Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 402: Choice in Fright and Anger
As the person involved, You Muren was actually very confused.

Since he woke up from a long coma two days ago, he looked at Menma Uzumaki who was standing in front of him with a calm expression.

After the initial confusion, the wooden man immediately assumed a fighting stance.

But Menma just waved his hand and said lightly, "This is the northernmost border of Taki Country, you can go directly back to the Hidden Cloud Village." Then he flashed away and disappeared.

This almost made You Muren doubt his life.

What the hell?

Just let yourself go like this?
At that time, Yu Muren's mind was a mess and he couldn't understand what was going on.

Even though Yumuto is an experienced and senior Cloud Ninja, the situation is really too weird. You know, when she was arrested, she was already prepared to die. She didn't think that Menma would let her go.

Therefore, such a development deeply troubled Yu Muren.

And that was after the initial troubles.

Yumujin himself also discovered the changes in his body. The seal was broken, and the most terrifying thing was that the two-tail disappeared!

This discovery.

It directly caused Yu Muren's worldview to collapse.

The two tails are gone! ?

I am still alive! ?
At that moment, Yukito really had an impulse to chase after Menma in the direction he left. She wanted to get to the bottom of things, but in the end, her reason controlled this impulse. Menma must have done something special to her. Not only did the two-tail disappear, but Yukito could also clearly feel the changes inside her body.

Lightning attribute chakra stimulates cells to activate.

This is the specialty of them, the Cloud Ninjas.

However, this method is a means of forcibly stimulating and strengthening through chakra. Once it stops, the cell activity will return to normal. If you are not proficient in it, it will hurt your body.

But now, Yu Mu Ren can clearly feel that the activity of her cells is much stronger than before. Although her body seems very weak, Yu Mu Ren has a feeling that as long as she is given some time to recuperate, she can become stronger than before.

This series of strange changes.

All of this made Yukito feel that he must return to the Hidden Cloud Village immediately and report to his own Fourth Raikage.

And just at that moment I heard the wooden man return.

The Fourth Raikage was an incredible surprise.

He didn't expect that Menma would actually release Yumudo back.

But the surprise turned into anger and fear in just a short moment.

The second tail is gone!

This not only represents the loss of the top combat power of the Hidden Cloud Village, but the key lies in Menma's methods!
"Uzumaki Menma, how on earth did he do that!?"

The Fourth Raikage said with a ferocious and puzzled look on his face.

Although breaking the sealing technique can illustrate the strength of a ninja, it cannot really represent everything. However, it has broken an established fact that has been tacitly accepted by the major ninja villages in the ninja world for decades, which is far beyond the scope of the Fourth Raikage's understanding.

Of course, this is also because too many precious bloodlines have disappeared in the ninja world today. The Fourth Raikage, who is limited by his limitations, naturally cannot understand the fact that the Jinchūriki can still be alive after the tailed beasts are extracted.

Because of this, the Fourth Raikage's awe of Menma became even stronger. He was originally defeated by Menma on the front battlefield, and now there was the incident of Yukito. The Fourth Raikage really couldn't calm down.

"So it was because he could successfully extract the Two-Tails that he agreed to release the Bokuto so easily. Uzumaki Menma is really a scary guy."

On one side, Tutai, who had always remained calm no matter what situation he encountered in the past ten or twenty years, now had an expression that was unprecedentedly stern.

Now he could finally understand why his parents had such expressions when they mentioned the first Hokage and Shura of the Uchiha clan.

Even now Dodai still doesn't think that Menma will reach the level of those two who dominated the entire ninja world.

But in the current situation.

Menma's strength and pressure are obviously in a class of their own.

Not to mention.

The Hikari Village is now the ninja village with the most tailed beasts.

Let’s not talk about Menma himself.

Below are the Two-Tail, Six-Tail, Seven-Tail, and a black monster with huge fleshy wings that is almost comparable to the Tailed Beast.

