Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 451 The Last Mercy
It's like a heavy hammer on the soul.

Menma's cold words woke Naruto up from his previous daze. When he regained consciousness, his eyes were obviously bloodshot as he looked at Jiraiya and Fukasaku who were lying in a pool of blood.

In an instant.

Naruto's spirit seemed to have been greatly stimulated.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!"

The loud shouting sound.

"boom!"

Then the chakra surged.

The aura of immortal magic permeates the air.

The chakra on the soles of the feet exploded.

Naruto seemed to have endless determination to kill, and he rushed straight towards Menma's position.

Clenched right fist.

It's aimed directly at the head.

A punch swung with hatred.

Under normal circumstances, this was a blow that ordinary people would not be able to resist, but Menma just stood there with an indifferent expression, motionless, and just calmly watched Naruto who was attacking close to him.

Those were the strong winds from the punches that could be felt.

Just a stone's throw away.

Menma gently clenched his hands, as if he was about to lift them up.

next second.

Naruto took the initiative to move away from that angle.

"Peng!"

It hit the ground beside Menma heavily, and compared with the raised dust, a huge deep pit appeared directly in Menma's eyes.

The two brothers' eyes met.

Silently.

Naruto stood up again, looked at Menma deeply, and slowly approached the position of Jiraiya's body. He knelt down and just stared at Jiraiya blankly.

I want to cry, but I can't.

Naruto felt as if something very important in his heart had collapsed. At that moment just now, Naruto really intended to be ruthless to the man opposite, but in the end he stopped.

It's not because I think I can't be a match for Menma.

It's just because he can't get over the hurdle in his heart. Jiraiya is regarded as a grandfather-like person by him, and Menma is his real brother. Naruto believes that these are the two people closest to him in this world.

However, his brother killed his grandfather in front of him.

What an ironic scene this is.

Naruto's vision was already dark. He didn't know what he should do, nor did he know what was the right thing to do.

All he could do was silently pick up Jiraiya's body and start again.

"Naruto, this is my final advice to you. Give up your ridiculous ideals. This world doesn't need dreams, it only needs a practical path. Go back and think about it carefully. If, next time, you still stand against me, then I will no longer hold back!"

Menma turned his head, looked at Naruto's back, and said the most chilling words in a very calm tone.

Naruto paused for a moment, then hugged Jiraiya and flew away into the distance.

"Menma, are you just going to let Naruto leave like this?"

Sheren, who was sitting nearby, walked lightly to Menma's side, looked at him with a hint of hesitation and asked.

"No problem. This is the last bit of mercy from me as a brother. There is almost no affection between us brothers. I have given him chances again and again. If he still refuses to change his ways after this time, then there is nothing more to say."

Watching Naruto's receding figure.

Menma also shook his head slightly and said.

In fact, Menma just gave Naruto a chance to choose. If Naruto did not deviate from his fist at the last moment, Menma would give up the last bit of kindness. Not to mention killing Naruto, he would at least completely destroy him in the true sense.

It was because of Naruto's own final hesitation.

Make Menma willing to give Naruto another chance.

Even though such an opportunity might bring him some trouble, Menma would not regret it.

As human beings, there are always times when we are a little irrational.

"In this way, I have done my duty to you, my father and mother in this life. From now on, I will completely walk my own path!"

There was a gleam of fierceness in Menma's pupils.

"Let's go, Toneri!"

Following from that.

He also pushed off the attack and quickly returned towards the village.

The servant followed closely behind.

On the way back, Menma reunited with a group of people directly under the Anbu who were still diligently searching for all possible traces even though they had lost track of them, and they were barely in the right direction, but they were very far away.

After also spending several hours.

Menma successfully returned to the east area of ​​Hikari Village.

As soon as you enter the ninja village.

You can clearly see the conspicuous ruins on the northwest corner. Even though there are not many people from the Hikari Village living in that area, and the damage to the Hikari Village is not that great, this scene is still so glaring to Menma.

He also became more and more convinced that his decision to kill Jiraiya was correct.

In fact, in essence.

There is no difference between these people. They all act to achieve their own goals. Menma did not say that he had to stand on the moral high ground to blame Jiraiya.

I just think Jiraiya is really hypocritical sometimes. What he says.

It's totally different from what he did.

The only thing he wanted to find was to follow the instructions of Myoboku Mountain and find the so-called child of prophecy. From this point of view, Menma suddenly felt that Jiraiya was such a failure and so pitiful, as if his life had never belonged to him.

Whether it is his dreams or the people he loves.

"That's why you deserve to die even more, Jiraiya."

Menma said quietly in his heart.

"Menma? Why did you come back to the village? Didn't you manage to stop Naruto and that Jiraiya?"

Karin, who could also sense Menma's chakra from a long distance, came out to greet them the first time. When she didn't sense Naruto and Jiraiya's chakra, Karin subconsciously showed a hint of doubt.

It's impossible for Menma to kill both of them, right?

It's okay for Jiraiya, Naruto is Menma's younger brother after all. As the person closest to Menma, Karin also doesn't want to see Menma's hands stained with her brother's blood. After all, he is the only relative Menma has left in this world.

If possible, Karin really hopes that the two brothers can understand each other, and hopes that Naruto can choose to stand on Menma's side.

"I did stop him, but I still let him go. This is the last choice I gave him. From now on, it's up to him."

Menma paused, shook his head slightly and said.

Let Naruto go?
Karin blinked, as if she didn't quite understand. But seeing that Menma was obviously not in a good mood and didn't want to talk more, Karin was very sensible and didn't ask any more questions. She just nodded very naturally.

"Has the problem on the southern front been completely resolved? Menma?"

