Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 418 Guessed Inside Story

There is no need to say more.

Menma as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

This identity is definitely the hurdle that Mito Kado En, Utatane Koharu and others cannot overcome. In fact, if something must be said, for Tsunade, it would be best if she could get the Nine-Tails back. After all, it is the only tailed beast left by her grandfather.

Even if we don't consider the practical significance, and just consider the emotional value, Tsunade would definitely still want the Nine-Tails to stay in their Hidden Leaf Village, but isn't that possible now?! ?

How powerful the Hikari Village is, how difficult Menma Uzumaki is, isn't this something that is obvious to everyone!?
If only it were possible to get the Nine-Tailed Fox back easily.

Do you really think Tsunade doesn't want to?

Therefore, Tsunade was really angry about the tactlessness of Mitokado En and Utane Koharu. Is she, as a Hokage, willing to hand over the interests of the village to others?

"Then Elder Mitomon, what should we do? Should we cooperate with the Hidden Mist Village to go to war against the Hidden Light Village? Has Elder Mitomon considered the consequences of that?"

Tsunade suppressed the anger in her heart, looked at Mizuto Menen with a very cold expression and said in a deep voice.

If I must say something, since the death of Tobirama Senju, among the subsequent high-level officials of the Hidden Leaf Village, not counting the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who died in battle, all the remaining ones are actually very twisted in character. They always want this and that, but in the end they lose both and end up getting nothing, and then they have to pay a heavy price for it.

Now Tsunade and Mizuto Menen are just repeating the cycle of the previous top leaders of the Hidden Leaf Village.

"It is definitely not possible to start a war directly. As Shikaku said, what we need to figure out now is the intentions of each ninja village. For this reason, I suggest that Danzo come back to take charge. If Danzo is in charge of the Root, we can have an extra layer of protection and an extra choice."

Mitomon Enya didn't fall into Tsunade's language trap at all, and simply expressed his views very directly.

When Tsunade heard Mito Kado En's words, she suddenly realized what was going on. After going around in circles before, Tsunade thought that the two old guys in her own ninja village were going to make a comeback, but she didn't expect them to remain the same.

just.

"No, Elder Shimura's previous mistakes cannot be ignored. He is still in confinement and cannot move freely."

Tsunade refused without even thinking.

if possible.

Tsunade really doesn't want to see Danzo, the old Biden, at all. Not only can he not be of any help, but he also often causes trouble. Tsunade is really afraid of such an elder. She finally seized an opportunity and directly let Danzo disconnect. How could she let Danzo come back so easily now?
Moreover, as for the Root, even though Mito Kado En is temporarily in charge, Tsunade has already made arrangements to take back the command of the Root in the near future. This makes it even more impossible for Danzo to come back and take charge of the Root at this critical juncture.

That would definitely bring bad things.

At this point.

Tsunade still saw things very clearly and was very decisive.

If you press it down, you can't let it out.

"Tsunade, you..."

When Mizuto Menen saw that Tsunade was so determined, he showed a hint of anger for a moment.

From Mito Kado En's perspective, this is an emergency situation. Shouldn't Konoha be more united?

Danzo certainly has some minor flaws, but in the final analysis, everything is for the benefit of Konoha, right?

The Darkness of Konoha.

Danzo's existence is indispensable to Konoha, at least that's what Mitomon En thinks.

Before, I just wanted to follow Tsunade's wishes and give Danzo a warning. After all, Danzo did go too far, and the status of Hokage is still above everything else. But after the warning, Danzo still needs to return to his original job and perform his duties.

Just like when Sarutobi Hiruzen was still in power, the four of them had been living this way for the past few decades.

But I didn't expect Tsunade to play by her own rules.

If Danzo is really not allowed to come out to handle affairs, that would be chaos.

"Okay, Elder Mitomon, this is a done deal, you don't need to say anything more. As for Uzumaki Menma and Hikari Village, we will still follow the original plan."

Tsunade waved her hand to interrupt Mito Kado En's next words and spoke in a very firm voice.

Maybe on other things.

Tsunade will still be a little 'weak' and 'hesitant'.