Takigakure and Kusagakure were not small players to begin with, and now after their merger, their strength can at least rival that of Sandgakure. This combined strength is undoubtedly the best in the ninja world, right? ?
Tutai took a deep breath and couldn't help thinking in his heart.

Before, Dodai felt that he could be relatively optimistic about the current situation in the ninja world. No matter how powerful the Hikari Village led by Menma was, its strength was limited after all. Konoha and the Iwagakure Village were both existences that they could challenge.

The Hidden Cloud Village can wait and see when the opportunity arises.

But now?

Maybe it takes Konoha + Iwagakure to = Hikari-gakure?
Or is there any other possibility?
Tsuchida felt that he really needed to think carefully about the next strategic choice for his own ninja village.

After all, the situation seems very confusing as to which side their own ninja village will side with.

All previous judgments have now been invalidated.

Tutai rubbed his forehead with a headache.

"Damn it, the Two-Tail belongs to our Hidden Cloud Village, we must get it back!"

The Fourth Raikage said with a gloomy look on his face.

But that's what it says.

Whether or not you can get it back is another matter.

This can actually be seen from the attitude and behavior of the Fourth Raikage. If it could be taken back, he would have directly ordered an all-out attack. In fact, their Cloud Village does not have such strength now, not to mention that it has been hit hard one after another. Even if their Cloud Village was intact before the war, facing the current Light Village, it would be in great danger. Uzumaki Menma alone is not someone they can easily fight against.

This is only possible if his father, the Third Raikage, is resurrected.

This is the opinion of the Fourth Raikage Ai.

"We have to take it back, but not now. And it won't work on our own. Lord Raikage, I suggest that we change our previous plan. We may also need to try to strengthen the connection between Konoha and Iwagakure."

Dodai took a deep breath, walked lightly to the position close to the Fourth Raikage, and spoke in a very serious tone.

At present, Dodai is unable to fully estimate how strong the Hikari Village is.

But it can be judged that even if the Iwagakure Village + the Konohagakure Village try their best, it is impossible for them to take down the Hikari Village in one wave.

The two tails were pulled out, but the wooden man was still alive.

Not only does it mean that Menma's side has gained one more tailed beast jinchūriki, it also means that they need to reconsider Menma's own strength, or other aspects of his strength.

If they still choose to stand on the side of the Hikari Village as before, the situation will no longer be under their control.

The result that follows is definitely not what the Hidden Cloud Village wants to see. Because, from the overall perspective of the Hidden Cloud Village, the best result is still the defeat of the Hidden Light Village, and then the Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Rock Village will at least suffer as much damage as the Hidden Cloud Village suffered in this war.

It would be best if you could just pull one family to self-destruct.

Only then can it be in the interests of their Hidden Cloud Village.

Only they, the Hidden Cloud Village, have a chance to regain the Two-Tails, or even get more!

"Contact both of them?"

The Fourth Raikage frowned.

Menma Uzumaki is of course the Fourth Raikage's biggest enemy, but the Iwagakure Village is his even more hated enemy, whether it was the large number of ninjas who were killed and injured and the loss of key territories by the Iwagakure Village who took advantage of the situation this time, or the death of his father in battle more than ten years ago.

It is impossible to settle all the new and old grudges.

Among the original five major ninja villages, the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Iwa Village are the true enemies.

To make the Fourth Raikage choose to form an alliance with the Hidden Rock Village? That would be even more painful than killing him. As for the Hidden Leaf Village, the Fourth Raikage had never had a good impression of it. He also looked down on Konoha from the bottom of his heart and did not trust Konoha.

Why did the Fourth Raikage take the lead in the previous war?

This is also one of the most important reasons.

"Lord Raikage, this is the only choice. Uzumaki Menma is too strong, and the Hidden Light Village is on the rise. We must put aside some prejudices. This is only temporary. Moreover, it does not mean that we will really unite with the two families. It is just a pre-preparation, because none of us can judge what the specific situation will be like next."

Tutai continued.

The five powers became six.

The ninja world seems to be the same ninja world.

But Tutai always has a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, which is based on this psychological foundation.

