Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 420 About the Road to Peace
Not to mention, compared with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Tsunade and Jiraiya have been very tolerant towards all the ninja clans in the village. Every ninja will definitely not let Danzo do whatever he wants. In the past, whenever the Root suffered serious losses, they would immediately and unscrupulously draw people from the major ninja clans, and the people in power of the major ninja clans dared to be angry but not to speak out. Suzaku knew very well that more than ten years ago, the head of their own generation, Shikaku, was almost pulled into the Root.

That is to say, Akimichi Tofu was still alive at that time.

Push the pressure back.

The last twenty years when Sarutobi Hiruzen held the highest power in Konohagakure was the most painful period for all the major ninja clans in Konohagakure. Tsunade is now several times stronger than Sarutobi Hiruzen. People are really afraid of horizontal comparison.

For the village, and more importantly, for his own family.

Even though they knew this was not the best option, they could only follow along and try their best to help the Fifth Hokage make a relatively correct judgment.

"I also hope that this Menma-kun will really have some scruples and really let go of some of his hatred..."

Suzaku thought silently in his heart while looking at Menma.

Menma naturally couldn't see what was going on in the mind of this 'second in command' of the Nara clan.

But as for the overall intention of Konoha.

Menma could still guess some of the situation, mainly because Tsunade and Jiraiya's personalities were too easy to judge.

Especially the latter.

He is just a so-called 'good guy' in the ninja world.

A "good old man" who is intoxicated in the beautiful fantasy he created.

This is the thing that Menma despises most about Jiraiya, but Menma should also be grateful for this because it is also a point that Menma himself can make full use of.

A gentleman can deceive others.

Jiraiya was certainly not a gentleman, but the principle was similar.

Since all of them have the desire to dream sweet dreams.

Then of course I would be merciful and satisfy him.

"What else can we do? We can only fight back when the enemy comes. We in the Hidden Light Village are never afraid of challenges from anyone or any ninja village."

Menma smiled softly and said with full momentum.

This doesn't count as Menma lying.

It is not an exaggeration to say that even if we put Menma aside, the Hikari Village now has the strength to challenge the entire ninja world alone.

The four Jinchūriki are Karin, Yugao, Fu, and Suigetsu.

Wuque is the incarnation of enlightenment.

No ninja village can handle such a lineup, with Konoha possibly being an exception.

Jiraiya and Tsunade are still considered top figures at the Kage level, especially the former, when he activates the Sage Mode.

It is still possible to defeat two or three tailed beasts alone.

In addition, Konoha does have many forbidden techniques.

What about the Impure World Army? Dozens of suicide bombing teams using the Four Symbols Sealing Technique can all deal with the tailed beasts.

But it is only a theoretical possibility.

If only it were that easy to actually do.

In the earlier Ninja World Wars, Konoha would not have had such a hard time fighting.

But at least Konoha still has such a foundation.

This is also the biggest reason why Menma feels that it is still necessary to stabilize Konoha for the time being.

You can lower the difficulty of the dungeon and defeat the BOSSes one by one alone. Why would you create trouble for yourself and get beaten up by a group of BOSSes?
Menma has no tendency to be masochistic, and what's more, the enemies in the shadows are the most terrifying.

"As for your village's assistance, it depends on the situation. After all, sometimes people are always out of control, right?"

Menma leaned forward slightly, looking at Suzaku with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Meaningful words.

This caused Suzaku's expression to change subtly.

But it only took less than a second to adjust back immediately.

"Master Tianying is right. After all, things are unpredictable."

Said with a smile.

"Well, that's probably what I mean. The Hidden Mist Village doesn't need to worry, but as for the other ninja villages, I personally think that they still need your village to worry more about them. Past history speaks for itself."

Menma smiled softly and continued.

The Hikari Village is indeed an unrivalled existence now, and Uzumaki Menma is hailed by many as the 'strongest man in the ninja world' of the contemporary era.