But when it comes to Danzo, Tsunade will not let him off at all. No matter if it is based on her identity as Hokage or simply considering the facts, Danzo must be severely punished. Not throwing this guy into jail is already a great leniency.

Still want to come out again.

Don't even think about it.

Danzo's future fate is to be gradually faded away, and then become an elder in name only, just like Akimichi Torifu.

There is no way Tsunade would give Danzo any real power anymore.

The same is true for Mitomon En and Utane Koharu.

They are close friends of their teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen, but not close friends of her, the Fifth Hokage. For such a large province like Konoha, they only need one leader and one voice.

An unquestionable attitude.

Showing its strength.

Mito Kado En's expression froze involuntarily, and he wanted to say something, but Tsunade's aura was too strong. The most important thing was that after two years in office, Tsunade had already gained the recognition and support of most of the ninjas in the village. She could be said to be in power. If she was really strict, she could completely get rid of them, the Hokage's advisors.

The significance of real power is fully reflected here.

Utane Koharu, who was sitting on the side, also shook her head imperceptibly, and Mito Kado En could only sit back down with a little frustration.

at this moment.

Only then did Mizuto Menen truly realize that Konoha today is completely different from before. The current Hokage is called Tsunade, not Sarutobi Hiruzen, and it is impossible for these old guys to give orders as before.

Another voice that was suppressed forcefully.

It can be said that Tsunade, who was known for her arbitrary decisions, also issued several orders in a swift and decisive manner afterwards.

The most important one is naturally the issue of borrowing the road.

Tsunade's attitude is to send support troops to strengthen the border defense. Whether they can identify who the real hostile person is is still another matter of debate, but at least for now, Tsunade will never allow others to use Konoha as a gun.

Just be passive, at least you can have more opportunities to observe.

Don’t seek merit, but seek no faults.

This is exactly Tsunade's mentality.

The first thing to do was to send the corresponding personnel to the Hidden Light Village. Since they had already decided to take this path, there was no reason to give up halfway. Tsunade's hesitation was not as exaggerated as Sarutobi Hiruzen's. And at the same time that Tsunade made the decision.

The two major countries, the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Iwagakure Village, have involuntarily strengthened their border defenses, and all of them are targeting the Fire Country. Although the specific situation is still unclear at present, it is definitely a good idea to make preparations in advance.

Especially in Iwagakure Village.

Ohnoki even asked his son Huangtu to take up arms again and lead more than 3,000 Iwagakure ninjas to support the border between the two countries. However, this location is rather ambiguous and subtle. Although it is said to be close to the Land of Fire, it is actually not far from the Land of Taki. The most important thing is that from the perspective of the ninja village, it is still much closer to the East District of the Hikari Village, which is the former Takigakure Village.

The smell of war.

It suddenly became very strong.

Menma, who had just returned to the village, was subconsciously stunned when he received the news.

What the hell?

I've only been away from the ground for a few days, and the situation has changed so suddenly?
And this development was completely beyond Menma's expectations. If it was the Iwagakure Village that launched a sudden attack, or the Konohagakure Village that changed its mind again, Menma could understand it. Even if the Kumogakure Village connected with Konoha and the Iwagakure Village to form a new coalition to suppress them, Menma would think it was normal. But what did the Mist Village mean by declaring war on their Hikari Village?
A ninja village that had been crippled by Obito many years ago, and was severely damaged again by himself a few months ago, killing many people. Outsiders did not know the details, but within the Hidden Mist Village, especially with the Mizukage candidate Mei Terumi selected by the master himself, the Hidden Mist Village that had just been on the rise was 100% going downhill again.

Now if he doesn't shut himself up again to lick his wounds, how dare he jump out and provoke them! ?
Crazy?
Menma's brows suddenly furrowed.

"Karin, are you sure it was the Hidden Mist Village that declared war on us? No other ninja village joined in?"

In Guangyin Village, in the Tianying Building.

Wuqiu and Shuiyue both stood respectfully below. Although Sheren still had those dark pupils, his powerful perception allowed him to "see" his surroundings in a different way.

