Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 331 Terumi Mei's Ambition
A battle to attack and defend a temporarily lost stronghold.

Konoha was unable to resist and could only abandon the plan that their ninja village had originally set and was forced to retreat.

The reason why Menma did not continue to lead his troops forward to expand the results of the battle was not only the reasons mentioned before, but also because Menma still needed to send people to support Yugao on the left wing of the defense. There were only Yugao leading less than a few hundred Taki ninjas to block the defense, although according to the established plan, Shibuki would lead three or four hundred people to provide support.

At most, there are only a thousand soldiers.

We still need to take Mei Terumi's strength and the foundation of the Hidden Mist Village seriously. Yugao and Shibuki can hold on for a while, but if the time is delayed for too long, they will inevitably fall into a very disadvantageous situation.

Every minute and every second, there are Taki ninjas dying.

This is an inevitable requirement for winning.

On this basis.

Menma also has to try his best to ensure that the Takigakure ninjas do not suffer too many casualties. Takigakure cannot be compared with the five major ninja villages. At most, even if the newly graduated young men are counted, the number of active ninjas in Takigakure will not exceed five thousand.

The previous battle with the Hidden Cloud Village had already resulted in a high price in casualties.

If the price paid for this battle was even heavier.

Would it be detrimental to Menma's subsequent rule over the entire ninja village? After winning a war, every family would be in mourning?

Just think about that scenario.

Menma himself was shuddering.

The desires of the people have always been simple and direct, and Menma himself has a relatively thorough understanding of this aspect.

He is not the kind of person who can just use the Takigakure Village, even though it seems a little unrealistic, and even at this stage he is a little overconfident (at least before he can match the strength of Hashirama Senju).
But Menma still has his own complete plan after all.

Staying alive is the most basic goal.

Then, on this basis, achieve your goals one by one.

For this purpose, Takigakure Village is a must.

The same is true for Kusagakure Village.

Even if he looked at it from the most utilitarian perspective, Menma was unwilling to let the Taki and Kusanagi suffer any unnecessary casualties.

The pursuit stopped in time.

Then he led everyone back to the base.

"I'll leave this place to you guys from now on. I'll go support Yugao!"

Menma gave some simple instructions, asking Muque and Fu to stay in the base to be on guard against the possibility that the Hidden Leaf Village might come back to rob them.

"Yes, Menma-sama (Well, don't worry, Menma-kun.)"

Menma also did not bring any Taki ninja with him.

"Whoosh!"

He directly used the Flying Thunder God Technique and went alone to support Yugao who was hundreds of kilometers away on the left wing of the stronghold.

Leading the troops takes too long.

Anyway, it's enough to numb one person!
As long as he could force his way forward and hold back, or even defeat Mei Terumi, even if it would be a little difficult for Yutaka to do it alone, as long as he cooperated with Shibuki and the remaining Taki ninjas, he would definitely be able to sweep away the Mist ninja army.

The figure of Mercedes Benz at high speed.

"Whoosh!"

"whoosh"

Constantly jumping and shuttling in space.

In a very short period of time, Menma arrived at the edge of the mountain.

The location chosen by Takigakure Village to establish its stronghold is the most dangerous area in the southeastern region of Takigakure. Any attack from the enemy ninja village in the east or south requires the large force to either invade from here or take a detour directly from the northernmost or southernmost regions.

In this battle.

Menma really led all the Taki ninjas out in full force. Except for the few three or four hundred Taki ninjas stationed in the ninja village and some necessary information liaison and garrison strongholds, and excluding the wounded in the previous battle, the remaining nearly four thousand Taki ninjas all went into battle.

There are six or seven hundred Taki ninjas assigned to the two wing positions each.

Then pair it with Yugao or Fu.

Such a combat power configuration.

Even if they were facing the main force of any large ninja village, they would still be able to hold out for a while.

This period of time is enough for Menma to redeploy his troops.

And before the Menma support arrived.

Shibuki had already taken the lead, bringing with him three or four hundred Taki ninja troops to support the Taki ninja and Mist ninja who were in the fierce battle.

Judging from the situation, the Mist Ninja did have a certain advantage.

But as long as Yugao and Shibuki can still stand firmly at the front.

There is absolutely no way the war situation here will collapse in a short period of time.

Mei Terumi herself is also very clear about this.

"Mr. Yugao, I am well aware of the grievances you suffered in the past. Master Yuanshi has also seen them. I can tell you responsibly that those were all misunderstandings caused by the improper operation of the previous Mizukage. The current Mist Village is no longer the same as it was in the past. There is no need for you to worry about the problems of the past. Believe me, come back now and everything can start over again!"

Mei Terumi dodged a bubble attack from Yugao, and said to Yugao with a serious expression on her bright face.

Using force to subdue them is the worst option.

From Mei Terumi's perspective, Yutaka was once a member of their Kirigakure Village. The reason he defected was entirely because their Fourth Mizukage was controlled, which led to some accidents later and made Yutaka misunderstand that the village was trying to kill him. Such a misunderstanding can be completely resolved.

Judging from the previous battles and the current confrontation.

Yugao can already use the power of Vulpix relatively perfectly.

Such a high-end combat force is exactly what their Hidden Mist Village currently lacks most. It would be much more reasonable and cost-effective to persuade Yugao to return to the Hidden Mist Village than to subdue Yugao and then forcibly extract the Vulpix.

The former can directly increase the village's combat power to the level of five Kage.

In the latter case, you still have to choose a suitable Jinchūriki to seal the tailed beast, and give him time to adapt. There is also the risk that you may not be able to reach a consensus with the tailed beast and then perfectly use the tailed beast's chakra.

Without saying too much, the previous generation of Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud Village is the best proof.

It is not easy to find a suitable candidate for the Tailed Beast Container.

Physical fitness, mental will, as well as capacity and character will all become key factors, so unless it is necessary, no ninja village is willing to replace the Jinchūriki casually. Mei Terumi is determined to become the Mizukage and lead the Hidden Mist Village on the road to revival.

Naturally, he wanted to strengthen the strength of his own ninja village through various means.

The first step is to persuade Yugao to return to the Hidden Mist Village.

This is a step that is beneficial to the village and even more beneficial to herself.

"Your Excellency Mei Terumi, there is no need to worry about it. Now it has nothing to do with the past. I chose to stay here for other reasons."

Yugao looked at Terumi Mei calmly and spoke in a light tone.

(End of this chapter)