But in the final analysis, the reason lies with the tailed beasts.

No matter the overall strength and heritage of Hikari Village, or the wealth of Taki Country and Kusa Country, in fact, it is not taken seriously by other ninja villages in the country, including the poorest Wind Country, which has the confidence to despise the two countries. After all, Wind Country is only "poor per capita", but it is not really worse than those small country ninja villages.

After all, the size of a great country is still there.

Otherwise, how could the Sand Village support over ten thousand ninjas?

Is it really up to the successive Fengying to mine personally?

In fact, don’t we still have to rely on the official government of the Wind Country?

Moreover, it is also worth noting that the major ninja villages do not completely occupy the lion's share of the fiscal expenditure of various governments. There is no such thing as the daimyo or nobles of any country who will give whatever the ninja villages ask for. The best relationship between the country and the ninja villages, and the most generous ones are the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village. Among the remaining countries and ninja villages, even Konoha and the Land of Fire have considerable conflicts. The matter of protecting the Twelve Ninjas in the past forcibly tore off the fig leaf of all relationships.

Not to mention other countries and ninja villages.

Therefore, these big countries are still relatively wealthy.

Among these, the Fire Nation is the top priority.

To put it bluntly, the GDP of the Fire Nation can even exceed the total of several other major countries!

As a country that occupies the richest part of the world and has a land area second only to the Wind Kingdom, it is natural for it to have such a prosperous economy.

In the past three Ninja World Wars, the four major ninja villages frequently set their main targets on Konoha, with the goal of taking a bite of the fat meat from the Land of Fire. Just one bite!
It's enough to make their mouths drool.

Even if we have the Hikari Village now, as long as Konoha is still Konoha and the Land of Fire is still the Land of Fire, the focus of everything will not undergo a real qualitative change. At most, there will be one more object to be coveted.

Menma is not exaggerating, nor is he trying to divert attention.

But it is a fact recognized by the ninja world.

It is precisely because of this consideration that the Konoha side led by Tsunade and Jiraiya are worried that they will never want to see another sneak attack or even siege, so they have to analyze and judge the situation carefully and cautiously.

In the short history of the five great nations over the past few decades, similar things have happened countless times. Many of them seemed impossible beforehand, but in the end, they still came true! ?

"Yes, I will definitely pass your reminder to the Hokage. Then, I will excuse myself first."

Zhuque could also clearly see that Menma wanted to see him off, so he bowed slightly in greeting.

"Ah."

Following from that.

Under the guidance of Karin, they left directly. As for the subsequent issues, there was no need for Menma to discuss and arrange them personally. It was enough to let Karin take charge.

"That's human nature and human heart. Are you sure your method can really bring about permanent peace, Menma?"

And that was after Karin took Suzaku away.

In the other side position.

Sheren approached lightly and asked softly.

"Permanent peace? Who can guarantee such an uncertain thing? Sheren, even if it is the idea of ​​your fathers, even if your plan is really the wish of the ancestors of Hamura, and you have successfully implemented this plan, what will happen in the end? As long as humans reproduce again, there will definitely be contradictions and disputes. No, to be more precise, this is true for any creature. This is the nature of all creatures that cannot be killed and cannot be killed. All we can do is try to choose a path that seems to be correct at the moment, unify the world, and then eliminate the difference in status, and try our best to realize a world of common prosperity. When that day comes, I dare not say that all disputes will disappear, nor can I promise that there will be permanent peace in the future, but at least it will be a harmonious future that is several times better and happier than the present."

Menma turned around and looked directly at Toneri and said sternly.

After all, they tricked Sheren back.

So some things have to be discussed openly, not only with the Akatsuki organization headed by Obito and Nagato.

And his own plans for world peace.

Menma also talked about this part with Sheren.

It should be said that Menma's idea is not new, but it is very practical. Over the years, in fact, in the thousands of years of history of ninjas, the only ones who could unify the ninja world were Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha a few decades ago.