After all, Sheren's identity is still a little special.

He is not Menma's subordinate.

If I have to put it bluntly, it's similar to the relationship between Sasuke and Menma.

At the moment, he glanced at Menma's office and Karin opposite him with a little curiosity. After all, as a descendant of the purest Hamura bloodline and able to use the power of the Samsara Eye, Toneri could still relatively clearly sense the blood fluctuations in Karin's body that were almost the same as Menma's, as well as the tailed beast chakra hidden in her body.

When Karin first saw Sheren, she was also very surprised.

But there were more important things to report right now, so after taking a glance, he directly reported to the Ma Bao about the movements and situations of several major ninja villages.

"Well, this is the information gathered from the border recently. The vanguard of the Mist Ninja arrived at the area of ​​the former Whirlpool Country a day ago and may enter the Fire Country at any time. Next, it depends on the attitude of the Konoha side. I still think there are big problems here. There should be involvement of other ninja villages. The Iwagakure Village is the most suspicious, but there seems to be some problems in Konoha as well. Menma, do you think we need to make more preparations in advance?"

Karin nodded solemnly and said.

I should say that Menma came back very promptly.

If it was a few days later.

Karin didn't know how to deal with it. The focus was not on the Hidden Mist Village, but on Konoha and the attitudes of several other ninja villages. Karin was naturally very clear about Menma's plan, but the timing was not right now, and their first target had always been the Hidden Sand Village.

When picking persimmons, choose the soft ones.

There's no reason to go head-to-head right from the start.

Therefore, signing a so-called ceasefire or peace agreement with Konoha and Kumogakure is one of the necessary measures.

But in specific operation

But you will find that accidents always come so inopportunely.

Before they could take any action, the Hidden Mist Village arrived first, and with great fanfare. The moment Karin received the news, she had already sent as many ninjas from the reconnaissance squad as possible to collect information.

The Hidden Mist Village has clearly begun its ultimate mobilization, as if it is ready to kill them all in one fell swoop.

It should be said that when Karin learned the news, she was countless times more confused than Menma is now.

If it's just a small-scale test.

Or maybe it was just a feint.

Xianglin thought it was a very normal tactical choice, but didn't such a large-scale deployment of troops mean an all-out war?

Where did the Kirigakure get the courage? Which bank provided the loan?
Are you really not afraid of destroying your own ninja village? This is obviously a move of all-in at the gambling table. Once it fails, it will be a complete Waterloo, and there will be no possibility of even a slight return on investment.

"Has the Hidden Mist Village gone crazy? Even if the people below are not clear-headed, that Yuanshi is not clear-headed either? It's impossible that that Yuanshi was coerced by someone... Wait a minute..."

Menma said unhappily.

But at that moment, a sudden flash of inspiration came to Menma's mind.

The Hidden Mist Village made many stupid moves during the reign of the Fourth Mizukage, Karutagi Yagura. At that time, the Bloody Mist Policy was several times bloodier than before and directly led to chaos within the Hidden Mist Village. The Kaguya clan, the Hozuki clan, and the Yuki clan all perished during that period.

The Fourth Mizukage was being held hostage by someone, no, to be more precise, he was being controlled.

The person behind the scenes.

It was that Uchiha Obito.

This is an abnormal behavior of the Hidden Mist Village now.

Isn't it a bit similar to before?!

The other ninja villages are not aware of the truth about the Hidden Mist Village during that period.

It was impossible for the top leaders of the Hidden Mist Village to make public the family scandal of the Mizukage being controlled, which led to an internal massacre.

Of course I couldn't guess that.

But Menma is different.

Although there is no direct evidence, Menma will still suspect Obito first.

Moreover, the more Menma thought about it, the more he felt that this was the most likely possibility.

Otherwise, other explanations are even more far-fetched.

When all wrong answers have been eliminated, the one that remains, no matter how unlikely it seems, is the only correct answer.

"I see. It looks like you have a new plan, Obito."

There was a faint light glimmering in Menma's eyes.

Thinking secretly in my heart.

(End of this chapter)