogakure ninjas were annihilated by the Takigakure ninja troops led by Uzumaki Menma. On the battlefield, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki appeared simultaneously. The Fourth Raikage Ai was suspected to be severely injured by Uzumaki Menma, and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki was even captured by Uzumaki Menma. Now the remaining Kumogakure troops are already covering the injured Fourth Raikage and retreating to the border of the Land of Lightning. Here are the details. Please review them, Hokage-sama, and give your instructions!"

While speaking at a very fast speed, he took out a scroll from his arms and presented it with both hands.

Shizune also hurried over, took the scroll and brought it to Tsunade.

Tsunade took the scroll with a very serious expression, opened it quickly, and scanned it quickly.

Naruto on the side was already stunned.

what?
Did Menma win a great victory?
And he even defeated the Raikage, one of the Five Kage?
The moment he heard the news, Naruto didn't know what kind of emotion he should feel. Was he shocked? Or was he grateful? Or was he feeling something else?
(End of this chapter)