None of the remaining people have such confidence and strength.

But now Menma is different.

He has such ambition and even more so the ability.

However, Toneri did not really agree with Menma's idea, because in his opinion, the so-called fighting and war were the manifestation of the ugliest side of human nature. Even if they were truly unified and there was only one country and one ninja village, would such disputes end? Would the darkness and malice in the hearts of humans disappear directly?

Sheren doesn't think so.

Not to mention that once a country is unified, it can be divided again?

The question I asked today was not a sudden thought, but was asked after a few days of observation and deeper thinking triggered by the arrival of Nara Suzaku.

It was just Menma's answer.

This was somewhat beyond Sheren's expectations.

"Choose the most correct judgment at the moment? Your answer is always so unexpected, Menma."

Sheren said softly with a hint of emotion.

At first, Sheren thought that Menma's answer would either be that he would be extremely confident and say that there would definitely be a truly peaceful world, or that he would frown and look like he found it difficult to answer.

In Sheren's opinion, these are all very normal answers.

But Menma's answer was so unexpected.

"Yes, as long as it is the right choice at the moment, it is enough, because times will change, people's hearts will change, no system can be said to remain vibrant forever, and no choice will be correct forever. All we can do is take care of the present. Compared with the chaotic and disordered world in front of us, a unified country is already a world worth looking forward to. As for the problems that will be encountered in the future, we will solve them in the future. We must look at everything from a developmental perspective, and the same is true for human beings."

Menma said with a smile.

“A vision for development?”

After Sheren pondered for a while, he showed a hint of sudden realization and nodded slightly.

"So, what other plans do you have next? Menma, now that we know that the attack on the Hidden Mist Village is related to that organization, do we need to make some targeted arrangements?"

Nagato's Rinnegan and the existence of Akatsuki.

There is also the mysterious Uchiha who hid in the darkness and controlled the Nine-Tails to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village fourteen years ago. Menma also kept back some content that could not be explained, and told the rest to Toneri. After all, the fundamental reason for tricking him down was that he needed to deal with the real sinner who summoned the Outer Path Statue, so Menma must tell him some real information.

Including this time's assault on the Hidden Mist Village.

Menma also expressed his guess.

It's not just Toneri, but also Karin, Muku, Suigetsu, Hanedaka and other people whom Menma trusts the most know this.

"Well, let's wait and see for now. We are not fully prepared yet. Whether it's the great sinner who summoned the Outer Path Golem or sweeping across the ninja villages of various countries, we cannot afford to make any mistakes. And this is probably just a test by the opponent. We can completely respond to changes with the same attitude. There is no need to be too anxious. The more things the opponent reveals, the more chances we will have of winning in the future. And time is actually on our side, isn't it, Toneri?"

Menma looked at Toneri's eyes which were already covered with white cloth and said with a smile.

Menma after returning to the village.

They took out a pair of Byakugan from the Hyuga clan and transplanted them to Toneri, although it is not known whether Toneri can still open the Samsara Eye as in the original work.

But Sheren, who had this pair of white eyes transplanted, was able to adapt perfectly.

You will definitely be able to display impressive combat power.

As for this pair of Byakugan, of course they were obtained by Menma from Orochimaru. Ever since Orochimaru obtained a series of important information about the Byakugan - the Samsara Eye from Menma, he began to hunt the Hyuga clan. Orochimaru wanted the Byakugan of the main family, and he also wanted the bloodline of the branch family.

It can be said that even before Konoha and the Hyuga clan could fully react, Orochimaru had already robbed more than a dozen pairs of Byakugan from the main family, as well as dozens of living or dead people from the branch family.

Orochimaru is not one of those guys from the Hidden Cloud Village.

As a former quasi-high-ranking official of the Hidden Leaf Village, even after defecting for so many years, he still had a backup plan in the village.

(End of this chapter)