Tutai will tend to choose a more conservative strategy.

Their Hidden Cloud Village could no longer withstand another heavy blow.

The timid attitude of the Sand Village is not the future that the Cloud Village wants. They should make all the necessary preparations first and then make judgments based on the specific situation.

"Well, I understand what you mean. Just be patient for a while."

The Fourth Raikage took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress his restless heart, nodded slowly and said.

"Yumujin, you should take a good rest during this period of time. The village will not assign you any tasks. You don't need to have any psychological burden about the matter of the second tail. This is not your responsibility. When you are fully recovered, the village will still need you."

The Fourth Raikage looked at Yukito who was standing beside him and spoke in a slightly slower tone.

As violent as the Fourth Raikage was to the outside world, he was also very caring towards the inside. The environment inside the Hidden Cloud Village had always been the best among the original five great ninja villages, not to mention that Yukito was captured because he stayed behind to support him and buy him time to retreat.

Just this.

The Fourth Raikage must do his best to accommodate the wooden figures.

The responsibility for the loss of the Two-Tails should actually be borne by him, the Fourth Raikage.

"Yes, Raikage-sama."

You Muren opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back in the end. He just nodded slightly and responded.

Yu Muren was very clear about how weak his body was.

Don't think that Menma seems to have strengthened Yukito's body as much as possible, making Yukito's cells more active.

The vitality becomes more vigorous.

But in the end, the second tail was drawn.

A period of weakness was inevitable, and she really couldn't help the village much now. The best thing to do was to go back and recuperate.

After the wooden man turned around and left.

"Dodai, do you think Yumujin will have problems?"

The Fourth Raikage's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Dodai and asked.

Although based on the Fourth Raikage's own many years of experience and the contact he had just had with Yukito, he was 99% sure that there was nothing wrong with Yukito, but there was still a strange thought in his mind that prevented him from completely trusting Yukito. You know, Yukito had been missing for several months, and now he had returned in the form of the Two-Tails being pulled away.

Being the shadow of a village.

The Fourth Raikage had to consider the worst possible outcome.

Just as Tsuchida himself had considered, the current Cloud Village could not withstand another major blow. It would be fine if this ninja village handed down to him by his ancestors could not become stronger, but it absolutely could not be destroyed in his hands.

"It shouldn't be possible, Raikage-sama. Uzumaki Menma doesn't need to do this. The loss of the Two-Tails is already a huge signal. If there is really something wrong with Yukito and Uzumaki Menma has other plans, he shouldn't do this. Therefore, I think Yukito can still be trusted as before. Of course, Raikage-sama, if you are still worried, I suggest that after Yukito recovers, let her stay by Killer Bee's side. This is both a help to Killer Bee and a special supervision for Yukito."

Dodai first shook his head, rejecting the Fourth Raikage's doubts, but then changed the subject and directly put forward a suggestion that was enough to reassure the Fourth Raikage.

as predicted.

As the words behind the platform fell.

The Fourth Raikage's eyes lit up.

Letting Yukito follow Killer Bee's side is indeed a very reliable approach. As his sworn brother, Killer Bee, who is also the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of the Ninja Village, is very important in terms of identity.

But the personality of this brother of mine is too cheerful.

This has always been a headache for the Fourth Raikage.

Yumu Ren's personality is a very gentle and calm person, so it is very appropriate for him to partner with Kirabi.

"Well, what you said makes sense. Then let Yu Mu Ren go directly to Yunlei Gorge after he recovers. And you also reminded me, Tutai, that we need to strengthen the guards in Yunlei Gorge. At this critical juncture, we must not let that guy mess around. We must stay within the control of the village!"

The Fourth Raikage said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Lord Raikage, I will obey your command."

Tutai also bowed and replied with a solemn expression.

Under different circumstances.

Different decisions made.

The situation has evolved gradually and silently, and Menma is no longer the chess piece that can be manipulated by others.

But he is one of the most critical players on the world chessboard.

Every decision and every action Menma makes has a profound impact on the world.

(End of this chapter)