Xianglin also directly changed the subject.

"Well, the main force of the Mist Ninja has been completely wiped out. The Hidden Mist Village will never cause any more trouble in the future. In the next southern defense line, we only need to pay a little attention to the Hidden Sand Village. I have also made arrangements to include the entire River Country within our coverage area. If there is no accident, I plan to directly cross the sea to destroy the Hidden Mist Village."

Menma said with a slight nod.

"Destroy the Hidden Mist Village directly? Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

This time, Karin was truly stunned, because in the original plan, even if their Hikari Village was fully prepared, the first ninja village to be attacked would be the nearest and weakest Sand Village. After completely eliminating the threat in the southwest, and then expanding to the entire continent, the Mist Village would be the last target.

After all, the Land of Water is far away from the mainland, and a cross-sea expedition has to either pass through the Land of Fire and use the Land of Waves and the Land of Whirlpools as springboards to invade, or follow the attack route of the Hidden Mist Village this time and go directly south from the Land of Rivers, board a ship to transit in the Land of Tea, and then it will take a relatively long sea voyage to actually reach the main island of the Land of Water.

No matter which route they choose, there are real objective limitations for their Hikari Village.

Once an accident occurs, it is easy to disrupt their plans.

"There is no such thing as appropriate or inappropriate. Now is the weakest time for the Hidden Mist Village. There is no resistance at all. However, we have to suppress it a little. At least we have to wait until the problem in the north is solved."

Menma paused, then continued.

As they were talking, they returned to the Tianying Building.

"Come on, tell me what the situation is like in the north right now, Karin?"

Menma sat upright in his main seat, motioned for Toneri and Karin to sit on the sofa on either side, and then asked softly.

"Oh, this is the latest information I received the day before yesterday. According to the progress, the Rock Ninja troops should have arrived in the Scarlet Valley area. If nothing unexpected happens, they may encounter our frontline troops in the Tianxi Mountains today. I have already followed your previous arrangements and sent Muku-kun and Fu to fight together. With Asun-san behind them to support and coordinate, under normal circumstances, they should be able to withstand the strong attack of the Rock Ninja troops."

Xianglin also nodded and said seriously.

"Scarlet Valley? That's really deep in the country. With so few troops on the front line, it's not easy to resist the strong attack of the Rock Ninja Army, not to mention that the old Tsuchikage is likely to take action himself."

Menma said, shaking his head slightly.

"Are you talking about the Third Tsuchikage? I heard that the Tsuchikage is over 70 years old. Can he still fight? He didn't participate in the siege on the Third Raikage more than a decade ago. Now he should just be able to stay in the village, right?"

Hear Menma's words.

Karin also widened her eyes instantly, revealing a look of obvious disbelief. The thousand-year history of ninjas is enough to prove that the last peak period of ninjas is at the age of 50. Once the age begins to approach 60, the condition will decline uncontrollably. In this regard, the former Third Hokage is the best proof.

Even the strongest Hokage is indeed just a ridiculous title that is boasted about.

But the Third Hokage in his prime was truly the number one person below the Super Hokage level, proficient in all non-bloodline limits, as well as all ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu except some forbidden techniques and secret techniques. This was the strength of the Third Hokage.

That’s the genius of a standard template.

But after entering the aging stage.

The strength of the Third Hokage was declining visibly.

The final battle with Orochimaru demonstrated this point vividly, and the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure is already over 70 years old. Karin really can't imagine the scene where this Third Tsuchikage can still fight fiercely on the battlefield.

That old guy, I’m afraid he can’t even throw a kunai properly?
be honest.

Xianglin thought it was outrageous from the beginning that an old man in his 70s would continue to be a filmmaker.

Is this something a human can do?
Is there really no one else in the Iwagakure Village?
"Haha, that's because you underestimated this Third Tsuchikage, Karin. Although his strength may not be as good as it was in his prime, thanks to his special bloodline limit ability - Dust Release, and the flying ability under the blessing of the Light and Heavy Rock Technique, this old Tsuchikage is several times more powerful than you think. At least the ordinary Five Kage will not be his opponent."

Menma chuckled and shook his head. As he spoke, the scene of the five Kage fighting against Madara in the original work emerged in his mind. Even if Madara was just playing tricks on the five Kage, Ōnoki's strength was still unquestionable.

Its overall level is at the top level of Shadow, and the power of Dust Release can also reach the Super Shadow level. At least the One to Seven Tails cannot withstand the attack of Dust Release.

Ohnoki can definitely be described as an old but strong man.

"Eh? Is that so?"

Xianglin also said with her eyes wide open.

"Well, so, I still have to rush to the front line myself. I have already asked Wuwei-san and Shibuki-san to control the western area. Some personnel will return later. You will make arrangements according to the relevant configurations. Karin, the guarding of the village will continue to be handed over to you. Toneri, I still say the same thing. Any enemy with malicious intrusion, once discovered, anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot without any mercy. In addition, spread the news of Jiraiya's invasion and death, as well as the news of the destruction of the Mist Ninja Army."

Special times call for special measures.

The annihilation of more than 10,000 Mist Ninjas is another warning to the ninja world.

The Hikari Village is already a veritable superpower in the ninja world, and Menma Uzumaki is even more of an almighty figure in the ninja world. He wants the world to truly realize this once again.

What will be the outcome if you offend the Hidden Light Village?

"Yes, Menma (Yeah, I know, Menma.)"

Xianglin and Sheren both responded at the same time.

The return of Menma, the annihilation of the army of the southern Mist Village, and the news of the deaths of the invaders also brought peace to the eastern area of ​​the Hikari Village, which had been somewhat unsettled before.

(End of this chapter)